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The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19
No Grmna.tics fin Norway.

Walking, climbing and ski-runn 'nG they have in Christiania, the capital of Norway, with skating and coastipg, but gymnasium athletics are practical ly nonexistent There are probably not more than a half-dozen pairs of boxing gloves in Christiania. There are no running matches, no jumping, few crews, no wrestling, no cricket. football or tennis, no teaching of the manly art of self-defense." The boys fight like little demons, and one would think they would aspire to do so scien- tifcally. At one of the large boys school 1t Is part of the unwritten law (of the pupils) that the classes first out of the building shall at time congregate in one corner of the great brick walled courtyard, whence 1t shall be the duty and pleasure of the remainder of the school to whack them forth with stren- uous application of fists and heads.
 The best possible resistance is made a great many eyes are blackened and some few teeth dislodged, but all cas- ualties are received amicably (after ward) and all prowess duly accredited Private quarrels are promptly settled, not in the school precincts, but in the recesses of the palace park, where a ring Is formed, seconds chosen and all proceedings conducted in proper ordSG Boston Globe.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

,-os ou,+a the image Of the one In the ,,bo+ooraph which had tumbled from I, Odxssey to a bunk in the squad room the day before.
 Her he took in his arm as the other one and held her close, climbing through chaparral that was already burning and over canyon grass that was a carpet of fiame-rubbing the fire from her skirts when they caught and presently lifting her clear of the ground and carrying her for better safety, speaking hopefully in spite of Cachise and his frequent charges. And he yielded her up at last and went back where Kyle, game to the end had fallen while trying to climb with out aid from his hands-white at the lips and silent with agony.
 Cachise, thirty yards away, was try ing to get a bullet out of his breast, clawing after it as savages do and splitting out blood with his Spanish Apache-American curses. That ended the fight, and no so daring adventure has ever since come within a days march of Fort Yuma.
 The young woman came down to the spadroom that night where Big Smith was lying, little the worse for his burning, and knelt by the side of his bunk to thank him. The captains wife came with her, and poor Kyle, pale with pain, sent his compliments. Big Smith rose up and tried to stand at attention, but they made him sit down. The untutored ruffians went out of the squadroom and left them while the bugles were blowing tattoo. So that whatever they said only she and he and the captains wife might tell you.
 They left when the roll call was over and Big Smith, turning his face to the wall. waited for taps-and wished be. like Kyle, could give his two arms for the woman.
 And that was the romance of q troop.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

he rode. The man Ou post Mo-. 1 told the sergeant of the guard, when the second relief arrived, that he had seen a fire far to the north, but no one i'm agined it was d summons to the south ern Apaches.
 Just after guard mount in the morn ing Lieutenant Kyle rode east with the women visitols He wanted to show them some perIfaGrions and give them a drink from the Aztec spring.
 While the bugler was blowing recall from fatigue" Happy Jacks horse came galloping into the fort and the trum- peter changed tho 3st note in the call to the first note iu "B9ots and saddles" "
 They went out twenty strong. Big Smith in the lead ar the side of the captain, who's guests were in peril. Two troopers, gaiiopng in the column, exchanged remarks about him.
 Wasn't fit 10 live with Jill he heard 'boots and saddiesE said )ne of them. "Groaned all night.
 Always puts his brooches under his blankets and sleeps on hem to keep them creased,' said the other. Didn't take lem off at 3ii last night"
 And they gaIloped along, quite indif- ferent to danger only hoping, now and then, Cachise would wait for them. They were untutored young ruffians, but one was dead shot at thirty wards and the other stood off a band of Utes a day and a night one time in the mountains.
 But when they came to the Aztec springs and saw the Ap5ches they wondered how ever the captain would get out of this scrape There was a little gully, full Of dry grass and chap arral. At the mouth of il lay the two horses, both dead. Somewhere be- tween that point and the spring at the head of the canyon Lieutenant Kyle and the women Were hiding.
 And Cachise had just fred the grass where the horse lay. The flames were driving up the cut as If it were a chim- ney.
 The twenty troopers charged at the Apaches and the latter fed with de- risiye laughter. The fire vas fighting their battle for them
 Big Smith dropped from the saddle and ran to the edge Of the canyon.
 "All right, lieutenant" he called cheerily. The man was strong and viriIe again-Was even exuberant and cheery. Such Apache bullets as came his way across the canyon acted as a tonic and spurred him. He dropped over the edge, crashed down through the dry chaparral and, guided by the lieutenants shouting, went straight to the little group-where he found two frightened women and 8 niucky officer with both arms broken by rifle ball.
 Big Smith put his arm round one of the women and climbed with her carrying her presently, for she fainted till the two untut0red rufians and the captain could pass down a lariat and lift her to the level
 Then he tumbled back, calling en- couragement al the time. and stood before the otler woman, whose face
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19
ONE ROMANCE OF c TROOP.
ccooc>oc>oc>oooooooooo INSTANTANEOUS

