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The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
NEGROES MAKING PROGRESS.
New YOrk's Colored Popalsttoa Es
 g1Dr0viag Its CoRdssioa Rapidly.


 Though a large proportion of the negro population of this city still re- main in the degraded condition which was the natural result of the races seryitude. there are many--both men and women--who have broken through the barriers surrounding them. and have won for themselves respectable positions in various walks of life. says the Scottish American. No longer are they crowded together to the same ex- tent as formerly. They are to be found above the Harlem as well as below it, and in the suburbs of Brooklyn as we'll as in the quarters which in time past were considered peculiarly their own. In the latter borough there is a Society of Sons of Virginia, and in Manha.tan the colored people from North Carolina have banded themselves under the name of Sons of the Old North State. They have several churches of their own, and also places of instruction in which pupils are prepared for special ca:iings. r.a.r nf.v...ss
 The negro medical fraternity num- bers about Is. all with diplomas from we,l-known institutions. Five are graduates of Long leland college. and Harvard. Dartmouth. the University of Pennsylvania and Howard university are all represented. v.-
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
An Ars.on. Bill of Fare.

T was at 8 restaurant out in -Ari- zona once." said a salesman for @ well-known revolver corporation, land was looking over the bill of fare. It gave a better description of some features of the country than . whole volume. For ten cents you could get some delicious lamb chops and fried potatoes. But bread and butter were extra, while a dish of milk toast was 15 cents. You see that meant that they raise cattle out there for their meat and not for dairy purposes
 Mich COWS are scarce and dear. But the Chinese broil beefsteak by frying it and then making the marks of the griddle with 3 red-hot poker" -.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
MUD HEN EGGS FOR CHICAGO.
Producer for Hunters of
 Bureau County.

Green river then fruit" will soon be- gin to make its appearance in Chicago. This is an Illinois product of which Chi. cagoans rartake without knowing what they are eating. Green river "hen. fruit" is the egg of a mud hen. Mud ben is the common name of the Ameri- can coot. or Virginisn rail. says Chi eago payer.
 During the month of May is the busy seascn of the mud hen; likewise of the individna,s who make living robbing Der nest. The hens, in large numbers, freqm nt the marshes of the Green and Illinois rivers They nest in swarms, on punches of drift, and bere tl.ey are easily found by the egg hunters. who find ready market in Chica so for all of their offerings. A Green river hunter .ast year gathered i.e00 dozen eggs in three weeks, clearing sc0 for his tabor. The price last year netted six cents adczen.
 Nearly ali of the eggs are taken in Bureau county. They are coated in the same manner as the product of the barnyard fowl. and are sold to restaur- ant men and copfcctioners. Ii is said 10 be an easy I2atter for an egg hunter acquainted with the hauass ard habits of the mud hen to take from 5G9 to 800 dozen eggs in single season.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
AMERICAN SOLDIERS, WIVES.
TAsy Nust Walt LOnG, Weary vreslka fer Letters fSsn TAetR
 Loved OHo0.

Yet, terrible as war is, with its weary marches, battles. sickness, wounds, slaughter. death, and know ing that the soldier must endure it all, yet, I repeat, my heart sheds not its keenest blood of sympathy for him, writes Mrs. U. S. Grant. in liar. per's Eazar. No, it is for the woman he leaves behind-the won1an whose province it is to wait, and who, in that waiting. must endure the tor lures of a lost soul-to whom my keenest sympathy cries out. There are no prayer women in the world to- day than the wives of our army off, cers. and those of our private soldiers as we'll. for the heart under the rough woolen jacket can ache as piercing.y as that under the silken robe To their honor. be it said, that in the path of duty no sacrifice is too great for them, no loved one too dear to yield. 2
 Six seemingly i1terminable weeks must elapse before letter from the Philippines can rencha the eastern part of the United States, and cv@ry so'- dieT's wife knows when she re ds the letter that in the intervening weeks since it was written the lcv"d hand that pcnred the words may have fallen palsied by Mauser bullet.
 What. too. of the women who have no more to wait for. who sit no lcnger at the window of hope. they from whom wars cruel avarice has robbed all that life held dearest-the widowed wives. tbe bereft mothers and the sor- rowing sisters.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
rAMALEs AND BuzzARDs.
How, According to Belief. One Pre- ts0ts the WeKieaA from the
 OfheR.

