St. Johns review IT'S NOW UP TO YOU 5 49 . TotubKrlbe for The Review. All Ih newl while It li newt li our molto, Call In and enroll GET IN THE HABIT j 01 edvcrllilni In The Review J nujrou ii nercr regret It. lie (In ( once end keep right t It Devoted to the Intcretti of the Penlniufa, the Manufacturing Center of the Northweit VOI,. 4 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6. 1908. NO. 52 ON THE WATER FRONT "SOULLESS CORPORATIONS" ECHOS FROM THE ELECTION A Few Results and Surprises That Occured in Va rious Sections of the Country The New Dock Progressing Nicely and the St. Johns Lumber Co. Expanding It does onus heart good to go down Johni U.,..,,.,- Co. There Imvo been tbo plant may desire, do nil the re ,0 ,,l0 wit tor fron mul note l.,o wo :dorfl Impnivenls made . pn,rvorUi etc, tl TJlng 2 , incident to tho Improve-... l.uU.ntton undo, Ul0 nbIo nmnng0. , , tmJ J o) I. S In progress nnd tho regular order of niunt ol .Vr. Aju .. Tho dock nnd of tho mill optrntioi I I. H...I Irinn1.lt P.. ...... I.. I ...... , . . . u ' DIUUIICHH ill mm. ihuiu in yurtlK UIIVO tiio bit? city dock In tho course of construction, which hikes n uninll army of men nnd two big pllu driven to keep going; nnd It certainly looks good tu nn Inhabitant of tho city of Hie saints t hoc theso nlco big tim bers being drivo.i In regular rows like IiIIIh uf corn In n field. Thoy iI.iihI straight nnd strong, nnd tiro 10 clone together Hint with tho proper MrltiRers nnd flooring thoro In no iMljjht tl.nl enn bo put upon them they may not hold. Already tho piling hns boon driven for nearly n block nnd tho woik of putting on tho strlngera Ih going on m font iih possible. TIiIh will cor tnlnly provo n money maker for thu tlty when It Ih placed In coiiiiiiIhhIoii. Wo tl.lnk our city fathorH would do vn-ll to got after tho 0. It. At N. nnd l.nvo them e-xtontl u hI.Io track to tlio dock, erect nn ulovntor to handle tho wheat of tho Inliuid cm ilro which will certainly bo routed this way iih mooii nu tho proper facil ities for handling It nro Installed here, becntisu of tho Krenter ocon oiny In loading for export. TI.Ih dock Till avoid all tho voxutloiiH ilutnya Inildont to tho paBsugu of tho U'lfccn and tho iHlnnd ubovo 8t. rluu, In convenient to tho dry dock ilioiU tho wrkcl require repairs of any klrd: In fact, tiioro Ih ovory en i Mended and con. Tin. ni.i ..ni W.I...I .. .. .. ' " ...,.... ,, PU lllu ,ura lg 0I1U noiiti v ni and becoming with all tho iu.il -rom u.o Ainrif.o iron Works folded machinery lacking In power, ... ,.,, Bineniim arc being replaced by a pair of lilio cf Industry. To tho lover of w.werful twin engines which will furn i.i.ichlii. y and pc-i- hero Is n feast p-h ample power for all the machinery . juui nu nu. not foou rorget. Tho t.ow Installed and that It Is expected ui iiihH nro nrougni up out of tho Will bp edded. vnior anu in an inrrctiiuy short; On thu main platform to tho north time nro dhlded up Into llu dlf. end of tho mill Is being erected a lercni sines mm Kinds of lumber flno sorting tnblo which will gronlly iro.ii mo onei.y-weniiiei strip to tho facilitate tho handling of nil tho Itim uiv t minors two foot or more square lor. This raises tho material to a and tm long Hir timber grows In Jiifllelont height to load readily tho mo uncus. heaviest timbers upon tho hoavle :sor una the ...ipioNonieiits been t-ucks that can bo handled by horses eimrinou mono to tho docks and vhlch cannot bo dono now. The en uiii'oa, ror whllo ll.n capacity of those tiro scope of Improvement seems lint, been doublec within tho past lc be going on under tho direction year or so, the nmchliiery Inside ' a master mind nnd tho plant Is Ihiv teen kooplnp In touch with thu n.pldly developing Into one of thu oilier linproM'iiidi.ih A battery of w best on the coast. Another I in cut f-ff saws lui- been Installed at .troveinent which will grently ndd to tin. north end