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TWIUT MAN. At On Tim H Was Mora Useful Than Ornamental. Do yoa know bow "the bout man," who piny so Important 11 imrt In mar riages that have tiny pretense to be fashionable, once upon n time In Swo llen occupied n position tbat was use ful ns well ns ornamental? In olden days the Swedish bride groom found It desirable. In fuct, to havo several "best men" to defend blm from the assaults of rivals and prevent them from carrying away his brldo. Tho Scandinavian warrior of ancient times was far too lofty In his Ideas to condescend to plead for a maiden's band. So bo patiently wait ed until some other man who was more gallant bad obtained the fair one's consent. Then when all tho details Imil been nicely arranged tho proud warrior. with n body of well trained n'tuliiiTn. dashed down on the wedding parly and, If strong enough, carried nway tho brldo. Tho "best men" (and It was very w- scntlal that they should be the heal men In those days) therefore berame necessary fixtures to marriage cere monies, and they wcro so well esteem' ed nnd their popularity became so per manent that when tho reason fur their czlstcnco was In course of time re moved they wcro still retained. I'ear- on' Weekly. A COSTLY ACCIDENT. A HARD WORKER. Stage FrloM. "They tell mo your husband has bo comu ouo of the eimli'Ht uud most graceful after dinner b pen tiers In tho city. 1 understand ho has no cud of engagements." "Yes, and I have to sit up and tslvo him u good dinner after every ouo of them." "After every banmiet?" "Yes. Wbou be kuows they nro go ing to call oil him to speak bo's always too scared to eat." New iork Journal, Wrong Method, lie breathed his vow, yet still sho re garded blm with disdain. "It Is from my heart of hearts!" ho protested. "Where did you go to school that you breathe from your heart of hearts rather than from your diaphragm?" she demanded severely. I'uck. 8uccess. Borne men act upon tho principle tbat in order to be successful lit bus!- uess It Is nlways necessary to compel other people to wait lu tho anteroom. Exchange. ITappy are the miseries that end i Joy. German Proverb, Fever Sores. Th Wavs of a Hand, an Upset Ink Dottle and Bankruptcy. The mere motion of n hnud ruined Cobbett & Co., one of the largest and wealthiest of English engineering (Inns. They and nu American Arm tendered bids for the building of the great Knura bridge for the Ilusnlnn government Jacob Cobbett, who was the brain nnd center of the business, spent six months In tho designing and contracting and bad all his plans ready Ills bid was accepted, and material was bought In enormous quantities. A time limit had been set both for the commencement and Hnlsh, and Cob bett wus perfecting his ulunn and mak ing sura of the smallest details, with all the formula spread out on the ta ble before lilin. when he stretched out his hand, overturned an Ink pot nnd drowned the most important of tho papers In a bluck sea. Cobbett had a poor memory. In a fever of anxiety he tried to reconstruct Ills plans from stray notes. It was Im possible, and ho called on tho Itusslan government for more time. Time was refused, and Iliisslu repudiated the contract on the ground of delay, as tho agreement allowed. Cobbett could not get his work through In time, and the Yankee tlrm. which now advanced n cheaper tender, with cut nnd dried plans, got the Job. The loss drove Cobbett & Co. to bankruptcy, nnd tho great Kaura bridge In Itussla Is Amer ican built London Scraps. 0.1 ass war and Hard war. On occac!ns of Impending danger people sometimes do what seems to them most absurd at other moments. When tho steamship America, which carried one of the Zlegler exploring ex peditions to Franz Josef Land In 11)03, was being crushed by Ice the follow ing winter It became necessary to abandon the ship In haste. Orders were given to unload upon the Ice everything that would bo of use In the long winter yet before the men. 