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The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
HIT EVERY TIME HE MOVED.
UnenviabIe Experience of O Gordon Highlander fin a Fight
 with B0eRa.

A private soldier in the Second bat talion, Gordon Highlanders, recounts ar experience in the following letter, indicating that the craftsmanship of some of the Boers at least is better than has been alleged:
 ''We, the Devons, Imperial Light Horse and others, had a fight at Eland- slaagte with the Boers, and never en- joyed myself so much before. You first have to get christened to fire, and then you think nothing of the shells bursting about you, and the bullets which go whistling past like bees.
 We went forward by 50 yard rushes, and at every rush you could hear 8 groan, and down would go one of our comrades, either killed or wounded, FOOT chap!
 'When we were miles from the ene- my they opened fire on us with shell, and as we were going along in mass one of the shells burst on the left of , the company and one of our men of my section - Bobby Hall - got shot dead with piece of the shell going straight through his head. That was what made more than one wish to turn and run. But what would Britain do if her soldiers ran from the enemy?
 'At last we got to where we could get shot at the Boers with our rifles, and you may bet we gave them more than one, as, perhaps, the papers have told you.
 
 ''I got through the rifle fire down tc the bayonet charge on the hillside, when l felt a sting in the left arm, and looking down found I was shot in the wrist. Tn changing my posi- ton I got shot in the center of the forehead. The bullet did not go straight through. It glanced off my nose bone and came out above my right temple. On looking round I was just in time to see the blood squirt from the first wound.
 'I shifted my position in quick time, for I did not want another from the same rife. I lay still after doing this for awhile, when the thought came to me to get my wrist bandaged and try to shoot again. On changing my posi- ton got1s 5nlfet right in the nap per was out of action then, for all was dark. l heard the officer I was going to get the bandages from say: Poor chap, he's gone But no, I am still kicking."-N. Y. Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
Seeing by Wire.

Nearly two years ago it was an- nounced with some sensation in most of the daily newspapers that a certain Jan Szczepanik had invented an appa- ratus for seeing by wire, much in the same way as one can hear by wire through the medium of a telephone. The publication of his patent, in due course, however, revealed nothing more than the old selenium cell idea of phy- sicians in a dress of no very startling novelty, and it was fair to surmise that Szczepanik was no different from the many working at this enticing problem, except in so far as he had been indis- erect enough 10 make premature an- pouncement of success.-London Elec-
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
TRADE WITH MEXICO.

The United States bought s69,62a pounds of Mexican coffee in Septcln- Der, paying for it $62,929.
 Mexico's purchases of lumber in Sep tember were over s10O, ,0OO-three times what they were in September, 1898.
 Mexico bought $25, ,4S4 worth of furni- ture from Uncle Sam-a 50 per cent. in crease over September, 183S.
 Over $2SOOO worth of United States boots and shoes were sold in Mexico in September, against S7,136 in September of 1898.
 Mexico's purchases of United States agricultural implements in September were 28,335, against $17,39O the pre- yious September.
 In builders hardware the United States sales to Mexico in September were $36,O56, an increase of 50 per cent. over the previous September.
 About S6,OOO worth of Mexican oranges were purchased by the United States in September, says Modern Mex ico in resume of September business between the two countries.
 Mexico is one of the United States best customers in the sewing machine line. Septenber's sales, s18,200, and the total for the first nine months of 1899 over S200,000.
 Nearly 1000 tons of sisal grass were exported from Mexico to the United States in September, it's value being $S77,762. This shows an increase of 400 per cent. over the same month in 1898. Scientific and electrical apparatus sold by the United States manufactur- CTS in Mexico in September amounted to $31,32S. Mexico buys more exten- sively in this line of goods in the Unit in the western hemisphere,
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The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
Saturn,s Satellite.

