DAMES AND DAUGHTERS.
Mrs.,.Mai7 O'Bnra, aged seventy, ot
Chicago the other dny won n prize for
Jlg.dnnclnp.
. Miss Ituth Bancroft Lnv, the nervy
nvlntrlce, lins declared her Intention of
attempting n lllght across the Atlantic
ocean for a prlzo of $00,000 offered by
Lord NortliellfTo of England.
Mrs. Mary Klurap of Allontown, I'n.,
ninety-two years old, has been n drug
gist for sovcnty-flvo years nnd lias not
stopped work. She Is the daughter of
a druggist, married a druggist and at
lils death continued the business.
Mile. Ilelcno Mlrnpolskc, the pret
tiest member of tho French bar, Is en
gaged to bo married to M, Gnston
Strauss, a barrister of tho French
court of appeals. It Is probablo that
Mile. MIrapolsko will keep her maiden
name for professional use.
Mine. Kin Bono, the only woman wtio
hAs attained the position of bank pres
ident In Japan, nldcd In founding the
Institution In 1012. Tho bank Is situ
ated In Tokyo. Mine. Scno wns horn
In 1842, converses well In English and
has acquired many European customs,
but still clings to her native costume.
Current Comment.
A. aow Idea in ship furnishing Is tn
iiiakii every matlrcsi a Ufa preserver.
If wo cannot havo unslnknblo ships
nn can liavo uuslnkublo beds. Phila
delphia I.wIgiT.
Ucrtnaus are planning another boat
Mne for uwo of the Panama canal. The
world seems to have taken us at our
wrd when no imlil wo wcro building
tho ditch for all nations. Clovelaud
Plain Ucaltr.
It has Just been found that the cm to
fit Eugene Mold, who delighted the
heartn and minds of thousands, Is
without a monument. Ho soon the
world forgets the men who In various
ways havo lightened Its burdens. Hal-
tltuora American.
Automobile Runs.
The hardest thing for an Inexpert-
meed automobile driver to learn Is
why peoplii can't keep out of thu way.
Duluth News Tribune.
With modern Improvements new
tricks must be learned. Wo have seen
men start a balky horse by building
it tiro under him, hut that method Isn't
ndaptahlu to automobiles. Toledo"
ntnde.
After tho killing of 110 persons In
Chicago this year by automobiles, the
authorities of that city have taken
measures resulting In n great decrease
of casualties. It can bo done. Haiti-
more America ii.
The Cookbook.
When frying mush it Improves the
crlspnoss If tho iiiunIi Is dipped In
white of nu egg before frying.
Put thu grated rind of an oraiigo and
a tablcspoouful or two of thu Juice Into
the sponge enko. It adds to tho llavor.
Roup can be quickly cleared by pour
ing It when hot through a muslin cloth
wrung out In Ico water. Then boat
gain and serve.
If potatoes which am tn bo baked aro
first placed In u pan of boiling water
for n few minutes they will cook more
rcnly, and the Jacket will not ho-
ino dry nnd hard.
Recent Inventions.
ItolWi and nut In which steel balls
aro Introduced between tho thread lo
mako them turn easier are a French
Invention.
An Ingenious Implement has been
patented by a Ithodo Island Inventor
to enable n man to Ho n knot In cord
around a parcel nnd cut tho Miiperiluous
cord with ono hand.
High speed telegraph nppnnitus In
vented by a Hungarian utilizes n key
board Ilka it typewriter for sending
and reproduces tho message In letters
llku ordinary handwriting.
Electric Sparks.
I'd annual electric dry bnllery pro
dnttlon of the United Btntua has jmm-
ed tho $10,000,000 inuak.
Two of tho largest dromon carry
their own olectric plants, Illuminating
everything, from their largest to their
smallest tents.
Hecauso tho microphone of a tele
phone transmitter becomes more sen
sitive In rnrotled nlr German electri
cians aro trying to mako a practical
application of tho pheuoiuuuou.
Political Pointers.
Many aro designated, but few are
elected. Now York mm.
Kvery city has Its problems, mid the
saddest of them all Is tho good cltuon
who won't vote, Philadelphia Ledger.
