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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1928)
orapM I OUR COMIC SECTION Hujmai L. . 1 1 Our Pet Peeve ' 1 r i - SUBTLETY 0 A 0 9 .1 'to JJ f'i 7 v . ?i& "Laughing Jackasses of Australia. Ptrrd tr th National Ofcrsabto Socl.tjr. Wuhiutos. O. CI Al'STRALIA, possessor of 10 ninny features unfumlllur to the rest of the world, might be catalogued by nature lover by her tree and her birds. One read ily understands why the Australian loves bit trees. The groves of giant eucalyptus form pictures never for gotten, and the scent of the wattle brines homesick feeling like the smell of the sage to a Westerner The flora Is not only beautiful. It Is unique, without counterpart In other lands. Of the 10,000 species of plants most of them are purely Australian, and are unknown even in New Zea land. The general Impression one gets of Australian forests Is their total unlikeness to anything seen else where. The great forest of timber trees are not damp and shaded and all of one species, but are well lighted and filled with other forests of short er trees; In places llie woods consist of large widely spaced trees surround ed only by bunch grass, and even to areas where water Is not to be found on the surface for hundreds of square miles true forest of low trees are present. Forms which may be recognized as tulip. Illy, honeysuckle and fern take on a surprising aspect They are not garden flowers, but trees, and the landscape of which they form a part reminds one of the hypothetic!)! rep resentations In books of science of a laudscape of Mesozulc time, a period antedutlng our own by millions of year. The tree are indeed those of a by-guue- age. In America and Europe shadowy form of fossil leaves of strange plant species are gathered from tire rock and studied with In terest ; In Australia many of these ancient trees are living. The Impres sion that one Is looking at a land scape which has forever disapiwured from other parts of the world I so vivid that the elms and ni.-ples and oak In some of the city street strike a Jarring bote. The transition from Jurassic to modern times I pain fully abrupt ' With a flora of such great Interest, It occasions no surprise to find that Australia I the home of many emi nent botanists, and that geologic his tory I a common subject of study In schools. Eucalyptus th National Trt. Australia Is the home of the won derful eucalyptus, a tree about whirl a fair-sized library of books and pamphlets has been written, without exhausting the subject For geological age the eucalypti have remained un disturbed In tills "blologlcul backwa ter," and, spreuding over th con tinent have adapted themselves to many varieties of soil and climate and elevation. About 800 aiieclc have al ready been discovered In the small part of th continent explored by botanist. The eucalypt Include some of the tallest tree In th world. The Vic torian forest department records trees which measure Sl.1l, 333 and 842 Xeet nod state thai there are "scores of tree about 300 feet In helgf.t' Th surveyor of the Dunden.ng ranges made notes of the tallest trees felled during an eight-year period and reports that "all those measured were over 300 feet In length." Eucalyptus trees reproduce them selves readily and grow about (even time more rapidly thnn oak or hick ory. From a ton of bark of the gimlet tree was obtained by analysis 410 pounds of tannin extract and SOS pounds of oxalic acid. From the guiu and leaves of these trees come also FOR THE BRIDE A most beautiful gown for the mod ern bride Is of the conventional white satin, ontrlmmed except for a tiny yoke or real laee, with a skirt that Is short In front and very long In back. Silk Pique French blue silk pique fashions I most smartly tailored tuck-In blouse for a black kasha suit that ha fringed hem, fringed coat bottom and fringed ash. the highly valuable eucalyptus oil, from which no less than twenty-seven constituents have been distilled for pharmaceutical purpose and for the separation of metal by the flotation process. The eucalyptus la the great timber tree of the contlneut Of sixty vari eties In Victoria, twenty have blgb commercial value and are finding an ever-increasing market The Tas manlan blue gum I one of the strong est densest, and most durable wood In the world. Timbers 2 feet square, exceeding 100 feet In length, are readily obtained, and, when used for piling, need not be weighted, for the density of the wood a aucb that It sinks in water. Their strength Is twice that of English oak, and they are practically Immune from attack t y the teredo, which play such havoc with ordinary timbers. The Jarrah, a eucalyptus of west Australia, Is another