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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-06-18
AraiilnlnI aklan.

Sky and air are tho hardest things Ia
imithte ON the stnge. but this old prob
lem has been solved. Clear sky, cloudy
sky and distance effects are obtained
by shooting light ON very carefully
built concrete dome The smooth
white surface of tho concrete reflects
the light rays IN 80 many directions
that thoy all blend. Al the same time
the light thrown on the dome Il care
fully filtered 90 obtain just the right
color.
The combined result can be made TO
give the impression that the roof over
the stage has been taken on 10 let the
sky In. Then. with moving picture
machine in the wings, cloud effects
may be added without ditiiculty.- Sat
urday Evening Post
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-06-18
The Time Is Getting Short

Our Mems TOggey Corner Vacated The
ed where the Grocery Stock essential remaining
an Cockery
Ghhdea Cocoa Chocolate, Coffee
Powder, Washing Blueg
Raiis
In Tomaoe
Peaches, Pineapple sno nioned
Croker welas
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-06-18
POFF,
Chief of Police.
NOTICE OF
Proposed Assessment

Notice is hereby given that
apportionment of the cost of
improvement of st. Johns Ave-
nue. from the East line of Edison
street to the Westerly line of
Seneca street, total cost is S.
924.36, has been apportionej
and is on file in the office of the
undersigned, subject to examina-
tion.
Assessment district extends
back to the center of lots. blocks,
or tractsfof land abutting on
laid street, as provided by the
City Charter and resolutions.
Remonstrances against said
apportionment may be made in
writing and filed with the under
signed until 5 p. m. June 28th,
1915.
A. +. DUNSMORE,
Recorder.
Published in the st. Johns Re-
view, on the llth and 18th days
Of June. 1915.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-06-18

Julius Caesar was 30 much afraid Of
thunder that he wanted 10 get under
ground % escape from the terrible
noise. Queen Elizabeth always shud'
dered when the word death was pro
nouneed In her presence, Marshal
SAKE. who knew no fear IN the hottest
battle, would Zee with screams from a
eat Peter the Great dreaded always
60 cross a bridge Byron would not
hslp any oae TO salt at table nor would
he be helped. and II salt was spilled
be would leave his meal unfinished
Many such peculiarities could be cited
from the Biographies OF well known
men.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-06-18
DROWNING OUT A FIRE.
High Pressure Water Streams That
Tear Down Room Partitions,

Hlah Pressure Water Streams That
T.sr Down Room Partitions.
Just think Of picking up pond or
a small reservoir containing about 3d.
600 gallons OF water and throwing 1t
bodily at q fire, and then picking up
another pond or reservoir containing
the same amount OF water and throw
ing that at the FIRE within moments
time, and keeping up this performance
every minute for an hour until the fire
II drenched with nearly 100000 gal
Ions Of wnterl Quite a bucket bri-
gsde," ehf
Practically that is what the New
York fire department does today with
its high pressure system, for with this
method OF water supply the flremen
can obtain 10000 gallons OF water a
minute and, II necessary, at a maxi
mum pressure OF 300 pounds TO the
square inch - sufficient pressure or
pushing power" behind the stream to
carry Il from the street 10 the top OF
an eight story building or even higher
IL has the greatest possible advantage
over the throwing method, since the
fremen, with the aid OF their water
towers and monitor nozzles, can direct
right into the heart OF the FIRE this i'm
menss volume of water-enormou
streams that smash windows, tear
down partitions, sweep aside merchan-
disc and squlrm, twist and force them
selves into every nook and corner OF
a building. searching out the fire bet.
ter than the firemen can and smother.
ing it before it can reach the danger
mark.
And this r. why that in n portion or
New York city noted few years ago
for destructive fires the big fire has, In
a sense, disappeared. II. Hill
in st Nicholas.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-06-18

by local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There 10
only one way TO cure deafness and that 10
BY constitutional remedies Deafness 10
caused BY an innamed condition OF the mu-
eous lining OF the Eustachian Tube, when
this tube 10 innamed you have Tumbling
sosnd or imperfect hearing. and when a 10
sAtirely closed, Deafness 10 the result. and
uhisss the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored 20 its normal eOndi-
uon. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
eases out OF ten are caused by Catarrh
which 10 nothing but an innamed condition
% the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
s4ss OF Deafness (caused BY catarrhl that
cannot be cured BY Halls Catarrh Cure.
esnd for circulars. free.
" J, CHENEY a Co, Toledo, Ohio.
eol4 By Druggists. 7ke.
faks Halle family i,llls fos constipation.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-06-18

"x Is the unknown quantity, isn't
M
Try 20 borrow one and youn soon
nnd Baltimore American.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-06-18
Effective.

