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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
Proposals for Street Work

Sealed proposals will be received
at the office of the Recorder Of the
city OF st. Johns. until Tuesday
August 81, 1909, at o'clock, y. m
for the improvement Of South Ores.
ham street from the Southerly line OF
Buchanan street to the North line Of
Ida street In the manner provided by
Ordinance No. 25i subject to the pro.
visions of the Charter and Ordin.
anees Of the City Of st. Johns. and
the estimate of the city engineer, ,on
file. which requires 5.foot cement
walks and curb. Buchanan to Burr
street with expansion joints: wood
cross walks and box gutter; l2foot
strip macadam. Buchanan to Burr
street.
Bids must be strictly In accordance
with printed blanks. which will be
furnished on application at the office
of the Recorder OF the city OF st.
Johns. And said Improvement must
be completed on or before go days
from the date OF closing bids.
No proposals or bids will be con
sidered unless accompanied by n Ger.
titled check payable 10 the order Of
the Mayor OF the city OF St.Johns.
certified by responsible bank for
an amount equal TO ten per cent OF
the aggregate proposal.
The right TO reject any and all
bids In hereby reserved.
by order OF the City Council.
A. NJ. ESSoN,
City Recorder.
Published In the 81. Johns Review,
August IL. 20 and "a. 1909.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
Cholera infsntum Cured.

Something like two years ago my
baby. which was then about year
old, was taken seriously Ill with chol
era infantum, vomiting and purgine
pIofusely. writes J. +. Dempsey OF
Dempsey, Ala. l did what I could
to relieve her but did her no good,
and being very much alarmed about
her went for a physician but failed L
find one. SO came back by Elder Bros
q Carter's store and Mr.. Elder rec
ommended Chamberlain's Collie. Chol'
era and Diarrhoea remedy. pro-
cured a bottle OF II. went home as
quickly as possible and gave the bab,
dose OF the remedy. 1t relieved her
In fifteen minutes and soon cured her
entirely" For sale by all good drug
gists.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
e,o,.v.d Gem. O, the A,eIsn,..


Engraved gems are among the most
interesting objects Of art Inherited by
us from the nnclcnts. Though many
Of the cnmeos aud intaglios were en-.
grnvcd on precious stones over 1000
years ago. they are still M clear and
fine as II they were cut yesterday
The designs engraved on these stones
indicate that the old Greeks aud iio'
mans regarded them m charms against
accident or misfortune. This super.
stition generally took the form of n
fondncss for representation of certain
animals. Sailors affected the dolphin
because Il was believed 10 be the mari
ner's friend. Women. No far M fishes
were concerned, preferred the repre-
sentatlon Of the prolific aringa of the
Adriatic. which was symbol of fruit.
fulness because of the great number
OF Its eggs, The ant was worn Ms nm
emblem Of industry, By the frog was
Indicated the idea Of resurrection. be
cause that interesting batrachian re-
news It's youth each spring by shed
ding It's old skin.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
Living Over cataeombs.

Paris, In many OF It's districts. IL
built over the cataeombs. says IIar'
per's Weekly. These vast subter-
ranean chambers aud galleries produce
that peculiar cayernous sound which
In heard In the Luxembourg. Montpar.
nnsse, Naugirard. Montrouge and
Monisouris quarters when heavy carts
pass rapidly along the coarsely
meialed roads. The streets are then
like monstrous drums beating funeral
marches To the grave over that vast
common grave OF ten centuries OF
larlsians with It's millions Of skeleton
dead. That quaint little Gothic house
AZ the corner OF the boulevard Ras.
pall. which many an American artist
must remember from his student days.
actually has a private staircase lead
ing to the catacombs from beneath a
hermetically closed stone slab just In
front Of the doorstep
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
TO WATER USERS.


Water used through hose fol
sprinkling yards or sidewalks oil
washing windows must be paid fol
In advance. and used only between
the hours Of 5 and a. m. and
and 3 p. m. II must not be used foI
sprinkling streets. Any one using
water contrary to these rules. OF
wastefully. will be shut off without
further notice. II paid in advance
for the months OF June. July. August
and September entities the user to
water for this purpose until January
1. 1910. ST. Johns Water Works and
Lighting Co. p. II. Edlefsen. Super
intendent.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
olsAeREEA6lE AT HOME.

Lots of men and women who are
agreeable with others. get cranky"
at home. Its not disposition. its the
liver. II you find in yourself that
you feel cross around the house, little
things worry you, just buy bottle
of Ballard's Herbine and put your
liver in shape. You and everybody
around you will feel better for II.
Price 90 cents per bottle. Sold by
North Bank Pharmacy.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
Lincoln as He knsw Him.

