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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1925)
THE LOST BUTTON By JAMES P. DWYER (J br (burl Slur? Pub. Co.) SOMF.HODI lim defined crime at "the momentary victory of hereditary craving over comiuou him." la the case ot tli two Olinilunn, Hit Mimt craving manifest ed Itself In each nun it tin smut mo ment. Dili wai peculiar. Th do lr emit upon each of tlit brother to pattern two blooded horses belong tng to neighbor, and common sens waa routed la tlia struggle to suppress tba craving. The omnium gut tlia horses, and, Inctdentiilly, th sheriff gut Ilia (ill Dllsns. A stern Judge conducted tlia Judicial Inquiry and, unnhlt to see that tlia brothers were victims of a craving banded down from a horse loving ancestor, b sent them t En luta penlttntlary for eeven yrare. Tlila waa unfurtunat. Tba younger Ulinilan was consumptive, and Kn lota'a "I.lttl HHP waa not an Ideal health resort, Threa niontlia after sentence tlia boy wna aent to tba Jnll hospital, and became tlrmly Imbued with tba feeling that ha would not re cover hla health, Tba aentenr had maahed up Ilia I ant ounr of vitality that waa holding tba fort again! th disease, and th prlaoner waa alnklng rapidly. Now, prlannera In Jiill hospitals re celv no tobacco. Whether tli prlaon medico believe that th brand sup piled to tlia numbered Initiate la compound that can only b aafvly con sumed by tha physically atrong la not known, but th weekly supply allowed to a prlaoner on th "works" la Im mediately rut off If h la taken to th hospital. Th dearth of tobacco ef fected th consumptive Glinilun. II craved "chew," and In dlatreas h acquainted th brother of hla craving ty what la la Jail parlance known a "stiff." With pin th alck man scratched hla wanla on the lima leaf of a hytun hook, and In du tlin th pitiful note, after puaalug through tha handa of a dmen prisoners, reached th healthy brother, who waa learning to manufacture hoot In th prlaon workshop. Th elder Qllltllan had deep pool of aentlment beneath rough eiterlor. Furthermore, h took no heed of con aequenre. It pictured th alck truthrr, watting tohacruleaa In tba dreary hotplttl, and he took a chanc to auppty him. Th cham- waa rlaky one. While panning th tarred boapltal yard ha deiteroualy Jerked a email cub of tnhacro to th white- fared brother, who baene to t walking up and down Inutile, and he breathed a treinendoiia elgh of relief wben ba became rartaln that th war der In charge of th aqua. I bad not noticed th action. Th elder Ullfll Ian waa nt afraid of any punishment that might fall upon himself; b waa afraid leet the morsel of tobacco would be taken away from the alck youth who craved the delicacy. Hut Nemesla Waa galloping on the heela of the two (Jllrtllnna. Warder llulitrode, looking down from bla perch on the aouth tower, eaw the movement and llulatrode waa a con aclentloua offlcer. Five mlntitea after. the younger brother, waa etrlpped of the mlaerable gift and the giver waa dragged before the chief warder and aentenred to aeven diiya' dark cell for breach of prlaon discipline. In Jail, charity la a virtue that la promptly auiothered when the powaa that be become aware or tta exiatenre. It wraa the elder (lllflllan'a flint In troduction to the dark cell When lie waa puahed Into the wlndowlea rhauv ber, the horrible, Intenae, allocating darkneaa cloned In upon Mm like a ainotherlng pall. Hllnd and atupefled, be groped hla way around the bare walla, the horror piercing hint through and through Ilk an Icy eword. After ward be flung himself on the atone floor and lay like a man alunned by a terrific blow. Borne hour later ha thought of tha button. A medical ttudi-nt, who had once undergone a term of Imprison ment at Knlota, had promulgated a theory by which the mentnl agony pro duced by dnrk-rell treatment could ba considerably relieved. II advised all prlaoner friend who might vlall "the doghole" to toaa a button Into the air, and while away th time by aonrchlng for It on handa and knee In th dark' nets. Tha atudent understood tha value of little things, and h recog nised th fact that a contlnuoua hunt for a miming button would drng th mind away from th Hack abyea of Insanity. Ollflllan, groping blindly In th dark Bess, remembered the advice. He ripped a button from hla striped