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The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

q tions, and cannot praise your medicine enough for what it has done for me Many thanks to you for your advice Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound has cured me, and will reeOm- mend it to my yfriends.-Mrs. FLoRENCE R. HOFFMAN, 512 Roland St., Canton, O.
 The condition described by Mrs. Hoff man will appeal to many women, yet lots of sick women struggle on with their daily tasks disregarding the urgent warnings until overtaken by actual collapse.
 The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert ence in treating female ills is unparal- leled, for years she worked side by side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and for sometimes past has had sole charge of the correspondence department of her great business, treating by letter as many as a hundred thousand aiing women during a single year.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

Author-You have noticed, of course that the suffering of the heroine is in tended to be terrible in the first act.
 Critic (who has just read the play)- Still, it'll be as naught in comparison with the suffering of the audience along toward the last act.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08
THE UNITED STATES A POWER FOR
 coon

A distinguished historian writes. while referring to our advent as a colonizeing power, that our influence for good over European spheres will be immence. This result was just as inevitable as is the cure which follows the use of Hostetter's Stom- ach Bitters. It cures indigestion. consti- patton, and tones up the whole system.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08
The Cheerful Idiot.

''By the way" asked the slow board CT, ''has any one ever found out what Kipling meant by 'Adam-zadY"
 Adams ad," said the Cheerful Idiot, twas for a new home for a couple just beginning housekeeping. g."-Indianapol- Is Journal.
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In the Menarerie.

The polar bear-Talk about weather! Up north, where I came from, we used to have a blizzard almost every day.
 The lion-Do tell! Now, in Africa, we used to think it was a cool day if the thermometer didn't reach 12O in the shade.-Puck,
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Transferred Affection.

''Thank goodness, the Joneses have quit borrowing from us."
 'HOw does that happenT
 "SOme more stylish people have moved in on the other side, and they borrow from them"
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Injured Innocence.

''That, sir, " exclaimed the indignant merchant, ''is what call a gratuitous falsehood' '
 'It's nothing of the kind, ," replied the interruptions salesman. "I get a salary end a commission for telling that falsehood Washington Star.
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Ith Pathetic. NeyerrheIess.

The headline ''Died Penniless" loses nine-tenths of its pathos when one re fleets that a minute after death the vic tim of such sad circumstances is just as well off as if he had died in possession of a hundred millions. Indianapolis Journal
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08
Your grocer sells KlcenO Washing Powder
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, .
 IIrCaS COUNTY SS'

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath :hat he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY X Co.,. doing business in the city of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1886. ( A. w. GLEASON, ! SEAL Notary Public. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
 F.J. CHENEY X CO, Toledo O. Sold by Druggists. 75c.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

"What I like" she said, "is person who is frank-one who says just what he means without beating about the bush"
 "WeI, then" he replied, 'T'll be straightforward There is something I wanted to tell you for an hour or more, but"
 ''Yes," she urged, seeing that he hesi- tated. What is it?"
 ''There is a big black streak down one side of your nose. think it's soOt." !"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

Ter part Of bow s, also suffered with dizziness, headache, and couldnot sleep
 I wrote you a letter deserib- ing my case and
 asking your S advice. You / replied tell
 ing me just what to do. I
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

"So the lady engaged you as house maid at once when you mentioned my name? Did she know me"
 70, of course! She said that anyone that could stay three months in the same house with you must be a treas ure."-Fliegende Blaetter.
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Culinary Art.

Chef-Say, I can't make wild duck out of this stewed beef.
 Steward-Infirm of purpose! Haven't always told you to use birdshot for seasoning of game?- Columbus (OhiO) State Journal
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

If COLUMBUS BUGGY COMPANIES vehicles are not carried in stock by your local dealer. write to A G. & J. Q. GLENN, Columbus Repository, Pacific Coast head quarters, 1321-1323-1325 Market St., s. F., for our illustrated catalogue and further information. New Elegant Repository re- plete with latest styles.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

There was young man from LenOre, Who boldly went of to the war; The "beef7' made him sick He recovered quite qick
 By the prompt use of old Jesse Moore
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Some Encouragement.

