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The Light of the World,
Our Saviour in Art.

Cost nearly $10O, 900 to produce. Con- tains nearly 100 full-page engravings of our Saviour and His Mother by the worlds greatest painters. True copies of the greatest Masterpieces in the art galleries of Europe. Every picture IS as Eeautiful as a runrise over the hill tops. Contains description of the paintings, biography of the painters, the names and locations of the galler- ies in Europe where the originals may be seen. Also contains a Child's De- partment, including Chlld's Story of the Christ and His Mother, beautiful ly written, to fit each picture. This wonderful book, matchless in it's pur- ity and beauty, appeals to every moth e, $ heart, and in every Christian home where there are children the book sells itself Christian men and women are making money rapidly taking orders. A Christian man or woman can in this community soon make $1 GOO taking or ders for Christmas presents. Mrs. l Waite, our agent in Massachusetts, has | sold over S3,000 worth of the books in a very short time. Mrs. Sackett, our a. gent Tn New York. has sold oyer $1 800 worth of the books in very short time. The book IS printed on velvet finished paper, beautifully bound in Cardina al Red and gold, and adorned With Gold en Roses. and Lilies. It is, without doubt, the most beautiful book of this century. Write for terms quickly and get the management of that territory. You can worK on salary or commission, and when you prove your success we will promote you to the position of Manager and Correspondent, at a per manent salarV, to devote your time to attending to agents and the correspond ence. Wanted also State Manager to have charge of office in Leading City of the State and mange all the busin' ss | of the State Send for terms. Address THE BR[TISH-A MEXICAN co.
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PRAISES PARIS FAIR.
sinsm Over the Great Bx- position.

NJ. H. De Young, of San Francisco, president of the board of United States commissioners to the Paris exposition, arrived at New York the other day on the steamer New York. MT. De Young was most enthusiastic over the exposi- tion, saying:
 "The Paris exposition is the greatest the world has ever seen. say this un-. qualiiedly, notwithstanding the many adverse criticisms which have been in- dulged in by many American visitors. In it's display of manufactures. in science, and in art the exhibition is sim ply complete. There is not line of anything used by man for transporta- tion, comfort, or luxury, in any branch of manufactures, which is lacking. Its educational value is practically illimit- able. I fail to understand upon what are based the adverse criticisms in- dulged in not only by visitors ignorant of expositions but by intelligent and prominent citizens. I am afraid many of these have not observed carefully or at length.
 Il am proud to say" he continued. "that Americans took 2OOO awards, or one-third of the entire number award ed. The Americans at the exposition were the most lavish entertainers of any nation, and of the Americans the most enthusiastic hosts were the Cali fornians. The people from my state spent S13O,0OO in taking care of guests and friends. If all the States had done as we'll as California there could be no criticism of the American showing at tha exDOSitiOD g
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-24
ST. JOHNS HERALD.

Battered in the Postofice at St. Johns as second
 class matter.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-24

Discussing3 the .sssituation gener- ally, Bradstreet's says:
 Election results and lower temp eratures have, cfcourse, been the feature this week the lone infusing the commercial and financial world with confidence in the stability of business and of values, so far as they could be affected by a change of administration, while the other has decidedly improved the distri- button of heavy Fall and Winter goods at retail, thus furnishing a much needed stimulus to a branch of business which has suffered from unseasonably wormsweather.
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Irrigation
 Matters.

