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The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-15
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DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

The intense itching and smarting incl dent to eczema, letter, salt-rheuTn, and other diseases of the skin is instantly allayed by applying Chamberiain's Eye and Skin Ointment Many very bad cases have been permanently cured by it. It is equally efficient for itching piles and a favorite rem edy for sore nipples; chapped hands, chil- plains, frost bites, and chronic sore eyes. For sale by druggists at 9 cents per box.
 Try Dr. Ca1y's Condition Powders, they are just whata 9 horse needs when ia bad condi- tion. Tonic blood purifier and vernifuge. For sale by St Johns Drug Co.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-15
Pursued by a Demon.

How many suicides, think you reoder. have been committed by persons driven dlsiranght and hunt ed to their doom by the demoa of chronic ill health? Countless For instance, We know, do we not, tIst hypochondriasls is mOnoman a- a sort of minor madness produced by chrome dyspepsia? Again, ln- sor'nia, or sleeplessness, often re- snltof the same cause, eliminates in a Arrangement of the reasonIn g faculties. 1t is, therefore, of mo- mentous consequence to prevent the arrival ot disease at its chronic phase, when it daily and nightly sconrges the sufferer 10 a danger ously uncertain goal. No medi- cine known 10 science, as a means of arrestlng the maladies to which It is adapted, exists equal to Hos tctter's Stomach Bitters. Among these compl .ints are chronic indi- gestion and insomnia, kidney and rheumatic ailments, constipation and liver trouble. Appetite is inn proved by the Bltters, the blood tortiIized, and bodily substance and vigor increased by It.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-15
SATURDAY, FEBRUARYIs
BRIEF MENTION.

Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair. San Francisco.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS.
POST OFFICE.

L. P. ANDERsoN, P. M. office hours Open f,otn A. M until r. NJ. On sundays from to 10 A. N. Mail closes going east aho aesL at 4.30 P. M.
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Our people aregrowing more and more Tn the habit of looking to St. Johns Drug Go. for the latest and best of everything in the drug line They sell Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. famous for it's cures of bad colds, croup and whooping cough. When in need of such a medicine give this remedy trial and you will be more than pleased with the result.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-15
Special Offer.

The HERALD has made arrange ments with the publishers of the thrice-a-week New York World, whereby we offer to all new sub Scribers to the St. Johns HERALD for the next 50 days, both papers for s3.25 per year, cash in advance. The World IS issued three times a week, making l56 papers a year, in effect daily paper. Now IS the time to send in your subscription to the HERALD, and take advantage of this unprecedented offer, you will thus get all the political news from the East right through the presl- dential campaign,
 The St. Johns HERALD and the thrice-a-week New York World, both for s3.25 a year.
 THE HERALD.
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St. Johns le enjoying a healthy boom at present in all channels.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-15

In the evening of Aroor Day, the St. Johns Social Club, gave ball in krmory Hal, which was largely attended. Lunch of coffee and cake was served during the evening and the affair was unanimously voted the best club function" oi the year.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-15
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

J. T. Le.ueur spent several days last week at SrringerviIle.
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The HERALD made an attempt some months ago to announce as they occurred births" in St. Johns, We were fguratiyely speaking, knocked out in the first round. The little angels" were altogether too numerous for us, and we are so hopelessly in arrears that we have given up.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-02-15
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. .
LAND OFFICE AT PEEscoTT, ARIz, Jan ylS 1Sgj.

