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The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-01
HE TAUGHT HER A LESSON.
One Wife Will Not Again Trouble Any
 body for Spool of Silk.

One Wife Will Not Again Trouble Any
 body for Spool of Silk.
 One summer the wife of Chicago man went to one of the resorts. At the end of week she found that her black silk had given out, so she wrote her husband to find a spool of it in the lower drawer of the bureau" and send it on. The dutiful husband spent three solid hours one hot day before he found the missing spool. Of course, it was not where his wife had said it was. After he had changed his saturated linen the man went down and.sent the spool by registered mail to his wife That night it struck him asabsurd that she should have put him to all that trouble, and he resolved to teach her a lesson. He thought that with little effort she might have found some silk at the summer resort that would have answered her purpose. We'll, he bought a gross of spool silk and put it in drawer of his desk. The next time she left town she found spool of black silk under her plate at the place where she took her first meal, and ever since then she has been followed by spool of silk, even to Europe. Wherever she may stop she finds the spool at her plate or on her dresser. She has learned the lesson.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-01
HAIL FORMED BY ToRNADoEs.
The Result of Whirlwinds in the Atmos-
 phere Far Above the Earth.

phere Far Above the Earth.
 The fact that hail is formed at an indefinite but, in most eases, great height above the surface of the earth, and that it is commonly precipitated when storms are raging, has prevented any direct observation of the process of freezing the vapor of the atmosphere into ice pellets or large masses, and what has been decided regarding the phenomena of hailstorms is almost wholly the work of theory and logic. Nevertheless some points are pretty clearly established.
 In the first place, hail is the result, as rule, of whirling or tornado-lil1e storms. There may be no whirling on the surface of the earth but, according to the Cleveland Leader, it seems cer- tain that in the higher regions of the air, where hail is formed, there is al- ways an atmospheric disturbance re- sembling what is commonly called Q cyclone when it sweeps the ground. A curious indication of the soundness of this conclusion was to be noted the other afternoon, when the storm which wrought such havoc with skylights had passed by. Gut over the lake there was great mass of cloud, very high and dark, which had the form of an oval race track of enormous propor- tions. It might easily have been fifty miles in length and two-thirds that distance in width. The formation of the cloud mass was noticeably such as might have resulted from the violent whiriing around a moving center of the whole bulk of cloud vapor. The ap- pearance of the sky was thoroughly in harmony with the accepted theory of the formation of hail. It is believed that the nucleus of large hailstone is usually bit of snow or snow-like ice, which falls from the snow strata, or level, above the rain level, into the lat ter, and is caught up with cloud of raindrops and mists into the higher freezing regions Of the atmosphere by the force of a whirlwind. The rain and water in the form of mist, which clings to the snow nucleus, or touches it as it is whirled swiftly up into the intense cold, freezes around it as clear and solid ice
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-01
NIontezuEa's Watch.

This curious basaltic stone, now in the cathedral of Mexico, is cut into figures that are supposed to represent the Mexican calendar CT division of time. It weighs about twenty-four tons, and its age is conjectured to be a considerable period anterior to the Spanish occupation of that portion of America.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-01
Kilauen.s s,Iken Proauct.

One of the most singular products of Hawaii is vitreous lava known as ''Pele's Hair" It is a silky, flamentous substance, olive green, soft, but very brittle. It is produced by the wind catching the fiery spray thrown up from the great crater Of Kilarea.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-01
R DOLLARS
 70 PER DAY 20 Easily Made.

We want many men, women, boys, and girls to work for us few hours daily, right in and around their own homes The business is easy, pleasant strictly honorable, aud pays better than any other offered agents You have clear field and no competition. Experience and special ability un- necessary. No capital required We equip yoa with everything that you need, treat YOU weh' and help you to earn ten times ordinary wages. Women do as well as men, and boys and grls make good pay. Any one anywhere, can oo tne work All succeed who follow our plain ana sim' ple directions. Earnest work will surely orihS vou 2 great deal of money Everything IS new and in great demand. Write for our pamphies circular, and receive full information. NO narm done if you conclude not to go on with the business.
 GEORGE STlNsoM & O.,
 Box 43S,
 PORTLAND, EsAaNEs
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-01
AppIy for Information About THE GREAT
 SOUTHWEST

