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The St. Johns herald., 1895-11-09
Confession of Opium Smokers.

A royal commission in England has been Investigating the use of opium, and the decision is practically unani- nous that the temperate use of opium is harmless. In striking contrast with this decision is the pitifnl confession of the hopeless slavery of three hundred Chinese opium smokers who protested against the bill before the Massachu- setts legislature to prohibit opium smoking. One of them said: "We are bound to smoke anyhow, whether we have the right or take it for granted. We committed the sin before the law was made, and we are compelled to sin or we must stop living" The most in- teresting remarks were made by Lii Sam, who came as representative of New Bedford. The Boston Herald quotes the following from his address: People who do not smoke will never know a smokers troubles. I had the habit grow into me for the past thirty seven long years. T have tried and tried again to stop smoking. At last I gathered up my nerve to try again for the last time. I decided if i failed to do what pledged would-die fiend. Two weeks ago stopped smoking for tventy-foar hours. My dear fellow men, there are not words enough in Confucius' Dictionary to tell you how I felt. I had rather have all the devils in the great hell torment me than to take the right of smoking away from me. We smoking men do not ask the people to encourage us, but we would ask the public pity
The St. Johns herald., 1895-11-09
Dldn't Know Her Customer.

Princess Christian is perhaps the best known of Queen Victoria's daughters, and is always actively, engaged in phil anthcopic causes. At a recent bazar she was seen going from stall to stall making plrchases, Prince Christian goo3-nataradly slowing away the small parcels in his pockets. One article pur- chased, however, was of considera ble size, so the attendant put the question:: shall send it for you, madam?" to which the princess made answer; 70, yes; send it to Buckingham palace, if you please" ''To whom shall address it?" was the next query, and her royal highness, who dearly loves a joke, gave the prince comical warning look and said: Address it to Mrs. Chris tian." The attendant was quite un- suspicious of the rank of her customers, and so the parcel was duly dispatched to Mrs. Christian, Buckingham pal ace.''
The St. Johns herald., 1895-11-09
AMERICAN WRITERS LACKING.
Complaint That Good Work Is in Demand
 While the Qualify Is Poor.

Complaint That Good Work Is in Demand
 While the Quality Is Poor.
 There is an increasing demand for good American fiction. With all due respect to the galaxy of bright writers in Great Britain who have achieved such prominence here during the last few years, it is, nevertheless, fact that publishers are looking eagerly for novels and novelettes dealing with American people and scenes. Said one of them to the Literary World the oth- CT day: "We have been publishing English and Scotch stories simply be- cause we could not procure American fiction of corresponding worth. It is needless to say that there is far greater demand for American novels than for those written about charac- ters and incidents European and Brit ish. But it looks as if we could not succeed in our endeavor. We do not want a novel, for instance, that is dashed off, three or four chapters at time, by woman after she has given an afternoon tea before dressing for the
 
 novels written by men and women whose brains surge and swell while they are at work. And l see no hope ful outlook excepting in the newspa- per offices"
 The publisher does not understand the conditions of newspaper work now adays, or he might not be hopeful. TIT, ,-o r ,,o,, y,J x,o,,, c xx,oyoor scattered through newspaper offices here and there who are capable of de- veloping into novelists; but they have no chance, while on morning papers, at least. The average reporter goes to work at noon, and then until midnight, or an hour later, he or she is hastening from one point to another, oftentimes unable to eat regularly or to secure sufficient sleep. By the time the after noon assignment is covered and the ''story" written the reporter has a chance to breathessometimes and then when he reaches the office with his evening assignment covered, provided he has but one, he sits down and writes when too often he is greatly fatigued.
  the morning, he goes home. Is it req sonable to expect man or woman 1 after such a siege to write fiction? How | can it be done? Leaving entirely aside | the fact that newspaper work, with its plain statement of events, precludes l the development of thought and lit erary style, the reporters very exist ence, with its hurry and rush and ex- hausting physical labor, makes it very doubtful if we can look to him as a class from whom to expect fiction. With men and women on evening pa pers the case is different. They have more leisure, in the evenings, at least; but the fact remains that as a usual thing the brightest men and women | prefer morning papers, because they pay so much more.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-11-09
STORY OF A MISSING BABY.
Curious Experience of a Parisian Lady of
 Position.


