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The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

atmosphere at high elevations, and claims that the fOreca asting can never be reliable until there Is 8 proper ap- paratus for studying the conditions high above the earth's surface; he rec ommends making these studies with in- struments suspended at a height or about mile by means of an anchored balloon of moderate size. which IS sus- tained continuous by being suppheu with gas as required through small tube in the anchor rope; a spherical pal loon twelve feet in diameter would have lifting power of sixty pounds.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Appendicitis is being made more ex- pensive and deadly than yellow fever, and the appendicitis will cost its vic tins in the United States more this year than all the gold we have gained from Klondike. Havemeyer, the sugar king, Is one of the latest victims, but he can easily recoup his appendicitis expense in the daily rating made on sugar for the nation. Curiosity has been aroused as to the steady increase in the number of appendicitis cases, notwithstanding the disease has only recently been discovered.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
THE MOON AND 1.

A golden moon that leans her gentle face On tue blue darkness of the summer sky We watched her steal aloft a little space,
 My love and I. Parting the opal clouds, upward she rose To wander lonely mid the stars on high. We thought our world as bright as one of those,
 My love and 1. Dear love, the moonlight smote your rippling hair And made you smile you knew not how nor why. Ny heart beat strangely as we fingered there,
 My love and l. l asked her, fooled by the bewildering light, If she would try to love me by and by. She rose and left me. I stood in the night,
 The moon and I.
 A. MathesOn in Good Words.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Why restrict immigration? Our po- lice courts help us to answer the ques- ton. A professional beggar, who came from Russia a few years ago, was ar ralgned In a New York court. "Why aon't you go to work?" asked the mag strate. What for, when I can get along without it?" was the reply. Not only does such man prey upon socie- ty, but his vote might decide the pres Idency of the United States.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
Three Dresses in Ev.n,na

It Is not fashionable in Japan for women to be seen a entire evening in the same costume Consequently the theaters have three tiers of boxes, so arranged that the amiable little crea- lures can chang their dresses and or. namentS in seclusjon
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

The American people spoke loudly in favor of the arbitration treaty, and now comes William R. Cremer from England, bringing with him a petition signed, 1t is said, by 2,750,O00 British worklngmen, begging for such treaty. If the petition accomplishes nothing else 1t ought to show the workingmen of America that they lave at least cne point of interest in common-that they are both desirous of living in peace.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

The slowness of the American people In resenting the rsmptOry pro ceed
 ings of Germany in .ae Haytian affair is due partly to lack of knowledge ot the merits of the quarrel which led to such prompt measures ou the part of Emperor William and Dartly to the good feeling which has hitherto existed between this country and Germany. AS matter of fact, 1T is. perhaps, just as we'll the EaytianS have been taught a lesson. They are not an admirable people in many respects. Notwith- standing the efTusiye and cordial reply of the Haytian government to t.le re- quest of MT. Powell, The American min ister, the latter had to threaten that American ships of war would enter the harbor Of Port-au- Prince in two days time" If Herr Lueders was not liberated. This led 10 prompt action of the Haytian government IS respects the America demand or request, but meantime the German colony of Sev enty persons Lad been placed under American protection and the home gov ernment informed by able of the state of affairs. Il Is certain that the be- havior of Count Schwerin, the German charge d'affa fires, was somewhat too peremptory, but it must be remember ed that for months there had been fn agitation against the whites generally, owing to a stagnation in H8ytian trade due to the low price Of coffee and the high price Of necessaries of life, the Haytians apparently believing the bankers and the whites were tue cause of the commercial stagnatjon.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

The Electrical Review publishes communication relative to weather forecasting. The correspondent points out the defects of the present system, which he claims are due to the want of knowledge of what Is going on in the
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

The German camel appears to have got his nose into the Chinese tent. It is now stated that the land occupied by the German expeditionary force which seized KaioChou harbor is not large enough for naval station, and Ger many will extend the area-just a little
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

The newly published biography of Queen Victoria points out that within the past fifteen years she has taken singing lessons from Tosti and drawing from Leitch. Since the education of so many private girls Is finished" at IS, perhaps 1t is only queens who profit from instruction after the age of 60.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

The New York Rhinelander who has scandalized the 400 for the second time by marrying his housemaid- first wife having been a servant in the amily-appreciates the value of good housekeeping and is not making much of sacrifice in preferring that bless ing to the allurementS of fashionable society
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