Sxgho~o last year farmers netted $100 to $20C EsItCi c per acre for fruit, grown on land that can be duplicated today for 80 per acre. IAEhoro five tons of alfalfa hay, worth $12per eS asCf C ton, was grown on land the like of which can be bought for $l5 per acre. NsFhoro many other products such as sweet SSItOi Q potatoes, tomatoes and early vegeta- bles netted as large and larger profits than fruit (AEnoro the summers arc cool the winters eVhOl . warm. cyclones unknown and male- ria u heard of.
 kATloro there is the best opening in the world SSiACi V for honest industry.
 To ". F. WHITE, Passenger Traffic Manager, A., T. x s. F. R. R.
 Or HENRY F. GRIERSON,
 Immigration Agent, A., T. & F. R. R.
 C23 RialtO Building, Chicago, III. This railway passes through twelve states and territories and having no lands of it's own sell has no object in advancing the interests of any speci al loc ality, in giving any other than ab- solut ely reliable information. It realizes that the prosperity of the farmers of the great south west means prosperity to itself also, and IS thus naturally willing to aid the immigrant as much as possible.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-23
Temporarily Blinded by a Flash.

At the Narragansett Electric Lighting
company's works in this city there are
two men who have been temporarily
blinded when throwing switch. Su-
perintendent Thomas says that this
happens in every big electric lighting
station. When switch is thrown, the
circuit is broken When properly done,
another connection is made simultane-
ously. The intense flash lasts until an
other connection is made. One of. the
men of the Narrangansett company's
works was SO nearly blinded that he was
at home three days at one time. He was
not, however, as is said to have been the
case with Caulfeld of Brooklyn, unable
to see anything at all. He was able to
grope about, but could see nothing dis
tinctly. Both the men are remarkably
strong specimens of manhood and could
not be called hysterical by the widest
stretch of the imagination. 1t is believed
here that the cases mentioned are of
physical inability solely.-Providence
Journal.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-23
CLOSING DAY.

A crowded house greeted Bishop
Warren to hear his marvellous lecture
which appears elsewhere. What a
privilege to hear it. 1t was like bles-
sed sermon to instruct, edify and COM
fort the soul.
Regular Conference business was re-
sumed at 9 o'clock.
The closing hours were full of re-
ports and routine business incident to
Conference work. The Bishop gave
closing words and read the appoint
ments and the Conference adjourned
sine die.
We could not give a full account of
the closing services because the paper
must go to press. The session has
been magnificent one, a high stand
ard of spiritual life characterizing it
throughout. Long will it live in our
memories. Bradford has done hand
some thing for the Conference and
placed it under a debt of gratitude.
Much credit is due the pastor. We
trust much good may be realized as
return for this kindness. We wish all
our readers could have heard all the
good things here served in such album
dance. We have tried to share them
with you. The publisher of the special
edition has spared no pains and we
think he has succeeded in giving us an
excellent specimen of newspaper work.
not everything could be put in, nor
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-23
Bees Suspend a Vendue.

Honeybees proved more than a match
for 200 men at a recent public sale.
When the auctioneer who was selling
the effects of the late Charles Taylor,
near Neshaminy Falls, put % hives Of
bees under the hammer, an inquisitive
but imprudent youth kicked one of the
little homes occupied by about 5000
honey makers. There was instantly a
warning buzz, and out filed the bees in
companies, regiments and brigades. The
200 men scattered in as many directions,
pursued by the angry bees Farmer
James T. Vansant tried to pacify the
army of little brown foes, but few
stings sent him flying after his retreat
ing friends For an hour the bees held
the situation unopposed. They then
gathered in their hive, and the sale pro-
ceeded. Bristol pa Dispatch.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-23

