St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-04-28
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ana quiet pools ana IS always ready
and anxious TO attach itself to a
boys back when he is in bathing
And the old belief that, once finally
fastened, il would stick TO a lad
until looscned by thunder, made il
a terror to all boys.
i The boys who are now snufftaking
baldbeaded boys, have learned long
ago, that the common leech belong
ing to the genus Hirudo is free
from the terrible proclivities with
which it was credited by boyish
ignorance. He has learned that
instead of being a deadly water
worm il is of great benefit, medic.
inally, and will drop off when sated
| with blood.
| His wider experience has shown
him another leech belonging to the
genus homo, which once having
fastened to a fat public Office, moth
ing but death can detach.
These are called human leeches.
They have little more brain than
the aquatic variety and their pow
ers Of suction are much greater.
Their breeding places are the filthy
pools of party politics, and myriads
are produced every year. A COM
prchcnsivc idea of the methods of
this creature may he formed from
studying the habits of one OF the
species.
People visiting the Lewis aud
Clark fair grounds may have not
iced, when making their exit from
The gate ut the southeast corner,
something short aud s,ubby, slight
~ resembling human being and
strongly resembling the jack-of-
clubs ~ seen on the back of any
ordinary playing card. This re.
scmbllncc, striking some one fore.
IDLY years ago who had a keen eye, |
he promptly dubbed the individual
the JACKIE Clubs aud the pscud. |
onym has stuck 20 him ever since.
Anyone looking at him will say he
Is worthy oi the name. lie looks
the part To perfection.
Asa human lccch Jack" is the
most stupcndous example in exist.
cncc today. Ills powers Of suction
are so intense that hc adhered To
one body ior a period OF twenty
years and was only dislodged when
George &. took hold OF the sledgc.
hammer oi state government and
him
lie was appointed shop guard at
the q. ). T. something over TWEEN
~ years ago aud held the position
during all the changes OF admins.
Iaiion that have since followed
No difference how often the admin
lslralion changed Jack" made
political handspring aud lighted on
his feet as one OF the most earnest
of the new regime. lie
had worked for Il, tooth aud toe
nail day and night, according To
his story and felt he was entitled To
hold Ia, old position. I
II All the pleas Jack" has made ;
o tho various goyernors.clect could I
be- collected and printed they would 9
certainly bc interesting, First a .
lemocml, then republican, but v
,lways balanced for successful
'pllng into the arena of the viclors.
II may by that Jack" possesses a
wo qualifications which made his h
successive appointments certain {
u, bravery AMI his sprinting abil- \
ties. oi The former many INSTANCES d
nav Ice cited. Men who know him Il
ay he would walk boldly up to y
nN convict who was wearing Ore
on boots, whose wrists were d
hacked ami whose arms were A
tuppcd behind him, aud abuse the II
oor devil Just To get rid of the n
htplus courage. that was buhhling \
trough hlN whole being, What :.
'orc mlgulhccn, example of bray III
~ can the most skeptical demand n
IAN lhiN' rs Ia his sprinting NJ
lllliics, they have never been par A
lelcd, When Tracy and Merrill as
'gan the msilllde which resulted
lhelI escape and the death of So 40
any men, "Jack" beat the worlds u,
cord m getting from the shops 10 80,
e prison chapel, the distance M
lng about 500 teet. lie covered Js
-, according TO the best informa- ro
IN derived from the newspapers, T.,
three toutlhs of second OF time. ,;,
guess every one will admit that ne
going SOME ~;
When Governor Chamberlain
'umed the position of arbiter of
e al the o. ). Z lack" was th'
,apllated, but his powers of sue. ne
n were not destroyed. lie forth, TIN
tn sough, and obtained the posi-. an'
n he now occupies. His whole dia
" consists in doing nothing, and H.
Is doing II To perfection. II is 'hs
occupation he has followed all ma
liie and constant practice has scr
de HIM efficient at the business. me
Tar as can he aScertained lack" II
ter did DAYS honest toll in his 'de
lie has been leech ON the ran
ly polite, plmple on the body pre-
ial and a wart ON the mental oe
p of humanity.
I Is hardly right To give such an old
lgmhcant pnstule as lack" ula
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