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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
RoyaI Jewels In Pawn.

The ex-sultan Abdul Aziz pawned all
his crown jewels for million francs
at the Mont de Piete at Paris, and
they were only just redeemed by the
Moorish government In time to pre-
vent their being sold among other un.
redeemed goods.
The sword OF state. which Is regard.
ed In servia as sacred relic, was also
pawned by former king. while Que
well known European monarch found
himself In such straitened circum'
stances that the famous house OF At.
tenborough once temporarily had pos
session OF all his old silver.
Queen Isabella was, however. the
most famous royalty who made no
secret Of the fact that she raised mon
ey upon the security Of the portraits
OF her ancestors. which hung on the
walls at the palace Cattle. her Pari-
sian home. The royal lady often de-
clared how deeply she was Indebted TO
her royal forbears for coming 10 her
rescue and helping her out OF her hnan'
cial predicaments.-Lond NJ. A. l..
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
WHARF Abraham Ei.had.

Mrs. Victoria de Bunsen IN "The
soul OF a Turk" relates u legend con.
cerning Abraham which will he new
10 many readers. she learned Of q,
while at Edessa. the traditional Ur %
the Chaldees. She was shown there
q large oblong tank OF water so Oiled
with fishes resting Just below the sur.
face OF the water that their 1ns aud
backs seemed almost wedged together
30 as 90 form "an almost solid layer
OF silyery life"
''The guardian ~ the mosque throws
some meal into the water. aud the fish
jump high 20 catch IL. n great living
pyramid, OF which those which jump
the highest form the pinnacle, The
tradition is that Abraham as child
nshed In the tank; hence the fish were
considered sacred. No single one has
been caught or killed 10 this day. In.
deed. death would oyertake the man
who transgressed this law"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
Asr Dra~lna Powers.

Fat aud his little brown mare were
familiar sights TO the people OF the
town Of Garry. The mare was lean,
blind and lame. but by dlnt OF much
coaxing Pat kept her 10 the harness.
One day while leading her 10 water he
had 20 pass Il corner where crowd
OF would be sports had congregated.
Thinking TO have some amusement at
Pats expense. Que called out:
Hello there, Patl I'm looking for
the real goods, How much Is that
mare OF yours able TO drawn
"Begorra," said Pat, II can't say
exactly. but she seems TO be able 10
drawn the attenshun OF livery fool In
town. "-HOusekeeper.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
ORIGIN OF ll0Y0'S.
Hunnbls Beginning Of Europe's orea,
Maritime Agency.


Two centuries ago man who had n
cargo 10 send to the Medii crranenn
coDtrlyed 10 get rid NJ some of the
risk by inducing n friend to take an
Interest with him. II was necessary
To write out statement OF contract
10 which the gliarantors subscribed
This was the first underwriting
These two men happened 10 hc IRE
quenters or T.lOyd's coffee house H.
London. which was favorile plnc,
for the merchants of the town &
gather 10 discuss business or to gossip
Others Immediately saw the ndvun
tage Of the schrme which their col
leagues had devised. aud on the next
voyage the risk was purccled out
among larger number or the patrons
or the coffee house.
out Of this small beginning has
grown the great European maritime
agency. still hearing the name NJ the
humble coffee house proprietor. and
which not only writes risks on vessels.
but rates them ana publishes their mr..
rivals nc every port the world over.
no matter how small or how remote.
ly situated. Annals of the American
Academy"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
Protse,ion From Lightning.

Sir oliver Lodge stated that the
problem OF securing protection from
lightning consisted In finding the best
method OF dissipating the enormous
energy OF the fash. but that IL was not
wise TO get rid OF the energy too
quickly. A thin Iron wire Is consld-
cred the best lightning conductor from
the electrical point Of view. but Il Is
almost impossible TO protect building
from lightning unless IL Is completely
enyeloped in metal cage. IL is by no
means true that building Is safe
when provided with a conductor reach
ing up 10 the highest part OF the
building.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
THEY LIKE SHARP FOOD.
Lions cobblo Up Poreupines. and Com.
els Eat SHINY Cactus.

