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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
A REAL HEROINE
u thc woman who Makes an Enort
90 lie Up-to-Date.

u che Woman who Makes nm Enort
Co he Up-to-Date.
The common opinion IL that real
horoines are something unusual and
rare. When n woman saves n human
being from drowning at the risk OF
her own life. she Ia lauded as a hero.
Inc. and societies give her medals. by
way OF distinguishing her from the
rest OF womankind. But what she did
wasn't really as brave as what thou.
sands OF her sisters are doing every
day. The true heroine Is she who
wears clothes as they are ordained by
the little tin goddess OF fashion.
The woman OF fashion. or she who
aspircs 10 be a woman OF fashion. go
Ing forth In her enormous hat which
won't allow her 10 lean back comfort.
ably In n car or closed carriage. her
high heels that are always catching In
something or other. skirts which make
Il impossible for her 20 take a normal
step. silly little wrist bag that must
be elutched constantly or II will get
lost. and head weighed down with
false hair under her airship hat-this
woman is truly brave.
She wears all that toggery. in which
she must be exceedingly uneomfort
able. and she wears Il so placidly. so
smilingly. that man thinks-but what
does man think when he beholds a
fashionably dressed woman2
perhaDa he doaan't knoW that her
clothes are uncomfortable. for he has
never worn them. and no woman would
ever confess 20 him how she feels In
them, She Il brayer than the mar,
tyrs OF old, for the martyrs recanted
sometimes. and what woman ever wa,
yered In her smile in the ballroom.
no matter how her dress was hurting
her
II women accomplish great things in
the future Il viii be because OF their
careful training In discomfort,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
LIST or WOMEN AERoNAUTS
Many Of the Gentler Sex Have Dis
tlnaulshed Themselves by Their
TemerltY in PalIoonlna.

Women aeronauts are not only OF
today. The first woman Of note was
Nine. Nadar, who lost her life with
her husband by being cast from bal
loon at Nieubourg, Hanover. Next we
find Nine. Sage crossing the channel
in 1855. The party set out with the
intention of surprising a friend In the
country and descended very near
their objective. Mile Garnerin. sister
of the inventor of the parachute, In
FIVE years made 40 ascents. This was
from 1915 TO 1920. Nine. Blanchard
was the star under the empire. She
had charge Of the aeronautics at the
coronation fetes, in consequence OF
Garnerin having incurred the dlspleas.
ure Of the emperor, the aeronaut hav.
ing been the creature of misfortune.
He ascended at Milan with a balloon
carrying an imperial crown. The air
currents carried him out Of his course,
and the next day, In making his de.
scent, he broke the crown on the tomb
OF Nero. This untoward event cost
him the emperor's displeasure, for the
coincidence In some quarters was con
sldered significant Nine. Blanchard
during her career achieved some note.
At the marriage OF the emperor with
the archduchess OF Austria she cast
flowers on the procession from her
balloon, and she did the same on the
carriage of Louis XVII. on his entry
Into Paris. She perished in her sew.
enty-seventh ascent, in 1919, through
an explosion when aloft. Notwlth.
standing that husband and wife per.
ishcd in their balloons, this did not
deter other women seeking similar
fame. In 1927 Nine. johnson crossed
the Mississippi in n balloon. Then for
a time the novelty waned. and has
Just been revived, its second advent
being marked in France by the found.
alton oi n woman's club. under the d.
-Sction OF Nine. surcouf
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Queer Use for Food.

The baked potato merchant Is a
comparatively modern Institution In
the London streets. the first potato.
can having made It's appearance. ac.
eording 10 Henry Mayhem. about the
year lSs6. says the London Chronicle.
Fifteen years later. when Mayhew
published his London Labor anu the
London Poor, he estimated that there
were 200 hot'potato yenders In Lon.
don, each selling on an average 800
halfpenny potatoes day. In cold
weather" adds Mayhew. "the pota-
toes are frequently bought TO warm
the hands, Indeed, an eminent divine
classed them. In a public speech.
among the best OF modern improve
ments. as forming an excellent med.
ium for diffusing wormth into the
system by being held in the gloyed
hand"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
nathtabs for Mules.

