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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 18, 1925)
IT WAS A DEAD HEAT Br ALFRED L. HUTCHINSON 1(0 by short aiurr fuk. Co.) MISS LILLIAN TOMPKINS mi In u moat embitrraaalng posl tlun. Muny t fair lasale lim two strings to her bow, but It li rarely that maiden lim two benux of equal Importance to her heart strings. That was what troubled Miss Tompkins. Tom and Jerry, a her rival lovers were known, were equnlly acceptable to her, but rrnson as alt would, alio found herself unublo to make choice. Stranger villi, tbo rlvuli remained tht beat of friends. I wai loft to MUa I.llllnn herself to suggest a way out of the three-cornered dilemma. It proved a most per pleilug problem for her to solve, but all govt each an equal chance. "On the flrat day of Juno I abnll be at my uncle' farm In Idyl Wyld, which, you both know, la about one hundred and twenty miles dUtunt You hall each alart Irom my homo here tt precisely ton o'clock mi the morning of that day. The one who rendu me flrit prepared to have the murrlage ceremony performed ahull be my choice," Burn waa the decree of Mlai I.llllnn, and the two lovert agreed to reaped It. A few minute before trn o'clock on the event fill dny the rlvala met In front of the home of Mlaa Tompklna Like two gladiator entering the arena they shook hand and then, at the atroke of the town clock, each mounted hi bicycle and cut loot fur the court house. It had been atlpulnted In Lil lian' decree that marriage llcenae thould not he applied fur until after tb rare had begun, and a each ar rived at the coiirihuuae the turn mo ment they drew cut to e which ahould be aerved flrat. Lurk wa with Jerry, who loet no time In making known hi mission. 1 want marriage llcenae, Mr. Clerk, plcaae." The blnnk which the ohVlul handed him wa hurriedly filled out, clgned, and returned with the proper fi-e. "You need a wltnra to thl applica tion, eom one who know you," dl reeled the clerk. "Hero. Tom. lust witness thl," de- manded Jerry of hi friend, who itood Bear waiting hi turn. Tom compiled with the requet, the llcenae wa leiued and Jerry made way Inatautly. "I waut a llcenae, too," demanded Tom, who duly made out hla nppllca tlon and rvturned It to the clerk. "You alio need a wltneaa," Bald the latter, without examining the docu Bient Tom looked about fur Jerry, but he wa already out of tight. In the nireu time the clerk bad read the application and, noting that the bride wa the Mm In each, continued, "Never mind; a wltnee won't do ynu any good. I can't leaue a llcenae." "Why notr queatloned Tom In aa- tonlchment Too have applied for a llcenae to wed Mia Lillian Tompkln. and I have iuit latued a llcenae for the marriage of the m lady to another man.' "What difference doe that maker queried Tom, Impatiently. "It make thl dl (Terence. The law of thl country do not permit woman to have two huiband at the aum time." "True," exclaimed Tom, "but the law of thl country do not pohtblt ycu from Issuing a lk'uma 10 one bun dred men to marry the Mine woman at the sama time." "Here," eagerly sclxlng th arm of legal friend who had Just entered, "I my wltne anil I want the llcenae at applied for, and I want It quick. You are waatlng my very valuable time." "How la It, Mr.. Lawyer?" asked the clerk. "Tom I right. It la your duty to taaua a llcenae properly applied for. Upon thl advice the application wo wltneaaed. the llcenae loaned and d Ilvered, but the parley of the clerk had given Jerry a full ten minute' itnrt Nevertheleaa, Tom 'laughed In hi leeve a ha placed th document In hi pocket. There had coma to the city a abort time prevtoualy a professional aviator, Who gave public exhibition! In hla up- tu-dt flying machine. "Will the hlrdniiui agree to make a flight to Idyl Wyld with ma a a passenger)'' Thl waa the hnppy queatlon that had luggeated lt"i'lf to Jerry during hi anxious planning how ha might outwit hi rival. "For five hundred dollar cash," laid th professor, without a moment' heal . tatlon, "I will land yon at Idyl Wyld, allvt or dead, between anuria and unset on tha flrat dny of June." Equally quick coma Jerry' response, "Tha figure you tiume prove that you art a high flyer, but tha prize I am aftr la worth It." An agreement wa accordingly