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The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
SHEEP OF A DEAD SHEPHERD.
Flock of 2,O0O Wandered 500 Miles
 by Themselves.

by Themselves.
 A herder in charge of flock of 2. GOO sheep, which were grazing near the base of the San Francisco mountains in Arizona, was killed by lightning dur. ing terrific storm which visited that section. As the herder was not expect ed to come in with his sheep until the first of October his absence during Au. gust and September attracted no at tention. When the middle of October came and he did not show up messen- gers were sent out to find him.
 After a search of some days in the vicinity of where he was last seen the remains of a camp were found under a tree which had been riven by lightning.
 A further search revealed the bones of human being scattered about over the ground. A prospector who had passed that way had camped for night with the man about the first of August, and said the herd was then moving northward. This tree around which these articles were found was just about far enough north to have been the next camping place, and when 1t was remembered that there was severe storm of thunder and lightning in that section one night about the time referred to it was clear that the man had made his camp under this tree and had been killed by lightning and his body devoured by wolves. The sheep had never been heard of and no trace of them could be found anywhere In that part of the country.
 But now comes the strange part of the story. About two weeks ago herd of about 2,0OO sheep was found on the plain in San Miguel County in this ter ritory, with no one in charge of them, and to all appearances belonging to no- body. The parties in Arizona heard of this fact and wrote to an officer in this territory, giving their marks and ex- plaining how the sheep could be identi- fled. It was found beyond any doubt that this was the herd that had disap- peared from the range in Arizona about the first of August. The animals had been shifting for themselves for more than three months, and turned up at point fully 800 miles from the place where the herder was killed. They had crossed the Rio Grande on the way New Mexico correspondence San Fran cisco Call
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

Terrible as war is and to be avoided by every reasonable and right conces- sion, yet when war comes, as it has at this time and as 1t came thirty-seven years ago, it brings some compensa- tiOns. The chief of these is in the shock and shaking up 1t gives to selhshness, meanness, the mere commercial spirit, the Idea that man was made for busi- ness, that there are no higher motives that those of mOney-making for the in- dividual or material advantages for a peOple-and, on the other hand, the kindling of patriotism. Of course there are always commercials where there are genuine coins. So 1t is not a sure sign of profound or even of true pa triOtism to see flags flying in front of store or a saloon. These flags may be put up for advertising purposes. But the very fact that the flags are put out, hundreds of them on every block, that they float from almost every house-tOp, that the public buildings are decorated with them, bears witness to the fact of patriotism. It shows what is popular; 1t discloses public sentiment, and pre- vailing public sentiment is like con-
 1agratiOn-it grows, 1t sweeps onward, 1t carries the sluggish, the indifferent and the selfish along as by a torrent. The result is that a man who has no plain duty to keep him at home feels impeIled to enlist, or, in some way to offer his services to his country. The young men who go heroically forward to a service where death faces them, where danger is sure and where hard ships are inevitable, rightfully com mand admiration. They help to fan the spark of patriotism in any com munity into a flame. AS patriotism is in itself ennobling, and as the very per petulty of the nation depends upon it, we may we'll regard It's revival in generation as a great good. If to this be added the awakening of humane sympathies for the sufferers in battle and for the friends of the killed and wounded, we must recognize some noble results and some unQuestionable compensatiOns for war.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
SLEEPWALKING.
Strange Things Men Do While Tn a State
 of SomnambuIism.

