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The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08

am bound to think the remedy Is an excel lent one, and do not hesitate to recommend it to the suffering"
 To postpone at s1ch vital time as this regulating the nerves and purifying the blood is a serious mistake. Men and women distressed by nervous troubles or the effects of impure blood cannot afford now to lose day before taking advantage of Paine's celery compound
 In order to avoid disappointment accept nothing but Paine's celery compound. A clerk who tries to sell something else than what people ask for is evidently not disin- terested. He has an eye to profits more than to the good of customers.
 There can be no substitute for Paines eel cry compound.
 This has been shown time and time again in cases where persons, too easily led, have carried home something besides Paines eel cry compound, and have failed to get the decided benefit they had hoped for.
 The strongest indOrsement ever received for this great spring remedy-and no rem- edy ever compared with Paine's celery com- pound in the character and the number of the witnesses to its efficiency-the strongest indorsement 1t eve received did not over estimate or exaggerate Tn the least it's un- ! rivalled power of making people well.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08

Within the past year, among the thou sands of hearty testimonials to the wonder ful curative powers of Paines celery com pound that have been received by Wells, Richardson X Company-among the thou sands of grateful letters received from every state and town in the country, there have come no less than six hearty inducements from members of the national house of rep resentatives.
 All were willing that their experience should be published, believing rightly that they might thus do good to others.
 In these columns have already been pub lished the letters received from Congress men Meredith, Bell, Grout and Powers.
 Now comes a letter from Congressman Robert Neill of Arkansas, as follows:
 My home is at Batesville, Ark During the last spring and summer my eldest daughter, then F years of age, was in very poor health, suffering from general debil- ity, nervous prostration and frequent slight levers. She had the best medical attention, but apparently with little benefit. In the latter part of September last while still feeble, she began the use of Paine's celery compound, and improved in health con- tinuously. In three months she had fully | recovered, and is now ill perfect health. I
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08
Didn't Locate It,

Gr. H. F. Fisk, principal of the acad- emy of the Northwestern university, is all exact man, says the Chicago Inter Ocean. He has made it rule that for all ab- sences from recitations his students shall write out reasons ill full why they were away and what recitations were missed. One day Dr. Fisk received a note as follows:
 'On account of the earache, headache, stomach ache and cramps was unable to attend algebra at s a. m., grammar at 10 a. m. and English at p. m.'
 Dr. Fisk excused the student, but at the same time took occasion to rebuke him for not stating ill his letter where he had cramps.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08
Two Horses.

The editor of the New York Chris tian Advocate leaIa,cl net IoH6 since from a coachman that horses are not unlike human beings. He writes;
 Riding in friend $ carriage one day, ve noticed that the cOachnan made con- stant efforts to restrain one of the horses and to hasten the other. As the pair were handsome and perfectly mated, we said ''What is the difference between these horses, that you are con- stantly touching up one and holding in the Other?''
 Said he: ''The one that I whip can- not possibly overwork himself will not say that he is lazy, but he is so made that he never can and never will do himself any damage. It would be impossible to whip him so hard that he would hurt himself The other can trot a mile in less than 2:25, and he would trot from the love of it until he drop ped dead. Hot or cold, he does his best. :"
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08
s1OO REWARD. s1OO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and muco us surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the fouuda- ton Of the disease, and giving the patient strength hy building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work The proprietorS have so much faith in its cura- tive powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
 Address, F. CHENEY & O., Toledo. O.
 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08
HIS BACK UP.

When Noah blew his horn, the camel bumped himself to get aboard, ana oy a curious freak he stayed bumped all his lie. Lunbage or lame back humps mans nack simply because he cannot straighten himself on account of the stiffness and soreness nc, companying r the ailment. Nature helped fhe camel to his hump for special Purr pose. Nature will help man to get rid di2 0i bis hump right of if he uses St yac0os sch Ul because the character of the trouble IS such that it needs just such remedy 10 ~aLnli 1ad soften and straighten out te ESe Neob down to tho n-esent time men have had lame backs, hnt PpnIv since the introduction of St: Jacobs 0I ba: inc hest cure for it been known; fnmbago really disables, but st. Jacobs Cy1 OiI enables one to attend to business without losS of time
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08
THE UMBRELLA.
It Has Been Known and Used For Thou
 sands of Years.

