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The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
TWO HOUR BREAKFAST.
It Is One of the Institutions of New

It Is One of the Institutions of New
 Orleans.
 There is a place in New Orleans that strangers are always glad to have point ed -Begeuy's. over in the French quarter, kept by Mime. Begeuy (pro- nounced Bigaay, with the accent on the last syllable), and famous for the break lasts it serves at II o'clock every morn ing.
 Originally this breakfast was intend sd for the butchers. and they contribut- ed to it the daintiest meats that the splendid French market in New Orleans provided from day to day. Gradually outsiders began to come in. and now one must engage seat at breakfast two days ahead The morning the writer was there distinguished judge of the supreme court was the principal visitor. and he, with his family and several guests from Boston. sat at the head of the table.
 One long table occupies the little dining room. to which one climbs by a rickety flight of stairs. Every French man. when he gets up. takes cup of coffee and roll, and at II o'clock eats his real breakfast. This is the meal that Mme Begeuy serves. and it costs $1 The kitchen is right off of the dining room. and there is no pretense of adorn- nent Everything is as plain and sim pie as it can be. excepting the food. and this is the perfection of the gastronomic art A hottie of claret stood at each place. which. with water imported from Germany and called "blue label. was all there was to drink until the lit tie cup of black coffee finished the re- past
 The first thing served was duck. It was excellent. and so was everything else included in the eight or nine courses that came on. and that con- cluded, singularly enough. with liver so cooked that the only regret was that the piece was not larger. It takes two hours to eat breakfast at Begeuy's, and you get enough to last you for all day. .-Leslie's Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
Wanted Her Money. wortb.

Bridget Rafferty had served the best years of her life as cook, and now that she was ''wearin ava and an opera tion became necessary she haughtily declined to go to ward, but took one of the best rooms in the hospital The operation was successful, but the patient was allowed very little food. During her convalescence she made frequent use of the electric bell at her bed. The nurse would fly to her, to be greeted with some triling question or the re- mark, ''I only wanted to know if you were there.
 As such frequent use of her bell sug- gested to the matron on that floor that the nurse was neglecting her patient. the nurse demonstrated, and received the following unique explanation:
 ''Well, you see, miss, here I am pay ing $3O a week, and I'm not seeing any thing, Pm not hearing anything, and. miss, Pm not eating anything. So I just ring the bell to get my moneys worth, and, anyways, enjoy hearing it ring. San Francisco Argonaut
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
A Knottv Problem Solved.

An amusing story i'll connection with the great Bishop Wilberforce was told by pr. Newman Hall when speaking at a temperance meeting in London. He once asked the Bishop if it were true that on one occasion, after exam ming a Sunday school, he said, Now, children, have been asking you a lot of questions. Just ask me one" A lad promptly took the divine at his word. and put the following poser: "P-p-p- please, sir, w-w-what use was Jacobs l-l-ladder to the angels if they had w-w-wings" The bishop was said to have been puzzled, and walked the schOolrOOm pensively, until a bright idea struck him, and wheeling round to the boys cried authoritatively, 'Now. boys. you have heard that question? Why don't you give 1t an answer?" 70 his lOrdship's further surprise, one of the children had an answer ready. to the effect that the angels could not at that time use their wings because they were "mOulting."
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
Lakes That Change Color.

It is well known that the water of many lakes exhibits characteristic col ors. The lake of Geneva, at the western end of Switzerland, is blue, while the lake of Constance. at the eastern end of Switzerland, is green. Blueness implies purity, since the natural color of water is blue. A green lake has its water slightly clouded with impurities, which may be exceedingly fine particles, sep arately invisible. Professor Spring of the University of L;ege says that green lakes sometimes become absolutely col orless for time, and he has found that this sudden change of hue is due to the washing into the lakes of mud colored red by oxide of iron. Red is compile mentary to green, and the result of the mixture is that the green color of the water becomes for the time neutralized
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
An Empress' Pen.

