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The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

tie, and suddenly there came, distinct l sprang up and listened. Again and again the cry sounded out. It was from Callan's hut they came.
 sprang up, rushed across and flung open the door. The sight that met my eyes made me blaze with anger. Strip ped to the waist, and writhing with pain, the wretched McKeown was tied to the head of Callan's bed, while over him stood the big black bully, flashing him with ropes end.
 Whats this for?" I cried.
 Callan turned his crooked gaze on me.
 "To teach the young hound obedi- ence." His voice grated with rage at my interruption. And what business is it of yours, Mir. Pry?"
 fancied for an instant he was going for me. But was much too angry to think of consequences.
 You're an internal bullyw shouted. And if you don't chuck it l can't make you; but I'll soon let our employ CTS know"
 The bully was a coward-that I knew. But he could nave killed me with one hand. So my relief was con- siderable when he suddenly threw down the ropes end. I united Me Keown, and, pushing him before me, left the hut.
 But hissing whisper followed me.
 "All right, young man, your turn now. But you'll pay for it.
 knew we'll enough Callan would not forgive me for this days work. And of this I soon had practical proof. In my spare time I used to fish off the rocks. Soon after this occurrence have told of, was at my favorite pas time, when-crash! great powder fell from the cliff above, missing me by hardly yard, and glancing in shiyers into the sea beneath me.
 Nick pOWn who was nitifullV grateful
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02
The ReVfVeP.

"Baby was taken very bad while you were out. num-" said the new servant girl.
 "Oh. dearY' said the young wife. 'Is he better now%
 "Oh, he's all right now; but he was bad at first. He seemed to come over quite faint; but found his medicine In the cupboard"-
 Found his medicine! Good gracious! What have you been giving the childI There's no medicine in the cupboard" :"
 ''Oh, yes. there is. mum. It's written on it."
 And that girl triumphantly produced bottle labeled "Kid Reviver." don Tit-Bits.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

The Chinese Government is actually showing considerable enterprise and intelligence in its efforts to regulate the floods of the Yellow River. The plan recommended by u Hung Chang and his Belgian engineers was referred to the grand council, six boards and nine ministries, composed altogether of 200 mandarins, and after long discussion its adoption was favorably recom- mended to the Empress dowager. The old lady immediately ordered an appro- priation of 1000, 900 taels (S1, ,25O, 900 in silver), 600, 900 taels to be furnished by
 the general government and 100000 by the governors of the provinces through which the river runs. The board of revenue was instructed to order the work commenced at once, and there are encouraging signs that the plan which has been recommended so often will finally be carried out The general plan follows that ef the Mississippi
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02
Fooled the Passengers.

A man sitting in an electric car the other day pulled out of his pocket his handkerchief, when out sprang what seemed to be snake. It wriggled and jumped around on the floor at great rate. The ladies screamed and huddled together. the men made fer it, and one stamped his foot on it, but upon exami- nation it proved to be a copper wound bass piano wire. which the man with the handkerchief had coiled up in his pocket and, having become uncoiled. jumped to the floor How the women looked daggers at him after they be- came quieted down was caution. He soon got off, we presume to put it in the piano that needed it, not because of the looks of the women.-Salem Ga EetteL
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

What is the longest day of the year? ? The answer commonly is: June 21; as the shortest day is supposed to be Dec. 21. But that is not infallible, by any means. This year, for instance, June 19 and 20 were both longer by a whole minute than was the 21st Byron, in Don Juan," says: No day, not cen the twenty-frst of June," sees half the mischief that just one hour of moonlight might reveal; and generally the date is accepted as unvarying; but the theory does not hold
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

