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THE ST. JOHNS HPVIHVV A. W. Morkle, Bdltor PubUilietl Kvry Jrirla Subrtorlptln firleo $1.00 tr yer. TltK UltVtXW i nlereil at ixt office In Portland, Oregon, as wall mutter of the second elm undr tbe Att of Con rsof Mdroh 3, 1879. Mr. mid Mrs. Jami Dickson, of North St. Johns, have reeuiv ad a luttor from a sister in Ayr, Scotland, in which she stiys: Times are very hard here now as food stulFB are so dear and senrcu. We are rationed with ntmriyuverylhitiK. We got half a pound of sujtar, one ounce of toa and a quarter jiound of margarine or butler per hrnd, pur week, and so on. Are you rationed like that in America? My third son left for France on the 2nd of April. 1 had a letter from him this morning and ho is lying at the Biujp. My eldest boh has been wounded again on tha loft arm and is suffering from shell shock. He is the on who won the Military mcdul ol Honor last July. John in out of thu trenches meantime for a roit. I had a letter from him tonight. My daughter, Mar garot's husband, is in Egypt. W have a line type of American lads Here in Ayr lino strp ping soldiers they make. TrVj came over about thnje months ago. Have you any friend among them? There is an aero drome here just ten minulct wulk from where we slay, and they go huxxing about all da long. 1 counted &i up litis morn ing. Onu of Hie most original idoar for the social IwnHU of the cm ployea in Portland's shipyardi ims boon conceived nl the Pen insula shipyard. It is lite erec tion of a Inrge amphitheater bn a sleep hillside, with a plat form at the base on which will bo held exhibitions nf boxing, wroslling, and other alhlelit programs, sneaking, band con corts, ele. The sealing eapu city will comfortably carefr 1100 men, the number at present employed in the yards. The am phithealer Is away from tlu working yards and will give tlx men n chance In eat ami sntoki during the real hour without any risk of lire. Already work lias been coniimncd on I hit Mtrucluro and it will bo roadj for occupancy within tin- next week. The company has iIoiimU ud the material used and I In men aro doing I Ik- work. In point of originality, the new amphitheater will be thu equal of anything yet bullion the shipyards for the ounvenifiiri of the shipwtirkets. KtCurls will lw made to interest wiom of the uptown theatrical man i gors with the view of putting on n vaudeville iterformant nnoe or twice a week. Additions provided for at the Grant Smith Porter Company1 St. Johns plant include tin oroc Hon of a new ndministnt tion building, on the north line of the tract, the present head quarters alongside the main gate being given over to varied puriKMio. The new building will bit two stories and cover ground space IX) feel long and 1(1 feel wide. Most of the apace will lis utilised for the office ami hospital, while a special build ittg for the timekeepers, BO feet long and 10 feet wide, will he provided. Mrs. Kml Haskell has receiv. h! h teller f.nm her sou, tilen I). Haskell, from across tin water, in which he says: I a -rived safe and am well, and things are better here than I ex iwctiui them to be. We hud hue weather all but one day. aiu! that day we sure had some storm. W'v have good barrack t mid also good eats. You don't know howjglad we were to get on land after being on the wutor so long. We have the lieat treatment we can expect U have. A, it Chureh. tI3 years old, plumbing foreman in the pipe shop at the Peninsula Shiphuilii iljg company, in St. Johns, wax killed Wednesday after noun at fi o'clock when he slipped and fall shout 10 feet from the deck of one of the vessels undergo ing construction. His skull wat. fractured. Although fatally in jiii'tid Church regained his feet and managed to walk a few stops before he fell over. He died a few nuuinnts luter. Chureh had been an employe of the shipbuilding company ever siiice it was first organize. 