drawn up, duly elgned by both parties, and after Jerry 'hud cautioned tha aviator that "mum" was the word, ho pro ceeded to purchn.se a wedding ring, and calmly awult the day. Minds of lovers, like those of grout t men, frequently run In th snuie groove. On tha afternoon of tha very day ' that Jerry had arranged for hla Jour- ney by nlr line, the aviator was visited by Tom. "How much to land mo nt Myl Wyld 011 June flrat and keep the agreement strictly secret!" "Five hundred dollars cash, and I'll keep 111 u in as un oyster." With tha agreement duly signed In his pocket, ha felt so sure of success that he, too, proceeded to a jeweler's where he made a "coiilldentlul" pur chnae. As a mutter of fact he ulao felt ut a Utile ptly for Jerr. All this happened In the Inat week of Mny, which guva the profeasor umplfl time for a trlul flying , trip to Idyl Wyld to select a suitable place for muting hla vulunbkt curgo as per con tract. When Jerry arrived at the profes sor's hendiiinrters with his marriage license In his pocket, be was laughing In his sleeve at the march he hud slolen on hi rival. He hud alrendy won flrat chanc fur a license, and now he felt so sure of winning Lllllun that he almoat pitied Tom, The aviator greeted him cordially, hut wasn't quite ready to start. Some thing about one of the wings wasn't J ut right, lie explained, and he was giving It th nr-cesanry attention. five long minutes pnaaed, and hla nsaenger wa growing Impatient "It Is better to stnrt right than to have a breakdown and perhaps a broken neck," said the aviator. Three minute mora, and still the prnfeaaur v. Han't ready. Suddenly a atrenk of dust wss seen to rlae fur down the street, and th next moment Tom rums Into view. With his head bowed low, pedaling for dear life, he didn't notice that another paeaenger wua waiting. Tongue-tied, the astonished rlvsts stood gazing at each other for a full minute. "Whut a fool I was not to make It a condition thtit there should he no other paaaenger," waa the un spoken thought thut flushed through the mind of each. It was Tom who first found velce: No uae, old boy, you can't lose me." Jerry's reply wa cut otf by lb "all aboard," from tha profeaeor. Motion ing Tom to a sent at his right and Jerry to one at bis left, he took bis own plsca while his aaslatants gave the machine a stnrt They were quick. ly In tha air, and soon beaded toward Idyl WjM. speeding at the rule of a mile a minute over villages, Itch!, and foreet The day waa perfect the air still, the tllglit moat successful, but Dot a word was spoken. Shortly after boon, while Mlaa Ml Han was engaged In gntherlng a bou quet In her uncle garden, she was startled by a strange, loud whirring nolo overhead. Looking upward h ilmoat doubted her eye a he beheld a descending atrplnne carrying three men, rapidly pasalng over the hnuae. Hastening to the piazza to get a better view, be saw the machine coming low. er aud lower and alight In a pasture about a quarter of a mile dlatunt Tha next Instant all wa clear to her, as sha recognized her lovers, a they coma sprinting "croas lota" to wards her. Ignoring the public road, on which the pant u re and bouae front ed, the rival rhoee a abort cut In their effort to be flrat at the goul. A Lil lian, with throbbtug heart, atood watch lug the mud race over a newly plowed Bold through barbed wire fences, and over a rocky at renin, her astonishment gave wuy to a loud burst of laughter, and when, a few moment later, the breathles lover appeared, neck and neck, before her, each tendering hi II cenae, they retembled a pair of foot' ball ttura, emerging from a scrlinmnge, rather thun nattily attired would be groomamen. (Julctly gulnlng her com poaure, she announced her decision,: "It is a dead heat" "But," she continued, "ou are In time for dinner, which will be served at two o'clock. This will give you time to brush up a bit, and my uncle, here, to whom I take pleasure In Introducing you, will be glad to look after your Immediate wants." Mini Lllllun returned to the piazza, where presently uhe was confronted by the professor, who had wisely choaen the rond. "I called to Inquire," suld he, either or both of your visitors dealre to make the return trip with me. They engaged mo merely to bring them here and left ma so