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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
The zoroastr,An Today.

With regard 10 their family life,
the Zoroastrians at Yezd are mo-
nogamists, except in a few isolated
cases where Mohamnedan influence
has led 10 polygamy. especially If
the first wife has borne no children.
The sentiment Of the community as
a rule is strongly against dual mar
riages. In the home the wife occu-
pies freer position than among the
Mohammedans. There was no evil
dence of seclusion, ard the impress
sion the women gave was one Of
modesty and dignity without any
special shyness. Like the men, they
have TO adopt particular style of
dress 10 distinguish them from
Moslem women. They do not wear
wells except on the street or in the
bazaar 20 avoid insult or unpleasant
remarks.-A. V. Williams Jackson
in Century.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
A STRANGE ISLAND.
Curious Climatic Conditions on sak-
halin, In Siberia.

Sakhalin, on the eastern coast
OF Siberia, presents very curious
anomaly of climate. The island is
bathed by two cold ocean currents,
and in winter nothing protects it
against the icy northwest winds
coming from Siberia. At the sea
level the snow falls continually and
stays on the ground till the end of
May, and the seashore is very cold.
Farther inland, however, especially
as we go higher up, the climate is
modified-just the opposite to what
is observed elsewhere. 1t has often
been observed in Siberia and in
central Europe that in winter the
cold is greater in the plains and
the valleys, and that the highlands
have a sensibly milder temperature.
1t is as If the denser cold air accumu-
lated in the lowlands. This fact is
very often observed in our climate.
There are several very good ex-
amples Of it. All the trees and
shrubs of valley have been known
to be killed by frost, while above
a certain level, very clearly marked
out, on the hill or the mountain, the
vegetation has not suffered at all.
The cold air often flows from the
SUBMITS toward their bases. This
is what takes place at Sakhalin.
The cold air accumulates in the low
regions of the island and on the
coast. The higher regions have q
more elevated temperature. SO it
happens that the lower parts have
an arctic vegetation, while the in
termediate attitudes have the vege-
tation Of a temperate zone, some
times subtropical.
The birch, the ash, the pine, the
fir abound in the low regions and
form often impenetrablc forests,
but toward the center Of the island
appear bamboos. hydrangcas, azaleas
and other plants that one is greatly
surprised TO meet and whose pres
cncc can be explained only by the
altogether abnormal climatic condi-
tions of the isiand.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
The Rstort Caustic.

An American in Deyonshire, ac-
eording to the London Tribune, had
been told he must not miss seeing
a certain peculiar rock formation
known locally as "Satan's Stool" "
While leisurely examining the curl
osity he was accosted by an irate
military looking man, no demand
ed in unprintable language what he
meant by trespassing on private
property. "Waal," said the Yam
kee, 81 was told | should make a
point Of seeing 'Satan's Stool but l
never guessed / should have the
pleasure of meeting the owner"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
A Trouble Breeder.

"Don't you think it's about time
our daughter began to look out for
a husbandl" asked Mr.. Green mild
ly. "she is getting on, and she'll
be an old maid if she is not careful" I"
"Tndeed, yes, it is time," answered
Mrs. Green, "but she is just the
same as / was. never thought Of
marriage until my mother warned
me that if were ever to marry at
all | had no time to lose. l tell you
| was so alarmed that ! made up my
mind TO take the first fool that Of
fered, and that very evening You
came ep-Kansas City Independent.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23

