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The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
NEVER COME S:NGLY.
4 Common Superstition Among Engineers
 Abcct Collisions

Of the superstition of sailors, fisher folk and others VIC have all heard. but that such distirgui1hcd charactcris- tie should have attached itself to rail way men would rot appear to be gen orally l1aovTn. It savers somewhat Of the anomalous that such . preelni- nently practical class of men should te the victims of crcjulity regarding the supernatural. Such, however, is the case, says a writer in the London lid Bits.
 recently had occasion to interview Q prominent railway official, and in the course of the conversa tion that ensucd that gentleman incidentally alluded to two collisions which had lately oc- cured in the neighborhcod. following up his remarks with toe announcement that tho local mon would De in a state of sqbducd excitement and Hurry till Q tbi1'l m;shap took place. Such is the superstition Of the railway man. Upon expressing considerable astonish- nent 1 was assured that this kind Of thing was notorious among railway men in general, and in this particular instance, 1t was known that the cir cumstances cf the two previous acci- dents were tho chief topics among the worllmcn in all departments, who were also counting cn the possibilities of a third dicaGtCr. CUrioUsly enough Q touch of Tcaliarn was lent to tho infor- nation jaGt i9parted by the explana- tion that the second of tho tyyO c0ll:- sions referred to was due to the driver of one of the cn9ine8-a reliable serv- ant, noted fer his 2lertnoas and preci- sion, with an honorable record with some forty years scrvice-yvho being, it was believed, so disturbed over the ''omens" of the first occurrence and so engrOssed with what he felt would be two other cat2stroDhes that he com mittcd the slight error of judgment which caused his locomotive to crash into another coming in an opposite di- rcction. The statement iS given as the conviction Of ono who spent upward of . quarter of 9 century among railway men of al classes. and who has known the driver alluded to for a long period of years. So cauc about q second col lision. Surely aupcratition could go no further than tlis. But here is Q tragic scqucl-a sequel which, unfortunately, will, in all probability, do much to strengthen the rcrrchelsible beliefs of these men. Two days after the i1- tcrviow above mentioned, within if teen minutes drive from thc scene of the second collision, an express mail failed to take tAe points, Q portion of the train with the tender of the engine was violently thrown across the raiis and one stoI5cr killed. This is what the railway men will term their ''tllird mishap." There's the third,'' they say. and now perhaps they will breathe freely for a season.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
RAIil M JAPAN.
How tho Natives Try to Bring tIlc Show
 CTS Down

During the summer season in Japan drougntS arc very frequent, and the rice fields, before So beautiful, pre- soIting as they do all the different shade of rrcan imaginable, gradually lose their briili,:2cy Of color, turn yell low and p1roAcd, and threaten the total destruction Of the crop. Not only does the rec suffer, but Che wells dry up and Cocc5sitato the carrying of water from long distances. So 6 drought in Japan is, indeed, Q great calamity.
 After waiting and hoping in vain for downfall of rain, the people turn en massc to evoke the power of their dei- ties to send them the saving showers. A procession is formed of perhaps two hundred men, all nearly naked, who, carrying straw c.2blcnls representing the sa2 with tlo rain pouring from 1t, and with long strccu2cr3 having prayers written on them flying in the wind, proceed to the nearest river CT bay, where the whole company wade into the waocr until they are waist deep, and. surrounding the emblens, pray aloud c2l throw water on the images with boch hands.
 After doing t,1is several times, says the New York Journal, tile procession is rcforncI, when 1t proceeds to the temple to pray again. Thi5 ceremony is repeated acver.l ti-4cs, and should the rain come in abnndance prayers arc offered in thanksgiving; should 1t bc only 9 shower they blame them selves for not having prayed fervently cnouGh, and continue their devotions until Q downpour takes place.
 Another fern of devction for the same purpose talc3 Place ct nirhtfall, when q lo2ga boat is -2iIu,l. with men and padd1oJ sr7:I5 l,L across tho harbor, accoaGary ;cG t35rr..y-cr by the reg ular beat;ngs ot.to-,-tcals and Gong's. Sometimes q. night, afvcy down the bay, laay bc beard tac weird sound of the to.>1-tto.1-5 and tho voices Of the men gradually growing louder and louder o5 the Eoat approaches, each man bcrdinG 10 his paddle in regular time as t passes us svsiG5iy and gradu. ally disappears ia the darkness, and is soon lost to sight and hearing.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
CUNNING O. cRocoDlLEs.
They Escape the lEet spread for Them by
 I;Crrl wing jn the Iud.