LAND OFFICE AT PRESCOTT, ANIZ,
 Jan y1S, 1S9j. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice or his intention to ma&e final pAoof Ill support Of his clam, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the Pr0oa Court or st. Johns. AiiZJha, on March 10, 1856, vi {: L -wey K husseil for the W l5 SEE "A and F. ;5 oW 14. seotio ., toWns.ip $ W, Range :, East.
 H. names tne following witnesses to prov, hls continuous residence upon, and cultivation of said land. viz:
 Jam ihompson, I. A. Dewitt. John Burk and EdglrA. Burk, all of Springervll,e, Apache County, Arizona.
 II. D. ROSS,
 Register. First publicationJan. 9, 1896
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Civil Engineer Stafford, Mrs. Stafford. Mir. Rurbage and Miss Kavanaugh, Sunday last made a pilgrimage to Peterson's reservoir, some six miles below town. The principle business of he outing was to enjoy camp. cooked dinner, and as an incident thereto, and the near proximity of the lake bag a score or so brace of ducks the camp dinner was a prod;gous success
 Threw Away His Cane.
 Mir. D. Wiley, ex-postmaster, Black Creek, N. Y., was so badly afi cted with rheumatism that he was only able to hobb!e around with canes, and even then it caused hlm great pain. Alter using Cham berlaIn's Pam Balm he was so much improved that he threw away his canes. He says this liniment dld him more good than all other med icines and treatment put together ! For sale at 50 cents per bottle by St. Johns Drug Go.
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EMPRESS RATES. Holbrcok to Woodruff leo lbs Sl co :: to ConchO leo lbs $2 co :: to St. Johns lOO lbs $2 so :: to Sp'gerville 100 lbs S co Packages under 10 lbs 25c to all points.
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BoOR DscESTIoRs leads to

ncrVousness, chfQnlc dyspepsia and great misery. The best remedy is HOcC'3 atRSAPEglLAA.
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First publicationJan. 9, 1856.
The morning times., 1896-04-19

OF human pOUeutatcs, was the umpire of the
game. He had also in these latter days OF
the decay or the republic become what n
humorous man might describe as the fan
d. steele Itself
But this is all several innings ahead
OF this most veraciOus chronicle OF how
Bill Mckinley & Co. won the house and
lot on one very hot day in the rear end of
the nineteenth century. Uncle Sam, in fact,
did not call the game until mont h or more
after Chauncey Depew got back from the
Pacific coast, where he had gone to mai ke
arrangements for the national excursion to
Washington 10 see thR American Olympic
Festival
1t was like this: A lot OF gentlemen had
got together, some in st. Louis and son.e
IN Chicago. ana politics was growing hotter
than either place every day. 1t was just
the kind of political aud other weather for
the man with the pitchfork and the bifur
Gated foot.
Uncle Sam couldn't sleep. The atmos-
phere was cracked with the old and new
lies OF the campaign statiSt ician. If this
thing should keep up in this weather, COM
muned Sam with himself, there is a chance
that the Cuban CorteS will acknowledge
both sides as belligerents aud give Spain
a chance TO Interfere with our internal af-
fairs.
Il wish could put the whole outfit into
q sack and Sha ke tGeminto a finalandlysis of
the survival OF the fittest. No, a prize
fight wouldn't do. There isn't a mothers
son of the nine Republicans and nine Demo-
Gratis but what would think he was the
man to put on the gloves"
Did you say there were nine on each
side, uncle:" said Columbia. who had been
pla wing Just Before the Battle, Mother
on the harpsichCrd, while the spirit of
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Freedom was pacing the floor with the
political baby IN his arms.
Yes, nine favorite sons, every one OF
them with a malignant case Of White
House measles, or rabics.''
Ever heard of baseball, uncle?"
''Columby," said the old man with in-
Unite pathos, eureka. that is TO sa Y youreka,
in fact, eurekissimo! It'n be baseball by
the bones of ali the dead umpires in the
cemetries. I'll have this thing settled with
the ball and bat, If / have TO drag the
favorites round the bases by halter
Write me out good, strong first pa ge
proclamation. Convey the idea that there
are times when men must rise above party,
even if it requires a balloon, that they will
have one whole day to rise in, and weeks
practice; that will he umpire and that the
gatemOney will be sent West as Il missionary
fund for the winners
o.
When this manifesto had gone abroad in
the land there was a great change in the
domestic economy of eighteen of the great
est men OF their age and size this country
has ever produced.
Mr. Carlisle, as was expected, who had
retired from political life for six weeks,
bought more chips and went back into the
game MIR. Quay and Mr.. Platt went out
regularly before and after meals into the
plaza of the Ponce de Leon and practiced
with the ball and bat
Up at the White House there were Cab
met days six or seven times q week, and
from the news that filtered through the
hole in the front door, it was learned that
the President was doing fairly well after
the first days exercise. He had been suffer
fng from an acute attack of pain below the
belt, which was caused by Mr.. Carlisle
biting him with the bat which he let go
as soon as the President delivered the first
The morning times., 1896-04-19

