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The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Mrs. plmn,ick,s AppearanOs.

Mrs. Dimmick is not a beautiful woman in the ordinary sense. Her face is fairly youthful, with the ebullience of good feeling. The eyes dance with en- joyment as she talks, and the lips smile frequently and almost girlishly. Her eyes have prevailing tints of hazel. The face is little careworn, but you re- member that its owner has been tried in the battle of life. The forehead is crowned with an ample coronet of soft brown hair; the nose is straight ana deli cate; the lips are tritie too thin perhaps, but firm and contented in expression.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
This Will Be a Curious Room.

A curious room, well worth describ- ing, says The Upholsterer, was recently undertaken by a New Yorker, but up to the time of our last inspection had not progressed much beyond the mere scheme. The idea applied simply to the walls, which were covered in a dark deadish green ingrain paper, and at va rious points around these walls were simple shelves upon which were deep green jardinieres containing artificial flowers arranged after the style of the Japanese, appearing to be in natural growth, each pot containing but one kind of flower. Vines were arranged upon the walls and, presented thus, were the cnly designs or colorings anywhere upon the four sides of the room. Artificial flowers are plentiful and at certain periods are cheap enough. The calculation was that about $15 worth of flowers were needed, and we can readily understand that the idea wonld give the appearance of quaintness if nothing more.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
King of Them All.

Representative Grain comes from a district in which there are quite num- Der of Germans In the Fifty-frst Con- gress a prominent German came to Washington with his son, a boy of prec0cious tendencies of mind, to Ob- serve the workings of Congress. He Is quite a friend of the Texas member and Grain took a seat in the gallery by their side to point out the notableS of the House. It was the time when there was a great deal of talk about Speaker Reed and his rulings. The words ''Czar" and 'Tyrant" were on eVerybody's tongue when discussing Congressional affairs. After the boy had feasted his eyes on the scene in course of development on the floor for some time, he turned to his father:
 Papa, who are all those men down there in the seats, talking and reading and laughing?"
 The German looked at the members on the floor whom the boy had indi- cated, and replied:
 My poy, dem ish de shpeakers of de House of Rebresentatives."
 'And who is that large man on the platform with the hammer in his hand?" indicating MT. Reed.
 Dot big, fat man dere? Oh, dot vos de king of all de shpeakers, my son." said the German.-WaShingtO Post
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
She Doesn't Fear Storms.

Miss Fannie Leidesorf of San Fran ciscono longer dreads downpours of rain and rifts Of snow. She has adopted a dress which she considers perfect for the braving of storms. Boomers are its most conspicuous feature. They arc of navy blue cloth and fall we'll below the knee, where they are met by leggingS of the same shade. The rest of the costume consists of n black jacket, black and yellow hat and black serge skirt lined with moreen, but not stiffened with it. Miss Lsidesorf throws it over her arn when walking and drops it when in stores. In the former position the hem of it does not reach the knee.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
For Early Chickens.

It is not a difficult matter to hatch out chicks early with hens. It is more difficult matter to make them live and grow when matched in cold weather. They must stay under the hen almost constantly in order to keep warm, but after few days the hen will not con- tinually brood them, even if cold, and the chicks become chilled. The en- graving shows a device for keeping the brood warm. It is a coop with glass top set on top of pen filled with heating horse manure. It Is, in fact, a coop on top of hot bed. The bot tom of the coop is of thin boards, so that sufficient warmth will get up into the coop to make 1t very comfortable.
 The hen and the chicks are placed
 inside and sand and chaff given to
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30

sufficient quantities to produce this amount of energy the work must fail.
 Grant Allen considers the vegetarian mistaken and gives chemical reasons why. Vegetables contain scanty pro teids," he says, are less stimulating and satisfying, and, measured in units of energy produced, are not economical. A man would have to eat about a bushel Of potatoes to obtain enough 'proteids' to do good days work. Mir. Allen said he considered an over fondness for sugar a cause of disease. Starches and oils and their chemical composition also came in for treat ment.-Chicago Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Taking the Risks.

