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The St. Johns herald., 1890-10-16
Attacked by Bears.

As Chas. Cunningham and 4. L. Tripell were en route from San Car los to the Ariyaipa mines, they were attacked by four bears, two old ones and two cubs. Tripell it seems was attacked first and Cunningham be- ing on bronco horse thought it better to dismount and do the fight ing on foot proceeded,to do so. The two old bears at once attacked him and he norrowIy escaped with his life He beingin close contact with bruin TriPell was afraid to shoot, until he saw that his partner would be killed if he did not act at once, he took good aim and fired, killing one of the bears instantly. The killing of the one probably aroused the suspicion of the other and Gun ningham was allowed to escape. It Is unnecessary to say the two gen. tlemen discontinued the fight and came on their way rejoicing.-Gra- ham Bulletin.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-10-16

The difficulties under which an inventor of limited means pursues his calling will be appreciated when it is stated that the model for piece of apparatus which can be built for two dollars, sometimes costs nine hundred dollars .-Elec- trical Review.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-10-16

An electric railway is to be con structed between Seattle and Ia coma, Wash, a distance of 42 miles This will be the longest electric road in existence, and its successful and economical operation will ga far to demonstrate the feasibility ot applying electric motive power to railways of very much greater length.-Railway Age.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-10-16
Invention the Friend Of Woman.

The most conspicuous, as we'll as
 the most benefcent, of the socio-
 logical changes which this century
 has witnessed has been . steady and
 great improvement in the condition of woman as q result of inventive progress. Within the memory of | persons who are not very old, the average woman's life was one of
 cheerless drudgery. Sixty or seven ty years ago there were compara-
 lively few American families whose
 "women folks" did not do all the
 house work without the aid of ser
 wants. It was hard Work-brutally
 hard we should call it in these days flor it was unrelieved by any of
 the varied appliances that have
 since been devised to facilitate or
 obviate 1t. And this tedious toll,
 including spinning, weaving and
 churning, was performed in houses
 whose inmates had never heard or
 dreamed of the thousands of ele-
 gancies, luxuries, and comforts that
 are HOW within the easy reach of
 the "common people" ," Then there
 were but two kinds of occupations open to our young women-house-
 work and school teaching, and the
 latter was accessible to but a limit ed number and at small compensa- tion. When invention began to open up manufacturing industries, the area of woman's work grew i'm mensely. Then came the sewing machine-as great blessing as if it had been handed down from the Great White Throne. Meantime the progress of civilization brought about a better appreciation of wo- mems value as teachers, and they began to supercede men in that great calling. Manufacturing industries, in which women had a place, mul- tiplied rapidly between 1S40 and 1880. Since that date the telephone the typewriter, increased demands for stenographic clerks, and con Stant advancement of correct mo- tions of woman's place in the world l have opened avenues in which vast of women and girls are uselulIy and happily employed, There are few occupations now to which women are strangers, and the condition of society is immeasura- bly improved by this multiplica tion of the employments of woman. i Greater than the influence of the or the preacher has been that of the inventor i'll bring ing about the emancipation and ele- vation of the "better half" of the human family.-Inventive Age.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-10-16
Ocean Racers Collide.

New York, Oct. 1.-The steam ship Majestic of the White Star Line and the Dania of the Ham burg-American Company came in collision to-day as both vessels were outward bound. The accident oc- cured below the quarantine station, The pilot of the Majestic discover ed that the tide was swinging her bow over toward shallow water, and
 to prevent her running aground she was sent ahead of the Dania and thus held the course in the channel.
 The Majestic being so much larger than the Dauia the latter vessel was drawn by the suction over against her. Two of the MajeStic's ]iIeboats were carried away and three oI the Dania's. The latter's bridge and Captains deckhouse were also damaged. Alter examination both vessels proceeded on their courses.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-10-16
sEaYin to take the Belt.

