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The Holly chieftain., 1911-07-28
Never Said It.

'T hear you have been saying you
would take great delight in attend
ing my funeral"
Il have never said anything Of the
kind"
II think I should prefer to believe
the man who told me-"
Very well; believe him. II you
think of permitting myself to be seen
at your funeral"
The Holly chieftain., 1911-07-28
The Reason.

How effusively sweet that Mrs.
Blondey is to you, Jonesey." said
Witherell. Whats up. Any tender
little romance there?"
"No. indeed; why. that woman
hates me-" said Jonesey.
"She doesn't show it," said With
erell.
mo, but she knows know how old
she is-we were both born on the
same day." said Jonesey. ''and shes
afraid I'll tell somebody"
The Holly chieftain., 1911-07-28
HoMEsEEKERs RsIoN
RATES TO TEXAS AND NEW
MEXICO POINTS DUR.
ING 1911

On the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month during the entire year
The Colorado and Southern Rail.
way will sell round trip homeseekers'
excursion tickets to great many
points in New Mexico and Texas at
greatly reduced rates. Final limit
Is days allowing liberal stop-oysr
privileges. For detailed information.
rates, ETC., call on your nearest Colo.
rado and Southern agent or address 7.
p. Fisher, Generar Passenger Agent,
Denver. Colo.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-07-28
Well to De Prepared.

Smitherson went home one evening
after a bad day at the gambling table.
Wife, he said. have you anything
to eat?"
"Yes: lots Of things"
"Well. cook up everything in the
house-everything."
"Gracious! Are you so hungry?
NO." answered Smitherson with
finality. I'm going to sell the stove"
The Holly chieftain., 1911-07-28
Was Getting Old.

Cholly-While 1 was calling on your
daughter last evening. Mr.. Butts. your
dog growled at me.
Old Butts-Did he bite you?
Cholly-Oh. no-only growled.
Old Butts-I'll have to get rid Of
him and get another.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-07-28
Reduced Round-Trip
SUMMER TOURIST EAREs
to the
PACIFIC COAST

THE Scenic Line Of the WorIa.
*o0 from all main line points il c.,o.
THicS TicSS.tto to Psct1e Coast destiaatisss.
30. 1871 N M,na1 s1le daily daily to septsmber
III 1911 h'hat return limit October
STANDARD and Tourist Pullman
throppHSs thepans cars rs. are operated daily
Angeles without change.
tnrough electric-lighted train con-
TonrIss, ThIs s1esstee 81 steel coach. Pullman and
Denver to San Francisco Via salt Tsrss
Rayyr Gisy asy and THE TIL WESTERN PAciFfc
hAEiLWA9 Enr ya,9,hout without change Of cars.
vice. reservations, etc, call On ioca, Biz
Grande Agent or address y" 1oeel 1s'o
frank 4. Wsdlelxh, General Passenger
agent. Denver, Colorado.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-07-28
TO HOLD FEATHER BRUSH
Pretty and Ornamental Little Affairs
Can Easily 6s Made by Skill.
ful Fingers.

A feather brush is a very necessary
little article that should always be
handy in almost every room. and as q
rule 1t finds place upon a nail BY
the side Of the fireplace. But pretty
The Holly chieftain., 1911-07-28
MA~7 A4~~v
Dropping Shoulders.

The new bodices show a decided
droop to the shoulders line. This is
done with and without seam. The
sleeve IL put in three inches below
the top of arm. It Is Joined to the
shoulder with heavy cord, which ia
covered with the material or with
satin or silk.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-07-28
HIs lny,en,tlen.

Dr.. Arthur william White Of Yale
delights In telling Of his experience
with an inventor Of the unletter-
genius type who came to the professor
with model Of perpetual motion
machine.
HIN; looks plausible" observed DIR.
White, "but 1t won't work. What are
you going to about gravity?"
"Gravity!" said the visitor scorn.
fully. "T'ell wit gravity; we'll use
plenty o. grease"
The Holly chieftain., 1911-07-28

Severe Pruning for Tree.
1t is impossible to transplant tree
without losing from one-half to two
thirds Of its feeding roots. hence at
this time, II at no other, the trees
should receive severe top pruning
The Holly chieftain., 1911-07-28
II All Depends.