The city fathers got right down
to business Tuesday evening and
passed unanimously the third read
ing OF the Pacific States Telephone
company's franchise and II is now
up To the company TO put IN n cen
tral office here.
On motion OF King the Davidor
franchise was taken from the table
aud passed to its second reading,
aud on motion OF Walker passed the
second reading, II remains TO
be published before II eau he grant
ed. We honestly believe that the
city council in granting this fran.
chise has made ten strike that
will result in vastly more good to
St. Johns than is generally recog-
niled by Our citizens.
The Portland gas light company
presented a franchise to the town OF
St. Johns, Ore, which the city re-
corder read, but rs a careful search
on the map Of Oregon failed To dis
close the location OF any such place
no action was necessary on the
part OF the council. Possibly the
gas company may have meant the
city OF ST. Johns, but II they did,
they are up against 1t, for the fran
chise reads like the effort OF a sixth
grade schoolboy. There was no time
set for a beginning OF the work, no
time for the completion OF same, no
bond for proper construction, no
compensation to the city for the use
Of the franchise, no specified quality
OF the gas except It was to be a.
good as that OF Portland, which is
said To be rotten. The price To the
consumer was to be SI,35 per 1000
feet to start with and discount OF
10 per cent. on the gas bill for be
ing good in the matter of paying for
same, and other defects which made
il read like a burlesque, which it
may have been intended for They
must have taken us for "a geese"
Tom Monahan came before the
council with splendid portrait OF
James John. the founder OF the city,
enlarged from a photograph, most
excellently executed aud suggested
that il would be only doing the right
thing, for the city to place one OF
these pictures in the council cham
Der. City Attorney Green ably sec
onded Mr.. Monahan's suggestion
by short, earnest speech in which
he spoke of many qualities OF the
old pioneer, whose memory we love
to honor. The most remarkable
Characteristic being his undying
faith in the future OF St. Johns.
He manifested this in the making
Of his will, giving to St. Johns his
entire estate, consisting of IS or 20 |
blocks, worth at that time but a |
few hundreds OF dollars, bur which, !
Il they had been handled as he |
could before this time have |
realized a sum sufficient to have |
covered the munifcent bequests he
made and had large sum OF money
eft to be used in the education OF
If the children of the city for whom
he had a wealth Of affection. Had
his good man lived until today he
would have been able to have the
augh on those deriding him as a
because Of his wonderful
oresight of the great possibilities
# St. Johns. Mr.. Johns prophetic |
'ision has been more than fulfilled,
aid Mr.. Green, and but for the vi
;ous manner in which his estate was
handled all his expectations would
lave been more than realized and
hat il was proper in the highest dc
rec that the city should thus show ,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
Two Girls.

Does il pay to have good sense ?
In IN Atchison family there are two
girls. One of the girls insists upon
taking music lessons, which the fam
lily finds very hard to pay for. She
devotes her entire time TO her mu-
sic and never lifts her hand to do
q stitch of sewing. The family says,
"Jennie is so ambitious" The other
daughter will not take music lessons
or study art. She puts up preserves,
does the housework and all her own
sewing and is fine cook. The fam
lily says; "Poor Lizzie. II is too bad
she has not Jennie's AMBITION
Atchison Globe.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
He Relied on the Doctor.

While | was u student in the med
ical college had a patient, an Irish
man, with broken leg. When the
plaster bandage was removed and a
lighter one put on in its place / no.
tieed that one of the pins went in
with great difficulty, and | could
not understand it. A week after
ward what was my astonishment to
find that the pin had been run
through the skin twice instead of
through the cloth.
"Why, Pat" said /, "didn't you
know the pin was sticking in you?"
'"fo be sure | did" replied Pat,
"but i thought you knew your bust
ness, so i hilt me tongue"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
Fatal Ambition.

"What brought you here. my
friend?" asked the philanthropic
visitor at the penitentiary.
Unsuccessful horship, ma'am," "
answered the man in cell 444.
"How could there be anything
criminal in that' Please explain
81 was busily engaged on a little
work on the national currency, when
the secret service men swooped
down on me and caught me with the
tools in my hand. ."-Philadelphis
Record.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
The Difficulty.

Two Irishmen driving through
the country noticed that many Of
the barns had weathervanes in the
shape of huge roosters.
"Pat," said one man to the 9TH
er, "can you tell me why they always
have a rooster and niyer a hen on
the top iv thin barns%
"Sure," replied Pat, "an' it must
be because av the difficulty they'd
have in collecting the eggs."-Chi.
csgo News.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
The Juvenile Way.