A guod many political nlr entitle now
under construction will stand the
shock of tho November election no
utter than n wooden Pullman In a
rear cud collision, Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
. Aerial Flights.
Tho majstlc cnglu still rulcw (bo nlr,
not puny mau, not eveu a Zcppellu.
New otk American.
Now an English aviator has outdone
Pegoud by turning four somersault In
the air. How toon will tho feat be
come a feature at country fairs? New
York World.
Though fowcr Zeppelin airships than
aeroplanes meet disaster, the largo
numbers ot portions on board tho far
row holp to even up tho avorugo of
fatalltlcs.-Cblcago News.
G. W. OVERSTREET
Plumbing and Gas
numo
Job work promptly atteuded to.
Phoae Columbia R90
311 S. Jersey Slrel SI, Johns, Oregon
DreBsmakinsr-At 619 S. Jer-
itay atret, Ph Columbia tf0.
Be
SIRES AND SONS.
Colonel Thomas II. Hlrch, the new
minister to Portugal, wns personal aid
to President Wilson when governor of
Now Jersey.
Frederic Courtland Penlleld, who
has been appointed American ambas
sudor to Austrln-Mungnry, Is an nil
thor and patron of art, as well as a
diplomat. IIo has traveled extensively
and Is a innn of wealth.
Philippe Crozler, former chief of the
protocol nnd recent French ntnbassa
dor to VIennn, Is said to be the most
decorated man In Europe. Home time
ago It was announced that he could
boast of sixty-live decorations.
Lord Courtney, the Kngllsh author
lty on politlcnl economy, recently cele
bratcd his olghly-flrst birthday. Near
ly sixty years ago ho was a second
wrangler at Cambrldgo and all hi life
has worthily sustained the rcputntlon
for mathematical powers which he
then obtained.
A ntrlklng llgurc of tho new Danish
cabinet Is Ilnnslng Jorgensen, minister
of public works, who began his career
as n laborer. From fnrmliaud he pro
greased, studying at odd times, grad
ually gaining business experience, tin
til his nblllty and determination led
him to thu presidency of a bank.
Flippant Flings.
Ilryn Mawr Is going to devote seven
yenrn to the production of twenty per
feet women; also to twenty kinds of
trouble for the man who mnrrlen onn
of them. -Cleveland lustier.
The Wilmington (Del.) "drunk" who
objected to being embalmed, and very
properly assaulted tho undertaker,
didn't stop to Inform those about that
ho wns already pickled. Chicago Hoe
ord-llerald.
What If the young daughter of the
Maharajah (Inekwar of Ilnnidii, who
has Just married the son of the ninlin-
nijiih of Cooch-llohar, should Insist on
miming the llrst baby after both Its
grandfathers Washington I'ost.
The Royal Box.
No other sovereign In tho world has
so many physicians as tho rr.nr. They
number twenty-llvo and are all select
ed from among the medical celebrities
Of ItllHMlll.
The mnharajali of Mysore, India, Is
a skilled musician. He has a 10.000
American organ In his palace and Is
very fond of American music, of
which he has a large stock.
Kuiponir Francis Joseph, the oldest
ruler In Europe, has Just entered onhls
eighty-third yenr. A special feature of
tho observance wns thu unveiling of a
statue of the emperor at tho military
iicudcmy at Mocdluig, near Vienna.
Town Topics.
Now Vork police aro lo be taught
the nit of Jujiitsu, as If tho general
public didn't have a slim enough
chance as It Is. Itoston Transcript.
A French visitor says Chicago's mor
al tone reminds hhn of Glasgow's.
Chlcngo.il is a ru In some doubt whether
this Is a bompiet or a brickbat. Pitts
burgh Dispatch.
"Ileal devils don't wear horns and
red union suits," says tho Kmpilrer of
CliiclmiHtl. When Information comes
direct from hisidipiarterH far bo It from
us to rulwo any questions. ltlrnilng
ham Nuws.
Talcs of Cities.
Itoston Is In havo open nlr llownr
shown In IHM.
CoiiKtiintlnople has over 1.000,000 In
liabltaiitH and no sewers.
