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The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
Our Money.Aakinr s,ory.wr,t.r.

One of the most prolific of native nov. elists is Mrs. Emma Southworth, who for a whole generation has been continually producing sensational stories that have sold more largely, 1t Is said, than those of any other American author.
 The number of her novels is prodie. ious. Nobody, not even herself, pre- tends tO keep O record of them. They are of the old-fashioned sort, full of In- cident. improbabtlity. limping syutax and sonorous fustian, as may be con- 1ectured by such titles as The Curse of Clifton, "The Beautiful Fiend," "The Changed Brides. The Gypsy's Proph- ecy. The Lady of the Isle" etc. etc, etc.
 Though almost unknown to persons of culture, they are said to be devoured by fhe multitude and to have netted her more than $500. 900.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
FRENCH LIFE IN THE PROVINCES.
4. s Is Distinguished rroIa LII. in r.rA

As It Is Distinguished from Life in PsTlG.
 Mme. Greville in 6 recent letter to New York City said:
 In most countries. life in the pro vinces, that is outside of the metropolis, Is a copy in miniature of life in the great city. In France 1t Is quite diff ferent-
 Life is one thing In Paris; in the provinces it is entirely different in It's aims. hopes, smusements, and most of It's customs. The capital attracts what Is most brilliant In France; but there remains in the larger cities and towns that which is intelligent, charming and often remarkable.
 "The leaders of the society in the provinces are the pretect. or more often the sou--prefect, who is generally Q young bachelor and who gives delightful bachelor balls-to attend which Is cor rect, but yet bordering upon what IS delightfully."- naughty.
 Next in importance is the curate of the principal church or parish. He Is, O: course. not worldly man. but man of the world, charming iE manner. an excellent whist player and a fascinating talKe-; but he draws the line at dances.
 "The barristers and members of the professional classes rank next.
 .. It is peculiarity of the provincial life fin France that the women in com ruunity have generally known each other from childhood, for when they marry their husbands go to live in their wives families, or at least become identified vith them entirely. It Is society in which the husbands are imported.
 |" In dress ladies are greatly influenced by what they consider to be the fashion. If blue is worn they all wear blue; if violet Is ld mode violet Is the only hue. They go to the theatre: that is, If it happens to be the fashion ill that par tIcular season; but If tho best people don't happen to be going that season, ihen no one who Is anybody goes.
 The provinciaIs do not pay many calls. only making ceremonial visits. They consider these Q bore; but tho ladies visit at market, where they all go in the morning attended each by ser want who carries home the marketing which the madame chooses.
 Then the young, the old and the middle aged of both sexes visit on the promenade (generally large square with fine trees), where twice & week thereis music. The best people all meet there and talk. laugh. gossip and 6irt.
 In the very small places it is the notary who is the important parsonage; and the best people devote themselves to cultivating lovely gardens, iu which they takeimmense pride"
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
From the Cowboy Region.

Coming from St. Louis in tho sleeping car fell in with couple of men from the cowboy region down by the Indian Territory. They owned ranches there and were talking about the cattle busi- ness.
 One was an Englishman and was on his way back to the old country for . short visit. The American ranchman was very bitter at the government for not turning the Indians out of their reservations and letting white men in.
 I was astonished to know that the EnglisIman didn't agree with him when he said that there ought to be more law down there.
 "I don't need no law" said the Englishman. lean get along all right. Why. last year lent man $l,oOO and took bill of sale on the head of his herd.
 We'll, when that amount came due he told me to go to -. didn't 20. I was going back to England and hadn't time to go on any side excursion. Told him the climate was hot enough for me where wa"
 e What did you do7" asked.
 What did 1 dor We'll, just gave my cowboys q lot of WinchesterS and some revolyers and says to them:
 ''' Boys, I've got bill of sale on the head of that herd. Co and take one thousand dollars worth of them cattle. Don't shoot anybody you don't have to. but, anyhow, bring over one thousand dollars worth
 We'll, they just went over and took 'em. That's all there was to it. Didn't need no law. or no bother-just took 'em.
 Yes, believe they shot one man. Re interfered. The cattle were mine and he ought to have minded his own business"
 Did they kill him2"
 Did they7 We'll, now them cow boys don't shoot for fun unless they're drunk: My boys were sober, - Detroit Free Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
Edith Understood How.

