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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09

Did you ever notice that the wheels
of a locomotive engine are beveledf
The reason for this Is that In rounding
a curve the outer rail is. OF course.
little longer than the inner one. The
difference is very little. but It would
be enough to make an engine skid"
unless II were reckoned for In the
beyeled wheel the higher part with Its
greater circumference. Il forced against
the outer rail by the very tendency OF
the engine TO drive straight ahead, and
with the other wheel the smaller cir
conference rests on the rail. thus over
coming the difference In the lengths OF
the lines.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
A shrinkina Naturs.

Mr.. Goodsole- What's your real OBJ
lection 20 taking bathf
soiled samuel-you see, mister. I'm
% delicate dat n even git near de wa
ter 1 shrink. - Exchange.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
Wall Satisfied.

First Negro-I heah that Andrew
Jackson Jones am run over by an au
tomobile. Did he get any satisfac-
tioni Second Negro-He suttinly did
He took de machines number. played
policy wifi 1t an won Sl0l-satire.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
Security.

did you lend that forgetful friend OF
yours the book he asked forT
-Yes. bst | took care to borrow his
umbrella the same day - Washington
Mar
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09

The hour OF ~ has struck missed
the ghost
81 don't blame H." replied the ma
terialist ''It was worked to death
long ago."-Judge.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
Unreasonable.

II suppose your chief creditor Is very
rich"
"Well. I should say so. But even al
that he acts as though ! were living
above his means."-Fliegende Blatter.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
Proposals for Street Work

Sealed proposals will hc received al
the office of the recorder of the citv ot
81 Iuhus until Aup.2t, 1919, at 5 o'CIuck
p m. for the improvement of Hartman
street from the ca,tcrIy side line ut
Seneca street to the westerly side line
of Myers street, iu the manner
provided by ordinance 30. 49s sub
jcct 10 the provisions of the charter and
ordinances OF the city of ST. Johns, and
the estimate of the city engineer, ON file
The engineers estimate /, sl6l.l3.
Bids must be- strictly I'M accordance with
printed blanks which will bc uru-
ished ON application at the office of the
recorder of the city of 81. Johns, And
said improvement must be completed ON
OF before 6o days from the last publica
ton of notice of proposals for said work.
No proposals or bids willbe considered
unless accompanied by a certified check
payable TO the mayor of the city of St
Johns, certified by a responsible bank
ior an amount equal 10 ten per cent. OF
the aggregate proposal.
The right 10 reject any and all bids is
hereby reserved.
By order OF the city council
+. A. RICE,
City Recorder
Published i'm the ST. Johns Review
August 8, l6and %, 1912.
The following list of legal blanks
are kept for sale at this office and
others will be added as the demand
arises:
Warranty deeds, Quit Claim
Deeds, Realty and Chattel Mort
cages, Satisfaction OF Mortgages,
Contracts for Sale of Realty, Bills
of Sale, Leases.
All these blanks at the uniform
price OF soc per dozen
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
OF Mo Value,

Baillff nn artists hat-II'm. moth
Ing worth much here. What's In the
studiO2 Seryant-Less still-nothlne
but pictures. Fliegende Blatter
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09

Perkins Does the young man who
Is courting your daughter leave at a
reasonable hourf Pater-Yes; ! have
90 reason TO kick. Boston Transcript
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
Nav Danger.

wife-Did you read about the awful
railroad wreckf Husband . Yes. but
for heavens sake don't lei your mother
know or she won't dare 10 20 home =
Anfira
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
AlIks Vet Different.