Lions oobblo Up Poreupines, and Com.
els Eat Spiny Cactus.
A note In the London Field draws at.
tention TO lions that eat porcupines. II
would appear that an animal protect.
ed by such powerful splnes should be
quite secure from attack. Yet. lf we
may trust the account given. II mp
pears to be habit on the part of the
lion and not an Isolated occurrence.
Captain DumbcH had been told 10y n
native hunter that the lion was IN the
habit OF eating porcuplnes Aud this
has been confirmed by two English
sportsmen. V. Kirby, for example.
has taken n porcuplne's head from the
stomach OF lloness Others relate
that II II not uncommon 10 1nd lions
with porcuplnc quilts sticking nll over
their noses. faces and paws. II sccms
10 argue some Indifference 10 pain on
the part OF the lion. as well rs fancy
for porcuplne's fiesh.
Compare this with the case OF the
camel. which distinguished traveller
describes as calmly chewing up very
splny plant with the blood dripping
from It's mouth! The cattle In some Of
the arid parts OF America, again,
browse on that splny cnctus. And In
some parts Of the English coast the
horses browse on the prickly sen holly,
while the donkcy's pnrtlallty for this
tles Ia well known. Incidentally such
cases seem 10 show that splnes In ma
ture are not such efficient protectors
as some have supposed.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
RETURNED HER HAT.
She Didn't, but He Did. and Hs Mus,
Have Been . Brave Man.

The bravest man In New York mnda
his appearance In a Broadway store
one day last week. He carried an
enormous bandbox, which contained
an enormous hat. on which the man
wanted what he considered an enor
nous amount Of money refunded. The
man was pretty mad, and while look
ing for some one who had the author
ity to negotiate the transaction he
talked loud enough for everybody to
hear.
"My wife bought this hat" he said
"she doesn't need II. She has already
bought three hats this season. She
paid $40 for this one. She has never
worn II. II Just came home last night
can't AFFORD to throw all that money
away. and | want you to take The hat
back. she wouldn't bring It down, so
undertook the job myself"
"By the side Of that man Napoleon
was a crlnging coward" said the
young woman who had made the sale
Imagine him nounclng into rarlslan
millinery shop with hat that he
didn't want Josephine to buy. lie
couldn't have done II. Very few men
can. once IN long while some pupr
New Yorker with the courage of des
perntion In his heart returns merchnn
disc which he cannot AFFORD TO buy fot
his wife. and his audaclty upsets the
whole store for month."-New York
Sun.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
PLATlMZED GLASS.
n Produces an Odd and q Trick, Kind
Of Mirror.


Platinized glass consists of piece of
glass coated with an exceedingly thin
layer OF a liquid charged with platl.
mum and then raised to red heat
The platinum becomes united to the
glass In such way as to form an odd
kind OF mirror.
The glass has not really lost its
transparency, and yet II one places Il
against n wall aud looks at Il he sees
his image as In an ordinary looking
glass. But when light is allowed to
come through the glass from the other
side, as when 1t is placed in window
II appears perfectly transparent, like
ordinary glass.
by constructing window Of platl.
nized glass one could stand close behind
the panes In an unllluminated room
and behold clearly everything going
on outside. while passersby looking at
the window would behold only fine
mirror or set Of mirrors In which their
own figures would be reflected while
the person inside remained invisible.
In France various tricks have been
contrived with the aid Of this glass
In one n person seeing what appears
to be an ordinary mirror approaches 1t
TO gaze upon himself. A sudden
change In the mechanism sends light
through the glass from the back. where.
upon II instantly becomes transparent.
and the startled spectator finds him.
self confronted by some grotesque zig.
ure that had been hidden behind the
Harper's Weekly.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
Ne Obsyed Orders.

General Dabney II. Maury In his
|1hcidens OF General T. J. Jackson"
says that when the war between the
states broke out Jackson was the pro
fessor Of mathematics at the Military
College Of the South. He wished
strongly to take command OF cadet
corps, but the heads OF the instltu-
ton were desirous to have him con
tinue his teaching. Governor Wise
called out the state troops and ordered
that a corps Of cadets be held ready
for immediate service. Jackson. then
major, reported at once at the guard.
room as ready for duty. General
Smith said:
"MaJor Jackson. you will remain as
you are until further orders"
Jackson at that moment was sitting
on a camp stool In the guardrOOm with
his saber across his knees. At reveille
the next morning he was found In the
same position.
"why. major. why are you hereF' eX-
claimed General Smith.
Because last night you ordered me
to remain where l was" was the reply.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
A PLEASANT MEETING.
n 10 Nice 10 Find a Friend Who Scat.
tsrs Sunshine.

