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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
USED ODD WEDDING COACHES
Steam Plow, Traction Engine, Tram
car, and other Vehicles Have
Transported Bridal Parties.

An American bridegroom who made
his journey to the altar yn a steam
plow has had many rivals In matri-
monial carriages.
1t is not long since bridal couple
and their guests made a-drnmatic APP
pearance In q Kentish village on a
traction engine, and a procession OF
trucks gayly decorated with iags, How
ers and evergreens, says London An
swers.
A wedding party drove up to st.
Marks church. Birmingham, one Eas-
ter Sunday In mourning. the coaches
and the horses being anonymously
adorned with white rosettes. A pref
tily decorated tramcar was the chosen
vehicle OF Wolyerhampton bridal
party. the driver and conductor wear
ing white gloves and smart button
holes and the journey TO the church
being bcralded by the explosion OF
fog signals.
But perhaps the most novel journey
OF all was that Of young Austrian
couple. whose wedding procession slid
down steep hill from the brides
home to Paysback church on seven to-
boggans decorated with pine branches
and flowers.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
Sources Of Folk sonos.

Because ~ the harmony Of It's Ian.
gunge aud the beauty OF It's natural
assoclations, Italy is preemlnently
the land ~ poetical and musical com.
positions, says Raoul y Bonnnno In
Christian Science Monitor To write
and sing sonnets appropriate 10 every
event II among the instincts Of the
masses
Two forms OF folk songs are 20 be
distinguished: one spontaneous and
plebclnn In origin, the other more lit
erary ana less spontaneous. The
FIRST can he traced IN Italy 60 tho very
source ~ the language, the second Is
not Older than three or four centuries
Sicily Is considered the source from
which all poetry, natural or cultivated,
sprang and passed into the rest Of
Italy, Its songs. through assimilation,
became essentially and commonly ltal'
Ian. although 60 become such they had
TO lose their original dlalectlcal form.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
Woo In Elower Lanauaae.

The language Of flowers In the Near
East II no simple form VI speech that
anyone may understand. Long and
elaborate communications may be sent
by bouquet II the lady IN not too lazy
60 learn complicated code. There
IN. Hay those Turks who claim 10 un'
derstand II, direct aud an indirect
form of flower messngo
The Indirect message goes by words
that rhyme either with the name OF
the flower or with the meaning of tho
name ~ the flower. They 20 to
lengths IN selecting and collecting
posics for bouquets to be- sent singly
aud In series that would be quite too
much trouble Co the average Amerl'
eau. To the average American girl
II sounds too complicated 90 Interest
anybody hut u lady shut NJ In court.
yard without telephone.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
They oa1ed With seorn.

II was my first JOHN n library. I
was on evening duty. and after hours
was going 10 dance. I'll admit my
thoughts were more concentrated on
the dance than on my work.
A crusty old man came In and
asked for certain book. I went back
10 the stacks. gazed at the shelves,
but didn't see Il.
81 am sorry" I said, gllbE. TITS
not In"
"He gave me a long, suspicious look
my expression must have been par
tlcularly blank-and walked back 20
the shelves.
"Here's the book" he said, with the
utmost scorn IN his voice, ut was In
the right place"
Just at this crucial moment In
walked the chief librarian. OF whom
I stand In awe I shall never forget
my feelings at tho concentrated dis
dain with which they gazed at me-
Chicago Tribune.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
FORCED TO GIVE UP HAREMS
Financial Necessity Really the Neither
Of Any Turkish Reform In
That Direction.

The word "hnrem," for all It's rich
connOtatlun, N now simply the name
for the womens quarters In the Turk.
lsh home. Poverty Ia the palaces und
out Of them II more responsible than
western Ideals for the changed condl.
tlon there.
Education aud the world movement
for broadening the freedom Of women
have, Of course, had their Influence.
The French novel also put window of
kind In the Turkish harcm, aud
many Turkish men nre vigorously pro
testing the notions OF freedom which
they have put into the heads of the
women.
But necessity. rising out Of the long,
protrnctcd wars N the real mother
~ freedom for Turkish women, The
Turkish Golfers, both public nnd prl'
yatc. are too depleted 20 permit the
expensive establishments of the old
daya Men nrc no longer able to main
tain women In idlencss. and war, with
It's demands on man power, hns made
woman labor mn actual necessity
Bessie Beatty IN the Century Maga'
zine.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
MANY ARE ABsENT-MlNDEp
Great Numbers Of People Just as
Aberrant az the Famous Professor
Of the Jokesmlths.

