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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (July 23, 1926)
THE ORPHANED COUSIN Br BERTHA R. MoDONALD ), Itlt, hm Newepaiier Unlea.) A I A picture, Oriel Kenear waa xquialtsly uy on th optic nTV. Tail, graceful, Willi iult- lag brown y end a complex ion Ilk rip peaches, ill habitually nalnulueU tli uiuunwr but described as aristocratic. Hh hud crtulu amount of that eluslv tkluf called personality, wlilcli always commands ttMtUou, but t a ludlvlUtml, sh certainly w lu duw nil by her self. Unci thought flrit, lust, tlwiy aud only of (Iruclu; Uia kind of ftrl who adventuree broudly whenever and wherever alio chooaes, but who coatluually caulloua lliu otbur fellow igelnat t Ilk procedure. Hb douilnwored over father, mother, Ui eervauls everybody wbo hap pened to be uiulr bur owd roof tr, lib t selflsbuit that in colossal. Uutber ii continually having to an swer for or adjust her nitstukes; to ey nothing of hiring mid firing serv tau, because of lnr objectionable waye, with a rupldlty which would have don credit to uiichlu gun. And yet, to th outside world, Grade was eblt to pun connlderet, lov lag, homing plgmm, with only th beat Interests of br dear out at heart, tod get away with It ' Into this precarious atmosphere there wn one duy precipitated, a lonely orphaned cousin, the daughter of Mr. a.euar'i youngest sister, a girl with out fund and no relative except Iboe In the city where the Kenear and their home. 1 1 ore, ther lived lo eccentric Auut I.ydla, Mrs. Ke seer'e oldest sinter, for whom Oracla bid been named originally, but whoa earn th young lady later repudiated, .'hooalng th inure modern "Oricia." Sha w able to tquar (hi accouut with Aunt I.ydla, whoa fortun h a hoping one day to Inherit, only ky mutating that Oracla wa a mid dle oaui which her parent bad neg lected to mpply. When apprised of th approaching dvat of Klle I-otig, ber orphaned cooalu, Uiacla, ehrugged a ahapaly boulder and remarked character letlcally: "How tlreitoniel Why must w be bored with thl bread and but ler creature, mother?" "Th poor Urur h no other plac to go, unless It t Aunt l-ydla'a. Per be oe M "Oh, no," Interrupted Oracle quick ly, "It wouldn't do to bav her go there," making mental calculation aot lo allow thla country laa to e - ejurt of her rich old aunt "1 anp poe we will have to put up wltb hav ing her. No dnuM ah will b abl t make beraelf useful," , Little Elal Long wu th direct intltbe.la of her sophisticated couiln Uriel. Hinsll, delicately formed, h w blond and moat bewltchlngly blue eyed, with a pink and whit ikln which augk'eeted the perfection of vel vety hothouse roe petala. Hli waa uony and cheerful, and beat of U, I terl forgetful of (elf. When the met Oracla, whom aba avr bid een before, h waa mor r lei iwed by the grandeur of thla regal creature wbo wa her relative, ud Oracla, quick to ceut any oppor tunity which might be turned to ac count for her own need or dealrea, Immediately began to play up to tb Imprgulon h observed h bad created. Klal waa given a email but cheerful room which overlooked th garden at th back of the house. She waa per fectly aatUlled with ber quarter; de lighted wltb the pretty chlntl dra peries, th long, low (helve, filled wltb auch book aa Oracla wlahed to caat aalde. It comfortable rocker and It Inviting white bed, but Oracla mad a point of not wanting ber to get bemealck the day after ah got ther. Inviting Klal to alt In her own spa dou room fronting th drive, wbll aha dreed for an afternoon tea. "Want lo run th ribbon In Oil teddy T' Oracla aikcd patroulilngly, ai aoon a Klsle waa aeated, toiling Into ber lap bodkin, a bolt of ribbon ind a filmy pink thing that almoat took Klsle's breath away, It waa ao beautiful. KUIe waa glad to. 8h loved handling th loft, sllkon fabric and th mtlny rlhhona. And io her serfdom began; monthi of Uk lervlce, alwuy auggetd wltb aa air of granting rather than of ask ing a favor, Th llttl cousin wa al ways clou at band, unobtrualv and-lf-ffclng, ready to meet wltb swift respouslvenesa Oracla'i subtlest mood. Unci Rob, otherwise Kenear pater, to whom his own duughtor waa