They Escape the l<et spread for Them by
 I;yrrD wing in the iiuG.
 The following is fair sample of how eunningly crccodilcs, in common with all other wild animals, can conceal themselves in moments of danger, says the Westminster Gazette. After a happy week spent in the jungle with a friend Of mine we halted for break fast, before making the last stage for headquarters and home, at a place called Pconar;lyn-Anglice, garden of 1ower@and while ct breallfas' were amused by watching number Of croc- odilcs, about eight or ten, stunning themselves o1 the surface Of g small lake, CT tank, as it is there called, of about an acre in extent. 4 sudden thought struck me.
 ''I say, Murray, what fun it would be to try and catch some Of these beggars in a net Bravo" said lie. Lets try it presently. Appu, send tlle horse keeper to the village and tell him to bring up all the men he can find and come long fishing nets. We will give a good s&1tosuIn' (present).
 
 with the further stimulus of a santo- sum very soon turne3 up to the num- Der of thirty. It was now eleven o'clock and scorching hot, the air quivering over the bare, sandy plain in which the pond was situated. It was breast deep, as we knew, including about one foot or eighteen inches of heavy mud. We tied two nets together So as to make one long cnough to reach across the tank, about thirty yards, and this was heavily weighted along the bot tom and arranged to be drawn with long ropes from each shore.
 Immediately behind the net came a line, and men about a yard apart, with long, pointed polcs with which to prod the mud along the bottom of the ret, and so drive the malinGcri1g gentle men into proper position in front Of the net. Ny friend and his servant (for au entered into the sport) fol- lowed close up to the second line.
 At it we an now went, spIashing, shouting. stamping and hauling, but a big but-not a sign did ygc find Of single one Of the brutes that we had seen before us when we came to the edge of the water Ne dragged that water backward and forward moro than once, but our only reward was a deadly thirst that lasted us till late that night.
 They had burrowed deeper into the mud than we could reach them. for notbinp-I dOrbf if cvc,, 2 rat-couId have escaped unseen out Of the water
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
Reduced to the Ranks.

Different ideas exist in England from those prevalent in Germany with regard to the attitude to be adopted by soldiers toward escaping prisoners. Whereas Emperor William some time ago aroused much unpleasant com ment by promoting a corporal who he'd shot at and killed in q crowded strcet an escaping prisoner, at Wool rich q sergeant and a corporal have just been reduced to the ranks, and senvencel to a months imprisonment for having discharged their carbines, without injury to anybody, in a public thoroughfare at a deserter who had broken away from them.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
THE NiLOAsETER.
4 oueer Instruo,ent Usea Curing the An


 nuai Overflow tf G;,o fj.ie.
 During the time of the periodical in unjation cf tAc valley Of the Nile a 1uccr r2cor3illl, iL2trur1cEt, known as lie ':ntlonictcr," is hourly and daily consulted by slrrgisA Egyptian off oct who, to jldEe from his motions and. nations, cares but very little if the rivcr keeps it's bed or overGows the v,i4oln northern half of the African continent. But, as 1t is the only labor he Is forced to perform, and as lis bread md cheese usually depend upon proper execution of the duties aSsiGnol, the record is taken with scrupulcUs accu- cacv. This queer arl ancient ''tacr- In0rnater eft: he. Niie" it dates back t. 9i5 \. D. i5 situated ct the end of the island Of Eho4a. It i5 simply an in 7re1.se upright Cctago1GI pillar stand ing.iu 8 v3lI-l;Iic chamber, surrounded on four sides with strong walls pro vitled with Grchcd orcEling3 which d. Ow tho risiu% waters free access to the 1ilomcter. Inc recording pillar is covcred through0rt it3 length and on all of it's eight sides wi5a cubi5s and iigits nicely divided, painted with great precision. much resembling sec tions of 2 gigantic checl7er-board. There is q huge. staircase leading from above down to the bottom of the eis tern, in which thc rilonctcr stands: the woll-yvorn steps attesting to the immense number of tines the instru- ment has been co;2gultcd.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
AN oLD-TIME "PERsoNAL."
4 Baronet Advertised for Baroness, and
 Without Success.