hurriedly that I hud no opportunity of asklnii them If they wlslicd me to carry them bnck." MUs Lillian was Impressed with the young man's fine fuce and courteous bearing, and when, after a brief chat, he laughingly naked her If she would Ilka to take a little spin In the air Just as an appetizer for dinner, she ac cepted without a moment' hesitation, Proceeding to the pasture lot the pair were soon soaring cloudwnrd, a niim ber of rurullsts, whose curiosity had attracted them to the strange machine, having given them the necessary send' off. Overcome by the fascination of the novel experience, It was soma time before Miss Lillian found words to ex- press her delight. The conditions were Idoul for an exhibition flight, and the professor quickly proved himself an adept lu aerlnl gymnastics as well as a most agreeable fellow. traveler. took but a few qtiestlona to develop the fuct that both had mutuul friends at the colleges which they had at' (ended. And they hnd not been amid the cloud half an hour when Mis 1,1 1 tin 11 found to her Joy wlsu thou sands have found too Into that the girl "who cannot decide between two suitors loves - neither of them well enough to become hla wife. She married the bird-man. The rlvul lovers? Very generously the professor con' sented to carry them back to the city that afternoon, without money and without price, ai ba put It 1 hAlvJ NEED BETTER COWS '.; FOR MILK SUPPLY (Vraparad br tha tlnlud shim Dapartnaat ei Aflriouitura.i The number of dairy cow In th United Slate I Increasing, as well as tha number of people, but not at the same rate. In only two year out of tb list six has the dulry-cow popula tion Incressed In proportion to the In crease In human population. The United Slates Department of Agriculture hm Just completed a study of tha utilization of milk. In which It la shown that slightly more than 1,000 pounds of milk per capita Is used an nually In one form or another. In other words, a grand total of 114,601, 201,000 pounds of whole milk la uti lized In this country by manufacturing It Into various products, by feeding It to calves, or fur household purposes. This amount wss produced by 2Q,2.'2, 000 cows, sn average production of 4,. 80S pounds of milk per cow. During the last few years the In crease In population has been around 1,000,000 people annually. This would mean thut with cowa no better than those wa bar at present the milk-cow population should Increase st th rat of 875,000 a year to supply tha neces sary 1,000 pound for each peron or on cow for every four people. It Is also Interesting to note that the per capita consumption of mlllt In 1924 wsa 14 pound mora than In tha pre ceding year. Bines our average production I much too low, It I nt wlae to con lder meeting the demand for In creased supply by having more cows of the kind w now have, but It would ba much better to meet the altuallon by breeding better cowa Not more cowa but higher-producing cow are what la needed to keep pace with tha Increase In population. Dairy Exposition Is of Importance to Dairymen An annual event of nation-wide and vital Interest to people In all walka of life I the National Dairy exposi tion. Dairy agriculture luat year rep resented a farm value of two and one self billion dollar and a manufactured and farm value of cloae to five blllloo dollar, according to tha official gov ernment ceniu reimrt Thl great dairy branch of agriculture la brought together eWry year In an Induatry azpoaltlon and In convention for the ptrrp of review to mark progres and chart out work for further prog- reaa and development. The still greater value of this Industry to com merce. Industry and business Is that tha products of the cow provide es sential food for tha Ufa and health or mankind. This year the expoaltlon will be held at Indianapolis, October 10th to 17th. This yeer'a event promises to ba one of the greatext and most rep resentative gatherings In the history of the exposition, says W. E. Skinner, secretary and general manager. The Called States government stste agri cultural college, national and stste farmers' and breeder' organization and dairy product manufacturer co operate with and participate In the conduct of thl exposition with ",m prebemlr exhibit end demonstra tion. The prize-winning