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The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
uoNDoNs COSTLY GUESTS.
Big Sum Expended in Entertaininc
 Dignitaries,

Big Sum Expended in Entertaining
 Dignitaries.
 When the city of London entertains distinguished guests it layishes Its money, says the London Tit Bits, with profusion more fitting an Eastern po- tentate than body of thrifty city men. It is, indeed, no uncommon thing for the city fathers to spend on the enter tainment of a guest much more than his own weight in gold, a compliment surely of which even emperors may be proud.
 The city was never moved to more prodigal hospitality than in 1876, when it entertained the Prince of Wales on his return from India. In honor of the return of the wanderer" the Lord Mayor and corporation spent S137, 1895, or sufficient sovereigns to outweigh two princes, even of his present ample pro- portions. Nine years earlier the city was equally lavish, when it entertained the Sultan at cost of $123, ,O69. In 1893 it cost the corporation $52, 2,035 to wei come the Shah of Persia, although in the following year the Czar was brill iantly entertained at a cost of nearly S15,OO0 less.
 Thanksgiving day cost the city $65, 995, or almost as much as the Czar's reception; and the jubilee rejoicings of 1887 left the city poorer by $5S,000.
 The Prince of Wales wedding, thirty five years ago, was the signal for q great display of city hospitality. The amount spent in entertainments alone was $63, 200, and, in addition to this, the corporation spent $15,000 on the diamond necklace and earrings present. ed to the Princess.
 When the Queen attended the Lord Mayors banquet in 1887 the corpora tion spent O,S6O in entertaining her. and the outlay, when she again honor ed the city fourteen years later, was $2S,770. Thus, on nine entertainments alone, the city has lavished no less than $669, ,055, or an average of $74,340 for each guest.
 In contrast to this regal entertain meHl, IL lS lHteIeSllAS lo Hote tndI Ill 1127 George II. was entertained at a cost of S1SS; King Victor Emmanuel, in 1855, for $6,69O; and MT. Stanley, eight years ago, for $7,755.
 The marriage of the Duke and Ouch ess of York cost the city $19,240; in 1891 the German Emperor was enter tained for $1S,S2O; the Shah, in 1889, for $1O,240; and the King of Denmark, in 1893, for the very moderate sum of $S,S25.
 It marks the unstable character of city hospitality that it cost to entertain an Emperor, Shah and a King less than one-third the sum layished on the Sultan in 1867.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
Coincidence.

"Somehow I'm awfully stupid to- night, remarked young Borum laD- guidly the other evening.
 ''Indeed you are. " retorted Miss Cut ting, somewhat impulsively
 ''Do you really mean that ?" asked the young man in surprise.
 ''I merely indorsed your remarks Didn't you just now assert that you were stupid?' she queried.
 "Yes, he responded, ''but I only said so without thinking"
 "And up to the time you spoke of it, !" she replied, 'I only thought so without saying it. Pearson Weekly
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
No ODen Dates.

"You have an elegant and spacious home," said the pastor. "You have books, a piano. daughter who can sing and play and everything to'make home alluring. Why don't you throw your house open some evening in the week for the benefit of the homeless young men? You might save many one from the club and the saloon.
 "Young men?" said the wealthy member. "Theres one of them who comes to my house six evenings in the week. What are you talking about doctor?'-Chicago Tribune
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
The omnIpresent Rose.

Every continent on the globe, with the exception of Australia, produces wild roses There can be little doubt that the rose is one of the oldest flowers in the world and. perhaps. grown from the wind blown seeds in Paradise.
 In Egypt it is depicted on numbers of early bas-reliefs. dating from 5000 to $500 R. c. Rosewater. or the essence of roses, is mentioned by Homer in the "Iliad." and the flower is spoken of in the Proverbs of Solomon.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
sHAKEINTO YOUR SHOES.

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. IL cures painful, swOolen, smarting feet and instantly takes the sting out of cOrns and bunions. It's the greates. comfort discovery of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting CT new shoes feel easy. It is certain cure for chlblains, sweating, damp, callous and hot, tired aching feet. We have over 10000 testimonials of cures. Try it today. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. By mail for 25c. in stamps. Trial package FREE. Address Allen.S. Olmsted, Le Roy, NY.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
She Was Deliberate.

