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The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-04
AMUSING SHORT STORIES.


 THE knack of looking at the bright side of things was never developed to such perfection as in the case of a Southerner, who, after railroad ac- cident, telegraphed to his friends wife: "Your husband killed in railroad ac- cident; head, both arms and both legs cut off," But later this correction was received: First report exaggerated; your husband killed; head and legs cut off, but only one arm"
 A BERLIN merchant was a daily cuS- toner in noted restaurant, and always honored the waiter generously, as he liked him for his attentiveness. One day another waiter served him. He was much surprised. "Where is Fritz?" "He is here," said the new waiter, "but he can't serve you. You see," he con- tinued, "we played poker the other evening, and after Fritz had lost all his money he put up his customers, and I had the good fortune to win you. Another beer?"
 A CoBBLER at Forfar, Scotland, who was an old offender, was sentenced to a fine or imprisonment. To be inn prisoned he had to be carried to the jail at Perth. As he had business at Perth he expressed no unwillingness to go. When arrived and about to be locked up he offered to pay the fine, which the Governor was obliged to take. Then he demanded also his fare back to Forfar, which the Governor, after hesitating and looking at the law, found that he was obliged to pay. The fare alone amounted to five cents more than the fine imposed.
 THE Boston girl is equal to any thing, as the following anecdote shows: A BoS- ton girl whose verses were always ''de- clined with thanks hit upon a unique scheme for having them published. She would send line or verse from one of her poems to the query column of some paper and ask from what poem such a line came, the name of the poem and that of the author. A friend, also rhymster, would seud the queriSt's own poem to the paper with the desired information, and of course it would ap- pear in print. The Querist would do the same for her ''friend," and so on, until between them they had most of their ef- fusions printed.
 SOMETHING decidedly original in the mortuary line is put on record by a Boston paper. After long absence a man returned from the West, and de- cided to visit his mothers grave in cemetery near the metropolis of Massa- chusetts. II couldn' find the lot," he said, in telling the story; "and when l got home I asked my sister about it, and who it was that put up big monu- ment there, with the namc "Theodosia' on it. Why, that was the place, said my sister. But who is Theodosia" asked. That is mother,' she said; I know it wasn't her name, but it is pretty one, and ] thought she would like it. And, John, as 1 thought mother looked lonesome in that big lot, l had baby head-stone set up near the corner with Jennie cut on it. You don't mind, do you?"
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-04
BETTER THAN RICHES.
A Reputation for Honesty to Be Valued
 Higher Than a Fat Bank Account.

A Reputation for Honesty to Be Valued
 Higher Than a Fat Bank Account.
 No man can pursue an honest policy for a long course of years without gain ing reputation more to be valued than great riches. It does one good, heart and soul, to remember that there are men who are like pillars of fire by night to more wavering cOnsciences, men who can reject bribe with the haughtiness due an insult. The late w. H. r. Hackett, of Portsmouth, was an ex- ceptionally honest man, one of those lawyers who, like Abraham Lincoln, would not undertake case which did not seem to him just. one, and wher- ever he was known, his influence over jury was naturally great.
 One day, after the termination of certain case, Mir. Hackett met an old farmer who had been one of the jury, and who felt that too much time had been consumed in reaching verdict.
 ''The fact is, Squire," he said, i've shouldn't ha' been so long a-givin' you that case, but somehow or other, there happened to be couple O men on there who didn't know you at all. Waal, the rest of us, we just told lem what kind of a man we knowed Squire Hackett to be. An we kind of insisted upon it that we could depend exactly on what you said. An so, after that, we alls came round together"
 Another lawyer, Hon. William L. Marcy, was one morning talking with f.s l. in substance:
 Enclosed find our check on New York bank for one thousand dollars, which we send you as retainer in suit, the particulars of which we will write you in few days"
 "What shall do?" asked Mir. Marcy of his friend.
 Put it in your pocket and wait for business" was the answer.
 'No, sir, said the upright lawyer; tits bribe."
 He thereupon enclosed the check in an envelope together with a note, tell ing his correspondent that, after he had learned the character of the suit, he would accept the retainer, if the case proved one which he could undertake. The letter was sent by return mail
 Colonel Ludlow, who was chief of the water department of large city, one day received call from wealthy man. ufacturer, whose establishment had many favors to ask of the department. Before this man made his requests, he handed the Colonel ffty-dollar bill, which the Colonel laid upon the desk before him, without saying a word. When his visitor rose to go, however, he inquired:
 "Now, my dear sir, what is this for9" holding up the bill.
 ''Oh, that's to buy cigars for the boys!"
 "Yes; then suppose you are fond of the weed?"
 The manufacturer acknowledged that he did like good cigar.
 'Then allow me, said the chief. in his most genial manner, ito insist upon your trying one of these"
 He took two cigars from box, lighted his own with the ffty-dollar bill, and passed the burning paper to his amazed visitor. The man said nothing, but he never made a second attempt to bribe Colonel Ludlow. Companion.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-04
SANITARY SELECTIONS.