1 While discussing the work with one of tlte foremen he stepped backwards few steps and miss ed the ladder lending to ihe lower deck. He rolled over twice in his fall end struck on his lioiul. lie resided at -128 Kast Eighth street and is nurrivedi by a widow, brother, Kd. J. i Church, and two sisters, Mrs. i BJIjhiJ. Morris und Mrs. S. (J. I l.uwion. The funeral will be1 hold at 1 p. m. today a: Hoi-1 man's. Journal. Why don't you make somei pictures and send them to the soldiers. Curriri S;o So. For Three Modern 5-R00M t BUNGALOWS j J Now Building Easy Terms On Payments Mortgage Loans, and Insurance Peninsula Security Co, First National liank llulldln.4 The USe of Slang The following excellent paper was read at the Y. u I. u. meeting recently by Mrs. Mary K. Kelley: Slang We lirst ask what does -dang mean? Webster IcIIh iih it mw und inelegant, hut often xpresive form of colloquial language. Many words which originate as ttlang linnlly lake their place in the language ol literature and npeech. is it be cmine plana U Homethiug mod rn that we bring this subject liefon' you'.' No; for if we but tearch we can ilnd slang phrasu in many of our books of read ing. Chaucer uses "como oil'," and "go sit down." Shakes poaw has "not in it;" Sheridan has "cut it mil." The list mn liu prolonged and when nil ex amples are put together onu lie gins to doubt whether all new slang Is not old alang writ large. .Slang is not mh modern is wo think; it lias liven in use hundreds of years ago. One writer tells us the slang phi its 'by the akin of his leellt' that it in use at this day and nue, came from lite Scripture Job U)'M). If we note the i xpivp iion used here ii is not meant as slang, but from this one example we can understand how necemtao it is for us to watch our speech. Sometimes slang dm-n not take form in words, but lies in fuciiil expresnion, a wink of geHlure, a whistle. It is onu of the cri tical stages of language, and it is constantly in the focus ol our attention. Slang is tlu boiling mtrfaiv on the melting Pil of language; wu burn out lingers if e try to bundle it without sense of humor and an intimate know ledge of its ways. Mr. Max Kaslmun says literal') professors are the pworn ene mieM of slung, they tell us that ve uie a slang word merely be caurie we are loo laxy to think up the correct word. Why d we hesitate to evade our ords t meet our ueedx? It is a non sense question. There in no rea-ton. We are simply i-arelcun. We let our vocabulary be limit ed and get along rawly without retinement in our though in, foi thoights are as dependent on words as words on thoughts. We no not consider whether out words may not be rather dis pleasing, annoying, oicnsivc. disgusting and irritating. Ah Mr. Prudltumme upoku nrose without knowing it, o do we all speak slang. An elderh woman, one of the old school, with a proper scorn of our modern brevity was heard to exclaim. "Well, if that isn't the limit," and believed it incon ceivable that so convenient a word phrase was slang. A Imiy uned the expression "liee." It has not occurred to her that this was taking the name of the Lord in vain, and probably feu of the many who indulge in sug.tr coated profanity realize that they are using careloe language. What is "liee' though but a substitute ex Ml 111! presmon oi jesus. mere aro other phrases too numerous to mention and you will every day hear people using them thought lessly, who would be allocked by a genuine oath. In warfare we have ceased itoiaoning wells, and we shall not much longer 1 Mil son food, yet we still allow phrases to pass current among us which are more deadly than malaria and typhoid fever. Slang is the great corrupting matter. It i perishable itself and cor rupt what is round it, order - ..I 1. .. ! I - - . . ttiui uniiunuiiy in language are desirable qualities, we should und do seek them ever. The prejudice against this form of speech is to be encouraged, for the prejudice against slang lias its victories. Let anyone who wants to see hinisilf grow, resolve to adopt tlu- proper' Annual Memorial Day For several years it bus been thu custom of the various Camps of the M. W. A. to observe the first Sunday in June as their