The Ione independent., November 27, 1925, Image 4

Cuckoo' $ Queer Conduct
Due 'o Bis Appctiii
The hnlilt of the Kurojwnn ouok
of laying Iti r;.; In uthor tlr:.-
nests mul thus f listing (lie car of I:n
.voting upon unwilling foster puroii w
U not aa unnati.;ul its It has lie n
slvrn the dlwrr.'.t for helns, nrroi I
tin; lo IVH-tor Ihilmy, lltinwrlnn i.
oiugiat.
loctor Dobny j" 'Ms out throe fai'.s
that may help to 4pluln the nuki '
pwutlHr conittiot
Klrst, the curkiM Is a grwit et r.
He devours hum'rnls of Insert unit
worms In a flay. This forces hhn to
It a great hunter, wnstantl.v on tl e
move. He would proltahly he krit
on short rations If he ami his ma:o
had to stay close to a nesi, not lo
mention the tV''iiHy of gettli n j
enoueh luUlliioiml fund for a lutn:.y
family. i
Seenml, Mrs. Cuckoo Is stroitjj'y j
ugiiinst rare suicide. She lays fro it
20 to 25 ecus In a season, us ns-.vln t I
a modest six or ten, produced by olh v
birds. No hlrds going, no matter ho.v I
Industrious, could feed a family 111 e
that, Potter make orphans of thet i.
and trust to providence and the botiu'y
of similiter.
Finally, no bird ever sits until si e
has laid her whole clutch" of eegt.
If the cuckoo waited until all her ret
were laid, the first ones would !;
spoiled before the last were produced
mid ahe was ready to Incubate thet t.
It appears, therefore, Doctor policy
concludes, that the apparently heart
less behavior of the cuckoo Is the only
practical method open to provide f r
the continued existence of the cuckoo
species. Kansas City Star,
'--Little - : "
CUT-PRICE COMPETITION
BULL'S EYE
Editor and General Mannqtr
WILL ROGERS
Wife The price of the alarm clock
was 1.M, but I got a discount, lo It
only cost me t8 cents.
Husband Yes, but you know very
well you could have got the tame
thing nt Itrown's for 75 cents.
Wife That may be, hut then
Itroun's wouldn't hate, takeu anything
off. Good Hardware.
Dio genet and Hit Lantern
"How tlo you use a lantern lit y"our
I aoarch for an honest manJ" asked tht
j. cltlxen.
j "1 lend It to a man," answered PI
: oienes; "and If he returns It t know
' he's one In ten thousand. Tou aee,
j the lantern test la the best available,
i The umbrella hat not yet been In-
I vented."
Stove't Cone Out
"Please, mum, the stove's goue out
"No, Nora, you don't mean the atova.
You mean the lire' out."
"Indade I don't. The Installment
men jlst enme an' got the range 1"
Device Clears Spray
From Ship's Looltoa.
One of the most responsible posi
tions in the world Is that of the man
on the bridge directing the course i"
a great ship. For him, clear, certnl i
and unobstructed vision Is Imperntlv
at all times, and especially sn In a
driving storm when sight Is most dllll
cult. His eyes must be protected
he looks out, and a clear sheet of gins'
la the obvious suggestion. Hut rttlii
and spray and snow drive against th'
glass and accumulate upon It. and tht
most constant wiping of the surface,
even by the most untiring mei hi itlcnl
devices, la often of little avail. Sud
denly and quite recently there ha'
come solution of this perplexity and.
as usual, a very simple one. A pol
ished glass disk, rotated by an electric
motor at such a speed that nothing
can be deposited on It that will art
here for an Instant. Is the solution of
the problem. The device Is being man
0 furl tired by a responsible F.nvlish
ft nu and distributed on both sides ol
the Atlantic. Compressed Air Mnttn-line.
Sharp-Eyed Blind Man
Old l.a ly Now w here did that qosr
ter drop that I was going to glv to
the poor blind man?
