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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1927)
Alabaster Lamps By MARGARET TURNBULL Coprrlfht, lit. y Vnrvirst TumunlL WNU SsrYlos m iii.K.i. imnH la a story of old lova nd ot nsw lova; as old-tashtonI aa nomi-ira". atrawbarrlaa on biscuit-dough ahorlcaks; modern aa a low. slrak sptstar balloon tlraa kAhhrf.hlr drtvsr. Maraa- .! Turnbull saye It wm written with tha thouittit or anowina w-s . r.ntil msn with ft hard had, a aott hsart and a yearning for th romance in ma rin iindar cartatn circum stances. Tha tala waa wrlttan on a high hill aoove ma iis- rlxir far ratnaved from tha thcatar and moving plcturaa. It waa drafted out under tha traaa and during lone-, peaceful walks down tha wood road. All about lay the country Mlaa Turnbull tovea, and there live aoma of the flneat people In the world plain American cltliene. For Instance, there la C. M. Pnbbe, village gro cer. Into whoae lite came aoma genuine romance a romance In which figured beautiful women, adventurea. a myaterloua young .,... .-..m h, hsltleflslda of the World war, jnuatlng with adversarial in tne mans m i .". ... !i!t to forelctt VVWB - shorrs. and a boat of other thtnta which enabled Mr. C. M. Pabhs, grocer, to .jraln a secret desire to view existence "through tha mtete of alaoaater tarnpa. nnd played Tha Lady of Lyon,' My mother " 'I didn't mean that" th young man assured him hastily, as though fearing obstetrical details. "I meant to ask la there a 'Lady of Lyons" In react Valley and la your called 'Pauline,' toor Mr. Dabbs healtnted. shook his head thoughtfully, and said slowly! "I live alone, with Aunt Lyddy to keep houst for me. Course. I've alwnvs thought It was a hlnined alllv nlitv. All about a poor boy marrying a lady under false pre tenses. Good many years since I read It, though, but as I remember, he made good. I've often wondered If In real life" nut his coninanlon cared nothing alum! iltartlastne Lvtton's old Play. "I say, Claude Melnotte," he Interrupted, ls your Pence Valley home lit by "ala baster lamps' T" rinmla Melnotte Dabbs hesitated. lie was home again, after a week of the Wholesale and Itetall Grocer's con vention In New York. Ilehlnd that calm exterior he was greatly excited. CHAPTER I Tha rrocerv store of C. M. Dabbs, at tha crossroads. I'eace Valley, was astir. This was "late-loslug" night. l arked before the door were vehicles . ait sires, sorts and description, from ji.otor to old fctuhioned farm wagons .n,i l.nr"ip. the natient dorses wan lug, with drooping heads, while their masters finished their Interminable Marketing and equally Interminable conversations. ifnritetlnc took a long time In Peace Valley. In the first place, on late- iloslng night It was the custom to "go tlown along the crossroads and do your Storing' at Dnbb'." In the second Dlace, hurry was a vulvar habit that Lad not yet reached I'eace Valley One was "in the way of knowing .hot in biIoIiie In the village ana the surrounding countryside by going tn the crossroads store. The news- rxtliprlna and distributing took time, for Bo subject was rashly broached or rapidly discussed. One has only tn llston attentively to the apparent ly monotonous discussions In country stores to discover Hint, tliougn miter itte and totally ignorant of grammar, these anions have read deeply In the tiook nf Human ature. Two men alighted from a car Just nntslile the grocery. One of them, the proprietor of the ahon. said : "l.eave the bags, .nea. The boy'll bring them In." He was a durk-halred. rather thick apt man. He was not tall. His fine fur. wns reddened like that of a sail' or or fireman: round, full and clean shaven. The hair at bis temples was rravlm a little. tt was his eves that made you look twice at him. 'C M. Dabbs" eyes were Mil A fifl HOT Italian sky, and as cold as Ice, or as soft and deep as the same sky. It all depended on Dow tml.ha looked at TOIL They were at their softest and deep est now, as he looked at his compan ion. He was s much younger man. not more than twenty-seven, with amooth brown hair. His clothes were ail thnt clothes should be, and worn lv one who thought about them be fore he put them on, and then forgot hnnt them. He was not the type usu ally found In a country village and he looked shout him with an Interest mat "Peace Valley !M he said, softly. "It i,.f,m niia it !" He glanced again at the crossroads, one of which led steep ly uphill, while the other wound about . vallev until It disappeared behind a tall wood. The grocery store was a . great old stoue bouse, the front part ' i,ii.h hsd been transformed from j.