Jacket and toased It Into the thick air. Lis tening Intently b heard It fall In a faraway corner of the cell, and on band and knee he sturtcd to aearcb for It. The aport faaclnnted him. When he discovered the metal disk he spun It up ind again started In pursuit. Th laaden hour rolled by alowty, but th gam continued. Ollflllan blessed the button. It began to feel a lov for It. n called to It when It hid from him in th crarki between th cold stones, and he cried hysterically over It when be discovered It after a long aenrch. It seemed alive. It beeam a companion s n htm In that borrlhla lilnrk vault Infn which not on tingle ray of light cam to pierce th darkneaa. It waa oo th evening of th uth duy thaf Nemesis clinched with (II- Allan. Tli prisoner had, up to that moment, thrown th button up a thou sand tltnea and found It on each occa sion by laboriously aearchlng on hands and knees. But on the evening of the sixth Jay a peculiar Incident hNpHnei, Th prlr.utier threw the button up Into the blackness, but It did nut come down again. Ollflllan waited with aching ears ts bear the tinkle of the metal on tin atone, but he heard no sound. The button didn't fall, and the alienee that filled the cell as ha stood listening hurt hi in. He clenched hla teeth to atrangle a scream of terror Hint fear pushed to his Hp. What waa wrung? The prisoner's trembling knees gav way under him and h aunk to the floor. Ilia Hand moved out Into the darkneaa and commenced to feel the xton flooring, but every nerve was taut On every other occasion when he had tossed up the button he had heard It full distinctly, but he wua certain (lint there waa not tha slightest found after the lust lose. Still, he would search. The hot handa crept over tha atones eagerly, feverishly. The fingers worked mudly, but the bare floor mocked their aearcb. There waa no button. Again and again the prisoner searched. Through the cold hours of the night he crawled backward and forward till each Joining I el ween those tombstones of hoie seemed familiar to hla blind Angers. Hut there was nothing on the floor. The button bud nut fallen after he had Jerked It Into the blackness I Ollflllun tried to think. Why had It not returned? he asked himself. What had happened to It? There was noth ing above him but bare walla, and yet I Where waa It? Again and again he whispered the question of the thick blnck pall that seemed to heave around him. He asked It In louder tone, lie acres med It Then some thing Ilka a laugh came from on cor nrr of that brain destroying pit of horror, and Ollflllan waa panic stricken. Imagination, contrary to the opinion of scientific experts, Ilea In the slum ach, and the bread and-water diet that Ollflllan had been receiving waa not aufllclently weighty to keep It down Tha prlaoner began to aee thing. The thick waves of curse encrusted dark neaa welled up from the comers and smothered him. Invisible hands grasped hla throat and atrangted him II kicked at the door leading Into the dark corridor opening Into the main wing, but Warder Tomllnsoa of the night watch waa slightly deaf and did not hear him. He raced round the cell with Terror grasping, gibbering Ter rorat hla heela, and tba atone vault echoed to hla wild screams of agony. When Warder Dnnworth opened the door on the morning of the seventh day to acquaint tillflllan of the fuel that hla term In dark cell waa over. the handa of Terror had completed their work. The prisoner's far was battered beyond recognition where he had dashed against the walla In hit mad rare, and he shrieked wildly when the warder attempted to drag him Into the light Eleven year afterward, when an enlightened prison controller did away with the dark cells, the masons, tear ing down the black vault at Knlota found Jacket button securely fas tened In a thick cohwet near the cell Ing of the cell. Rut In the criminal ward of Knlota Insane asylum prla oner atlll tpenda hla day and nights bunting for that button. Greece Given Credit for the Modern Table Th first tables of beautiful design and real usefulness were those made by the Grecian crafiemen, fur they are mentioned many times In the writ ing of Sophocles and other Hellenic men of lettcra. During the reign of the pharaoha the table became Increasingly popular and It magnificence of dealgn and ornamentation developed enormously