1t Has Been Known and Used For Thou
 sands of Years.
 Possibly many of you suppose that the umbrella Is a modern invention, but it is not. Both as an emblem of rank and as a protection from sun and rain it is of very ancient origin. Though the materials used in the manufacture have been constantly changing, the general construction of the frame has been changed but little in thousands of years.
 Egyptian and Ninevite sculptures of the earliest dates have many representa- tions of the umbrella, but it is invari- ably in connection with royalty. It was always held over the head of a monarch when he rode in his chariot and at his great open air feasts. In some of the Hindoo sculptures Vishnu is represented carrying an umbrella when going on a visit to the internal regions.
 We find frequent references to the umbrella in the Greek poets, for it's use was quite fashionable among women of high rank in Greece. In the middle ages it was an emblem of rank in the church. Umbrellas were carried over cardinals and bishops in solemn processions, and all of the large cathedrals owned one or more umbrellas that were kept for use on such occasions
 The Chinese adopted the umbrella at a very early period ip their history. and for many centuries Were the only people that did not confne it's use to the king and princes of the blood However, they permitted only men of wealth and high position to carry them The common people protected themselves from the elements by making their hats broad and u.N4yTc1Ia shaped.
 From the time that they established their empire the Japanese have made much use of the umbrella It is also used throughout India, but it is a mark of rank in Burma and Siam. One of the titles of the king of Burma is Lord of the Twenty-fOur Umbrellas. He uses white silk umbrellas, and no other per. son is permitted to use white one. The princes of the blood each have, as a mark of distinction, two gilt um brellas, with handles 10 or 15 feet il length. Tine other officers of the state have but one.
 From early drawings 1t seems proba ble that the umbrella was introduced into Europe ill the fourteenth century but it did not come into general use un til about 1700.-Philadelphia Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08
(To BE CONTINUED
Salaries Earned by Successful Buyer

Salaries Earned by Successful Buyers.
 A good buyer who year after year ln- creases his business and the reputation of his department, who leaves for tE' semiannual inventory clean and de- sirable stock-one who, i'll fact, has the genius of money making-is paid sal ary in the big houses of from So, 900 to S10,00 and often percentage on the yearly increase of his sales. In some of the largest departments number of the most capable buyers thus receive as much as $50, 900 year and are regard ed as cheap at that, fact which can be readily understood when it is remem- bered that ill single department of a great shop selling, say, $1, 900, 900 worth of goods a year, q difference of 5 per cent ill the profits, which may be the result of good manager as distin- guished from mediocre one, amounts to $50, 900. On the other hand, ill the lower class stores buyers i'll many of the departments are paid as low as S25 a week, with no percentage. If the large incomes are the great exception, 1t IS also to be said that the opportunities are more numerous than the men with the ability to take aovantage of them The Department Store by Samuel Hopkins Adams, i'll Scribner's.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08

It dctsp' he cried. "Thc BrOlVn- Peri-
 cord motor Gctsn' he machine, which was shivering and rocking with each swing of its arms as though very little more would send it skimming from the table.
 ''Is it not splendid!" cried Pericord.
 ''It is satisfactory, said the more phlegmatic Anglo-S Saxon.
 There's immortality in itr'
 There's money in it!"
 "Our names will go down with Mpntgolfer's.
 With Rothschild's, I hope
 No, no, Brown. You take too ma terial a view, cried the inventor, rais- ing his gleaming eyes from the machine to his oompaainon. "Our fortunes are a mere detail. Money is thing which every heavy witted merchant i'll the country shares with us My hopes rise to something higher than that. Our true reward will come ill the gratitude and good will of the human race.
 Brown shrugged his shoulders. "You may hare my share of that" he said. T am practical man. We must test our invention.
 "Whero can we do it?''
 That is what I wanted to speak about. 1t must be absolutely secret. II we had private grounds of our own' IL would be an easy matter, but there IS no privacy in London. ,"
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08
CHEAP IRRIGATION.

The Hercules Gas Engine Works oi san Francisco, Cal. the largest builders oi gas, gasoline and oil engines on the Coast are making extensive preparations TOT the seasons business.
 They are filling several orders for !arge irrigating plants and as this line oI tneIr II business increases each season, It IS sdIe to say the farmers throughout the State are ah preciating the advantages Of lrngatloh "l'n water pumped by this cheap power. .,,
 The Hercules Works are at present puIld- ing an 30 H. P. engine for Geo. F; Packer, Colusa, which will raise 5000 gallons per minute from the river and distribute It oyer his land. This will be the largest gasoline pumping plant in existence.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08
Small for Her.

Very Stout Lady (watching the lions fed)-'Pears to me, mister, that ain't very big piece O meat for sech an ani- nal.
 Attendant (with the most stupendous show of pOliteness)I s'pose it does seem like little meat to you, ma am, but it's enough for the lion.-HOuse- hold Words.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08
Women and Insurance.

