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About The Ione independent. (Ione, Or.) 1916-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1930)
GINGER by Ethel Hueston Ulustratiom by Irwin Myers Coprrlaht Bobti Merrill (X WMO Mrvlee STORY FROM THE START la the usually quiet home ol Rev. Mr. Tolllm of Ked Thrush Iowa, bis sgotharlrse daughter Helen, Miriam and Ellen "Ola ger Ella" ere buey "groomlne" thtlr alitar Marjory (or partici pation In to "beauty pageant" that events- With Eddy Jack on, prosperous young fanner, bar escort, Marjory leavee (or tha anticipated triumph. Over work hai affected Mr. Toll I rat-- ayaa to tha point of thraataoad blindness. Qlnger haa triad la many way to add to tha family'! landar Income, but aha la not diacouraied, Marjory wine tha baauty prise, 150.00. 8ha gives tha money to her (atbar a part of tha aspanta necessary (or tha traatmant of hla ayea by Chicago epeclallett. Mr. Tolllver leavae (or Chlcaso with Miriam. Ginger nwti Alexander Murdoch. CHAPTER III Continued Ginger gat motionless. Bar glim finger fro re. about the bandit of tha lltti gold cup. Presently aha get tt down wltb a determination that spoke Tol times to the accustomed ears of Marjory and Eddy Jackson. "Lets go for a drlre now," ghe said coldly. "Eddy, you're got to take Marjory In front wltb yon. 1 want Mr. Mardock to tell me all aboot the the groceries, 1 think tbey are so fascinating." "Bat I wag prepared for yon," ob jected Eddy. "I planned to give yon drlrlng lesson." It bad long been Ginger's great de sire to learn to drlre, bot now, wltb sigh, the relinquished that beauti ful dream to sare ber lorely Marjory from the machinations of this base pretender. Around tbe world as stoker, perhaps. Or working his way from port to port by tie gale of vege tables. Marjory gild Into tbe front teat wltb .Eddy Jackson. Ginger triumphantly crew Alexander aiurnocs in oj uct aide, and Immediately set herself to snubbing him. When occasionally. In sheer yontb and good spirits, she for got ber annoyance end yielded to the plea an re of the boar, she consoled herself wltb the thought tbst at least the bad tared Marjory for the future, and they parted at the parsonage two boors later merrily enough. Three days psssed before tbey bid news from Chicago It waa not rery encouraging There waa do Improve nent In Mr. Tolllrer'e condition. Bis avm sam attll lnnr1.1 In rh mlttt Tng. The doctors were pessimistic. By all meant bt should remain al band for dally ohserratlon and treat ment for an operation If It cnmt to that But In ths meantime absolute rest was Imperative. Be must bsre entire freedom from nerroot strain entire lack of worry and responsibility Fresh air, good food, mild exercise. these were ths tonics that by feeding tht body would strengthen his sight. Particularly they warned that a shock of any nature whatsoever might pre clpltate total and permanent bllnd ' best. In writing thlg sad news to ber sis ters, Miriam begged them to fact It brarely, and to greet their father wltb their usual light good cheer. "Be rery cheerful." she begged, "oh,' very. Bt doesnl say anything, but bt look to sad." Tht glrlt at bomt went Into Imme diate consultation. Dinger waa Aral to girt expression to ber thoughts Ginger was always first. "There Just one thing about It," the said stoutly. "He's In for t good long slegt of It, tn1 wt must bars more money. Tou've got to let mt go to work." "What can you do, dear?" queried HaImi tnllll fl area lllin'e mtM. nest that so maddened Ginger. Bow could one expect to pull gloriously out of a crisis without fire tnd II time and flash? Helen wa tht tort to tsk what ont could do, when obviously one must do something! "1 don't cart whai." cried Ginger, passionately. "Anything. I'll scrub, or take In washing, or go on tha stags or anything" Belen considered gravely. Belen was tbe aort to consider gravely In ucb a moment "Tht twin must go to nornval jusi as wt hart planned," slit decided tl fast "Wt hart tht future to consider, tt well a tht present. I will simply postpone my marriage for a year, and apply for I school. Mist Jenkins will come tnd stay here wltb you, Ginger." Ginuer flung herseit upon ber sis ters neck "Hoot do that," she beeaed. "Oh, don't ' It lnt fair Helen, for you to do all tbt giving up." Marjory, for her part, wn la faror of abandoning lha normal course, grblcb required