London, October 1.--R. K. Fox was seen to-day by Q reporter con- corning Svllivan's refusal to accept his backing in the fight with Slavin. Mir. Fox said:
 My offer of $25,OQO was madein good faith and after due delibera- ton. Sullivan's opinion of me personally does not enter into the matter at all and is of no possible consequence. My object was sole ly to keep the championship in America, and 1 believe Sullivan could do that. AS he has refused why, that ends it and there is noth- ing further to be done about it.
 "Slavin and his packers claimed the championship belt Saturday, as they desire to exhibit 1t there in London. 1 thought if Sullivan met Slavin the belt would stay where 1t is."
 All interested in the recent Sla- vin-McAuline fight consult daily in regard to the suit which will short ly come up. The defense proposes making a strong case. Money has been advanced by all the leading sporting men here, as they realize that it is test ease, and if lost, will forever put an end to boxing matches for money in England.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-10-16

The entire corn crop this season promises to be about 1865, 100000 bushels-a reduction of 548, 100000 bushels, or nearly 26 per cent, com pared with last year.-Cincinnati Price Current.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-10-16

The Bank of England has raised it's rate of discount to , per cent, an advance of 1 per cent. On July 31st like advance from 1 per cent. to per cent. was made, but, after remaining at the higher figure for three weeks-till August 21st-the rate was reduced to 1 per cent, at which points it has continued till the present enhancement.-BostOn Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-10-16

Goldsmitd's Vicar Of Wakrfeld' was sold for trife to save him from the grip of the law.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-10-16
E-E E9G

In a large measure our trade with the Australian colonies is one-sided. The trade from the Pacific coast has a return freight of coal. but, as a rule, the ships that clear from New York and other Atlantic ports for Hobart, Dunedin, Sidney, Mel bourne and Adelaide find DO return freight, and our part in this anti pedal commerce Is practically that of salesman, and not a purchaser. Age of Steel.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25
Wood Pavements in Europe.

It appears that wood pavements have met with greater success in some of the countries of Europe than in our own, the reason assigned for this be ing the fact of their having a founGa- tion of concrete to rest upon in the former, at the same time receiving more attention there, in the way Cf maintenance, than here. Owing to is hardness and resinous quality, Ameri- can yellow pine, it is stated, has be- come the favorite wood for this pur- pose in Berlin and Hamburg; and of ficial report says that Frederick $ Bridge, Berlin, which was paved iD the spring of 1879 with the wood in question, is still in good condition, while the approaches, paved with granite blocks, have twice since re- quired repaving. The Opera platz, also, in front of the Emperors palace, was paved seven years ago partly with yellow pine and cypress, at a point where the traffic is greatest, while at other points stone blocks were used, the laying of the different surfaces with these several materials being at the same time. According to the re- port the area covered with the wood pavement is at present the one which is best preserved.-N. I. Sun.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25
THE HONEST REPoRTER.
A Definition of the Three Stages of Jour
 n2Iistic Deve- oplnent.


 At the recent annual dinner of tho Pittsburgh Press Club George $. Well shons (St. George), one of the best known and witties5 newspaper men of the State, got of the following in re- sponse to tho toast. ''Tbe Reporter"
 There are three grand divisions" 4Ir. WelshCns said, ''in newspaper work journalists, reporters and editors. Speaking. more accurately there are three stages of development. i jour- naiis5 is . calf reporter. He is Q re- porter in the miniature tadpole stage, when his head is so big that it takes all the rest of his person to shove it around. If he is lucky, by and by he becomes reporter. After a reporters legs wear out they make an editor out of hIm. The final stage of frog, you know the extreme removal from the tadpole -is the bull-frog, too stiff to jump, too old and tough to eat. who just sits on the bank and bellows. That is an editor.
 ''In the old days the editor called Q man chicken thief, nowadays the re- porter finds the feathers in his back yard. The weapon of the old-time ed itor was the epithet; that of the modern reporter is the evidence. What the ed- itor used to assert the reporter now proves
 ''If the people who complain of what the reporter writes about them would only consider what he does not write about them they would shrine him in the friendliest corner of their hearts. T office of any town do more to keep it's citizens in good repute than any other agency excepting the fear of the law and the hereafter. Not all that the re- porter writes is truth. lie is not in- fallible himself, and those who are the sources of his information are much less so. There are very many men who can not tell @ straight story. There are others who do not try to. The man who tells ? the story to the reporter is usually an interested parry. El2 has :: f5j;il pose to serve in moJamOrphOsing this or sup pressing that. The reporter has no de- sire except to get the truth accurately and completely, and to write it quickly and entertainingly.
 ''Al men do not love thereporter, and am glad Of it. The fear and hatred of bad men is as : ch2pietabO7e his brows. It is the assurance of his honesty to his badge Of honor as a servant of truth. If 9 time ever comes when all men love the reporter it will be time to bury him. He will have forgotten his mission, be- trayed his trust and shamed the noble fellowship of men who have made tho white cross of"the Pittsburgh reporter the decoration of a legion of honor"
The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25
A TEMPERANCE STORY.
Freight Handlers Tap a Barrel of Whisky
 and Then Wish They Hadn't.


