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The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
AT LAST! A Cure for Consumption, Catarrl and Lung Troubles that
 DurGS. Remarkable Discovery of an American Medico-
 Chemist. ITS GREAT VALUE TO
 HUMANITY. How Every Reader of This Paper may Obtain the New and Free Scientific Sys-
 tenn of Medicine.
CORRESPONDENCE--ADVICE ARSO-
 LUTELY FREE AND PROFES-
sIONALLY CONFIDENTLY

Workers in he wide uucvpord field ot modern ChemlSf'. arc daily astounding the man vie with each other in-their cOmmendable efforts to lesson me ills 0I humanity. Nester- day it was PaSteur and Koch, and today lt Is SlOcUm. with new discovery which is the re- 1 suit o1 years Of careful study dud research. Foremost among the worlds greatest chem | ists stands T. A. SlOcum, of New York City. His researches and experiments, patiently carried on for years, have finally culminated | in results which are proving as beneficial to
 humanity as the discoveries of any chemist, ancient or modern. His efforts, which for years had been directed toward the discovery of positive cure for consumption, were finally sue of medicine" has, by its timely use, permanent tly cured thousands of apparently hopeless cases, and it seems necessary and humane duty to bring such facts to the attention of all invilids.
 The medical profession throughout America and Europe are almost unanimous in the. opinion that nearly all physical ailments nat uralIy tend to the generation Of consumption. The afflicted die in the short, cold days of win
 ter much faster than in the long, hot days of summer.
 The Doctor has proved the dreaded disease to be curable beyond doubt, in any climate, and has on file in his American and European lab OratOries thousands of letters Of heartfelt grat- itude from those benefited or cured i'll all parts of the world.
 No one having, or threatened with, any dis 
 once Facts prove that the Doctor has dis covered a reliable and absolute cure for Con sumption (TuberculOsis) and all bronchial, throat lung and chest troubles, stubborn coughs, catarrhal affections, scrOfula, general decline and weakness, loss of flesh, and all wasting conditions, and to demonstrate its wonderful merits he will send Three Free Bot ties Gall differenD of his New Discoveries with full instructions, to any reader ot this paper.
 Simply write to T. A. slocum, M C., 9S Pine street, New York, giving full address,
 There is no charge for correspOndence-ad- vice-strictly professional and contidetial.
 Knowing as we do, of the undOubted efficacy of The SlOcum System of Medicine, we urge every sufferer to take advantage of this most liberal proposition.
 A system of medical treatment that will cure catarrh, lung troubles and consumption is cert ainly good fOr-and will cure-any wasting dis ease that humanity is heir to.
 Please tell the Doctor, when writing, that you read his generous offer in our paper.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
MIR. LAMAR PAID TWICE.
General Lee Tells a Story of the Justices
 AbSentmindedness.

General Lee tells this story Of ex-Sen RtOT Lamar while the latter was a member of tho United States supreme court
 "Ha was in a herdio one dav. " said General Lee and. as was not unusual with him wien not actively employed was almost entirely ODIIvIOus or ms sur roundings He was deep thinker. you know Well. he forgot to pay his fare The driver rang his bell, and finally an other passenger called his attention to it.
 " They're ringing for your fare, l think, said the man to Judge Lamar. touching him on the knee
 ''' Is that SOP asked the judge, start. ing up I had forgotten all about it. . He then pulled some silver pieces from his pocket and selecting a dime dropped it into the box.
 ''The passenger who had observed his action, said to the judge as he re- sumed his seat: Didn't you mako mistake! The fare is cents
 Why. so it is. Excuse me, replied the ]urlst, and again making his way to the cash box he put i'll a nickel, after which he took his seat. confident that he had discharged all his obligations. as he had. indeed. and more.
 And so far as 1 know, continued General Lee 'he never realized his mistake The best part of the story is that 1t Is true doodby 1 get of here
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
cArARRH CANNOT BE CURED

