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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1925)
I 'i 1 y aney From School Tcnchcr To Great Imminence A young man who wn brought up on firm in Weetern Penruylvinii studied ililigrntly Slid qualified lur diilrict Mhool Irwlicr. Further punuing hii Mucllti in J leeching, lit managed lu av up enough rmsiey to put him iliru medical college. Alter the Civil War, In bruin the practic til mnlirine in tlx new oil irrtiiin ul Pi., nd often rixle hiirM-lni lt thru the wooda to retch ami relieve timet who were aeri nuily ill. He hh I tuilrnt ol nature, I new and could estily rcrognlre tnotl ol Ihe medicinal plant, growing in the wiio.li. l ater, he moved to lluHalo.N.Y. when he launched hie iavorite rentrilirt, and, la thort lime, ihry were wild hy every dru Kilt In the land. Today, the name ol thu man, Dr. R. V. Pierre, U known thrmrKh out the world. 1 1 ib liol.lrn Mrdical Uit cuvery ii ihe beat known blood medicine and Ionic. More than hfty million bottlea have been told in the V. 6. II your drug gitidoeanut tell tht (iolden Mcdiral Die tovery, In liquid or lableu, you can obtain trial pig. ut the tablet by uridine Me tn tht Dr I'icru Clinic, in Buffalo, N. Y Kor. after nil, llio love, tht patience, (ho kindly wisdom of a grown man who ran tnttr Into tlit) perplexities and turbulent Impulse of a boy'i heart, and give hi in chonrful compsn lonahlp, and load him on by fro and joyful way to know and chooae the thing that are pure and lovely and of good report, make aa fair an linage aa we ran find of that loving, putlont wisdom which muat be above us all If any good Ii to come out of our child ish rare. Henry Van Iyke. Dtceptlon Justified. "What In the world did yon mean by Introducing me to Mr. Iirown aa your aunt?" inquired the mother with nme warmth. "Forgive me, mother," aald iHwrthy, "but Mr. Drown loemed to be on the point of proponing and I foil that It would not do to take any risk. Ho ha a atrong prejudice agalnt mother In law." Leaat He Ceuld De "Do you aland back of every state ment you make In your newspsperr asked Ihe timid little man. "Why er yes," answered the country edi tor. "Then." laid the little man, hold ing up a notice" of bl death, "I wtah you would help me collect my lite in surance." Cappor'i Weekly. No Scotch Trtipai Law. Although Scotland Is known for Its many regulations and laws that regu late humnn conduct. It has one dis tinction In the way of human liberty not shared by ninny other countries. In Scot land there Is no law of treapaas and Indications are that there will be none fur many years. Dog Finds Gold. A boy was playing with dog near the old Hill Knd field at Sydney, when the dog srrnlched up a samplo of gold. Invoxtlgntlon showed a reef carrying throe ounces of gold to the ton, and a battery was promptly Installed. Not Busy Street. The strnicht and narrow path Is wldo enough for Its traffic Frankfort Times. Perpttual Motion, Muklng liny while the sun shines and raising mushrooms In the dark. Knnaas City Blur. suffer " a j e A I makes your food do yoa more good. Note tior It relieve that stuffy feeling after hearty eating. street ens the breath, removal I food particles from tht) tec fix. gives new vigor to tlrtd nerves. Come to you freili, clean and full-unvoted. li t rcw'VUt'), r THE SINGINGFEST AT SHIRAZ By MICHAEL WHITE 19 Short Sterr rak, C. "W"r has become of Itldgeley 7" quetllon was put by one of two men, who lind risen from a luncheon table end strolled out Into the spsclous hull of a private mansion. "I guess he's de tained by the real estate ugent who seut In sbobt some property he con templates purchasing. Hy the way, have you ever seen ltlrfgeU-y's collec tion r ' "No," replied Ilurns. "No I Well, you certainly ought to. Let's look st It now." Anson led the way to a lotur gallery opening off a balcony on the Drat land ing. When across the threshold both men psuaed to view the superb spec tacle. ITrora floor to celling the wall dlsplsyed a unique and priceless gath ering of objects picked up In the still remote corners of the earth. From the depths of the Dark Continent skins of