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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1929)
Romance of War Kansas City, Ma Sixty-five year ago young Confederate courier from Missouri and a Confederate "petticoat runner" from Mississippi met near Memphis. Tliey never parted, and re cently celebrated the sixty-fourth an niversary of their marriage here at their home. Mr. and Mr. J. YV. Victor both are more than ninety. Their romance be gan after the Confederate evacuation of Corinth. Miss. Young HIM Victor, whose home was at Shelbyvllle, MoM was detailed to scouting duty with a detachment having headquarters In Memphis. One afternoon he was scouting on a Union movement near the Tennessee Mississippi line, lie met a southern party. In which was Mies Mary Mitch ell. The party had been to Memphis and was returning to the Mitchell plantation across the line In Missis sippi Young Victor saw Mary and ottered to escort the party to the plantation. "I'd never paid any attention to soldiers until t met Bill," Mrs. Victor said. "I'd been busy fighting Yankees. Hut 1 did pay so much attention to him that we were married within year at Memphis." Both Mr. and Mrs. Victor are In ex cellent health. They are Interested In politic and the scientific developments of the day. "Why, bedtime csed to be about Happy Memories FOR EARLY SPRING Tli fancy weuve Jersey ensemble I very chic outfit for early spring. This costume I composed of tun and W f . jArJ" ' ' brown lilmine with a brown plaited skirt and Jaunty top nmi of the same color. Suede gloves, lizard Mlioe and bag complete the outfit. ' - GOOD FELLOW HAJ U fSM hi s day yrOc v-iw rJ'ilr SUCH IS LIFE Sounds Plausible By Charles Sughroe 8 :80 o'clock when I was a boy," he said. "But since the radio came In I never go to bed until the Inst one signs off." Mr, Victor has not been In Shelby, vllle since he left home at the age of seventeen to join the Army of the South. Ho was under Gen. Sterling Trice when the Confederate besieged Lexington, Mo., nnd forced the Cnlon leader. Colonel Mulligan, to surrender. Ills regiment' first engagement, however, was In the bed of the Pes Molne river, "somewhere aloug the town-Missouri line." "We were slipping up on n Federal force, and. as It turned out, the Feder als were slipping up on us," be ex plains. "We met In the dead of the night In the middle of the river nnd both sides went back to their own side of the river." Mrs. Victor's services to'the Confed erate cause consisted chiefly of watch ing Federal troop movements along the Ivi An 0hlu dentl" I ViXj recently became In- I ACCf nM Dd ,rle, ,o --fffi4 HI the teeth of oner's Jury declared the experiment success. of Great Day DIPPING INTO SCIENCE 4 Sun Nearest Earth in January Although we exierienct the warmest weather In lute sum mer, the earth Is actually near est the sun In early January. From that time on the earth recedes aliout 17,iJ miles day. Hut during summer the sun Is more nearly overhead so ! that It rays are more concen trated and It Is tills concent ru 'ton that produces heat, l(ii, lily Weatcra Xtwitapr t'nlon,) t4-- t--t--fr-t-t - I.uke Siierior Is the largest fresh wuter lake In the world. Served Good "Eats" Shanghai. Shanghut'a midnight sons and daughters, devotees of the cu buret and dance halls, are mourning the phsxlng of the city's most famous night life Institution, "Jimmy's Kitch en." There was no pomp or leretnony. no orchestral Uln or garish display about "Jimmy's." It was Jut roughly equipped restaurant In the heart of a district where Magdalene of many nationalities nre quartered. "Jimmy's" wns owned by one Joseph .lames, a young American who served In the American army nnd was stii tloned at Tientsin. Fame came to "Jimmy's" almost overnight. Three years ago the place wus virtu Tennessee-Mississippi border and glv Ing Confederate tuttlclent warning to flee to safety. "We petticoat runners," she said, "were the best spies because the Yankee were not afraid of us." THE THING IN HAND Br THOMAS ARKLE CLARK J Deaa of Moa, University ot Illinois. The things which I have to do today, for It Is early morning a I aiu writing these sentences. are very common place things, and tor the most part verj uninterest ing one. I must, a soon as break fast Is over, see a half dozen people on a rather dis agreeable subject, and then must drive fifty mile to make a speech. It Is raining, and I know that the drive will be rather a dull one, and even when condition are favorable 1 hnr never had any enthusiasm for speech making. I nev er feel slighted If it any gathering 1 am not called upon to speak. I am balanced enough, however, and I have had enough experience to realize that It 1 the task In band which for me Is the really Important thing In IJTe, as It Is for yon. I must meet very disagreeable people ahj settle their difficulties as well as Is In my power. 