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THE ST JOHNS REVIEW rubllntiM Ktut Friday nv MAKKI.K & HVKKI.KK. Tint RHVI1UV Is entered nt jost office In Snlnt Johns, Oregon, ns mail innttcr of the scconil class under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1879. Job rrlntlnir ititcutcil In fltit-el ijile. ntlls (or Job TrlMlng cnih on dollrcrr. Subicrlpllon rntca, $1.00 per jcr In dTncc. Officii! NwipP of thi City of St. Johni. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1907. Christinas and New Years nrc near nt hand, Our merchants who handle this class of goods should secure favorable space for their ad vertisements at once and cntch nil the holiday trade before it goes ulscwher. I What will our council do for the fircboys when the holidays take a hike? Will they make it possible for the boys to organize and devel op a strong, vigorous firefighting corps? It will mean hundreds of thousands of dollars saved to the citv in general and the citizens in particular. Which would you rather do, trade with the merchant who will have to pay back part of your money to you through the business life of the city, or buy of every rnu-tai: and bob-tail that comes to town who will carry every dollar they get nway with them leaving you to hold the sack ? It is not every rich man who will step into the breach when not compelled to do so ns has Win. M. Latlil in the case of the Title Guar autec and Trust company bank. Generally, when possessed of wealth such as that of Mr. I.add the iiveniuc homo acts on the urin cinle of "every man for himself and the devil for us all." His action in protecting the poor depositors of tins unfortunate bank is icftcsh ing in a superlative degree, to say the least, mid shows that William isn't a bail sort of a I.add at heart. May his tribe increase. vou may well pay me home merchant a little more for the same article than you will have to pay elsewhere, for you will get back 11 part of your money in the mer chant's share of the city exivenses benevolences, etc. Why not look nt the matter in its true light? Why rob your own merchants to MipK)it those of other cities? My the same tola-u, why tin not more of our meiichauts tell the people through the Review what they have to sell? The merchant who is too stingy to advertise must not be nugry if the people for lack of knowledge go elsewhere for the goods he carries. TlieO. A. C. llaiometer of lust Saturday announces the retirement of Kx-I'tusidcut, Dr. Thomas Gntch, and that he will be the u cipieut of a pension from Andrew Carnegie of $1000 iteriiuiium. Dr. 1 linen lias n'k-iii a iiieiime us 1111 educator mid is one of the most popular in the country. Theelos- ing remarks made by the editor of the llarouieter which follows, ex prutiseti tue sentiments 01 Hundreds of Dr. Gatch's old pupils and friends in Oicgou: "Fiiicwcll, Dr. Gatch! And may your remaining years, whether they be sjieut here or elsewheie, ubioad or in the bosom of your family, be years of gladness, xicc mid joy, such as ate piomised unto nun who mis none well his life s work and has unstintedly and untuwrvedly given himself to the .service of his fellowmeii." f TUB I. O. U. HOLIDAYS. In another column will be found a poem by W. W. Ilolcomb, attor ney nt law. 2.tt First street, Port- laud, Ore., so he signs, nnd invites an nnswer. Wc nrc very obtuse, prosaic, illiterate nnd nil that, there fore our illustrious friend could not expect us' to npprccintc the fine points of his erudite effusion. In lookitm nt the fiunncinl skies, too, we are short sighted, for instead of those dreadful storms poetic license has given to our illustrious disciple of Blackstoue, we cannot see even a cloud that has not a lining of both silver nnd gold. The non judicial days which he deprecates alongside the convenient I. 0. U.'s have proven and will continue to prove the wisest measures avail able under the circumstances, and instead of the direst of extremities to which our friend looks, If he would but rub the smoke from his glass plate front, he would clearly see greater business octivity and prosperity than our nation has ever yet exjerieiiccd. To his nppenl to llrynti and Johnson we will but append a recent utterance of our old time neighbor of Nebraska, William Jennings Bryan: "The coinauc of silver lias 110 bearing upon the monetary condi tions which exist today. The res toration of bimetallism would have given more money than we have nt present, but the unprecedented dis covery of gold has given tis such an increase in the