The poem, Backward, turn back ward, oh Time in thy flight, make me a child again just for tonight" has it's desired answer every summer evening when in the gloaming the children en- act those singing games that never change from one generation to another. It is a very blase soul that does not respond to the strains of Here we go round the mulberry bush," while the dangers and perils incident to the im- minent collapse of London bridge thrill the adult listener just as in the days of yore when he or she puzzled long over the choosing of a gold house with diamond windows or ruby steamboat with silver seats. AS we sit in the twl- light and the strains of ''We come to see Miss Jenny a-JOnes" float In through the open window we obliter- ate the past that intervenes between childhood and the present and enter with real zest into the accumulatiVe woes of the young person who begins by being "Very well, I thank you" and ends the week in a ghostly chase after her inquiring friends that is just as thrilling to the participants to-day as 1t was a quarter of century ago. "Wa- ter, water, wild flower, growing up so high, we are all young ladies and all expect to die," etc, carries back to her childhood days the woman whose little folks now shrilly chirp the funny old rhyme and she wonders what has be- come of the youth whom she chose at the singing of the lines "Fie, fe-fe for shame, turn your back and tell your beau's name" The necromancy of these melodies that never change in themselves can change the grown-up to the child in the twinkling of a re- frain. Thoughts long banished, memo ries dead, are revived as the childish voices in their uncertain treble sound upon the summer night. We forget to light the lamp, we sit in the shadow yet reveling in the sunlight of days long, long ago before we had reached the age when it was deemed consistent to put away childish things. We sit and dream, the noises in the street subside, the little ones have been called indoors to bed, but Time has turned backward in its flight and for one night we have been children again.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02
ROLLED HIM IN A BARREL.
Punishment Pronounced Worse thai Lynching by One Who Suffered 1t.

Punishment Pronounced Worse than Lynching by One Who Suffered 1t.
 "There's something barbaric about lynching, as most people will agree" |" said the man with the broken nose, ''but I can easily name two worse things. One Is rolling a man around in a barrel and the other Is a coat of tar and feathers. In my foolish young days 1 arrived at town in Southern Indiana to find the people excited over several arrests for robbery. A family named Black, consisting of man and wife and a grOwn-up son, had been caught and made to confess to many thefts. Instead of putting them on trial, the people had determined to ap- ply tar and feathers and walk lem out of town. had no objections so far as the men were concerned, but when 1t came to the woman 1 constituted my self her champion and declared that they must walk over my dead body first. For about five minutes 1 was a hero. Then about a dozen men grab bed me and hustled me into a room, and after the Blacks had been disposed of according to program 1 was brought out for punishment. Plenty of tar and feathers were left, but the crowd want ed a change, and it was decided that should have the barrel exercise. They got out and unheaded big cider bar rel, dropped me into 1t, and replaced the head, and then all was ready.
 q was inclined to look upon the pro- ceedings with contempt. l had never been rolled in barrel, and so had no idea of the sensations. They first kick ed 1t along the wide unpaved street, and 1t had not rolled over more than twenty times when I was sick of my job. After they had enjoyed them selves for a quarter of an hour 1 was praying for death to hurry up. dimly remember that after they got tired of the football work in the street they rolled the barrel up a long hill, and then let it go kiting down. You talk of seasickness; but there Is no con- parison. Aside from the feeling of nausea, I was jared, jolted, and bruised from head to heels, and in one of the bumps had my nose broken. I was unconscious when they finally took me out. and for a week 1 was little better than a dead man. It was weeks and weeks before I got the re- volving motion out of my head and could walk straight, and to this day I can't see grindstone revolving with out being affected by it. It would have been far more merciful to hang me up by the neck"
 But about the tar an feathersY' was asked.
 "Well, met the old man Black about two years later, and he still smelled of the tar. He told me that it took a weeks work with soap and water to get the stuff started, and that spots were left which couldn't be got off, even when rubbed with a brick. He didn't feel the degradation so much, but what hurt his feelings was that he had been obliged to put in more work on that tar than in all his life before. He had tried the barrel racket once, and he thought it a shade worse 0an tar, but he had no words of sympathy with me. On the contrary, he said if I hadn't mixed in the three of them would probably have got off with a ride on a rail."-ChicagO Inter Ocean.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

In his farewell address at Washing ton University, St. Louis, Prof. John son stated that consumption, diph- theria, typhoid and scarlet fever are caused by preventable infection, and therefore more than 350,O00 people in the United States alone are sacrificed to ignorance, indifference, incompet- ence, or to all combined. In the case of consumption, pneumonia and diph- theria the drying of approximations in street and railway cars, stores, fac tories. schools, hotels and even in our legislative chambers has hitherto been a fertile source of contagion.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02
Designing Man.

