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The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
Emisrants Go Elsewhere.

The treasury department at Wash ington has prepared the figures show ing the immigration for July. They show q total immigration of II, 756, against 21,476 for the corresponding month last year. This decrease is considered rather remarkable, i'll view of the stimulus in business conditions in the United States during the last few months, experience having dem onstrated that the tide of immigration to the United States follows closely the opportunities which exist here for those seeking better conditions under which to make the struggle for life. During the past few years of depres- sion immigration steadily decreased. Last year the total was less than the number which came in single year from Germany alone.-Springteld CMass) Republican.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
A superstitious Soldier.

Lord Wolseiey mekes no secret of the fact that he is extremely superstitious; indeed, he once owned, in a letter to the members of the Thirteen Club, that while in Ireland he had worn out sev- eral hatbrims through saluting single magpies, and that he would not, lon any account" walk under a ladder. He also believes in ghosts, and can tell some exceedingly strange stories of regimental specters. It would be cu- rious to discover whether this renown- ed soldier has ever planned any mili- tary engagement upon the dreaded Fri. day
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
DOM PAUL's STATE COACH.

been trying for years to have him put on more frills, but the simple olo Dutchman has horror of Ostentaton and expense-particular expense.
 A few years ago he was almost wild with the toothache. His family, his councillors, his friends besought him tC have the tooth out. At last loom Paur decided to go to dentist. Arriving at the man of tortures office, the South African President asked what it would cost to have the offending member out The sum demanded was equivalent to $I25. Never" said loom Paul." and, feeling in his capaciOus pockets for his clasp-knife, he pried out the molar with his own rightshand.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
More Territory for EnpIand

The rapid rise of the land about Hud- son Bay is said to be the most remark able gradual upheaval of an extensive region ever known. Driftwood-covered beaches are now twenty to sixty or sev- enty feet above the water, new islands have appeared and many channels and all the old harbors have become too shallow for ships. At the present rate this shallow bay will disappear in a few centuries, adding a vast area of dry land or salt marsh to British terri tory in America
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
MENTAL TRAINING.
President Andrews Speaks on Defects
 in Modern Education.


 President B. Benjamin Andrews, of Brown University, writing in the Cos mopolitan Magazine, says:
 Pupils minds do not grow as they should under processes of education. Even the amount of facts which the in proportion to his advantages; and this notwithstanding the circumstance that modern education is to a painful extent nothing but a painful heaping togethe~ of facts. The poverty of think ing power is still more deplorable. Young people end their studies with fabby minds, unable to analyZe keen ly or to generalize truthfully or far. This comes out clearly when they un- dertake to write. The bad quality ot the written work done by fresh col lege graduates is notorious. Not to mention commencement orations and theses, usually the most arid and awk ward compositions imaginable, young doctors of philosophy, brilliant special iSts in their chosen lines, not seldom compose altogether wretchedly. Wry grammar and a shocking choice of words are not their worst faults. It is the higher traits of rhetoric which sui fer most. The report, newspaper arti cle, essay, treatise, or whatever the writing is, lacks unity, continuity ant progress. The discussion is begun with ] points that ought to come later. Ar | guments, if any, are not arrayed, but l hopelessly jumbled. The author say: what he does not mean; often contra diets himself, and not seldom end: without giving the reader any cleal idea of the view which he would like to present. These are the results o1 general mental confusion. The depart ment of rhetoric is never wholly, an( hardly ever mainly, responsible fo them. The. trouble is that the whol, mental training has been defective.
 Worst of all, the majority of ou students, even at maturity, are dis tressingly lacking in moral enthusiasm They unduly prize money, fame anC success. They are at peace with th' world. Their sense of justice is lax Great principles and great causes fai to appeal to them strongly. To sum up they know too little; they think toc little, and they care too little abou highest things.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

A citizen of New Brunswick, N. J., has suggested the establishment of a penal colony in Alaska-a sort of Amer ican Siberia, founded, however, on hu- manitarian principles. He would send all Federal prisoners to the mining re- gions there to dig for gold, the Govern ment operating the mines systematical- ly by prison labor. His plan contem- plates that the miners should receive regular mining wages. the proceeds to be used, first, in payment of the cost of transportation and their support; sec ond, in paying for the support of their families-the remainder to constitute fund by which, on the expiration of their terms of imprisonment, they might be placed in possession of means co begin life anew, with a prospect of becoming self-supporting and respected citizens. While 1t might be gratifying to the people of the States to he re heved of the presence of so many of the criminal classes, there are several facts (Which would initiate against the prac- tical success of the scheme. One of these Is the cost of guarding a large body of prisoners so far from the base of supplies in order to prevent their es-
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
Saved By His Colt.