Mrs. Youngbride-My husband Is very
determined He never gives up. Mrs
Klosefst lsadly)-Neitber does mine
Boston Globe.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09

You can do In a second what It takes
years to get over regretting.-New
York Press.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09

Every base occupation makes on'
sharp 10 lis practice and dull In sverJ
other. Sidney
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09

City Recorder
section 3. That all ordinances and parts
Of ordinances in conflict with the proVis-
ions Of this ordinance, in so lar as any
such conflict exists. be and the same arc
hereby repcalcd
section 4. AL issues Of bonds which
have been heretofore made and which
may comply with the requirements oi
this ordinance are hereby ratified aud
validated
Passed by the council this the 9th day
Of August. 1912,
Approved by the mayor this 9th day Of
August 1912
4. a. MUCK, Mayor
Attest
I. a RICE, City Recorder.
Published in the ST. Johns Review Aug
.. 1912.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09

To see good In a heart that seems
evil Is to beget good there william
Henry Phelps
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
The Way Il Happened.

life Is the childhood OF our immOr
tallty o. Goethe.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
Railway Wheels.

Nothing can work me damage but
myself-St bernard
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09

The city Of St. Johns does ordain as fol-
lows:
Section !. That all improvement bonds
to be hereafter issued by the city of ST..
Johns shall be in tho form and shall con-
tain recitals substantially as follows:
United States Of America
State Of Oregon
County Of Multnomsh
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25
VoX POPULI.
REV. Mr.. PENDLETONS
SUGGESTION is ENDORSED

Editor Pensacola Journal.
| have read your report, in Tues
days issue, of Rev. Eugene Pendle-
tons sermon concerning healthy rec
reation and amusement, and wish to
express my appreciation of the broad
and sensible view he takes of the sub
ject. More particularly 1 agree with
his statement that I'VE need a church
open seven days in the week, with
library and parlors, and classes for all
sorts; and such a church, properly
conducted. if it could find money
enough to do 1t, might reach almost
seven times as many as some of them
in cities do now. In the future such
churches will perhaps contain motion
pictures, gymnasiums, etc"
In the future'-but how far in the
future? Isn't this America? And ism
that synonymous with progress? And
isn't it the convincing method of
America to get up and get" when
something needs getting?
The initial stages of all undertakings
are Of course hampered by ifs and
butts. and the first but will be that
Pensacola is a small place, the answer
to which Is that to be small and to
act small is the way to keep small
Pensacola business men have adopt
ed a live, aggressive policy through
their Commercial Association, with
EOou results ana the prospect OL DlS
things in the near future.
Initiative and aggressiveness must
be the policy of the churches, and re-
suits are bound to follow. Combina-
/ ton or cooperation Is the secret OF
/ business success; the business men
have got together, levelled petty con-
| siderations, and in unity they are sue
| ceeding.
/ Pensacola, little old one-horse Pen
J sacola, is no more, and in its place is
| a real, live city, with railroads and
1 things falling over one another to get
/ here first. There's a great time COM
/ ing and coming fast and now is the
/ time to Iegislate and prepare for it.
I am of the opinion that if each
| church were to try to operate Mr.. Pen
dletons plan by itself. the result
would be a number of poor little fail
ures; but ito if,-the churches
would only get together as the bust
ness men have done, and form (say
YOU call IT'D The Pensacola Church AS
/ ISOLATION, cut out the petty differences
and build a central hall for both sexes
I and all denominations, wouldn't that
/ be a fine meeting. house! A place tC
spend the evenings, with something
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25

doing every evening: Concerts, lee
lures. motion pictures, gymnasiums,
library reading rooms, games, every
thing that is clean and healthful and
entertaining, and watched over by the
best and cleanest people in the city.
Yes, / know there is already a Young
Mems Christian Association, doing
good and noble work, and in other
cities there are also Young Women's
Christian Associations, but what is
needed is one association where young
men and maidens can meet and get to
know one another, providing broader
opportunities for the vital and tremen-
dously important matter Of selection
of life-mates
This should be the duty of the
churches, and would attract young
people in astonishing numbers, coun-
teracting less desirable means of pas
time. and naturally leading to regular
attendance at Sunday services.
Reflection will show what meager
opportunities the sexes have of meet
ing. Even well-to-do people feel that
it is a heavy expense to be forever en-
PERTAINING and entertaining in order to
provide such opportunities; and, apart
from these, there is vast crowd
whose acquaintances are limited to so
small number it's a wonder they get
married at all
write this in order to evoke or pro-
woke discussion; it may lead to moth
ing definite at present, but believe
the time will come when the public
will have its big meeting hall, and
that it will be due to church co-opera-
ton that they will get it.
GILFTLLAN SCOTT.
July 24ta. 1912.
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COATS
A simple summer essay on a foolish
habit.

