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The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
A ourtous NaturaI Phenomenon.

One of the most curious natural piie- nomena, and one which has never yet been explained by the philosophers. Is that ln reference to the expansion of freezing water. The case of water ts @ singular exception to all natural laws or expansion by heat and contraction by cold which apply in cases of all oth- CT known liquids. When water is freezing, 1t contracts in bulk down to the point where the mercury reaches the reading of 391a degrees, or 715 de- grees above freezing, from which point it slowly expands according to the in- tenslty of cold. No other liquid Is known to possess this remarkable prop erty, except that certain metals ex- pand slightly In passing from a liquid to a solid state. But if heat be applied to water after 1t has cooled down to a temperature of 391a degrees-the point where It Is ready to begin expanding, should a greater degree of cold be ap- pled-it will immediately expand by the universal law. But should we low CT the temperature to 32 degrees it will expand by it's own special law Another curious point to be noted here Is thls-the amount of expansion is as great in water lowered from 391a de- grees down to 92 degrees as 1t is in water that has been heated so that the temperature runs from 391a to 47 de- grees. These points are certainly odd and curious and worthy of attention and experiment.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
Fell and Laughed.

Elmer F. Butts, aged years. lives with his parents in Carlisle avenue, Cincinnati. One afternoon recently he was playing on the third floor of his parents home when he climbed on the window sill. Suddenly he lost his bal ance and fell to the walk below, dis tance of % feet. A number of persons saw the child fall and screamed, which attracted the attention of the tots father, who ran down, expecting to find the mangled corpse of his little one. h. stead he found Elmer sitting up looking around and laughing in high glee. A doctor was summoned and after very careful examination found that the lit tie one had escaped without an injury. How this result was achieved is past comprehension.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
WIFE DANCED IN PANTS.
This Did Not Suit the Husband, So He
 Sought a Warrant.

This Did Not Suit the Husband, So Be
 Sought Warrant.
 William and Louise Deitrichs, man and wife, aged respectively 19 and l4 years, who live in Canarsie, suburb of Brooklyn, appeared recently in the Grant Street police court, where Will liam asked that his wife be arrested.
 What for:" asked the justice.
 Well, she's too fresh. !"
 "That's no crime Besides, she looks young enough to be fresh. How old is she?''
 'She's years old, and if she's old enough to be married she's old enough to behave herself ''
 How has she been misbehavine?"
 ''She had some boys up to see her. and she put on my pants and danced for them.
 Is that true?" the justice asked the girl.
 There wasn't any harm in it, said she. T had on his whole suit. I only did it for fun. ''
 "I can't put her under arrest for that. said the justice to the youthful husband. although I don't approve of it.
 ''Then l want a warrant for my mother-in-law and her father.''
 What have they been doing?'
 When l kicked about my wife's act ing bad, they licked me. They said, To1'1e paIS UI our family now, and then they biffed me good.
 Here William eyinced signs of tear fitness
 .'i guess they won't do it any more, '' said the justice. "You don't want tC have any trouble in the family if you can help it. It will spoil your whole life. Let me talk to the girl for few minutes.
 After the conversation the young wife promised that she would be more care. ful in the future, and she and her hus- band went away together.
 ''That is what comes of children mar. rying," said the justice.-New York Sun.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
Formation of Words.

The latest addition to the English language is the word "bike;;" and 1t Is here to stay, since Queen Victoria has conferred the title of sergeant bike man on the footman who taught the numerous divers princes and princess es the art of cycling. From time to time words are coined when needed to tersely describe fact or situation. About fifty years ago Coleridge delib erately coined the word intensity, be- cause he required 1t to express a cer- tain shade of meaning. In Spenser's time, "throughly' was good English, but it has since been suffering from suspended animation. Our very use full word, outsider" never saw the light until MT. Polk was nominated for President Professor Marsh says that an undue pressure was made upon the delegates by those who were not delegates, and some reporters described 1t as a pressure from outsiders" The term filled a long-felt want, and soon established itself as a constitutional part of the language, yet Hart says that 1t had no more real claim than upper slider, undersider, insider, left-sider, and right-sider. The words sculptor, peninsula, suicide, opera and umbrella, were unknown until the seventeenth century. In the last century Bentley was criticised for using the then novel words repudiate, concede, vernacular, timid and idiom; and Campbell hesi- tated about using the very new words continental, sentimental, originate, criminallty, capabillty and originate. Horace says, Use Is ,bc law of lan- guage. whether of singit words, gram matlcal form, or grammatical coustruc- tion." But Pope, In his Essay on Crit ic!sm" gives some wholesome advice "In words as fashion, the same rule will
 hold;
 Alike fantastic, If too new, or too old
 Be not the first by whom the new is tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
Life Saved by Hanging.