often coldly repellent, grew to car a great deal for th sunny llttl orphaned voualu, whom lie nicknamed "Cinder ill." It never teemed to occur to either air. Kenear or ber daughter tbat Klsl might cur to participate In any of tb revelry which went on about ber until on day Oracla discovered a look of uuquoitloiuibl longing In tb (tarry eyes, when ah wa p rest ing a gorgeous frock of blue and (liver which Uracla waa to wear that night at a club affair. "My word I" Oracla laughed lightly. "Ceu It be that our Clnderll doth yeirn to wear surti aa this and far forth In her pumpkin coach to meet y prlnetT Hut she couldnt not, eouldst su, being atlll In mourning?' "I'm not In mourning," Insisted Klsl, " I don't bellev lu mourning neither did mother. Why should I mourn t Mother's not bar In body, of court, but sh'i wltb m tvary dngl moment In (pint I wouldn't wlih her back Into thl world of suf fering for anything 1" "What au unselfish toddleklni It Is, Isn't It)" Uncle mocked. "Bom day, It lt'a very, vary good, cousin will take It to real party. Shall find some thing scrumptious for It to wear, too." That night Oracla tor th lovaly blu and allver gown and th next morning it wa presented with greet magnanimity to Kiel, wbo minded It carefully and bung ber treasure away In her vry own closet. - That afternoon Aunt.Lydla tele phoned peremptory command for Oracla to com to dinner, to belp en tertain a friend of ben who bad ap peared In town unexpectedly. "How ttreaom I" waa Oracla' usual complaint "I'll b llterilly bored to teara with sum dry- dust New Eng land personage, I (uppose, Just when I'd b free to meet that wonderful new man Dulcle Woodward hat been telling tu about. See her, why em't Elil go In my plac, Materr' "Sh can, except tbat Aunt Lydla la quit let agalntt bar and here. Ton know ah never forgav Elsie's mother for marrying a man ao far beneath her. She may mak thing vary un plensant for the poor child If sh goes ther In your plac." "Bosh and nonsenu I 1 guess El si can stand It for one. I'm not craty about Aunt I.yd's being too nlc to hr, anyway." And so Otnderelila, attired In th precious blu snd silver gown, ber soft cbeek flushed with a natural vel vety glow, ber eyea ahlulog Ilk twin tare, so excited waa sh over th prospective adventure, fared forth In a pnmpkln colored taxi to Auut Lydla'a, whll Oracla, bedecked In th smartest, richest, moat becoming frock ber wardrobe afforded, fared forth un obstructed, to meet th new man. Tb following day, lacking any In tereet whatever In the previous night's program at her aunt's, bating suc cesa fully cped It and being clouded wltb a superlative, modern groucb over fallur to meet the new man aa prescribed. Oracle refused to discus either subject wltb anybody. In lb evening sh wss very much surprised, also a bit nettled when she rang for Klsl to do her usual lady' maid's duty to find that aba waa not at bom. "Aunt Lyd's ttklng ber snd thst am friend to th Country club for dinner tonight" mother explained. A llttl ping of fear ihot through Oracla Senear's selflsb besrt What if Aunt Lyd should forget about KMe'i mother and the tabooed mtrrlu.-e! What If oh well ah wit going to th Country club herself later on to dance. It Aunt Lyd's party waa still ther and aha could do It without be coming tangled up with entertalnlug th old fashioned friend, ihe'd Soon put Elsie wher sh belonged. Tb Country club waa ablas wltb light and mutle when Oracla henear, Dulcle Woodward and one or two other moved out upon tb dance floor. Orarla's keen ey iwept Brst on aid of th hill and then tb other in a search for ber sunt. "Look I" th finally whispered, clutching at Dulcle'e arm. "I wonder who tbat gorgeou man la, alttlng over ther with Aunt LydT Dulcle looked. "Why upon my word I That's Merton Davlea th fel low I'v been wanting yon to meet! Seems to m be' mooning quit con ilderible over that milk-fed cousin of your. Come on to th rescue!" Orscla led tb way to ber Aunt' party without a word, Th eccentric old lady waa radiant Aa though an ticipating ber older niece's thought. lh aro promptly and waved ber band toward her gentleman gueat. "I want you to meet Merton