 and Then Wish They Hadn't.
 An exceedingly practical temperance lecture was preached to the freight handlers at one of the stations of the Pennsylvania railroad a short time ago, says the New York Tribune The re- 5ulJ is that each man now wears a blue ribbon and all mysterious-looEirg casks and barrels which are put off at that station and for which there are TO known owners are left severely alone. 4 few months ago there came to this place by express Q big barrel unaccom- panied by any thing and having no mark by which the owner or it's des- tinajion could be learned. There was an odor Of whisky about it, and 1t looked suspiciOUsly like a whisky barrel. A tracer was sent over the road. but noth- ing could be learned as to where 1t came from, to whom it was going or by whom it was owned. It stood on the platform for Q few days until 1t became Q nuisance. The fr0ight-haHdleTS eyed it rather longingly, but could not get at it while it was in thatconspicuousp place. By the order of the station agent the barrel was taken to the loft of the store- room to await for possible owner who might turn up some time in the future. It had been there for two or three months when one of the express com panies' men went to the station agent and told him he was looking for @ bar rel of alcohol with two skeletons inside of it..
 The station agent remembered the mysterious barrel and took the searcher to the loft. lie immediately identified the barrel as the one which he was look irg for. \ kick from his foot produced 9 hollow sound, followed by the rat5ling of some dry objects inside. 4 closer ex- animation showed that numerous giIn- let holes had been made in the head, and that the holes had been plugged ID with matches.
 The station agont sontfor the freight handlers to have them come to the loft and help take the barrel down.
 Its empty, faltcred one Of the men.
 ''Tes, I know; but 1 want to see if there is any thing inside Of it. " said the express agent, st the same time break ing in the head Of the barrel with an axe. Out tumbled the two Skeletons, to the horror and dismay of the freight bandlers. They were damfounded and fed from the loft instantly. Not one of the men turned up for work for three days. All sent around word in the morn ing that they were sick. When they lid come back each wore a blue ribbon, and they haven't since been known to take a drink of whisky. Unclaimed freight is absolutely safe at the station
The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25
THE GAY TOURACO.
When Exposed to the Ilain His Beautiful
 COlOrs Disappear.


 At the present moment the menagerie of tho Geological Society Re:ents Park, has an unusually large nun Der of touracos, a species of birds which has not before been exhibited in tf.s coun- try Touraco is the native name of beautiful group of birds peculiar to Africa, and sometimes called, from their food, plantain eaters. They are gen erally supposed to be allied to the 3ucl1oOs, and they are not altogether unlike some of them in their external characters. An African traveller ob- served so long ago as ISIS that the plantaDl eaters during heavy showers hide themselves in the thicEest foliage, as if they had Q special dread of get ting wet.
 There is nothing particularly remark able about this; in fact, many birds show a dislike to getting wet feathers, but the touracos have much better reason for this dislike than most other birds. NJ. Verreaux, the traveller referred to. discovered the reason when be attempt ed to catch 6 touraco which was shelter ing itself during storm of rain. He found that when he graspod the feathers the brilliant crimson coloring matter stained his hands, and later he discov- cred that the feathers could be washed almost white.
 To find colors that run" in the feath- CTS of bird Is most unexpected, and tits not surprising to hear that one natural ist who purchased some skins thought himself to have been deceived with arti- fically-painted birds. The color comes out So readily that when a touraco is shot and falls into pool it stains the surrounding water not so much with it's blood as with the red dye from it's wing feathers. TOuracos are not, however, en- tirely colored by this peculiar substance; they have great deal of green about them, and this green is due to the pres ence of 2 green pigment which appears to be convertible into the red substance g55y -g55y prolonged boiling. The green pig ment, unlike the red, is fast" color.
 Most birds that are eOlored green owe this color, at least partly, to fine mark ings upon the feathers, and all metal lie" colOrs, such as the brilliant greens, blues and reds of the humming birds are due to optical effects caused by the structure Of tho feathers, end have noth- ing to do with any pigment Of the same color within the substance of the feath- CTS. There are thus two sources of color among birds, and it is a renlarka- ble fact that in many cases where the male birds have @ brilliant cOloration and the females are soberly clad the color is mechanically caused color; for instance, in the humming birds The touracos do not show this difference between the sexes; the female resem- bles her mate, and there is no superior ity on either side, but an absolute equal ity.-Chambers Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25
REFINING DIDN'T PAY.