A Connecticut correspondent tells of a curious case of intervention by a colt which saved her owner from serious in- jury at Quaker Hill. Sylvester Jerome Is the proud owner of the animal. He went to the pasture a few days ago to bring home a calf. He succeeded in getting a rope around the animals when the creature rebelled and set up a lusty cry for help. The mother of the calf and the rest of the stock in the pasture, including two bulls, one of them six years old, heard the cry, and from the distant part of the field where they were feeding, rushed madly to the rescue. An angry bull, with head low cred, tongue out, and fire in his eyes, Is not a pleasant object to contemplate. Mr. Jerome decided to let the calf gO or what, perhaps, was better, run away and live to fight another day" At that moment Kitty, the colt, in another field, hearing the commotion, seemed to take In the situation at once, and, with head up and heels flying, she came, and, wheeling suddenly, dashed between her owner and the infuriated cattle, and then, kicking, biting and striking, she drove them back. One of the bulls was determined to stand his ground, but the plucky colt kicked and bit him un- til he retired. She followed the bull till he was at the further end of the field, and then trotted back and stood by MT. Jerome until the calf was out of the lot and the gate shut.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

The Pennsylvania law imposing tax of cents a day upon all alien labor CTS in the State has stirred up the Chi nese, who cannot evade it by becoming citizens, and money is being raised to test the law in the courts. It Is believ- ed the statute will be knocked out; but in the meantime 1t has led to the nat uralization of many foreigners who are no credit to the citizenship of Pennsyl- vania, because they became citizens only to avoid the tax, and not because they are loyal to the Government.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

While this country has been engaged in the development of the electric rail way the countries of Europe, especially France and England, have been giving attention to vehicles propelled by other than horse power. One reason for this divergence is the excellence of the streets and roads in Europe and the conservative policy there ill regard to allowing railway tracks on the avenues. The result of the different lines of eX- pertinent has been the advancement of the electric railway in the United States beyond all comparison, while in Eu- rope the motor carriages, or automo- piles, as they are called in France, have no rivals elsewhere. Our ZealOuS devO- ton to the electric railway places us so far ahead in its practical application that large electric equipments for Lon- don and Dublin have been ordered in this country. Though Europe leads at present in motor carriages, the varieties are so many that their most desirable form is still an open question. But enough is known to assure the complete practical success of the hOrselesS car riage, both for public and private uses. It is no longer in doubt in either the mechanical or the economic sense. In Paris, at least 2,000 automobiles are in public use, and they are becoming com mon in other large French cities. The French prefer carriages driven by naphtha or petroleum engines for the l lighter traffic, and those driven by steam for heavier service. The London electric cabs, which are multiplying in the streets and are run at the regular cab fare, are propelled by storage bat teries. A score of electric cabs, with storage batteries, are running in the streets of New York. They seat two passengers and are popular at the legal rate of 50 cents an hour. Some heavier vehicles to seat three or four persons have been ordered at a cost of $2,500 each, the storage batteries of which are charged from a regular commercial light current.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

The unfortunate coal miners are not the only people in this country who are reduced to desperate straits. In New York City one day last week a brother and sister were found starving and the latter died before help could be had for her. On the same day man was pick ed up so faint from hunger and so near death that his stomach would not re- tain the food which was given him, and in another part of town a mother and her infant were found in similar con- dition. All this within reach of a score of charitable organizations of which these miserable people were ignorant.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

The assassination of ruler in a civ ilized nation is always an act of lunacy. 1t cannot advance the cause which the assassin seeks to promote. On the con- trary, It strengthens, by the help which human sympathy brings, the cause rep resented by the victim of the crime. This fact nakes such a murder as that of CanovaS an act of lunacy. It shows the loss of reason-of the faculty that applies means to an end, that adapts a cause to the effect that is to be pro- duced. But it is not irresponsible lun- acy in the eye of the criminal law nor in tme eye of justice. The assassins who have ended the lives of rulers in other countries were not different in their mental temperature from Wilkes Booth or Guiteau, the two historical American assassins. All were alike crazy, like otaer men with a homicidal mania, who destroy life and whose cases occupy a large part of the atten- ton of the criminal courts. The case of PrendergaSt, who aSSaSSinated Mayor Harrison of Chicago, is one of the same class. A man who has sense enough to procure weapon for the purpose of using 1t to destroy life-who has the forethOught and deliberation to ascer- tain the habits of a man whom he is following with homicidal intent, whose cunning inspires him with a knowledge as to how and where he can best carry Into effect his murderOus purpOse-is sane for all the ends required in the ad- ministratiOn of criminal justice. The plea of insanity in capital trials is in most cases false plea. Strong as may be our sympathy with the struggling patriots of Cuba, we can have no sym pathy for the crime of a skullking as- sassin who commits murder in the name and under the plea of patriotism. It is to be feared that this awful crime has set back the cause of Cuban eman- cipation a decade, if not a generation.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
A Lioness Shows Her Wit,