Davles. It waa bla father I wanted Elsie's mother to marry. I never forgav her for quarreling with him, but It's quit all right now;" beaming upon tha young man and th pretty, golden hatred girl In th blu and stiver gown beside blm, then whispering th cli max of ber atory behind her open band: "Elsie' mlddl Dime's Lydls bar mother far It to ber. Tomor row ahe'a coming to tlv with me. Later, Marlon's going to marry her and don't tall your mother but I mad my will today I" Male Bullfrog U$et Voice in Courhhip Tb vote play a targe part In tb courtship of frogs, aaya Dr. Klngsley Noble, an American scientist, wbo haa (pent msny long night vlgllt In tbs swamps and marsh of New Jersey and Naw York studying thai Interest ing creatures. In an address be for tb London Zoological aoclety, Doctor Nobl recently told of some of bit ob lervatlona A fin young bullfrog, h aid, "who would a-woolug go" squats In a clump of reeda or on bank and Inflates bla throat "until It resembles th dewlip ot in operatic tenor." Tb song works Ilk magic. "Within a abort ttm th lady frog appear sad will approach tb source ot tb nchantlng melody, as If trying to pre tend that It was all because ot Idl curloilty. But if th ilnglng censes, tb lady frog stop perfectly still. Mor bullfrog music will lur her on one again." Pathfinder. Cologne Bar$ Sky$craptn Th city ot Cologne, Germany, done not want another akyacraper, tb city council ba decided. One, a ten-atory warehouse, la regarded aa enough. Th majority of voters Influenced th council In lis decision. Sky scrapers, It was said, would obstruct tb view of th turnout Cologne cathedral, which towers abovs every building In tb dry, and can b seen from S, distance of several miles. $9,000,000 IN 1925 SPENT ON GERM WAR Rockefeller Foundation World Campaign. in New Tork. More than f9.000.000 waa apent during 1023 by th Rocke feller Foundation In It campaign throughout ths world against disease. Ilook worm, yellow fever and malaria ar th enemies of mankind Iti Inter national health board especially alms to annihilate. This organization fol lows ths policy of working only through governments of th countries to which It lends aid, and helps out only at ths Invitation of an official agency. It concerns Itself only with new methods, on of It primary ends being to help a health official prov to bla community th value of in Inno vation, but the board undertake co operation only with th eleir under standing that th project in hind Is eventually to stand on Its own flnsn clal feat Worldwide War on Hookworm, In IS different countrle and In 220 co untie In 20 different atatea In our country th International health board backed up the local offlclala In their struggles with tbs bookworm prob lem, wltb th reeult that nearly 1,600, 000 persona were treited. Around bookworm dlseis as a nucleus th board has general edu cational plun to Instruct tb populac of tropical and aubtroplcat countrle In anltatloo and preventive measure against all disease. Thl Idea ba spresd to Europe, snd co-operatlon along these lines has been extended to Franc, Austria, Poland and Csecho arovakla. In 1S2S only thre cases of yellow fever occurred In all th America, whereat formerly thla dlsess mad Central and Booth America, and even New Orleans and other clttea Of th Southern atatea, veritable pest bole. Now the stm cltle ar represented to Northern tourists ss health resorts wllh fair degree of truth. War on the mosquito that carries yellow fever baa driven thla former plague to a last atand In western Af rica, wher expert tent out by th International health board, at th In vitation of th countrle concerned, ar bard at work holding It In check !t It giln tcce to other regions of th continent when tb trans-African railway under construction ar com pleted. Fight Malaria With fsrle Green. A new us for parte green bai been found In the contest wltb tb malarial mosquito. Experience baa abown that only by exterminating th Insect that spread th Infection from parson to person ran malaria be stamped out, alnc. In tb majority ot rates, pa tients will not continue doaea of qui nln long enough to be completely cured. Tarts green hss