Mrs. DarlingtOn-JOhn, spoke to papa about having him take you into business, but he couldn't do it, because you have too many vague ideas.
 Mr. arlington-Hurrah! That's clev- sr of the old boy. My first wife's father nsed to say I had no ideas at all.
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Sold by Druggists. 75c.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08
Necessary Precaufi!

"It didn't play at an."
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Run Down.

Passing Pete-Stringey's a-goin' t Californy for his health.
 Tatters Tired-Whut's trIbble?
 Passing Pete-De handouts in dis sec ton hasn't agreed wid his digestibles.- Philadelphia North American.
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A Level Head.

Aren't you afraid your golf club will injure your bicycle businessT
 Not at all; we are going to have the links so far out that every member will have to ride a wheel"
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Too Much to Fxnect.

First citizen-Pm afraid you don't keep in touch with municipal affairs.
 Second citizen-Well, I can't keep track of all the grabs.-Puck.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

A French writer has ascertained that Napoleon's favorite dish was bean salad. and that he held that 60 cents a day ought to be enough fer any ones meals Louis XV. on the contrary. had a favorite dish. made of the eggs ef various birds which cost S1O0
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08
No Change in CowbeiIs.

It is said that cowbells are produced only in four factories in the United States and are made just the same as they were 100 years ago and sound the same. There are ten sizes.
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Many RepIenishments.

"They say the Smilers keep liquor in their house all the time."
 "Well, if I haven't misjudged Smiler terribly, they don't keep the same liq- tuor all the time"
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"Your voice, said the commanding officer. ''is decidedly rasping.
 'Yes. sir. said the subordinate, touching his hat "I have been out roughing it with a file of soldiers all morning Chicago Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

Ats an awful failure! The ex- penses of the ball are 1000 francs and the receipts are only 1,200.
 B.-I hope the managers won't send around to the poor people of the city to make good the deficiency-Pol Polichinelle.
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Point of View.

Henry, we'd get along better to gether if you had more will-power."
 'NO, Martha; we'd get along better ii you didn't have quite so much"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08
springtime Promineuce,

"Tubbs, does spring make you lazy?" ''NO; 1t makes so many other people lazy that I show up as quite industri- OuS"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the Eosr remedy to use for their children during the teething period.
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The Difference.

Little Willie-Pa, what's the differ ence between a politician and a states ! man?
 Pa-A statesman gets elected to office in spite of the fact that he goes in good society. A politician doesn't
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reof the Herrino as Fond.

A medical authority on the virtues of various kinds of foods declares that the herring gives the muscles elasticity, the body strength and the brain vigor, and is not flesh-forming.
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OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO-
 lNGS HERE AND THERE.

Jokes and Joke1ets that Are Supposed to Have Been Recently Born-Sayings and Doings that Are Old, Curious and LaughabIe-The Weeks Humor.
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Not Always Rainy, Either.

"Life Is not all sunshine, Harriet"
 "Yes, I know that; but you know very we'll, Julius, there are lots of days when I could carry a chiffon parasOl if had if g
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Hard to Understand.

Yeast-Wasn't that strange lady ] saw you with to-day?
 Crimsonbeak-Yes; a very strange lady. That was my wifeLYonkers Statesman.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

ETC Permanently Cured. No fits or nervous iiAS ness after first days use of DT. Kline's Great Nerve RestOrer. Send for FREE S2 .O0 trial bottle and treatise. DR. K. H. KLIEE Ltd. g3O Arch St. Philadelphia. Pa
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08
What It Seemed Like.

Young Wife-I got beautiful parch ment diploma from the Cooking Col lege to-day-and Pve cooked this fol you. Now, guess what it is.
 Husband (with slab of Omelette be tween his teeth)-The diploma.-Puck
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IuCoPriOibIe.

Here's a poem written by a man in Jail"
 "Of course. Locking a poet up wouldn't do him any good"
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A Remarkable Man.

