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The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26
Time Occupied by Dreams.

The time occupied by dream is one of the marvels of sleep. In the work en- titled ''The Philosophy of Mystery" we read of man who dreamed that he had enlisted as soldier; that he had joined his regiment and travelled to a foreign country that he finally deserted on ac- count of the harsh treatment he had re- ceived at the hands of his superior off cers; that he had been apprehended and carried back to his regiment; that upon arriving there he was tried by court martial, condemned to be shot and was led out for execution. At this moment the guns of the executioners exploded, and the sound awoke the dreamer. It was clear now that loud noise ill an adjoining room had both produced the dream and awakened the dreamer al- most at the same moment.
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Her Loss His Gain.

Dramatis persona, 0 small street gamin leaning idly against tree. On the opposite side of the street a young woman carrying her pocketbook in her hand. Coming toward her the ubiqui- tous man who rescues damsels ill dis tress. Just as these two met on the muddy crossing the young woman drop ped her pocketbook in the mud. It fell open, and the usual assortment of thim- bles, pennies, scissors, samples and dimes was scattered broadcast.
 "Allow me,"- said the young man, and the owner of the pocketbook blush ed becomingly and allowed him to go down on his knees in the mud to rescue her possessions When he had picked up the rolling dimes and pennies and re- stored them with the other articles to the purse, he saw that she was still un- easy.
 'Ts anything missing?" he asked so- licitously.
 "No. That is, nothing but penny. !"
 "Oh," and lifting his hat he walked on, not having received so much as a "thank you" for the service. But then she was very pretty.
 There is climax to this story. When the young woman had ceased looking for lost property, she went on her way. and the street gamin darted across the street from his post of observation, and in a moment he had found that lost penny under the stone where he saw it roll, and as he walked away with it hidden in his cheek butter wouldn't have melted in his mouth. Free Press.
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licitously.
Coal Mine worked by One Man.

The smallest coal mine in the world is in the southern province of New Zea- land, where, according to the reports of the inspectors of mines for the colony, the Murray Creek colliery is worked by one man, T. Bolitho, Chinaman, who owns, manages and works this small but to him valuable coal mine. There is another small colliery ill the same province worked by one man with the assistance of donkey. The next small est colliery is in England, in the village of Nelson, in Lancashire. It is situated near the Golfers Arms and affords employment for two miners. father and son, who combine in themselves the positions of proprietors, managers, miners and haulers of the undertaking. The have the assistance of a donkey, and all the output of the mine is sold to the householders who live in the vil- lage or its immediate vicinity. y.-Ex- change
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The essential difference between Paine's celery compound and the bewildering num- Der of sarsaparillas and nervineS that its success has brought into existence is that Paine's celery compound furnishes just the appropriate nutriment to the exhausted nerves, and securely builds up the system against disease, while the unscientific rem edies confuse and add to the Arrangement of the organs.
 Paine's celery compound not only re- Heves, but effectively and permanently cures.
 The most permanent and direct cure for debility, nervous weakness, languor, and nrun-dOwn" condition, is the strong, relia- ble Paine's celery compound. The rasping, irritating effect of badly nourished nerv- ous system upon all the organs of the body ceases when this medicine IS used.
 Paine's celery compound is the most ad- yanced nerve and braln strengthener and restorer known to medical science.
 The tired, worn-out sufferer who is not advancing towards health, Is falling back. There is no standstill in bad health. One can endure headache or backache once; one can endure it twice, but the repeated sick headache and the constant pam Tn the back and in the region ofthe heart must be
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got rid of For the permanent and positive cure of these unhealthy states of the body, as evinced by repeated attacks of rheuma- tism, neuralgia, sleepleSsness, or kidney trouble, there is nothing to be compared for a moment with the great discovery of Prof Edward E. Phelps, MI LL.D., of Dart mouth medical school-Paine's celery com pound.
 If you are out of health or Respondent because of repeated trials of other remedies, take a fresh start. The bracing weather is in your favor.
 Here is the experience-like that of hun dreds of others-of Mrs. Lydia NJ. Hayden of Marion, Ind:
 "Before commencing the use of Paine's celery compound 1 was treated by many doctois, and tried many remedies, but did not get any better. 1 seemed 10 be all broken down. 1 was tired all the time, and my constitution seemed to be giving out 1 weighed only I15 pounds last fall when commenced using Paine's celery compound In less than two months I weighed 124 pounds, an unusual weight for me. l have had better health ever since, and have felt better this summer than have for years.
 My little daughter was away from home on visit, and came home looking as If she had had a hard sickness. l went right away and got her bottle of Paine's celery compound, and she has had better health since than she ever had in her life, eats hearty and is growing fast. :"
 There is no woman, who, in justice to herself, can fail to take Paines celery com pound under similar circumstances.
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GRANT AND PORTER.
The Latter's First Meeting With His Suh
 seQuent Chief.
(To be continued )