proved effec tive, cheap and ssfe aa a mean of radicating th fever mnsqultoe. In co-operation wltb tha Italian gov ernment the board baa been experi menting wltb th arsenic compound In Calabria and Sardinia, sprinkling tb breeding area wltb a powder com posed ot B0 parts road dust snd one pert psrls green. The email quantity of poleoo killed tb wlggler without harming th fiab mtlv to th witert, and mosquito breeding was stopped at vary low cost. Work on malaria waa carried on In twelve (tatea In tb t'nlted State, and in th Wt Indies. Rraall, Argentina, Palestine, th Philippine lslsnds an' Ceylon. Reports Man-Ape Tribe ' Akin to "Missing Link" London. A dltpstch to tbs Dally Kxpree from Johannesburg, South Africa, tella ot an uunamed traveler who reports bsvlng encountered In ths northern Kstanga district ot the Bel gian Congo, a curious tribe of native whose physlcsl characteristics suggest "th missing link." Tb traveler described on Individ ual aa half jnan and half ape. II wis six feet tall and bad an exceptionally long arm, a projecting Jaw and a re ceding forehead. II hid tb normal negroid note, woolly hair, atartllng black ys, a straggly beard and waa of exceptionally powerful physique. California Man Ponestet Smallest New Testament San Francisco. Possession of the world's amallett New Testament it claimed by Cbarlea Benjtmln of 31)43 Sixteenth tret, Ben rranclsc. dearly printed and containing the entire New Testament, tb book I but flv-ightht of sn Inch in length, half an Inch wide and a quarter of an Inch thick. Tha miniature book wtt given by a Sanioan Ulanda beachcomber as bis most valued possession to th wife of oa captain, who In turn presented It to Bwjamln. It wa printed In 1805 in Olttgow, Scotland. South African Tables to Get Novel Steaki ' Capetown. Shirk steak, Ilk whale meat, wblcb becsme popular on the weitrn cosst of th United State som years sgo, bss been placed on tb South African market aa a side Issu ot a chtm to gain cheap sup plies ot shark leather. Th tall Is consldsrsd tha bast cut for steaks. Tins hsv long been eaten In China, tb Archipelago, th Oold Coast, Naw Zealand and Japan. Tha chief draw back to shirk meat Is Its olllnett, but dealer bar Bay a proc but bM conclvd to extract much of th oil without much xpna. CREEK INDIANS CLAIM MILLIONS Sajr Government Owes Them $29,084,500 for Land. Washington. Something of Interest to students of Alsbsma history li de veloping from tbs suit filed by the Creek nation tgilnst th government for money claimed dn In payment for land ceded to th United mates ,n 1814, said Isnds comprising 23,000,000 acres, "embracing slmost all th pres ent states or Georgia and Alabama and large portion of th itat ot Missis sippi." This Is th wording of tb claim, but in 1814 th Creek bid Jurisdiction not farther west thin the rich country west of th Coosa, though ancestrally tbey bad extended to Natches land on tb Mississippi. Th land claim, there for, appear to be considerably too lirge. The money value Is figured it f 1.20 aa acre, or a total of 120,084.500. Th land wa undeveloped, much of It wa hill and mountain land. Tb valu ation Is declared excessive. ' Th Creek wsr wss fought not for in land the Creeka owned, but In order to punish those leaden and members of ths nation who were aid ing Great Britain In Great Britain' war wltb th United State. General Jickeon'i military operations were for tha purpose of destroying the Creek nstlon's alliance with Great Britain agatnat th American settlers of ths coast region. At the end, when ths Creek nation waa cruahed and tha warring Creeks surrendered, a treaty of peac was entered into tnd Jack son was free to proceed against Pen sacola. unhindered by th red man. Thla suit wss suthorlxed by sn set of congress In 1024, th Court of Claims being designated to giv It a hearing. Evidence of Spanish Battle Is Unearthed Lo Angeles, Calif. Bpanlsb con qulitadora, under tha leadership of th famous Cortex, fou;ht a desperate bat tle en th famoua golf course of th Lee Angeles Athletic dub at tha Riviera, near Santa Monica, som time In th Sixteenth century. Thl fact wss brought to light a few days sgo when Doctor