 An interesting exhibition of lion wit has been seen for the past few days in the cage of Rose, the liOneSs, and her three cubs in the Central Park Menag- erie, New York City. The cubs, one female and two males, were born about month ago. They have since been allowed the shelter of a small box, with hole cut in 1t large enough for them to get in and out of the box. The cubs seemed to think that the object of life was to get in and out of that hole in the box. So they almost wore themselves out at that occupation, scraped the fur partly off their sides, and made their mother nervous by their continual egress and ingress.
 When her patience had given out, the mother would catch one of the cubs by the back of the neck and thrust 1t into the house. But it would always get out while she was after the others. She could never succeed in getting them all in.
 The other morning the mother, after several days of hard thinking, con- triYed to get the upper hand. The cubs had been playing about the cage, sometimes ill the box and sometimes out. In grand rush all got into the box at one time. The lioness had ap- parently been paying no attention to them, but as soon as she saw that all were inside she got up quickly from the corner where she had been lying and walked over to the little box Then she lay down with her back to the hole and stopped it up. The cubs squeaked piteously for ten minutes, but it was of no avail.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

Reform is needed in baseball, says the Washington Post. As a matter of fast, the atmosphere of the game Is becoming offensive to decent and self respecting folks. The hoodlum Is too much in evidence, too obviously the crOny and familiar of the official, too patently the patron of the game. If the managers of the league are satisfied with this arrangement well and good. That is their affair. But if they want to keep the respectable clients they still have and to win back those they have already estranged, the sooner they in- stitute reforms in the direction here in- dicated the better for all concerned.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

St. Paul Pioneer Press: Our whole system of taxation is q muddIe or aD- surditfes and contradictions. It VIII probably be half century or more De- fore our American Legislatures will be- gin to put taxation on basis of com mon sense and equity. Until then we must get along the best we can with the imperfect agencies provided for the administration of imperfect laws.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

women, apparently, are taking no nart in an Gctive discussion now going cn as to wh.ther or not they are nerv- GUS ;lecade'lts. They are too busy catch ing burglars and performing similar athletic feats to give their views at length on the subject.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
Poor Sport.

T understand you have just been on a little cruise with Hershof on his new yacht. How is he; much of a saiior?"
 Sailor? Why, that man doesn't un- derstand the first principles of yacht ing. He hadn't a thing on board, cx- cept water, to drink. ."-Cleveland Lead CT
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
Mutually Interested

'So that young man wants to marry you?" said MabePs father. 'Yes," was the reply.
 :'Do you know how much his salary isT'
 ''No. But it's an awfully strange co incidence"
 What do you mean?"
 Herbert asked me the very same question about you"
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

A St. Louis citizen who walked into a hospital the other night carrying his nose in his hand explained that It hao been bitten off in the course Of per fectIy friendly fight" If possible. we advise him to avoid a1 unfriendly set-to vrffb fhof fellow
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

The Ottawa Herald says that John Thatcher was arrested for carrying a 144-caIiber revolver" That sounds as If it were written by somebody who had suddenly looked into that revolver.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
Fish Arc sbort-Ai.iltod

All fish and Othe- creatures that live below the surface Of the water are short-sighted.
 Of what use to them would long sight be when, at q comparatively shallow depth, the rauge of vision Is limited, from lackof nght, 10 only g. few yards2 ? The result is the crystalline lens of q (ish's eye is bulged ro an almost spher- lcal shape, and the fsa must live in a world of surprise. seeing things loom up suddenly cut Of 8 fog.
 The nets VIC stretch for them would hardly take fish, ar least in daylight, If they could see 6s we do in air.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
n1.L,un the Best of It

Aid (charging furiously up)-General the enemy has captured our left wing What shall we do?
 The commander-Fly with the other Philadelphia Inquirer
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
Naar It.

Dinky-He was an all-round athlete at college was he not?
 Hinky-Yes; an all-round athlete never in it.-Up-to-Date.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

Isn't there some way by which the Iangtry family can be induced to go away to some quiet place and get US diyorcing done in private?
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
LOOM PAUL" COACH.

South African President Putting on
 FriIIs in His Old Age.
 loom Paul" has at last set up a state coach, to the surprise and delight of his subjects. The faithful Boers have
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

The Salvation Army has at present five principal stations in Germany-in Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Essen and Eouigs berg.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY

Another man has died from the er- fleets of Jersey mosquitoes Diue' WI! not muzzle them?
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
Sweet Girl.