two years to flnlsn, la favor of a stenographic one, which, could bt crowded Into six month If necessary. But of that they knew their father would disapprove. Stenog raphy private offices malt employers lovely girlhood . Impossible I Mr.' Tol liver bad clung to bis gentle old fashioned idea In pttt of tht chang ing timet. Ginger gased at Marjory despair Ingly. "Oh, Margie, I thould think you could do something. Tht world Just overflowing wltb millionaire praying every night for pretty wive and you just wearing out here In Red Thrush." Marjory carefully Inspected a pink forefinger, questioning the shape of a null "Well, I'm wilting," she as sented, generously. -"Trot ont out" Later In tht afternoon aa tCddy Jackson waa passing In hla email car, Ginger atgnnled him to atop and ran out to tht curb. "Something terrible It going on la this bouse," he said, gloomily. "Fa ther la no better, and bt la pretty dis couraged. And Belen Is going to post post her wedding, and tt will just make him sick." Eddy turned tht key In the car. stilling tht engine. "That require silent meditation," be tald slowly "Whst do yon think about Itr "1 think tt la terrible, 1 think It will break bit heart." Tbey talked a while, and then be walked wltb her slowly np tht flag stone path, "Helen 1 bt called Into tht open door, and when she cam out bt mo tioned ber to Join them In the vine shaded corner by the hammock, "I "Ginger Tells Ms That You Think of Postponing Your Wadding. Helen." wsnt to mix In other people's busi ness, and put my fingers In other peo ple pie, and paddle other people canoe and everything," be waned ber. "Do you? That I not quite like you. Eddy." "I am changing. Ginger tellt mt thai you think of postponing your wedding. Belen. Wt talked It over, and tht and I think" Ginger tat up in 'he hammock and looked very Important Tht wa showing gome deference to her opln Ions Sbe tried to mirror In her mall piquant fact unutterable depth of wisdom. "8b and I agree that tt would be the worst thing that could Happen." "Eddy, do you not see bow lmot si bit tt It for mt to l-ave bomt when father need met Horace will under stand. Be will be glaJ to do bis share Id helping out" "I am not thinking of Horace, i tm thinking of your father. The doc tors gay be roust bar complete mental rest IH you think be can be happy and serenely quiet when be know that yoo art sacrificing your deareal alma and plant on his account I Will not every touch of your hand and sound of your voice bt a reproach to hlmr "Oh. Eddy, 1 couldn't bear to go away and be happy by myself, with father and tbe glrlt" Quick tear flooded ber quiet eyes. "Tea, I am turt, Helen, yon would be bappler to stay tt home, tnd work, and tacrlfict yourself. But you fa ther's happiness la tht thing that counts right now. Look at It this way, Belen.' I think and Ginger agree wltb ma" "Indeed I do," tald Ginger stoutly. "Wt think yon thould go thead a If thl little setback amount to noth ing. Mnkt light of It Go oo with your wedding. Helen, don't you tee, that If yoo teach tchool you will bt tway, out ol town, Ued up wltb your I I II H II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Seventeenth of March Long before th Irish taught o that March 17 wa St. Patrick' day, thl dot wo celebrated In Rnglund for a very curious reason. In the Middle age It wo regarded a th anniver sary of th day upon which Noah entered tht trie. Noah' Ark day was specially made th occasion for th performance of the mystery play that dramatized with considerable freedom tht Illlillcal record of the flood. In this Nonh's wife wa alwny th prin cipal comic character, being depleted a the lyplcnl threw. The quarrel between Noah tnd hi helpmate created great amusement for the spectator. When th ark I ready th lady itoutly refuse to go In un less th may lake torn of her friends along. Tht patriarch, however, will Dot stand much nonseust, and when work But tf you marry, you art right her at hand, ready to belt). Tour time will be your own. Vou cun help Ginger, help your futher, and he will mt realist what you art doing for him. If necessary, you and Uornce can come and stay to ths parsonage part of tha time. But don't tdd to your father'a burden tbt knowledge that be Is stealing a year of hla dough ter'a happiness, I dare say he Is sick at heart this very moment dreading, to. come bomt and have you tell