I'oor Hllnd Man There It Is, lady,
right by your foot.
WOULD, NO DOUBT
G route Moore in Scotia
Scotland's grouse moors were recently
opened to hunters. I'hlladelphiiino
were among those leasing a moor. The
Hrltisli grouse should really be styled
ptarmigan. The chief difference bo
tween It and the ordinary grue Is
that the toes are thickly feuthered.
When winter conies on the claws grow
long and tough, to enable It to scrap -awny
the Ice and snow of the northern
habitat and And Its food. The ptar
migan nest on the ground In the hnitb
er. or In thicket where these are to
t found. Their food comprises in
serts, berries. Buts and een le.ivra
they are not bard to sat!rfy. I.-tying
brown eggs, highly mottled with black
the ptarmigan when winter come? as
smile a protective hue of while In
place of summer's defensive coloration
of reddish brown. Their tlomestlt
linblts are exemplary, for they are
monogamous, nor does the male strut
al'out In a vain parade of his pace
ar.d his feathers for the admiration of
the fetnaie of the species.
Nulywed Wby not hav split peas
for dinner?
Wlfle So we might But er
wouldn't It take a loug time to split
the peas?
The Motoritt't Lament
jt si) sad wcrda
Of ton nut or pn
The nuflilvit sr theto:
It s fiat us-iil.
A Slam
Landlord (of the Sonkem hotel)
When a poor fellow asks for a night's
lodging I Invariably take him In.
JleCaustlc Then you treat him Ilka
a regular guest. Huston Transcript
The Zac;Lce
Jennie lint. Hill, I can't marry yon
just now. If I did I'd have to glva
up my Job, and I'm making $17 a
week.
11:11 No. dear, I wouldn't think of
nxUn' you to do that I'm only get
tin' $15 a week I'll give up mine.
Human Note Imperfect
The human nose Is not perf'-ctly
trained and Its powers are not Wet
oped to the point of providing accurate
information when one depends on !!
power of smelling for guidance. In
fact, scientists say smelling is far the
most Imperfectly developed of the
senses. It Is vastly inferior to the
power of sight, as by sight the aver,
age Individual Is nble to Identify ninny
thousands of different articles i"l ! oti
Jectf. While If one tries the sen-e o'
mell on a dozen odors and perfume,
there will he a poor record made, and
many perfumes taken from known
flowers will be perfect stranger to in
human nose. Ohio State Journal.
Miteryf .
"1 like the springtime."
"Why?"
"Well, you see, I don't care for work
t any time, but It Is only In tha
print? that the attitude get any
i ipalliy."
NOT SO WONDERFUL
The Real Culprit
The duxk was gathering over the
little market town when Taiitinas Mac
I'hurson emerged from the inn door
cranked up his car, and, idlglitly over
shooting the mark, planted blmvi !
solemnly in the back scat. The wnlr!
ful village policeman approached u,.
and said In kindly tones: "Sim, T;:,
mas, ye'll need lo come out of licit
ye're nae lit to drive." "Mind -
aln business," was the rejoinder, in: '
then in magisterial tones Tiiiimicih pro
reeded: "It would suit ye belter I
catch the child that's stolen t:iy drlv
ing wheel." Argonaut.
mmm
Too Many Tricht
"Listen!" be said. "I've sient Hire
weeks teaching n girl how to ride i
bicycle. Three weeks I Talk about p:
tlence Job was n novice nt the gatie
And whut la my reward? I've Jtis
been to a mimic hall and"
"Seen the girl with unoiher fellow'.
"No I 'A thousand times wniMe!
law her on the stage. She's u Irh
O'cllat !" Tlt-Blti.
"pon't you think It's wonderful to
ee a mull with a wooden leg dance?"
"Not hen you see so many men
with wiHuleii head doing It."