Charles Peachey, of Marblehead, Mass, who has been discharged from the Salem hospital, Is the only rian in the world with a mended backbone. The surgeons had to hang him literally by the neck in order to mend It. But they succeeded, and his case is now at- tracting attention. The patient had been at the hospital since Oct. 24. All that he requires now is time in order to make him as good a man as he was before his back was broken.
 The case has been one of great inter- est from the first. Peachey was pick ing apples from tree at the Crownin- shield farm, when the limb broke and he fell distance of twenty feet, strik- ing on his back. Upon examination it was found that his back was broken, and he was sent to the Salem hospital. In order to reduce the fracture 1t was necessary to resort to unusual meth Ods. It could not be done with the pa tient lying In bed or in any other or dinary position. It was necessary to hang him by the head and neck.
 So suspended in midair, the trunk was tightly bandaged with strips of cotton cloth saturated with plaster of paris. When this dried his form was held and supported firmly. This un- comfortable suit of clothing was not removed until Nov. 15, when 1t was found that the fractured vertebrae had Init fouothor S,1acaSSf,lliv The hack bone had been broken light on a line with the shoulder blade and tke spinal cord had been lacerated This injury had also been healed
 The patient is now able to sit up ln q ehalr. He is able to move bls head and arms, put has DO control or his body below his shoulders yet, owing to the paralysis of the nerves. This, how ever, will be only temporary.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
His Busy Day.

Thomas Kennedy of Sidney, O., was arrested one morning recently for drunkenness. In the afternoon he was taken before Mayor Nessler and fined $5 and costs. He had no money, but secured the fine and costs and was re- leased. Within an hour after being fined he came back to the mayor and wanted to be married. He brought his fiancee. Miss Mary Wilkerson, with him. The young lady paid for the license and the mayors charges, and the mayor then performed the ceremony.-Cincinnatt Enquirer.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

matter of some solicitude with him how he should array himself for that ceremony.
 He was anxious not to be considered lacking in respect for the French court, where much formality regarding dress was observed; but he knew 1t would be an affectation for so simple republi- can as he was to initiate the court dress. He decided, therefore, and wise ly, to appear in plain suit of black velvet, with white silk stockings and black shoes.
 Nevertheless, he deemed It best to make one concession to the French fashion of the time by wearing a wig something which he had not been ac- customed to do. He ordered of a wig maker the largest one the man had. and In season for the presentation the man himself brought the wig and set about trying it on.
 But do all he could, the man could not squeeze the wig on the philoso- pher's head. He tried and tried. and also essayed to convince Franklin. against the evidence of his senses. that the wig was fit. Finally Franklin said:
 q tell you, man, your wig is not large enough"
 Upon this the Frenchman threw the wig down in sase.
 Monsieur" hs said, that Is lmpossi- ble. It is n0t the wig which ls too small, IL 1s rhe bGS4 Bs ss--a l@ 100 largeg'
 Accepting the rebuke as deserved, Franklin went to the presentation with out any wig, and found there that the simplicity of his dress and the honesty and candor of his manners won him mora esteem at the court than any con- cessiOn to fashion could possibly have done
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
CHEAP IRRIGATION.

The Hercules Gas Engine Works of San Francisco, Cal. the largest builders of gas, gasoline and oil engines on the Coast, are making extensive preparations for the seasons business.
 They are filling several orders for large irrigating plants and as this line of their bu mess increases each season, it is safe to say the farmers throughout the State are ap- preciating the advantages of irrigation with water pumped by this cheap power.
 The Hercules Works are at present build ing an 80 II. P. engine for Geo. F. Packer, Colusa, which will raise 5000 gallons per minute from the river and distribute it over his land. This will be the largest gasoline pumping plant in existence
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
Thirty Pounds in Thirty DayS
REMARKABLE GAIN IN WEIGHT OF
 A CALIFORNIA MINER.

