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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
RESOLUTION.

II 10 resolved by tho city OF st.
Johns:
That II deems II expcdient and
necessary TO improve Pittsburg street.
from the Ferry slip at the foot OF
said street TO the East line OF Craw.
ford street In the city OF ST. Johns
In the following manner. TO wit:
by lowering same TO subgradc.
and by placing n strip Of crushed
rock 10 feet Wide In the center Of
said street between the points above
named. said crushed rock TO be
placed In said street In the manner
provided by ordinance No. 1893, Sec.
ton I thereof; and that said street
be further improved by sidewalklng
same on either side thereof twhare
sidewalks are not already built with
wooden sidewalks. said walks To be
d feet WIDE foot eurbs. with all nee
esssary wooden cross walks and box
cutters. All OF said work TO be done
according TO the plans and specifiea'
tions Of the city engineer on file In
the office OF the city recorder reia'
tive thereto. which plans and speci'
Hcations and estimates are satisfac.
tory and are hereby approved. Said
improvements TO be made In accor'
dance with the charter and ordinances
Of the city OF ST. Johns. and under
the supervision and direction OF the
city engineer.
That the cost OF said improve
ment 10 be assessed as provided by
the city charter upon the property es
pecially and particularly benefited
thereby. and which Is hereby declared
10 be all OF lots, parts OF lots, blocks
and parcels OF land between the ter
mini OF such improvements abutting
upon. adjacent or proximate 10 said
Pittsburg street. from the marginal
lines OF said street back TO the cen
ter OF the block or blocks or tracts
OF land abutting thereon or proxi'
mate thereto.
That all the property included In
said improvement district aforesaid
is hereby declared To be Local I'M
proyement District No. 90"
That the city engineers assess
ment OF the probable total cost of
said Improvement OF said Pilsburg
street is s7ld,0T.
That the cost OF said Pittsburg
street 10 be assessed against the prop
erty In said local assessment district
as provided by the city charter OF
the city of ST. Johns.
Adopted the 30th day OF March,
1909.
A. NJ. ESSoN.
Recorder.
Published In the st. Johns Review,
April End and 9Th, 1903.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
Rouah ON the Arohltaet.

"whcn ! got the order 10 design n
big wholesale house for ilrm that
has stores Ia ilye cities besides New
York naturally was olnted," said nn
architect. "'lll plan n building that
IN bound 10 he satisfactory I said To
myself. aud then they viii give mc the
commission for those new stores they
expect 10 put M In those other i've
cities
"well. did turn out u splendid store
"A store that was admired by every
body In the wholesale trade. My pa
irons were pleased. too. but instead Of
Swing mo nm order for those other
buildings they simply used the same
plans over aud over again and built
all their houses alike That's what l
call playing low down trick on fel'
low,"-New York Globe.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
lINcoLN'S HOUSE.
An Occasion When He Did Not Recoe-
nixs Il at First Sioht,

Ntxo " ~ FFst oIHNt.
"Mrs. Lincoln played good Joke on
her husband when he was practicing
law and journeyed about from court
TO court on horseback" says Major
Bittlnger. "Those trips often took
several weeks at time.
"On one Of these trips Lincoln was
gone for about four weeks. lie re-
turned late one night. Stopping his
horse, he dismounted at the usunl
place. He turned to go into the house
and then stopped. Although he was n
man OF temperance, he thought he
must have been imblbing on the sly
some time that day, for before him
stood building he had never seen
before. He thought Il over for min.
ute and then went across the street
and knocked nt friends door. They
were in bed. and some one sang out:
"'who Is itr
"'Abe Lincoln was the reply. I've
been looking for my house Can you
tell me where II ISL Guess I must
have teen lost. thought II was Just
across the way. When ! went away
the building was one story high. and
now Il Is two
"It was explained 20 him that dur.
Ing his absence Mrs. Lincoln had ndd.
ed another story. He laughed and
went back 10 the strange house"
He used 10 tell the Joke on himself
many times. according TO the major
National Magazine.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
CONTINUOUS SHOWS.
They Were Started by q. r. Keith In
Boston Store,