"Oh, dear, yes, my husband is one of the cleverest men I ever saw. I don't believe there is anything he can't do. Why, do you know what?"
 ''No; whatT"
 "When we were coming home from New York the other day he actually succeeded in opening one of the car windows"
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08
LIFE TO LAZY LIVER

Lazy leadeu livers cause nine tenths of all deaths. Give your liver life, with Cascaret, Candy Carthartic and save your own life All druggists, 10e. 25c, j0c.
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Abseut- Minded,

"At last" thundered the stage villain, "I have you in my power. Sign the papers and take your liberty; refuse and death is yours. What will you have sir 2O
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consump- tion cured me of a bad lung trouble.- Mrs. J. Nichols, Princeton, Ind, Mar. 26, 1895.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

Necessary Precaution. ''What are those pegs all over your back yard?"
 i've ordered some trees, and I drove those pegs down to show my wife where I didn't want them planted"
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cause for Pers;vcuess

How pensive that old man looked after he put his nickel in that slot music-box"
 "Did it play On the Banks of the Wabash?'
 ''It didn't play at an"
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Curious to Know

Willis-How did Baker come to lose his eye? Wallace-He happened to be passing lady who was trying to stop a car with her umbrella.
 Wills-YOu don't tell me! Well, say, how did he save the other one?-Puck.
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Religious and IrreIigious Fishes.

Fishes are supposed to have no reli- zion. Probably they are greatly malign- ed in that as we'll as in other respects. St. Anthony, as you know, used tC preach to them and make their eyes glitter and their heal ts beat by his elo- quence. A Jewish story is told-I can not, unfortunately, lay my hands on the passage just now-of fish which leaves the sea on Saturday and does not return until Sunday, so as to be able to keep the Sabbath
 Other fishes, unlike their puritanical brother, do not observe the sacred day. The Koran gives a story of some very naughty fishes in David's time. Know ing that the Israelites were forbidden to catch fish on the Sabbath, the wicked creatures came out of the Red sea in unusual numbers and kept in sight of the people all through the day in order to tempt them. On the approach of night they returned to the sea again. In fatal moment some of the Israelites yielded to the piscine blandishments, caught several of them and had them for dinner. Whereupon David cursed the Sabbath breakers, and God, to show bis displeasure, changed them into apes and pigs. For three days they remained in this unpleasant condition, when a violent storm arose and swept them into the sea.
 The fish which brought the tribute money to our Lord is supposed to have been haddock, which had strayed into the lake of Gennesaret. There are sev- eral legends which tell of miraculous finds in fishes. Paris Messenger.
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Forest Reservations.

The 30 forest reservations of the United States embrace an area of 40,- 900, 900 acres in 13 states and territo- ries. Seven are in the state of Califor- nia, the largest of which, the Sierra forest reserve, includes 4, 0O6, 900 acres. Within the past S5 years it is estimated that II, 900, 900, 900 feet, board measure, of timber on public land have been de- stroyed by forest fires
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SusDicious Courtesy.

'T think Josephine is getting uneasy about her future"
 ''WhyF
 "She calls old maids maiden ladies' " Chicago Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

The more glasses a man looks through the more strange things he can see.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08
Bees and Their Baskets.

Every bee carries his market basket round his hind legs. Any one examin- ing the body of a bee through a micro scope will observe that on the hind legs of the creature there is fringe of stiff hairs on the surface. the hairs approach ing each other at the tips, so as to form a sort of cage. This is the bees basket, and into it, after a successful journey, he will cram enough pollen to last him for two ar three days
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Nh WaIkinn fnr Him

Ham-Lucky for me that used to be a railroad brakeman.
 Eat-WhV?
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A LIVING WITNESS.
Mrs. Hoffman Describes How She Wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for
 Advice, and Is Now We'll.