-.iiiria Next door, a long low K u - - building combined the business of blacksmlthlng, wheelwrlghtlng and mo n. roonlrlne. The old and the new were mingled peacefully together. The post office, the brightly lighted barber thop and the cobbler's little hovel were all grouped about the crossroads, i "I didn't exaggerate, did IV asked Vlol.l.. rrt.u t-ntins: man shook his head. 'I'eace Valley," be repeated. "1 didn't believe there was such a place!" He i.,iwiri at the sign over the door and . turned lo the older man with a smile. "G M. Dabbs, General Store," he ronn ah md. "You told the truth about that, too. But why C. M.T Come, what ts it thnt distinguishes you from the ..i utwl flia of DnbbsesT Is It T'tiai-les' or "Cvrus' Or " The older man blushed. "C, M 1 II v alirn mvseif." he admitted. 'hnt If vou really want to know what It stands for why, Claude Melnotte Th.IiKs 'a mv name." The young man laughed softly, re swat tn. "Claude Melnotte," Mr Dniiiia smiled. "Do you blame tne for sticking to C, M., or Mister?" "I do not," his companion declared emphatically. "Tell me" a travel In a company, pretty good n't., ton 1 liPlleve." Mr. Dabbs began hurriedly, "with somebody celebrated "Come In and Meet Aunt Lyddy.' Somethlne In the young man's ques tion faintly stirred his memory. Surely there had been mention of "alabaster Iannis" In that old clay. Vaguely feel Ing that there was another answer, be took nartlcular pains to be exact We've got an electric light plant for the store only, as you'll notice. In the house we burn coal OIL They're Rochester lamps. Ha threw the door wide open and beckoned to bis companion to enter, saving "Welcome home, Ned. Welcome to Peace Valley and our store. with their entrance conversation stopped and all eyes turned toward tr ttuhha and his coninanlon. Ned saw what seemed an Immense cavern, lit by crudely Installed electric HcMe which shed a garish glow over the huge stock of canned goods, flower pots, cotton cloth, hams, bacon, tea. coffee and other staples which const) tute a general store. 'Hoiin. Sim." Mr. Dabbs began. greeting the big-headed, pa'-fced man hehlnd the counter wno was la dling out sugar for a bewhlskered farmer Rut before he could Introduce Ned, a clear, girlish voice Interrupted '1 bee oardon. but could will any one tell me the road to Clover Hot lowT" Tha noennanta of the store trans- furrml their attention to the girl who. unnoticed, had entered Just behind Mr. Dabbs and bis companion. She was a slender, vivid, dark girl. One mlL'ht susnect. and find, red lights In the brown balr almost hidden by her close-nttlng hat, ana a nre id tne hi na avea that looked out from under long, dark lashes. Everything ubout her spoke of money and care expend ed upon every article of ber clothing. Hha tirid ttint eunous air or responsi bility and knowledge that Is so oddly part of youth that ehe war has left us. "I beg pardon," Ned began, but the tri ri iooiti.il nnat him and at the capa ble Dabbs, who had turned towara nor and was pointing through the dark doorway as he spoke "Go straluht along up that road un til you pass Ilrook farm, which you'll know by the little covered bridge over the brook. Cross the bridge, turn to the right and keep on up the hill and away from Peace Valley and you il oe on the only road to Clover Hollow." The elrl thanked him briefly, though cordlullv. and went swiftly out. Ordi narily the crowd would have discussed her. her destination and her likelihood of being a "stayer" or Just a visitor nt Clover Hollow. Hut now there was another stranger present, and they turned their attention to rea, Mr. Dnbbs Introduced hltu briefly "My nephew. Ned Curter, come to atnv awhile. Then, as the store began to wake op and get ready for speech, he turned to Ned with a curt, "Come In and meet Aunt Lyddy." Ned followed without knowing that he had left behind a seething mass of curiosity. Dabbs knew IL That Claude Dabbs had an unknown nepnew