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The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
PRINCE AND CLERGYMAN.
WaIey V.ew of a Man Who Ncve
 Picked a Winning Horse.

WaIe,' View of a Man Who Never
 Picked Winning Horse.
 Anecdotes of the new sovereign of Great Britain will doubtless be popular for some time to cOme-at least until the novelty of his accession shall have worn away. A short time ago he was staying at a friends country place in the West of England, where, among the guests, was a somewhat cOnceited, straight-laced, and interfering clergy man. Entering the billard-rOOm one morning shortly after breakfast the person found his royal highness deeply interested in sporting paper. Instead of retiring at once, as any man of tact would have done, the clergyman forced himself upon the prince.
 Might ask your highness if such a paper as you are reading really inter- eStS yOuY' said he.
 ''I am not in the habit, sir, of reading what does not interest me-" said the prince very rigidly, and then turned again to his paper.
 The parSOl, however, uelerIHlHeu lo have his say, continued in a somewhat dramatic tone of voice:
 Don't you think, your royal highness, that horse racing and betting are a great curse to this country? Now, what would your royal highness think of man (alas, once friend of mineD who lost $50,OOO through betting? He told me himself that he never won 5000 in his life through backing horses. What would your royal highness think of such man?"
 The prince, disgusted, said very quietly: What do 1 think of such a man? Well, I will tell you, sir. think him mighty bad judge of horse fieshr'-London Express.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
Ills Only Real Pleasure.

What good does your money do you, MT. ArmourY' a friend once asked P. D. Armour, according to the Washing ton Star.
 "That is a question" MT. Armour re
 Ned, 'I often ask myself. l was rais-
 butcher boy I learned to love work for works sake. must get up early now, as I have done all my life, and when Q o'clock comes, no matter what's going on at home, l must get 10 bed. And here 1 am. Yes; l have large means, as Eou say, but can't eat as much as wonder clerk, can't sleep as much, and I can hardly wear any more clothes than be. The only real pleasure I can get out of life that yOn- der clerk with his limited means can not get is the giving now and then to some deserving fellow without a soul knowing it $500 or $1.0OO, giving him a fresh start upward without making the gift hurt to him. That's the only real pleasure l get out of life. And as to possessions, the only thing sometimes feel really own are my two boys and my good name. Ta,ie everything else from me, leave me them, and I would yet be rich. l wouldn't care a snap for the rest. We would soon together nuke enough to keep the wolf a long way from our door,"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
Rusiness Before Pleasure.

An English commercial traveller, for whose pushing Americanism a Liver pool paper vouches with great en- thusiasm, started out after a country order
 Happening to arrive at the village on the day of a festival, he found the shop of his customer closed, and learned that the man himself was at the cels bration a mile out of town. At once he set out for the spot, and reached the ground just in time to see his shopkeep- erclimb into a balloon procured for spe- cial ascenSiOns.
 The man of trade was equal to the Oc- casion. He stepped forward, paid his fare and climbed into the car. Away wentthe balloon, and was hardly above the tree-tOps when the commercial tra- weller turned to his aStOnished victim, and sad persuasively but triumphantly:
 And now. sir, what can do for you in calicOeS|
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
Freak Signs in New York.

Along Broadway, New York, when the day is fine and the streets are thronged, the thrifty shOpman hangs out sort of cart du jour which, with its staring black and white letters con- pels regard, and if there are no stops of the speeding car the impression made by these placards is uncOmmonly amusing.
 "WaShable Boys Suitsw allows the mind to dwell for a moment upon the Possibilities if boys were not washable
 Half Off-Men's and Boys Suitsw' A nearer view might show a temporiz- ing per cent, but the flying car makes no allowances.
 Society for the Encouragement of Wearing Clean Shirts"' The purifica- tion committee flashes in and out of mind. and for small favOrs the voice rises in thanksgiving.
 'Dinners Ten Cents and Up'" And why not, if it really is not worth more.
 "Wear One of Our $5 Suits and You Will Have Fitr one. firm tersely and facetiously puts it.
 Ladies Skirts RebOundedr is the en- couraging promise lettered by little Polish tailor unacquainted with the in- tricacieS of our tongue.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25