w W NlCb No FlVO - 'F'eHp NWo SheNT
tsrs Sunshine.
II don't like people who are always
coming to me for sympathy"
"They do get tlresOme. but prefer
them to the ones who come bousting
OF their successes aud trying TO make
me dlssatlsa with my lot"
"Oh. | don't mind that kind. They
never worry me any. am always SO
successful myself that | never have
cause TO envy them. And. speaking
OF success. ! made $500 last week In
little real estate deal. and my boy
has been making a great record In
school He's away ahead OF all the
other boys OF his age, and my wife
Las maid now who Is tho best girl
we have ever been able 10 nnd-the
hest one IN our neighborhood. In fact
How IL your boy doing nowf ! heard
some time ago that he was inclined
To be rather Wild"
"l'lcnse don't mention him. fm
afraid hp Is going 10 bring sorrow
upon us You always were lucky !
guess III nave 10 lose the little home
I've been paying on during the past
eight years all on the boys account
Ny wife has hnd TO quit keeping help,
plthough her health h very poor and
"Well. goodby l've got 20 bc going
Cheer up what's the use OF being
grumpy1 Look at me. iou'll lnd. if
you try II. that II pays 10 scatter sun
ahine."-Chicago Record Herald.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22

The city Of st. Johns does ordain as
! follows:
Section /. The Oregon Washington
Railroad & Navigation Company, a cor
poration organized aud existing under
and by virtue of the laws Of the state of
Oregon, its SUCCESSORS and assigns, is
hereby authorized aud permitted to lay
a side track and run cars over the same
along the north side of Bradford street
between point on the main line of the
gon-Washingto Railroad x Naviga.
ton Company one hundred Ioo) feet
westerly along said main line from the
west line Of John street and point fifty
sol feet east of the east line of Burling.
ton street, all in the city of st. Johns,
Multnomah county, Oregon, said track to
extend from the plant or mills of I.auth-
ers' Mercantile Company, incorporated,
to point of connection with the line of
railroad of the Oregon Washington Rail.
road 4 Navigation Company.
Section 2. The duration of this fran.
chise shall be as years from aud after the
taking effect of this ordinance.
Section /. The compensation 10 be
paid To the city of ST. Johns for this
franchise shall be the sum OF three tS5)
dollars per annum, which said sum shall
be paid by the said Oregon Washington
Railroad x Navigation Company To the
city treasurer of the city OF ST. Johns on
~ before the first day Of July OF each
year.
Section 4. The Oregon Washington
Railroad x Navigation Company, its
successors and assigns, shall keep In re
pair that portion of said street occupied
by is said side track authorized under
this ordinance a. required by the coun.
ell, aud lhe said Oregon Washington
Railroad X Navigation Company, it,
successors aud assigns, shall pay, prior
to the time of delinquency, any special
assessment for the repair or improve
uent of that portion of the street be.
tween the rails of the said side track and
extending one (D foot outside Of such
rails, and that portion oi said street ly-
ing between the two tracks of the said
Oregon. Washington Railroad X Naviga.
ton Company at said place, and In case
OF failure or refusal To comply with the
notice 90 repair, improve OF maintain
such portion OF said street or OF neglect
OF refusal To pay any legal assessment for
repairs or improvements, the said city OF
81, Johns may declare by ordinance the
immediats forfeiture OF the franchise
herein authorized.
Section S. Said Oregon Washington
Railroad x Navigation Company shall,
within thirty days after the passage aud
taking effect OF this ordinance, Gle In the
Office OF the recorder its written accept
ance OF the same.
Passed by the council.
Approved by the mayor ..,,,,,,..,,,,
....,.......,....... Mayor,
Attest t.................... Recorder.
Published in the ST. Johns Review on
Dee. ~ and 20, 1911.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22

A hundred years ago jeremiah At
water was leading New Haven mer
liant. buying his supplies IN Boston
aud receiving them boy vessel Among
other goods received were several
casks OF nails. one OF which on open
ing II under a layer OF nails at each
end was found 10 be tilled with silver
dollars. Mr. Atwater. who was n con
acientious man. immediately wrote to
the Boston merchant that there must
be- some mistake IN the invoice OF
nnlls, as one OF the casks contained
other articles besides nails llo was
promptly Informed that the nails were
bought for nails. sold for nails and
nails they must be. Forthwith Mr.
Atwater had basin made Of the sil
yer aud presented II to the Center
church. where II has been used In the
baptismal service from that time 10
the present.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
The Road 20 Success.

