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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1928)
Mathematical Wonder A llvo your-old wonder In inutlie nuitlc li ttitrnctltiK much attention nt Moslee, Hlovnklu. Kvon before he went to school lie revealed rtunti rkn lite knowledge of the liiultlillvntliin tulile. When tlie child li given the dill of person's hi rih he states without hsl to (loll the (Inyo, even tha mlnutus, that have pnwHil 'since Hint tlma, nut even forgetting the Iciip years. The boy l otherwise normal, except (or no enormous h oml. Partisan Criminality I tmve often wondered to ice men of probity who would scorn to uttur a falsehood for tlii'lr own pnrtlcutnr ad vantage, give to rotidlly In to a lie when It U become the voire of their furtlon, notwlthsttiiidlng they are thor oiiglily x'lulolo of It ee such. How U It ponitllile for (hone who tre men of honor In their persons thus to be come notorious llnrs In their party I Joieph Addison. Texas in Lead In till flint inossnge to the congress , of the republic of Texas, In December, 1H.TN, president Mlruboau II. I.nnisr strongly urged provision for pulillc duration. A quotation from hli mce iige nppeurt upon every publication of the ilnte system. Knrh year lorno IS.ouo.Ouo of state money li spent on higher education, eud Texiie has the 1 urgent permanent school fund of my lata. Ripe lor Scrap Heap Why all the agitation about youth versus age? Touth end age ere statea of mind. . . . The belief of age la relic of the Dark ages end ahould be relegated to the discard, along with the bellefe that the earth Is flat and that women are too weak to vol. Kew Vork Picture 117. Violins Tltere U atundurd else for violins which la aetdom departed from, or only very slightly. Amntl made small er vlolliis thnn the other great makers, hut the snmrlcr nnee were only ores tonal. The violins of Htrndlvarlus are models for size end tone. Early Ute of Coal Coal was known to the ancient Tritons. It was an article of house tiold consumption during the Anglo Hnxnn period aa early ne 8"2 A. D. Knglsod, ns probably the first coun try In which conl was used In any con siderable quantities. Excellent Rule$ TRere are two things which will make os hnppy In thle life If we at tend to them. The first la, never to , vex euraelvca elmut what we eshnot help; end the second, never to vex ouraclvc about what we can help. Chatflvld. Business Partnerihip An active partner In a buaineaa Is partner who la responsible for the full amount for the debt of the busl nea. A silent or aperlnl partner 11 usually responsible only for the n mount of money he puts into the business. Streets to Be Colored Red, brown, yellow and green streets are Just around the corner. Experi ments have been completed that show Junt how to secure uniform shading by mixing color with cement. Home com munities already have laid colored t reels. Keeping on Safe Side Tou believe your children will care for yon when you are old. Don't be lieve It so much aa to neglect to lay up comilderubie rolny-day money. I'm not a pesKlmUt; only an observer. & W. Howe's Monthly. Ghoitly Lawnmowert Parish paper It would be great tielp towards keeping the churchyard In good order If others would follow the example of those who clip the grass on , their own graves. Boston Transcript. - Model Soldier "The army mule," once snld welt knows general, "la the model of the soldier." Occasionally be may be In subordinate, but his kicks never re quire court-marlliil. Boston Tran script Early Convention The first Democratic nntlonnt con vention was held In Baltimore May 21, 1832. The flrst Republican nntloml convention met In riillndHphla Junt 'T iKA. lu'K ASSURED TREATMENT Writt todav for FRKK hook daanlMni tlx Dr. V. J. van lamoua non-aurgaral nulhodof trtat. in run ami lhr Kactal anal Cm tlliMnti, which m wa nuuuvtiy aim aivn dctilai nf our WKI TTKN AttHUKANCI TO KLIMINATB PILES, no matltr how aavara, OR Kr.rvnu PATIKNTS rr.s. tIWTnpM This ssn nrw wtnTtwq r c a,M syFiTAI V, 9 ' ir'. -v i '. . sr4-' Wl S 1 . CM 4aw umapny iMity Tower-LIke Mud Houses of Tlbst (Praparad r tha Natloaal Oaottaptils loolatr. Waahliutss, D. C IN 81'ITE of peuetrutlon by an oc coslouul explorur, Tllt Is still al most aa little known to the world as In Marco I'olo's day, OUU years ago. Tractlcally nothing Is known, even, of the origin and ancestry of the Tibetans This Is probably due lu large part to the rigid exclusion of men of science end other traveler. The Tibetans themwlves dismiss the subject with hoilcs fulry