The absent-mlnded professor, favor
lite Of the humorlsts, is familiar to
us all. His strange misadventures, his
tumbles into coal holes, his locomo-
tive difficulties as he walks with one
foot in the gutter, his use Of his cane
for an umbrella, and so on-all these
are the raw material OF the Joke.
smiths, observes the New York Trib-
une.
But real people, however absent
minded, we are told, are never so
aberrant. No7 What shall be said,
then Of Charles Krudak OF Port Ken
nedy, Pa, who the other day took his
baby girl on a trip to Philadelphia,
and when he got Off the return train
left her aboard7 How could he for
geti The child was obviously not do
Ing her vocal duty.
without stopping to explore pos
slble connection between Mr.. Kru-
dak's experience and the fact that he
had Just been to Philadelphia, let us
consider the case OF Raymond Bent
ley, recently reported from Omaha.
This gentleman was to be married
the other day. To guard against his
weakness he kept saying. wedding.
wedding" to himself as he prepared
for the ceremony. But setting out for
the church he came to another church
where wedding was In progress.
Mechanically he turned In, took his
place among the guests, waited
through the ceremony. congratulated
the happy couple and then returned
home. II Is pleasant to read that his
bride, young woman OF firm charac-
ter, Instead Of falnting, presently ar
rived with a minister, and n second
marriage occurred.
The absent.mlnded professor Of
fiction surely has his rivals in real
life.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
BARON BELIEVED HIS YARNS
Munehausen Said TO Have Deceived
Even Himself by Hls Tales Of
Wild Adventures.

Bnron Munchnusen wns the imagi-
nary author and hero OF series OF
wonderful tales entitled "The Adven.
lures Of Baron Munchuusen." They
were first published In England In 1885
by Rudolph Erich Raspe, an expatrl.
nted German. and were followed by
trunslntlons and limitations In German
aud other languages.
The name Of the hero Is said 10
be derived from Jerome Charles Fred.
erlck Won Munchnusen, German OH.
Ger In the service of Russia. who be-
came notorious for his ridiculous tales
OF adventure. II II said that by dlnt
Of repetition he came finally TO believe
implicitly In the truth ~ his most ex-
trayugunt stories
The authorship of these tales Is In
dispute. although ono authority says
"thc author IL Rudolph Erich Naspe,
and the sources from which the adycn.
turcs were complied nrc Bebel's Face.
;lne.' Cnstlgllonc's 'Corteglnno.' Bildcr
mann's Utopia. and some OF the
baron's own stories"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
The Patriotic Spirit.

Animated by this spirit the par
tisan is enlarged into patriot Before
II the lines OF party sink into hazy
obscurity; and the horizon which
bounds our view reaches on every side
10 the uttermost verge OF the great
Republic. II Is spirit that exalts
humanity. and imbued with Il the
souls OF men soar into the pure air
OF unselfish devotion TO the public
welfare. II lighted with a smile the
cheek of Curtius as he rode into the
gulf; II guided the hand OF Aristides
as he sadly wrote upon the shell the
sentence OF shis own banishment II
dwelt In the frozen earthworks OF Val
ley Forge; and from time TO time IL
has been an inmate Of the halls Of
leglslation.-Thomas I. Bayard.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
psnatursd Alcohol.

nenatured alcohol Is grain alcohol
made unit for use AS "A beverage.
Completely denatured alcohol Is made
by adding ten gallons of wood alcohol
and a half gallon OF henEine 10 100
gallons OF ethyl alcohol, This Is free
from government tar and may be
bought by any one for use as fuel or
light,
The denaturlng must be done when
the alcohol Is produced and In bonded
warehouses used exclusively for the
purpose aud for storing denatured al
cohol, aud Is done under the supervi'
sion OF the government, according TO
the law. The grain alcohol may be
made from grain, corn, potatoes or
similarly starchy products, but the
conditions under which II must he pro
duced make Il impracticable except
Tor welleQulppod factories
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
Return OF the Treneher.

