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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Saved by DANCING.

The battlaahip Dominion Was eau
tiously feeling her way towards Que
bee on the night OF August 10. 1905,
when the navigating ofieer. misled by
n bush nre on land. took the wrons
bearings. and suddenly struck on a
hidden reef with such force that the
huge ship was shaken from stem 20
stern.
orders were AZ once given for the
whole crew. ofieera as well as men. "a
assemble on dock with their kits In
their hands. and all the eight hundred
and nifty men were told 20 dance. %
As 10 keep the ship alive" and 80
prevent the Dominlon's keel from set
Ting down on the ledge.
AZ nrst the biuejaehots whistled an
accompaniment 10 beep the men In
step till the captain ordered the ships
band 10 play lively selections.
The men danced with a will. stamp
ing their feet and swaying their bod
les. and doing all they could To rock
the ship. In the end they succeeded.
for finally. with the engines work
ing full speed Astern. the Dominion
slowly gave way and backed again In
20 deep water. The dancing had
saved the shipl
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15

Great are the mysteries OF New
York apartment TO an upstate bride
Particularly is this true OF the kind of
fiat where push button and "clicker"
latch In the door take the place OF a
hallboy, One couple who are Just get,
ting settled haven't found a treasure
OF maid" yet. They were going out
the other evening, and as they were
expecting some furniture TO be dsliv,
cred they left the key with the jani,
tor Better put note. Ring janitor's
bell over our bell button" suggested
hubby Wifey attended to II. The fur
niture came. found no admission and
went, "Didnt you put up a noticeY"
asked the annoyed husband. why.
yes" she replied. Il put Il right In
plain sight ON our own hall door. They
must be stupidl" And he's so well
trained he never even laughed.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
CONCENTRATION.
4 Little Discipline for tho writcv
Is, of Course, a Good Thing.

IL, of Course, a Good Thing.
Concentration Is the liking other
people should have for the noise you
are making. II they find II difficult
to write while you are making jokes
and knocking over tables and things.
It is because they have no concentra-
tioD, and they should be upbraided
and admonished, and by cries Of
"Shamei" helped TO acquire virtue
you are shocked to find them lacking
In. II they mildly ask you to talk
little less loudly, you say, in surprised
tones: DO you mean to say that you
hear us? You should be unconscious
of our presencel" and the noises are
slightly increased out OF friendly de.
sire TO help them to learn to do what
at any moment they may find It ex.
tremely useful to be capable OF. Who
knows, some time Il may be impera.
two that they write a masterpiece
while waiting at railway stationl
And without this former experience
they would find themselves utterly dis.
tracted This Is Just the discipline
they need, and you are only too glad
TO be Of service. A little music will
be added, though you do not feel in
the mood for playing. when they have
learned to write through talking and
nre equal to slightly more difficult
task in concentration. At this point
the writer Is very apt TO become VIC.
lent, aud may even attempt TO leave
the room; but remind him that some
of the greatest composers and authors
have worked with their babies crawl.
Ing over the desk and their wives cut.
ting bread and butter at their elbows
II this does not bring him sinking
back. Il is regrettable; but the con.
ciuslon Is pretty obvious that he II
not a writer OF the first water and
would probably have done much bet
ter at something else.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
LATE INVENTIONS.

A new putty knife, the invention OF
a New Yorker, has scraper attached
to remove the surplus putty.
A Georgia man claims to have dis.
covered the secret OF producing black
rose and is seeking a patent for his
process.
The French navy claims to have OBJ
tained the sole rights to an invention
which will stop leaks In submarines
automatically.
A recently patented door closer ls
made adjustable. so that It will close
door completely or return II to any
desired open angle.
A Nevada inventor has patented a
power driven rotary hoof parer, to
take the place OF the horseshoer's
tongs, knife, and rasp.
An acetylene heating stove has been
Invented In England which Is said to
be explosion proof and to be capable OF
temperature regulation.
Two California men have patented
an electric flatlron with an automatic
cutoff, so tnat the current ls used only
wnen the iron Is In actual operation.
An automobile foot warmer which
receives its heat by the circulation Of
hot water from the cylinder Jacket OF
the motor Is recent English lnveu.
tion.
A hogs habit OF scratching itself
against n post has led. to ..e inven
tlon OF an automatic dlslnfector for
animals, which It sprays as they rub
against a supporting column.
An attachment for acetylene automo.
bile headlights has been invented by
which the gas may be lighted by short
circuitlng the regular sparkling system
with a switch from the drivers seat.
One OF the newest wave power mo-
tors, the invention OF a Californian.
consists Of small truck running on
track with broad tail. The waves
strike the tail. push the truck up the
track, and compress air In tank by
piston on the head OF the truck.
A New Yorker has invented a mon
key wrench provided with detachable
toothed jaw, which may be inserted
and fastened With loop over the hea
for holding pipes or any other round
objects.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
GETTING MORE To.DArE.
Superstitiou. Turkish women sub
NIT Caimty Co the stethosrope.