volume of money that prices have risen. The pres ent stringency is not due to the scarcity of money, but to the scare that has spread among depositors." Therefore the remedy would be to unit being n financial coward. seeing all kinds of impecunious ghosts where there are none, nnd get busy making money as usual; then there can lie no more panic than there could be a foot race if everybody would sit down and whittle sticks in the arena. The man who howls the loudest about the government, national. state and municipal is often the one who knows the least about it. We have little patience with the man who never attends the meetings of the council and yet howls about the rottenness nnd dishonesty of that body. We believe if those who do this are strictly honest themselves and will attend the meetings of the city dads regularly every week, they will have less to say. The council do things sometimes that we think is not right. We would not give 11 tinker's dam for a couu cil that wouldn't: but we believe they are honestly trying to do the best they can for the city. If we thought they were not we would say so nnd give our reason to them, and not out on the streets, Told you sol The inevitable has happened again I Hrother Thorn dyke announces thai on the first Satuiday in December there will be born in the city of Astoria another "child of his brain." He, she or II, will be 11 weekly, and its name shall beealled,,The Lender." Will be illustrated, printed on fine book slock, of from four to eight pages ami published every Saturday at 180 Eleventh street, Astoria with subscription pi Ice of $1. 50 cr an num. Here sn welcome back to the ranks and best wishes for 1111 abundant success to Hrother Thorn, May he make a million. UNIVERSITY PARK Poultry Business. A PLEASING PROGRAM One of our good friends nsks "What is the matter with the hens in St. Johns?" We think there is nothing wrong with them. We have "rained" poultry (from the roost) for n half century, ncnrly. It has alwnys been our experience that when the hen was treated rightly she always responded lib erally with the berries. Our friend says that the grocers are offering 45 cents per dozen for fresh eggs and cannot get more than four or five dozen n week, and that one of these establishments hus sold as high as 120 dozen in a single day. Now, the trouble with the most of us is that we either do not know how to handle the hens, or arc too negligent to give them the proper care. Another thing, the varieties we grew in the east and the tneth ods we used there do not bring results here. Neither will the poultry papers there help us out to any nlarming extent. What our poultry people should do is to sub scribe for the Northwest Poultry Journal, printed in Salem and get next to the best methods of hand ling the biddies in this section. A potiltrymau at Liunton, our friend tells us, has 175 hens nnd receives but five or six eggs per dny. Gee whizl That would break n bank. The price of this poultry journal is but 50 cents n year if paid in ad vance and wc will be glad to re ceive your subscription and forward your name. There is 110 comtuis sion in it, but there is lots of satis faction in helping out our brother chicken fiends. If you do not say every number of this magazine is worth the yearly price wc will think you don't know a good thing when you sec it. Hrother Mintou knows nil about poultry. nnd what he don't know his friends tell him. A copy of the Journal may be seen in this office. High School Pupils Render Creditable Exercises. Death of Aliss Condon. On November 20 there departed this lile n young woman who Mas resided in our city for the past two years, being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Condon. During her short residence in St. Johns she made friends with nil she came in contact with, being ever ready to assist those in need by her generous disposition nnd kind words. Miss Jeiiettu Condon was 2.1 years nnd 6 mouths old, and though ill but five months her parents grieve the loss of their only child, in which n large circle of friends join in their sympathy. Miss Condon wns n prominent member of Arbutus Circle No. 273, Women of Wood craft, also the l'ythinn Sisters, Hclmette lemple, No. 20 and the Ladies of the Maccabees of World. the I 0 U HOLIDAYS. nit ioiioiviiii! lilt 01 "iioiiecrt'i" wan written for the Kcview by V. V. Ilol conili, nn attorney of Portland (tint mi iivu iwinvi-r 01 iiri-uon. wiiuc t no sciitlliii'iit oxtiti'Kkt-d in ere doci not meet with our approval, im a niplest wo