W know Hint from th time when the history of Rome waa aet down by authentic historians the table waa a recognized piece of furniture In the palaces of the Caesura and of their henchmen. When the Human empire waa conquered by the Ootha tuhlea and nearly all other type of furniture disappeared for well over fiv ceo turlra. The curlnui thing about the table It thnt, although, aa haa been elated, all kinds of household furniture were for gotten after the conquest of the Hu man empire, the table waa th Inst to reappear, and when It' waa apiln brought Into us It had receded In design until It wna no more than au Imitation of the sncrlflelnl altar from which It originally evolved many lain dreda of years before. Comprehn$ive An actress who was compiling her autobiography sprinkled It plentifully with photographs which had little to do with th atory. Among them waa on of th Mutterhorn. "Why thl?" asked the prospective publisher. "As you see, I hsve labeled It The Matterhorn, which I once partly climbed." " "I see. And while we are about It we'll Just run In one end luhel It The earth, wher all this took place.' " Painful Popularity Mrs. liangtry, the former actress, who has been publishing her memoirs, was once the Idol of London society. So Intense was th excitement shs aroused that on on occasion a girl seated In Uyds park, being mistaken for her, was so badly hurt by the at tentions of the crowd that sh waa I taken unconscious to th hospital. LIVE STOCK FLUSHING EWES TO . INCREASE LAMBS Those who have ewes to breed this fall may well be thinking about get ting them In good physical condition before the mating time arrives. It Is t well-known fact that when ewes are In a gaining condition at the time of breeding that the lamb crop will not only be lunger, but the Individual lambs will also be stronger end beulthler. Putting ewes In a gaining condition la spoken of as "flushing" them. Hum years ago the United State Department of Agriculture carried on a number of testa with flushing ewe Just tefore the breeding season and came to the conclusion, after alx years of experimentation, that flushing In creases tha lamb crop about 20 per cent The Kansas experiment atatton culls attention to lambs It haa secured In teats with 17 groups of ewes. The ewes that were nut fed grain during the breeding eeason gained about l.T pounds per bead and had a lamh crop of 119 per cent whereaa those that received one-half pound of grain a day prior to breeding gained 8 pounds per head and had a lamb crop of 147 ter rent In other worda, on that basis every hundred ewes that were flushed produced 28 more lambs than those that were not liberally fed prior to breeding. It Isn't to Important that a ration of a definite composition be fed. Any good feed that will canae the ewee to gain In flesh will turn the trick. A good bluegrasa or alfalfa pas ture without grain la all right. A very good grain ration, however, Is roniHiaed of one-third part by weight of corn, oats and bran. One half corn and one half oats will also make a good ration or outs alone will do very well Indeed. Nor should a great deal of grain be fed. One-half pound per day per head la usually enough, although ewes that are In a run-dewn condition will do better If fed as much as three-fourths of a pound per head per day fur a period of 14 to 18 days before t reeding. There are other advantagea hi fl'iah Ing the ewe flock aside from getting a larger and atronger crop of lambs Flushing tenda to canae the ewes to come In heat Thua the flock can be bred In lesa time and the lambs will come within a range of about two weeks of each other. A short lamb ing aet son In the spring Is preferable to a long season because It lessens the labor of caring for the youngsters. Betides, as the lambs grow up they will be more uniform In alxe, which is sn advantage when running together In one flock. They will also be ready for the market at the aame time and practically all will be uniform aa to weight when sold. These are factors of considerable Importance. Avoidable Waste in Hog Raising in Kansas Huge "Kansas ralaea four hogs per litter and eight pounds ot pork per bushel of corn," said Ir. C, W. McCainpbelL head of the animal husbandry depart ment at the Kansaa State Agricultural college. In hla talk before tbe Kansas swine