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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1925)
reat4. Used Truck Sale In History. we are aiming every on of our tuck ot used truck at unheard ot prlcee. Now It tbe time to buy It jrou nsvd or are going to Dead equipment of any kind. All inakoa, sixes and prices, Tarmi to iuK, Mucks, Fords, Whites, Packards, IMerc Arrows, CMC's, Fsdorals, Republics, Mora Undt. Kleiners, etc, to I toot for any kind of work. I'bona, wlr or writ, phon. EAst 1421. MACK TRUCK COMPANY, 185 Oregon St., Portland, Or. Adv. Chsngss In Man'a Drssa. Tin wig and tha plgtull want out of fashion early In tba Nlnotoenfh century and gi'iitlmnnn wora tbulr hair rather long and freely ollvd, Louie coaaack trousers, hlgh-wslstod vests, and voluminous cravats worn In fain ton, tba ablrt collar wae often worn turned up wltb thn points allowing above tba cravat. Tha coat rut away auuumly In front went out of data lata In the Nineteenth century. Old Geographical Term. Iburla waa tlm nama given by tba anclxnt (!rtka lo the territory Includ ing Spain, Portugal, and southwestern franca; but It la now uaed aa poetic term for Spain- only. The word "Iberia" waa m employod by tba (irwke and llotnana to duelgnat tba out horn part of Georgia, a country lu Aala, aouth of tba Taucaeua mouutalna, between tba Illack and tha Caspian aeaa. Monarch of Evil Memory. Tba king Herod who reigned at tba time of tba birth of Joeus Cbrlat waa known aa Herod the Great, and waa actual king of Judea. Tba Herod who reigned aa tetrarch of Judea (aub abllury king only) waa Herod Antlpaa, tha younguat eon ot Herod the Great. Thla waa tha Herod before whom Cbrlat waa brought for trial. Enameling Old Art. Knamellng waa practiced by tha an rent Kgyptlana, Chlnean, and other na tion!. It waa known In Kaglsnd In tha time ot tba Haiona. At Oxford la an enameled jewel which belonged to King Alfred, and which, aa appears by the Inscription, waa mada by bla order la bla reign, about the year 187. Right View of Life. Itlchea and honor are what men dealra; but It they attain lo them by improper ways they ahould not con tinue to hold them. Poverty and low aetata ara what men dlallke; but If they ara brought to auch condition by Improper waya, they ahould not feel ahama for It. Confucius. Family of F reeks. A family ot women without flnger nalla or toenails waa discovered In Italy recently by a scientist. For three generations no woman In tba family baa bad a full-fledged finger or toenail. In every other way tha women are normal and healthy. Separata Paths. Tba trouble aeema to be that a man's soul mat Isn't bla sole mat. Philadelphia Inquirer. Industry and honesty should go band In hand that (he laborer be worthy of his hire. Doth are Virtues and prop erly cultivated give strength to mind and body and pei.ee to tba soul, creat ing a nobility of manhood compared to which all else Is dross. Grit. 15 t - rTtr- i ; m il h k c aMhaaissttaW Abk- IMBHaMBBBVBVHHMHBVBHMBV LnMyGifttoYou 1IFE will be far iwecter if you j once and for all time rid yourself of those annoying, uncomfort able and dangerous PILES and other Medal and Colon ailments. MY FKKE OA-page Hook tells of my unqualified WRITTEN GUARANTEE to cure your Piles without a hoapltaJ surgical opera tion, or refund your fee. Many personal letters ara alto contained therein prov ing how I have given bacK health and slrsngth to thousands of others. Start lha N.w Yr Hmwv and Well Send far my Hook TODAY. CHASi Oh. DEAN, M.D.Inc pohYuno oii.itr; MATTLg orricrt: -i ROOT AND HERB , REMEDIES ' If taken In ttqa, Pimnt owl' atloaia fur Dialmtea. OiUrrh. Ajthma, lane. Throat. Uw, Ttl'lnay, Khmsnaliain, BUi. V . Htonwch snd allfanwl dls- JHK rdra. Bladdar nvublss, . 