Had Enough of Thote
The landlord hud at last agreed to
repaper several of tha rooms, "What
kind of paper would you like?' ha In
quired; "something with large Dg
lires?'' "Decidedly not I" answered the ten
ant. "They would be a constant re
minder of the'ront I have to pay."
r.ian and Woman Equal
Mrs. lieiiluiin Man and woman are
cqinil.
lietihatn Then how la It Hint, when
It takes nine tailor to make' a man,
It takes more dressmuker to make a
WOlllllll?
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Aisothsw fltillM Dttrham atlwrri)
Hr sitij erven '. and lrtdtnj
Aiucrkan lutmon.n Morctuuig.
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NOTICE
lliiilfitlt vovtriiif tstimnial exteim
am iroNiM-. )nx h vy of tht tity til
lout, (f ?(., lor licyrur til !'-.
I Aoti'i it hereby tfirrn thut on J'nrsiiJ'
the tint iluy uf Ihxritilier, nt the
lour of' N I' M , tlit Common OuihciV
ol the tity t' lone, thvfion, will mtct
at tlie roiiiu'' cluiiiilitD in sail tity,
Mm any tux i avrr of lout, tUroii, will
' he hcuit in .a nnit or itnitist tht la
1 levy s luien ..Itrriru .vttti: wlikh i
lirfn ircMiiei in acciiriunra iti
: ;irm i.m'oiih of vhnfitrr IIS ot tht ji'iieinl
I I.hhoI ttrtfiou, of ilK'l, showing an
I ii'iiiNtf ol tht amount ofmonty niv.ia
ry to lt i'ai'm' h.r (HiNdiin hy the City
lioscinment. In coirr the -cvw i.r. uf
' mi,l tity iii irg the turning ytnr, o,
' hhowing the orolmlile Jtttiplt ol mill
1 tity ,othtrth m hy tliitct tux iiiiiimic
' i mi ui ici.v ma I'toixi ty lor tht ytnr
hi'ti.
KXI'ENDITI'RES
Salakiks:
! Marsha' $1500.00
I RecorJci anJ Trcas 120.00
Int. rest t n P-oiiUs 1020.00
I Llccric l ower C38S.00
i M sctl iKOt.5, labor
i anJHiiulcs . 418.00
I .Total.. . $6416.52
run 65
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TiieWise Guy
and
Tire Clowii
A constant reader of my "Bull"
Durham Ads writes in and taysj
' "If there was another smoking To
bacco the equal of "'Dull" Dur
ham a lot of us would quit you nu
matter how much it cost. But h i
there is no equal at any price at wo
have all found out a: various times.
So we must hasten to tvrn the p'i:' i
and eroaa, witciicver we encounter
the CLOWN AJ of Will Roi-crs,
who istryinj to discredit the wirth
of the WORLD'S FAVOIUT':
See that Bird wrote this whole
Ad for me himself. He knocked
me but he boosted "Bull" Durham.
Me fell richt into my hands. In only
by the wisdom of our smart peopls
that ui CLOWNS and Fools are
allowed to ride in Limousines. Thry
say "The Lord protects the fool
ish,'' so, I am nestling riu'it under
his wing. So thanks Mr. Sma.t
Man, write us another Ad. It will
only cost you two cents
P. S. There will be another piece
here two wcclu from now. Look
for tt.
YOUR HANDS
Do most of your work. Why
neglect them when a bottle of
CreaM LotioN
will keep them fit.
23ct & 50ct
"Family ic $1.00 1 pint."
Manufactured and I'.ttarantccd
BY
Bullard's Pharmacy
The Kodak Filling Station
i:i:c;;;rT3
I.ljiht and water $3000. 00
Lccnccs Cii.OO
Kst mi tcJ Taxes 138(i.5:J
To-a! $6-116 52
It h estimated thut it will lie;
necessary io ra se I y taxation the
sum of $1."S( 52 as shown by the
above, afU.' d iiuclinjj receipts'
fr m otl er sources. ;
Ust t Ma on ;
.luvor
I'.. J. Hrislow i
J. II. Hrsn j
C. W. Kileie 1
i;. K.Lumlell
I' J Urn
W. S. Sn l h
Coancilmen
HSM MSI 4
Siate ot Ort iiim,
County of Mor
row 88. - !
