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The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25
ANGER AND EGGS.
A Boston Man Says the Combination May
 Result In Death.


 ''Never eat eggs while you are an gry," said A. E. Stewart of Boston. My attention was first called to this strange fact by the tragic and sudden death of a lady acquaintance ill Boston several years ago. 1 accepted her hus-
 bands invitation to dine with them. Just as we were going i'll to dinner a servant did something that caused the lady to fly into terrible rage. She had been irritable from some minor con- plaint for several days, and her hus- band calmed her ruffled feelings suffi- ciently for the dinner to be eaten in good temper. l noticed that she ate an unusually large amount of soft scram- bled eggs. Fifteen minutes after we left the dining room she was a corpse. She died in frightful convulsiOns be- fore the nearest doctor reached the house. The doctor was unable to ascribe the cause. A few months later I was visiting a brother in Connecticut, and one of his sons died under similar cir cumstanceS. Before breakfast one morn ing the boy, who was about l 5 years old, had fight with a neighbor's boy. Before his anger had subsided my nephew was called to breakfast. He ate four soft boiled eggs. Had known as much then as 1 do now would have prevented it. In less than a half hour after breakfast the boy died with exact ly the same symptoms that were present when my friends wife died. This set me to thinking about the matter.
 ''It wasn't long after this before Beacon hill friend of mine expired sud denly after a meal. The doctors, as usual, were divided in opinion on the cause of death. Some of them contend ed that 1t was heart failure, whatever that is, and others are still holding out that it was apoplexy. Inquiry by me developed the fact that my friend was very angry when he sat down at table and that he ate five eggs. With these developments I searched no further for the cause of his death. He was angry, he ate eggs, and he died. If these are not links in the chain of cause and eff
 feet, the human intellect is incapable of logical thinking. ''-St. Louis Republic.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25

off in much the same fashion. All possess the same quick round swing, strike the ball with the center of the head and let the arms follow on after the ball. All have the essentials, yet each has his own little mannerisms. In this respect one is apt to attach too much importance to the mannerisms and overlook the fundamen tal principles.
 Harold Hilton, the noted Liverpool anna teur, has quick and rather short swing, and the club seems to circle around his shoulder rather than his neck, which is lower down than is usually the case among front rank players. The conspicuous fea- ture in his long game style is the manner in which he throws his arms after the ball. His body is carried so far round at the completion of the swing by the sweep of the arms that his cap frequently falls to the ground. The head of his club travels back along the ground in the upward swing for what seems a long distance, and it returns along the same line. His object is to make the ball describe a particular line through the air, and to attain this his club head must be travelling in that line both before coming in contact with the ball and after.
 Willie Ferrie of Troon is thought by Hilton to have the best style of any pro- fessional Ferrie plays without any effort, appearing only to drive the ball by he weight of the club head. He stands square to the ball and concentrates his grip of the handle by grasping tightly with the fore finger, middle finger and thumb of the left hand and loosely with the others, while the little finger and fourth finger of the right grasp tightly and the others very loosely. Ferries swing is perfect circle, his shoulders moving round with the club as if on pivot. A feature of his play is the exceptional power with which he seems to drive badly lying balls, or balls lying much above or much below his stance He uses light clubs, both wood and iron.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25
Walter Besant,s Tribute to America.

Sir Walter Besant, the eminent Eng fish novelist, said, when he went back to England after a visit here, that noth- ing he saw in America impressed him so deeply as the devotion of our young people to their flag; that nowhere ex
 eept among British soldiers had he seen such affection and respect for national emblem, and that nation which as a whole felt as we seemed to feel about our colors from the time we left our mothers knees, was one that could withstand the whole world in arms. - Charles Sydney Clark in St. Nicholas.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25
Wrecked on Boston Shoals.

The young man looked up from his writing.
 "The-ah-the-girl lives in Bos- ton" he said to his chum. Don't you think it would make hit with her if I quoted a few lines of poetry?"
 ''Got the book?''
 "No, but I know the verses by heart. '"
 Don't you take any chances. I tried the same thing once and got shook be- cause I used a semicolon where there should have been a comma. "-Wash- ington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25
Two Defn..ions of poetrv.