Sunday School Teacher-What II
the chief end of man?
Willie-I asked pa that. and he SAID
IL the man was q writer, twas MS
head, but II he ran errands, twas has
feet.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-07-28
Canvas Net 10 30 Arranged Under
Tree That Fruit RoIls to Edge,
Saving eruislno.
The fruit gatherer illustrated takes
some time to set up around q tree.

Sos ~ S'"'S 'o~
but 1t is said to make possible the OBJ.
tanning of fruit from the most inac.
cessibie branches. The canvas door
Of the net slopes from the tree trunk
70 the outer edges. SO that the fruit.
dropping onto 1t, rolls to the edges,
where 1t is out Of danger of being
struck and bruised.
The Holly chieftain., 1911-07-28

vIMEDIA-Eugene ]. Reinhardt, MD,
400 Central 8. B. Blk, Denver. Colo.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15


Jefferson DaviA shrsnk from tho
sight Of every form Of suffering, even
In Imagination. When the Babes In
the Wood was frst read to him, a
grown man, In time of illness, he
would not endure the horror of II.
His sympathy with the oppressed was
almost abnormal, so that" says Mrs.
Davis. 1T was a difficult matter to
keep order with children and serv.
ants" All this shows that he was
nervous, sensitive. which Is terrible
handicap to a leader of men. lie suf.
fered always from nervous dyspepsia
aud neuralgia and came home from
his Office fasting. a mere mass OF
throbbing nerves and perfectly ex.
hausted." He was keenly susceptible
to the atmosphere about him, especial.
ly to the moods Of people, abnormal
ly sensitive TO disapproyal. Even a
chlld's disapproval discomposed him"
And Mrs. Davis admits that this sen.
sitlveness and acute feeling Of being
mlsJudged made him reserved and un.
approachable. IL made him touchy as
to his dignity also. and there are sto.
ries OF his cherishing grudge for
some Insignificant or imagined slight
and Furnishing the author OF It-Gams.
liel Bradford, Jr.. IN Atlantic.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
He Had Claim.

In certain town was young law
yer whose father was very rich aud
who had been sent to an eastern law
school. Since his graduation he had
done nothing except open an office he.
cause he had plenty Of money. This
young lawyer was proposed for mem
bershlp In the local fire company.
I'VE cannot elect him." one OF the
members protested. The constitution
OF our company says that the mem
bers Of Il must sleep and live here In
the city. and he lives out OF town on
n farm and not In the city at ALL lie
would be Of no value at all IN case Of
a fire at night. lie doesn't sleep here
at night"
NO." replied his proposer: ut is true
he doesn't sleep here at night. but he
sleeps here In his Office all day"
And they elected him on that ground.
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
Prize CUP FOR OREGON
inc Great Northern Offers Fifty Dollar Silver Trophy Gun for
Best Display at St. Paul Land Show

Another cup has been put up by
the Great Northern Railway for COM
petition at the great Land Show to
be held in st. Paul December 10 To
23, 1911. This trophy cup will be
handsome silver cup and can be won
by any county, commercial club or
Individual in the big State of Ore
gon.
The county. commercial club or
individual which makes the most
attractive exhibit of oregon's grains.
grasses or fruits will win this
cup. Perhaps you are going to
exhibit as an individual, and II not,
probably you will exhibit through
your commercial clubs or county's
exhibit. In any case, even If you
are going to exhibit individually and
also through either your county or
commercial clubs exhibit, you should
do everything in your power to assist
In gathering the best farm products
In your section. Help boost. Try
to win this cup for yourself and your
section. Considering the fine con-
dition OF oregon's crops this year,
and the splendid showing oregon's
exhibits are making everywhere at
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
IrNina and hia MonaN.

John Hare. the English actor. said
that one OF the failings charged t.
Irvlng's account was that OF extrava.
gance-that he did not know the value
OF money. Il IL quite true he did not
know the value OF money for himself.
but he knew Its value to others. He
knew Its value TO the poor and help.
less, and to these he gave with u
lavish hand
Once, not long before his death.
playing a three nights engagement In
an unpretentious midland town. his
habit was to drive nightly TO the thea
ter "a very short distance from his
hoteD In the same dilapidated ny. The
fare was a shilling. The conveyance
was shabby, the driver old. poor and
worn out. At the conclusion OF the
engagement. on entering his hotel. irv.
Ing said 70 the landlord. Have you
paid the cabmanT "Yes. SIR Henry"
what did you give him for himselfy''
II gave him half crown. Sir Henry"
'Glve him sovereign" was the re.
Iolnder: 'he drives very well. and hs
DOESN'T drive often"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
Stories Of the Paris Courts.