New York may adopt tho statue of
Liberty as u city emblem.
(iarlmgo and other street refuse In
Minneapolis Is burned to generate tho
eurrout for 200 nrc street lamps.
I .on Angela has mapped out certain
sections of the city available for fae
turlo and decreed their banishment
from residential sections.
Short Stories.
Tho first steel pen was mailo In 1830.
Tho capital at Washington cowrs an
nr. wi of I.VUl'J feet.
Wood Is now cut so tblu that It la
used for wall paper.
Mult wero llrst used by doctors to
keep their lingers soft.
Ono cylindrical foot of water con
tains six United States gafloiu.
Tho United Slates army has more
thuu 1,200 telegraphers lit Its niuks.
Fashion Frills.
Must a woman wear n slash u cut
n diishJ-Coluiublii State.
Husbands will ball with approval a
costume for women whlcli will eimble
them to locate thulr wives' pocfcoU.
lliitTnlo Commercial.
American designers and dressmakers
should be encouraged to furnish, style
In garments Bultnblo to. American wo
limn. Chicago News,
(
Pert Personals.
Prlneo Henry of Hnglaml litis ait al
lownueo of $2.50 a week ai school oi
half it sovereign for haltuitsovenelgn.
Chicago Post.
Nnt Ooodwln says ln Is now -wed
ded to literature. In which enso the
public will not objmvt to another dl
vorve. Topokti Statu Journal.
Hnnih Hornhardt. ran pull on n nro
well tour whenever alio feels llko It.
but Ituiraln Hill rotddn't get tho iniTdIIc
to take his second one seriously. Del
Moluo Itcglxter
St. Johns Furniture
Company
Gus Salmond, Mgr.
N(KA 3nH Qesn.rl
Hand Furniture
Bouflht, Sold an
changed
d ;ex-
X fool and bis money are soon spot
ted. '
Despite tho numerous "cures," can
cer continues to Increase.
Erery now nnd then some aviator
breaks a record before he breaks bis
neck.
The Husslan government Is so deter
mined to get rid of unrest that It Is
creating a vast amount of It.
Itlch widows must pay the Income
tax, but there are poor bachelor who
aro willing to relievo them of the hard
ship.
New ancient ruins havo been found
near the City of Mexico. There aro
also a few modem ruins In that neigh
borhood.
A woman says that the weight of a
soul Is four nnd scrcn-slxtccnth ounces,
so the average corporation hasn't
missed much.
Tho prlco of diamonds Is coming
down, but thu news wlU not affect us
many people as If It concerned tho
price of potatoes.
Through all these years It has been
customary to speak of Philadelphia as
"slow." and now It develops that tho
old city Is built on a bed of quicksand.
Now that Mr. Kdlson has been con
fined to his room for the flrat time In
Ills life, we msy rensoiiably look for
an Invention that will do away with
stcktic.
Well, after all our solldtudc. here Is
our old friend Dr. Wiley aaiilu, He
arise to announce that Ero wis crest
ed beforo Adiun. Let tho procession
move on.
Qermnn clrls. thev sav. arc forming
society whoso member aro pledged to
marry homely men. Hut that Is what
nineteen out of twenty of them would
do anyway.
An Intelligent bear In Pittsliurgh.
say an exchange, smokes, chews.
Iioo7.es and doe wiggle dance, these.
we presume, being the llrst proof of
Intelligence.
One of life' neatest little Ironies Is
the fact that the llrst arrest under
Wisconsin' nntlgosslp law wras not a
woman at a Nuwiug circle, uui a man
In a barroom.
According to sclwicc. "women don't
mind choosing ugly men for husbands,
Rejected suitor will bo Interested to
Mud their theories continued by sclcn
title authority.
If the 17.000.000 old bachelor and
old maids tn the country would all get
married at once few pconilo would nh
Ject to making orange blossoms the
national (lower.
Hut If every American girl made her
own clothe, iin n club reformer rccom
mends, wlmt would women who sew
for n llvlmc do? 'Micro aro iixiinlly v-
era I side to uch iUestlous,
When tJiey had taken nn unindorsed
bank dnrft from their victim two rob
ber prodnocd a. fountain pun nnd made
him Indorse tho draft Add one more
to tho list of deadly weapons.