An Alabama editoE, being asked to give definition of poetry. replied:
 Poetry is nothing more than words thrown togetber with a jingle at the end of each line like tha music of a tin can at the end of a dogs tail.
 Not to be ou-done by the above, a Georgia editor adds this opinion:
 Poetry is the foolishest thing in the world, but it has return stamps ou one end that help an editor to get his mail off. "-Atlanta Constitution.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25
Shirt Signs-

In Brooklyn the other day." said a resident of Manhattan borough, "I saw ln the window of furnishing goods store thls sign: Shirt Constructor . There Is a furnishing goods store in New York that displays, amonp otbnr signs, one marked 'Shirter There used to be another furnishing goods store in this city with a sign reading. as re member it, Shirt Builder, but Shirt Constructor is new as far as know. |"
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25
A Delicate Compliment.

No more elegant compliment was ever paid to a preacher than that of King Louis XIV of France to Jean Ba- tiste M2sillOn, bishop of Clermont Said he: 'I have heard many great preachers, and the effect they produced on me was that I felt thoroughly satis- fled with them. Every time I heard you l was dissatisfied with myself" !"
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25
Making It Easy.

Old John S-- was rural postman in a west country district and in a rather rough fashion was also an anna teur dentist. On his rounds one day he met a certain farmer about to start for a six mile ride to town for the purpose of getting an aching tooth drawn. On seeing old John, however, the farmer, distracted with pain, determined to test the old mans skill as tooth puller. A pair of somewhat rusty pliers was pro duced, and after few tugs the tooth was held up for the farmer to see, who exclaimed:
 "Why, John, you've drawn the wrong tooth! That is a sound oneP
 'I know that, maister, said John, "but now can get at the other handi- CT. "-Pearson' Weekly.
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An Analysis.

"What did that young man call this poem?" asked the editor.
 "A satire |"
 And that implies that he is show ing the uselessness and absurdity of something"
 ''I believe so. '"
 Well, there's only one guess that I can make concerning this, and that is that it is satire on poetry. "-Wash- iDgton Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25
Do Not Pamp Too Hard.

It should be horne in mind that tires, wien they have been ridden for some time, are much more liable to damage than when they are new. Even assuming that they have been taken care of and the moisture has not been allowed to penetrate and rot the fabric. it is likely that the tire will have been reduced in strength by wear, and some caution must therefore be exercised in pumping.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25
Addition to a We'll Known Proverb.

I remember to have been told by a late brother o1iceT, who was well read man, that this proverb was of Portu- guese origin and that 1t ran, Hell is paved with good intentions and rooted with lost opportunities. Notes and Queries
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25

A mlnTi in Staffordshire recently dis covered petrlfied arm imbedded in the solld stone or ore. The peculiarity of the arm lies in the fact that the elbow joint can be made to move to and fro as though it consisted of flesh and blood.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25

The national flower of England is the rose, of France the lily, of Scotland the thistle and of Ireland the shamrock.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25
A Different Matter.

The Man (expectantly)-Then you will be my wife?
 The Girl-No, indeed. I simply said loved you.-New York Ledger.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25

The intellect has only one failing, which, to be sure, is very considerable one. It has no conscience. Lowell.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25
To Live.

To live is to have justice, truth, req son, devotion, probity, sincerity. com mon sense, right and duty welded into the heart t-Victor Hugo.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25

The London Spectator says 1000 ot the Irish constabulary with rifles would restore the worst mob of Constantinople to comparative sanity in ten minutes
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-25
AN EPIDEMIC OF GOLF.
Spread of the Game on Both
 Sides of the Atlantic.
WHERE SKILL AND SCIENCE COME IN
Uniformities of Style In Most Great Play ers-Ouick and Round Swings In strik- ing-FundamentaI Principles Often Lost Sight Of In Mannerisms.