Among humorous stories of the Par
II law courts It Is told how well
known lawyer. NJ. Alem Rousseau,
was once pleading rather tiresome
case and, noticing that the judges were
paying no attention to him. said, As
the president Is falling asleep | sus.
pend my speech" but the Judge had
just woke up and cried. And | sus.
pend you from pucticing for six
months" Nothing daunted. the law.
yer retorted. "Well. suspend myself
forever and ever" and, gathering up
his brief and cap, he left the court
and never appeared again.
A Paris barrister, VI. Clery, however.
was more vigorous. Seeing that the
president and the assessors were all
asleep, he stopped. and. dealing a tire.
mendous blow on the desk In front OF
him that woke everybody up with
start, he cried. Yesterday at this same
hour I was saying And the whole
bench rubbed their eyes and asked each
other II they had really slept through
twenty.four hours.
The same counsel was pleading at
Versailles on a cold day and remarked
that the judges were all turning more
and more around toward stove that
gave out welcome heat. "'The trlbu.
nal behind which | have the honor uf
speaking brought them all right about
face at once
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
OUT FOR THE FEES.
Cooperation Directors Want Thslr
Rights and Usually Get Them.


A large corporation held directors
meeting n few days ago As the meet.
Ing was coming TO close one OF the
directors. rcputed 10 be- worth $4,000.
OOO. ran I'm all out OF breath Just as
he entered the other directors were
making their exit, says the Hartford
Courant.
Look here" the incoming director
shouted 10 the chairman. II want 10
know why haven't received notice OF
this meeting"
II am sure don't know" the chair.
mnn said. Notices were sent 20 all
directors. You surely must have re
ceived one"
The director finished up an excited
TRADE by saying. II want my rights"
Just then The secretary was brought
Into conference, who In turn handed
the late director an envelope. lie de
parted with n smiling countcnnnce.
This recalls the story Of New York
corporation where $40 for each director
was laid ON the table aud those who
attended divided the whole pile. II
half came each got $50 The members
were men far advanced IN years aud
IN Riches. One day II slormed violently
when meeting was 10 be- held The
executive officers did not believe n
single director would bc there. but
every man OF them was on hnnd. each
having figured out that nobody else
would appear aud that he might swlpe
the eniIre allowance.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
On . Grain OF Wheat.

Prayers have been written and on.
gravei on many small objects. but
only one person ever has been patient
and palnstaking enough 10 inscribe n
complete prayer on n grain OF wheat
one day Sir Moses Montenore received
q small tin box In the mail on the
cover ~ the box was written. "a
prayer for Sir Moses Montenore. by
Bauch Mordecal, son OF Zebi Hlrsch
Schelnemar-i ~ Jerusalem" The box
contained slngle grain OF wheat. on
which were Inscribed IN characters 80
small they could only be- read with the
aid OF n powerful microscope the $50
Hebrew letters OF the prayer and the
date OF the year tlIebrew reckoning,
o0i5. Sir Moses kept the prayer In his
private desk until he died. aud Il Is
preserved with religious care by one
OF his friends.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

How largely Mr.. Blackmore drew
upon his Imagination for the story OF
Lorna Doone" Is made clear 10y r..
w. lakewood In his book. THE Good
Old Times" There were. In fact. no
Doones, The word was simply local
bogy. n modified form OF Dane"
memory OF the farof times when the
viking invaders harried the land The
only yestlge OF actuality dlscoyerable
IL u faint tradition that a fugitive from
the battle Of sedgmoor. to escape the
hangings OF Judge Jefrreys. appropriat.
ed the ruins OF some wretched huts IN
recesses OF the Badgworthy glen. now
the doom valley finding there n safe
retreat In which he reared consider.
able family. which managed TO eke out
a living by committing petty depreda.
lions ia the district The last OF the
Doones.' an old man aud his grand.
daughter. are said 10 have perished In
the snow during the winter OF 1900"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
The oHsndinq Black Bottle.