The poets table was set with very
old plates they were blocks Of wood
foot square and two inches thick,
wherein the plate proper was followed
or dug,
These" the poet said, "nre trench
ers, real old medieval trenchers. We
derive from them the phrase, "a good
trenchcr-mun,' you know"
As be- spoke he served his guests
with the hash ~ meat and potatoes
that composed the frugal luncheon.
"rhc high cost of servants" he went
On, "mukcs the revival Of the trenchor
Il necessity for MS poor poets Now,
friends, clean Your trcnchcrs Ike good
trrnyhmru; sop the gravy NJ with
bread then turn them over for the pie
course
The guests duly turned their trench
crs over aud there ON the other side
WAS another plate. dug or followed out
of the wood, just like the first one,
"IWo plates In one" said the poet
drlightcdly, what n saving. chr"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
A Nlnht Alter DAY.

Tie syrue was a bedroom In sub,
urh, ana wcurIed parent was prom
cnnding the ilnor at weird hour Of
the early morn, with his tirstborn In
his arms, Many vain endeayors to
soothc the Infants cries had been
made, hut the little one was laboring
under the impression that things
needed waking up and that he was the
person 90 do Il,
1T seems 10 me you knew what you
We're about" groaned rickelbury TO his
wife when you insisted on the child
being called Hugh"
"Whut has his name 10 do with his
fretfulnessY asked the unsuspiciOus
wife
Everything replied the wretched
man. you would Call him Hugh you
know, and where there Is hue there's
always a London Tit-Bits.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
Darby and Joan.

.Darby and Joan" was first applied
TO very happily married couple who
lived In the Eighteenth century and
bore those names. They were John
Darby, printer, OF Bartholomew's
Close, London. England. and his wife,
Joan. The constancy and devotion TO
one another OF this old-fashioned, sim
pie. and yirtuous couple so impressed
Henry Woodfall. who had served his
apprenticeship with the printer, that
he wrote u poem. Darby aud Joan" !"
In commemoration. This poem was
printed in the London Gentleman's
Magazine. and received a good deal OF
notice. The expression then passed
into the English language as symbols
ing the eyentide Of happy wedlock.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
SYMBOL OF RUSSIAN TRAGEDY
Tho Bouroeolea, Popular Invention,
Shows to What Depths the People
Have Been Reduced.

A bourgeolca Is small sheet iron
stove, writes Eleanor Franklin Egan In
the Saturday Evening Post Or 1t may
be only a 5-gallon gasoline can with
n little door at one end and hole In
the top to let out the smoke. II Is an
institution in soviet Russia and Is an
Invention Of the kind Of which neces-
slty Is the mother.
In the communlstic habltatlOns OF
the ruined and homeless bourgeolsie II
takes the place of both heating ar
rangements and the kitchen range.
Nearly everybody makes his own bour.
geoica out Of whatever materials he
may be able to come by, and I'm social
circles II provides topic Of cOnversa-
tion OF never.endlng interest. Their
habits and the various methods EN-
ployed to regulate them are matters Of
primary importance.
It's name, bestowed upon 1t in iron
lcal derislon, denotes It's relationship
TO the general scheme Of things. II
burns nothing but tiny bits Of wood
and Is therefore very economical, but
when II Is first set going IT smokes
considerably, with the result that prac-
tlcally every bourgeois home In Russia
such as It ls--smells rs though It's
fiues were badly out Of order.
II is capable Of bringing the average
winter temperature In fuir-slzed
room up to zero, or maybe to 10 de.
grees above, and this Is ~ much com.
fort as the bOurgeOlsle are expected to
require. This sounds like an exng
gerntlon. but II Is not. 1t would be Inn
possible TO eKaggerate any phase OF
the tragedy that hus befullen Russia.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
The Sunday Picnic.

The late Mrs. George Gould was
not narrow.minded. but she hated
any desecration OF the Sabbath
one summer Sunday, while motor
ing IN Lakewood. she came upon u
rich Lakewood family. the Smiths,
princlpal stockholders In the we'll
known Smith asbestos iirm.
The Smith family was picnlcking,
The father aud the three sons In
their shirt sleeves We're drinking
whisky and playing poker, while the
daughters aud the mother smoked
cigarettes and played bridge Tor high
stakes.
"'Well.' said Mrs, Gould, I
wouldn't have believed that you
Smiths had such faith In your as'
heStOs'"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
Re.Prooflno Your Ralneoat.