Goats are an invention .of~the devil
and a bad habit. They are worn by
men who are so constructed that they
cannot support their trousers with a
belt, for the purpose of hiding their
suspenders. Other men wear coats
because they are slaves-to custom and
conventionality.
The first coat Of which historical
mention is made is Joseph's coat of
many colors. No one now living saw
this coat, but it must have been a hot
proposition. Another historical coat is
the coat of mail. 1t is needless to
say that the coat Of mail was worn by
males. Women wear hobble skirts and
other things.
The most popular coat nowadays is
a coat Of whitewash. Non Senator
Lorimer had several of these. The last
one was worn at the elbows.
Coats are useless things, but the
tailors would make a very poor living
without them. Coats are somewhat
useful to small boys, to lessen the pain
of larruping. Young men use coats to
remove superfuous powder from the
faces of their sweethearts.
In Pensacola coats are foolish and
are subversive of good morals. Men
think they have to wear them because
they think women think that men think
it is a mark of courtesy to women.
AS a matter OF TACT women IniIlh the
only reason men wear coats is because
their shirts are dirty Our office boy
says he can keep his shirt clean with
out wearing a coat Come and take
look at him If you don't believe 1t.
Coats are destructive of piety We
have ourselves lost several quarts
from our little store the past few days,
by inwardly cursing the fool custom OF
wearing coats. If we are ever elected
president we shall recommend law
abolishing coats everywhere in Amer
lea except in Alaska and South Caro-
lima. In Alaska they need coats. In
South Carolina they are so accustomed
to heat that they don't notice the extra
warmth. Besides the coats help hide
the red flannel shirts which are the
vogue in South Carolina.
We make a motion that hereafter all
sane Pensacola men-which means all
| Pensacola men-appear in public and
| private, on the streets, in the cafes,
and at church without coats. In order
| to maintain appearances we suggest
that they wear peek-a-boo shirts, cut
B. V. D. All in favor of the motion
say AYE" Thank you. The ayes have
| it and the motion is carried.
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How's This?

We OFFER One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned, have known r.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all bust
ness transactions ana financially able TO
carry out any obligations made by his
firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. Q.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and u1u-
cous surfaces OF the system Testi-
monials sent free. Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25
How to Get Rich.

ROW TO Get hICns
We have received many letters ask
ing us how to get rich. 1t is really
a very simple thing and can be done
by adopting any of the following rules:
First-Make lot of money and save
it.
second-Have an uncle worth $12,-
100000 die suddenly and leave you all
of his money.
Third-Ffnd a pocketbook contain
ing $4,000 and invest in stocks that
will advance several points a day for
several years.
Fourth-Have some good, kind gen.
tieman present you with 5000 shares
of United States Steel.
FIfth-Discover a gold mine or an
oil well in your back yard.
Sixth-Tnvent an automobile that
will run 100 miles on 5 cents worth of
gasoline, that will have non-punc-
turable tires and will sell for $217 F.
Q. B.
seventh-Write ten successful plays,
each of which will run two years in
New York and one year in Chicago.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25

tionaries, particularly statesmen Of
President Taft's stripe, love to pirate
about the sacredness of courts, when
denouncing the Democratic principle of
the initiative and referendum, 1t is per-
tinent to ask wherein lies the sanctity
of a court or system of court pro-
cedure that will allow any proceeding,
whatever may be its nature to remain
on the docket for 80 years.
None of the original litigants IN this
case can be living. Probably none of
their children and few of their grand
children cucumber the earth
ooh. the courts; don't touch them
they are sacred" cry out the reac-
tionaries. Maybe, some Of them are
sacred, but quite often they are ridicu-
lous to the point of being farcical, and
moreover, sometimes they are worse;
they are corrupt.
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have strong and progressive plat
form, advocating policies they have
been contending for ALI the while.
But these speeches of acceptance will
doubtless greatly elaborate the para
mount issues.
And it will be some relief to the
iokesmiths, at least. to know that the
committees VIII at last break the news
to the candidates.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25
An Instance of
The Laws Delay.