1 ,.' The C. CatJWo Rsmedlae karmivu. nouriiu or doJ' ' ' are umX Comnittd of Om fV , chnlsatnildsl roots, hrrij. .aW j budi tni baric anfwrtrd by ua P-, hunt tar avaw ori.nU! own A aW 1 j.Im. (Z.ll biVrlU for Wurm- autm C Gee Wo Chinese Medicine Co. N LocaJIob-M? AUrr ., 8, W. CorThad rtUmt,Yjr. k kiiUbllihad Yeonla rortiuid CROSBY, THE RAW RECRUIT By JAMES F. DWYER (W lr Sliurt aiorr fun c.l AN OCCAHIONAt bullet whistled through the thick, hot air and plunged Into tha sand beak behind which Crosby crouched. Ha shivered aa ha listened to tha ghost ly buss of the Mauser pellets, and ba pondered deeply upon tba peculiar an tics of bla Imagination, which persist ed In picturing those flying bullets aa red atoina tlngelug tba attnosphera througii which they ripped a track. Thla distorted visual Image puuled Croeby. Ua knew that a bullet waa not red, yet, every time ba beard tba plug of tha leaden uieesengere, bla Imagination made an attempt to over whelm the Unpresslons recorded by bis eyes. It waa very peculiar manifes tation, and, try aa ba would, ba could not prevent bla fancy from building up the Impreaalon again and again. 11a took tba cartridges from bis bandolier, eiamlned tha brass shells wltb their hslf exposed bullets with bis own eyes, and then became disgusted when Imagi nation pictured a roae plnk trail di rectly above bla head where a alug bad gone whistling out over tba gray veldt All Ibrough tha long forenoon ba bad crouched In the little crater on tba summit of tba eand dune, peering out acraea the burrylng waters of tba river which the rays of a yellow aun atabbed relentlesaty. Ua waa perfectly safe, but bis teeth chattered as ba rolled about In the aballow basin or looked csutloualy over the edge ot tba bank opposite, where a thin blue mist Ilka a Perl's veil bung sbove the spot where tba euemy lay concealed. Why bad ha stopped there! Again and again ha asked himself tha ques tion. At daybresk bla company had marched up from tba river bank, tba great, gray veldt, cool and solemn. stretching Invitingly before them. Then came tha first scattered fualllgde from tha oppoalte bank. Johnstone, Croa by'a mate, pitched forward on bla face and lay atllL Tba big Welsh corporal muttered a curse aa ba swung round toward tba river, flung bla arma Into the air and drooped on bla kneea. It waa terrible. The company bad their backa turned to tha unseen foe, and Croeby, a raw recruit only Ave days oft the transport tliat brought him from Plymouth to Table bay, remem bered at that moment a trick played upon him twenty years before when a echoolmate dropped an Icicle Inside bla shirt collar. Then the sun-tanned officer, keenly alive to tba danger, ordered tba men to double, and they doubled eagerly. It waa their first baptism of lira, and, aa there waa not particle of cove: available, their safely Isy In speed. It wss at tbst moment that Crosby stum' bled Into the little crater In the sand duna where the noonday sun poured a vertical lira upon blm sli hours after wards. Ua had made an effort fb fol low bla comrades, but, ss ba struggled oat of the pit, three mora men fell un der tha Are of tba Boer aharpahooters. Crosby's Imagination Immediately point' ed out tha danger to which he, a soil' tary figure, would ba exposed If ba at tracted to Join the rank, and that Imagination, which Is the parent of cow ardice, dragged him back Into tba little bole over which the enemy'a bul lets whistled. Five minutes afterwards tha company waa half a mile away, while on the river bank there were ten dead men and one live one wbo waa virtually prisoner In a pit four feet deep. Then Crosby committed blunder that waa further proof of coward's sonl. Finding, that ba was ssfa from tha enemy's lira, ba threw hla rifle over tha rldga of hla shelter and biased wildly at tha bank oposlta. How ha regretted that blunder as tha morning rolled slowly by I If he had remained quiet, tha bidden enemy would not hare kuown that tha little pit con cealed a foe, but tbs fusillade tbat followed Informed him that ha would ba a prisoner while the light lasted. Occasionally ha tested the watchful ness of the foe, and now ha shuddered aa ba contemplated tha three bolea In tha pith helmet which had been die played wben bis bead was not Inside it Ua looked up