breeders' associations. "Kansas can raise eight hogs per Utter and 10 pounds of pork per bush el of corn." he continued. "Kansas loses more hogs than aha raises. For every four plga raised nine are far rowed. About 88 per cent ot the deaths may be traced directly to the furmer. It may be due to neglect or to Igno rance. In either rase It can III be af forded and can usually be avoided with a reasonable amount of care and precaution. "Poor management can be supersed ed by good management Poor feeding can be avoided by a study of what types of food a hog must have, what proportions It should have, and how these qualltlea can be obtained satis factorily and economically. "If the breeder chooses he can, by proper management, careful feeding, end wise selection, grove strong, thrif ty, vigorous hogs." Live Stock Hints Don't let animals go thirsty. Breed ewes for early spring lambs. Don't allow dairy cows and laying hens to become fat Don't feed animals of different sges and sixes In the snme pen or lot at Plan to show your hogs at the coun ty and community fairs. It Is not advisable to pasture sheep and hogs together la a am a 11 mature. When the ewes sre turned out of the Individual pens, those with twin lambs should be kept separate from those with only one lamb. The rugged, stretchy, growthy, fast growing, heavy-boned, deep-bodlcd, big type hog is best for pork-production purposes. see The feeding of too mucit grain, es pecially corn, Is very apt to cause the sows to take on flesh rapidly, and pro duce a sluggish condition ot th system, rfi. r TO DORMANT PERIOD IS CRITICAL FOR COWS Of course It 1 desirable to make certain modifications In rations for dairy cows that are to be fed during lactation as well ss during the dry period. A milking ration must neces sarily carry more protein than a main tenance ration. In too many Instances dairymen feel that since the cow la not producing milk, she can survive on coarse roughages that are hot sup plemented with the usual grain allow ance. This Is a common error and a aerlous one. It I were to Judge the critical per iod, aa far as nutrition Is concerned, ss It occurs In a dairy cow's cycle, I should say that the care and attention to the feed that Is supplied during her dormant period Is even more Import ant than the selection of that given her while she Is In milk, says a writer In the Rural New Yorker. If the enw Is In good condition, then a ration consisting of ao pounds toni.m-nl, a.. pounds ground outs, 30 pounds brim, 10 pounds linseed meal, makes sn excellent winter dry ration. During the summer mouths. Via lianecd un ul might properly be replaced with glu ten feed or gluten meal. Too under stand, of course, that you feed about twice as much gluten feed ss you do gluten meal in order to bring about an equal amount of protein. The S'4 pounda of grain that you are feeding twice dally la quit aufllclent during her lactation period, provided this will carry from 20 to 23 per cent of pro tein. A ration consisting of equul parts of bran, cornmeal, gluten feed, and 011 meal would b rather concentrate., although It would carry about 20 per cent of protein. Th addition of some ground oats to this combination would provide bulk and bring It more nearly Into balance, especially for aummer feeding. Neither millet hay nor the mixed hay you describe la suitable for milk production and It might be to your advantage to replace thla rough age with alfalfa or clover hay, or at least mixed hay carrying aome clover. Let her have all of the corn fodder that the will clean up with relish. In fact under tbe individual feeding sys tem It Is slmost Immaterial how and when the roughage la supplied. In the sbsence of some succulent feed such ss cow peas, turnips, or email pota toes, or similar home-grown garden products, I should feed some moist ened beet pulp. The candy pall serves as a vehicle In this Instance, wherein four or five pounda of dry beet pulp Is moistened for 12 hours before feed ing end given the animal In two equal quantities, morning and night This succulent feed Is a carbohydrate car rier, la very palatable, and when fed In conjunction with grain ration men tioned above, when the cow la In milk, results la an increased dally produc tion. Alfalfa and Silage for Dairy Cows Without Grain 8ome experiment station haa been conducting a long