Asked under the elyil service rules
10 write what he knew about Abra'
ham Lincoln. AN applicant for the po-
lice force of New York wrote;
Abraham Lincoln was born In Ken
mcky at very early age. His father
moved the family to Ohio. floating
down the Mississippi. II he had not
been killed by murderer he might be
living today, lie was an intelligent
man ana could easily have been presi'
dent Of New York city" - Ladies'
Home Journal
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
sARAT0GA's SPRINGS.
The Water Was First Used by the In.
dams as q "Cure."

The water Was First Used by the In
dams as q Cure"
The Saratoga Springs 'cure" ante
dated the settlement OF this commu.
nifty by the white man. when the High
Rock spring was only bubbling
sprlnglet. drunk at FIRST by the Indians
M fresh water spring. Finding that
their health was improved by the wa
ter they bethought them that II must
have medicinal qualities. and from
that time NIL sick Indians were brought
10 High Rock spring for the healing
Of their Ills The outward and visl.
BILE sign" that impressed the red men
was the deposit OF the snlts OF tho
water about the spring IN the form OF
cone. called tufa. which still exists
and from which II received It's name
and through aud over which tho water
bubbles 20 this day.
In 1900 the Congress spring was dis.
covered aud became renowned tho
world over as n saline cathnrtic. This.
combined with the sulphurous Iron
water OF the Putnam spring. made
Saratoga Springs famous M the lead.
Ing health resort OF the United States.
The remainder OF the thlrty.nvc min.
ernl springs were discovered from time
10 time, and all have n wide thcrapeu.
tic application In the treatment OF nj.
most all chronic diseases and are di.
vlded into four groups according to
their component parts. These groups
nre; First. sodie. muriated. alkaline.
Saline. cnihartic; second. sodlc. calclc.
murlaied. alkaline saline; third. cha.
lybcatc; fourth, sulphur. = National
Magazine.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20

Man n In some sort a slave 10 his
clothes. aud there are many men who
dislike wearing the same clothes ON
two consecutive days. more particu'
larry the necktie. For the first two
or three things you look at when You
meet a man are his eyes aud his neck
tie. And there Is a sort Of underlying
consciousness as you face the morning
world that your tie must be straight
and clean and new. Hut TO this end
you must buy the cheap tie ana throw
IL away with your sins before going To
bed.-London Chronicle.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT.
Louise Keogan Estate.

Louise Keogan Estate.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned administrator OF the es-
tate OF Louise keogan. deceased. has
filed his final account In the County
Court OF the State OF Oregon for
Multnomah county. and that Monday.
the 3oth day OF August. 1903. at the
hour OF 8 o'clock OF the forenoon Of
said day. In the court room OF said
Court. has been appointed by said
Court as the time and place for the
settlement OF said account. and for
hearing objections thereto.
Richard II. Keogan.
Administrator OF the estate OF Louise
Keogan.
VIM. A. Munly. Attorney.
First publication July 2S.-5t.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
oRANvLATsD SORE EYES CURED

For twenty years suffered from
bad case of granulated sore eyes, .
says Martin Boyd of Henrietta. Ky,
in February. 1908, gentleman
asked me to try Chamberlain's salve.
bought one box and used about two
thirds of It and my eyes have not
gwen me any trouble since" This
salve is for sale by all good druggists.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
ACTIVE AT 81.

This would be unusual news II men
end women would keep themselves
free from rheumatism and all aches
and pains as well as keeping their
muscles and joints timber with Bal
laid's Snow Liniment. For sale by
North Bank Pharmacy.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20

Would not be contented TO be kept
In the house and doing nothing by
rbeumstism. Neither are you. who
are always busy and active. Then
don't neglect the first twinge of an
ache or pain that you might think is
Just a "crick." Rub well with Bal.
lard's Snow Liniment and no matter
what the trouble is. II will disappear
at once. Sold by North Bank Phar-
macy.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
Suspanded.