The latest discovery in the southern hemisphere is the satellite of Saturn. discovered at Harvard from the exam ination of photographic plates taken at Arequipa. and only made known to astronomers a few months since. On three photographs of Saturn taken in August, 1898, Prof. W. H. Pickering detected faint point of the fifteenth magnitude. which had relative motion among the neighboring stars. Further examination showed that this tiny point, which no mortal eye has ever yet beheld, must be a satellite of Saturn; and a study of all the photographs now available shows that the body revolves about Saturn in about F months, at a distance of 100000 miles.-T. J. J. See, in Atlantic.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31

lonely hills, half way between Drimnin and Barr, and about three miles from the nearest habitation, it consisted of simple slit in the rock, closed up by a nicely fitting stone. In the good old times, and, indeed, until quite recent Iy, when any letters for Barr and neigh boring places came to Drimnin post of flee they were carried by the first avail able shepherd or crofter to this isolated depository in the rock. Here they were left, sometimes for many days, until there should happen to come that way some other shepherd or crofter who might feel inclined to find it convenient to deliver them at their destination.- x. I. Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
DELAWARE IS ALONE.
No Other State Retains the Ancient
 Institution "The Hundred"
A Relic of old AngiO-SsxOA Days Corresponding to the Town ship of Early New
 EAEIAnd.

Delaware is the only state in the union to retain that ancient Teutonic institution, "the hundred"
 There are, to be sure, hundreds set down here and there on the map of Maryland, but they are not true po- litical entities, for the lowest subdivi- sion Of the county in Maryland is the district.
 Even in Delaware the hundred has lost many of the powers and functions that belong to the hundreds of England in Anglo-Saxon days, but it is still local division of unusual interest.
 If there is no longer hundred court there are hundred assessors and read commissioners, and within the sub- division large survival of local self government.
 The Delaware hundred corresponds az nearly as may be to the New Eng land township, though there is no hum dred meeting like the town meeting, for pure democracy has died out or Delaware save in the school district, where there is an annual school meet ing, at which the people may enact school laws, levy school taxes, and elect school officers.
 Even here, however, pure democracy makes poor showing, for in many school districts only handful of per sons attend, and the school officers have to elect themselves over again year after year.
 The hundred differs from the town ship in another respect, and that is in being district of large ares-from Is to 40 square miles.
 Political activity in the hundred shows no sign of decreasing, but the importance of the hundred has been somewhat lessened by some provisions of the new constitution. Before the adoption of this consti- tuition each county elected its delega- tion to the legislature on a general ticket, the French scrutin de liste, but party custom required that in making nominations the party managers should see to it that candidates were equitably distributed among the hun dreds. Now, however, the counties have been divided into representative and senatorial election districts, and these districts are not hundred. What. ever party custom may do in the mat { ter, representatives will stand, not for hundreds but for districts; and so sen atorS- -
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
A MIXED LOT.

There are 13,OOO distinct varieties of postage stamps
 London has about 54s, 300 inhabited houses.
 About 1s0, ,o0O, ,000 punches of bananas are consumed annually in the United States.
 The plan of vacant-lot cultivation has been abandoned in Boston, no land be- ing available.
 The volume of water emptied into the ocean by the Yukon is greater by one third than that of the Mississippi.
 Afying machine covered distance of 14O yards in France the other day be- fore it came down with 8 crash.
 In 1794 the habitual users of the Eng fish language did not number more than 10000, ,OOO; in 1897 their number was estimated at 110,OOO,000.
 Postal card duns are mailabie, 1t is claimed, provided a threat of placing the account in a collectors hands does not accompany it.
 Thoman's estimate for the number of acres planted to cotton in the coun- try in the present season is 25,OO4, ,522, as against .5,718,674 acres in 1897.
 A we'll on the Sobotis road, near Lew iston, Me, is stocked with sinners, and these the family sells to fishermen for bait. When a purchaser calls, pail is lowered, and brought up filed with the glitter;ng little fish.
 Nathan Willis, colored man, Of Con- way, s. C., was recently executed there for the murder of a boy. He expected that his wife would be present at the execution, but he learned that she had married another man soon after he was sentenced.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31

FraucIs Bacon Pianos, established in New York i7S9, made by the oldest firm in the United States strictly high grade in every respect, eqnal to any piano made and at very moderate prices, taking into consideration the quality of these mag nificent instruments. General western office. Howard W. Foote & Co.,, 307-309 Wabash Ave, Chicago. Agents for Ari- zona, St Johns Drug Co.,, St. Johns, Ark
 Wnte for prices catalogue etc.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