The operations of Russia and Ger many in the North of Asia, and of Great Britain and France in the south of that continent, indicate that the great European powers are paralleling Asiatically their African policy of lad 5ttion division and silence"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Talk about prosperity, you can never make the idea that we are prosperous go down In Missouri. A band of train robbers held up a train in that State the other day and secured only $3.25 put of the whole boiling business. Time was when there would have been enough in such job to keep the boys In luxury for a month.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Mark Twain pertinently remarks that telescope is really necessary to discover the end of many German phrases. Every Harvard freshman knows that some German sentences are so long that they have to be published in two volumes.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
New Idea for a Rubber stamn.

In using the rubber stamp with rigid handle it is more or less difficult to get a good, clean and regular im- pression, as the operator is likely to press one side of the stamp to the pa per heavily, while the other edge will
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Instead of great standing armies and navies being a guaranty of peace, they are menaceS of war. Throughout the world to-day there Is the greatest dan ger of war in precisely the countries where armies are the strongest.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

barely touch. A new idea in stamp making is to supply A universal joint in the handle, so that when the rubber type is pressed to the surface of the paper every part stamps evenly be- cause the pressure Is uniform.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

London is to have a bicycle show, from which American wheels are to be barred. That is better advertise ment for American manufacturers than they could possibly have obtained by exhibiting their wheels.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

More than 1000 tierces of Oregon horse meat have been sold in Paris this year. Undoubtedly the horse must go, and his route evidently leads through the grillrooms of the French capital.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
Quicker EsaII Transfer.

The pneumauc tubes which are to connect the New York and Brooklyn postoffices will carry letters between the two points in three minutes and a half. Wagons require half ap hour to make the transfer.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

The tailor-Was it such a very bad fit?
 The custOmer-Well, you can judge for yourself, when I tell you that per feet stranger stepped up to me on Fifth avenue and asked me how all the folks were in Philadelphia. Harlem Life.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

"When a man enters upon pugilist- ic career, remarks Champion Fitzsim- mons, ''he should adopt motto and try to live up to it." Goodl MT. Fitz- simmons motto probably is: Tt is more blessed to give than to receive"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

A European nation is never quite so sedulous in the defense of contract rights as when it wants to enforce the stipulations of a treaty made with half-naked African chief in exchange for a few strings of beads.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
CoutrarY Infant.

My wife couldn't go to the concert last night because the baby threatened to have croup."
 "That was too bad"
 "Yes, and now she is hopping mad because the baby didn't have croup after all. Chicago News.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
MT. Asbury Peppers.

"The day is done," the youngest boarder murmured, senrimentally.
 That's right" Asbury Peppers ad- mitted, but the night Is pretty raw"
 After which all hands shivered and went in off the front tstOop.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
Cuba,s Trade

Comparing United States treasury fig ures for 1895 and 1896 there appears to have been falling of Tn one year of more than $12 o00, 600 In imports from Cuba and of S5,0o0,O00 in exports to that island.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

So Dr. Nansen finds featuring and being lionized more threatening to his health. than Arctic terrors. He may yet find 1t necessary to get back to the ice packs in order to recuperate.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Poets and prophets are often near akin. VirgiIs "Auri sacra fames'- the awful hunger of gold-might ap- ply to the present grub scarcity at Dawson City.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

A boy shot himself in the breast the other day in New York, then calmly lighted a cigarette and smoked until he died. Why did he waste the bullet!
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
Fair, but Not Fare,

What line are you on now? asked the young lady of her lover, who chanced to be street car conductor.
 Just at present." replied the register manipulation, as his arm stole around her waist, "Fm on the Belt line."
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

The San Francisco Examiner wastes a half column of editorial space in dis cussing the question, Should Queens Ride Wheels" American queens do, therefore they should.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Somebody writes to an educational Journal to say that ''the modern col lege does not fit young men to enter the active battle of life" It fits some of them to do so; look at the football scOres
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Possibly there is some jest in the sug gestion that for its propelling power the battleship Kentucky might De fitted out with corkscrews.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Turkey evidently is not a civilized country A correspondent writing from says that "a Turkish wife cannot be compelled to labor for the support of her husband"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

What makes that Pittsburg woman's claim to search her husbands pocket more galling, is that a man can't get even by ever being able to find a WOman'S
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

In England messenger boys are being mounted on road-skates. This effort at speed, after so many years, shows that where they're concerned even improve ment comes slowly.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
Glad RciOiciups.

