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The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
4 WATERLOO BABY.
The Great-Grandm m other of Baron De
 Lesseps' Young Wife.

The Great-Grandmothe of Baron De
 Lesseps' Young Wife.
 Years ago an English lady paid visit to the island of Mauritius. She was introduced to a lady of great beauty and commanding appearance, who or dered every one about and whose fea- lures were unmis .akibly Spanish. Who was this lady? An infant picked up on the field of Waterloo from behind wagon after the battle. Her parents were known to God alone. She was found by an ensign, Heiliger by name, perhaps an officer in the Kings German legion. He placed her under the care port, and, as she grew up, seeing how beautiful and talented she promised to be, had her educated, and finally mar ried her, as Dick Swiveller did the Marchioness. He held in his latter days an appointment in the Mauritius, and here follows the extraordinary pendant to this romantic tale:
 The great granddaughter of the Wa terloo "waif and stray (they marry very early in those tropical climes) was the wife of Baron de Lesseps, the origina- tor of the Suez and the unfortunate de signer of the Panama canal. At the age of IT she fell in love with the Baron, then above 70, and proposed to him, according to the custom of the Mauritius, by floral offering. The old 4lnA l06 nnln that she must intend the offering for his son, who was with him. "Non, mon- sieur, c'est a vous." The poor Baron was in a state of imbecility at the time of the Panama scandals. when his son and others went to jail. It Is to be hoped that the great granddaughter of the Waterloo baby was loving and faithful nurse in his infirmities of mind, body and estate.-Cornhill.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
Route as Pronounced.

There, are numerous excuses for the pronunciation of the word route, and a man may hardly go amiss to choose his own style. Down south they say always rowt. In the north, among the educated classes, we hear root. Here also we hear, lower down, especially among the hyphenated Americans, rut. The Irish, even big folk. say rut. The original Webster gives the prOnuncia- tion as rowt, with an admission of root. We have adopted root because of a French leaning. The word rut, meaning a deep track in roadway, cut by the rim of a wheel. is simply a contraction of route and rOut. The Century dictionary says root or rowt, preference for root. We also say rootine for routine; why not, therefore, root for route? ROwtine would sound funny.-New York Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
When Lincoln Died.

And so the hours passed without per ceptible change in the presidents con- dition and with only slight shifting of the scene around him. The testimony of those who had witnessed the mur- der began to be taken in an adjoining room. Oct asionaliy the figures at the bedside changed. Mrs. Lincoln came in at intervals, sobbing out her grief, and then was led away. This man went. another took his place. It was not until daylight that there came a perceptible change. Then the breath Ing grew quieter the face became more calm.
 The doctors at Lincoln's side knew that dissolution was near. Their bull letin of o'clock read, Pulse falling" that of half past G, ''Still failing;;" that of ', symptoms of immediate dissolu- tion," and then at % minutes past z, In the presence of his son. Secretaries Stanton. Welles and Usher, Attorney General Speed. Senator Sumner, Pri- vate Secretary Hay. Dr. Gurley. his pastor, and several physicians and friends, Abraham Lincoln died.
 There was a prayer. and then the solemn voice of Stanton broke the still ness, 'Now he belongs to the ages."- McClure's Magazine.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
Curious Plants.

Among other botanical curiosities of Colombia Is singular tree known as "leche mieI'' by the people and as "lac- melles edulis" by the scientists. It's sap, when analysed, contains almost the same properties as cows milk and in almost the same proportions. During the spring of the year the sap of the milk tree is gathered by the natives as the people of New England gather the sap of the maple, and they not only drink it, but manufacture a creamy substance that resembles butter in it's taste and properties. The fermented milk makes a drink that Is very much like koumyss, which they preserve in gourds.
 Another curiosity Is a plant of the laurel family, botanically known as 'mirica guta," which yields species of vegetable wax, and might be made a profitable article of commerce if 1t were cultivated. The wax is of green ish color and disagreeable odOr, but when boiled and purified loses those qualities and becomes white. The na- tives use large quantities of 1t to make candles, and when refined 1t gives clear, soft light. The wax Is obtained by boiling the crushed fruit of the lau rel in water. When the water cOOls the wax congeals on the top. A we'll grown plant will furnish from fifteen to twenty pounds a year. The wax is also used in making soap.-W. B. Cur tis, in Chicago Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
CHINESE COURT HISTORIANS
They May Write the Truth, For Their
 Work Is Secret.