same young woman, scanning the title a little more carefully.
 ''Is it?" calmly inquired the captain. He was not just sure what Homer might be, but he gathered from his y1s- itor's tone that t was surprisingly creditable to the owner of the volume.
 q can't see the title of the other book" said the lady, leaning forward and peering a the shelf on the wall.
 Smith, hand down those books, v commanded the officer, but his tone was kindly
 Big Smith, for once in his life, was clumsy. As he handled the volumes one slipped II s.ooped to recover it, but the leaves uttered and out fell a photograph-the gortrait of a woman. It fell face up on the bunk, and he re- covered it in an instant.
 In that instant, however, the young woman saw it, and the hand she had extended dropped at her side. She reeled a little, said ''Why-my-" in an odd little voice. and was conducted by "Happy Jack" I>rle, the second lieutenant, to the outer air.
 Big Smith put the looks back on the shelf, and preseutIy-the guests being gone-hammered Billy Murphy, the bully of the squadroom, without any adequate provOcatiou.
 That was the day before old Cachise went up the GiI8 on ne last raid that
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19
Fuss Spoiled an Election.

A cat was recently locked in ballot box on Tuesday night and was not set free until the next afternoon. Pussy was asleep in the ballot box when the ballots were dropped in, and she was soon showed under by them, and the box was sealed. On Wednesday the cat s moving was heard, and it was found that she was in the box. The judge of election declared it would be illegal to open the box, but the cat made such noise that counsel was consulted, and pussy was liberated. She had torn the to escape
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19
Masses for Napoleon.

In several of the parish churches of France masses are still sung for the repose of NapoleOn's soul. In the great Cathedral of NOtl> Dame, for exam pie, 113 masses are sung for Napoleon every year One legacy from an old soldier provides for 104 masses during the year, and the services are observed with the greatest fidelity.-W. E. Cur tis, in Chicago Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

Ahi If more Americans could learn how to fool-to fool wisely-that is. hi lariously. Then fewer of them would need to get drunk and smash plate glass windows. A lively caper In the home is an electric wire that carries of no end of care, depression or III temper. For, depend upon It, every nature will have its fling, and must have 1t. The only question is of what kind of d fling. There is the fling into bitterness of speech, Into despondency, into sui- eide. and there is the fling into merri- ment and emancipation from the strait jacket of Mrs. Grundy and all her works.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE,
Some Examples of the Glaring Inconsist-
 encies of Its Alphabet.