STRAINED ankle has been cured in an hour by showering with hot water poured from a height of few feet.
 Do YOU use the whole of your lungs: Of course, you reply that you do; but the chances are that you don't. For physicians say that not one man in a hundred uses all his lungs.
 A SIMPLE cough remedy is made of an ounce of faxseed boiled in pint of water, a little honey added, an ounce of rock candy and the juice of three lem ons, the whole mixed and boiled we'll
 A WARM salt water bath is said to be very refreshing to one suffering from bodily fatigue. If away from the sea- shore cup of rock salt dissolved in warm water and added to the bath pro- duces the same result.
 THOSE who find it difficult to sleep on account of the heat can readily circum- vent old Sol by taking a bath. If it is only hasty sponge bath it will do wonders in cooling the body, softening and freshening the skin, and preparing the system for the ready enjoyment of natures sweet restorer."
 MANY people are troubled with itch ing eyes and try all sorts of washes. The eye is one of the most valuable organs of the body. Unfortunately for careless humanity, it is also one of the most delicate. It does not pay to trifle with it. The best way to treat itching is to use cool, weak salt water wash every few hours. If it does no good, go to physician who makes a speciality of eye diseases.
 THE worst effect of constant cigarette smoking is the gradual unsteadying of the nerves. The cigarette is really a dram, and when that dram is repeated twenty or thirty times Q day evil will assuredly follow. One has only to look at the meager, weak-eyed, pasty-faced youths who are to be seen in thousands to perceive at once the melancholy results of the cigarette. It would be better to smoke cigars as black as ones hat and as long as barber's pole.
 DR. NEBo in Journal de Ia Sante says that an excessive palpitation of the heart can always be arrested by bend
 
 the hands pendant, so as to produce temporary congestion of the upper part of the body. In almost all cases of nervous or an@mic palpitation the heart immediately resumes it's natural function. If the respiratory movements be suspended during this action the ef- feet is only the more rapid.
 IT is mistake to suppose that cold drinks are necessary to relieve thirst. Very cold drinks, as rule, increase the feverish condition of the mouth and stomach and so create thirst. Experi- ence shows it to be fact that hot drinks relieve the thirst and ''cool off, the body when it is in an abnormally heated condition better than ice-cold drinks. It is far better and safer to avoid the free use of drinks below sixty degrees; in fact, higher temperature is to be preferred; and those who are much troubled with thirst will do we'll td try the advantages to be derived from hot drinks, instead of cold fluids to which they have been accustomed. Hot drinks also have the advantage of aid- ing digestion, instead of causing debil- ity of the stomach and bowels.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-12-04
4 Surprise.

Cumso-Do you know I really heard one lady praise another lady's hat to. day?
 Brown Dear me!
 Cumso-Yes. The one who did the praising was the milliner who made the hat.-Munsey's Weekly.
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NEW MAIN LINE TRACK.
Nearly 1000 Miles Built Thi'
Year.

Nearly 1000 Miles Built This
Year.
New YORK, July 2.-The Railroad
Gazette of July 4 will publish a table
giving a complete list of the railroads,
that have built new main line acktin
the first half of 1890; also the amount OF
track built, the amount under contract,
or construction, and the amount pro-
iected or surveyed. The track built up
to July IN the United States Isl 1900
miles, as compared with 1,4S0 miles in
the first half of 1889. The total built for.
1883 was $500 miles, and it is estimated
that the amount built this year. will
probably exceed 5000. This figure is
given, however, with great caution as
being extremely difficult to predict
with certainty. The Southern states
east OF the Mississippi lead in new con-
struction as they have done for the last
two years. The new roads built in
those states so far is 81 per cent OF the
whole. In 1889 they built Sc per cent
of all. The Southwestern states and
territories have this year built 16 per
cent of the total road built. The North
western states, in which for number
of years the greatest activity has pre-
vailed, have built but 10 per cent OF the
total for 1889. Georgia leads all the
states in the amount of road built SO far
this year with 1873 miles. The chief
characteristic is still, as it has been for
many months, short extensions of old
lines. The entire amount built so far
has been by ninety-eigh companies, av-
eraging less than twenty miles each;
but five of those have built over fifty
miles each. The struggle to occupy
new territory is chiefly in the new state
OF Washington.
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NICHOLS MAY VETO 1T.
The Lottery Bill Is Ready for His
Signature.