There are court historians in China, as there are in other countries, but there is one striking difference, and it lies in the fact that the work of the Chinese court historians does not see the light until the reigning dynasty comes to an end.
 Tn this way these Celestial historians have an opportunity to describe most truthfully the virtues and vices of the valorous rulers and the real Signif- canoe of the events which take place during their regime. They can write what they please without fear of cen- sure, for they know that their work will not be published as long as the reigning dynasty lasts.
 This has been the rule for more than 2,000 years, the first court historian having been appointed by the impe- rial house of Han, which reigned from 2O6 B. c. until 9 A. D.
 The duty of these historians is to write plain accounts of all the events that occur during their tenure of of fee. At regular Intervals their com pleted work is taken from them and is. locked up in an iron safe or vault. There it remains until the first member of new dynasty ascends the throne.
 It is then given with all the other histories in the vault to the = urt historian, who is then living, and from the mass of documents he is expected to prepare a truthful history of the dynasty which has jus expired. The present dynasty has been reigning since 1G4O and consequently no court history has been published since that date.-St Louis Post-Dispateh.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
LIVING IN THE KLONDIKE.
Some of the Methods by Which Life
 Is Sustained There.

Is Sustained There.
 One of the pioneer gold seekers pr Sweeney was fortunate in meeting was George W. Carmack, the discoverer of the Klondike, and from him gathered much interesting Information concern ing the habits of the Indian tribes on the Yukon and the white men who long before the discovery of the treasure hidden beneath the frozen mines anG gravel of the Klondike Valley, lived with them and shared the hardshipS of their daily life.
 Some of the things that Carmack told me-" said Dr. Sweeney to a Seattle Post reporter, were entirely new to me and all very interesting. One of the things I have always been anxious to know was how white men lived who hunted and trapped along the Yukon in the days when it was thousands of miles to the trading posts and civiliza- ton. Carmack explained to me:
 "'We were compelled he said, 'to do just as the Indians did. In the sum mer time, besides game and fish, We ate berries, for Alaska is the home Of all sorts of berries. And besides these we obtained other substitutes for the vegetables of civilization. The princi pal of these were grass roots. certain small bulbs or tubers and the inside bark of various trees.
 In the winter we ate fish, meat and berries, which the sQuawS dried in thf summer and stored away. Then also the little bulbs I have mentioned came in very handy. 1 have forgotten now what they were called, but they, as all old Alaska men know, form the princi pal food of the timber squirrels of that country during the winter.
 "Tt was by rifling the hoards of these little animals that we obtained our supply of bulbs in the winter. Their hoards are always to be found in a solitary spruce tree in a thicket of stunted pines. That was the way in which we located them. The reason for this never knew.
 
 the Indians had no hour-we ate a spe cies of pudding made of the blood of the game we killed, boiled with dried berries and sometimes with the little bulbs from the squirrel hoards.'
 ''I asked Carmack how the Indians in those days obtained salt for their meat. Every one knows that to a white man, St least, salt Is a necessity and not mere favoring matter. Tn answer Carmack told me something that was entirely new to me. He said that the Indians made 1t practice not to throw away the water in which they boiled their meat, but allowed it to re- main in the kettle. In course of a short time, be told me, the water or broth would become extremely salty, and could then be maintained at what ever degree of salineness deemed desir- able by the addition of fresh water to replace some of the salt broth dipped out and thrown away"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
A Nice LittIe EIopement.