A church member In . lonely district
OF saskatc lewan absentcd himself
from services for some months. ON
being approached on the subject he
said he was sorry. but Il was lmpossl
bile 20 attend any more. lie was
pressed 10 give reasons aud at length
said II was owing 10 the bad conduct
OF the superintending clergyman and
catechist.
lie aud others had witnessed them
drinking when driving round on their
visits. They had passed black bot.
tie from hand 10 hand II was impos
slble TO attend the ministry ~ such
men. Inquiries proved that the Of
Tending bottle" was n pair OF field
glasses with which the drivers sur.
veyed the surrounding country aud
tried 10 locate the various churches.
shacks and trails, Sunday at Home.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
KNEW De oUINCEYs WORKS.
chosts Was Better Posted on Them
Than the Author Himsslf.

Choate Was Better Posted on Then,
Than the Author Himself
Many years ago James T. Fields. the
publisher was making collection Of
the writings Of De Quincy. The es.
says were widely scattered In various
periodicals and were often hard to
Identify. Mr.. Fields knew Rufus
Chonte ns n devoted student Of DE
Quincy and wrote him one day ask.
Ing his opinion as to certain article.
Was II by De Quincy or not2
Mr.. Chonte replied that It certainly
was. There could be no mlstaklng the
style OF the piece. A few weeks later
Mr.. Choate received through Ar.
Fields n letter from DE Quincy deny.
Ing absolutely aud somewhat indIg
nuntly the authorship Of the article
But Choate was not Of the stun TO
yield his opinion for trlhe like that.
He wrote lo Mr.. Fields:
II still believe that DE Qulncey wrote
the essay. De Quincy to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
Doubtless MIR. Fields read the note
with n smiling comment. That's Just
Ike Choate's confidence In his own
Judgment"
Months elapsed One day there came
d letter from DE Quincy containing a
humble apology for hls previous blum.
der ny chance he had found In his
desk tho manuscript Of The very article
In question. written as II had been
years before, II had passed entirely
from his mind. "and you may tell your
young Boston lawyer" he concluded.
that he knows my style better than l
know II myself"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

Twas In simple country town. aud
the maid OF all work wns simple aud
innocent Ia sympathy. When she r..
turned from shopping half sovereign
short IN her change Mrs Mango.
Chutney was naturally incensed.
Go back to each shop. you careless
girl" she told the weeping maid. "and
tell them you are half sovereign
short In your money and they must
give II you"
Susan went and was back again IN
half an hour. Entering her mistress
sanctum. she laid five half soverelgns
on the table before her. Faithful M
always. she had carried out Mrs
Mungo'Chutney's instructions 10 lhs
letter. and each shopkeepcr. fearful oi
doing wrong and hurting n fellow crea
ture. had thrust the missing coin upon
the bewildered girl.-I.ondon Answer.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
Notice Of Cost Of Improvement

Notice is hereby given that the assess.
ment for the improvement oi Philadcl.
phia street from HAYES street to Jersey
street. the total cost oi which II
s7,SS9.AS, was declared los Ordinance
No. IlS, entitled AN ordinance drclaf.
lng the cost ni improving Philadelphia
street irnm the noHhcrly side line of
Hayes street Ia the southcrly side line oi
Jersey street or intersection with said
Jersey street, IN the city uf ~. Johns
aud assessing the property benefited
thereby, declaring such assessment aud
directing the entry Of the same Ia the
docket of city liens.
The cost of said improvement Is levied
upon all the lots, parts OF lots aud par.
GELS OF land within the boundaries oi the
district, as follows: Between the north.
crly side line of Hayes street to the
southerly side line of Jersey street.
been entered In the docket of city liens
December i5th,I9ti, and said assessment
h now due and payable al the Office of
the recorder of the city of ST. Johns, or.
gon, and will be delinquent aud bear in
lerest after December .. 1911, and II
not paid on or before January q, 1919,
will be taken ior the collec. !
lion oi the samc lay sale oi property 40
provided by the city charter.
4. A. RICE,
CITY Recorder.
Published in the ST. Johns Review on
Dee. IS and ~, 1871.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
Is Guaranteed for Life--.It
Does Away Entirely With
Plates and Bridge Work.