Down in my section of the United States there is much to interest an observing man. said Alfred J. Smith, of NogaIes, Ark, to a Washington Star man, but there are two things which you don't have here which play an important part in the everyday life of portion of the inhabitants, and for the sake of brief description l will designate them as buzzardS and tama.es.
 "The Mexicans are inordinately ford of red peppers. They grow to enormous size. compared 10 those you see here, and in the houses and to the caves of the porches of every Mex ican he bi: atiOn, be if ever so humble. in Mexico, Arizona and California. one will observe strings of this brilliant red cordiment hanging with the ends of the sta.k twisted into braids.
 "The .Iexican mixes the red pep pers with his food with lavishness indicating his extreme fondness for its hot. burning flavor. and in Q man. ner that is unacceptable to the Amer icen palate. It enters into the com position Of all his dishes.
 NOW for the buzzards. These just ly named scavepgers of the air are very numerous in the section l have named The association between Mexicsns and buzzards lies in this: The formers flesh is so saturated with red peppers that when he is overtaken by death on the plains or desert brzzcrds will not eat the body. At least t!is is the common under standing in the section hail from"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
The HhfRh.

This is known sometimes as the Crawford Notch. to distinguish it from others in the vicinity. It is beautiful. and impressive valley between Wiley mountain and Mount Webster. in the White mountains of New Hampshire. It contains the famous Wiley house and presents splendid picture. viewed from the surrounding mountains and hills. Speaking of the view from the top of Mount Willard. Bayard Taylor Said: 'As . simple mountain pass. seen from above. it cannot be surpassed in Switzerland. Something like it have seen in the Taurus. otherwise can recall no view with which to com pare it." -~..-, -E--s "a.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
SAVED BY A FRRNcHMAN.
nsw the Prinss of waIes was Res- csed from tAe Late Attempted
 AssAAsinatioR.

The credit for saving the life of the prince at the recent attempt to assas- sinate him nt Brussels. rightly belongs 70 M- Louis von Mol. d young Parisian law student, says the New York Jour nal. If. Won Mol says: "I had just aligSted from the train coming from Lioge, which reaches Brussels a; five o'clock. when heard that the prince of Wales was in the station, and I went into the carriage to see his royal high ness and bow to him. saw a servant alight frcrl the carriage; then, as the trE::n vas starting, I perceived young man spr.ng;rg upon the footboard and holding something in his hand. l at first thought that it was the servant returning; but all at once there came the rcro:t of a firearm. I sprarg upon the nlalefactor, caught him with one hand by the throat. and with the other disarmed him. We rolled upon the ground. As I picked myself up m in- dividual tried to seize the revolver l held-in order to claim the honor of having apprehen6ed Sipido; and an d. tercation then ensued, with the result that the police came up. Onr!. Cn see ing that I held the revolver nnd that my hand was covered with blood from an injury had received in my fall. at once ar. ested me. Fortunately. the confusion did not last long. but in the course Of it was brutally ill-t-eated by the police. At last, seeing their mistake. they wished to apologize to ae, but refused to accent their ex- cuses until the things had lost in the scuf.ie an umbrella and pair of gloves-were returned"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
namA .o n.atror an Armr.

4 retired artillery officer of the Bel gisn army has invited number of officers and engineers to an exhibition at Antwerp Of an invention he con- tends will revolutionize warfare. The inventor, a Mir. Reuling, says that his invention is so deadly that the army against which it is directed would be entirely destroyed in a few minutes. It is species of bomb. loaded with a terrible explosive, the name of which the inventor has not yet di- vu!ged. He has promised to give in- coutestable proof of the destructive powers of the invention before ex- perts.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
A COSTLY RABBIT.
t0nfaII That Ever Was Heard Of.

