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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1925)
K n I mi n4 wmk PRHR ff m wftvr nauMl t r Sutwr rvfiiiM fur fnMlt iMi uu, Strength lit) purity UfKtiatisi., NwWr soli In bulk. UwttUil -nd Ulwiltd at lit Ubor ' loriM. 'I Im etttttal iMitim GitiK wl PUMTT Mtrtur n rwiuMf tm WALT PR jANVIfiK, J.., 4,7 St., Nw Ywk Tiw n,ir-t jr W t ill f tW 4n$ 9W, KELLDGG'S TASTtLMSa CASTOR OIL Dalglum to Psy Debti. Washington, I). C naruo da Car tier, (lis Hi'IkIhb ambassador, Inform ed Bt'crctury Mullon Friday that his govonimcnt dcslrod to Inlllato b( ttultDDM at uu Sorly data for funding cf tha lltiltf tan dutit to tha United Htntes. The uritiassatlor, who conferred with tha treasury secretary for an hour, pinna to Bull, anon (or noma to confer with lil govorumont on tha question, and upon bla return will b accompan ied to Washington by members of a Cfiinnileslon to tuke up lifgotlatlona. Tha tniiva by llfluluin came with striking sudtloiiness and waa based, II waa understood, on ratilod Inatructlona to tha ambassador to notify tba Amer ican treimury of hla government's In tentlona before leaving Washington for )ruila, ' That Ruda Awakening. ' We read en account of a wan wto slept pant tho time for hla wadding. That'a nothing. Lot of nion don't wako up till after marriage. Ios An gelea Tlmei. Lsst Wonder of World. Duly one of tha "seven wander of tlin world" aurvlvea, that being tha pyramid of Cheops at Chlieh, N 'Each One Haa Duty. We are members of one groat body. Nature wanted In u a mutual love, and f II lid ua for a aoclal llfo. W must connldi-r that wa were born for llm good of tba whole, Seneca. Odd Form of Marriage. MarrluKO I ct-Iebrated la a atrange fashion In porta of India. Tbe wom an put a pot of water In her proapee tlva husband's homo, aud on bl lift ing It up the marriage la ratified. Tribute to Meeknees. Meekness la the graeo wlilch, from biniNith God' footstool, HfU up a candid and confiding ay, accepting Cod' amlle of futhurly affection, and adopting those perfection which It cannot comprehend. James Hamilton. Etklmo Mltnamad. i Eskimo algnltie "Eater of raw meat," but these people eat uncooked meat only when the abaence of fuel prohibit cooking, or aa a side dlah. Indirect Approach Educated (affected by moonlight) Somehow you're different from other girl I have known. There's some thing lAyatrrtuus shout you that un fathomable something that make me Co-educated (also affected by moon light) O'wsn I If you want's pet, say Woman' i Viewpoint Tollre I'onatulile-Ulm, yoa are Interfering with the truffle.' Kulr Motorist Hlr, I beg to Infonn you that tha traffic I Interfering with Die. Answers. LAUGHING MATTER rrofesnr Bus I wonder what those foul kids sre laughing abvutt Had Hit Price "Will you be quiet for a bltr Hie father Mid to Lew) "No, ulr," his slanay eon replied, . "Hut I'll keep ailll tor two." What th Trttt H,ard While viewing nature's . gorgeous rolorlnK the) fair girl said : "Ueally, IS there anything lovelier than full r - "Yea," replied her sentimental es fort, "fnlllnit In love " You Want a Good Position Very well Teke the Aereiintanrv and Hualnaas Management, Private Baoratart at, Calculator, Comptometer, IHonnt-re phle, Panmanahlp, ur Cowmarelal TeacS ra' Course at - Behnke-Walker Th feremnat ' Btialnees Collets of the Northwest which haa won more Accuracy Awsrda and Unld Maitale than soy ethar srhnol In Amerli-s. Band for our aucraas (-aiainr. hour in otreal naar Mnrrlaon, fortlanil, Or. lease M. WslkerL 1'rae. P. N. U. No. 23, 1925 THE BELLS OF FATE By CHARLOTTE CANTY $ kr SUart Starr Psk. Ce.) GUIQUITA, the little burro be longing to the American doctor, bad wandered sway from the spot where the doctor bsd left her. He bad sprung from ber back with a force thst set all bar sliver bells a-Jangle, ss be hastened Into tbe garden, where a crowd of women sobbed and clung about the dead body of Mugdulena. The loveliest of th village glrla lay with ber dagger tliruit Into her cloud-white breast. Nothing of this Chluulta kuew, but she knew tbe trail over the mountain, for only three days sgo aha bad cov ered It, carrying the doctor from the big city to the quaint Hpaoleh town In the deep valley. Hack over the trail she started, stepping lightly snd softly, so softly 'thst only the very rough bits of tha road called forth the tinkling music of ber bells. Hut Valenelo, crouching beneath ths mesqulla bushes on tha hillside above the bouse, knew sll of the tragedy and more. He had waited, hoping that there might be some mistake; that