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The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
QUEER WAYS OF NATURE.
Where the Tortoise Is a BarOmeteR
 and Flies Eat Spiders.

Where the Tortoise Is a BarOmeteR
 and Flies Eat Spiders.
 The tortoise is not an animal on would naturally fix upon as likely to be afraid of rain. but it is singularly so Twenty-four hours or more before rain falls the Galapagos tortoise makes for some convenient shelter. On a bright, clear morning when not cloud is to be seen, the deniZenS of tortoise farm on the African coast may some times be seen heading for the nearest overhanging rocks. When that hap pens, the proprietor knows that rain will come down during the day, and, as rule, it comes down in torrents. The sign never fails. This pre-sensa- ton, or whatever you may call it, which exists in many birds and beasts may be explained partly from the in creasing weight of the atmosphere when rain is forming, partly by hab- Its of living and partly from the need of moisture which is shared by all
 If we want to find a country where nature has turned things tOpSy turvy- that Is, according to our nOtiOn-we must go to Australia. Many things are reversed in that country. It Is summer there while it is winter in America Trees shed their bark instead of their leaves; fruit has the stone, or kernel, outside; swans are black; there is a species of fly that kills and eats the spider, and a fish, called the climbing perch, that walks deliberately out Of the water and. with the aid of it's fins. climbs the adjacent trees after the in sects that infest them. When to this we add that most of the birds have no song and tie flowers no odsrs. it is easily seen that it is on the other side of the world in more senses than ono - Atlanta Constitution.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Study of Shakespeare.

'The practice of reading aloud in small or moderate-sized gatherings is in every way to be commended" writes Sir Henry Irving, of "The Study of Shakespeare in Small Communities" in the Ladies' Home Journal Tt is good for the individual, good for the mem. bers of the group, good for the locality, good for the nation. No community can be too small for the practice of reading In public. If there be only two per sons, each may, in turn, learn some thing from the successes or failures oi the other. No one need be dlff1dent at the beginning; there is nothing really difficult. There is no arduous labort there is no possibility of absolute fail ure where there is honest, careful ef fort. Any form or subject of reading, worthy in itself, can be of use for the study of elocution. It Is, however, pos sible to get together groups of persons interested in some common theme, when the mere getting them together without such an agglomerative cause is lacking; and Shakespeare has been, is, and ever will be, name to conjure with. A play read weekly or monthly, with the various characters allotted be- forehand, has been a source of much and continuous pleasure, productive of thought and study, ameliorative of de- fective power of utterance, a win mower of the chaff of harsh accent or ultra-colloquial mannerism."
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

A Chicago dentist and inventor claims to have discovered a method by which the soft coal of the west can be suc~ cessfully coked so that soft coal coke will be equal to hard coal coke foi blasting and smelling purposes. II commenting upon this discovery the Ottumwa, Iowa, Courier remarks thai If the discovery is practicable, the iro1 industry will witness a great change, and the production of pig-iron in the Western States where soft coal is plentiful will be vastly increased. Up to this time tho great Eastern iron making centers have had an advantage over those of the West. Both have de- pended almost entirely upon the Lake Superior mines for their ores, but the Eastern iron furnaces are located SC much nearer the great sources of the coke supply of the world that they have had great advantage over the Western furnaces. If the Chicago man can do what he promises, however, the condi- tions will be just reversed and the West will have the advantage over the East The bituminous coke can be made for from $2 to S2.5O per ton, while the anthracite coke costs $5 to $5.50. Pennsylvania is a great iron manufacturing State al- most solely because of the fact that 1t is the great anthracite coal center, and when this new coking process is brought into use there is no reason why the West should not become @ great iron manufacturing section. Last year the Western furnaces smelted but one fifth of the iron ore taken from the great iron mines in the Lake Superior region, but now that they can produce their coke at home, instead of shipping 1t all the way from Pennsylvania, they may be expected to take large share In all the industries to which iron ore gives rise.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