dairy cattle Of leading breed at leading state and regional fair and live itock ahowa will be lent to compete for national honor. Nearly 16,000 Enrolled ' t for Better Live Stock A total of 15,813 live stock owners throughout the country are enrolled In the "lletter aires better tick" campaign for the Improvement of do mestic animals, according to a sum mary Of progres Juaf tsaued by the bureau of animal Industry, United Btatea Department of Agriculture. Tha report which Is dated July 1, ahowa that H0.4."3 animals and 1, 183,080 head of poultry are undergo ing Improvement by the systematic uae of pure-bred sire. During th period April 1 to June 80 outitandlng progress In this work occurred In tha following counties: Grayson, Vs.; New Haven, Conn., and Shelby and I'nlnn counties, Ky. A total of 41 counties throughout the country have 100 or more live stock owners who are using pure-bred sire exclusive! for all cluise of llv atock kept Th campaign la progressing .princi pally through the activity of county extension agent aud progreialve live atock owner. The United State De partment of Agriculture keep reVord of the, work and also I prepared to furnlih Interested persons with Infor mation on animal breeding and tha value of Improved live stock. Roughage for Holstein Generally It Is figured a cow can eut three pounds of silage and one of hay for each hundred pound llv weight Thl la a aafe rule to follow If the all- age la of good quality and If the hay la t legume. But do not feed exceaalve amount of allnge a It la quite bulky, With allege and clover a llolatetn Will undoubtedly do quite well with a pound of grain for each three and a half to four pound of milk. The com position of the grulu ration will do- Xnd an fccdi avullublo - nocRn ERADICATE MITES TO SAVE POULTRY There are few poultry producer wbo do not know of the ravugen caused by the common chicken mite. It la very common In all purls of thef country and while It la more prevn lent In mid-summer It Is well to eradi cate it from the chicken house before tha young chicken arrive In th? spring. The removal of alt Interior fixture and a thorough dlalnfectlon wild a strong dip applied with a force pump Is recommended by the Kansas experi ment ststlon. They state: All rubbish should be removed and burned. Csr must be tuken to get the spray into all crevices. Kerosene emulaion, crude petroleum, and wood preservatives may ba uaed for spray ing, followed by whitewash. While- wain aids mechanically by helping to fill 01 mine rreeteea, Nnrivtmr alionld be repeated ulu-r a week 111 u.u.i 1. get any mites thut may escape. Roosts ahould be pnlnled frequently with wood preservative or crude petroleum. A treatment of the room, ne-u. I,iv. etc., each spring with undiluted crude carbolic acid or sheep dip Is usnally sufficient to reduce the action "of the mttea to a minimum. The fact should ba kept la mind that mite are blood sucking parasites and do not remain on the birds aa do lice. Mites are mora harmful to poultry than lice anil In treatment It Is necesaary to treat the house and not tha bird, as Is the cane of lice. The conatructlon of room anil nest ing place to aa to reduce hiding place to a minimum Is an excellent control nieaaure. If new blrda are brought to the farm, or bird to new quarters, they should be Isolated for a few days In a pen separata from the periuuiient quarters so that all of the mite will leave them, thus preventing tlie Infee tatlon of. new quarters. If birds are moved In the daytime mite will not be carried on them. Poultrymen Use Greens in Greater Quantities New Jeruey poultrymen are finding that for great ert aucceaa plans should be made to supply poultry with un abundance of greens. They And thut vegetutlon usually become tough and course In the summer and free range cudillilona do not provide the projier type of green food for poultry. 