strange Things Men Do While Tn a State
 of SomnambuIism.
 Readers of that charming work of my late friend Wilkie Collins, ''The Moon stone, will remember the sleepwalk ing feats of Mir. Franklin Blake when under the influence of an opiate. What the novelist describes as a piece of fic- tion may be paralleled from the sober records of science.
 McNish, ill his classic volume on "Sleep, tells us of -hepherd lad who, wrapt in slumber, walked miles to the place where his flock was pastured, waded through a river and returned home without waking. In another case lad in his sleep scaled a precipitous cliff and brought home from it an eagles nest, which was found under his bed in the morning.
 Abercrombie's case of the Scottish lawyer who. when worried over a per- plexing case, was seen by his wife to rise from his bed in the night is an- other illustration of the occasionally purposive character of somnambulism, when, directed by it's private secretaries, the sleeping ego is apparently reused from its couch and made to act the part of pure automaton. This individual went to writing desk which stood in his bedroom, sat down before the desk and wrote for some time. Then, replac- ing the paper within the desk, he re- turned to bed
 In the morning he told his wife of a dream he had experienced, in which he imagined he had given satisfactory opinion on the case which was trou- bling his mind. He expressed regret that he could not recall the train of thought represented in his dream. On his wife directing him to his writing desk, he found therein the opinion in question clearly written out and in every respect satisfactory.-Andrew Wilson. M D., in Harper's Magazine.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

Princeton has made Admiral Dewey an IL. D. So has the Western Uni Versity of Pittsburg. Now, if those mysterious letters stand for "Lambas- ter of the Lurking Dons," Admiral Dewey is clearly entitled to the de- gree. But if they stand for Doctor of Laws" degree which, theoretically at least, Is bestowed in recognition of ripe scholarship and as a reward for deep study and personal investigation and research in scientific fields. 1t may De questioned whether the present na- val Idol of America can wear that de gree gracefully. Granted that Admiral Dewey deserves the highest honor that may be bestowed upon him, 1t does not follow that collegiate degree should be conferred: he deserves the uniform
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Dogs that Can Tell the Time,

In ''The Street Dogs of Constanti-
 nople," in St. Nicholas, Oswarld Gar
 rison Willard says: The instinct which enables these poor tramps to tell time is the most astonishing thing about these dOgs-I mean their being on hand, day after day, at regular hours, when the scraps are thrown out, and their never being much too early or too late. The superintendent of one of the great railway lines ending in Con stantinOple told me the most remark able case of this have yet heard. The Oriental express. the famous train from Paris to COnstantinOple, arrives, 1t seems, three times a week at a certain
 hour in the afternoon. When the train comes In there are always many dogs ready to receive it. Before the pas sengers have had time to get out the dogs jump into the carriages and search everywhere under the seats and In the corners for scraps of luncheon left by the passengers; and when they have found all the pieces they go away The remarkable thing Is that they never come at any time except when the Oriental express is due; that they never make mistake in the day, and always remember that between Friday and Monday there are two days and not one. They pay no attention to local trains, because little or no food is left in them owing to the short rides the passengers take. Exactly this same knowledge of the timetable and of the difference between local and long dis tance trains has been noticed at the station of the Asiatic railways in Scutari, across the Bosphorus.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
LAW OF THE UMBRELLA.
An Important Opinion That Has Beel
 Ascribed to Lord COleridge.

An Important Opinion That Has Been
 Ascribed to Lord COleridge.
 The law as to umbrellas was settled once for all by Lord Coleridge in lead ing English case. His lordship held:
 Umbrellas, properly considered, are a part of the atmospheric or meteorolog- ical condition, and as such there can be no individual property right in them. In Sampson versus Thompson defendant was charged with standing on plaintiffs front steps during a storm and thereby soaking up large quantity of rain to which plaintiff was entitled But the court held that the rain was any mans rain, no matter where it fell. It fol- lows, therefore, that the umbrella is any mans umbrella. In all ages rain and umbrellas have gone together, and there is no reason why they should be separated in law. An umbrella may, under certain circumstances-the chief of which is possession-take on the at- tributes of personal property, just as if a man set tub and catch a quantity of rainwater, that rainwater will be considered as his personal belonging while it is in his tub. But if the sun evaporate the water and it is rained down again or if the tub is upset and the water spilled then the attribute of personal ownership instantly disap- pears. So if man hold his umbrella in his hand it may be considered a per sOnal belonging, but the moment it leaves his hand it returns to the great, general, indivisable, common stock of whither the law will not at- tempt to pursue it."
 So far as we know there has never been a successful appeal from this de- News.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