street church in New Bedford at one
time God so shook the place that large
numbers of playing cards were left II
the church in one night. About 45C
probationers were received in that re-
vival. 1875 were baptized in one day,
Talk of perfect love, of christian
perfection or holiness-get the bap-
tism of the Holy Ghost and you get ii
all.
Christ is seen by many only as EN-
bodied in the personal christian.
Let us preach the simple gospel with
boldness, intensely, with all your soul.
Quote Isaiah, David, Elijah, Jeremiah
even if you cannot quote Cicero or
Shakespeare. DR.. Bates told of his
father who was preacher: that he
preached once to Universalists and on
" read certain scriptures and then
opened the altar for those who would
flee from wrath to come and the Uni
versalist preacher was at the altar
and converted, he did not dare to re-
ply to the word How we would
spread the scriptural holiness through
the land if we were only filled with the
Holy Ghost s.t
An altar service followed and
a large number were at the altar
and many rose for prayers. A
lively testimony service followed
III which over one hundred took
part.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-23
PERSONAL.

Much sympathy is felt for Sis
ter Benis in the great affection
which has befa1len her.
Three young men from Drew
Theological Seminary have come
to our Conference seeking admis-
sion on trial.
Among the visitors at our Con-
ference we notice Sister Morgan,
widow of the late Rev r Morgan.
She has passed two great
troubles and shows very plainly
now that she herself had a very
narrow escape from death.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-23
SUNDAY SERVICES.

OF course Sunday should be the great
day of the Conference feast and to any
one who ever attended Methodist Con.
ference the Conference Love Feast is
a never to be forgotten season. So il
was great occasion at Bradford. Rev
| L. L. Beeman had charge of the service
One hundred and siXty-rline testimo-
nies were given and seventeen times
they sang. At 1880 Bishop Warren
opened the regular service offering a
simple, earnest and deeply spirited
prayer. m.
BISHOP wARREN's SERMON. a4.
Text, Ephesians 8: IA and following
passages. He opened with a character
sketch of the apostles.
Science, poetry and PHILOSOPHERS new
er touched even midway the summit
less Rights of Gods thought towards
man. to Gods book he must go. Ideals,
lofter, sublime, holy are brought us
here.
The same power which wrought so
nightly in Christ Jesus, 'the same
power is to us-ward," it raised Jesus
and can hold us and raise us, to his
ideals which he has revealed to us. We
are to be exhibits in Gods great white
city by and by. Specimens there in
his universal exhibit as trophies of his
grace, and his love embodied in men.
We may be so saved as to be there and
not be ashamed.
Set obefore you the loftiest ideals
which God sets before you. Praying
Paul's prayer let us take same position:
II bow my knees" Paul helps Ephe-
sus by the way of the throne. God
does not have to be economical. To
light the earth he gives a sun that
could light ten million planets in addi-
titJ=s~to this. "Grant according to rich
hes of b%s glory" That we may "be
Strengthened in the inner man.
Ne cannot spring to the arms of God
from the Dogs of sin without by faith
leaping from the rock Christ Jesus. If
Christ dwells in your heart l am sure
you will know it. And others will
surely know it, even the horse and dog.
Love is not transient because it is an
emotion. God is love. He is strong
and eternal. Love is a stream with
full banks, the only full-banked river
in the universe is love.
In this we are to be rooted and ground
ed. Not love day than an ice day,
but perpetual love. Take these steps
right here and be led now to know his
fullness of love.
Get back to the fundamental princi-
pies of faith and seek anew the grace
and power we need for any work we are
called into.
But all this is only Sin order that"
we may know more. "Thaty We may be
filled with all the fullness of Cod in
every respect in which the human is
like God. In every faculty in which
VIC resemble God. And to be filled
with all the fullness of God. Nor is |
this experience without special steps
Sad indeed if Gods spiritual children |
ever come to a period of arrested deve1-
opment. God wants responsive souls, |
men he can talk with.
We are best taught after love has |
been developed. This is true of knowl-
edge. If you are not learning of Gods |
great truths you dissappoint God. God |
loves music, he makes a lark that can |
shake tons of air into ripples of liquid |
music. He teaches us to love music /
So with his beauties. He loves strength !
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-23