'I ho work must be done with dispatch. While the crow was passing the bags over tho side of the ship the cook. who wns of an excitable nature, sud denly appeared nt the rail with it large bag, which he heaved over with all bis strength. It struck the Ice below with In resounding crash, causing one of tho sailor's to exclaim: "Hello, cook, what wns that?" "Oh, that Is nil right," he answered. 'It wns lamp chimneys nnd llatlrons." But It was hardly nil right, for dur ing the winter they were obliged to cut tho bottoms out of pickle bottles and use. them lu place of chimneys that had becu broken. H i Soiled Appearance Drouuht Him a Rail In Salary. Tho eccentric proprietor of n large newspaper In I-ondon lind n wny of appearing In tho composing and press rooms at tho most unexpected times. and as his visits often resulted lu a general shnkeup of tho working forces of the paper they wero nwnlted with fear nnd trembling by tho employees. Ono tlmo ono of the pressmen, an excellent workman, who had been there muny years, but wns sometimes guilty of n Inpuo of sobriety, bad a black cyo nnd was In n quandary ns to what oxcuso ho should offer If tho pro prietor noticed It Ity n sudden Inspi ration ho seized an Ink roller uud daubed sumo Ink on his face, quite covering tho discoloration. Presently tho governor ciimo In and, with the foromnn, went through tho room, com menting on uvery detail nnd looking very sharply nt every workman, Wheu about to leave ho suddenly pointed to the Inky pressman and mild. "What Is that man's mime?" Tho man quaked lu his shoes until ho heard tho governor continue slowly: "1 want you to give that man 0 shil lings n week more wages. Ilo Is the only tuun In tho room who looks as If he had been working." London Uelo- eraph. Bird's Seme of Direction. Tho migratory Instinct In birds Is combined with nnother equally myste rious, that of tho sense of direction. A gentleman enguged In scleutlllc re search work for tho lishcry board on board the government steamboat (lold Seeker recorded a very Interesting ob- sorvntlon ho niadu of this characteris tic of migratory bird life. An oyster catcher that was being buffeted by a head wind In Its eastern (light across the North nea toward the continental shore alighted on tho boat, It took kindly to tho attention paid to It so long as tho bout kept lis easterly course, hut when the course of the boat was tillered n few points to the northward tho bird Immediately show ed signs of uuciiNliifHs mill after tin apparent couslileiullou of Its bearings lluw Into thi' darkness of the night on Its easlbouiid coursu. The alteration lu tho boat's i-nurso was revealed to those who were watching tho hlrdoiily when tho compass was examined. Scotsmuii. Norway's Many Meals. Among tho well to do lu Norway the frequency of meuls uud lighter re freshments Is something Ntiirillug, at least to tho average Amerloaii-break fast ut t, dinner nt II. coffee at li0. regular ten, with many dishes, lu I.tig- llsh style, ut -HiM). supper ut 7, and at II nature is dually forllllcd with fur ther nutriment for the long, radiant night. These long, radiant nights, liy llio wuy, nro n coustaiit peril lu Chris tlaula. They encourage many forms of dlsslnatlou nnd Immorality, much as tho corresponding darkness of tho long winter brings In Its train u certain sor did depression, both mental nnd phys ical, Caroline 'i burber In Century. THE WOODEN HORSE. An Old Time Form of Military Punish ment In England. Torturo oti n grand scale In England went out with I'elton. the assassin of Hucklnghnm, but torturo on n small scale continued to bo practiced on mllllnry offenders down to the eight eenth century. Tho form most fre quently re-ortrd to wns that known as tho wooden horse, to ride which wns the punishment nccorded