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The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26
Hedges ns Soil RObhers.

Land in this country is not so valu- able as it is in England, so the waste of ground occupied by hedges and their roots extending either side has never been regarded as of much i'm portance. But as the hedge grows older 1t extends its roots in every direc- tion, until as in the osage orange each hedge plant becomes a large tree. In England hedges are kept closely trimmed and this restricts the exten- sion of roots on either side. We can not get the labor to do this in this country without making the hedge fence more expensive than a more per manent fence made wholly of iron or of woven wire. If the hedge is aI- lowed to grow, the waste of land it will cause will make it's cost greater still. Most owners of hedges on farms would be glad to be rid of them if they could do so at little cost.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26
Just as q big wave came curling f,

Just as big wave came curling to- ward the lost vessel, Gunner Raehn re- quested the men to join in singing the national anthem. They grasped one another's hands. and with their voices mingling with the bowling of the storm, they went down to death in the sea- So reads the closing paragraph in the account of the recent loss of the Ger man gunboat Iltis, in the Orient. Brav- cry born of patriotism does not need the stimulus of an enemy of flesh and blood. These German sailors died for their country as bravely and as truly as though they had met death in battle.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

The commercial community of Chi. cago is made up largely of young and forceful men. From all parts of the country have come vigorous recruits to her business community The fact of their going away from comfortable surroundings and familiar scenes at tests the aggressive spirit of the young men who have swarmed to Chica % from every section of the country. Meeting together upon common ground, where from the outset they were at no disadvantage as compared with the natives, the latter being in a hopeless minority, it has been easy for these men to fuse their energies and aspirations, and to create that fine pub lie spirit which has been the chief fac tor in the upbuilding of the city.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26
Disease in the Soil.


 h valuable paper on the relation of soil ferments to agriculture, Prof. Wiley. of the Department of Agricul- ture, draws attention to the dangerous possible results of burying animals that have died of some forms of con- tagiOus disease. Our veterinarians have for years past insisted on the propriety of burning immediately after death of all animals that have died of anthrax. and Dr. Wiley, in his essay on ferments on the soil. says: 'There are forms of ferments in the soil of a dangerous la- ture, as we'll as those which contribute to vegetable life. It has been observed in France that in localities where ani- mals that had died of charbon (anthrax or splenic .apOpleXy) had been inferred the germs of this infectious malady have persisted in the soil for many years, and that especially when cereal crops are cultivated on such soils there is great danger of healthy cattle get ting contaminated with the same dis ease. In one case where an animal died of charbon, sheep fed two years on the land where it was buried were infected with the same disease and died" The same thing is quite likely to happen with hog cholera. Every effort should be made by farmers to avoid infecting the soil by burying the carcasses of any animals that have died of any ZymOtic disease Burning is the only safe way to dispose of carcasses. Science has fully established that several diseases of this nature may have their germs kept alive in the soil for several years, and for all such cases fire is the only safeguard,
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26
Flies. Ocean Journeys.

Among the things that furnish occu- patton for the eyes and minds of trans atlantic voyagers are the house flies which accompany the great steamships from one side of the ocean to the other. Tn fine, sunshiny weather the flies buzz cheerfully about the sheltered places on the decks, and when the wind blows high they take refuge in the cabins and salons. The flies often remain with the ship while in port, and return with her on her next trip, thus crossing the ocean several times in succession. and perhaps spending the entire season at sea.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26
Poor Squirrel.

An anti-squirrel convention has been held in the State of Washington, and resolutions have been adopted serious. ly calling upon the lawmakers of the State to take action for the ''eradica- ton of the squirrel pest"
 Yet the subject of this agitation is the cheerful little creature that was a welcome denizen of the woods through old-time humorous and tolerant poet sang:
 The squirrel is a pretty bird;
 He wears bushy tail
 He steals Old Grimes Indian corn
 And eats it on a rail-
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

The servant question has many as- poets and suggests varied possibilities. An English religious paper has this advertisement: ITO Christians. Will any lady take a tiresome village girl of seventeen years as an under servant, and try 10 train her into steadier ways?' The very frank and rather amusing proposal, considering the difficulty and uncertainty of the task, was perhaps consistently addressed to Christians.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