water plug to regulate the water SUI
ply of his mansion,
To illustrate the comparative size {
our great west where the church exte1
sion society is doing work he said tha
every person in the United States cou1
be laid down in the tall grass of Kansa
two rods apart and yet have land t
spare. He outlined the plan of Civ
ing and 1oaningJ money to need
churches, often thus building in local.
ties where otherwise no church cou1
be built. People are attached to thes
| places where they find Jesus and tn
| great majority of Christians are con
| verted in churches. AS certain room
and homes are sacred, where life began
or where life closed, so these places ar
sacred. Nine thousand two hundred
and nine churches have been built will
the aid of the church extension society
This society has method in it. Care
is taken that funds are not misappropri
lated. Funds are needed Money is re
ceived on the annuity plan. Often $25(
will build comfortable church by slim
u1ating the people on the spot to raise
81 900 to put with it.
IS AT $3.50 Bishop Warren took the chair
on Sunday schools reported through A
b. Blake. Committee on education re-
ported through Rev. H. A. Spencer.
This report advocated the support of
our church schools.
A special committee reported by RI.
Bruce.
Nominations were made for visitors
to our literary institutions and for
representatives. to the annual gather
ing of other societies.
xphe pastor at st. Johnsbury is to
carr ernal greetings to the Con-
gregational church convention, A. J.
Hough to the Baptist church conven-
tion and All. Webb to the Free Baptist
convention.
Rev. Geo. H. Wright reported for
the tract society committee. DR.. Hard
told of the work a tract did in his
church in lion, N. Y, "What are you
waiting for?" started a man for the
altar. Bishop Warren spoke heartily
upon the work of scattering tracts.
Committee on church extension report
ed by Rev. r. L. Nanton. Rev. Geo.L.
Story read the report of the committee
on Freedman's aid and southern edu-
cation society. Bishop Warren spoke
also on this with his usual interesting
manner. Baton Rouge Conference,
among the colored, gave $1,000 to this
work.
"C1ass in Geography" as Bishop
Warren called the committee to de-
scribe boundaries reported and this
was continued. Committee
1rr~fastoral address reported by Rev
W. Z. Douglass. 1t is a fine address,
let all our people be sure to read it in
The minutes. 'Pay as you 60" the
stone which the people
should give the preacher. ii
? A telegram was read from Rev. D.
:. Thatcher to whom telegram was
'ent, The bishop said sing 1" How
sweet the name of Jesus sounds" and
| sweet spirit prevailed. The telegram
vas as follows: Gathers and broth
RS, greeting for kind remembrance
An improving grace abounds. Glory
o Jesus
The secretary reported the bill of ex-
,ense for printing the minutes. The |
anne number were ordered printed as |
asst year.
AT the Congregational church DIR.
Bates had charge of the meeting and a
'qodss nirit prevailed, and twelve were
5sTeeeal ueG to the altar for prayers.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-23
A Good Excuse.

Judge-You were discovered at mid
night crazy drunk running up and down
the street declaring that you had no
home, when every one knows you live
ON Commonwealth avenue What ex-
cuse have you to offer?
Prisoner-None, except that my wife
is cleaning house.
neutrality-suspicious. Travel
lov-
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-23
English school Reform.

The British parliament has passed a
special act introducing manual train
ing into all the common schools of the
kingdom. This has been largely owing
to the efforts of women ON English school
boards. Three ladies are members of the
London school board, and women serve
on many other school boards.
CorrespOndent
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-23
SATURDAY EVENING.

The Conference met at seven o'clock
to listen to DIR. Manley S. Hard who
comes to represent the church extension
society. Rev. ]. A. Sherburne in the
chair. DIR. Hard, not unlike his prede-
cessors, McCabe and Spencer, he set
the Conference enthusiastically to sing
ing. Rev. II. a. Spencer offered pray
er and led the singing. All our inter
ests as church are of interest to all.
We are not independent of each other.
He comes to represent our work and not
his own. He illustrated our depend
ence upon each other by a story of
millionaire who was dependent upon a
day laborer for knowledge to find the
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-23

The Conference holds you in loving
remembrance and tenders deep sym
pathy. "These things have l written
unto you that believe on the name of
the Son of God, that we may know that
we have eternal life, and that ye may
believe on the name of the Son of God.
And this is the confidence that we
have in him, that if we ask anything
according to his. will he heareth us;
and if we know that he hears us, what
soever we ask, we know that we have
the petitions that we desired of him.
G.. L. STORY; Secy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-25