at tba blue dome above him, and pictured tha bare veldt be neath till he compared his own posl tlon with That ot ths stuffed kingfisher beneath the big glass globe on bla aunt'i table In Truro. Tha kingfisher waa really better off. Ua had paaeed tha last stage of suffering, while Croa by still bad a horrible fear of the rifle men on the other aide of the swiftly flowing river. As tha day rolled alowly by ba become nervous and peevish. Ua naked himself why they stayed. What right had they, twenty bloodthirsty Boers, to sit down and wait patiently till hla bead appeared above tha adga of the pit? It wasn't wsr It waa mur der. He, Algernon Crosby, head teller of the County bank, whose patriotic aoul had boon stirred by the worda of 'Tba Hoys of the Hulking Ilreed" and "The Absent-minded Beggar," had never Imagined cold-blooded warfare of tba type ba was then tuklng a hand In. A Mephlstophellan aelt assured him that be was tha absent-minded beggar when ha dropped back Into the bole Instead of taking the chance to rejoin his company, and the solf-made aneer did not improve bis temper. Again ha blazed wildly at tha opposite bank, and attain the foe displayed excellent marksmanship by dusting tba recruit wltb asnd thrown up by burrowing bul lets. The Imprisoned man felt that the action ot twenty men In waiting pa tiently to murder one was not above criticism. And then Crosby's Imagination would persist In picturing those pellets that came from the opposite bsnk In a hue tbat Crosby knew wss ridiculous. lie waa annoyed wltb bla Imagination, lie was annoyed wltb tha aneerlng self tbat pictured hlio vl tba living embodi ment of Kipling's "Absent-minded Beg gar." Ha was annoyed wltb tba sane, respectable Crosby that reckoned up the Interest on thirty-nine pouqds nine teen shillings and ntua-penca three farthlnga for three and three-quarters yeara at two and flve-elghls per cent quicker than any other clerk In the County bank. It waa really tba laal ness of that Croaby tbat bad evolved tba warlike Croaby that came overaea to capture Plet and Hans and Dirk, who were giving Thomas Atkins a con siderable amount of trouble to subdue. Crosby wss actually revolting against Crosby. There were ba hla Inmost aoul Innumerable tattles between tba three Crosbys tbst were now at loggerheads. snd his nervousuesa increased. Ua waa not coward, but ba waa highly Imagi native, and the result Is the same. The nicely pierced boles In the whlta hel met took on tha appearance of eyea tbat atudled bla pala face and shaking hands. Ills bands bad been white snd weil-msnlcured when ha left Truro, but tba few daya under tha South African sun bsd tinted them tba color of a freshly boiled lobster. Crosby cursed bis own stupidity, cursed tba fat re cruiting sergesnt wbo said ha would make a fine soldier, cursed tba trans port that had brought blm across the Atlantic, sod the sun-tannsd officer wbo bad led blm Into the ambuacade. The aun'a raya cams down In per pendicular shower upon blm. He burled bla tingling face In tba aand and prayed for night Ua would creep away In tba night run ewuy acroaa tha veldt till ba overtook hla comrades. Ha would tell them of but adventure and tbey would laugh heartily at bla cunning. It was while ha waa compoalng a little account for tba amusement of those comrades tbat hla ayea, alieltered beneath the helmet, detected alight movement on tba ridge of tbe aand pit Ha Jerked his lege back hurriedly when bla eyes Informed hla brain ot what they aaw, and tha audden movement brought down much aand and also a haruiteaa green snska that had been crawling along tha edge. Croaby yelled. and the anska picked Itself up and at tempted to beat a hasty retreat Cn fortunately, tbe aand waa very dry, and tha anaka found It a difficult Job to climb out Time after time It rolled to tha bottom of tba bole, and each time It fell Croaby yelled. He bad never met a anaka In such cloae quar ters and bla nerves were not In a fit state to receive tba vtalt Tbe anaka waa disgusted. Four