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The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
The Bulldog a Good Dog.

No member of the canine family has been more consistently maligned than the bulldog. Writers who have no in- timate knowledge of the dog and his attributes have described him as stup- idly ferocious, and illustrators have pictured him as a sort of semi-wild beast, till the general public has come to look upon him as dangerous.
 "Give a dog a bad name," is an old saw, and perhaps a true one, but when it is applied to the bulldog it is mani festly unjust. Writers, too. have fallen into grave error in claiming that the bulldog is deficient not only in affection but in intelligence.
 No greater proof of the falsity of the latter could be given than was witness ed at the late Westminster Kennel Clubs dog show, when Col. Shults ex- hibited his trained dogs, with the bull dog Nick performing all sorts of won derful feats, especially that of walking a tight rope, and when in the center of it, turning around and retracing his steps amid the applause of an admiring audience.
 Stonehenge, who is considered one of the greatest of canine scientists, claims that the bulldogs brain Is relatively larger than that of the spaniel, which dog is generally considered to be the most intelligent of the canine race, while the bulldogs affection is never to be doubted.-Outing.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
The storehouse of the Mind.

Things near us are seen of the size of life, things at distance are dimin- iShed to the size of the understanding. We measure the universe by ourSeves, and even comprehend the texture of our own being only piecemeal. In this way, however, we remember an infinity of things and places. The mind is like a mechanical instrument that plays a great variety of tunes, but 1t must play them in succession. One idea recalls another, but it at the same time eX- cludes all others. In trying to renew old recollections, We cannot, as 1t were, unfold the whole web of our existence; we must pick out the single threads. So in coming to place where we have formerly, lived, and with which we have intimate associations, every one must have found that the feeling grows more vivid the nearer we approach the spot, from the mere anticipation of the actual impression; we remember cir cumstances, feelings, persons, faces, names that we had not thought of for years; but for the time all the rest of the world Is orgotten.-William Haz- lett.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
Crushed by Beecher.

Henry Ward Beecher was once ap- preached by young man who consid- cred himself very clever.
 "Do you know, MT. Beecher," said he, "I've been thinking that I would settle down, behave myself and join your church. Now, like your preach. ing, but when I go to your church and see such men as old s. and others. grasping skinfints and hypocrites to the core, sitting there in full member ship, why, the thing is just a little too much for me, and really" he added, "I cannot join"
 "Well, you're right" said MT. Beecher. "Every church has such men, and fancy Plymouth is not free from them. and until you spoke Ihave always wondered why the good Lord permitted it. Now I understand.
 "Ah," gurgled the young fellow, "1 am glad I have thrown light on the question: What strikes you as the req son, MT. .Beecher?"
 "Well," replied the great preacher, cit is permitted in order to keep just such fools as you out of the churches. |"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
purity.
Too Much For Watson.

Only once did Watson, when a captain, never fail to punish man for intoxica- tion. This was in the summer of 1898 at Boston, when the San Francisco took the Massachusetts naval militia on it's first practice cruise. Among the regular crew was old Alexander Parker, sailmaker's mate, who was never known to remain sober when there was liquor to be had When the naval militiamen came on board a witty boatswain's mate, while no officer was near, sang out in an authoritative tone:
 "All you men having whisky on board lay below and turn it in to the sailmaker's mate for safe keeping"
 Many amateur sailors took the bait, and in few minutes old Aleck, sit ting down below decks in his sailroOm, was surprised to have vast collection of fiasks passed to him. He received all these as gifts with many thanks. He was found day after sound asleep in his sailroom, literally covered with empty bottles of every size and shape. He was finally taken before the captain, to whom was told the circumstances. Parker" said he sternly, "I have no words with which to discuss your case. Go forward. New York Times
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