Annual Memorial Day, at which time appropriate exercises are held in the hall of each Cump or in some house of worship near by, after which committees are sent to various cemeteries to decorate the graves of the de ceased members. In keeping with this custom the local Camp is making ar rangements to observe this custom in a fitting manner next Sunduy, June 2nd. All mem bers are notified to assemble at the M. W. A. hull over the St. Johns Hardware Store at 10 :30 o'clock sharp Sunday morning, where short ritiualistic services will bu held, after which a line of march will bu formed and the lodgu will adjourn in u body to the Christian church where Kcv. II. I Jones will deliver the memorial sermon to the members, their families and friends. AM members are re quested to bring Mowers to the hall not later than 10:110 o'clock a. in. Immediately after the services at tho church commit tees will sojourn to tho various cemeteries and decorate the graves of the members who have passed beyond the river. St. Johns Camp M. W. A. was organized July loth, 1002, by Di'puty Head Consul C. H. Thayer. The following is a list of the charter members: J. W. Arnold. C. V. Dully, C w. Union, W. W. Uryan. Calkin. Robert Catlin, Cook. C. I). Ud wards, (iillian, C. A. Johnson, Johnson, S. W. Lyons, Kmtrlil. W. II. Moxen. W. C. R. P. II. S. A. W. W. ic. I''. Polf. A. T. Heed, (i. A. Itice. A. II. Scott, W. A. Scott, II. S. Simmons, Ii. II. Smithy. II. W. Smith, P. A. Smith. I?. P. Taylor, K. W. Valentine. J. W. Voelker, C. L. Miner and Ii. W. ItoAgller. Sine organixution many new litllll'- o t I'f, IW.i , evV III Lave been added to Hie in fact, during Ihe past .irs there have been but i.flikt'H I lint there hnH not 'ien tie A' candidate taken into tli.- masteries of Woodcraft. The .trim reaper lias summoned Peter Muhm. S. W. Weeks, J. . Weeks. (1. W. Dunbar and C. ). Russell to the grear beyond but their lives will fondly lin ger in memory's hall ami their 'eeds will sweep on like a mighty river which ever broad ens until it kisses thu sou. Some day tho iulluenceof these lives will touch eternity's shore und then wo shall meet and know them again Reported. words each week, it will not be long before the endless nnd en chanlinir variety of words will begin to relied itself in his siaecli and mind as well. The small shocks of our increasing vocabulary w ill in all prohahil ity be as helpful to our friends as to ourselves. As people tic quire education the tendency of speech is toward formality, re cognixetl observances, phases and expressions that have been sanctioned and established. It is the lower busv uneducated world that seeks the short cut and uses the most convenient word tool al hand. Vulgar and pro fane words need no defense. por the want of decency is the want of sense. Memorial Hay was quietly and anuroitriatelv observed in bt. Johns. Ceneral Compson Post No. 22, (1 A. R. formed at their hall at 10:5k) in the morn ing. and the procession consist ed of Roy Scouts, school child ren.l!. A. R. Post. W. R. C. and Lauies of C. A. R, The proves siou marched to tho public square at Philadelphia and Bur lington streets, where tho im pressive Memorial services were held. An address was. delivered by Milton A. Miller, who sjioke or Oregon's tilting tribute to her dejwrted heroes and of the tasks which now confront her in her new struggle for free dom. Lincoln's Cettysburg ad dress was read by Commander Chambers. l.uiuh was par t ikon of at tho Post Hall, whero sieechos. music and readings took place. A dispatch from tho naval training camp at Seattle to a Portland daily says: That men or the t'acinc Northwest are finding tlto Naval Training Camp at Seattle an interesting and comtortaule place in which to begin their war service, is demonstrated by the number ot recruits coming in every day. Portland sends its share nnd although men aro leaving this camp daily, tor service alu art ship, there are -19 Portland boys in camp. Heading the list is II. J. Davis, Chief ISIectrioian in the Naval Reserve Force. who has