A PhxsicaI Wreck and Not Expected to Lfve-He Begins the Use of Pink Pills
 and i'm Three days is Able to Walk
 His Friends COrrOborate HIS
 Testimony.
 E,oU. fhs Republican, SdHta Rosa, CGE-
 Here is q true story from California:
 Some three years ago, James h.. Falkner. of Santa Rosa, while pros- pecting. discovered quicksilver mine, and while preparing to work 1t, was alone ou his ranch, far from anyone. It was there he was attacked by pneu- monia, aud when found i've days after and carried to his home he was apparently dying. Ae did not dle' however. bat for oyer year was ID daily expectancy of death from what was pronounced by nearly all the phy- sicians as consumption.
 At the end of about one year NIT. Falkner heard that Dr. Williams Pink Pills were sometimes efficaclous in such maladies as his, and procured some. The result was astounding, TOT before three boxes of the pills had been taken, the man who had been gwen over, and could not walk without as- Eistance when he began their use, was working at his trade, and has ever sine been bal6 aud berty man.
 These facts are vouched for by such men as Sheriff Allen, Mir. c. L. Mab- ley, the City Clerk. of Santa Rosa, Mir Perry Fitts, the well-known lumber dealer, and many others, and were made the subject of qnite an extended article in the Santa Rosa Republican, by MT. Virgil Moore, the well-kno WI correspondent, who resides near MT. Falkner, and was familiar with the whole circumstances.
 Dr. Williams. Pink Pills contain all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and re- store shattered nerves. They are sold in boxes (never in loose form, by the dozen or hundred) at 90 cents box. or six boxes for S2. 90, and may be had of all druggists or directly by mail from Dr. Williams Medicine O., Schenectady, N. Y.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
Sound Photography.

The reported discovery of a method of sound photography Is by no means incredible, since the photography is not direct and the original sound waves set up d vibration on a drumhead. This drumhead is in cOntant with certain liouid in such a way that the resultant photographs are wondrous geOmetrical designs, due to the expansion and vi bration of this liquid. But there does not appear to be any particular value to the invention, otherwise than as a mere curiosity. The sounds even from the same person of the same tones would never be exactly alike.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
NO MORE LATE HOURS.
Citizens of This Town Must Come In Out
 of the Night Air.

Citizens of This Town Must Come In Out
 of the Night Air.
 The town council of Blackshear, Ga, has passed most unique and interest ing ordinance, making it an offense for any citizen of any age, size, color or sex to be found on the streets after 10 o'clock at night without good excuse.
 When seen on the streets after that hour, they will either be arrested or their names taken by the marshal, and they must appear before the mayor the next morning and explain their appear ance at that hour in satisfactory man. ner or pay the customary fine.
 They call it the ''curfew ordinance, " and it was passed for the purpose of getting rid of a gang of loafers known as the Brahma gang.
 1t hits all the citizens, however, and it is said there is liable to be strong kick against such stringent legislation. Al tlanta Constitution.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
"After the Deluge."

The origin of the oft-repeated phrase ia attributed generally to Prince Met ternich; but Douglas Jerrold ascribes 1t to Madame Pompadour. The senti- nnenk is. however, traced back to Sue fonious.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mu- cous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from re- putable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can pos sibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of inc system lu buying aaii's CaI1 rh Cure be sure you get the Ecru ne F is t1Eeu IrteruaIiv. end zoa1e la ia -.u. Ohio. av z. -. Cheney x I-. Testimonials tree
 Sold by Druggists. price -5c. per bottle
 HaIl'S Family Pills are the pest
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
Had No Grudxs Axainst Them.

Uncle Ned-Instead of coming to me why don't you borrow from your friends?
 Dick-Why, because they are my friends, uncle.-New York Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
A Philosonher Corrected.