The climax to his wooing was very
romantic. lilo proposed 10 her ON the
verge OF a mountain gorge"
"What did she dor
''she threw him over"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-06-18

"Didn't ! see daughter In the kitch'
on yesterday" inquired father
Eyes"
That's a hopeful sign"
Don't be too hopeful" said mother
wesrily. "she Is merely going 20 read
q paper on domestic science at her
siub."-Louisyille Courier Journal.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-06-18
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

Early aud provident fear is the moth
e. OF safety.-Burke
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
A Pitch Penny Game.

Procure Il square board and mark off
from twelve to twenty-five squares on
it. Within these small divisions place
numbers ranging anywhere between 8
and 1000. These numbers should not
be placed regularly, but they should be
contrasted so that the smallest values
will be next the highest. Thus the
first row of squares could be marked
500, 6. 80. ~. and so on with all the
rows. The players stand Il fixed dis
lance from The board and throw a cen
and make their count according to the
number in the square the penny hits.
If it is not entirely within the square
nothing is counted. The players should
fix upon some sum beforehand as the
game, as 1000 or 1000. When the
company Is large the players may be
divided into sides. which are pitted
against each other.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
SEPARATE SKIRTS.
New Plated Models Divide Favor With
Those Having the Hip Yoke.

Among the separate skirts are seen
plated models, fastened down with
tape or elastic, but full around the all-
kles. Plated tunic skirts show cluS.
tiers of llaits starting from y"kcS, rlu>-
tiers of plaits with panels between. etc.
In many cases fullneSs is produced by
the introduction of small kick picAts
Oh the underskirl. which are pressed
down and only show when the wearcr
Is in motion.
Sometimes two fabrics are employed,
the tunic being of serge or gADaruine
and the underskirt of satin or meSSa
line. Sometimes the ul,lerskirt is in
Roman stripes. while the tunic is of Il
plain material or vice versa. Checks
or plaids With plain fabric are ;lso
used.
Simple tailored skirts with yo!ies are
made up in various fabrics. The
f0nnced skirt is among the drpSsA
styles, and Il skirt With a deep circu.
lar 1lounce starting at the knees is F:
new idea. The latest of all is the cir
cular skirt, which is sometimes trim
med with velvet or satin ribbon, Civ
Ing the effect Of Il TERED skirt.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
"Harc and Hound" Ancients.

The modern boy who may be familiar
with hare and hounds may like to
know that it has been played by other
boys since the middle ages, and that
there are different ways OF playing it.
1t was played in Old England and i'll
Wales as follows: one boy was chosen
for the hare. He started out over the
fields and through Woodlands Il few
moments in advance of his comrades.
Who We're to act as hounds and pursue
him. The hare carried a bag filled With
hits of paper or sometimes grains OF
corn. These he scattered to indicate
the route he took. He could rirc!e
and vancouver to deceive and misleaAi
his purSuur>, but must drop his track
Sims. The hounds tried to follow and
catch him before he got "home.' which
WAS II place agreed upon beforehand.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
The Secret Engagement
BY A. BERT DARLINGTON