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-Before using your Vegetable Compound I was a great sufferer. I have been sick for months, was troubled with severe pain in both sides of abdomen, sore feeling
The St. Johns herald., 1899-07-08

He-If I learn, Fraulein Clara, that you favor this fellow rather than me I'll first kill him, then you, and then myself!
 Shelf you've not set on this par ticular order, I'd rather you'd begin at the other endi-Unsere Gesellschaft.
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Some people use so much diplOm 9cy that they expose the bait
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"Ma, I'm at the head of my class. g

Flows that, DickP'
 Teacher says Pm the worst of all the bad boys in school Philadelphia Inquirer
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
MARKET NOTES.

Dividend disbursements in July will
be very heavy by reason of the large
amounts of our securities returned
from Europe; the proportion Of such
disbursements going abroad will be less
than ever before.
One Of the largest exchange houses
has this week made a large loan for
eight months at p. C. This carries
them over to the middle of February
and is commented on as one of the
strong factors on the bull side of the
market for the time being. With money
as cheap as this it is argued that good
dividend paying stocks will certainly
rise to a D, c. basis at least.
New York bears claim that prices
will soon be on the decline again."
1t is said that the increase of the
capital stock of the American Tele-
phone Company from $25,000,000 to S75,
900, 900 was for the purpose Of purChas-
ing the controlling interest in all the
local Bell companies of the United
States and supplying money for new
extensions Of its own long-distance
system, and purchasing new stock in
the local companies to enable the local
companies to continue the work of eX-
tensions.
Exports of copper from New York
Thursday aggregated 3S3 tons.
To have general trading in indus
trials requires that they shall be ac-
ceptable on some terms in loans. Until
that time comes they will be difficult to
work, because difficult to carry.
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THE MARKET ELSEWHERE.

New York, June 19.-Late this after
noon ensued one of those slaughters of
the innocents around the Sugar post on
the floor Of the stock exchange which
have come to be looked for as a spe-
Cial incident in the history of the eX-
change. For weeks there have been
direful predictions that the end of the
Sugar trust as a dominating factor in
the refining industry was at hand, that
the fight of its life was on its hands,
that the suspension of dividends was
imminent to carry on the war, and all
sorts of disastrous predictions. Gen
tlemen in numerous walks of life and
supposed to be versed in the inside at
fairs of the company have either been
silent with an expression of plaintiVe
sadness, or have freely admitted their
conviction of the truth of the worst
that could be said. Many persons, at
tracted by the prevailing high level of
Sugar, considering these conditions,
have sold the stock very literally, with
the expectation Of buying back when
the collapse came.
A great many of these bought their
stock to cover short contracts today at
level nearly 20 points above that at
which the direful predictions had car
ried it. Inside interests became aVerse
to selling, and held out tenaciously for
the higher price. This exciting and
painful incident closed a day Of uni
form strength throughout the market
for securities.
The action of the market was very
similar to that of yesterday, this early
strength centering in the New York
Traction stocks and in the grangers.
The bears made an Intellectual attempt
to check the advance by raiding down
Continental Tobacco over three points.
They turned Sugar backwards some 11b
points, but without marked effect on the
general list. Later there was realizing
in the New York Traction group, with
reactions of about a point, but the Wig
orous strength developed by the cOalers
again turned the market upward. The
same thing happened in the last hour,
when the professionals took profits in
Sugar and then in the Traction stocks.
The reverse began in some of the OBJ
scure stocks Des Moines and Fort
Dodge rising 4, Consolidated Gas 8
PORTS and the Wisconsin Central new
issues 2GD2la. Peoples Gas and Steel
and Wire also came late into the ad-
vance, the latter on a published opin-
ion by director in favor of a dividend
OF the common stock. Then came the
rush in Sugar, which made the last
prices the highest of the day. The net
gain in Sugar is 63s, In Brooklyn Tran
sit nearly points, in Metropolitan
Street Railway 55s, in Manhattan 4
points, in the coalers from Il in Della
ware and Hudson and New Jersey
Central to 4 in Lackawanna. The an
ncuncement of further shipments of
gold was without the slightest effect
on the market, as was the continued
selling for London account. An i'm
proved tone for the copper properties
was an incident in the days market,
Anaconda rising 2i2. The market for
railroad bonds was rather more active
today end prices tended upwards There
was very large buying of the Reading
and Colorado Southern issues. The to-
tai sales, par value, IS, 1876, 800
United States Is advanced r. but the
IS declined Is in the bid price.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