The Latters First Meeting With His Suh-
 sequent Chief.
 While sitting in my quarters in the little town of Chattanooga about an hour after nightfall on the evening of Friday, Oct. 23, 1863, an orderly brought me a message from General George Fl. Thomas, commander of the Army of the Cumberland, on whose staff I was serving, summoning me to headquarters A storm had been raging for two days, and chilling rain was still falling. A few minutes walk brought me to the plain wooden, one story dwelling occupied by the com mander, which was situated on Walnut street, near Fourth, and upon my ar- rival found him in the front room on the left side of the hall, with three members of his staff and several strange officers.
 In an armchair facing the fireplace was seated a general officer, slight in figure and of medium stature, whose face bore an expression of weariness. He was carelessly dressed, and his uni 1OEu COdG was uuUOtGOuSU ouO tAAOWA back from his chest. He held lighted cigar in his mouth and sat in stoop- ing posture, with his head bent slightly forward. His clothes were wet, and his trousers and topboots were spattered with mud. General Thomas approached this officer, and, turning to me and mentioning me by name. said, "I want to present you to General Grant. " Thereupon the officer seated in the chair, without changing his position, glanced up, extended his arm to it's full length, shook hands and said in low voice and speaking slowly, "How do you do?" This was my first meeting with the man with whom I was des- tined afterward to spend so many of the most interesting years of my life.
 The strange officers present were members of General Grants staff. Charles A. Dana, assistant secretary of war, who had been for some time with the Army of the Cumberland, had also entered the room. The next morning he sent dispatch to the war department, beginning with the words, 'Grant ar rived last night, wet, dirty and well. " -"Campaigning With Grant," by Gen. eral Horace Porter, in Century.
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Clerical Ounces.

It is to he feared that clergymen who have entered the church through theolo- gical colleges are wretehed scholars as a rule. The bishops have lately found it necessary to insist on an entrance exam ination on general subjects before ad- mission to a theological college can be granted, and the results have been de- cidedly startling. The requirements are almost ridiculously elementary-a cou- pie of books of Xenophon's 'tAnaba- sis. !" some quite easy Latin, two books of Euclid and so forth. Nevertheless, it is stated that large number of candi- dates for orders are so grossly ignorant that they have been unable to get through this exceedingly easy ordeal.
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A CLANKING GHOST.
Awful Experience of D Chicago Man In
 Missouri Hotel.