Nuperstttous TurLtsh women sub-
NIT Calmly Co the stethoscope.
The attitude OF the hanoums to med
lcal practitioners has changed much Of
recent years. writes an English resi-
dent OF Constantlnople. Twenty or
thirty years ago no Turkish woman
would ever have submitted 10 a ply.
slcal examination by doctor All he
could have persuaded her to do would
be 20 show him her tongue through
n rent In the yashmak or let him
touch her pulse from behind n heavy
curtain and In presence Of course Of
an Argds.oyed ounuch or old female
slave.
Any attempt 10 apply a stethoacope
to the chest would have been spurned
~ an lmpcrtinent presumption Of
western "barbarism." No matter how
severe the illness the medical man
could not go beyond certain strict lin.
its OF fslamatie usage and traditional
custom. Even In cases OF imminent
danger 10 life these aoanty limits were
never allowed 10 be- overutepped. and
the belief IN the incantationa OF a
priest and the house remedies OF old.
Ignorant and superstitloua women held
unlimited sway and was always
greater than the faith In the efficacy
OF medical skill and science.
This II now changing. and changing
rapidly. There are. OF course. still
many exceptions where antiquated
views and conceptions are fanatically
adhered 20 and praetieed. but these
become raref and rarer with each ad.
yaneing year, Many Turkish women
will now when m voluntarily call on
a medical practitioner and never hes.
itate 20 submit themselves 10 a thor.
ough physical examination.
The general public opinion on these
matters among the Turks Is fast alter.
ing for the better and only In very rare
cases II there now any difficulty AZ all
raised as 20 letting the hanoum sub,
NIT 90 AN examination with stelho,
cope or other instrument
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
ITO FIND THE BOOK"
CANADIAN INDIANS WOULD HEAR
THE WORD.
Struck the Long Trail TO Go 20 the
Missionaries, Until Teachers
and Preachers Were Sent
from England.

About twenty miles north OF Lake
Winnipeg is place called Norway
House. This was a shipping center
in the fur trade In the great days OF
the Hudson's Bay Company.
Dog and canoe trains OF Indians,
some OF them from points 1900 miles
inland. came bringing their loads OF
priceless furs. and from this point the
supplies brought from England 10
York Factory on Hudson bay we're
distributed to all the interior posts OF
the company.
For 200 years this great trading
company had its agents scattered over
the remote wilderness 20 gather furs
for the markets OF London. About
eighty years ago, says Everyland, the
agents OF the company began TO be
troubled; fewer furs we're brought In.
the Indians seemed to be disappear.
ing.
whats the trouble. Lone wolf1"
said the agent one morning 10 a tall
hunter who had thrown his bundle OF
pelts down sullenly. where Ia Man.
Not-Afraid. and Three Feathers. and
Kicking Horse. and all the men who
used TO come from the west many
moonsw
Ugh" grunted Lone Wolf. "far. far
south they with the papooses and
the women strike the long trail"
"why7" persisted the agent. DO
the buffalo fail them1 Are the foxes
and otters gomez why1"
Lone Wolf stood silent AZ last.
raising his eyes. he said; They go
20 find the booki"
ITO ind the book7 Your words
are dark 10 met"
Ugh" said Lone Wolf; white man
have Book about Great Spirit White
man learn strong medicine. Book tells
good words. Far toward the south
wind Indians walk the Jesus Road.
We go ind II too"
The agent listened. increduious. but
when the same tale was repeated.
when a whole village embarked In
their birch canoes and Travelled 300
miles 90 nnd a missionary; when
hunting grounds were deserted and
the very life Of the trade threatened.
the agents pressed upon the home Of.
foe the necessity OF bringing mis-.
sionaries 20 the Indians n they would
keep the Indians from going 20 the
missionaries.
And that IL how II came about that
the Hudson's bay Company wrote n
polite letter 20 the Wesleyan Mis-.
sionary society In London asking II
90 aend out 20 Norway House the bes,
preachers and teachers II could md.
The company promised 20 furnish the
missionaries with houses and pro.
visions. canoes and guides. FREQ Of
charge. n the society would help them
check the Indian migration 20 the
southeast
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
SHOW THAT MONKEYS REASON
Animals Fight Under a Leader and
Roll Stones Down on Their
Enemies.