The question which appears to have been most frequently asked while the shock of the massacres lasted was whether it was right to imperil the lives and honor of men and women in such dangerous enterprises. It is this question which l propose to deal with. In doing so let me dismiss for a mo- ment all rhetorical methods and even the direct and obvious religious re- joinder in meeting this question. From this standpoint missionary work mnst be treated on the same principles as those on which any other enterprises are treated. No doubt it is horrible to read of massacres and outrages, and all reasonable care should be taken not to provoke them. But to abandon an en- terprise because certain risks attach to it is quite another matter. The objec- tiOn that men and women ought not to be exposed to certain perils is really part of much larger question. How far are risks lawful ill any enterprise?
 Will any one hold that only safe en- terprises are to be undertaken? AS we ask the question we provoke a smile, for there are hardly such things as en- terprises devoid of risk. Enterprise usu- ally involves risk. No progress of any kind is possible without it. If immu- nifty from danger had been made con- dition of enterprise, the development of civilization would have been arrested long ago. America had never been dis covered. Australia had never been col onized. Neither the Suez canal nor the Forth bridge had ever been constructed. Balloons, ships and steamers would never have been known. Science would have been pygmy instead of a giant. The healing art would still have been in the hands of charlatans. In propor- tion as we applaud the heroes of science and discovery we admit the principle that certain enterprises justify certain risks. Saturday Review.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
The Silent Salisbury.

Few but Lord SaliSbury's intimates know that he is by nature one of the most silent of men; quite Von Moltke in that respect. Even as boy at EtOn Vanity Fair records) he was much given to solitary incoming through the playing fields, with only an occasional game of ''sixpenny" cricket.
 He was not popular generally, ex- cept with his own form, for which he did all the work; and was always put on by his tutor to construe, which he did so we'll that no one else had to ex- pect turn. His taciturnity has stuck to him; and the writer remembers that when at the India office he greatly disappointed some high official who had to see him on some great question. "What do think of him? Very little. Why, he heard all I had to say, then bowed me out with 'GoOd-morning,' and not another wOrd."
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30

cabbage or tomatoes last year, and put peas and beans where you had parsnipJ and beets. A change of ground is good for vegetables. as change of pasture is for sheep. All.plants do not take the same nodrishment from the soil. Hence, when one vegetable has exhausted such properties of the soil as 1t needs the ground is still rich in some other prop erty that will produce a good crop of some other kind of plant. So we see the necessity of rotation of garden veg etables, and have seen its effects by try ing 1t. Try for yourselves and be con- vinced, says the National Stockman.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Women In the Lead.

Two years ago the state of New York appointed board of examiners, before whom all graduates of medicine must pass an examination for a license to practice in the state. This year they published the comparative standing of all the colleges of the state. The stu dents of the Woman's Medical College of the New York Indrmary were found to have taken the highest average. So, for the present, the women students lead in the results of the examinations of the state board. Henceforth the professors of this woman's medical college can truthfully say that their college leads the state.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Chestnuts for Profit.

! Il
 Upwards of $2,000, ,000 worth of nuts. mostly chestnuts, are imported annual ly into the United States, yet chestnuts are selling at as much per bushel at this time as they did during the war. Al present prices, there is hu more inviting field in all horticulture than the grow ing of these improved chestnutS. At this time, when the prices of many farm products are verging on the cost of production, and some going far be- low it, improved chestnuts not only yield a large profit to the grower, but some times make returns that seem fabulous. A grove once planted is source Of great revenue for generations. own farm of 40 acres of land dr Emile, Pa, and have nearly 1000 grafted Paragon chestnut trees six years old on the farm; some of the trees bore from six to eight quarts of nuts per tree this fall; this grove of chestnuts will yield more rev enue for the year 1895 nan all the rest of the farm. It is to be remembered that large tracts of land suitable for this crop can be bought at $5 to S10 per acre
 Much has been written on how to keep boys on the farm. The problem would be solved if the farm could be made profitable With twenty acres of i'm proved chestnut trees in bearing the strife among the boys would be, not who will go to the city, but who will stay on the farm.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Rest Stock for Pears

