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The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16
How to Breathe Prnnerlv.

Tn all the various systems of physical culture now in vogue the greatest im- portance is attached to taking the breath properly. The breathing should be slow and deep, six breaths a minute being safe average. There is still difference of opinion in respect to the relative value of abdominal and chest breathing, and each system has its ad- vantages. One of the best exercises for increasing the capacity of the lungs is to draw full breath very slowly and through the nose. Keep the lungs in- Hated as long as possible and then ex- pei the air suddenly through the mouth and repeat the process. Care should be taken not to try to make the period of holding the breath too long at the start; the more gradually the power of doing this is attained, the better will be the permanent results. There are many breathing exercises, and one of the best Is the taking of a deep breath and swinging the arms, first one then the other and finally both, while the breath Is inhaled. Excessive practice of any system should be avoided and the golden rule of taking moderate and judicious exercise should be observed.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16
THE PEARL-DivER's FOE.
A Giant Bivalve with Yawning Shells
 Lies in Wait for Him.

A Giant Bivalve with Yawning Shells
 Lies in Wait for Him.
 'Wealthy ladies who assemble at evening parties and soirees in magnif- cent costumes covered with fine pearls know little or absolutely nothing, per- haps, about the many dangers en- countered in gathering those pearls from the sea-" remarked J. c. Danvers, of London, to Chicago Herald man late ly. "I was on a trip along the coast of Zanzibar, Africa, year ago, when l learned that sea-pearl fishing is not Q trade for men of weak hearts to follow. The pearls are gathered at the bottom of the sea by divers. The reason man with a weak heart is not fit for the work is because the stopped breath and the pressure of ninety feet of sea water, with it's weight of sixty-two pounds to the cubic foot, will bring on palpitation of the heart and burst the weaker yes sels, causing distressing and often dan- gerous hemorrhages. But the divers are all stalwart savages, in such rug ged health that the physical danger never occurs to them. Two dangers constantly menace the diver. Wherever the oyster grows there also thrives the giant tridachna, monstrous bivalve, whose shell is from four to six feet in length, firmly anchored to the bottom. It lies with its scalloped shells yawning a foot or more apart. Immediately anything touches it the shells snap to- gether, and once these large shells are closed not a dozen men out of water could get them apart, far less the sin gle diver, fifteen fathoms deep, who may have dropped into the capacious mouth or have carelessly put his hand within it's shell while groaping ill the gloom. ~7i
 ''If such fate befall a diver there is only one thing for him to do, and that is to amputate himself from the enor- nous mollusk and rise to the surface, fainting, bloody and mangled. Those savages will fight anything from lion to python on land, but they haven't the courage to run against bivalve under ninety feet of water and stand the chance of those yawning shells closing in on an arm or a leg and crush ing the bone to splinters. If the mon- strous molluslz should close down and catch the divers head of course he would never know what killed him. His head would be mashed to a pulp and it would go off as quickly as if severed by guillotine. l saw only one native who had been caught by one of these mollusks. It had closed down on his left hand, and the only thing he could do as the monster held him in it's grip was to cut off the left arm at the elbow joint"
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16
DlNlNG-CAR DOGS.
They Have tho Choicest Crumbs That
 Fall from the Tourists Table.

 They Have the Choicest Crumbs That
 Fall from the Tourists Table.
 Fort William, on the north shore of Lake Superior, seems venerable enough with its two or three buildings, cen tury old, of the Hudson Bay Company and the Catholic fathers, for nearly every other hamlet between Ottawa and Winnipeg was called into being by the Canadian Pacific railroad and is therefore in it's infancy.
 Between Fort William and Winnipeg the railroad traverses a very wild re- zion, dotted and streaked by lakes and rapid rivers and covered with small timber greatly charred by fire. There is scarcely a wilder stretch of road along this transcontinental highway. At Savanne, well on the way to Winni- peg, a spectacle is witnessed twice a day that anuses the travellers on the Atlantic and the Pacific express trains, says the New York Sun. As the trains halt for few minutes at the station number of half-breed Indian women are always seen on the platform, and, as they are about the first specimens of the sort that are met on the journey west, the travellers gaze at them with considerable interest. Their attention, however, is suddenly diverted to the other side of the track, where twenty or thirty dogs of various breeds are seen-some of them fine specimens of the Hudson bay dog, and others of mon- grel descent and disreputable appear ance. All are gathered around pile of kitchen refuse which has been thrown out by the dining-car cooks.
 All stray scraps of meat are kept by the cooks until they reach Savanne, where twice a day, upon the arrival of the west and east bound trains, the dogs have fine feast. The owners of the animals never pretend to supply them with food, and the dogs depend entirely upon the treat they get from the dining cars. There is always sure to be enough for them, though their appetites are very keen, and the scram- ble for the choice morsels is heartily enjoyed by the lookers-on.
 The dogs are owned by the half breeds and are very useful in winter as sledge teams. The half-breeds hunt, and they have Hudson bay sledges, to which they hitch their dog teams and bring home the products of the chase. Savanne is probably the most southerly point where dog sledges are in use. The trains stop only a few minutes, and when they pull out the crowd of dogs may still be seen pushing and snarling around the garbage heap, and they may be trusted to keep close to it until they have devoured everything eatable.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16
AT AN TOLD Hoss" SALE.
Some of the Queer Things Bought and the
 Buyers Sold.