times It made an attempt to scale the bank, and four tlmea It fell back. Then It noticed Croaby'a leg, and wltb serpent wisdom. Immediately recognised that the aacent could ba mada much easier by tbat route. Crosby sores med. but tba snska waa Irritable. For Just a moment tha re cruit forgot tha foe on tha opposite bank aa ha clawed tba edge of tha pit and pulled hla body out of tha hole. Acroaa the river three rlflea apoka to gether, but only Croaby fell back Into tba bole the annoyed anaka waa elid ing away acroaa the veldt congratulat Ing himself In a snaky way thst be had reached tha top before Croaby toppled over. Silk Ctntmitt Old ' in BritUh Mateum Soma of tha moat Interesting pieces of silk In tha world, material approxi mately 1,000 yeara old, era' now on view at tha Brltlah muaeum, and mod' era women ara entranced by the aped mens which were collected by 8tr An- rel Stein la esstern Turkestan, west' ernmost China and northeastern Per sia. 8teln, who places their nisnufae- ture at a century before or after the Christian era, discovered soma of the alike In an ancient cemetery at Lou- Ian, which la In the track of an an cient trade rout from China to cen tral Asia. Fragments of clothes of Chinese sol dlers, traders and travelers of long forgotten agea form tha majority of tbe exhibits, but there la a little hand bag which might well ba carried to the theater with credit by a woman of fashion todsy. It Is composed of little diamond-shaped pieces of faded rose- red silk, of ths color with which old work boxes were lined, and of maize and blue silk. A fair-sized piece ot tha silk of tha same period ahowi a delicious running psttern ot soft blues snd chestnuts, In which drooping flow- era Ilka snowdrops figure. A small piece ot sprigged silk, show ing birds In flowery trees, dates from the Seventh or Eighth century A. D, Blurred green and yellow designs sug gest that tha popular "shadow" cre tonnes ot Iste years are In direct de scent from these ancient Chines fnb rice. A little bag of silk burled with soma wanderer from Cblna in the Lou Ian cemetery aomewher about tha be ginning of tba Christian era, la not much mora than an Inch long, but It baa little draw atrlnga from which the remainder ot tassels dangle. Other relics from the Lou-Ian graves Include pastry placed In the tombs of Chlneae travelers about tha Seventh century A. D. Delicate little biscuits. pierced snd worked until they looked Ilka filigree buckles, had been pre pared for the comfort of the dead trav eler, and they ara In a wonderful state of preservation today. "They look good enough to eat now," declared many visitors. Nsw York World, A SILVER FROST By D0U0LA1 MALLOCH XXFINTER will come, and none can vv ssy It asy; Winter will coma, and tresses turn to ray. Turning to white. Bo run tba yeara away. Winter will coma, but winter need not be v Born of tha storm, wild with tba melody Ot swaying plna, or mad, tempestuous sea. Winter will coma, age in Its time ap pears All of our years ara after all a year. Baaaona ot Ufa; spring, wben tba buds ara here. Season of dreams; and summer, hope's high noon; Autumn In turn, and round tba golden moon; Winter will com yet never cornea too soon. If It ahall coma as I have seen tha whlta Of silver frost upon a moonlit nlgbt Faint all tba world with new and pore delight A aOvar froatl the tree, tha fence. tba cot. Sculptured In white, all ugly things forgot; Dawn without wind, and earth with out a blot Let us grow old, our age silver frost; Nothing wa won, nothing we won or lost, But tbat wa know, know It waa worth Uit coat Let ua grow old, lot ua grow old ba peaca; Silent tha aky, now let tha thunders cease; After tba atorm, thla la the sweet re- A silver frost I So I have aeen It there Upon the brow, alivering ev'ry balr. Tea, It la age but marvelonsly fair. ( Sr MClv4 htnppn Sr4losu.) Ton caa bear n witness tbat I have endaavorad to eoavlare 70a of matt laaitlnauiehebU Individuality, and ot tbe erganle natura of eoeUtjr; that thara la ae