The average man neverea green corn without looking like he wanted to put his foot on it.
 You can generally judge girls stockings by the number of holes in the fingers of her gloves.
 If women had whiskers there would have to be policemen stationed in all the barber shops every Saturday night
 Most men would rather be downtown working than home listening to their wives singing while they are doing up the dishes
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
EREETOINTENTORs

The experience cf c. A. Snow & co. in obtain ing moro han 2J. 900 patents for inventors has enablen th m to helpfully answer many ques
 tions rela ing to the protection Of in:elieCtna1 property, This they have done in pamphlet treating briefly of United ststes and foreign patents. with cost of same. and how t. oeure tn m; trade marks. designs, eave"sS, hfiss- m nts. decisions in leading patent cases GIG.
 This mphiet will be sent free tp any one writing to C. A. Snow 6 Co Washington. D.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
THINGS THAT ARE NEW.

Building bricks are being manufac- tured with recesses in the side to re- ceive wood plugs, to which beads and woodwork can be readily secured.
 Bicycle handlebars are being coated their entire length with mixture of ground cork and shellac, so that riders can grasp the bar at any place without coming in contact with the metal.
 To protect newspapers against resale a new press attachment places metal clip on the outer edges of the paper, which must be torn loose before the paper can be opened for reading.
 Two Michigan men have designed a pneumatic shoe form or last which can be inserted in shoe and expanded by imitation to stretch the shoe or hold an iron last in position for clinching nails in the sole.
 Fence posts are being made with cav ities in one side, with grooves at the bottom to receive the wires forming the fence, which are held in place by re- taining plates screwed into the cavities, thus forming a fence which can be taken up easily.
 A new vehicle tire is composed of an infatable tube on the running surface of which is placed a V-shaped shoe of cork toughened by immersion in a heated liquid composed of alcohol, cam phor and glycerin, the sole protecting the tube from puncture.
 Blank cartridges can be used in a re- gently patented burglar alarm, which has a metal barrel to be attached to the door by a screw, with sliding yoke actuated by V-shaped spring to strike the cartridge as soon as the door is pushed open.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
ADMIRAL DEWEY.

English, to do; American, Dewey; Spanish, done.-Montreal Herald.
 The battle him of the republic-Ad- miral Dewey.-Philadelphia Record.
 The eagle was 1000 miles from home when it happened, but his scream was distinctly audihle.-Clevland Plain Dealer.
 No, the name Of Dewey is not found in the dictionaries of prominent men,
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
Post once in a Rock.

Recently, consequent CD the iustitu- tion of house-to-hogse delivery of let ters in the district of Morven. Argyll shire, one of the most primitive post
 offices in the United Kingdom has fall en into desuetude. It had never re- ceived the sanction of the postmast~- general, nor was it amenable to aLy
 of the stringent rules governing other sfiees. Situated high up among the
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31

IIANTED--sEEvRAL BRIGHT AND HONEa
 w persons 10 represent us as Man gers in this and close by counties. Sal- ary $9OO year and expenses. Straight. bona-fde, no more, no less salary. Posi- ton permanent. Our references, any bank in any town. It is mainly office work conducted at home Reference Enclose self-addressed stamped enyef- ope. TIE DOMINION COMPANY, Dept. 3, Chicago
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31

TO THE DEiF.-A rich lady. cured of her Deafness and Noises in the Head by Dr. Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums. gave Sl0OO0 to this Institute so that deaf people unable to procure the ear Drums may have them free. Address No lS3. The Institute, ''LnnE- colt" Gunnersbury, London w., Eng land
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31

A woman always pretends to smile and be so interested when her husband reads her where it says in the paper that Turkish women aren't allowed to talk above a whisper in the presence of their husbands relatives.-N. Y. Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
IT WELL PAY YOU TO TAKE "TIaE HERALD"

Hyou don't take the HERALD, you won't owe us for 1t. If you take the HERALD and pay for 1t, you won't owe us.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
ST. JOHNS HERALD

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 N Using Agent 2l Merchants Exchange BaildIng. San Francisco, Is our authorized agent. This paper is kept on fife tn his office
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
SHE WAS BLIND.