II was In the month OF January. 1893.
that Mr.. II. 4. Keith. who had been
studying the show business with far
seeing eyes for many years, presented.
In n store that he had leased In Bos-
ton, the first continuous show ever
seen on any stage. lie paid his per.
formers $50 week for single turn
and $40 for double and required them
10 give eight or nine turns day. His
"top liner or chief attraction was n
pound and half baby. The doors Of
his playhouse were thrown open at
noon. and from that time until half
past 10 nt night the performance went
on without interruption.
Patrons were allowed 10 spend the
entire day IN the tbcatcr. and ut FIRST
10 many avnllcd themselves OF this op.
portunlty 10 get n substantial flling OF
amusement nt n small cost that Mr..
Keith realized that he must either
abandon the idea Of continuous en-
tcrtnlnmcnt or else Invent some meth
od by which the audience could be
driven out Of the building and place
made for those outside who were wait.
Ing for ndmIttnncc. Necessity II the
mother Of invention. especially when
Il IN mated with sharp Yankee wit. and
Il was thus that what IN known M
"thc chnscr" came Into the world
James l.. Ford In Mcclurc's Magazine.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09

MIST ordinary colds will yield tc
the simplest treatment" says the
tb',Lgo Tribune. "moderative laxa
ti,rs hot foot baths. n free perspir
ration and an avoidance Of exposure
TO cold and wet after treatment
While this treatment is simple. II
requires considerable trouble. and the
one adopting Il must remain In doors
for a day or two. or a fresh cold ID
almost sure TO be contracted. and In
many instances pneumonia follows
"a II not better to pin your faith ia
an old reliable preparation like
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. that Il
famous for It's cures OF colds and can
tlvays be depended upon? For sale
b, all good druggists.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
THE NUMBER SEVEN.
II Rarely Occurs In tho Science OF
Weights and Measures.

How would you define "scvenf" The
Standard Dictionary says II II zone
more than SIX" Webster's calls II zone
more than six or one less than eight"
The abridged Webster says II II ave
aud two" aud the Ccntury's definition
runs zone more than six: the sum Of
three and four"
In neurology II, the science OF
weights aud mcnsurcs-scvcn IN com.
pnratlycly rare. The seven days OF
the week form n striking example Of
its use. however.
Scholars have found. too, that the
Egyptian cublt contained seven hand.
brcndths. "Cublt" II from the Latin
"cubl,um," tho elbow. or the distance
from the elbow to the end of the mid.
die finger. The Roman cublt was Que
aud n half Roman feet ar ia English
inches. but the royal Egyptian cublt,
used IN tho building Of the pyramids
Of Gizch. perhaps $500 u. g.. hns been
learned from measuring sticks found
IN the tombs 10 have been 20.6I Eng.
llsh inches. The ordinary cublt was
divided Into six palms or handbrcnths,
aud the use of seven In the Egyptian
cubit is nscrlbcd by some investigators
90 probable custom OF placing the
hand behind the elbow when mcasur'
ing along walls with the forearm and
leaving Il ON the wall untll the arm
WIS laid down again. II should be
added that there arc many other cubits
OF widely different values. both ancient
aud modern. Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
CHURCH NOTICES.

Baptist church-C. l.. Owen, pastor.
Sunday school NJ 10 q. M. Preaching at
~ a. III. II. y. l.. U. p. III. Preaching
at 3 y. m.
Methodist church--S. II. Dewart, pas
tor. Sunday school 10 a. M, preaching
at ~ a. III. and pin. Epworth League
at 7 y. M.
Holy Cross Catholic church, Portsmouth
Station: Sas u. M, low mass; io:lS am,
high mass; 7;5o p. M, vespers and benc-
diction.
Christian churcli-AIects every Sunday
in Tabernacle as follows: Sunday school
at 10 a. M; preaching at ~ a. m. aud 3
y. M, and Y. 4. :. {. Il. meeting at Up. m.
X. J. johnson, pastor.
81. Andrews Episcopal Church Ports
mouth REV. Dr. Van Waters, Chap
iaiu. Sunday Services 7:5o p. N. sun.
day school 10 a. m. Holy Communion
first Sunday In the month at ~ u. IA.
Evangelical church-Sunday school at
10 a. m. Preaching II u. m. Junior X.
l.. {. u. ago p. M; Senior X. l.. {. Il.
p. m. Preaching at Sp. m. Chester =.
Gates, pastor.
First Congregational church-G. w.
Nelson, pastor. Sunday school 10 a.
GhNaNHsHk es ah' lstO ~ as
Y. 4. :. {. T.. meeting at 7 p. m. Prayer
meeting Thursday at 1880 p. M. A seat
aud welcome to all.
Baptist Church, University Park. Rev.
A. II. Walt, pastor. Regular services
every Sunday morning aud evening.
German Baptist church-Serviees held
each Sunday at Baptist church as follows;
Sunday school 2 p. M, preaching at y.
m. Rev. Faitmeat, pastor.
German Lutheran-Ssryices at io:lS
a. m. every Sunday morning at corner OF
Peninsula avenue and Fitzpatrick street,
University Park. All Germans OF 81.
Johns cordially invited TO attend. c.
Buechler, pastor.
Christian Science-Society meetings
held at Chicago Rooming house, sun
days, II am. and Wednesdays at s p. m.
Subject-Are Sin, Disease and Death
Reali
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
Curious EpItaphs.