4 Baronet Advertised for a Baroness, and
 Without Success.
 | Those who believe that the matrimo- nial advertisement originated with the modern Sunday newspaper should con- suit the Ipswich Journal of August 21, 1902, which contains this advertise ment:
 ''To the angelic fair of the true Eng fish breed, worthy notice. Sir John Dinely, of Windsor castle, recon mends himself and his ample fortune to any angelic beauty of good breed, fit to become and willing to be the mother of a noble heir, and keep up the name of an ancient family en- nobled by deed Of arms and ancestral renown. Ladies at a certain period of life need not apply. Fortune favors the bold. Such ladies as this adver- tisement may induce to apply or send their agents (but no servants or matrons) may direct to ne at the castle, Windsor. Happiness and pleas ure arc agreeable objects, and should be regarded as well as honor. The lady who shall thus become my wife will be a baroness and rank according ly as Lady Dinely of Windsor. Good will and favor to ail ladies of Great Britain. Pull no caps on his account, but favor him with your smiles. and p1ans of pleasure await your steps"
 Notwithstanding this tempting offer to the fair sex Sir John Dinely died a bachelor in 1898, an inmate of the poor knights quarters in Windsor castle.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
coul.I..'s 7far;,g. on saa,ooo 8 Year.

sNo, 7 rc1narl,ed the young man with . touch of s2dncss in lis voice, ''it may De that s6r2e. dty happiness will be l4ine, but at present. it is beyond nc. There is girl whom I love dearly. She would have me if I only asked her, bus I dare not. l really cannot r9aTTy end live on e6,C00 9 year" His tvfo friends to whom he sUolle looked at him iD wonder. For . moment .t1ey were speechless-con- .,tcraation and pity depicted on their
 -outllfu1 couutes}aace3. But present ly sPcech.a;att7rnod to them exactly at the same time, and they fairly fowIed in their excitement: You cannot mar ry on &6,G90 9 year? Why not?" Why aot?" echoed the youth with the sad voice, which grew still saddcr. Why,
 imply because l haven't the GG,000." !" And the mystery was explained.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
Six;y miioS Of Eo8usts.

The African Steamship co:npany's steamer Winnebah, which lately ar rived from West Africa at Liverpool, had most unusual experience when stcaming between the latitudcs of Cape Verde and St. Louis, Senegal. For sixty miles the vessel steamed through locusts, which were 50 thickiy packed together on the top of the water that they completely covered the surface for miles around. Indeed, they appeared to De lying on the sea as far as the eye could reach. The locuats had no doubt been blown from the Morocco coast into the sea. They resembied gigantic grasshoppers, and one which was secured was five inches in length. Of course, all of the locusts had been drowned
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
A Ch.ncsH Tcn E.n~nnI.

There is . stranqe Chinese legend conce.'crirG' tho tea pant According to e.le story, there once lived 3, very pious
 lcrnit who PaEec,k the greater part of his t;:.1c ia 'T,,'a yer ana vfgils. He was, liowavGr< n:1cLIo to keep awake a3 long
 ss l.e wished, and often found lis eyes losing while he was in the very midst Of his tlcvotiona. This naturally an- noyed him.: and one day. in 2 it of wrath against this weakness Of the 2esh, which ne seemed unable to over come, lc cutoff, the offending cyclids md cost them upon the ground. But is action had been observed by Q god, who immediately caused {. tea shrub to .Erl3g rp from the spot where the eye
 tis=had fallen, IL is in reference to .hie, according to t1c legend that the leaves Of tigo tea T!ant ere shaped like 1yelids, frilCed with lashcs, and pos scss the power Of warding off sleep.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
< sn:.i,-Nase i i.csi.nent.