Tom Jackson Springs an OId Gag n a
 Maine Town and Kills His Show. Tom Jackson, the author of those fun ny stories of ''Squatter Sovereignty" and the Harlem Goat" was down in luck at one time, and as last resort took to the minstrel business. He and brother CfJudge WclIe organized Q company. The company turned out to be Q funny one. Jackson and his partner (}Tejde) were the end men, and while showing a5 @ little Maine town the former hit upon the idea of putting poetry" as ! he called it, into the performance. i He circulated number of blank cards. of the playiAg-card style, among the au- dicnce, end requested the holders to write some subject on the pasteboard, and ha promised to compose 9 rhyme for l any ono Of their selection. The busi- mess was old to the minstrel stage but 1 new to the audience, and so all were c bit timid about sending up subjects. | After 8 great deal of persuasion Jackson succeeded in convincing two of the au- litors that they would not be fieeced alive if they followed his request, and these two returned their cards. On one was written the single word Dog" The other bore this hint: Pay for your washing"
 Jackson glanced at the cards for a ! second and in coming down to the foot lights said:
 PaT .r yNur washing.
 That fanny.
 IU]- thiak owed yCu~ mother money.
 Then he came tc the other card, and this i5 what ho said:
 Deg. That's hard,
 I'm much obliged to the dog ! For sending Up lis card.
 Two-tairds of the audience insisted that Jackson had insultod them and they arose in a body and left the show. The aaWs spread around the little Maine town and tho next night the mins rel 5how lad empty beaches to play 10. ! 'Taat sattlod the card-rhymin business. and since thatoTcntful night witty Tom . Jac son has never aspirod to tho com hinei position of poet and end man. Y. Y. Mail and Express.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25
ARRAHAM'S OAK. {,
A Tree Reverenced Alike by Jew, Chris
 tian and Mohammedan.


 tian and Mohammedan.
 The old oak at Mamre, in Syria, or, as 1t is known everywhere, ''Abraham's 0ak,' is one of the most famous and venerable trees in the world. It is rev erenced alike by Jew, Christian and Mahometan, for it is supposed to mark the spot where the patriarch pitched his tent in the desert. There is a supersti- tion in Jerusalem, and in all the coun- try about, that whoever shall cut or in- iure this tree will lose his frst-born son. So for centuries 1t has been allowed to toss it's Fnarled and contorted limbs in the gales which sweep from the Medit- erraaea1 over the Syrian plains.
 This tree was visited by Sir Joseph Hooker in the autumn of 1860, and in his paper upon Syrian oaks, read the following year before the Linnaean S0- ;iety Transactions. xxiii.), he gave 8 description of it and portrait drawn by his own hand.
 A0raham's Oak was found to belong to Cuorcus pseudo-coccifera, which, to quote from Sir Joseph's paper, ''is by far the most abundant tree throughout Syria. covering the rocky nills, of Pales- tine, especially, with dense brushwood Of trees, eight to twelve feet high, branching from tho base, thickly GOV cred with small evergreen rigid leaves, and hearing ecorns copiously. On Mount Carmel it forms nine-tenths of the shru55ery vegetation, and it is almost equally abundant on the west Hanks Of the Antilaban2a and many Of the slopes and valleys Of Lebanon. Owing to the jndiscrimina3s destruction of tho forests in Syria, this oak rarely 5tains it's full size. The circumference of the trunk of "Abrala.n's Cak'' is given as twenty three fcctand the ediameter of the spread of the branches as ninety feet.
 QuercUs pseUdo-coccifera is an ever green species wi5h the general appear ance of the ilex of Southern Europe, and closely related, botanically, to .. coccifera, @ common and widely dis5rib- utcd scrub oak of Southern Europe and of Algeria; indeed, Hooker was of the opinion that the two plants were merely geographical varieties of the same species.- Garden and Forest.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25
Tat FTan Are GuIIihfe.