"The most expensive rabbit on rec ord" said a well-knOwn river man. re- Iatesthe New Orleans Times-D Democrat. lived and is probably still living on big sugar plantation in Jefferson par ish. No am not joking; am in dead earnest. The place refer to is owned by an old friend of mine. and iS one of the finest on the whole river. It has been worked of late years almost en- tireIy by Italian labor, and the fore men have had good deal of trouble it. .opfng with some of the racial pc culiarities of the hands. Among other things they were exceedingly fond of wild game of all kinds and had an espe- ciaI and particular liking for rabbits. The consequence was that whenever cottcntail would be scared up in the field the eEtire gang would drop their hoes and dart in pursuit. The Italians were good sprinters and the rabbit was generally caught. but every episode of that kind meant the loss of ct least half an hours time. There were great many rabbits on the plantation, and these impromptu chases became so frequent tha. the foreman finally real ized he would have to take drastic gseasures to stop them. Accordingly he put al hands on notice one morning that the next man who stopped work to run after a rabbit would be docked fs5 psy. About an hour afterward a fine bunnie leaped suddenly out of furrow and started across the field. instantly the cry went up and 25o Italians went galloping in pursuit. After the fugitive had. for wonder. escaped. and the excitement abated. the foreman quietly remarked that $a apiece would be deducted from the pay roll Saturday night. He was as good as his word, and that lone rabbit, which they didn't get. cost the Ital- fans exactly sI.2sO. Itwas the last ever chased on the plantation. When one appears at present the swarthy labor CTS look wistful. but keep on hoe;nR. You cost~a too nauch-a mun,' they say, sadly"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
SHOES POLISHED IN RAG TIME.
Experience eA she BOotetaek's Stand wheR s HanA osgan Game
 Along ahe Street.

"Just after I had got comfortably settled in one of the leather-cushioned chairs" said Mir. Arlington, relates the New York Sun, there came along the street one of those big piano or gans with voice like a caTliope's. and halted right in front, It was 8 two-chalr stand. and there were two men on it. l was the only customer up at the mo- ment. and the two each took foot.
 "They had just begun polishing when the hand organ began 10 boot 'Loozy- ana Lou Instantly the two blacking artists swung in with the music. and from that on. with many original rag time variations of their. own, they piled their brushes and polishing cloths in time with it. When l stepped down to the sidewalk to be brushed oil both men took up that work. the hand organ playing now The Georgia Camp Meeting and the two men coming in with their whisk brooms with an in- teriockin4 hip-fiap movement that was nothing short of marvellous. would not have been surprised any minute to see them each turn a cartwheel hand spring changing places in the turning. but keeping up the brushing and never for minute losing time. They kept right on down to my feet. and putting in there 8 singularly abe combination effect in that last finnl touch around my hoppers they turned me loose.
 'sI paid for the polish and put nickel in the organ collectors box. for the blacking artists and myself. and then I walked away. keeping step with the music. on the sidewalk. on one side of the hand organ. while horse pulling grocery wagon. and going the same way. kept step along on'the other in the street. The whole earth seemed to move. in fact. to the stirring strains Of rag time"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
BORN IN "No MANS LAND."
4 Man WithOut . COuatry Makes an Informal Call on the senate
 iR W&shAngtsn.

The doorkeepers of the United States senate. come in contact with all sorts and conditions of men. When the sem lte is in session. says local exchange, there is an incessant demand by con- stituents to have their cards sent in. A strange looking Individual who had been watching and listening in the east corridor said to doorkeeper one day lately:
 "I'd like to have you send in my card"
 (Which senator do you wish to see?"
 "I don't care"
 But you must send it to a particu- lar senator, you know. Which is your state?''
 "Got none." =.
 (Which territory"
 "No territory.
 ''Where were you born?"
 "In No Man'R Land. before the strip was ceded to the government by Texas. It's row a county in Oklahoma. And thought as had no country. I'd come to Washington You can keep the card and hand it to the first senator you ketch. I think most any of 'em would like to meet a man like me"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
DOESN'T KNOW RIGHT HAND.
Some Women. Says Tkis Account, Find It Dfneait to Distinguish
 Right frOn Left.

In some of the little things of life women are sabsurdly ignorant. says the Chicago Chronicle.
 ''I saw by a paper last week that a colored woman was excluded from i-stifying in court because she didn't snow her right hand from her left. md was. therefore. esteemed too ig- .orant for her evidence to be of any 1aIue.' said an observant Chicago ian the other day. Now. do you :nou I don't believe one woman out 1t six knows her right hand from her it without stopping to consider the
 ''I was standing in the foyer of q heater the other day at 8 matinee ltching the audience. mostly fem
 ne. as it passed in. We'll. eaci:
 aid handed her check to the ushe,
 q he called out: First door to tn,
 rht.' or Second door to the left as e case might be. With hardly al
 ception those girls turned in th.' .ong direction; then they'd pause t, .nsider. exclaim: We're going tn, rong way and skurry back again.
 This happened so often that 1 .,oke to the usher about 1t.
 "'They always do it. he replied
 conicaily. T usually point so they'll now the way. but I've neglected tn 9 that to-day. They're all right if hey stop to think. but they never do hink.'
 ''I myself know an intelligent young :oman who has to make a little mo- ;on as if she were writing with both - ands before she can determine the ;ght one. and she declares that all ar acquaintances are affected in like Ianner, 20. perhaps. this is general eminine failing. and the colored wit ness was uniustly excluded" ..-.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
DEWEY GOT so TEA.
4 AattIe Issfaens of the Gallant A4- nipaI's Reesnt v1sit to
 PAilsdeiphta.