tales and legenda. One of these has It that the progenitors of the race were "I she devil of the Himalayas" aud an ape from the plains of Illudustan. To the lay obrerver there Is no re semblance wliutever between the Tllxttuns and the Chlueae, nor era they similar to I be Mulayans. In fea tures and characteristics they resem ble the American Indium more neurly, perhaps, than any other distinct type, although In color and other character InIIo features there la an Indication that they may have sprung from the original Mongol people. Outside the few towns and the many monasteries, the people of Tlbot may be divided Into tho nomad herders of the uplands, and the settled farmers of the valleys. The nomads live throughout the aeneous In their yak hslr tents, tending their herds of yaks great awkward, long haired, cowlike creatures. The valley folks build thick, mud walled bouses with flut roof. Their furtu opcrailoi are carried on under conditions that a well-equipped Amer ican furuier would consider heavy handicap. The plos used are made entirely of wood, with a single han dle. They bsve been developed be yond the moat primitive l.vpcs of wooden pljws, however, having re movable dl.'glng parts which are re placed when woru or broken. Clothes Do Not Make the Man. It Is by no means tuny to Judge the financial stutus of a Tllwtuu by the kind of clothe he wears. One may eee men dn-cd In rough aheepskiu, with their hair hanging In tangles down their backs aud their appear auce ludicatlng that they had never had l- th In their lives, bargnln for something worth hundreds of dollars. If such an Individual decides to pur chase the article, he will pull out of hie dirty gown a leather bag of gold duct and unconcernedly weigh out a sutllclelil quantity of the shining pow der to pay for IU Is uncouth pur chasers will prohuhly use In their transactions the ruees of Chinese mlntiige, which constitute the moit generally employ! medium of ex change In Tibet. Chinese brick tea, like suit, Is also used In aouie sections In place of money. The outstanding marriage curtora In Tibet la polyandry, under which a woman baa several husbands, usually brothers. Uudrr the usual arrnugo ment, one husband will take care of the home In the valley, If there U one ; another will be In charge of the yake or sheep In the uplands; third will be the trader, taking enre of the caravan, while others will be assigned peciul duties. Wouiun, on the whole, occupies a better position In Tibet than In a greut many of the eastern countries. She la practically muster In the home and usually all transactions of a busi ness nature concerning the family must have her sanction. Nor Is she co n lined and preveuted from going out aa the pleases. Any reference to the social Institu tions of the Tibetans would be Incom plete without mention af the liumis. They are the monks or priests of TU betnti lluddhlxm and tlve in great mon asteries culled lamaseries. Nearly every family In the country has at UnHt one eon who Is Inma. Fully one-seventh of the entire population of Tibet. It Is e-tlninted. live In the . Smart Green Shades Smartest of the green shades If chartreuse, with Its yellow toning. Ro es use It is more cxcluHve thnn the plnln groens It If especlnlly adaptable to evening wear, especially In chiffon, It la smnrtest for daytime when com bined with navy blue, or with dark gray In silk crepe prints. Brown's Prominence The vogue for brown extends to household linens. A new lunch set of cream hag five shades of brown klb , Vv- r4 v i"y r ' luumserles, being supported, of courae. In the main, by the remainder of the population. The Tibetan fulth Is nominally fluddhlsm, but in reality It Is more truly a veneer of Duddhlsm over the old lion religion, a religion of devil worahlp. They are exceedingly super stitious. Rule by the Priests. In Its form of government, Tibet le one of the few remaining theocracies In the world. The Dalai Lama of Lhasa combluea in bis person the functions of heed of the lamalxt church and supreme temporal ruler of Tlltft Ills chief governmental assist ants are also priests. The lamas, even the ordinary monks, occupy privileged poalUon, conrtllutlng In effect a class to them selves. Next In rank to the ruling lamas are the lay ofllcluls of the government The next lower step In social gra dation leads to the headmen of the vil lages, usually the wealthiest residents of the localities Next In order are the wealthy villagers not headmen, and below these come the ordinary folk. At the bottom of the social lad-dt-r