St Johns Review from Portland, Oregon • Page 5

RACHEL'S GUITAR. It Ws Tuned to Ply Costly Air Fsr rf Danker Fould. Itnchol, tho famous nctress, did not neglect any menus of turning more or less honest peuny. Id Ills new Itfo -of hor Francis Grlbblo tells llio following story of a guitar: Rachel first saw and admired It In nn artist's studio. "Ulvo It to me." sno said.

"I want to pretend Hint It tho guitar on which 1 eurned my living as a street singer." Tho Jest seemed pleasant one, nud the artist handed over the Instrument. Jtnchcl embellished It with ribbons and hung It In her own apartment, where It duly attracted (ho attention of Achlllo Fould, tho bun Iter. 11 wring Its story, ho expressed the wish 4 to possess It. "Very well," said Rachel, "you can hnvo It for thou and louls." "l'lvo hundred," wild the hanker, trying to bargain. "No, thousand," said Rachel, cf pressing her disdain for those who haggled.

And tho banker actually paid a thousand louls for tho worthies knkk knack. It li said that ho learned tho truth when ho tried to sell bis (rem uro at tho Hotel Drouot and Hint tho discovery of tho hoar nearly sent him Into a fit on tbo floor. MEASURING THE EARTH. Eraitosthsnts Made the Flrit Attempt nd Did Fairly Well. Tho earliest attempt to mensure the circumference of the earth was made by a Greek, ErnstostliiMiPS.

who was born 270 It. C. He found thnt at Byeuo the gnomon, or upright pillar, used by tho Ureeks to measure the height of tho mm In tho sky, showed tho sun to bo cxnrtly overhead al midday at the time of the summer olstlco, while at Alexandria the gno mou cost a shallow upon the Maine date, Mhowlng Hint the Inner polm wan ouc-llftteth of the earth I'ln iim fereiico north of Hyoiie Kraslostheneit reiiHoned tornvily Hint tho length of the shadow at Alex audrln bore tho same relation to the circumference of the small circle de scribed from the top of the gnomon ii it center thnt the distance between the two cities boro to the circumference nt the globe. This latter was MKM) mIuiIIii. or about 025 miles, which when mill tlpiled by fifty gives miles as tho clrcumfereiico of the earth.

This result Is not quite correct, but im nearly so as could be expected from tho first rough attempt to tMilumte It. -Now York Mall. Msxloo'i Way With Women. VYointin'a plnco In Mexican life Is the Inevltnblo mingling of the Moorish Idem of the Spanish couiiucrors and tho savngo Ideas of the natives, the Milwaukee Sentinel snys. The CiihiII Inn hides bis wife mid daughters be bind stone walls uud the plclinvitit Indices of romance, and he Is their lord and master, On tho other hand, tho Indian tribe nre, of course, till bound by tbo spirit of tho ancient snv ago customs, Illstorlnns tell of one of bnptlsmnl ceremonies of the Menh le tribes, who foil l-lit tlinlr n-nv la mi nMtnni Inntv tlm rived on tho scene To ench boy tmby tho priests chnnttsl this commmiilt "Thy profession and fnculty I wnr, thy obllgntlun to glvo the sun to drink blood of the enemies and the earth corpses of the foes," To tho girl bnby they snld with far less ceremonial: "You nre to stay within the house, ns the heart does within tho body Our Lord enshrines you In thnt place, and your olllco Is to fetch and to grind ninlre In tho metnte." Jokal's Joke.

At a banquet held In his honor In Tor da, Maurus Jokal wns railed umii to propose the tonst of "The l.ndle" lie made an excellent speech, during which he continually toyed with the brown curls upon bl forehead l-'lnnb ly he snld; "1 raise my rIhhh In honor of the gracious ladles of Tordn. May they nil live until my hair grows Bray." Ills audience drank to the toast, but It was easy to ee by the faces of the ladles present thnt they did not think much of the compliment Jokal rose again from his sent and took from his head a magnlfleent brown wig, showing an entirely bald bead beneath It. "My hair." he ndded. "will never grow gray." And the la dies, who had not known of bis baldness, wero more than pavlQed. Plants Without Roots.

The "dower of tbo air" la a curious plant found In China and Japan. It Is called because It appears to have no root and la never fixed to tbo earth. It twines around a dry tree or sterile rock. Ench eboot produces two or three flowers like a llly-wtiltc, trans parent and odoriferous. It Is capable of being transported 000 or 700 miles, and It grows ns It travels, suspended on a twig.

A Fidgety Age. Repose of mauner was considered at one time essential to the well bred woman, but this an Ideal long con- signed to the past Every one fidgets In these restless days, no one has time i to alt still nor to listen for more than a minute at a time without being bored and showing It London Queen. I Generally. Flgg (sententlously)-To him that hath shall be given, you know. Fogg Yea, the man who has a bead gets head.

