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The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

Chicago Tribune: Edward Stanley, of Williamsburg. has tired of doing hOuSework and seeks a respite from taking care of the chilrren. This en- tirely cOmmendable desire. however has landed Mr. Stanley in jail. because he so far forget his customary meek ness as to inform Mrs Stanley that he would cut her throat. It appears that Mir. Stanley had no intention of con- mitting any act of violence and referred to Mrs Stanley's throat entirely in a Pickwickian sense, merely ito have something to say" He had reached the last feather" stage and chose an in- delicious method of expressing his dec laratiOn of independence. There was something pathetic in his explanation to the Judge. Other married men go around with the boys" said he. but I've been compelled to mind my own children. I've washed and dressed them; kept them always looking neat Then I've done all the cooking for the whole family. besides the cleaning. Not until everything was finished. every thing looking trim and neat. and the children having their afternoon nap. did I get q chance to read a novel and smoke my pipe" MT. Stanley does not ask for much. All he wants is chance to work In a manner befitting his sex and hls aSplra tiOnS 10 renew his con Vivial association with the boys
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

EX-Cabinet Minister Baihaut, recent ly liberated at the conclusion of the term of imprisonment for which he was sentenced for fraud and corruption, of which he had, while Minister of Public Works, rendered himself guilty in con- nection with the defunct Panama Con- pany, has, to the astOnishment of ev- erybody, just been rearrested. It ap- pears that he is still liable to the Gov ernment to the extent of S91 900 francs for fines, costs, and legal expenses. The courts recently decided that the unfOr- tunate man, who is completely ruined, should either pay this sum at once or be imprisoned for another year. Natural ly, he chose the latter, and has now the consolation of knowing that every min ute spent in the penitentiary is wiping off. roughly speaking, about three cents of his debt to the state.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

The last piece of property owned by eX-SenatOr Tabor, of Denver, was fore closed a few days ago under a mort gage for $SOO,OOO. Fifteen years ago he possessed a fortune of over $6,O00,- OOO The year 1877 found him with his family on the site where LeadVille now stands. Here, with two other men, Ia Dor began mining in a small way and on an apparently poor prospect. In the course of n few months he sold his half Interest for S1,0O0000 En- cOuraged by this unexpected success, he Ixent ou selling and investing in new mining property until in 1880 he had a daily income greater than that of any man between New York City and Ne vada. He built q residence that cost S1. 100000. Unfortunate investments, betrayed friendship, and political am bition. united with the stringency of the times, have wrought the eX-Senat- Or's financial ruin. Though past his prime and deserted by summer friends, who owe all they have to him. he has, with true American pluck, set about re- his lost fortunes.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

A blacksmith in Kansas has hit upon a novel plan to induce his debtors tO pay up. He has published in the local papers the following card: AS 1 am obliged to meet the payment of note am compelled to call upon all of those who are indebted to me to help me out as much as they can. I have decided 10 select day. I request your presence at my shop to pay the amount herein stated. You will receive a special treat. Lunch and refreshments will be served from D. m. to 6 D. m. in my basement, and veIy good time is assured. Please present this card when you call and show the amount of your account. which is - dollars and - cents"
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
KeeDinp Up Fertility.

One of the surest marks of good gardener is that he always is on the lookout to have on hand an ample sup ply of fertilizing matter for the soil. How reasonable that is, and yet strange to say one meets with persons who, judging only by their acts, seem to mink thdT p1ants do nor need food. They need it quite as much as do ami mals; both grow from that on which they feed. II is true all cultivated soil contains some plant food in the shape of vegetable humus, deposited there in one way or another, in the past But the good gardener looks upon present fertility as sort of revenue, and sees to it that enough manure is applied to the soil each year to meet the needs of the current crops.
 It would be a lesson to some amateur gardeners to visit the successful mar ket gardens of our large cities and see how, year after year, thick coats of manure, thirty or forty tons to the acre. are appled.-American Gardening.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
FatteninD Pips in Winter.