Golf is increasing in popularity in Eng land and is rapidly spreading throughout America. In the larger cities it is already epidemic. Ten years ago, when the game first began to be popular in England. there was no end to the people who pre-. dicted that it was only craze and would pass. The same prediction, it will be re called, was made about cycling, but golf like cycling, has grown despite denuncia tions of heroic sportsmen, who say tha only old men and weak young men wh' cannot play football and cricket favor 1t Women as well as men are fascinated by golf and the champion of England, MISS E c. Orr, is certainly not among the class that can properly be termed either old or weak She is an ideal athlete, and much of the popularity of tha game is doubtless due to the association of the best women with it.
 The evolution of golf has demonstrated the advantages of certain styles of playing. It is noticeable that leading experts drive
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-14
DEPARTMENT PERSONALS.

Ensign A n Davis paid Secretary Long
q formal visit yesterday.
Chief Clerk w. ]. Michael, of the State
Depa rtrnent, will enter upon his duties
in that office tomorrow.
Can't John A Johnson, Eighth Cavalry,
today called ,on Secretary Alger. The
CAPTAIN is in this city on leave of absence.
Chief Naval Constructor Hichborn has
gone to Newport News on business Which
will detain him there for two or three
days. -
The busiest Army official at the War De-
partme Mt is AHjutant General Ruggles. He
has personal supervision over the greater
portion OF the extensive official CORE
spondence connected with the Army.
When Lieutenant Commander Thomas c.
Mclean. attached to the bureau of naviga-
ton, leaves that place, June /, for other
duty, he will be missed by many who have
business in the navigation department.
Chief Engineer Walter NJ. McF arland, OF
she Bureau of Steam Engineering, will
represent the department at the meeting
of the Society Of Naval Architecture and
Steam Engineering to meet in July in
England.
1t is said that Secretary Alger and Sec
rotary Bliss are the two wealthiest men,
bers of the Cabinet. Secretary Ayers
fortune is largely invested in the lumber
business and railroads, and Secretary Bliss
has his cash secured by bonds, stocks and
railroads Both men own considerable real
estate.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-14
Ills WIFE RETURNED.
Giants Spouse, Believed TO Be Dead.
Unexpectedly Turns Up Alive.

Toms Riysr. May -, 4-sMgrss. cara
uansI whose mysterious disappearance
over a year ago led to the belief that
she had beert murdered, has returned
safe and Well. thus ending sensation that
reigned for weeks hereabouts. Mrs Cant
lived with her husband, Charles Cant. a
fisherman, Oh the south side of Toms River.
In February, 1896, she disappeared.
A month or two afterward their little
boy, about twelve years old, was seen
crying along the road by nelghbor, and
when asked What was the matter, replied
that his mother had come home the night
before; that she and his father had guar
reled that his father hit his mother over
the head and then dragged her out doors,
returning some time during the night With
out her.
Soon afterward reports were circulated
about the finding of the body of Clara
Cant in several different places, but All
of them proved false. Cant declared his
wife had run away with his fishing part
ner, and lie knew where she was. About
this time the corpse of a woman, whose APP
pearance and clothing was similar 20 That
% Clara Cant, washed ashore on the state
Island beach, evidently the victim Of 1Cul
play, and the belief that this was the last
chapter in Clara Giants life became strong
er and stronger.
Last summer CANT married again. Id
ing to the belief that he knew bis wife
was gone forever Now that she has Ie-
turned she says she VIII have nothing TO
do with Cant, whose second wife, Miss
TIce, OF Manchester, left him and went
back To her mother within few weeks
after the wedding.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-14
Circulation Statement.
WASHINGTON. FRIDAY, MAY IA
Salisbury and the Seals.

