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The evening times., 1898-07-07
Bay Ridge and Return via b. & O..
50 Cents.

Salt water bathing. fishing. grabbing
and boating. Trains leave at $50 a. m.
and 4:3O p. m. week days: 9:15 a. M. 1:30
and 3:l5 p. m. Sundays. jy7-6t
The evening times., 1898-07-07
CAN CONSUMPTION
e.. /" BE CURED
By the New Treatment?

Itolyoke, Mass. Aug. 81, 1884,.
THE r. T. BOOTH 60!
Dear Sirs: Booth Hyomei" and Home Tr at
ment Complete has cured me Of Consumption
eminent physicians of tie South and West alt
pronouncing it tuberculosis Of the lungs. Four
mouths of the time l travelled in New Mexico
and Colorado Springs returning lone much
weaker. weighing less, and $500 cut of cket
sy friends did not think it possible ior to
live two weeks Iy home physician, DR.. L. NJ.
Tuttle, advised me to go To the Boston office
and try ycur treatment After eight days l
returned home with the ''Exhaler,' complete
supply Of 'Hyomci'' and Balm. For three
months | used it night and day. wo"ld not
take 500 for my eSlaler. Today I weigh les
pounds. Have had 10 cough for six months.
and teel confident there will be return OF the
disease. this was in September. ls96. I-sin-
cerely indorse Boo this '.Hyomei'' TO al with
like trouble weak lungs. You are at libsrty
to use this as you think best.
MRS T.. A. SMITH.
II you your friends are suffering from this
disease, it is a crime to neglect the Of
Hyomei.' for it is guaranteed and you risk
nothing except being cured.
''Hyomei" sold by all druggists. sent by
mail. Price 81 90. Extra bottles, SOC.
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prevents many girls from,
learning things that they
ought to know before they
assume the duties of mat.
rimony and m a ternity.
Athletics alone will not
make a young woman thor
oughly healthy. The wise
counsels of a good mother
or some older woman are
indispensable.
The best and noblest mis-
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02

IUS -I5-VVyI --lI -ISIIo5s- 10 EeIIsFeL gN pain quickly and cured the disease"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
DEEP DOWN.

We may move along the pathway of life enjoying what seems to us fair amount of good health, but there comes over every human being at some time some unexpect- ed condition of the system which may be torture for after years. Such is an insinua- ting and unexpected attack of Sciatica re- sultlng from weakness of the nervous sys- tem, which can give more pain to the square inch than any pain that affiicts mankind. 1t has been found out, however, that the prompt and vigorous application of St. Jacobs Oil to the seat of the pain will, by persistent rubbing, finally penetrate and cure by soothing and strengthening the diseased nerve. It is pain that needs to be watched.
 The Sciatie nerve plays so important a part thatits derangement may cripple. Be- ware of its putting you on crutches, for it may keep you there for many day, while the great remedy may in day put you on your feet.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
A RUSE BOTH WAYS.
How an Actress and Doctor Were Pooling
 Each Other.

How an Actress and Doctor Were Pooling
 Each Other.
 In French theaters the doctor of the theater has seat given him for every performance. He must be there every evening" Naturally, after he has seen the same piece score of times be longs tosbe elsewhere and prefers to give his seat to some of his friends. NJ. Ernest Blum says that when he was young man friend, the doctor of the Theatre Porte St. Martin, gave him his seat. Just as he was becoming interested in the first act the stage manager ruShed up-tIo heroine had nervous attack and required medical aid Blum had nothing else to do but to follow him. In the lady's dressing room he found the manager with anguish depicted on every feature ana the lady wriuging heT hands and shTiehing
 "Now, doctor, quick Whats to be dCne?'
 Blum grew as red as a lobster, and as he could not say anything he just calculated: "Hml Let us see Let us see.
 He took the lady's hand in wild at tempt to feel her pulse. She shrieked more than ever and writhed like a snake.
 Have you poured any water on her head?'' he asked.
 "Yes."
 And no effect?''
 "NOne."
 "Then don't pour any more."
 After this display of medical knowl- edge he continued:
 "Give her sniff of eau de cologne.
 Haven't any" was the answer.
 "Then go fetch some /"
 Off rushed the manager and the stage manager, and Blum was left with his patient.
 Suddenly she opened her eyes and smiled.
 Doctor, y she said, "you are good fellow, aren't you?'
 "Yes, ma 'nselle.
 "You must be, doctor Now listen. There is nothing the matter with me. You would have found that out soon. l want couple of days off. Can't you manage it?''
 "Delighted!" he replied joyfully. "Now, ma'mselle, you're good fel- low too am not doctor. I came in on the doctors ticket, so you must not give him away"
 By this time the manager and stage manager came back, each with bottle of eau de cologne He told them that 1t was unnecessary now. The lady was quite composed aud could appear with out any danger But sue must have 8 few davs' rest They made wry faces, but granted the holiday.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
JAPANESE NOT ENTERPRISINo.
Their Businsss Methods Arc Crude and
 Away Behind the Times,