Tve notices-Boston Transcript. The beautiful seems right by force of beauty and the feeble wrong bo-cause of Browning. 'REVIEW'S LEGAL BLANKS 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 Mortgages, Satisfaction of Mortgages, Contracts fot Sale of Realty, Bills of Sale. Leases. All these blanks at the uniform 'price of 36c per dozen.

DOWNRIGHT ABUSE. fve euro been called a lot of tlilnn Since t've been fooling round on esrtfc. i nerve even culled me nnmes, b' Jlnge, That cast rellectlons on my birth. mey ve called me "grafter," "snldo" and croon Ten, they have nnmed me worse than in HI. Out hero comes some man with a book Thnt calls me "proletarian" Now, I have lived the beet I could.

I've paid my debts when necesnary, I've been, 1 reckon, nvcrago good For one so human and contrary. Hut oil my effort In the line Of keepliiB straight nnd nil of that Is wasted, nnd my eyes run brine If I'm "proletariat!" I don't know wlmt the word enn mean. And, trll he truth, I'm scared to leant i ns i Know i never seen A snmplo add don't care a durn If I should wnsto tho brief remains Of wlint short llnio I have at bat Without nni'O getting through my brains The sense of "proletariat ret whllo I live and hnve my health I'd have tho whole world timWutnnil That, though t've neither fame nor wealth. There's nono that dnrei to lift his hand And swenr that peace loving man Thnt tries to ilde step family spats. Could o'er be Hated with the clan That's labeled "proletariats." -Slrlckland W.

aillllan In Judge. A Wrong Tip. 1 well known Chicago merchant wns onco nskod to talk to tho boys of business school. Ho prefaced his nd dress by few extempore remnrks. "Hoys," snld he, "ns I nppronched the cntrnncc to this schoolroom I ob wrved on tho panel of tho door a word most appropriate to nn Institution of this kind.

That ono word expresses tho quality most useful to tho nvcrago boy when he steps Into tho Held of business. Can you tell mo what It IsV "I'ullI" Hhoutcd several of tho pu nils, with it burst of laughter, while tho horrliled merchant recognized that be had taken his text from the wrong side of the door. Philadelphia Ledger, Rovengtng Himielf on the Profession. "wiy, asked the wild eyed man, Uinplng Into the chiropodist's olllco, "can you cure a bunion "Ye, sir," nnswcrcil tho chiropodist "Can you do It In short time)" "Yes, sir." "Permanently?" Take this ehulr." "No, thanks," snld tho caller, whipping notebook out of his pocket nnd making mi entry In It. "I don't want inythlng done.

I nm merely inakliix a collection of moiitimeiitnl liars. I hnvo found another one, that's all (IoihI day," Turning on his heel, he limped out Chicago Tribune, Timely Aid. "I see thnt Muueybngs hits come for ward with hulf million to help out hi this financial trouble." "Yes. tut If ho wished to relieve tho trotiblo any why did ho wait so longV" "Well, you see, ho wanted to Im sure the tldo wns coming In before cnstlng his bread on the waters." Judge. Tbo Proper Term.

Knox-You mid Dr. Jones are part uern, nro you not? Dr. Hmlth-Oh, no. Wo often consult together nud attend to eneh other's pn llents In case of nlwence. but wo are In no hciino punnet.

Knox I see. Ho Is what might be termed your neeompllee. Detroit Trlfc uue. Oradatlons of Crime. "Thnt constable who followed ten or about the Htugo with a warrant fot bleach of contract might have provok ed tho mail to worse crime." "I suppose you mean assault and Imtteryr "No.

Hut In his excitement the mug' er might hnve ulterl false note." New York Times. 8avlng Her Pelt. "Look out!" cried tho friendly wal-rus. "Hero comes hunter after you." "I don't glvo wrup." chortled tho fur Mmrlng seal, disappearing beneath tho waves, Cat hoi Ic StnndaiJ and ru-wis. M.

L. KLINE Plumbing, Mill and Steam Supplies 84 and 86 Front Street Portland, Oregon Phones Main 517, A-2517 USE ROYAL WHITE SOAP LUCKEL, KING CAKE SOAP CO. J.C Bayer Furnace Co. Heating and Ventilating Engineers Agents for Boyntou Warm Air Furnaces Tuttle Bailey Registers Heating and Ventilating Public Buildings a Specialty Office 204 Market St. Portland, Ore.

AT The bnby show at the Multno mah is attracting considerable attention among the rising generation. Is yottr baby's picture there? You know it is the prettiest one in the whole lot. First Baptist Clituch Sunday school to a. worship it a. nud 7 p.

H. Y. 1'. 6:30 tr. Subject n.

111. "The Lore's Supper; 7:30 p. in. "A tWitltnr Stmolntli invited. -II.