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order 10 cure it you must take inter nal remedies Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. it was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years. and Is a regular presCrip- ssau. lt i- composed of the best Irules known, combined with the best blood puri- fiers. acting directly on the mucous surfaces The perfect combination of the two ingre- dients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testi- monials, free.
 F.. J. CHENEY & O.. Toledo, O.
 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12

4 young lady of Buffalo who wanted something that would keep her stock lngs up where they belonged thus ad- dressed the terror stricken young store clerk:
 Ut is my desire to obtain a pair of circular elastic appendages capable of being contracted and expanded by means of oscillating furnished steel ap- pliances that sparkle like particles of gold leaf set with Alaska diamonds and which are utilized for keeping in posi- tion the habiliment of the. lower ex- tremities which innate delicacy forbids me to mention Buffalo wy. Voica
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts our right to the
 exclusive use Of the word " "CASTORlA," and
 "PITCHER'S SCASTORIA," l" as our Trade Mark. I, Dr. samue! Pitcher. ofHyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of PITCHERS CASroRIA," the same that has borne and does now bear the fac-simile signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on every wrapper. This is the original |" PITCHERS CAsToRIA" which has been used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is IGe kfHd son hGpe GIsrays 6OEght, and has the signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the wrapper. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company of which Chas H. Fletcher Is President.
 AEa,oA g. 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, MD
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
Equal to Nerve Tonic.

Hear about the robbery last night P asked the grocer.
 "Nos" replied the early customer; ''where did it occur?"
 Right here" said the grocer; thieves broke into my store and stole three barrels of sugar"
 Well" unused the customer. q SUD- pose they will have sand enough to tackle a bank the next time"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
Perfumery from Flowers.

Heretofore perfumery has been do tached from flowers by soaking them in lard. A Parisian named Passy has now found a way of gathering the fragrance by simply soaking the flow CTS in water, process which can be repeated several times without de stroying the flowers.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES.

Aliens Foot-Ease, powder for the feet. It cures painful, swollen, smarting feetan instantly takes the sting out of cOrns and buniOns, It's the greatest comfort discov- cry of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-fghting or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure for chilblains, sweating, damp, 6are oter a ooS % a af cpres lere Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c. in stamps. Trial package FREE. Address Allen S. Olmstsd, Le Roy, New York
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
A New Crazy Sect In Connecticut.

A lot of fanatics in the States recently i'm mersed an old rheumatic woman bodily in the.water to "heal her. as they said. She nearly died in consequence. How much better it would have been to have treated the poor old woman for her infirmity with HoStetter's Stom- ach Bitters which not only cures rheumatism but prevents kidney complaint and remedies dyspepsia, constipation, liver trouble and ner- vOus prostration. Give it a systematic trial
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
A PredicaInent.

Marie-l am in an awful predica- ment l am ill love with two men
 Mertie-And you can't choose be- tween them? How embarrassing
 Marie-Oh, can choose all right, but neither of the men seems able to do soi-New York World.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12