cf tho platform whoro the efficiency nnd economy In the op timbers nnd liimbci of nil kinds may itntlon of tho mill Is a steam nigger, bo cut to suit mi) order without tho The logs nro being handled now by uct'Oitlty of tlm I .mber being hauled nu old antiquated chain and handpro Latk Into tho mill. This of Itself uss not Inconformlty with thu other will proio a great saving during tho iii.'vnncod and perfected nrrangoments curcu of a year. In tho mill proper o' thu mill. A good steam nigger In 3rent changes have ami aro being the hands of nu expert sawyer will made as rapidly nu possible. Tho savo CO per cent of tho time ncces tlo old dinky shop and forges have y to handle tho log after It Is been moved from tho tumbledown li cod on tho cnrrlago and this will t hack to a ne.it nnd substantial struc mum a great deal to thu company ti.ro on thu corner of llurllugton and With thu exception of laths and npfOii why :hu duck at St. Johns .Salem streets and tho latest Improved shingles this mill furnishes ever) houlil bo select ('. l) shipowners for II fir port of limdlm; In preference ; un' other a', .ontiiiid, latho. drill prcts and planer hno thing In thu shape of wooden material b'on added to tho shop making It nnd furulshhifis fur tho erection or now a model modern mnclilno shop modern dwellings nnd business AniK.if Liirv bunch Is thu Bt. capable of making any thing In Iron! Iioiisch, of first class quality. Work Together to Advertise Oregon Can containing aun.ploB uf publlca tlcni Issued by thu Souttiorn Pacific nd by tho various communities In tin north w- men fluneinl Passenger Asrnt William Mc.Murry of tho llarrl man Hues tins boon preparing, woro lujtd recently, In his letter explain ing the uso of tho cases Mr, McMur ray says; 'Tlieso publlcatloiiB nro tho product of a new plan for community effort. They represent vigorous cooporatlon Mwecn tho people nnd tho railroads, The various communities roprosontcd boe joined forces with tho railroads to accomplish what both most doslro tho country's growth and to glvo tho West and most effective publlclt) rctlbo to opportunities for homo. biHdlng and Industrial pursuits. Each eommuulty Is soparntoly troatod, nnd Mch publication carries a mossago of teulno Intorest to overy porson look er n cbanco to Improvo his condi tion." Tbero aro GO booklota In tho caso, H H'ru.iged so Hint tlu y c;;n bo so turcii tradlly for rcfuronco. U Is up to tho pcoplo of St Johns say whother thoy will bo repro ented among tho progrosslvo com nuDltles of tho Northwest or not. They have tho opportunity to do so n the Ilooster edition wo nro work tog on. Tho Passenger doparunont f the 0. It. & N. gladly offor to distribute as many copies of this edl Hon as we will put Into their hands i Indicated above. Every copy will be placed In tho hands of prospec tive homo duyers, Just where wo &nt them. Business Increasing T. P. Ward, tho popular butcher, fc4 partitioned off an office and otherwise Improved tho appearance o 1 meat market on Burlington street Ir- Ward's business has steadily "jcreased evor since he became pro Metor of ii8 market, and tho rea '0n of It Is that he always keeps the Jr best meats that can be secured, over obliging and accommodating, " last but not least, ho Is a con Delightful Halloween Party Friday Evening Tho homo of .Mr. nnd Mrs. C. II. DorrJo-iti J.Jn Vhr was tho scone of a delightful Halloween party Fri day uvculng, Tho rooms wcro ap propriately decorated with ovorgreons and Jack-o lanterns, tho two com bined being most beautiful. Progressive podro was tho ordor of tho ovcnlng. Tho prizes, which woro sugostlons of tho event, nnd very nmuslng, wore nwarded to II. 9. Howltt and Mrs. It. McKlnnoy first r.nd Honry Oamble nnd Mrs. B. J. (liny consolation. Immediately preceedlng tho serving of refreshments, tho hostess passed a tray of surprlso packages and on oponlng them oach guest was reward od by