rare beasts, from the Never Never Lend of Australia relic of a prehis toric race, from the top of the world tn the fastnesses of the lllmslsyss banners and trophies secreted there by conquering tribes. In glass cabinets reposed amulets, lings, snd necklaces of gold set with precious stonue re covered from Etruscsn tombs; vases and drinking cups of costal, ame thyst, snd topss from the Imperial palaces of the Orient Hums gnsed s round upon ths collection In admir ing wonder. "Isn't It a bit strange,"" he remarked st Isat, "that With all theae treasure Itldgeley never set over them the on they would most fittingly sdurn a wlfsf "Ah 1" ejaculsted the other. "I gueas that question ran be answered by asking another. Now, what would you consider Itldgeley values chiefly in this placer' "It would be hard to make a choice." Anson moved to a small table wlilcb was a maaterplece of buhl snd ormolu work. On lis surface of Intricate In lay stood a glass globe, snd In tlie globe was a little stuffed bird on a perch. "There Is ths gem of Illdgeley's col lection.'' Burns glanced from bis companion's face to tb modeet object sod bsck sguln, with a puttied expression. "Whstl Thalt Nonaenaer "8tlll, It Is an absolute fact so far SS Illdgeley's opinion goes." "Hut why In the name of all that's commonplace?" "If a nightingale!" "What of Itr "Why It died of a broken heart" "A broken heart T A laugh and a sinks of the head proclaimed Burn' disbelief In the ei planatlon. "You doubt such a thing la possi ble r "Oh. well, If yoa mean heart fall ore I may yield the point Hut an ac tual heartbreak" "I mean sn actual broken heart," retorted Anson. "There are caaes on record Porter and the leaping tuna fiah, for example; You Sinew Porter? No; welt, he wss a wonderfully keen fisherman.. He would go anywhere for sport of that kind, down to the West Indies or out to the Pacific coast It wss on one of his expeditions to the lsst ground ha booked a monster leap Ing tuna that tugged on the line for seven hours. The strength and endur ance of that fiah wss marvelous. It pretty well exbsusted Porter and bis companions. Finally Jutt as they were about to gaff the tuna. It mad a supreme effort and broke the swivel. Porter felt eur the fiih bad escaped, but presently It rose to the surface, fins up, stone dead. When cut open Its heart was found to have been ac tually broken by that laat supreme struggle." Ilurns smiled Indulgently. "Well," ha said, "granted that an actual broken heart Is possible tn a fish, It would hardly add to a little bird's vslue In a collection of this kind, snd besides what baa It got to do with Itldgeley remaining a bachelor T "Everything,' replied Anson. "I'll tell you. A casus) acquaintance would probably not regard Itldgeley ss a man of much sentlineut Hut be bid his romance, and a mighty flue girl ah was upon whom be fastened his affection. I don't know exactly what Interposed to halt the marriage, but for some reston It was at any rata temporarily suspended. "Then Itldgeley went off on his wan derings to out-of-the-way places, col lecting all these things, and for a year disappeared entirely In Central Asia. A vague report cam to hand that ha had been murdered by caravan robbers, though according to Illdgeley's account his plight wss no more dee perst thsn being out of touch with telegraph wires. "Finally ha made for Persia, and turned up In Shlras at a time when a rather curious contest was In prog ress. ' It sppesred that ths Indolent Inhabitant of that decadent city of poetic fame had scrambled from the dust and were beating ench other over the head In angry recrimination re garding the rival merits or three sing ing nightingales. Ths three nightin gales were respectively the proierty of three cafes, each car endeavoring to win exclustv patronage by ths vole of Its feathered songster, In Persia tht nightingale taking tht place of Irfgh-prlccd prima donnas with us. "At the caravanserai where Itldgeley lodged, be fell Into the company of sn Englishman and sn Australian. Very shortly the spirit of the contest took bold of them, snd sfter visits to the three cafes, they became strong par