If reports from London are to be relied
Oil, Secretary Sherman has met with a
rebuff from Lord Salisbury. commensurate
with the offsnse Of this country in reject.
ing tie wholly disinterested and sancu
nlonious arhitration overtures of our British
cousins 1t is stated that Great Britain
declines To revise the rules laid down
by the Paris tribunal, pending an ar
rangcnlent TO prevent destruction Of the
seal nerd
II is very plain that the marquis is angry.
and we do not wonder at it, Several of the
greatest objects OF British diplomacy have
been destroyed through our unwiIlingness
TO make American subServicnt to British
interests. aud we ought to expect a GER
tain amount OF recalcitration. The injury
must be great to even temporarily destroy
the shrewd commercial instinct which is
tie ma ked charact eristIc OF English
craftsmanship. II nothing is done to de-
ter or prevent extinction OF the seals,
considerable English industry viii have
% go out Of the business, or else attempt
20 replace the soft and expensive fur
of our pribyIof resources with the home
grown ska. Of the London wharf rat.
Probably the incensed sentiment Of her
majesty's foreign office may lie appease
after time, and more reasonable Coun-
scls prevail If not, we shall be COM
PEELED to take the matter into our own
hands and xiii of the entire herd at the
season when it is susceptible OF being
corraled on the Pribylefs.
The trouble with Lord Salisbury and
other foreign influences, deluded into the
belief that they have been elected TO the
Controlling power over all Americanaff
il that they have been treating with an
clement on this side that does not yet
definitely control the public. 1t con-
troiS the Republican party, but the fallacy
of assuming that this means control OF
the nation is disappearing in the light of
recent development Is, and viii finally
explode in the elections Of 1895.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-14
SAID nc" AND MEANT II.
Girl Strikers Went Out to Lnn IN
and Stayed Out.

Trenton, y. j., May l4.-When the neon
whistles blew Wednesday 100 girls tripped
cheerily out of tie doors OF tile Stanley
shirt factory, in the outskirts OF this
city, and, sitting down on the grass, ate
their lunch THIS was not an unusual thing
on pleasant days, and the overseer said
never a word When the whistle shrek
announced thatit was time 20 resume work
the girls remained on the grass, end at
last the overseer went out to see if they
had rot taken root in the ground
The girls were alive and alert, and W en-
they We're asked why they didn't go to
work they replied that they had truck
I'VE won't do another stitch Of work in
that factory" said an independent miss,
until we get more pay"
This announcement staggered the over
seer, and when he asked them how much
increase they wanted they said: Twice
as much as we are getting" The over
seer "oaxed the girls 10 work until he
could talk the matter over with the pro-
urietors, but they said mo" and stuck
to It
you can tell the owners of the factory"
said the leader OF the strikers, that we
can't work for starvation wa ges any Ion ger.
We are now paid 35 cents n dozen for
pressing shirts, and we want So, and we
don't go to work till we get it" The
demand of the girls was not granted, and
they finally lined up and marched home.
The shirt factory is a large establishment,
with about 800 employees, mostly girls.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-14
MISSING FROM HER HOME.
All Trace Has Been Lost of Mrs.
Mary McCamp.

Norfolk, Va, May Ii Mrs. Mary bic
Camp disappeared from her home in this
city Tuesday afternoon, ana since that time
all trace of her has been lost. Mrs Nc
Camps husband is maChlnist, employed
at ne shipyard, and was ordered away
on the Cunhoat Nashville, which is now at
Long Island sound The couple have re-
sided happily in this city for the past few
years.
M McCamp only recently purchased a
lot near the shipyard and Is having house
built thereon Mrs McCamp has taken
great interest in the work as it has pro-
crossed on her new home, and when last
seen was on her way to inspect it. Her
friends are very much alarmed for her
safety. as she is supposed to have had con
siderable money about her person. The
police have failed to find any trace e tile
missing woman since she left the house she
has been occupying.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-14

be done. There is really no more reason
why u traveller should be obliged TO come
into chose contact with disagreeable peo-
pie on board a boat than in a hotel. Most
people would be willing TO pay little
more for room alone, and to put up with
little less space. inasmuch as the state
room is rarely used for anything except
sleeping In fact, when 1t comes to
storm it is just as well to have that much
less space for things to bump around and
mix themselves up with the furniture,
the passenger and each other A single
stateroom on a large steamer would af-
ford room for trunk, berth and shelf
or rack above the berth for parcels. The
rest Of the necessary furniture could be
slowed in very, very small space; and
much would be added to the comfort Of
the traveller.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-14
MADE \ TARGET OF HIS WIFE.
dubbed Her aud Held Her Against
Bed To Shoot AT.

