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The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-02
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Sir Claude Macdonald, the British minister to China, is 46 years old and holds rank in the army as a major. He served with the Seventy fourth high landers an was in the Egyptian oam- paign Of 1883 and the SuaAinl e1pedi- tion before he was appointed consul general at Zanzibar in 1887. After leav- ing east Africa he was sent to the Niger, where he proved very successful con- sul general in the Niger Coast Protect crate, as the district, which was once known as the "Oil Rivers Protector ate" is now designated. Sir Claude's sareer in west Africa was cut short in 1896 by his selection for the embassy at Picking.
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at his family and said, ''Well, I could hardly take them with me, and I'm too fond of them to leave them here; so I think I'll stay here myself and let the other fellow enjoy my property over there" This was all said with a de- gree of pathos which was almost sub lime, and yet could not help picturing to myself the sensation that that squaw wife would make at some recep- tion help among his titled friends if she were to enter au naturel, as we were looking at her then. I think something of the same thought must have passed through our friends mind, for hastily murmuring, \"What might have been," etc, he looked suspicious ly like shedding few tears, bade us a hurried farewell. and gathered his small family and belongings together and proceeded on his way. There are many white men in Alaska married to the Indians. They call them sQuaw men.-Leslie's Weekly.
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The absurd point to which dueling is carried in Germany is illustrated by the fact that Berlin professor has been challenged by student whom he turn ed down in an examination. Having declined the challenge, the students are taking revenge upon him by denounc- Ing him as a coward, and will of course try to drive him from his position. The professor can justify his action, even according to rho duniists' code, .9. ever. uH r.. ground 8. tl- ..sH.r .-
 j. .-... .rH.-. ro -aE nothing gL r'se .a,- t.a. lac cannot properly he held responsible for a pupils lack of ca- pacity.
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A ConYenient Custom.

Tn Holland bills are often paid through the medium of the post office It enables Q nan living, say, in Rottc-- dam, to ger @ small D-Il collected in my provincial town without the often ex- penstve and tedious interference Of q banker or agent. For that purpose he hands his bill to the nearest postofice. It is sent to the place where the money is to be collected. After the collection a draft Is forwarded to the payee by the office where he deposited the bill duly receipted on payment of small commission, which is payable in ad- vance.-London Evening News.
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The proposed plan of Cornell Univer- sity, that school children of the North open correspondence with pupils of the South, has many points to commend it. Not only would the young people re- ceive from such intercourse fresh in- centive in good spelling, penmanship and the art of letter-writing, but they would vastly enlarge their acquaint- ance with the geography, history, eli mate and social conditions of sections of the country far removed from their own, and cement the family feeling sorely strained by tales and text books of the civil war.
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Peculiar Betrothal.

Marchesi, the great singing teacher, says that when she found in any of her pupils symptoms of incidence or want of enthusiasm she at once attempted to dissuade them from an artistic career. One such case was very absurd in the manner in which her advice was taken. This was Fraulein T., who was remark ably handsome, but very lazy.
 One day Marchesi lost patience with her.
 "Get married, my dear child" said she, "and become good wife. You will never do anything on the stage"
 The girl laughingly replied that she believed 1t was easier to get a good en- gagement than good husband, but shortly afterward, on coming for her lesson. she whispered:
 ''I am following your advice. 7 am going to be married. 70
 An. thaE is goodi And who is the happy man?'
 "I do not know" was the girls la- comic reply.
 "What! You are going to marry some one you do not know?"
 "Yes; my iance saw me before he went to India, when I was 12 years old. have been shown his photograph, and as his noble expression inspires me with confidence ] have decided upon marry ing him. "
 "When will your f1ance come to fetch you?''
 Unfortunately he cannot come for the wedding" she answered, with a slight blush. "His business prevents him from doing so. am to be married in my native town to Q friend of the family by proxy, and he will take me to Bombay to my future husband "
 A few weeks later the curious cere mony did take place, and the marriag- apparently tnrrpd ont very h"~rv
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Maryland's Legislature has been con- sidering a bill to make juries in that State consist of thirteen men, one to act as reserve, in case of sickness or accident to any of the other twelve. If this becomes law the superstitious will fall over one another in their eagerness to get into the militia or in some other way gain exemption from jury duty. Think of being forced into one of those blocks of thirteen!
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itary confinement to hard labor. New Hampshire and Connecticut offer re- ward for his apprehension. In Nevada the district attorney gets $10 for con- victing him. Generally he Is condemn ed to work in the bridewell, prison or penitentiary. Illinois sends him to the house of correction to work off fine, but allows local authorities to employ him If they desire. England sends the
 tramp to the workhouse. France makes him do convict labor. Germany and Belgium put him on penal farms.
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One nn Him.