for potty thefts. Insubordination and so on. The wooden horse was mmle of planks nailed togelhrr so us to form n sharp ridge or angle about eight or nine feet long. This ridge represented tne back of tho horse nnd wns supported by four posts or legs nbout Arc feet high placed on a stand tnndo movable by truckles. To complete tho resemblance to the noblest animal In creation a head nnd tall were added. When a soldier was sentenced, ci ther by court iniirilnl or by Ills com- innndliig oillcer. to ride the horse he was placed on tho bnito's back, with his hands tied behind blm, nnd fre quently enough, In order to Increase the pain, muskets wero fastened to his legs to weigh them down or, ns wns Jocularly said, to prevent tho fiery, mi- (nincd, bnrebacked steed from kicking him off. Loudon Graphic. Doubtless True. A teacher In n lltrmlngham school was endeavoring to explain tho term "hooking" ns applied to our railway system, says London Tit-Illts. "Now," ho wns snylng, "cuu any of you tell inn the narao of tho olllcc at which railway tickets are sold?" "Tho booking olllcc," replied one of tho lads. "Itlght," responded tho tencher. At this moment his eye fell on a small boy at tho end of tho class who was evidently paying very llttlo ntteti tlon to what was said. "Did you hear that. Spry?" ho do manded. "Wot, sir?" asked thnt youth Inno ccnlly. "Ah I thought, you wcro not listen Ing. Wo will suppose your father de cided to havo n day's holiday nnd visit the seaside. What would he havo to do before ho could tako Ills sent lu tho Joseph McCllCSIlcy, M. D. I'llVMUAN AMU SUKQOON BLMKET &ARGAH&: WP PFfR?HlPC FROM thf &t inWM VOOLErt fLk A FEW VERY SLIGHTLY MMCED FIAE &LMKETS. THEY TOLD US THESE Iti PERFECT ORDER WOULD SELL OVER THE RETAIL COUTTER AT $8.0 0 PER PyllR. YOU tAY R1VE THEM WHILE THEY LIST AT A LITTLE MORE TWAti HAkT THAT PRICE. THEYj4RE BEAUTIES Atb A ST. JOHrtS PRODUCT. THE HOLIDAY SEylSOrt LEFT US WITH A LOT OF REMrtlrtTS Iti PIECE GOODS OF AIL SORTS, LICES, EMBRODERIES 1AD RIB&OrtS. THEY S.4VE YOU MOAEY. WE ARE IrtCRFylSIm ofjr in tmp &ry rtnntvs ani trr ff t T alt f III if) f I F CT a 4 ifK I niti m m - - . . r uiAiG)riivj kiL ymfc) lAYHL YOU TO SEE WHylT WE H1VE &EF0LE UADER TylKIAG THE LOrtG COLD RIDE TO PORTLIAD. BONHAM & CURRIER COLLIER & COLLIER Lawyers. Rooms In the Holhrook building. St. Johns, Oregon. Without n moment's thought tho youngster elcctrllled bis teacher by replying: "Pawn his tools!" Decayed Families. Wo havo known Morlcys who were entirely Ignorant of the rnco from which they ciimo. Sometimes It Is far otherwise. The family of Cony era Is u remarkable example. It ended In the lust buroiiet, Sir Thomas, who died lu 1810 without mnlo Issue, ilo would havo passed away In tho parish work house of Cliesterlo street hud not Hob en Hurt co of .Malnsforili, me Histo rian of the country palatine of Dur ham, und other generous neighbors in tervened. To tho Inst ho showed (hat ho was well aware of tho dignity of the house he represented and far some limit declined to recelvu assUtauco from his friends. Another remarkable ciimo Is that of Orouvlllu. This family was noteworthy lu tho wars of the Caroline period, yet us tlmo passed sank so low that two of lis members wero nt ouo lime receiving parish re lief, and ouo of iliem, evidently by some uilsiaku which it is dllllcult to account for. wus twice picked for high sheriff ut tho very time he wus a pau per. Loudon A t liemioum. Four Useful 8enses. Tho iiatiiritlUl of Wobrook-ln-thc- llllls had pointed out u rabbit squat ting close under n bush, and the In dies had declared In chorus that they could not sco the little animal. 