Uagdulena might have struck a blow less true than aha threatened. Hut there waa no mistake; Magdalena was desd; psst the shsme of bsvlng been tricked by blm, plsyed with to rouse the Icalouay of the woman be pre ferred. And Ms coward's heart trembled as he listened to tbe broken Voices from below, for the cry of th moment was, "Who Is to tell l.ulsr Luis would come In from the Itsnrho de loe Cerrltoi st sunset to spend his Sunday with Magdalene. One Sunday out of each month lie came, and it was since bis laat visit that all of thla mis chief bsd been done. Valenelo, bis narrow fsre working, rnraed Luis snd himself snd the whimsical Tonla, at whoae fickle heels he had danced these two years paaf. Hut for her coldness he would not hsve dreamed of aettlng np this flirtation; and surely he would not have selected Magdalena if he had thought of i.uls lor Lais wss bold snd feerluas. and Valenelo was a cow. srd. And Luis wss coming even now he might be riding Into the town! Valenelo crept up tbe hillside, keep ing under tbe ensile of the bushes, but hasenlng to get out of earshot of ths crying voices below. Luis could crush blm bresk blm In two snd Valenelo knew that be would do It. He must get away and at once. Not to any of the big ranchoa, for no one would take blm In now. The mountain trail was bis only hope; once scross tbe divide he might feel himself aafe, but no where on' thla side of the mountains would there be refuge for him. Pear lashed blm Into swift action; the lazy length of his body responded to the new sppeal, and at sunset he found himself high on a mountain peak, looking down Into deep shsded canyons where the night lay In wait Faint, tear-whlte atara were trembling In tbe sky, but Valenelo saw only the shadows, creeping slowly up the inoun- tslnslde. He could not stop for the night; night or day Luis was sure to follow him. Again lie cursed the luck that had led blm past klagilatcna's garden gate the night that it had pleased Tonla to give ber smiles to i wander ing musician. He had gone blindly down the road, nursing hla sullen Jealousy, until at Magilulena's gate be had hear a allver-tnned laugh, gay snd sweet, tinkling like God! What waa thatl Valenelo stood, trembling In every cowardly fiber. A silver tinkle. sounding among tbe rocks, bsd seemed so near that be could have sworn that Magdalena herself bnd laughed .Hut Magdalena was dead lying back there with the life gone out of ber torn white breast He cast one terrified glance behind; the road was clear. The sound had seemed to come from a point just ahead of blm, where the trail wound up over a bead of rugged rocks. In burning baate be pressed on, the chill of the shock changed to a fever of terror. He must get sway, down Into the wide world beyond the mountains; the wide world that all bis life be had been too laiy to desire. Toe Issy. U was this that had made him fit. upon Magdalena as an essy prise. She was pretty, prettier fsr thsn any of tha others, and so young thst she knew no better than to glory In her conqueat of him. To have wrested blm away from the more as sured charms of the older woman had seemed to her a triumph Indeed. And when Tonla had puased them chatting at tbe garden gate Magdalena had laughed for very Joy had laughed like like Again Valenelo panned, shaken, trembling, clinging to a thorny shrub for support. Again thst slher tinkle had rung out, snd was echoing faintly snd sweetly In the vast silence of the mountain heights. He sank weakly down to the esrth. What devil's magla tvns this? No one was, near; no one could be; and yet (hat sound waa like nothing else In the world but Magda lena' laugh, that care-free music bubbling up from the pure depths of her happy heart. Hut her heart was stilled; never more would laughter well np from It, as It bad on the nights thst he bsd snt In her garden and had sung to her the songs that he hsd made for Tonla. Dead the child Magdalena the child who hsd grown woman before his eyes, Ht hurried on, pushing aside th scene that rose before blm, . 