Mrs. Dewey smiled little. nodded little. looked about good deal and was not recognized by half the house, which whispered feverishiy over her identity during the best of the Beethoven. says the Fhiladelphia North American.
 - And when the music was over there was tea in the foyer abOve-seryed by the Red Cross girls at 2s cents B cup. and drunk. so far as ] could see.a by nobody but Mrs. Dewey. The admiral had cup given him. and wanted it. l think. very much. but he had to have a great many people introduced to him. to every one Of whom he gave 8 cordial hand and one Of those kindly, half-spoken sentences Of his.
 Admiral. want to present my daughter" .sa 9s
 And down went the admiral,s cup on the tea table and out came the sd- miral's hand.
 "Your daughterf Ahl certainly. I can see the" , And again it would be: r f
 Here. dear! want to introduce you to the admirsli" .g2 s f e3
 And there would be another slip be- tween the cup and the lip. Tn the end he got no tee at all-for. just as he turned from the very. last introduce ton and fished out the bit Of lemon from the cup and lifted this long-de- ferred delight. Mrs. Dewey said:
 "Well, suppose we'd better be get ting away now"
 And away they went. Only Red Cross girl at the end, of the table. win whom the admiral stopped to speak. said: EAe
 .I'd like. admiral. to give you am other cup Of tea"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
Butehered English.

The Japanese make heroic efforts at English. While butcherirg it horribly, hey do remarkably we'll. considering everything. On the few English signs of leading firms on Tekio's chief street are seen: ''Druccist." for druggist; Foreign Cords. ""Caned Goods. Whole sale and Detail" ''The Shop of the Ar ticles of the Emery, "The Carriage md All of Harness" and "A Harness Maker" ''Manufaktealary," "ApOthe-
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
Coin Values i'm Fr.pce.

Referring to remark 2s to the diff cu!ty in distinguishing what silver ba' current value in France a correspond ent in q recent issue of Pea4sCn's Week. ly writes: 'It may be of interest tc pieces. whether French, Italian. Swiss or Belgian. have current value in France. if coined since December B 1865. and the two-franc. one-franc and 50-cent pieces coined since Jarnary 1869. Silver bearing the pope's hes6 and Spanish silver have no currency in France"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
- Copfe~e oS the CsnP

The czar of Russia's suite consists of 173 persons, of whom 73 are general. and 76 extra aids-tle-carnp. To the suite belong 15 members of the in- perial family: r princes Of not impe- rial birth; IT counts. barons and III other nob.enen. Their nationali.ies are: 12s Rnssians. 30 Germans. Films, 1 Pole. 4 Circassians. 2 Greeks and
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
x.xe,te1 the Ave LieAt.

A patent record which has been un- earthed at Toronto shows that the original inventors of the electric arc light were two Toronto men, Henry Woodward, a medical student, and Matthew Evans, a saloon keeper. The invention. completed in 1873. was the fruit of their joint experiments 1t was patented in the following year.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
Rtne in Love and WI.cscr.s..

The ring has figured rot. only in do mestie concerns-in affairs of love and witchcraft-but in church and state The Greeks of ancient days elevated the ring from n mere baul>le to a senti- mental distinction. and ever since that time the ring has assumed a signifi- canoe accorded to no other article of personal adornment. Rv ther1 it was regarded as type of eternity. and be- came the emblem Of stability and sf- foCtion
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
what the queen rake. with Her.