"One of the remarkable sights of the present day is that you don't see any bicycles" remarked gentleman. And still more remarkable" he continued, "is the way American people take up a fad and run 1t into the ground. Four years ago the bicycle was the craze: before that 1t was tennis; now 1t is golf, and the Lord only knows what it'll be next. But from a clothes standpoint golf Is the captain of 'em ali. A mans golfing suit and his fixings make his bicycle rig-out look like thirty cents, as the saying Is. And the women ain't far behind"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

A census family" means the number of people who are fed from the same pantry. A hotel, a boarding school or a prison is a family in the eye of the census. Domestic servants are always counted as part of the household with which they are living. This use of the term makes the average size of the family in town which happens to have a great institution unusually large, but in the long run 1t works out about even, since actual families must be reduced in number by so much to supply the members of these inordina te- ly large families.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

Mir. Porter, the United States Ambas- sador to France. has reported to the State department that the grave of John Paul Jones has been discovered In Paris. If there is no mistake in the Identification of the grave Congress should not hesitate to take prompt ac- tion for reburial in this country and the erection of a fitting monument to the memory of the great sea fighter, who was the first to make the Stars and Stripes respected on the seas. No naval hero has more worthily earned the gratitude of the American people than the lion-hearted sailor who fought the powerful SerapiS and its consorts with that rotten old hulk, the Bonhomme Richard, which apparently was no bet ter fitted for fight than Kipling's old hulk of Bolivar Bay.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

something. says Beacon. I have never been able to understand why it is not as we'll to preach against the enormity of shooting birds for fun as for shoot ing them to make women look prettier, but I notice that the emphasis is all placed on the latter. Probably the pigeon that Is shot at in a shooting match does not enjoy 1t any more than the hummingbird which is killed out right for a woman's hat. yet for one word that is said against the former instance there are hundreds said against the latter. suppose 1t is easier for a man to preach for his sisters benefit than to practice for his own. But constant agitation may in time cure both evils and so educate man that he shall see no pleasure in killing help less birds and animals without any purpose other than sport.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
His Was the Better.

"One day" says a writer in the BOs- ton Transcript, 'the mother of To- year-old boy gave him two slices of buttered bread, telling him to give one of them to his little sister. He carried out the order. That night when be went to bed he was evidently disturb ed in his mind and remOrseful about something, and his mother questioned him in a way to bring out the truth
 "1-I wasn't nice to Peggy about that bread and butter,' he owned
 "'WhyY asked his mother. Did you take the bigger pieceY
 "'No.' he answered. Hers was a little bigger than my piece was. but mine was a good deal buttererr
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Some Staggering Computations.

4 well-known astronomer calculates that if an express train running sixty miles an hour day and night without stopping kept it up for $50 years it would just about complete the diameter of the circle made by the earth in its yearly journey around the sun. Now let this immense circle be represented by lady's finger ring, and, taking that as the standard of measurement. the nearest fixed star would Ee a mile dis tant and the farthest visible through the telescope at least twenty miles.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

A recent expose of the brutal treat ment of privates in the army of France by their officers gives new emphasis to the danger of arbitrary power. It is also reported that in Austria the GUS tom of boxing the ears of soldiers and recruits has been so common and so violent that thousands of them have suffered such impairment of their hear Ing as partly to unfit them for service. The minister of war has recently issued a prohlbltory order.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

Isn't it about time that something were done to make it difficult to obtain carbolic acid? It can be had for the simple asking in almost any drug store, and thus an easy way of ''shuffiing off this mortal coir' is practically placed within reach of those who are weary of .sfe. There would be fewer suicides if carbolic acid were difficult to obtain.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

eve do not suppose" remarks a critic of fighting. 'the majority of us have any overmastering desire for the fierce delights of personal combat" The black eyes and bloody noses of our youth remain as a vivid memory. Man, when he is grown. prefers the fighting at long range, which is one Of the re- suits of invention and the higher civill- Eation. He can get all the fun out of 1t that Is in 1t that way.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Long Flight O Bobolinks.

It is said that the bobolinks which frequent the shores of Lake Winnipeg. Canada, during the breeding seGsoD and which go to Cuba and Porto Rico each winter. twice every year traverse a distance exceeding 2.SOO miles, or more than a fifth distance of the ciI. conference of the earth.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
It's Value ls Overestimated.

