__ _ sible thul It is bound to en d u re a n d | each _______________ successive e x p _______ e rim e n t. _ Wage* lius went one d ro p of d r u g n e a r e r t o ! to sp read to oilier cities and society . circles. •------ — ----------------------------- upon th e p a tr o n a g e of its ad verti»erg | d eath T hen, com ing o u t of his s t u p o r , 1 If the desirable wjnueu of the lanueil E v e ry F r i d a y by W ith o u t su c h no n e w s p a p e r can ux | he w rote dow n his e x p e r i e n c e s T cou ntry will ag ree among themselvi i MIST IM I t l J S I t l N t ; COMPANY »»< The Mist « a n t s a d v e rtis in g . hut la in on th e verge of discovering th e th a t they will have nothing lo do n th . > I M t Hi t. H i ,, refuse« to t a k e u ) a d v e rtis e m e n t he told his! with men who do not work, th ere 8. C. M O R T O N .............................. E d it o r , w hich is q u e s tio n a b le an d w hich i l l - }ir **t , ‘,*‘cr,M l>r ‘ieatn . will he mighty little Idleness Every ------i 0 f vo uch » e may d o u b i, f o r j ‘r ,®nU8‘ F in ally th e d r u g c a rr ie d him be- tiiun will get a Job an d bold it And a d v e rt is e m e n ts , lik e news, sh o u ld be 8 V B t T U I T I O N HATES yond th e c u rta in , sh ow ed hint w h at th is will cure most of the oues th at th e t r u t h a n d based on taels. lies a f t e r d e a th , ltu t still d e a th is wo a r e now cuutplaiuiug of One Y e a r ........................................ $2.00 T h is w eek T he Mist t u r n e d down No one will ever! Six M o n t h s ........................................I l . t ó an a d v e rtis in g c o n tr a c t tr o m a Mou- a one-w ay door. I NCEHTAI.NTY PANNING. ta n a oil concern, or p ro m o tin g com- klu ," l w h a ‘ 'V^geliu* disco vered He E n te re d as second-class m a t te r . pauy It m ig h t be th a t th e com pany ' has been burled. T he times recently have been like T he m y s te ry of d e a th has been a J a n u a r y 10th, 1912. a t th e Postofflca will develop an oil well, hut It Is sailiug a ship in a typhoon, with the m a t t e r of d eep th o u g h t for every a gamble. if th e sto c k h o ld e rs wilt, at St. H elens, O regon, u n d e r th e act m a s ts loru away, the ru d d e r c rip ­ th e y win a big per c en t; if th ey lose, person th a t e v e r lived. Why do men pled, the crew working frantically at of M arch 3 rd . 1879. fe a r d e a th a n d yet yield w ith o u t I th ey lose all. F o r t u n e s h av e been th e pumps to c o u n teract leaks that m a d e m oil tields. but few of the d re a d to Its tw in b ro th e r, sleep? have sprung in the bold. Ilio crew COUNTY O F F I C I A L P A P E K P ro b a b ly because th ey go to sleep sm all in v es to rs have been beuefltted. bus been weary, confused, no om ­ w ilh a conviction th a t they a r e cor-1 T he m an w ho fu r n is h e s th e cap ital itas seem ed lo know where to turn, M em ber N atio n al E d ito ria l A ssocia­ to develop th e prospect, u su a lly is tain to a w a k e n in th e m o rn in g w h at to do next. w hile d e a th closes th e doo r on m o r ­ tion a n d O regon s t a t e E d ito ria l th e one who loses a n d th e m an on This explains the w idespread un th e " g r o u n d floor' is th e m an who; tal con sciousn ess an d opens th e wav A ssociation. eT e n~U>ouYh ' t h e l 111,0 «»*• unknown. certainly, the