Awful Experience of Chicago Man In 8
 Missouri Hotel.
 "The most disagreeable experience it. my travels" said the man from Chi cago, "was when I awakened in the middle of the night in Missouri hotel and heard chain clank in my room. l don't know whether it is the association of clanking chain that makes the sound so dismal or the mere fact of be- ing awakened by noise that shows the presence of something living, but l don't know of a more unpleasant awak- ening.
 q sat up in bed, but could see noth- ing, for the room was as dark as pock- ct, and my heart thumped with suspense as I heard that weird clank, clank, blank, accompanied by strange shuf- fling noise that was quite as mysterious and bafAing. Preached under my pillow and drew out my"-
 "Revolver?" suggested the man who finishes everybody's sentences.
 "Naw, my whisky flask. I took a pull that would have made my wife give me a temperance lecture if she could have seen mel
 "And what became of it?"
 "The whisky?"
 "No, no, the clanking ghost. '"
 "Well, fell of to sleep after awhile, and when I got up in the morning and investigated, I found out what it was. "
 "A maniac?''
 "No; was the only maniac. It was curled up under my bed, chain and all, and it turned out to be pet coon that the hotel people owned and which had escaped from its quarters and found its way to my room. But wouldn tput in another night like that for a farm and wood lotp'-St. Louis Republic.
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beings as compared to Amy. With me he could talk on occasion, but to her he could scarcely more than speak when he was spoken to. This dumb shyness, to- gether with his professional position, puzzled Amy.
 Do you suppose, said she, ''that he is anything of clown, that honest lit tie owl?"
 In truth, there seemed nothing clown like about Teddy Catty except the clownishness of which I have spoken, the touch of oddity that made his iden tity seem little humorous. But then ] had seen successful comedians flourish on nothing more than lesser degree of the same thing, and knew, too. what is always puzzling to the world, that the possession of the technique of any art enables the possessor to mold into ex- pression much of his nature which he may lack either freedom, will or desire to express ill his life. So, you see, l was not surprised when my interest in Teddy Catty's artistic side was gratified by chance verdict, but not worth less one, that he was good clown. It came from the spectacular amazonian captain on the occasion of my first con- versation with her. Ithappened one aft ernoon as I was walking the deck that I stumbled, and simultaneously the ship gave lurch, and 1 was thrown upon the histrionic amazonian breast. Upon such provocation to unreasoning re- sentiment her boundless good nature in- stantly asserted itself, with pleasure in
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Holiday Slippers.

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 Mems very Fine Vc Kid "Romeo" Slip n, ov pers, handturned soles opera and broad toes 3ZsZ0
 Men's Good Quality Embroidered Sinners -z In opera and Everett style e....,.....,.,,,,' f5C.
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Two Carpet Specials.

Lowell Body Brussels, in all the novelty patterns and color effects. made and laid, per yard s1O() flew Bigelow Administers, the next
 in quality to Wilton, nearly fifty new patterns and colorings to choose from, per yard S125
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WO0DBRIDGE.

July 21.-Mrs. Alice L. Baldwin, wife
of Ephraim Baldwin, died Thursday.
July 16, aged twentY-four. She was
the daughter Of Selectman N. P. Peck.
She leaves husband and a son a few
days old.
E. A. Hitchcock has been. sick For
several weeks he has not been able to
do any work.
j. F. Denison and family of New
Haven are spending the summer in
town at W. G. Arent's.
E. w. Beecher gave a report of the
Washington Christian Endeavor con-
vention-fast Sunday evening The re-
port will be continued Sunday evening.
August 2.
The next meeting of the New Haven
Christian Endeavor union viii be held
in the Grace M. E. church, New Haven,
Wednesday evening, July ~.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. j. j
Baldwin Monday, July 10.
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TWENTY MINUTES SESSION.
The Board of Selectmen Transact Lit
tie Business in a Short Time

The Board of Selectmen Transact Lit
tie Business in a Short Time.
Town Agent Baldwin presided over
the deliberations of the board of Sc
lectmen last evening in the absence
of President Beecher, who is tempo
rarily confined to his home in conse-
quence of slight attack of malaria.
The session was short, as very little
business was before the selectmen.
j. j. S. Doherty and Sadie Doherty
applied for the adoption of Lillian
Rogers, an inmate of the county home
The application was approved and sign
ed by the members of the board
The board signed an application to
the probate court for the appointment
of a conservator over John F. Kelly.
Coroner Mix in a communication re-
porting upon the death of Margaret
Daley, who died from the effects of in
juries received at Quinnipiac bridge
recommended the boxing of the oper-
ating shaft of the bridge.
The board of selectmen at the meet
ing last week anticipated the report of
the coroner referring the matter of
boxing the shaft to the joint commit
tee on roads and br iges.
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ALTGELD A GOLD BUG.
A Friend Adds $4,000 More to Altgeld's
Wealth-Surprise in Illinois.