Some Examples Of the Glaring IRconsist-
 encies of Its Alphabet.
 AS our alphabet now stands-even after 5000 years of perfeoting-it is a string of singularly ambiguous signs and affords an unequaled opportunity for tormentors, just as man who can- not express himself clearly can be plagued with sophisticated questions. The confusion of English sound and let ters is we'll illustrated by spelling cof ice without one correct letter-kauphy which spelling is nearer the original than the one in use, for a pamphlet was printed in Oxford in 1859 on ''The Ma ture of the Drink Kauphi or Coffee. y
 The artistically bad orthography of many of our funny writers is made pos rible by the glaring inconsistencies of our alphabet. But some instances of nat urally funny bad spelling are perhaps equal to any artificial ones. Here is note that was sent to a doctor: Cer-Yole oblige me uf yole kun un ce ne 1 hev Bad korSd am Hill an hev lost my Hap py Tight
 The following, received by school master, was likely to be misunderstood:
 Sur-As you are a man of nolege I intend to inter my son in your skull.
 Here is bill sent to a gentleman: aosafada 5O Pade-J. Jaxn.
 The items are not apotheearies' artl- cles, as might be supposed, but merely "a horse half a day and taking on hlm home again.
 Many eccentric devices of literature depend on the peculiar arrangement of letters. Some of these have fine sound ing names and are recognized as famous recreations of the learned. The palm drome, which is line that reads alike backward and forward, is one of the most difficult of all feats of letter jug gling and has engaged the attention of the worlds cleverest brains.
 While in exile Napoleon was asked by an Englishman if he thought he could have sacked London and replied, "Able was ere I saw Elba"-the most skillful palindrome on record. Run the letters of the reply backward if you would test it. A famous Latin example is the lawyers motto, ''Si Nummi inn munis." The following sentence is not only palindrome, but extraordinary in other respects: "Sator areppo tenet op- era rOtas. "
 This spells the same backward and forward; all the first letters of the words spell the first word; the second letters of the word spell the second word, and so on through the third, fourth and fifth. The last letters spell the last word; the next to the last of each word spell the next word, and so on to the beginning. g.-London Mail.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

A few persons have done a profitable business in tree planting in this coun- try, but this occupation will probably not be followed by individuals, as the time required for trees to mature is too long. Governments do not die like in- dividuals, and for this reason certain economic industries are more suitable for governments to control than for In- dividuals to undertake. Tree planting Is one of the businesses which we be lieve the government can prosecute more successfully than can any private individual or corporation.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19
AHome-Grown Exnerienoe.


 A man went into an icehouse to cool off.
 An abrupt and impetuouS hired man closed and locked the door and went away. The next day was Sunday and the hired man did not come back. While the man who yearned to cool off waited for the return of the hired man his object was accomplished in a very thorough manner. He cooled off The untitled door gave back but echoes to his blows, and his voice could find no place to escape and sound the alarm.
 When he grew tired of walking and swinging his arm to keep warm the chunks of ice that were piled around him did not offer a tempting bed. Hun ger gnawed at his vitals and refused to be satisfied with diet of raw air. Dark. ness settled down like a six months Arctic night, and the only sound which broke the profound stiffness was the man who wanted to cool off trying to swear.
 The hired man opened the door on Monday morning, and the man who wanted to cool off crawled out more dead than alive.
 When his tongue had thawed out he began to abuse the hired man.
 "Fool"' retorted the hired man. Fool, you are lucky dog and do not know 1t. Don't waste your time ln abusing me, your benefactor, but go and write a book of impressions Ou Alaska"
 Then the man who wanted to cool off saw that his fortune was made.-Chi. cagO Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

in history if Grants initials had not been emblematic of his country-'U. s." United States? They also stand for Uncle Sam and Unconditional Sur render. Suppose he had gone to West Point as Hiram, and the boys had call ed him "Hi'' for short? Suppose he had gone there as Hiram Ulysses in- stead of Ulysses Hiram, and the ca dets had called him HI. H. G." Hug? Would not that have made a change in his career? We never had a public man to make so many changes in his name as did Grant. Hiram Ulysses, Ulysses Hiram, Ulysses Sidney and Ulysses Simpson, were the variations New York Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