Their Businsss Methods Arc Crude and Away Behind the Times.
 An American manufacturer writing from Japan, says that those alarmlsts who would make the world believe that the Japanese can do everything don't know what they are talking about and that the people of the fiowery land, un. less they change their entire nature or at all events their methods, can never become formidable commercial rivals with any civilized power. The real fact is that the Japs do nothing; they only half do it, and therein lies the cause of their failure.
 The Jap thinks of nothing but the present; of what he can make now and how, by making his commodities little inferior, he can add few more cents to his profit. If he has to pay more for his labor the idea of economy or the bold declaration that he can no longer sell at the original price never strikes him, but he extends the whole of his Ingenuity in trying to diminish the quality without any loss in the appear ance. There is no such thing as stand ard quality. You are never sure of get ting the quality you are asked to pay for. So much is this so in Japan that man seldom buys an article without unWrapping and examining it on the spot. The correspondent continues:
 "The Japanese mind is so small that it is difficult to weigh it with American scales: in fact. it may be said that it is made up of triHes, and j, is the atteu- tiOn-the labOTed attentiOn-the Jap gives to these tritieS which makes him incapable of ever becoming anything more than n unit in whatever he may be concerned in. As an illustration of what i mean, 1 viii give examples which are of daily occurrence. You want to buy an article and you ask how much it is. The answer is, say, cent. Then you ask how much the articles are by the dozen, fully expect ing that you will get them for 10 cents. You are a little amazed when the mer- chant tells you 13 cents the dozen. You get u1du, Cdll luG uldu lOO1 dAu TIT sist that you ought to get a reduction by taking a quantity. Not so with the Jap; that is not his way of doing busi- ness. If you take one he reasons that Is cent, but if you take a dozen he will have to count them and then it will be 13 cents. It is the same with the manufacturer. You give him an order for 100 of a kind, and then wish to make it 1000 Immediately he de- mands an advance in the price. Should he, however, reluctantly agree to take the increased order at the original price you will probably get the first hundred articles fairly up to the sample, but as the delivery goes on the quality is sure to fall off. And this smallness is not confined to small people. It permeates the whole country, and one of the lead ing banks advertises that 1t allows 4.3S5 per cent. interest on current ac- counts and 5.115 per cent. on saving bank depOsits.-Boston Transcript.
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but granted the holiday.
THE FISH'S COLOR.
Able In a Marvellous Degree to Adapt
 Itself to Its Surroundings.

Able In a Marvellous Degree to Adapt
 Itself to Its Surroundings.
 It is a familiar fact that fishes can change their colors at will Many fishes make remarkable changes. Free swim ming fishes most commonly preserve their normal colors, though these fishes can change. The fishes that change most are the bottom feeders For their own protection from other fishes that would prey upon them and the better to enable them themselves to capture food these change their colors to match the bottom they are on so as to make themselves invisible. They do this often to degree that seems extraordinary.
 In one of the smaller salt water tanks at the New York aquarium there are a number of small flatfish. The bottom of the tank is covered with coarse gravel The great bulk of the gravel is con- posed of pebbles of brownish white, a sort of pale iron rust color. Scattered in this are pebbles Of a deeper tinge, with now and then one of a brownish gray or brown black.
 Aue ualAsn lylng On tue SraVe1 at the bottom of this tank initiate its colors in their own backs in a manner that is marvellous. They are of a mottled brown, like the colors of the gravel, and tho smallest of the f1atfish is the most wonderful. They are all thin and lie close to the bottom. The edge of the lit tie one blends with it, and its back is a wonderful mosaic of browns so like the gravel of the surrounding bottom that it appears to be part of it. Even in this clear water at a little distance the fish is scarcely distinguishable ''--
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
Where He Drew the l. nc.