There is very rarely much profit in keeping pigs through the winter. and in the meantime fitting them for sale for spring porkers. The trouble is in keep ing the pig warm enough to make the best use of his food, and secondly. in giving him the material to make growth as well as fat. Milk is scarcer in winter than at any other time of year. In fact. it cannot be had on most farms Yet by cooking some fine wheat mid dlngs. to which a tablespoonful of lin seed meal for each quart of porridge has been added. a very satisfactory substitute for skim milk may be made It will be really richer in nutritive val ue than is skim milk, and if pigs so fed have warm quarters, they will thrive just as well as they will in summer.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
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The Von BulOw letters will shortly De published in London.
 [ The title of the new novel written by [ Conan Doyle for serial publication in The London Queen is Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire
 The Bodley Head issues Tn the Dor ian Mood" by Victor Plarr, a book of verse which does not justify it's title and hardly it's publication. It amuses little and instructs not at all. Louise Imogen Quincy has in press a volume of short essays of a whimsical and desultory character to which she gives the gypsy name. "Patrins." A patrin. Miss Quincy says, Is a gypsy trail made by casting handfuls Of leaves on the road to show which way they have taken.
 The BOokman expresses a desire to have Henry T. Finck write paper on ''The Probable Knowledge of Quater- niOns Among the Pre-COnfucian Chi nOse," the motive being to see whether he would be able to get beyond the first page without bringing i'll the beloved name of Herr Anton Seidl."
 In Echoes from the Mountain" C.. E. D. Phelps touches now the lyric chord of Greece. now the modern Tyre of society verse. Both are wholesome and the latter especially welcome. Mir. Phelps is not of the number of those versifiers who have apparently been trying to convince the public that the sense of fun is dead in the world.
 Prof. William NJ. Sloane is now i'll Europe arranging for the simultaneous publication in French and German of his Life of Napoleon BOnaparte." The Bookman, commenting on his change from Princeton to Columbia, says: Tt is no secret that on the death of Dr. McCosh Prof. Sloane would have sue ceeded him in the presidency of Prince ton had not the traditions of that insti- tuition required the incumbent of the office to be a clergyman of the Presby- terian faith"
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
PersOnated the Queen

There is an old lady lying in tn Pennsylvania hospital at Philadelphl: with broken leg who once sat as tn figure of a life-size painting of Queer Victoria. She Is Miss Blanche Sully and her father was Thomas Sully, il his time famous painter of portraits In 1857 he went to England with com mission from the St. George Societ, to paint the portrait of young Queen Victoria. He took his daughter with him. and as she was very nearly of the same stature as the Queen she sat for the figure in her fathers picture of Vie tOria, thus saving the latter the annoy ancc of long sittings. During the sit tings Miss Sully became quite intimate with her Majesty, and brought back with her to this country many delight fui memoirs of her royal friend.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

Daniel Mayer. the English musical agent, says America Is the only country besides England where great money is made by musicians. On the cOntL nent charges for admission are small, and there are not so many big halls, consequently artists have to be content with lesser receipts. A fee of f50 is considered as something very high in- daad for oiIlsIO perform a noes ''n cross the water" The musical life is very uncertain one, it seems. Only those who have made really big names make big incomes. A great many big" vocal lsts and instrumentalists receive pupils, even while at the height of their pOpu- larity. Musical suns are apt to set very suddenly. Singers go out of fash ion quickly and do not get into fashion again
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

\ San Francisco carpenter who used to be a miner has discovered in one of the streets of that city vein of quartz aiming both gold and silver in quan- titles that indicate the presence of q large deposit of rich ore. He refuses 10 reveal the position of this ledge. be- cause the only outcropping of It about which he knows is on municipal prop- erty. and. aS all the land in the vicinity is covered with houses, he does not see how he is going to get any profit out of his And. He has, however. obtained I few specimens from the vein. and has had them asSayed. with the result oc showing that the ore. If it runs as well contains $12.40 in gold and S2G0 in sil- yer to the ton. The carpenter is trying to think out some method Of deriving advantage from his inconveniently sii- uated mine. and meantime is worrying because people are walking over it every day and somebody with more money than himself may notice the quartz vein. buy the adjacent property and make fortune.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
Enrn Nnfes.

