r MORINi'S ORINOCO CUCKOOS By E. P. POWER (M) Ul lliart Slory rut. Cs. A SMALL round labia supporting a wicker cage Hood In Hi y,nil(lille of tb stag, snd lnld (tit rug wer thre bird, about Ui six of pigeons and of bluish Milt color, On lh program Uiejr war mentioned t "Murlnt'i Orinoco Cuckoos," aud th audience watched tbm attentively. Mortal's widely id artlsed bird act had been iwltd wltli eager anticipation t tti Co lumbia. i On man In tli great audience was particularly Interested. Tbla wm Pro fessor Murray, th fuuious ornitholo gist, who occupied a front seat In lb orcbaatra circle. II knew that all au thorities agreed that tli Orinoco cuckoo could not b trained, or ven domesticated, rat Hi announcement tatad that th thru bird would per form feats that would be Impossible for even a trained canary. Th pro feaeor waa In a alui of evident es ltement aa b awultad th sppearence f th bird trainer. Morlnl aoon mad bli entrance. II wee amall, dapper man, wearing aver bla evening drea a looae lover aa coat and carrying In bla band mall gilt wand, which be twirled awk wardly aa ha atepped to the footllgbta to addreaa th waiting audience. ! UL ipeecb waa brief, but to tb point 11 explained that be bad suc ceeded, after month of labortou work, la aruualng th reasoning fee IllUe of th litre bird ao that ha could control their flight by word. They would fly lu any direction tb udlenco wished and com back to Blm at bla call. i They are known aa tb Orinoco cuckoo," h added, smiling aa b moved toward th cage, "but I call tbem th boomerang bird because they a) way com back to nie." Opening th cage, be placed on of Ui Uire on tb wand and napped to tb footlights, tli cuckoo remaining (terfectly quiet Tb audleoc now aw tbat Ui bird carried upon It tireaat bright heart ehaped medal Suspended from thin chain placed round It neck, Morlul explained tbat Ui threw performer ware ao Ilk tbat b bad adopted tbla method of dlitlugulahliig them (part each Dedal bearing a different number. "Now," continued th bird trainer, 1 want someone to aay In what direc tion b would Uk bird Dumber on to fly. ; Tbero waa alienee for a moment, tad then boy la th gallery ahouted; "Aw, aend him up her to mo an' pen get blm back If youae kin." t A laogb ran through th audience. knd Morlnl, auilllng pleaaantly, genUy oaed th cuckoo from bl wand and, pointing at th boy In tb gallery, called out : "r ly up there." t The order bid scarcely been gl'en "When th bird flew alowly but directly toward th youngster. With- out- tretched neck and Mpreaalon of astonishment Ui audience noted lu Bight Her waa a phenomenon that Ihey bad never wltneaaed before. Tb bird wa obeying verbal Inatructlona In a way that aniaied th moat In different I Wben th cuckoo waa within a few jfeet of Ui boy' outstretched band Mortal called aharply: "Stop I" In stsntly th bird paused In It flight and remained suspended on beating (wtnga. It waa evident to th aston ished spectators that It ws entirely Cider tb control of It owner. After cuckoo fluttered In thl position for a few seconds, Morlnl commanded, Km back," aud th audience ro ved new evidence of th bird's In telligence. It turned Instantly and, Dying awlftly back to the ataga alight- d on the wand held out to It Professor Murray thought rapidly bile th audience applauded, Mortal had accomplished Ui marvelous. With apparent ena b bad performed eome- tfelng that every authority on bird llf bad pronounced Impossible. Text books on ornithology were being blown to the wind by th action of th llttl man In tb Inverness overcoat I Th other two bird even excelled (the performanc of the one tbat bad flown to th gallery. They started, wheeled, paused, circled and returned, ja llorlnl repeated th wishes of tb Uudlence, who tested th obedience lot Uie cuckooe In every possible way, Morlnl himself -never suggested In fwhat direction they should fly be bras simply the mouthpiece of hit as tonished spectators. At 1'rofeaior Murray's