epidemic of "S hall 1 reap s th e harv ro d d a iR r for if It oro- iVopl* have ........... an Instinctive of the do ato this, shall down OM Land 11 • well is not a p ro u u c c e c e r i. to r u u pro-| u ^ /.. .. , , __ w ... f e a r Uut n n 01 is dying S H OU LD HE NO U E I A Y duces he has tlie m a n a g e m e n t of i t , ! * * ult th ey do no t u n d e rs ta n d . If w»‘ ! is in sight. The ship will soou k <> a n d if it d o e sn 't th e h ard -saved u n d e feHr rs to o jt d d e a th probably we w ould I to port for repairs, a goneral over , Now t h a t good w e a th e r is here, th e g of th e w o rk in g m a n or | Ilot c o m p a ra tiv e ly sm all a m o u n t of work e a rn in fe a a r r death, d e a th . I “ ««»««• a new c.mi of paint new And If th ey did not fe __ ___ ____ _ _ _.......... ...... new rudiior. ami th eu out t»* necessary In o r d e r to com p lete th e w om an have been spent in develop' £ ‘" Pt‘0e ^ h l ^ H I n g ‘‘“ r V I T a"“ a n o th e r trip, all hands g ra d e of t h e St. H e le u s- l’i t t s b u r g m e^t" ? )“ of th e p ro p e rty o r lo ok in g, road sh o u ld be r u s h e d to com pletion. i a L tboew P° t 8 at e . u r e d t h a t l, , o r tlle good of ,h c a'»«*«« The c o u tr a c t for th e w o rk was let to orld a n d th e h u m a n ra c e , th a “ t ’ we . . ‘ O ur advice to th o s e w ho h av e a 1 a w w,,rM “ l,‘ . a . development. P " ,. th e J o h n s o n C o n tra c tin g com p an y of r e not an‘' p e rm itte d to know w h hat Is inevitable .No storiu little s u r p lu s cash is to in vest it in p e r u m t e u 10 ......... ........ can last forever W ith th is one over. P o rtla n d , who. in tu r n , s u b le t it to a city w a r r a n l s , co un ty w u r r a n t s o r de- beyond d e a th s door I u n c e rta in ty will vanish aud con fi­ p arty n a m e d W olfe. T h e w ork sh o u ld have been co m p leted last Oc­ dence will be restored VN IM PO R n T A N a T MOV I . e a rn a le g itim a te r a t e o f i n t e r e s t a U t I X T U T A l 11 \ 1 And the change Is taking place to ber, b u t bad w e a th e r cam e on a n d w here safety is a s s u re d Very lew Jf th e la te st news from New York It w as im p ra c tic a b le to do g ra d in g right now. work. T h e co u n ty c o u rt realized g a m b le rs a r e u u m b e r e d a m o n g th e is t r u e - a n d we have a s s u r a n c e th a t th is a n d gave th e c o n tr a c to r s an ex- w ealth y a lt h o u g h h u n d re d « can be .j ¡¡. a new society fad t h a t has THI I I S I III V M \ V ■“ e "d o w n au d o u t s ' ju»« been tak en up th e r e is going tension of tim e to J u l y 1st of * th ■■ is -■*------■ | fou nd ----------’ a m o n g * th If you want to find oui what .1 year, o r e ig h t m o n t h s a f t e r th e tim e j B efore send in ng g yo ur h a rd - e a rn e d to be a most Im p o rm n t th ing . Wit set for ihe com pletion of th e work. ! savings to a com p any or m an ot ,iru told th a t . th . e d e b u ta n t e s you ng man 1 .