Children are the real humorists.
They never rack their brains to say
something funny. Here is a small
boys ingenious composition" on
politeness:
"Never eat quickly. or you might
get bones in your throat. My ia
ther knows Of a boy who got killed
over his Sunday dinner. The greedy
boy was picking a rabbits head in a
hurry and swallowed one jaw Of it,
and my father SAYS he was choked TO
death there and then. BE very po-
lite over your meals, then, especial
ly when it's rabbits. Since my ia
thef told me that ! have always felt
rather queer over a rabbit dinner.
| don't talk much and don't ask for
any more"
A definition that won a little girl
praise despite its strangeness was
"furf, sir, is grass and clean dirt
stuck together by God"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
THE CITY DADS IN SESSION
Council Meets Tuesday Evening and TransactS Its
Usual Budget of Municipal Business

their appreciation OF his grca, work,
On motion of Dobic, Mayor
{ Couch was appointed a committee
OF one to purchase q picture of
James John, at the most favorable
price, like the one Mr.. Monlhan
had with him, 10 adorn the wall of
council chamber over the mayor :
chair.
Bill OF &. Il. Ncssly for Sues
for cutting thistles was allowed
from the general fund.
Bill Of {, Il. LOCUS for material
for porch in front OF the city hall
was allowed from the city hall fund.
II was found that the balance
due Crook * Walton for work done
on city hall was now payable in the
amount of $3.50 aud the recorder
was instructed To do the needlul
Petition to change the old West
Coas, laundry building to room.
ing house was granted,
Petition for fire hydrants on Chi.
cago, lvanhoe, FeSSeuden and Col
licr streets was referred To water
aud light committee To report at
next regular meeting,
Communication from ]. B. Eddy
OF the o. K. & n, with reference
to the location OF depot at ST,
Johns conveyed the intelligence
that the matter was receiving prop
CT attention aud station would be
placed here as soon as possible.
Bill OF Lr. Hathaway was pre-
scented and when asked to segregate
the items 80 as 10 enable the coun-
ell To pay the different portions
OF the bill from the proper fund, he
refused To- do 80 and the council
was unable to take any action.
The matter OF the Jersey street
and Point View fire hydrants was
asked to be postponed by Council
man Lindquist in order to enable
the other members OF the committee
to view the location.
City Attorney Greene filed a
written opinion in the matter OF
claims against Youngferdoris to the
effect that to protect the city none OF
these bills should be paid without
an order from the court, which
opinion was Concurred in by the
the best legal talent in Portland
L. B. French, representing
number OF property holders along
Columbia boulevard, appeared and
championed a petition of these citi-
zens for the city to buy lot 4 block
4 in Caples addition in order to give
them an outlet,
According to Mr. French, two or
three or more years ago there was
deal made whereby this boulevard
was vacated by the county com
missioner without due process, au-
thority OF regularity, and that such
was trespass upon the property
and rights OF the city; that the
county commissioner and county .
judge had no more a right 10 close .
this boulevard than the city dog
catcher has to close Third street
in Portland. He also stated that
this was done without 50 much as
the formality of a board meeting,
and that the records does not show
there was any meeting when action
was taken looking to the closing OF
his street, but that il was a put up
Job between the county court the
Ihe commissioner and the abutting
owner,a certain trust com
Dany, in order to square out their
block of land 1t looks a little like
his might be a good place for a man
If Heney' 5 build to catch hold OF and
tart in to clean up the rottenness
II the big city,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
He Was Real industrious.

Two Washington negroes, meet
ing in the street, fell into a discus
sion of the peculiarities of . mutual
friend. Said one: "What kind O. a
pusson is dat man anyhow? Seems
to me he never do no work."
"Oh, he is industrious, all right, I"
promptly responded the second ne
gro, seven il he don't do nothin'
hisself. Why, only las week dat
man spent two whole days tryin' 10
git his wife job"-Success Msgs-
zine.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
The Steamboat and an "If."

IL Robert Fulton had succeeded
In proving TO Napoleon that his
steamboat was a revolutionary in
vention the history Of the whole
world might have been changed. A
critic reasons as follows: Fulton
laid before the French emperor his
plan for steam navigation. Ii might
have appealed to Napoleon had he
personally investigated it, but he
preferred to leave the decision to a
commission of wiseacres, who re-
ported that navigation by the aid
Of steam was an obvious absurdity.
That was two years before the bat.
tie of Trafalgar was fought. Had
he accepted the advice of Fulton
and gone at once to building, the
great army massed at Boulogne
might after all have landed in Eng
land and wrought its military mir
acles upon British soil instead of at
Austerlitz, to which Trafalgar turn
ed IT."
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
How. 20 See the Wind.