"Yes," said the parsOn at tea-table. "Young Jordan was out driving with Miss Popinioy the other evening and his horse ran away. They were both thrown out and the buggy was smashed to pieces.
 "It was providential escape for both of them; but can't understand how the young man came to lose control of his horse"
 "He must have been driving with one hand" tiippantIy suggested the Inin- ister's eldest son-a wild rake of boy.
 "Or pei haps he had the reins around his neck" said Edith, shy young beauty of sixteen, with Q charmingly mode-t mien. And then everybody ex- claimed In chorus:
 "Why. Edith"- Cambridge Chron- icle.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
SLater,s Pr.sty PetticoAs.

As young Smithers moved out the card-table he asked casually:
 "Where is that bright red table-cover you used to have: always liked that. !" "You wouldn't like 1t now. interposed little Tommy.
 Tommy" said hIs sister Clara. run away and play-there's 8 dear"
 "I wont w answered Tommy. "Sis- .ter's -
 "Shl Tommy, hush!'
 "Wont." answered Tommy again. And. as he was hustled from the rOora, he yelled:
 Sisters made petticoat outea that tAblecloth !'-[ Rambler.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
A Lively Book.

A colored gentleman, formerly in the employ of leading firm of book pub fishers in Boston, who is now in the employ of the Unitarian Association, received as Christmas present from his former employers Abbot on Scien. tif1c Theism."
 A short time afterward his former employers asked him how he enjoyed tho book.
 We'll" he said, "I haven't got far In it, but showed it to the Rev. M-.
 - the other day. and he said he could easier believe in God than repd :hat book. "-[ Boston Traveller.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
The Circus.

Little Johnny, age five, was greatly taken with the eircus-posters and begged his papa to take him to the circus.
 He could get no promise from him. however, until, making last beseeching appeal on circus day. his father replied:
 Well. Johnny, we will go down street and see the tents"
 Johnny walked along with his father. looking very dubious indeed at such a scanty privilege. until glancing up. hs remarked:
 "Papa, I'd much rather sec the con- tents."
 That decided 1t: they went inslde.-- lBabyhood.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
ovsrworkinr the Childrea.

The maximum of daily school work in Prussia Is seven hours for children eleven years of age up to nine hours Tor those sixteen years and upward.
 The etAndsyd is still higher in Den rark. @AlLss5sA A--s! s~f Ns-- --- '' '~~
 No-wander that q large percentage of the. children under such systems arc reperted as,sacklY.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
Poor Fare.

"I hope for his ownsake he will never be obliged to eat his own words" sug- gested an East Side man who was wend- ing his way homeward from cock and. bull lecture.
 Why?" inquired his companion.
 He'd starve to death" was the answer.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
Not so Green as She Looked.

He was looking for rich wife and thought he was on the trail.
 love you" he said to her, in rich warm tones, more than I can tell you in words"
 e You'd better try figures" she re- piled cOldly, for she was not so green ss she looked.-[ Washington Critic.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
She Never Told Her Rage.

Sunday-school teacher to ciAss "Now, this man Methuseiah was very good and plous man. and therefore the Lord allowed him to grow very old"
 Precocious girl: "When did he uve?"
 "Oh, my de1r, ever so long ago."
 Little girl. eyeing her with an air of mental arithmetic: Did you know him ?"~-IWilmington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
Jim Slow Ahead of Him.

Mamma" said little fellow who mad come out second best in 8 little set-to with his playmate:
 Mamma, Jim Slow hit me-"
 "Well. why didn't you hit him back, my son ?" inquired his mother.
 "'Cause," he replied. feeling of the lump on top of his head. "I was fraid he'd hit me ag'in. "-I Atlanta CoDsutu- tiOn
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
See2

It vss 6 negro who acknowleced he WAS a land lubber. He said. he mObed 1t so well that be pever wanted to. go to sea again, ITexas Btftngs.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23

Light Hausework.s

A family that advertised for girl 'to do light housework received a letter from an applicant who said her health demanded sea air and asked te know where the lighthouse was situated.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
Trying to Keep up with the old Lady.