-, ask the children of his neigh The Mist has no criticism to m a k e whom you know n o th in g except th e g ir | s ju s t en te r in g society- in New borhood. If they like him. and have confi of th is e x ten sio n, hut it d o es insist rosy pictu re p ainted on his p r o m o - 1 York city have b an ded to g e t h e r and t h a t n e i t h e r W olfe o r J o h n s o n b e 1 Hon l i t e r a tu r e , stop and thin k. Safe-1 pledged th em selv es tliut th e y will not deuce in him , lie is apt to be ull associate w ith pipsqueaks. A pip- right. g r a n t e d a f u r t h e r extension of t i m e 1 ty first, Uut if tlie children don't like him ; sq u eak , in th e ir jarg o n , is a you th on th e co n tract. T h e c o u n ty co u rt, | t h e ro a d m a s te r a n d th e r o a d m a s t e r 's ^ u WOMEN V OTERS CAN IMF "'ho loafs ull day an d d u nces ull you hud better let him alone. Children are keeu observers and It I nig h t, who lab o rs in no v in e y a r d and e n g in e e r sh o u ld see to it t h a t J o h n ­ son or W olfe c o m p le te th e w o rk In j Mark S u lliv an 's a n a ly s is of th e l tren d s no w inepress, who a b h o r s a is well High impossible lo deceive them . t h e s h o r te s t possible tim e, fo r each j P en n sy lv a n ia p ri m a ri e s gives f k,J| job au d fro w ns upon exertion day m ean s m u c h lo th e people of St. «'omen of th e s t a te cre d it fo r giving T he New York society buds, we They may not b- able to give you H elens a u d th e N eh alem valley T h e G ifford F ln cho t th e rep u b lican nom- a re told, have d e te r m i n e d th a t yo u n g a reason for th eir likes or dislikes people of th e N eh alem w a n t to come in ation for governor. 9 or ones. Mr. men w ith w hum th ey d ance a n d plav but th eir ju d g m e n t 1» well night m to St. H elens an d th e people of th is Sullivan finds, th e w om en s vote did lit th e i r h o u rs of leisu re m u s t be fallible. section w an t to go to N eh a le m T h e not parallel t h a t of th e men. It was. w o r k e r s - men who toll an d earn . St. H e le n s - P ltts b u rg road is t h e sh o rtI - e th in k s, “ th e g re a te st d e m o n s tra - G erm ati) now ad m its th at s h e lost T his Is g re a t news. It m ay be a cu t betw een th e s e tw o c o m m u n itie s ; tlon th e c o u n tr y has yet had of fad for the m om ent, but It Is so sen- 199 su b m arin es durin g the war. a dav lost costs m oney to th e t a x - " 'h a t line th e women v o ters a r e going payers, for they have close to $200.- to ‘a k e " h e n th ey vote self-conscious- 000 invested in th e ro ad. A d a y 's a n d *n fo r c e .’ in te re s t on th is a m o u n t f ig u re d a t 7 P iu ch o t so u g h t th e n o m in a tio n as 4 p e r cent i u t e r e s t is close to $50, an d an in d e p e n d e n t rep ublican. H ereto- if W olfe does n o t c o m p le te th e con- ^o r e it has n o t been possible for an ^ SEE OREGON BY MOTOR STAGE c tract on tim e he o r th e J o h n s o n 1 in d ep en d e n t repu blican to get very; C o n tra c tin g c o m p a n y sh o u ld be pen- Ia r P en n sy lv an ia. T h e “ r e g u l a r alized th is a m o u n t for each d ay in o rg an izatio n has been too s t r o n g to excess of t h e c o n tr a c t tim e, a n d to m a k e In dependence a t t r a c t i v e It th is sh o u ld be a d d ed a p e n a lty fo r " ? uld have been too s t r o n g for th e inco nv en ience cau sed th e public. P in ch o t had no t th e w om en voters Wolfe, so C o u n ty E n g in e e r E lie rt- , a k e n an in te llig e n t and con certed son in fo rm s th e Mist, is r e a d y to be- !