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JUNE WEDDING PRESENTS Juno is Cupid's month, Juno is the month of brides, veils, flowers and weddings. We can't all get mar ried but most of us have an opportunity to bless the union of two happy hearts. Some young couple. Let us start such travelers on their way with appropriate and useful wedding gifts. Ormandy Bros, displayed this week some choice selections as suggestions for wedding presents. Here is an assortment of Hand painted gold decorated cake sets, salad sets, plates and berry sets as well as more modest but very attractive fancy china Table and household silverware, standard makes Furniture and home furnishings are never amiss Delicate fancy sugars and creamers- Fancy china chocolate sets Cut glass, always appreciated Charming salad sets American and imported dinner sets, white and gold or fancy patterns ,, , SPECIAL EASY TERM BARGAINS $1 Down, $1 a Week i?or one week only, vc offer two exceptionally attractive reduced price and easy term specials. You make a double saving. The price is cut and the terms are so easy ($1.00 down, $1.00 a week) that you will never notice the payments. A beautiful quartered oak round cxtcn- ,fl., ......."..ficr..,' jidiraiOT leCr 1 1 1 - n i t IlL siou dining table, 42 inch ton. wax finish. ' solid round 6 inch pedal and carved d O 1 claw feet, only V 1 0 Six solid oak dining chairs to match k. j. tabic, saddle scat wax finish only f f r $2.50 each, the set Q 1 0 Cash Only Special For casironly, here is a truly great bargain in a Room Size Rug. 9x12 Seamless Tapestry Rug d 1 J very attractive pattern P I O Garden Hose You need a new hose to keep the lawn fresh and green these warm days. 50 foot cotton hose $4.00 50 foot hard rubber hose A -00 50 foot 3-4 white cotton hose . . 5 40 Lawn Mowers 14 inch plain bearing mower. . .$4.00 16 inch plain bearing mower. . . 4.50 14 inch ball bearing mower . . . 5.85 16 inch ball bearing mower. . . . 6.30 CASH OR CREDIT Ormancjy Bros. FURNITURE OPPOSITE PQST OFFICE Local News. -- O. C. WoodhouBO hns returned to Republic, Wash. Savo your green stamps; they aro money to you. Currins for Drugs. D. J. Horsman attended tho G. A. It. Encampment at New berg this week. Tlu) father of Councilman S. G. Wright is visiting his sons here. Ho is almost 00 years old and resides in Ohio. Tho Methodist Sunday School will hold its annual picnic at Peninsula Park Saturday, Juno IKfli Piunn nml lipinf vniir linH. AUtll. w'"u -o Ifnf. A iiniinplnir aaht tiound babv boy arrived at tho homo of Fred C. Couch on tho ninth, Inst This is tho second boy to arrive at the Couch home. Large pictures from little ones. Let us enlarge your pictures. Got our prico list. You must be satisfied before wo accept your money. Currin's for Drugs. Rev. and Mrs. James E. Mur phey. Miss May Brown and Mrs. Appleby made a trip to Cascade Locks by boat on Wednesday, enjoying tho outing immensely. Ten acres fine land, 18 miles from Portland, for sale on easy terms, or might exchange for good city property. See S. W. logers, owner, 809 N. Jersey street A case in Judge Williams' court Tuesday afternoon in which the defendant was charged with maN treating a balky horse, resulted in conviction, the defendant be ing fined $10 and costs. Tim achnnl election Mondav af ternoon was, as usual, given but slight heed. Sixteen votes were cast, all told, of which S. W. Rogers received 13 votes and Irs. Valentine 3 for school di rector, vf x Kirk wood. Denutv Su preme Regent of the Royal Arca num, and L.R. Dobs. Past Grand Regent of the state of Iowa, have been in the city the past, week ;n nrnnaratinn for the institution of a Council of Royal Arcanum in St. Johns. inct tn a statement bv Cfatanamn Warden Fmlev.about 3,000 Chinese pheasants will be liberated this season in me var ious counties of the state, about 1500 of them going to eastern nratmn In addition to this in crease of the game resources of Oregon, about 12,000,000 young trout will be liberated by the state fish hatcheries. These