10 orraec tins me principal crops sown In yards or on range are oa la. rape n nd alfulfo. An alfalfa sod makes nn Ideal range because of the new growth constantly coming out Rape aho make a new grow th a the old la eiiten off. It produce dark yellow yolks, however, and uiuat be avoided If light yulk are deidred. Oat make a very good crop fur a few wee.a. They ahould be planted In amnll quantities, because If not con sumed while young they soon become too lur-e and coarae. In addition to range crop, cabbage. kale and als chard are often grown In a aide field nnd fed to the bird. Kale has provd psrtlcluarly well ulted for mcnuT feeding a It con tinually send out new ahoota after being cut Cuhbagi makes a fine feed for late summer and fall. Regardless of the kind of succulent feed used, iticcesgful poultrymen aim to provide six to el-ht pounds dally per 100 birds. When fed the flrat thing In the morning or the laat thing at night, the green feed doe not In terfere with consumption of other feeds, and egg production la Unproved by It use. Poultry Facts A Leghorn cockerel may become rooster, but never a roaster. Tainting the roost and nests with a good preservative or creosote la tusur- auc against mites. It I a good rule never to let a alck chicken die on the premises. It should be killed before It reaches that stage. If you are expecting to get the best results from your poultry flock, feed a balanced ration and do uot over feed. e The ancient buncombe about hens getting too fat to lay Is still widely credited when, as a matter of fact, no hen except a fat hen can lay. A full feed early In the day tend to make the hen listless, while a small feed encourage them to take the ex erclse which they need In order to keep In tha beat of health. e A hoe with IS or lS lnch blade very satisfactory for scraping the dropping boards, and if used regularly once a week or oftener, will aaalnt materially In maintaining the health of the flock. - e ' e A good scratch grain ration consist! of equal part of cracked corn and whole wheat Feed a little of the grain In the morning to make the flock exercise and give all they will clean up at night In fifteen or twenty mln me. POR TI A Nn vi 1 LatlAU naowv at riwrni.LJJ Portland, Oregon. Better Franklin Service-Storage and General Repairing ANDERSON & RICE, 404 Pendleton Dahlia Win Prize. ' Pendleton, Or. Tv.o f,rnt prizes J were won by dahlias entered by Dan P. Smythe of Pendleton at the Spo kane fair, according to Information the local sheep man has received. . The growing of dahlia la a hobby with him. One of his flowers, a Jersey Mammoth, won first prize for the larg est aqd beat individual dahlia. A ' group of dahliaa won first prize for the best floral display made by a grower oulsldo of Spokane. Vanity Characteristic. j Btatuks made In Crete some 5,000 yj.TA --"I y'luw huvu Biuuuur khibis that luu.uj a ( 1 hut time very likely wore some sort of corsets. Tha lure of be slender wnlst haunted the an cient vorr.sn fi.m the Far East to the western shores of Europe. References to corseting are found In the writings of the classic Greek and Roman. Combination of Card. The accepted formula used to de termine in how many way any num ber of playing cards may be arranged aa follows: Multiply together all tha numbers used In counting the things; thus, the number of ways than ten cards can be arranged la Ix2x3z 4x5x6x7x8x9x10 or 3.C2S.800. England' Flrat Laureate. Although many poet from Chan cer' time are regarded a poets- laur eate of England, nevertheless the of fice of laureate was not legally estab lished until 1C19, when the honor was conferred on the great Ben Johnson. Anticipation Hurt. Sorrow itself Is not so hard to bear as the thoughts ot sorrow coming. Airy ghost that work no harm do ter rify ns more than men In iteel with bloody purpose Thomas Bailey AM- rlch. Need Not Fear Black Snake. The bite ot the black snake Is re garded aa poisonous. Actually, the bite of a black snake Is not as harm ful as a cat scratch, because the black snake has no poison sacks and keepa ita teeth a great deal cleaner than a cat keeps It daw. Explanation. "Police Raid a House Suspected for Two Years" Well, it It takes them that long to make up their minds It's no wonder burglars and highwaymen make their getaway with ease." Buf falo Commercial. Winners in Life's Battles. The nerve that never relaxes, the eye that never flinches, the thought that never wanders these are the masters of victory. Burke. The Department of Agriculture says that honey is a vegetable product. The fluid la taken directly from the flowers. The bee adda enzymes which have an effect upon the sugar content of the honey, but tha final result Is still a vegetable. 