v .f
 who become enthusiastic over some new
 'pOrt and boast that their particular club" has tie very newest thing : put would be surprised # they could ! discover how closely many of the old ] lime Iastiucs resemble our owu. The EskimOs of the frozen north, the
 Cupinambras of the Brazilian pampas
 the gamins of the Paris streets, she boys and girls of London, of Boston and of Philadelphia, have one kindred tie-the love of sport. There is nothing new :
 der the sun, said the wise man, and es- peCially is there nothing new in youth ful games.
 Arch@ologists have found dolls in Egyptian pyramids and on prehistoric tombs; the name of popular ball club was found scrawled upon the outer walls of Pompeiian houses, and one of the most exciting matches on record was the one stubbornly fought between the rival hines of Montezuma, king of Mexico, and Nezahual silli, 'tzin of TeZcuco.
 The boys of ancient Greece and Rome played at whip top, and quoits, and baseball, and pitch penny, and blind mans buff, and hide and seek, and jackstones, and follow my leader, just as do the boys of today. The girls were experts at seesaw, and swinging, and dancing, and grace hoops, and dice throwing, and ball play, and, in Sparta, even at runningS wrestling and leaping. Tobogganing is as old as ice and snow, and when you play at cherry pits you are only doing what Nero and Commo- dus and young Themistocles did ages ago in Rome and in Athens.
 So, whatever the age or whatever the cline, boys and girls of the world have always lived more for play than for anything else, and however harsh or hard their surroundings, however stern or strict their fathers and their mothers, they always found and always made the most of the time for play.
 Said a critic recently on the subject of recreation, ''The sports of the day are fast reducing themselves into go many sciences, Overwoighted with rules and ItSLLlCAlDu1 til~G JlLbu tdEt tue 4ttiA li4-r element from them ana make them as unyielding as a problem ill algebra. "
 There is nO fun i'll making our sport a matter of life and death. 1 know grow ing people who in these days of prize giving ill all manner of games center their whole desires not on the fun ot the game, but on the prizes offered. They really seem as much disappointed if they do not carry off a trophy as II they had met with some serious loss. Let us take our fun with jollity or not at all. Interest is one thing and lrr1ta- bility is quite another.
 We have only to watch the intense excitement of some of the amateur play CTS in popular games to realize that the critic was right about that algebra prob lem. The complaint of 'unfairness" on one side and of disagreeable triumph on another seem to be the most notice able features at the close of the sports of today, and we cannot help wonder { ing if this was feature of the games of olden times or if i'll this respect the young people of the present really have something new. "- ''--1"'"b'"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
IT'S NOT EXTENSIVE.

It's the quality that's high in TEA GARDEN DRIPs ToBoGGAN MAPLE SYRUP and PELICAN LOUISIANA MoLASSES. For sald by frst-claSs grocers in cans only. Money refunded if goods are not satisfactory. Don't accept an imitation See that the manufacturers name is litho-
 THE PACIFIC COAST SYRUP co.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
MPltinR.

It was evident to the practiced per cepticrs Of the young woman that he was iu melting mood.
 As if 10 verify her GcumCn. as soon as her father appeared tie yo>ug man ran, -InGianan' .Tor-nal
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12

We always have a kindly feeling to- ward a dog that has no pedigree. Some bow, dog with pedigree always seems to look down on US.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12

Australia is cooked by hot weather; thermometer averaging from no at night to 160 at midday Work and sleep are impossible and fires a con stauJ occurrence. Brush dres caused by heat have already charred 100, acres.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12

Swift's letters to Stella and Vanessa, the two correspondence being carried on at the same time. are equally good, equally loving and at present equally
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
ARE YOU TO LIVE IN ALAsKAP
Some Requirements that are Indis-
 pensible.

The universal article of diet in that country, depended upon and indispen- sable, in bread or biscuit. And to make the bread and biscuit, either in the camp or upon the trail, yeast can not be used-it must be baking powder; {; and the powder manufactured by the processes of the Royal Baking Powder Company, miners and prospectors have learned, is the only one which will stand in that peculiar climate of cold and damp ness and raise the bread and biscuit satisfactory.
 These facts are very important for every one proposing to go to Alaska and the Yukon country to know, for should he be persuaded by some outfitter to take one of the cheap brands of baking powder it will cost just as much to trans port it, and then when he opens it for use, after all his labor in packing it over the long and difficult route, he will find solid caked mess or lot of spoiled pow der, with no strength and useless. Such a mistake might lead to the most serious results. Alaska is no place in which to experiment in food, or try to economize with your stomach. For use in such a climate, and under the trying and fatigu- ing conditions of life and labor in that country. everything mrst ne the test and most useful and above all il IS inn perative chat aiI food supplies shall have .....t keeping qualities It is absure3 to convey over such difficult and expen- sive routes an article that will deteriorate in transit, or that will be found when required for use to have lost great part of its value.
 There'is no better guide to follow in these matters than the advice of those who have gone through similar exper- fence. Mir. McQuesten, who is called ''the father of Alaska" after an eXper- fence ofyears upon the,,trail, in the camp, and in the use of every kind of supply, says: "We find in Alaska that the inn portance of a proper kind of baking pow der cannot be overestimated. A miner with can of bad baking powder is al- most helpless in Alaska We'have tried all sorts, and have been obliged to settle down to use nothing but the Royal. It is stronger and carries further, but above all things, it is the only powder that will endure the severe climate changes of the artic reagon."
 It is for the same reason that the U. S. Government in its relief expeditions, and Peary, the famous artic traveller, have carried the Royal Baking Powder exclusively.
 The Royal Baking Powder will not cake nor lose its strength either on board ship or in damp climates, and is the most highly concentrated and efficient of leavening agents. Hence it is indispenci- ble to every Alaskan outfit. It can be had of the trading companies in Alaska, but should the miner procure his supplies before leaving, he should resist every at tempt of the outfitter to palm off upon him any of the other brands of baking powder, for they will spoil and prove the cause of great disappointment and trouble
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
Embryo Jockey.