prm'iii 11 10 our miller: 1 Jin-c ivtsiMiu 01 this llcetiiiK year Spring, Mimii't-r nnd autumn drear Have lied, acid the whiter I here With 11 jhinlc to mark IU liler. Winter' cold nnd dark fiunncinl Monti Wrecked the Uiiikulliat hoard our Hold: nicy my 1 ti r in 1eg.11 loriu, liiklcuii ol good old illvcr mid gold. Noil-judicial day lire now- proclaimed r mat nit- drponttor cannot iuc, And Shylock he limited or Illumed Ami lloat his leoi worth I 0 U. The many nxir, honest miiu of toll Ureal l.od I What are thev to do ? Hanks have their Kld, they have 110 toll, winy Holiday, mm 1 u l'. Who hhould he called hii honest man, That lakes your gold to keep for you, uu Mys lie u im- you wiieu lie can Or give hi It- worth I O Vi If llryau or Johnson had their wv Vou'd hear their voice and loudly, too, 1101101 money, iruue, ton mm tviy Iii'tcad o( U- worth I O U, Sixteen to one or free coinage would .Make the uamlilltii; thieve lew: rroteetitu; w ho ? What eould he worst ? lo the legal holiday adieu, adieu! Noii-Judieinl day to shield crime Or delay houot deht I new: Justice I the theme of my thyme, 10 ino icgni noiuiay iiiiieu, miieu 1 Lot iuc hoar from banker or their friend If I mil wroiiL I'd like to know- Shall we have the coin we gave thcui ur tie lorced to take tut u l U f V. W. Ilolcomb. ONE BIT-A-WEEK All idmliumcnti under this hud oat bit fr etch week No id. uktn for leu thin two bin. Over 24 words two bits a week charted. Iiilcreslluj; Notes Concerning Things and People. We will soon have a complete iiht 01 an tue ruMKicutti 111 the city ami 10 those wuo are not subscrib- fit . . urn we win occasionally eumi sam ple copius, that they may know just what we have to sell for a doll ar, We believe tu advertising and we send a sample of the goods, for we think that i the bent way, even II it is a little more expensive, We want n copy of our imper to icneh every home 111 the city every week. We think when the canvass is com ...... . .1. in .. . . . iiicicu uieie win not oe union over 100 home our paer will not reach nnil we are after that hundred. If our merchants would advertise as energetically, theie would be less truding in Portland. If you nic inn 11 .iiiiinviiifvi , mcuhC iiiKC IIIIS IK-rsoually, come in and see us. tir . .1. ..t. f . we iiiiiik we can uiiciCM you ill the pajier, iSow comes Chatles Cole, not old King Cole, and yet one who might be crowned king of the Annulling tribe, declining that he has visited in the ilesh the planets Mars. Jupiter und Saturn, that people on "Mars live to be 400 mid 500 years out ami men commit mental suicide that others may have 100111 to live 011 the planet, that if they did not . A 1 . .1. . . cno.se to cio so tuey uiigiit live 011 forever. What sticks us is, that once in such 11 laud of immortality why the venerable disciple of An anias ever returned to this earth where he cannot hope to operate ut his calling for more than u doicu years? Another thing, too, he knew what sceptics we poor mor tals are, why did not he bring home a few souvenirs of his trip, photo graphs, etc., to illustrate his coin ing book? We think both he and his sponsor Hon. C. K, S. Wood should migrate to their newly dis covered territory and become jK'r manent settlers. The Thanksgiving services of this place weie held lu the Congrega tional church on that morning. The sermon wns preached by the Rev. Wall, of the llaptiht church. JetiM. Collamore went to Wash' iugtou last week. An entertainment was held by the Rebecca and Oddfellow lodges ol rnlversity raik last evening. 11. ingrain, who tecentlv came from the east, has purchased n lot on Tonsillolith avenue, anil cxivcts to niiiKi soon. 1 he members of the Methodist chinch will give an entertainment in the Artisans' Temple tonieht. I he Uaracit Male Uuaitet is expect ed to oe present. Mrs. E. IVrry of Houlton. Ore.. is here spending the week with her daughter, Mis. J. h. Brown. I lie girls of Mts, I'ratt's class will elect their oflicers tomoirow. Oregon Fern. Misplaced Confidence. He came into the office last Fri day evening with a breath of .10- rou stioug eiiougn to oear up an egg and a tale of woe about ship ping 111 fioiu bjiokaue four days ago and going to work on the North Hank road and being laid oil and walking into St. Johns and not having a cent of money and "would you be kind enough to ad vance me a car fare to Portland?" we tiiougut ue wuuieti just one mote aiul hslict! tip n nickle. As he went out we watched to be sure that he hit the first jag shop on the street, but he went to