^ A urora Observer
Knots Play Important
Shadows in Oil Do
Part in Asiatic Life
Not at Once Fade
Entered as second class matter March ■ Freak shadows that do not fade
28, 1911, at the postoffice at Aurora, away at once when the objects that
Oregon, under the Act of March 3,1879. cast them are removed are described
by S. Leonard Bastin In St. Nicholas
Geo. E. Knapp, Editor and Publisher (New Fork). We read:
“In the great oil regions of Cali­
fornia, pools of crude petroleum are
quite commonly seen. Here the oil Is
allowed to remain until It Is stored
Opinions of the away In barrels. One of the curiosi­
ties of the district is the freak sha­
Observer
dow which these ponds of crude oil
produce. If, when the sun Is shining
brightly, a person stands so that his
Radio Over Lighting Wires.
shadow falls across the surface of the
The baffling question as to who petroleum, a very remarkable thing
Should the Individual change
is to pay for radio broadcasting is happens.
his place, strange to say, the first
being solved in Staten Island, N. shadow remains on the oil, while the
Y., where. for the last 18 months person casts a second shadow from his
position. The longer the individ­
an engineering staff has been de­ new
ual has been standing by the oil pond,
veloping the “wired radio”, invjen the longer will the original shadow
tions of Major General George O. remain. The explanation of the mys­
is simple: Under the influence
Squier.
Apparatus has already tery
of the hot sun, gas Is freely produced
been perfected by which two differ­ in the crude oil. This rises to the sur­
ent radio programs can be trans­ face in the form of millions of bubbles
too minute to be noticed by the
mitted over the lighting wires far
human eye. When a shadow is cast
from the Staten Island generating over the surface of the petroleum the
station, and within a short time temperature Is reduced, and this has
the effect of checking the production
equipment for transmitting three of bubbles. The result Is that the
programs will be completed. Ten­ shaded area looks different from the
tative plans of Wired Radio, Inc., part which is exposed to the sun. Now,
when the person moves, the tempera­
a North American Co. subsidiary ture of the oil which has been shielded
which is doing the development from the sun does not at once get
work, call for the eventual estab­ back to its former warmth. It takes
a little time to heat, and, until this
lishment of a nation-wide “wired actually happens, the shadow effect
radio” services This service will persists, giving the curious appearance
consist of three continuous pro­ which has been described.—Literary
D igest
EDITORIAL
grams from studios in New York,
Chicago, and a Pacific coast city
which will be sent over trunk wires
to central generating stations in
all parts of the country. From
the central stations these national
programs (supplemented by local
programs) will be transmitted to
subscribers via the lighting lines.
Each subscriber will be provided,
at a monthly rental of $2, with a
small tuning device that is plugged
into any convenient lamp socket.
Because a large ! percentage of the
monthly rental receipts can be
devoted to paying for talent, the
expectations are that wired radio
programs will be of an exception­
ally high quality.—-The Manu­
facturer.
Easy to Tell Fortune
Shown by Tea Leaves
The custom of telling fortunes from
tea leaves left in the cups is by no
means on the wane. It Is a simple
matter to memorize most of the signs,
and a good imagination is also of
great assistance.
Leaves In the form of a train are
said to mean either a journey or the
arrival or departure of some one in
whom you are Interested. A snake
indicates ¡ enemies. Doves are sup­
posed to be lucky, and so are stars,
the crescent moon, and horseshoes,
says London Tit-Bits.
News from abroad is often fore­
shadowed by a fent. Shoes mean a
journey. If the cup Is clear all round
It is said to be a good sign. Gloves
indicate a meeting with strangers,
while stoeklngs usually foreshadow
presents.
Chairs mean visitors; keys new un­
dertakings. Initials are usually deemed
to be lucky. Black clusters of trees
New Overland Coupe Arouses mean gatherings, but may also be
taken to mean a cluster of worries.
Enthusiasm of Feminine
Motorists.
Unusual interest among feminine
motorists has greeted Willys-Over-
land’s announcement of its new
two-passenger Overland coupe.
Not only is it a light ear embody­
ing the manifold advantages of the
entire Overland line, but it com­
bines with the<e a driving comfort
and convenience almost incredible
in a car. of these dimensions.
With the male members ef
the family requiring the use- of the
car during the, day, there is a defi­
nite peed for a second car: in a
good many homes, a car that can
be used for shopping and visiting
by the women folks of the home.
The new coupe has proved itself
to be ideally adapted for this pur­
pose.
Ventilating windshield,
Dura window regulators, rear win­
dow curtains are little touches that
appeal to feminine taste.