 Position.
 The recent experience of Parisian lady of position, writes Miranda in the Lady's Pictorial, may serve as useful warning to some of my readers who reside abroad. The lady in question returned from ball one night much earlier than she had given her servants reason to expect, and to her consterna- ton found three members of her household missing, the nurse. the housemaid and-the babyi Greatly terrified, she rushed to the concierge to make inquiries, and after some pre- varication the man informed her that the two servants, fancying their mis- tress would not return for some hours, had gone to notorious dancing place, taking the baby with them, and there the lady would be certain to find all three quite safe and sound" As the master of the house was absent, the distracted mother went to seek male relative, and together they visited the locality indicated, where they found the two women drinking with friends, but no baby. In reply to frantic in- quiries after her child, the housemaid told her mistress-whose smartest new gown she had borrowed for the evening, by the way-''that madam need not excite herself, the infant was in good hands" At first she refused to say where; but by dint of threats it was dragged from her that the child had been taken to low inn close at hand. Here the enraged parent found her precious offspring asleep in filthy bed with eight other who were all being taken charge of at one franc fifty centimes head while their nurses enjoyed them selves. Needless to say, the two wretches were dismissed on the spot.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-11-09
NEW WOMEN IN ENGLAND.
Recent Judicial Opinions Which VIII In-
 terest Them.


 Recent Judicial Opinions Which VIII In-
 terest Them.
 Two or three of her majesty's judges have given expression to sentiments of particular interest to wcmankind, says the New York Sun. Thus Sir Forest Fulton, the Recorder Smyth of the Lon don criminal courts, instructed jury that "bigamy on the part of Q woman was very different thing from bigamy on the part of a man, and the jury must require strong evidence that the prisoner was aware that her husband was alive when she contracted her sec ond marriage"
 The judge of another court when talk ing his seat on the bench saw some one in the public gallery wearing stand ing collar and four-in-hand with @ cap on his head. ''Take off that hat up therelp cried the judge. severely. There was no movement ''Tal1c off that hat, sir!" came the order again, in the stern est tones from the bench.
 Then came the reply in weak voice from the gallery:
 Please, your honor, it's a lady"
 The judge started for moment, and then exclaimed:
 "A woman, is itP Then why does she dress like that?"
 There was no explanation, and the business of the court went on.
 Another judge decided. to the. con- sternation of English housewives, that a mistress has TO right to compel serv- ants to pay for broken crocl1ery or to discharge them without notice for such faults unless it is the agreement when the servant is engaged.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-11-09
APACHE COUNTY, ARIZONA,
 Bureau of Information.

By addressing the undersigned, intend ling settlers and home seekers will be furnish ed with all information, covering the re- sources ot Apache County, climate, soil, pro ducts, water facilities, land, etc., etc. The best and most feasible routes to travel to visit our locality, probable cost, and all general information needed Address all communities Itions to
 COMMISSIONER OF IMMlGRATION.
 St Johns, Apache County, AfIzona
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-22