II have decided TO suspend your sen
tence." the judge began.
For the Lords sake. judge. you
don't mean TO say lifting a few
chickens is hanging matterv-New
York Herald.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
Treasurer's Sale of
Delinquent Assessments

Notice is hereby given that | will
on Monday. the S0th day of August
1909. at the hour OF 10 O'Clock a. m
sci, Ft the front door Il the City
htll for the City OF ST. Johns. Ore
gln, at public auotloa TO the best
bidder. cash in hand. the following
piece o. real estate, or SO much
thereof as will be necessary TO pay
balance of assessment, interest and
costs against same;
ST. Johns Heights Addition-Lots
|. and 3. block 10; balance due
$3.50.
Said sum against the property is
due by reason OF assessment placed
upon the city lien docket of the city
OF ST, Johns on the 10th day OF June
1908,
J. f. TANCH.
City Treasurer OF st. Johns.
Published in the st. Johns Review,
August 8. Is, 20. 27, 1909.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
eAsY MORPHINE FlgN0s

are made by all soothing syrups and
baby medicines that contain opium
end narcotics. McGee's Baby Elixir
contains no injurious or narcotic
drugs of any kind. A sure and safe
cure for disordered stomachs. bowels
and fretfulness-splendid for teething
infants. Sold by North Bank Pharm-
acy.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
Needed Airina.

whats the matter with you?" de
manded Borem hotly, "I've got a
right TO air my opinions. haven't ~"
"oh, Of course" replied Brightly
They're so stale aud musty they Ger
talaly need something OF that sort
Philadelphia Press.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
Rare Exeeption,

II rather pride myself on one thing,
said the young father, Although
have the brightest, smartest, eutest,
best youngster I ever saw. never
brag about him."-Kansas City Times.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
All Had Been Used.

80 Plunksville's exposition is offT"
yep"
sand whyf"
I'VE couldn't think up no new name
for midway."-Chicago RecordHer-
aid.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20
A Curiosity.

"what IN the world have you got
that bin framed up there forf" we
asked
"0h. that" sighed the billlonaire. us
the only dollar | ever earned"
We understood. Puck.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20

Most people live poor to die rich. II
II much wiser 10 live rich and 10 iie
poor.-Houssaye
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-08-20

Subscribe for the st. Johns Review
and keep posted on the doings OF
the city.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-24
Paint Talk:

When [ decided to go into
the Paint business, | also
decided that nothing but
the best paint would do
for my trade; [ wanted a
paint that [ can back up,
a paint that | can fully
guarantee will 90 farther
and last longer than any
other paint. | have found
such a Plaintiffs DEyOE's.
This firm was established in 1854 on
the corner of Water and Fletcher ST.
New York city, and ever since has
held the lead in the development of
the paint business.
[ have made contract with the
manufacturers to handle their line
exclusively, and have put in a full
stock of House paint, Floor paint,
Barn paint, and any other paint you
may require. All guaranteed to go
farther and last longer than any
other paint.
FREEMAN, The Paint Man.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-24
A SO MILLION ACRE FARM.

End Prcsr erous One Too Is Kansas
Barns Full, Banks Fuller, Crops Big.
Kansas is a farm and it is little else.
The rooster is it's fitting herald. 1t is
a farm of 100000 acres that up to
1860 had less than 100000 people, men,
women and children, within it's con-
fines, and even as late as 1890 had
barely turned the million mark.
1t has had floods and winds
and crop failures and insect plaques
and the racking fortunes and misfor-
tunes of war, general and particular,
to combat
There were years when the week
kneed of it's population turned from it.,
hungry and heartbroken, haggard and
hollow eyed, cursing it's treeless
prairies and cruel seasons; there were
other years in which its boldest and
most earnest picked up their belong
ings and trekked to populate other
and newer states-OklahOma, for eX-
ample
Even to-day it's population, down to
the last negro rOuStabOut or Chinese
laundrymap. numbers barely a million
and a half But last year its farm
products alone, upon conservative cal
culation, were worth $463,648, 607.58.
It's barns are full, it's banks are full
er, and it's great crops are even now
rumbling to market, to bring in more
money. It's total of recorded mort
gage Indebtedness is only $47,609807,
and most of that, outside of the Dig
lump in Kansas City, is for the buying
of more land"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-24
OVER the COUNTY
SHELDON
Special correspondence to the Budget.