own suggestion on of th flrds bad com to him and alighted on Is shoulder, and the miracle appeared jreaiar man ever, I The professor left th theater pon Serin g deeply. Tb performanc waa marvelous on. lie bad wltneaaed Momethlng that all bis knowledge and experience bad led blm to believe was hmpoastble, and be did not feel com fortable at finding hi preconceived Ideas shattered. On the following evening Professor Murray, armed with an opera glass, never kept bla eyes oft the birds and their trainer, but he did not discover Ithe allghleat evidence of trickery. His Incredulous mind had caused him to particularly watch the wand, but this slight suggestion of fraud waa lawept away when Morlnl In the final stage of the act, entirely discarded the little gilt rod, lifted the birds from their cage with bis hand, and directed their flight with i finger. In the weeks that followed the Ori noco cuckoos sdded nightly to their fame. Other ornithologists betides Murray came to witness and wonder, but although the doings of Morlnl were opposed to ell their teachings they could not explain th mvstery. Wbll Insisting tliut th cuckoo could not be trained to understand human speech, they were forced In the next breath to admit that Morlnl bad ac complished the miraculous. Professor Murray sought the ac quaintance of the little man at the Columbia, but Uie latter bad no Infor mation to give beyond that which be nightly Imparted to bis big sudiences. Every attempt to probe the means by which he obtained the strange power over the cuckooe was met with the one reply that It was only by months of arduous labor that be bad made the birds obey bis commands. The statements of ornithologists the little man met with smiles, tie was com bating arguments wltb acta, and Mur ray recogulaed tbat Morlnl bad the advantage. The Orinoco cuckooe were begin ning their seventh week at the Colum bia when rrofeeaor Murray, still brooding over the unsolved mystery, received word tbat bla friend, Doc tor Alfred Parraday, the noted ecleo tlat bad that day arrived unexpect edly from Paris. With this mes sage came an Inspiration. He would. without commenting upon the mys terious performance, Invite the dis tinguished Frenchman to wltneaa It In Ui bope that bis eye or brain might suggest tb solution of Ui seeming bewitchment of Uie birds. Eight o'clock found Uie two at the Columbia. The curtain rose, and Mo rlnl bad not reached th footllghu when Parraday slsrted violently and gripped Uie arm of bla companion. Come with me," be whispered ex citedly, and fairly pulled Murray toward Uie door. Upon reaching the foyer be demanded, trembling wltb agitation, that a policeman b sum moned. In company with th officer the two men made their way to th rear of th ataga, where they awaited th conclusion of Morlnl' act As U bird trainer, atlll bowing to tb ap plauding bouse, Hepped behind Ui scene, b collided wltb th trio. "Ar rest tbat man," cried Parraday. "U was my valet and I have searched Ka roo to find blm." Aa the officer stepped forwsrd Uie excited doctor continued: "I Invented an electric battery that so controls Uie wavea of magnetic force ea to move a metal lic object at will within a radius of thousand feet Tbla scoundrel stole the battery and by Its aid controls Uie flight of these birds. Ula wand or Anger ring Is attached to Uie bat tery, which be carrlea concealed under bla coat and Uie metal disks attached to the birds establish Uie connection." And Urns It came to paaa that oa that eventful evening the Orinoco cuckoos regained their liberty while their master lost bis I Fat Mocked Dealer in Alligator Hide A few year ago a young builneas man from Philadelphia made the trip op the Magdalena river and taw what be deemed to be a fortune In alligators. The river awarma with tbem, which la one reason why ao traveler tries to swim or wade ashore when the boat Is Impeded. Tbs Philadelphia!!, to while away the time which hie ateamboat lost on on