Did you ever notice." he asked, "that IL Is always the homely woman who wants pug dog? The pug Is so hide JUS that 1t makes her seem good look ing by comparison. Still. the ruse is so well known now that the possession of pug is sufficient
 Who's going to buy a pugT she ask ed. "Who ever thought of getting outY'
 "Why. no one, of course, my deal" ," he answered, for he was too wise a man to admit that he had heard her telling a neighbor that she thought she'd get one.-Chicago Post.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02
Making the Most of It.

In Hull recently little girl was in- vited to a party at friends house. After tea different games were engag- ed in until it was time to go. home. As the guests were leaving the hostess of fered the little girl bun
 "No, thank you, ma'am," said the girl. ''I could not eat any more"
 The hostess then told her to put it in her pocket.
 '1 can't" relied the mite; tits full already; but the next time I come l will bring a basket."-Hull Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02
Among the Maoris.

Golf has become a favorite game of the native blacks, or the Maoris, of New Zealand. They pick up very quickly the art of playing, and tEey will ride far to see game. Some of these Maoris are fine big fellows, who drive tremendously long balls, and play all day without eating bite. The women of the race, too, have cham pionship of their own, and none of the white sisters are their equals.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02
They Were New.

'Now. George. quit pulling my earP'
 "It's my ear now. sweetl Going to pull it all pleasel'
 This is why the hard featured pas senger with the iron gray chin beard. who had been sitting in the seat behind a young man in a new black brosdcloth suit and young woman in gray silk travelling dress, got up hastily and went forward into the smoking car.-Chicago Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

Great Britain has reconQuered the Sudan. But two thirds of the money she has spent in the operation has gone for railroads and similar improve ments, and now she has opened the commercial doors of the Sudan wide and free to all the world. That is con- quest in behalf of humanity.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

A driveling idiot went out from his lair the other day and finally reached the office, where he discovered a vic tim. Why" said he, ''is a man who has seen Niagara Falls and a man who has not seen Niagara Falls like ham, sandwich" "Givitup," said the vic tim, suspiciously. 'It's easy,' said the idiot. "Givitup," repeated the victim. firmly. "Why," replied the idiot, "one has seen the mist and the other has missed the scene. Ha, ha: Catch it?' "Of course I do, you fool" answered the victim; "but what's the sandwich to do with itY' That's where you bite" said the Idiot, as he made dive for the door.-Exchange
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

The Brooklyn figure of $1,079 for spanking a neighbor's boy seems at first glance pretty steep, but most men have known occasions when they would willingly have given that much for the privilege.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02
Credit Where It Is Due.

'I am afraid that our new son-in- laws aristocratic traditions will make it difficult for him to hold his own in financial affairs"
 q kind of felt that way" replied her husband, "but don't let's be hasty in judging him. 1 must say he talked right up like business man when 1t came to fixing up dowry.". Wash ington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

The sister of the Duke of Orleans, the very careful pretender to the French throne, has sold some of her works of art. It Is a pity that she can't. sell her brother He Is the most useless work of art in the possession of the family.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

It is a shock to ones sense of the heroic to read of bald-headed eagle being caught by means of a petticoat. But the noble bird would probably point out, if it were able, that there were precedents for such a denoue- ment in the case of the most heroic of men.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

Have you done? Oliver Twist was asked, and there being nothing eatable within reach, he replied in the affirma- tive. The time seems not far distant when the nations will announce that they are done despoiling there being no seizable territory within reach.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

pulled up the trap with his paw and walked out into the next cage, where hyena was kept. A ferocious battle began at once, and, In spite of all the efforts of the keepers to separate the animals, the bear literally tore the hyena to pieces.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

Tight hats are now said to be harm ful, obstructing the flow of thought. In time 'Is my hat on loose" may be as important a question as "Is my hat on straightT
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02
BEAR AND HYeNA BATTLE.