'sThere's rather funny circum- stance connected with the elopement here last week." remarked the To- Quacious landlord of the tavern in remote Sussex village, says an English paper, addressing a cyclist who had stopped for refreshment.
 "A young man who hadn't known her so very long ran away with the squire's daughter. and a day or two later the old gentleman sent this mes sage by letter to his new sOn-in-law:
 "'All is forgiven. Come home.'
 gro this the young fellow tele- graphed the reply:
 "'All won't be forgiven until I have kicked you we'll for letting me elOpe with your daughter. You'd better not be at hone when I come. that's all!
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
He Didn't Like Pledges.

Judge Martin Grover of Troy, N. Y., was at one time approached by young citizen who wished to be nominated to the state assembly. The shrewd old judge had certain doubts about him, which he expressed somewhat freely, and yet he was willing to afford him a trial. He therefore addressed the as- pirant in this way:
 Young man, if you will give me your word that you won't steal when you get to Albany, I'll see what kin be done about sendin you there."
 Judge Grover" replied the young man, drawing himself up with great dignity, ''I go to Albany unpledged or l don't go at all"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
He Saw Her Hnmes

On rainy afternoon not long ago one of the pretty young matrons of Connecticut avenue left the car from which she had ridden up town and -darted through the drizzle toward her home. few doors from the corner. She had no umbrella. A Willie of the char. acteristic type, who was riding in the same car. noticed that she had no um- brella. He was right after her with his own umbrella up and extended.
 May l see you home, missY' he in- Quired langulshingly, stepping up alongside of her.
 She turned to him with a dazzling smile.
 Certainly" she replied. Watch me-" And she ran up the steps of her home and entered the vestibule door without looking back.
 "The rude thingp muttered the Will lie, blushing to the roots of its wavy hair, as Laura Jean would say, and then it took the next car.-WashingtoD
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
Letting It Ont.

A lady who had a servant somewhat given to curiosity inquired on return ing from a visit one afternoon: Did the pOstman leave any letters, MaryP
 'Nothing but a postcard ma'am."
 "Who is it from, Mary%
 "And do you think I'd read 1t, ma'am" said the girl with an injured air.
 Perhaps not; but any one who sends me messages on postcards is stupid or impertinent."
 You'll excuse me, ma'am," returned the girl loftily, ''but must say that's a nice way to be talking about your own mother" - Sydney Town and Country Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
Bookkeeping Comes High.

'Tt makes me tired" said the youn man-"these advertisements guaran teeing to teach a person bookkeeping for $10."
 "But can't it be done" was asked.
 "Not on your life! Why, spent six months and over $1O0 to learn the art, and what do you suppose happened at the close of the first yearY
 "Got your figures mixed"
 "Well, I should smile! There was a discrepancy of $7O0 between the cash book and my ledger, and my father had to make it good, while hunted for an other jobr'-Brooklyn Citizen.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
His View of It.

A little boy had been sent to the dairy to get some eggs, and on his way back he dropped the basket con- taining them.
 "How many did you break?" asked his mother.
 "Oh, I didn't break any," he replied, "but the shells came off some of them"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot Ease. powder to be shaken into the shoes. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy gives instant relief to cOrns and buniOns. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age, Cures swoIen.feet, blis- tersfand callous spots. Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure for ingrowing nails,- sweating. smarting, hot, aching feet. We have 5000 tss- timonials. All druggists and shoe stores sell it. 25c. Trial package FREE by mail Address. Allen s. Olmsted, Le Roy. N. Y.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
A Financial Shock.

A man went to local bank with 8 check which there was no cash on de posit to meet. When the paying teller declined to respond, the applicant loudly demanded to see the cashier.
 "We have no cash here for you" quietly responded the teller.
 The man with the check saw the point. He moved in circles till he found his way out, tobogganed down the front steps and was led block by 0 policeman before sufficiently recov- cred to make explanation.-Detroit Free Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
Don't Be Angry.

It doesn't pay to get angry. Anger uses up the nerve forces of the body. So does worry; so does hate. A bad temper wears you out. It makes you needless enemies. It spells your looks. A man with a bad temper had better tie stone around his neck and throw it into a lake. If he doesn't. it is liable to drag him-but we won't speculate about that.--Denver News.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

By local applications as they cannot-reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by cOnstitu- tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in damed condition of the mucous Things of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets inflamed ing, and when it is entirely closed deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to it's normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever: nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness [cause by catarrhl that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir culars, free.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, O. Sold by Druggist 75c.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
Tbe Lonr Livea EIeDbant.