A huge concrete bathtub. some 40
feet long. and a few inches more than
four feet deep. has been Installed in
the Henry oolliery OF the Lehigh Val,
ley Coal Company at Plains. Pa. for
the accommodation OF the mine mules.
This unique mine improvement ia
built az the entrance OF the mule barn.
The long-eared beasts are pretty tired
when they conclude the days work.
but when they strike the bath all
fatigue disappears and they rush In.
crowdlng each other for the deepest
place In the tub
The bath is expected 10 prolong the
yigor and vitality Of the mules. The
driver boys are the only workers In
the mine who are not absolutely In
sympathy with the innovation, the
bath keeping them In the mine 10 or
Is minutes longer than before. yet the
enjoyment OF their dumb charges
seems even 20 onset this convenience
10 a great extent.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Ireasure ln old Mattress.

An astonishing discovery was made
at Hyde. England. by some lads who
we're given a couple OF mattresses 10
throw upon a bonfire which had been
made In honor OF Guy Fawkes' day.
AS the mattresses were being pre-
pared for the ordeal by fire they
were noticed 10 be very old and
mouldy. and came 10 pieces while
being carried, Then. 10 the aston
lshment OF the exuberant youngsters.
shower OF yellow coins fell from
one Of the mattresses. and when II
was discovered they were good Eng
lish soyereigns there was wild strug-
gle for possession The coins num-
bered over hundred and the police
failed 20 trace the owner OF the
strangely hidden treasure.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Wreck Of the Sarah sands.

The Sarah Sands, an iron screw
steamer sailed from Portsmouth. Eng.
land, TO Calcutta, In August. 1857.
with 800 soldiers on board On No
vcmber II. the cargo government
storesl took fire. by the exertions
of Mai. Brett and Capt, Castle, the
master OF the vessel. who directed
the soldiers and the crew, the flames
were subdued, although a barrel OF
gunpowder exploded during the con
tiagration A new danger then arose
the prevalence OF strong gale;
water was shipped heavily where the
port quarter had been blown out
the vessel arrived at
the Mauritius, on November 2l with.
out losing a single life
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
British IdIsrs In ONCE.

Too much zeal is not characteristic
of the British civil service. according
20 Sir Robert Anderson. formerly an
executive in the home ONCE. There
the chief clerk actually directed him
TO do as little as possible. and TO do
II as quietly as possible" Il seems
that these instructions were carried
out literally, for this witness testities:
The ONCE hours were from III to 8,
II was a nominal IL and a punetual 5.
and much Of the intervening time was
devoted to luncheon. gossip and the
newspapers. Matters Of public inter
est also claimed attention, such as. for
instance. the future OF public men
who happened to be then coming into
notice. And. as a relief from such
grave questions. bets were made as to
whether more vehicles would pass up
the street or down within a specified
time. or as TO the color OF the horses. Z"
Naturally. this disclosure excites
much eaustie comment in London.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
AN UPRIGHT BUSINESS MAN.
Chinaman's Prin cipIes Are Founded
Entirely Upon Honesty.

with due respect for others, the
Chinanan is perhaps the most honora-
BILE and upright business man In the
world to-day" This statement was
made not long ago by Monroe Woolley,
man who knows what he Is talking
about and who Is considered an author
ity on this subject. "The Chinaman's
principles are founded entirely upon
honesty and he adheres to his policy
with the insistence Of leech. or
course a little thing like telling a false
hood occasionally does not bother him
80 much, but when It comes to plot
ting and scheming to defraud someone
the task becomes distasteful
"The equal Of the Japanese In ini-
tiative and foresight, he is much their
superior when integrity is concerned.
A Japanese does not think twice be-
fore deciding to get the best Of you.
mot long ago the United States gov.
ernment asked for bids for big piece
of work. Among them was that Of a
lone Chinese contractor. His bid was
the lowest received; but the govern.
ment found that he had no previous
experience in his line and that he also
had little capital behind him. Still.
the Chlnaman, who spoke good En-
gllsh, pressed his case. He had little
trouble In getting his own countrymon
to bond him, and he got the contract.
THE bid was 40 low that the govern.
ment could III afford 10 pass II by; la
fact, so low that the Celestial bidder
In the end lost thousands Of dollars,
fate he was able to foresee after
months work. Did he shlrk his re-
sponslbillty and try to crawl out Of a
bad undertaking as had his American
predecessors
''No; to do that was strictly agains,
Chinese business ethics. Not only did
he follow the specifications and plans
TO the very letter, but he had the work
finished far ahead OF schedule time, do
spite a disastrous storm and much In.
element weather. The SOD made him
poor man. leaving him badly in deb;
but Chinese integrity had been main.
tained. and other contracts would fol.
low with profits TO cover present losses.
This spirit has been encountered
thousands OF times among Chinese
business men In this and other coun.
tries, for the Chinaman does businers
all over the world.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
cIImas on Adventurou. LI,e.

