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The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

u Hung Chang is a thrifty China man and probably has sense enough to join in the American contempt of the nummery of the yellow jacket. He re- mains a great power in the country. He Is accounted the greatest statesman of the vast empire, but he has been, 1t appears, conniving with foreign coun- try against the government of his own. That is what such performances are called in this country. China is in bad shape. It cannot recover through the virtue of intelligence of its people. They merely represent extent in popu- lation. They have no hand In the gov ernment. The present generation could scarcely imbibe the primary lessons of liberty. The time is ripe for dismem- berment.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
HASHEESH.
The Cause of Insanity Among the Ma
 tives of India.

The Cause of Insanity Among the Ma
 tives of India.
 The reports of the asylum at Cairo, Egypt, as to the native patients there exhibiting the nature of the mental disturbance associated with the eXces- sive use of hasheesh are said to show some remarkable facts, 1t appearing that in fl per cent. of all the male pa tients hasheesh alone, or in combina- tion with alcohol, caused the mental symptoms, while this was the case with only per cent. of the females. AS to whether there Is a special recog- nizable form of mental disturbance produced by hasheesh, authorities con- clude that in a considerable number of cases in Egypt the hasheesh is the chief if not the only cause of such men, tai disease. The usual types of the dis ease are hasheesh intoxicatiOn-that is, an elated and reckless swagger1ng state, with optical delusions and hallu- cinations. Acute mania is another form of hasheesh insanity, involving fright full hallucinations, restlessness, sleep lessness, incoherence and exhaustion; again. there is exhibited weak mind -ctlness.-the- -patients,-though we'll be- haved, being excitable about small things and unconcerned as to the fu- ture.-London News.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

"Give me a handful of hairpins." an eminent cracksman is reported to have said, "and I care not who carries the jimmies." A traveller lost on one of those trackless Australian plains tells us he wept tears of joy when he sud denly came across a rusty hairpin. An archaeologist. who recently crossed Arabia, fancied he had penetrated among certain ruins where no modern foot had ever pressed. "I looked around" he remarks, "and there on the ground before me were a cork and a hairpin." In short, the hairpin is per haps the one ubiquitous article of wom- ans attire. More than that, it combines in itself a host of uses of which its de- signer never dreamed. Put the hair pin in the hands of an intelligent man and he will make 1t as useful as an ax. Look at the instance afforded by that motorman on a suburban electric road in the East. As he was gaily whizzing across country a fuse burned out and the ear was stalled. Did the motorman despair? Did he unlock his handle and get off and sit on the nearby fence. and stolidly wait an hour for the next motor to come along and shove his helpless vehicle into town? Did he hang around while the irascible passengers vary the charges of abuse for everything con- nected with the road, from the Presi- dent down to the humblest wiper? Not much. He merely looked the damage over, then thrust his head into the car and asked for a hairpin. One was inn mediately passed forward, and the wise motorman, in manner which the non-technical reader would not under stand, substituted the bent wire for the ruined fuse, and a moment later whiz- zed ahead, with everybody rejoicing. It was but an added proof of the all- round value of one of the simplest and yet most useful of civilizations imple- mentS.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

The Royal Academy of London, the oldest of existing art societies, cele- brated this summer its one hundred and thirtieth anniversary. A compari- son of its latest exhibit, selected from over fourteen thousand statues and paintings, with that of the Society of Arts of 1767, emphasizes beyond words the growth of public taste. Three items from the earlier catalogue are: Two birds in shell work, on rock dec orated with sea-coral; a landscape in human hair; a frame of various de- vices, cut in velvet with scissors, con taining the Lords Prayer in the com pass of a silver threepence. The read CT smiles. He has seen such art in American "best parlors." It is safe to predict that, except as curiosities of the past, the next generation will know them no more.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

Every almshouse in the land IS full of old bachelors, pale, moping men, who mediate on childhood and It's memories of friends. If old age comes with wealth then the bachelor realizes that the sweetest things of life cannot be bought. His house is not home Those who wait on him work not for love, but for wages. He Is like tray eler in a strange land, who wishes foI a genuine resting place and someone to look at whom he loves.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
Lacking Forward.