The overbearing and often brutal conduct of the officers of the German army toward inoffensive civilians has of late been the subject of much com ment. The German army, as fighting machine taken from the people, has come to be naturally looked upon as something distinct from the rest of the nation. The Emperor himself has told his recruits that when he gives the order they must shoot down the ene- mics of the Government, even if they should be their own fathers and broth CTS; and so down to the privates they have been surrounded with an atmos-
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26
Sultan Abdul Hamids cleverness

Sultan Abdul Hamid's cleverness is extraordinary. There is only one per. son by whom the Sultan can be legally depoSed-namely, the Sheik-ul-Islam, who is the secular head of the Moham- medan hierarchy-and the far-seeing Abdul Hamid holds the Sheik a prison CT in Yildiz Kiosk. Let the Ambassa- dors rave. With the Sheik-ul-Islam under lock and key the Sultan can defy his would-be deposers. What avails Western sagacity against Oriental wileS?
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

helps itself from the air freely. Tn this class he places peas, vetches. beans, lentils, clovers. These assimilate nitro gen from the air, and the more the roots and stubble become incorporated with the soil the richer it is in nitrogen for other plants. As nitrogen is an ex- pensive manure to purchase, this dis coyery is of vast importance. If you wish to restore wheat and corn land sow peas or clover or plant beans for a few years.-The Independent
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

Europe hates England because the in recent years. Yet since the great scramble for land began in 1884 Eng land has increased her holdings only about one and one-third times, while France has increased hers three and four-fifths, Italy five and One-half, and Germany six times. What was it Low ell called "K KettelopotomachiaY
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26
Natural WaddinO.


 X PenobScot County man tells an amusing boyish experience in the Lew iston Journal He and a young friend went gunning one fine fall day They had old~fashioned, muzzle-loading guns, and wadding was a necessary part of the outfit.
 We came across a big hornets nest in a tree, says the narrator, and boy like climbed up and pulled it down for wadding. We talked about the merits of different kinds of wadding, and de cided that hornets nests, a material provided by nature, was the best. We concluded to lay in a good stock of it, and began to break it up.
 From the inside of the nest We shook out a quantity of the biggest hornets 1 ever saw, the ferocious kind that have black bands around q long brown body; but they were stiff, as if frozen, and we didn't mind them at all. We turn ed them all out, and sat down to rest and make our new wadding into nice little rolls.
 We sat talking in merry good humor for a while, when all of sudden Fred screamed like wild Indian and jump ed as much as three feet from the ground. He gave another yell and, striking to right and left on his thighs. started on wild run for home.
 It was the hornets. He had chanced to sit down where a number of them fell, and they warmed up from contact with his body, and he, it seems, warm ed up from contact with theirs. Wad- ding was a sore subject with him for a long time.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

According to the London Times cor respondent at Constantinople, the Sul- tan has issued an trade extending re- form to the whole empire. What this amounts to will presently be seen. We shall doubtless soon hear of celebra- ton of the trade by the massacre of a few thousand more Armenians.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

phere of fancied superiority. Through out southern Germany the towns are now organizing meetings to protest against military ruffianism. and the Government has begun to realize the necessity of reforming the code of mili- tary procedure as
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

Venezuela now finds a friend in Ger many. The bond of amity between nations is often the more enduring when 1t is cemented by the ties of a common hate of another nation. There is great deal of human nature in gov ernments.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

It was said not long ago that the Uni ted States Government was asked to ap- propriate S1 100000 for the suppression of the Russian thistle in the Northwest. Now a South Dakota mill owner has offered $1.50 a ton for all the missiles which may be delivered at his factory. He says 1t is nearly as good as coal for final
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

u Hung Chang has come near losing his yellow jacket again on account of a disregard of official etiquette while call Ing on the Empress. That's what comes of skylarklng around the world and for getting his manners.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

"Why is it that the inactivity of the ben occurs just at the time when eggs become dear:" asks the Minneapolis Journal For the same reason that we have most of our cold weather in tue winter season.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

There is nothing you can do that will finally afford you more satisfaction than keeping your troubles to your self. The trouble people have is an awful chestnut.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

The New York women who have shortened their skirts have done well, but they have started at the wrong end. They should first retrench their hats.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26
W. H. BURBAGE, Manager.