rlabt without a parallai duty, ae llbartr without tha auprsmaey of tha law. and ao blah daatlny with out paraevarance tbat tbara caa ba ao raatnaaa without aalf-danlal." Fran cis Uabar's Address to Farmer Pupils. TASTY GOOD THINGS TF YOU have been served with a bowl of hot milk wltb a piece of toasted bread floating la It for milk toast you may Ilka to review tha way a real dish of old-fashioned milk toast Is prepared: Milk Toast Prepare the white sauce, nalng two heaping tablespoon fula of butter and two ot flour, cook tmtil bubbling hot and smooth, then sdd a quart of milk, a little at a tlm untu well blended. 8eaaon with salt and aet back where It will just simmer while tba toaat la being prepared. Toaat the bread, us ing slices thst have been cut from a day-old loaf. Use an electric toaster or a fork over coala to make tbe Ideal toast. As each piece la prepared keep hot and when enough la prepared to aerv tha family, dip each crusty edge Into hot milk, and butter gener ouslythe more butter tha better the toaat When all are thus prepared, boll up the whlta sauce and pour over tba toast which bss been placed on a large platter. Serve at once, piping hot. One aerv thla toast properly msda and It will be welcomed for one meal each week. Dried beef la nice served with such a dish, or generous slabs of rich cheese may be passed with It Bsksd Apple Salad. Bak a good-flavored apple which keepa lta shape after coring. When cool remove tha akin, scraping back tba color that clings to tha Inside and paint It back on the cheek of the ap ple. Fill the center with shredded almonds, and aerva with a mayonnaise which has been enriched with a gen erous quantity of whipped cream. Be sure that the dressing Is well sea soned. Cheese Spread. Put two cupfuia of milk Into a double boiler; when bot sdd two tea spoonfuls of salt one-halt cupful of flour fixed with four tableapoonfula of butter, add on pound of cheese cut fine; cook until smooth, beating well The addition of a little chopped pep per wilt vary the flavor. Spread on buttered bread or wafers, or use at a sandwich Oiling. Onion, Appls, Date Salad. Chop very fine bait of a smsll Southern onion, add two cupfuia of finely diced apple, tha auras of tender celery, and a doxen datea which hava been atoned and cut fine. Mix with a highly eeasoned salad dressing and serve on lettuce or garnished with the tender tips ot celery. PHRTl ANH 1 Jt 1 JUflalXLS Portland, Oregon. When In Portland make the MULTNOMAH HOTEL Your Headquarters Whers the best Is offered at reasonable pricss, and employees are gUid to be of scrvlc to you. Note: You and your family will enjoy our Special Christmas Turkey Dinner two, dollars per person. You are invited. All In One Breath. When you Ilka girl and yon don't know whether she llkea yon, bow could yon find out her feelings? Do you think It Is wrong to take a girl's arm when coming bom from house parties In the winter? I will be six toen In about nine months. Do yon think I should wear long pants. If I don't wear them to school! (Letter to Montreal Star Advice-Dispenser.) Fsmous Psrfumas. Attar of roses la not produced com mercially m the United States. It U chiefly produced In Bulgaria and in France and to aome extent In Indian. Attar of roses la used principally tor perfumery purposes, tha water re maining after the oil distillation being called rose water. Thla latter product la largely used for culinary purposes. Inereaaed Orthodox Limit, A correspondent has spotted this paasage In "Foe Fan-ell," by Sir Ar thur TjuJller Couch: The wis calm of one who baa passed bis six-score years and ten." Few will question the calmness, or at any rate the quietness ot people at the age ot ona hundred and thirty. Boston Transcript Arab Cuatom. After drinking coffee, the Arabs' only stimulant censer is brought and a sprig ot aloea laid on hot embers. It Is passed from band to hand three tlmea and back to the hoat. After thla a guest Is permitted to leave. Tha Weak Point The part ot a motor car tbat causes