was unthinkable, and unsupported by the facts concerning the Dabbs family as known In Peace Valley. Jim i'aroum made one brave effort toward nutting things on the proper Peace Valley footing. As Mr. Dubbs led Ned to the door, Jltn found his voice : "Didn't know you had a nevvy Claude." he called out, "and don't ex actly see how yon can, either, seeing you're the only one of the hull Dubbs family left." "My second cousins boy from the West. He's always called me uncle. thoush. Instead of cousin, owing to the difference In years. Come on, Neil." and Dabbs owned the door. Ned found himself In a queer, bnre little room, almost filled by a big table-topped desk of the vintage ot 1S00. aulte as large as a modern din ing table, and a vast armchair that looked even older, though both were In an excellent state of repair. There were no pictures on the wull, only calendar. "Mv office." Dabbs explained. "But come on and meet Aunt Lyddy, one of the best women God ever put breath In, but likely to be flustered ir you bring anybody on her euddeullke He opened a door leading Into the Interior of the house and ushered ."ea Into the family dining room. Aunt Lyddy snt at the tuble, a Ilocheeter lamp In the center on an elaborately embroidered centerpiece. The lamp hail a white shade, but after the harsh light of the shop, Ned wus grateful for th softer glow. Aunt Lyddy was nersonahle old lady, handsome despite her slxty-fldd years, with a great pile of the whitest balr Ned had ever seen. si, looked un as Mr. Dabbs entered and scrutinized Ned from over the rims of her glasses. "Well. Mister Dabbs. this Is a pretty time to come Some I Been ajoylnf around somewhere, as usual, I sup pose." "Brought you something. Aunt Lyd dy." Mr. Dabbs patted her on the back and placed a small package In her lap. "Just a little somctmng io satisfy that awful craving you've got for Jewelry." Then, before the de lighted old woman could open the box or speak, he continued, bis hand on Ned's shoulder: "But I brought a big ger present than that back with me. Aunt Lyddy, this Is my sdopted nephew, Ned Carter." "H'm, adopted!" As she spoke. Aunt Lyddy's eyes remained fixed on Ned. "Yes, adopted. But remember, Aunt Lyddy, he's Just nephew' to those gas bags In the store waiting to be filled and float round town with the news." Aunt Lyddy nodded. "Well, yoo showed light good taste In selecting a nat.hew. Claude. He's a Dresentable- looklng young fellow, I'll say that If so be as he treats you as lair as you treat hltn, he can stay here and wel- Wind "Thnnk you. Aunt Lyddy," and Ned smiled his friendliest "I certainly mean well!" FAMOUS MINING STRIKES By THOMAS E. STEWARD Tennessee)'! Famous Mineral District Al'MQVE Amorlcan mining re gion Is that of Ducktown, Tenn.. whhh la of nsrtlculnr Interest In the first place because It contains "cop per, sulphur, Iron, slno and leaa, sil ver aud gold, and In the second place because the fumes from Us reduction ftirnniitB liiivo heen used as a basis . rfuv.ai.mlnff nni of the world's big gest centers for the manufacture oi sulohurlc nchl rmn,.r wna the metal first mined in th Un, -Blown district and a study of the ares made for the government by V II Rmmona. head ot tne aenarv ment of ireoloirv at the University of Mlnnesola, declares that some of Ihls metal was extracted by the Indians prior to the days of white settlement. This would Indicate that the Duck- town deios!t may have been worked lotn'or than any other In Jiorin America. This district lies In an ancle of throe states Tennessee. North Carolina and Georgia, but the principal mines are In Tennessee. While nam first began their search f,,r im.inli ni.ar Ducktown In the MO's. and as usual, the first prostwot- Ing was for gold, of which some was found. It Is told that an early miner named Weaver obtained a lease to exploit a mine known as the Hlwa and h!Mil 31.0k.) pounds of ore to Boston fur smelting. As It proved. this ore was extremely rich, running 23 per cent owr, but heo tne re turns came back from the smelter Weaver had dlPInrot. Oirnions were suspended for a time and ne nan lost what might have been a fortune. During the next decade, long before the great western and Michigan cop per mines were known. Ducktown was a frontier center of mining excitement and speculation. In 103 nearly 2.