Terrible Encounter at the Great Yer
 sailIes Fair in Paris.
 A terrible accident happened at the great Versailles fair in Paris. A care less keeper left the door of the polar bears cage unfastened, and the animal
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

The New York woman arrested for spanking her husband has not only been discharged, but commended by the court Spank him some more if he's naughty" said the Judge. Wow!
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

The worst about the wolf being at the door Is that so long as it's there there's no likelihood of Dame Fortune coming to knock at 1t.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

A New York woman is said to have wrecked her home by demanding pie at all times of the night. And what dreams must have made hideous the nighti
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

No successful attempt at checking a tornado by shooting 1t has yet been made, 1t is said. Has any one tried a gun that wasn't loaded?
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

A Kentucky man proposes to fatten mules with molasses. A man who went into the business would probably stick to 1t, as would the mule.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

The "holy carpet" which once belong ed to Mohammed has been stolen. Prob ably the zeal of some rug-hunter is re- sponsible for this sacrilege.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

Alfred Austin has called attention to the fact that it is not correct to call
 him "Sir" Alfred Austin. Perhaps this is intended as a gehtIe hint to royalty.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

Lots of people would like to know the secret of that Pennsylvania man who has held office continuously for sixty-eight years.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

An Eastern man committed suicide in his show window. Some men die of, some men shufie of, but this one showed of.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

A preacher has decided that God has nothing to do with the tornadoes. That leaves 1t between the devil and the weather bureau.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

Until one has seen millionaire's "eottage" it Is hard to believe the Eng fish language can be so twisted.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

Thirty-uine cabinets in twenty-nine years will do for France. Oh, fckle- ness, thy name is France!
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

River commission and consists of dredging a deeper channel for the river and building levees or dikes along the banks.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

If the automobile is becoming popu- lar considering the speed 1t makes it naturally should come quick.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-09-02

The loquacious individual relies more on sound than sense.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-07-27

there and report quite an enjoyable
time. Miss Auna Pollard gave a
dinner last Wednesday in honor of her
visitor Miss Emily L. C. Humphreys
of Georgetown, Miss Humphreys is
spending this week with Miss SalIie
Herring. u. Marksbury has been in
tested with gypsies for the past week.
Horse trading seems to be the height
of their ambition. While in camp
here, Mr.. T. l. Herring traded his bug
gy horse known as "Old Graham" for
for one of the gypsies horses. Some
one laughingly said, "The horse was
in such bad condition that Mr.. Her.
ring had to walk and carry it home.
To eradicate worms from the system
give the child plain, nOurishing food
and WHITES CREAM VERMI
FUGE. The result will be, the
worms will disappear and the child
become healthy and cheerful. Price
% cts. c. c. & j. E. Stormes.
A few evenings ago a young gentle
man, of this community, went to call
on the youngest daughter of one of
our leading citizens. From what we
have heard since the sweet young lady
must have said something very pleas
ing to the gentleman for when he
home quite late In the after
noon be did not seem to know how to
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-07-27
McCREARY.

Will Adams barn burned Thursday
night, burning all his corn and oats.
Mr.. Jack Turner has had a stroke
OF paralysis and is dangerously ill at
his home on Long Branch. d. . Mr. and
Mrs Kirby Grimes and little twin
daughters, Misses Emeline and Kath-
arIne, of Kirksville, visited Mr. Davis
Sutton and wife, last week. Mrs.
VIM. Anon and grand daughter, Miss
Mary Adkins, of Lincoln county, Wis
tied Mrs. a Anon the latter part of
last week. Mrs. Wesley Walker and
mother, Mrs j NJ Walker, visited rel
ativeS in Madison last week. Miss
Irene Simpson is at home again after
spending several weeks with friends
in Louisville. &. . Mr.. Tom Hill and
wife, OF Buckeye, were the guests of
Mrs. ROlinda Hill, Sunday. Miss
Minnie Wearen is spending the sum-
mer with her sister, Mrs. Chas. Peel.
in Illinois,. >. Misses Jennie and Ro-
leila Gulley, Of Hiattsville, attended
preaching at Antioch, Sunday.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-07-27
BRYANTSVILLE.