It is said that Dinah Muloch Craik the famous author of "John Halifax, Gentleman. made habit of leaving at her bank the manuscript of each of her stories as soon as it was completed It would remain there perhaps six months and then she would call for it and see how the story affected her after that lapse of time If it pleased her. the manuscript was sent to the publisher Otherwise it was rewritten or thrown away
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
A Dog and n Telephone.

At the Redhill railway station a pas senger recently came to the station master in great grief, saying that her little pet dog had been left by accident on the platform at Reigate and would likely be either crushed by a locomotive or lost The courteous official telephoned through respecting the poodle, and the answer came immediately that dog of that. description had just been brought into the police station. The receiver was put to the dogs ear, and the lady was asked to speak to it. She did so The effect was electrical The dog bark ed cordial recognition of the voice and by its antics expressed great desire to jump into the apparatus and traverse the wire in order to get to it's mistress all the sooner
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
AsousH1HE DEATH PENALTY.

At Albany the law makers are wrangling over the abolition of the death penalty. The man who succeeds will prove as great a beIefactor to the breaker of mans laws as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has to the breaker of natures laws. If you've ne elected your stomach until indigestion afid constipation are upon you, try Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
Ask for Kleeno Washing Powder.
SlOO REWARD SIO0

The readers of this pal"-I wll Ice Il.-"S.-d t arm thal there l. ai len ne dT' HdC'i drs ass that see nee has lHeu able to tue Iu all ti staees, and that Is ata;r In Is t'ntHrI h t'ur Is the only poS.ti' C cure kn' 'wu to th m d C8 Fraternity. ChtHrrh b ing ctt Ji,uiional dis ease, requires constitution al ''eaimeHt iIal'i CatsIrh CuIe Is taken internally, act ng dip ctl, upon the blood and mucous surfaces of tit system. thereby dest'oli the foundation oi the disease, and giNing the pc. lnt streng bl building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its woIk. The pr, rrict,.rs have SO much faith in its cui alive powers that they offer One Hundred D,sl SIS fer anN cs>e that T. tails to cure. Send for list of testimonials
 Address, F J. CHENEY &CU., Toledo, O
 Sold by druggists, 75c.
 Halls Family Pills arp the best
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
An Insulting Programme.

A lady's maid who had been to servants ball came back before the evening was half over and in tears Her mistress inquired the cause
 ''I was grossly insulted, ma am, by young man.
 Well. what did he dor
 ."Well. ma am, he asked me to go down to supper with him. and when We had finished he said. Is your pro Rramme full2 "-London Chronicle
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
THE SAME THING.

Handout Harry-A fellow told me today dat time is money.
 Tiepass Teddy-I s'pose dat's de reason why de judge allers says: "Ten dollars or ten days
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
Tn. Rest of Proof.

''And you say you gave me no en- couragement2'
 ''That is what said !"
 'No encouragement? Why even your father thought it all settled. |"
 ''My father? What proof have you of your extraordinary statement2'
 ''Proof? The best of proof He bor- rows money from me. Cleveland Plain Dealer
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
Human Nature.

"You know," said the collector rather plaintively, 'you said that you would pay me if came today.
 Well, answered Mir Bildew. lyon must bear in mind that human nature Is human nature. The best of us some times say things that we are sorry for Washington Star
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
A WIse Course.

Blimbus-Yes. always make it rule to be prepared for the worst
 Hamby-If were Tn your place, I'd do the same thing There's no telling when that stupid office boy of yours may go to sleep and let some collector crowd his way in -Chicagn News
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13

For 9O'lays, sugar beet, alf- fla and fruit lands, S15.00 to $25.00 per acre, easy terms watered by the largest irrigation system in America, annual water rental $l.25 per acre. Climate equal to California. Ad- dress, F. G. Tracy, Eddy, New Mexico.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13

"Isabel. does your husband get angry when he tells you to wake him early and you dent do it
 ''No. dear He knows that know he doesn't mean it. Chicago Record
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13

There was a young man from Lenore, Who boldly went of to the war; The "Deef7' made him sick He recovered quite sick
 By the prompt use of old Jesse Moore.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
WILL GET DOWN ToIT.

It is certainly true that as deeply embedded as the sciatic nerve is, St. Jacobs Oil will get down to it and cure i It is proof of how penetrating and i caciOus are its curative powers.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
FAIR WARMING.
Tn cure a CoIdin One Day.