Pears are generally poorer growers than apples, and many varieties have to be double-worked in order to get a good tree. This is particularly true of some of the recent introductions of winter pears, Barry and B. S. Fox, for instance, which always have to be top grafted. One of the best, if not the best, stocks for top-grafting is the Kief- fer, but any strong, upright, vigorous sort will do. The Kieffer is a quick grower, hardy, and can be bought at a reasonable price. It is as easy to graft pears as apples, and any one can do it with a little study and practice.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Giraffe Hunting.

Certainly one can scarcely consider it an elevating form of sport-too often it is lowering for the giraffe, as we'll as for horse and rider-for it calls forth nei- ther endurance, courage nor extraordi- nary skill on the part of the hunter Prac- tically speaking, if he has good horse which he can stick to, and can hit hay stack, there is not the slightest reason why he should not count his slain giraffes by the score. At the same time, it is not to be denied that there is something wonderfully fascinating and keenly ex- citing in flying race on good horse after a troop of these animals. The country through which the chase leads, the wonderful effect caused by the great striding, swaying troop in front of one, the feeling of exultation inseparable from stiff gallop on good mount, all combine to render attractive that which comes perilously near to deserving very different name.
 It is certain that all the interest of the sport is centered in the run, for when once the giraffe is brought to stand nothing but honest pity can be felt for its beautiful, stately helpless ness. No one with any real English grit in him will pretend that he derives from the fall of one of these great harm less creatures the same amount of satis- faction afforded by the death of lion or a buffalo. But all our hares cannot be buffalo, nor our foxes lions, so it is not we'll to set up too high standard. To those who enjoy an exciting race on a good horse over rough country, giraffe hunting offers great, almost unequaIed, attractions. The only question is wheth- CT the feeling of pity for its resultant death does not outweigh the previous short lived pleasure It is so easy to take life. so impossible to restore it by endless regrets. Kirby.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
woman's Standing.

Rev. Leon Harrison, a prominent Jewish rabbi of this city, is delivering @ series of lectures on "The New Wom an" He thinks that the true sphere of the modern woman is not bounded on the north by the cooking stove, on the south by the cradle. on the east by the ballroom and on the west by the bargain counter. The civilization of any coun- try may be measured by the standing accorded to women. We are today on the verge of farreaching changes, yet know not what their outcome will be. We behold a restlessness seizing on this hitherto dormant section of the con- munity.-St. Louis Christian Advocate.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Thrifty Farming.

Farming ought to be done systemati- cally, adopting those systems and plans which have proved the most successful in each individual case, says the Mar ket Garden. Have a time and place for everything, and see that everything is kept in its place when not in actual use. And what must we do and have in order to make farming pay? First and foremost, we must give to the farm and the farm business our personal at- tention. We must have bone and mus cle, a large amount of ambition, which needs to be put in Constant use for about 313 days4in year, for without work on a farm nothing seems to do well
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
The Profitable Cows.

The difference between a COW that will produce 200 pounds of butter per years at 9 cents per pound, and one that will produce 300 pounds, is $25. During ten years of the cows life there is difference in favor of the 300-pound COW of $250 With twenty such cows there would be a credit in favor of tue superior cows of $5,000 and with forty, S1OOOO would be the amount your bank account would show over and above what 1t would with the COW that pro- duced POO pounds per year for ten years.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
The Dog Remembered the Joke.