him. sweetly, that your happiness has been bunted on tht altar of daughterly duty." Belen ttudled him seriously. ".Ton are a wise, wist boy," the tuld gently. "And I think you are right I could help more, that la true. If I were here Id Red Thrush, , And I know it would grieve him bitterly to hart u change our plan. I could com trery day and help them." - "And they could coll on mt In a pinch" "But Ginger Is a such a child. So much responsibility" "Responsibility never hurt anybody. Ton had It when you were young, and It did you no harm. And Ginger I not a child. She la growing up." Ginger stood up wltb a bored hauteur. "Ellen la grown op now, If you ask me. And If yon will txcust nit, I hall go opttetre. I havt tomt very Important work to da" On Friday afternoon, Mr. Tolllver tnd Miriam returned to a parsonage that tmelled tweetiy of wild rotes, to three glrlt who light glad voices gave oo bint of tht pain with which they bad watched nit approach, bead lowered, shoulders tagging dispirited ly, bit trro limp beneath Mtrlam't hand. And under tht charm of their laughter, their caresses, their welcom Ing delight his shoulders straightened presently, tbt tired lines In bit fact gart way to those of pleasure, tnd toon bit laughter Joined tbelra. "I cant takt off tht glasses just yet you see," be tald huskily. "8UU la tht fog, tt yoo might say." "1 rather thought tt would take longer," tald Beleo sympathetically. "It would be foolish to rush things." "But It't really too bad, father," put In Ginger gully, "because I Just wish you could see tbe carryings-on Id this old bout. Oo yoo know what Marjory baa on band now I A gro cery clerk, father. And not regular groceries, either. Canned ones. Tbe Orange and Black. Maybe bt will girt ua t discount" Light laughter, light talk, which hid tht sadneaa beneath, but did not bide tbt tenderness, tht pervading tym pathy, tbt great glsdneat that the) were Brt together, tveo In their torrow. CHAPTER IV In tbt living room Ginger found ber three sisters. Beleo was mend I Ing a frayed curl for ber father a proaalcally as though to two week bt would dm bt a bride trembling ti tht tltar of ber marriage. Miriam waa straightening up tbt desk with tn air of great distaste. Marjory wa delicately powdering her oust, witch ing -tht operation Id tbt mirror of a small metal cast, "Marjory, where did yoo get that vanltyr Ginger demanded. Marjory doted tt hastily and put It in ber pocket But Ginger was In (latent "Marjory let m tet thai vanity That' brand-new. Where did yoo get itr Marjory, tbua driven, produced tbe article and confessed to so extrav aganca. She bad bought It. It bad cost her twenty-live cent a 8be had bought It from Alice Idemao. And at Inst, thoroughly committed, tbe ex plained Id detail "It't really a very cute Idea, Beleo, the gold volubly, hoping by many words to distract attention from the money phase of tbt transaction. loo see, tht compact coats a quarter Allot bad to tell four of them, end each one of tht four who bought bad to prom Is to tell four mora. Then when Alice tendt bet dollar to the company, for tht four ht told, they end her a aolld ativer ont, Just lovely." "IMd yoo promts to sell fourT "Tea, I bad to. And when 1 tell them, I tend my dollar to tbt com pany, and they tend mt a terlla liver oot. Isn't It cut Idear ' "It I Ilk tha old chain letter Idea" . "Exactly. Where yoo bad to copy th prayer" "Or break tht chain " - "And It goet on tnd on" "All over tht world." "Why, they'll tell thousands and thousands of them." (TO BE CONTINUED) I I I I I I I I I I I I III H I Ml I I llll Once "NoahYArk Day" tha tlmf for embarkation comet he dlspachet hit three tout to bring their mother aboard, . They And her with her gossips In a tavern, and after much rough by-play and broad com edy they self ber and drag her to the ark. Arrived ther, tht break on I ag a worse termagant than ever i shrieking wltb rage, tht sots thout beating ber husband' muco to ' tire diversion of tht spectators of merry England. Mnnrheter Guardian, la a Nateball People ntver will get over betnt surprised that chestnut burr art not t rough oo tbt Intldt a tbey art up tbt outsld. B ' " Tht greatest burden la tbt world is superstition, Milton. WHY WE BEHAVE LIKE HUMAN BEINGS Br 0E0R0I DORSET. Pa, D, LL. D. Why Walking la More Restful Than Standing IN WALKING, each leg rest halt the time. W tire standing be