A Wisconsin farmer, who had some Canada thistles on hls farm. says he eX- terminated them by cutting them off an inch under ground and giving them 1 a dose of common salt
 A sheep should be caught by the hind leg or by placing the arm under its neck and never by the wool. To carry the sheep. stand at it's left pass right arm over, with hand resting under brisket just back of fore legs. lift and grasp left hind leg with left hand as you lift.
 When snow is on the ground rabbits have a hard time securing food and will eat anything that will prevent starva- ton. It Is then that they girdle trees and do damage which is not within the power of the farmer to repair. Smear ing the trunk with blood or wrapping the trees with tarred paper or mosquito netting two feet from the ground serves as a protection
 On many ~farr's --t-v 4-,r,i,s- have al- ready appeared and the object should be to force them in growth IS much as possible. One Of tde best foods for them. as soon as they are old enough to eat, is ground oats The ewes should be fed not Only grain and hay, but also carrots, turnipS and other succulent food, so as t. induce 8 full supply of milk
 The piles O. stalks and straw which go to waste can be made 70 do good service in providing shelter if it is not considered fit for feeding. With few posts and polts the stalks and straw will furnish warm refuge for animals that cannot be accommodated in the barn or stable With plenty If straw on the ground, under the covering so form ed no better place could be arranged for sheep. ana with care in making the roof only a heavy storm will cause it to leak
 Whenputting down drain file it is bet ter to take time and do it properly than to slight the work, as any defect after the tile is covered cannot he remedied without incurriug an extra expense and an obstruction is not easily located The tile should be so laid that the joints will not be displaced and the bed on which the tile rests should be firm If the work is done futelligently. and in manner to provide perfect drainage. the tile should dc service for many years without gettiug out of order
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

George W. Smalley has been con- pairing the postal service of London to that of New York, to the decided dis advantage of the latter city. He is now living in 18th street, near Fifth avenue, and letters are delivered there four times a day, between the hours of s in the morning and at night. This is better than the service in San Fran cisco, but it is not what MT. Smalley has been used to. In London. occupy ing q house in a similar location, Mir. Smalley got his first letters at ten min utes to s in the morning, and from 10 in the morning till 10 at night the de- liveries were hourly. He says that it is no uncommon thing in London to mail a letter and get an answer by post within three or four hours.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
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Golden Days tells story of a pros pector in Alaska who. in company with eight other men was walking across a great ice-feld Al one place a thin sheet of ice hid from view d crack about three feet wide
 The party approached the crevasse diagOnally. tle proSDector !u advance. when suddenly he and tue next man in the line slipped through the thin coat ing of ice and disappeared in the chasm below. Their cries narrowly prevented some of the others from meeting a simi- lar fate.
 The second man carried a gun, and as he held on t. it, the weapon lodged cr0ssways in the crevice. and enabled him to be rescued: but the prospector went down at least seventy-five feet and was tightly damned between the walls of ice.
 He could not he seen. but his voice could be distinctly heard directing the movements of his rescuprs. Blankets were torn into strips and lied into q rope This Was lowered 10 he impris- oned man. who fastened one end around his body. When the rope was pulled. however. it was found that he was damned in so tightly that he could not be moved without tearing him asun- der.
 The rescuers wel n 3 quandary, but the imprisoned ma1 suggested that they lower nm d ha..4 md when this was done he chopped himself loose in short order. Al-oeet her he was thir. ty minutes in the icy tomb. and it was week before he recovered from tho shock.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

Mark Twain is between 50 and 60. thin. medium height. with prominent features. His face is Jewish and gen erally wears q wrinbled and grave ex- pression. His small, sparkling eyes are almost entirely hidden in great bushy eyebrows. A lawyer was once talking To him with his hands in his pockets Isn't it a strange sight" cried Twain. ito see a lawyer put his hands into his pocketS-hiS own:" On another occa- sion he was making a speech at din her in New York. Il myself have fought a little" he said for a fort night. l was on the stronger side and l retired-tO make the sides equal"
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
Dorm ant Budding,