1 What was It hs had said to her about not being able to remain? What excuse had be made? He could not recall his words; he know only thst Tonla bad beckoned blm bsi k, snd that . be wss going to ber. Mugdaleua, with sll ber cblld-womsn's witcheries, could not bold Hid. And Magdalena, stung to the soul, had realized that be bad only played with her to wlu back Tonla's uncertain fancy. He could see now what he bad been too dull to read In the girl's pallid, tragic face; the shsme of having been wede sn Instru ment for bis vsnlty ; the self-contempt that pronounced ber wholly unworthy of Luis; the certainty that Tonla would laugh now and that tbe whole village would laugh with her. Valenelo bad followed ber as shs turned from him to run Into the gar-' den; be bad seen the knife In ber hand. bad beard ber despairing threat; but even as ah spoke he bsd listened fur the Isugb that should tell blm that ber threat waa but a jest; that be might return, csrs-free, to his first love. He bsd listened for the laugh for tbe laugh Horror seized hlin snd held blm rigid. Tbe laugh was ringing all about him, echoing back from rock to rock, tinkling, trembling, taking a hundred new Inflections, but always with that silver quality that had been Ita charm. He lifted bis bands to his head to shut out th sound, but he could hear II ringing Into his brain; the laugh of Magdalena, the child laugh that had been the chief grace of - her young womanhood, 1 An Indian legend dimly came back to blm ; tbe story of a man who bad been pursued by the dying whispers of the woman be hwd murdered. Was this to be bis punishment to be pur sued by tbe laugh that he bsd killed) The wild pounding of bis heart stopped blm. He had been running, sobbing breathlessly in terror of a phantom that ran with him. Spent and exhausted hs went down, only to be urged up snd on sgaln by the sli ver tinkle that came to blm, now ear, now fsr, but slwsys wltl the blithe ring thst be knew. Overhead the tranquil stars gleamed, and tbe young moon glided through the velvet sky, but be saw only the shsdows that the moonlight cast, sod trembling, rsn from tbem. He bsd forgotten Luis. Besting In upon bis brain the sliver tones mocked sll thought of human vengeance ,as they mocked all pity for human weari ness. Torn by the thorny brush, bruised by many falls on the rough. Stony trail, he would yet have count ed himself bleat If be could have a momeot'a respite from the Incessant tinkle of tbat pbsntom laugh. The stsrs psled and the moon went down. In the blacker darkness he stumbled slong, and always ths silver laugh kept pace with him. "Magdalena 1" be cried, aloud. "By the pity of Christ r "Magdalena I" cams back the echo. Interwoven with silver tones, "By the pity" and then the Isugli, more clear, more metallic than ever. "Magdalena, I die !" be gasped, des perately. "Die 1" rang the echo, and though he was sobbing aloud he could bear the tinkle that came with the reaimnse. Then In a frenzy of madness he, too, lsughed, and tbe silver tones blended with his as they bsd on nights too well remembered. He sang, snd Mag dalena'a atlver notes puld tribute to tbe crazy tones ss they bad to bis more artful music. Madly he stumbled slong, crying, singing, shouting wild ly, snd laughing In a crazy hysteria, but tbe silver laugh was with bis ev ery echo and bis baste did not out run It. Suddenly be stumbled, fell, snd plunged into a gully. Crying wltk fatigue be pulled himself up to the trail again, and In th fulnt light of dawn he looked over a steep precipice, a acar In the rock face of the moun tain. But even as he looked the sil ver laughter came nearer; sounded st hit very shoulder. With a mad shriek he plunged down tha precipice Into the rock heap at the foot of the mountain scsr, t . There was a faint, answering cry of fear, and half a dozen atones slid down from tbe trail ss Chlqulta, ber silver bells jangling, paused at the edge of the. precipice, and looked with mild eyes at the shspeless heap below. Proof That Pygmy Mtn One Lived in Britain In tbe British lalea traces of th European pygmies sre to be found. Here they fled from the tall men, snd here they survived sfter their fellows hsd been exterminated" on the main land. The cairns snd ton passage ways they one Inhabited are still to be seen In various parts of Scotland, Ireland and the Hebrides, the I'ltts burgh Sun says. These "I'lcts" houses," consisting of subterranean stone-fuced passages, are so low that they could only have been occupied by a pygmy race. That they were occupied Is proved by the discov ery of remain of food, fire and other sign of buman habitation. In different part of Britain as well as on the mainland, tiny arrow heads called "elf-shots" have been discovered. Traditions say they were shot at the rattle by fairies, but science says they were the weapons of pygmy men. Another Fi$h Story Husband (returning from angling trip) What do you think of these beauties? Wife Don't try to decelvt me. Mrs. Naybor saw you In ths fish shop, "Of course she did. Why, I caught so many I simply bsd to try to soil some." , . , fHinniniHi"Hnm