''Fat men, said a well-known pbysi- elan, ''are the most gullibIe creatures on earth. No end of patent-med-cino sharps have made big fortunes purely by the manner in which they have preyed upon the prejudices of men who convey superfuous flesh around with them, and there would seem to be abs0- lutely no nostrum too nonsensicaI CT ab- surd for a fat man to reject The ncrcs. tyro in matters relating to hrgienf knows perfectly well that the onI, reasonable way for Q man of abu-lan. flesh to reduce himself is bT czos -ise then, e5 he grows thinner. his muscles harden and he increases in atreng }. but inordi~4te fat predisposes Q man ao t7- ertia and laDgu0r, and SC fat men -r, tc reduce themselves by mclic.aes medical reDedles of yar.ors ao---. succeed in wrecEing their 6
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The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25
staie Dinner Eltiouette.

There arc four services at all state dinners at the White House. The dish es, in their order, are served on silver platters by walters, the guests helping themselves. The chief waiter sorves the President first and then proceeds to- ward the right and the second waiter toward the left. Tie same course is ob- served on the opposite side of the table, beginning with the presiding lady. No one is ever scrYed twice.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25
HUMOROUS.

-DallZins - ''I hear you are going to start a paper devoted to women. Have you decided on the policy of it?" Ink sum-''Yes. It is going to be altogether about men" Town Topics.
 -She-s'Before we were married you promised that my path through life should be strewn with roses, and now have to sit up nights and darn stock ings." He-"You don't want to walk on roses barefootcd, do you? You'd get thorns in your feet. Texas Siftings.
 -Snooper-''I have 9 brilliant scheme for making money" Simeral-''What is it?" ''Going to take @ couple of camels and exhibit them in Kentucky 'There's no money in that" ''Yes, there is. I'll advertise that they go ten days without drinking, and every body will want to see what they look like. "-~ Munsay's Weekly. $
 A fat fellow came tUmbling out of a restaurant, and immediately following there came a muscular man who gave the fat fellow kick that landed him sprawling on the outer edge of the side walk. The fat fellow scrambled to his feet, and brushing himself, he re- marked: q tell you what 1t is, size is a great thing If didn't happen to be as big as l am that fellow would have Licked .1a into the street. ."-Arkansaw Traveller. s
 Proceeding Cautiously. - Average Female-'Is this car full?7 Conductor standing room only" If I get in I'll have to stand, I suppose?" ''Yes, un- less some one gives you seat" Do you see any men there who look as if they'd jump up and give me Q seat?7 'Um-can't say that dO." Do any of them look decent enough to feel mighty uncomfortable if Q lady was standing?" "Oh, yes. all of them." "Then I'll get in."--N. Y. Weekly.
 Foreign Prince (haughtily) - Ut may S well be understood, Miss Mill ion, that an no beggar. If am to be your husband, 1 can not accept, as an annual allowance for my expenses, any sum inconsistent with the dignijy Of my rank and position in life" Aneri- can Heiress (afectionate but business likel-'I will allowyou, my dear Prince. enough to pay your club dues and keep you in clothing, canes and cigarettes. , Grinding his toeth-'I'II take it"- Chicago Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-09-25
A West tern Aut,,oress.

Mrs. Mary Hartweu Catherwood, the author of Tonti, is described by the Cliosro Inter Ocean as having ''an at- tracGFo, if someWhat PensiEe face, 2 pieEsnb nose, Q mouth nearly perfect by inc severost artistic rules. and 8 pair of innocent, childish, blue eyes. EaE lgtc was loosely flizzed, with a Greek knot low on the neck confined with silver pins"