charge of the Eighth Couuuuiy at camp. Ho fore com ing here he was onesued in electrical work in Portland for years. He is the son of Mr. and airs. A. V. Dav s. of St Johns. Not the label on your paper. I Two San Francisco negroes were discussing the possibilities of being drafted. '"Tain't gwine do 'em any good to pick on me," said Lemuel sulkily. "Ah certainly ain't gwine do uny fightin'. An aint' lost noth in oven in France. Ah ain't got any quarrel with anybody and Uncle Sam can't make me fight." Jim pondered over this statement for a moment. "You' right," he said at length. "Uncle Sam kain't make you fight. But he can take you where de fightin' is, and after that you kin use you' own judgement."- Ex. Joe Adams, a young lad about 13 years of age, was knocked down by an nuto last Friday morning, on South Jersey street, it is reported. He was taken to Dr. Gilstrnp & Seoly's oilice, where it was found that out side of several cuts and bruises lie wus not seriously injured. PENNY-A-WORD COLUMN Advertisement!, under tills huail ItiK one cent n uortt. Minimum charge 25 ccnU. l'or Sale by Owner Two Iiouacs; ho iiuciiU; easy monthly iny merits, l'honc Columi.Iii i!G'J. 22lf l'or Snlc Hxtctnlon l,nw Course, run KJtinblc price-, term. Call Columbia 805 evening. tf r'tuod Svconil liiiml .Sewing machines for rum. ii. iM-'inrk. if l'or Sale Confectionery ntore runt lunch room doing n fine Innlue.n. Good ri-nMiii for sell I it;; good location. Call hi in is oilice. t(. l'or Sale 18 room boardim: home, low price, easy terms, central location; fi'JO unrvarii hired, comer I'iske; jiiione Co ionium ,oi. zni l'or Sale -5 room house, well cmilii. lied, good location on North Willamette iMiuievani, ixisumeui, nice yarn, 101 ixix loo. Price $1(Wh). Apply at this oilice lilictrlc Vacuum Cleaner for rent. II I'. Clark. tf l'or trade- l'our line lot ami modern bungalow, well ls-Htvl, for farm. In (pineal thU oilice. tf. Residents of Si. Johns having taxes and city liens to pay in I'ortland can make their pay munts without inconvenience by availing themselves of our scr vices. Wo will pay same, and secure your receipt without in convenience to you. Fee, 25 cents. References: Any St, Johns Rank.- Peninsula Title, Abstract and Realty Co.. by 11 Henderson, Manager; -102 North Jersey street. Curds of thanks notices arc charged for tit the rnto of fifty cents each. Persons desiring to have such notices publisher; should make a note of this. If my work pleases you; please tell your friends. If not, tel me. - Rogers, 202 N. Jersey street. If you have anything to sell try our Penny-A-Word Column To ascertain the exact cost count each word, initial or nbbrovia tion. Co to the Auto Repair Comna ny, 207 South Jersey street, for your nuto, motorcyclo and bicy cle repairs and supplies. Autos for hire. Phono Coumbia 727. One Sided Tunic Dress Walking Costume I s I 3 is , Canning Season will soon be here MASON JARS Pints i .80 Quarts 90 1 Gal 1.20 ECONOMY JARS I'lnts 1.00 Qitarti 1.25 J Gal 1.60 MASON Wldo Mouth JARS Mnts 1.00 Quarts 1.1C i Gal 1.50 Grocery Grabateria 201 N, Jersey SI, First'Trust S Savings BANK OF ST. JOHNS 1302 East Fcssonden Street Phone Columbia -10G Officers and Directors I'. A. RICE, President nnd Cniliier M. I IENDE ItSON. Vice Prciidcnt GEO. I. liKOOKS. Secretary P. S. DOEKNUIiCIIEK Four per cent interest paid on time and sav ings de) osils. Q EN URAL INSURANCE Rentals and Rentals Estate Loans Useful Elec trical Devices Vnctiuin Cleaners I loir Dryers llotitloir I.ninps Snmovnrs Toasters Disc Stoves Poot Wnrmers Milk Wnrmers MnhMtv Yihmtors Cinr Lighters Ovens Wnflle Irons Washing Machines Library I.niups CoiTee I'etcoltuors ClinfuiK Diislie.s Pint Irons Curling Iron Heaters Luminous Radiators Ten Kettles Sewing Machine Motors Shaving Mirrors Kitchen Ranges Shaving Mugs CICCIRfC STORE ELECTRIC BUILDING Light S Power Co. i'Billie' Nicholsf ? nroTAiiriAMT 9 iilo munnii i nr riiinn iu u Ill N. JERSEY STREET 5 J Open Evenings a 2 GIVE US A CALL , The Centra TIIOS, (1I.OVKK Vrop Philadelphia