I heard an interesting fact regarding the former empress of the French the other night which shows in what direc- tiOn her thoughts run. Whenever she has occasion to write anything about her lamented husband, she always uses the diamond pen which signed the treaty of Paris. All those who partici- pated in this historical occasion wanted the pen as memento. But so keen was the empress on possessing it that she begged that only one pen should be used, which she thought she had a right to retain as . souvenir. This was agreed to. The pen takes the form of a quill plucked from a golden eagles wing and richly mounted with diar monds and gold. Life
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
QUAINT OLD MARKET,
Corner in Baltimore that RivaIs the
 Famous Verona Square.

Corner in Baltimore that Rivals the
 Famous Verona Square.
 There is a curious little old street market in Baltimore that almost vies in life and color with that famous square in Verona, said to be the most picturesque market in all Europe. The dignified colored attendants of the Bel lair Market, on Gay street, come in most part to their booths by virtue of inheritance. From father to son de scend these gayly decked stalls, which line both sides of the roadways, and there is an air of aristocracy here which is quite as exclusive as that of any court in Europe.
 Threading their way in and out among these stalls, screened from the sun and rain by vari-colored canvas umbrellas, may be seen priests in cas- socks and caps and sometimes, oddly enough, with OvercOats of modern type; nuns in gowns of indigo blue, with blacks stoles tightly drawn across the shoulders and upon whose head rests a most curious headgear, cap of stif1y starched white muslin, whose wing like brim extends at least twelve inch es, bristling all around. Many are the pleasant greetings exchanged over shrimp and white bait, whose virtues are extolled in softly modulated tones. From stalls where Early Rose potatoes, Bermuda onions and Maryland sprouts are temptingly displayed come shouts of glee over sharp bargain, in which the thumb has played a prominent part.
 The most popular corner of the mar ket is the booth whose wares consist of birds of impossible plumage, silks of indescribable hue and jewelry of won derful brilliancy. Its patrons-for the most part dusky maids-keep up a swift fire of meaningless chatter while purchases are being made, retiring under strong volley of comment from the surrounding lookers-on, and over it all the demure, respectful courtesy of those in charge-a' lasting bit of the long ago, and in sharp contrast with the independent, curt manner of the Northern market men, all business, no sentiment.-New York Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
Money Earned by Dramatic Writers.

Money Earned by Dramatic Writers.
 Wonderful stories are told of the
 amounts paid to dramatic authors,
 writes W. J. Henderson in Scribners.
 If they are true, they would prove that
 the quickest way to get rich was to
 write successful play. It takes about
 two years, however, for a skilled dram.
 atist, like Bronson Howard, to make a play, and he cannot guarantee that
 it will be liked by the unfathomable public. 1 do not know what MT. How ard receives, but the typical pay of dramatic author is per cent. of the gross receipts weekly. But there is no fixed standard of payment. Some play wrights get certain sum down and the usual royalty of per cent. Others are paid on sliding scale. One noted pair of cOllabOratOrs received for one of their productions 6 per cent. of the gross receipts up to $6,000 and 1 per over that figure. AS their work drew $10,000 week for the first six weeks, their manager had to pay them $70O a week for the use of their work. In the case of purely theatrical hack work smaller prices are paid, and the rate is often fixed at so much a night, $25 being good fee. For adaptations roy alties are seldom paid in this country. A manager usually hires hack dram atist, and pays him lump sum for his work. For operetta adaptations very small prices are paid; that is why the adaptations are usually such poor trash. No man who can do good work can afford to accept the terms. Orig inal operettas, if successful, pay both and authors very we'll D'Oyly Carte offered Gilbert and Sulli van f10.000 down for the exclusive En glish rights to the Pirates of Penz ance." They declined the offer, accept ed their customary royalty and got f12,OOO.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