blindness ccTnes to and then. have 1t now It is queer-I your eyes but not your can't read because some of the letters blurred dark spots cover them; it is very uncomfortable.
 know all about it it's DYSPEPSIA Take of these; it will you in ter minutes.
 What is it
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The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
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DR. ALICE B SIEkHAA has become a household necessity in thouSands 2 of families and would relieve suffering and less en doctors fees fin 2,OcOOt0 more ToKoIo6Y IS uneqnalled in its ractieal advice to wcmcn Next 10 the B be tie best book evel writt' h. SAMPLE PAGES REE! sent raid: Gloth. $2 25; MOrOcro, S2.35. Address; ALICE B. STOCKHAM. 5s. 5th AVE CArcAsO Mention The Herald when you wr.Ie-
The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31
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The St. Johns herald., 1900-03-31

First Waiter "How's the new guest?" Second 'Waiter-'Tip-top.- Town Topics.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-01

LUru noDerts may YET be too quick for
them, and arrive before they have
time to do any wrecking. The ma
jority OF the burghers will undoubt-
eddy be glad of an excuse for saving
the mines and they may find the eX-
cuse i'm Lord Roberts skill in hustling
them out Of one position after an
other.
The effectiveness of the British in
vasion of the Transvaal is further en-
phasized by the news from Pretoria
of the occupation of Zeerust and the
advance on Lichtenburg. Apparently
the British dragnet will he drawn
through the Transyaal as il was i'm a
similar manner hauled through the
Free State.
The fighting at the Kip river, Sun
day, reported from Pretoria, was pre-
sumably done by Gems. French and
Hamilton in forcing their way round
to the northward Of johannesburg
The Orange Free state was annexed
TO the British empire May 2s, accord
ing to Cape Town advices, but Lord
Roberts seems 10 have given his army
the first intimation of this on the pre-.
viOus daV.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-01
ILLS OF AGE
Are Usually Due to Some De-
rangement of the
KIDN EYS,
Which Can be RENE died by the Use OF
Or. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills

In the evening of life-after the
battles are fought-why shouldn't the
old folks enjoy III comfort their we'll
earned restl
1t is usually the kidneys which first
get out of order, and cause backaches,
headaches and urinary troubles. As
filters OF the blood the kidneys work
hard to remove from the. body the last
trace OF poisonous uric acid, but they
do get tired and cause pain in the
back, and unless attended to will leave
foul poisons in the blood which will
cause the most painful and fatal dis
eases.
DR.. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills strike
at the root of trouble by making the
kidneys strong, healthy and vigorous.
They cure Bright's disease, dropsy
diabetes and all diseases of the kidneys,
liver and bladder, as well as chronic
constipation They have won the adj
miration OF old people in particular. be-
cause they make it possible for them to
enjoy in old age the comfort and rest
they have 50 well earned.
Mr.. J. d. Brightman, Ledyard, y. Y,
writes II am blacksmith, and have
had kidney disease IN its worst form.
At times I could not straigbten up. and
for five years was never tree from back
ache and terrihe pans. Mr.. Alexander
Thomas recommended DR.. A. W. Chase 5
Kidney Liver pills so highly that tried
them, and am now entirely free from
backache ana kidney disease. -
DR.. A. ". Chase kidney-Liver Pills,
one pill d1~e, 5 cents a box, at all
dealers, or ~ A. W Chase Medicins
Company, RoHa!o, y. Y.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-01
WARLIKE SCENE.
Sauntter "Army" InNndcs Tract of
Made Lnnd In Chicago and
Shooting Occurs.

Chicago, May 2S.-Chicago was in
vaded at one a. IN. Saturday by the
army Of "A hostile state. numbering 10
men-the District of Lake Michigan"
The invasion ended in a farce comedy,
but came near TO being finished in
deadly earnest. The casualties include
one boy shot in the leg and one horse
killed. Five of the invaders were ar
rested, the balance being allowed 10
escape. The troutle was precipitated
by Capt. George w. Streeter, a squat
ter, who from time 10 time has created
much trouble and litigation by his eff
forts TO seize land along the shore Of
Lake Michigan. The land which he
has for some time claimed to be the
District Of Lake Michigan" consists
of made land on the shore Of Lincoln
park, part of il including one Of the
main park boulevards. Courts have de-
cided against the squatter again and
again, but he has been persistent in his
efforts to grab the property.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-01
METHODISTS ADJOURN.
Close of the General Conference mt
Chicago-Business Accomplished
by the Sessions.