Awell known physician in one of the suburbs is the proud owner of a dog that is almost human and has in his make up strain of humor that no English man can boast of. The canine is just s years of age The first four years of his life were spent under the care of a young man who worked for the doctor, and who had a penchant for teasing the dog on all occasions. The young fel- low was an excellent mimic of animal sounds, and whenever he could catch the dog asleep he would creep up behind him and bark loudly in his ear. The dog invariably woke with start and would jump out of the door or window in a iiffy or turn to defend himself.
 After four years of such misery the dog saw the young man leave the en- ploy of the physician, but recently he returned and was again given his old position. Ehen he entered the house, the dog was lying on the floor. The young man greeted him, but Mir. Canine did not notice the salutation. He did, however, take in the situation at glance. A few hours afterward the young man lay down by an open win dow for short nap. Presently the peo- pie in the house noticed the dog get up from his resting place and make his way toward the young fellow. Every body silently awaited developments, holding themselves in readiness in case the dog made any attempt to bite the man. But he did nothing of the kind. Only his sense of humor came into play. Creeping up to the sleeping man, he placed his mouth close to the ear of the sleeper and parked loudly. The man, upon hearing the sound, was so fright ened that he leaped out of the window and fell into tub of water beneath. The joke was so good that the doctor has been deluged with offers for the dog, but his valuation has so greatly in- creased that it would take pretty good figure to get him. Enquirer.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Cleanliness in Butter-Making.

Cleanliness in Butter-Making.
 We hear a great deal about the value of bacteria cultures. It is likely that some good will result from their intro duction; there is danger, however, that in the attempt to produce the best result we overlook one of the oldest cultures in existence, the culture of cleanliness. We believe it was WeS- ley who said cleanliness was next to godliness, a motto believed by many good people to be found in the Bible, says the Creamery Gazette. It con- tainS, in fact very strong element of Bible doctrine. There is no place, however, where cleanliness is so es- sential as in the dairy. From the brush ing of the cows tdder until the tub is ready for shipment, cleanliness is of the utmost importance. Dirt on the outside of the tub no matter how fine the butter may be, will seriously af- feet the price Culture of cleanliness cannot be purchased in quantity. It can only be had by self-control, dilli- gence, formation of the habit from childhood up, and an instinctive ha- tired of dirt, and all the better if the instinct is inherited. Let us get all the good possible out of cultures and starters and all that science can give us on that line, but do not forget the old and reliable culture of cleanliness.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Painted the House In Bloonc.,,,

Miss Ida Munore of San Francisco is looked upon by her neighbors as kind of heroine because she performed what she herself considers the very simple feat of painting her mothers honse. Her family are in the habit of speak ing of her as the "man of the house" and calling upon her to drive nails and fix fences, so when the roof needed painting, and they could not afford to hire any one to do it, it seemed a very natural thing for her to take the task upon herself. She donned her bicycle bloomers and says she enjoyed the work immensely.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Protectiur Fruit Trees.

Do not fool away your time making decoctions of paint, copperas or any similar compound. Weave together eight laths so they will be one-eighth of an inch apart and fasten them about the tree. This will afford protection from rabbits, borers, sheep, mice and sunscald, and will last a long time at a cost of half-cent year. 1 have used this protection for twelve years, and have not lost a single tree, says A. J. Phillips, secretary Wisconsin State Horticultural Society.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Hirh Feedinr nf Stnck-

Within certain limits, high feeding and especially high nitrogenous feed ing, does increase both the yield and the richness of the milk. But 1t is evident that when high feeding is pushed be yond a comparatively limited range, the tendency is to increase the weight of the animal; that is, to favor the de- velopment of the individual, rather than to enhance the activity of the functions connected with the reproduc, tive system.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30

Cow Peas Flowed in Fall or Spring.
 Experiments conducted at the Ala bama station show that approximately six and One-half times more of nitrogen is found in the vines of COW peas in the fall than in those left over to the following spring. The reason of this is that the nitrogenous materials are lost by decomposition. The materials of a mineral character will be also lost from the leaves being blown or washed to other localities. The North Carolina station has gotten the best results from blowing under after the pea vines are ripe in the fall, following with wheat, and not allowing them to remain on the land until the next spring. Cow peas have somewhat more fertiliZing properties than common clover.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30

just how many po- tatoes 1t takes to shovel l. ton of coal and how big a beef steak should be eaten by the man who has to saw a cord of wood.
 He says the hu- man machine in an ordinary day S work uses up about 4,0O0 "calories, and if breadand pie and other fuel is not fed into the machine in
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Another Point Gained.