'How do you iiiuuugo to see every thing?" linked ouo of the party, with Muttering Intlecllou, 'Well." begun the uaturulUl confi dently, "'tnln't altogether seeing, Sometimes I see, but wheu 1 cuu t see with my eyes 1 smell things with my nose, nnd when 1 can't smell things with my uoso 1 hear 'em with my curs, and when i can t near wiiu my ears I prlcklo all over." Youth s Com- punlou. Curacao's Qood Schools. In nil Curacao he boots, from the most exclusive to the humblest gov eminent school, lu which tho little bluck or parchment Dutch twigs are bent, Dutch. Trench, Spanish. Kuglish and Pupioineiito uro used and taught. Ity the neighboring Islands and oven on the mainland nnd ns far away us Cen tral America tbco whooU nro highly regarded, and n largo inimber of for eign children nro scut to Curacao to get their educullon.-Cunrles Johnson Post lu Ceutury, Odd French English. A correspondent has been studying Kngllsh pronunciation In n I Tench dic tionary (Plerro Lnrotmee. ISOOi nnd picks out n few examples to show how much effort Is necessary for a I touch- man to acquire n truo articulation of ICngllsh. They nro nil taken from a surprisingly long list or i.ngiisu phrases current in France. "Ilrokcn down" (ns applied to n race horsci li 'bro-k'iHlnoun." "Dead boat Is ren dered ns "dld-hltb," which is Ingenious, but hardly correct "Al-lulf" Is not u bad attempt for "high life," although tho aspirate Is missing. "Self govern ment" looks tin even more Imposing political Ideal as "self ghciivcrinncntt," and tho word "shocking" Is quite ap plicable when rendered "cbok-lnn-quo." Tho opening words of Hamlet's fa mous soliloquy havo a decidedly for eign look, "Toil bl or nott toil bl, that Is thi kouess-tchcunn." Mauches- lor Guardian. Day and Night Office In McCheiney Block rnone jersey yii ST. JOHNS. - , - 0RG00N Daniel 0. Webster, A. B. M. D. DR, F, L, PETERSEN CHIROPRACTOR Mill Block- Corner Williams avenue nnd Kusscl! strrct. Tclchouc Hast 485 PORTLAND, OREGON U.S. IIHWITT 513 Silas St. 15. S. WRIGHT i . 504 S. Hayes 1 Hewitt & Wright CONTRACTORS AND IIUILDHRS lUtimnlcs and Plans furnished nouBits i'ok bam: sr. Johns, omi, lOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOf ATTENTION!! McrclinntsI Manufacturers! Farmers! Everybody! We arc hunting for your business and have becu oil your trail for some time. Our aim is to serve you well. Residence, 697 Dawson Street OfTicc, Plltcr lllock University Park, Portland, Oregon J. R. WEIMER Transfer and Storage DR. RAMBO DENTIST Office Phone Richmond 31 l'lu.iT National Hank JIuu.dino St. Johns, Oregon Dr. W. E. Hartel DENTIST Alluring Surroundings. A young mini who hud Just gone to Phllndclphlu to tuku employment In 11 business house wus custlng about for u suliablu room for himself lu Qer- inaiitowii when ho churned upon one lu 11 lino house overlooking 11 ceme tery. lie wns a little doubtful about tho terms uud mure than doubtful nbout the cemetery. "Your rate Is pretty high," he mur mured hesitatingly to the landlady. "Hut couslder the cheerful view, sir." ventured the mistress of the house. Cheerful vlowl" exclaimed that up- pi leant for lodgings. "Is that what you cull 11 view that embraces 11 grave- yardt" 'Why, certainly," wns the response. "Just think how comfortlu' uud cheer In' It will be von you look out of your window und mum youre not there '-Cincinnati Commercial irib- uuo. Arssnlc. Arsenic Is mined lu Japan, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Oerumny. Kngland and, wlihlu a limited area. In I ho United States. Its uses are many. As n iNion It has been known irom very early limes. The peasant women of Austria consume largo quantities of It. having faith in Its virtues as a beautl- Her, nnd tho men of the same region nro addicted to Its use In (he mistaken belief that It Increases their bodily strength und endurance. Phone Richmond 301 Holhrook lllock .... St. Johns HIONH JKItttltVyJI HOUIKOOK III.OCK DR. J. VINTON SCOTT DENTIST Open IIenlnc and Sundas by Appoint mcnt GEORGE KIRKPATRICK, M. D. C, Veterinary Surgeon. Ol'l'ICIt 4 i-J UNION AVItNUIt HOSPITAL 14 " " Phones - I!at4oi6, n 3808. Wc deliver vour goods to and from all parti ol Portland, Vancouver, Llnntou, Portland and Suburban Uxprcst Co., city dock and all points accessible by wagon. Piano and furniture) moving a specialty. 