Old New England graveyards are
not the only ones which contain curl
Gus epitaphs. The old time dweilcr OF
Maine who "dled Of a falling tree" as
his headstone asserts. had n fellow In
misfortune In farofr Austria, rs is
shown by w. A. Baillie-Grohman's
"rhe Tyrol and the Tyrolese,"
A wooden slab. painted with the rep
rcsentation OF a PROSTATE tree under
which lies man In spread eagle atti'
tude. bears testimony 20 the violent
death OF Johann Lemberger. aged
nfiy.two and three-quarters years,
This upright and virtuous youth was
squashed by a falling tree"
The record of Michael Gerstner is
even more succinct and convincing,
lie "climbed up. fell down and was
dead"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
A Ghost In q Clock.

i,nslngstokc provides remarkable
story Of n ghost IN the form ~ clock,
At the approach Of midnight each
night the otherwise peaceful grand
father becomes Inhabited by n spook
Tho ticking changes Into deep and
peculiar humping. the clock increases
IN stature. while a pnlr ~ grny feet
prolrude from beneath It's base. Pass
Ing through transitional stages the
humping In replaced by n spasmodic
breathing. aud upon the stroke Of u
the pendulum door opens. revealing an
enormous nshy gray hand with NAL
shaped fingers. The clock face dis
appears. displaying a frightful gray
head. lnrge ana round. with abnormal
~ long. pale blue eyes. beyond a
quiet stroll. which caunes weird tap
pings along the landings during the
night. the apparition II inofrensive and
Il said To prove of great service In
sending every one early TO bed.-Lon'
don Tlt'Bits,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
One View Of Savinp.

IL Marvel. author OF the "Reveries
OF n Bachelor" was all his life opposed
10 the modern commercial spirit A
young disciple from the west once Wis
ited the aged writer In his New Eng
land home, The youth, poet. said he
thought he would put away his verses
aud write magazine love stories, 80 as
10 able 10 save money.
Hut MIR, Mitchell frowned aud shook
his head,
saving" he said. lis the mania for
denriving yourself Of things which you
want now for fear You may not have
things which YOU won't possibly want
forty years hence"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
Notice OF Appointment o
Administrative.

Notice Is hereby given that the
County Court of the State of Oregon
for Multnomah County. on the 23rd
day Of February. A. ID. 1903. has duly
appointed Cecile d. Bittner as ad-
ministratrix OF the estate OF Douglas
v. Olds. deceased. and that she has
duly qualified as such. Now, there
fore. all persons having any claims
against the said estate are hereby
notified and required to present the
same duly verified as by law re-
quired. within six months from the
date OF this notice. to the under
signed administratrix at her residence
604 East 18th ST.. Portland. Oregon.
Date Of first publication OF no.
tice: March 5th. 1908.
Cecile h, Bittner.
ADMINISTRATIVE of the Estate AZ
Douglas v. olds. deceased.
b. A. Kliks.
McMinnyille, Ore.
IL Attorney for Administrative.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
THE GRACEFUL ANTELOPE.
He Seems Born Of Light and Nursed
In the Lap OF the Wind.