According to Aristotle. Buffon and Cuvier, the elephant may live for two centuries. After his victory over PO- rus, Alexander cOnsecrated to the sun an elephant that had fought for the Indian monarch and gave it the name of Ajax. Then. having attached an in- scription, he set it at liberty. The ami nal was found $50 years later, making its age easily somewhere between three and four centuries.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
Derided.

An Austin colored waiter told Bos- ton man at a hotel that in eastern Texas a white man had married a ne gro woman.
 "Was he not derided?' asked the Bostonian in the classic speech of the Hub of Culture"
 ''He was, sah," beamed the negro. "Dey rided him out ob town on a rail-"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
A West Indian Hurricane

Recently travelled up the coast at will, and acted in an entirely different manner from shy other storm. Sometimes dyspepsia acts in the same way. It refuses to yield to treat ment which has cured similar cases. Then HOstetter's Stomach Bitters should be taken. It has cured stomach trouble for half cen turV
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
Wnnh Tar.

It is curious to note that wood tar is prepared just as it was in the fourth century, B. c. A bark is chosen and a hole dug, into which the wood is plac- ed, covered with turf. A fire Is light ed underneath, and the tar slowly grips into the barrels placed to re ooivQ if
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
Children Kent Free.

At Roubaix, one of the socialist strongholds of France, the 11,000 pub lie school children receive free food and clothing at the expense of the town.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04

The postmaster-general reports an increase of 14 per cent in the sale of postage stamps, stamped envelopes and postal cards over that of last year.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04

Mahogany ls saId tO have been brought to England by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1895. but not to have come into general use tiU i720
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teething DoriOd.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04

The HomeStake mine, South Dakota, is said to have yielded $S0, 900 in gold in its twenty-two years of opera tiOn
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04

I know that my life was saved by Piso's Au Sable, Michigan, April 21, 1895.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04

Only the Singers Fee. Does singing the song "Oh, Promise Me-" at a wedding. promise anybody anything? ?-Atchison Globe.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04

More than three thousand one hun dred immigrants passed through the Barge office at New York one day last week.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
Throw Physic To The Dogs.

Constipation is treated by an intestinal tonic and liver stimulant, palatabie, gentle, yet pOtent-C Cascarets Candy Csthartic. All Drug gsts, 10c, 25c, soc.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
In ina RalInn

The occupants of balloon mile high command a radius of ninety-six mileA
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04

UTC Permanently Cured. No fits or nervous. tIAS ness after first days use of Dr. Kline'k Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE S2 .OO trial bottle and treatise. DR. R. H. KLINE, Ltd
 30 Arch St. Philadelphia. Pa
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04

I kDIEcI My Monthly Regulator CAN NOT Fail LADILS', Box FREE. MRS. B, ROWAN, Mil
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
U0. 6UVU S LIVER FS66&

ONE FOR A. DOSE; Cure Sick Headache et Blood, Aid Digestion and Prevent Biliousness. Do not Gripe or Sicken. To convince you we will mail sample free, or full box for 25c. DIR. BOSANkO CO.,, Rhilada.s Penna. Sold by Druggists.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-11-04
Does Your Baking Powder Contain
 Alum?