An exchange points out that Rud- yard Kipling's recovery, so plainly the achievement of the closest medical watchfulness and care, is going to make it hard for the doctors to lose pneu- mOnia cases hereafter. The KipIing case was an extremely bad one, and the skill that could save that ought to avail with others. Still, it should be taken into consideration that MT. Kip hng's own pluck and his well-ordered life had much to do with his recovery.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

The annual report Of the Peansyl- vania department of agriculture for 1898 views the laws of that State, passed in the spring of 1Sg1. for the preservation and protection of forests, as of vast importance to the common wealth. These laws recognized the fundamental principle tbat ''the forests are actually of more use to :be state than to the individual" One of them provided a bounty not exceeding 45 cents per acre per annum to the owners of forest lands maintaining at least fifty trees per acre in sound condition; the trees to measure not less than eight inches at a height of six feet from the ground, and no individual to be paid on more than fifty acres. Provision was also made for the acquisition by the State, for forestry purposes, of three tracts of land, of 10000 acres each, at the headquarters of the Delaware, the Susquehanna and the Ohio. Another provision, copied from the Minnesota act, established a fire warden service. Considerable progress has been made in the purchase of lands for the pro- posed reserves, and the fire warden ser vice is declared to have given satisfac- tory results. Attention is called to the great advantage which may accrue to Pennsylvania through the reforesting of cut-over and other areas with trees adapted for the manufacture of wood pulp, an industry whicI: Is yearly as- suming larger proportions. A pulp wood forest started now, with a suf ficient area under scientific care, would in the next generation become a source of vast revenue to the State.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

The editor of Locomotive Engineer. ing declares that in describing a rail. road collision reporters make a mistake when they say that lon seeing the dan. ger the engineer whiStled down brakes reversed the lever, and jumped off" The expression down brakes .'' he says. has been obsolete for two gen. eratiOns. What an efficient engineer really does when a collision seems i'm pending is to shut off steam. apply the air-brake. open the sand-valves. and jump. This takes about five seconds. and in that time all that human effort Is able to accomplish for the train and passengers may be done. Railroad en- gineers are told never to reverse the engine after the. air-brake has been ap- piled, because the reversal reduces the resisting power of the brakes.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

Asocietyin Edinburgh gives its atten- ton 10 cabs that stand idle on fine days, and by engaging them provides free rides for poor old people and invalids. This is thoughtful and very exemplary. but it is not at all necessary to organ ize a society for such a commendable purpose. If you chance to know poor invalid or convalescent and have the spare coin in your pocket, as we'll as the generous impulse in your heart you needn't call a public meeting-iust call the cabman!
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

The total appropriations of the Fifty fifth Congress amounted to about ST. 66T,OO0,0O0, of which sum about $4S2.- 662,OOO was directly chargeable to the war with Spain or was incident there to. It does not follow that the actual expenditures of the government for two years will reach this large sum, for some of the appropriations are for work authorized to be done in the future; the cost of which will be included in the expenditures of the years when the work shall be actually done.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

The progress of surgery is shown by comparing the operating rooms of n generation ago and the apartments now thought convenient and safe for the surgeons work. "A dingy little place in the basement" was the environment of the first operating table set up in the Boston City Hospital. A few years later dn amphitheater with wooden floor and walls was devoted to the op- erating department. The germs of dis ease found ready lodgment there. A new Luilding just completed is defend ed in every way against the invasion of microbes. The amPhitheater has now a stone flooring. and walls of marble and cement, while the operating tables are of glass and iron. Throughout the structure the modern provisions for
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
Wanted a Chance.