Take a polished metal surface OF
two feet or more and with n straight
edge. A large handsaw will answer
the purpose. Take a windy day on
which to make the experiment, pay
ing no attention to atmospheric
conditions, for such an experiment
can be as successfully made on q
clear day as IL can on a cloudy one,
end the results will be equally good
in summer and winter. The only
thing you need to look out for is
that you do not attempt to "see the
wind on rainy or murky day, as
conditions are then very unfavora-
bic. When everything is in readi-
ness, hold the metallic surface at
right angles to the direction Of the
wind. O., IL the wind is in the
north hold the metal east and west,
but instead Of holding il vertical
incline il about l2 degrees to the
horizon. When this has been done
sight carefully along the edge of a
sharply defined object for some mo-
ments and you will see the wind
pouring over in graceful curves al
most like water.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23

Mrs. +. n. Blythe, daugter,
Barbara, Misses Lola Hammond
and Esther Butterworth, all of
Portland, called ON our little chap
erone Wednesday. The only kick
we have is that Ned did not come
with the pretty girls; but his duties
as Northwest editor on the Oregon
ian would not admit Of his doing so.
We will look for him next time.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
The Lucky Rich.

Mamma Roxtoburn-Ethel will
be five years old in a week.
Papa Roxtoburn-True.
"Of course she will have TO have
her own footman now, as well al
her three maids"
"0f course"
"And I've been wondering
"Well 2"
'If she oughtn't TO have her own
social secretary likewise, what with
all the affairs she will be invited to-
Life.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23

Mr.. G. w. Garlick. who has
been suffering from the effect of a
felon on the thumb of his left hand
for the past 8 weeks found il neces-
sary to have the thumb amputated
because of the bone having become
diseased and the opration was per-
formed at the Good Samaritan hos
pital last Monday. Mr.. Garlick is
getting along nicely since the oper-
alton.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23

"a Serving Freeman" is the sub
ject for the discourse at the United
Evangelical Church on Sunday
morning Aug. IS. Evening service
in the Baptist church at s p. NJ. All
invited. Chester Paul Gates pastor.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23

DIR. Rambo has purchased the
Office fixtures OF DIR. Barrett and
will open a fully equipped dental
Office in the rooms formerly occu-
pied BY him.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23

The Baptist Ladies will have a
food sale in Uhligs store Saturday
afternoon. Friends that will help
are solicited to bring donations at
I O. clock.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
misht Have Chained History.

Napoleon III. Of France, when a
prisoner in the fortress at Ham,
wrote and published a paper on the
possibility Of linking the Pacific and
Atlantic oceans by means Of n canal.
This created so profound an inn
preston that the minister plenipo-
tentiary of Guatemala offered him
the presidency Of the construction
Of the Nicaragua canal. The pro-
posal was followed by the offer Of
the presidency Of the Ecuador re-
public. The latter offer was condi-
tional upon King Louis Philippc's
releasing the captive and upon the
latter's giving his parole never to
return to Europe. Louis Napoleon
was prepared to give his parole, and
Sir Robert Peel, then prime minis
ter Of Great Britain, was willing to
back up his application for release
upon these terms. Lord Aberdeen.
however, would not hear Of il, so the
prisoner remained 10 be president
and emperor Of his native land.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
~ rIE CIRCUIT COURT or THE
STATE OF OREGON, COUNTY
or MULTNOMAH;
T.. K. Hogan, Plaintiff
Mary Hogan, Defendant,

Mary Hogan, Defendant.
TO Mary Hogan, Defendant:
ln the name of the state of Oregon:
You are hereby summoned and required
to appear and answer the complaint filed
against you in the above entitled suit ON
or before the 2Ath day OF September, 9o7,
which Is after six weeks have expired
from the date OF the first publication OF
this summons. II is prescribed i'm the
order Tor the publication of summons
that the summons be Published for six
successive weeks, aud said order was
made and dated the Sth day of August,
1901, and the first publication thereof is
made the 10Th day of August, 1897, and
II you ial 10 appear and answer, the
plaintiff will apply Ia the court for the
relief prayed Tor in his said complaint,
10 wit. that the bonds OF matrimony
heretofore and now existing between the
plaintiii and defendant be dissolved, and
for such other aud further relief as shall
seem equitable.
This summons is published once a week
for six successive weeks in the 81. Johns
Review by order Of the Honorable Judge
7. " Galenbine, Judge OF the above en-
Titled court, and made the 18th day of
August, 1901. III. DENLINCER,
Attorney for the Plaintiff,
4I4 Chamber OF Commerce.
First insertion August 10, 1897; last
Insertion Sept. y, 1897.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23

Charles Blom of Portland was in
the city this week visiting friends.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23
Wanted.