Diggs-Do you know whether Alder man Blank still has his office on the second floor of the Cloudland building or not?
 Biggs-No. He is now located on the nineteenth floor of the same building.
 Diggs-Indeedl What was hisidea Of making the change?
 Biggs-I guess he discovered he had no show of being elected to higher office, so he concluded to rent one Chicago News.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
APPENDICITIS.
It Cannot Be Cured Without an Oper-
 ation.

It Cannot Be Cured Without an Oper-
 ation.
 That there is really no medical cure appendicitis, even though some cases recover without operation. is the opinion of many eminent physicians, and ac- cording to experience, though it is a surgical disease, operation may not be necessary in every case, from the fact that the allment is a Stoppage of the drainage from the appendix to the colon, and preliminary treatment is often worse than useless. Thus the opium treatment, though relieving pain and discomfort, entirely masks the symptoms at a most important time, for 1t is in the first twenty-four hours from the beginning of the attack that physicians can decide not only as to the diagnosis, but as to the probable course and result of the case. It is found, for instance, that if there is no increase in urgency in five or six hours the patient is not in immediate danger when kept at perfect rest in bed, and if in twelve hours there is still no increase in the severity of the symptoms the patient should begin to improve. On the other hand, if the urgency of the case has steadily increased in twelve hours from the time when the diagnosis was made an operation will probably be called for. After two attacks a patient is cure to have third.-Medical News.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
The unattaInabIe.

She looked at him with soulful, pen- sive eyes.
 "In what" she asked, "do you think true earthly happiness, if it existed. would consist?"
 He gave the question careful consid- eration before he answered.
 'In having weather that would en- able one to wear an overcoat in summer and crash suit in winter. Washing ton Star
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

Twenty-frst went up the Nile with Lord wolseley in 1884 and was engaged at Abu Klea. Afterward the regiment went to India, serving there until lS96, when it was transferred to Egypt to take part in the present Nile expedition. Its record in the Anglo-Egyptian army had been an excellent one previous to the crowning victory of Omdurman. Now it has a place second to none in the British army.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
Keeping Horses Wind Sound.

A broken-winded horse is rarely seen In Norway. The fact is accounted for by the statement that a bucket of water is always placed within reach of the horse when he Is feeding and the ami nal alternately takes a mouthful of hay and a sip of water.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

Our war with Spain was paid for al most before lt was begun. The appro- prlatlons made by Congress have not yet been exhausted, and the receipts from he revenue bill have already net ted surprisingly large sum. From eV' cry point of view our resources as na' ton are the wonder of the world.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

In Paris a young woman called 10 see an editor, and, finding that he was not in. left three holes through the lungs of his assistant and walked out, promising to call again. They seem to have some very striking social GUS toms over there.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

It is reported that the Emperor or China was assassinated because he ap- peared in. suit of European clothes. Unfortunately the meager dispatches do not say whether his pantaloons were turned up or not.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
Cats Always Smell.

Cats can smell even during sleep. When a piece of meat is placed imme- diately in front of a sleeping cats nose the nostrils begin to work as the scent is perceived, and an instant later the cat will wake uD.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

China is a truly barbarous country, where people in power will kill man who is in their way-instead of merely conspiring to blacken his reputation as in civilized lands.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
Blow to Patent Medicines.

An ordinance has been passed in Los Angeles, Cal, forbidding the distribu- tion and throwing about of samples of drugs and patent medicines in any pub lie car or other conveyance, on any pub lie street or alley, or in any private yard or premises.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

We can readily believe Signor Peru ginrs statement that Lillian Russell doesn't know how to play poker well enough to win. LIllian's most striking play always has been to give away her
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

They did not take Columbus bones home because he was the only Spanish soldier that succeeded in landing on this country.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

Dewey spent nearly fifty thousand dollars worth of ammunition at Manila, but while it went quick 1t also went a great way.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

Adopting European dress among other habits in China may not be level ling the Chinese wall, but it's a kind of making breaches in it.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