We the undeis'Knetl, the duly
! appt it t-tl BmiKct Board uf lie
Icitv of lone OifKoti. tlo lifreliy
certify that u have exaininrd
the above b'ldttet fur (he cily of
lone, ami after such i xaminution j
believe that the amount t Ii t it in '
estimated is necessay, and that i
will rtq ine the same for the tt i
cal ytar of 1926 to finance the!
cily. !
Bud net Board;-
K. Knuelman
W. h Cochran
Ie llowt ll
John Fii riii
E'mer Griffith
W. E Buiiar i
AtU-ht:
F. H Hohinron
Recorder
Attgntioan Farmers
DON'T
Be Inconsiderate
With Yourself
When you come to know that your
fuel is almost gone.
It pays to investigate fuel prices at
THE FARMERS.
When you are in need of fuel at reas
onable pri' 'os-
See Us.
Farmer's Elevator Co.
lone, Oregon.
! C-MvX-. M MtHmtHMHOIIIMIlUM
YHU MY WIM $1,500
I' . ti trt t I Ni ctfif H tt v;J nut f th
MrcontiBJ m tti 4 "TOll-tT Nt.CLS
:-l 11,3" AlotalrjtJi.Tw IS CS I pft't
I dW4riJ to :oit,MtltQr In itl
(whir wo u iirit.iiN'i cosrrsT
SjnJ tun? fur clrtijltf inj fuUt. Allrcsi
I
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DURHAM
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111 Fifth Avenue, New York Clf;
Some Help
"I'lil tlio iir roiilly iId m nt
goml ?"
"Vi'. ninny plllillr nfM'iil i.ril put I; t,
the Imljll uf tiilMnu only four mlttiili '
Running to Form
"Come on, trnwl Vmi luivc to
Willi me," mild the CSrlin Ilfiiiii-V.
".Itift n minute," nrlil tin- fl'iinr
"I'll liHVu to I. IV ri':i (I .'ft."
Studlout
Tim Votinu Man I r-iid yutir t!ntii,'!i
ter Ilka ti IkioIi,
Ili-r Kndier So tlnit's wliy ymi liuld
her In vmir Inp7 I'r'itri'nlvp tlnii'ir.
A Good Timj
To Subscribe
for the Inde
pendent is
-NOW-
The Point of View
Hull Whnl ixtruvitr;:.n'i'! Vmi
Inn Itiitii in iiiii I -li tlmt inn' iln i .
U'lIV lilt, mi, I liiivt'ii'l. I've nr
une ilivHH in imili'li tin' tii Ihiih.
Exteinlon of Vsllowstont Park Plinntd
WlltiKton, D. C Aildltlon of mors
tlmn 300,000 aores to tha Vellowstoni
Nntlonul purk has been aurned on by
President Conlldge's apnclul recrea
tion committee and congrens will b
BHked to approve changos In tha boun
daries of this and three other nntlonul
parks along new lines, Secretary ol
tha Interior Work announced,
HOW'S THIS? .
ITATX'S CATAIIIIH MKIIH'INB will
do what wa claim for tt rlil your nynt.m
of Catarrh or LiMfnufs cautd by
Catarrh.
MALIf CATAHRH MRniriN) eon.
flita of an Ointment whlrrt gulrkly
lulttvcs tha eatKrrhal Inflammation, ai.4
th Intarnal Msdlrlna, a Tonio, will, h
ats throunh th. Iilood on th Murona
turfacaa, thus restoring normal eondi
tlona. Bold br drugglata for ovar 40 Tars,
T, 3, Chanty Co., Tolado. Ohio.
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iff kdg
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"Kodak on the Fani" free but worth
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