If. Cheney, pastor. Rev. J. J.

I'atton of Ihc local M. K. Church recently pcrfotnicd wedding ceremony for Pot Hand couple in which the name of the bride was not changed. Her original name was Dean, the groom's name wns Dean, but they were not related. Roswell Harris nnd family of Sheridan, Oregon, hnve been guests at the home of Rev J.

J. Patton the past week. Mr. Harris has state wide reputation ns iirccucr 01 fancy chickens, and makes spe cially of While Leghorns, nnd has captured ninny prizes nt poultry shows. He is cousin of Rev.

Patton. ri Cecil Small of Portlnnd nnd Violu Gannon of St. Johns were united in holv matrimony nt the M. arsonacc at P. btuuiay.

Air. Sninll lives near Sellwood nud is one of Portland's tunny excellent painters. Mrs. Small's tunny friends extend their best wishes to her promising home as the newly wedded couple begin the new year, D. K.

Demock nnd Hazel Arlene Nolan were united in theholy bonds of matrimony nt the home ol tue bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Nolan. 81 Station! street, at 10:10 a.

tn. on New enr uay, oy mm i. Rev. Renham of Cornelius. Miss Alta Nolan, a sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid and Arlington Nolan, a brother of the bride, acted as best man.

i ne nappy conpie eft shortly after the ceremony for their home at Cornelius, which the groom had in all readiness for the coming of his mate. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Rand of Hood River were welcome callers at the Byerlee home yesterday, nud report things in good shape in the county where they make the big red apple. It seems that the lid is clear off the price of realty in that section.

Laud that went beggiug at I30 an acre 10 or 12 years ago, is being snapped up at prices run- iuc from 1500 to SS500 an acre. It is worth it, too, but for a place to live, for a home, we wouldn't exchange Peninsula soil acre for acre. When buying a cough medicine for children bear in mind that Cham berlain's Cough Remedy is most effectual for colds, croup and whooping cough and that it contains no harmful drug. For sale by all dealers Pay your subscription. YOUR GROCERS ALLEN LEWIS, Distributors Portland Oregon, U.

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CoInhiMh rand 1JU l.snl Is known to bn iiin'ilntlve to ulwnys glve S4tl(uctloiu Order of your dealer toduy At Beat Dealers, Hotels nnd Cafes Union Meat Cottipanr. Forllaad, Ore. rn.r rutin Oi fnin. IMmnes Ifcist H-1 STAR BREWERY The Northern Brewery Co. Drewers nnd Hottlers of tlie Imiiiious ROSE CITY and HOP GOLD BEER Portland, OreRon Golden Rod Rolled Oats Unsurpassed in Quality Golden Rod Milling Company Portland, Oregon rflll tw a rvrt I'dttluml Olllcc Iliiiusi.le tuitt Iv.

Tliinl Sts. Vancouver, WasliiiiKton DEPENDABLE COFFEE Made to Order That Portland's Leading Tailor Ray Barkhurst Corner 6th and Stark Sts. Portland Oregon r4 The Ideal Candy Co. INCORPORATED Manufacturers of tlie celebrated IDEAL SWEETS Crnekers, Nuts, Mncnroni, Confectionets' Supplies Mtuti 5150 Phones ino-IOJ North Tenth Street Home A-3J01 OUUCJOX WESTERN BAKING COMPANY ALDON CANDY COMPANY Mnntifacttiters of CKACKKKS, CAKKS AND I'tictory and Oflices TW'IiM'TH AND GI.ISAN STS Pacific Coast Syrup Co, If 1, 2.J-36 PORTLAND, OREGON OHOKGli YOU Prw. Pacific Fruit and Produce Co.

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(KN'liRAI, COMMISSION MKRC HANTS Phones: Mnin A 2348 BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. WHOLKSALK DURGGISTS DniKuists' Suiulries, Soda Hountnitisi nnd Suppli, WIiiim I.iiinors. Plmnnaceutieals, Noii'Sccrts, Iltc. PORTLAND, ORKCON W. J.

Van Schuyvcr Co. WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALERS 328-330 Glisan Portland, Ore. Phones. Main 7225 Home A-3133 Archer Wiggins Company Automobile Accessories, Fishing Tackle and Sporting CooU N. V.

Corner Sixth and Oak. Portland Qrogoii W. B. GLAFKE CO. Wholesale Fruits, Produce and Dairy Products io8.no Front Street PORTLAND, OREGON Fit $2.00 The Kenshaw Hat UNION MADE ALWAYS $2.00 449 Washington 169 I'otirlh Ncut Twrlllh Nfitr Mutttim OKKCUN l'Vont Street North I.I.OYI) RAKKKTSOK, ec 12X Pi out Street PORTLAND.

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