Arylu8 70 keep up with tho Old LAdy.
 Conductor (grufiy): "Why don't you hold fast when we're turning corner ?"
 Passenger (knowinely): My mother tn-law recovered five thousand dollars last week for being slung off this line, and l hate to sec her get ahead of me in anything. "-[Pack.
The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
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The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23

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The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23

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The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23

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The St. Johns herald., 1886-09-23
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 LIKEWISE.
, 1886-01-30

OF all land-frequenting fish, however,
by far the most famous is the so-called
climbing perch of India, which not only
walks bodily out of the water, but climbs
trees by means Of special spines near the
head and tail, so arranged as to stick in
the bark and enable it to wriggle its way
up awkwardly, something after the same
fashion as the "looping" of caterpillars.
TIE tree climber is a small, scaly fish,
seldom more than seven inches long; but
II has developed a special breathing ap-
paratus to enable it to keep up the stock
of oxygen on its terrestrial excursions,
which may be regarded as to some extent
the exact converse of the means en-
ployed by divers to supply themselves
with air under water.
Just above the gills, which form, OF
course, its natural hereditary breathing
apparatus, the climbing perch has in
vented a new and wholly original water
chamber, containing within it a frilled,
bony organ, which enables it to extract
oxygen from the stored-up water during
the course Of its aerial pe~regrinations.
While on shore it picks up smal insects,
worms and grubs; but 1t also has vege-
arian tastes Of its own, and does not de-
spise fruits and berries. The indian jug
glers tame the climbing perches and
carry them about with them rs part OF
their stock in trade; their ability to live
for n long time out Of water makes them
useful confederates in many small tricks
which seem very wonderful TO people ac-
customed to believe that fish die almost
at once when taken out of their native
element.-Popular Science Monthly.
, 1886-01-30
PROTECTING EMpLoYE<.


IL Is understood hat representatives oil
the lapor orgamzatlona are proposing leg
islatioh TO provide a tax upon corpora
lions 70 form an accident insurance iund.
Il subject Is a very important one, ana
snouid DC iully considered IN all It's Dear
ings Dy tue labor mon before theY Try
10 put tnxPugh any law lor such a pur-
pose
ohui very recently 'he Iapliiiy OIL Gun
ployers Tor death or accident to men IN
their service was extremely hmi'eu' ih-
ueeu' 'he theory OF common employ,
ment was heiu' ootn IN England ana
IN 'nis country, 10 preclude an employer ;
lap'i'y ior INJURY 10 any one oil ms en-
p'oYes "heh IN" injury was caused py
announcer empioVe' though a thiru person
, 1886-01-30
ARIzoNA's EXTRAvAGANcE

From a recent circular issued by the
interior department, we obtain the follow
ing facts regarding the lavish expenditure
of the peoples money by the last l%egisla-
tive assembly of Arizona Territory. For
printing this legislature spent $l7,4 G7. 20
in addition TO the regular appropriation
for printing expended by the secretary of
the territory; for additional clerks, assistant
clerks, pages, doorkeepers, i%anitors, etc,
in all fifty employees, they expended $93,-
700 Then the members of the legisla-
ture voted themselves extra pay and doub
led the pay OF the regular clerks and EN-
ployes. The council employed nineteen
committee clerks at $3.50 per day, and
as the council numbered only twelve
members, each had the services of one
and a half clerk, all of which cost the ter
ritory Sl0, 260. For newspapers this
profigate body expended $3,O70.s0, a
little over $3.50 to each member. Com
pared with this legislature, the assembly
now in session in this city is a body Of
latter day saints, for they wouldn't appro-
pirate Il nickel for the purchase ola single
, 1886-01-30
Use Of Kerorene in india.

In some Of the native papers there are
occasionally rather curious but not very
reliable accounts of ordinary happenings.
| once read of a child who was poisoned
by breathing for n few seconds the air
polluted by a kerosene oil lamp. She died
at once according to the paper. This, as
l remember, led the editor to write quite
forcibly about the dangers from the
use of kerosene oil. | believe that
he considered 1t the duty Of every
one 10 give up the use of so dangerous an
oil. The people, however, did not listen
to the editors warning, for the use OF ker-
osene has increased very rapidly in the
last few years. You can buy the oil now
in almost every bazaar and country vii
lage in India. 1t has not completely taken
the place Of homemade oils, such as co
coanut, peanut and other oils, but it has
nearly done so, and | presume that it win
not be long before it takes their place en-
tirely for Illuminating purposes.
1t will not be n bad thing for the coun-
try, for it is from p to co per cent. cheaper
than the native oils. l suppose that co
coanut oil does not burn up so fast ms the
kerosene, but even allowing for that and
for everything else in favor of the native
sis, the kerosene oil is still the cheaper.
The way 1t is used, in most cases, is in a
little tin lamp, with a rag for a wick.
There is very little danger Of explosion.
AT least l do not remember ever hearing
Of one. These lamps cost l or 2 cents
each, and for another l or . cents oil
enough can be bought for several weeks
use. Most people buy oil by the bottle,
which costs them about 3 cents. The
country is deluged with wine, beer and
vinegar bottles, and these answer splen-
didly for oil cans. All the kerosene oil
that | nave seen in India is American oil.
but from present appearances it will be
only n few months at most before America
will ave a competitor in the shape OF
Russia.-Manhala Qndia) Cor. New York
Commercial Advertiser.
, 1886-01-30