time experiment In feeding dairy cows on alfalfa hay and corn ellace without grain feed. The test has been running now aome ten years and the records show an aver age production per cow of something over 300 pounds of butterfat a year. That la good. Alfalfa hay and corn adage make up a perfectly balanced ration and provide ample aubstance for rows of sversge production. Cows of high production, of course, require grain, but It might be said that the pro duction of average cows kept fur dairying In Minnesota could be In creased third If they were fed all the alfalfa hay and corn silage they required without grain. Too mapy farma are without an acre of alfalfa and without a silo. A ton of good alfalfa hay Is worth pretty close to a ton of bran for milk production. From two to three tons per acre ts a reasonable yield. It can be aeeded aa late aa June. Make a start this sesson. OOCiCOOOOOCOCXXXXXDOOOCOOOOO Dairy Facts OOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOCXXJOOOOOOO Silage Is a summer feed the year round. Good cows are kept; poor cons maintained. a No farmer ever made anything run ning a poorhouse for cons. Breeders differ ss to the breeding powers ot the bull when sllnge Is fed Bllage fed In large amounts will have a tendency to distend the paunch which Is very undesirable. Th cow must be fed liberally o that she will hsv th rsw materials to maintain her bodily health and strength snd produc lurg quantities ot rich milk betides, Successful dairymen Insist upon a treatment of th cow which will In sure health, comfort, and continuous work. If the milk Is kept clean and sway from any unusual odors which It will readily absorb It should retain tbe natural flavor. - PORT! ANn 1 VlV 1 Li-1X1JL Portland, Oregon. Better Franklin Service-Storage and General Repairing ANDERSON & RICE, ttNMH Portland, Ore Pepsin Production. The bureau of animal Industry says that pepsin Is procured In the follow ing manner: Young pigs are taken and confined for several days, then, after being starved, they are killed I and the stomachs removed. Tbe lin ings ot the stomachs are scraped and the pepsin extracted from the mucous membrane by the use ot salt solu- tlon. It Is then purified and treated In a vacuum. How 8he Knew. The fond husband was dressed and waiting for his wife. He stopped pao Ing hick end forth long enough to In quire: "I'leiry of time And Just how do you know we have plenty of time?" Ills wife calmly applied the powder and aLnered: "Ot coarse we have. As to how I know, that's sim ple. Tou haven't started to swear yet have you?" " Destroying Ant. The nse of carbon dlsulphlda Is recommended to destroy ants. Four a little ot the dlsulphlde Into the open- Inge ot the hills, and then close them up. The vapors from the dlsulphlde penetrate all the chambers and kill larvae as well as adults, It enough haa been used. One treatment often does the work. Surely Out of Luck. 'Eunice says she Is the unlucklett girl In the world." "What's the mat ter now?' "She was Just about to marry a traveling man when he was admitted to the firm and now he will be at home all the time." New York Globe. Police Magistrate Poet Henry James Pye, who was appoint ed poet laureate ot England in 1790, became a London police magistrate two years later. Ills most pretentions work Is an eple poem entitled "Al fred," which he published In 1S0L Underground City. An underground city of 30,000 Inhab itants, constructed under the sands of the Sahara desert, not far from tbe Mediterranean coast, waa recently vis ited by a Swiss traveler. It lies a few hundred feet below the desert level Bleaching Betswaic' Beeswax may be bleached by run ning In thin ribbons through a ma chine and allowing It to remain In the sunlight. Some beeswax bleaches more readily than others. It will take several weeks W bleach IU Fights for Her Dog. A woman walking with her dog In Harlesden, England, saw It run over and killed by a motor bus. Screaming, she pulled the driver from th seat and gave him a beating. Then aoh- bing, ah fell down In the atreet by the dog's body. Heavy Sarcasm. A publisher once made some altera tions In a manuscript submitted by Artemus Ward. Ward made his re- sentlment very plain. "The next book I write," he wrote, "I atn going to get you to write." Take Name From Farm. In Norway and Sweden many hired