Tn his recent decision that the life of a child was worth to its parents not more than from cents to a dollar, Jus time Gummere, of New Jersey, con. fined himself entirely to the question of pecuniary outlay and returns. He figured that a child would not more than pay expenses until it reached the age of 21, and held that all sentimen. tai considerations must be ruled out Well, looking at the matter from a purely pecuniary point of view, why should not the actual cost of the child ment of its value? Two people have invested some hundreds or thousands of dollars, not to speak of the physical agony of one and the sleepless nights. the years of toll and the mental strain of both in one child. Is a corporation to be allowed to wipe that entire in- vestment out with no return? It Is a principle of law that there is no wrong without a remedy. Here is an un' doubted wrong. Where is the remedy If Justice Gummere had paid $5,00C for an exquisite vase, and a reckless scorcher had knocked it out of his hands and shattered it while he was crossing a street, would he have thought six cents or dollar fair con- pensation for his loss because the vase could not have been expected to pro. duce an income? If not, why not?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
After only three months of war spaiL

After only three months of war SpaiL sued for peace. The war will rank as one of the most remarkable wars in human history. A war without loss of a single battle or skirmish on one side, without loss or serious injury of sin gle ship, with surrendered prisoners exceeding in number the force which captured them, and with practical ami hilation of the available navy of one power, is novel enough to make an in- teresting chapter in the worlds history. The results are the more remarkable when it is considered that practically the finest arms and ammunition of Flu rope, in some respects superior to those which Americans employed for most of their forces, were at the service of Spain. Krupp and Armstrong guns, Mauser rifles, smokeless powder, gave Spaniards a serious advantage, and Spanish soldiers have never been con- sidered inferior fighters in any locality where their peculiar style of fighting was possible. Yet good troops, with first-rate equipments, with ships of the latest and best European pattern, and men who were not lacking in courage were never able to make anything like a good stand on land or sea. Holding positions declared impregnable by the military experts of their own and other nations. these well-equipped forces were driven out of them by the rush of troops In part destitute of discipline in war, and many of them provided with inferior arms.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
England With the Heavy Hand.

England has inflicted far greater land disasters on her redoubtable neighbor, France, than all the military monarch ies of Europe put together. English armies for 120 years ravaged France, while England has not seen the fires of French camp since the battle of Hast ings. English troops have twice taken the French capital, an English king was crowned at Paris, French king rode captive through London, French emperor died in English captivity and his remains were surrendered by Eng fish generosity. Twice the English horse marched from Calais to the Pyr- enees, once from the Pyrenees to Ga his; the monuments of Napoleon in the French capital at this moment owe their preservation from German revenge to an English general.
 All the great disasters and days of mourning for France since the battle of Hastings-Tenohebray, Greasy, Poitiers, Agincourt, Verneuil, Crevant, Blen- helm, Oudenarde, Families, Malpla- quet, Minden, Dettingen, Quebec, Egypt, Talavera, Salamanca, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Orthes, Waterloo-were gained by English generals, and won, for the most part, by English soldiers. Even at Fontenoy, the greatest victory of which France can boast since Hastings, every regiment in the French army was on their own admission routed by the terrible English column, and victory was snatched from its grasp solely from want of support on the part of the Dutch and Austrians.-Alison's "Life of Marlborough.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
On Education.

Mrs Burlington, after listening to the reading of an advertisement for a young ladies' boarding school, said: "For my part, can't deceive what on airth eddication Is coming to- When I was young, if girl anly understood rules of distraction, provision, multiply ing, replenishing and common domina- tor, and knew all about the rivers and their obituaries, the covenants and domitories, the provinces and the um- pires, they had eddication enough. But now they are to study bottomy, algier- bay, and have to demonstrate supposi- tion of sycophants of circuses, tangents and Diogenes and parallelogramy, to say nothing about the oxides, corostics and abstruse trianglesw Thus saying, the old lady leaned back in her chair, her knitting work fell in her lap, and for some minutes she seemed in medi. tatiOn
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS MONEY.
United States Treasurer Placed a
 Cashier in Dilemma.