Visitor Gin Brooklynn)-D the trolley line lead tO the cemetery? Citizen-Yes, if one isn't very careful,
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
Your grocer sells Kleeno Washing Powder.

lr uu cutntry m the world are infec- tious diseases SO frequently mortal as in Russia Children especially suffer, and diphtheria. measles. scarlatina and smallpox literally decimate villages and country towns
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
MAKES THE SPOT VANISH.

A slight rap may cause a bruise, or a slight blow a black one, sore and tender. But it is easy to cure brulse by the use. of St. Jacobs Oil, and make the spot vanish and the soreness heal.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teething period.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
SURE
AL ABAS lNE

Every church and schoOlhOuse should be coated only with Alabastine. Hundreds of tons used yearly for this work. Gen uine Alabastine does not rub and scale off.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
IHEInEaIIaYAIIVE.

No more ancient pill poisOns and black draughts, but up-tO-date scientific, harmless, palatable potent Cascarets Candy Cathartlc. Druggists, l0c, 25c, soc.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
AN ExpLANaTIoH.

He-How can those stores mae money If they sell everything below cost?
 She-why, 1 suppose they buy everything still further below cost!
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13

Your and address on a postal card will bring you absolute proof that Dr. Williams Pink PIa for Pale People WlI cure you # you are afflicted with any disease of the blood or nerves. Mention the disorder with which you are suffering and we will send evidence that win convince and satisfy you that Or Williams Pink Pills for Pale People WilT cure you
 These pills contain in a condensed form. all the clements necessary to dive life richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. Theyare an un- failing specific for such diseases ocomotor ataxa. St. Vitus dance. scatica, neuralgia, rheumatism. partial paralysis and all forms of weakness either in men or women.
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  disease health  fu the package. At druggists Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady N.Y. 5O box. boxes $.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13

ETC Permanently Cured. No fits or nervous liIS ness after first days use of Dr. Kline's Great Ner- Restorer. Send for FREE S2 .OO trial bottle and treatise. DR. K. II. KLINE Ltd 930 Arch St. Philadelphia. Pa
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13

Alabastine can be used over paint or paper; paint or paper can be used over Alabastine. Buy only i'll five-pound pack ages, properly labeled; take no substitute.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13

My doctor said I would die but Piso's Cure for Consumption cured me.--Amos Kelner, Cherry Valley Ills, Nov. 23, '95.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13

AlaNastine, the only durable wall coat ing, takes the place of sealing kalsomines, wall paper and paint for.walls. It can be used on plaster, brick, wood or canvas.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
 WASHING POWDER SOftenS the Water,
 Makes Fine Studs.

For washing White Clothes, Flannels,
 Wollens, Laces and General House
 use-It has no equal-Saying labor and time. Does not burn the hands. ASK YOUR GROCER FOR II. IAKE NO SUBSTITUTE.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
An Undertaking

Take Laxative BromO Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. 25c.
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13
LambIike Resignation.

Charles Lamb. when reminded by his sisters of the days when they were poor and capable of enjoying the smallest treat with the keenest relish, so differ ent from the days when they were rich and surfeited. said, "Well, Mary. since we are in easy circumstances we must endeavor to put up with it. '
The St. Johns herald., 1899-05-13

Alabastine packages have full directions. Anyone can brush it on. Ask paint dealer for tint card. "Alabastine Era" free. Alabastine, Co.,, Grand Rapids, Mich.
The evening times., 1899-09-09
r. Street Biackcuards.

Complaints continue TO reach The Time ;
that ladies are still frequently insu.ted bv
the male blackguards who haunt f Street
between Ninth and Fifteenth Streets dur
ing the shopping hours. We have under
stood that the police authorities intended
TO stop this nuisance and make an example
OF some Of the offenders. No time should
be lost over the matter. Retail trade viii
be driven away from the infected district
very speedily if the abuse is not checked
IT is possible that the difficulty of sparing
the necessary number of policemen to
thoroughly watch the mob, which scatters
itself along the space of six blocks. has
prevented Major Sylvester from catching
up with the disorderly element as quickly
or effectively as he would like to. II he
plain clothes in the neighborhood to iden-
tify these insulters of our mothers, wives
and sisters, and bring a few patrol wagon
loads Of them to the police station. why,
perhaps it might be well to call for citizen
volunteers, who no doubt would cheerfully
serve on the force for a few days. and con-
slider a chance to collar and possibly to
club even one of these vile rascals, ample
remuneration for the trouble and loss o.
time.
In whatever way it is to be accomplished
the street blackguard must 60 and the
workhouse is his most appropriate destina-
ton
The evening times., 1899-09-09
COLD DoUcHEs FOR DRuNKARDs
Heroic Work of Women in an Oil
Plant Region