Coupled with these features is
the, ease of parking, and the un­
usual riding comfort due to the
136-inch spring base. Its ease of
handling in congested traffic areas
because of the exceptionally large
steering spindles and bearings are
decided factors in this new cat in­
tended for feminine use.
The new coupe is equipped with
doors that are over 31 inches wide,
thus providing easy entrance. The
body of exceptionally heavy metal,
is sturdily reinforced. Unusual
pains are taken with the painting
operations, fourteen coats being
applied to give the car its lasting,
durable finish.
The interior of the body is fin­
ished in durable, long grain Span­
ish leather upholstery. The seat
cushion is Over 45 inches wide, be­
ing ample, to accommodate three
medium-size people. There are 15
inches between steering wheel and
cushion, rendering it convenient for
the car to be entered easily from
cither side.
A roomy „ rear deck provides
ample space for packages, which is
an additional convenience for mi­
lady’s shopping. Its hinged cover
is provided with a lock and is pro­
tected against dust and leaks.
O rigin o f P e rfu m e
To the Greeks, who attributed the
origin of perfume to a drop of nectar
spilt at a feast of the gods of Cup’d,
we owe the addition of flower fra­
grance to the list of perfume materi­
als, observes the Detroit News. Their
refined sense of smell demanded more
delicate scents -than the strong fra­
grance of spices and heavy animal
odors, as msask; one of the oldest and
best known perfumes at that time and
still popular in the Orient. Iris, rose,
crocus, violet and also the aromatic
plants, thyme and marjoram were fa­
vorite scents with them.
Then came the Dark ages—even for
perfumers and perfumes, as the natu­
ral and inevitable result of Roman ex­
travagance. The art of perfuming
was lost, not to have rebirth until Re­
naissance days and the time of the
famed Florentine perfumer, Reni, who,
history tells us, accompanied the four­
teen-year-old Catherine de Medici to
France as court perfumer.
B ut O ne G ot H im
“At sixteen the girl Is a woman; at
twenty-five, If still unmarried, she is
a girl,”, sternly said the philosophical
youth, who had devoted much time to
thinking. “She will face death with­
out a tremor and swoon at the sight
of a mouse. The .only time she does
what you expect her to do is when
you expect her to do what you do not
expect her to do. The only reason
she does anything is because she
doesn’t, know why she does it. She
jumps at conclusions and always lands
on them, because when the conclusion
skips to one side in an endeavor to avoid
her It gets squarely in her way. The
only man who understands a woman
Is he who understands that he doesn’t
understand her, and lets it go at that.?
News N ote: Two weeks later he
married one of them.—Country Gen­
tleman.
A n n u ity Id ea O ld
Historically, annuities antedate life
Insurance by far, says the World’s
Work. It is thought! that the great
development of banking facilities In
Assyria and Babylonia must have pro­
vided annuities.
The first definite mention of them,
however, was 40 B. C. in Rome, and
Is of such a character as to justify a
belief that they had been long in use.
In the Middle ages kingdoms, mu-
n' palities and bankers obtained
money by selling annuities for life or
terms of years. It is said that Eng­
land’s national existence during the
wars of William’of Orange was large­
ly maintained through the money ob­
tained by selling annuities. • At first
the values of such contracts were de­
termined without scientific calcula-
lation.
M o d ernizing th e A p a c h e
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS
A campaign Is under way at the is o ften caused by a n inflam ed condition
of the m ucous lining- o f th e E u sta ch ia n
Knots have vast magical importance Fort Apache Indian reservation In L ube. W h en th is tube is inflam ed you
a rum bling sound or im perfect
in'Asiatic life, for they represent to Arizona to Improve the living condi­ Q-ive
hearing. U n less the inflam m ation can
the Asiatic mind the favorite psycho­ tions of the Apache. Of all American oe reduced, your h ea rin g m a y be de-
analytic condition Of repression. The Indians he Is the most primitive. I o iro y ed forever.
| H A L L 'S C A T A R R H M E D IC IN E w ill
mogul emperors refer in their annals Tenaciously he holds to the codes of do w h at w e claim for it—rid your sy stem
to matters of state in the favorite his fathers. He has always dwelt in of Catarrh or D eatiusis caused by
H A L L ’S C A T A R R H M E D IC IN E
phrase, “falling into the knot of de­ the traditional wigwam. This tribe Catarrh.
h a s been su ccessfu l in the trea tm en t of
owns
plenty
of
timber
to
construct
| C a ta r r h for over F o rty Y ears.
lay.” The Korean expressly refers to
Sold by a ll d ruggists.