The Lottery Bill Is Ready for His
Signature.
BATON ROUGE, La, July 2.-The SEN
ate amendments to the lottery bill were
concurred in by the house to-day by a
vote of 6S to 25. AS matter of courtesy,
and in order that there may be no flaws,
it is likely now that the bill will go to
the governor for his approval or disap-
proval. Counting to-day, there are
eight working days remaining. The
governor is authorized to hold
the bill not more than five
days. He will probably take adj
vantage of his right to keep it
the full length of time allowed by law,
but there will be three days of the seS-
sion left, nevertheless, and there will
be no difficulty in passing the bill over
his veto in one day. The fight is, there
fore, over now. There is much salts
faction in Baton Rouge over the final
outcome of the fight. When the vote
Oh the lottery bill was being taken last
night in the senate, explaining his vote.
Mr.. Foster said: For my country and
her honor, for my state and her fair
name, for her dead and her living. |
vote no." Mr.. Posey said in explana-
ton: For my country and her poor.
for her helpless insane, for her onward
march and future, | vote yes"
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batsmen were bowled over with ease,
and Patton opened up with double,
scoring on single by Traff1ey, who
took second on a passed ball, third on
DugdaIe's error and scored on Phelan's
sacrifice fly to Foster Then the game
became interesting. Foster reached
first on Macullar's tumble, but was
thrown out at second. Ryn went out
on a long fly, Dugdale made hit,
ESterquest took base on balls, and
Dugdale trOtted home on Miller'S long
single. Duke got base on balls and
Carroll came to bat with the bases full.
He smashed at wide out curve, and
Patton got the ball to first in time. In
the next, after two were out, Foster
made hit, and Hart cracked Ryan and
Dugdale with the ball, again filling the
bases. ESterquest was too anxious to
hit it, and struck out. In the fourth
Des Moines got three men On
bases aided by two bases on balls
and Miller's juggle, but Duke came
to time and struck out the next two
men. After this he steadied down, and
the HawkeyeS failed to find him at all.
Hart also seemed invincible until the
eighth, when Foster led off with hit
and stole second. Ryn landed sale
one and Foster took third. Ryn stole
second, and Foster scored on Phelan's
failure to hold Traffiey's throw. Dug
dale smashed ball against right field
fence and Ryn came home. Dugdale
took second on wild pitch, third on
Mlller's sacrifice and scored on Dukes
single. This added three runs, and the
last of the game. In the eighth Duke
struck Patton out but Dugdale let it go
by him, and when he finally got the ball
slipped and fell, but without waiting to
get up he fired the bail at Ryn. and it
The second game of the series will be
played to-day, with Mitchell and Myers
and Clare end Traffley in the points.
SoOrn.
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PRETTY AND SHARP.
The Minneapolis Team Takes a
Game From Des Moines.

The patrons of base ball in Mime
apoIis are being treated to some fine ex-
hlbitions of ball playing lately, and the
game between Minneapolis and Des
MONIES yesterday more than pleased
the 1900 people who were present. The
struggle was close, exciting and any
body's game until the last man went
out. Duke was in the box for the local
team, and, though he was little wild,
he held the visitors down to four hits,
only one of them assuming the proper
tiuns of double, and struck out nine of
the Hawkeyes. Hart pitched a remark
ably fine game. being invincible at crit
ical points, and fielding his position in
such shape that he assisted eight times.
Miller and Hengle made some difficult
stops of hard hit balls, and Carroll
made two difficult catches of flies from
Macullar's bat. Miller caught a hard-hit
line fly from Flanagan, doubling up
Patton, who had started for third.
Phelan made some pretty stops and
throws. and Traffiey caught splendid
game. The first three Minneapolis
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PROPOSALS
For the Erection of q School
House.