Aesops ape. II will be remembered
wept on passing through human
graveyard, overcome with sorrow for
its dead ancestors, and that all
monkeys are willing enough to be
more like us than they are they show
by their mimicry.
An old authority tells that the
easiest way to capture apes is for the
hunter to pretend to shave himself
then to wash his face, I'LL the basin
with a sort OF bird lime, and leave II
for the apes to blind themselves. II
the Chinese story Is TO be believed
the initiative craze is even more fatal
In another way, for II you shoot one
monkey of band with a poisoned ar.
row, it's nelghbor, Jealous of so un-
usual decoration, will snatch the
arrow from II and stab itself. only to
have II torn away by third, until in
succession the whole troop have com.
mitted suicide.
In their wild life baboons, as we'll
as the langurs and many other
monkeys, undoubtedly submit TO the
authority OF recognized leaders.
There is cooperation between them
to the extent that when fighting in
company one will go TO the help Of
another which Is hard pressed.
In rocky ground they roll down
stones upon their enemies, and when
making raid, as on an orchard which
they believe to bo guarded, the at.
tack is conducted on an organized
plan, sentries being posted and scouts
thrown out, which gradually feel their
way forward TO make sure that the
coast IL clear. while the main body
remains In conoealment behind until
told that the road is open.
From the fact that the sentrles
stay posted throughout the raid. get.
ting for themselves no share OF the
plunder, Il has been assumed that
there must be some sort OF division
OF the proceeds afterward. Man.
again, has been differentiated from
all other creatures as being n tool.
using animal. but more than one kind
OF monkey takes a stone in It's hand
and with Il breaks the nuts which
are too hard to be cracked with the
teeth.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Womsn oooa tt.rss.t tiand..

Many hundreds OF women assisted
IN gathering the harvest around Be
atriee. Neb. They were luFed 20 the
fields by the offer OF board and SO a
day, A farmer went into Beatrice
looking for farm hands Loungers In
the town refused 10 work. and the
farmer had TO face the possibility OF
losing part OF his crop. He went into
a restaurant. and when waiting TO be
served was struck with the idea OF
bidding for the Mattresses as harvest
ers. He offered them 81 a day and
every waitress threw aside her apron
and went to the farm. They did such
efficient work that others farmers
sought women. and they drew school
teachers. stenographers and college
girls as well.-New York Press.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15

Isolated from birth TO maturity in
dark cell. carefully kept from sights
and sounds and knowledge OF his fel.
low-creatures, what would a human be-
ing perceive being brought suddenly
into the outside world? The question
so far as sight is concerned. has been
thought worthy OF the consideration OF
the School OF Leipsig and other
learned Germans. The general opin-
ion seems TO be that there would be
no perception OF distance. area OF
solidity, no recognition Of right and
left, up and down or before and be.
hind. In other words. such percep-
tions are regarded as due TO eduea
tion and not 10 instinct An instine.
tive idea of space. however. is admit
ted. as II is held that the dread of
falling. shown by the month-old infant
as IL clutches at anything within
reach on beginning TO fall. is a mani
festation Of an inborn sense OF space.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15

The international conference at IN,
British foreign oiice TO dis.
euss the desirability OF Joint
action In map making Is n
reminder that only about one-Quarter
OF the land area IN our globe Is &C.
eurately surveyed. and that outside
Europe the United states and our
overseas possessions there are prae.
tieally no maps existing based ON ex-
act trigonomelTical surveys Should
the conference agree TO commence an
international map OF the world. the
scale chosen will In all probability be
slightly less than sixteen miles TO
the inch, A good part OF Africa, China
and south America has already been
mapped on this scale. and any smaller
scale would be OF little use, The In.
dian survey, indeed, has mapped the
whole OF India. with the exception OF
a portion OF the Rajputana desert, ON
the generous scale Of one mile to the
inch. and with an eXaetitude compare,
Bile with the best European surveys.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Why conorsssman s,oI. : Clerk.