uu Robert Agnew mn i ii i mm nun mil i- fy f .... li i This familiar "movie" actor wss born In Kentucky twenty-five yasrs sgo. He spent his sarly boyhood days In Tssa. After iru;ii ar.'pjrltr.e: In vaudeville he entered motion pictures snd has been seen with some of ths leading players, usually in juvsnlls leads. He le relative of tha lata President McKlnley. O . SOMETHING .TO THINK ABOUT By F. A. WALKER UPLAND SOLITUDES IT IS becoming a mooted question among observing educators as to whether our present-day diversions do not often dwarf tha budding IntelleHs of the young and carry them fur afield In tbe wrong direction. With the possible exception of music, the universal Isngusge, our en tertainments, as a rule, have become mere frivolities, appealing to the baser passions, the redeeming features In almost sll cases being the superb it ace settings. With their deft brushes the scenery painters seem to be doing more for the elevstlon of the mind then the wlelders of the stage pen. . Without the exquisite scenes many of our popular plays would Indeed become miserable makeshifts. Inca pable of holding tbe boards a fort night. Tbe One art of acting Is being rel egated to the psst. There Is a craving for the gross, glaring, flagrant and thumping, rather tbsn for the re fined, uplifting and ennobling, doubt less due to perverted tastes snd crav ings for sensationalism and excite ment Th Intermediate colors snd fine shadings of the older school have given wsy to higher tones whose In tensities and Umlts have about been reached. Just what will follow cannot be guessed, except to bint In a vague way tbrt this modern tower' of Bab ylon will some day suddenly topple over, tumble noisily st our feet snd leave" ns babbling In strange tongues, wondering what confusion mesnst There Is In tbe human heart an everlasting yearning for something new, and no one apparently knows whst to suggest It Is Just possible thst we need now, more than anything else, the upland solitudes, where we may get In the pure, clear atmosphere and re flect awhile without molestation from the crude scarlet letter snd blinding lights which hsve wsrped our judg ment and dulled our Sner seuslblll ties. We need these upland solitudes far more often thun we may suspect, for It bl among them that we gather new strength fur the higher duties of life, a keener conception of our Infirmities, a deeper realization of our lark of bumun kindness snd a sickening sense st the loss of our faith In the good, the clean, the noble and In humanity Itself! 10 jr MaClar Nampapw SrnJIciU.) (I A LINE OF CHEER By John Kandrlck Bangs. A WORD FROM 8PRINQ AGKNTI.K breeae cama whla perlnc by today, And pauaad a moment on tti laushlna way. "I'm Junt In from the South," It aaid. "and I . Ilava etoppad to tall you that the prlna la nigh, And all her atylaa Are baaad on amllea; And whan aha cornea her pan- nlara will ba full Of bloaaoms fras rant and dalaot able; And In her train a gay and choral throns Of happy blrda will wing thalr way slong; And brand new laavaa to cloth tha naked trues She'll bring and epraad aa lavlah as you please; And all tha country o'er Her Itowera will dahoa aa on a ballroom floor. That all may know In thea dark daya of dread That Youth, and Grace, and ' Beauty are not dead! But with ua at 111. for man to mak such ua of aa h will." fin hw ktuClura NawiDtnar Svudlrat V ' PORT! A Am wAm. Jt-iZTLAHJLtF Portland, Oregon. E.JMory I SoTect Residential & Transient" lit and ramalH, Portland. Oronm. Modem Fireproof American Plan RATES MODERATE "ALL MA KITS" Guaranteed Rebuilt Typewriters Balr Trm; M.Ui oxwUily If doSrad. Ontad t moa., SS.tO 4 on. Brad tat lliuatrated prica Sat. WHOLESALE TYPEWRITER CO- 111 Kith St., Mutaul Creamery Co. 16 PLANTS ALL BUSY Better Franklin Service-Storage and General Repairing AND?vSON & RICE, 404 Recoid of Lotteries. The earliest lottery of which an au thoritative record exists wss conduct ed In Bruges In Hit. In 1530 a lottery with money prizes Is recorded In Flor ence. Long before this time lotteries were held In Rome as a form of amuse ment, Nero having given such prizes as bouses and slaves. Propsr Cars of Palms. Regular watering Is essential, but It Is better to keep palms a little dry than to overwater them. Browning of the tips of the leaves Indicates trouble at the root, probably overwaterlng; possibly worms or lack of plant food. A palm which grows three new leaves a year Is doing very well ( Masks for the Sleepless. To Induce sleep for insomnia suf ferers, a Norwegian haa Invented a tnotal mask to