Cashier in Dilemma.
 Ex-Treasurer Jordan freuuentIy amuses his friends by telling of an ex citing experience he had while treas urer of the United States. MT. Jordan occasionally indulges in joking remarks. uttered with a serious countenance. l., was the indulgence of this proclivity while connected with the Treasury De partment that came near resulting in his introduction to a pair of handcuffs and incarceration in dingy cell. MT Jordan had occasion to make a trip to New. York just at a time when a new 8 bill was issued by the bureau of en graving and printing. It happened tha: the treasurer on the day of starting on his trip drew portion of his salary. and the cashier handed him a bunch of the new S5 bills, which had reached the office within an hour. When he ar rived in New York MT. Jordan pro ceeded to purchase some needed articles and handed the clerk one of the new bills. The clerk had never seen money that looked like that bill, which was spotless and uncrumpled by handling He examined the alleged money and the man who gave 1t to him with equal care. MT. Jordan watched him with suppressed amusement, and remarked in a matter-Of-fact way:
 'It's good money. made it myself '
 That was enough for the clerk, who went to the cashiers desk with the bill There was hurried conference and a message was sent to police hadquarters over the telephone. In a short time couple of detectives in citizens attire were standing on either side of the treasurer of the United States. They waited there to watch developments fumbled their handcuffs in their poe kets. In the meantime the cashier studied the new bill further, looked carefully over his counterfeit detector and rummaged through treasury circu- lars relating to the issuance of money. Finally he came across description of the new $5 bill which was to be issued by the Treasury Department. His mes sage had not yet reached the clerk, who was exchanging significant glances with the detectives and watching Mr. Jordan, when the latter, getting tired waiting for his change and realizing that his new money was probably pug zling the cashier, produced his card. Al the same moment the cashiers message that the money was not counterfeit reached the clerk, the detectives wan dered off with crestfallen countenances and the treasurer proceeded to the near est bank, where he exchanged his new bills for money that had passed through a thousand hands and was far from be ing sanitary.-Washingto Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
Chalk as a Coal Saver.

To make half ton of coal go as 15 hundredweight place a quantity of chalk in the grates. Once heated this is practically inexhaustible from combus- tion and gives out great heat. Place the chalk at the back of each of your fires in nearly equal proportions with the coal. Full satisfaction will be felt both as to the oheerfulness and as to the warmth of the fire, and the saving throughout the winter will be at the rate of 25 per cent.-Exchange.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

effect will be\a great increase in the tonnage of American merchant vessels, besides the introduction of a higher order of ships for commercial purposes. While this will increase the volume of our carrying trade, the new fields en- tered upon by our navy and the addi- tions to our territory, both in the Allan tic and the Pacific, will have the effect to extend our domestic trade in both directions, and this cannot fail to affect our foreign trade as we'll The day is not far distant when the Spanish war will be regarded as the entrance upon a new era, which promises to be com mercially the most prosperous the coun. try has ever seen.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
The Way Grandma Calculated It.

The Way Grandma Calculated It.
 The distance to Alaska and the length of time 1t takes to go there and return, was emphasized recently when a proud grandma of a month-old baby started for Alaska to make the acquaintance of her little grandson. He, with h:s mamma, was to return to the civilized world with the grandparent, so she among the stores she carried, took with her two or three little suits of boys clothes, trousers which the baby of a month will have to grow up to by the time the visit has been made and the party is ready to start homeward:- New York Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

Would it be possible to assign a good reason for the existence of the prize money system in our own and other navies? The antiquity of the thing is about the only argument advanced in its behalf, and we respectfully submit that, If 1t is to be continued, it will need much stronger backing than its great age. It originated when sea fighting and piracy were so nearly re- lated that there was no distinct line of demarkation between the two. It sur wives when piracy has long been under the ban of all civilized peoples
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

On the occasion of celebrating its thirty-fourth birthday the Boise, Idaho, Statesman published some old-time ad- vertisements culled from the first is sues of the paper and also the Boise City domestic produce market. The latter shows that war time prices in the West thirty-fOur years ago were quite different from the war prices of to-day. Beans were quoted at 15 cents a pound; eucumberS, 75 cents dozen; cabbage, per pound, 20 cents; green corn, per dozen, Q cents; onions, per pound, 70 cents; oats, per pound, 12h cents; butter, per pound, $1; and hay, per ton, $35 and $40.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
ARMY AND NAVY GUNS.
A Vast Difference In the Number of Men
 Required to Handle Them.