I kissed her lightly on the cheek,
 Her face blazed up, as l could see; I thought in scathing terms she'd speak
 She turned the other cheek to me! Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
Biscuits.

"You should have heard Smith crack ing up his wife's biscuits this morn ing"
 'I believe I did hear him. I thought at the time he was chopping wood."- Truth.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
Eeadef l7or nH.

She-I' see that q young lady town East somewhere was cured Of hfc. coughing by eating Ice cream.
 He (with great presence of mind)- Yes, but you know the old saying, "What Is one mans cure may be an other mans poison. Cleveland Lead
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27
Forgiving small Injuries.

How often are our feelings hurt by a sharp look, a sarcastic laugh or an IT, tempered remark Our ignorance in some common branch may be exposed to laughter, a thougltless slip of the tongue, jeered at or careless mistake be received V.Jb derisive laughter. What feeling of anger surges through one! Months may pass, the amused spectator vii have forgotten the inci- dent. but the scene is scared on 0ne's memory, perhaps never to be forgotten nor forgiven.
 These little sights are harder to for give than big injuries. they raukle and sting, and seem to grow to huge propor- tions. Being brooded over, they seem like the deepest insults How are we to treat these m0cling foes?
 First think carefully on both sides. The scoffer proba ply aL once forgot the incident. Is 1t voe.a while then to cher ish q dislike aealnst an unconscious foe who can never make reparatton?
 Might you not have laughed # the cases ndu DeeL AG' 1t ott toANo4e y puA- . self with the thought that If you nave made one such blandel he has probably made ten. Eve ood5 1las. Next. make a resolution to forgive and forget the slight, and dc you b. more careful about scoffiing at other peoples mis- takes.
 The greatest surgeon may not know who wrote Henry Esmond. nor the greatest artist the situation of Moscow, but are they not croat all the same?
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

Somehov. when an old maid finally succeeds lu getting married, her baby never looks just right
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

Your hand is never the worse for do Ing your own work
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

After q girl Is 28 years old. she doesn't believe h long engagements
The St. Johns herald., 1897-11-27

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-07
Methods.
at Any Time.
y and LOM-Price SELLING!
They the results of right plans made far in adj

Pure Linen Double satin-Damask, ful
bleached yards wide, 81 quality, 10
69c. yard.
Pure Linen Table Damask, 25c. regular
price this sale Y lie. yard.
Turkey-Red Table Damask, guaranteed
fast color, SOC. quality, for 81 lie. yard
Turkey-Red Table Damask, Ice. quality
for $3.50. yard.
BIcached Cotton TwiIled Crash
Toweiiing, DC. quality for Use.
yard.
you expect 10 pay Sc. yard, this sale
for l-2c. yard.
80 dozen Fine siatin-Damask and HucH
Towels, knotted fringe open work, ana
hemstitched 80 and 40c. values, for sc
each.
Some few hints from our large
stock of advanced styles of Spring
Wash Fabrics.
Pure Linen Grenadine-Pattern Batiste.
TO be made over your favorite color
40c. value, for Csc a yard.
Imported Dresden and PersianD Design
Organizes, only a few select designs
received, zoe. will be the price later on,
to induce early purchasers price will
be 29c. a yard.
Very Fine Organize, with the newest
designs in dark and light grounds,
fabric sheer enough to make over, col
ored lining same patterns as you Will
find I'm French goods, l5c. yard.
RoXbury Cloth, Battle-Ground Wash
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u 1-2c. n yard.
Yard-Wide. Extra Heavy Percales. with
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-07
Notion Counter.

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Aluminium Thimbles, 1c.
Tailors &C. Thimbles 1c.
10c. Patent Linen Tape Measures, 90.
Lindsay Safety-Pins. &c. paper.
All-Sllk Seam Binding. sc. a piece.
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Clark's Mile-End Spool Cotton, &c. SPOOL
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one dozen papers Hair-Pins, Be-
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Warranted Fast-Red Working Cotton,
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Barbours Linen Thread, &c. spool.
&c. Cabinet Steel Hair-Pns, 1c.
Sc. Curing-Irons, 1c.
Little Princess Curler. &c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-07
Extraordinary Bargainsir
Winter Underwear.

Mems $50 Natural-Wool Shirts, in large
sizes, CSC.
Mems 75c. Natural-Wool and Cancels
Hair Shirts and Drawers for soc. each.
Mems SOC Natural Wool and White
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Ladies' sc. White Ribbed Vests for l6c
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