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The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19
FEET AND CHARACTER.
n,1+ the Pedal Extremities Reveal to
 One Who KnOws.i

41a Pedal Extremities Reveal to One Who Knows.'
 r,,o narson who had his character raod by the palmist must now go to the first cousin of the chiropodist in order to learn whether the markings on the foot agree with the prognOstications of the hand.
 According to the adopts, small in- step denotes religious temperament, while, if 1t is high, 1t suggests self-con- seriousness. If arched, it indicates a love of luxury, while, if it is thin In addition. it not only demonstrates the desire for appreciation and applause, but the possession of honor and lofty ideals. A thick, heavy instep, which the bootmaker would describe as rath- CT high, is the mark of the individual who is capable of great eXertion contin- ued over a long time, the instep, in fact, of the worker.
 The heel is another of the great diag- nostic points. If it Is smooth and round, and without any prominent out lines, 1t declares the individual to be- long to that commonplace order, which never achieves any distinction, and who, though pleasant enough in his or her way to live with, is yet devoid of any special talent. If it Is small 1t shows that the owner is capable of go- he undertakes.
 Long toes suggest artistic capacity, just as do long fingers of a certain shape, while short toes indicate selfish ness. If they are crooked as we'll as long, they demonstrate the possession of good common sense and no little business capacity, while toes separated by a distinct interval, in spite of the compression to which fashionable of great eXertiOn continued over long boots compel them, are indicative of emotion. If they curve dOwnwards, they indicate an amiable turn of mind, and different portions of them denote diff ferent characteristics, as do the sO- called mountains" and valleys" on the palm.
 In addition to all these characteris- ties, the markings on the sole must be carefully considered, for they may modify certain other peculiarities. It is impossible, however, to lay down any laws for self-guidance in these minutiae, but the broad facts will no doubt furnish a sufficient stimulus for further investigation at the hands of the wise women of the world; for they must be indeed wise who can read, as in an open book, character which may bo formed by the constructions of fashionable boot.
 Whatever else may be done, however, it is safe to say that great toes which are pressed out of the straight line, and which are, therefore, in hideous con- trast with the beautiful feet of Trilby, bespeak an egregrious vanity in their pOssessor, and proclaim belief in the proverb, which states that ito be beau tiful one must suffer" This, however, was the Oldfashloned idea which 1t is hoped the vogue of Mir. Du Mauriers heroine will have done a good deal to cOunteract.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19
Cleaning a Mans Heart.


 Every day we hear of some wonder full doing by the doctors. So strange are the achievements at times that peO- pie apparently sick unto death will take all sorts of chances in the hopes that the wizards of the Scalpel may save their lives. Joseph Davenne, a Frenchman, was in such a condition when he allowed the doctors to clean his heart. He had long been a sufferer from fatty degeneration of that organ. He knew he could not live much longer when he took the chance the scientists proposed. They cut JoSeph'S ribs apart, showing the lungs, with all their fine, shining membranes. These were thrust aside and four swiftly moving hands were busily engaged in scraping the fat from the sides of the heart. The entire process covered only a few mo- ments. But it was enough. The man was dead. The surgeons engaged sent a full account of the affair to a medical journal. The law did not hold them to account because Davenne had left a paper stating that the experiment was tried at his own request.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19
Average of Human Life.

The average of human life, accord ing to Prof. Warren, is about thirty three years. One quarter die previous to the age of seven years, one-half be fore reaching 17, and those who pass this age enjoy a felicity refused to the rest of the human species. To every 1000 persons, only one reaches 100 years of life, to every 100, only six reach the age of 65, and not more than one in 300 lives to 80 years of age. There are on earth 1,OOO,OOO,OOO inhab- itants, and of these 33,333, ,333 die every year, ,S24 every day, 3,73O every hour, and sixty every minute, or one every second.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

On the heels of the statement by q California physician that disease germs are not only harmless but posi- lively beneficial to mankind somes the announcement of doctor in Spring field, O., that he has discovered a con- pound called zynioticene, which is sure death to microbes of every kind, color, and degree. Thus there is no longer any excuse for illness. If you believe germs cause disease you can take a few doses of the new discovery. If you believe they are healthfuI you can fn your system with them and be we'll. It Is all a matter of taste
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

We are accustomed to congratulate ourselves on the observance of law and order, yet we are about the only coun- try in which violence takes the place of law. Lynching is American; even Mex leo will not tolerate it. It is confined to no section. It may break out to- night in seemly Massachusetts and make that excellent people cease to vaunt themselves, as the outbreak in Indiana few months ago. Some of the atrocities practiced in lynching can be studied with profit by the frenzied Turk who may desire new methods of cruelty.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