When Tim Campbell was In the Fif,
tieth congress he stole a clerk from
Congressman Scott Scott was a new
member and was made a chairman OF
committee. which gave him n clerk.
ship, He knew nothing about the
clerk. Campbell did Through some
means or another he had the clerk.
ship transferred TO his own commit,
tee. Six months later Scott learned
of the trick. Meeting Campbell. he
said;
That was q nice piece OF petty lar.
eeny."
Tut. tut. Mr. scotti" said Camp
bell MY committee needed a clerk
worse than yours" Then. with
twinkling eyes. he continued; "You
are a millionaire and can AFFORD 90
hire half doen clerks. while | must
30 20 the government for clerical as,
sistance."
The ready reply amused Scott. The
two men were always the best Of
friends thereafter Observer
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Whsrs he tad Seen ter.

Where have met you before?" hs
asked the young woman 20 whom he
had just been introduced.
Il am quite sure We have never
met" replied the stranger.
I'm almost positive I've seen you a
number OF times" he persisted.
That's quite possible" returned the
stranger I'm the young lady who
poses for the moving'pioture heroines,'
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Ski for Postmsn.

Recent experiments made at Brae
mar with ski for the use OF postmen
when the country Is showed up have
proved so successful that the post
once ofncials In various other districts
in the Highlands. including Speysids
and Donside. are to be similarly
equipped. Frequently during the win
ter the conditions In the remote High
lands are quite arctic. the country
being impossible to ordinary trafic
Il has been found that the use OF ski
enables the postmen to cover thsiI
Journeys even when the snow is soft
and badly drifted.-London Daily Mail
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
How a Moose Eats Grass.

OF all peculiar sights | think thai
that OF moose eating grass is the
most extraordinary. The neck Is sc
short and the legs are so long that
the animal usually kneels in eating
grass. True. they do not attempt II
very often. for grass is by no means
a staple with them. but even a moose
likes a change OF diet. The appear
ance of these huge and awkward crea
lures in this devotional attitude is moi
only interesting but laughable.-Si
Nicholas Magazine.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15

AS judge made law is now so much
discussed. We may recall one Of the
neatest answers m history. as far. at
least. as our own reading goes;
Judge (interrupting Webster's argu.
ment THAT Is not law.
Webster--lt was law until your hon.
or spoke-Collier's Weekly.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Enual 70 the Occasion.

First Actor (pulling the trigger OF b
revolver six times without efieeO
Die. miserable villain.
Second Actor with great presence
OF mind)-Your pistol has missed fire,
Sir Randolph. but | am smitten with
remorse for my many crimes. and will
die according TO your wishes.
Then he rolled on the stage In
his death agony.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Fourteenth century operatIons.


In surgical work De Chauliac. In the
fourteenth century. forestalled mod.
ern abdominal surgery. He opened
the abdomen In order TO stitch wounds
OF the intestine. described a method
OF suture and invented a needle
holder. A print OF the thirteenth cen
tury represents surgeon operating
for hernia with the patient In the
Trendelenburs position. This highly
developed surgery was rendered pos
sible by the use OF anesthetics, the
preparation in most common use be-
ing combination Of opium and man.
dragora. With these historical facts
before US. a proper sense OF propriety
would cause US TO hide our diminished
heads.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Ia Graduate OF Nassau

Baroness Uchida, wife OF the newly
appointed ambassador from Japan, is
a graduate OF Vassar, and is said 20
be one OF the most distinguished wo.
men I'm her country, She took the
highest honors In her class at Vassar,
and then studied IN Berlin and Paris.
She is member OF society In To.
kyo for the education OF japanese wo.
men along modern lines OF education.
She speaks English perfectly and Is
always gowned after the most ap.
proved fashions.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
The Rans Of MarrIaae.
is broken-hearted." 4"