Prof. Price says the method of dor mant budding, as practiced at the Tex as station, consists of cutting slip of bark. with some wood atta ched, down the tree about one inch. leaving it attached at the lower end. About half of this slip is then cut off. leaving the other half still attached to the tree Cut off q bud, leaving some wood also attached to it to prevent injury, and then carefully place it between the slip and tree. so that it will fit nicely, and the cambium of the bud and tree come in contact. Tie tight with some mate rial such as raffia. In five or six days the bud will be found to have knit firm ly Treat them as those budded in the usual way
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
THE FARM AND HOME
MATTERS OFINTERESTT FARM.
 FER AND HOUSEWIFE,
dow Beans and Potatoes ShouId Pe Plauted-Hints on the Care of Horses Sure Mark of a Good Gardener Sulphur for Sheep Scab.
Planting Beans and Potatoes.

D0aHS HOLaIOeSs
 The rule to plant beans with the eye down may answer with very late plant Ing. but is not to be recommended while the soil is cool and moist early in spring. The bean is very impatient of wet or cold, and is more likely to rot with its eye turned down than when the eye is turned toward light, air and warmth. On the other hand, potatoes which somebody has advised to be planted with the cut side down ought always to be planted exactly the other way. The potato likes cool and moist soil, and its roots grow all the stronger while the shoot starts from under the cut piece, and then turns upward to the light. Twenty years or more ago we made a careful experiment in planting potatoes. having four rows, two or which were planted cut side up and the other two the reverse. The rows were close together, and the potatoes which had to start and turn in the soil before rorrfins te- the surface had all the sea- son stronger vines and in the fall yield ed more marketable potatoes than dld the other. The vines also kept green longer, because the roots starting under the potato set got firmer hold on the soil than when they started near the surface.-American Cultivator.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
Worked Both Ways.

trhe police of San Francisco have re gently been enforcing the law prohibit ing work on Sunday, especially against Chinese laundrymen. Last Sunday. as a large load of these offenders was be. ing carted to jail in the police ambu- lance q resident of the western addi- ton asked the reason and was informed by policeman. Yep" grunted dis gusted Chinese. who stood near, man wOrkee Sunday, lie go iail-'gainst law wOrkee Sunday. Man no wOrkee. he go jail-vaG. America heap hell of coun- tly"
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

Once. and not very long ago, the pub
 lie letterYriters of Paris made comfort
 able liylngS by lnditing epioIes. seHti
 mental or busineSslike. as the ease might require for people to whom the mysteries of the spellingbOOk had never been explained. Compulsory ed ation has ruined the craft, and the few representatives of if that survive only avoid starvation by getting occa- sionally the task of correcting the grammar and heightening the elOqence of some Soclalistic Deputy whose abil- ity to write is not backed up by the DOS session of very much to write about.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
Good Clover Hay.

Glover hay is much better appreci- ated than it used to be While most hOrsemen in cities are still shy of it, the farmers know as they always have done that in nutritious yalu2 it far surpasses timothy or other grasses. It contains more nitrogeE0uS nutrition than the grasses. This is what makes 1t hard to cure without turning dark colore1, but the late clover crop, which is always nearly black when got into the barn, is for sheep, cows and calves the best hay of all
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
Great Ice Avalanche.