There are certain things that all ways accompany Queen Victoria when she travels abroad, and they make a goodly showing. They include her bed. favorite easy chair, and footstool a special table. the plate. linen. glass and china required. her carriage horses. donkey chair and donkey, har- ness. and other accouterments. a wheel chair. many pictures and collection of framed photorraphs.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

TO THE DEIF.-A Iieh lady. cured uf her Deafness and Noises in the Head by Dr. Nirhnls"n's Artificial Ear Drums, gave Sl0OO6 tO this lnstItuts SO mat deaf people unable to Prnrure the ear Drums may have them rec Address No lS3 The Institnie. ''Lnn9 colt :" Gunnersbury. London W Eng Isnd @-stS.--
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
Edssnr Ell. w.x.

"So they had you down in New Or leans vaccinating war mules. eh We'll. what was your reward?"
 "They offered to ship me to South Africa and make me a corporal in the famous laneers. Evening
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
Wasted.

Husband-Darling. were you fright ened by the earthquake to-day? was in great distress at not being able to go to you.
 Wife--No. you silly. didn't feel it. l was trying on my new Erock.- N, r. World,
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
H,sh penth Rat. tn me.,.o.

Last year the death rate in the City of Mexico was nearly A per 1.CO0. or about the same as that of Bombay. It is expected that the opening of new drainage system, which is to take place soon. will cut down the death rate one-haH.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
n,o J.Deare,. H.~li.h.

The following amusing notice ia written in a cemetery at Rio Janeiro in several languages: Noble mes danes and gentlemen who may desire a dog to follow in this tombyard will not be permission. unless him drawn by cable round him throttle"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
Tovn TOo v.luebIe to Live Tn.

A gold mine has been located on one of the streets of Keswick. Shasta county. Cal. and there are indications of an oil vein in another. The popu- lation will soon have 70 move away. The town is altogether too valuable merely to be fixed in
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
. Marble TOws.

In the county of North Hastings. On tario. there IS 6 town built of Whltf marble, with not soul living in it. . nugget Of gold was discovered ther" which brought rush of 5000 peori in quest of fortune. In sinking '. shaft vein of white marble was sr:Tc. and of this a courthouse. school. hotc::- church. stores and dwellings were built As time went on little more gold Ts* found. ard the place, abandoned with in a couple of years, stands desolat' monument of mans greed for gold. and of the uncertainty of eager speculation Cincinnati Enquirer.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
Crouie ct st. Helene.

In at least one respect Gen. Cronje at St. Helena will be better of than the great Napoleon. The island has just been connected by cable with England nnd the Cape. so that the cx- fled Boer leader may keep in touch with current events.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
shot Dead byaDe.d Man.

After the battle of Spion Kop . British soldier was found dead with his finger on the trigger of his rife. 4 Boer who attempted to take the rife out of his hands was shot dead by slip of the dead mans fDgeS
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
A Safe Inference.

Nodd-We haven't much of dinner tonight, but you're welcome.
 !Todd-How do you know what you are going to have?
 Nodd-Well, we had roast beef yes- terday.-Puck.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
Automobi,e we.ssi.s Fourtesa Tons.

A wealthy Australian owns what is said to he the heaviest automobile in the world. It weighs l4 tons and is run by a gasoline motor of 7s horse power. This enormous vehicle, which is capable of a speed when needed Of eight miles an hour, is employed to carrv freight to and from gold mine situated 372 miles in the interior of the country.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09
FREEToI ENTCES

TIe exIe e sience ffC <. sn w& 6... in ottsin- 2 morc :bsn 9 zee Is.epr e in, tnt T. Iss ieA b en th. m tc Lel. fully a " m-r Q---s ti"ns reta i..s 10 tae Px c I'm p:-l . -t.sa prop"rty. Thi> h isve dns e .;n am ls Geating brify of Cnit,E s. te- ard zig pa s:,ts. ti cNssl ofs rie. arid '0,@ i'sh o- ie th m; s ' iasrks designs cG etts nf ee
 m nts. a.. s;. ns in leading Pst n Ses. e'.
 Tbs p mphl,t will b' ert f.e.tb any ne w:i;ing to C. A snow & C. .,wss.dpgton. D. C
The St. Johns herald., 1900-06-09

Fraurts Rssi~n Pianos. established in New Yo,k i7s9. made by the 6tieF' firm in ihe United States strictly high grade ,nevery respect, eqn.sl io any piano made and at very moderate prices, taking into consideration the quality of these mag nifir mt instruments Genera western office Howard W Foo 1; Co, 397-3I9 WahssI. Ave Chicago. agents for Ari- zona. St Johns O,angr'", St. Johns '..is
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