reuse neither leg get rested. Th (houlder muscle which hold the head erect also ache from the trnln In standing. A wt nap In a chair tht head nods. Tlat feet are not due to a giving way, of llgitmenta; ligament limit lolnt movement (Vet become "dot" when the muscle of the arch full to support It j th arch breaks down. Th result I a mid tarsal Joint Thl la most likely to happen In long, narrow feet Short feet and high Instep go with large calves. To raise our body da our too, w lift our heel. Th toe are th fulcrum, the power I th calf muacle; th weight falls on th foot at th ankle Joint but nearest th power at th hevL Ilenct the greater need for large calf muscles. But mall calve go with long heel bone. At tht foot It a lever of the tecond order, the long heel bring th weight nearer the fulcrum that Is, th toe. lenct "tint foots" do not ttep off their toe; the fallen arch destroy the lever of the foot W nod our head between skull and first vertebrae, or atlaa; rotate, be tween atlas and second vertebras, or axis. Both movement art limited by ligaments; othorwls the signal cord would be crushed. The main business of the fart Is to hold th teeth bearing Jaws j ejes nd no moved In by accident The In fant' fart and neck aeem (mall be cause the brain Is an large. Their real growth begin with th eruption Of tht teeth. ., Tht skull It a fulcrum for th Jaw muscles In chewing. Muscle to bold th fulcrum steady develop wltb the teeth, Tbe neck grow larger. With tht teeth all In place the neck reach normal site, the rounded "bahy-faee disappears; strong Jaw, powerful muscle, and prominence and ridge on bone of fur and head mpport th muscles of mastication. Th tiny mastoid processes below th Infant' ear become adult structures ss bl ts thumbs, required for muscle sup port Th first or milk, teeth should b Id place by the end of th tecond year. Meanwhile the transversa ridge In the roof of the infant' mouth disappear. The permanent dentition begin with th first aiolara In th seventh year; tnclsnrt In th eighth and ninth; premolar In the tenth and eleventh; canine and second molars In the thirteenth to fourteenth; third molars, or wisdom teeth. In the seven teenth to fortieth year. Startling changes of far-reaching consequence mark the year of adoles cence for both sexes. As the change are both physical and mental, and as they proceed under Impulse from th gonads acting a glands of Internal secretion, they will be de crlted tn th chapter devoted to th endocrine organ. After maturity th body' chief task la to maintain Ita equilibrium; pro duct enough energy end heat to keep up repair and carry on. But from ovum to death, th body never cease to rhang. Old g or enll change precede natural death. Thest appear toward tha end of a apan of Ufa which varies In different aperies. This .an of life for torn Invertebrate la Ira titan 100 hours; for some Insects, IT years; for tnmt fishes tnd reptiles, over 300 year; for aomt birds and mammals, 120 years, , Longevity I not, a Welsmann claimed, related to six of body. Soma mammal llv lea than two years, some locusts seventeen, A dog Is old at 20. I bars seen a parrot 1 IT year old; It matured In Its Bwt year. A tortots can llv 8.V) years. No ele phant known haa exceeded 130 years Nor doe death "naturally" follow th reproductive stage; Innomeraltlt ani mal long survive their sex Ufa. But every) tnlmal must reach aei ma turity or It kind die wltb It1 Old ag Is decrepitude; the body la worn out The mechanism the Infant acquired to walk with breaks down. The aplne I not so supploV' the cnrtllng disk between vertebra atttlnk. This decreases stature as mocb as three Incjiea after fifty. Tl spine both collapse and "stoops with age." The knees are bent, .tht hip Joints stiff. Tht muscles shrink. The body loses ttg natural fat folds ol kin aptiear on neck and face.' The toothless jaw atrophy and th mouth lose Its shop. Cheek and temple cave In. - ' The brain lose weight In 'th last io year of life as much a three qunce. Ths heart Is enlarged, from over-sctlnn to keep tht blood Worslhg through thick, hard artertts. The pulse mounts again. It wa 1.14 at birth, V0 at the end of the first year, 72 at twenty-one. After elghtye at-la NO. The lungs lose their elasticity, he wall becom thicker. ;' .. Many women after fifty hW-'-v thicker neck, hair on the face, dfOper, toned voice, mor promlnoid; . cheek