Stranger-I notice this handsome apartment house Is illuminated, and there are sounds of revelry within. What is 1t? A grand wedding?
 Resfdent-NO, sir. The janitor's funeral.-New York Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
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OIu LdUy-f1dS IHeTt tNeT UttH dH dC- cident with the wheel?
 Millers Man-Yes, mum, there was a terrible accident; a man fell tween tn wheel and tn wall an that, when e lay an die.
 Old Lady-Dear me! Did you see it happen?
 Millers Man-Well, no, I didn't see it myself, but I've often 'eard my grand father say as Ow e knowed a man what saw it.-LOndon Sketch.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Washington must be an up-to-date town. It holds a canine carnival" whereas other cities have to worry along with dog shows.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

If the artificial rubber oyster ever becomes pOpularized that paragraph about the letter R" probably will have to go.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

A remarkable effect will be had on transportation If the airship ever sails, because thousands are carried away by the very idea.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

"The features entering into" a foot ball game usually look different when they emerge from the pile of padded clothing and hair
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

With so many European nations wanting to break China all up, 1t were pardonable in u Hung and his master to use hard language over it.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
Not What Fe Wanted-

"No, sir" exclaimed the irate father. "my daughter can never be yours"
 '1 don't want her to be my daugh- ter" calmly replied the young man. q want he1 to be my wife,"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Mrs. Antonio Dalayo, of Orange, N. J., has presented her husband twenty children in twenty years. Mrs. Dalayo is evidently not a delayer.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Won't some burning legislator in Georgia, Missouri or Arkansas move to forbid cyclones? They kill more men every year than football.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Fencing has become quite pastime tor women in Germany. It's a study Hatching two of them talking over 1t.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
He Knew It Existed.

Publisher have read your manu- script and will publish it. I believe it is book that is destined to fill long felt want
 Author (who is on the verge of starva- tion)-I am, indeed, glad to hear you say so. By the way, would you mind advancing me $10?
 Publisher-What do you want it for ?
 AuthOr-I am anxious to begin filling that ''lOng-felt want"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

A man with skate" on may roll in the gutter, but roller skate cuts no ice.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

The Salt Lake Herald asks: Are all poets thin?' No; poets in many localities are too thick.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

My dear sir" said the taxpayer, "did you ever take into consideration the actual cost of a session of Congress-" ?"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

The father of triplets considers three of a kind better than two pair.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
Of No Importance.

Miss De Faque-How much is this watch, with the little diamond on the back?
 Jeweler-That Is the same price as Ine other, but have no works to fit 1t. MISS De FaQue-Oh, that makes no olHerence. I'll take it.-Boston Herald
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
Whnt HnI1ouoa Cnnnn

Mrs. Mater-Have you seen MT. Pa ters son since he got home from col lnDa2
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

There ought to be no lack of cohesion ln the combination of Western glue makers.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Hereafter instead of lynching a crim- nal they might put him in first-class football game.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

The lOng-talked-Of evacuation Of Thessaly by the Turks has not yet taken place, and, apparently, there Is no immediate prospect of their with drawal. In the meantime the condi- ton of the expatriated Thessalians is pitiable in the extreme. Thousands of the Thessalian peasantry are scattered through the villages of EubOea in a destitute condition, with no clothing except such as they wore when driven from their homes last summer, or such as has been given to them since. The number of these homeless people, the majority of whom are women and children, is estimated at 30,000, about half the number being in Euboea. The Greek Government has been issuing four to these refugees, but with the cold weather meat and other supplies are necessary. Thessaly itself is said to be a desert, and, notwithstanding the favorable responses of the Porte to the occasional requests of the pow erS, the half-starved and harassed peasants have not been permitted to return in peace to their ruined homes. How much longer Europe will permit the Turk to stay in Thessaly, in view of such a state of affairs, unfortunate ly does not seem to be a matter of doubt. The action of the powers has been paralyzed from the first by jeal- ousies among themselves in dealing with Turkey, and there seems to be no prospect of more harmonious agree ment. The Turk will take his time about leaving Thessaly, even if he leaves at all, unless compelled by Flu rope to do so.
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upon Turkey to prevent the massacre of Armenians or the misgovernment of Crete.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
A FearfuI E;f

"Awfully. He's got a mustache."- New York Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER-
 ESTIN0 ITEMS.