Street, St, Johns. Soft Drinks ns usual Colilest nnd Coolest Drinks in town. Sandwiches, etc. All lead ing Summer Driuks. TRY OUR MILK PUNCH Electrical Contracting Wiring, Fixtures nnd Repairing C. L. Dearlove 1G73 Haven St. Columbia 374 .The Past Time Billfard Hall .V I. WIUTK l'roiwietoc The Place Where They All Go A Choice Line of Cigars, Tobac co and hoft Drinks WHKRIi THK CAR STOrS ohu Poff J. II Harvey P, & H, Transfer Co. Phone Columbia 30S 206 N. Jersey St. Johus, Ore. is Prized SPECIALS Fresh Pork Back Bones 10c lb. 3 lbs for 25c Veal Breasts for filling 20c lb. Shoulder of Veal Roasts 25c lb Leg of Veal Roasts 25c lb. ST. JOHNS CASH MARKET HARRY IMBODEN, Prop. Phone Columbia 21 VVE DELIVER 109 N- Jersey Street FUNERALS Beautiful gray or btaok adult cuskot, henrse, box. 2 autos embalming and rofln od utrvlco for I'uiiemU If dwdreil for JiW. iW. f 10, $W. Higher priced funerals In pro portion. Wv iiMuuutcturt' CHket. Itdy aUtant. lli-Hiitiful funcrnl cliiiK'l. ILLER Mnln 2601 InUopondont Funornl Director! A 7005 WiishlriKlun at lll.i Strrcl, lli lnrrn 20lh ami 21st Strict, Wrst Side ST. JOHNS BRANCH OFFICE W. A. ANDREWS, Representative (5M Cintril Ave. N. hit firiui i ,,M:W i M ,csr- U w1 Vl It only Takes a Minute io send him a pouch of Real GRAVELY Chewing Plug Just drop into any wi Io nwalco dealer around here, give him 10 cent for the pouch of Real Gravely, complete in the rpecial envelope ready for mailing. Address it according to the official directions he will give you. Put on n II cent stamp and Uncle Sam's Mails will see that he gets it. Real Gravely It the tobacco to lend. Not ordinary plug loaded up with (weetenlnz. hut condensed quality, h' worth ending n long way, nnd when ho receive it ho'i cot something. Givo any man a chow of Ileal Gravely I'luc.nnd he will tell yon that' the kind to tend. Send Ihe hull Ordinary plug U fade economy. It cottt leu per week to chow Real Gravely, became i mall chow of it iattt a long while. SEfiD VOL'R mir.ND IN T11C U. S. SE.1UCC A I'ut'CII CJ" CBAVaY Evon "over there"' a 3c stamp will put It into ids hands, r. Z. ';vrv tohaCCO COMPANY, Danville, Va. ile I'altnt poath kttpt it Fitih aa Cr. 'fJ (oJ It it not Ra( Crattly uilhout thh hottttwn oal established 1831 Don't throw your Old Tires away GET THEM VULCANIZED OPEN 6 A. H. TO 4 P, M, Tubes 25 cents and up. Reasonable prices on cas ing work. All work guaranteed. National Vulcanizing Works 205 S. JERSEY ST. St, Johns, Oregon Deafness Cannot Be Cured by application, as th t-auuut r. i-h it tlls.aitd iKiril..a ot tbv car Th.r. i only on. way to vur- dt-Aln.tt. aoj Hut is bv constiiutlonal r. turdii's. L.rn.M Is cautrtl b an intUui' d oonjuioii of lh rau cuus llaluK or th KuslsciiUn Tuk Whtn this (uW Is laosmrj )ou ha a ruinbilar oubJ or tinpr(rvt basrlnic. aad Hltsa It Is mlrly vlofiJ. IHsfnrM is the r.iult. aaj uaUfs th loAauimatioa ran bt taksa out sad this tub restored to Its Burma! crndl tion. hsrli will be dottroyrd tonrtt: alas fsss out of tsn aro caus4 by Catarrh, which Is nothlna but sn tnaamd eaadltloa of ths wueoua surfaces. W win ilvc Oar lluadrrd vwiiars lor aay ess ot Dsfsss tcausd by eatartkl tkat cannot t cured by Hairs Catarrh Cw. 6nd for dreulars. fr. r. J. CHENEY A CO. To) Jo. Ohio. Sold by Drucststs, Ti TaJt Usirs -imlly Ptlts for constipation. so "Highly Our refrigerators contain the market's finest meats but our prices will suml comparison with those whose stock Is In ferior. Why tuKUe? Is not this logic enough? Our mar ker boasts the most varied nnd attractively arranged stock In town. & TRACEY Phone Columbia 888 Real Estate! If M Wish Io Sill Property at right prices list it with us. If You Want to Buy Property at right prices call and see us. S. C. Cook 402 N. Jersey Street Is. A. Gee. nrofessor of odd1 jobs, is now ready to take your order for anything in house moving or repairing, roof re. pairing a specialty; cement work of all kinds and general contracting. 801 N. Ivanhoe; phone Col. 803. Everyday you are without a kodak is so much pleasure lost. Currin Says So. JASL.