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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1928)
THE Id Bull UteJ in th Arena 1 Tlulla iisikI lu b'lll llttlltS 111 Himltt nre of well known llnougo nnd roared In special estiibllshmcul. 'I he host bulla are worth from fM) to $:UXI, About 1,H(X) nre killed nnnually. in mnn of the hull ftirlita ni ninny n a dosen at a tlm inny be employed, It tl also estimated that (MKX) horses are used aiiiiunlly In Spain for this amuse ment D Along the Concrete Sense of Humor DtRntd 1 As I understand the phraso." salt Adam, "si'nse of humor I the ability not to show that you think a thing I fiiuii. It ts to the tuner man what v r lnughter Is In the outsltlo. If, Instend of laughing at you, I reflect on your condition mid enjoy myself In silence, then I have a sense of humor." From "Adam and Eve," by John Krsklue. ate ' OUR COMIC SECTION . wfU if i flLL $Ay V r Ju Sumatra Women of the Soclttr. WuhlMtoa. D. C.) STMATRA, largest of the Dutch East Indies, and uutll fulrly re cently In the bands of savages, ts rapidly undergoing develop ment by Its methodical rulers. It Is n Immense Island, nearly four times the slie of Java and thirteen times larger than Holland itfelf, but Its war decimated population amounts to less than SJO0.00O, most of which, for vari ous reasons. Is not available for labor. Because of this the Island has been low In attracting attention, although more favorably situated than Java and richer to natural resources. Java has already been developed. Sumatra ts an Wand of great future. In the development of that future practically all the labor baa to be Im ported on short-term contracts. Chleflj It U Chinese, which ts expensive; KHng, which Is viewed with disfavor by the British Indian government; or Javanese, which ts unwilling to come nd does not thrive In the climate. The best Idea of current life In Sumatra ts to be hsd by leaving the towns behind and rtriklng Into the In terior. From the capital, Medan, the road to the south at first leads through some miles of country dense and green with vegetation, with tiny thatched na tive huts making picturesque brown spots In the midst of fruit trees and coco palms. As one approaches near er to the tjllls, this gives way to open plains covered with high grass and low bushes, the characteristic tobacco land of Del I. The larger estates, especially those of the Dell company, are divided Into sections under the administration of assistant managers. Each year only one-tenth to a fifth of their enormous area Is under cultivation, since to maintain the high quality of the to bacco grown the land Is left fallow for from five to ten yesrs after escb crop. During the first year the natives are permitted to grow rice upon the fallow fields; then the soil Is left to Itself nd to Uie bushes and rank grass which soon cover IL The tobacco crop Is rich one, but the demands It makes upon the land and upon labor are such that It la not surprising to find the newer estates annually devot ing more and more of their attention nd territories to rubber and other less exacting products. Up Through the Plantations. Gradually ascending In altitude, the road passes through many miles of these monotonous, fullow-lylng plains, their desolate appearance only In creased by an occasional row of un used drying sheds and few fire blackened trunks of huge toealang trees, solitary survivors of the primeval forest The sections actually In cultivation, however, are extremely Interesting, with many acres of magnificent tobac co plants growing to height of five or six feet In closely planted parallel ridges. Frequently they hedge the road on both sides and extend In un broken rows aa fur as the eye can follow over the rolling fields. The work of the plunlntlnn Is many sided and the various nationalities em ployed are urually engaged In their own distinctive brunches of labor. Thus, although sometimes repluced by other races, Chinese predominate In the actual work on the tobacco plunts; the bullock-cart drivers are KUngs; the carpenters are Boyans; the Jav nese are woodmen, road builders, and gardeners; and the Ilatuks and Su matra Malays, who are not obtulnuble In targe numbers nor reliable for sus tained labor, clear the lund prepara tory to planting, and build roads and sheds. The ubiquitous Sikh Is often found Id his fuvorlte capacity of guard or policeman. Lines of two-wheeled bullock carts with loose roofs of thatched palm leaves, matting, or even sheet tin, rum ble slowly up and down the road, baullng supplies and nmterlul fur the estater. Many of the slow-plodding In dian oxen are magnificent big timers I animals, with large humps and long silky dewlaps, and, with their red tur baned Tamil drivers sitting on the floor of the open-fronted carts, sre trongty reminiscent of the tea plan tations of Ceylon. The road Is very good, wide, and well made. There Is practically no rock