Among the first stories recorded by T. B. Pritt, in his Anglers Basket Is one about a Scottish laird who was re- lating the story of fine fish he had caught one day to his friends at the dln- her table Donald" said he to the servant behind his chair-an old man, but a new servant-"hOw heavy was the fish I took yesterday?' Donald neither spoke or moved. The laird re- peated the question. ''Weel," replied Donald, 'it was twar pund at break fast, it had gotten to achteen at dinner time and it was sax and twenty when ye sat down to supper wi the captain" Then, after a pause, he added, 'Tve been tellin' lees a my life to please the shooters, but Ill-be blOwed if I'm going to tell lees noO, through my old age, to please the fushers."
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02

We learn from Pliny that there was in existence a famous wine made POO years before. It was so thick that it had to hn dug ont with spoon and dis solved in water
 Scarcely a nation on the face of the globe has not used alcohol in some form or other There seems 10 be an innate craving in mankind for intoxicating liquors The Greeks alone seemed able to Use the ueS eIdseo ana keep sober. The strongest drink was natural wine, containing no more alcohol than our claret, yet they always added water to 1t. The widest diners never drank wine that was not a third water, for they drank for eXhilaration, not intOXi- cation.
 The MacedOnians, however, over threw Greek temperance. They were heavy drinkers and were led by the king himself. Once when a suit was shouted: 'I appeal" "To whOm?" asked Philip, contemptuously. Il am the king" q appeal" said the man, from Philip drunk to Philip sober" The suit was retired the next day and decided to the mans satisfaction.
 The later Romans cared more for their wine than for any other product. There were 125 varieties in use, eighty of fine quality. Common wine was very cheap, and it was joke that it was less expensive than water. It was common to mix honey and various spices with the wine; more surprising admiXture was that of salt, which was supposed to improve the flavor. Another, and to us barbarous, habit was that of add ing resin or turpentine. This is done in Greece up to the present day.
 Among the Romans for a few hun dred years people were temperate, wine was scarce and poor and was reserved exclusively for the men over thirty years of age. Women were forbidden to use it, under pain of death, for the alleged reason that it was an incentive to high living. Women were obliged to greet all their male relatives with kiss on the mouth, so that it could be told if they had been to the wine cellar. Pliny quotes the case Of one who cudg- aled his wife to death for having san pied his wine and was pardOned by Romulus. Four hundred years later Roman dame was starved to death by her relatives for a similar Offense.- Chicago News.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
Another l eather.

Willie (after reading about the prize fight)-Papa, is Uncle George a feather weight?
 Father-Why do you ask such a question Son2
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KIDNEY TROUBLES
Cured by Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

"I have been great sufferer from Kidney trouble; pains in muscles, joints, hack and shoulders; feet would swell. I also had womb troubles and leucorr. hea. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier and Liver Pills, felt like a new wo- man. My kidneys are now in perfect condition. ."-MRs. MAGGIE PoTTs, 32A Kaufman St., Philadelphia, Pa.
 My system was entirely run down, and I suffered with terrible backache in the small of my back, and could hardly stand upright I had no ap- petite. Since taking Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound, I have rained fifteen pounds, and look better than I ever looked before. "- MRS. E. F. MORTON, 1O43 Hopkins St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
 1LL1ANCRIPPEN, Box77, St. Andrews Bay, Fla, Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. I had suffered many years with kidney trouble. 6 The pains in my back and shoulders were terrible. My menstrua. ton became irregular, and I was troubled with leucorrhea. Twas grow. ing very weak. Hogan the use of Mrs. Pinkham's medicine, and the first bot tie relieved the pain in my back and regulated the menses It relieved the pain quickly and cuIed the disease"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
Fruit of the Grape,