Girls at New St. Johns Hotel.
Good wages, apply at once.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-23

Bring in your printing now.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-06
VENUS De MILO A TRUMP,
That 10 What the Modern Woman
Would Call Her.

That 10 What the Modern Woman
Would Call Her.
It Is questionable whether the real
Greek woman, of that immortal epoch
when sculpture meant sometime
more than a decorative end to an arch.
itectural means. possessed the chaste
loneliness accredited to her in the
chiseled remnants left to us. It has
ever been the within OF artists t.
work away from the physical facts Of
their models toward the Ideals of their
fancy. The sculptor Is usually 4
proudly careless historian and but q
poor reporter. All Greek sculpture
doubtless is q highly gloriied record
of true Greek ethnology. But, grant
ing such a woman as say, the Venus
de Milo did exist in all her bodily ana
facial perfection, she would meet with
but cold reception at the hands OF our
critics Of femininity to-day. Her mod.
ern women associates would, / am Ger
tain, adjudge the classic lady a frump.
ideals change with the centuries II
nature does not.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-06
T~URQUoIsEs.

Nature In Some Cases, OIL in Others.
Changes the Blue to Green.
'There Is need Of a sure method of
restoring to turquoises their original
color" said q gem expert. 'Turquoises
are said to become green by age, but
it Is more probable that the green
color is due to grease which accumu-
lates on them.
"They are very porous and are
readily impregnated by liquids. When
green spots appear and they have not
penetrated far into the stone, the col.
or can sometimes be restored by al.
lowing the turquoise to remain in q
solution of equal parts OF alcohol and
ammonia, or embedding it for a time
in fuller's earth moistened with alco-
hol or water.
petroleum ether is also a good dis
solver of oil and grease spots. II the
grease or oil has penetrated far into
the stone 1t is useless to attempt to re
move it, as 1t would only crack OF
whiten the stone.
Sometimes the change in color re
suits from a natural cause, and hence
this beautiful gem cannot be guaran'
teed, although the owners OF the
American mines always replace any
stones that change color within sir
months.
I'm a coronation chair in the Krem'
lin in Moscow are several old tur
quoises. some OF which possess a beau
tiful shade of blue, while others have
turned to green"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-06
General Demand

q The Well-Informed Of the World has
always been for . simple, pleasant and
emcient liquid laxative remedy Of known
value; : laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its CONF
ponent parts are known to them to Be
wholesome and truly beneficial in elect.
acceptable to tho system and gentle, yet
pGompt, in action.
II supplying that demand with ~ sx-
eellent combination Of Syrup Of Figp and
Elixir Of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
60. .proceeds along ethical lines and relies
enthens.iAso = the laxative for is remark
~ Sseoass.
That = o. 4 many reasons Why
syrup = Fig and Elixir 81 SIENNA u given
- prsfssenes ~ tie Wen-Informed.
~ 81 - bsne6ciL effects always buy
- Cenuine-manufaetursd BY the Cali
Sapfis rs Syrup CO, only, and for sall
NJ lndins drasgisls. Priss fifty sanil
1SelA
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-12-06
PATENTS.

List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop & Johnson.
patent lawyers. Oil Pioneer Press
building. st. Paul. Mimi: Axel B.
Afctander. st. Paul. Mimi, window
screen; Edward Thompson. Minneapo-
III, Mimi. wheat separator; Harry B.
Cornish. Minneapolis. Mimi, car.
bureter: Fred !Gehner, Garrison, N. D..
wrench: Isaac w. Hodgson. Minneapo-
IL, MINI, resilient wire: Christoph
Gchaf1er. Melville. N. D.. gate; Oscar
L. Sole, Sioux Falls. 3. D.. l1lling cab
tnet.