the car stop ami wiieu the car came in deliber ately went in and took his seat. And we record this as another case of misplaced confidence, und the folly of judging from nppearnnces. Ii YOU wiint to uuy, rent, sell or ex change property see Wolcott (The Kent .Man.) I'ou RitNT Two loouuforlieht house keeping, ground floor,ouUidc eutcrance, JI5 .Moliawk, 4-pd I, OST Cold necklace with locket, l.ovcd for old association. Value mid ..... . . a reward, Kciurn 10 room 10 central .School house, 3-ixl V0UI. HXCIIANOK Collaiviible llox factory stockor equity In six room liouso for lot or acreage, Kxchniie, view, carv Re 3ll Want it 11 Renter for one housekeep ing room. Also roomers nun uoanicrs. Very finest ncvommodatious. Apply 1). 0. IHisby, 5S Ivunhoe street. I'l'KNISIUtll IIOI'SK TO KKNT It VOU, want a furnished house in 11 good local ity, cheap rent, ask J, K, Williams, lie ha one. llring in your job printing. At the high school building in North St. Johns Friday of last week the pupils presented their first literary program. To say the very least it was a creditable per formance even for St. Johns, where wc expect something better than the common run of events. It would be more than our limited space would permit were we to nttcmpt to give each number the mention it deserved and wc will necessarily nave to confine our remarks to some of the best. They were all good, not a single failure and not n poor number in the entire program of the two depart mcnts, The little ones of the lower grades began their procram just ns wc arrived at the building and secured a sent. Wc were gratified 10 iiuu Hint seating room was nt a premium by reason of the number of parents and friends who were in attendance. We would have been happy to have been obliged to stand during the entire entertain i a a. mcui 11 enough ot tlicm linn come to make it necessary. The stage was prettily decorated with ferns and autumn leaves for the occasion. 1 11c enure school arose ana sang a Thanksgiving song, without a leader or instrument to direct them nnd wc think tucir execution was remarkable, under the circumstnn ccs. Wc do not believe n similar number of ndtilt people in the city could have done so well, but it clearly demonstrated the great need of a piano or organ for the school. Wc trust that some gen erous hearted friend of the school who may have an instrument they do not need will have the grace to donate the use of one until the school board finds funds to provide one lor tue school. wc have 110 musical Instrument but nit old fiddle, but if one of the lndy teach crs can use it we will be glad to put it nt their service. Then the program began. The Jolly Pumpkins. An Autumn Thought, nnd An Kscapcd Turkey were just fine. The little fellows all spoke clearly and distinctly, nnd had the recitntious well committed. The Little Puritan Maids dressed in the quaint garb of 200 years ngo were especially hue. The Utile Looks ot the hrst grade class were splendid and their pumpkin pie made one lick his lips und almost imagine he could taste it while they described the manner of the making, Hut we cannot mention all the numbers. There is one, however, that dtserves more than a passing notice, it is the song "Little Sunbeam" by the two little Misses lliililwiu. The cider of the two pretty little ones sang alto and the younger the soprano. Wc have heard thousands of little ones sing, but we can nsscrt jiosltively we have never heard a child so young witli such sweet, clear, pure, thile-likc tones nnd such volume ns this little tot. Her voice would be n credit to a maid of 16 and we do not believe we have heard n voice from one in St. Johns of that ace that is the equal of little Miss liald win. We do not know her parents, but if wc did we would urge them to have their little daughter placed under the care of the best vocalist available, if they have not already done so, nnd take the best possible care ot her voice; for as sure as there is anything in early iudica tious if the little one lives to ma turity nnd receives the proper care she will win worldwide fame for her singing. After the closing song the principal, Miss lioss, an 11011 need a vacation of one week which elicited the most hearty applause of the entire program. The high school program began just as the little folks were closing theirs, mid we missed the opening song ot America, except as the familiar strains were caught through the opening of the door to their room upstairs. We also missed the first number, but we reached the room in time to