William Waldorf Astor is a type of the initiative and useless American aristocrat, living only for himself and exciting derision and i'll will against his class. Miss Helen Gould, living for others, and so gracing her own life, Is a type of the aristocrat that no country can have too many of. It all comes back to the simple truth that 'tis only noble to be good"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

Shutting up a reckless talker by put ting him in jail is not the worst possible in France. Sometimes they cut man short with the guillotine.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

The bigger the bore man is the smaller the hole he leaves when his days are numbered.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

General August rises to remark that he ''has done his duty as a Spanlard. Then he ought to be court-martialed.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY

Why not place the claim against Alb dul Hamid in the hands of the Schley Collection Agency?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

When China tears down its famous Wall 1t might work in the stone as foundation for its new civilization.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

The ninety-four-pound jockey that gets a ten-thousand-dollar salary shows the value of condensation.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-12-17

The present Is the child of the past and the father of the future.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-06
HARD on LOVERS


This Var BWsiHcss. Bd Women Don't Want
Their Men Called Cotrards.
ana some win come home by the land, my
boys,
Wand some VIII come home by the sea;
But the hearts that are true 10 their coun-
try and God
Wli meet at the last revelle.
81 don't know the author of the
pretty poetic sentiment" said w. l..
Gaines at the Royal yesterday, "but I
chanced to quote il the other day at
home, apropos OF the war, remarking
that ! expected quite a number Of
brave fellows might not return either
by land or sea, whereupon my wife
said that this war business was being
taken great deal more seriously by
the women of the country than by the
men. Before she'd let me go she gave
81 out cold that I'd have toe chopped
off or be manned otherwise by her
own hands. And she said it as seri-
ously as though she meant it.
"lt is sure-enough hard lines on the
gentle sex TO see husbands, sons,
brothers, and lovers start out TO bat.
tie, not knowing whether they'll ever
return. Still. when IL comes TO a
pinch, there isn't one woman in TO-.
900 that hadn't rather see her best
loved igo to the front than have him
deemed a coward.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-06
AMERICAN LOSSES
At MANILA HARbOR.

WASHINGTON, May 5.--IIalf : hun
dred dead and full hundred wounded
and two American gunboats h-dly
damaged.
This is the cost Of the splendid vic
tory OF Commodore Dewey in Manila
harbor Sunday morning. This is the
American payment for the subjection
Of fleet of'fghting ships that might, in
the face of a commander less skillful
and a command less worthy, have
caused disaster much more terrible.
Commodore DeweY's maneuvering of
the Asiatic squadron was mastery.
His tactics saved all but marvelously
small proportion Of the 1 goo men in
his care and lost not ship complete
ly, but there must be black line in
every battle story.
The Spanish squadron defending the
Philippine islands was destroyed, with
what must have been a fearful loss
OF life, the capital of Spains precious
possession in the Pacific ocean was
made no longer source Of strength
for Spain, and probably was lost to
her forever, but there were plucky
guns In the hands OF the vanquished
and bold men at their lanyards, and
so, against the great victory is charged
up this loss OF America.
KtLLED-Fiftv men.
| WOUNDED--Nearly hundred men.
DISABLED--SHIPS-Two guboats,
the Concord and the Petrol; badly dis
abled, especially in their upper works.
Will need time and docking facilities
! for repairs.
The Concord and the Petrol were the
| two smallest boats in Commodore
| Dewey's squadron, and the only two
| ships rated as torpedo boats. The
| four other American ships engaged in
the combat were steel cruisers, of
which the smallest, the Boston, is OF
| 1000 tons displacement, as against the
| l,7l0 tons of the larger of the disabled
| gunbOats, the Concord. The smaller
gunboat, the Petrel, registered dis
placement of only 500 tons.
The three largest ships in the Span
ish squadron-all three being steel
cruisers-were entirely destroyed and
nearly all Of the others were sunk TO
avoid capture.
The American injury and loss of
life was mainly upon the two small
gunbo which were disabled in the
com bat.
The Concord carried thirteen officers
and $50 men--i03 in all.
The Petrol carried ten officers and
1922 men-l32 in all.
The Concord's main battery con-
sisted of six guns and its secondary
battery OF eight guns. The Petrol
had main battery OF four guns and a
secondary battery OF five.
The armament Of the Olympia, the
largest OF the American fleet is, main
guns, IA; secondary guns, "a; OF the
second ship, the Baltimore, main guns,
10; secondary, IA; of the third, the
Raleigh, main guns, III secondary, IA;
OF the fourth, the Boston, main guns,
s. secondary, 10
Vice President Hobart spent a por-
tion Of the day at the White House.
After he LETT he said: THE president
has information tending to show that
Manila has surrendered and the Amer
lean dag is floating over the city. lie
has not received any official report
from Commodore Dewey, however, al
| though he is looking for IL at any
\ moment
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-06