A mass of ice comprising 4.0OO. .00O cubic feet broke away on the l1th of September. 1896, from the lower part of the Altels Glacier on the Gemmi Pass. in Switzerland. With the veloc- ity acquired in its descent this river of ice rushed across the pasturage and up the western slope of the valley to a height of 1900 feet along the rocky wall of the WeiSsfiugrat Not being able to completely SurmOunt this barrier. the main mass came surging back-like a vast Seawave recoiling from the ciiffS-with such force that some of it returned to height of 100 feet up the eastern side. Isolated blocks of ice were hurled clear over the ridge into the adjoining valley. This aval- anche was preceded ny terrific blast of wind, which swept away chalets. trees. men and cattle as though they had been feathers. These sudden avaI- anches of ice or snow form one of the special dangers of Alpine climbing.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

In the heart of San Francisco Is the city's principal cemetery, where are buried the bodies of her famous dead, and where loom up in the sky the grand mausoIeums of her millionaire mining and railroad kings. 4 movement to bisect this cemetery with new street has aroused much opposition, yet It is by no means certain that sooner or later the whole cemetery will not be moved to a quarter where the dead
 would cost loss in real estate and taxes.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
Draurht Horses on the Road

The strength of the draught horse enables him to make good time for q short sprint, despite the excess of weight he carries. But unless on soft dirt roads fast driving of draught horses should not be attempted. be- cause the excess of weight makes the pounding of the horses feet on the hard surface all the more severe. It is well known that heavy horses are quite apt to have defective feet. This we believe to be the cause. Kept to their appro- priate pace on the road and on the farm draught horses will live and do good service years after they are 20 years old. It is nervous worry that shortens life, rather than hard, muscular toll. both in horses and in men.-EXchange
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

novel case in the law of habeas cor pus has recently been decided by the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachu- setts. The writ was applied for by a
 prisoner who had been sentensed to i'm prisonment at hard labor for two years and six months. The sentence was CT roneouS in that it did not go further and direct that the imprisonment should be solitary. For this reason the petitioner claimed that he was entitled % be discharged; but the full bench
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

A quick piece of engineering work was carried out one Saturday night re gently on the Great Eastern Railway near Ely. An old bridge of one hun dred and thirty feet span over the River Ouse was taken down in six hours, and a new single-span bridge that had been erected alongside was lifted up on a set of trolleys and put in its place in two hours more, only one regular Sun day train having been delayed.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

As surely as bread is the staff of life, so surely is America feeding the world. From the wheat fields of the West three streams of grain are flowing one toward the Pacific coast for ship ment to India and the far East, one down the Mississippi to New Orleans, and another toward the Atlantic sea board. the last two for transportation to Europe. This demand is factor in producing the better times that are dawning for the United States.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
Curious Marriage Custom.

A very peculiar custom is prevalent in Lithuania. On the occasion of the celebration of marriage the mother of the bride. in the presence of numer ous witnesses, administers to her daughter a vigorous box on the ears. In case of dispute between the bus band and wife at any later period this blow may be cited as plea for divorce, she contending that she was constrained to enter the bonds of matrimony by phy. slcal force.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

Street cars can be ventilated by means of new device consisting of q rotary fan run by the motion of the car, ,-I--~@.5 -f.,--rr,5. 1..l 5 ra@F and ..onnncfed with an exhaust fan placed in the end of pipe running to the interior of the car. the intention being to exhaust the foul air in the upper part Of the car, so that pure air can enter frota the out
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
The Rarr Cisteru.


 Every baru will shed from Its roof enough wac for all the stock that can be kept 1u the feed t contains or the cattle it will shelter. If this water is duly conductai into 8 cistern in the barn basement and filtered before us ing, it is much he best water the stock can have for drink In the basement the water will never be down to freeZ- ing temperature. which is an important matter, as every degree of cold has to be warmed to animal heat by the car bOnaceous food that -he animal has di- gested. If l. l. mich COW that has its water thus warmed, IL detracts just so much from tue butter fats which the milk vii contain That is about as expensive warmth, even at low prices for butter, Is the farmer ever pays for
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17
A Decided CI,a

Lady-And you escaped from the wreck?
 lnd1gent Seaman-Yes. mum.
 Lady-How did you feel when the waves broke over you?
 Seaman-Wet, mum; very wet; but HOW, mum, l feels dry; very dry.- Tit-Bits.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-04-17

of the Supreme Court denied the mo- ton. saying that the judgment was cor rect as far as 1t went. and there was nothing to prevent an amendment of the sentence, which would add the fur ther penalty which the prisoner said should have been imposed upon him.