Chicago, July 21.-Governor Altgeld
has fallen heir to considerable wealth
through the death Of John w. Lane
hart, which occurred July 16 The will
makes the governor of Illinois execu-
tor and beneficiary to the extent of
$4,000. That the governor of the state
of Illinois, supposed by the people to
be worth in the neighborhood of mil
lion dollars, should be left the greater
share of his cousins property under
such conditions aroused comment upon
all sides when the fact became known.
AS the governor and Mr.. Lanehart
were business associates so long, and
as Mr.. Altgeld was no doubt a great
help to his cousin, this may account
somewhat for the fact that the widow
and heirs were not more substantially
recognized.
The will was made in November, 1895.
BY the petition the estate is valued at
$55000, Of which about $25,000 is in real
estate
The will provides that Ada e. Lane
hart, the widow, shall have all the
household furniture and furnishings,
also horses and carriages, and $4,000
in lieu of all dover right All the rest
of the estate goes to, Governor Altgeld
and the testator makes the provision
in this manner:
"But / direct that my said estate so
bequeathed to John p Altgeld, shall
not be subject to the payments of any
of his debts or obligations existing at
I the time of my decease. intend that
he shall have absolute control owner
ship, and power of disposition Of my
said property, and look to him to keep
my property for his own benefit
The heirs of Mr.. Lanehart besides
his widow are three brothers, Arnold,
Frank, and Albert.
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OBifr .'r OrES.

Thomas Rhodes barnes A Well Known
Yale Graduate-Was the Youngest of His
Glass
New York July 2f-Thomas Rhoads
Barnes, who was formerly a member of
the paper house of c. W. Barnes & Co.,
in Duane street, died at the home of his
sister, Mrs ALLEN, at No. IL East Thir-
ty-first street, yesterday, after lin
about ten years ago, when he gave up
his business. He went south recently
in hope of lettering his health.
Mr.. Barnes was born in January, 1857,
in Brooklyn, and was the second son
Of John c. Barnes, formerly of the well
known publishing house of A. S. Barnes
& Co After taking a course at the
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, he en-
tered Yale He won the honors of his
class at the Polytechnic, and at Yale
he ranked high as student, although
he was the youngest member OF his
class. Ill health compelled him to leave
college after being there a short time.
Mr.. Barnes wife, who was daughter
of the late DIR. William Olliffe of this
city. died about two years ago. He
leaves three children two sons and a
daughter. Mr.. Barnes was a stanch
republican, but took no active part in
politics.
The funeral will be held at the house
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock The
burial will be in Woodlawn cemetery
COLONEL HUNGERFORD'S DEATH
Rome, July 21.-The body OF Colonel
Daniel e. Hungerford, father of Mrs
John w. Mackay who died at his home
in this city yesterday, was embalmed
to-day. A funeral service over the
body will be held tomorrow in the
| Protestant Church Of st. Paul, which
will be attended by the family of the
dead man. the staffs of the United
States embassy and consulate and
| friends of the family. After the SER
vices the body will be laid in the GEM
etery of the Protestant church and lat
! err removed to California, where it Will
be deposited in the mausoleum OF the
Mackay family.
ADOLPH MAILLARD DEAD.
| San Rafael Cal, July 21-Adolp1
Maillard. one of the most widely known
l
| home near Nicarsio yesterday. He had
| never fully recovered from injuries re-
ceived in a railway wreck in Ohio some
years ago and had been failing for some
time. In early years he was secretary
| to Prince Napoleon and enjoyed an ex-
tended acquaintance. His wife, Anne.
was one of the three beautiful Ward
sisters of Pond street, Boston, celebrat-
ed in verse by Henry w. Longfellow.
She was a sister of Julia Ward Howe
and an aunt of F. Marion Crawford,
| the novelist.
G. w. EDWARDS DEAD-YALE 49,
Stamford, July 21.-George w. Ed
wards, a great grandson of Jonathan
Edwards, the theologian, died at his
residence here last night, aged eighty
| five He was born in Hartford in 1911
was graduated from Yale in 1882, and
was engaged in business in New York
until about eight years ago. Old age
was the cause of death.
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A TRUE SNAKE STORY.