1 must make my speech with as much force and magnetism and directness of application as I can. If the rain comes down on the way, still I am dry and comfortable within and the fields between which 1 pass as I drive along are greener - and fresher because of the rain. It Is a lesson which we might all well learn that the task In hand, stupid and uninteresting os It may often seem. Is for each of ns the most Important tiling to be done well, and helps al ways In the satisfactory accomplish ment of whatever comes later. I shall enjoy my vacation better and with a lighter heart from having done well what Is before me today. It Is examination time, and Barton who Is most practical man. I eager to have the unpleasant tusk com pleted. He doe not see why lenlor are ever made to take examinations anyway. Ho wants to leave as soon as bis last examination Is over. II dislike staying for the formnl com mencement exercises. He has a Job waiting for him as soon as be can get to It. nnd he Is Itching to be nway and to get at It The task In hand Irritates, and annoys him. It Is th Job he I going to whb-h look big and Important to him, and which seems one to which h can give bis best energies. I have known Ferrl for forty year or more. He ha never got on well; he ha never been sutlsfied with what tie was engaged In. He tins changed Jobs a dozen times during those years. The Job In hand has never been to his liking, has never seemed to him quite the work to which he could give bis best effort. It ha always been the thing In th distance which in trigued him and out of which he felt he could make something, lie has never learned the Importance of the thing In hand. T. 1911. Wi-aUra Nwiir tnlon ) ully unknown, save to a few soldiers and sailors. One night a prominent American, attracted by a sign reading "Atnerlcun ham nnd eggs," dined at "Jimmy's." He was astounded at the excellence of food and coffee. Proudly young James Informed him that practically all of his food was Im ported from America. The word spread quickly. Americans nnd Unions In huge numbers flocked to the place. Within a abort time It became the fashionable gathering place of Shang hai in the small hours of the morning The cutoiners made many suggestions to James, but the latter would not change bis equipment. Ilo stuck to the rough board tables, the thick mugs Cave Woman Rules New York. The env man myth has been exploded. Ho has only a secondary position In his own home, a visitor to the home of the Pueblo Indian cava men In Bantu Clara, N. M found. And tbo WILL LEAD MAROONS 12L The L'nlverslty ot Chicago football team will be captained by a lineman for the third successive season In llttx John Merrick Kelly, an end. who Is 1'at to his teammate, was elected to lend the Munmns next year. Padric Will Be New White House Pet t ft vv w vj Old CsIn la Africa There are some 3(1 medieval castle along th coast ot West Africa, that of 8L George at the town ot F.lnilna being conslVred the oldest and great est. The 1'nrtugues are said to have begun It ten year before the dlscnvery of America, the alone for the founds tlon being brought from Portugal. It double fosse was hewn out of solid rock. and the thicker glasses. He steadfast ly refused lo supply other than pupvr napkin. "Jimmy'" cold no liquor nnd none wa permitted on the premises. A husky "bouncer" was constantly on duty to stop fights between seafaring men who pntroiilzed the place. And night after night It was a com mon sight ti see sailors In and out of uniforms, soldiers, marines, mer chant marine sailors, beachcombers, dancing girls, clerks, Chinese, and men and women In evening clothes seated at the tables In "Jimmy's." The once familiar sign "Jimmy's