Tho ftoh story Is losing noun of Its
pristine, vitality. A cattish was caught
In Kentucky -wearing n pair of specta
cle which nu estimable cltltcn some
time iuiforo had lost overboard.
The Illinois board of health has de
clared Hint no more talcum powder
shall 1m used In chop suey. We had
never siipised that thoxc who ate
chop. suey cared what was In It.
A railroad up Mount Popocatepetl
III run from 10 decree below Xcrn to
w
70 iilinvn In twn Ikiiiih. Kill thill's
noLSilng. MexUm polities tnu change
man mving to Dotting in two nun
ute.
Miirvclou Oeniwinyl Its leviathan is
tho biggest thing that plows the seas.
Its -dirigible aro tho monsters of the
nlr. And neither storm nor wreck can
check tho spirit Hist venture! forth to
lead tho world.
To oporate In tho clouds tee Swiss
nrmy doe not take to aeroplanes and
dirigible. It maneuvers among the
Alplno penlca nnd gets all the sensa
Hons of high elevation with Ita feet
safe on the ground.
Tho elimination of tho complimen
tary salutation "Dear sir" and tho po
lite cuneliiKlon "Yours very truly" will
not make much headway In letters
written by n debtor to a creditor ask
ing for nu v'xtenslou of time.
Every Iltllo while, or oftener, we
read about somebody being strangled
by menus of n piece of beefsteak be
coming lodged In tho throat When
will pcopJo begtit to realize that the
eating of Iiccfsteak Is a lost art?
Ambassador Pago has found n house
In n respectable part of London which
will not uost him more than two thirds
of his wilnry for rout This brilliant
pleco of detcctlvo work will prepare
Ids countrymen for further exploit.
Spouklug of determination, a New
York woman has Just won a fight of
thirty year against her husband for
alimony if she had used the same
amount of determination lu making
her houte happy, what a cinch she
would liteve had on that maul
Columbia Furniture and Fixture
Manufacturing Co.
Will make your fixtures, Job Work und
Furniture Repairs at most reasonable
prices. The furniture we make is han
dled and 6old by
It. P. CLARK and ORAlANDY BROS.
I'urnlture Dealers.
VH DO NOT KHTAIL.
Patroniic home industry and thereby
help your own homes.
533-535 Dawson Street
0
Our Toggery Has stocked New Lines for Spring
They are arriving daily and our windows will reveal the newest
things in Collars, Ties, Shirts, Suits, Shoes and Stockings.
The Luther Burbank Co. has established an agency for the famous
Burbank products of the soil at our store. This agency came to us after
our Grocery Department was inspected and our methods of business look
ed into by the Burbank Co. They give their agency for their seeds,
plants and bulbs to but one store in a place of the size of St. Johns.,
The laws demand that our sales ladies be released at 8 p. m. on Sat
urdays. Please do your shopping accordingly and aid the cause!
BONHAM & CURRIER
TEN ELECTRIC GENERATING
PLANTS
Where Located
Portland (2)
Oregon City
Silvertou
Cuzndcro
Kstacada
Hull Kuu
UoriiiK
St. John
Salem
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Broadway and Aldar Streets
Phono Marshall 5100 Home A. 6131
;l u m ber:
Rough, Prompt Dry,
Dressed, Deliveries. Grceu,
Flooring, Quality Blocks,
Finish. Guaranteed. Trimmings
ST. JOHNS LUMBER CO.
Phone Columbia 131
4 4-4. 4-4
H. HENDERSON 311 North Jersey Street S
Real Estate, Loans, Insurance
Abstracts of Title Prepared. Accurate Work Guaranteed
REVIEW'S LEGAL BLANKS
The follctviuK list of legal blanks
are kept for sale at this office and
others will be added as tl;e demand
arises;
VVarrantr deeds, Quit Clat
Deeds, Realty and Chattel Mort
gages, Satisfaction of Mortgages,
Contracts fot Sale of Realty, Bills
of Sal, Leases.