Willimantic, July 21.-The season is
on for hunting snakes eggs, and the
hunting ground has been transferred
from Pleasant Valley to Arnold's farm
in Flanders district, Coventry. Last
Saturday while a son of Mr. Warner S
was ploughing in some gravelly soil,
he turned UP a nest of dozen black
snakes eggs. He was uncertain re-
garding the nature Of the find until he
broke one and found a snake about
five inches long snugly coiled within
it. About this time the mother snake,
about four feet long, entered a protest
and has killed before she could coil
about the young mans or the horses
legs, as on previously reported occa-
sions in Pleasant Valley and Wind
ham.
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The Late Mrs Phipps' Estate.

1t has been incorrectly stated that
thousand dollars to st. PauTs as a
memorial for herself. The money was
not left in the form Of a memorial at
all. but will be turned over to the YES
try toward the fund for interior dec
Grafton of the church, with the hope
that 1T may be used to restore the large
north window.
With the exception of two legacies.
one to her daughter and the smaller
one above mentioned, Mrs, Phipps
large estate is left to her husband, who
has given bonds of ST., 900 as admins
TRAITOR
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AGAIN IN MATERBuRY.

Waterbury, July 21.-The crazy wo-
man referred to in Saturdays dispatch
es is here again. She processes to be
buying farms and says her home is on
Jacobs Island, in Boston harbor. and
her postofflce address box 314. Boston
She gives both the names of Morton
and Wallace She tells preposterous
stories of her health She is we'll in
formed on all questions, and her stories
alone lead one to believe she has es-
capped from an asylum. She is about
seventy and is simply but richly dress
ed and carries heavy valise She APP
pears harmless and the authorities de-
cline to detain her.
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A $4,000 CHECK IN A CLOSET.

The Norwich Bulletin says: Nor
witch inventor has large mail which
he attends to at his desk at home.
Once in so often his wife puts up his
room for him. throwing the old letters
into closet. This week in cleaning
out the closet she found a letter with a
check for $4,000 in it The inventor
made few remarks and then studied
the check. 1t was dated Februar.- l.
1891, and was made payable at the
First National bank, Norwich After
a time, it occurred to him that that year
he had offered to sell one of his in
ventions to a California concern for
$4,000 and receiving no answer let the
matter drop. He is now hustling to
see whether the check is good for any
thing.
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representing the gifted author as he
appeared at the time he wrote 'Rever-
les of a Bachelor" Mrs. Clark Is meet
ing with continued successes In the lit
erary field. An article from her pen is
announced to appear in next months
Munsey's 1t is on Gymnastics for
Women" The Metropolitan Magazine
has also accepted a special article from
her which will be illustrated with ten
or twelve photographs representing Ell
la Wheeler Wilcox and scenes in and
about the Bungalow. This article will
appear also in August. Mrs. Clark
leaves to-day for a months stay at
Saratoga.
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TO GIVE A LAWN PARTY.

The Earnest Workers of Epworth
Church-Obiect is to Raise Money for
the Church.
A lawn party will be given tomorrow
evening at the residence of Mrs Nor
throp, corner Of Pearl and Pleasant
streets, under the auspices of the Earn
est Workers of Epworth church. The
leaders of the various organizations of
the church have combined to raise
money for the church. A considerable
amount has already been raised and ii
is expected that the party tomorrow
evening will be large attended and net
good amount.