Our guarantee is such that YOU cannot
possibly lose. Most patients that come 10
us have been told by other dentist. thar
they mus, wear plate for the rest of their
lives As bridge work cannot be done
where you haven't teeth at both ends To
anchor the bridge TO. in such cases az well
~ all cases were bridge work is possible.
we can supply your missing teeth with
beautiful artistic. .oleanly comfortable Alveo.
lar iteeth.and guarantee them TO last for life.
ffor any reason the work proves defective
OF unsatisfactory, We repair or make Il
over Tree OF charge. u neither can
be done, which is SELDOM.bm sometime.
the case. We then make you the bes, plate
possible Our guarantee simply means that
instead OF destToying your natural teeth
70 whhh We anchor. We prevent their
destruction. thereby assuring the pa.
hent and ourselves that the Alyeolat
teeth. IN ~ cases out OF 50. are going 10
las, Tor the remainder OF your natural lie
u not. then No. so gets what the other
dentists told you was your last resort
before you came To Us a plate and the
best that can be made. Our Alyeolnr 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.
DENTS, or lsymen. TO tell them from the
most perfect natural teeth. Each tooth is
se, IN ns own socket. separate
and distinct. spaced like natural teeth
where bes, to do so. lspped in other places.
he eusps oeelude with the opposing teeth
and in some eases we put them in crooked
purposely TO match and oeelude with your
other natural teeth. The work Is so
remarkable and so perfect that we cannot
do 4 justice by a written description, nor
could you believe il. Ii sounds too good 70
be true. but We can show you samples
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
Joy In ster. For Som. One.

Among the advertisements In a
monthly magazine we find this;
For Sale or ExehanEs.-A me young
malls bobeat and a female coyote. also a
mandolin and pair OF nsldgiasses.
Such opportunities as this are not
often offered. The fieldglasses most
OF us could manage TO do without. but
the male bobcat. the female coyote
aud the mandolin would 20 far 10
make life happy for any reasonable Ia,
diyidual. All these are productive OF
music. and music gives Joy 10 all right.
ly constituted persons. There are. Of
course. some people who cannot play
upon a mandolin. but anybody eau
play upon a bobcat or a coyote. This
hne chance TO get varied and inter
ssting collection OF musical instru.
nents will undoubtedly bring many
'eplies.-Rochester Union and Adyer
iser.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15

The dwelling of A. J. Lcssing,
near the north end school house,
was totally destroyed by fire last
night. The alarm was not turned
in until the fire had gained great
headway, and the efforts of the FIRE.
men were unavailiug when they az.
rived at the scene. The connagra.
tion was caused by the eldest son
starting a fire in the stove, and not
giving IL further attention. The
parents were away from home aud
sent the boy ahead to start the fire
and warm up the house. We have
not ascertaincd the estimated loss,
but II falls heavily upon Mr.. Les.
sing.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-12-15
You Can't Lose
AlveOlar Dentistry

coun,erpsr,s Of the work. let you see for
yourse ELI what it is. There are " Alveolsr
Dental Co. Offices in the West. About
10000 people in the United States are
wearing Alveolst teeth. About $4,000
were supplied by the Alveolar Dental Co.
About 1000 people Of this city and state
were equipped in this Office ~ per cent OF
these. II not all, will tell you that they are
delighted and that lie the best invest.
ment that they ever made. II
asked We will gladly refer you to as
many as YOU care 20 see.
Al,eolar Teeth. Where Bridgework Is
Impossible.
" only your from, teeth are left. say three
OF four or more. we can replace oil Of those
that have been lost on both sides clear
back with perfect Alveolar teeth. whilst
bridgcwork would be impossible even II
YOU have eight or ten front teeth to tie 20.
u you have only two back teeth on each
side, say molars.we can supply all the front
teeth that are missing with beautiful. serv.
iccablc, liielike Alveolar teeth This could
not possibly be done by the bridge route
And where btidgeWork is possible.
there is no comparison between
the two. A very large percentage Of our
in by supposedly high.elass dentists and
replacing It with the beautiful and artistic
Alveolat teeth. And unlike
bridgework in another respect. Il is prae.
tally painless. No boring or cutting into
the gums, nothing to be dreaded Now
then prices being equal. which would you
choose
curing Pyorrhea loose teeth) a dis.
ease given up by other dentists as in.
eurable is another OF our speeial,ies. We
cure Il absolutely, l,'s boastlul statement
to make. bu, We can do anything that is
possible in dentistry. and what we do is
always Of the very highest elass. Our
booklets Alveolar Dentistry. are free
Write Tor one i you cannot call We
have samples Of our woak to show at all
times.
ALvE0LAR DENTAL Co. DENTISTS
poriland-Ablngton Bldg. 1909 Third ST.
seattle haighi Bldg. Second aud Pine.
Terms TO Reliable People.