be ad luitted by a solemn faced old Pur itau with his tall hat utid regulu tiou cloak, and afterwards learned that his name was Arthur Clark. l'his gentleman told all about the lauding of the pilgrims and their difficulties. His recitation was original and exceedingly well doue and if our people could but realize what our forefathers went through in those days, they would be ashamed to growl about our little difficulties of today. v Verily, we are degenerating through the influ ence of the great wealth of our nation, The latin class will find a remedy in the remarks of one of Caesar's rugged old generals: but such a plan would cause a bigger row than Strenuous Teddy s fa mous order for the line officers of our regular army to take their fif teen mile horseback constitutional, Mr. Clark was followed by Will Carleton's "Farmer's Wife," and was very nicely rendered by Miss Ruth Crouch. The uext number was an original description of the customs and fashions of old New England by Miss Lulu Hollenbcck. Whittier's "Huskers" by Miss IUIen Vierhus, the next number, was excellently rendered. We do not know of any authors with bet ter descriptive powers than Whit- tier and Will Carleton. Possibly because we may have read them more ami because they take us back to the old times wheu we were a boy on the farm; and in this "buskin bee" as described by Miss Vierhus wc could almost sec the youngsters scramble for the red ears and the premium that went with them. The girls quartet, ren dered a good song very nicely indeed. The next number wc arc mixed on a little. The only crit icism we can. possibly present to the high school program is that the participants were not named ns they came on nor the title of the different numbers. One followed the other and not in the order placed on the board where the program was written. It therefore kept a greenhorn, who was not acquainted with the speakers 'or the subjects guessing. Wc do not know in this instance whether the number in question was "The Indian Guest at the First Thanks giving" or "A New Knglaud Sto ry" adapted from MaryK. Wilkins, and whether the pretty young lady speaker was Miss Mabel Crosby or Miss Eruion Wheelock, but we arc inclined to think the latter one is the guilty party. In any event the matter presented was quite original, well worded and well rendered and would be applicable to cither of the subjects from a literary standpoint; describing the day, the feast and the Indian guest, Massasoit. The menu of venison and wild turkey with the dessert of pumpkin pics and fruits, with all the fixin's inci dent to the day just made us linn gry. Then the next one wc could not locate, but it was the history of Mrs. Pcnn's troubles, She was one of those awful women who sometimes get their minds set on one thing and then there is no use in talking that one thing just "has" to come to pass. Mrs. Pcnn had lived in a little old hut for forty years, where another little cooped tip room was added as each new youngster became large enough to need a separate room. Here they grew up to young manhood and womanhood and dad had built a big barn for the increasing crops and enlarging herds. At the time of the story, dad built n new bnru, n "buster," with a basement, box stalls nnd nil up-to-date features, while Mrs. Pcnn vainly begged him to build n new house instead. About the time the barn was fin ished dad heard of a fine, high bred horse in another section of the country which it would take two days to reach and return. He must hnvc that horse. He gave instructions to have the hay hauled from the meadow into the new barn, had the new bunch of thoroughbred cattle put into the new stalls when they came and went for his horse. Soon as dad was gone mother up and moved into the new barn, had the hay put into the old barn and the new dairy cows stabled in the old house. When dad got back with his hue horse he went In to supper but when he opened the kitchen door a big, black bosslc looked up and said "Moo." Dad like to have had n fit. Nothing in the house but his new cows. He went to put the horse in his stall mid met mother at the door and smelled his supper and said "Why, moth err Mother went out bemud the ash-hopper and cried. Dad went out lo her and put his arm around her like he used to do in their sparking days nnd said "I didn't know you wanted a new house so badly as that I" and they lived to pettier happily ever after. These women arc just awful, and the pretty brownhaired girl who gave the recitation so acceptably, we don't know