“the evil blowers upon knots,” an act modern houses, and the government
F . J. Cheney & Oo., Toledo, O.
has
placed
a
sawmill
on
the
reserva­
that baffles their untying. Knots tied
in magical numbers upon a’ string, ac­ tion. The work of construction will
companied by a curse, are supposed to be done by the Indians themselves,
bring confusion upon an enemy. It is under the supervision of qualified gov­
bard to get a servant in India to cut ernment employees. Hardware and
a string around a paVcel; he prefers j general ,house-fittings will be pur­
to unravel the knot.
Indian mer­ chased with funds belonging to the
chants are fond of adding sealing wax tribe.
Charles H. Burke, commissioner of
to knots or parcels for the post be­
cause, as one told me, it increases the Indian affairs, says the Indians seem
to be Interested in the proposed change ! Medical authorities agree that 65 per
perplexity of untying.
Other methods are the use of and it is probable a number of modern j cent of all men past middle age (many
charmed wicks, papers-inscribed with houses will be erected the coming sum­ much younger) are afflicted with a disor-
the lamp charm and burned with per­ mer. The Apache, in the past, bak I derof the prostate gland. Aches.in feet,
i legs and back, frequent nightly risings,
fumes, while the patient possessed by been the most feared Indian on the ¡ sciatic pains, are some of the signs—
North
American
continent.
the demon stares into the light. A
| and now a member of the American
fever of agye is thus treated: Take
I Association for the: Advancement of
some olive leaves on a Saturday while
Science has written a remarkably inter­
In B ad C ondition
in a state of purity, and write on one
A man who was new to golf turned esting Free Book that tells of other
j symtoms and just what they mean. No
“Hell Is Hungry,” on another “Hell
to his caddie and said: “I say, why
Is Thirsty,” on a third “Hell is Re­ couldn’t that fellow get his ball into j longer should a mad approaching or
past the prime of lit«-- be content to
freshed.” Put them in a bag and hind
the hole?"
regard these pains and conditions as
an the left arm of the patient, After
“He was stymied, sir,” was the re j inevitable signs of approaching age.
the cure they must be cast into a ply.
Already more than 10,000 men have
well or river. Certain diseases are
used the amazing method described in
“He was what?"
,
¡this, book to restore their youthful
cured by winding threads around the
“He was stymied, sir.”
and vigor, and to restore the
thumbs or the great toes at night for
“Oh, was he?” replied the other; “1 ! I health
prostate gland tcitsprope functioning,
a fortnight. Quartan ague is cured
thought be looked rather funny al j Send immediately for this book." If you
in northern India by winding a cord
lunch.” '
| will mail/vour request to the Electro
seven times around an acacia, after
Thermal Company, 657 Knapp Bid'g.,
which the patient embraces the tree.
Survivor o f Indian M assacre Steubenville, Ohio, the concern that is
Nor are Coue methods absent. The
distributing this book for the author, it
Ross Tanner, who is now living at will be sent to you absolutely free
patient must frequently adjure the
Amaranth,
Man.,
has
spent
the
last
] without obligation. Simply send name
evil spirit of disease to d epvt.—W. G.
Tinckom-Femandez in the New York few years trying to locate any of his | and address. But don’t delay, for the
relatives. He is the sole survivor of , edition of this book is limited.
Times.
the Indian massacre at Redwood,
Minn., in 1862. As ia baby he was
G old Com m op to Incas
picked up out of the bloody mud and
Notice to Creditors.
When the Spaniards first came to brought to Canada by one of the
the highlands of South America they Sioux women.
found many strange things j
1 - At the ago of ten he found out that
Notice is hereby given that the
by inhabitants .who lived all the Vay
he was not an Indian and ran away I undersigned was, by order of the
from what is now Ecuador to the from the Sioux. He hid in badger
I County Court of the State of Ore-
northern part of Chile.
holes during the day and traveled at
These people, known as the Incas, night until he came across a roving jgon for the County of Marion,
smelted copper, wove cloth, built band of buffalo hunters. He joined made, and entered on the 7th day
of July, 1924, duly appointed execu­
houses of heavy, masonry, embalmed them.
dead bodies and used-gold for house­
He thinks that he got the name Tan­ tor of the last will and testament
hold cooking,1 eating and drinking ves­ ner from the fact that he was given and estate of Samuel Stauffer, de­
sels. This last was their undoing, for the job of curing buffalo hides, says ceased. All persons having claims
while they put a value on gold only Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance in an against said estate are hereby re­
as something to use like any other article of the Indians of the North­ quired to present them to me,
metal, the Spaniards prized it as we west in the Mentor.
properly verified, at First State
do.