sales of pig last week for Italy and
this week for Bremen at market prices,
with German offers for 10000 tons
southern pig, indicate that needs
abroad are quite as great as they are
here.
While there is a better demand for
wooden goods, so that prices of some
have advanced, it is not yet possible TO
distinguish heavy speculative opera
lions in wool at Boston from efforts of
mills to buy. The prices current in
all wool-growing sections are so high
as to prevent sales in eastern markets
to consumers, and traders who believe
that mills will presently be forced to
pay higher prices are taking the same
risk they did in the winter of 1878, not
realizing the size of stocks held. The
cotton market has advanced a sixteenth
without other reason than the great
demand for goods, but stocks of cotton
here and abroad are heavy, and the
Financial Chronicle estimates de-
crease of only 80 per cent in acreage.
Goods are selling largely, and prices of
ginghams and prints have advanced
Shipments of boots and shoes from
the east fall behind those of three of
the past seven years, and but slightly
exceed those Of three others, though II
per cent larger than last year. There
is an advance of 2la cents in calf shoes,
but recent advances in other kinds are
paid by those who must have supplies,
but cause dealers to hold back orders,
and the larger manufacturers them
selves have about as much business
ahead as they now want. The leather
market is hesitating, some grades
quoted a shade weaker but others
stronger, and hides at Chicago are a
fraction lower, with packers beginning
to look fer buyers who are not now
conspicuous. May receipts of cattle att
the west are nearly s per cent larger
than last year.
After some advance, wheat suddenly
declined two cents, closing lower for the
week. Against all accounts of injury
is the solid fact that western receipts
were 5,049, 1874 bushels for the week,
against 1, 1910 bushels from the great
crop of last year, and at current low
prices such receipts would be inexplic-
able if grow ers really expected a short
yield. Exports have declined, being
only 1,S4S, 1873 bushels, -four included
from Atlantic ports, against 4,206. 293
bushels last year and 623, 400 bushels
from Pacific ports, against 25S, 213 BUSH
els last year, but even as to future for
eign demands. this is not strong evil
dence. The estimates of reduction in
yield are weakened in marked judg-
ment by certainty that spring wheat
acreage is unknown and may exceed ex
pectations, and that the prospect in
spring wheat states is excellent. Corn
has shown unusual independence.
scarcely changing in price with exports
2S04909 bushels, against 4,134,641 BUSH
els last year. For the current week.
failures have been 1879 in the United
States against 203 last year, and ten in
Canada, against II last year.
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THE MACHINE g. SCREW co,
Subscriptions for Preferred and Common
Stock Being Received BY Local Firms

Subscriptions are being received in
this city by Kinnicutt & Dewitt Wins
low & Co., and by the First National
bank to the preferred and common
stock of the recently formed Automatic
Machine and Screw Company, which
has acquired the plants, business and
good will of the Hartford Machine
Screw Company, Hartford, Conn;
Western Automatic Machine Screw
Company, Elyria, o.; Worcester Ma
chine Screw Company, Worcester;
Rochester Machine Screw Company,
Rochester, n. Y. Detroit Screw Works,
Detroit, Mich; Cincinnati Screw ard
Tap Company. Cincinnati o.; st. Louis
Screw Company, St. Louis, Mo-; Hi
nOis Screw Company, Chicago, III;
Chicago Screw Company, Chicago, IL.
The plants have been appraised at
$9,500,000, and the working capital to
be provided for the new company IN
supplied and finished product and cash
will be at least 100000. The average
gross earnings per year, for the last
three years, of these properties have
been certified to by the respective own
ers as follows: Average annual gross
earnings, 81. 629, 1886; average annual net
earnings. $399,16S
The manufacture of automatic screw
machines, and what is known as screw
machine products, is essentially a New
England ndustry-two-thirds of the
CAPITAL invested in the business being
in New England.