A remarkable incident IN the adven
turoua life OF John Peck Ia that he has
Just been pardoned Rt Nottingham.
Eng. by the war ONCE for abaconding
from his regiment 40 years ago. His
story dinoloaea a remarkable and TO.
mantle career. Al 10 he enlisted In the
Eleventh HussarH and was immedi.
Rteyl sent out TO the crimea When
peace was declared Peck was trans.
ferred 10 the Queens bays. In order 20
40 20 India. where he fought through
the mutiny campaign, When night
Ing ceased routine was too weariaome.
and he deserted to make his way TO
South Africa. lilo fought against the
Basutos. and later against tho Zulus.
Next he went to New Zealand. but TO.
turned 10 South Africa 10 fight tho
Beers In the late war When he re.
turned 20 Nottingham the local Old
Soldiers association communicated
with the war Office. and received the
certificate that John Peek. 72. deserter.
Is now claimed for service In the Brit.
ish army. and inelosing also notice OF
the grant OF pension OF a shilling per
day.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
BURIED IN BEAUTIFUL SPOT
Grave Of William Penn Situated In
One Of Eneiand's Most Charm.
Ing Localities.

BY deep lanes which are jeweleu
with violets in spring, through rich
glades Of beechwood, pilgrims come
every year to quaint. high-roofed,
green-robed meeting house called Jor.
dams. In the rough little burial ground
behind II lies William Penn, the most
famous Of all "the people called Quak.
ers," the founder OF the state of Penn.
sylvania and the author OF a book
which has not yet come into It's own.
All this country is rich in memories
OF the great work OF English litera.
ture. "Once to these silent woods
young Milton came. The greatest
man since Milton" according 20 sound
Whig doctrine, Edmund Burke, chose
TO live hard by in that house which
he hung from top to bottom with pic.
lures" and whose splendor Johnson
was content mot to envy, but ad.
mire."
Americans, the most jealous pill.
grims OF the modern world, are nat.
urally foremost in their devotion TO
the founder OF one of their greatest
states, says the London Telegraph.
The spirit OF William Penn, powerful
in Benjamin Franklin. counted for
much In shaping the destlnles OF the
young American republic. II would
not be dificult to trace It's influence
In some OF the statesmen who guided
the United States through the dangers
OF the next century. The reverence
OF America Is natural, and II may well
explain the project OF which we hear,
to remove Penns ashes TO an Ameri.
can shrine. But an explanation is not
Justification. II is neither vulgar
jealousy nor unreasoning sentiment
which demands that the grave at Jor.
dams should be left undisturbed.
No place In America could have the
same fltness as the humble burial
ground at Jordans, with It's memories
OF tho days when the followers OF
George Fox. prosecuted and insulted
by the powers OF the day, we're tight
ing their battle for freedom and the
dignity OF man. In England the fight
was won. and 10 England belongs the
dust OF the vlctors. n any other coun.
try than the land OF his birth and his
death. OF his work and OF his suffer.
ings. In TO claim tho shrine OF Penn.
not America alone. but all the civilized
world might well appeal. To him as
much as 10 it's founder. George Fox.
the Society Of Friends owes its power.
and the strenuous philanthropy OF the
Friends has left It's mark all over tho |
world. The poor In every country,
the savage. the criminal. and the luna.
tic, owe much 10 the spirit OF VIII
liam Penn.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
DROUTH RESISTANT
ALFALFA VARIETIES