PARKERSBURG, W. Va, Sept. ga
few years ago the oil village of Waverly
in the interior of this county, gained con-
siderable notoriety because, it having NO
lookup, drunkards were punished by be-
ing placed in an iron gas tank which was
closed up and rolled over the hills by the
citizens. When the owners of the tank
removed it from the village the women
gathered and proposed that they arm
themselves with half-gallon squirt guns,
with which to douse every man found on
the streets intoxicated.
The male citizens objected and scoffei
at the plan when the women purchased
the squirts, filled them with ice water
and went to work. Their method is to
seize the guns whenever an extensively
drunken man is seen on the streets AMI
after their leader has taken first shot
each woman empties her gun. 1t is no
unusual thing to see the whole posse on a
dead run down the street purusing a par
TALLY sobered man for whom they have re-
loaded their guns to finish the job.
Whatever may be said against the meth
cd of treating drunkards and other objec-
tionable characters, it has the virtue o.:
effectiveness, and from all reports the
moral atmosphere of Waverly has been
greatly improved since the scheme was
started. Professional buns and habitual
drunkards now avoid the place.
The evening times., 1899-09-09
BOOM IN WHISKY TRAFFIC.
Withdrawals From Bond This Month
May Break All Records.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 9.-George C.
Buchanan, the official United States whis-
ky statistician, announced today that the
Withdrawals of whisky from bond this
month would break all previous records.
The Withdrawals this month will reach TO-
600 900 gallons. Already the rush is on
Tuesdays tax payments for the Fifth dis
trict of Kentucky amounted 10 s3I, ,313, and
Wednesdays were s35,47 Those figures
show that the Withdrawals are very heavy
and indicate that the autumn rush has be-
gun Another reason why withdrawals are
likely to be heavy Is the fact that what
has been termed the invisible supply is
practically used up. Floor stocks of tax
paid goods are almost thing of the past
For the years from 1892 to 1895, inclusive
the Withdrawals amounted to an average
of 5000, 600 gallons year, which is con-
siderably in excess of the consumptive de-
mand for Kentucky goods. This excess of
tax-paid goods was the invisible supply
which kept the Withdrawals for the last
three years down to an average of only
about 16, ,000, 600 gallons a year.
The evening times., 1899-09-09
FILLING THE NEW REGIMENTS.
Additional Officers Appointed tO
Command the Volunteers.


Command the Volunteers.
The organization of the new volunteer
regiments is being pushed as rapidly as
possible. About 1000 men have been en-
listed to date, and the new officers are
being assigned to recruiting duty as soon
as they are appointed.
Nearly all of the regiments have re-
ceived their quota of officers, and very few
appointments remain to be made. There
are now only about fifty vacancies, and
these will be filled within the next few
days The following company officers
were appointed today:
From Michigan-To be captain of Thir-
ty-ninth Volunteers: John l.. Thornburn,
late captain. Thirty-fifth Michigan; vice,
Hanback,, declined; to be first lieutenant
mer, late first lieutenant, Thirty fifth Mich
igan, vice, F. w. Cowley, declined.
From Washington-To be captain OF
Forty-fifth Volunteers: James Ross, late
captain Company A, Washington Volun-
teers.
From Iowa-To be first lieutenant of
Forty-fourth Volunteers: Roy S. Parker.
late lieutenant Fifty-frst Iowa.
From New Jersey-To be captain Of the
Forty sixth Volunteers: Terrence E. Muir
ply, late captain Second New Jersey Vol
unteers.
At large-To be second lieutenant Forty
second Volunteers: William r. Howard,
late second lieutenant Fourth New Jersey
Volunteers; TO be second lieutenant Forty
fourth Volunteers: Fred Dingler, late first
lieutenant First Arkansas Volunteers.
The evening times., 1899-09-09
French Infamy Complete.