finding tho most unlquo little cap and whlstlo Immaglnablo. They Immediately organized theniBolver Into a whistling band and serenaded their t'enlal host and hostess. Then camo tho refreshments, tho most do llcious nnd tempting morsels, that Mrs. Dorrlo only knows how to serve. After muslo and songs, they bid oach other good night and proceed ed to their homes, a Joyous and haimv band. Thoso present woro: -Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hendricks, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Oroy, Mr. and Mrs. II. 8, Howltt, Mr. and Mrs. Chas Muck, Mr, nmi Mrs. Ed Moiiatian, Mr. and Mrs, Henry Qamblo Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Itoblson, Mrs. It. McKinney anu . Emily Muck. J, Good Investment n Wrinkle Is In receipt of a ,rnn(ctus of the soda works and soda lake known as Owens lake, nllfornla. Tho Wrinkles are he principle stock holders In this tho largest soda company in the world and recently refused 1225.000 for a ,.lf Interest in the plant They take tho water from tho lake and by evaporation extract the cruao and then by patent processes o thel, own produce Bicarbonate of soda soda ash, washing powder andcaus ,c soda.' The Process realizes abou 20 per cent per annum upon the en air. i -ul advertiser and firmly believes tire cphu and "S Wa homo .f0V r nrn oec us we do not know -- uuaiuiS8 bight men In St. Johns' from the prospectus mi: j. v" wav a eB80n lTom aif' r " v to nut to 'B successful business methods .bas a mis city. earning somei"'".- 'S a better Investment for one who Doing Splendid Work For Country at Large Tl.o Oregon 8ocloty of tho Sons of tho Itovolutlon is doing n splendid thing for tho country nt large, In of. firing their prizes for tho best os ssys on Hovolutlonnry topics. Title will Induco to familiarizing of tho events leading to tho revolution, and li.rldontally, to n moro patriotic son tlmcnt on the part of tho pupils. A prlzo of 20 for first nnd 10 for ptoml best essay by high school Miplls. on tho following topics; )1) Foreign aid In tho Itovolutlonary war, Washington's Oreatness In what did It consist? Mrs prize 20, second prlzo JIO, third, fourth, and fifth prizes 3, each, to Grado pupils for uosi es says on tho following topics: )u uto causes of the Revolutionary war. )i Tim hnttio of Saratoga: (3) Tho Navy In tho Revolutionary war. (U The battle of Hunker HIH. In awarding the prizes tho commit ted will bo governed by considera tions oft II) originality, t;j curacy of statomont, (3) manner of trratmont. (4) orthography, syntax and punctuation, (5) neatness anu legibility. The essay must bo signed by tho writor also giving post offlco address and forwarded to 1). A. Taxtor, chair man of commltteo, 413, 11th street, Portland.Oregon.and must reach him not later than January 31, 1909. Any further Information will bo furnished on application to U. A. Thaxter, as above. We furnish this information In or der to give soino of our bright young jeople an opportunity to compete for these prizes. Sold His Gallery p, M. Hart, who has been operat ing' the photograph gallery In St. Johns for the past year, has so d his gallery to Messrs, McDalrmld and Bell. The former comes from 1jndon, Ontario, and the latter from England. They take possession at once and will continue the high class vork that has been dono by Mr. Hart. Inkerman Oavls returned Saturday from a three- weeks business trip to poutn Dakota. He says prices aro up crops splendid In bulk and quality both and that the price of farm land Is jumping. An Interesting Article on the Inside Workings of the International Harvester Co. Apropos to tho wnlllngH of tho so cialists and their vindictive vltuporn lotus of all who have ni emulated n llltlo of the filthy lucre, tho lowj of which Is tl.o root of nil evil, It Is tefreshlng tu rend tho following ox- crept from nn niMilo by John Klin boi'y Mutnford In llnrpcr't wtikly "Tho International Harvester Com ptry has f 120,000.100 f capital, It Wid $21,703,307.05 In pay-roll wages last year, nnd $1C,7o3,000 In sales commissions; It makes elghty-flvo pel cent, of tho harvesting machinery and a good part of everything else tho farmer uses In planting, tilling, nnd gardening his crops. It muke.i ore from Its own Iron mines nnd wood from Its own forestH, innkesllH own plglroii mid Hleel, owns Its own conl lands, nnd nt every step of thu multifarious processes of niaiiufiie turo up to tho moment when tho Main pours, llku tl.o stream of gold It Is, Into thu farmers' bins, clears something by way of profit. That Is what It Is In business for. A little before noon, after an hour In tho twino milt at tho McCormlck P nut of tho Harvester Company, I started to leavo thu building. As I skirted tho long rows of carding nu.chlncs, where men wuro ut work skeining (ho bales and coning tho kcliiH Into metal barrels for thu fplnnliig. tho honrso mill whlstlo I' rayed out noon, thu power giant In tho basement left off lilts turning, nnd with a moribund spasm all thu uiazu of machinery ciiinu to a standstill Every man grabbed his hut and coat and fled for daylight. From tho cor (dors where they hnd vnnlshed, a v.nmout Inter bounded a girl In work lothes, laughing, hurrying, talking Polish, nnd behind her another. Then they poured In nn uver-lucronHlug, olubly happy, and, ubovo nil, swift- footed throng, 1 looked for tho und olor of humanity In musses, but It wasn't there. It was much moro llko tho outpouring of children from n schoolroom. Ono thing seemed cur tain Hint tho Place for mero man was In tho safo loo of some motion less machinery that was bolted to tho floor, until this headlong current of working girl had gone by. Tho long, low-celling bnsemeut of (ho twine mill Is divided through l.ii middle by n gangway enclosed lmv.cn two quartor partitions. In t IP-no nro gateways upon either hand. T .i to on thu loft load Into tho res- t.iuraut, and nt oach of them sits n c bicker, In a snowy whlto npron that nvolopes her from neck to heol, handing lunch chocks to tho girls as they pass in, llosldo tho chockor's dtsk Is a long counter, whoro other whlto-nproncd attendants have set out a flno array of coffeo and cakes and plu and pudding and dinners or toup, roast, and voaotnbles. Each girl takes hor own and fluilH n plaeo at ono of tho numberless tnblos, Soma bring their lunches from homo in pnpor bags und buy coffeo or ton at tho counter nt n cent or so tho cup, "In two minutes the midday meal ns under way. There was all tho uiltiy und freedom and good naturo that yon would find uiiywhoro. Tho girl Uiat finished crossod tho gang- ay to tho spate opposlto, raised thu uvor of thu upright piano that ttood against a pillar In tho center of tho room, and started tu on tho Morry Widow" waltz. That was tho signal for n gonoral pushing back of coffeo cups, und In no time a dozen couples woro whirling around tho floor. More were chatting In tho asy chairs about tho wall. In tho rest room"adjolnlug there wero girls lounging on sofas, girls reading mng- nzlnes and funny papers, and half u doen girls waiting for their turn to take counsel of a uniformed nurse, ho at every noontlmo,wlth horllttlo Lag of ointments and bandages and simple medicaments, holds "offlco hours" hero for tho consideration of Inor ills. "Tho walls and tho machinery In tho shops nro cleansed of dust overy night by pneumatic process, ventila tion Is perfect, the conditions aro In spected nt overy hour of tho day, and tho air of theshops kept as clear of dust and HI odors as may bo. Hut tho moral atmosphere is cleaner still. When you sift tho whole matter down, tho most that betterment work an do Is to creato In workpeople self-respect and a deslro to better themselves, to, reveal tho possibili ties. In tho coin ol happiness and co tentment, that alMe In higher It in' Tho