The following is part of Bro. Young's ideas on conservation of water, etc. Bro. Young edits the Williams news, and makns it speak plain en all subjects.
 But it's book education ex- clusively. They may know every thing in that line from zero to the cal culus and are literary from Alpha to Omega, but when it comes to the necessary and broad fundamental education which retardS or puts tho world forward, one might throw a tom cat thru their brains and h e couldn't scratch aD origional idea. They are worse than some of the artists on Harper's Weekly, whose pictures of western scenes would make one believe their kno wledge of the west has been absorbed from some yellow backed novel-written by Q diseased mind that never soar ed beyond the limited confines of its birth.
 These are the fellows who are continually bowling the effect of Tr forests on the water supply. If there be any effect at all it is theo- ratlcal one, not practical one . Every person wishes to see DOT tion of the forests protected, for they are the beauty of country. So far as the wishes of the writer is concerned, if he were allowed to make the jaws, it would be peual offence to cut any trees within certain number of miles of any rail. road or wagon road, or any pablic highway of any kind. Not that it effects the rainfall, but that ii would be source of pleasure and comfort to the traveller
 Thousands of lives and millions of dollars have been destroyed this year in texas and part of Old Mexi- co, and any man who has ever been in any of the places knows that in all the places there's not forest in sight.
 The drought Tn the west ano southwest IS universal, aud many in fact, most of the places mos vltally effected, are surrounded ol contingent to extensive forests The rain and snow fall everywher' from the Rockey mountains yves in the United States and northwes Mexico for the last six years, ha in no instance been adequate or III to the average. Why not look tn matter in the face and tell the trutI about it? Where's the use of lmag mining a lot of hcairbralned thee ries and working on the feeling of lot ofexcitable and uneXerienC ed people to recruit lot of follow CTS from?
 The damage to the west an southwest has been great, in fac immense, for the storage of wate has caused limited operations wher business development would hay scarcely had limit with plenty water, and Tn all the other ways thf lack of water can, has been detr ment. Why, the rain and snow la has been below the standard for tn } past five or SIX years, makes tn man just as rcdiculous as the ma would be who is tool-hardy enoug , to try to explain why it was freezin cold inTexas last Monday and suit ry hot in some northern state or the following becomes wh tries to tellyou how the Gran Canyon of Aaizona was forme' Those who have ever seen the Gran Canyon and tried to understan how it was formed. and they wh have read the geogological an and other scientific theories advan
The St. Johns herald., 1900-11-24

McKinley's plurarity in the repub- lican states is 1,460,327 Bryan's plurality in the democratic states is 15,316. The plurality over Bryan is S45,011. The higheat previous plurality, that of grant in 1872 was 763,OO1. The plurality of the popular vote secured by William Mckinley in his second successful contest for ths presi- dency of the United States far ex- ceeded any that has ever been given a candidate for the office It tops his own plurality of 566, ,749 in 1896 by 21S.262 votes, and ex- ceeds that of General Grant in 1872. Journal Miner.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

ADVERTISING RATES. inch mos. $1. mos. $1 ,50 3 mos. g. 6 mos. $3. year So. 2inches l mos $1 50 ? mos. $2,50. mos. s. 6 mos. 4,50 year $7,50. Rates on large contracts given on ap- plication.
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Sunshine aud Influenza.

g In view of the known bactericidal
influence Of sunlight it would not be
surprising to learn that an inverse re-
lation exists between the amount Of
sunshine and the prevalence Of infec-
tious diseases.providing, however, the
temperature is not excessive. Some
observations recorded by Ruheman
appear 10 indicate that influenza is
more prevalent when the amount Of
sunshine is less, and it is not impos.
sibIe that similar rule would tloe
found to apply to other infectious dis.
eases also. In the eight years from
1893 to 1900 the. number Of hours Of
sunshine during the month Of Janu-
sry, when influenza was exceedingly
prevalent, was between 9.S in 1900,
and 62.3 in 1899-the mean being
1914. A similar state Of affairs was
observed in Madgeburg, where from
1882 to 1900 the number of hours OF
sunshine varied during the same
month between 19 in 1900 and S6.3 in
1883. Similar figures were obtained
in observations made in other cities
of Germany. Philadelphia Medical
Journal. ~ '...
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toward the top, as they look better and
are just as strong The top piece -!
the stanchion is made Of two two by
four's between which the,topss of the
uprights are placed. Let the fixed
stanchion extend through and Beyond
the piece, d. Let the loose stanchion, J.,
b, extend one-half inch aboyed % i
Place the latches, Q, between the
two by two, 9, and it's companion
piece and adjust them so that when
the movable pieces are pulled 70 the
left the latch, c, will Just hold the
loose stanchion shut. Let the latch
beyond the notch be long enough 80
that when the movable piece,se, is
pulled 60 the right the latch will not
drop down upon the stauchion as
shown by; the dotted linelat @. At
.tach the lever, I, to the movable piece,
3. If it is desirable to let4ont any in
dividual COW and keep In tie others,
the latch can be raised without dis
turbing the Others. II itsis desirable
to keep in any. particular COW and re-
move the others take ont the pin at 6,
place it at b and that COW must remain
in, The small cireies ii thef fillustra-
tion 'on d Sepr resent t6ei places for
these pins. Iuse plain inmbs for oil
this work and have a fixed piece OF. the
stanchion about One; eighth of an inch
thicker than the one that is loose.
This permits the movable oneto move
easily.
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Teach Colts to Walk Fast.