"Paresis" they sometimes call 1t when people who are rich, idle and dissolute break down in body and mind. Often 1t comes near enough to Insanity to warrant their being placed in an asy- lum, where ample attendance Is given at high prices. A nurse In one such in- stitutiOn says: You would be aston ished to know how many such gentry are in our care; and In sohe cases their friends give out that they are zone abroad"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

of an admiral, but why give him cap and gown? Why are our colleges show ering I'LL. D.s" upon Admiral Dewey? Why not throw in an occasional ID. D." "M. A." and "Ph. D.? Has the degree Doctor of Laws" become pure ly honorary? Does 1t no longer repre- sent scholarship? Can 1t be possible that 1t has degenerated into a mere de- vice to advertise the institutions which grant it2
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Honesty the Best Policy.

You are an honest man to return to me the gOld-headed cane which l lost! l prize the stick highly for it comes from the hOgse In which Peter the Great was born. To reward you I will give you the head of the cane. You can sell it to som jeweler."
 Excuse m, sir, but I've already tried that, and they told me it was plated. d."-POlichineI.e.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
A1r,naf Tn0 Late

"Hold onr' cried the pround young father, as he rushed down the aisle Hold on! Before the baby is chris tened I want to change his name."
 Why" the good man asked, as he was about to sprinkle the child's head. George Dewey Wellwood is a good name, isn't it? Why should there be a changer"
 q want to add little to 1t. Make it George Dewey Hobson Wellwood, and let the ceremony proceed. ."-Cleveland Leader.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
A Wnninnls Tnanrr-

Ella-It was my painful duty to de- cline an offer of marriage from Prof. Brainard last evening.
 Hattie-Indeed. But why dld you re- fuse him? He is the most eminent mathematician of the age.
 Ella-Yes, and that's just why l re- fused him. lie would always be irving to mathematicaily demonstrate the CT TOTS of my dressmaker' bills.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Faithful to His Trust.

"Dear Harry" wrote his chum, who was in camp at Key West, 'I have only had one letter from my girl since came down here. Are you looking af- ter her, as you prOmisedY'
 Dear Jerry," wrote his friend in re- sponse, "I am-six evenings in the week. Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

The situation has its humOrs. A young lady, going down street with yellow trimmings on her hat, found herself an object of suspicious remark; and a tradesman reports that for the first time In many years he has few customers for the seeds of the Spanish watermelon; and there are Americans who would rather go without blisters than apply Spanish files to their pat riotic skins.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Cure Effected.

The wise physician frequently finds it necessary to minister to mind dis. eased" rather than to the body that merely sympathizes with it. A young woman who had gone from her home in an inland village to visit friends in the great city for the first time in her life soon began to lose all appetite and grow thin and hollow eyed.
 Her friends, fearing that she was go- ing into decline, called in physician in spite of her protests and asked him to prescribe for her. He asked a few questions, noted her symptoms, gave her malady scientific name and said as he handed her bottle of pellets:
 ''It will be necessary, miss, first of all, for you to leave the crowded city. The air here is not good for you. Have you friends in the country?"
 Why, live ill the coumry, doctor, D she replied.
 "Very good. Return, then, to your home, engage in light exercise, with frequent walks in the open air, and take five of these pellets every morning be- fore breakfast.
 She returned to her village home, ob- served the doctor directions faithfully, paying particular attention to taking the medicine, and was we'll in less than a week
 Meeting the family phsyician one day, it occurred to her to tell him her experience. He listened to her, asked to see the pellets, tasted them, and, finding them to be merely sugar unmedicated, said:
 What did your city doctor tell you was your ailment?'
 ''He said it was nostalgia"
 H'mphi Do you know what nostal- gia means?"
 'No, sir"
 ''It means homesickness. "--Youth's | Companion.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

Wars over boundaries in colonial re-
 gions have grown very rare among the great powers. The rival earth-grabbers try to overreach one another in every conceivable way, but when the quar- rel becomes actually serious and bad temper arises the diplomats meet in a quiet room somewhere and effect per manent compromise of conflicting claims. 1t is much cheaper than war.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Contirnlne the Tronble.