Some of the Queer Things Bought and the
 Buyers Sold.
 An ''old hoss' sale is a funny sight. It is a kind of lottery after all, and to what extremities the followers of the tickle goddess of chance will go is shown with many striking incidents. The various express companies, at stated periods during the year, sell the unclaimed packages that have accumu- lated in their offices. All day an east Washington street auction-rOom has been crowded with men, women, old and young, eager bidders at the so- called ''old hoss' sale, says the Phila- delphia Call. Packages, bundles and trunks of every description were brought forward by the voluble auc- tioneer. ''Here is trunk" said he ''that may contain silk dresses" A man paid a big round dollar for 1t. Opening it he found lot of old calico dresses and aprons. One man paid 9 cents for a small keg labled handle with care" Dynamite? He thought so. Cautiously, in a back room, it was opened. It contained axle grease. A ''culled gem'man" paid S1 for trunk filled with air.
 A dude secured a package with a Bible inside the wrapper for 20 cents. A gentleman with a shining silk title" and wearing a ''creased' pair of trousers paid S1.S5 for package containing pair of overalls. For 25 cents man got miniature sewing ma chine, and lady paid 20 cents for a box containing dudes laundry-shirts, collars, cuffs, etc. One fellow bought a package of four water vanes and thought they were some new-fangled bric-a-brac. A colored girl secured a package of jewelry for 9 cents, just what she wanted. A man with one eye got box of spectacles. A carpenter secured package of blacksmith's tools. One fellow, who said he didn't smoke, purchased large case of fred letter smoking tobacco" for S1.05. A colOred man got trunk full of dishes for S1.30, and lady buyer found governor" for an engine ip the package she opened. A young man paid 10 cents for tintype of an old lady with two grandchildren about her lap-a photo graph of a dear relative had gone astray. A young lady secured a pack age of gentlemen's socks, and a boy bought an immense iron pulley for 15 cents.
 This 'sight unseen misfit sale con- tinued hour after hour, and as the pack. ages were opened by the buyers there were great surprises, laughter and guy ing Every class of people was repre-. sented, and man remarked on leaving after the sale closed: ''I have laughed more here to-day than l ever did before in all my life"
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16
The First Fla~.

The first American flag that was saluted by any foreign nation is owned by Mrs. II. R. P Stafford, of Cottage City, Mass. The flag has thirteen stripes and twelve stars. The patriotic ladies of FL-adelphia presented it to John r aul Jones, whose name has be- come famous for the successful victor ies he gained for America. It floated from the mast of the Bon Homme Rich ard in its engagement with the English vessel Serapis, and was shot away and fell into the water. James Bayard Stafford, father of Mrs. Stafford's hus- band, lieutenant, jumped into the water and saved it from an untimely fate. He was wounded by a British sword and disabled for life. After the war was over the flag was presented to him for meritorious service. Three thousand dollars has been offered for these old Stars and Stripes" It was exhibited at the centennial by Lieut.. Stafford's daughter. At the inaugura- ton of President Harrison it was car ried in the procession.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16
APRIL FOOLED.
The Mortifylng Experience Of Traveller
 in Spain.