Chicago, May %. - The general
conference of the Methodist church,
which has been in session since May =,
finished all business Tuesday and adj
iourned. Following is a summary OF
what the conference has done:
Admitted lay delegates TO equal repre-
sentation i'm the general conference of the
church. Admitted women as lay delegates.
Adopted a constitution. Removed the
privilege Of allowing bishops TO select their
residences and decided to appoint them.
Elected two bishops and two missionary
superintendents. Nlected publishing
agents, editors of church papers, and sec
retaries of benevolent societies Abolished
the time limit on pastorates Refused 10
alter the discipline prohibiting indulgence
in dancing and kindred amuscments. Re
fused 10 accept the majority report of the
temperance committee scoring President
Mckinley and the administration and
adopted the minority declaration instead.
Scored Bishop Walden for denying his
preachers the right of petition. Consoh-
dated the secrotaryships of the several be-
nevolent societies OF the church. Estab-
lshed foreign episcopal residences at
Shanghai, China, and Zurich, switzerland.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-01
Astronomers Return.

Washington, May 29.-The naval OBJ
seryatory party who went to Pine
hurst, y. c., to view the eclipse. has
returned to Washington. bringing
back the plates and some of the APP
paratus used in Mondays obserya-
tions. Prof Skinner. who was in
charge of the party, says it will take
from one to two weeks TO develop the
plates. In all, he says. he observa-
tory parties obtained - plates. Those
secured at Pinehurst arrived here
without mishap.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-01
BombardIng Boer Position.
London Eagerly Expectant.

London, May 29.-The tenor of
Lord Roberts dispatch of Monday
night and the news from Pretoria
Tuesday morning leads the authori-
ties here to expect further important
news from the British commander in
chief, dated, they hope, from Johan-
nesburg. The remarkable rapidity of
Lord Roberts movements and the I'M
wonted mobility of the whole British
army under him have upset the calcu-
lations OF the home observers as much
as they appear to have disconnected
and demoralized Lord Roberts federal
opponents. Possibly, even now, he Is at
the gates of johannesburg. and, il is
believed, ten days hence or less, he
ought to be demanding admittance to
the Transvaal capital itself. IL the
federals ever really intend to "stagger
humanity" by blowing up the Gold
Reef city and mines. which II doubtful
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-01
Captured After Many Years.

Springfield, H., May 29.-After hav-
ing been on her trail IA years and To-
eating her in Peoria and other cities,
the police of Springfield Monday aft
ernoon were notified Of the arrest in
Chicago Of Ella Lee. The woman was
arrested here in 1856 for numbering
her babe at her home in this city and
throwing the body into we'll, where
il was found. She and two other WON.
en-, while in Jail here, secured the keys
of the back door of the Jail and one
night slipped downstairs. opened the
doors anG made good their escape.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-01
Days of Prayer Appointed.

Pretoria, Monday, May 2s.-The Brit
ish occupied Zeerust this morning, and
a large force is marching on TO Lich-
tenburg.
An official bulletin states that the
British crossed the Vaal river Satur-
day. Gen. Lemmer had a severe fight
at Kip river. Five of the burghers
were wounded and two were captured.
The British were 5000 strong.
BY an order recently issued, the pres
ident decreed that May % and the two
following days be observed by the
whole country as days of prayer, hui
initiation and the confession of sins,
and that petitions should be offered
for relief from oppression.
Fighting took place at Vanwytrust,
Is miles south of Johannesburg, with a
large force of British which broke
through from Kip river.
Bombarding Boer Position.
New Castle, Natal, May 29.-The
British guns at Ingogo have been
heavily bombarding the Boer posi-
tions since daylight. The Boer guns
have replied internationally.
London Eagerly Expectant.
Landau Nay The tanor -
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-06-01
APPOINTED Bishop.

Columbus, o., May 29.-Rev. Henry
Moeller, of Cincinnati. has been APP
pointed bishop of Columbus, to sue
ceed Bishop Watterson. who died
about - months ago. The announce
ment reached here indirectly, but a
message to- Father Moeller brought
this reply: appointment to Column
bus received" 1t is understood that
there are some conditions which may
cause the appointment 10 be declined
The conservation. if it occur. will
probably take place in Cincinnati
July 25.