Proposals for the building of an
addition to the New Canada School
House. District No. 8, New Canada,
Minnesota, in accordance with the
plans and specifications thereof,
will be received until Monday. July
9TH, at II NJ. at the Office of the
architect, VIM. Thomas, Sherman
block, corner Wabasha and Sixth
streets. Plans and specifications
may be seen at the above Office, or
at the school clerks Office. New
Canada. The committee reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
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they again defeated the Philadelpnlas.

Score:
pbjssse $3.50 S50iS
Earned runs Chicago 4, Philadelphia 2;
two-base hits. Boyle, Pfeffer 3; three.base hit,
Farrell; struck out. Bastian, Ryan, MillIgan,
Mulvey; passed ball, Miliigan; bases on balls,
Ryan, Darling, Shindle, Farrer; hit by
z, Philadelphia Z; time, :55; umpires, Fer
guson and Holbert.
BUFFALO, July 2.-The Bisons took
another game from Brooklyn to-day.
Score:
Buffalo. 49,. sol 6111o4-l7 Il Z Z
Batteries, Ferson and Clarke, Murphy and
DAILY; earned runs, Buffalo IL Brooklyn 81;
two-base hits Haddock, Wise. Halligan,
Rowe. McGeachy, seery: three-base hits,
Mack 2, Wise 2, Rowe 2. Cook; bases on
6; struck out, by Person 2, by. Haddock 2.
by Murphy 2; stolen base, Wise; sacrifice
hits, Mack. Rainey, Joyce, Murphy. Nc
Geaehy, Seery. Andrews. Cook; left on
pitched ball. Clarke, Rainey double plays,
Beecher to Rowe, Bauer to Ward to Cook,
Murphy to Bauer to Cook; time, 2:l0; UNI
pires, Matthews and Leach.
PITTSRURG, Pa, July 2.-The BOs-
toms took the final game of the series
this afternoon, through good batting
and errors of the home team. Score:
r. H. E.
Pittsburg .....oO1o o1O- 2 8 4
Boston. 30 o O 90 SOL = 9 l
Batteries, Calvin, Morris and Quinn, Gum
bert and Murphy; earned runs, Pittsburg /.
Boston 3; two-base hits, Brown, Robinson
three base hits, Kelly, Visner; sacrifice hits,
Pittsburg f. Boston 3; double plays, Kelly
and Bronthers; base on balls, Pittsburg l,
Boston 2; hit by pitched ball, by Gumbert 1 !;
struck out, by Calvin 2, by Gumbert 2; time,
1:4U; umpires, Gaffney and Tener.
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MAY. GET THE PRESIDENCY.
An ExiIed San Salyadorean Likely
to Succeed Menendez.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2.-Gen. Fabio
Moran, formerly commander of divi-
sion in the army of San Salvador, who
was forced to leave his country at the
time of the election of the late Presi-
dent Menendez and took refuge in San
Francisco, where he has been living
since, will sail from here Thursday
for San Salvador. Gen. Moran held a
number of positions of trust in his
native country. among them being that
of minister of war. In 1886 he was the
Republican candidate for president of
the republic, but was defeated by Gen.
Menendez. Just after the latter's cleo
ton, he issued an order for Moran to
leave the country at once, under pain
of death. Gen. Moran's return to San
Salvador is due to the recent death of
President Menendez and also to a
cablegram said to have been received
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Scraps of Sport.

"Dewbrop Billy Sowders is with the Mil
waukee aggregation this trip. 1t is hoped he
will be permitted to pitch one game in st.
Paul, as he is a great favorite in the town Of
his great triumphs.
The ST. Paul team is playing with great
vim. Keep it up, Manager Watkins: keep it
up, players, and the oid-time crowds will
soon begin to turn out
The special motor will leave the foot of
Jackson street at $3.50 this afternoon.
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DEFRAUDED BY DIMICK.
The Union Insurance Company
Vanquishes Rival.

NEW YORK, July 2.-The long-pend.
ing suit OF the Union Insurance COM
pany of Philadelphia against the Cont
mental Insurance company of New York
resulted to-day in verdict for the
plaintiff. The case grew out of the
fraudulent transactions Of Agent Lo
reno Dimick, of Buffalo, in saddling
part of the Continenta's marine losses
upon the Union. Dimick died in Can
ada, whittier he fed in 1884, while under
bail pending an appeal from sentence
to five years imprisonment. The
amount involved is about $4,000. There
on number of other litigations pending
on the same matter, which this tria
will probably result in settling.
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PAsTEUR's METHODS USED
Chicago Has a Hydrophic Insti-
tute in Full Blast.