There is no pace so valuable OF SO
much appreciated and so practically
useful in horse as fast, fair, square
walk, and there is nothing that will
cause an animal to be driven harder
and kept so continually on the other
PAGES as deficiency in this respect,
says the Horse Fancier. Months OF
time and hours of patient, intelligent
effort are expended to make the horse
fast trotter, a high actor, aperfectly
gated saddle horse, but so far as the
walk goes, he is generally put upon
the market as natnre made him and
rolls along at the pace his ambition
dictates, commended by his owner as
wonder if he happens to walk fast,
and swol at and overdriven by every
one if he chances to be lazy end slow.
The fast walker is often made so by
being put with mate while breaking
which happened to be quick, free
mover, and no farmer or breeder can
be too careful in seeing to it that no
colt of his is ever driven rled beside
sluggish, inactive partner.
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'The use OF visiting cards dates
back to quite an antiquity" explains
Mrs. Van Koert Schuyler, in the
Ladies' Home Journal. Formerly
the porter at the lodge or door of
great houses kept visitors book, in
which he scrawled his idea of the
names of those who called upon the
master and his family, and to whose
inspection it was submitted from time
10 time. One fne gentleman, scion
Of the nobility from the Faubourg st.
German, was shocked to find that his
porter kept so poor register of the
names of those who had called upon
1im. The names, badly written with
,pluttering pen and pale or muddy
INK, suggested to him the idea Of
writing his own name upon slips Of
paper or bits of cardboard in advance
IF calling upon his neighbors lest his
name should fare rs badly at the,
hands of their porters. This custom
.oon became generally established"
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The Dinlng.Room.

Every dining-room should have its
rug. The quality of this rug must,
however, vary with the purchasing
power of the individual. Two things
ought to be remembered. The rug
must not be 80 thin that it rolls up
with every chair that is drawn across
it, nor SO thick that no chair can be
drawn at all. The rug may be laid over
a bare floor, a carpet, a filling, or a
mating. Rugs made of pieces of car.
peting with border are never possi-
BILE in really beautiful dining-rooms,
and are only to be considered when
questions Of economy have to enter in.
1t must not be understood by this that
these rugs are in bad taste, but sim
: ply that they are a confession to
weakness, as it were-of the necessity
of using something which a salesman
sometimes tells you, Though cheaper,
is exactly as good as the other" Rugs
of every kind are manufactured to-
day. The housekeeper has only to
take the dimensions of her room, state
what price she can afford to pay, and
then choose the best that comes with
in the range. Rugs ought always to
be lower in color key than the rest
Of the room, or they seem to jump up
at you, and make most unpleasant
effect.-Harper's Bazaar.
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Effect of Mu1ching on Blooming Plant

Effect of MulchinG on Nooming Plants.
In spite of the repeated expert
ments at different stations, as we'll as
in gardens of private persons, there
are some!psople who still talk about
mulchingt trees and plants to re.ard
blooming. Mulching plants can re.
tard blooming only when the entire
plant Isl covered with the mulch, as
in the case of strawberries or rasp.
berry and blackberry vines that are
laid down and covered up. This.
however, can make but few days
difference in the time Of blooming,
for twill not ,be safe to keep such
vines coveredsaafter they have begun
to warm up. AS long as they keep
cold the mulch may safely be re-
tanned. .i,5s:.
In the case OF trees, however, tht
mulch will not retarG the b!ossomine
for single hour. The mulch affects
only the roots Of the tree, while th'
sun and heat awaken the sap in th'
limbs and trunk into life. 1t is th'
life in the top of the tree that causes
the flowers to spring forth. Expert
ments with grape vines have demon
strated that their roots may be il
frozen earth and yet their branches
if taken into lothouse, will bring
forth blossoms and even leaves.
It is possible for mulching to becom
a detriment if left on the ground abov'
the roots of trees in the spring, espe
cially if the mulch be SO thick that i
keeps the ground frozen for some tim
after the ground around it has beer
thawed out. AS has been said, tn
sun will start the buds and leaves ant
the sap will begin to flow. The mex
operation must be the development
the various parts Of the tree, inc
ing the roots and the root-hairs.
is. therefore. desirable that the crol
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Japanese Wit.