We learn from Pliny that there was in existence a famous wine made POO years before. It was so thick that it had to he duG ont with spoon and dis
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02

Send for specimen book.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts our right to tn.
 exclusive use of the word "CASTORIA," and "PITcHER's CAsToRIA,' as our Trade Mark. I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis. Massachusetts. was the originator of Co PITCHER 8 CASTOKIA,' ' the same that has borue and does now bear the fac-simile signature of CHAS. T. FLETCHER on every grapi.a.. TAi- i5 lac --is--ai % PITCHERS $ C.-..-.rrt" " which has been 0s-1 in ihe homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years. Look Carefully al the wrapper and see that it is LSe kInd r0. hGv6 ....GtS GO4Skk, and Aaa -he signature of CIIAS. II. FLETCHER on the wrapper. No one has authority from me to Gss my name except The Centaur Company of which Chas II. Fletcher IS President.
 Ma,ch 8, 1897. 6AMUEI, PITCHER, MD.
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ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when

Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Pow els, cleansee ,oc svS- tenn efectually, dispels colds, head, aches and levers and cures habituai constipation. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt iii its action and truly beneficial in it's effects, prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances, its 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, CAL.
 HUNTSVILLE. KY NeW YORK. NY
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
Sawd

Sawdust and shavings are not the in- dustrial outcasts as usually believed. They have been turned to account in making a finely powdered vegetable charcoal, excellent as a filtrating medium. Sawdust is now mixed with mortar, in the place of hair. In saw mills, by a series of automatic fans and fiueS, the sawdust is carried to an- other building and fed to the engine as fuel. Sawdust is converted into OK ahc acid-this method of making the chemical having by its cheapness and rapidity displaced every other method. The sawdust of hard woods, such as rosewood, ebony, etc., is by French invention reduced to a powder, and mixed with blood into a paste, some other materials are added and 1t Is pressed into moulds, where 1t receives beautiful medallion impressions.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
At the Breakfast Table.

'I attended the theater last night, ,' said the dry goods clerk, ''and the play was out of sight,
 What was the nature of it?" asked the little blonde stenographer.
 Tt was melodrama," answered the yardstick manipulator, land the last scene is quite realistic Just as two bur. glars crawl in at the kitchen window the clock strikes 1, and
 Pardon me for interrupting you," said the athletic boarder, "but which one did the clock striker
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES.

Aliens FOot-Ease, powder for the feet. IL cures painful, swollen, smarting feet and 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 isa certain cure for chilblains, sweating, damp callus and hot, tired, aching feet. We have over 10000 testimonials of cures. Try it to-day. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c. in stamps. Trial package FREE. Address Allen s. 0lmstsd, Le Roy, New York
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
A COnsnicnnnS Precedent.

"Shiftless as ever, ThCMas!" said the wealthy uncle. "Still making failure of life, as you always have done?"
 "I don't know that I'm such terri. ble failure," sulkily answered the poor relation.
 "Why, you have nobody but yourself 10 support, and you can't make both ends meet.
 Well, the rainbow has only itself to support, and it doesn't make hoth ends meet either. ''-ChicagO Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
SOUND MONEY DIsCUssIONs

Between now and next presidential election there will be hosts of discussions of the quest ions of "sOund money and silver However opinions may be deyided on these points, there is but one public and professional opinion, and that is a favorable one, regarding the merits of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters a remedy for and preventive of malaria, well as a curative of kidney complaint dyspepsia, constipation, liver trouble and rheumatism.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02

The mGA wonderful wine cellars i'll the world are underneath a nobleman's S palace at Warsaw They have been used for storing wines for over 400 years, and the whole place is one mass of fungi and staIactites
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
GROWTH.

Yes, build your dam as high as you can. You think I'm small, but I'll tell you all I'll get over it-over just SO And make your wheel buzz down below. You can't stop me while water flows. may be river yet-whO knows? See how the brown mold over me sits. Bury me deeper meath leaves in drifts- Forget I'm here, deep out of sight, Where it is dark-as dark as night. You can't hide me while acorns grow. I'll be an oak tree the next you know. Keep me in dresses and play I'm a girl; Keep my long hair nicely in curl But I'm a boy, doubt that who can, And some bright day I'll be man. The world will know re-that's what ssi6- For a thinker ll uy head.
 Sarah 2, Tlls-ovr in St. Nicholas
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
Feminine Charity.