tisans.. Itldgeley stoutly maintained that th bird he numed Madam Ne braika, after hi state, could give th other two long odds ss a prims donna. With equal Insistence the Englishman and th Auetrallun stood by their fa vorites, calling them Madame London! and Madame Dydns respectively. "Heretofore the three birds had not tested their vocal powers In each oth er's presence, and by,thls plan Itldge ley proposed to settle the question of superiority for sll time. Hence It wss to tb Cafe of the itose that th bird were brought In covered cages, etcli cage -being suspended from the roof sbove a pool of clear water occupying the center of the paved floor. "As public Interest In tb nightin gale contest had ruu to the touch of dagger hilt when two men passed In the street the stone bench around th walls wss parked with cut-throat-look-ing figures, while th narrow bazar outside and the little garden of bloom ing ros bushes from which th cafe took Its sign were thronged with those unable to gain admittance. Kalysn mouthpiece went from hsnd to uuud with wagers offered snd taken, and tiny cups of black coffee were drained to the success of th backer favorite. "I'.y arrangement with th propri etor lot were drawn for the order of the contest, the selection fulling first tu I-ondont, then to Bydna, with the final effort reserved for Madam .Ne braska. "A silence of absorbed expectancy full upon the throng when th cover was removed from Londonl's cage. That little bird ruffled her plumsge. Implied around once or twice, took a firm grip on her perch, and putting oat her Hi rout, gave eipretslon to a few melodious notes. As it were, hsvlng gained her pitch, she set off with a eerles of trills which rose Ilk a foun tain tossing sprays of liquid gems Into the air. Higher and higher she sent her voice, until somewhere In th senltb of the ethereal blue she touched her top note, fell snd ros to It again, and then burst Into a rbspsody of song. When she ceased tapping her beak on the perch as If to challenge a better performance, grunts and ejaca latlona of approval brought down tb bouse after the Persian fashion. "8ydna followed much th sum method a tb first bird th night ingale singing schools In Persia being very similar In their course of tone production, etc. but as sb reached higher note thsn her rival, tht Aus tralian grinned triumphantly upon the Englishman. "Then Nebraska wss uncovered. But Instead , of the little bird being found fluttering with restrained eager ness on ber perch, the audienc be held her sitting motionless on the wicker (belt tn th bottom of th cage. A murmur of adverse) com ment which ran around the stone bench prompted one of th attendants to recall tb public songster to a sens of ber duty with th tip of a wooden coffee stirrer. 8h gaxed around with ber bead like eyes al most In a dsted manner, preeently shook ber feathers In response to the encouraging word of ber trainer, and bopped bravely onto her perch. A moment of euapente followed. Ne braska waa evidently nerving herself to a auprem effort Presently ah spread ber wings, threw back ber head, opened her beak wide, and and from It ram forth a crescendo plaintive squawk." "A whatr ejaculated Burnt with astonishment "Just a squawk," repeated Anson. "Then sit toppled off her perch, back ward, dead Into th bottom of th cage.' "Dead Into th bottom of the cage I But bow did that happen r questioned Burns. "Sh died of a broken heart She simply couldn't rite to the occasion and beat those other birds. 8h knew It and thst wss th end of the great sloglngfest at 8hlras. e When th ex citement subsided, Itldgeley bought th deed bird and sent It to a local taxidermist to be stuffed. II showed Itldgeley th actual broken heart." "Ureal 8cottl" exclaimed Hum. "But but after all what has It got to do with BIdgeley's lov affair?" "Just this," explained Anson In a lower tone, "It wss a curious coin cidence, but lildguley subsequently discovered that little bird died about th asm Urn as bis sweetheart in tht L'nlted 8tates. It wa said sh also cam to her end from a broken heart, owing to Illdgeley's long sbsenct and tht report that ht bad