A Scottish preacher who found his going to sleep one Sunday before he fairly began suddenly stopped End exclaimed: Brethren, it's nae fair. Gie mon half chance. Wait till get alang. and then if nae worth listening to gang to sleep. but dinna gang before get commenced Gie mon a chance.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

helping the surgeon and the patient are fully exemplitied- The old professional fatalism that accepted surgical fever as inevitable, and high death-rate for persons subjected to critical operations. has practically disappeared.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

The retail grocers of the country are having an object lesson in the value Of advertising which they do not thor oughly enjoy, says the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Republican. The manufac- turers of q certain variety of soda bis cult are now expending large sum of money in advertising this particular product of their cracker factories. Their skillfully prepared announce ments appear in all the newspapers and stare you in the face from all the bill boards in the country. As a result of this enterprise, everybody is calling for this particular kind of soda biscuit. The profit to the retailer is very small. The manufacturer is making him pay for the advertisement. But for the grocer there is no help. Tn vain he tells his customers ''that something else is just as good,' they will not have it that way. They want what they have read about and as the article in question is meritorious in itself, and the advertis- ing process is continued, the demand is increasing all the time. The men who say it doesn't pay to advertise have been given vivid object lesson. It does pay to advertise.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
An ExceDfiou-

Remember" said the good man, "that there are sermons in stones."
 Not in those that you run against with your bike," retOrted the cynic, and the argument was necessarily at an end.-Cincinnati COmmercial-T Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

Three gold shirt studs are the assets of Pennsylvania man who has filed a petition of bankruptcy with liabiIi- ties aggregating $70,000. It cannot be denied that the gentleman put up a bold front.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

There is general protest against the tendency to multiply holidays. As a matter of fact, 1t would be as well to call halt on the use of birthdays as national events. The country is produc- ing too many heroes to spare a day for each one of them.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

They are still talking about witch craft down East. A young man con- victed of burglary alleges that he has been "bewltched" by a young woman and Is no longer master of his actions. This kind of witchcraft, however, is too familiar a spectacle to be regarded as an eXtenuatlOn.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
One nf Them

There goes one of the hardest work ed men in this town"
 How can that be possible? He's rich, isn't he"
 ''Yes, but he has three married daugh- ters who work him for the support of their husbands. S."1ChicagO News.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
Thnsa GIrIo

Maud-Between us, dear, I think the Counts compliments rather crude. He told me the sight of my beautiful face actually made his mouth water.
 Edith-The idea! I'm sure your face doesn't look quite that much like a lemOn.--Indianapo Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
Widelx Cnncerned

Docs your wife take any interest in local pOlitics?"
 "Yes; she always goes down town with me election nights-to hear the re- turns and get me home in good time."- Detroit Free Press.
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The Washington Star thinks the pre- cocious pianist is preferable to the S-year-old burglar. But it must be con- ceded that nobody is ever obliged, out of politeness, to sit still and watch a prodigy burgle.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
ComparatiYeIY Fasx.

Edith-They say Jack Ricketts ia drinking terribly ever since Penelope refused him. Isn't that awful?
 Ethel-Oh, I don't know-just think how much harder he would have drank if she had married him.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

If China had newspaper organs on the Caucasian plan doubtless some of them would now be intimating that Italy Is making a monkey of itself in that real estate affair.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
HOusehOId Marty,

Polly-Aunt Sally seems woefully dOwncast tonight.
 Jennie-Yes, poor thing, she hasn't been able to get her feelings hurt at any time tO-day.-Indianapo Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

A certain pr. Peck, of New York, claims to have made 14,000 matrimO- niaI matches in a dozen years. He Is evidently the author of peck of trou- hIaa
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
CrnQltv

"Oh, I knowed I would get it," said the man who had been fined for selling tinted butter, "and guess can stand it. But it does seem kinder hard to have been fined by judge with dyed whiskers." s."-Indianapolis Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

Those Cubans who want to be ban dits have the reputation of being mal- contents generally. Thus their trying to combine the character of kickers and freebooters.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
New York World.
Passing Sentiment.

Passing Sentiment. Jack Bachelor-HOw do you like mar ried life, old chap?
 Bob Newlywed-It is a cinch! She insists on riding her old ninety eight wheel, because that is the wheel she be- came engaged on.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
No Outward Sign.