In this part of the Island; snd the metaling for the roads must be Rural District. Imported ; nevertheless, the chief high ways of the coastal plains and the pass over the mountains are all macad amised, In the highlands, where metaling haa not yet been attempted, such roads as exist are of very dif ferent type. These re of dirt or clay, well built and maintained, and good In dry weather. But Sumatra has an enormous snnual rainfall, and during the wet season there clay roads be come almost Impassable. Mountains and Great Forests. The road from Medan to the In terior, however, gives no wanting of what Is to follow. Leaving the plain and the tobacco plantations, K grad ually ascends through wilder country, and presently, with well engineered slgxags, beglus to climb Into the mountain. As the road climbs higher the semi tropical vegetation which has suc ceeded the coarse grass of the denuded plains gives way In torn to magnifi cent virgin forests, unbroken except for the narrow, winding path of the road. The enormous stralght-trunked trees, ensnared by glnnt creepers, vine, and huge air plants, make so thick a canopy overhead that only a dim twilight filters In, and that falls to reach the ground through the dense. Impenetrable tangle of vegetation. Little brooks of clear water run steeply down the mountainside, hurry ing to the sluggish yellow rivers of the plains their tiny contributions for the extensions of Sumatra's coast But terflies flit In the blue-black shadows ; jungle fowl, their brilliance all sub dued In the obscure hslt light vanish silently from the edges of the road as one approaches, and other tittle creep ing and fugitive things seek the se curity of the unbetraylng Jungle. Insects with voices out of all pro portion to their probable size scream shrilly from the brancher, and the occasional whistle of a bird or the dull boom of a falling tree echo through the silent dark recesses of the wood. Much of the life of the Jungle Is to be seen along this little frequented road which opens up the very heart of the virgin forest; but Infinitely more Is the observer observed. Sometimes the crack of a broken branch betrays Ihe hurried withdrawal of a larger animal, or a wnirr of wings that of some startled bird ; bot only one's own sixth sense tells of the hidden watch ers who silently follow an Intruding man's progress with wondering, un friendly eyes. Hordes of Monkeys. The swaying of branches overhead a one xlgzags up the pass dues not mean wind In the quiet forest; It means monkeys, and their antics are an unfailing amusement Some wait In silence until the traveler drsws near, then plunge back Into the forest with a crash of branches which In evltuhly produces the shock they seem to have designed. Some tear furiously along through the trees In desperate? attempt to crofs In front of the car. When they do cross, far overheud. In stream of small gray bodies flying through the air between the treetops. they as furiously rare along on the other side and cross back again. Others cling to swsylng brunches and bound up and down In frenty of ex citement, shrieking gibes In sharp crercendo. Often In the midst of their agita tion they suddenly lose all Interest and forthwith pay no more attention to the Intruders; or sit In silence with weas ened, whiskered faces peering solemn ly down from the trees. As In Ceylon, It would be disastrous to leave the motor unguarded any where In a Sumatra forest for every thing that prying lingers could an rcrew or renWe would soon be re posing In the treetops. There are many tribes of the mon key people: little black fellows with very long tails; troops of Impudent brown ones; shy black-and-whlle mon keys with fine silky coats; and horde of big gray beasts who chase snd iwvak each other, evoking rhrleks of protest. Aloof from the bands thai feed und gambol together, are a few enormous black bulks which froin the distance might be curious vegetable formations In the trees. But they move, and when examined through glasses, are seen to be orangoutangs, found here and to Borneo. FINNEY OF THE FORCE MVUWRauo!-WKAT 11 WmoROioA ACOLDASVceot SLMM IT'LL CIEABVsQ. WO&I) I VOO .UttAWWwH.y iJ xiaowwaoTbtMCl V vfV, I COMfr COkWT IM HEBfi J ,rr ATA.LLAT ALL Suoioc Iff 2 ) iB60rgOA F3 t) r Wr. N..p.pr fM-nS JJ J-HUmtVjW 1 Pttng.l THE FEATHERHEADS Little Nature Studiei IT ou DoiT !- J A0 THoSt LCTTlC itMT THCvjT 'm Will til Ttll VoU. , 1 fluiiMAlS HAVE LIVED VIBV 1 J KAPPV AWV 1 M ' FOtPfV- IT'S A MUSK PATr I HAPRlV W TMEIB NATIVE j B MoEtDADpV? I MAMA'S COW IS MADS OUT IF I HAUNTS Till JuST RSCtNWy r ( of a icT or TtoSs V y l -X LITTLE MUSK-RATS' VoGS- -,, mrrf 1 HCf -'WIOKEIWSS oax) "-V j 6V yin,rlinw : : IU Snoop's Proud of That Voice Who Know We often aneuk Initial l.'litly of the Intnrnintlons that hinder our work. but In our shortsightedness we may be sadly mistaking values. 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