bones, ridge over th eye Their "feminine" trail are lea feminine. It Is a though th Inactivity of tht gonad permitted a return to a ne trul condition, halfway between malt And female. y,', , Old age, senility, doerepltude ! tbt body It worn out tt can no! longer function. Death. i. () r Oeers A. Dersw.l 5 i'. h' i -'.'I WHAT IS LIKE A Bread Shop tn (Prepared r the National Oanaraphl . eocUtjr. WuhlDstsa. U U) SAIL from Piraeus, port of Ath ens, skirt th Islands of Melo and Antlmeloa, of th Cyrlade group, and after 10 hour of sail ing th mountainous proflla of Crete come Into rlew. Th Island boa area of about 8,8J quart mile, being 100 mile long tnd varying in width from 80 to TH mile. But what matter 100 mile In length! Tbey could bt traversed In a few hour tt most by railroad If there were railroads. It takea dart and daya to cover Crete by land from one end to tht other. Tht more trcestlhlt sections of Crete art now covered with a network of fairly Important highway, .but. In remote district tht traveler most use tht tradition! tneane of transporta tiondonkey or mule, over trail or uneven paths. And If It Is necessary to adapt oneself to th fntlgu and tht needt of one't animals, It I also saentlnl to tak Into account th aversion which every Cretan feel it tht prospect of traveling at night The whole Island la dominated by the mountalne which Intersect It They Include the Laslthl range In the east, wltb Mount IHcte; tht Psllorlil, with Mount Ids Dear ths renter of tht Is land, and lo tha weal the White moan tain, locally, and rightly, named the "IH-eert of Stone." These peak rise to more than T.t0 feet and are cov ered with snow tn winter, but In sum mer end early autumn large herds of sheep grate on the slope. After th traveler leaves these herds, and the round stone huts where the solitary shepherd live, he may wan der over many trail without meeting t living mil Then, from mountain path, sud denly t great plain will come Into view like that of tasllhl. formerly occu pied by t lake. On t broad, elevated pns one some times see a straight line or alnd mills, occasionally as many as twenty or more, each placed In a siieclolly advantageous position to mlch all the wind which the large wings reeiilte. The pee Hunts from the villages climb up to them with their donkeys laden with grain. On the other hand. lng th stet p mountain slotr anter mills are built In the ravine. The mills run only In winter, for during summer there la no ruin; hence no water, ' . Ancient Altar In Qrettoea. While Crete haa an extremely heavy ralnfnll. It I limited lo th wet les son, which commences tn Ortnlier or Nnvtnber. Th water accumulate and ruahe down th mountain In violent torrent; It penetrates the Ml and circulate through a vast network of limestone grottoes, tt wa In these grottoes, now a fairyland of stalac tites snd stalagmites, that th first Inhabitant of th bttnnd established th worship of their gods. Today one finds among the rocks the altan and paraphernalia of ancient rttea. Borne of theae grettoea are veritable pita. Into which one descend with the aid of rope. On rendlly appreciate the Impression they must hnv pro duced on the Imagination of the men of other days, when on note th re liectful awe tbey still mmiiinnd. The natives In their folklore still propl these cove with monstrou men and animal. Village dot th border of the Cre tan plaint, and the Inhiiblintils com to their door and smilingly Invite the passer-by tn enter. t. Occasionally one meet a peasant on Ida way to th village, carrying on hi head a basket overflowing with grapes, II will stop, select the most beautiful cluster, and offer them tn tht slranget wtlh touching simplicity. In regions which art less protected from the elements, the locum tree grows, but II I bent and gnarled by It listile'wlth the violent north wind. Ther are vineyard on th hlllnlde and regefulilM grow In the river beds, which are dry In summer, or on the thin layers of fertile mil which rover th stone of some of the seashore Villi", .irrigation I practiced Intel II gently; large windmill raise the wa tr, or norlns grind away aa the wa tor la rained pall by pall from wells, ,' Csnes and Candla. , '' Ctlnea, surrounded by Venetian ram parts, I th capltnl of Crete; ll Is sit uated In tbe western part of tht It InmL. ' . ' , Cundlnfnrtlii-r to llie entd and oU'i 'oh the northern shore, I th