ahoal after another, got busy with pad and pencil and calcu lated hi future profits la alligator akin at the prevailing market rate. Ultimately, when be got ashore be turned alligator farmer and devoted a year to It Tb alligators cost him nothing. Al ligator hunters were cheap and expert and plentiful. A professions! tanner was bis main expanse. At tb end of a year lie bad thousands of hides ready to ahlp and tb gratitude of all Colom bia for the number of alligators he bad removed from Uie state and Uie people. But no one, so far in IU history, ever fonnd wealth In Uie River of Tempera ment Just when Uie Joyous Phlla delphlan was ready to ahlp bis bides to the United Btates, Unci Bam passed a law denying entrance by Im port to hldra from certain territories aupposad to be fever Impregnated, the Magdalena delta among them. All the Phlladelphlan ever got out of his en terprise waa experience and the aame fever which had afflicted the alligators never turned Into money, VmbrMat Long In Uie A New Jersey man batlevee that be holda the world'a record for the length of time anyone baa kept one umbrella. He has bad bla for 43 yeara, and baa carried It with htm more than 000,000 miles In 110 different countries. It hs probably never occurred to him that the time he baa spent In looking after It woutd have bought blm at least 16 new ones. Besides, he doesn't hold the record. We know a man In Bos ton who has bad the aame umbrella for 00 years. The ribs are of whale bone, and It Is so large and heavy that only a very strong man could ateal It, and so homely that no on wonld want to. Youth's Companion. Boy Given Opportunity Evry boy In Alabama baa oppor tunity to equip himself wltb aa educa tion and to becom self supporting, for th boy of limited means and la such financial rlrcumstsnc as to re quire blm to become a quick producer, the ststs bos established the Alabama school of tradea and Industries, a state-endowed Institution to train craftaman. Added to craftsmsnsblp will be such cultural advantages as map be speedily absorbed. ! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 H 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 Mil- Eleanor Boardman 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 This Is the latest picture of hand eome Eleanor Boardman, the well known "movie" star, who advltea the too fat or to lean to go en a milk diet either one will profit by euch diet, aaeerU this popular feature play er, who ha been seen In many pleas ing pictures. O "What's in a Name?" By MILDRED MARSHALL farts about yoar earn: Mi matory; wmn; whanc II waa darrrad: ataance; yew tacky y. Ivcfcy kwel MONICA MONICA la not nearly aa popular a name as It deserves to be. Not only has It beauty of sound and air liifkanre, but a strikingly Interesting history, as well, it cornea to us si moat direct from the Spanish, but Is nevertheless regarded as an Kngllsh name and Is dm ire popular In Kngland than In Ita native country. Many a golden-haired, blue-eyed Kngllsh g'ri bears the name Brat need to dealgnute a raven-tressed, red-lipped, coquette of Bps In. Monica la thought to hnve Ita earll eat origin with the Greek term "doino," meaning "to rale." Dominica la a dl rert offspring of thla word and there have been 8alnta Dominica, iHunlngo and Domlnlco, without number. One holy man by that name, who la asso ciated with the Inquisition, bad name akea In all the Honianlat lands, and th feminine of thl popular title came to be officially Iomenlca; for ahort Menlra. The mother of Ralnt Augustine waa the first to be called Monica. Borne etyninloglnte even Relieve that her name ahould be classified a one com big directly from the Latin verb "moneo," meaning "to advise," but the consensus of opinion la that Monica waa evolved In the manner aforemon Uoned. Monica la also a favorite In Prance and the peasantry call It Mon Ique, Moncha Is the Irish form. The emerald la Monica's tallsmaiilc gem. It la believed to bestow upon her the gift of foretelling or sensing future events. 