An English scientist shows that liquid air cannot do the great things expected of it as a source of power or of refrig- eration. The cost of manufacture is such that it cannot pay to use the air produced by the evaporation of the liquid for the propulsion of an engine. For refrigeration lump of ice beats a bottle of the liquid air.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
A Gorpeous BIcycle.

A gorgeous bicycle has been sent from France to an Indian Rajah, the parts which on an ordinary machine are nlckel-plated being made of gold. Even the spokes are cased with gold, while the gold-cased rims are studded alternately with turquoises and rubies 4 scarlet cloth held down with jewel covers the saddle.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

There are few more successful meth Ods of duping people. in their desire for wealth. than for some impecunious trickster to tell them he has a ''sure thing" by means of which they can speedily get rich. They never stop to ask why he does not make himself rich, although the precept, Physician, heal thyselfr' is so old and hackneyed.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Magazine rife,

And the hundred other graphs now in common use.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Foundations of Belief.

Don't you believe in signs?" asked the superstitiOus man.
 "Oh, yes; largely decorative ones par ticularly," replied the ruddy-faced indi- vidual. You see, I'm sign painter."- Philadelphia North American.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

A California minister has denounced kissing games at church socials. This, however, Is not given as the reason for the removal of the author of "The Man with the Hoe" from California to Brooklyn
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
A LouR File,

Visitor-I suppose you consider this a model prison?
 Warden-Yes, sir; We are very proud of it.
 Visitor-Suppose tell you that saw a file within the walls to-day.
 Warden-You didi I'll
 Visitor-Hold on! It was a file of ueiNE"Ars going to breakfast.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Model Pedestrians.

Prospective Leaser-Are the tramps bad around here?
 Landlord-Bad? Why, sir, they are such good tramps that they are not satisfied with one Sunday, but actually keep seven to the week. Not one will do hands turn on the Sabbath, either.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Brought the Dressing.

Ida-I don't know what to think of those walters in that dining-room.
 May-What have they been doing of late?
 Ida-Why, was sitting in there the other day when remarked to Jack that my hair needed dressing. thought no more of it uEtil one of the walters ap- I~ared with bottle of catsup and said: Here Is the dressing, miss. Anything else?
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Under the Influence.

Mir. Bender-Marcha, l shaw some thing ththat made m-m-my hair sthand up straight.
 Mrs. Bender-Well, that shows your hair is better off than you are. It can stand up straight.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

One New York railroad wants to abolish sleeping and dining car tips, but so far as the result is in the hands of the walters and porters they may be expected to hold out to the end.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Turning the Tables,

Hix-Weeks tells me he has met with serious reverses recently.
 Dix-SoIry to hear that. How much did he lose?
 HiX-Only his freedom.
 Dix-Why, what do you mean by that?
 Hix-He married his stenographer. DiX-But where do the reverses come in?
 Hix-Sbc dictates to him now.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Settle Up.

Reggy--I am tewibble short, doncher- know. If Miss Violette was to intimate cawwiage wide ther'd be the deuce to pay.
 Cholly-Yeas, dear boy; and there'd be the cawwiage driver to pay, too.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
4 Great Oversight.

Ida--Here is an account of a woman who went to sleep, had terrible dream and woke up to find her hair was white.
 May-It's her own fault. suppose she forgot to apply the hair dye before retiring.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Versatile.

Roscius de Mamme-What Is your repertoire this season, old man?
 Barnes Tormer-Hamlet and Uncle TOm.-Indianapolis Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Missed His Vocation.

Patient-You should have gone into the army, doctor.
 Doctor-Why so?
 Patient-Judging by the way you charge your friends you would be able to completely annihilate an enemy?
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
The Hidden Hero

Mrs. A-Yewed? What an uncommon name for baby! Is it Swedish?
 Mrs Z.-No, indeedi Just read 1t backward. Isn't so bad, Is it?
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
New York Journal.
4 Gentle Hint.