''I am told that Squallinger has be- come Christian"
 T don't believe 1t. I saw him throw banana skin on the sidewalk the Oth- CT daY."eBoston Journal
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
The xact Difference.

The pupils in school were asked to give in writing the difference between a biped and quadruped. One boy gave the following:
 "A biped has two legs and quadru- ped has four legs; therefore, the differ ence between a blped and quadruped Is two legs"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

A contemporary expresses the opin- ion that the young man who can win and marry Miss Helen Gould and keep her in America will be doing more for his country than Hobson did.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
Easily Accounted For.

The Boarding House Mistress (suavely)-When the cook was cleaning this spring chicken to-day she found an old-fashiOned silver Scent piece in its crop. Wasn't that strange?
 The Star BOarder-Oh, no; those B. cent pieces went out of circulation just
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
Foo1hardY Man.

Mrs. Skimpen-I think MT. Smith must have liked the beefsteak pie. He had two helpings of it.
 The tactless bOarder-Possibly he did 1t on wager.-BOston Transcript.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
A WiIIinu Auhiect.

She-Go way, dirty tramp! What do you want here?
 The Tramp-T'ought you might be one O them new ladies, mum. what's interested in studyin' very interestin' types.-Philadelphia North American.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

"He isn't exactly what I'd call an in- sincere man." remarked MT. Blyklns' land he wants you to like him. But
 "Yes." said the person who is always eager to hear bad news about human nature.
 "Well, he's the sort of man who will find out what time you are sure to be too busy to leave before he takes chances on asking you out to lunch Washington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
Social Problem.

Watts-Then you don't believe that the man who offers the bribe is as bad as the man who takes It?
 POtts-Of course not The briber has plenty of money.-Indianapol Jour- nal.
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An Old Adage Enforced.

Dombey-How did you get that scar on your forehead, Jones?
 JOnes-Oh, my wife and I had an ar gument, and she obeyed that mean old adage. strike while the iron Is hot Judge.
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Biting Sarcasm.

Why have you been fighting, little boy? asked the kind laGy.
 Fer exercise" was the answer. Do l look big enough to be a professional fightin' fer purse eY-Chicago Post.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

As soon as the microbes hear of Tes- Ia's invention for electrocuting them they will doubtless wear gutta-percha insulators.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

Instead of developing her domestic industries, Spain will borrow more money and build more war ships. Spain gives one brain flag.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

King Oscar of Sweden has succeeded in doing what most men of his age could hardly hope to do. He has got his life insured at the age of 70.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22

Colonel, you swear positively that your regiment never received a pound of embalmed beef in Cuba. How is 1t possible for you to be so absolutely certain?"
 Because my regiment never got far ther than Tampa, sir."-Detroit Free Press.
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that the news of his death came to his friends with a shock '"-Cleveland Leader.
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Doubtless the bicycle trust will be a big thing on wheels. It may be expect ed to do some exciting scorching.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-22
Serious Omission.

Here's something queer" said the man who is always looking for flaws.
 What's that?" asked the man who was reading the news over the others shoulder.
 'This account of the death of Captain Biddleby. I've read it through twice
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IL develops that South Africa is deep ly interested in the solution of the good Rhodes problem.
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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY

The Spanish red book does not record any red letter days.
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Usually the Case.

Do you like popular songs?'
 "No," answered the perfectly candid man, mot when anybody except my self sings or whistles them."
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Folks don't like counterfeiters be- cause they get bad impressions of them
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Horrible Death,

Poor SiddOns! His dead body was found on the banks of the Schuykil yesterday"
 Drown himself?
 "The suppOsition is that he drank some of it."-Philadelphia North Amer. ican.
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Hfa Choice.

My one hope is to die rich"
 Huh! I believe would rather live poor. r."-Indianapolis Journal.
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Riotou. ProceeIinps

Superintendent-Th necktie depart. ment will have to be moved further away from the counting room.
 Malayer--Whv2
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If little boy ever gets big horse started. he can't stop him
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