been used for cipher purposes by the
recipient. What better method for com
munication could there be! Whether
the figures had Il meaning or not, l re-
solved that if l ever got Il girl whose
parents would not permit me to visit
her l would use this plan of commune
cation.
tried hard not to pry into Jim's at
fairs, but the puzzle was too fascinat-
ing for me to let alone. Besides, there
was the temptation to beat Jim at his
WI game. What =. IL. ~ meant
haunted me till l hit Upon the fact that
the prese.,t month was August, the
eighth month in the Year. The present
day was the 18th. Did not the fig.
ures contain an appointment! II SO, it
was for Aug. IL at half past Z proba-
bly, III the evenings.
/ could not quite bring myself to
SHADOW my friend on that evening, but
during the next month or SO l noticed
that he received Il number of adver-
tisements on which there We're lead
pencil marks. | did not try to de-
cipher any OF them. Indeed. ! had not
deliberately tried to decipher the first
II z l had come upon it by accident,
it had got into my head and couldn't
get 1t out till | had solved it.. What I
did was to buy II wedding present and
leave it where Jim could see it. He was
above asking me what it was for, so l
told him that it was for u friend who
was about to be married. adding that
could not name the person since the
engagement was Il secret.
The reason why l counted on Jim's
coming marriage was that it is difficult
il not impossible for two men to live
together one of whom is engaged with
out the other knowing it.
Jim never told me of his engagement
till a couple Of weeks before the we'd
ding. There had been no reason what
ever for the secrecy attending the at
fair except such as influences young
couples in similar cases and .Jim's lido
syncrasy. The girls parents We're
much pleased with the match, and
Jim's parents We're not living. jim
probably would have kept the secret
from me longer, but he wished me to
be his best man, and it was proper
that he should give me timely notice.
The evening before the wedding !
carried the wedding gift | had pro
cured to the brides home. Jim was
there, and when l opened the box in
which it was contained Jim started as
if he had been shot. l laughed, eN
planned the joke to the bride, and We
all laughed together. But l kept then
wondering for many months before
told them how ! had got on to thei>
secret.
That cured my friend of making myS
teries u Of very small things. Eve
afterward he was 1lankneSS to perfec
ton. AS for his wife, | doubt if sh'
had eve been so troubled.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
For the Paper Readers
THE EYE is FOOLED.
An Optical illusion In Which You Think
You See Something You Don't.

An Optical illusion In Which You Think
You See Something You Don't.
The following is Il curious and inter-
esting experiments: Take a piece Of
cardboard about five inches square,
roll it into a tube with one end just
large enough to tit around the eye, and
the other a trifle smaller. Hold the
tube between the thumb and finger Of
the right hand-do not grasp it with
the whole hand-put the large end
close against the right eye and with
the left hand hold II book against the
side Of the tube. Keep both eyes open
and there will appear to he Il hole
through the book and objects seer as
through the hole instead of through
the tube.
The right eye sees through the tube
and the left eye sees the book, and the
two appearances are SO COMPOUNDED
that it is impossible to separate them.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
I'M HATHAWAY and l We're not

I'M HATHAWAY and l We're not
only chums, but occupied rooms
in the same bachelor apartment
house. jim was Il secretive chap
and especially fond Of making a mys-
terry OF what was an ordinary happen
Ing. | poked fun ut him for doing so.
but this seemed to have no effect in
stopping him from continually trying
to impress me with his ability to do
things without my having any knowl-
edge OF them. Then when the denoue-
ment came he would assume an air Of
superiority. as much as to say II don't
so about blabbing Of my affairs"
There came Il time wlen l believed
that Jim had an affair Oh hand with Il
girl. The reason why | came to this
conclusion was'tlat he began to show
q contempt for INT THE best
thing a fellow cam do with a girl he
would say. lis to let her alone. BY
ater tickets and flowers, only to find
out later that she's encouraging some
other fellow" | was not interested in
Jim's love affairs. but l saw no reason
why he should take pains to deceive
me in the matter. However, it did
not trouble me that he thought proper
to do 50. | was very fond Of him
and considered his id%iosyncrasy of no
real importance, not doubling but that
l had others myself just as absurd.
jim and l occupied Il common living
room. and one evening when we were
about to 20 out to dinner together Jim
picked up an envelope that had been
left Ivy the postman during the day
unseale1, and took out a booklet ad'
vertising some kind of goods. | no
ticed him LOOKING at it. or some part
Of it, with apparent interest: then ne
tossed it in the wastebaSket.
The mex morning l happened to &C
to that same wastebasket to recover
bit of paper l had thrown in it con
tanning az address. l stumbled on the
envelope containing the advertisement
and noticed that it was addressed IN Z
feminine hand. l thought nothing OF
this, since girls are usually employed
to address advertising matter, and was
hunting on for my paper when l rakeC
up the advertisement. 1t gave Il lis'
of articles that would alone Interest
wolna This set me to thinking why
it should have been addressed to ;
man. While m%eAitating on this no
ticcd ONE lead pencil marks on thu
booklet. They We're s. 1i. ~.
Now. had it not been for what
have said about Jim and his mysteric
it would not have occurred to me tina
these figures We're not merely SOME
thing put there by some unknown per
son for ON very ordinary purpose
hut intended for Il cipher. First. ad
v~erlisempnts of especial interest to We
men are not usually mailed to mel
This suggested that the booklet hat
| been received by a woman and ha'
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
SKIRT FAsTENiNGs.
Fashion Again DEGREES That the Clos
ina Line Shall Be In the Back.