Henderson, chairman Of the commit
tee on postoffices and post roads in
the last congress, and many other
friends of the clerks and carriers,
advised the representatives OF the
latter to pool their issues-to have
their claims embodied in one bill,
which would receive their united
support in the next congress. or
The proposition will be acted on at
the Forthcoming convention of differ
ent associations of postal employees.
That postal employees should sconspire
to demoralize the service in (which
they are employed is preposterous,
and whether the omnibus bill shall be
introduced in the next congress with
their consent cannot be known until
after the conventions referred to are
held. Postal employees in the future,
as in the past, relying on the Justice
of their claim, will respectfully and
persistently petition congress. They
know, as most people should know,
that but little legislation is enacted
simply on it's merits. If, in exercising
their right of petition, they are en-
gagged in a conspiracy, then it can be
said they have been SO occupied for
years in securing the eight-hour laws.
1.-THE postoffice employees referred to
are the hardest worked and poorest
paid of any of the governments. Ser
wants. The average salary of a post
office clerk is less than 5000 per an
mum. There are those in the service
who receive only $500 per year. The
average salary of the letter carrier is
1907, and the average salary of rail-
way postal clerks is less than $1,000.
The right of postal employees to ask
Uncle Sam for an increase in their
wages cannot in these days be denied
nor infringed upon
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-22
ON A RED HOT STOVE.
Robbers Torture an Aged Couple
Until They Disgorge Their Saw

Robbers Torture an Aged Connie
Until They Disgorge Their Saw
inSs.
BRADFORD, Pa, March 21.-Last
night at Palmer's Mills, an aged coup,e
were tortured and robbed by masked
men, the robbers securing over $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Child, who are
over seventy years of age, were about
to retire when a knock came at the
door. The old lady answered the sum-
mons and was met with blow on the
head which felled her to the floor. The
husband, who came to her assistance.
was similarly treated, and three masked
men entered the house. The husband
and wife were then bound and gagged
while the robbers ransacked the pre-
misses, finding $500. Mrs. Child refused
to divulge where the rest of the money
was hidden, and the fiends barred her
feet and pressed them against the
red-hot stove. She stood the torture
until her feet were terribly burned, and
then made known the place where an
other 500 was secreted. Both of the
old people were put through the torture
again, for the purpose of extorting
more money. Ali that remained of the
savings of the husband and wife was
80 cents. This was secured by the men
when Mr.. and Mrs. Child were again
bound and gagged and left to their
fate. They were discovered this MORN
ing by neighbors in playable plight.
Mrs. Childs will probably die from the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-22
FRANCE is TAXED TO DEATH
Hardly an Article So Small as
to Escape the Heavy
Burden.
FROM POODLES TO WINDOWS
Everything Is Meat for the
Colleetor--Heavy Duties
on Sugar.

WASHINGTON,M March 21.-Peeple
who take exception to the income tax
and the few internal revenue taxes
imposed in the United States may
take some satisfaction in learning
how much worse off are the French
in this respect, as disclosed in a re-
port to the state department by
United States Consul Wiley at Bor-
deaux. He shows that every form
of legal paper, checks, notes and
documents, bills of lading, even lith-
ograph posters, must have a revenue
stamp affixed. From this source the
treasury draws its principal rev.
enue, amounting last year to $4,000
600. The spirit and wine tax amount
ed to $120,000,000. The custom house
receipts were 100000, 600; tobacco
watches, playing cards and other
government monopolies included,
$130, 100000 Sugar paid an internal
revenue tax of .052 cents per pound
$29, 900, 900 in all; the land tax brought
in $39, 100000, and personal property
1923, 900. If a clerk occupied a hall
room he pays tax of 81 per annum,
while his landlady not only has to
pay for her poodle, but for every
door and window in the house AS
the treasury receives $12, 900 per
annum for windows alone, the archi-
tect who can design a house with
the least possible amount of ventila-
ton does the best business. If you
own horse, carriage, billiard table
or bicycle, you are taxed. The gov
eminent collects $6.400,0 900 annually
for permitting such luXuries to exist,
and bill was recently introduced
in the chamber to tax the wearing
of corsets. Business licenses bring
$24, 900, 900 per annum. AS to eXpen-
ditures, the interest on the national
debt is $27,OOO,OOO, and the mainte-
nance of the $50, 900 men in the army,
for which the French are running
themselves, costs $3.50, 1000 900. The
navy costs $50, 900, 900 each year, and
it costs $12,000,0OO to run the gov
eminent match, tobacco and card
factories, for individuals cannot
make or sell these things. Salaries
ators and chambers, and the presi-
dents salary is $4,000 per annum-
nearly five times as great as our
presidents salary, and the French
executive has a seven-year term.
The judiciary costs $4,000, 900, and as
the state also pays the priests, s9,000,-
900 goes to that account. The for
eign office and diplomatic service
costs $4,000, 900, and when it comes to
public works, not less than $4,000
600 is spent annually, making our
river and harbor and public build
ing appropriations seem ridiculously
small. There are many other items
of expense requiring the exercise of
ingenuity to devise new taxes from
time to time, and how long the
French can continue to support such
an expensive establishment is a
matter of speculation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-22
JUDGES EXEMPT.
Income Tax Cannot be Applied to
Them