are the servants and slaves of the well to-do. In education the Tibetans are very backward, there being nothing In the country In the nature of public In structlon. A few of the more wealthy families hire a priest te come Into their homes to teach their eons. The country folk of Tibet, as tha villagers and nomads may be called In dlallnctlon from the thousands of residents of the lamaseries and tha few traders of the larger towns, en gage In a number of minor Industries In addition to tilling the toll and tending their herds and flocks. Metal Work and Book Making. Borne mining la carried on by the Tibetans of the eastern border r";lon, but the Industry is of small propor tions. The products mined Include lead, gold, and Iron. Iron la used for s woids, some of the most elaborately ornamented commanding a high price. The Tibetans love to etnbellUtt their eraUiardo with silver, coral, and tur quoise, and some of them are flue ex amples of workmanship. Ir.-n Is a'to used In the manufacture of crude guns, or waa until within the last few years, when It became possible to b- talu flrrarma of western manufjeture. In ChlHiudo, principal town of Khun), Tibetan workers In Iron make of that metal large wine flasks, which are much sought after throughout Tibet lu fume of the lamaseries of Tibet the monks make and gild Idols f.r sale all over the country. The (Janok lamasery near Batnng turns out thou sands of the Images. With their crude facilities, the monks are unable to gild the Idols $ It would be done by a modern Western process, but must apply a rather heavy coat of pure gold. At Lltang, about a hundred miles to the east of Itntang, where there Is a large lamasery, and In the lamasery of Derge, about 200 miles above Ha lung, In the Vangtze valley, the print Ing of religious books is an Industry of Importance. The Ksnjur, which It the Uuddhlst Bible, and the Tanjur, lie commentary, each comprising 103 volumes, are printed at the two lamaseries from blocks on which char acters are carved. The blocks occupy ninny Inrge rooms and tha priming of one act requires the work of ninny men for many days. The Tihetnna have beet making great strides In the last few years, es pecially since the lounghuabnnd eg' pedltlon In 11)04 and HW5, Far from making them antagonistic to Western' era, this contact with the outer world has done more to break down preJU' dice and to give them a thirst for knowledge than alt previous events lu their circumscribed kingdom. linen nppllqued at flower and new bath aets have stripes and monograms In brown. Pique Hats Stitched pique makes most delight fully cool hats to wear with summer clothes, especially If one of the pastel shades It chosen. - Tunic Are Popular . Pin striped tub silk tunics make ex cellent autumer frocks and are not expensive. Largett Arch The largest municipal arch In the world I the Arc de Trlomphe In Paris, Frnnce. This edifice If 102 feet high end 147 feet wide. It was erect ed In 1300-1830 to celebrate Nupotoon's victories. Quality That Count! No dollar cfin bur so much as the one that has been honestly and squarely earned. There is sometning more than money In It satisfaction. Capper's Weekly. Not Confined to a Pew I have found that the flame of moral Judgment burns Just as brightly In the man of humble and limited expe rience as In the scholar and man of affulrs. Woodrow Wilson. Another View "I visit my friends occasionally," re marked the book lover, "merely for the purpose of looking over my li brary," Great Religioue Secte The world's population of Mohsm medans and Buddhists If estimated at 130,000100. Veeleti Information An trirtmirloiia itallatlclan baa dis covered that Great Britain uses an average of 2,71)8,373,100 buttons s year. Let Charity Be Win U. is wicked to withdraw from being oseful to the needy, and cowardly to give away to the worthless. Eplctetna Elephant Good Swimmer Tli elephant swims more easily than it walks. It simply stands up right ud treads water. Epoch in History Conl wa discovered In America 250 years ago. lie that walkeib with wise men shall be wise; but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Proverbs 13:2a Three of the Ave men that drafted the Declaration of Independence were scientists. If one is tender-hearted, may the Lord give him, wisdom with It Unless a man possesses self-control he is little better than a Have. The popularity of some people is due to the things they don t say. Few people Impair their eyesight looking on the blight side of things. Study your own self. St Bernard. mmU, mm) miumui ) Ma, md a e-u,.