Prof Geo. F. Barker, M b., University ot Penn: "All the of alum fom alum baking powders in the bread and the alum itself reproduced all nents and purposes when the bread dissolved by the gastric juice the process digestion regard the of alum highly injurious Dr. Aonzo Clark: GA substance (alum) which de- the stomach should be tolerated in baking powder Prof w C. Tucker New York Chemist: "I believe (aum be decidedly injurious when used constituent of food articles
 Prof S. w. Johnson, Yale College: "I regard their aum and soluble alumna salts introduction baking pow ders most dangerous to health
 In view of such testimony as this, every care must be exercised by the housewife to exclude the over and over condemned cheap, alum baking powders from the food.
 Baking made cream O arar is
 fine grape aid,a are promohv o health ndm
 No other kind should used in leaning food Royal Baking
 ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25

Constable tie tnn,nus raintcr. o,ico
Raren reH!nrkahlc instance nf the sweet.
ness OF his temper vi irh scarcely rny.
shing could rutllr The story is told by
Julian Charles Young. whose uncle had
witnessed its incident
i1o called rii Constable ono day am,
was received ~ him III his front room.
After half an hours chat thu artist no.
posed to repair ~ the lack room 20 shcw
him ~ large picture on which no was
engaged.
On walking up to his easel hu fnuud
thar ono of hi, little luys. in his nb
scnce had dashed the handle Of tb,
hearth broom through thu canvas and
made so large IL rent III IT ns to render
its restoration impossible Iiccallrd tho
child up to him and asked him gently If
he had done ii. When the boy admitted
his act. Constable took him on his knee
and rebuked him in those uninoasurcd
terms:
"Oh. my dear pet SEQ what wa
have done! Dear. deari What shall we
do 70 mond it? can't think-can you?''
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
Animals and Poisonous plan,,.

From repeated observations in my
own garden know that song thrushes
will eat ripe mezercon berries greedily.
In the winter. OF 1926 they cleard q
small bush containing perhaps 300 ber-
ries IN the course Of q week o- two, re.
turning at once when driven away and
becoming half atnpsAed. so that they
might apparently have been caught with
the hand.
DR. Withering states t~British
Plans." ed. 1879 that six berries OF
this shrub Daphne mezereumt will kill
q wolf
According to the samo authority, CT.
cuta virosa is certain poison to cows,
while goats devour ir eagerly. and it is
not injurious to sheep and horses. As to
Atropa beIladonna. a case which receiv-
ed much attention at the time may be
found in the daily papers of some 20
years ago. A family was poisoned by
eating rabbit pie. the symptoms being
those of ntropine poisoning. and the in
quiry which followed showed that rab-
bits do often eat deadly nightshade ber-
ries. Mature.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
Medizevnl 0nthc-sss

Tho energies which in our own
day find won't III half II dozen forms
Of athletic exercise had in tho thir-
teenth century hardly moro than the
single outlet of fighting. Mon talked
of war and sang of it, md the close
Of tho thirteenth century was IL pc
riod when n succession Of fortunate
expeditions and u soldiorly king had
turned mems thoughts moro strong
ly than usual upon tho popular topic.
The prevailing tone of society must
have acted upon tho immature lads
at Cxfors! cooped up in the narrow
streets of crowded city, without.
or practically without, books, much
as the chenp romances of our own
day are believed to affect tho Office
boy.
There were plenty Of rogues in the
thirteenth century, Of course, who
were able and willing to help the
militant student to add practice to
theory, and when we recolleot that
there were no better police than half
a dozen Dogberrics, that the city
was unlighted, and that even lads
went armed, one no longer has cause
to wonder at tho insecurity Of life in
Oxford 600 years Experimentation q
Magazine.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
Napoleon In she Ru.sian cu1npu,xu.

Around the campfires there was,
during tho remaining months Of
winter. q passive endurance, min
glcd with somo nurmuring about
the horrors caused by ono mans am
bition. The emperor set his men an
example of uncomplaining cheerful
ness. His health continued as cxu
bcrant rs it had been for tho year
past, and his activity. though no
longer fevcrish, lost nothing Of it's
intensity. Savnry thought llo onttlid
himself, plishing in ono month
what elsewhere would have been,
even for him. tho work Of three.
Mmc. do Rcmusat remembered to
have heard him say that he felt bet
ter during those months than ever
before or after. This vigor Of body,
combined with the same iron deter
mination as Of old, did indeed work
miracles. and this in spite of tho fact
TINT his indcfatigablo secretary,
Maret, was long at tho point of
death.-"Lifo of Napoleon" in Cea.
tury.