Special correspondence to the News-Budget.
Miss Mildred Willis has friend from
Stanley, Miss Ida Smith, as guest.
E. D. Lacy and family recently made
trip in their auto to visit friends in
Cumberland, returning with guests
from that place.
A pack peddler has been visiting
everybody in this part of creation late
ly and doing a pretty fair business.
Peddlers are still a rare thing in these
| woods.
Roy Cox, Harry Sergeant, Adelor
Beaulleu and Parmenor Briscoe are at
| work on ''road job for Chester Ser
geant, and have camp near their
work, mile or more beyond the Penn
Der place. Between mosquitoes and
"Quill Pigs" they have lots of fun.
Lewis Letters has returned from a
visit to Mather, Wis.
Monday, late in the afternoon, the
house on Whitney Umback's farm was
burned. 1t was occupied by a family
who saved most Of their household
goods. The origin of the fire is not
clear. The building was insured in the
Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.
Clearing the ground for the site of
the new buildings to be erected here,
not far from the "CentraP' depot by
Behnke Bros, is being done as fast as
possible, by a crew under Theodore
Bennett.
Jas. Upper is building large add
ton to his hotel, the Sheldon House
Married, at Eau Claire, June 16
Miss Nellie Bates of Haugan and Dan
lei Cox of Sheldon, They are now ''at
home" at the Cox homestead until such
time as Dan" builds on his own place
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wilkie of Abbots
ford are visiting with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. w. H. Thompson.
Edward White and son Warren from
Madena, are at work at work on theil
I place west of the Cox schoolhouse, pre-
pairing to build house and barn pre-
paratory to moving here to live, Mr.
White having sold his farm at Madena
H. E. Moore and family recent!
moved from here to reside IN Chippew;
Falls.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-24
How Thieves Live

by Charles Somerville, the
celebrated newspaper criminal
reporter, is only one of the
big features that make the
July EvFRYBoDY's very much
worth while.
There are five other live
articles, and SIX STORIES
that you can't afford to miss.
Get the
JULY EvERYBoDY'S
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-24
Real Estate Transfers
WARRANTY DEED


G. G, Barker to Jessie O. Wills, lot 10
blk 8 village of Glen Flora. ..........
William Bolton to Ladysmith Townsite
Co., lot Is blk 2 in Ladysmith Town
site Co.'S 3rd add. =. 300
Melissa Hambly to T. w. Tasland, sW
Louisa Corbett to Otto Schroeder, lot
8 blk 6, Corbett's LIST add. -. $225
Phillip Coin to Florence M. Gravis,
sw4-19-36-7. ......... ......' So4oO
Joel B. burlington and wife to. Joseph
H. Kraus, Cd sw of sw, cd OF NV OF
sw and sw NV 23-34-8. $l2OO
Joseph H. Kraus and wife to J. B.
burlington, lot II blk Is village of
Rr1ca $500
joseph H. Kraus and wife to j. b.
burlington, lot Is blk village OF
Bruce. 9ooO
j. L. Gates Land Co to Henry Geuske,
sw ne 32-34-8.. 94OO
J. L. Gates Land Co to F. N. Bralnerd,
NV NV 1888 81 sw 36-34-8...... $500
Mississippi River Logging Co to H. G;
Chichester ct al, VIZ NV l|.34-o. .S2OO
Louis Cloutier and wife to Joseph
Plourde. lots 2, and Sc NV 1886,
8 sec "a, ne NV sec Is, ne NV, 27-34-7
acknowledgements. $l35O
Werren White to Edward and Carrie
White, Sd ne 32-33-5. ...........S $1,000
Alex Lees and wife is A. W. Lees Sc
NV, sw ne, NV Sc, ne sw 22-33-5. $1,000
Central Town Lot Go, to L. W. Cox,
Lots and blk Is village OF Shell
don SlO0
Joseph Christman and wife to Mark
Mcdonnell, lot 2 blk IA village OF
Tony ........,........... 49, qA 10
John Helm Co to Mark Mcdonnell, lot
4, blk IA village of Tony -. $50
William Bostidor to The F. J. Otis
Co, lot 4 blk /, Otis add to village OF
Apollonia .......... ..-......... -
F. J. Otis Co to Mrs. Maud Bostidor,
lote 1-2-3-4-13-14 blk | Otis add to
Apollonia Northumberland. SloI
Harriet S. Poole to Hilda A. Rosen-
quist, e3 sw 1886. -. ........S 4Oo
w. N. Blackburn and Lumberman's
State Bank to HI. M. Hawley, North
#. lot % blk Is, village of Bruce$l50
James Artchison to A. E. Hawley, s.
sw 31-35-7. SzOo0
Adolph Anderson and wife to Ed Baker
lot II blk ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS O,
John A. Jeffrys to W. A. Blackburn,
e3 of sw of ne, Sc ne sec 5, NV sW
sec 4-35-7. 91ooo
w. A. Blackburn and wife Fred Bern
ard, e3 sw of ne, sec 5, NV sW sec,
1857. ................,.S ll0O
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-24
GROWING THE EDELWEiSS.
Freezing the Soil That Bears Them
Cold House as HorticuIturist's Aid