This is progressive age. and the
manicure lady IS up to date She has
among other things for finger nail Gull
ture technical terms that may az adify-
ing to the people who are compelled by
a snarled MP szein of circumstances to
wear hands an natural
s.Wll madam have her nails shaped
for exhibition or executiOnF
Don't know what you mean"
CHA. ha. she gurgles and proceeds to
inquire, Does madam play on the music
al Instrument or the typewriters"
IF it is a keyboard. she must have the
escape nails if the violin or banjo or
any strings, she cuts the nails low, quite
far below the finger tips.
The patron plunks the banjo. She
takes the decollete STYLE and when the
operator Is through with her hands the
flesh stands up above her finger nails
like cushions.
The exhibition cut is for idle hands,
and the nails are tinted and fled into
curves as nearly like the moons at the
base Of the nail as they can be shaped -
New Y FORK World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-25

It is generally known that arsenio en-
tiers into the coloring Of many kinds Of
cheap wall papers. and some of tue bet
ter grades also. writes ~. =. Pond ia The
Ladies' Home journal. These are gen
orally but not always Of hues ia which
green predcIn5nates and are very anjurl-
GUS to health The first symptoms Of
arsenical poisoning are headache pains
III the eyes at the back of the pupil. itch-
ing and generally nausea of tine stomach,
AN 0f winch are liable TO DE the result of
living ia a room with wall paper GA the
walls which IS impregnated with arsenic.
A simple bar efficient test viii imnle-
diately locate the presence of the min
eral, and every housewife should have
the necessary knowledge. Take small
piece Of the suspected paper and lay it
liz a watch glass or ia q porcelain spoon.
Pour over Il enough solution IF house
hold ammonia to cover it, let 1T stand
few minutes and then drop ia a piece Of
nitrate of silver (lunar 81 stack caustlc)s
and If q yellow precipitate forms as il
dissolves there is arsenic present, and tho
paper should De rejected. IF tile nitrate
of silver dlssoIves without yellow APP
pearing, there is no arsenic, and no trou-
bic need be apprehended-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-25

Tt was a very hot day. and the little
boy was lying on his stomach under the
big linden tree reading the Scottish
Chiefs"
'sLittle boy" said his mother, swin
you please 60 ont in the garden and
bring me a head Of lettuce9
s*Oh, I-can'tr' said the little Coy.
ssI'm-too hotr
The little boys father happened to be
close by wedding the geranium bed and
when he heard this he lifted the little
boy gently By the shoulders and dipped
him Tia the great tub Of water that stood
all ready for watering the plants.
ssThere, my sont" said the father.
ssNow you are cool enough to go and get
the lettuce, but remen Der next time that
ii viii be easier to go at once when yOu
are told. as then you viii not have to
change your clothes"
Then the little boy went drip. drip,
dripping ont into the garden and brought
the lettuce Then he went drip. drip,
dripping into the house and changed his
clothes. but lie said never a word. Tor he
knew there was nothing to say
That is the way they do things where
that little boy lives. N ould you like to
live there2 Perhaps not Yer ha * a
very happy little boy and he IS learning
the truth of THE Ola saying.
Come when you're called. do as son re bid.
Shut the door after you. and you'I never be
-Touth-s C0lnuanion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-25

In the japanese capital there is a gi-
gantie image of q woman made Of wood
and plaster and dedicated to Hachiman.
the god of war. In height It measures
81 feet. the head alone whichis reached
bv q winding stairway in the interior
of the figure. being large enough to conn
fortably hold 20 persons. The figure
holds huge wooden sword ia one hand.
the blade of the weapon being 81 feet
long. ana q bali 10 feet in diameter in tile
other hand Internally the model is fit
ted up win an extraordinary anatomical
arrangement which IS supposed 10 repre-
sent the different portions Of the brain.
s fine view of the country IS obtained
by looking through one Of the eyes Of tllf
figure. The admission to all parts of TIKI
structure COSTS about a penny -Ex
change