~ contained the following paragraph:
A case which has kept its place on
the calendar Of the New York courts
for 80 years has just been brought tc
a conclusion here. The action which
has long been known as the oldest
living suit" was begun in 1922 and was
brought to trial in 1926 before Chan
cellor Kent.
In view Of the fact that many reac-
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are not good for
very much else.
One sweetly SOL
emn thought: there
are no more poles
to be discovered.
There is a new
play called THE
StiIl Small Voice. "
Needless to say
there are no presi-
Dental possibilities
in it.
If all the loafers
in this country had
to go to work there
probably wouldn't
be enough work to
go around.
Straw votes show
which way the hot
a r blOurg
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25
THURSDAY. JULY as, 1912.
Will Break News
To The Nominees.

Twolarge and imposing committees
viii within the next few weeks pro-
coed to New Jersey and Indiana to
break the news to woodrow Wilson
aid Governor Marshall that they have
been selected as the Democratic can
didates for president and vice presi
dent, respectively.
In these days of telegraphs and tele-
phones, the fact that huge committees
win go hundreds and thousands of
miles to inform the candidates Of their
nomination, when it was we'll known to
them ten minutes after the actual oc-
currence in the convention, gives rise
to many jocular remarks. Yet the
work Of the notification committees is
rather serious and important.
The keynote in the approaching
campaign. however much has been
said about it, was not the speech made
by Judge Parker in the Baltimore con-
vention; neither does the party plat
form, admirable though it be, outline
entirely the issues on which the great
battle will be fought.
Woodrow Wilson will in all human
probability, be elected president of the
United States and his speech at Sea
Girt, when accepting the nomination,
viii be taken by the voters Of the
country as outlining the policies Of his
administration.
History records that several rather
amusing incidents have occurred in
connection with notifying candidates
Zachery Taylor was notified by mail
Postage was high in those days and
the old general had been getting many
letters with the postage unpaid. BEING
a frugal old gentleman, he had notified
his postmaster to send all letters ad-
dressed to him on which the postage
was unpaid to the dead letter office
There was some twenty i've or fifty
cents due on the weighty document
sent to him by the notification com
mittee and the postmaster, obeying in
structions, sent the package to the
dead letter office. AS a result, the
chairman of the convention and the
entire Wing party were in state OF
nervous suspense for weeks because a
letter Of acceptance failed to appear
Vice President Hendricks was noti-
fed Of his nomination at Saratoga
Springs and the occasion was one OF
great eclat. It is said that a Chicago
newspaper correspondent became sc
enthused over the scene that he tele-
graphed his paper: The old Atlantic
rolled in majesty before the scene as
Mr.. Hendricks stood on the verands
of the great hotel"
This amused Grover Cleveland, the
head of the ticket, and caused him t.
say that inasmuch as Mr.. Hendrick.
could move the ocean couple Of hun.
dred miles, he hoped he would be able
to land enough votes to elect the ticket
It is also matter Of history that the
ticket was elected.
When General Hancock was notified
OF his nomination, a member OF thC
committee from Missouri wanted thu
ofhcer OF the day at Governors Islant
to fire a presidential salute.
Times have been when particular,
virile and strong candidate has de
Waited from the lines laid down by tn,
party platform and has injected int,
the campaign issues that were dodget
by a weak and vaciIlating set of part!
principles.
On this happy and suspicious occa
sion, Candidates Wilson and Marshal
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When ultimate consumers rage
And tell him of their urgent needs;
When fearful war besets the land
Until the nations great heart. bleeds;
When hostile nations do enforce
Their policies and chosen creeds;
When mighty trust magnates encroach
And satisfy their own pet greeds;
When others fare forth to the fray
Upon their champion battle steeds;
And gather fame for valiant deeds;
When others win the victories
OF which a thankful nation reads
The statesman does his noble part
For he sends out the garden seeds.
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Another car fresh home
grown melons on track. S.
Tarragona St. Thursday and
Friday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25
MORPHINE
Liquor and Tobacco Additions Cured
Within Ten Days by Our New
Painless Method.
Only Sanitarium In the World Giving
Unconditional Guarantee.