ing Line Shall Be In the Back.
Most womcn prefer a skirt that closes
at the front or the side. Yet the back
closings have made their way into the
fashion. and it seems as if the only
thing to do was to accept them.
The long WASTED basque dress vas
responsible in part for this change. and
the moyen age dress, with its square
neck III front, has also helped to bring
about the changing tendency. And
all this simply goes to show that u
liking for the front closing is no deep
er than our liking for any other trick
Of fashion. for it is Il liking that will
give way to changing styles.
OF curse one difficulty Of the back
closing With styles in their present
condition is the collar. But the dress
! makers will look after that. On even
ing frocks it is already easily man
a~ged-Witness the aforementioned moy-
en- age line.
On afternoon frocks and on separate
blouses it is not SO easy to handle rs
vet, but doubtless by the time the back
closing is once more firmly established
there will be an uncomfortable, ugly
, high collar, smart. no doubt, but still
uncomfortable to oar pampered throats
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
EMBR0IDERIEs FOR SPRING.
Sheer Transparent Materials Are Ex-
pected to Have a Very Marked Vogue.

SSOe~N - t"N' ~
In discussing the style tendencies of
cmbroiderics the Dry Goods Economist
says of the prospects for spring: AS
nearly as can be determined at This
early date various sheer, TRANSPARENT
materials belonging to the organize
family will continue to occupy an cN-
~ceptirnally strong position. Many of
the choicest of the new designs appear
OF, these cloths.
The transparent idea is further en-
pllaSiZel in the dainty maluuisctte
cloths which are again featured Ivy
some OF the best manufacturers and
importers. Because OF their practical
nature ii is expected that voilps will
continue to receive q fair amount of
attention.
Among The many attractive ideas
featured is the clever combination of
til!et net and lace With organdie. In
some of the most striking novelties the
tillet net is inserted in Scallop"d shape
outlined With embroidery. The effect
thus accomplished is exceedingly lnin.
ty. having to Il great extent the com
hined beauty Of lace and of emhroid.
| cry.
The majority of the best designs of
| every type. however. arc noticeahly
neat and dainty.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
Secret history-A Game.

Each player is requested to write on
a card or folded paper the name Of
some we'll known oma in history or
fiction or in modern life. These are
dropped into a basket and all are then
asked to write upon another set OF
papers the anne of certain men
whose name and careers are familiar
to the average person. These persons
are put in Il second basket and both
are we'll mixed and then passes
around.
Each player draws II paper from.
e;tch basket and cudgels his wits to
write Il brief story, bringing In the
names of the man and oma which
he has drawn as hero and heroine.
The more impossible ana ridiculous the
better.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
Pick Cotton For Church.
kits AN OLD COSTUME.
Soldiers Of Assyrian Kings Are Said to
Have Worn Them.

The kilt is a style Of dress that is i'm
mensely old. The soldiers Of Assyrian
kings are said to have worn Il sort of
kilt, while, as We all know. the noun
taineers of the Balkans regard it as i'm.
dispensable.
1t Seems to have been worn in Scol-
and from prehistoric times, and, az.
rording to some authorities, was at one
time only the plaid Worn across the
shoulders. In cold weather it was twist
ed around the waist. or perhaps il
would be more correct to say that part
OF it was.
kllted regiments are comparatively
modern. ais the first highland troops,
the Black Watch, We're recruited in
112o and We're called by their now his
toric name owing to the somber. color
of their tartans-black, blue and green.
When they were originally raised
each company Wore the tartan Of it's
commanding officer, and when banded
together in me regiment a special one
was designed to prevent jealousy. The
Seaforths wear the Mackenzie tartan.
the Argyll and Sutherland the Camp
bell and the Gordons and Camerons the
same as their name.-London Saturday
Review.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
BOY SCOUTS FIVE YEARS OLD.
They Viii Celebrate Their Birthday
Next Month.