The fOurth-claSs pOstmaSterShips have so long been regarded as the prop CT political perquis.,es of congressmen that First Assistaut Postmaster Gen eral Heath is not likely tO find a warm welcome for his scheme of rural de. livery by which the village post master ships will no longcr be available as part of a congre ssnau's political as sets. The eXperimeu iu rural delivery, first inaugurated by John Wunamaker and continued under the present ad- ministratiOn, have been so successful that from them the assistant pOStmast- CT general draws a sound and appar- ently unansweraDle argument n favor of the system il general Wherever rural delivery has been tried, as for instance, in Genes county, New York, and Kalamazoo county Michigan, the experiment has proven eminenly suc- cessful. In a recent Interview MT. Heath referred to Lancaster county. Pennsylvania, a an example of the working of the system. lu that county there are about l5O fOuIth-ciass ss post offices, nearly evcry one of which, he says, could be abolished # free deliy cry were put into effect, while the indi- cations show that in a short time the increase in postal business would pay for the additionai facilities. AS to Genesee County, New York, lr. Heath says that of the thirty nine postoffices now established eighteen offices and seven star route could be discontinued in case of rural free delivery without detriment to the public service, there by effecting a total net saving of $2,- 620. Taking Geneaee County or a ba- sis and leaving our Of account the growth of pOsta- receipts @ saving effected would bring down the cost of rural free deliyprv for the State of New York to less than $500 900. Of course the System is better adapted to thickly populated States where the railroads penetrate 10 all parts. Simi- lar results could be obtained in the most populous Of the Western States and it is probablv only a question of a few years until The free rural delivery system will be tried in all the older States.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

When labor" is spoken of 1t general ly means the union of skilled workmen in the cities and large towns. But a farmland" Mir. Keans, of Topeka, Kan, calls attention in the Arena to the fact that 5,OOO,OOO of wage -earners, nearly one-half the total, are pariahs among the laboring classes; their ex- istence ignored, their name a byword. ''In most localities" he says, ''they work harder, get less pay and have fewer of the blessings of civilization than any other workmen. They work so hard that they have no time for rec reation or reading" Evidently the la bor question concerns much more than the wages and conditions of skilled city workmen or of miners and rOusta- bouts.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

A man once claimed that he was a Frenchman on the ground that he had an uncle who played the French horn. Some persons, claiming to be patriotic, when questioned closely, might have to confess that they are patriots be- cause a grandfather served in the rev olution, or because cousin sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" effectively. Patriotism is an individual thing. Pat riots by proxy do not count.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Just as soon as New Orleans had a scare" over yellow fever and began to thoroughly clean up and enforce the sanitary laws, the general health of the city improved until even the yellow fever failed to make an abnormal death rate. It is a pity that reform work of this kind Oftentimes must await the approach of a plague before either the authorities or the citizens are aroused to the necessity for spe. cific action.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19
Parson Chsnred Hia Mind

Robert Kent, the grand old man" of Hastings, tells a few amusing anec- dOtes of the eccentric "Oid Parson Whistler" One day he went up to the belfry, and thegl he found d bricklayer chap whitewas ing the walls. He was q member of the local band. was this bricklayer, and he Was whistling away a dance tune as hard as he could, so that he didn't hear ne parson coming up.
 'Is that a proper tune for place of worship?" shoute5 old Whistler. and the young man WAS taken aback and sort of shamefaced.
 Beg your pardon, sir, Le said. .but I forgot where ! was" and then. to show he was sorry, he started whis- ting the ''Qld Hundred" Now. you see, being a member of the band. his hand kept time with the music, and so the "Old Hundred" made the white wash brush g. wonderful slow.
 ''Oh, get back to your dance tune" the old parsOn shouted, "or the jobTl never be done "-LOndon Daily News,
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Edward Moran was killed on a New York elevated road because he was in hurry. To catch a train and save a minute he rushed across the track to his death. Moran was typical of the average American business man, who Is always rushing pell-mell to h.s des- tination, and when he gets there usual ly finds that he has time on lis hands. We are forever rushing and tearing to business-and taking things leisurely when we get there. This is the land Of bolted breakfasts and gobbled lunches, the land of dyspepsia and all its at tendant ills.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19
Insurance Against Want in Age.