be worn snugly over the fsce In order to keep out all light, while the warm breath of tho wearer brings a soothing effect. Doesnt Ring True. "De man dat brags continuous 'bout hlssolf," said Uncle Ebon, "generally turns out to be like one o' dese Inter tatnments dat gives de best part of de show on de billboards." Washing ton Star. Slaves Built Great Mole. The mole In the harbor of Algiers, Africa, was built by 30.000 Christian slaves whom the Turks set to work on It about 1S20. It took this great army three years to complete the work. Intelligence of the Rat. A cara graph tells us thai a couDle of carrots Placed in a potato bin will keep the rata out of It, Our respect for tbe Intelligence of the rodent ia appreciating. Marion Star. Auspicious Occasions. "Red-letter day" la an expression used to convey tbe Idea of a lucky or auspicious day. It Is so called because In the old liturgical books the greater holy days were always marked with red letters. Curl Papers for Don. In order that' her Ions haired doc may have curia over Its forehead an Englishwoman puts ber pot's locks In curl papers every night. Wster from Onions. Water from boiled onions will re move dirt from white paint most suc cessfully, leaving the surface glossy and white. ' Polishing Furniture. When polishing furniture If It Is rubbed the same way as the grain It will polish much brighter and quicker. Strength In Calmness. Re calm In arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth dis courtesy. Herbert. WASH1NOTON STATB Un or Juna tatrhnt W, I Clib'ti 111 t H. Rt 4 a'kt IT. IW r li H.IIT IU1I- autmL Writ tor bwU! prtrM mi lilKim, a I Rnl or llund Mutt IMiUrtl. l'llu In hatci ir. RY-JY T Avtwt aaTTi.ak ROOT AND HERB REMEDIES If takan la tlma, pmrent opr. atlona foe IHabrtaa, Catarrh, Aithma Luna. Tbmat. Mvvr. K Ulnar. Rhwimatlam. Blood. Htomaca and atlfamals die ardata. Biaddat Traublae, Tha C CaaJWo Remedial an karmlcu, aa bo druaa a polkM ar uaad. CoauxMcd of tha cholasat madk-aul raott. had btah and hark. imMctad by ua Irani Sir away orkmtal coun trtea. Call or Wrtta lut Iniona. aUoa C. Cee Wo Chinese Medicine Co. New Locatlon-26214 Aldar St., & W. Cor. ThlrU. Portland. Ota, s Ketabtiahed B Yaarala Portland MJl?fcN 1 .sVl OFFERS A MARKET FOR YOUR PRnnurr VAUDEVILLE PHOTO-PUYS Complete Chugs Saturday Adults, Week day Matinee 20c; Evenings, 85c. Continoua 1 to U p. m. Children 10 cents all times . Portland, Or Portland, Ore Hvyt btnet at Ninth INFORMATION . DEPARTMENT CltS. CHAX LAat CTtT!fE8B MBDICINI OO, LICEXBED PBTSIOIAS. BaandHa faa staauek diaordaf, tadaay, kladdar traaalaa, gall etaaae, aaasliyaUsa, asoaadldtis sad all faaule eeaplatata. Tn au Uka tnatBMata at koaw If fn famd. ldl Biaand Bt, aar wt AldT. Portland. Ora. Moler Barber College Teaches trade In I weeks, Bums pay while learning. Poattlona secured. Writs for catalogue. 114 Buntatde Btraet, Port land. OrMon. CUT FL0WEKS I FLORAL DESIGNS Clarke Bra. rWrtota, 1X7 Morrtaoa Bt First Aid for Neuralgia. As a remedy for ntnralgla get a thick slice of bread, sc:c oneside in boiling water and sprii.kle cayenne pepper over the dry, hot Hide and ap ply to the face. This application la better than a mustard planter,, a It dose not blister the face. riamingo nesting oiro. The flamingo Is the only member of the stork tribe that builds a nest of mud. These birds, which live In large (locks, sleep standing on one leg. Motto of Sons of Rest. Let us hope for the best and. If we can rise early enough In the morning, do a little work for it Seldom Wore Crown. Queen Victoria, who ocupled tha British throne for nearly 65 years, did not wear her crown more than 20 times during that long period. Bamboo Seeds and Honey. A delicacy much prized by the Ilia da consists of bamboo seeds, roasted and afterward mixed with honey. Springfield Republican. , ' London's Big Playground. In Epplng forest there are 114 cricket pitches, 244 football grounds and 139 tennis courts tor the use of the public. Epplng forest Is main tained by the city of London. London Answers. Prepare Things at Night. Getting the children off to school Is easier on the whole family It their things are 'in order the night before, says a woman household writer. Some Mortgage. God made the country, but man put mortgage on It. Duluth Herald. Sometimes Misjudged. It often happens that those ot whom we speak least on earth are best known In heaven. Caussin. No Diplomas Issued. No man graduates from the school of experience. It Is a life course. We Specialize In Bides, Pelts. 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