with a sang froid that bIanched Mr.. Whit
ney's face.
Keep them down, Mr. Pitcher; keep
them down" said the umpire; and besides,
remember you are playing baseball. You're
not supposed TO be shooting pigeons out OF
rotary trap. That New England style
don't go in the District. One balli''
This was about the only deliverance OF
the umpire that was not disputed by one
side or the other.
Mr.. Morton handled himself with a per
feet knowledge of the game He walked
over from first TO the pitchers box and
handed Ar. Reed the ball TO discount all
inishaps In transitu. THIS annoyed the ex-
Secretary OF the Navy exceedingly. aud
especially as lie distinctly saw Mr. Nor
ton say something to Mr.. Reed. He be-
heves TO this day that Mr. Morton said
XIII him. To heighten this impression,
Mr.. Reed shot another aerolite at Mr. Whit
ney which sizzled past the back OF the
batter's head, just brushing his hair, as it
We're.
Keep 'em down, Tom; keep 'em down."
shouted Garrison from the Ieft coacher's
line
But Tom had his blood up. and the very
next time lie let her go he struck Mr. Whit
ney in the middle OF the back. He was as
sisted over 10 the bench, and after short
consultation Mr.. Hill trot TED down 20 first
UtSt- III hdd Deen agreed tndt Mr. Hits
record as runner was several lengths
ahead OF anything on the bench.
Then there was repetition of the ''hell
that breaks loose in Georgia when any
body runs for or against anybody else i'll
primary election. PattiSon and Stevenson
got on the cOacheT's lines, aud were dis
tinctly audible at the White House
Piatt was in an Intense state OF excite
mcnt. He had bet S500,0OO that the c.
L. e. wouldn't make a run. Thurber look
Ell jubIlant. He knew something that Platt
had not known. and which every body knew,
when the glorious form OF the Chief M gis
trate stepped up to the plate with the
third-term bat in his hand
In fact, he held il in both hands, with his
right index finger ON the trigger. For the
thousand boys at the auger holes, in the
trees. on the shed aud on the fences, the
air was full Of-nothing but ducks. But the
President was calm. although his face was
pale. II was a condition that confronted
him ana not a theory.
Destiny told him there was only one
Chance for the run, and fate had put Hill
one base ahea OF him. He was thinking OF
this only while the prOfaue masses were
shouting ''CaseyV' "Caseyl'' Come from
behind that blindr' LOOK out for HIS
skaiesr' Give 'em both barrelS:" and sun
dry other irrelevancies.
While this was going on Hill was monkey
The morning times., 1896-04-19
Pulled off at the Park-Reed and MOrtOn'S Great
Double Play at First Base President CleVe-
lands Famous Slide Hill Caught Between
the Bases and Throws up the Sponge -Mor
ton Raises Point of Order.

.a Keep back! Keep back,'' yelled a
brother policeman from the roof OF the
grand stand. If yeZ be hit, veil be
sthruck hard.'
BY this tine the alley behind the batter
got little wider, and the next ball went
WhtzZing down the corridor and hit the
fence, after which it was neatly pulled in
by the expert catcher.
''One banl'' shouted the umpire.
What? Rotten! Rotten! Give'm de
camel Throw up de bat'' We're fired at
The deaf umpire. This was from The par
tlsans OF Inc barOnS.
But Mr.. Hill hadn't watched baseball in
New York and Washington for nothing
The yeryncxL metcorit tnat came along ne
stretched out his stick deftly and toucned
the ball lightly on the billion dollar trade
mark. 1t was a huge success in one re-
spect, but IL rolled the wrong way--tfe
way in which the young man lifted his
grandmother from the floor. Mr.. HiIrs
Dunt rolled To the right. The people Went
Wild over tie finesse nd Mr.. Hill Went
wild over the ball He caught up with
IL ana mounted il. He tried to ride it. 1t
bucked like ii broncho, until at last he went
down in the dust all ever it. 1t was a
good touchdown, but IL was painful as
anyone could see who observes the set
tied expression on the Senator's face
There was a misunderstanding as 10 what
should be done, until Mr.. Olney ran III and
rolled Mr.. Hill over on the other side and
touched him with the bali.
MI Morton SAID tudt ne would have done
II himself, but that ms Instructions were to
hold first base and. besides that, a man,
except on fly, can only be put out while
running the bases" and that Mr. Hill was
lying down, He was therefore clearly not
within the rule. The umpire sustained Mr..
Morton.
Mr. Hill said, en- passant TO the bench,
that he never yet Was in the company or
politicians but what he was touched for
something or other. The light had gone
out OF his life.
The puddin' club next put up Mr.. Whit
ncy. lie was triflc nervous, but he was
H.
The morning times., 1896-04-19