That nail trust will be driven to the wall if only the disgruntled parties to 1t keep hammering al it.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

Don't put too much confidence in a dog because it wags it's tail; that is not the end 1t bites with.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

"Yes," said one of the tramps to the farmer, Dusty an me just came in on our wheels" What kind of wheels de you useT' Gar wheels. ls."-Iudge.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-12-26

Mrs. Humphry Wards "Sir George Tressaday" exhausted the first edition fn London within a month.
The record-union., 1896-08-14
PERSONAL MENTION.

o. H. Campbell of Marysville is at the
Golden Eagle.
G. w. Clarke Of San Francisco was in
the city yesterday.
Warden Aull of the Folsom Prison was
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. ]. Carlow and family have gone
to Pacific Grove for a six weeks vaca-
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Colley and Miss w.
A Mullorey of Nevada City are stop
ping at the Golden Eagle
c. H. Gilman and son have returned
from the Bay city, where Mrs. Gilman
and children are visiting.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Tilden and family,
Mrs. Bart F. Herman and E. Dolan left
yesterday on camping trip for Lake
Tahoe and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Hawley re-
turned yesterday from Summit Soda
Springs after three weeks sojourn
at that delightful summer resort
Mrs. F. Dwyer and daughter Emma
have returned from a visit of several
weeks in San Francisco, Santa Cruz,
Monterey and other places down the
coast
G. c. Ortega of Sonora, who was a
delegate to the Congressional Conven-
ton, remained over yesterday to greet
his friends in this city, and returned
home last night.
Division superintendent Dennis
Burkhalter of Bakersfield, and family,
passed through the city yesterday on
their way to the mountains, where they
are to spend several weeks.
The record-union., 1896-08-14
Weather Report.

The Weather Bureau report shows
the highest and lowest temperatures
yesterday to have been SS and 55 de-
grees, with gentle to fresh southerly
winds and partly cloudy weather pre-
vailing.
The barometrical readings at a. m.
and p. m. yesterday were 29.98 and
2o-SS inches, respectively
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 80 and
o4 degrees, and one year ago to-day 90
and 81 degrees.
The dry thermometer at a. m. was
o6. wet 54 degrees. Dew point So. hu-
midity SS per cent, with a vapor press
ure of .402 inches; wind southeast, s
miles per hour and weather clear
The dry thermometer at D. m. was
So, wet 6S degrees. Dew point 60. hu-
midity 40 per cent, with a vapor press
ure of .507 inches; wind southwest, Z
miles per hour and cloudy weather pre-
vailing.
The average temperature was ~ and
the normal "A degrees, showing yester-
day to have been 10 degrees cooler than
the normal temperature for August
18th
The record-union., 1896-08-14
SOCIAL EVENTS.

A pleasant time was enjoyed the
other evening at the residence of the
Misses Celia and Clara Saunders in the
tainment- After the programme was
concluded games were indulged in, and
at late hour refreshments were
served. Those present were: Olive
Crmerod, Gabriel Levinson, Celia
Saunders, Sam Dickson, Mabel Ans
den, Charles Miller. Mabel Joy, Gerald
Carley, Viola Thomas, S. NJ. Tate,
Florence Kelly, M. Dreyfus, Lillian
Lightner, Ivy Joy, Clara Saunders,
Ethel Thompson, Morris Levinson, c.
H. Boles, William Sachs, Mildred AL
len, Mr.. and Mrs. Geft, Mr.. and Mrs.
Kelly, Mrs. William Thompson, George
Ormerod, L. S. Woolsey, Mr. and Mrs.
Saunders.
A very enjoyable entertainment was
given last night by Sloan Lodge, No.
2, I. o. G. T., to Sloan Band of Hope
at Pythian Castle. There was a large
attendance and an excellent pro-
gramme was rendered by the young
folks, as follows: Opening ode Of the
lodge; prayer by the Chaplain; duet,
Trainor Sisters; recitation, Miss Sadie
Griffin; piano solo, Miss Cora Taylor;
recitation, Miss Belle Trainor; song,
Sidney Walker; guitar solo, Edith
Slater; recitation, Miss Winnie Trai-
nor; song. Sidney Walker; address,
Rev. DR.. Banks; duet, four young
ladies'
The record-union., 1896-08-14