A Vast Difference In the Number of Men
 Required to Handle Them.
 The number of men required to man naval guns of the British, French, Ger man and American navies is about the same, although the French are under stood to have more men as rule for some of the larger guns.
 For the inch and inch all services require four men to work each piece; for the inch, six men are needed, and for the 10, 12 and IS inch the same number.
 AS nearly all our 8, 10, 12 and IS inch guns are used in pairs and mount ed Tn turrets the 12 men working them are protected by heavy plates of steel. For the little 1 pounders three mon ara necessary to work them rapidly, and for the 8 pounders and pounders four men are assigned, and for the Hotchkiss three men.
 Treble the number of men seem to be required to work the same caliber of guns in our coast defense system, al- though there is no special reason for this, unless it be due to the fact that the army guns are mounted on disap- bearing carriages and are not provided with turrets, which naturally limits the space of the operators. An army 8 inch gun takes 15 men to work it; a 10 inch gun requires IS men, and a 12 inch gun, the largest now constructed by the army, calls for 21 men.
 It will be seen, therefore, that a IS inch naval gun is operated by six men, while an army gun of one inch less cali Der calls for 21 men. The navy gun can be fired just as rapidly with it's six men as the army gun can be fired with its larger number.-Boston Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

The Spanish objection to the Ameri- can soldier is that he does not know when he is whipped, but keeps right on fighting when, by all the rules of war he should be giving up, in the end com ing out cOnqueror. This is not the first time this very grave charge has been made against the American soldier. Santa Ana, during the Mexican war, made the same complaint. But we do not see how our soldier is to be broken of the habit. It seems to be grounded in him.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

One of the consequences of the war has been the extraordinary demand ere ated for American shipping, and, while our losses in this direction have been practically nothing, and the additions from the capture of prizes considerable, 1t is predicted that the close of the war will be followed by the greatest revival fin the ship building industry this coun- try has ever known. Indeed, there are already evidences of this in the steps taken for the construction of vessels to take the places of those purchased by the government at the beginning of the war, and although most, if not all, of Gle latter are likely soon to be returned to the commercial carrying trade, the
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
Swedish Railways.

The first railroad in Sweden was opened in 1855, and the country has now in proportion to its population more railways than any other country in Europe. They are owned partly by the state and partly by private corpora tions Sweden has the only railway in the world which passes the polar circle -i. @. the state line from Lulea to Gel livare, in the Lapland district.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

SampSon's bombardment of the San- tiago Moro was thought to be fearfully destructive. Day after day cable dis patches reported such damages from his great shells that the country won dered how the gunners could remain insuch shattered heap of stones. After the surrender it was found that all the hammering had resulted only In destroying one unimportant bastion, the main fort being as strong as ever. In this is lesson. It pays to fortify our coast cities. The antebellum no- ton that modern projectiles would made all Notifications worthless is seen to be false.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

In view of what Lord Kimberley calls the growing smallness of the world '' the English press is warmly advoca- ting the extension of the penny post, not only to all her colonies, but to the United States. Since one stamp act broke the tie between England and this country, why should not another ce- ment it?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
Hard on Weak Kneea.