Maria" said Afr. Welkerson, q don't understand how you can bring yourself to wear hair that has belong ed to some other person. Ugh! It makes me feel creepy"
 Well" she replied, as she deftly lift ed a long brown hair from his coat sleeve, "this doesn't seem to have given you the creeps. I suppose you got 1t in the crowded car coming home, didn't youT'
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Four States have no tramp laws. In three-West Virginia, Kentucky and Louisiana-the tramp Is worthy poor" l" Two commit him to public labor; one, New Mexico, to labor on the streets and roads; the other, Missouri, sells him to work six months for the highest bid der. Pennsylvania adds the rigor of sol
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Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay may be ex- cused if he falls to take an active inter- est in the war with Spain. Thirty-two widows want to marry him, and he all ready has one girl-wife on his hands.
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The story of that catastrophe in the ChilkoOt pass is calculated to suggest some speculation as to what it will pro- fit a man to win all the wealth of the Klondike and spend the rest of time and eternity with 1t under a snowslide.
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TRY ALIENS FOOT-EASE.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. At
 this season your feet feel swollen, nervous and hot, and get tired easily. If you have
 smarting feet or tight shoes, try Aliens
 Foot-Ease. It cOols the feet and makes walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet, blisters and callous spots, Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and gives rest and comfort. Ten thousand testimonials of cures. Try it today. Sold by ali Drug gists and shoe stores for 25c. Sent by mail for 25c in stamps. Trial package FREE. Address, Allen s. 0lmstead, Le Roy, N. Y.
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In New York the other day a barber cut the throat of one of his customers and killed him almost instantly. This has the advantage of speed, but the old plan of talking customers to death Is fast enough to suit the average man.
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chean Irritation.

The best and cheapest irrigating plant, from and Pumping Plant, built exclusively by the Hercules Gas Engine Works 405 Sansone Street, San Francisco the largest builders in the west. ing their Special 219 H. P. Engine and Pumping Plant. Hundreds sold this year; just the plant for prompt, efficient and economical irrigating service. plant of this kind may save your crop.
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In neighboring State the other day a woman who discovered proof of her husbands unfaithfulness commanded him to commit suicide and he instantly obeyed. It seems strange that hus- band so well trained as that could go W1,OnQ
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He Was Experienced.

Have you a sonT asked the man who was looking at the vacant room.
 "No," replied the landlady. What made you ask that"
 Because" he explained, 'T want to find boarding house, this time, where I may occasionally have a chance to get the tender piece of the porter hOuSno
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About five thousand words in the English language" remarks the Phila- delphia Inquirer, "have no rhyme to them" And isn't 1t queer how the newspaper poets pick them out?
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The SunnIy of Oxygen.

Persons who happen to be inconve- nienced by dearth of anXietieS are in vIted to agitate their spirits by cOntem- plation of the prospect of shortage of oxygen In the atmosphere. It seems that there are well-informed persons, Lord Kelvin among them, who find req son to believe that this calamity is im- pending. The figures (estimated) in the case are that the world uses annually six and half billion tons of oxygen for breathing purposes, and nearly half as much for fires This IS 8 big consump- ion. To repair t yve rely on veTeta- .'r.. which ws arc pretty constantly restricting. So Fg --e more and more oxygen al tln dime and make less and less. No wonder Isort Kelvin says the earth 4s unuvIs sUins q o,eauy IUss Oi oxygen" AS yet, though, the atmos- phere does not show 1t, and 1t may be a few thousand years yet before the difference will be measurable. To the short-sighted the prospect may not seem distressing, but folks who need anxieties should not neglect this one, since, after all, in anXieties and ances- try and such things little remoteness does no harm.-Harper's Weekly.
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It Is said that forty grass widows from Boston bound for the Klondike have been shipwrecked in Ohili. If there is anything in a name that's the right place for Boston grass widow.
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The domesticated Malay cat has tail that is only about one-half the usual length, and very often it is tied by na- ture in a kind of knot which cannot be strengthened out.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF ToLEDo, a,

hTATE OF UHIO, CITY OF IOLEDO, ..
 LUCAS COUNTY. o'' FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co., doing business fin the city of Toledo, County and State aforesaid and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this eth day of December, A. D. 1886. A. w. GLEASON, SEAL Notary Public. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free.
 F.J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c
 Halls Family Pills are the best
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PuRI.IC CLOCKS.

Few great cities of America are adequately provided with public clocks of such a size and so prominent location as to indicate the time 0ver.wide metropolitan districts. Butitis high time 70 cheek kidney and bladder complaint manifested to the sufferer by inactivity Of the organs affected. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters remedies this as 1t does dyspepsia, rheumatism, rrr,cffrofiou hi11ova.se- and nervousness
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By placing his flag on our consulates, John Bull Is performing about the same office as the man who holds the coat of a friend while the latter whips his enemy.
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Soothing surrestlon.