IL is quite an insult to ask a Malay II he
will sell anything. Malays from the up
country used sometimes to find their way
to my door with their hands full OF fowls,
which they said they wished to lay Mt my
feet. They were the poorest ryots posi-
BILE, with nothing on but n ragged and
dirty sarong, yet they were quite Mortified
ut my asking II they had brought their
fowls to sell. They carefully explained
that the fowls perhaps several dollars
WORTH were a present to me, but in
the same breath they suggested that
II out of my compassion for them | would
give them n small tritie 10 buy rice. 1t
would be very acceptable.
1t seemed to me that the distinction be
tween selling and this proposed proceed
ing was imaginary, so used to force them
In n hard-hearted way TO mention a price,
generally found that the more delicacy
and refinement OF feeling they had
paraded the higher was the price they
wanted, INT the less the fowls would bear
examination. The owner appeared to
think that the fowls would taste better on
account Of having belonged TO a noble race
that had never soiled its scutcheon by
commercial dealings.-I Malacca, by Mrs.
lines.
, 1886-01-30

AMONG the Associated Press dispatches
this morning appears the letter of Attor-
ney General Garland to the senate, in re-
ply to a resolution requesting the trans
initial of certain papers referring to the
suspension of an oficeholder in Alabama,
by direction of the president, Mr.. Gar
land says, ''the papers demanded by the
senate will not be furnished. The pres
ident r~ightfnlly holds that the constim-
ton gives him the power of removal, and
that he is not required to give the senate
any reason Tor exercising this %prerogatiye.
On the other hand. appointments arc
made by the president by aud with the
advice and consent of the senate, conse-
quently the %senate's requests Tor papers
regarding the appointment of any official
are complied with.
, 1886-01-30

Now that horseback riding has been
practically abandoned by the ultra-fash-
ionables with the exception of those who
live always here and devotees of this kind
Of exercise, riding in dog-carts or high
drays has taken its place. The proper
thing now is for the young belle to drive
seated beside n diminutive footman. The
latest style in footmen is to have a very
small specimen. The day of the great,
big, %strapping footman and driver has
gone past. The driver, unless he is n
family heirloom, must be Of average
height, but inclined to be a triie stout
Brunettes are preferred to blond for car
riage service, at least so says the au-
Observation-Disclosures Cor. Boston Trav-
eler.
, 1886-01-30

In 1873 Aaron Turner's circus was per-
forming On u route through Pennsylvania,
aud at Pottsville Napoleon Turner, the
old man Turner's son, took a fancy
to u wretched, starvelinglooking boy,
between o and 7 years old, who was
incoming about In the neighbDrhood OF the
show. The little fellow seemed TO be a
nice, intelligent sort OF boy for his age.
hut miserably hin and weak. All his
limbs were hin and shapeless as a spiders.
except for their clumsy joints. His cheeks
were sunken, and his breast seemed to
have caved In. Nap found the father Of
the lad and managed to get the boy APP
prenticed to him.
The circus men were amazed at sight of
Maps protege, and free to prophesy that
he would never amount TO anything.
"Neyer mind" replied Nap; even II he
doesn't III ave him from starving TO
death, any way They found that young
Whitcomb could not eat meat. He had
never eaten any. The smell Of 1t made
him sick. The first article OF faith in a
circus mans creed Is that one must eat
beef to be strong, and as 1t was a matter
OF settled determination in Nap Turner's
mind that young Whitcomb should be
strong, and as Nap was the biggest, young
Whitcomb had to eat beef. He commenced
lightly on it, n little at a time, and gradu-
ally OF his own choice increased the
rations.
He was not put to work at anything
but just allowed 10 loaf around the tent
when the other boys were practising, and
try to initiate them when he chose to do
80. Very rapidly he picked up flesh, and
verified the soundness of the circus conf
dence In beef by growing strong. In n few
seasons he grew to be n robust, straight,
handsome fellow. good at leaping, tum-
bling, slack-rope walking, and eventually,
under the name OF Harry Turner, became
famous as one OF the best four-horse riders
in the country-"thanks to good beef and
plenty of it, - as Nap Turner used to say
The Cook.
, 1886-01-30