men and girls, and sometimes even the son or daughter ot the farmer, take tho name ot tbe farm they live on, Old Alabama Church. Ttuhama Baptist church. In East Lake, Birmingham, claims to be the oldest in Alabama with a history back ot It ot 106 years. Canned Peaches In Demand. Canned peaches from the United States are shipped to 100 different countries. Scenlo Food. ! Clltl it it al,o. tntlrM t tiXiV ItiA scenery, passing cars will make you eat It. Quincy Whig-Journal. There are 407 species and subspecies ot birds found In Florida. Sclonce Sorvlce. You Want a Good Position Vtry wall Take th Accountancy ani Bualneat MaRacamant. Private taultUat- I, Calculator, Cwnpiemattr, Slaw phlo, panmanablp, im Caaarttl Tn art' veurae M BehnkerWalker The fnramaat BuatntM Cohere f th Northwest which hat wea mart Accuracy Awards an Got Mdals than any ethtr school In Amarlca. 8an4 for tur Buttwat C&talor. Fourth Strati near aforrlttt Portland, Or, I into M. Walker Ttm. P. N. U. No. 33, 1925 . OFFERS A MARKET FOR YOUR PRODUCE VAUDEVILLE PHOTO-PLAYS Complele Change Silurday Adults, Week dav Matinee 20c; Evenings, 86c. Continoua 1 to 11 p. m. Children 10 cent all times CUT FLCWEJLS I FLORAL LES.CNS Clark Braav, Florist, ITT Marrtses) St. W Specialize In Hkks, Pelis. Is Mm, -TsIW, Catcva, Oregosj Crape Rati, CK Skats, Hans Hair Writs foe Bklpein Taat A aria Prist LM Portland Hide a Wool Co. im smss artMff asm, stnuas, ssitta. Biaaekat PMataUa, Uaka ' WHY Experiment! Yn Hi artuat pearttee In Portland aa Mptnokwist iMN-isiixint' in rhu mtw' nmrmlffia. neurit ft ml ftll Had WftmkrMHMM. If alp yM want, ft k Um ohirat In its wurk. Geo. S. Breittling, D. C M Broadway RMr. Portland. Onto Sava this Card. Creoles Not Colored. Creole Is the name given to people born and naturalized In the West In dies or the tropical countries of Amer ica but ot European (usually French or Spanish) origin, as distinguished from the offspring of mixed blood, such as mulattoes and quadroons, from negroes and from aborigines. The name has no connection with the color. Twit 138 In Shade. What Is the hottest day on record? T. F. Hayes, well-known Britisher, tsys that during the summer of 1917, st a place called Samai ra In Mesopo tamia, the thermometer in a railway station reached 138 degre s. This wss In the shade. He ssys the tempera ture remained around 13S degrees lor a fortnight. Good Work Completed. "Drothah Johnson," said Tarson White, "Ah'd lak to git you to come to chu'eh." "Why, parson,1' exclaimed Mr. Johnson, shocked, "dey sin' no need to' me to come to chu'eh. Yo'-all done converted me las' Augus.' "Los Angeles Times., There You Hsve It I asked If any ot the children In my class could tell what a vacuum la, and one little fellow answered: "It's a place where the air Isn't, and nothing else la." Chicago Tribune. Broke All Windows. Immediately after being aerved with divorce papers, Douglas Fleet Gold smith, an auctioneer of London, went to his mother-in-law's house and broke all the windows In It when he was re fused admission. Day and Night Air. There Is very little difference In th purity ot the air, except that there Is less wind at night than In tbe day, and also less traffic, sad therefore less stirring up ot the dust and dirt ot the streets. Dust and Ttmptrstur. Floating dust sent to high altitudes by volcanic action Intercepts so much ot the sun's heat that the earth's tem perature la reduced for long periods following severe eruptions. Undoubtedly. Little Brother (In audible whisper) Wouldn't It be more exciting, auntie, if they christened babies like they do ships, by cracking them over tho nose with a bottle? Pleasant for Brides. In Spain It Is the custom for tbe bridegroom to present his bride with her wedding gown and as many other dresses as bis means allow. This Insomnious Age. Science says that sleeping will some day be unnecessary. It' almost Im possible now. Dayton News. Jewish Wedding Custom. Tbe breaking ot glass Is one ot the characteristic features ot a Jewish wedding. Villages Without Streets. There are no streets In the villages of Little Russia, New Fluff Rugs Made From Old Carpeta "Wear Like Iron." Datl tMrwt with Iht Manufaetvivr. Absolut ttatlitartlun Uuarantml. Sand la "Your tu torial ur Write (or Priot, WKSTERN FLUrr KUd COMPANY. M M Union Annua Nor. Portland, Orscta