Bank of Donald, in Donald, Ore­
These people were—and their des­
R easoning
gon, within six months from the
cendants are yet—inveterate users of : An interesting illustration of the
'•oca. says the Detroit News. This is processes of reasoning by which scien­ date of first publication of this
leaves from the tree of the plant from tific conclusions are gometlmes at­ notice. And you are further noti­
which cocaine is extracted. ' For long tained is afforded by the case of the fied that the date of the first ' pub­
feats of endurance they took a small human skull discovered some years lication of this notice is July 10,
package of these leaves and constant­ ago at Chapelle-aux-Saints, in France, 1924, and the date of the last pub­
ly kept a wad of them in their mouths Which, In the opinion of some, is prob­ lication of this notice is August 7,
wrapped around a small bit of un­ ably the oldest bodily relic of prehis­ 1924: •
slaked lime to free the cocaine and toric man. This skull shows many of
JOHN EDWIN MILLS,
other alkaloids contained in the coca The characteristics of that of a mon­
Executor.
leaves. I
key, but little indication of intelli­ C. J. Espy,
gence. Careful examination, however,
Attorney for Executor.
revealed a slight excess of size of the
F orced to Shoe Bulls
Some Arizona cattlemen are pro­ left hemisphere, from which it was
viding their bulls with shoes to pro­ argued that 'the owner of the skull was
Final Notice of Executrix
tect their feet from the rough rocks right-handed, and consequently a user
of the mountain ranges. The United of tools, a conclusion which is thought
States Department of Agriculture re­ to be supported by the fact that an­
ports that the shoes are similar to cient stone implements were found in To whom it may concern :
those worn by oxen used for road the neighborhood.
Not icé is hereby given that the
work.
undersigned, Sarah W.' Mann, has
Cattlemen say that heavy bulls
A Good Sport
this day filed, in the County Court
brought to Arizona from the soft
A guide one day, while working on for Marion County, Oregon, her
ground of the Middle West are slow a log drive, fell into the water. At final account as executrix of the
to get their feet hardened to the rocky last dizzy and nearly exhausted from last will and testament and estate
slopes on much of the Arizona range, big struggle, he managed to grasp a
of James D. Mann, deceased, and
with the' result that the animals stay big log and , hold on to it. The cur­
around the waterholes in the valleys rent was so strong and swift that it that said court has fixed and ap­
and get little to eat. The result ■ is swept his body under the log until pointed Tuesday, July 15, 1924, at
the breeding of weak cows, which also his feet stuck out on the other side. the hour of ten o’clock a. m. of said
Just as a comrade, who had run to day, in the county court room, in
remain near the water. Sometimes the
bulls get up on the flat hilltops and his assistance, grasped him by the the county court house, in said
refuse to come- down »over thé rocky shoulders, he caught sight of his own county and state, as the time and
sides to water. Shoeing the bulls helps feet protruding on the other side of place for tlie hearing of objections
the log.
to solve the dilemma.
to such*final account and for the
1 “I can hold on a bit longer, Jim!” settlement thereof.;
he gasped. "Save the poor, fellow
D ad’s O ccupation
SARAH W. MANN.
Jessie and Adeline are the five- that’s in head first, if you can.”—
year-old twins of Mr. and Mrs. Ray­ Tatler.
Executrix of the last will and testa­
mond Stout, of Paoli. Like most girls
ment and estate of James D.
A
n
E
xciting
Sport
of that age they are very observing,
Mann, déceased.
Lieut. David Rltteuhouse, holder
but unlike many children they sit
quietly by while their elders are talk­ of the world’s seaplane record, said Carey F. Martin, attorney for es­
In Washington the other day:
ing.
tate, 413 Masonic Temple Build­
“Flying is , very interesting sport—
; At a funeral recently where the
ing, Salem, Ore. Jue. 12-Juy 10
children were present they listened rohgh, dangerous, but very interesting,
attentively to the discussion of i t ’s like the life of the young million­
hearses, mourners and pallbearers, aire.
/ “ ‘Have you had an interesting life?*
missing none of the details.
At the close of the talk, however, a lady asked this chap.
‘“ You bet I have,’ said he ‘I’ve
Jessie, or perhaps it was Adeline
(peas look so much alike) said : “My gone through four " marriages and
daddy goes to nearly all the funerals. three divorces and two fortunes and
He hauls the mulberries.”—Indian­ five sanitariums.’ ” .
apolis News.
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WILLAMETTE VALLEY
The difficulty of shaving in an air-
plane while flying more than 8,000
feet above the earth was experienced
by Maj. A. S. Fletcher of the Philip­
pine scouts.
In a hurried trip from Zamboanga
to Manila he took his shaving outfit
with him, sgys the Baltimore Sun.
Using water from his canteen to make
lather, he attempted the job.
The lather faded from ' his face in
the gale as fast as he put it on, but be
persevered, and when he arrived at
Manila showed evidence of having had
a fairly good shave.
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