mora accldenta than any other la the nut that holds tba ateerlng wheel. Llnvllle (Ala.) Headlight True Greatness. Great men are the true men, tha men in whom nature has succeeded. They are not extraordinary, they are in tha true order. It la tba other speclea ot men wbo are not what tbey ought to be. Amiel'a Journal. Unflattering Proapeot Large heada on top ot bodlea like a splinter of wood, and short arma and legs; In fact, all brains and no body tbat la the picture ot men and women In 1,000,000 yeara' tlm, aa drawn by an American scientist Meaning of "ds Luxe" This French phrase means "of extra fine quality or elegance." Tbe "de meana. "of and the "luxe" elegance or quality. In speaking of an extra tine book, we aay It la an edition of exceptionally good -binding. Pole Pressrvatlon. Preservative treatment ot telephone poles and crossarms greatly prolongs their life. It is estimated that 125,000,' 000 will be saved by such treatment ot the poles and crossarms now In serv ice In the Bell system. Dogs Fear Watsr. The Eskimo dog ot tha Far North la mortally afraid ot water and only under the stinging lash of tha long whip will b consent to wad through It, especially In low temperatures. We Wouldn't Blams 'Em. It would not be surprising should the Inmates ot Insane asylums adopt resolutions protesting against admit ting some persons seat there by Juries. OFFERS A MARKET for YOUR PRODUCE VAUDEVILLE PHOTO-PLAYS Compliti Chang Salurday Adults, Week day Matinee 20c: Evenimjs, 36c Continous 1 to 11 p. m. Children 10 cents all times CUT ROWERS 1 FLORAL DESIGNS Ouu-k Brass, Wirtata, 1ST at omasa Bt. WE BUY Hides, Pelts, WccL, M&kir, Tallow, Cascara Bark Horse Hair. SsMad w ywr skhipfjMnt. W Mil ytm tbstck the atokf day w rsmrivt good, Portland Hide a Wool Co. in ajasasaaagassTS, raaruaa, sawaa. tUfqcr jwefii. in TESTED W. I,, it Httiv Br-rttf from iVvkt blood tfttJ nsstrr Htit Httpetirl. lorn. I lean our faaunja World HcdNsM Htrtia Wk, isxbortu. lit rrw rrj- Utttitsn fur tsvtter ffelrk. better tiBj.Bsttf rvk. Fr rtaUs QUEEN HATCHERY Oay TcxM MMIIT AVINUI - t AT TUt NORTONIA HOTEL To WIS Faal Rich! at Bona Bar ;;) I Sad aal CaaUd liaiiaaSk La. CxeaOaat Cafa. Spatial Waakhr BaaataataaO. Train. 11th and Stars. PORTLAND. OREGON Ideal Golf Course. In FIJI. It la said, there Is a very popular golf cours almoat entirely covered with a sensitive plant, which shrivels at a touch. There are no lost balls, no uncertainty aa to tbe di rection ot a drive, for the course Is marked by a line ot shriveled, sen sitive plants. Revsrssd Conditions. Ot course, when we say that June 21 is tbe "longest" day and December 23 the ."shortest," the saying hoi if a good ot the northern hemisphere only. In the southern hemisphere the reverse is the case. June 21 is ths shortest day, and Dcember 23 tbe longest. Effect Before Csuss. J. C. M. sends us tba following clip ping from a London paper: "Deafen ing peals of thunder were followed by vivid lightning." Th writer of the above aeema to have slipped on tha peals, he comments. Boston Tran script. Of tha Dim Past. Observations ot Oldest Inhabitant What's become ot the old-fashioned Jeweler who never expected to sell man more than one wedding wrlngT Cincinnati Enquirer. Highest Church 8pirs. The spire ot Btrassburg cathedral is the highest In the world, being 460 ' feet high. Around the solid spire Is an open net work ot stone, with sta tues, rosettes and arabesques, One swallow may not make a sum mer, but a pair ot baby-blue eyes can cause a fall. Wesleyan Wasp, Vou Want a Good Position very wall Take the Accountancy anj Bualnaaa alanagamanL private goareesfti 1. Calculator, Cmptomatar, 8tannra phlo, Psamajienip, tar pomnerdlal Xaaasf re Course at Behnke-Walker Ths foremost Bualnaaa Colleen ot the Northwsat which tans' woa more Accuracy Awarda and Gold lladala than ear othor chool In America. Band for our Sue Catalog. Fourth Straat naar M miss. Portland. Or. laaae at. Walksr. rW P. N. U. No. 62, 192S .1 ansKas Balaa, weMssjani ISMdbes 1