Drouth resistance of alfalfas Is dis
cussed in bureau of plant industry bull
letin No. 169, by j. M. Westgate,
agronomist in charge of alfalfa and
clover Investigations. He says:
In addition to the variegated strains
Of alfalfa being harder than cores
ponding strains Of ordinary alfalfa, 1t
has also been observed that the varie-
gated alfalfas are usually somewhat
more drouth resistant than the ordin-
ary variety. The apparent correlation
between hardness and drouth never
received an entirely satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION. The fact that the hardy,
drouth-resistant, yellow-fowered alfal-
ia constitutes a small percentage Of
the parentage of these variegated
strains suggests the origin of these
characteristics. IL is possible that
the smaller number of stomata observ-
ed in both the Medicago falcata and
the variegated alfalfa may offer par
tial explanation cf the drouth resis-
tance, but IL is difficult to see how this
would materially affect the hardness
of strain unless the growth be rend-
cred less succulent during the periods
Of relative high winter temperatures
which sometimes occur. The Grimm
alfalfa, sand lucern and Baltic alfalfa
have all proved relatively drouth resis-
tant. In certain tests the Grimm al
falfa has proved drouth resistant In
North Dakota, Montana, Nebraska,
Eastern Colorado, Utah and Eastern
Washington. The Baltic alfalfa has
proved drouth resistant at Highmore.
South Dakota.
The following weights Of hay are re-
ported TO have been produced without
irrigation by Mr.. Paris Gibson, Of
Great Falls, Mont, in 1908. Each
plot was one acre in extent and the en-
tire product was weighed. The hay
was weighed when In the usual condi-
tion for stacking and was not entirely
dry.
Canadian alfalfa, (variegated), 1906
pounds; sand lucern (variegated), g.
l25; Turkestan alfalfa, $3.50; Wheel
er alfalfa (variegated), b,490; Nebras-
ka dry land alfalfa, 4,700.
The normal rainfall at Great Falls.
Mont, Is Ia inches.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
'No OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM
st. Peters Explanation 10 Rapselous
Business Man Who Would Have
Entered Paradise.

When the man saw ahead gate
of dazzling white, the thought occur
red to him that he was dead. He re-
membered that in his youth he had
heard of gate Of such construction.
To be dead did not worry him much
except that he felt pang of pity for
the people left on earth. But he COM
forted himself by recalling that other
men had died, too, and people had
not suffered greatly.
WELL" he said, Il must not be loi-
tering. It's up TO me to get the other
side OF that gate"
As he approached he beheld dignl.
fed angel on guard.
"st. Peter" he remarked blsndly, II
have heard Of you"
"Tve heard Of you, too" responded
the guardian. "ln fact, we understood
that you we're coming, and looked up
your record. We found you to be a
thief and murderer"
"Wha.at2 Say, you've got me mixed
with some other Jones. never stole
thing or killed anybody. Your sys-
TEN of records is faulty"
I'VE have had the books experted,"
was the cold rejoInder They are cor.
rect You dealt in ice and coal. When
the weather was so hot that babies
had 10 have ice. you raised the price
so high that many n mother had 10
stand by and see her child perish. II
that was not theft and murder. what
vas Il And in winter you"
"Oh, come, now. Business is"
you confirm the records. When re.
buked for your crimes you used to say.
business II business. So II is, and we
know ours."
The man stood mute.
Now" continued the guardian,
there Ia no opening here for either
branch Of your industry. but I can di.
rect you 20 n place where the demand
for ice is ever greater than the sup
ply. and you might do something In
coal"
you mean"
I'VE never mention II here. but that
Ia what | mean"
Then the man awoke.
"woll. business Ia business" he
,nid.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
MEANT TO HAVE HIS LIFE
Vicious Attack by Australian Natives
on Trespassers In Their
Country.

Men who venture into the interior
OF northern Australia are likely to
meet with adventures at the hands of
hostile natives. Here is q matter-of.
fact yarn concerning one James Ru.
nine Mcpherson, engaged in pearl.
shelllng operations: on July IS he
was fishing for trepang (sea cucum-
Der or sea slug) at the mouth OF the
Liverpool river. He landed in din.
gey on the east bank of the river,
where bush smokehouse for the cur.
Ing Of trepang had been erected. He
dispatched a Malay with canoes and
working natives to gather trepang
around a distant point. while two ma
tives who padded the dinged went OF
to the lugger, which was anchored
more than a mile out, with a load OF
fresh water. He remained at the
smokehouse with three old Junction
Bay natives. who assisted him in ma.
nipulating the trepang. At o'clock
In the afternoon, feeling tired. he was
reclining on the floor of the smoke
house, with n rifle across his knees.
when he was startled by the loud
swishing sound of several spears pass.
Ing through the bough.covered lnclos.
ure.
Mcpherson Immediately rushed out
and saw seven or eight Liverpool river
natives at the back OF the smokehouse
with spears shipped and with murder
in their faces. Another shower OF
spears fell around him and he retired
toward the waters edge and as he
lodged one another long. barbed spear
struck him In the hip. He felt no
more, he says, than a burning twinge
from the wound at the moment and
instantly broke Il on with his hand.
leaving about eight inches OF the
barbed point buried In the fleshy part
Of his hip. The natives at this time
were about forty yards away. having
never shifted from their FIRST point OF
attack near some thick bushes.
The man. who had wounded McPher.
son was In the act Of throwing another
spear when Mcpherson shot and hlt
him. He then emptied his revolver az
his assailants, who Immediately disap.
peared In the adjacent scrub. Hear.
ing shots. the two Daily river natives
came hurrying ashore with the dingcy.
and conveyed Mcpherson 70 his boat.
where no subsequently succeeded him.
self In tearing the barbed spearhead
from the wound. Several barba
shaped like hshhooks we're broken on
In the process and remained In the
wound.
The following day Mcpherson shift.
cd his tropang gear and crew to an.
other part Of tho coast and started
for Palmorston 10 report the matter
and have tho wound attended 70.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Dogs OF the British Uppsr Ten.