- nno.mio tons of mjrjter were produced In Its mines, mostly by small compa nies owned in the North or In London. The Iron, nreclous metals, slue and lend of the Ducktown ares have been of chief Intenst to gi'ob'glsts, having existed In quantities so small that tittle has ever been ereovered. Tor the most imrt the precious metal con tent has been so low thnt It would not have paid to extract It by refining. It was the existence of a great amount of sulphur In the Ducktown dree that led to the mammoth devel- onment there of sulphuric acid manu facture. In the smelting of copper from these ores, the sulphur was re moved. Conditions were found to lie Ideal for sulphuric acid manufacture and mammoth plants were built. The linportsnce of this substance Is ens often overlooked by the layman. It Is a fortunate circumstance of the Ducktown deposits that the tann ine areas of the states surrounding It sre deficient In the very fertilisers It csn produce, thus providing a nearby market for Its products. Who Is this brsnd new rela tion, and why hasn't Aunt Lyd dy heard of him before. ANSWERED: three vital questions you have asked about used car allowances 1 "What is my present car worth?" A nswer: Your used car hai only one funJi nicnul basil of value: that li what the dealer who accepts it in trade can get fur it in the used car market, "Why should dealers in different makes of cars offer me allowances that differ materially?" Answer: Your used car has seemingly dif ferent values because competitive dealers are bidding to sell you new car. "Is it true that the largest allow ance offered means the best deal for me?" A nswer! The largest allowance Is not rteces aarily the hot deal fur you. Sometime it it) tomctimct it it nut. An exemive allowance may mean that you are paying an excessive price for the new car in comparison with in real value. First judge the merits of the new cor In comparison wilh it price, including1 all delivery and finunco charge. Thtn weitfh any difference in allowance , offered on your used car. Hcmcmbcr that after all you are making a punhase, not a sale. GENERAL MOTORS "A car for every purse and purpose" CHEVROLET . PONTIAC OLDSMOIIILB . OAKLAND BCICK LaSALLB . CADILLAC CMC TRUCKS . YI LLOW CADS AND COACHES miCWAIRE-Tk hUmk Riffifntf (TO BE CONTINUED.) xiixxxiixxiixxiiixxxxixiix Medieval-Day Boxes Became Dower Chests Large wardrobe chests of medieval days, sometimes called portman teaux, were the forerunners or tne dower chests of Inter periods. There were no trunks, such as are In use to day, and the big boxes were an im portant part of the Impedimenta car ried by the nobles of the Middle ages on their visits to neighboring castles, sayl Edward Wenhnm, writing In the International Btudlo. usuuny iney mn da of onk. but sometimes chestnut was employed. Some of them we covered w th leather, upon which the coat of arms and other heraldic signs were emblunoncd. In limn thov hecome dower chests, usual ly coiitiilnlng the store of household linen that the brldo took to tier nus- bnnd. Passing from mother to daugh ter, they becume heirlooms or great sentimental vulue. The chest up. pealed to all countries of Europe and was brought to America by the first settlers, and bridal chests were among the first pieces of early Colonial rural ture constructed. Player-Piano RolU Where It used to take weeks to make the 65-note roll for a player nlann It now takes but a very few minutes for a good player to make ths modern plnyer-plnno roll. On this roll only the theme Is played by hund. Tha nrrhestrs and lnzi notes are In serted by a mechanical process. Ths paper on whlcn these roils are mHoe Is" 83 1-3 per cent rope or fiber. The ni.rfnrnted miner roll wns Invented In 1H87 and the perforated music si we I appeared as fltirty ns 1842, when a Frenchman patented It In Ituiic Klondike Cold Rush ni n msa dlarovrred In the al- vJ luvlal sand deposits along th border line between Amerlcun Aiasaa and the Canadian Klondike aa long ago as 1HH7. For some years after that the number of miners at wora in placer mines of that district gradual ly Increased, but tt wai nt until l4rtM9 that the richest Klondike strikes were made, to be followed ny ilia mad rush of Americans, t ana- dlans and foreigners that