'She IL broken-hearted."
"But why should she be, isn't she
lust married."
ITS not unhappiness with her hus'
band, but ON account OF the newspa'
per notice OF the wedding"
WAS there something uneompli-
mentary saidG"
mot Intentionally. perhaps. but the
item printed was TO have read. The
groom married pretty miss When
the article appeared the second letter
Ia miss was an est Louis Star
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Marrlana a la Mode

Il don't know that really love
him. Therefore shan't marry
him"
TOO risky. ehg"
"Yes; | don't know that he eoula
pay the alimony TO which have been
accustomed"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15

Nevertheless" said the young Ro.
man. he is an ambitious poet He
would serve the muses. all his life. "
vBut." replied his elder. he makes
the mistake of supposing that Bac.
ehus Is one Of the muses."-CathoIis
Standard and rimsA
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Didn't IIke the Idea.

IF you win manufacture a new sail
for my yacht l will use my influence
10 have you elected alderman"
mo" said the candidate. "you'n
have 20 pay cash for the sail.
don't care to make canvas for
votes. ."-Exchange
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15

Il inherited my fathers brains.
otherwise l am completely bust"
said;
who's holding your inheritance In
trust2"
Town Topics.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Why. Insleea4

Bjones-Why don't you buy an auto
mobile?
Bienks-Buy an automobile. Great
Scott II will be seven years still
before We get the piano paid for
somerYille Journal.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Poor PosI

A New York man has paid t245 for
the MS. OF a parody of The Raven"
This. also. would greatly aRuss Poe
n he could know about IL
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Poets Mail.

I'VE get lots OF letters" says Poet
Wells. OF the Buffalo News. Most poets
do, They usually say; "A remittance
would bs AcceptAbl
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
These Questions.
A nlaAsanf trim east -

-Have a pleasant trip esstf"
yep"
-How did you md New York;
why. you can't miss Il. n you taks
the Tigh'
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15

It's a wonder a government bureau
doesn't issue bulletin telling mothers
how 70 raise babies
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-06
AIextan0ria Gazette.
THURSDAY EVENING. JAN. s, 1919.
Spohn and the Violin.

Louis Spohr, the greatest Of all Ger
man violinists and man whose name
is otherwise indelibly written on the
pages of musical history, was born at
Brunswick on April S, 1874, just fifteen
days after his great contemporary and
rival, Nicolo Paganini, first saw the
light Of the world. Two greater con-
trasts than these two men could not
be imagined. Paganini, the brilliant,
dazzling, comet-like apparition, over
awed the masses, for whose favor he
made a high bid, while the German,
the serious, dignifed, deep artist, ap-
pealed to the connoisseurs and cultur-
ed musicians. Spohr both by precept
and example exerted tremendous in
fuence on violin playing and violin
composition and, in fact, on compost
ton in general. The greatest musi-
clans of his day stood in awe Of him,
and even Richard Wagner, after Spohr
had produced "The Flying Dutchman'
at Cassel in 1s43, where be was then
conductor Of the opera, in letter writ
ten to the great violinist displayed q
sense of gratitude Of which In later
years he seemed incapable. Spohr died
at Cassel In 1S59.-Argonaut.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-06
swsllowed and Climbed.

A woman newly rich was invited 10
an aristocratic dinner party. During
the course Of fowl and salad this Wo-
man noticed with dismay fat, furry
caterpillar on her topmost leaf OF let
tuce. CHANGING up, she met her aristo-
cratic hostess eye. The hostess, too,
had seen the caterpillar. Her gaze I'm
plored the guest to save the dinner
from catastrophe. The guest gave her
hostess reassuring smile. Then she
doubled a lettuce leaf around the cat
erpillar and swallowed it calmly. Inc
look of awe and gratitude that her
hostess gave her was an assurance
that her footing in society was at last
firmly established.
Did you Think" said Mrs. Newly
rich to her daughter afterward. that
I'd lose a chance Of establishing the
family socially for little thing like
a CATERPILLAR