Just tack this up somewhere where
you can see u:
Success consists in getting out Of
yourself everything that's In you. II
does not consist Ia doing almost quite
as much or little more than the 9th
er fellow. What the other fellow does
doesn't amount TO a dent In door
knob NO far as you are concerned.
The fact that he succeeds by laying
an Atlantic cable. building an Eiffei
tower. inyenting wireless telegrnphy or
cornerlng the worlds supply OF oil
doesn't make you n failure because you
haven't got enough ready money to
buy nm automobile. You're successful
when you put TO some useful purpose
every ounce OF energy. every grain OF
gray matter. every mite OF muscle that
you've got. You're successful when
you've developed all there Is TO you
aud have given that 20 the world
Plttsburg Gazette Times.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
Iha oriain Of oroear.

Grocer appears In Holinshed's Chron-
icle. 1880. as 'grosser." aud in other
medlaeyai records Il Is sometimes writ
ten "engrosser" and was applied TO
the spi,ers aud pepperers who were
wholesale dealers In various spices
that is. who dealt en- gros-in large
quantities. as distinguished from ''re-
orators" who were retail dealers. The
Grocers' company first adopted the
word grocer In 1873. when the spicers
and pepperers allied themselves into
single OrpOration.-London Express.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
Is Guaranteed for Lilc---lt
Does Away Entirely With
Plates and Bridge Work.


Our guarantee is such that YOU cannot
possibly lose Most patients tha, come 10
as have been told by other dentists that
they must wear a plate for the rest Of their
lives. As bridge work cannot be done
where YOU haven't teeth at both ends 10
anchor the bridge 60. IA such cases as well
as al cases were bridge work is possible.
We eau supply your missing teeth with
beautiful artistic. .oleanly.co Alveo-
lar teeth, and guarantee them 10 last Tor lie.
lfior any reason the work proves defective
OF unsatisfactory. We repair or make Il
over free of charge. II neither can
be done, which is SElDOMbut sometimes
the case. We then make you the best plate
possible cur guarantee simply means that
instead Of destroying your natural teeth
10 which We anchor. We prevent their
destruction. thereby assuring the pa
tient and ourselves that the AlyeolaI
teeth. In ~ cases out OF ID, are going 10
last lor the remainder OF your natural lite
II not. then No 30 gets what the other
dentists told you was your last resort
before you came 10 us plate and the
best that can be made Our AlyeolaT teeth
are the most beautiful and natural looking
teeth imaginable They cannot be told
from natures product We can initiate
nature SO nearly that We defy anyone,
dentist OF laymen. TO tell them from the
most perfect natural teeth Each tooth is
set IN its own socket. separate
and distinct spaced like natural teeth
where best to do so. lapped ia other places
The cusps occlude with the opposing teeth
and IA some cases We put them IA crooked
purposely to match and oeolude with your
other natural teeth The work is so
remarkable and so perfect that We cannot
do il justice by written description. nor
could you believe IT, II sounds too good to
be true. but We can show you samples
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
CAMELS IN A RAGE.
When Reused These Usually Patient
Animals Fight Like Fury.

Wnen Nouseu lnese Oaualll faNent
Animals Fight Like Fury.
The usually patient aud submissive
camel, like the provprbial worm. will
sometimes resent an overdose Of
abuse. Too dense to think OF n way In
which he can outwit his driver aud so
take him unnwares. when reused To
the pitch OF fury he rushes at The
tyrant open mouthed. and his formi.
dable teeth and powerful jaws do serl-
Gus damage.
or this vindlctiveness the camel
driver is aware and OF the certainty
that sooner or later the camel will seek
revenge Accordingly II Is customary
for the person who fears his malice to
throw his clothes before the camel,
meanwhile hiding himself until the
animals fury has been expended In
tossing and tramping on them, when
the injury. real or supposed. is at once
forgotten
The camel will not Identify himself
with his driver or rider In the smulles,
way whatever He steadily declines
all advances Ills eye never lights up
with love or even interest at the ap
proach ~ his master should you at.
tempt to pat or cnress him he will OBJ.
ject In very decided manner
Good treatment or bad makes no dlf
ference TO the camel life and Its
hard conditions are taken for granted
His view OF things Is far too serious.
lie Is 30 absorbed and preoccupled that
he has no time TO waste In the gam
bols INDUCED In by all other young
animals. Ilnrper's Weekly.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
You Can't Lose
AlveOIar Dentistry