Johnny had been playing around the piano and had had fall.
 "What are you bawling about?" ask ed Willie contemptuously. "It was the soft pedal your head hit. "-Chicago Tribune.
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The Ape of Mouumen&a

Promoter-What shall we give the next benefit for?
 Assistant-Let's announce 1t for a contingent fund to secure the erection of a monument to the next citizen whom the public think merits monu- mental distinction.-Philadelphia North American.
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It is charged that u Hung Chang used his official position to make mon- ey. It Is to be hoped he will refrain from intimat4 ting that his moral down fall was brought about by his tour to inspect the manners and customs of foreigners.
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A New York clergyman. after watch ing a Broadway policeman talk 10 pretty girl on his beat for twenty min utes, walked over and inquired why the bluecoat was behaving like that. The policeman promptly arrested him and locked him up. It doesn't pay to be too inquisitive in New York.
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LINCOLN AND HIS CABINET.
The Unexpected Discovery He Made About
 Their Appointments.

1 Their Appointments. l Mir. F. Ga prominent historical writer) went to President Lincoln to get an ap- pointment, and being asked of what de- nomination he was answered that he was Presbyterian. "Well," " said Pres ident Lincoln, ''I will have to look at my book to see." He further said: "I am not sure but the Presbyterians are full. have to do this"
 Mir. Lincoln then proceeded: Bishop Simpson was here the other day com- plaining of my cabinets giving all tho appointments to Episcopalians. I did not know anything about my cabinet. l thought Blair good old Presbyterian name, and as for Seward, didn't know until 1 went to church with him that he was an Episcopalian.
 President Lincoln had said to Bishop Simpson: "You wait here. We are to have cabinet meeting here directly, and l will see to it. and when the cab inet came he said, "Here is Bishop Simpson making complaint of our giv- ing all the appointments to the Episco- palians."
 Said Seward: "That is not true of my department. I never give an ap- pointment to any man because of his denomination, nor even know what he is"
 Said Bishop Simpson: "There was Dr. McClintock, appointed to go to Paris, a good Methodist, and Bishop Hughes was put in his place. I suppose SO. ---l'i Il..r-, 7i-. -I~ PishOn about him.
 We'll, " said Blair, you've got him there, bishop, but there are not two in my department that are Episcopalisns. 20 "Sir, said the bishop, there are not two that are not. 7" Why, said BIair, "that is not true, and you may come tomorrow morning and look for your self"
 "I will be there at such time," and he was there. AS he went in Blair said, "Ah, bishop, you got Seward splendid ly yesterday" Bishop Simpson said, "I do not come to hear about him, but about your department.
 ''I haven't time to see about that.' "Sir, it is of more importance than you know. Yesterday you said there were not two who were Episeopalians, and said there were not two that were not Episcopalians, and so he forced him to look at it, and he found that the bishop was correct, and that there were not two that were not Episoopalians.
 All this MT. Lincoln said to MT. F., who communicated it to one of the best known citizens of this country, man of unimpeaohable veracity an5 equal &C., curacy, who communicated it to us.
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Tn Cincinnati they say street car con ductors are not permitted to eat onions. VI viewing +ho --~-Id's unkindneSs it's cutting things like these that often bring teaTs.
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The English forces in the Soudan are playing in hard luck. They have re- gently captured several Dervish leaders whose names can't be pronounced.
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We can hardly understand how the Congressional Record manages to wor- " along without issuing a colored SUD- Dlement
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The more a pneumatic tire Is blown up the bigger it gets, but the more a married man Is blown up the smaller he feels.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved me large doctor bills.-C. l.. Baker, 4225 Regent Sq., Philadelphia Pa., Dec. 8. '89.
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It is to be hoped that the Topeka woman who secured her fifth divorce the other day insisted on her rights to reduced rates.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-02

When Leyden was besieged by the Spanish army in 1574, the city govern ment issued credit notes on leather.
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nervous trouble. The nerves are cry ing out for assistance. The cry should be needed in time. Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound was pre- pared to meet the needs of woman's system at this trying period of her life.
 MRS. DELLA WATSON, 524 West 5th St., Cincinnati, Ohio, says:
 "I have been using Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound for some time during the change of life and it has been a saviour of life unto me. lean cheerfully recommend it to all wo- men, and know it will give permanent relief. would be glad to relate my ex- perience to anysufferer."
The St. Johns herald., 1898-07-02