Whatever the time OF year, one
needs reliable rslncoat In the coun-
try. but unless OF rubbered variety,
many ralncoats quickly lose their rain
proof qualities. and are useless for
the purpose they were intended to
al. Here Is a method OF re-waterproof-
ing cloth that will be found quite sue
cessful and easily carried out at home.
Take one and n quarter pounds OF
alum and dissolve this In i've gal.
Ions OF boiling water. In another bath
dissolve one and a quarter pounds OF
sugar OF lead. Then mix the two solu'
tions.
Place the coat In the mixture and
make sure that Il II saturated with
the liquor. without wringing, put
the coat Ia hanger and dry. plunge
into cold water and then hang out 10
dry again. This time Il will be NJ for
use. and will Withstand ordinary rain.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
Can't Beat This Barrier,

The officials OF the town OF North
Adams, Mass. are effectively enforc-
ing the antlspeed ordinance with an
original road barrier. A policeman
stands at the side Of the road with
red lantern. Speeding drivers are
hailed and cautioned to use dlsere-
tion. providing they stop. II they fail
10 stop the policeman blows his whis-
tie. and farther along the road a belt.
filled with short spikes, Is stretched
across the highway. No enc has run
past Il as yet.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
She Had Felt H.

A visitor was admlrlng beautiful
monument In an ancient church. Guz-
ing at the eftigles OF rufIled knight
and stately dame, with a kneeling
train Of children behind each figure,
he unused aloud: "Surely such sur
roundlngs must have a purifying In
nuence!"
"Yes. indeed. SIR" was the startling
reply Of the church cleaner, who had
walked up unobserved, "Many time
I've washed them Images faces for
'em, when a fiIck of duster was all
thuN was expected OF me 2"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
BY Way OF Inference

peaches and cream, bacon and
eggs. dry toast and coffee" said the
dlnlng-car patron with conspicuous
badge on his coat
"Yes. SIR" replied the walter.
II want three eggs. mind you. plen-
~ OF bacon and a double order Of
toast"
"Yes. SIR" repeated the waiter with
a grin. BOSS. I'm not saying the dele
cation you're travelling with are drink
ing gentlemen, but you're the first
member OF the party who's showed up
In the diner this morning with an APP
petite. ."-Birmlngha AgeHerald-
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
Chemical. From Corn cobs.

By developing new methods ~ eS-
tracting furfural from corncohs chem
lists OF the Department OF Agriculture
have greatly reduced the cost of max.
ing this chemical. which Is used In
tho manufacture of soluble and insol-
uble resins for stains, Varnlshes In
sulating material, printing plates and
many other articles, Furtural has
been made commercially from cat
hulls and has been selling for about
50 cents pound, but when made from
cobS Il is estimated that Il can he
manufactured at a cost of about
10 cents pound Cobs give the great
est yield OF furfural OF any of the
common agricultural materials that con
tain lt.-Department OF Agriculture
Bulletin.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
Rlrds Travel Far

Many OF our feathered yOyagers
make single flights OF 500 to zoo miles,
and mlgratlons OF oven 1000 miles,
The annual pilgrlmages Of such old
friends AS the bobolink, the purple
martin. the scarlet tanager, clin and
barn swallows. nighthawks and black
poll warblers all exceed 40O miles in
both spring and fall.
Il Is rather humbling to think what
brave and self-sufiicient world travel.
ers some OF our tiny feathered friends
are.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
Our EnalIsh lanauaae.

Misplaced phrases cause many mis-
understandings. Here are some col
lected by Eyerybody's Magazine from
publications all over the country,
The owners of apple trees, some OF
which have not been looked after for
years, are undergoing pruning all
through this section.
special dining-room for ladies,
steaks and chops"
For FiyerOom house, all mod
ern Good vhicken-house."
A physician advises parents never TO
spank child ON an empty stomach.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
Hlo Demand for Radlum.

The principal use for radnam In the
commercial world Is as a luminous
material on watch and clock dials and
% on. II Is not the radium that glows.
but other substances which become
luminous In the presence Of very mi
mute quantities Of radium. More than
four million watches and clocks alone
have been treated. and hardly a third
OF an ounce Of radium has been used
In the production Of the luminous ma
terial required.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
Just a Gesture.

"What good did Il do you TO emp
ty your shotgun at that aviatorf You
couldn't possibly hit himT'
swell" replied the lrate farmer,
I'm gettin' tired OF them fellers tiyin'
low over my property, He couldn't
hear me cuSS, What other way did l
have 10 express my sentimentsE
birmingham Age-Herald.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
Daily News

II look at the paper every morn
Ing" said Mrs. llousety TO see what
casualties have happened 20 my
friends"
what paperf'
"The fly paper. ."-LOmsyille Courier
Journal
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17
Land Of Queer Beasts.