"The next scEolar may tell me whicl is the most prominent race on the fac, of the globe?' said the teacher in geoe raphy.
 'The Derby. sir, replied the s;uH boy promptly -Yonters ''ns!irn
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
Dickens ana Cruikshank.

Tho last time 1 saw Dickens was in 1863, at the funeral of William Make peace Thackeray, to which l accom- panied my father. Although December, it was as bright and sunny as summer day. On getting out at the railway sta tiOn we encountered George Cruikshank, with whom ill early life Thackeray had studied etching and whose illustrations were feature of Dickens earlier works Cruikshank was then in his seventieth year. He walked with us to Kensal Green cemetery, and the day being warm l carried his oyercoat.
 The great temperance artist was as quaint and odd in manner and appear auco as any of his own cariea5uras Ea.rre a- his iuelmata- .I.... him. possessed hlStrIOnlc tastes and used to appear as Macbeth and i'll other shake spearcan cha. actors at Saddler's Wells He was associated with Dickens, too. ill tue amateur performances i'll connection with the promotion of the Guild of Lit erature and Art. Cruikshank was also a volunteer officer, and on the occasion of some review a comic bard wrote ill al fusion to his temperance proclivities lines which 1 still recall:
 Fancy CrUikshank, If you please.
 On horse with erOggy knetsl
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
DOWN THE RooNEsLlcK.
The Pathetic Tragedy of a Humble
 Life Revealed.

The road had disappeared, only a slight unevenness here and there indi- eating the deep ruts and the rough clods which underlay the smooth sur. face On the north the wind was broken a little by the rail fence, with the snow-Iaden sumac bushes in its corners, but it was still fierce enough to press fiat upon the snow the dry pepper grass which covered the open field to the south. Just at sunset white covered movers wagon came down the long slope, the horses press ing close to each other, walking with heads turned from the north. It was an unusual sight-in winter-even for the BOOneslick road, that highway which has led so many families west ward, and the look upon the face of the driver was also unusual. There was none of the eager expectancy of the man who hopes for a new life in the new country; none of the bitter de
 spair of the man who realizes that old failures will be repeated in the new territory. Down in the hollow. at ,Le bottom of the slope, he checked the horses, and pulling aside the canvas curtains behind him looked back into the wagon. A blanket or two. sack of four, coffee pot, lay there-as mea-
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12

He glanced at the coffee bot .u t-sIess, idle hcsitancy.
 Guess not he said at last, and clucked to the horses. At the top of the next slope a sleigh passed him, the woman in it giving a little cry as she peered above the heap of robes tucked around her.
 Movers! Stop, Sam-tell him to come back and stay with us tonight maybe there is baby
 "No, no baby the mover answered when the farmer called out the invita- ton, "and no wife"
 ''Then what in thunder makes you go west" the farmer asked. Cant single man get enough for himself to eat even back there in yOre pore old New England? But come along, any how-men and horses can freeze. too, and the Lord knows this is going to be a night on the prairie yOnder-hear that wind tiptOein' up? It will be on the run by 9 o'clock"
 The man looked at him with the look he had given the coffee pot. Guess not" he said, shaking his head and clucking to his horses.
 Let the fool kill hisself," the farmer said, impatiently, putting the buffalo robe again under his feet.
 'NO, we won't" the woman answered firmly. Here, I'll talk to him. Come along with us, mister-Sam, can't you keep Bess on her four legs while I talk come along and get good supper or you'll freeze sure"
 The mover leaned around the flap ping curtains and looked at her, the same apathy in his face.
 "They both died on the way" he said, and clucked once more to the horses.- Chicago Times Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12