The war "reminiscences of the late Charles A. Dana establish a fact that every person to whom profanity Is an offence will be glad to hear. MT. Dana saw much of General Grant during the most perplexing period of the civil war, and he now asserts that he never heard the great Union leader utter a profane word. NIT. Dana himself was for many years a tireless worker in a field in which profanity is common. Every man who enjoyed the privilege of working near him will testify that in the midst of the exacting requirements or his duties NIT. Dana was guiltless of The sin and vulgarity of profanity.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

What 1t means to a man to come home at night to a cheerful wife no one but he who has had to fight in the hard battle of life knows. If he is prosper ous, 1t Is an added joy; but it Is in mis- fortune that 1t shines like a star in the darkness. A complaining wife can kill the last bit of hope and courage in a sorely troubled heart, while a cheerful one gives new courage to begin the fight over again.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

Over 1,600 policemen in Chicago, in reply to civil service questions, swore that they never touched liquor One In nocent bluecoat declared, as to his health, that he had once had the measles, but didn't know how many of them there were. Seeing that "the good die young," 1t is a marvel how these innocent fellows manage to keep so well preserved.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

There is nothing more disagreeable In young person than an attempt to put on airs" to order other people about, to speak with half-hidden i'm pudence to older people-to show no deference. no respect. Such behavior springs either from selfishness or van lty, and 1t would be ridiculous If 1t were not sad to see young person behaving In so foolish a manner.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

The fact that a Swiss surgeon has successfully removed. the stomach of one of his patients should not unduly encourage others to try this expert ment. If some scheme could be devised to lay aside the stomach for a few days At a time, however, no one would se- riously object to it.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

The recent marriage of a titled En- gnshwoman to an Indian prince should prove a notice to American heiresses that there are new worlds for them to :onquer-or, perhaps it would be more correct to say, old world titles for them to win.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

England and the United States once differed gravely as to the right of search" The gift of a vessel by an Englishman for use in MT. Peary's ex- petition shows that perfect harmony now exists respecting the right, If the object of search is the north pole.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

It is humiliating to the national pride to learn that for every United States ship that passed through the Suez Ca nal during the first six months of 1897 there were eighteen Japanese and two Chinese ships. The numbers were: Japan eighteen, China two, and the United States one.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

An attache of Barnum's circus writes from London that 1t costs S19 a day to feed an elephant In England. It prob ably costs more than that to see one in London, however.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

The New York customs inspectors ob- ject to kissing by relatives and lovers on the piers before the baggage of in- coming passengers is examined, on the ground that 1t takes time. Well, kiss Ing ought to.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19
co escape,

Ethnologists, apropos of the statement that the original inhabitants of America were Asiatics, tell of a Chinook Indian woman found in the last century by Fla ther Hulk wandering in the far interior of Asia.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

AS a general observation 1t may be said a gentleman lounges and a Ioafer loafs, shade of distinction, however. not always observable, as there is usu- ally a noticeable tendency on the part of the lounger to become a mere Ioafer.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

The West and Northwest, says the Louisville Courier-Journal, are now leading every other part of the United States in real prosperity, and there IS no one to grudge them their good for
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

The stomach may not be a vital or gan. as certain ambitious caryers de clare. but you must take good care or IL If you expect to live long and be happy.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

HIS was the romance of c troop, First Cav airy.
 G troop, be ii known, is just now very comfOrta ply housed, and the en-
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

Japan, with its hat one side and Its eve cooked as natural as-life, Is oolnS all 1t can to give Russia hint that lt's loaded for bear.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

Whichever of the powers may par ucularly advance In the East, there IS more than a chance in any case or China losing ground.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

Depend on the bargain instinct work mo ont in the sex. A society leader sas marked down New York's 400 to IS0
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19
EgYpt's Cotton Cron

During British rule of Egvnt the cot. ton crop has doubled, and now amounts to over 5OO,0O0,000 pounds a year.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

In Holland the average product for COWS is so pounds of butter and 1S0 pounds of cheese per annum.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY

And now they say that Kaiochou Is only one word. Well. 1t isn't any thlng to be sneezed at, anyhow.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

Did you ever know man to kill q little bear, or catch q little fish?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

Though Rome is called the Eternal City. the name by right belongs to the city of Damascus. in Syria, which is the oldest city ill the world As long as man has written records the city of Damascus has been known
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-19

Grants Name. Would 1t have made any difference
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-01
Bishop Cranston's Family Mobbed.