Our confidence in the utter infamy Of
Jouaust and the other tools of the head
quarters conspirators, perjurers, forgers,
and traitors, sitting as judges al Rennes,
has not been misplaced.
BY vote of five to two the prisoner
has been condemned and the cup of dis
grace for the French republic is full and
overfowing
What will happen next, it is too early to
predict. Under the law of the country the
findings of the court-martiaI are subject
to examination by the military court of
appeal, which can order a new trial on
proof of error committed by the trial court.
The court of cessation has the same power
In case a revolution should not break out
Immediately and stop the courts and all the
machinery of civil government, it is a mat
ter Of course that resort will be had to one
or other of the higher tribunals. Whether
that would necessarily lead to a reversal
and ultimate justice to Captain Dreyfus,
may be doubted
The whole civilized world is aghast at
the viIlainy of the FIVE miscreants who
have Joined in condemning an innocent
man, fully knowing his innocence. The
nation which would allow such q hideous
crime against justice and humanity to go
unredressed and unpunished need not ex-
button.
The evening times., 1899-09-09
COAL MINERS NOT TO STRIKE.
Satisfactory Settlement of the Wage
Question I'm Maryland.

Question I'm Maryl land.
FRoSTBURG, Md, Sept "a meeting
OF miners and mine laborers was held in
Meats Opera House, Frostburg last even
ing. About 125 interested persons were
present Robert Simpson, of Carlos mine,
was elected chairman. He stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting was for the purpose
of organizing, and not TO get up a strike.
William B. Wilson spoke for over an
that the miners of Georges Greek organize
TO protect their interest. He claimed an
increase in wages could be obtained by ag-
itation better than by a strike, which was
not the object of organization
William Warner, of Pittsburg. spoke on
the same lines as Mr.. Wilson The meet
ing then closed to the public, when about
forty remained TO join the United Mine
Workers organization.
c. X Lord President of the Consolida-
tion Coal Company, says the request re-
Gently made by the miners in the Georges
Creek region for an advance in wages of
10 cents a ton has been satisfactorily set
tied. No advance in the wages was made
and all the miners are working as usual.
The miners asked for a conference between
their representatives and the operators of
the mines in that region relative to the
matter. but Mr.. Lord said it was settled
without holding the conference. Mr.. Lord
declined TO state the terms of the settle
ment.
The Consolidation Coal Company are the
largest operators in the region. The op-
orators claimed they could not advance
wages at this time because of the compe-
tition and the fact that nearly all contracts
for the next year have already been made
The evening times., 1899-09-09
The March of Progress.

little while ago a returned missionary
made a statement which is likely to be
somewhat unwelcome 10 the Bible Society
He said that large consignments of Bibles
shipped TO China, are used by the natives
for the making of firecrackers. Now comes
another piece of information of the same
sort, this time from the upper Congo.
Several million Bibles are sent to Africa
every year or two and distributed where
II is supposed that they will do the most
good. The native Africans do not make
frecrackers or use curl papers, but they
find the Bibles useful in another way. Some
time ago an explorer went looking for new
things on the banks of the Congo River,
and was shot through the solar plexus bv
an annoyed inhabitant of the country.
When the surgeon dressed the wound he
found that it had been made by a bail
from fiint-lock musket, and extracted
some fragments Of the Epistle of Paul 10
the Corinthians from the anatomy of the
explorer. If the people to whom Bibles are
sent are going 10 use them for waddine
guns with which to shoot the senders, per-
haps it would be as well TO think about the
matter.
The fact is that certain class of very
good people in this country are in the habit
of regarding the Bible as sort of fetch
and their idea of religion does not differ
so very greatly from that of the African
TO whom they send missionaries. The lat
ter has his idea Of ethics and the super
natural, and sometimes it is a fairly good
one. There is one African tribe of which
Max Muller says. that its theory of the
Creation is this: There is a great Spirit
who made all things in the sky and on
The evening times., 1899-09-09

the earth: he sees and hears ali that We
do, but he speaks only to those who draw
near TO him. 1t would be hard for the
average civilized man to improve on that
conception. On the other hand, African
fetichism all hangs on the notion that
some object will be protection to the
possessor, irrespective of the laws of COM
mon sense. During the Civil War great
many soldiers carried pocket Bibles, with
dim idea, encouraged by some of their
friends at home. that they could not be
killed if protected by that charm. And
il is said that when a battle was imminent
the road TO the field was likely to be strewn
with packs of cards which the men had
thrown away before going into action, that
they might not be killed with such in
iquitous things upon them.