Miss Mittie Dunn will begin the
public school at this place, July 81.
A nice sum was realized at the ice
cream supper given by the membe rs
of the Baptist church on Saturday
evening, at Mt. Hebron.
Quite number of ladies and gentle
men from Lancaster. who have been
camping on the river about ten days,
returned to their homes, reported hay-
ing an enjoyable time.
Mrs. A. S. HaSelden has returned
from trip on the Falls City, to Ty-
rome, which was a very enjoyable trip,
the scenery being beautiful. Those
who have not had the pleasure of a
boat ride should go at Once-it comes
up as far as Camp Nelson each Sunday
morning, and leaves Hickman at six,
| for Louisville.
What among human ills are more
annoying than piles? The Affections
that prevent active exercise are bad
enough, but one that makes even rest
miserable is worse. Women are among
it's greatest martyrs. TABLER'S
BUCKEYE PILE OINTMENT will
cure the most obstinate cases. Price.
90 cts. in bottle, tubes 75c.
&C. & j. E. StOrmes.
Mitt Elliott will be the guest of his
brother, DIR. Elliott next week.
Mrs. HaSelden and little Miss Allie
Jennings, are spending some days in
Tyrone, this week. Miss Annie Jen-
nings, from Danville, and Miss Nan
ME Ballard, from Paint Lick, spent
several days with relatives here.
Mrs. Mary WOlfOrd has returned to
her home in Lexington, after spend
ing two weeks with relatives here.
MIR. Crutchfield and wife are visiting
in this vicinity. Miss Maud Best,
OF MOreland, has been visiting her
cousins, Misses Arnold. Miss Mag
gle Baker, of Lexington, is visiting
in this vicinity. :. Mrs. Lue Hudson
has just returned from visit to
Olympia Springs.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-07-27
PAINT LICK.

Miss Amanda AndersOn'S school will
reopen Monday morning, and all pu-
pills are urged to be on hand promptly.
Burnam & Rucker, the hustling
millers, are paying $1.8O cents per
barrel for corn. Find any buyer
that can beat that.
Paint Lick and Gainesville base
ball teams crossed bats Saturday and
Paint Lick beat the Huckleberry nine
by a score of p to 36.
ellis Prather shot and mortally
wounded Bob Burton in fight here
Saturday evening. Prather gave him.
self up and sheriffs Ward and Saun-
derS took him to Lancaster jail.
Is your liver tired? Does it fail to dc
its duty? If so, don't neglect it's call
for help. A few doses of HERBINE
may save you spell of sickness. HER
BINE is the only perfect liver medi.
cine. 1t cures Chills and Fever. Price
so cts. &C. 81. E, StOrmeS.
MSS Annie Kennedy, pretty young
lady, of Richmond, is visiting Misses
Todd and her many other friends here
-. Miss Mary Rice, a charming young
lady of Texas, who has been visiting
her uncle, Jack Adams, has gone to
Bryantsville to visit friends and rela.
tiveS there. :. Miss Eliza Rucker and
friend, Miss LYDIA Champ, left Mon.
day to visit relatives and friends al
Waco and College Hill.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1899-07-27
PR EACHERSVILLE.

Corn is coming out, and 1 think we
will have fair crop.
]. p. Grimes has lost several of his
calves since last report.
II. c. Cummins sold nice pair of
mules to Fox, of Danville, for S24O.
w. II. Brown and John Creese sol d
30 hogs to Lawson & McCarley last
week for $3.50.
There were twenty odd from this
place took advantage of the Sunday
excursion and visited Cincinnati.
For Sores, Ulcers, Burns, Calls, Piles,
nothing so good as Banner Salve, the
most healing medicine in the world.
25c. &C. al f. StormeS
Rev. B. c. Horton preached at the
Baptist church Sunday at IL A. NJ. land
Rev. Ira Parton preached at night.
While Bro. Parton was preaching his
horse became frightened and ran away
demolishing his buggy.
Brother and sister Clay have gone
to Kirksville to hold a meeting,
Willie Richardson and LOgue Thomp-
son have returned from Illinois, where
they have been at work this summer
Mr.. B. Z. LuncefOrd is on the sick
list. Mrs. ]. c. Kings health is not
very good at this time.