Kitchen." Is gone now. The owner has gone Into thn cabaret business. spuuso rules th home a well as hi worldly goods. Seeking out the home of the orig inal cave men of tha United States, fur nway from the cities where now and then a so-called "cave man" make his appearance much to the nwo of a lurga following, Andrew 8. Wing visited one of the twenty I'uehlo village remaining In Arizona and New Mexico, delved Into their family cus toms and their history. Ilo found (hem still loyal lo (ho Catholic faith, main taining a family life, exceptionally free from friction and rearing children who are obedient and of the best be havior. "The I'uehlo woman Is the absolute master of her home," Wing asserts. "There Is no Individual land owner ship, hut each man Is alloted a piece of land which he can cultivate as long as lio works at It Industriously. When the crops are harvested and stored In the house Ibey become the property of the wife. Most Pueblo murrlages nro successful and their family life Is Con genial. All observers comment on the obedience and good behavior of th I'uehlo children." In one great comniunnl cliff house explored by the writer 1,000 room wcr discovered. Impress! Carving On Butkland beucun, a lofty hill near Asliburton, Kiiglnnd. a funnor ha had th Ten Cotnmandiueott carved In granite. Mrs. Norwood H. Smith with nor fine Irish wolfhound, Cralgwood I'adrtc, which Is destined to be come th king of dog In tli United Stale, for he ha been ac cepted a a gift by Sirs. Hoover, who wns a former schoolmate of Mrs. Smith. WOULD BE LAWMAKER Mrs. Pesrl 01. field, widow ol the lute Itepresentatlv W. A. Oldfleld of Arkansas, temocrntlc whip In the house, tins been nominated by th Iemocriitlf state central committee to lie candidate In a special elec- Jv;1f i ' tlon to succeed her husband for both tbo. short term expiring next March nnd the twoyenr lenn beginning at that time. If elected Mr. Oldlleld will he th first congrosswoman froto Arkansas. ,4 c Ji Tevo Little ues, , ALL RUN FOR OFFICE Mr. Oasaway The Judge' wlf l th most fortuiint woman In Ui world. Mr. Ussen What' the reason for II lb envyt Mrs, Oasaway Her husbund en tence all th tramps that com un der hi nolle to heat her carpets anit help with th spring cleaning. A MYSTERY Itlrd I wonder what kind of a bird laid those funny eggst Dsagerovs Fewer An orstor will (! In sishl And sing his lltttt sun, And msks you think that bt Is rlsht. No mstur If hs'a wrong. An Unknown Quantity "'nntl" yelled th hotel clerk. The bellhop did not stir. "Ileyl" prompted the hotel clerk. "don't you know what 'front' means f" "No," said the bellhop languidly, "when I was In France they had nie on the a O. 8." Not Much "Would you consider their ninrrtago a success J" "Absolutely I The roinpaify wa televlsloned, radiocast, photographed for the movies, and recorded for a talking machine company I What mora could you iiKkr Summer School "Klolse," said the professor, "I want you to write an essay on Ice caps st the Pole." "Hut I am not Interested In lce caps." "'(let Interested. Just Imagine, the are the latest style." Scientific Work The Judge I hi I understand you to say that you once held public employ ment under the slate as s geologlstT Prisoner Yes, I made a study of rocks for 1X1 days. A ONE-HORSE TOWN "There the only man In this place) who has a horse. If It weren't for Ihnl this burg would have a better reputation." "How ran that a (Ted It reputa tion r "It make It a one horse town." la My LaaVt Household "Don't dnllv and shim, lion't lullsr snd shrink. But think out rnur work, And thsn work out your think." Sardine "I say," said the new etirato, look ing up from the evening mimt, "havf you heard about the dean who ws found In box?" "No." cried the reelot excitedly. "Which dean wns thntr "The sardine." An Example Mrs Slinria Vou have bought thin parrot and It does not talk Klmrpo Quite right, I bought It a an example ,'ni voti Some Sprinter "It nys here a Massachusetts worn. on threw rolling pin ft7 feel and inches." renin rked Mrs. (Iroiich. "Hush." exclaimed Mr llroiich. "her husband must have boon quick on the getaway to gel that much ol a (tun on her." Argument "My mother ha alwuy objected) to kissing." explained Klolse. "How did she capture your fulherl asked Alfred. r yO -r. I f