8be will have espe cially keen perception when she wears the Jewel and will be guarded against deceit Wedneaday la her lucky day and 1 her lucky number. ( r WkMln eradicate.) O kr MeClurs Nawapaper BradlMte.) O Modern Wanderlust - There la little cause for alarm over the Increasing number of erhoolhoy hoboea, aald the principal of a subur ban high school recently. Present day ease of transportation has made It possible for the modern hoy to wan der further In Uie same length of time. The boy of twenty yeara ago waa con tent to go camping In the bark lot be cause It was Impossible for lilm to travel further. Hut boys nowaday bsv shared in th matur contempt for distance and frequently travel hundred miles, begging rldea on the highways. Just to go fishing or ramp Ing out for a few days. Detroit News. i'-. ' . ' v r-V ft. ... " . ',' ; v. ' ' l I '111 i - - ' --- '--J PRIZI CATTLI PAY DEARLY FOR GLORY Chicago, 111. Kings of the barnyard Friday paid th price of glory when they, went under the hammer at the International Livestock Exposition. Many of the blue-ribbon holder will b converted Into Chrlstmaa beef. Man Jongg, champion steer of th show and owned by th Iowa But college, brought $3 a pound, a total of 14680, the highest price ever paid for a grand champion. The Aberdeen Angus was purchased for tb Blltmor hotel, New York. More than a doxen leading Amer ican botela participated In the bid ding. The best previous price paid for a champion stoer waa 12.62. The ani mal will be ahlpped to New York and' exhibited before being slaughtered. Another record-breaking price was paid for the prise carload of cattle, also Aberdeen-Angus, wben 15 bead sold for 43 cents a pound, bringing 16772 60. The cattle were bought by the New Palmer Houae, Chicago. King of the Fairies, prize-winning shorthorn bull owned by tbe Prince of Walea, waa sold for $1050 to Prank C. Baker of Kansaa City, Mo. AUTO MISHAPS CLIMB TO 22,312 FOR 12S There were 22,312 traffic accldenU in Portland during tbe fiscal year end ing November 20, and a toUl of 3E deaths from automobile accidents, ac cording to figures complied by the record bureau at central police sta tion. Of Uie 3S deatba It were due to drunken drlvera. The total of 22,312 accldenU for 1926 U an Increase of 2462 over 1924, when 11,3(0 accldenU were reported. While the number of accdienu increas ed perceptibly, tbe number of deaths from these accldenU bas remained practically stationary for the laat four years. There were 26 deaths In 1922, 34 in 1J23 and S3 In 1924. Millions Lest In Blaze. Council Bluffs. la. Property dam age of nearly 1,000,000 was caused and two persons seriously Injured by a fire which swept one block of Coun cil Bluffs' business district early Thurs day. The fire aUrted from aa explosion of a defective boiler la the basement of the ContinenUI Furniture company. and before It could be put nnder con trol had destroyed nine buslneaa build tnga, a hotel, and left SO bnalneaa and professional men without offices and equipment Qreeee Ordered to Pay. Geneva. The league of nations com mission, which Inquired Into tbe re cent Greco-Bulgarlan frontier Incident flnda that Greece ahonld pay Bulgaria 20.000.000 Jeva (about 1144.000) dam agea. Tbe commleaion decided to recommend that Cisece ahould pay Bulgaria an additional 10,000,000 leva (about 173,000) for the loaa of Uvea, for tbe wounded, for tbe loas of work ing days and for the coat of military measures by Bulgaria. Melons Yet Ripening. Cottage Grove. Or. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Peek of this place report having picked a ripe watermelon from their garden for Thankaglving dinner and having othera ripening for Cbrlatmaa, They are of the Ice cream variety. Raspberry bushes la protected posi tions are reported bearing a second crop and are heavily laden with green berries. Greatest Used Truck Sale In History. We are selling every one of our stock of used trucks at unheard of prloea. Now la the time to buy If you need or are going to need equipment of any kind. All makee, atsea and pricea. Terms to suit Macks, Fords, Whites, Packards, Pierce Arrows, CMC's, Federals, Republics, More- lands, Kleiners, etc. to t tona for any kind of work. Phone, wire or write. Phone, EAat 1428. MACK TRUCK COMPANY, 286 Oregon St., Portland, Ore. Adv. Mayor Brown Appeals. Seattle, Wash. Mayor EL J. Brown late Saturday tiled a petition In supe rior court demanding that attacks on his administration bs deleted from the grand report The Rev. Ambrose Bail ey baa 2600 petitions for Brown'a re call In circulation. Topic of hie ser mon In the First Baptist church Sun day night was "Can advertising den tistry cure political halltoaia in Se attle V Brown owna a dental office. Nothing Gets to Wast. Dried rabbit skins are used for tbe manufacture of felt hats. No part of the skla Is wasted the fur goes to bat factorlea, while the skins, reduc ed to shreds by the fur-clipping pro cess, are made into glue, and the overhalr and waste underfur are dis posed of to manufacturers of ferti liser. n-e Sui dsj destioyed three of the largest business blocks In Portsmouth, Ohio. Tbe loss was estimated at more than half a million dollars. PORTI AN!"! 1 VI A LaIALVLJ Portland, Oregon. Fleet Gae Tip. The flrat gaa pipes were gun bar rels, soldered together, Tbe lighted gas flared from th end and one day the gas tip developed by accident. Murdock wanted to stop the flow of gas and used his wife's thimble. The top of tbe thimble was full of boles through which the gaa escaped. It gave a much whiter, brighter light this way and the old open flame burn er thua came into being. Tree Surgeons Advance. Tree surgery Is making marked ad vances. Many of the professionals In the business are discarding tbe con crete and cement filler and use a ma terial made from baked cork, put un der high pressure. Thla new tilling la both permanent and flexible. Be ing lighter than the wood It replaces, It la conducive to quick healing through the growth pressure. Parsley Ball. Molaten a sponge with water, then sprinkle parsley aeeda over it and, by mean of a loop, bang It up In a con venient place. After a few daya tbe seeds sprout and then the green leavea begin to ahow. Tbe curley leavea make quiU attractive decorations, and there Is always some parsley bandy for cooking purposes. Angors Costa. Aa a rule Angora goaU are small. weighing from 80 to 100 pounds. Some times In tbe United Sutes they weigh aa much as 140 pounds, with aa oc casional one even heavier than tbla. Both tnalea and females asualiy have borne and bearda. The fleece weigha from 2 to 12 pounds. Reward for Heroes. The Carnegie hero fund waa created by Andrew Carnegie in April, 1904. It provide rewards which consist of medals snd money grants to persons Injuring themselves or to relatives of those losing their Uvea in aa effort to aave their fellow men. Philadelphia Lad. Philadelphia was the first of mod era munlcipalltlea whoae plan was prepared for a particular alxe and the recungular plan there adopted baa guided city planning in America ever since. Dwarf Begete Mastodon. The giant maatodon which lived In the prehistoric forests of eastern North America la thought to be the descendant of a dwarf animal which lived on the bank a of the Nile. Science Service. Spared Croat Grief. Notwithstanding Uie life of a pa per dollar la only seven or eight months we bare never had one die on our hands. Toledo Blade. School at 4 A. M. In Slam there are boys' achoola which meet every day In the year, and in which claasea begin at 4 a, m. and continue until 10 p. m, with three brief Intervals tor refreshments. The Aurora Borealia. Until electricity waa discovered, the cause of the aurora borealia waa un known. It la generally supposed to be caused by the recomposlttoo of posi tive and negative electricity. It exlata only in the region of