CHICAGO, July 2.-Chicago now has
an institute where the Pasteur method
of treating hydrophobia is employed. 1t
was opened this morning by DR.. A. La
goria at the Rush Medical college. DR..
Lagoria is being flooded with letters
from all parts of the country making in
quiries in regard to the institute. 1--WE
have more fattering prospect said
Dr.. Lagoria, Ethan the Gibier institute
at New York had at it's commencement.
l think our patients will number more
after we get started than they have had
in New York, for the simple reason that
most of the persons who have been
going to New York for treatment went
from the WeSt.''
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striking Steyedores

Striking stevedores Weakening.
CHICAGO, July 2.-The strike of the
stevedores is weakening. Many of the
strikers have applied for their old places
at the old terms. They struck for 25.
cents per hour, instead of 20.
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Earned runs, Denver 1, Omaha L :; base
hits, Curtis, Reynolds, Walsh, Cleveland; ;
three-base hit, Mcclellan: bases stolen, by
Denver l, by Omaha A. double and triple
land to Andrews: bases on balls, off Flood s.,
off Martin 4, off Willis 1 hit by ball, Collins,
Andrews 2, Martin; struck out, by Flood 2,
by Martin 2, by Willis 4: passed ball, Hines;
left on bases, Denver z. Omaha 8; wild pitch,
Flood time of game, 2:35; umpire. Bause-
wine.
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PLAYERS LEAGUE.
New York, Chicago, Buffalo and
Boston Victorious.

CLEVELAND, o.. July 1.-The Giants
took a game from the Cleveland team
to-day by good hitting. Score:
R. H. E.
Cleveland 10000 1905 8 5
New York -. L O. l ~ IL 1
two-base hits, Conner. Stricken; three-ba
hits, Browning Suteliffe, Conner, Richard
son: sacrifice hits, Larkin. O'Rourke, Rich
ardson; bases on balls, Cleveland 2, New
York g; stolen bases, Delehanty, Browning,
Sutcliffe, Shannon, Brown; left on bases,
Cleveland 8 New York 6; double plays, Dele
hanty. Stricken to Larkin; Richardson. Shan
non to Conner: passed ball, rown; hit by
pitcher, Bakely; batteries, Ba kelly, Gruber
and Sutclitfe; O'Day and Brown; time,
CHICAGO. July 1.-The Chicago play
ers' luck continues. and by good hitting
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Every Humor Except lGhthylsls

Is speedily, permanently, and economically
cured by the CUTIcURA REMEDIES. This is
strong language, but true. 1t will encourage
thousands of hopeless sufferers who have
tried and found wanting both physicians and
medicines, to make one more effort to nd
themselves of these terrible Affections. Gu
r1cuRA is the only positive cure.
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He swindIed a Chicago Girl.

NEW YORK, July 2.-Otto Hahne,
manager of the European Bond and Ex-
change Company of New York and Chi
cage, was held for trial to-day on a
charge of swindling Miss Minnie Spar,
by selling her bonds which he failed to
deliver.
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COTTON ROOT
6RS C0MPO UND

"a W Composed OF Cotton Root Tansy
u E 4and Pennyroyal-a recent discovery
W Sby an old physician. Is success
fully used monthly-Safe, Effect
ual. Price ST, by mail. sealed Ladies, ask
you druggist for Cooks Cotton Root Com
pound and take no substitute; or inclose 2
stamps for sealed particulars Address
PON ID LILY COMPANY, MOB Fisher
Block, 13l Woodward av Detroit. Mich
Sold by L. & W. A. .Mussetter. Druggists and
Chemists ST. Paul. Mimi.
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The Whitneys Are Home.

New YORK. July a. Ex-Secretary
Whitney and Mrs. Whitney returned
from their European trip to-day. They
go to their Newport cottage tomorrow.
Mr.. Whitney says the rumor that he is
to become the leader of Tammany Hall
is baSeleSS.
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Minneapolis. 30 O 0 0 O O o.
Des Moines. q o o O o o U o.
HORSE AND HORSE.

Cowboys and Cornhuskers Play
Two Games Each Winning
One.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 2.-The
Cowboys and Cornhuskers played two
games to-day and broke even. Scores:
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from leading government official at
San Salvador, urging Moran to return
at once and intimating that he would
find opportunity to succeed Menendez
as president,