For me there have been no fairer
days than when the antelope skinned
the plain with legs nebulous with
speed on that low, gentle canter whose
deceptive motion left the best aimed
bullet far behind. For the antelope Is
the only large animal that is wholly
Bpirituelle. Graceful as he may seem
when spurnlng the ground and swing
Ing high over rocks and brush, to re-
bound like n ball at the next touch OF
earth. there Is still something earthly
about the deer. But the antelope
seems born Of light and nurscd in the
lap Of the wind. All his movements
show that he was meant for the air
rather than the earth. Though Nature
made u slight change In giving him
legs instead of wings. she made no
mistake. and her work has always
been the wonder and love of the hunt
er. When troubles arise the deer
takes to the harbor OF the hills. but
the antelope steers for the open sen.
The farther the plain sweeps wide and
free the more this gay rover loves Its
safety, and run that to the deer
would mean death Is TO him only n
"breather' that warns him up 20 the
race. Whether llumlnlng the horizon
like n shooting star In the clear morn.
Ing air OF the great plain or looming
high. like stltcd ghost In the mirage
Of glowing midday. he Is the most
charming OF jill things that run. and
his passing has left n great void that
nothing can lll. The few that are left,
protected ns they nrc. give no idea Of
the effect produced on lover Of the
open by one of the great bands Of the
days that were. strung out In film
almost like vapor with distance and
speed. and vanishing M II In air over
the lands outlying verge.-T. :. Van
Dyke In Recreation.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
THE USEFUL PIG.
A CoIorsd Woman's story Of . Trade
and lts Results.

A CoIorsd Woman's story Of . Trade
and lts Results.
A colored woman was being exam.
ined at a conference at Tuskegee. do
the people In your community own
homesT came the query from Mr..
Booker Washington.
IL thinks they's fixing to own 'em,
sab"
"But do they own themT
"a heap Of times you can't Jest tell.
sah But they's holding 'em down"
"Do you own your homer
Eyes, sab, do" proudly. And !
can tell you jest how I got It. I
swapped a puppy dog for It."
'Tell us about It."
"well, II was this way. when I
started didn't have anything at all
but Jest little yaller puppy dog.
"I took the dog over TO my brother.
in-law's. He had eight little bits Of
pigs. oh, Jest so little, and I swapped
the puppy with him for one OF the
pigs. II was sech a little pig that II
didn't look like II would live. but !
nursed II good, and ! prayed to the
Lord to make that little pig come for.
ard to do me good. and the pig lived
and grew.
"The first year turned her out. and
when she came back In the fall she
brought me seven little pigs with her
That was my start. I've never had to
buy any meat since. This winter I've
killed three hogs, and I've got another
at home now ready to kill. I've got
forty acres Of land now. all paid for.
and n house. and It all come from that
one little puppy"
"Do you hear that" exclaimed Mr..
Washington. you menr Some OF
you'd better go back home and swap
your dogs for pigsr' - Philadelphia
Ledger.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09

A horse Is 10 constructed by nature
that he has no desire 10 do anything
which will inJure his health. lie
walks around whatever IL not good
for him and without u struggle. Hut
man Is so constructed that whatever Is
not good for him he wants TO do. lie
eats too much. and he eats too fast.
lie drinks while eating. and there IL
nothing proper that he does without
an effort. Why this distinction In ia
vor Of horsef II may be said that
a horse has only instinct. while man
has reason. which he should use. II
Is pity that man was not given more
instinct and less reason.-Atchison
Globe.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
Perfectly Reckless.

The members OF the church voted
that their dearly beloved AMI devoted
pastor should have vacation, aud M
lac decided that he would visit n broth
or worker In the nelghboring village,
This good brother. recognizing his fel
low worker IN the Lord way back
among the congregation ON Sunday
morning and wishing TO show every
courtesy. asked him TO lead In prayer,
but the visitor calmly replied; You'll
have to excuse me. dear brother I'm
ON my vacation"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09

The difference between poor
stock and first class stock on a job
is a small item when you consider
the value OF the job. 1t is the
price of satisfied customer. 1t is
better to make so cents less on a
job and have customer who will
come back, than to use the tlimsy
stock, make the extra so cents and
lose your customer, That is the
way we figure it,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
Our Charges.

AS is customary, we will charge
for card of thanks, soc; for resolu-
tons of respect, SI.oo; for notices
of church or lodge entertainments,
supPers, sociables, etc., where there
are charges for admission, sc per
line, but where there are no charges
for these events, we will break the
rule and insert them free. We
make this announcement SO that
our good friends may understand
our rule in this respect.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
$25 REWARD

VIII be given for the recovery Of
two brass cylinders. weighing $40
pounds, which were placed on the
Portland a Suburban Express Co.'S
ear at Portland Dec. 4th. but was
abstraeted therefrom before the car
reached st. Johns.
Portland &suburban Express Co.
St. Johns Water Works a Light.
ing Co.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09

We like 10 read French stories. but
every time francs are mentioned we
stop 10 turn them into dollars. "She
had 1900 francs per year In the
funds" the story viii say, whereupon
we stop 10 divide seventeen by 1--we
10 turn the francs Into dollars and mud
out how much money the heroine had
-Atchison Globe.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
For Constipation.