>art *n *he p r i m a r y election, gin w ork a n d is a ss e m b lin g his o u t - ' T h e P in ch o t c am p a ig n m a d e a di- fit. T h is could have been d o n e som e ,ect app eal to th e Ideals of govern- tim e ago, for if W olfe can m a k e a m ent t h a t a re held by most women ra ilro a d g rad e, which he h as been " h o t a k e tim e to th i n k a b o u t such TO ASTORIA ................................................. $2.15 doing, he could have d o n e w o rk o n ! th ing s. In P e n n sy lv an ia th e y were ♦ th e St. H e le n s - P ltt s b u rg road. It ap- *nduced to t a k e time, an d th ey w ere TO SEA SID E ................................... $2.70 ♦ p ears t h a t it was a m a t t e r of c o n - : ''lvania, and as it t u r n e d o u t that TO PORTLAND, round t r i p ..................... $1.85 d on e in d itc h in g a n d p u t t i n g th e " as a H th a t was necessary, ro a d b e d in shape. W h e n th is is com-1 11 is likelv t h a t th e w o m en 's v o t- pleted th e ro a d will be a good “ d ry j wil1 P| a >' a noticeab ly Im p o r ta n t par; COLUMBIA STAGES w e a th e r ro a d .” 'n th is fall's elections. T h e r e will T h e com p letio n of th i s ro a d is a n ! be a dozen <*r m ore women eandl- A. Jaloff, Manager im p o rta n t m a t te r . T h e r e sh o u ld be d a ,e s fo r sea ts in congress. Of these no d illy-dallying o r p ro c r a stin a tio n . m ost con spicuous so fa r Is Mrs. T h e c o n tr a c to r s took th is job before r>eter Oleson of M innesota, who Is Operating a fleet of nice comfortable Busses between th e y u n d e r t o o k th e logging ra ilro a d I ™n n i n R for th e se n a te as a dem o crat job, and th e ta x p a y e rs of th e co u n ty She is a n o te d o r a t o r an d an ex­ Astoria and Seaside, Astoria and Portland and Port­ sh o u ld n o t be penalized In o r d e r t h a t perienced c a m p a ig n e r an d will make th e c o n tr a c to r s m a y do sev eral job s th e M innesota con test w o rth w atch­ land and Hood River on Regular Schedule. a t th e sam e time. T h e f i r s t job ing. sh o u ld have th e p referen ce. T h e Mist re i te r a te s , t h a t sh o u ld For Further Information Phone 28 T H E F IN A L MY8TEHY. th e c o n tr a c to r n o t c o m p le te th e Job W h a t does it feel like to die? This RIV ER SID E CONFECTIONERY. St. Helens, Ore w ithin e ig h t m o n t h s a f t e r th e tim e set for its com pletio n, a n d w ith o u t qu estion a ro u s e d inten se cu rio sity in rea s o n a b le excuse, he sh o u ld pay in ­ T. B. W agelius, a b rillia n t young to th e co u n ty tr e a s u r y , o r a d e d u ctio n c h e m is t a n d psychic in v e s tig a to r of m ad e from his pay check , an a m o u n t B rooklyn, N. Y., an d a d a rin g schem e su fficien t to o ffset th e d a m a g e d o ne to peek b eh in d th e m y s te rio u s c u r ­ tain of d eath o c cu rred to him by his p ro c r a stin a tio n . Locked in his lab o r a to r y , young —— — — *--------------- W ag eliu s rigged up an a p p a r a t u s S iM M S Il-A M E IU C A N V ETS th a t drip ped an a n a e s th ic d r u g into 4 M em orial Day is both a ho lid ay | an i n h a l e r a tt a c h e d to his n o strils ♦ a n d a holy clay. F o r m o r e th a n T h is had an a u to m a ti c register. W ith fifty y e a rs we have o bserv ed it. F ir s t ♦ they whom we h o n o red w ere b e a r d ­ ♦ less y ou th s, th e n m en of m a t u r e ♦ y e a rs a n d now “ th e old soldiers. ♦ A nd now we a r e re m in d e d of th e IF YOU L IK E A fallen h eroes of th e W o rld W ar. ♦ N o r th an d so u th , e a s t a n d west vie w ith each o t h e r in p ay in g t r i b u t e to THE U N I V E R S A L CAR th e s e b rave m en, for w orld w ar h ero es c a m e fro m e v ery p a r t of o u r c o u n try , an d Shiloh an d A n tie ta m , G e tty s b u rg an d f o l d H a r b o r , have t h e i r c o u n t e r p a r t in th e S o m m e and th e M arne, C h a te a u T h ie rr y a n d th e ♦ Argonne. It is a sp len d id sp irit, a m a g n i f i­ ♦ c e n t service to h o n o r th e b ra v e men ♦ of th e s e tw o w ars b u t we sh o u ld n o t we will be glad to serve you. ♦ fo r g e t th e v e te ra n of th e S p anish - ♦ A raerican war. We h ave n e v e r giv­ Prompt service, reasonable ♦ en him q u ite t h e h o n o r w hich is due. H e did so m e g r e a t th in g s fo r us. He prices. ♦ You thought and we thought that rock bottom prices w as a v o lu n te e r soldier. He acted ♦ In a h u rr y , s u ffe re d , bled an d e n ­ You will be pleased with our had been reached, but it takes Ford to surprise us ah ♦ d u re d h a rd s h ip s a n d ' h e won. ♦ T h e w ar w ith Spain in 1898 had Soda Fountain service. Soft with another drop in his already law priced high qual en listed h u n d r e d s of th o u s a n d s of ♦ drinks in bottles or at the m e n ; m any m o re th a n w ere called ♦ ity car. for. Many of th e m n e v e r cam e back. ♦ fountain 5c. T h e a rm ie s in th a t w a r w ere m ad e ♦ up e n tirely of v o lu n te e r soldiers. TH E NEW PRICES ARE; C o nscription was n o t em p lo y ed a n d ♦ n ot needed. Not a b a ttle was lost in ♦ Chassis, demountable rims, self starter .. $482 13 t h a t w ar by A m erican so ld iers. N ot ♦ Roadster,, demountable rims, self starter an inch of g r o u n d was covered by $525.38 ♦ r e t r e a t . F o r n o t a sin g le h o u r from Touring Car, demountable rims, self starter $555.54 t h e tim e of th e d e c la ra tio n o f w ar ♦ u n til th e finish was th e r e a n y q u e s ­ Sedan, demountable rims, self starter ♦ $765.62 tion a s to t h e outcom e. We have brick ice cream on Coupe, demountable rims, self starter T h e world was a s t o u n d e d by th e $698.02 ♦ ♦ Saturdays and Sundays. fe a t s of o u r sp len d id ly eq u ip p ed navy Truck, demountable rims, self starter $605.01 ♦ G e r m a n y silenced. E n g la n d w as won Truck, regular ................................ . '. ' ' '* 53 X 33 ▼ o v e r to o u r way of th i n k in g a n d h resh Chocolates received p re s tig e n ot k n ow n b efore was given ♦ T r , c , o r ...................................................................................... U K M every week. o ut n atio n th r o u g h o u t E u ro p e. We ♦ o b ta in e d a free h and In t h e Pacific, ♦ Above Prices for St. Helens Delivery a n d e s ta b lis h e d c h a n n e ls of t r a d e ♦ w ith th e O rient B e st o f all, fr ie n d ly r e la tio n s w ith t h e S o u th w ere c u ltiv a te d . Both N o r t h and S o u th u n ite d in a com ­ ♦ m o n c au se And t h e M onroe doc - 1 R u th erfrx rH R u H H ln « ♦ t r i n e w as civen new fo rce and mean - „ K U U ierto rd B u ild in g AUTHORIZED FORD AND FORDSON DEALERS ing on t h i s h e m isp h e re . Columbia St. St. Helens