twine mlll-glrls have a roller roclatlon conducted ' entirely by themselves. Every member Is assess ed a sninll percentage of her wages. When ono of thorn Is 111, flowers mid bcolifl nro sent to her, n comrade Is nstlgncd to sit up nights with her, if luvi rnaiy. ti .o li n I a hand In her comfort In whnt over wny It may bo required. Tho core girls of tho foundry lmvo n similar society a res taurant to themselves, nnd, Incident ally n forewoman In tho department Instead of a foreman. Thus wctfnro work gradually reproduces Itself. "Hut tho system goes further back than the girls In tl.o milt. H aline nt something moro basic oven than her Improvement, Hy thu Hldo of thu clubhouse you will see it little peal; roofed building. It was formerly n worklugmnn'H cottage. There are lliutisniid llko It nil through tho work lug districts of Chlcngo. This cottage was bought mid turned Into n school -nu iiiiusitul school, a sort of n do mestic klndorgnrdcn for worklngmen'i little girls. Now, children can't go ti lo tho mills In Illinois until they nro fourteen years old, Ho at nine they are taken Into thl sHmul and taught Id cook nmi sow; not to cook torn- pin, nor to innku lacu shlrt-wnlsts, but to cook Iho thtiigH ami how tho IMngs that a workliigiuiiu'H wugej, whether ho bo a father or it In baud, will buy, Thoy nro taught to buy things nnd gut their money's worth, Thu plaru Ih furnished, not llko n decorative school, but llku it wbrklugmiin'n homo. This courso of Instruction oxteudH over flvo ycnr.i. When a girl Is old enough to go to work mid mnko money, sho knows how to sow her own cloths or run a homo. In tho evening this school Is open to the mtil-glrlu. When thesn rr-ordlunto systems nro established It. all tho worku of tho HarvoHlor ('(inphiiy n pretty straight way will have been found for n host of girls frcm childhood to motherhood, und tlutt'H iibnut nn good and nn human t work as any money power could busy ItHolf with." Thoro nro worso things somotlmes thun "soulless coporntloiiH", men who would banish Inw, mulling unto him Btlf a law for ovory mini. Thoro ntu other Institutions than tho Inter natlounl Harvester Company that are Icing ns well, onoii bettor by lliolr employes thnu Is this Institution, and there would bo many moro of (bum If moii would but work hnrmoii olusly with them In stead of In ov oi y wny antagonizing them. whoro oponlng nnd calling for man. Tho railroads aro preparing to begin their extensions where they wuro rtoped beforo tho election. Ono Pittsburg company want 20,(r0 labor ers for Its various factorlos. Now England mills which have been run ning nt 30 per cent of full capacity vlll now put on full force. Wagon were raised 20 per cunt In soino l'lttsburg factorlos. i'lio complectlon of tho house of changed Tho old Warning Against An Old Spanish Swindle Knnuth, Nnchod & Kuhiio, Now Ycrk bankers have Issued a circular warning their correspondents nil over tho country against an old Span Ih.i swindlo which Is being revived. Wc clip tho following which explains tho method: "Miss A. M. A., n school toachor of this City, to-day mado public that sh bad boon In corrospondonco with a l and of Spanish awludlors, who claim i' have a minor holr, and a valuablo estate, looking for a guardian, Tho heir always boars tho name of tho porson to whom thoy wrlto and Is supposed to bo a distant rolnttvo. Vlss A. bocamo Interested In tho pitiful story told, nnd entered Into correspondence with "F. I.opez", who hud chargo of tho child, Wlion ho wrote that ID51.00 would bo noces sary for legal exponsea and tho girl's expenses to this country, Miss A. bn'kod and wroto tho Spanish Minis in,. Ho hnsjust wrlttou her that sho If very lucky to havo escaped tho ctutchea of a band of awlndlors." It is always best to mako full In quiries through the govornmont rep resoutatlvoB beforo digging up tho coin of tho realm on any propositions offered by