Pratt Of Baltimore gave more than ST.
100000 to establish q free library. Mar
shall Field has given nearly $5, 900, 900
to eleemosynary institutions. Mrs. WILL
lam Astor had a bureau for the help of
persons in need, to which she gave carte
blanche. Cornelius Vanderbilt has
given freely, but is still far below his
tenth. D. K. Pearsons has given away
hundreds of thousands to the needy.
Peter Cooper reduced his fortune more
than half by generous gifts. D. o.
Mills has started the building Of hotels
for the INDECENT, and will probably en-
dow several hundred beds and bath
tubs.
Jacob Astor is too young to give. Will
lam Waldorf loves his millions too
much. Willie K. Vanderbilt has never
been known to give UP anything for
charity. George Gould is too young to
think Of the wrath to come. Richard
7. Wilson, who has made $20,0OO,OOO
since the war, whose son married an
Astor, and whose daughter is said to be
engaged to a Vanderbilt, is not con-
spicuous for giving to the poor. The
Belmonts have not distinguished them
selves as big-hearted men. J. Pierpont
Morgan gives just about enough, ac-
cording to his reckoning, to keep st.
Peter in a complacent mood. "Cal"
Brice gives when he can see a reward
in reach. He is Of the worldly. Edward
Murphy gives to the campaign bureaus.
Croker has endowed no institutions
Uncle Coils P. Huntington has laid UP
no vast treasure in heaven. would
if-he-could" Bill Whitney was never
known to release his tithe. President
Cleveland is too busy just now to con-
slider the poor and needy. Pierre Lor-
illard bet all Of his on the races Rob-
ert Bonner has done great deal for Dr.
Hall, but precious little for the poor.
George Vanderbilt has builded a castle
in the wilderness. James R. Keene
needs all of his in case he wants to
make new corner. Adolf Ladenburg
left 100000 for lovely widow
The unique Of all the millionaires Is
Uncle Russell Sage, who expects to take
his millions with him when he leaves us
to play at put and call in another world.
The record-union., 1896-08-14
PEDDLING WATERMELONS.
Two Men Arrested With a Stolen
Team in Their Possession.


Some days ago Chief of Police Drew
received letter from Sheriff Cunning
ham Of San Joaquin County asking
him to look out for two men named Ed
Brady and George Seabrook.
They had hired team in Stockton
on July Doth, but instead of going
southwark, as they had said they
wanted to, they had come to Sacra-
mento, and the owner received a note
from Mrs. Brady saying that her hus-
band had met with an accident and
had been unable to return the rig, but
would give S14 for the team. If the
owner would take that amount he
could write to Sacramento and the
money would be sent to him.
A decoy letter was sent to this city
and another sent to Chief Drew notify
ing him of the fact, and asking him to
have the Postoffice watched. He did
SO and yesterday when one of the men
called for the letter, officer Taylor ar
rested him. He begged to be allowed
to communicate the fact of his arrest
to his comrade, who was down the
street a little ways, and Taylor con-
sented
They went short distance and
found the other man and the wagon,
which was loaded with watermelons.
He acknowledged that his name was
Seabrook, and Taylor gathered him in.
A little boy who was in the wagon was
taken to their camp on Nineteenth
street, between r and S, where the
wives of the two men were. They were
barfooted and wretchedly clothed and
were overcome by the news of the ar
rest, saying that they had no food and
did not know what they should do.
Sheriff Cunningham came up last
night and took the men to Stockton.
The record-union., 1896-08-14
MEN OF MILLIONS.
John D. Rockefeller is Most Generous
With His neans.