Oregon June days are not delightful. Get an electric head treatment or massage at Gilmorc's Umber Shop. Wo nre giving you better drugs, better service and better prices than others give. "Cur rin says so." . Overstreet's coil is a big suc cess. His jobbing work in ev ery detail is satisfaction. Col umbia 590. Wo havo a better store, moro room and less expense Wo aro giving you tho advantage of our smaller expense. Currin's for Drugs. Methodist Church, mo block south of city hall 11 a. m "It is finished." Sunday School 10 a. in. At 8 p. m. attend baccalau reate in high school. The L. T. L. gave a surprise birthday nartv to Miss Gladys Murphey on Tuesday, it being her 11th birthday. The time was spent in a most enjoyable manner. Present conditions and future prospects of the business of growing fruits in tho Pacific Northwest will be fully discussed at tho convention of the Ameri can Association of Nurserymen in Portland June 17-21. Uetween 300 and 400 delegates will assem ble for this meeting, nearly half of them coming from the states east of the Rocky Mountains. The address of Ben R. Varda- man was a real masterpiece from beginning to end. He spoke for one and one half hours, and dur ing that time he gave our people some of the most practical and helpful suggestions wo have ever heard. The News. Downs. Kan sas. Mr. Vardaman will appear in St. Johns the evening of July 11th Sweet Pea Day. W. E. Bonner of Seattle and Miss Mabel J. Harbin, daughter of J. T. Harbin of St. Johns, were united in marriage bunday at 2 p. m. at the bride's home on Central avenue, uev. James IS. Murphey officiating. The home was prettily decorated for the occasion. Alfred Harbin, the bride's brother, acted as best man, and Miss Esther FUterer as bridesmaid. A birthday party was tender ed Miss Hazel M. Murphey by a number of her young friends on Tuesday evening of last week, it being the 16th anniversary of her birth. The occasion was greatly enjoyed by all. Those present were Frances Erickson, Doris L. David, George Marlett, Flavius West, Irvin Gromachey, Florence Davis, Gladys Thomas, Frances Miller, Lola Murphy, Esther Fitterer, Alfred Harbin, Jessie Erickson, Bud Murphey, Hazel Murphey, Thad Grubb. Not the label oh your fiipw. EDMONDSON CO. 203 S. Jersey Street 1 N1IH0I)S IN Plumbing, Tinning AND furnace Installing Call up Columbia 92 Typewriter ribbons for sale at this office; 50 cents each. 1 WE WANT YOU in some department of the Church Sunday Services lllble School: -10 a. in. Morning Service: 1 1 a. in, Junior O. H.: 3 p. tti. V. I. S. C. U.-.--7 p. 111. Itvuugellstfc Service: 8 p. in. Wedncfday Training Gum. 8 p. m. Thursday rraycrmcctliK:8 p.m. J. R. JOHNSON, Pastor FIRST ClROiTOF'CHRIST Ztmt New Twk SI. tad Willis Beultwd MiNMMgMiHMMMMI A lino of typewriter ribbons. both narrow andjwide, has just been received at the Nov lew office: 60c each. Also carbon paper at two sheets for live cents. Special Discount On a Large Line of Toilet and Sundry Articles To move an overstock of combs, hair brushes, cloth brushes, bath brush, whist brooms, sponges, sta tionery, fancy soaps, perfumes and etc., we are offering a large line, at surprisingly low prices; for example, a few items follow: 25c whist brooms, special ; . , . 15c 250 Hair Brushes, speoial .16c 50c to $1 ladies' combs, special Oue-half price 50c to $1 Cloth Brushes, special One .half price 25c Box Stationery, special 15c Complete line of the "Ideal" hair brushes at a dis count of 33 1-3 per cent. We also maintain a cut price on patent medicines and toilet articles. See us before you buy. Local agents for Columbia PhoijogTaphs and Rec ords. A large assortment always on hand. The St. Johns Pharmacy Leading Druggists Satisfaction, is the word Gil more, the Ilnrbcr. Girl Wanted To learn dress making. Call 535 S. Jersey. "Full measure quality drugs at lowest price." "Currinsays so." For Rent 8 Room House with Sleeping Porch 531 S. Jersey St. Picture framing done nt Portland prices nt II. P. Clark's, the furni ture tnnti. tf Mrs. G. M. Hall attended the G. A. It. Encampment at New berg this week. Two nice, larire. clean rooms lor rent, with or without board. Inquire 528 S. Ivanhoc. These are good Kodak days. You press the button, we do the rest.