foreign promoters of any kind. Have Gone to Idaho Dlckford & Tennnnt sold their bust nesa hero lust week to H. V, Ed ware's, brotler in law (if MnyorHrlco and staitcl Wudiicsda) 'cr Idaho, where lh will rotHima In tho samo line of lutslnei s-can mterlng -i"d contra I'tiis. TLcy are good wornm-in and -V i ins gcod wherever thoy gc vV: (- gratulatu the peoplo of Twin Fal. wbero Ucy aro to locato. Note tho label on your paper. Tho veto of Multnomah county gives a total for Taft of 17,778; for ltryan U0K2; Chafln, 027; Hobs, 1.1S2 lllsgcn, 07, Tnft runs 11,000 behind his registration but carries tho statu with n majority of 8080. Dryan mado a grand battlo In his own Btnto carrying his own precinct, something ho had never done before, rrlcd his own county hy leuO nnd tho Btnto by 10,000. Nubrnskn Is '.republican state. Hank Mnkeley uf Urn ml Islnnd used to say ho could representatives Is greatly elect a yellow dog to offlco on tho'ns u result of this election, republican ticket. Tho democrats nro houso tood: Itepiibllcaus, S23 dunio- making heavy Inroads In tho leglsln- cials, 107; vacant, 1; roptibllcnn ma ture also. Jo My CO, Tho present lioutw wilt Tho i.icru complete thu returns nliow: UepubllcniiH, 212; duinucrtilH the ('.renter e-uis -lie r'.publltan vie - ;7l. republican majority, .13. tcry. The utu'or of thu '.'lotto tieec ! Old Wasco county, mother of ntort to bo falling behind even his loto of ".ru half of tho counties In tho 1800. slnte, nfter giving bin It to her Ins't "Mnryland, .My .Maryland" Issuing-1 kid, l end Itlvor cocnly, cutting off lug Into lino nnd If tho returns con- about 1200 good republican votes, still ,inuo to cut down tho silver tongued gave Taft a plurality of RSI. orator's vote tho fat matt will yet. The nuw baby In tho family of win out in that statu. Oregon's counties gave Taft "OS.IIrynn Strange ihlngH happen In n contest 300, Cliaflu 17, Dobs A3, 1 llncii S. of this kind. Indiana elected almost i Tl.o soclallstH carried one precinct thu entire democratic slate ticket, yet In tho statu, Kauiula pructnul In gnvu Taft 8000 Majority. I Union county. Thoro woro SO votH What Is tho matter with our social- cast In thu product and Dubs cap uts In this country? They pulled u lured 20 of thotii. smaller veto than they did four years. It Is very gratifying to tho cnrvfnt r.go. Then their voto was "010, whllo oticrvcr who desires tho host thoro this year It was but 4030, nnd Is fiOO lo In thu politics of our country to less In .Multnomah than it was thou., uotu thu voters of Nuw York are pull "Old Missouri Never Tiro," with lug away from thu old rotten pulltl a dumocrntlu record hIiico 1870 wlthU-nl bosses. Thu bosses madu it llu but ono exception Ih hanging In thu up for Taft In order to sueuru thu balance, hooku llko a Taft voto thoro ' election of Hughes' opponent who If looks very much llku tl.o prudlo- r.tixjd for thu rotten olomoiit of thu lion of Chafln, the prohibition canill- city. Tho result was Hint both Toft date, might havo sumo truth In It and IlughcH wuro elected and thu old that: There would bo no dumocrntlu piltlcal ring was thrown down. Wu candidate In thu field In 101'.', that tollevo that an era or elonner poll Hit race would bo butweeit thu pro- ties is being ushered In mid (hut wu hlbltlou candidate and thu republican , will not havo to blush for thu arlluiis All thusu contracts conditioned of our political lenders In (he future rn thu election of Taft will bo rusli-n In thu past. It Ih cortulnly time ct now, Itiisluesu sooms to havo 'ir nu action of this kind on tin part pin; hod up Its sleeves and taken njof the peoplo mid hope It Is Im sharp grip on Itself. Factorlos every- iiilnent. UNIVERSITY PARK. Mr. Khld or Ollu street died on Sunday morning nt flvo o'clodi llu wiw very H 'ast sp.'lng nnd nuvor fully ivtov.utd, U-it hta death utter it week's Illness, ciimu m n und stu pilse to nil. Tho Mildly havo