been killed by caravan robbers. "Uushl" ht added, laying a warning finger on hi Hp and drawing Burn away from th buhl and ormolu table. "I hear Itldgeley' footsteps. Don't refer to th subject He I sensitive about It But now you know why be remain a bachelor, and regards th little stuffed bird as his chief treasure. You may argue that coincidences such as this prove nothing, but for all that they makt on tht majority of ns a lasting Impression. Hence In Itldge ley' mind th connection between th detd nlghtlngul and tht romanct of hi llf." "Hello, Itldgeley," h turned to greet their boat "Duma, here, la In tereiud In thote Afghan swords." Babbitt Again "no's the kind of fellow," remarked tht Man on tht Car, "who live a year In happy anticipation of. marching In a parsd." Toledo Blad. UNIFORM SYSTEM OF SIGNS IS ADOPTED (Prepare kr the Vtill.4 Suite Di.rtmDl f AaiioHitttre.) Th Joint board on Interstate high ways meeting st th United States bureau of public roads In Washington, D. C, adopted a system of Interstate roads snd a terht of standard danger, caution, direction and Informational sign which It will recommend for use In marking and signing ths systems selected." Tht system adopted will now be mspped and as promptly as possible a full report will be msd to th sec retary of agriculture by whom the board, was appointed lsst February. Tht selected route will be num bered In accordance with a system to be evolved by a subcommittee of the board. Tbt standard routt marker will be typical United State shield painted white vu whUi will appear. In trt-v th nam of th appropriate atuie. Hie Initial "U. 8." and tb rout number. If possible th routt numbers will be limited to two digits for easy reading, and steps will be taken to prevent the use of the standard marker for any purpose other than for tbt marking of tht selected system of Interstate roads. Other standard signs adopted by tb board were is follows: A whit shield In smaller sizt than tht routt marker on which will be printed tht letters B or L as a precautionary warning on the ap proach of curve or turn In tb route. A similar sign with th addi tion of an arrow pointing in th proper direction will b posted Immediately at the turn. A circular sign 24 Inches In diameter with a yellow background and bearing th familiar railroad cross In blsck with th letter "It R" also In black In tb upper qusdrant has been adopted for net at railroad grade crossings In all state In which exist ing laws permit the osa of such a sign ; and tbt board recommends thst the est of tht sign be authorised by suit able Icglslstlon In all ststes. Th standard stop sign adopted la a regular octagon with th word "Stop" In black letter on a yellow back ground. Tb caution signs art diamond shaped with a yellow background on which are superimposed tb warning worda and symbols giving notice of runes, bills, loo gravel, etc, ahead. In addition to these csutionsry signs provision bss been made for tht use of "look" or "attention" signs to be used sparingly on spproschlng schools and other points at which caution may be necessary. These signs will bt tqusr with a yellow bsckground and black letter. In the (election of colors and ahapea th board has been guided by the prin ciple that aU signs Indicating tht necessity for any degree of caution will be yellow. Tht degree of caution required will bt Indicated by the abapt of tbt signs as well as by the words snd symMs on them. Thus a round sign will ulways Indlcstt a rail road crossing; an octagonal sign will Indicate positive danger and will call for a complete stop; a diamond shsped sign will be equivalent to a command to proceed 1th caution ; and a square, yellow sign will csll attention to tbt need for a lesser de-re of csutlon. In addition to tht warning snd cau tionary signs, standards were also adopted tor various forms of Informa tional and directional signs, all of which art to bt rectsngulsr In form and to have a whltt background with black letters. With respect to luminous signs tht action of tht board at Its April meet ing remains unchanged. The colors approved art red for danger or stop, yellow for csutlon, and