fiSS%tIlS TIC 0Oit fdl DCdTS
Cold House as HorticuIturist's Aid.
Artificial cold is now a comfort and
has produced the cold house as an
effective auxiliary to the hot house
in the supply of flowers. The horti-
culturist now retards the blooming
of flowers as nature does in the north
ern regions, by means of cold The
process, applied wholesale, in England
especially, and in Germany and Hol
land, has given birth to a new horti
cultural method.
In February and March spiraeas,
azaleas, Chinese plum trees, tufts of
deutzia shoots of lilies of the valley
lilies and roses are torn from the
ground and placed in a cold dark
chamber and kept at an even tenn
perature of 25 or &c degrees cent?
grade. During the whole summer this
slight frost prolongs their sleep. At
the approach of the early frosts they
are reawakened from their slumbers
in a we'll warmed greenhouse and in
November and December burst into
resplendent and vigorous blossom.
In the same way the cold prolon3s
the existence of the short lived gladi-
| oil, carnations, hyacinths and lilies,
keeping them in bud during many
weeks. After a month of forty days
| of preservation these flowers when
cut and exposed to the air last almost
as long as if they had just been
! picked.
The little edelweiss will soon lose
| its prestige when, following the ex-
ample of the Danish horticulturist,
the gardeners reproduce the delicate
fora of the glaciers by freezing arti-
| ficially under thin layer the soil
which bears them.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-24
Supporting the Horse.

The busy man stopped before All Of
fee building and leaped from his car
riaee. At the same moment an am
bilious urchin ran forward and piped:
Hey, mister, kin l hold yer horse"'
mo, you can't! snapped the busy
man.
won't charge y much" insisted
the urchin.
81 don't care about the charge" i'm
patiently responded the man throw
ing a blanket over his bony steed
"My horse will not run away"
Gee, mister, didn't think he'd run
away"
mop"
mo. I thought he might fall
down"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-24
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
RUSK COUNTY.

CIRCUIT COURT,
RUSK COUNTY.
Cornelia Clough,
Plaintiff,
VS..
0. E. Peterson and
Myrtle M. Peterson,
his wife,
Defendants.
BY virtue of a judgment of fore
closure and sale made in the above en-
titled action on the 9th day of April,
1908, the undersigned sheriff of Rusk
County, State of Wisconsin, will sell
at public auction at the front door of
the court house in the city of Lady
smith, Rusk County, Wisconsin, on the
Goth day of July, 1909, at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon of that day, all real
estate and mortgaged premises direct
ed by said judgment to be sold and
therein described as follows: The
southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter and the southwest quarter of
the southeast quarter of Section No.
Eleven, and the northeast quarter of
the southeast quarter, northwest quar-
ter of the southeast quarter of Section
fourteen, and the southwest quarter of
the northeast quarter, southeast quar-
ter of the northeast quarter, north
west quarter of the southwest quar- ter,
northeast quarter of the southeast
quarter, northwest quarter of the
southeast quarter Section Twenty
three, and the southwest quarter OF
the northwest quarter, southeast quar-
ter of the northwest quarter, northwest
quarter of the southwest quarter,
northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of Section twenty-four, all in
Township Thirty.four North, Range
Five West, Rusk County, Wisconsin.
Terms of sale, cash.
Dated June 3, 1909.
0. III. MCNALLY,
Sheriff of Rusk County, Wisconsin.
Thomas & Carow, plaintiff s Attorneys,
Ladysmith, Wisconsin. 9-6
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-24
Character Reflected in Art.

The comparison between the two
schools-French and British art-odd-
Iy contradicts the popular idea that
the Briton takes his pleasure sadly,
while the Frencbman has fully the ca
pacity for enjoyment. In art, at all
events. it is the Briton who seems to
be possessed of the happier nature,
and~to find the greater enjoyment in
the light and color OF the world about
him.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-24
Thew Want One Ruler.

A movement is on foot in Washing
ton to substitute a single executive
head for the three district commits
sioners who now control the manage
ment of municipal affairs in that
city. Like the Israelites of old the
dissatisfied ones want a king to rule
over them, and will not be dissuaded.
They may fare as badly as the Isr :
ties did if the congress shall be pre-
vailed upon to let them try the ex-
pertinent.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-06-24
Breaking 1t Gently.

A young artist once persuaded
Whistler to come and view his latest
effort The two stood before the can,
vas for some moments in silence. FL
nally the young man asked timidly,
Don't you think, sir, that this paint
ing of mine is-well-er-tOlera p"
Whistler's eyes twinkled danger
ously.
what is your opinion of a tolerable
egg?' he asked.