hundred thousand dollars is the
value OF some thousand dogs owned
by the upper ten In Britain, and some
OF these dogs are worth $4,000 apiece.
Pomeranians have maids somewhat
after the manner OF babies OF wealth
These maids carry along pasteurized
milk, filtered water. cologne atomizers,
meat extract for warm beef tea,
breasts Of chicken and choicest pieces
OF beef; gold, ivory and silver tooth
and hair brushes and combs; lace
handkerchiefs. gloves, shoes. alcohol
stoves for warming food, Jeweled feed.
ing spoons and an assortment OF ex,
pensiye colored ribbons. These little
dogs go about in automobiles, sitting
or lying in silk'lined boxes upon pil,
lows OF softest down. and are covered
with quilts OF eiderdown.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
WhIenr

A Iustihable rebellion was that OF
Isabel. She was ON the grass IN front
OF the house. playing with the baby.
aged two. Isabel herself. not more
than three times the others age. was
acting the part OF mother 20 perfee.
uon. Presently along came a young
man. who thought no understood chill.
dTen,
Good morningl" he said. elabor.
ately. taking on his hat "How are
you ladies to-day?"
Isabel looked at him with dignity
and replied. Good morningl" and
went on attending 10 the baby.
The young man stopped down.
"Ah." he said. "and which ls
ghiehg"
I'm Isabel" replied the older girl.
and that's which"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-07-15
Perpetual Motion.

Not n few seekers after perpetual
motion have seen their error. and have
risen up 20 warn their fellows against
n waste Of hope and time. one of
them came 10 the prosaio conclusion
that n n perpetual motion machine
could be Invented II would have no
utility whatever. aa Il would require
all It's energy for its own movement.
Another discovered that tho Bible for.
bids tho quest. and begged all inyestl.
gators TO read Collossiana 2:s: "Bs.
ware lest any man spoil you. through
philosophy and vain deceit. after the
tradition OF men. after tho rudimenta
Of the world" This view did not oo.
cur 10 John wilkins, n seventeenth
century bishop OF Chester. who gave
much attention 10 those spoculationa,
which. he said. do raylah and sub.
lime the thoughts with moro clear an.
gclioal contentmenta." Perhaps. the
best apology for the perpetual motion
craze was made by Hancock. tho In.
vcntor of tho London steam carriage.
who said that n he had a hundred
sons he would like them all 90 study
perpetual motion. because II would
ncquaint them with meohanioa.--'John
O. London In T. P,'a Weekly. London
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Was Determined 10 Die.

A red.headed man about thirty y.fiye
years OF age. who was clad In seedy
dark clothing, approached two men
who were walking ON tho brooklyn
bridge the other afternoon and asked
them for a dime. What do you want
Il for. a drink2' asked one OF the men
Il want II 10 buy earbolio acid TO kill
myself" answered the seedy one. I'm
down and out. and there's nothing left
for me To live for" The men didn't
believe him. but just 10 frighten him
little took hold OF the fellows arms
and walked him along between them.
Suddenly. when the trio had reached
the center OF the bridge. the man broke
away from his oaptors. ran 10 the side.
climbed over the railing, dropped to
the roadway and diyed through the
open space under the footway TO the
river, lie struck with a great splash,
and never rose again.