the polos. Stick to It Persistence wins. "Diamonds are only chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs,' says Forbes. Boston Tran script Quarrelsome. Marrylebone Wife My husband baa no need to quarrel with neighbors. He can get plenty of quarreling at home. London Answers. Not Popular In Practice. Humility la a virtue all preach, none practice: and yet everybody la con tent to bear. John Selden. Thoroughly Done. ' "Mamma," aald a little boy who had been sent to dry a towel before the tire, "Is It done when It's brown V Arts and Crafts. Vou Want i Good Position Vary w11 Take the AeeamnUney an' Bualnaaa Maaagamant, nival si, Cairn later, CompteaMtar, Me, paaaiaiwhia, iaT Oeasaaar us' Ceuraa at Behnke-Wker Th faramoet Bualnaa cnK a the iwaat whicti naa waa mere Aoeur da sad oald MMai thaa .aay h 1 ii America. Band tar eur Boec Caulo. Faurth Forttwd. Of. lea treat near m U. WaSar, rte P. N. U. No. 60, 192S OFFERS A MARKET for your produce VAUDEVILLE PHOTO-PUYS Complcfa Chmgi Sifurdi; Adults, Week day Matinee 20c; Evenings, 86c Continou I to 11 p. m. Children 10 cenU all time CUT ROWERS I FLORAL DESIGNS . Clarke Bra, Slorteta, 1ST Marriasa M. WE BUY Hides, Pelts, Wool, Mohair, Tallow, Cascara Bark Horse Hair. Band at rear shipments. We mall vou check the same day we raeaire good. Portland Hide 4 Wool Co. 1M MM MBMt WMTV. PaMTUM, IMaWL New Fluff Rugs Mad From Old Carpets "Wear Like Iron." Deal tXnet with tha Mannfaetmf. Abeehrte Batialaetioii (ioaranlol. Band as Taos Ma terial or w rite for fruaa. WESTERN FLUFF BUO COMPANY. M-M Unkxi Araaoa Hat. Portland. Oram -wfii. In TfSTFff CHICKS W. L. a Hear; Hnnb from Sorka bkl tMtnl nrwlr Ktitr Hprvt ioa. aUooiir famona World Ita-ord Hlrala Wb. Uinonu. IH jr. rrp otatiia for bMrr ralrka, btlr alara.btte arrvka. rtca ralalug QUEEN fTOTErWUnvTbdd USO IS AVSNUS - SSATTUf . World'a Lightest Wood. Balsa Is the lightest known wood. It Is found In commercial quantities la Cuba, parts of Porto Rico, Jamaica, Trinidad and along th east coast of Central America, where It Is confined very largely to the mangrove swamps snd to other inaccessible swampy places. Exploiters often experience tbe greatest difficulty In getting the logs out of these swamps. Haa Done Good 8ervlee. Practically all tbe world's Teasels are babies compared with the IUUaa ship Anita, which was broken ap dar ing the present century at Genoa. She was built in the days of Queen Elisa beth, and for well over three centuries had sailed the world'a seas. She was not only the oldest but the slowest ship In existence. No wonder, for her hull was of oak 12 Inches thick. - Mark the Line. New lead pipe la expensive, and also expensive to lay, hence this little stunt may help yon aave some money. Where lead plpea are covered by a rough floor there la always the danger that the ateamfltter may cut through the floor and through the pipe, but if the line of pipe la marked on the floor there will be tittle danger. Ancient Needlework. The earliest example of needlework known to exist comes from the tomb of a Pharaoh 1,500 yeara before the Christian era, and there are specimens of Creek work dating from twelve cen turies later. Prophetio Bridget. A medical authority recommends the eating of aeml-raw potatoes. Our cook has Insisted on this tor yeara. Tbe Passing Show. Moorish Superstitions. One of the first things a traveler no tices In a Moorish town are the hands," painted or drawn, on th walls of many dwellings. These are to avert the "evil spirit"; five, the number of fingers, Is considered a sa cred number. Kittlwsks Files Atlsntlo. A kittlwake bird recently shot la Newfoundland bas flown across the Atlantic ocean, a numbered band on his leg revealed. Science Service. 5ssa3 i4ir-MyGifttoYou IIFE will be far tweeter if you 4 once and for all time rid yourself of those annoying, uncomfort able and dangerous FILtS and other Rectal and Colon ailments. 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