Morton, tree eurgeon, unearthed pile of bone, which, be cause of their blu color, b declared t be at least 300 years old, says the Los Angeles Times. Bedded In a giant sycamore tree which he It rejuvenating Doctor Mor ton first found a atons cannon ball, Bred by ths Spanish cannon which tha conquerors of Mexico brought to the shores of California. This led to the additional discovery ot the bones of th soldiers wbo undoubt edly wsged wsr on tbs Indlsns thsy found ber to dispute tbetr conquest ot the new lend. Member of 1 Family in 36 on Average Hit by Auto New Tork. Some member of your family haa on chsnc In three In be ing killed or Injured by an automobile thla year. That la the risk Indicated by figure on list year'a motor acci dents, gathered by th National Safety council and Just mid public through th National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters. Parson killed by automobile in th United State in IMS numbered 22, 600. At n estimate of SO Injured for each fatality, the number hurt was 675.000, making tba total casualties SV7.5O0. Tbs one-in-thlrty-slx ratio Is given on th basis of 25,000,000 fam ilies In th United Statea. Those killed in 1925 numbered 2.200 more thin In 1024. Th aatomobll death rata Increased to 17.2 per 100, 000 la 1925. It was 15.7 In 1924 and 14.8 la 1618. Frosts Affect Flowers; Perfume Prices to Jump Orasse, France. The price of per fume la destined to mount Grass, the perfume center of Europ, with 29 distilleries, will run short of 000,000 pounds of petsls this year aa a mult of tb lit frosts and Inclement weather which destroyed a fifth ot th Klvlera Dower crop. Manufacturers lay tbla ahortag will caua at least a 25 per cent Increase in the cost of French perfumes. The flower-growers, through their co-operative society, are able to force the distilleries to pay their prices. Rose lesves are now quoted at tbs equivalent ot ten cents a pound, snd orange flowers tell for fifteen cents. Woman in Business of Catching Insects Miami, Fla. Collecting and breeding .beautifully marked specimens ot butterflies and moths Is a business with Mrs. Elisabeth O. Groves. Sh haa on of th largest laboratories ef Its nslurs In ths country. She receives orders for rare butterflies from scientific Inttl tutlons snd colleges thst spe cialize In nature atudy, from Jewelers and collectors. During bsr first season she sold mors than $400 worth of the tiny blue-winged butterfly that feeds on tbs coon tie. This Is said to bs a rare specimen in other sections, but common In Florida. Mrs. Groves alao col lects grasshoppers. One order Was for 10,000 grasshoppers. PHDTI A Nr. VlXILinni Pres. I. M. Walker Children, 10 cents Any Time. Continuous 1 to 1 1 p. h ALL WORK OUARANTEID Dundee Auto Repair & Machine Works The Oldest and Best Equipped Repair Plant In Oregon East Wafer and Halmon !., Portland, Orearon East MM SVLINOER ORINOINO CRANK SH AST GRINDING GIN. OVERHAULING DROP IRELAND'S SANDWICH SHOP 'Whereto Eat IN Bos Undwa Is take out 2S uti 33c f , T,Mi Ffll I THERE'S A DIPPEKKNCfL 15 a I IK-dl r ULR3 1 125 ftltth Street PORTLAND, or S6S WuMnflM Mreet ? L Cafeteria Healthy and Handy Sauerkraut haa been found rich In thoae "growth aubitancea" known at rltamlnea, necessary to preterra and promote health. It la said to be a val uable aource ot iron and vegetable salta and to reaemble buttermilk In Ita tendency to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria in the Intestines. Re cent scientific tests, It Is claimed, hare proved that sauerkraut msjr be preserved perfectly In the can. Origin of Mayfalr Even among Londoner!, many are Ignorant of the derivation of th name Mayfalr. Tba origin ot tba nam Ilea In tb fact that it waa ther tbat the annual "May fair" need to be held. The fair waa done away with in 170S, but waa aubsequently revived, being held on the alte until ita final aboli tion In 1764. Probably Not My troubles are not due to oppres sion, or lack of liberty, but to care lessness, shlttlestneis, and putting off until tomorrow what I ahould do to day. . . . And I believe yon are tarred with the aame atick. 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