countcrpaus ol the work lc, sou SEQ lar
yourself what Il b.. There arc ~ Nkrplat
Dental Co. offices iu the West about
5000 people in the United States afr
wearing Alyrolaf teeth about lOUu
were supplied by the Alveolor Dental Co
about 2OOO people ui this o,ty and state
were equipped ln this office ~ per cent ut
these. II not all. will tell you that they ace
delighted aud that ts the best invest
mcnt that they ever made. t
asked. We will gladly refer you to as
many as you care t1 see.
AlNeolar Teeth, Where BridgeWofh is
Impossible.
II only your front teeth are lcii SAY three
oT four oT mofc. We oanieplaDg allul those
that have been lost ON both sidrs clean
back with pchoo, Alycular teeth. whilst
brdgcwoTk would be- impossible even 90
you have eight OF ten front teeth 90 uc &c..
II you have only two back teeth on each
side, say molars,wr can supply all che front
teeth that ate missing with beautiful sew
iCcablr. liclikc Alycalar teeth ms cluIt
not possibly be done hy the bridge route
And where budgewurk is possible,
there 10 no comparison between
the two. a ycB large percentage ai Hur
work Is taking out budgrwurk put
IN by supposedly high-olass dentists aul
replacing II with the beautiful and ARTISTS.
AlvcolaT teeth And uuIt-
budgework in another respect Il ia pIa..
TALLY painless No boring oI cutting onto
the gums. nothing 90 be- dreaded. No"
then prices being equal which would y.u
choose
Curing Pyonhea Ooose teeth o. dis
ease given up by other dentists as Boz.
durable is another ol our specialize Nc
cure il absolutely. lbs boastiul statement
10 make but We can do anything lh,t DO
possible in dentistry. and what "e do s
always OF the ycry highest class. Out
booklets Ayeolar Dentistry arc tree
Wnte for one It you cannot call We
have samples olou woak to show at 'i,
times.
ALVEOLAR DENTAL co. DENTISTS
Portland Abingdon Bldg, 1905 Third ST.
Seattle haight Bldg, Second and Plus.
Terms to Reliable People.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
A Hard Hearted People.

Flliai piety finds no place In Tlbetan
character. II In no uncommon thing
for n son 20 turn his father. when too
old for work. out OF doors aud to leave
him TO perish in the cold. The supersti-
tlon that the souls OF the dead can,
II they will. haunt the living drives
their hardened natures 10 gain by the
exercise OF cruelty the promise of the
dying that they will not return 20
earth. As death approaches the dying
person Is asked. "will you come back
or viii you notl" II he replies that
he viii they pull n leather bag over
bis head aud smother him. II he says
he win not he IL allowed 10 die In
peace.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
A Lightning Change Artist.

The rapIdity with which chameleons
change their color IL marvellous. You
gather one from an outdoor shrub aud
Il immediately becomes dark almost
black. kissing and with It's mouth Wide
open. threatening 10 bite, Meanwhile
Il Is never still. but continues TO crawl
upward whenever posslble-up you. up
your sleeve, always upward. by de-
grees the angry black changes into
whatever color Is nearest. II ones
dress Is Of a brownish color so II the
chameleOn's.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22

The brain Is more active while en-
gagged In dreaming than when not thus
engaged. The only perfect sleep Is
that which Is dreamless. The moment
the sleeper begins to dream he begins
TO work. and the more vivid and pro
tracted the dream the more intense.
naturally. becomes the work. II is
possible that at no time during the
waking hours OF life is the brain 50
active as II is Ia the strange business
Of dreaming.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22
ORDINANCE NO..

I'm Ordinance Authorizing the
OregOn-Washington Rail-
road & Navigation COM
pany, Its Successors and
Assigns, to Lay a Side Track
and Run Cars Over and
Along the North Side of
Bradford Street, Between a
Point on the Main Line of
{ he Oregon-Washington
Railroad & Navigation Com
pany, One Hundred (l00)
Feet Westerly Along the
Said Main Line from the
West Line of John Street to
a Point Fifty (50) Feet East
of the East Line of Burling-
ton Street, All in the City of
St. Johns.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-22

Art Is the revelation OF man. and
DOT merely that. but likewise the reye-
lation OF nature speaking through man
Arr pre'exists In nature aud nature Is
reproduced Ia art As yapOrs from
the ocean floating landward and dis.
solved In rain are carried back In
rivers 20 the ocean. so thoughts and
the semblances OF things that fail upon
the soul OF man In showers dow out
again In living streams Of art aud lose
themselves m the great ocean. which
Is nature Art aud nature are not,
then discordant. but ever harmonious
" working In each other,-Longfel
lows Hyperion"