green to In dies te "Go." Good Roads Notes Washington la to spend $17,000,000 on roads, not to mention tht upkeep of fence. e e e Penntylvsnla plsns to build a spe cial commercial highway between Chester and Philadelphia to accommo date heavy trucking. It will almost parallel th existing road between these cities. see Motor vehicle produced during June In tht United State and Canada to taled 402,008, according to the Depart ment of Commerce. Of theft, 350,557 passenger cars and 80,000 trucks were made In tht United States and 14.240 passenger cars and 1,704 trucks In Canada. In June, 1024, this country produced 214,322 psssenger cars and 28.117 trucks, see Pennsylvania's system of whitewash ing pole along highway route ha been adopted by several other states, ss It Is s safeguard In night driving. During 1024 the highway department whitewashed 810,200 pole. e e Th first paved road In th United States I In Alexandria, Va. Tht atonea used were brought as ballast In ships from Europt and were laid by Hessian prisoners during the years of tht. American Revolution. Tht old pavement la bordered h shad tree, PHRTI A Kin A Ral-llMjr Portland. OreZOn. " Better Franklin Service-Storage and General Repairing ANDERSON & RICE, 404 A New Fad Perhaps. We sometimes have to go outside of our own door to learn what is going on inside. Thus from Canada we get tht Information that the latest Ameri can fad Is the sending of engraved cards announcing the sender divorce, An example given runs thus: "Mrs. John Henry Howard la pleased to announce Her husband, John Henry, Is given the bounce." Boston Transcript. Record Hailstones. The maximum possible sizt of hsll Mt .iRs r-'-u t b roaltlvely stated, but stones lai'tr Di.m a man's fist and weighing more than a pound have several times be -n reported. During a hall.':tora In l.utal, on April 17, 1S74, stones fell that weighted one and one- half pounds. Hailstones 14 Inches In circumference fell In New South Wales in February, 1847. Needed Compass Change. The United States Geological surrey says that a compass should be changed about one degree every 20 years. This change is necessary, as the magnlc pole toward which the needle of a com pass point and tht North pole art not the same. The magnetic pole ahifts, and therefore the change must be made In the compass to make op for the shift of the magnetic pole. Also a Counter Irritant. A feminine newspaper writer says no two people can live together In matrimony without friction and with out getting on each other's nerves. But people must marry, and some of tbem must live together, friction or no friction, nerves or no nerves. It seem to as that nnder such circum stances children are not only a great help, but necessary. Houston, Post Dispatch. Growth of Post Office. Benjamin Franklin was tht first head of the postal system of the Unit ed States. When he took over the affairs of his office, there were 75 post offices, with an aggregate postal reve nue of $30,000 a year. Today we have more than 63,000 post offices and about 300,000 employees. Tht aggre gate revenue collected and expended amounts to about S00,000,00O annu ally. 8eli-Help. Self-help Is a great virtue, provided one only helps oneself to a fair share. The Ideal of Independence Is to ac quire as little service as possible from others, while being ready to give to others as much service as Ilea with in one's capacity. Drive Awsy Mice. It a trap, or the best remedy, a cat. Is objected to In ridding a house of mice, try plugging the mouseholes with bits of sponge or cotton wool satur ated with oil of peppermint, and sprinkle the oil in places frequented by the pests. Facts About Ant. Tht brain of an ant Is about the site of the head of a darning needle. These Insects live from eight to ten years as a general rule, although specimens In captivity have been known to reach the age of fifteen. Chlnets vs. English. Throughout tht world more than twice as many peoplt speak Chinese as English. Defy Approach of Age. Robert Louis Stevenson gives good advice when he says: "Cling to your youth; It Is an artist's stock In trade; do not give up that you art aglne