WASHINGTON, March 21-A ques-
ton of some interest is likely to arise
in connection with the collection of in
come tax from judges of United Stat ~
courts. Some days ago Judge Hughes,
of the Eastern judicial district ofSVyir-
ginia, came to Washington, and, in
discussing the income tax with friends.
said that he had already made his re-
turn, but it was exceedingly brief. He
had stated simply that he had no in
come other than his salary as United
States judge, which, under the con-
stitution, was exempt from the tax.
The sections of the constitution to
which Judge Hughes referred pro-
vide that the president of the United
States and the judges of the United
States courts shall receive for their
services a compensation which shall
not be diminished during their con-
has held in several cases that the i'm
position of a tax upon the office of
the president Of the United States
and the judges of the supreme court
and inferior courts of the United
States is a diminution of the salary
within the meaning of the constitu-
ton, if the act levying the tax was
president or of the judges affected
thereby. If these decisions remain I'M
disturbed, all United States judges, of
which there are about 100, will be eX-
empt from paying the income tax.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-22
MIXED BABIES.
They Were Born to Mother and
Daughter i'm One Day.

New York Morning Journal.
Last summer there was a double
wedding at East Quogue, l.. L. Mrs.
became Mrs. Percival Graydon, and
her eighteen-year-old daughter was
welded to Cummings Gordon.
What is vaguely known as an Gin
teresting event" took place in the old
mansion yesterday. Two new and
vociferous voices disturbed it's usual
quiet. A rumor of twins pervaded
East Quogue. Some said Mrs. Cor
don was doing as well as could be
expected" and others said that it
was Mrs. Graydon who was getting
along nicely"
Each had been vouchsafed an heir
the very same day, a coincidence
which the village regarded as re-
markable. The oldest dowager at
East Quogue could remember moth
ing like it. Each infant was a boy
with large, brown eyes, and each
weighed just ten pounds six ounces.
They looked SO much alike that no
one could tell them apart.
The two babies were brought out
by the white-capped nurses and
handed around for general admira-
ton. The ladies of the village were
so delighted with the infants that
they lifted them up and passed them
around, and snapped and traded
them for half an hour. When the
nurses returned to get the babies
no one could tell which was which.
There was scene of confusion and
panic. The nurses cried and talked
about losing their situations. The
visitors turned pale and almost
tainted. Some ingenious and wild
projects were tried for Identifying
the babies. but all failed. In des-
peration they decided which was
which by a popular vote.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-22
FINAL ACT IN A ROMANCE
In Which a Pittsburg Bust
ness Man Played a Prom
inent Part.
TWO TORTURED BY FIENDS.
Aged Couple in Pennsylvania
the Victims Of Brutal
Robbers.