The report of the Berlin office for the insurance of working people against want in illness or old age shows that the number of recipients of old-age an- nuities between 1891 and the end of 1896 was 1850, and the total amount received by them was 32,662 marks. The annuities given on account of dis ablement due to other causes than old age were 3,423, and the total expendi ture on this account 433, SIP marks.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Germany's industrial progress has been so much in evidence during the last twenty-five years that its charac- teristic mark, Made in Germany" is no longer a thorn in the flesh of John Bull only. There are other peoples be- sides the English that are ready to al low that the mother of nations is, after all, still a vigorous old woman. Her goods are found in all the markets of the world and her ships on all the seas, and now she has even the fastest and largest ocean liner on the Allan tic. But it is not only in great enter prises she is succeeding; she does not neglect small things, as thread and nee dle for instance. Within the past few years the needle industry in Germany has taken a remarkable development. Great Britain formerly supplied Ger many with needles, but the fatherland at present is fully able to compete with Great Britain not only in foreign mar kets, but in the British colonies also. and even in Great Britain herself. Of the chief centers of the induStry-Aix la Chapelle, Burtscheid, ISerlohn, Schwalbach, Altona and Nuremburg- the Aix la Chapelle factories alone pro- duce upward of fifty million needles g week. Of the enormous expectations about 60 per cent. go to China, where German needles control the market; next In importance are France and British India. It looks now as though before a great while German sewing thread will successfully compete with Coats, Clarke and Brown in the China market
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Work drives away depression, whets the appetite for food, invites sleep, promotes digestion, strengthens the muscles and sinews, gives free circu'a- ton to the blood, stimulates the intel lectual faculties, provides the comforts of life, develops all the powers which 1t brings into exercise, transforms stupid ignorance into brilliant genius, fills the world with works of art and literature, and develops the resources work
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

In the United States court at Paw nee the other day four Pawnee chiefs were granted divOrces from their wives on the ground of gross neglect. Pipe Chief testified that his wife wanted to spend all his money on fine dresses and that she sought to ignore all of the In dian customs. The final straw was laid when she refused to attend the sun dances on the ground that she wouldn't associate with squaws who were dirty.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

A contemporary gives to a core spondent what is alleged to be ''the postage stamp Irritation language" As a matter of fact, the key to the Ian guage should begin: Putting a stamp on an envelope anywhere excepting on the upper right hand corner means I am n foOl
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Relating the sad story of the Jersey City boy who tickled a mules hind heels with disastrous results, the New York Sun says he had never heard the sad story of
 A muscular Turk of Stamboul Tried to pull out the tail of a mule,
 And the coroner's ju-
 Ky the body did view, And brought in the verdict "damphool."
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

It was a shrewd saying which the Archbishop of Canterbury quoted in recent address to wOrkingmen, of a great French preacher who, two cen turies ago, told the court of France that they might judge how little God thought of riches by the sort of people to whom He had given them."
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

A young woman in Baltimore has had one of her front teeth filled with a half karat diamond. This must be the girl to whom the singer referred when he remarked that Her Bright Smile HauntS Me Still.'
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Frugality is good, if liberality be joined with it. The first is leaving off superfuous expenses; the last is be- slowing them to the benefit of others that need. The first without the last begets cOvetousness; the last without the first begets prodigality.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

The same amount of energy and abil- ity necessary to win and hold a consid- erable office will bring in far more financial returns in almost any legiti- mate business or profession It is diff cult, however, to realize this until the office seeker Is completely into poli- tics, and then he is fit for little else. There is many a chronic office seeker who wishes he had never consented to become a candidate the first time just as sincerely as the drunkard regrets his first drink.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Thousands of persons admire foot ball for the athletic qualities 1t calls out, for the manliness connected with it, and for the many characteristics that go to make up young America" ," They will rejoice if the rules can be so revised as to get rid of the present brutal features and thus save the game from being ruled out of the list of American SnortS
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

clares he will repay dollar for dollar, are the residue of those of the publish ing firm of c. K. Webster & O., in whose disastrous fortunes the humOr- ist was involved. Twain's case is in short, like Sir Walter Scott's, and he is taking the same honorable course in the matter.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Any citizen who is tired of mundane concerns and wauts to fix his nina on something higher. Is invited 10 con sider the allegation of Sir Francis Gal ton, made in the London FOrtnlghtly Review, that some one oil Mars is sig nal1ng to cart The information seems not as yet to be very generally confirmed by as-relomical observers, but Sir Francis i auoted as authority for the report tha fu one Of the Euro pean obServatOri an apparatus has been devised for recording the Martian flashes, and that tle record shows that three signals ana ID more are made, and that they dner. as all fashlight signals do, in the length of the flashes and of the inter- s between, so that, if we had the key. hey might be read like telegraphic Ines ages. Of course, this is not yaIl Eo be swallowed whole but the association of the name of Sir Francis Galtoa with it is enough to entitle 1t to consideration. There seems to be no intrinsic impOSsibility of our having relations with people in Mars. It sounds preposterOus, of course; but like Other marvels. t seems preposterous chiefy because it is un- usual. We have 10 uudge ourselves from time to time in this age of swift surprises and remind ourselves that nothing that is neW to Us can possibly be more marvelous than many things that have grown familiar
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