The MOrtifylng Experience Of Traveller
 in Spain.
 A traveller is likely to be seriously gulled by the practical jokes of foreign countries. With the witticisms of his native land, to which he is accustomed, he can contend, but there is an alarm ing element of the unexpected in those of other races, writes Irving Montagu, in ''Wanderings of War Artist"
 One evening I met two very fascinat- ing Spanish girls in quiet quarter of Irun, one of whom, being blonde, was enveloped in a white mantilla.
 It being customary On meeting q white mantilla to extend her somewhat similar homage to that paid to royalty, raised my hat, and stepped on one side to allow the couple to pass, when, in doing so, I saw, to my horror, by the light of the moon, that they were fol- lowed closely by grim and. grotesque reptile, half lizard, half frog, which, with a series of spasmodic bounds, was making directly for their heels.
 O, the horrid beast, the indeScribable monstrosity! To rush forward and OL N4lA15 NetS bAAS work of a moment.
 I was dumfounded my exploit of heroism, far from inducing the grati- tude expected, was immediately fol- lowed by roars of laughter, the merry ring of which reverberated on the still night air.
 "Unconscionable fool" does not ex- press the littleness l felt, as I was sub- jected to the ridicule of those willy dam- sells, and if a man is capable of that be- coming peculiarity, must have blushed scarlet.
 had trodden on Fl drap-a piece of cloth cut into the semblance of some monStrous lizard, and attached by thread to the skirt of the maiden, so that, by certain deXterous movements and hitches, it could be made to leap after her as she hurried along. It was the Basque equivalent for the old Eng fish jokes practiced on the first of April.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16
fREE 10 TIE AFFLICTED.

All who are suffering from the effects of Youthful Errors, Loss of Manhood, Failing Powers, Gonorrhoea. Gleet, Structure. Syphilis and many troubles which are the effects of these terrible disorders will receive, FREE OF CHARGE, full directions how to treat and cure themselves at home by writing to the California Medical and Surgical Infirm- ary. l0294 Market street, Sdh Francisco California. fell ly
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16
Articles Of Incorporation
 OF THE AniiJ IrIigatioa Company.

Ee it known to ali men by these pres cnis: That we, the undersigned, desire 10 incOi porate ourselves for the purpose of engaging ill the business of dlstr1bu- ing portion of the water Of the Little Colorado river to the several persons en- titled thereto and we do mutually agree declare aGd si'ecily as follows, to-wIt:
 ARTICLE l. The name assigned by the corporation hereby created and by Wnici. 1t shall be known is the Amity Irriga- tion Company.
 Art. 7. The period of the duration o. said cor rporation shall te twenty-five years nom and after the date If tllIs ar
 Ant. 3. Tine enterprise and business il. which said corporation proposes to en- gage, is the distribution oi d portion oi the water that flows down the Little Col orado river ani passes through th, ditcheS belonging to said company flow ing or hereafter to flow into tEe precinct of Springervllle, Apache county, Ariz. to | Is stockholders and all other peTsonS entitled thereto, according to law and ac- cord!ng 70 the bylaws ol this co pora- ton; and for said purpose 10 construct \. sluiceS and all other necessary and con renieut means for preserving, conveying and distributing water for irrigating ant domestic purposes, and t0 collect from all persons using water so distributed, or any means Of conveying water, such rates as the Board of Directors may de- ttrmine tu be just, not exceeding twen- ty-live per cent more ihLn the cost, said rate to be uniform upon ali persons oi each ciuos to be classified according tu the cost of making ditches or reservoirs or other sources of supply or means ct distributing and are Ol such sources or means as generally Co do all things law uI to be d, ne in the relation to tht tights and interest of each and all per sons in and tn tEe use Of said portion oi lie Little Colorado river.
 Art 4 The principal office and place of business oi said corp )ratinn shall be in tine precinct of Springerville Apache county, Arizona Territory.
 Art. g. Tine amount of capital stock of said corporation shall be fifteen thou sand ($15, ,000) dollars.
 Art. 6 Tine number of shares of cap ital stock of said corporation shall bt three (3,000) thousand.
 Art :. The locality ln which said wa ter is to be distributed is the irrigable land lping below dam in the Little Colorado river at or near the west line of the north half of the southwest quar- CT of SectlCn 12 township s range ZS "a t. known as the Westbrook claim and extending east and north about seven miles, emptying into the Nutrioso wash.
 Art. s. The private property of the stockholders shall not be lialle for any obligations of the corporation.
 In testimony whereof we, the under signed as incorpora CTS, subscribe our names this 24th day of December, 1892, It SpringerviIle, Aparhe county, Ariz.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16
Public E E 9 t1ee.