the tips of Reed fingers as he vaGited in the
air and came down on his back. but he
held up his hands Clinched together.
The President started down the pike IN
a rolling galiOp. and Hill was half way 10
second. Reed rose To tie emergency and
made feint TO throw the ball To second.
Hill paused and Immediately there went
up a tremendous chorus OF slide! Slide!
Slide! you sIOb!'
Fortunately the President took this
all to himself, and he pitched forward
twenty feet from first into the dust.
Morton Fan up TO him on general principles,
having nothing else TO do, and put his
hand on his shoulder. He then saehezed
back TO first base, while Quay, AIger, and
the rest sat down on or near second.
Hill walked home, and the President was
escorted back bodily 10 the bench by =
committee.
The second half of the first inning was,
as il were the fifth act in tie tragedy Of
the c. p. c. MT. Carlisle staIked sulleuIy
TO the pitchers box. Mr.. Olney was put
in TO catch, as the President was hors de
combat, and failed TO connect with that
endOf the battery.
Mckinley walked up TO the new tin plate,
bat inz hand. Oiney started in to catch
right up against the Mckinley bat
There was long pause.
Play baiT' thunGered the umpire.
Cant play without ball." remarked
Mr.. Carlisle in his accustomed scntentiOus
style, when dealing with doubtful cues
tons.
Here they was a parley. Morton was
alleged 20 have lad it, last, VIXEN Es
touched Mr.. Cleveland.
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Convention Called off and Both Parties Summoned
to do Battle on the Diamond Democratic
Candidates go into Training at the White
HOuse-Mr. Carlisle's Experiences in the
Classroom.

could come, and he had either 10 catch
ii, or be Knocked down. Uncle sam had
barely room 10 make few notes on his
pad. The delegate from the South, VINO
was 10 ladle out the oatmeal cruel, was
long ago buried out OF sight.
MIR. Hanna was in high feather with his
flag, ana over on the right there was II
knot OF gentlemen, who We're either count
ing the gate money, or making books On
the result, under the provisions OF the
racing commission bill.
Mr.. Thurber was i'll an alteration with
Mr.. Platt
He won't come within IL mile OF il -
insisted Mr.. Plat, with superciious
Sneer.
There's money to say he WILL said
Mr.. Thurber.
How much?''
Fifty thousand dollars
Make it $500. 900 and Iii consider il, -
said Mr.. Plat. quietly.
Haven't got that much with me. = said
Mr.. Thurber, reddening, but was sorry
he didn't have it-lt least that's what he
said.
We'll, what have you fellows been doing
anyhow, In the last four years? Try
Carlisle
Here, Carlisle said Thurbcr; got
any money with you?''
No, but L can make ii id quick said
Mr.. Carlisle. in that easy Pierront-Mor-
ganKentucky style of his.
It's a co. said Mr.. Thurber.
Just then there were shouts OF Hes II
Democrat In white breeches and yellow
cap and all that sort OF thing, IS Mr..
HilI bat in hand, faced Mr.. Reed.
A United states Senator has no divine
right or franchise when he goes in for
baseball in bioomers. Therefore he was
not much shocked when his ears were as
sailed with Line her out, Davei' Hit
her on the noZZe!'' and other such linz
guislic idiosyncracies OF the game. But
confident Dave merely winked at the fe!-
lows on the bench, as much as 10 say:
Watch 1t when l go up against it,
There were great many Irrelevant re-
The morning times., 1896-04-19