-' -ye W l-linraT 4-cyHnder K Education Route Prejudice Prejudices, it Is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soli has never been loosened or fertilized by education; they grow there, firm ns weeds among rocks. Charlotte Bronte. That Kind of Man He Is the kind of man. we snld In our bitterly Intolerant way, who is much nicer to the society editor than he Is to the elevator operator.-Mihlo State Journal. . Molauei Not Treacle The worde "molasses" and "treacle" are often osed as synonoyms, but properly speaking molasses Is the un crystnllzcd sirup produced In the mak ing of sugar, while treacle Is obtained In the process of refining sugar. Oxen in Farming South African farmers And oxen profitable In farming. A two-year-old ateer costs $23, and after four or five years' work, the butcher will pay (SO tor him. Farm & Fireside. Alpaca and Sheep The body of the alpaca has some what the form of a sheep, but It has a long neck. It Is also more active and carries Its bead ereci. Uncle Eben "We all hat an ear fob music," said Cncle Eben, "an' many a man Is beard wlf attention, simply because be has . good bass voice." Washington Star. Derivation of "Latin" The word Latin i derived from Latlnum, which wa that part of an cient Italy which Included noma. Banana Prolific Plant An ordinary crop of banana yields approximately 82.000 pounds of food per sere. The Pity of It Lots of people are sure they are right who never go ahead. Boston Transcript Idleness and pride tax with heavier hand than kings and parliaments. Franklin. The man who can acknowledge a mistake without blaming It on tome one else bos true moral courage. In some families, if they can get It, they think they can afford It He who takes no position will not sway the human Intellect. Shedd. Logic proves or disproves all things but It doesn't accomplish any of then. 5AHIES EKEdDMDS-; GREATEST JULY IN WltLYS-OVERlAND HISTORY1 The big forward march of Willys-Overland continue! Following the greatest six months in Willys-Overland's 20-year history, with sales exceeding the entire 1927 output, came July with far more sales than any pre vious July. 100 more Whippet and Willys-Knight cars were purchased than during July last year. This success is not surprising. Whippet Fours and Sixes and the three great Willys-Knight Sixes offer a degree of comfort, performance, safety and economy never previously available at such extremely low prices. Orders now accepted for prompt delivery. ippet X IU Cm$St CMto fnsi ci Uis. Aiir . V-. mth ..iH aaaak WILLYS-OVERLAND, Inc. TOLEDO, OHIO tVrofe of Christian Sect in tha Annnla of Tacitus, Itoman historian, the fact is stated that there existed a sect known as Christians, who were followers of one Jesus Christ, executed by command of Pontius Pilate. Middle Age "Palmers" In the Middle ages a pilgrim re turned from the Holy land wa en titled to wear piece of palm in hi hat He was, as a result sometime called a pnlmer. Old Queen of the Seas Ttm t'nlierl States sunerdreadnonght Wyoming on July 10, 1912, made 22,043 knnta on her standardization trial, This was the largest and fastest bat tleship afloat at the time with twelve inch guns. Height of Wisdom "We regard our ancestors as wise,'' said HI Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "especially those ancestors who at tained riches wa hop to inherit" Washington Star. The Verdict Beautiful," murmured the flapper . tourist a she gazed upon the Image of the sphinx. And a an afterthought she added, "but dumb." Worth Remembering When a man offers you something for nothing, dont secept It nnlea yon can afford to pay at least double It value. Exchange. Few Do It Another good Intelligence test Is the blllty to memorize good poetry and never quota It San Francisco Chronicle ;" ' Poor Policy i To lose our charity In defense ot our religion Is to sacrifice the citadel to maintain the out-works. Colton. Turks Bar Christianity Turkey is the only country In the world In which Christianity is not ac cepted as a religion. Evil in Satiety I bold this to be the rule of life: Too much of anything la bad. Ter ence. Its Significance The gold fringe on the American flag denote that It I regimental color. It take a pretty girl ot eighteen, with lots of company, to brighten up the gloom of a big old mansion. A man gets great diversion out of bis reason If he has a good one Come in. Let us arrange for an early demonstration so that you may Judge for yourself the per formance ability of any of these modernly engineered cars.