The Board of Trustees oi School Dis trIct Nunber Twenty, Apache County. Arizona Territory, III their judgment deem 1t advisable to call all election ana su.mit to iI.e Lax paj CTS Of said school district, whether tile uUndS of s;Ild schoo! district shall be issued and sold 10 tie amount oi Fen Thousand Dollars, at six per cent Der annum, payable Five Thcu- sand Dollars in Ten Years from date oi issue, and Five Thousand DOllals in Fifteen Years from date of issue, for the purpose ot raising money 10 build and furnish suitable school house for said district. We therefore name the public school building in Winslow as the place for holding said election, and appoint as judges of said. election. Ehas. L. Finn, ". A. Parr and Frank Flichmyer We designate as the day of holding said election the Fist day of March. 1893. from 3 o'clock a. m. to 3 o'clock p. m. GiveE Il Ider our hands this the 20ih day of February, 1883.
 ROBERT CASS,
 J. LESSER.
 JOHN DOWNS,
 Board of Trustees
The St. Johns herald., 1893-03-16
Kansas and Greenland IIouses.

The sod house on the Kansas frontier and the dwelling of Q Greenland Esl1i- mo are very much alike, about the only difference being an overground bur row in the home of the Eskimo. All Greenland houses are of the same size, face the same way, and are built of the same material-layers of rough granite, sod, and mortar.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22
CHANGED HIS BUSINESS.
she Couldn't Catch Him just at the
Right season.

She CouIdn't Catch Him just at the
Right season.
The snow was already five inches
deep and still falling. a Bellefeld
housekeeper looked at the seventy
five feet of sidewalk in front of her
house and at the $50 feet on the side
street and groaned.
just then tramp made his way
through the beautiful and asked
for something to eat.
The housekeeper's eyes frightened.
She had seen him before, says the
Pitt burg Chronicle Telegraph.
You We're here last SUMMER she
remarked, interrogatively.
Quite likely, madame.
you were then, as now, looking
for something to eat?''
Precisely. | sometimes eat in
summer"
IF | remember correctly told you
to NOW the lawn and | would give
you a good dinner. You replied that
you would like to, but that lawn
moving was not your profession.
L Ou were q 5llON -olAbN GlSl- An 4
right?"
DOUBTLESS you are. madame.
Then here is a chance for you.
Shovel the snow from the payements
and you shall eat to repletion.
Madame, replied he, II should
dearly love to oblige you. but it is
impossible. It is true | was a snow
shOveler by profession last year, but
l have changed my occupation. Now
1 am trimmer Of rose bushes. 1t was
Emerson. believe, who insisted that
we should not persist too long in one
line of business, lest we become one
sided. Now, if you have any rose
bushes which need
She had gone in and shut the door
and the tramp meandered slowly
/ away.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

The boarding honso iokur has Al
last met with setback lie has
been crushed BY tho landlady. and u
came about To this way;
He was tho only man al the
table full Of lovely girls, and like
all only mon he was spoiled Sc
whom the bcllo uf the table 70.
marked that she was worry fond ~
pepper. and then siftcd half tho con.
fonts Of tho pcppor.box over hor
food. he sprang an old gag on her.
cit won't hurt you This pepper
is half pease
what il that you sag p asked she
landlady from the noxt table. speak
a little louder, wOn't you?"
Ho reiterated his remark.
That isn't true rctoried the
landlady hotly Il do not use adult
tcratnd goods on my table.
My dear madam. said tho bland
joknr, there are always a lot Of p's
in pepper.
There was an impressive pause,
then the landlady said In crushing
tonof
"oh, yes. Just as you always fur.
nish. part of tho dessert
Il don't understand.
Tho ehestnuts. Detroit Free
Press.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22
re LsNorH oF pAYs.
In Former Ages the Earth Completed q
Revelation in -Four Hours.