Wellsboro, Pa., May 14-Mrs. william
Odell, of Nelson, Tioga county, who was
recently shot In the head by her husband
who is now in jail nj Addison, has made a
sworn ante Ttem statement to Coroner
AIdriCh, in which She charges Odell with
murderous cruelty.
She declares that before shooting ter
OGell clUhDedher. BE then heldheragdinst
the bed ana shot her in the face, the bullet
entering al tire nose. This was early In
the afternoon, and he refused to go for a
doctor until o clock tina night, at which
hour lie went to Ter fathers house and
told her parents that she had hurt herself
The woman was at first afraid TO contra
dict this statement, thinking her usDaId
would again try to kill her.
After Odeli had been arrested the officers
obtained conclusive evidence Of his having
set fire to the barn on the farm OF Mrs.
Sarah Strait, which was destroyed about
three weeks ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-14
KICKED IN HIS COFFIN.
a Hypnotist's Subject Objected to
Being Buried.

Hamilton, Ont, May 14-'Prof.' Fer
ris, hypnotist, Tuesday night, put Fred
Smith under CONTROL placed him in q
coffin, and buried him in a vacant lot,
with a ventilatin shaft leading into the
coffin. Ferris promised that his subject
would remain under ground for three days.
At noon Wednesday persons at the grave
heard Smith crying: For Gods sake, LIT
me out of hereI'' He was dug up The
professor explained that Smith had not
been sufficiently hypnotized. The young
man said his agony when he found himself
buried was terrible. The authorities win
interfere with any attempt at similar ex-
hititions here.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-14
SINGLE SfnfprnnInS.

Two generations ago man, sta wing o I
@ hotel, seldom thought OF asking for a
room t. himself. 1t was generally under
stood that room meant half room and
half bed, washstand ana bureau; and if
there happened TO be but one chair, half
Of that Sometimes three, four, or even
a greater number OF individuals were re-
uuired 70 sleep Ia the same apartment II
did not make any difference whether they
had seen each other before or not, or
whether some Of them might be pick
pockets or undesirable companions from
n social point Of view; those were the in
convenebces TO be expected in travelling.
This state OF things has passed away, and
Shere are in all hotels single rooms TO be
had at a reasonable figure. But on steam
ers the Old hotel rule stin holds. II the
passenger wishes stateroom for him.
self he must pay double price, and be may
have the luck to fall in with congenial
companion and he may not
II is perfectly possible on the modern
steamer to afford room for single state
rooms, and within few years this should
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-14
COMMISSIONERS, NOTICE.

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
The DISTRICT or COLUMBIA-Nas ASH
1ngton. ID. g., May D, S97 Notice is given
That Tile Commissioners OF the District OF
Columbia intend 70 make the following
named improvements. which are, IN Their
judgment, necessary Tor the public healtn.
SAFETY or CONF OrJ. assessments Tor One-hdlr
the cost O + the same Will be made as pro
vlded for in public act No. III approved
August z. 1894. Parties who are inter
eSted In The proposed Work are uOuned
that the said COmTni sSiOners VIII give
hearing at the District building on the
Z4th day or May, 1897, at IL a. m, 20
any persons who may object thereto:
Lay cement side ak upon the east side OF
Brgbtw0Od avenue from a Foint 80. 45
1eet north OF tennessee street 20 Shepherd
road: total estimated Cost, $500, OBe-halT
the cost u be assessed against the prop
erty aDuttIng on the east SIDE Of said street
between the abOvelinhts JOHN W. ROSS,
GEOkGE TRUESDELL. W 81. BLACK,
commissioners. ID. e. N.Y. q ,l4,l5
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-14
ATTACKED BY HYDROPRoBIA.
One of Three Children Bitten by a
Mad Dog Has Commissions.

OnancJok, Va, May -Informationa has
gust been received here that one OF the
ulrae children of Mr. George Tankard, OF
Northampton county, who were bitten
some weeks ago by mad dog, has been
attacked hv hydrophobia. and Is suffering
from commissions every hour.
These children were bitten 10y a large dog
that belonged to Mi Taukard, and about
two weeks later they were taken TO the
Northern Neck OF Virginia to be treated
vii III a maidstone, but as 80 much time had
elapsed since they were bitten the mad
stone was not applied
The little hoy, WHO'S now suffering from
the effects CT the bite, is about four years
Old. and his wounds the time appeared
u be slighter than those OF the others
All the children were bitten in the face,
and serious results are feared for the other
two