When Benjamin Franklin went to Paris as the representative of the re- volted American colonies, he had to be uaAsented to the King, and 1t was a
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

No man is so worthless that he can not get A good man to recommend him.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
HOI1T'S SCHOOL

At Burlingame continues to maintain its high rank as one of the lest schools for boys in California.-.San Fr0ncisco Chronic'e.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

She painted an exquisite picture
 The cO'OrS were spread nice and thick; Then, while meath 8 tree, she fell dozing, A calf gave the finishing lick.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

Plso'S Cure for Consumption Is our only medicine for coughs and colds Mrs C. Beltz, 439 Slh ave, D nver. Col, Nov. s. 's5.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
COLUMBUS BUGGY CO.'S VEHICLES.

Selling at about the same price as you pay for inferior makes. Also large stock of harness. whips, robes and bicycles al less than cost. Big stock to select from.
 A. G. & J. Q GLENN,
 Manufacturers Agents,
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
A VEIL OF MIST

Rising at morning or evening from some low lana, often carries in its folds the seeds of ma laria. Where malarial fever prevail no ore is safe. unless protected by some ellie ent medi- cinal safeguard. HoStetter's Stomach Bitters IS both I rotecIiOn and remedy. No per son who inbabits, or sojourns i'll a miasmstie region or country, should omit to procure this fortifying agent which is also the finest known remedy for dyspepsia, constipation, kidney trouble and rheumatism.
 Do you understand the nature of an oath" "l m telephone girl, Judge"
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
WINE PKESSE4 FOR

WINE PRESSEs FOR SALE Below Cost. Different Sizes. Also Stem. mers and Seeders.
 Address, o. \. OWENS,
 215 Bay St., San Francisco, Cal.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

If an air ship gets in your head, it will make more trouble than wheel.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
hear a rumble and a roar, like wrecks upon a rockbound shore. then bang.


 she's wrestling with that fiendish
 Of ashes from the fire. Then into the cold world she goes. and bumps against a wind that blows about her from those misfit clothes.
 O, my, that blasted fire! The pan of ashes veers about, 1 hear a wild bloodcurdling shout, the con- tents have been emptied out
 On my Maria! She rises in her fearful wrath and kicks the ashpan up the path; then comes the rest, the aftermath;
 She sails in on the fire She works an hour and maybe more: hear the contest through the door; l hear her struggling OCT the floor;
 At last she builds the fire. Then when it blazes cheerfully, my dear
 Maria steeps the tea, and cooks the
 buckwheats hot for me,
 On that old kitchen fire. No sign of conflict in her air, how calm, how sweet beyond compare, is my Maria, so dear, so fair,
 Who builds the kitchen fire. New Haven Register. What the Wood Fire Said to Little Boy What said the wood in the fire To the little boy that night, The little boy of the golden hair. AS he rocked himself in his little arm
 chair, When the blaze was burning bright? The wood said See What they've done to me. l stood in the forest, beautiful tree! And waved my branches from east to west, And many sweet bird built its nest In my leaves of green That loved to lean h springtime over the daisies breast. "From .Le Oiossomy dells Where the violet dwells The cattle came with their c'arkiug bells And rested H[er my shadows sweet. And the winds hat went over the clover ana wneaG, Told me all that they knew Of the flowers that grew n the beautiful meadows that dreamed at my feet! "And the wild winds caresses Oft rumpled my tresses, But, sometimes, as soft as a mothers lip presses On the brow of the child of her bosom, it laid Its lips on my leaves, and l was not afraid; And listened and heard The small heart of each bird AS 1t beat In the nests that their mothers had made. "And in springtime sweet faces Of myriad graces Came beaming and gleaming from flowery places, And under my grateful and joy-giyins shade, With cheeks like primroses, the little ones played, And the sunshine in showers Through all the bright hours Bound their fowery ringlets with silvery braid. "And the lightning Came brightening From storm skies and frightening The wandering birds that were tossed by the breeze And tilted like ships on black, billOwy seas; But they flew to my breast, And rocked them to rest While the trembling vines clustered and clung to my knees. "But how soon," said the wood, "Fades the memory of good! For the forester came with his ax gieam-
 Ing bright, And I fell like a giant all shorn of he
 might, Yet still there must be Some sweet mission for ne; For have I not warmed you aud cheere9
 r5u tonight so said the wood in the fire To the little boy that night, The little boy of the golden hair. As he rocked himself in his little arm
 chair, When the blaze was burning bright. Atlanta Constitution.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
BEWARE OF OINrMENTS FOR CA TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY,

215 Market St., San Francisco, Cal
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

She rises Phoenix-like from bed, puts on rig to knock you dead, then in moment she has fed
 To build the fire.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17
M EDICAL.