A tale of Japanese wit has been re
vived in Paris in connection with the
present visit of Japanese Ambassa
doris. A japanese Embassy had come
to Paris to arrange for three free ports
to be open in France and Japan re
spectively. The French selected Io
kohapa, Yeddy and Han-Yang. The
Japanese at once suggested Havre.
Marseilles and Southampton. "But
southampton" said the Frenchmap,
with a burst of uudiplomatic laughter
''is in England, you must know
eyes" said the japanese, "and Han
Yang is in Corea. "-London Globe.
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strong enough to run hydraulic ram
without tsomethingof this kind. Where

strong enough to run hydraulic ram
without something of this kind. Where
q hydraulic ram can be used I think
it is arhhead Of wind pump, as it is
cheaper to begin with, will last longer,
will not blow down, and requires no
oi1ingalli you need to do is to take
care of the water. The pipes should
not be less than four feet under the
ground or the water viii be warm in!
summer and too cold in winter.
+ in Fig. l is the spring; r. ram. I.
900 feet of pipe run up to t, sixty.
gallon tank in pantry; with overflow
pipe, to b, ten-barrel tank in the
barn. In: Fig. 2, a is board SKA,
b, lever: twenty inches long, with a
quart bucket on long end which has
small holes in bottom to let the water
leak out, and weight on short end
to raise bucket when empty. E,
plunger that puts valve d in motion.
B is q block on the board q, under
plunger c, with pin at e, to guide G
off Of valve while bucket is leaking
empty. Dotted lines, show position
of lever when bucket is full.-Ohio
Farmer.
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Culture of Strawberriea.

The following excellent method for
growing of strawberries is advocated
by the Virginia Experiment Station:
In the first place, select only young
plants for setting. These Gun always
be distinguished by their red roots
As soon as the plant has fruited the
crown and roots take on a dark color.
It is not advisable to select many va
rieties. For family garden two first
earlies, two medium and two late va
rieties are sufficient, and one of each
season would probably be better.
However, it is necessary to avoid Sc
lecting varieties with imperfect BIOS
SONS. One row of plants with per-
feet flowers will readily pollinize two
or three rows on either side. ...
It is best to set strawberries in the
spring. Early setting is not impor-
tant; but they should be planted when
the ground can be put in good condi'
ton and given clean culture until late
in autumn. Care should be taken to
remove oil blossoms the first season.
Place the plants in rows four feet
wide and 20-24 inches asunder in the
row. Turn the runners along the
line of the rows 80 as to fill up mat.
ted row about one foot wide. 1t is
well to prevent the plants from set
ting ina tight mat. This can be &C.
ycomplished by pulling off runners
after the plants have set sufficiently
heavy.
Having given the plants good cul-
tnre until'late fall, the application of
mulch in winter is very beneficial
for several reasons. 1t prevents un-
seasonable bloom, which often occurs
in Virginia, and much weakens the
plants, moisture is retained and the
berries kept clean by the mulch. The
mulch must be applied carefully, for
if too heavy the plants will be- killed.
Put on just enough material to cover
the vines almost out of sight. Old,
partly rotted stack bottoms are gen
orally the best material available in
this state. Fresh straw is apt to
carry considerable grain and weed
seed. ): The mulch can often be slight
~ parted over, the rows in spring with
advantage to the plants. Spring cul-
tiyationis benefic if done early, but
tits o question whether it will pay to
remove and replace the mulch. If
not, omit the cultivation. The charas-
ter of soil will have bearing on this
plant. Light soil does not so much
need cultivation.
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yyrcrr,r1n Mass. Nov. 27. 1899. ,