'fCtl - EVERY MEAL OKSEfS makes your food do you more good. Note how It relieve that atuffy feeling after hearty eating. Sweetens tha breath, removes (t food particles from the teeth. gives new vigor to tired nerves. Comes to you freih, desn and full-flavored. You Want a Good Position Vsry wall Taka the Aeeountaney and Bualnraa Manaaamant Private Saoratarl. il. Calculator, Cemptomata;, Munurw phle, PannuuiattlBv isr Ceauaareui Tawda ira' Ceure at Behnke-Walker rh foramoat Bualnaa Colli of th Northwest which haa won more Aecuraay war.la and (laid iifflala thut any athar tehool In Amarlra. Band for eur Ruoraae Culalo. Fourth Btreat naar Horn Portland, Or. laaan M. Walkar, Prao. P. N. U. No. 38, 192S OFFERS A MARKET FOR YOUR PRODUCE VAUDEVILLE PHOTO PLAYS Compleii Change Saturday Adults, Week day Matinee 20c; Evenings, 36c. Continous 1 to 11 p. m. Children 10 cents all times Hurl KUcct t Ninth Portland, Ore CUT uLYiZlw k FLfiil. LCj.C'iS Clark Bro., Flarlal. 117 Morrlaen It IVE BUY Hides, Pelts, Wool, Mohair, Tallow, Cascara Bark Horse Hair. Bmd ut roar shipments. We mail you chck th nra Ujr we rwyiv guods. Portland Hide & Wool Co. in smss tnaet sens, rssiuas. Hue. WHY Experiment! Yara in ftrtnat prartlr In Portland aa a Hi,in,liit pciaJtrinff In rnu-matif-a' hruralma. Beiiritia and all lltfad waakm aw a. If help roa want. aeeK tha uUleat In Ita work. Geo. S. Breitling, D. C S Broadway RMr. Portland. Oregon Sava thii Card, Capital' Flrrt Newspaper. The flrat newspaper, published In what Is now the city of Washington was the Times and Potowmack Pock et It started In February, 17S9, tha exict date being uncertain. The pa per was delivered to subscribers in town by "carrier" at their houses, weekly, on Wednesday and to thoae at a distance by the quickest convey ance. Form of B.-ptlsm. Baptism In the Catholic church wa originally by Immereton. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Immersion as a regular method of baptism pre vailed until about the Twelfth century. In some places individual Catholic church baptised by Immcrdon ui.til several hundred years later. Three Ways. There ar three ways to learn the value, of a dollar. The first Is to spend it and see what you'll get for it. The second is to earn It and see I what you give for It. The third is to save It and yearn for the things It ; might buy If you were weak enough to spend It. Boston Transcript Useless Logic A ruse is a blind, a blind Is a shade, a shade Is a shadow, a shadow's a ghost a ghost Is a shade, a shade Is a color, a colgr la paint and paint Is rouge. Therefore, by Euclid, axiom one, rouge must be a ruse. And, cu riously enough. It Is true. Yalo Record. Variously Spelled. Mac is an element, usually a con joined prefix in many Scotch and Irish names of Celtic origin. Tho prefix Is either written in full. Mac, or abbre viated to Mc or M'. Thus a name may be spelled variously, as MacDonald, McDonald or M'Donald. America' Oldest Hospital. The Pennsylvania hospital, la Phil adelphia, tho oldest In America, dating back to 1751, operates under a char ter originally granted to It by George II ot England. Closs-Flstad Grandpa. Flvo-Year-Old Freddie "Another penny on my birthday. Oh, grandpa, I'm going to try to live a hundred years, so's I'll have a dollar." Boston Transcript. Unequally Divided. Not enough room for either profes sional men or farmers. Is tho problem In Holland today, where there are 205 persons to each square nillo, France has 71 to a square mile. United States 1L Argentina only 3 and Australia, not quite 1 to a square niilo. Led In Tunnel Idea. The first man to propound a schemo for building a tunnel under the Eng lish channel was a French mining en gineer named Mathlcu, who Impressed Napoleon with the Idea at the begin ning of the last century. Know How to Do It. In northern Now England beans have been baked from time Immemo rial in a hole In the ground, the hole having first been lined with stones and the stone made very hot with a fire built In the hole. New Fluff Rugs Mad From Old Carpets "Wear Like Iron." Daal Dlrart with tha Manufacturer. AbaeluU Kali .faction junrant..l. band la Your Ma terial or Wrlu for I'noaa. WK8TEHN FLUFF Ktiq COM FA NT. 64-61 Union A vacua Nor. Portland. Oraava VW. '