Ella-POor Maude is pennileSs, they say.
 Hattie-Yes; isn't 1t a shame? Her face was her fortune, and she gave it away when she began to use paint.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
Tn the Blue Grass Region.

First Colonel-Have you heard the news?
 Second Colonel-No; what is 1t? First Colonel-Our old friend Maj. Fuller has quit drinking.
 Second Colonel-Do you mean it sho !! First Colonel-Yes. Positive fact. Second Colonel-Deuced sorry to hear that. When does the funeral take place?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
He Was Forewarned,

Mrs. Wederly-Why is it that you never eat any of my biscuit? My first husband used to eat three or four of them every morning.
 Wederly-Well, you should be the last person in the world to speak of it.
 Mrs. Wederly-Why so?
 Wederly-Why SO? Have you forgot ten that your first husband died of in- digestion?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02

Chinese cannot be telegraphed. Fig ures have to be used corresponding to certain words Only one-eighth of the words in the language are ill this code, but this has been found sufficient for practical purposes.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
Color Enects.

Mir Murray Hill-It is odd what queer effects colors have upon persoEA
 MT. Point Breeze-What effects are you thinking of?
 Mir Murray Hill-On gray day i am always blue. -Ifttsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
Sign of a Trin Abroad.

Mrs. Gaswell, your daughters visit to Europe seems to have made her quite polished young woman.
 II should say so. My landl You ought to hear her say, I shall be very pleased. ''-Chicago Tribune.
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Wherein They Differ.

"No, sir" said the rabid free thinker; ''the idea that there is a God never for a moment has entered my head"
 Same way with my dog," replied the deacon, "but he doesn't so round howl ins about It."
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
Sign of 2 Trip Abroad.

'Mrs. Gaswell, your daughters visit to Europe seems to have made her quite Q polished young woman. |"
 ''I should say so My landl You ought to hear her say, I shall be very pleased. '"-Chicago Tribune
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Arthur-I can see now that Miss FL wood doesn't care for me or respect me. Harry-What has she done to make you think so?
 Arthur-Gave me a cigarette-hOlder for a Christmas present.
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Co,oniziny tte Pnnr.

Miss Anna Forbes Goodyear, of BoS- ton, we'll known for her work for the advancement of the poorer classes, is hard at work at present to perfect plan to establish a farming colony in Washington, where the poor of the East may make comfortable homes.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
Beyond Temptation.

"Why do you think Bingle would make a good alderman? He's as deaf as a post!'
 That's the very reason why he would be a safe man. Your briber never puts a proposition in black and white"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02

The Indian population of the Domin- ion of Canada is said to be 122, 900, of whom about 38, are Roman Cath olics and the same number Protestanta
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
It Seems PIausib1e.

She-I wonder why a little apple caused Adams downfall?
 He (recauing recent experience)-I suppose the banana peel hadn't been discovered then.
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Returning the Compliment.

Mrs. JaggS (time ? a. m.)-FuH again, are you? Oh, what big fool was to ever marry such a brute.
 Jaggs (disfgured but still in iO- Shay. m dear. don't (hic) think fir min-
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Friendly Advice,

"This poem," said the editor, twill never do as it now stands. I would suggest that you take it around to some chiropodist"
 "Why sO?" asked the poet.
 "Its feet need attention"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02

For the burdens which God lays on us there will always be grace enough. The burdens which we make for our selves we must carry alone. "A. w. Thorold, D. D.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
Her LnUa1fv-

Mrs. Wabash-Who is your favorite writer, Mrs. Ogden?
 Mrs. Ogden-My husband. Mrs. Wabash-Your husband! Why, what did he ever write?
 Mrs. Ogden-Checks.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-04-02
SUPPOSE WE SMILE.
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM
 THE COMIC PAPERS.

Pleasant Incidents Occurring the World Over-Sayings that Are Cheer fuI to Old or YounE-FunnJ Selec- tions that Everybody Will Enjoy.