her other name, looks just like mother used to at her age. the autobiography of a pumpkin was very interesting, by hmery Gillmore, as was also the autobiog raphy of a turkey by Cecil Magoue. Cecil s turkey just missed Thanks giving by about three seconds and a deceitful boy, but wc will bet the doughnuts he didu t get by Christ mas. Autumn in literature was we believe, the best literary pro duction of the entire program, by Miss F.thel Crosby. Miss Crosby wove into her sketch some ot the most beautiful sentiments with ref erence to autumn of Longfellow, Whittier and others, but missed one which we have always highly appreciated, towit: James Whitcomb Riley's "When the frost is on the punkiu and the fodders' s in the shock." This was followed by a cotirtiu' scene which brought down the house and reminded some of the grown-ups present of the good old awkward days wheu they were guilty. Messrs. Brice and Alder son and Miss Anna Brice covered themselves with glory and the little mother very gracefully con ferred the maternal blessiug. As a whole the entertainment was most interesting and as we said at the beginning of this article, was a credit to the pupils and instructors of this school. Being the first of the kind for the school makes it appear to us particularly so, and we anticipate many such events during the school year. OREGON FLAKE FOOD CO. Manufacturers of CORN FLAKE BREAKFAST FOOD AND CEREAL COFFEE ST. JOHNS, OREGON A home institution Factory located on block 2, Northern Tfill ncrenec. n course of construction Will have new machinery installed within two weeks, grow. Apply to Watch this institution D. L PAGE, President CALIFORNIA IS TUB l'l.ACK WHHRK COM', TI'.NNIH, 110ATING, J1ATHING. KIUING, DRIVING nnd nil the summer sjiorU mny be enjoyed RATF, PORTLAND TO LOS ANGF.LKS AND RliTURN $55.00 CorrcApoiidini'ly Low- Kutc to other Cllle hi Southern Cnllfornlc, via the fmiiuus Shasta Route-Southern Pacific Company KNOWN AS "The Road of a Thousand Wonders I'or hcnutiftilly llhutintcd looklct!, descrip tive of Cnllfomln nnd Iti Whiter KcMirts, Cull on ntiy SOUTH URN l'ACIIMC Agent CITY TICKET OFFICE Portland Oregon Third nnd Washington Sts. Bargains This Week!! 1,100 27.S 2,350 4,000 3.oo 375 4,000 2,750 1,000 17,000 Good four-room house, full lot, 011 Jersey street $ Two lots iti Point View Fractional block on Burlington street, near R. R., 3 fronts Full block, river view 100x100 close in, corner, five-room house. 50x100 on alley close in, monthly payments . . . 50x100 fine business location on Jersey street. . 25x100 two story income business property. . . . 80 acres 3 miles from Forest Grove, improved.. Hotel and furnishings 50x100 income property. Jersey street 13,500 Good buys in factory sites, business locations, mid modem flats for rent. Lots and acreage in Whltwood Court, across the river, cheap and on easy payments. H. G. OGDEN REVIEW OFFICE. .1 REAL ESTATE BOUGHT AND SOLD All kinds of vacant frontage, best and 1 IUisiuess and residence income property, property, acreage in lots and farms. River cheapest on the market. J. S. Downey & CO. 108 1-2 Jersey Street FURS s HIDES for no Mifc. ! to mat taon.r for lo tk B Vara 814m lo Ml wUMboaia. Wrlu for Priw. LUi. Matin YWnort. HklpeUa Tub. u3 tlM HUNTERS'&TRAPPBRS'QUIDEtKSR tS4 rww. ka4. tmt Uli Itw wl lll UlaMreUw ill If tlUMU. Mi. irpr. Menu, umw. Trar mm Lftw. turn M4 iwi M Uf. M TlMtwMun 9 1 m. 114.4 ul rw to m t4 pom Aaferah lHlk.Hil.H DR. W. W. LOONEY Plant an ad. in physician and surqeon Hoi brook buililiug, St. Johns, Oregon A Good Liniment. Wheu you need a good reliable liuimeut try Chamberlain's Paiu Balm. It has no superior for sprains aud swellings. A piece of tlanuel slightly dampened with Pain Balm is superior to a plaster for lame back or pains in the side or chest. It also relieves rheumatic pains aud makes sleep and rest pos sible. For sale by St. Johns drug store. The St. Johns Review and watch your business grow. Brins iu your printing now. Work Wanted. A good, sober and industrious man desires to secure employment. Anybody who has use for the ser vices of such a person, who is will ing to work at anything, is request ed to leave word at this office. Cleaning and Dyeing Works. Ladies' aud gentlemen's suits cleaned and pressed. We do all kinds of repairing. Slight repair ing done free. City Steam Clean ing and Dyeing Works, cor. Bur lington and Ivauhoe streets. Money Wanted. I j8oo or 3000 for ten years or .ess, at 7 per cent interest payable raouthly; good security. Apply at this office. r