Our guarantee means something. Not
one dollar need be paid until a salts
factory cure has been effected.
We control completely the usual
withdrawal symptoms. No extreme
nervousness, aching limbs or loss of
sleep. Patients unable to visit SAM
tarium can be treated privately at
home. References: The Mayor of
our City, the President of any Bank,
or any Citizen of Lebanon. Write for
Free Booklet No. 2. Address
CUMBERLAND SANiTARIuM
?. J. SANDERS, Mgr, Lebanon, Tenn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25

Aonther car fresh home
grown melons on track. S.
Tarragona St. Thursday and
Friday.
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Two Pronounced prooressives.

Two Pronounced Progressives.
OF the delegates sent from Florida
two were pronounced progressives and
ten are known to oppose the principles
Of true Democracy as enunciated by
the Baltimore convention. These ten
delegates stayed by the Underwood
ship while most Of it was under water.
They showed a desperation that might
receive commentator from the special
interests" but this Casabianca act on
the burning deck showed that these
delegates were unworthy of the trust
imposed upon them and five of them
even denied their support to Woodrow
Wilson after Alabama had withdrawn
the name of it's favored son, and
jumped into the band wagon.-L'En-
giles Dixie.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25
The Florida Delegation at Baltimore

Ryan and Belmont, and he sent a tele
gram to the Tampa Times from Bal
timore, saying Bryan's resolution re
fiected' on these gentlemen. He did
not tell the names of the delegates who
stood by the special interests" how
yer, and Mr.. Jordan is probably
ashamed of what he did in Baltimore.
Frank Mayes was the most distin-
guished Democrat in the delegation
and he held aloft the Democratic han
ner at every stage Of the game.-DiXie.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25

In keeping with its progressiveness
and conservatism, the Pensacola State
Bank has become a state depository.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25

"How do you recognize wealth that
is not predatory"
by it's willingness to contribute to
my campaign fund."-Washingto Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25
. Frank Oninion.

And now somebody has mentioned
Frank L. Mayes for the United States
senate. Well, we could go further and
fare worse-Perry Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25
A PonuIar Chord.

Frank L. Mayes struck a popular
chord when, in a communication from
Baltimore ito his paper, he declared
that the time is near at hand when we
will nominate our presidential candi-
dates by direct vote of the people
The day of the convention is passing
1t is an undemocratic affair at best,
for its results frequently misrepresent
the wishes of the majority of those
participating in il. In most instances
it is the plaything Of few skilled po-
litical workers, and the balance Of
the delegates sit there and see things
happen without the remotest idea of
how they are being brought about
Lakeland News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25
A Little Previous.

Some of the state papers have been
suggesting Col. Frank L. Mayes Of The
Pensacola Journal and the original
Florida Wilson boomer, as a candidate
for governor next time. The idea
meets with our earnest approval. We
like the man; he is clean cut and as
true as the needle to the pole, but we
submit that the suggestion is a. little
previous even for such a Mayes par
tiZan as the Palatka News. Our pres
ent governor has six months to serve
and we have already provided for an
executive for the four years succeeds
ing. Let Col. Mayes rest for a time.
1t is just possible he may be called to
serve in President Wilson's cabinet, or
given a diplomatic post-he's a diplo-
mat, all right.-Palatka News. +
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Aoeordino 70 IJnele Abner

There are too many fellers in this
world who make their dyspepsia their
religion.
There are a lot of good" men who
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-07-25
Other PeriIs of Matrimony.

Professor Zueblin might also in
clude the following in his lecture or
The Perils of Matrimony."
Relatives in law.
Gin fixes.
Carpet beating.
Exploding gas ranges.
Indigestible cheese ramikins.
Forgetting to come home to dinner.
Telling the wife's right age.
Careers" for women.
Naming the baby.
Losing husbands slippers.
Deciding upon a summer resort.