thu rympathy of the outlro community. Mr. (ioorgu Perry vt lloulion, Oro- foil, visited n fow bourn with IiIhbIb- tur Mrs. J. llrous. Mrs. II. V. Hand and her llttlu dnughtor, Muurlno, visited over Sun day with her sister, Mrs. J. U. Drlggs, of Carlton, Oregon. Mr. Odell, nn ntitl-saloon league ppoakor, delivered n vory nblo ser mon nt tho Congregational el.t.rel. last Sunday morning at eleven d clock. Mr, und Mrs. Mnrtln Hand Who havo been spending tho summer at their homo in Hood Itlvor havo ru- timed to their homo In University I'rrk for tho winter. Mr. C. Stnrrett, who formerly re sided horo but who lives now In Sil ver ton has boon visiting tho past week with his many friends hero. Hid you voto for lllll"? Yea? Oregon Fern. Mother's Meeting Tho mother's meeting of tho W. C P. U, waa held Monday afternoon at tho homo of Mrs. Scott. Shu being away, attending tho national conven tion, Mrs. Hlntou acted as hostess As tho roportor was lato wo can glvo only part of tho program. Mrs. Couch and Mrs, Ualund gavo readings both interesting and help- full. Mrs. Weeks and Mrs. Plaltner read notes from tho convention In Denver, sont by Mrs. Scott. Mrs. (lalland and .Mrs. Perkins Bang so les, followed by a discussion on, "Cruelty to animals", as witnessed In St. Johns. Wo havo not forgotten that tbero is a stuto law prohibiting this thing also profanity and smoking on tho Mreets, by minors. Wo adjourned to inoet Monday l&tl at tbo Congregational church. Sisters of thoUnlon como und it will do you good. M. E. Porklns Si.pt. Press Work. Tho KnlglttH and Pythian Slstoru aro proparlt.g tho best eutertaliimont over produced in tho city by homo talont to bo put on during thu threo New Law Firm J. A. Collier of Fcthll, WhtMlsr tkitinty, who hnu boon for sdVuml years district attorney In his dis trict recently eaino to St. Johns and has entered Into paituershlp with his brother, II. K. Collier, now city attorney of St. Johns, Thu firm uitmo Is Colllur & Collier, a in thoy havo a flno niiIU of looms in tho Holbrook block whuru II. E. Collier had his offices previously. Tho arrangement of thu rooms havo not yet been fully completed but they mo most convenient both for tho otcipaiits and their pultons. Tltero aro fow butter, or moro com prehensive libraries In the stuto than that of this firm, covuiliig nu llduoti the outlro sldo of ono room and nu ori'luary law library busldws. Among others wo noticed tbo complete sstu cf Piiclflu Reports, covering 13 Pa cific states, l.nwyeis Itepurls, to dato Oicgnu Iteports, tu date; Cyelopml 1 of Law and Procedure, to date; American and English Cyclopedia of I aw mid plondlng mid practice, be sides hundreds or othur text mid rof otouco books. Mr, Collier as city attorney has hen very careful mid most sucuesa fill mid his offlcloncy will not bo deteriorated by the advent or his blether into his working plans, and wo aro very glad to welcome the new Mr. Collier to our city. With thu equipment and experience thoso gentlemen can bring to boar upon tho Interests of their clients, If their case Is Just, tbero should be it successful termination of ovory a'u Hon, Wo cortulnly predict u most successful busliicss career for thsso gentlemoti hero In St. Johns mid hopd wo shull provo a true prophet In this Instance, Their announcement will bo soon clsowbero. Don't lot up ou your efforts, Don't stop, but at thu sumo time don't com plain. Don't blame your soleuuion when O.i y uro dolug their host. Dou't stop udvt-riltlng. Tho results of tho ads au aceumulatlve. They add to your business. Continual dropping of water wears away tho hardest stono. Continued j-iulclous advertising will an certainly bring busluoss, If ovory thing adveriiM d is iado good. Don't kuutk yuiir town Ueauso ovoryU.lng does in l t-ult you. Nothing this sldo of tho New lenmilcm will do that and even tnere homo people would coi.iplulu. Don't bo owt of that ctov.'d. 4