- Currin's for Drugs. J. N. Edlefsen attended the State Bankers' Convention at Corvallls Monday and Tuesday. Owing to lack of a nuorum. the regular monthly meeting of tho Commercial club Wednesday evening was postponed. For Sale Cheap 5 room house. easy terms; owner leaving town. Address Anderson, 502 West Charleston street, St. Johns. For Rent A large 7 room 1 r 1 ti n TnHOritr otunnf nlnewt It rent $10. Phone Col. 297, or call 035 S. Ivanhoc. Owing to thn continued high water tho St. Johns Lumber Co.'s mills were forced to close down temporarily. Mrs. D. Frank Horsman enter tained at dinner Tuesday in hon or of her friend, Mrs. J. Miller of Salt Lake City, Utah. A slight fire occurred-in the old Hall barber shop on Jersey street Tuesday morning, but was discovered boforo any real dam ago was done. Diviner in tlm linnonlniii'Ofiin m fy w a V MIIVVMIIIMI VltV exercises in the High School building, there will be no ser vices at tho Congregational church Sunday evening. Hirst Christian Science Society- Sundays 1 1 a. in., Wednesdays nt 8 p. in. Reading room open on Tucs. l mirs. ntid bat. from 3 to 4 p. 111. U cordially invited to the service nml reading room. Subject Siuxlnv: Is the Universe, Including Man, I-.volved by Atomic Iforcer Considerable interest is being aroused in the Sweet Pea Day exhibits. It promises to be the finest display yet shown. A list of prizes is now being prepared. It will nrobably bo hold in the skating rink this year. Houses for Rent Ono G room house. $10: ono 5 room house. $10; ono G room house, wired for electric lights. $11. All have modern plumbing. Inuuiro nt 301 13. I'cssciulen street, corner Central avenue. Both tho local theatres "closed shop" last week on account of such a largo portion 01 our pop ulation attending tho Roso Car nival. This week, however, they are running right along with the best attractions procurable. Tho water in tho river has reached a higher stago and con tinued to hold its own for a long er period than for many years. Had it occurred in I'juj ft would havo been almost impossible to hold tho Fair on the site that it was held. I havo purchased tho residence and household goods 01 Air. Thomas Whitney and oll'cr all for sa 0. Tho furnlturo is in first class condition and includes all articles needed in a home. Will sell in lots to suit purchaser. Anna J. Canright, 415 N. Leonard street. Mrs. Pauline Moore Riley of Baker City and Mrs. A. Stiles of Portland, both Past Grand Wor thy Grand Matrons, visited the local Order of Eastern Star Tuesday evenlng.as well as other prominent l'ortland visitors. Mrs. Riley instituted the local Chapter about 18 months ago. 40 acres.loak timber and brush. easily cleared: can all bo culti vated; four miles from Oakland, Doucrlass county. Oregon: to trade for house and lot or vacant lots In St. Johns. Wil give good trade. This is a chance for some young leilow to maKo a inrm nomu. wu win ussiimu street improvements or small mortgage.- AlcKinney ec Davis. Mrs. Caples has offered tho use of her fine woodland tract of land on Dawson street for picnic and rest purposes during tho col ebration next month. This is a kindness that is much appreciat ed, and it emphasizes the need of a nark in bt. Johns. The lack of enterprise t and progressive- ness 01 our citizens in mis res pect is almost humiliating. The Commencement exercises iriven by the pupils of St. Cle ment school in tho M. W. A. hall Wednesday evening wero nt tended by an overflowing audi ence. tho capacity of the hall be ing too small to accommodate the attendants. And they were wel repaid for attending. The pro gram was an unusually Interest ing one, and each participant ex ecuted the part assigned in a most pleasing manner. lollow ing aro tho graduates: Leo R. Brown, Keco W. Anderson, Uor othy S. Schafer, Bessie A. Bar ron. Commencement Week The following Is a program of the Baccalaureate exercises by tho graduates of the James John High School Sunday, Juno 22, at 8 p.tm., in the High School nud itorlum: Hymn Softly Now the Light of Day. Softly now the light of dny Fades upon our sight away; Free from care, from labor f rec.