Ail o f t h a t w as d o ne in 100 d ay s I w ST - HELENS, OREGON by t h e S p a n ls h -A m e ric a n w a r v eter- j a n . L e t u s n o t fo r g e t him. V11 \ K I M T M N G THE ST. HELENS MIST, rb> It I : I I N E D . ..... ... . LOW SUMMER RATES : : Now In Effect Nice Lunch I : Dropped! t BRICK ICE CREAM M a s o n ’ s® Fieldhouse Motor Co. : t Dishes— Dishes— Dishes We have a complete line in four different pattern* sold in sets or out of stock—prices right. Also a line of Glassware. TUM BLERS. W A TER SETS. BERRY SETS. ETC. COME IN AND SE E TH E M E . A . K O S » Masonic Building St. Helens, Oregon E v ery Dollar Depo*. i»cd wi t h Uni» Safe, g u a r d e d by A p. p ro v ed and Up-t0. d a te Method* Kv»»ry p a tr o n of this LaU% 1« »ctoriim l rourtfoiu I rout Iiicnt unil th r moit llbontl term » <-<>riMi«tent w ith s o u n d banking prac­ tice If you »r» looking tor Safety and Service In n banking co n n o rtto n . « ta r t nn account with us FIRST N ATIO N AL BANK ST. Ill I I A S , O l t EGON M em ber K n l u r i l Iteaerv c S>st>>m ( l l t S . Gl t AIIAM. I’rrkiil. in II. A. «1111.|>M. Cashier Weekly Offerings of the RUTHERFORD REALTY CO. Ill VI AI..H, 1.«>A\H, INKI BAN» E, IIONDH, INYKMIMLMH \ \ D < < » \ \ lA A N t 'E H . HOUSES •I Itoom llou»«-, n*-w and two c h o ic e soil Ntrset, »iiiip ut $ ir>o, $15» down lot« on I mproved 4 Itoom good lion-i* and t » o gu id o n lots, n>-ar pavvuinni. I>«ar- l o g fruit, close In, $1 * 0 0 ; te rm s. ti Itoom lloum g a ra g e .1 choice soil lot«, hearin g fruit, chick­ en house and y a rd , very select location , close and a well- kept prem ises, only $2500, t e r m s , will t a k e auto In ex­ change. FARMS 80 A ires, 20 «■ res clear, bsln n ce p a s t u r e , 7-room house, grxt- Ity water, full set of tools and e n q u lp iu e n t, onlv $500» 9*. te rm s, 8 m i l e » from St. Helens. to A‘ r>- a good part clear m o re sla sh e d , orch ard , 4 row». horse ail farm t«*>ls, 5 m iles from 8t, Helens, only $310$, te r m s 14 Ai r*-, io e rn - s c'e.ir, 7-room house, born, orchard. *»»4 road, d o e r In on creek, sn a p ut $.1500, l«.'im*. RUTHERFORD REALTY CO. Phones — Office 123 — Residence 38-J and 74-W B A C K E A ST R o u n d Trip Fares LO W EST FOR YEARS DAILY MAY 25 TO AUGUST 31 —BY T H E — Spokane, Portland & Seattle Hy* A tlanta , . Halt Imore Chicago ............. Cincinnati . . cievelund ............ Itenvnr ................. Des M o i n e s .......... I>etrolt .............\ , In d ian ap o lis . . . . K an sas c i t y . . . . . .* 1 1 7 .5 5 . $ 1 4 1 «>>) ■ $ 1 5 8 3 5 . $12005 » MS 00 , $100 l0 30 . »10* «0 $ 41 00 . » n 55 . $10f,.*6 . . » 99.25 . . $ ¡ 2 no 11$* $$ L ou isville ................. M em p h is ............... I »4 OS I *4*1 $ 72 00 $ 100 90 *107 *0 N ash v ille ...................... New O r l e a n s ............... New York ...................... 114 7 4 ) » 7JO0 »144 M P h il a d e lp h i a ................. $11» SO P i t t s b u r g h ............. • • I «1(0 « 1 4 1 *• W a s h i n g to n ............... I hese are the same fares as from Portland, ing is made by buying tickets at this station. Return limit October 31 . Choice of routes in diiection, also liberal stopover arrangements. Additional details, train schedules, sleeping rangements, etc., will he supplied on application. J R. GILBY, Agent S. P. & a S. Ry.. St. Helens. Ot