BOSTON, March 21.-The Adams
house suicide was this noon positive
ly identified as Clara or Ada Hath
away by three women residents of
this city, but whose names are con-
cealed, who called at the undertake
er's rooms. One of the women stat
ed that she had met the dead girl
two years ago, and that she knew
she was in love with Dick" Laird,
and she believed unrequited affec-
ton and financial troubles caused
the suicide.
PITTSBURG, March q. = The
Identification of the woman who
committed suicide at the Adams
house in Boston as Ada Hathaway
forms a new chapter in the scandal
which first came to the surface in
this city on Aug. last. In the even
ing of that day Ada Hathaway
called at the office of the wholesale
shoe house of Laird & Ray, and had
a long conversation with Richard
Laird, one of the partners. What
passed between them is not known,
D0S Aceiio 40 oCCh " push uST
through the door, and when she
tried to force her way back again
the police took her in charge. On
the way to the police station she
placed to her mouth handker-
chief saturated with chloroform, but
it was taken away from her before
any harm was done.
On the morning after her arrest she
promised to leave town, and was es-
corted to the hotel where she had been
stopping by an officer. Upon reaching
her room she placed revolver to her
breast and threatened to kill herself
if any one approached her. Finally,
after much persuasion, she was pro-
vided with a ticket and 500 by Laird
and took train for Boston. But upon
arriving at Philadelphia she took the
first train back to Pittsburg. The fol-
lowing day she retained an attorney
and entered suit against Laird for the
part he took in forcing her to leave
the city, and afterwards entered a suit
for breach of promise. A short time
after the scandal came out the firm
of Laird & Ray was dissolved. and the
former left the city,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-22
FIRED CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
Strange Crime of Mysterious
Washington Woman.

WASHINGTON, March N.-At-
tempts were made today to set fire to
two Of the largest Catholic churches
in the city, ST. Patrick's and st. Do
minics. In both cases the fire was dis
covered and extinguished before ma
terial damage had been done. The
colored janitor of st. Dominics was
passing through the chapel shortly af-
ter noon when he smeIled burning oil
and smoke and found fire under the
stairway, which he managed to beat
out with his hat. Women In the
church had seen an elderly woman. tall
and dressed in black, enter the church
and leave hurriedly, seeming to be
very nervous. Half an hour later the
colored cantor of st. Patrick's, which
is mile from st. Dominics, found be-
mind a door leading to the belfry a pile
of blazing paper around a gallon-can
OF Oil. Several worshipers in the
church had seen a woman clad i'm
black pass down the aisle who an
swered to the description of the wo-
man who had been noticed at the other
church. Police and detectives are
securing the city for the guilty party.
All the Catholic churches in the CITY
are being guarded. The incendiary is
supposed to be some fanatic whose
brain has been affected by constant
attention to religion.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-22
GREAT is CREsCENDo.
The Crack Two-Yenr-OId of the
Season So Far

season So Far.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March q.
j. Naglee Burke's big slashing
chestnut colt Crescendo is the horse
OF the hour in California, and a
threatening candidate for Eastern
stake honors. When he appeared for
the first time under silk in a field of
thirteen and a dash of half a mile on
March he looked like a giant among
pygmies. In the lot against him were
number of highly bred youngsters,
some of them having been to the races
before, yet ne came away from them
all as five-foot grindstone would
pass lot of two-foot grindstones
rolling down hill. With anything to
drive him out he could have gone the
half in AT fiat-a quarter of a second
faster than the coast record for the
distance. Learned judges who saw this
performance and looked the colt over
afterward pronounced him a veritable
wonder. Crescendo came out again
one week later in the Rancho del Paso
stakes at five furlongs, the farthest
two-year-olds have been asked to go
so far this year, and he won again in
the same impressive style, and fol-
lowed it up by stake victory a few
days ago, carrying 123 pounds and
winning away off,
Crescendo is q light chestnut, solid
in color. save for white left hind
foot. He closely resembles his sire.
Flambeau, in color and conformation.
He measures 15.3ia, one and one-quar-
ter inches taller than his three-year-
old half brother, Bellicoso. Crescendo
is engaged in nearly 100000 worth of
two-year-old stakes, and will be
shipped to Chicago with the remain
der of Mr.. Burke's string about the
LIST of April.