Frank-Blanche pinned tiny fatiron on my coat last night.
 Dick-Do you know what that means? Frank--No.
 Dick-Why, she wants you to press your suit
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

Truth should be double edged, and cut both ways. Now there's the bird question. Possibly the time may come when women will not allow them to be killed for their adornment nor will men kill them for the pleasure of killing
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
The Target Safe.

Old Lady-Shame on you. boys! Now, you never hear of little girls throwing stones and killing birds.
 Bad Boy-Course yer don't! Whoever saw a girl dat could throw a stone straight ernuf to kill bird?
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
All Ah1aZe.

Manager-Did you see those sleeping cars that were reported on fire?
 Engineer-No, sir. When I got there they were all smoking cars.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

Evil wins now and then, not because It is stronger than good. but because good does not realize its own strength, and does not use it to the best advan- tapp
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO-
 lNGS HERE AND THERE.

Jokes and Jokelets that Are Supposed to Have Been Recently Born-SayinEs and Doings that Are Old, Curious and Laughabls-The Weeks Humor.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

The editor of an Eastern paper has discovered that Dewey turned around is "Ye Wed" We fancy we see the editor turning Dewey around.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Restfu1 Evenings,

Prosperity brings peace"
 That's so; the man next door is so busy now that he comes home at night too tired to practice on his cornet."
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
IRSS NniRn

Stubb-Isn't the hammerless revolver great invention?
 Pennies; but think what great in vention the hammerless anvil would be
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

The trouble with that Chicago man who accumulated forty-two wives was his failure to interlard his marriages literally with Chicago divorces.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
On the Safe Side.

Mrs. Al always clip out the stock yard news and the weather report be- fore Willie sees the paper.
 Mrs. Z.-Why, dear?
 Mrs. A.-Because don't wish him to read "blood-and-t thunder" trash.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
The Kind They Keen.

Jack-Remember, darling, that this diamond is 8 secret.
 Ida-All right, dear; rest assured that I will keep it.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

Old Beau-Ah, Miss Clara, I love you. May hope to some day call you my wife?
 Miss Clara-Have you spoken to my mother on the subject?
 Old Beau-Why-er-yes, believe did-some twenty-one years ago.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
A BacheIor,s Romance.

A OdSAeAoA 'I came pretty near getting engaged once."
 "Why didn't you" '"The day I made up my mind to pro- pose to the girl a man came along and asked me to go fishing"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

Do not jump at conclusions. When a man fatteringly says that you look like ready money he may mean 30 cents.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

"Some men," said the corn fed phi losopher, 'can't stand prosperity, and other men can't get the chance to stand it-"-Indianapolis Journal
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

The art of self defense Is inculcated early among some of the wilder tribes of the Caucasus, who instruct thsir children as soon as they can walk in the use of the dagger.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Most of Them Do,

She--Do you believe that man sprang from the ape?
 He-Nc. But believe all women spring from the mouse.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Sure Thing.

Miss Hitts-Do humorists ever make jokes at their own expense?
 MT. Funston-Sure. All jokes the publishers decline are at their own ex- penSe.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
An AwfuI Blow.

Larry-Whoile Oi wuz hilpless in tn chair thot barber give me a tirrible blow in th' face.
 Dinny-Ye don't sac?
 Larry-Yis, an Oi wudn't hoy moind- ed it so much If tn son aV Q shavin' mug hodn't bin atin onions.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
There was a C1ess befo-- acre wzs a loom or a fashion-plate

When 1t comes to modifying election results at times the back counties are anything but back numbers.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

Iney say that Charles wife can read him like bookp'
 'Yes, and she can shut him up like one, too."-Moonshine.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

Is there anything more depressing than to walk into your room at in the afternoon and discover that the bed has not yet been made?-Philadelphia Hines.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Bruin the Hugger

He-Speaking of animals. which is your favorte?
 She-The bear.
 He-Oh, yes, of course.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

The one great drawback about loaf ing is the unsatisfactory compensation
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

A taikative barber sometimes illus trates his story with cuts.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
He Wasn't to Blame.

"Sir," began the tramp as he stepped in front of pedestrian, "I've seen bet tor days and"
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Not Equal to the Emergency.

New Cockatoo-Does the girl we live with seem clever?
 Parrot-No; I've been here year and she hasn't got me to stop swearing yet.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
New Words.