DR. RECORDS estOrative Pills, the great nerve tonic and specific for exhausted vitality; phys iCal debility, wasted forces, etc; approved by lhe medical celebrities of the world. Agent J. G. STEELE 635 Market st., Palace Hotel. 8. F.
 Price, box of 5O $l 25; of 100 $2 of 200 s 50 of 400, So; preparatory pills, g. Send for circular. DUPTUKE and PILES cured; no pay 1l until cured send for book. DRs MANSFIELD
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

So said the wood in the fire To the little boy that night, The little boy of the golden hair. As he rocked himself in his little arm
 chair,
 When the blaze was burning bright. Atlanta Constitution.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-07-17

HUU WHtWI, Told me all that they knew Of the flowers that grew n the beautiful meadows that dreamed
 at my feet!
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-06-19
MONTHLY CROP REPORT.
Eject OF the Cold weather-In the Cotton
Belt.

Statis.icIan Robinson % the Agricultural
Department. issred tha following monthly
crop report. the new s,atistician. Mr. Hyde.
OF Nebraska. not yet having taken charge OF
the work.
The consolidated returns OF the reports 20
the s;a.i~ lcal division Of the Department %
Agriculture for the month Of June show the
state percentages % acreage. a. compared
with last year. 10 be - follows. Virginia.
lO6. North Carolina. lO6. south Carolina.
los. Georgia. i02; Florida. -; Alabama. l01;
Mississippi o.; louisiana. 100. Texas. los;
Arkansas. los. Tennessee. IO5, Missouri. l07;
Indian Territory. l38: Oklahoma. 80. Gen
eral average 1888 making q total acreage
OF 28.03l .3sl. as eomparet with -3.27i, 7oi
.crcs last year Tie average condition %
tL@ crop was. Virgo -, North Carolina.
-. south Caroline. -; Georgia. "a; Florida.
80. Alabama 81. Mississippi. IS. Louisiana.
-. Texas. -. Arkansas, g. tennessee. =;
Missouri 20. Indian Territory. IS OAiaho-
ma. =.
General average SIS. against 90 the
June condition % last year. The crop
throughout the cotton belt l. from one 20
three weeks late. The weather during the
past month has been cold and damp and
unfavorable 10 the growth Of the plant
/ The stands are irregular and poor in many
localities. aat the damage by insects has r.
Quirei much replauuDg. A. general thing
the crop has been we'll worked and i FREE
from grass. A large number % counties IL
Texas report the plant In good condition
and promising fair yield. The increase Il
the Ne o. fertilizers l. greater than ever Il
Alabama and the Atlantic States. Twenty
six counties In Georgia report decrease o
- per cent. IN the area planted in Sea Islam
cotton; twenty-four counties in Florida Dc
crease Of II per cent. while the south Caro-
liza reports show an Increase Of per cen
+ 10 sea Island a'veAgs.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-06-19
ACTION on CUpA DEFERRED.
The situation VIII Remain e. at Present
IntiI the spanish Mission ~ Filled.

Itcan be stated unequivoca.ly. "a the re-
suit % Tuesdays cabinet meeting. that no
important action relating 20 Cuba will he
taken by the administration until the new
minister 10 Madrid has been chosen and is
"a; his post ready for the duties 81 the mis-
sion. This fact is significant. in that ~
means that some weeks must certainly
clarse before the President will take any
action whatever vital 80 the relations Of this
government aud the Island ~ Cuba.
Tne question was brought up and dis
GUESSED briefly. but the situation. 50 FAR A.
Cuban action Is concerned. Is just the same
a. - has been FOR weeks. The difficulty OF
finding man satisfactory II the President
L. nll the Post AZ Madrid delays action. and
Mr.. Mckinley l. NO nearer selection for
the post ;han be was al the beginning Of
the administration.
The delay il veXatious 20 the administra-
tion. which j. anxious % begin negotiations
with spain 20 looking 10 the ameiioration.
Ia some form. OF the condition % affairs in
Cuba a. speedily as possible. Several names
We're talked over but the discussion was
frui.le-S.