109 1. llurllngton; phone Kiciitnonu 01. LAUREL LODQE No. 186 I. 0. 0. F. ST. JOHNS, OKEUON Meets each Monday evening in Odd Pcllows hall, at 8:00, Visitors welcomed. P. Hill, N. G. C. P. Gates, Secretary. Holmes Lodge No. 101 KNI0MT5 01' PYTHIAS. Meets every Priday night nt 7130 o'clock at I.O.O.P. hall. Visitor nlways wel come, D. P. Horsman, C.C. W. A. Storr, K. R. S. Doric Lodge No. 132 F. and A. M. Regular communica tions on first and third Wednesdays of each mouth in Odd Pcllows' hull. Visitors welcome. I. S, Harrington, Jos, McChesncy, Secretary, W. M. CAAIP 773 W. 0. W. The adoption of our service offers a solution to the transportation problem. Our rates arc reasonable and unsurpassed. complete our service Two trains between St. Johns und Portland daily. Wc deliver Anything, Any Place, Any Time. Call and get our rates before shipping. PORTLAND & SUBURBAN EXPRESS GO. C. W. STEARNS Agent nt St. Johns. 8 Phones: 1'ortlanil Office, Main 358 St. Johns: Jersey iaa A 3358 OOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOI NobUssa Obllflt. "What nro you starlug nt. Nelller "Oil. please, inn'nm, with your hair llku that und your diamonds you do look so like Lady Phititagauet (Hug- ham thnt I wns own maid to! Are you any relation, mn'iiui" 'No at least no near relation. Hut you cnu havo that pluk silk wulst of mine. Ncllle!"-Llfe. Definition of Tact. Mrs. I'ytioMrs. Hlauk certnluly pos. sessos a lot of tact. Mrs. Hyuo What Is you deflnltlou of "tnctr Mrs. Pyue Tact U n woman's ability to muke her husband believe be is having his own way. Llpplncott's. An Effort to Consols. "Yes," said Mr. Kluinmertoii. "my ancestors were among the country s llrst settlers." 'Well." answered Mrs. Cumrnx con solingly, "the social and educatlouul facilities in those days must have been rather crude, but I don't bellevo lu heredity." Washington Star. Hatred's Dividends. nntred takes tlmo aud energy ami health. Aud tho dividends on the In vestment are pitifully small and uu- satisfactory. Atchlsou Globe. A mere madness to lire like wretch that he may die rich. Burton Foolish Question. "Some oue dole every blessed stock ing off our lino." 'What are blessed stockings!" "Thoso which are not darned, of course." Exchaugo. Office Phone Woodlawn 703 Res. Phone Woodlawn 1655 D. E. HOPKINS DI'.NTIST Office hours from 9 to 12 111. I to 5 i. in. 7 to 8 p. 111. 6S1 Daw.ou Street, Univkhsitv Park HOME CUREFOR ECZEMA Oil ol Wlnttrirten.Thjraiol, Olycerloe, Etc Used as a Slnple Wash. It really seems strange that so many people suffer year in and year out with cctema, when It U now no longer a se cret that oil ol wintergrccn mixed with thymol, glycerine, etc., makes a wash that is lound to cure. Old, obstinate cases, it It true, can not be cured in a few days, but there is absolutely no sufferer from cctema who ever used this simple wash and did not find Immediately that won derlully soothing, calm, cool sensation that comes when the itch ii taken away. Instantly upon applying a lew drops ol the wash the remedy takes effect, the Itch It allayed. There is no need of cxperiosent the patient know at one. Instead ol trying to compound the oil ol wintergreen, thymol, glycerine, etc., in the right proportions ourselves we are using a prescription which U universally found the most effective. It is known as the D, D, D. Prescrip tion, or Oil of Wintergreen Compound. It is made by the D. D. D.Co. of Chi- cago, and our long experience with this remedy has given us great confi dence in its merit. ST. JOHNS PHARMACY Great characters shine out through small crevices. A Sprained Ankle. Caught in (he Rain then a cold and a cough let it