AFTER being Swindled by all others, send us stamp for particulars of King SOlOmOn's Treas ure the ONLY renewer of manly strength, MASON CHEMICAL CO. P. O. BOX TAT. PHILADELPHIA, PA.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12

MT. Sands, secretary of the United States Legation at Seoul, was as- saulted by gang of five or six Jap anese coolies at Nagasaki, New Years day, while walking alone. No reason is known for the assault, and the mat ter is being investigated by the local authorities.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the best of all cough cures. s.-GeOrge w. LotZ, Fa- bucher, La., August 26, 1895.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
VTnIIn IVUTn Is it Wrong? Nlk IIvFk Get it Right.
 OON NA N\ Keep it Right.

MoOre's Revealed Remedy will do it. Three doses will make you feel better. Get it from your druggist or any wholesale drug house, or from Stewart & Holmes Drug Co., Seattle.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
once write Mrs. Pinl1ham at Lynn, Mass, stating symptoms. She will toll fbnp,

GRACE B. SrANsBUEY, Pratt, Kansas, says" suffered fromintense pains in the womb and Ovaries, and the bacllache was dreadful. l had leurorrhma in its worst form. Thus dragged along. At last 1 wrote to Mrs. "ilLlam for
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12

The Chinese divide the day into 12 parts of two hours each The Italians reckon 2t hours round, inetcad of two divisions of I3 honrs each. as VIC do.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12

The nest an1 eggs Of talIas' gra, shrlke OaBius r,GjorD arc said to bC still unknown tO sclCnce.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
Why as ,sanrea an Au,orrapa.

Why ae NHnLeu An AusoErapa. Recently young man wrote to Will liam Dean Howclls for his autograph. The novelist replied in typowrittcu line:
 Have you bought my last book?" The young man answered:
 "I have not. want to sell your au- tograph in order to get money enough to buy it. "--Atlanta Constitution.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12

1 read carefully her letter, and con cluded to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg ctable Compound. After taking two bottles I felt much better; but after using six bottles was cured"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
Did She Ever Live In Boston?

peace fl MluH, GuH you -re- laId lIiis. } Monitor
The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-12
THE SPORTS OF LONG AGO.
They Were Substantially the Same as
 Those of the Present Day,

The boys and girls Of the present day who become enthusiastic over some new 'pOrt and boast that their particular club" has tie very newest thing 1ut would be surprised # they could discover how closely many of the old
The evening times., 1898-12-13
Lodge Visitation.

Grand Architect a. G.. Stevens, accom-
panied by his cabinet, paid an cfticiai
visit TO Anchor Lodge, No. Q. l. o. NJ.
last night. and was received b. ths m
with delegation of one hundred mem
bers. Grand Secretary Bamsel read tie
report of Anchor Lodge for the year
which showed a creditable gain. Remarks
were made by Supreme Ruler George AL
baugh, Past Grand Architect Elmer
Bernhard. Grand Secretary John w.
Jones and Past, Master Lawrence Demiel,
of Centennial Lodge, No. 80, OF Baiti-
more. p 9. r. Wearo. of Columbia
Lodge. No. /; P. S. R. Patterson, Of
Capital Lodge No. II, and many other
members were present during the speech
making A royal banquet was served.
The Supreme and Grand Lodge officers
of MARYLAND We're entertained by Archor
Lodge during their visit. Duting The
banquet a handsome crayon portrait Of
Supreme Ruler Albaugh was pres ntei
TO Anchor Lodge. Beautiful bouquets
were presented to Grand Secretary Ed
ward Bamsel of the District of Column
bia; Grand Treasurer Krause, Grand
Conductor Pierpoint, Grand Outside Sen
tinel Culver, of the District Of Columbia