A town council in Ohio has passed an ordinance providing that no girl shall finger near the railway station unless she has in her possession a railway tick ct, the object being to prevent flirta- tionS with commercial travellers. The railway expenses of drummers in Ohio are bound to be higher from this time fnruorI
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Average office-seekers can't under stand how a sculptor can be with the President for an hour at time making a bust of him, and not ask for anything but a little more elevation to the chin.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Pittsburg policemen have been for bidden to play football. This is wise restrictions; any policeman who can't do enough execution with a club and a revolver should give up his job.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Bald-headed men do not understand what ails them, but a French doctor has found out His name is SabOur- aud. He says it is all due to colonies of microbes on the head, which attack the hair fOllicies and produce four stages of disease. If you feel a mi crObe on your head get somebody to smash it with club
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

But for the recommendation of Sec retary Alger that a suitable statue to Gen. Grant be erected in Washington few people would have dreamed that the capital did not possess one.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

A New York woman has discovered that she can hypnotize butterflies. It would be of more practical value to most people to be able on occasion to hypnOtiZe wasps and bees.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

A husband in Pennsylvania shot off his wife's nose in order to make her unattractive to her admirers. She should reciprocate by shooting a bullet through his head to make him more sensible.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

A Georgia editor wants to run for the National Legislature on platform ad- vocating lynching. Such a man might be credulous enough to expect to win in a rope-walk.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Four men were killed in an attempt to settle an old feud in Louisiana the other day. That's generally the way with feuds. Other things may be set tied with good results all around. But the minute an attempt is made to settle a feud somebody is almost sure to get killed or hurt, and then, when the smoke clears away, it is found that the feud is still unsettled. The best thing to do with feud is to just let 1t alone.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Mark Twain's response to the story that he had made $S2,OOO In the past two years, and paid all his debts, is brief and to the point, as follows: Lie. Wrote no such letter. Still deeply in debt" The debts by which Mir. CIem- ems considers himself morally (though
 not legally bound, and which he de
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

The growing cost of our county cam pa1gns Is an evil against which vigor- ous protest should be raised. We un- derstand that one candidates cigar bill during a recent campaign W.; $500, and he was only doing what has come
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Slavery was OStens bly, abolished in British dominions many years ago and the longer continuauc, of 1t in the Uni ted States furnished tle British writers Tor many years a sUi king inCongruity in the American system with which to point a moral against democracy. No doubt the people Of Great Britain, as a whole, are stiIl as firmly convinced as ever that slavery is wrong, but these good people would do well to look somewhat more closely into the char acter and cOnduct of British soldiers in Africa in this respect. The papers of the Transyaal, for instance nave re gently caused British representatives in that part of the world no small an nOyance by giving publicity to a form of slavery that exists in that part of South Africa under British rule. Cap tured rebels and prisoners of war, es- pecially Hottentots are II is Said, sold into service openly by British officers. One advertisement in a newspaper says: Anybody requiring a H0ttentOt boy from to IS years of age. can have one delivered"-ou payment of 50 shillings. Such advertisements are ire quently seen in South African papers, youths and able-bodled men being sold, for a period of five years usually, at the rate of 10 shilhDgs q month for men and shili -a for boys The Boer newspapers not oyer friendly to the English since tie Jameson raid, are using this pro 'e, and very prop erly, to good effect a,ainst tue British. If the home government Is wise it will look after its officers in South Africa.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Others selecting the best man for a public place is entirely different from political bosses trying to get the best of their fellow citizens.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19
Two Grand Divisious

Teacher-HOw many divisions of mankind are there?
 Bobby-My paw says it is divided into the people who earn a living without getting it, and those who get living without earning it-Cincinnatj Enquirer.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

The Prince of Wales is said to be patron of department stores. The Prince doubtless knows a good thing at a bargain counter when he sees 1t, just like other folks.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

The lucky workingman who has been awarded $21 ,OO0 for being black listed has turned up quite a card for organized labor.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Look out for dirty $5 bills." exclaims a Boston paper; there are too many of them in circulation" This seems in- credible
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

For association of ideas that Georgia man who wants to go to Congress be- cause he favors lynching, instead of a platform should run on a scaffold.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

And now they are shipping American poultry and eggs to Cape Town, South Africa. The Yankee spirit of enter prise is in evidence, indeed.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Dawson City is starving. They ye plenty of money there, and it's believed a irst-cIass Food Show would be the biggest kind of a success.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

The Emperor of China would proba- bly be thankful if somebody would es- tablish Monroe doctrine" in the east coast of Asia.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

In this selfish fight for territory in Africa none of the nations engaged should properly get more than its. deserts.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

Kauilani, KalonOkalani, WOwwow- kalani, Scrapscrapalani, Wottellka- lani, and all the other kalanis are get ting ready for a hot time in the old town of Honolulu.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-02-19

A minor eleven is called scrub team perhaps from the principal players using 1t in practice to wipe up the earth