Only about eight or nine of the life insurance companies of the country in- sure women at the same rates as men. A considerably larger number insure women, but charge them an additional So per 1000, and still more even dc not insure women at all It is the opin- ion of those qualified to speak that the companies charging the excess rate are not justified in doing so and that the practice will not long be continued. The mortality rate experienced among its women insurers by one well known company has been about 80 per cent of what was expected, and it has insured several women for the full amount it will issue on any one life-that is, $50, . GOO. The heretofore unfavorable atti- tude of insurance companies toward women has been due undoubtedly to the fact that few if any women had an in- surable interest, but that day has passed. AS the avenues of occupations have widened thousands of women today are the sole support of children or par ents, and those thus dependent on them need the protection of insurance as much as if the family breadwinneI were man.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08
For Herself Alone.

She-Do you love me for myself alone, dearest?
 He-Of course l do. You don't SUD- pose I want your mother about all the time, do you?-Judy.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08

Purpose in Life.-Have a purpose. Don't drift. All other things being equal, the young man who has a firm purpose to be the best and do the best will come out ahead in the long run.- Rev. pr. Gumbart, Baptist, Boston, Mass.
 Money Will Save Souls.-Money has an evangelizing power in the hands of Christians as surely as it has con- mercial value. Money must be laid at the feet of Jesus Christ for the saliva tion of a world.-Rev. w. G. Partridge, Baptist, Cincinnati. Ohio.
 Value of the Church.-Half the value of the country church is its special value. It is where the families of the countryside meet and shake hands and them assemble on foot, on horseback and in lumber wagons. The church ~"S r'nntin" houSa-tha onuntrv cluh uOuse.-key. sl ". Reed Independent Denver, Colo.
 The Song Of Songs.-I raise my voice kere to thank God for the song Of songs that teaches us that all the aIlurements of courts all the wealth of the world, are nothing compared with sweet, hOmely lOve.-Rev. Lyman Abbott. Con- gregatiOnalist, Brooklyn, N. Y.
 The Labor Problem.-There will be no relief from growing poverty and dis tress until millions now shut away get back to the soil and become producers. The solution of the labor problem lies at the end of this road.-Rev. A. J. Wells, Unitarian, San Francisco, Cal.
 Fighting Against Infidelity.-An true Christians are one in feelings, one in purpose and plans, and one in desires, and present a solid bulwark of resist ance when the doctrine of redemption is assailed by an infidel battery.-Rev. Edward McHugh, Methodist, Cincin- nati, Ohio.
 Then and NOw.-Jesus is a more real and greater parsonage in the nineteenth century than he was in the first. In the first he was rejected, despised, cru cified. In the nineteenth he is revered, ! accepted, crOwned.-Rev. J. F. Carson, Presbyterian, Brooklyn, N. Y. Heaven.-The real heaven is a state and not a place. The heavenly char acter conditions the heavenly inherit ance. Love to God and love to men are the essential elements of this character. Earth is hell below without this love, and heaven would also be a hell if 1t were wanting.-BiShop Fallows, Epis- cOpalian, Chicago III.
 The God Idea.-The god idea arose among the Hebrews, grew among the [sraelites and developed in greater grandeur among the Jews. It passed through all the stages of a family god, tribal god, national god, God great er than all the gods, until it evolved into ! the conception of God who is the uni versal Lord-Rabbi J. l.. Levy, He- brew, Philadelphia, Pa.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08

A girl may thrive on love, but by the time a man has been engaged six weeks he begins to look as if he were eating quail on a wager.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08
,epro Physicians Organize.

Negro physicians have organized State medical associations in six States of the South-the two CarOlinas, Geor- gia. Tennessee, Texas, and Florida.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08

Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consumr. ton cured me of a bad lung trouble.-Mrs. J. Nj. hols, Princeton, Ind, Mar. 26, 1895.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08

Lash's Kidney and Liver Bitters searches out all impurities and eXpels them haymlessly through the natural Channels from the system.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08

Malaria and Grip positively cured, also ali other Medical and Su' gical cases guaranteed . cnre or no charge. Reasonable terms; call or write: confidential. DIR. CRAIG d CO.,, Medi- cal Institute l346 Market St., San Francisco, Cal
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08
REFORMS NEED MORE THAN A DAY