WESTFiELD, Mass, NOV, IT, IoJ3.
The Genesee Pure Food Co, lie Roy, n. Y.
Gentlemen-Havinc used your GRAINO
for the past mos. .hoCght would write
and let you know how much good it has
done me. When l was on my vacation last
summer the people visited asked me totry
GEAIy-O, and drank some, but l didn't like
it: but the more drank the better l liked
It, and now wo4!du't drink anything else.
I never weighed over LOG lbs. and last wlntet
Twas down to 103, and now weigh just lzo
Ineyer felt better in my life. Il gives moap
awful appetite and makes me strong, 1t Il
doing me more good thar anything ever
took. recommend i: 20 everybody.
Yours truly, Mrs. GEO. Il. BROWN.
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A Waterproof Varnisll.

A good waterproof varnish for old
umbrellas and storm. coats is made of
two parts of turpentine, three parts
oflinseed-oil, and one part of powdered
litharge. Mix these Ingredients to-
gether thoroughly, and boil in water
bath, that is, in o vessel floating in
boiling water, the same as the cabinet
maker melts his glue. When the var
nish is thoroughly boiled so that every
part is dissolved remove it from the
stove and apply with brush while
warm. It should be painted over the
article to be vanished with the same
care as if it was paint. If it is an UNI
brella, open it wide, and spread the
varnish smoothly. After it has dried
second coat may be applied if
needed. When the vernish has dried
it will not be stiff and crackly, but will
show great elasticity. This varnish
can be employed in q great variety Of
ways. 49,. =. -.
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A Simple Water Ram.

) I have q spring on my farm thirty.
five feet below the level of the house
and 900 feet away, and only strong
enough to run hydraulic ram about
one-half of the time, and we have
plenty of water for house use and
from six to eight head of horses, and
cattle, also hogs and poultry. From
spring to ram have ten feet Of fall,
making rise from ram to house OF
forty feet. While it is pumping it
brings about twenty gallons per hour
to the barn. As it is idle about half
the time, we get about 24O gallons per
day. 1t would require about all the
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A Serious Question.

When q Government official, in.
structed to Investigate the economical
side of the question, reports there is
an annual loss of $500,00O, 600 to the
country because OF bad roads. it Ger
tainly appears the matter is worthy OF
the serious attention of the political
parties and Congress.
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Observation-Disclosures
! FARM and GARDEN.
NNHSS~SSEESENE
Length of Time Cows Remain Dry.

1t was found by making inquiries
among large number Of farmers that
n wide variation existed in the length
of time that cows remain dry. The
shortest time reported was ten days,
while the average was ffty.seven
dayu. By far the largest number lay
betreen six end twelve weeks, and
eight weeks occurred in the reports
mora than twice as often as any other
one zine.
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Chicken .Cclas.


"A bird will take ;cold'' as easily
as will q human being yet those
who turn the foRlss0ut on stormy
days do not give this fact single
thought They are Ssnbiect to cold in
the head, c6ld an the bowels, lung
diseases, throat difficulties and all the
ailments rising usually from colds,
dampnsss or sEdden changes OF the
weather. Even when they are pro-
vided with 8 warm coop 8 change in
the direction Of the wind may eause
/: the fowls TO be ubjest to draughts Of
air, to be followed by the same
troubles that would likely have be-
fallen, human beings under. similar
circumstances. When the hens have
colds they will not lay, and for that
reason every precaution should be
taken topr6tsct them from dampness,
Chilling Winds and sudden changes.
Give plenty of fresh air, but not as a
'draught, aud allow the house to be
freely ventilated during the day; but
when the birds are on the roost they
must be snug and warm.-P. II. ia
cobs, in Farmers Advocate.
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Valuable Ouarries Discovered.

Some old quarries of Oriental ala
baster have recently been discovered
in the neighborhood Of Monte Amiata,
near Sjena. It now seems very prob
able that the beautiful columns of
that material in the interior of the
Cathedral OF Siena came from those
quarries. The quarries are about to
be worked.