The people of this valley will learn
with pain that Bishop Earl Crsnston's
family has been mobbed in the streets OF
Pekin. The Bishop presided at the Co.
lumbia River conference in North Yak
ina in 1895. He lie now in China. his
family consisting of his wife and three
daushters-Ethel, Sauna and Ruth, the
last being ten years of age. With them
at the time of the attack was DR.. Lowry,
. missionary to China, and his daughter
Mabel, aged fourteen years. 1t was, the
first feast day in China siuce the empress
had caused the resembling of the emperor's
reforms, and the populsce had been
greatly excited by agitators. On the
same day four English people, two Japa-
nese, a Frenchman. German and an
Italian were attacked in the same way.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-01
SplendidlY Eduirped.

One of the finest and best equipped
railroads is the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul. On our recent trip through South
Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois We
tried this railroad and know whereof we
speak. The road is splendidly equipped
with fast trains; the coaches are all fur
nished with the latest improvements, and
it is pleasure to ride with these people.
They employ but sober and industrious
men, who constantly look after the com.
fort and safety of the travelling public.
Anyone travelling in the above or adjoin-
ing states should take the Milwaukee
road by all means if it is convenient to
do 30. Ii you wish information concern
ing this excellent and popular road ask
any ticket agent, or write to G. ]. Eddy,
General Agent. at Portland, Or, and he
will gladly give it.-Genesee 1daho)
News.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-01

A singular coincidence occurred at the
musicale the other night. Prof. Pascius
broke a string OF his violin, and seeing
another one lying on the piano, hurriedly
seized it and went on playing as though
nothing had happened. On further
inspection of the violin, the property Of
Miss Josie Erwin, he recognized it at
once as having belonged to his father in
Germany. Prof. Pascus' brother, on
leaving home for America carried with
him fifteen violins gwen him by his ia
ther, a music dealer, each of which the
professor now in Yakima had practiced
upon. Financial reverses caused the ell
der brother to part with his treasures,
and 30 one of the violins fell accidentally
into the hands of the younger brother ss
above related.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-01

The Northwest Magazine makes some
pertinent remarks. given else here, about
sheep raising in this state in commenting
on our recent interview. While higher
price rules for Puget Sound wool, the
Trade Register preferred to use the con-
sentative figure for the whole clip, as
most OF the sheep are east of the Cascades.
We gave the ruling price Of $375@s4 for
sheep to show the reduction in valuation.
Figured at 81 the flock of this state would
be worth $2,0l3, 296.-Seattle Trade Reg
lister.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-01

A quiet wedding took place at the Bap-
fist parsonage on Thanksgiving evening.
The contracting parties were Sydney No
Bile and Cora Van SICKLE, Rev. Lyon Of
floating There were present. also,
MesdamesV anSyckle, Redfeld and Doane,
tie latter cousin of the bride, from
Portland. The happy couple will reside
in the Wayne Field residence across the
track. THE HERALD's good wishes 60
out to Mr.. Noble and his lovely bride.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-01
The Pioneer Limited

Is the name OF the only perfect train in
the world, now running every night be-
tween st. Paul and Chicago, via the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway--the
pioneer road of the west in adopting all
improved facilities for the safety and en-
joyment of passengers. Illustrated PAM
phlet, showing views OF beautiful seem
cry along the route of the Pioneer Limited
will be sent free to any person upon re-
ceIpt OF two-cent postage stamp. Ad-
dress Geo. III. Heafford, General Passen-
ger Agent, Chicago, Ill.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-01
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G. G. G. are a sure thing. Try box to-
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