60 pass, and he says that "the Cuban
people. being OF Spanish origin and
assimilsted in other ways with Span
iards, may then be willing to remain
part OF the Spanish nation"
The Cuban insurgents and their
friends want a republic Of their own.
They have had enough Of Spain, and
demand a complete and final sever
ance OF their political connection with
that country But the prediction Of
a Spanish republic is an idle dream.
Tho nation is utterly unfit for
self government. Less than half
its people can read, and not
one in ten Of those who
are capable OF reading is devoted
to Republican principles. The history
OF the disastrous experiment of setting
up a republic in Spain twenty five
years ago is full Of instruction. The
FIRST president had to get out in forty
days, the second in six weeks, the
third and last, Emil % CASTELAR, took
the Office September :, 1879, and re-
and resigned January 2, 1874. And
then the republic died because it was
not fit TO live; because the conditions
essential to the existence OF a republic
were conspicuously absent. They are
still lacking, nor will defeat and hu-
initiation create them. The Specta
tors forecast is not going to be veri-
fed, and IL any Americans believe that
Cuba is to be province OF the repub-
Tic OF Spain they possess a boundless
credulity. This nation is bound 10
see that Cuba has a government Of her
own
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-06
IN a. .. ai1s.
Some Of the Things rha, We SHAH TO
Thon.

Thon.
II is bewildering 20 contemplate the
effects OF the introduction Of this great
invention into general use. says Time
and the Hour. Some of the things al
ready possible end which have been
tried by its merits are as follows: A
lover at one end Of the line may con
vey in something less than one-thirty-
thousandth part Of a second the i'm
preston Of his sweetest kiBs to his
waiting love at the receiver end OF tho
line and may receive similar re
sponsive thrill. This remarkable fact
Is shown that at distances as great az
10000 miles the Impressions will only
lost per cent of their vividness. a re-
suit far transcending that OF the best
electrical work. Another result is
that a schoolboy may be spanked by
his stern parent at any distance. In
this case the child is presented to the
receiver while the parent strikes the
transmltter. Again, a surgical opera
tiOn may be satisfactorily performed
over an extent OF territory by the sur
geon in his office, since all impressions
are conveyed in either direction, and
are permanent. Courts Of law do not
need the actual presence of witnesses
or others. Postal service, except for
merchandise. is no longer necessary.
Experiments are now in progress by
which it Is hoped that 1t will be pos
sible - ,aed a person by presenting
f.Jd 20 Ais physical counterpart at the
other end of the line. All honor to
the inventor. Herr Rhegnois Hwick-
eneistenginenschockl! May be be
spared to perfect his truly marvellous
appliancesl
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-06

THE landing Of American marines
on Cuban soil viii be the signel for a
massacre Of the reconcentrados. Let
the authorities at Washington notify
Blanco and his advisers that the she'd
ding of drop OF reconcentrado blood
will be sufficient warrant for the
hanging of every spaniard whose duty
it is to protect these helpless men,
women and children. And let 1t be
known that titles aud shoulder straps
will make no difference. II is Spain's
duty to protect these helpless people
at all times md under all circum-
stances, and fAiure to ldo this should
be sufficient warrant for a wholesale
hanging. Tracts and sermons are not
good ammunition to shoot at rabid
dogs.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-06
InInr o. rnn -