All these blanks utjtke ttiifcMt
sacs'
Widely scattered have been built
by the Portlund Railway, Light &
Power Cotupauy for the purpose of
providing
Reliable Electric Service
to its patrons. Through high
tension transmission lines each
of these generating plants are inter
communicative, so that the service
is insured against KfreseeK
jaterrvptioas.
Slabwood '.
4 f 4 4
Central Market!
205 S, Jersey Stret
See us for the Choicest Cuts ef
the Best Meats Obtainable.
Order rMd and ramty Trade Seldtcei
T. P. WARD, Prxyrttttv.
FOR tfPWNG
The Creations of Fabric
For Spring Clothes are something mar
velous. The styles demand light,
drapery-like materials and they are
here in beautiful array. Our store has
a line of them that competes with
stores of larger size than ours because
of recent buying connections that en
able us to buy short lengths. Then
the new Lingerie, the Laces, Rufflings,
Crepes are all being used by the well
dressed ladies of moderate means.
4-
R. A. JAiYNE, A. D.
Olfic over Firtt National Bank
Office Phone Columbia 262
He.. Phone Cotumbi 196
JOSEPH McCHESNcY, M. D.
Physician nnd Surgeon.
Day A Night Office in McClicinej blk.
SU John. Orr ton.
Paio instruction
Beginners a Specialty
Studio 404 Alta St.
Miss Materia C. Lont;
Prion. Columbia 7
0. J. GATZAIYER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
McDonald Building
ST. JOHNS . . OREGON
PERRY C. STROUD
LAWYER
Firtt National Dank Building
ST. JOHNS . . . OREGON
THAD, T. PARKER
ATTORN GV AND COUNStLOR AT LAW
Rooms 7 and 8
Holbrook Building ST. JOHNS
DENTIST
f hone Columbia SI
First National Hank buitdinj.
ST. JOHNS. OREGON.
DR. J. VINTON SCOTT
DENTIST
Open Ertnlngt and Sundaye
polntsient.
Office l'hone Columbia 140
Resident Vlione Columbia 38
jggte LAURLL LODGt
No. 186 I. O. O. f
ST. JOHNS. OHCGON
Meets each Monday evening- la Odd Fel
lows ball at 7:30, A cordial welcome to
all visiting brothers.
Noble Grand, G. H. Ptnh.m.
Trra.urer. H. I' Clark.
Kk. Sec-. O. S. llavne..
Fin. Stc, K. SVright
HOLMES LODGE NO. 101
KNIGHTS OT PYTHIAS
Meets every'Priday niglit at
7yo o-'clock in I. O. O, P
Hall, Visitors always wel
come. A. W. FICKP.L, C. C.
D. F.HORSMAN. K. R.S
DORIC DODGE NO. 132
A. T. and A. M.
Regular cotumunicatioBS
on first Wedacsdays oi
each moath in Bickner't
Uall, Visitors velcowe,
Caaj. A. W. M.
A, W. ByUf Seerttari
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f ine In ihouiandj of the ottt American
WH, it aptcU to all cUucs-old and
young men and women
The "Sli.p Itt." D.prtra.t (CO dim)
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SIS W.WMblatua 5L. CHICAGO
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Oflice Phone Columbia 34
Residence Phone Columbia 198
St. Johns Express, Transfer
and Storage Co.
Piano Moving a Specialty. Haul,
iug done to and from Portland
Residence 400 Hast Richmond
Office 103 North Jersey Street
daily trips to Portland,
CHAS. SAGKRT, Prop,
order eastern star
Minerva Chapter No, 105
Meets Even-First and Third
Tuesday 'livening of Kacta
Month in IUckner's Hall.
Zella K. Johnston, Worthy Matron,
Mrs, J. A. Stephens, Secretary.
We buy or sell St. Johns Property
AlcKINNEY & DAVIS
Real Estate
List your property with us if you
bp desire to sell quickly
202 N, Jersey St. St. Johns
J. R. YYEIMER
Transfer and Storage
We deliver your goods Und from
all parts of Portland, Vancouver, Linn
tea, Portland and Suburban Express
Co., city doek ami all p&lnts aeesseible
hy wagon.. i'Une end furaituni smvI(
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