The quietest, most unobtrusive, gen
tlest and least known Of our many mill
ionaires is John D. Rockefeller. He has
an office somewhere on the sixth floor OF
the Standard Oil building, at the foot
Of Broadway, but there is no name on
the door, no sign of where he is, and a
stranger has hard work finding him.
says a writer in the New York Press"
1t may be fear of bombs that keeps him
in seclusion. He has a hundred figure
heads in the vast ramifications Of his
business. His connection with the work.
aday world is through them. He says
to one do this, and he doeth it, and to
another do that and it is done. He does
not care for people to know him. He
makes no show of himself. He can walk
from the Rector-street station of the
elevated road or that at Battery place
to his office without being recognized.
What shall l give? How shall give?
To whom shall I give? When shall
give? are the four questions that mill
ionaires ask themselves. They are not
easily answered. Most millionaires do
give Giving enables them to appease
conscience. In the last twelve years
Rockefeller is said to have given away
nearly S20000,000 Eight years ago he
was unable to tell how much he was
worth. In court he said that he could
not come within $4,000 900 of it, At
that time it was estimated that S140,-
000,00 was about the right figure. His
fortune has been increasing at the rate
of $4,000, 900 or S12 100000 annually
since, so that to-day it is probably $780,
100000 or S23O,O00000. Being a good
churchman and a devoted and loyal
Baptist, he lives up to the Biblical in
junction and gives about one-tenth Of
his goods to the poor. His gifts go
largely to colleges and universities.
Young men of large fortune seldom
bother themselves about philanthropy.
Life is too full of bright hope and prom
Use. But when they have reached the
meridian they begin to think about
squaring accounts with heaven. They
strike a trial balance, as it We're and
prepare for the end that is bound to
come. George Peabody gave away about
SS000,000. Leland Stanford set apart
nearly one-half of his fortune for a uni
versity as a memorial of his son. This
is estimated to be at least S12, ,000, 900.
Andrew Carnegie's gifts in libraries and
music halls will amount to something
like S5000.000 Philip d. Armour has
given $2000.000 to a school in Chicago.
The record-union., 1896-08-14
FRUIT PROSPECTS.
Eastern Orchards Badly Damaged by
the Heated Term.

Although California fruits are not
bringing very remunerative prices to
shippers here, there is a silver lining to
the cloud, and they may yet profit by
their Eastern neighbors' misfortunes.
The terribly hot weather in the East
1t is stated, has very badly damaged
the fruit crop there, and practically put
it out of serious competition with our
growers. and a revival of prices is
looked for in the near future.
Only small quantity of fruit came
up the river yesterday, and most of it
went to the local cannery,
The record-union., 1896-08-14
ALMOST CAPTURED.
But the Man Turned Out Not to be
Graves.

Officer Harlow had a lively walk
about dusk last night, but as it proved
eventually, to very little purpose.
AS he arrived at Twenty third and K
streets, on his way downtown, he saw
a man that looked and walked like
Graves, the murderer Of young Mitch
ell. Harlow started after him, but he
found the fellow a very lively walker,
and as he did not want to alarm him
by running. it was not until he arrived
at Twenty-ffth and Y streets that he
caught up to him and ordered him to
stop. The man did SO, but when Har-
low came close enough to see his face
he found he had mistaken his man and
that 1t was not Graves at all, so he was
allowed to pursue his way in peace.
The record-union., 1896-08-14
Are Not PenniIess.

Friends of Mrs. Leddy. the lady who
died suddenly in Washington on
Wednesday evening, say the published
statement that her six children were
left in Strengthened circumstances was
incorrect.
While it is true that Mrs. Leddy lost
heavily by the fire of a week ago, she
had other property. The circumstances
surrounding her death were sad, but her
family are not Strengthened as to means.
The record-union., 1896-08-14
More Evidence.

officers Naghel and Fisher have OBJ
tanned more evidence in the Poheim
robbery. A hackman named Leon.
whose hack stood on X street near the
store that night, yesterday identified
Lambert and Wagner as the men
whom he saw taking q drink in the
saloon on the corner of Sixth and K
that night. The cutter in VOLTS tailor
shop was yesterday identified by Lam
bert as the man who waited on him
and Wagner on the day of the robbery
when they went in to "size up the
place. He recollected having seen
them.
The examination will be held TODAY
The record-union., 1896-08-14
NEATLY CAUGHT.
A Harness Speculator Steps Into His
Own Trap.

A young man who gives his name as
Charles Curtis and says he came from
Los Angeles three weeks ago, is charged
with having stolen set of double har-
ness from John Lawrence at A. l..
Rosa's barn at Second and @ streets.
He sold it to a horse trainer, repre-
senting that it was his own and that
he had been engaged in teaming.
Deputy Sheriff Max Fisher was noti-
fled of the theft, and while looking for
the owner of the harness in order to
get particulars the thief came back to
sell some more harness, stolen from the
same barn.
Fisher placed him under arrest, and
he was identified by the owner of the
harness, who had seen him hanging
around his place; also, by the man who
bought the harness from him.