In Former Ages the EtFth tohipAe'"u
Revelation IN -Four Hours.
To-day is longer than yesterday
tomorrow will be longer than TO day
The difference Is so small that even
in the course Of ages il can hardly be-
said to have been distinctly establish.
cd by observation, We do not
pretend to say how many centurie,
have elapsed since the day wac even
one second shorter than IT Is a.
present; but centuries are not the
units which We employ In udat
evolution
A million years ago il i quite
probable that the divergence q the
length OF the day from It's present
value may have been very consider
able, Lot me take "a glance back aud
seq what the tides have 20 tell M.
IL the present order Of things has
lasted. the day must have been
shorter and shorter the further we
look back into the dim past. The
day Is now twenty-ionr hours; il was
once twenty hours; once ten hours;
il was once six hours How much
further can We go2 Once the six
hours is past We begin 10 approach a
limit which must at some point
bound our prospect The shorter
the day the more Is the earth sulgcd
AZ the equator; the more the earth
Is bulgcd AZ the equator the greater
is the strain put upon the materials
OF the earth by the centrifugal force
OF its rotation.
II the earth were 20 go too fast II
would be- unable 10 cohere together
it would separate Into pieces, just as
a grlndstoue, driven too rapidly, q
rent asunder with violence Here,
therefore, we discern Ia the remote
past q barrier which stops the pres
eut argument There Is certain
critical velocity which Is the greatest
4 that the earth could bgAr without
risk Of rupture; but the exact amount
OF that velocity Is question not
easy 10 answer II depends upon III,
nature Of tho materials Of the earth
IL depends upon the temperature II
depends upon the effect 81 pressure
and on other details not accurately
known To us. An estimate 81 ID,
critical velocity has however. boer
made, and IL has bocn shown tina
the shortest period Of rotation tha
the earth could have. without aylui
into pieces. Is about three or fou
hours The doctrine Of tidal evulu
ton has thus conducted us 60 ~
conclusion that AZ some incOueciyabi
remote epoch, the earth was spinuiu
round its axis IN q period approx
mating three or four hours Tn
Story Of tho Heavens
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22

a late paper by medical authority
advises against the common and '.un-
healthy remedy Of snufiing a solu.
ton Of salt and water for catarrhal
troubles. In It's place Is recon-
mended a solution OF warm wator and
bicarbOnate Of soda "a teaspoonful of
soda to a cupfui Of water. Tho same
solution Is prescribed for acute sore
throat In the place OF chIorate Of
potassium. Nv hatevar solution &
used in the nose, says the writer OF
the paper, lit IL. a. great mistake TO
for-ibly snnif IL into the nostrils from
the palm Of the hand II 10 Is snuffed
too forcibly IL is forced into the upper
part OF the nasal cavity. whore IL Is
very irritating, often causing head.
ache and irritation Of the eyes. Tho
best and simplest way TO use the soda
solution IL to bury the. nose entirely
in the cup Of fluid and then gently
suck the solution into the nose. AZ
the same time holding the mouth
wide open. New York Post.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-07-22
THE AgRo OF 4 TRAGEDY.
How a Dog showed His Grief fe.' the
Loss OF Good Friend.

Loss OF a Good Friend.
1t is a confident person who un-
dcrtakes a limit 10 the understand
ing of animals, The wife Of a gov
eminent official at Quebec had a
spaniel named Spot and kitten
whose fower-like face gave her the
name of Pansy The two We're great
friends. Spot would take Pausy's
head in his mouth and gently roll
her to and fro. One Sunday morning
the two were at play. The dog was
in high spirits and too rough, for
alasl when he let go Of the kitten she
did not scamper away as usual.
The deg capered about her, rum
ming backward and forward to entice
her to play, but the kitten did not
move. Then he turned her over with
his nose, leased her with his paw;
still she did not move. Spot then
showed signs Of great uneasiness. He
would pause, then begin again and
coax her to get up At length he
seemed to realize that Pansy would
never get up any more. and then he
knew the meaning of death. The
sense of loss and ITS prac-
teal results he proceeded to
show. With every evidence Of
distress he carried her to the side Of
the walk Then he dug hole, put
the kitten in it. and carefully covered
it with earth and went away. When
the family came home from church
they were surprised not to be met as
usual by the dog and cat. 4 member
of the family called from the window,
where he had been watching the sad
incident, 'sCall Spot" The dog was
called and came creeping on all fours
to his masters feet. where he lay a
spectacle of grief and quiet. ASK
for Pansy," prompted the witness.
The question was asked and the dog
looked up in mute appeal. The
group moved down the walk TO the
newly made grave. but the dog re-
fused to follow, and crawled abjectly
away. A few moves with cane re-
vealed the kittens body. Spot was
again called. He came dragging
himself along and lay groveling at
his masters feet No one could
doubt the dogs anguish. II vas not
so much their duty to blame as to
console him in his grief.