A clear, light blue color, with
calm, stead.ast glance. denotes cheer
fulness, good temper and constancy,
but blue eyes with a greenish tint are
not so strongly indicative Of these
traits. A slight inclination to green
ish tints in eyes of any color Is said
to be a sign of wisdom and courage.
Pale blue OF steel colored eyes, with
shifting motions OF eyelids and pu-
pills, denote deceitfulness and selfish
ness. Dark blue or violet denote great
affection and purity, but much intel
lectually.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-06

WAsHNGroN, May 5.-The nomina-
sion today of number OF major gem
erals and brigadier generals is an in
dieation Of the purpose Of the president
TO avail himself Of the fun number
Of troops called for in his proelama.
tion, and even 10 follow the call by
another very soon, for it is evident
that there are not enough commands
TO go around properly among the Of
aeers already nominated
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-06

gent smoke, the same believing roar,
the same upheaval Of the massive deck,
but there was no cavalry troop around
the tree when the smoke had cleared.
They we're riding IN fifty directions
like men at polo, and at a speed un-
even in their retreats before
machete charges
But ! still think the answer the
grim stoker made was the better one.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-06

DAY by day men in prominent posi-
tions are resigning to enlist as com
manding officers. The notable who
would resign TO enlist as private
would have his name carved deep in
the tablets Of history, but, alas he
has not yet succeeded in being born.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-06

4 PREDICTED SPANISH REPUBLIC.
From the Washington Post.
One of the various interesting
characteristics Of the Spectator is it's
habit Of forecssting the worlds great
events Its speculations on the future
are quite as entertaining to the public
as the wheat or cotton operators
speculations in futures, while, on the
score OF risks, the advantages are de
cidedly in favor OF our London contem-
porarys dashes into the boundless
realm beyond the veil. To make a
losing guess as TO what may happen
next week, next month, or next year
may do no harm IL the Ruesser does
net put up or induce anybody else to
put up any margins on his predictions.
Our war with Spain furnishes a
tempting opening for the Spectat RS
philosophical forays into the unknown,
and IL plunges in with the facile grace
of an expert. Much Of that which it
sees, in this instance, is so highly
probable that IL may be put down rs
morally certain. Complete victory for
the United States, the sweeping OF
Spain's warships from the seas, and
the banishment OF her flag from this
hemisphere ought not to be considered
doubtful by any intelligent observer.
In anticipating the execution OF this
program by the United States the Spec
tator simply records the worlds judg-
ment, and there would be very little
risk in backing it with cash or its
equivalent, After the defeat Of her
armies, the destruction or capture OF
her warships, and her expulsion from
the western world, the Spectator pre-
diets a revolution in Spain and the
overthrow Of the present dynasty.
This is not quite SO safe a forecast as
that o. her overwhelming defeat, for
II may happen that, when the revolu-
tion begins 10 make trouble iu Europe,
rs il will be sure TO do, outside inter.
ference will be successfully invoked in
behalf Of the throne Of the boy King.
The Spectator sees the trouble that q
political and isocial revolution would
produce and II sees, also, Spanish
republic emerging from the chaos. II
says:
"We need not say how such an agi
tation in Spain would diiquiet al
Europa except England, how ambi
tioRs as old as the Bourbons would
wake in France, how the example
would disturb the peasantry Of Italy
how frantic the maritime powers
would grow over the talk about ''ths
balance OF power ia the Mediterran
can. Spain will emerge, Of course
probably as federal republic with
Catalonian rulers, without a debt, ane
with freeholding peasantry, and
mag even commence a new and greai
career; but we can foresee long vista
Of troubles in Europe caused by the
transformation, end by quarrels for
the inheritanee-M Moroceo-whieh bei
fall would leave as a derelict prize.
No European nation has ever yet died
IN peace
II the powers Of Europe would keep
hands on and let the fires Of revolu-
ton rage in Spain until they had con.
sumed the throne and wiped ont the
enormoHs debt, would the result be a
n