He-The trouble with too many peo- pie In this world Is that they don't know enough 10 quit when they are ahead of the game
 She-I know ir. ought 10 have quit when l got your engagement ring. but l went ahead and married you-New York Evening World.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
.Impossihle to Doubt.

Upguardson-There have been so many reports ot those Cuban cables sa'nE evt when they haven't been cut at all that I don't take any more stock in stories of that kind.
 Atom-Yes, but it's true this time. The news about the last cable that was cut come over the cable itself-Chicago Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

The daughter of a deceased New York brewer says she can't live on $400 a month, though her brother, day la borer, lives on $40 a month. It's fOrtu- nate she isn't her brothers keeper.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
EEGHwEL.

Do you cut the pie m four pieces or five?" asked the landlady, sweetly springing her star catch question
 "Six," promptly answered the aDpli- cant for a job.-Cncinnad Enquirer.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

It's time that shopwOrn quips about marines should be discarded. At Guan- tanamo and elsewhere these naval sol diers have amply shown that they fulfill whatever duty is entrusted them like brave men.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
CapitaI in Bicycle Tires.

The amount of capital invested in the manufacture of bicycle tires in the United States is estimated by an ex- change at $S,OOO,OOO, the number of persons employed at 3,COO and the num- Der of tires produced annually at 4.OOO.- 000.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

Diggs- -Smawley has just been telling me some of his family troubles.
 Briggs-He has, ehf We'll, what's your opinion of them2
 Diggs-I think I'd prefer to hear his wife's side Of the ease before handling down an Opinion.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
After the Lxuchirp.

Alkali Ike, Sr.-Pm ashamed O you. boy. What did you laff so fer when We swung him up?
 Alkali Ike, Jr.-Why, dad, wuzn't it a good choke ?-New York Journal
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Suspicious.

The Old Man-I wish you'd watch the office boy. I think he means mischief.
 Mauager-Why, what has he been do- ing that looks suspicious?
 The Old Man-I noticed that he re- mained after quitting time last night in order to finish sweeping. I'm afraid of him. It isn't natural.-Cleveland Leader,
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

Down in Texas a young woman is suing one man for divorce and another for breach of promise to marry. Cupid seems tc, be b1nching his hits this sea- son
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

Rhode Island after this will try to worry along with only one capital. That little Rhody should have two seats of government always has been capital joke, anyway.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

At a late Kansas marriage twelve girls whistled the wedding march. There can very easily be less pleasing and more costly airs associated with these occasions
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

4 contemporary says that 1.-two of these newly discovered Dewey cock taEe wlI make anyone walk Spanish. why not put down so reasonable mixture2
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
LET US ALL LAUGH.
JOKES FROM THE PENS OF
 VARIOUS HUMORISTS.

Pleasant Incidents OcJu rrInE the World Over - sayinGs that Are Cheerful to the Oia or Young-Fun- ny Selections that You Will Enjoy.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Making His Mark.

'T am convinced, p said the Captain of -tRe Volunteer company, that your son will make his mark in the army"
 ''NO doubt Of it, said the old man. "Here 1t is nov on this here draft fer $50!-Chicago Times-Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Unconcerncd.

"Aren't you worried about the tax on sleeping cars?"
 "Not at all," replied the lawyer af fably. "If this Government catches any of our company's cars asleep it Is at perfect liberty to tax them."-Wash ington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

It doesn't seem to occur to eligible young men who sit in hammocks with girls that these swinging affairs are mesbed on the principle of a net.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Always Willing.

Mattie-What would you do if a young man was to kiss you against your will?
 Helen-Oh, pshaw! Such a thing would be impossible.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

It seems too Lad that one of Evangel- inc Cisneros' re scuers has been obliged 10 put her under bonds.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
He Is Ont of the Woods.