only oth er city of commercial Imixirtuuce, Pur Ing the Venetian occupation of the I I avid this stronghold wa known r Mogulo Castro JUreut t orirass); but CRETE Candla, Crete. many centuries before the Venetians held away In Crete and before tht Harncent left their Imprest, th to habitant of th Island had established a trading slstloo at this point, to Judge from th fragment of cut (ton dla-. Covered lu the sea Bear th shore. '' ' Today Candla Us nearlng th 40,000 population mark, lis whit suburbs extend far beyond lit old fortifica tions. A few year ago an Kngllsh engineer waa commissioned to reor gnnlxt tht port Tht work It being pursued with due regard to Hit his toric valut of tht old fortlflcalltma, Tht tnuthern coast of Crete hit frvr of anchorage and moat of th trade la handled by sailing craft and motor boats. I-arg (hip cannot approach. Hi wharfs of th (mail harbor, but r obliged to remain tomt" distance offshore. By meant of t crane, mer, chnndls Is unloaded Into i calqut, which then approach th beach aa closely a possible. Thar naked men, Handing In water up lo their shoul ders and with psds on thejr bead, sclt th varloua object and carry them ashore, Aa toon a tfi ground well rises, work must stop, Often st night if the scs ts rough, a ship will approach the ehore, blow Us whistle, and with the aid of a meg aphone a conversation will follow be tween vesMl and port official. If the load offered Is unimportant tbe ship pursue It course without stopping. The village by the sea are vety Isolated; In daylight they sre hardly visible and al night not at all, as a light mnrks them. They are aa If thrown Into the sea" by the inoun tsln. which bars their access to th Interior. They are st the mercy of heavy southern storm, which sll but deprive tlieui of any ouiahle communi cation. An account of Crete would not be Complete If we did Hot deecrllM the means of locomotion to traveler. There la hut one railroad In t'n-t ami II Is three miles long It was bulll lo recent )rur for the ininsportutloo of atone from a arurby quarry lo the harbor nf Camllu. The locomotive, christened Minos, Arladn. and These us, In honor of mithologli'ul character that have played prominent rob- In th legendary history of th IslaO'l, are Justly admired by the entire pop ulnllon. Many Motor Car Thar. Itoad construction lias promoted the use of th automobile, lull even where there are no road motor car Is fre quently een. Whit with lb mire of the mule pnlhs, the Hones, the bruuli, and the fields, one traveling by auto mobile never knows when or If he will reach his destination, alihongli hi car rarrle th Inscription In large letters: "Kxpre." lie who leaves Candla In ths au tumn for s trip sreoss th Island sees spread before hltu large exputisrs of yellow and silvery green, wltb a lew line of austere black; these sre the vineyards mixed lu with the vllv trees, while a few cyprease (land sol itary or In a Una. Thl vista continues even after he begin lo climb In order to reach the desert interior of Crete, for Hit vine yards and their attendant olive tree grow to t great elevation. Thongli they space out the farther one get from the plain, nevertheless they re main equully luxuriant. They cree;i Into small hollow or cluster on the very steep slopes lonietlme they glv th Impression that they are go ing to slid off Into space while pret ty vine arbor shad Hi atrect of mountain villages. RiiNiii play an Important purt In the economic life of Crete, lu th large cities and at the ports on may see lu the rather dark factories llie dif ferent processes th raisin undergo. In HI l In, In eastern Crete, one may find upon the wharves limnens golden area of fruit doing In tha sun be fin being packed. In rases for (hli ment ' abroad. Fresh grape art ex ported lo Greece mid to KgypL Crete takes an Important place among ollveull producing t countries. Tht oil Is extracted ',ln ' primitive presses by the peasants and on t larg-. er scale In factories. Much of Hit ' table oil I consumed In America. The tobacco plantations of Crete havt mail grout strides In recent year, as a direct result of one of th most significant event of th eastern Mediterranean the" exchange of na tional betweon Greece and Turkey fol lowing the Treaty of Lausanne. Re patriation brought to the Island many experienced ...Jobareo growers from Asia Minor. ' l '. V v J'W ..., - tit-