The Russian woman doctors have gained another point, the medical board, which is a department of the ministry of the interior, having decreed that the emblem which doctors wear on the breast may also be worn by ladies who have passed an examination giving them the right to practice.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
The Brooch.

Ths brooch, or "breastpin, as worn at the throat 40 or 90 years ago. is again shown, to wear with the turned over collars of linen, batiste or lace, which young women now affect with their tailor gowns. The present fancy is to have this brooch of large dark stone, very lightly mounted. and beyond all others the amethyst brooch is the choice.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
HOMEMADE cLoD CRUsHER.

work of the cultivator as to make 1t worth any ones while to spend the necessary time in making it. The cyl inder can be large or small-the larger it is up to certain point the easier will be the draft. Two disks are cut
 from blanks, and triangular-shape pieces firmly nailed to these, square joists split at the mill serve we'll for this purpose. Shafts are then added.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Women In Municipal Affairs,

In the city of Waltham, Mass, Mayer Lyman has nominated as oyerseer of the poor Mrs. c. H. Daniels; as trustee of the Leland fund, Miss Anna Adams, and as director of the public library, Mrs. J. L. Harvey. Those who know these wo- men think that the mayors nominations have reflected great credit on himself, for they are all distinctive women of marked ability. This new departure will result in more general participa- tion of qualified women in municipal! affairs
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An Excellent c1od Crusher.

The illustration shows a homemade implement that will not only crush clods, but will be found very service able in fitting any soil for planting, making the surface exceedingly fine and mellow. The importance of se- curing a fine seed-bed cannot be too strongly urged upon farmers, and this machine so finely supplements the
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Good for the Garden.

Don't make your onion-bed the same place you did last year, just because you have been making it always in that corner of the garden. Change them around, put your onions where you had
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Columbus Example.

Columbus made the egg stand, and now many of his fellow countrymen are devoting themselves to making the pea nut stand. Philadelphia Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
DISCOURSE ON WHAT TO EAT.

Grant Allen Explains How Many Po- tatoes Coa1-Shove1er Needs Day.
 Grant Allen, of Armour Institute, has translated articles of food into "calor- les" or units of energy, and can tell
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
Armenian Corn,

Armenian corn is one of the latest novelties In the grain line. Its value has yet to be proved for the conditions of this section.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30

Somehow the world can't help pity ing the wife of man who has long beard.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30

scratch in. A score of early chicks can thus be raised that will set to laying early in the fall.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-05-30
REALRURALREADING
WILL BE FOUND iN THIS DE.
 PARTMENT.

Two Million Dollars Worth of Chest nuts Inn mported AnnuaIIy-A Home Made CIod Crusher-Brooder for Early Chicks-ProfitabIe Cows.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-04

cattle to +. II. Ingram. last week, and
drove them to Augusta.
Geo. H. Rand. Jr. Chas. L. Skillings,
NJ. Grace Farrar. Josie Greeley and
Blanche Seavey of this town. were
members of the class who graduated
from Dexter High school last month
Miss Oma Willard, who has been quite
low for some time is much better.
W. II. Lang has twenty cows and sells
his milk At Newport for which he re-
ceives from 500 TO 81 10 per month.
He will increase his stock to twenty-fonr
the coming season.
Ralph Hill nephew of Mr.. and c. I.
Neal has been very sick of pneumonia
but is much better.
Miss Carrie Hanson is learning the
milliners trade with Mrs. 7. A. Chand-
Ter OF Dexter
The sclectmen have placed a dog
warrant ia the hands of constable Bow
doin and all unlicensed dogs wear a
hunted look.