Tn the Russian army there is one particular regiment of infantry of the guards formed ly Emperor Paul, the men Of wniuh are recruited. not so much w.Ia regard to t.acir height or the color of their hair Gcd colnplc1:ons as ta tho shane of tiaeic Hosss- Inn peror Eo,sUl had | typical I>1lruii nose of ti3e most csScTlc:i.,,i1is'y up-tiited pattern. ::;;s;i .ssi:co l:.e:l. out of com pi:noet to jl;lzl- 2ilof th2 officers and n,aa o3 tAit, Tar;;;c,l3l..r r.s.,'--ae1-S have noses of t!} caale- saspe, t.e s.Gat which tsev pros.'.a oa p-1~.tc being somewhat :-ti.-t;Iaf-.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
AN AVERTEO TRAGEDY.
How an English Captain Pns Out a Fire
 fn the Kick of Time.

How an English Captain Pus Out Fire
 fn the Kick of Time.
 The Historical Records of the Forty-Third Light Infantry" the fa- nous regiment which played most important part in English warfare during the last quarter of the eigh- teenth century and the early part of the nineteenth, contains 2 stirring in- cldent of the prompt action which averted a tragedy, says the Ranches ter Times.
 Worn out with hard march the brig ade under Capt. Lloyd approached the convent at Bcnevente, where the cav airy and reserve still remained. hoping for shelter. They were disappointed. The convent was occupied by several thousand infantry. and the lower gal leries were so densely packed with the horses of cavalry and artillery that it was hardly possible for man to make his way among them.
 Two of the officers stood looking in at the dubious prospect through the single door that gave ingress and cgress. 1 sudden cry of alarm burst from the lips of one. Look there!' he cried, pointing over the backs of the horses. At that moment one of the inside wooden shutters burst into flame. Mortified, the officers looked at the burning shutter, and realized the hopelessness Of the situation. It would be impossible to get tAe G,G00 men and horses out, and they must stand by and see their comrades perish miscrably. There was TO water nccr. and if there were, how get at the fire through those densely crowded horses?
 The flames crcpt upward towards the rafters. 'Good heavens! Something must be done.' cried Capt. Lloyd. And then with 2 motion to those outside to be quiet, the brave captain leaped on the bac!; of the nearest horse, and stepping from b2c!, to back of the ai?i- Tnals, ran to the blazing shutter, tore t from it's hinges and pitched it from he window. Then he made his way 3ac.l to tho door in the same way as before.
 60 quickly vas the act performed tlaat even the horses were scarcely dis ur5ed. The building was saved and zhcrc wac TO rGnic. which would have a,.en a3 disastrous a. tac flames. The eaptain's eyebrows and InustGche were .c0rcncd, but that w&5 all. And hcy'll grow again" he said. with iauCh
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
Cori,s aa TCcl.

With every indication that coal is going ID it is timely to suggest that couple of girls in Paris used to keep themselves warn by burning orange peel and empty spools. Coc.ls ?re also recommendel. There i3 9 atory told Of well-!.nown English clrato who peek etcj c-ery cork Ee came across at 8 dinner table. When questio2ed as to this singular ha5ithe blushci and said he gavc them to the poor. A sufficient number of cor;zs would keepa coalless man with a gool fire all day. Fir cones are also advi3ed, and make 8 f1c, cheery blaze: likewise corncobs.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
Fa p:d Crco,t,, oF 1:oriin.

So rapid has been the growth of the German capital that the municipality of Bcri;n already finds it's spacious town Ea!!l inodoqrjtte to it's needs, and an 6 jace:et plot Of ground has been purcnaacd st Q cost cf five million marks for the erection of new offices, On the other kard, the scheme for lay. ing cut and cnbcllishing the surround ing5 Of the royal palace has been re: jectcd by thc city elders, and the tone Of various inspired articles ia the semi. official press proves that considerable annoyance is fcit in court circles, Shoald t..c municipality persist in its present unfricndly attitude it ia plainly hintel at that thc court will shortea i.5 annual atay at Gcrlia aal perhaps ultimately mako Po13Jam i,s permanent rcciGcIcc. Although Of 6 costly character the palace ache2ac which --2s j,.zt been ro5 5ectc5, fallsvery much ;l.cTt cf t-2o moro ambitious one ~llio;. y--;ss originally coato12 :331,. t.sd og the cI2pe-o-. N-io has very e--alted views O. tAe requirements or imperial state,
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
Caste in India.