- Lord, we would commune with Thee. Thou, whose all pervading eye Naught escapes, without,within, Pardon each infirmity, Open fault and secret sin. Soon from us the light of day Shall forever pass away; Then, from sin and sorrow free, Take us, Lord, to dwell with Thee. Prayer Rev. J. J. Pattoii. Solo Come, Jesus Redeemer (Bartlett) Mr. Leake. Sermon The Price of Power Rev. E. Weisle. Chorus A Letter From Home. Announcements. Ladies' Quartet Take My Life and Let it Be. Chorus Praise Ye the Father. Benediction. Music furnished by the com bined choirs of the city churches under the direction of Dr. H. O. Brown. Following is the program com plete for Commencement week: Baccalaureate sermon, as abovo stated. High School Play "The Junior," In auditorium, Tuesday, June 21, nt 8 p.. m. Commence ment High bchool, Thursday Juno 2G, at 8 p. m. Alumni Re ception Friday, June 27. Program for Commencement exerciser: Chorus 1 "Under Freedom's Flag," 2 "In Spain." Invocation uev. Murphey. Instrumental solo Cella Hun- kins. Commencement address J. II. Ackerman, President State Normal. Music Girls' Glee Club. Presentation of Diplomas F. P. Drinker, Chairman Board of Education. Chorus Tho Beautiful Blue Danube. Motto Finished, yet begin ning. Graduates Edna M. Hollcn- beck, Gertrude M. McCnrty, E. Lourcnu uawson. Basil B.bmith. Nettle Catharine Toole, Lucile E. Whelnn. Colors Silver and rose. Flower Moss Roso. Class officers President, Basil Smith; vice president, E. Lou- renn uawson; secretary, Lucile E. Whalcn; treasurer, Edna m. Hollcnbcck. For Sale Five boxcs.contents unknown, ono cooking range.ono commode, one mnttress. ono alt t ng room stand, four beds and springs, ono ironing board, ono round dining room inuie, one barrel, contents unknown, ono tool chest, contents unknown; nil tagged Kay bmith, tioldondalc, Wash. Will be sold ten days af ter tho last publication of this notice. 1'ropcrty 01 James uard ner of bt. Johns. Taken on nt tachmcnt of Justice Court of St. Johns. First publication June 13, last publication July 18, 1013. J. bchmauder. Seldom does a speaker hold and sway an audience ns did Ben It. vnrdaman this morning at tho state convention. When his timo as up tho nudienco would not let him quit, but demanded that ho continue.- Burlington, Iowa Gazette. The lecturo of Ben R. Vnrdaman at tho business men's banquet Monday night was an eloquent and instructive address. For two hours ho held the close attention of the audi enco with his wit and wisdom, satire and advice.- Silver Creek. N. Y News. Mr. Vardaman will appear in St. Johns and de liver an address on tho evening of July 11th. ROYAL ARCANUM A council of the Royal Arca num is being instituted in St. Johns and all past and present members of the order are request ed to leave their names and ad dresses at the offices of the St, Johns Review or to mail them to the undersigned at 718 Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Oregon. R. J. KIRKWOOD Daputy Supreme Regent St. Johns Furniture Company Gus Salmond, Mgr. New and Second Hand Furniture Bought, Sold and Ex changed NOTICE TO ADVERTIBER8. In order to Insure a change of ad vertisement the copy for such change should reach thla olflce not later than Wednesday, at 3 o'clock p. m. Please remember this and eave the print THE HORN OF PLENTY never becomes empty for those who save as they earn. It will surely prove the Horn of Poverty for those who spend as they go. He wise and commence filling the horn by opening a savings account here. Remember you cannot count on your earniug power lasting all your ife. PENINSULA NATIONAL BANK Oldest Dank on the Peninsula i'ltTltk AUTZHN, J'rcs. If. C. KNAi'i', Vice Pres. John N. Kulki'sum, Cash. S. h. Domic, Ass't