and you won't age." The Greater Deed. He who sows the ground with care and dllllgance acquires a greater store of religious merit than ha could gain by the repetition of ten thousands prayers. Zoroaster, Qualities That Live. The best portion of a good man's life his little, nameless, unremember ed acts of kindness and love. Words worth. Wisdom ef Maturity. A we grow older wt doubt the wis dom of working hard to let the cbll dren have an easier timet Birming ham News. Devil's Food. If you throw crumbs on tht fire you are feoding tht dovll. Old Froverb. OFFERS A MARKET FOR YnilR Punniirc as w w a ft IWaV X Veft-a tfllinrifll I r ninrrn m iiin 3v AuutiiLLc rnuiu-rLATo Compleli Change Saturday . IJ..L. tir-.l. A - . " huuiib, wee oRv maiinee auc; Evening, 85c. Continous 1 to 11 p. m. Children 10 cents all times Kltiaibn' K700 Portland, Ore Hart 8li.it Ninth cut f.;Vi'er; & flr,.l les.cns Clark Bros, Fieri, ta, 117 Vorrtioa St WE BUY Hides, Pelts, Wool, Mohair, Tallow, Cascara Bark Horse Hair. Send w your hipmenta. W. mil yen cluck the mmm dajr w receive toula. Portland Hide a Wool Co. in saw wool sans, rsrruss, imsss. New Fluff Rtigs Mad From Old Carpets "Wear Like Iron." Deal Dtrwt with th Manufacturer. Abeolott 8.tfacUoii Guarantaal. 8a4 ia You aU tortel or Wrlu for prim WESTERN FLUFF BUO COMPANY. SMS Unto. AnaM Nor. Portland. Onto) DECIDE NOW about 1926 CHICKS Our Acrreditrd t'hkua tor will t b-tt-r than evr. Kva-rythlnK Indicate a bis d.nianrl. Cet In touch wlin ua now to ar-cur the lowest prlrea. 1Mb .ucceanful year. QUEEN 1 IATC1 IE R.Y- Jnv Todd Q irr.AvtHul tlATTkl Simultaneous Ideas. Darwin originated the natural se lection theory of evolution, so far aa he himself was concerned, but It la a curious fact that by an extraordi nary coincidence Alfred Rusoel Wal lace formulated the same theory at the very same time of ita utterance by Darwin. Both men published ar ticles presenting this theory In tht same number of tht Journal of tht Linnaean society In lSSS. High Englnt Speed. The highest engine revolution known is alleged to have been reached by a new design of internal spindle grind stone used to grind cylinders. The shaft revolves 80,000 times a minute. Hermit Crab's Protection. The hermit crab, says Nature Mag- axine, protect itself by Inserting its abdomen into some empty shell which it carries about la all of Its wander ings. Much Msrcury from Spain. More than one-fourth the world's to tal output of mercury comes from the Monte Am lata mercury mines of Spain. The Testimony of Others TN my new book which may be had FREE upon request, on PILES and other Rectal and Colon dis orders, I have reproduced nearly 100 letters from among those received from my thousands of patients. These tell you frankly of their years of suffering of their trying home remedies and even opera tions, snd, finally, of their complete cur bymyNON-SLKCICALmethod. These ore trom eies and wean of every etaHoa. many of whom yow stay know. You will Icara by reaUInt this Rook why I can Si v. t WK1TTKN CliAKAN I KK to curt your Plk. or return your Im. i DEAN. M.D..Inc PORtlANO Officii; SEATTLE OFflCCi: Or n.n Builrtino Sot SIX Shak Bil4if STMAMtj-MAIN IJTM ANO PINtT You Want a Good Position Very well Take the Aorountaaer ant Bualnena Uajiaaement, Private geretaeW ii. Calculator, Comptomatar, atonoarav" phlc, Penmanehla, UT CeeaaaertM T ee.ee. ra' Court at Behnke-Walker The foremoat Bualnaea Colter of th Northweat which h.a won mors Accuraey Awarda and Gold atrxlala than any othor tchool In America, fend for tur rVueroae Cataloc. Fourth Street nrar atortiaeav Portland, Or. I.aac M WalkerL Pro. ROOT AND HERB REMEDIES If taken In time, prermt oprr atlona fur 1 & Catarrh, Aalhma l.ui. Throat, lim, Ki.lrwy. Khumeliwn, Bluui. ' order- Blaridw Troubloa, The C. CeeWo RcfneiHrj ara ... :. Imrmlcu, a no druse or poJmmi are UMd. umiNiMd ol Ihe chob Ml modi ndharl lidnal 1 rnota. hrrha tHHU hark, fcmoorlrU by ua l from far away rttWrtUl coon- 1 1 11 trial. L.U or Write fur Ink C Gee Wo Chinese Medicine Co. Nrw UotlkKr-2a?H AJuw St., S, W. Cor. Tha-d. Portland? Ore. KatoblLhol 11 Ywntn HonUwid P. N. U. No. 41, 12S fix