Australia has long been noted for
the peculiarities OF the animal life
found there. Practically all the forms
OF mammalia which abound In other
parts OF the world are missing. Their
places are taken by large marsupials
OF numerous varieties. these animals
being nowhere else represented ex-
cept by the opossums OF Ameriea.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-11-17

Typewriter ribbons for sale at
this ofice-0liver, Underwood,
Smith and Remington. Each
rs cents. You can do better and
more presentable work with a
new ribbon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-28
.MUSSOLINI IS
NEW DICTATOR

ROME. Oct ss.--Benito Muaso.
iIni was practically dictator OF Italy
today following the fall OF the cab.
met Of Premier Facfa-
Mussoiini. head OF the Fascist.
whose coup was responsible for the
resignation OF the Facta govern.
ment. which was placed In the hands
OF King Victor Emmanuel last
night. came TO Rome 10 confer with
parliamentary leaders.
Tho Fascissi head was summoned
10 Rome by Facta Just before the
premier went 10 tho railroad sta.
tion and presented his resignation
to tho king.
II was anticipated that former
Premier Cioiifti, who II due 70 mr..
rive here today. would be invited by
the king 20 form a cabinet. Tho
grand old man OF Italy" who has
Just celebrated his soth birthday, IN
scheduled 10 confer with King Vic.
tor Emmanuel and Mussoiini.
II was officially announced by the
ministry OF the interior that Fas-
cisti have concentrated In several
large towns.
Coincidcntai with this announce.
ment came tho official denial OF
widespread reports that the Fascis-
u had seized several municipalities
and had actually started military
action to seize control OF the gov.
ernmcnt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-28
MAN HELD FOR
POISON PROBE

San FRANCISCO. Oct 2s.--
Adrian Bachelor was held In the
city jan here today pending further
Investigation by Portland. Ore. au-
thorities OF the mysterious poison
Ing OF Mrs. G. III. Pcttibone. his
mother.in-iaw.
Batchclor was taken into custody
during the night.
Il went to Portland TO KIN myself"
Bachelor declared today. II had
heard my wife was there. I did not
poison Mrs. Pcttibonc.
MY wife left me and hpd heard
she went TO Portland. 50 Secured a
piece of rope and left for the North.
! intended to find my wife and then
hang myself.
when arrived In Portland I
went TO the home OF my mother-in-
law. ! had secured some sleeping
powders and put them In a cup. !
left the room and when / returned
! found Mrs. Pettibone had swallow
I'd the contents of the cup. She had
not seen the powders.
"She then accused me OF poisoning
her and ordered me 10 leave the
house. did so and took the train
Immediately for San Francisco"
Bachelor was found thru informn.
tion furnished police by his wife.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-28
PRINC|PA AIS ON
SCHOOL CARPET


Seattle school principals who have
permitted speakers 10 address their
pupils on the so-io school distribu-
tIon measure must explain why they
did II at next weeks meeting Of
tho Seattle school board.
This was the decision Of the
school directors Friday afternoon
when they adopted the following
resolution:
THAT Superintendent Of Schools
Thomas X. Colo be instructed 10
investigate the manner Of tho pre-
scntation OF the 3o.io subject in
the schools and that principals who
have allowed speakers 20 talk upon
shc subject 70 students be requested
20 appear before the board at It's
next regular meeting and make ex.
PLANTATION.
THAT no notices be posted on
bulletin boards OF school buildings
that do not pertain expressly 10
school business or without inspcc.
ton OF the superintendent of
schools
The contention OF the school board
is that the speakers have not been
presenting both sides Of the aoio
measure. and that the children
carry home TO their parents er
roncous Views OF the measure.
Tho school board also adopted q
resolution pointing out the danger its
members see In approving measure
like 3o.io.
'rh. resignation OF w. II. McNeal
for four years superintendent OF
buildings and grounds. was accepted
by the board.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-28
LLOYD GEORGE
IN LIONS DEN

GLASGOW. Oct. 2s.--Lioyd George
carried his campaign to Premier
Bonar Laws own election district TO.
day. Five thousand persons gave
the former premier a rousing ovation
when he made an address here.
THE split In the coalition Is be-
wfldering." he stated. II am await.
ing Bonar Laws explanation OF IT,"
The former premier said that
labor's manifesto was formidable
challenge. He stated that tho die
hards' were demanding n change.
This IL no time for moderate men
TO Disagree
There in not n single member OF
the new cabinet who In comparable
in experience and talent to the
former ministers. he stated