How the human system ever ecovers
from the bad effects of the nauseous med
icines often literally poured into it for the
suppositive relief of dyspepsia, liver com
plant, constipation, rheumatism and
other ailments, is a mystery. The mis-
chief done by bad medicines is scarcely
less than that caused by disease. If they
who are weak, bilious. dyspepuc, constipa-
ted or rheumatic, would oftcner be guided
by the experience Of invalids who have
thoroughly tested Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, they would in every instance OBJ
tain the spccdiest aid derivable from
from rational medication. This medicine
is n searching and at the same time a
thoroughly safe remedy, derived from
vegetable sources, and possessing in con.
sequence of its basis of pure spirits, prop
critics as a medicinal stimulant not to be
found in the fiery local bittcrs and stimu-
lants often rcsortcd to by the debilitated,
dyspeptic aud lanRuid.
, 1886-01-30

THE Newark Pres reprints uncompli
mentary remarks made by Arizona papers
about Governor & Meyer Zulick aud
adds ''Zulick should close up everything
connected with his mining transactions be-
fore the senate gives its sanction to his
appointment as governor over a great ter
ritory.' This Is absurd. Montana has
Just had appointed as her own choice, a
governor who owns more mines than Zulick
ever did. A mine owner ought to make
an excellent executive for a mining ter.
ritory,
, 1886-01-30

Distinctly Philadelphia street cries,
collected by a local reporter, contain some
melodious calls Besides the music of the
rag man and oyster man, there Is heard
the negro patriarch singing "Hominy
man, come out to-day, selling sweet nom.
ineel homineeip And the watermelon
vender says; Here's your ripe water
melons. Try 'em before you buy 'eml
All redr' A curious cry is "Peppery pot,
all smoking hotf' and another numerous
cry is "Crabs a-walin', crabs a-talkin',
crabs a-bitin', crabs n-fightin', fresh
crabs, cr-r-r-absl"-Chicago Times.
, 1886-01-30

The burial OF a relative in Timur Is a
very serious and expensive business. 1t
involves a gift TO the deceased from all his
blood relatives, and In return a burial
feast. II the deceased is a man Of rank
this feast is a matter very often of ruin to
his family. The festivity must be given.
and at the same time the hospitality is ex-
pected to be extraordinarily lavish. Con
sequently 1t often happens that the day of
the funeral is indefinitely postponed foE
months and even for years, until the lam
lily has had time to accumulate sufficient
wealth Of cattle and substance. In the
meantime the corpse is inclosed in mat
ting and housed either in a tree or a hut
and left to itself. Then for days there is
a savage banqueting and reveling, and the
interment at last is carried out.
, 1886-01-30

HuTTuIHgE TOT tHe StHHrotu UHIF"TsIrJs
They will not be begun for some time
yet. shall be very careful In that re-
spect, and have the architects look over
all the college structures in this country
and Europe so as TO select the best plans.
Gen. Francis Walker told me the other
day that at oxford, England, a costly
structure was erected which was so I'M
suitable for the real wants OF the univer-
sity that 1t required an expenditure Of
k0O.O0O to reconstruct it, l do not want to
make any mistake OF that kind. and shall
build slowly, so as TO be sure.-Intervew
with Senator Stanford.
, 1886-01-30

Ir Is believed in Washington that Gen.
Sheridan has settled the fate Of the sig
nal service bureau by his testimony be-
fore the senate committee investigating
it. Gen. Sheridan asserts that the
weather bureau has no business in the
war department, that the army doesn't
want it, and that it ought to be transferred
to u Of the civil departments. Gen.
%Ilazen. the chief of the signal service. is
working to maintain the bureau in its
present relations.