Comments and Criticisms Based Upon the Happenings of the Day-His- torical and News Notes.
 The ground hog prophets are unusu- ally backward about coming forward this year.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12
Make Strong Men OuaiI

Of all the keen edged instruments That are in battle swung, The sharpest and most powerful Is an angry wOman's tongue.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

From Different Points of View.
 Well, what's the use of arguingw said the shiftless individual, talk Is
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Daughter-"Yes, ma; saw him last
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

The National Prison Congress in ses- sion recently, at Austin, Texas, voted to hold the next annual meeting in In dianapolis. The sessions of this body of reformers are always marked by papers suggestive of prison reform or of the methods and processes of socie- ty which lead so many criminals to prison. Perhaps the most significant paper before the latest congress was on criminal reform which advocated q good many radical measures, in view of what 1t declared to be the rapid in- crease of crime in the different States. Among other things the report urged the doing away with all mere techni- calities and more stringent punishment of criminals. AS a means to the latter end 1t recommended the abolishment of juries, thus making convictions more summary, trials quicker, depriv. ing defendants of the privilege of ap- peal" etc. It was also suggested and recommended that rewards be offered for the apprehension and conviction Of criminals, that the pardoning power or Governors of States should be limited, and that the code of ethics governing attorneys should be revised. The pro- hibiting of intoxicants, restricting im- migration, developing healthier mater nity, better rural education, cOloniziug criminals and abolishing definite sen- tences were some of the other sugges- tions urged, though some of these were admitted to be impracticable.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-12

Has he improved much?"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-05-11
Trials Of a Public Man.

A new member of the senate was
complaining to an old member of some
of the difficulties he was encountering.
"For one thing" he said, "these news
paper fellows don't always get things
straight. don't mean to accuse them
of carelessDess or of intentional mis-
representation, but now and then some
remarkable stories are printed about
me at home"
you'll get used to that" replied
the veteran. "That won't hurt. That's
part of your apprenticeship. I've been
all along there. Let me tell you of
little experience of mine. Soon after
l first came here picked up a paper
from my state and saw it asserted in
letter from Washington that my col
league and myself had met and arrang-
ed a slate, and that all the patronage
for the state would be distributed &C.
cording TO that arrangement.
"There was no warrant for the state
ment, and l made inquiries for the cor
respondent. He came to see me and
proved to be a bright and most agree
able young man. / asked him for his
authority, and he pleasantly refused to
give IL, DuI shlu tndI uo uau oVcry iatln
in his informant. To that l replied
that all / would ask, then, would be
the privilege of denying the story-of
putting my statement against the
other. He said that was only fair and
that he would attend to the ma ter.
"When the correction appeared, it
read something like this: Your cores
pondent's story about the deal between
Senator - and his colleague, by
which the patronage of the state is to
be divided between them, has raised
quite stir here. There is no ques-
ton as to its absolute truth. But Sena-
tor -, who evidently had been rat
tied by the publication, now solemply
assures your correspondent that he
had nothing whatever to do with the
deal. After that l went slow on cor
rections. bangor Wing and Courier.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-05-11

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wo, hlnS in the tumble room ave a great
deal of lifting to do and the room is wet and
damp. / think this was the cause of my
kidney trouble OF which / was sufferer for
the past three years. There was a urinary
weakness which was very annoying and in
convenient at times. Sharp pains in the
small OF my back extended downwards and
we're worse during the night ! would
often get up in the morning feeling lame
and sore and out of sorts on account of be-
ing deprived of needed rest. II did any
hard lifting sharp pain caught me in the
back My wife saw Doan's Kidney Pills
advertised and l got box AT Lester H.
Green's drug store. After taking them a
few days / could see change for the better
and when | had finished the treatment my
backache was gone. They cured the pain
and other difficulties entirely. / have been
about my work as usual since then and have
not felt the least sign Of my former difficult
ty. You can safely put my name down for
one who has been cured by using Doan's
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