The fifth anniversary Of the organi-
cation of the boy scout movement i'll
this country will be celebrated early
next February. Past meetings Of this
kind have drawn representatives from
all parts OF this country, and in some
degree from foreign countries. The
event doubtless, as in the past, will re-
ceive recognition from officers of the
national administration. from COVER
nors of states and from workers with
boys in cities as far scattered as Homo
lulu and Boston, Winnipeg and Mexico
City. The president of the United
States is honorary president Of the Or
g%anization; eX-presidents are honorary
vice presidents. Its officials include
men prominent in business. literature,
the army. the navy and in social wei
fare work. Several thousand boy scout
troops and nearly 100000 boys will be
represented.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
BETTER TO WOUND, NOT KILL.
More Harm Done to an Enemy by In
jurics Which Aren't Fatal.

MORE harm Done TO an Enemy by In
jurics Which Aren't Fatal.
In q letter to the Army and Navy
Journal a retired army officer says that
no intelligent soldier will fire a dunn
dun or an explosive bullet at the en-
envy, for they both kill.
The object of the riheman is not to
kill an enemy, but to wound him. "A
dead man is simply one soldier lost
from his army. He is not q burden to
any one. A wounded soldier must be
taken care of. -Four wounded soldiers
must have an ambulance With two
horses and an ablebodied soldier driver,
Thirty wounded soldiers must have
u surgeon, a hospital steward and ten
or a dozen able bodied soldiers to aid
the doctor and wait upon and nurse the
wounded men. The ~ambulances block
the roads and delay the troops. espe-
cially the artillery and the supply
wagons
When a man is hurt every one 10
anxious to get him at once to a doctor.
II the troops on the firing line are not
we'll disciplined and a soldier is wound
ed there will he three or four soldiers
who are willing and anxious to carry
him to the reu
For every soldier wounded the firing
line loses four soldiers. and q hundred
men wounded e that 400 men are
lost to the firing line, for they never re-
Join their regiments until the battle ia
over
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
WOmen's Ways and Fancies|
LEATHER BAGS.
Pigskin Used In Every Variety OF
Shape and Size This Season.

shape and SIZE his Season.
The leather bags come in every va
riety of color. Some are long and mar
row, others short and wide: some again
are round or quare OF oblong, and Il
few are selnicircular in form.
I'iySkin is used extensively for bags
this season., and it is every effective,
especially III the plated circular
models. Dyed pigskin is new and,
while striking. is not as attractive as
the skin in the natural tan. Pin and
Grape seal are found in bags in vari-
Gus shades of tan and brown, from pal
est buff to the deep chocolate zone that
is rich and beautiful. While most of
the bags of this material are made in
the softer pouch effects, all designs
and shapes are obtainable.
Next to tan and brown, gray is the
most popular color, and this, o.. ONE
in varying tones. from the lig!licst
pearl to the darkest tu,tpe.
The glazed feathers are also on view.
some in unusual tOlorS, such as pale
blue, old rose, light green. lavender and
cream. The new fiat, Semirircular
shape prevails in these bags.
Party boxes are moro attractive than
| ever. Some resemble miniature suit
eases: others look like tiny travelling
bags. There are larger boxes that will
hold an ordinarily sized comb and
brush. and one big hand bag which
was fitted up with perfume bottles.
scissors. comb and brush. powder box,
etc. was large enough to hold 4 night
dress and could serve for Il week end
visit,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
For the Benefit Of Visitors.

"You seem to have a large number
of picturesque characters about here"
said the tourist.
I'VE have to have 'em," answered
The proprietor Of a western hotel. ''for
travellers who come here expecting to
find local color All these Indians and
cowboys you see are paid by lis to loaf
about the premises and keep within
easy range Of Observation-Disclosures
ASc-Hera:d.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29
A One Million Year Old Whale.

\ whale hunt in the city of Los An
gclps. CAL. sounds certainly like Il biz
fish story. However, when some work
men werr cutting down Il hill recently
to open Il street they found something.
One OF the scientists from The city mu-
scum was rullcu and said it was :;
whale %belon%iN" to the lreglncinl age.
which lueaul that it was uver 1,,NU,U Wl
years DID. 1t had probably been trap
PED i'll Il shallow bay. after an earth
quake had shut oft its escape To the
sea.