famous tree. It b one of the few woods of the world which successfully resist the ravage of white ants; It Is practically Im mune from the attack of marine bor ers, and, like the Iron-bark of Vic toria and New South Wales, ha been known to withstand Ore better than Iron girder. Many Beautiful Birds. Australia I (locked with beautiful birds, many of them of unusual as pect The man who originated the popular saying that "Australian bird have plumage, but no song," must have lived In sound-proof box. Among the 773 species are Included some of the most brilliantly colored, sweetest voiced and most unusual birds In the world. Along the northeast coast I th bower bird, which adorns It nest and decorate It playing ground with ihells, seeds, and other bright ob jects, not despising brass buttons and cartridge case. Th lyre bird, famous for Its plum age, 1 the rival of the mockingbird of tiie South In sweetness of ton and skill as a mimic The crow-shrike (magpies"), the brown flycatcher ("Jucky winter"), the bush warbler, the ruck warbler, the reed warbler, the bush lark, the cuckoos, the boney enters, and the "willy wagtail,' con stitute parts of a bird chorus difficult to surpuss. Cockatoos are as com mon In Australia as crows In the Central West ; even In the desert flocks are frequently seen. Some of them are excellent talkers, most of them gorgeously dressed. 'A most surprising bird Is the koo kooburra, or laughing jackass. All at once In the quiet bush com loud peuls of uproarious, mocking laughter, erne Is not Inclined to Join In the merriment It all seems as foolish and weird as If an Idiot boy were disturb ing a congregation In church. When the source of the laughter I located It turn out to be silly-looking bird with clumsy, square body and open mouth, sitting unconcernedly on stump. The Ibis occur by thousands, and th gigantic black-necked stork, or Jablru, Handing 5 feet high, Inhabit the swamps of the northern coast while the graceful black swan fre quents th estuaries and lakes. The mallee hen and the brush turkey build mounds of stick, leave, and earth 8 to 10 feet blgb. The cassowary of the forest of Queensland and I'apua and the emu, which I found throughout the con tinent are unknown outside the Aus tralian region. The emu I the na llouul bird and shares with the kan garoo the task of upholding the shield on the commonwealth coat of arms. It Is a powerful bird and can run at the rate of in to 20 mile an hour, LIZARD-SKIN HOSE New lisle sport hosiery hav i himd blocked lizard skin der'gn (n tones of ton and soft gray and browns. One wear them to match gray and tan lizard shoes. Suits of Pique For girl nothing could be more at tractive thnn a suit of pique In dell cute pink or blue. The coat are quite long and simple and the waists are made of figured rtlmltr. An Oxford undergraduate, a son of the vicarage, discovered he w uncomfortably short of money, so he spcut some time concocting a letter that would have the right effect upon a somewhat severe pareut When finally completed, th letter read a follows: "My dear father, I wonder If you will oblige me very greatly by send ing me a copy of this month's parish magazine, and five-pound note? P. 8. IWt forget the parish uiaga- line." Ancient Bride Iloo. hool Walter doesn't like my cooking. Her Mother How do you know? Docs he say soT Bride He dldnt come right out and assay so, but he told me he liked fruit enke to be at least six month old and we've only been married five weeks! WHAT FLAVOR? "I shor got In a Jam yestlddy, Jim my." "What klnda Jam, Mil V "Think It wua strawberry," Not Respontible Husband (anxiously) My wife seem not to have the slightest Interest In life. Doctor What makes you think tbatT "Well. Tve tried her with golf, bil liards, football and racing, and It's Just Uke talking to stone!" Wonderful "Ton know Coothby great fellow for detail." "He Is. that I lie's the sort of chap who would go and get married and be able afterward to tell you whether It was Mendelssohn, Lohengrin or Tann- hauser tbey played during the cere mony. THE BEST Slim Kid Whot d'you like best about school? Fat Kid Coin' home from It Buiine$$ View "You seem to have a good deal of faith In doctors," said liurrutt to bis Invalid friend. "I have," was the reply. "A doctor would be fool I -b to let good custom er like me die." Toleration Housewife I should think you would be ashamed to beg In this neighborhood. Tramp Don't apologize for It ma'am; I've seen worse. Montreal Star. Eatily Named Very Friendly VIsltor-DId yon have cny difficulty In choosing name for baby? Fond Mother Not the slightest Ion nee, dear, we've only one rich relative. What Dot It Matter? 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