Sheriff Roper-Marnin', parsing. Ther boys hev appointed me ter see eff couldn't git you to oficiate at the funeral of Snaky Joe this afternoon about 8 o'clock
 Parson-Tn be there at that time or a little before.
 Sheriff Rojer-AiI right, parsing; if yer think yer nerves kin stan 1t. He'll be lynched promptly ct 2:45. Thankee! New York World.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

A recent train robbery in the South west is said to have been the work of five boys, none of whom is over IS. Most of the train robberies nowadays, however, are perpetrated by boys, as anyone knows who has ever tried to buy anything on a train.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
Entitled to "a Fair TrisI

Irate Customer-That bug extermina- tor you sold me the other day Is no good. The cockroaches fatten on 1t.
 Affable Salesman-Yes, sir. That's the first stage. They get fat on it and then they die of apoplexy. Come around next week and report again. Anything I can do for you, ma'amAChicago Tribune
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

The fact that President Faure of France proposes to decorate the surviv
 ing members of the crew of La Bour- gogne for conspicuous bravery" proves that his eyesight is much more acute than that of the average citizen.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
StratecH.

Servant-Mrs. Streeter is at the door and wants to know if you are in.
 Mrs. Kawler-Fudgel l don't want to see that woman. I have 1t. Tell her I have gone to make a call upon my friend, Mrs. Streeter. You needn't let on, you know, that you know her.
 Mrs. Xavier (upon servants return)- What did she say?
 Servant-Oh, she only laughed and said she was mighty glad you wasn't at hOme.-Boston Ira script
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
One of the First,

"She belongs to one of the first fami- lies here, I believer
 ''Yes; her grandfather moved his family here In covered wagon by an OK team, when there were only three houses in the town"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

There will be much curiosity to know whether Chile will lend the O'Higgins to Peru in case the latter goes to war with the United States. In that case the big battleship may become our property after all.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
Professional Courfesy.

''That deaf and dumb beggar goes around with the blind began now"
 "Yes, he can't read, and the blind beg gar has to tell him the war news."-- New York Evening World
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
A Useful Oil,

Few people know how useful oil of peppermint is as a remedial agent. A little rubbed over a sensitive corn el m. mates the soreness in a miraculous manner.
 Two or three drops of oil of pepper mint mixed with an equal amount of suet rubbed over baby's chest gives instant relief in case of cold on the lungs or q cough.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
Mere Upstarts.

Little Edna-I guess the Rockachaps haven't been rich very long.
 Little Winnie-Why?
 Little Edna-They call the meal they eat at o'clock supper.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
On de Bowery.

Rowena Meginness-Youse links be cos yOuse got dat flower in yer hand. yOuse a whole flower show.
 Micky Welsh-And youse links youse Is whole band, cause youse has drums in yer ears.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
GetfinN 1t Settled.

Little Willie-Huh, what do you know about Cuby, any way? You don't even know why we wanted to take Santy Ago.
 Little Harry-I do, too. We wanted 1t because that's where Santy Claus comes from. Won't we have a great time in this country next Christmas2
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
Classification.

Hiram describing his trip to the cityJ Il went inter the store an got in one of them things that take you right up tew the roof in a jiffy-what dyer call lem, Marthy?
 Martba Them's shoplifters. -W Wa verly
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

4 cabIegram from London notes that "the news of peace was welcomed by all the nations of Europe" It is wei comed particularly by one.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

In the light of recent experience the best place to secure health and longeV- ity seems to be berth in the navy of the United States.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

The Spanish soldiers at Portsmouth did not know what a mince pie was, but after eating a few they concluded 1t was Dewey, Sampson, Schley and Shafter fighting at short range.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05

Hobson had another excuse for kiss ing that girl. He couldn't prevent oth- CTS praising him, but it was something to stop her mouth even for moment.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-11-05
Paxinr His War Tax,

Here, young man," exclaimel her father, as he suddenly appeared at the parlor door, "what are you doingT
 Merely stamping one On," the boy said, as he took his lips away from the girls with a smack. ''These are war times, you know."-Cleveland Leader.
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Front Stoon Persif1age.

The Savage Bachelor-Nearly every boy wishes he could own candy store. The Sweet Young Thing-And so, when he is a little older, he gets a Indianapolis Journal.