run Came Near Choking; to Death. As a rule a man will feel well satisfied if he can hobble around on crutches in two or three weeks after spraining his aukle, and it is often two or tnree niontus Dciore ne is fully recovered. This is an un l-Vver sores inul old chronic sores Oil net imeiltliOIlill or COtlSUlllDtioil. should uot be healed entirely, hut that's all. No matter how you net A little boy, the son of Chris. D linnld lie kmt in lienltliv roii. I vour coiiLli. don't neglect it take Peterson, a well known resident ditiou. This can be done by apply. Mallard's Horehouud Syrup and ol the village of Jacksonville, Iowa, necessary loss of time, as Dy apply ing Chamberlain's Salve. This salve you'll be over it in 110 time. The nan a sudden ami violent attack ing Uliamberlatn s JLiniment, as has no superior for this purpose. Mire cure for coughs, colds, bron- of croup. Much thick stringy directed, a cure may, as a rule, oe cuius ami uu luiiiiionarv diseases 111 wiicum cumc uu uuer lmviuu iiam-1 cuecieu m iws mu uuc nn . ..... . - - . I .- m x . 1 - . J voumr and o d. So d bv North ucriam siougii Kcmetiy, Air. reier- time, ana in many cases wuuin IJauk Pharmacy. son says; "l tluuk lie would have three days, bold oy an gooa amg 1 cnokea to deatn Had we uot given gists, Subscribe for tho Review and bo I"" this remedy." tor sale by all happy, 'good druggists. . Prea tho comm! ot St John. It is also most excellent for chapped hands, sore nipples, burns and dis eases of the skill. For sale by all good druggists, it Work (or QroaUr Bt John, Meets every Wednesday evening in lllckner's Mall. J. A. Cole, C. C. W. U. Sweugel .Clerk. STRGET CAR TIAIE TABLE I.HAVH ST. JOHNS A. M. S.45 0.05 6.1s 6.40 6.48 6.56 7.05 7. JO 735 7.55 8.15 8.35 9 00 9.33 9.44 IO.06 10.36 10,50 11.13 11.34 II.56 13, l8 p, Ul. P. M. 13. 4' I.OO 1. 18 I.36 1.54 3.13 3i30 3.50 3.08 3.36 344 4.0I 4.30 4.40 S.OO 5.15 5.30 5.45 6.00 6,30 6,40 6,50 P. M. 7.00 7.10 7.30 7.40 8,00 8.35 8.50 9.10 9.30 9.50 10,10 10,30 10.50 II. 10 11.30 13.00 Central Market! Holhrook Block, See us for the Choicest Cuts of the Best Meats Obtainable. Orders Filled and Family Trade Solicited T. P. WARD, Proprietor. NOTICE TO ADVERTISER. In order to Insure a change of ad vertisement th copy for such change should reach thi ofHc not later than Wednesday, at 9 o'clock p. m. Homo fomembor thi and sivi tho printer Subscribe for the St. John Review and keep pcated on the doing of tho city. Not fM lcJ m your fuajMr. I for every ue. I Cutgenerou. H i f-.11 t- H Hfr ' j'Yej rjTTTjH Fellec! seam. I BpULUrsfrUs?Tsa 1 BfTlliTail I ljp3H Contiauoua gflaT ALV vafl 91 sL.H 1 LV,m afl 1 LaVLr m 1 mgj leifnaaae CeHwe J WE UY FURS-HIDES HUNTERS'&TRAPPKRS'QUIDK.rt i iwh, ImUw U4. Sm tklaf tm tk mM mm .nta. IUMoMm t r UmH iU Uoul T.w' IU.I.U. Cui. Tn Out Uwt. U U4 mUn b Inf. u4 to Ii i.i . (M. MwfaltnrFM. ll . nc-Wt t.ki.li. fri. H r.mnwn.V. MMtoUto (HIIMIWHMIUlHllktaKll etrMtotll. SkMf r.tMa4.Ts, n-imini win UmIiI.1 Kit. Ou. MmmU. A. ll. HUMSTOCK OKO, It, URMSTOCK HEMSTOCK BROS. UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING Full Una of Robes, Caekata, ato,, kept In stock t hAUY ASSISTANT p,,oiie Wood Uwn 1874 .o... - If you are looking for an investment that is a sure winner buy half of block 16 at WHITWOOD COURT The piece is 100x600 feet, lays fine and almost level. Lots across the street from it are selling at $350 upward. If this piece was cut into lots $3000 could easily be realized. and then the lots would be much cheaper than any can be bought for in that neighborhood. In five years $5000 would not bean exorbitant price. IF TAKEN AT ONCE $1800 BUYS IT$5oo down; $500 in six months and the balance at fcio per month or, $1500 cash will secure it. If the money was not badly needed $3000 cash , would not take it. For further information see R. H. BLANDING Real Estate Office, Whitwood Court