To bring them about, and are always more steady regularity to a contamination. Few of the ohservant among us can have failed to notice that permanently healthful changes in the human system are not wrought by abrupt and violent means, and that those are the most salutary medicines which are pro gTesSive Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Is the ( fhief Oi these Dyspepsia. a disease or Obst-
 i- .HirI.r6.r.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08

and explanation The message of .le master is that we shall seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and then all these ings-understand- ing, knowledge, apprehension, apprecia- ton of the diyine-will be added unto us.-William J. Cozens, SalvatiOnist, Boston, Mass.
 Preaching.-T go into the world and preach the Gospel to every people is a command that has been delivered to us, and the pastors great duty is to carry out that command. Let him carry that Gospel to his own people, in straight forward, sincere and honest way, and fit them for it's still broader dissemina- tion.-Rev. r. B. Meyer, Evangelist, New York City.
 The Religion of ChriSt.-Christianity is the religion of Christ, founded by him and based upon the teachings given by him and his inspired followers These teachings make plain his claim to be divine-the God man-and declare unequivocally that salvation is obtained through his sacrifice of himself for the sins of the world.-Rev. ROderick Terry, Reformed, New York City.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08
TEA GARDEN DRIPs

Try it, and you will find it better and sweeter syrip than you ever tasted before.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08

All ailments arising from disordered stom- ach, torpid liver and CCusipsted bowels are quickly cured by using ssh.s Kidney and Liver BitrarS
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08

"Rixby wasn't a sailor long, "No?' NO: the minute he got seaslck he threw up his jOb.'
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08

To thoroughly eradicate the taint of heredit- ary disease from the system use Lash's Kidney and Liver BitterS
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08
TEA GARDEN DRIFTS.

sweetest and richest favored table syrup ever made. Try it
The St. Johns herald., 1897-05-08

motor were then i'll turn unpacked. It was dark before all was set out in or der A lamp was lit, and by its light the two men continued to tighten screws, clinch rivets and make the last preparations for their experiment..
 That finishes it," said Brown at last, stepping back and surveying the machine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11

are required to furnish the county audi
tors with a list and the value of such
stock or shares held by each resident Of
the county.
The equalization boards" are done
away with, becoming under the new
plan boards Of review" whose duty will
be to see that the assessors have done
their work properly, and to hear appeals.
Another entirely new arrangement ap-
plies to cases where property subject to
taxation escapes the assessor by negle
gence or fraud. In such case, the county
treasurer may at any time within five
years demand the taxes thus escaped
with 6 per cent interest, and may bring
action in the name of the county for
recovery of the amount due, and if such
property is fraudently withheld, pen
atty of so per cent shall be added to thief
amount and included in the judgment.
This plan and the plan for the assess
ment of moneys and credits will, it is
thought, bring to the surface
large amount of the property
that has escaped taxation under the
present law, and will Tighten the burden
at present imposed on real estate and
such personal property as is in plain
sight. ..-. ~
While the above is far from a complete
text Of the proposed bill, the principal
changes are noted, and taken as a whole
it will probably prove more equitable
to all than the law now in force.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-03-11
.'1aE AuDuBoN REPUBLICAN,
nv . rpeccprn


President McKinley's inaugural adj
dress is document which ably and
briefly outlines the policies of his ad-
ministration. A brief outline may be
given as follows:
Gratitude for the high trust imposed
and invocation of divine assistance in
discharge of duties.
Revision of currency system. Our
currency shou Id continue under the su-
pervision of the government" A nom
partisan commission to make recon-
mendations for such changes, as may
be needed, but not until adequate rev.
enue is secured. ....
international bimetalism will have
early and earnest attention"
Economy is demanded in every
branch OF the government at all times"
1--WE should have more revenue, and
that without delay, hindrance, or post
ponement. Loans are impera-
tive in great emergencies to preserve the
government or it's credit, but failure
to supply needed revenue in time of
peace for the maintenance Of either has
no justification"
1.-The paramount duty of congress is
to stop deficiencies by the restoration
of that protective legislation which has
always been the surest prop to the
treasury"
Especial attention should be given
reciprocity principle of the law of $780,"
Educational test of immigrants favor
ed.
reforms in the civil service must go
on"
Congress should give prompt atten-
ton to the restoration of our American
merchant marine"
Non-interference in affairs Of foreign
governments. We should be lever
watchful of the national honor and al
ways insisting upon the enforcement of
the lawful rights of American citizens
everywhere"
Urges the early ratification of the ar
bitration treaty by the senate.
Announces the call of congress in ex-
ira session March Is.
The closing words were as follows:
LET me again repeat the words of the
oath administered by the chief justice,
which, in their respective spheres, so far
as applicable, would have all my coun-
trymen observe: Il will faithfully ex-
,ecute the Office of President of the
United States, and will, to the best of
my ability. preserve, protect, and defend
the constitution of the United States.
This is the obligation I have reverently
taken before the Lord Most High. To
keep it will be my single purpose, my
constant prayer; and shall confidently
rely upon the forbearance and assistance
OF all the people in the discharge of my
solemn responsibilities"