brought to mind the prevloue historic rush Into California. Tha difficulties of getting Into Inte rior Alasks, where the gold lay. were (Mtnanitnita. vet more than 80,000 miners made this extremely arduous Journey In a psriJ of four years. The name "Klondike" came from tha nrlnelnal river of this famous gold bearing area, but It was not alone as a wealth producer, fiver an area of something tike 8n0 square miles every creek, brook and river was a source 'if treasure and the sands of every stream were carefully panned by the gold-hungry adventurers. During the brief three and a half months of the Arctic summer It was a Simula matter to wash the gravel along the Alusknn streams, bnt when winter set In the miners found tnetr nrnhiem one of extreme dlnlculty. Food was scarce, camp were almost unbearably uncomfortable, and, worst of all, the sand and gravel was all frorea so bard that a pick mnde little Impression. I'ndor these difficulties the miners finally adopted th metnoo hiiiiiilns huiie fire on th sand at night. Awakening In th morning, they were able to shovel out th sand s a ilonth of a foot or o. This they loaded up In a tockplle to be washed when warm weather returned ano lhawed out tha froten mas of gold bearing sands. Alaskan gold production reached a maximum of $22,000,000 In 10O0, but had declined by 1000 to a little more than quarter of that sum. The pop ulation of Dawson City, the principal Klondike camp, dwindled from 10,000 to 11,000 nd then gradually sank stIU lower. Canadian estimates have placed the total gold extraction on both the Canadian and Amorlcan sides of the Klondike border at ap proximately floo.iKKi.ono In th entlr pn-lod between 1SHT and 1000, lift, HIT, Waslsrn Nswspaiisr Union. Mutual Fear Din'tpattd When Jam IL Hchnell, Hunnels. Iowa, read the description of the body of a murderwl man found near Mason City he felt sure that It waa his broth er Phil, and hurried there to Identify the body. At the morgue James ran Into Phil, who had also read about tha dead man and waa positive that It wna his brother Jim. They gred that It was a lucky mistake and went back home happier than they came. lUchange. Hit Finith Music Pupil I Hi you think I ever will become a finished product! Professor Yea, If the man next door gets hold of you. The expression "cool as s cucumber Is based on the fuct that the vegetable I usually on degree lower than the surrounding etmoephere. roxofi'on Bringt Back Horett Tavathm la milting the lowly horse hack Into style In Imduti. replacing H. automobile. Hi firm has ll more horses than before the war. and Is still displacing mechanical Vehicles wltn horses whenever there Is an opportu nity. With cure, a horse doing ordi nary work should Inst 15 years. They have been found more economical. Motor on Mail Routet Of the M,.'ll rural mall routes In the fnlted Hlntes, Ofl pet Cent have bwn motorized. The combined length of th route Is l,:i.U7S mile and the total mileage travereed during th last nscnl year wa 877,045.703. Too Frtsh riistnmer Have you stuffed olives! Young Grocer Jo, mu'nm, but . I have filled dates. "Butch" Bedbug, burglar, starts bis night's work Millions of othert era ttarting, too! De ready for them! - MAKE NO MISTAKE I There' only one scay to exterminate bed bogs. That's with a HquhL Pont waste time shooting spray at them. No spray can possibly reach their youDg aud eggs. Bedbugs are In the woodwork, along the baae-boarils nottnth bed clothes, aa yon may have thought. Don't waste time using powder. Bedbugs don't eat. They suck. That's why only a liquid can exterminate them, Peterman's Discovery Is the right liquid. It soaks down Into their nests. It will exterminate all bedbugs, all their young and eggs la any house In 40 hours, Jfere Is the right Insectiria'e or each iiumctt rrrxuMAfi's nisr.oviBY,Uf m MlastM SadkSf s. n.YOSAN, lyrar kills I Us aa aialte. nmCBMAN't ROACH FOOD ssMnak salsa SMkraasSsa, PrntRMAN' ANT roOD ask rTTESMAN'S MOTH root! aralasla aaslaM assOu. hisrmasS Aa ft right iMMrtfrfcls so la so. Oa sal wAsrsssr iruf ara utUL You must have a apedfie lnseo tlcide for each Insect. No single insertielde will exterminate them al). We have had nearly BO years' experience. We hoots that Is true. ilUmanh aoorihBAs.,N.y.c 'ruullue,' came to the county seat