ball, Mr.. olney being the catcher on that
occasion.
In the mean while the press reports from
the mansion We're To the effect that the
President would be the star batter of the
nine. In order TO make Mr.. Carlisle per-
fectly safe while at ractice. he was nomi-
mated as pitcher and elected at the second
meeting of the Cabinet and Mr.. Hill aud
others. who will be found in the lineup at
the bench. 1t was also noticed that when
ever Mr.. Hill had the stick i'll his hands Mr..
Cleveland left the room.
1t was generally understood that Mr..
Reed would be the pitcher Tor the Ii. .. P
nine, and that Mr.. Mckinley would be
catcher. The latter had caught nearly
everything in sight before the game, and
they came logically 10 the conclusion that
he would keep il up on the diamond.
1t was also argued that as Mr.. Cleveland
had caught MIR. CaTlisle's bat in the right
place, or about the right place, he could also
gather in his parobolas. so ii was with one
voice determined that Mr. Cleveland would
do the act behind the bat. As TO the other
dispositions. il was resolved to wait and
see what would develop on the Il. U. I side
before making any further announcements.
There was Il good deal of speculation as
to the names TO be finally adopted by
the great national bail tossers. Mr.. Reed
had spoken OF the opposition as tie Cab
met Puddin' Club and this found great
favor with the small boys at the park. IT
was Horizontal Bill of the other side, who
suggested the name of the "Robbcr Bar
ons''-not new at all; but the 'Elephan;!S"
was too big aud the''G o. P.'' was too long.
Besides, Elephant was too significant of a
walk over and if the opposition was TO
get anything they We're to steal it, as
usual; SO Robber Barons' went as the bap-
tismal handle of the Republican aggrcga-
ton.
%
1t was the l1th OF May before the in
door and backyard campaign was over.
The Puddin' Club had selected blue shirts,
white Knickerbockers and yellow caps.
The Barons were i'll bla OK, dense, opaque,
glossy black. from head to foot.
There never was such an assemblage at
the park as greeted the national game with
national celebrities in the points. 1t was
great national holiday. The schools,
the churches and the saloons Were closed.
The almshouseS. the iails and the asylums
ali gave a half-holiday. Business of all
kinds was suspended fifty feet in the air.
Spectators bought up all the orchestra and
mcZZanine chairs on the bleaching board
reservation and sold them out easily a $40
apiece, while the correspondents ON that
subject were still discussing prices i'll the
newspapers on the 90 cent aud % cent ratio.
The morning times., 1896-04-19

Fifty thousand anger holes were bored
In the fences and these We're rented out at
10 cents for ten minutes by the trust con-
trolling that industry.
II was exactly 3.59 by Mr. Hanna S i'm
ported ticker when the babel inside was
drowned 10 death by an uproar from the
outside. Everybody knew a once what it
was. The busses,'' 1.-The busses,''~ and
there they come,' arose i'll one engulfng
wave OF human clamor. And so il was.
Major Moore AT the head OF double
platoon OF police, the Commissioners next
and then Dooleys Brass Band filed in.
Then came Mr.. Cleveland and Mr. Carlisle
and then the Others; all sights fit for the
gods OF the hleachers, in their rainbow
uniforms. The sky was rent, but when
the men in black pranced in, the rent was
raised, and metaphorically and mildly,
things broke loose.
In the next moment the Barons began
10 disperse themselves over the field. When
Tom Reed got as far as the pitchers box
he turned himself about and assumed the
position in which he has been caught-that
of Ajax defying the lightning.
Oats de head rubber baron" shouted
small boy from the roof of the grand
stand and the phrase went.
Where was Mckinley? Was he a laggardo
No; he staid behind to do the catching.
The crowd was so great that there was
only small alicyway down which the ball
The morning times., 1896-04-19

down the chute, he shut his eyes and struck
through the air on a level with his garters.
he was sure that the ball would fly over
Mckinley's head. But you can't tell.
Reed had accidentally evolved "A down
shoot and the Presidents bat met il haIr
Wa. IL was pop fly. II passed just over
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UNCLE SAM SETTLES THE SUCCESSION WITH THE BALL AND BAT

Play ball!'' shouted Uncle Sam in a voice
audible from Pcnobscot to Chinatown, as he
gayly tossed brand new, glistening me-
teor into the yellow dust OF the diamond
AT Washington National Ball Park.
Uncle Sam, as will be Inferred from this
order, which is given only by the mighticst