Some idea of tho extent and petty distinctions of caste in India can be obtained from few figures like the following from the last census: Over one thousand three hnndreti divisions of caste are ramctl- while -ovcr seven tho1saEd gre not specified; five hun drcd and twcnty-one kinds of Brah- mins. d single division of the mer- chant class has four hundred and eleven subdivisions, while tho outcas: nulu oeCs hundreds of classes,
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
Great i:r,tain in India.

Great Britain has been stretching her wings over India. In 1S42 she laid claim to C2G, eco square miles of that country. She made additions to this every year except 1843, 1915, and 1852. down to 1856, when her possessions aggregated 356,O ,O0O square miles. Ad- vances were made in 1866, 1882 and 1886, and now the area of India under British rule is 927, ,SS7- square miles. British India is larger thanan that part of the United States lying east of the Mississippi river and it's popula- tion five times as great as She present population of this wholc country. Great Britain may not be able to acquire much more of India. Indeed thcre is likely to be difficulty in retaining what she has, with native dissatisfaction and the watehfuincss of her aggravating enemy on the north, who in the last forty years has novel his boundaries over many degrees of latitude.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-05-09
out, of-Court Settlements pay.

The American Lawyer, legal jour rcl published in New York City. tells ,f lawyer Of that c;tE who secalad :: ..aa Of z % 0co; e onos.cI' rvho Nyas ..lEI ac5j,G9) fer l.i- s~ETles on a cel6- 1ratad cese: while other fees are mo1- toned running from S25,C31 to G100,00C won by lawyers, net by conducting, but by avoiding. litigation. In fact, it $ apparent tha5 I-crc money is mad nowadays by lawyers who settle case olt Of court than by those who pr ,heir clients to the expense of litisa tiOn
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-09-17
A FILTER INSIDE YOU.
HOW YOUR BLOOD IS KEPT PURE.
Health Comes From Pure Blood. Pure
Blood Depends on Your Filter
Inside You.
Your Kidneys Keep Your Blood Pure if
They Are Well. A Few Facts About
Them, and How to Make Them
Well When They Are
Sick

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through the body. In passing, it deposits
new flesh, fat, bones, etc, and takes up worn
out matter.
This worn out matter goes to the kidneys
The kidneys filter it out of the blood and
throw it out of the body,
That is when they are well, they do.
When your kidneys are well, they act as
perfect filters to keep your blood pure
When they are sick, they act imperfectly.
They leave the bad matter in. Sometimes
they take out the good
There is nothing more poisonous than bad
blood.
A proof of this is rheumatism. 1t is simply
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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-09-17
THE ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.

Dispatches to the city newspapers give
sensational accounts of deeds of violence by
Hungarion and other foreign labor elements
in the southern part of the county and de
clare that they have formed societies in
tended to drive American labor from the
mines ofthe Anthracite coal fields by violence
1t is hoped for the sake of all concerned that
these reports are of the same stripe that so
many space writers resort to when their
stock of legitimate news becomes low, and
there are excellent reasons for beliey-
ing that they are such. There is
hardly town in the region that
has more of the elements referred to
than Shenandoah and those acquainted with
the condition of affairs will find it difficult to
discover any reason why such conspiracy
should be resorted to. 1t cannot be on
account of a failure to secure work. for Of the
idle men at least so per cent. are Americans,
English, Irish Welsh, Scotch and Germans.
Another point to be considered against the
probable truth of the report is that the
foreign elements complained of are really the
only people that are making money, This is
evidenced by the rapid advancement they are
making in the business circles of the region.
1t is clear TO the careful observer that this
class of people can in few years gain all
that is alleged to be sought by violence with
out running any risk AT the rate they are
increasing in numbers it is fair to presume