MIR. l.. ii. Farnham, prominent
druggist OF Spirit Lake. Iowa. says;
"Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are certainly the best thing
Oh the market for constipation" Give
these tablets a trial. You are certain
to find them agreeable and pleasant
In effect. Price. 25 cents. Samples
free For sale by all good drug
gis,s.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
St. Johns Ferry Time Card.

Leave East Side "a. M.l-6:4o. 7:Io,
1850, $50, e:Io,9:so Io:3o,tIIo, iI;5o. p.
M-I7:5o, 1910, 1880, 1880, $40, $50, 4;3o
$40 600.
Leave West Side "a. M.)-6:So. 7:3o.
S:Io, $50, $50, 1910, 1850. +. NJ
Ia:Io. Ia;So. t:3o, a:Io. a;So, $50. 4;Io
4:So, $50, o:ao.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
First Aid.

III you were called upon 10 deal with
a hysterical person" asked the examin
er at the emergency class. what would
you dor"
I'D amputate his funny bone" said
the student with u turn for surgery
aud humor.-Youth's Companion.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
Makina Good.

"ls he making good In his new line
of work."
"Yes. indeed. He Is already finding
fault with the way his boss carries on
the business. detroit Free Press.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
Ths Oeeaslonal Hero.

lie woke up one morning TO and
himself famous"
"Wellf"
but people had forgotten all about
him by the time the 4 o'clock extras
were out."-Ioulsyllle Courier-Journal.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
Eoroa Of Habit.

Nell-rm afraid Mr.. Guzzler had too
much drink at the dinner last night.
Belle What makes YOU think SOP
Nell When the charlotte russe was
served he tried TO blow the froth on
Philadelphia Record.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
The insinelhls Britons.

Smith-The British. l believe. rare
ly make mention Of our Revolution,
Jones-No. but I understand they oc
casionally refer TO Il AS u conflict In
which some British colonists defeated
a force OF Hessians.-London fatler.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

In order to insure a change Of ad-
vertisement the copy for such change
should reach this office not later than
Wednesday, at 8 o'clock p. m. Please
eemsmbsr thls and cave the printsr
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09

e kept my husband on a string Ave
years before l consented TO marry
hlmr'
why SO longT
"Well. you see. | waited until could
see his way clear financially Lippin-
anffts
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
Worse OF.

THE bachelor is worse on thas the
married manG How do you make
that outf"
The married man Is afraid OF only
one woman; the bachelor Is afraid OF
all OF them."-Houston Post.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
Didn't GET n Chance.

She-What did papa say when you
asked Tor my handY He-why, he
couldn't say word. she-Hs Couldn't
He-No; your mother was there!-Yon
kers Statesman.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09

Arthur Askem- How did you like
Europeg Bertha Binthare-Not very
well. Why. actually every place We
visited was oyerrun with Foreigners
Chicago News
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09

Wipe out the past, trust the future
and live In a glorious now,-Towne.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
New Dock for Rent

Dimensions 1S0.6x540. 14.S floor to
lower chord. Built for a wheat dock.
well lighted. Lowest depth OF water
under keel line at any season 26
feet. Best dock In Portland harbor.
Address; Recorder City Of St. Johns.
st. Johns. Oregon.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09

We do not allow any printer to
put out nicer work than we do and
we put the best stock into our jobs
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
Mail Schedule

Mail arrives at St. Johns at 7;Io a. IN.
and I:IS p. m.
Leaves at 1920 a. m, and 4:4s p. m.
Office open week days from GAS a. m.
to 6:Io p. m. Sundays from 9 to 10 a. m
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09

The most essential feature Of man
Is his bleness. s.-Ftske.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
TIME TABLE O. z. & N.

Union Depot, Portland.
No. Chicago Special leaves 9:IS a. m.
No. 4 Spokane Flyer leaves at 500 p. m.
No. Kansas City Exp. leaves 600 p. m.
No. s Local Passenger leaves 7;4s a. IN.
No. Chicago Special arrives $50 p. IN.
No. 3 Spokane Flyer arrives 1000 a. IN.
No. S Kansas City Exp. arrives tao a. N.
No. 7 Local Passenger arrives 5:4s p. m.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09
Wanted.

To exchange Hood River land
for St, Johns property. Inquire at
this office. SAT-
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09

Preach the gospel Of St. Johns.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-09

Note the label on your paper.