The progress of invention and dis covery and applied science is constant ly adding new words to our language. The words and phrases under the let ter "B" in a dictionary published SO years ago are 6,933; in a lately pub lished one, 59,736.
 Ten years ago scarcely one of the fol- lowing words were common; now they have forced their way into the dictiOn- aries:
 Antipyrne, Magazine -!he, AQuarelle, Mahatma, Bacteriology, Massage, Blizzard, Melinite, To boom, Menthol To cable, NeOplatonism, Center-boards, Occultism, Cocaine, Philatelist cowboy, PhOtogravure, Cowboy, Platinotype, To cycle, PrOgnoSs, Dude, QuadrIform Dynamo, Range-hnder Faddish, Referendum, Flabbergast, Sacchariu, GliSSade, Smart, HypnotiSt, Telepathy, Impressionist, Tuberculosis, LanOlin, XylophOne. LOg-rolling, Monograph, Machine gun,
 And the hundred other graphs" now in common use.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

He-Well, my view Is that there should always be give and take be- tween husband and wife.
 Shelly idea exactlyi The husband should give and the wife take.-Moon- shine.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Felt for Him

Slobbs-Did her father appear sorry that he had to turn you down? Blobbs-Well, he felt for me. GsSo9B
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

Loulse-There they go off to pop at tie patridges.
 Polly-I wish they would stay at home and pop the luestion.-Fun.
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06

Well" interrupted the other, "you needn't blame me for it. I'm not the weather man."
The St. Johns herald., 1900-01-06
Works Both Waya.

"Yes. with his foot, and he reached me, too."-Philadelphia Record.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13

A DvERTISEMENTs and subscriptions for The Tribune
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door north Of sist-st until oelees advertise
following branch orces at regular
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New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
finaueldl.

&C7S O0O TO LOAN on Bond and Mortgage;
New York New Jersey: a 6ss
fer Second Mort
1. l33 Broadway
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
summer Resort Sui0es.
SUMNER HOMES
ON LONG island.
BY the Ocean. Sound and Raw

swept by prevailing cool winds from The oc.a,
SUI MINER HOMES = book describing hotel. ara
boarding houses. free upon application at ticket Offices
J." and 1885 Broadway 50 9Th ave; 3i,h ST. E r. and
loot New Chambers ST; Journal Resort Bureau Is-o
broad"ay' "oFld Vacation Bureau. Broadway; IS.
columbus ave and 43 ". I2Jth ST. New York: sag
Fulton St; Eagle Summer Resort Bureau lis Broadway
brooklyn and at L r stations IN BroOklvn or sena
&C IN stamps 10 H. NJ. SMITH Traffic Manager I. L
r. r.. L. L City " Y
New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
Gcrsrs an0 CARRIAGES.

VERY HANDSOME AND ATTRACTIVE styhAn COB
"A prixe winner has been ridden and driven oy owner
wife price $3.50; also nearly rubber tired Enhaoout,
Ry.wser brouxhar victoria Waldorf trap ees Two
or four, family surrey. coupe roekAwY ana sRssans
wagon imported riding saddles. hsrnees rooes -, y
isss th an quarter value OWNERS PRIVATE sTAhAAA
- Msdison-avs.. between 9th and tSth stA
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-02

Members OF the Brick Church. Pres
by.erian. New York city, have present
ed their former p1s.CT. DR.. Van Dyke
$4,000 with which TO buy a home in
Pr.nce.Cn. OF 10 be used as he may
W 4 to use t.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-02
Auction Sale
-OF-
Delinquent Sugar Stock
I'm THE
McBryde Sugar Co, Ltd.
On SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH,
AT II O'CLOCK NOON.

At my salesroom, 80 Queen street. Ho.
uoiuiu, will sell at Public Auction, by
order of the Treasurer, Mr.. Thomas
Rain Walker, the following delinquen
stock OF the McBryde Sugar Co., Ltd.
unless the delinquent fourth assess
ment with interest thereon, is paid a
he office of Theo. II. Davies az Co.
Ltd, Honolulu. before the day of sale
No. No.