Cash. 4 O QAVINP.S 4 MURKY GREEN PETROLEUM. Proosssss by Which II Is Convsrtsd Into Refined Oil. In lie brlultinl Rtltlu imMuli'lltll Im (if n intirkv green color. II Ix (IImIIIUmI III pa us with great furimeiu bliizlnn ! nciitli tuuiii, ami ns tlm vn porn uriMi from tbo bolllnjf Ihiutd (hey nri eon Toyed Into pipe Burrotiiuii'il by cold water In which they nre eouuoiiKeti. Tho Drat vnpora coudeiixe Into impti tlm nml Minna nroduced by further bcaUnff giro tho burning oil. A very small percentage or uiu cruuo on pui Into tho pans or stills rcmnlim In tho form of tnr, which by another proceiw la converted into parniiiu ntiu couu. After dlstlllnUon Uio ruuueii on is no Inniri.r urnin. hut la, ns IrnilSimrUtlt Wl spring water and bcntitlfully tinged wltb purples and blueu. it n not ycc tnr uo. however, slneo It inuut be "washed." Tho fluid Is emptied Into a largo circular tnnu in which u is treated with oclda. these being poured lu and mixed with It by melius of kw erful pressure rroin iioncaiu. When It hns been won annuen u is allowed to settle, and the uclds then soparnto from It and nlnk to tho bot tom of tho tank, taking with them somo of tho tar that remained In tho oil. Thn fields aro then removed nud tho nil l whuIkwI with Halt water. I'lnnllr it Is bleached, and It U thou rendy for Uio market. Harpers Weekly. TIGER PROOF HOMES. Malay Houses, Frsll and Flimsy, Sometimes Perch In Tree Tops. Tho ordinary Malay housu Is built on nonln from live to seven feet high, but ono which 1 ciuno ucroas wim perched high up In n tree. It was uio iioiue or a mini, his wlfo and family, nml thoy Informed mo that It was piuccu in ims unusuul situation ao na to bo out of tho wnv of tho numerous tlcera which then Infoated the neighborhood. An tlfc'ora hiive been known to jump eighteen feet lu vertical height sonio- whora nbout twenty feet la conaldereu to be tho limit of safety. Tho Malnyun hoiwo Is a fruit and flimsy structure or sticks tied together with rnttuu tlintcli. ed with palm leaves and wullcd with ilalted bamboo or, as In tula case, wiiii tbo bark of trees. It la therefore an easy mattor for n deer with It a treat atrength to break Into a house and attack tho InhubltuuU. Mauy Instances of this huvo been re corded In Malaya. In ouo well known reso u whole family weru killed except one man, who. climbing up Into tho roof and thus eaeuplng tno notice or the tlgor, was a horrified observer of tbo cruel mauling and ultimate slaugh ter aud dovourlug of his relutlveu. London Strand Magarlue. Life Without Microbes. Microbes uro uot IndUpensublo to all Ufo If they aro Indispensable to nuy. Tho queatlou has been detlultely net. tied. A cugo completely sterilized nt DO degrees waa uiailu nud tho open, logs of tho cngo closely mopped with cotton and protected from tho outsldo by a hermetically closed metulllc chain bcr. Such manipulations a wero nee tesarv In opening tho cugo wero mado by bunda guarded by aseptic rubber cloth. Into auch a sterilized cugo three bens' eggs were placed after having been oxternally sterilized. Tho cago waa flttwl with a elusa rmvlllon or chlckeu run, whore tbo chickens could develop during their alx weeks' aojourn In tho cage. Iu the cago wero sterilized air, pure water, sterilized sand nnd sterilized feed. Tbo experiment showed that Ufo does not depend upon mi crobes, but that tho vital work of tho organism la easy aud natural when everything la sterilized. llurper's. Relics of Pillories. Though tho pillory has been abolish ed. there are still to be found In vari ous parts of rural Euglund relics of this old time method of punishment. One of the most cotnpleto example may bo seen within a few mi lea of tho metropolitan border. Iu tho plctur eeque village of Itoydon, Essex, not only aro the old stocks and whipping post still preserved, but close besldo them stands also tho wooden "cugo" In which tho roysterer of bygone duya waa incarcerated. la there another such interesting trio of punitive reltca to be found elsewhere in EugluudJ London Qraphlc