The cluster of islands off the south ern coast of Florida known as the Tor tugas is attracting a good deal of at tention just now. The islands are sunk en reefs and shoals, with some ten that are dry, or rise above the surface of the gulf At the time of the purchase of Florida from Spain in 1S19 (for which the Government paid $5,00O,O00) the Tortugas had been the resort of buccaneers and pirates which infested the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean sea, and the erection of a fort at the point was determined upon to put an end to their ravages. Nothing was done until 184T, when work was begun at Garden Key upon a fort to be known as Fort Jefferson. After eXpending several millions of dollars upon the work 1t was abandoned and is now in hopelessly dilapidated condition. The Tortugas are about seventy miles west of Key West and about no miles from Havana. Several years ago the Tortu- and they have been since used 8s q quarantine station where vessels with yellow fever patients on board have been detained Since the war with Spain a coaling station has been es. abolished there and the place fortified
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There is a lively prospect that in the event of war Congress will find itself at lager heads with the brewers.
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TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
4 CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER-
 ESTING ITEMS.

Comments and Criticisms Based Upon the Happenings of the Day-His- toricaI and News Notes.
 The Congressional Record is becom-
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Writers cramp may affect either the wrist CT stomach.
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 aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of it's kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from themost healthy and agreeable substances, it's many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known.
 Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro- cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute.
 CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
 SAN FRANCISCO. GAL.
 EousvHLe. xE NEW YORK RH
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Astronomers say that one million shooting stars" fall into the sun for every one that comes into our atmos- phere.
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THE TURN OF LIFE.

Owing to modern methods of living, not one woman in a thousand ap- breaches this perfectly natural change without experiencing a train of very annoying and sometimes painful symp- toms.
 Those dreadful hot flashes, sending the blood surging to the heart until it
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Fully nine t-atas of the stars 1'e T belt Of the heavens abort sixty degrees wide, through the center of which runs the Milky Way.
 According to the computations of Prof. Hamy, the black race embraces about one-tenth of the living members
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--- 7p@-1ai pDjSSt Ol ITS ]us.-t-t.lA Was the education and moral training Of young colored girls and the care of or phans and aged lpfrm people of the race. It has had the cordial support of such eminent churchmen as Arch bishops Blane. OdIn, perche. Leroy and
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seems ready tC burst, and the faint feeling that follows, sometimes
 with chills, as if the heart
 were going to stop for good, are M symptoms z of 8 dan gerouS
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bring tears
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-31
Big Price for a Broken Heart.

Not long since a Danville, Ill.
Jury ordered the male defendant in
a breach Of promise case to pay
the competent sum of $54,333.3 80 to
the afflicted fair one. Though it
is pretty high estimate of blighted
affection, there is another estimate
which, if not in dollars and cents
exactly as high, yet in general con-
sideration of excellence reaches as
lofty an altitude. This is the es-
innate of the people as to the eff
cacy of Hostetters Stomach Bitters
as remedy for constipation. The
action of this gentle but effective
laxative is never accompanied by
the gripping so marked in the oper-
alton OF most cathartics. 1t IS an
incompatible remedy for and pre-.
ventive of malarial, rheumatic and
kidney complaints, and a promoter
of appetite and sleep.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-31
Pointers for Cuban Insurgents.

Washington, D. c., August "a.
The representatives of the Gu
baps il the United States are still
making every effort to secure the
disarmament of the Cuban forces
and acquiescence in the policy OF
the United States in Cuba. Letters
are being sent and arguments made
to the Cuban leaders pointing out
that the interests of the Cubans lie
in co. cooperation with the United
States authorities. Little or no in
formation has been received as to
what effect these representatives
will have upon the leaders in Cuba,
but it is believed that amicable re-
lations can be brought about when
the Cubans can be persuaded that it
is to their interest to accept the sit
uatiop as the protocol leaves it.
Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-08-31
TROUBLE IN MANILA.
Religious Orders Instigaiins Oppose
ton to American Supremacy.

Religious Orders InstigatfnS OppOsi'
tion to American Supremacy.
Manila, Philippine Island, Aug.
24.-The natives assert that the re-
ligious orders are instigating oppo-
sitiou to American supremacy.
Many Spaniards assert they are
eager to invest their fortunes in
new enterprises but that they fear
ruin if the Americans withdraw. A
few monopolists, fearing competl-
ton, are secretly intriguing against
the new regime.
Newspapers published in both
the English and Spanish languages
have already appeared. The United
States transports Rio Janiero and
Pennsylvania arrived today, the
former bea,ing two battalions of
Sotith Dakota volunteer recruits for
the Utah light artillery and de
tachment of the signal corps, and
the latter the First Montana volun-
teers and 800 recruits for the First
California volunteers.