"What happy look MT. Shadyside wears" remarked Mir. Murray Hill.
 His wife has finished her house cleaning" replied MT. Beechwood.- Boston Traveller.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

By changing its national capital once a week China hopes to be able to pre- vent it from falling into the hands of the British.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

ID Pittsburg the other night young woman shot and fatally wounded a burglar. Wonder what she was firing aff
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

A statistical exchange says: "Ameri- cans lose 100000 collar buttons an auslly." This statement may be re gardsd as made under oath.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Hint

\He-That vessel out there is hugging ihe shore clos ely.
 She-Yes; and ] regret to say at this moment the situation Is unparalleled. "-NeW York World
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

Whom the gods love die young, 1t is said; but this probably doesn't apply to the love of the gallery gods for the bal let girls.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Abouf fhr sIza nfIt-

He-Do you believe that slave to the cigarette habit ever outllyes 1t?
 She-No; they always die together.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Women to Have Rearda-

A German scientist is of opinion that women will have boards some time in the remote future.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Japanese Symbol of Anao.;o.

Instead of an engagement ring the Japanese lover gives his sweetheart piece of beautiful silk for her sash.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

Is # a step towards an English alli- ance that the Geographical Board has dropped the "h' in Bering's Strait?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
AN AFRICAN POISON STORY.
Strange Phenomenon Witnessed In the
 Northeast of the Dark Continent.

Strange Phenomenon Witnessed In the
 Northeast of the Dark Continent.
 Charles M. Stern of Chicago, who re- turned to this city after a journey through northeast Africa, told of curi- ous meteorological phenomenon which he observed in district called Gwallah. 'The vegetation in that region is very luxuriant, said he, "and the plant life must give off an unusually large quan- tity of carbonic acid gas. At least that was the conclusion reached after see- ing three natives die and four or five dogs.
 "The moment the animals put their noses close to the ground they would fall over and gasp and die in about five minutes. The natives who died slept on the ground instead of in hammocks, as others did. I saw hundreds of dead birds. My theory is that stratum of the deadly gas covered the ground for depth of three or four inches, and any living thing breathing in that area would be asphyxiated.
 "l could not understand, however, now the gas was not distributed in thinner layer and what kept it in one place for whole day. Nothing like it had ever been known there before. The deaths of the men and the dogs all oc- cured within 24 hours. Then the gas, if it was really gas, seemed to dissipate. It was very strange occurrence, and l might have been induced to make more exhaustive investigation if my presence had not excited distrust. Igot away as quickly as possible rather than be accused of being the cause of the sudden deaths. The natives are super stitious and attribute most of their mis- fortunes to witchcraft, so thought it the part of wisdom to get away. New York Mail and Express.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Limitations off Thought.

Look out, Maude. He Is said to be mind-reader."
 "Oh! I shall be very careful to think only in French" ."-Detroit Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
A Sportsman.

''I 1t i'm right enough, but I've blown orl is blOomin' feathers rf."-Moon- shine.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Never.
Boston Travelel

Never.
 MT. Griggs-It seems to me, Hattie, this bread is not quite as light as 1t ought to be. You should be good breadmaker. l think you said you had been to cooking school.
 Mrs. Griggs-Yes, MT. Griggs, have been to cooking school; but you don't suppose, l hope, that in a cooking school worthy the name they ever both CT themselves about cooking things that common people can afford to eat.-Bos- ton Transcript.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
He-DOn't fear, there's not a par ticle
A Sympathetic Coroner

"And was her death sudden" asked the coroner of the principal witness.
 Yes" was the reply; ''the fall knock cd her senseless; she never spoke af- terward."
 ''POor woman; what an awful sad death" sighed the coroner who was a married man e long standing.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Shop TalL

Shop Talk. "Papa's mind is full of business all the time."
 How does that trouble youY Well, when Harry asked him for me he said: Yes, take her along, and if she isn't up to our advertisement bring her back and exchange her."
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27
Grayhaired Men.

It Is said that mans hair turns gray five years earlier than a woman's.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

True love forgives, but 1t Is seldom accused of fOrgetfulness.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-08-27

Some people who do not talk toe much. do not work enough.