when Secretary of War, wrote of Gen. Corbin: Made major for gallant and meritorious service at Decatur" He was also highly commended by Gens- Gillian, Weed, Rousseau, A. McDowell' McCook and Ruggles, and Gen. Mer- ritts indOrsement was, Well worthy and fitted to be the head of the adJu- tant generals department; can be trusted with important duties"
 Gen. Corbin's personality is striking. Imagine a man 6 feet 4 inches in height, erect, soldierly, weighing about 25O pounds, but carrying very little superfuouS flesh and you have the outline of the adjutant general of the army. His complexion is olive, eyes brown, nose aquiline, and the lines of his mouth well chiseled. He wears a mustache and an imperial. He can say No" without the quiver of an eye or the flutter of a muscle, and no one can say that he was ever known to lose his nerve in a crisis.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
Tbe Way to Win Strength.

The Romans won their empire by at- tacking their enemies one by one. Be- sides this. they did not attack new enemy until they had conquered the old enemy They went farther still and like the English in cOnquering In- dia used their late ensmies, and this is what we should Go in learning and practicing games and athletics. It is of little use 10 try to conquer the whole empire at once. First conquer part and make it yOur own. Then proceed to a second part and conquer that; and. if you can. let the parts which you have already conquered help you to conquer fve"h parts EuStace Il. Mills in Saturday Evening Post.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
Simnle Country Living.

A man may enjoy bounding health, and know very little about the cause of his happiness; and alas! a man may suffer all the woes of dyspepsia, and have no certain knowledge as to the cause of his misery.
 "Tm a confirmed dyspeptic; that's the reason I look so old" said Mir. Col lander, gazing almost enviously at the red bronze face of. his former chum at college who had dropped down from the country into MT. Collander's city office.
 "What you need is simple country food, man," said his old friend, clap ping him heartily on the shoulder. Come and visit my wife and me on the farm for a while, and we'll set you up. It's rich city living that's too much for you. Now take breakfast, for in- stance. All have is two good cups of coffee. a couple of fresh dOughnuts, a bit of steak with a baked potato, some fresh biscuit or mullins, and either Eriddle-cakes or piece of pie to top off with. What do you have?
 The city man looked at his red-cheek- ed friend, who stood waiting for the confirmation of his idea.
 "A cup of hot water and two slices of dry toast" he responded, sOberly. But if you think a simple diet like yours would help me, I will make one more attempt to be a healthy man."
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
The Servant Problem Tn Mexico

The Servant Problem Tn Mcx'cD
 "YOu foreigners" says q Mexican woman quoted by a correspondent Or the Boston Transcript. ''are so silly with servants. You come here and eX- claim. How awfully the Mexicans treat their sPrvantsr and then you give them iron beds and mattresses stuffed with wool. where with us they have to lie down to sleep on their straw mats, as is best for them. You think it nice to give them ribbons for their hair and neck, and some of you put the women in c0rSetS and make them wear caps and aprons! This turns the heads of the young women, and they think they are real SenOraS Qadies) and grow impudent. That is how you spoil our servants. who. when they get angry with us. talk Up loudly and say they will go and live in a foreign family All. you foreigners are so shortsighted. Soon you will see how there are no more good, loyal, old fash toned servants! You pet race which needs frmncss and discipline, real kindness, not panIpering."
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
SAVED BY A PUFF OF WIND.

Merchant Who Escaped Robbery
 Through an Unforeseen Accident.
 'Tf the truth were known" said the head of large wholesale house of this city, "I dare say we would be startled at the number of men of affairs in any large place who habitually sign letters and other documents without reading them. They become convinced that 1t is physically impossible to even glance at everything requiring signature and resign themselves to the necessity of trusting somebody used to have that idea myself" continued the whole saler, "but it was exploded by rather startling incident, and since then have never set my pen to an unfamiliar paper. The affair to which I refer Oc- cured years ago, when I was in the manufacturing business in another city. We had an enormous mail that grew larger every day, and while I dictated very few answers myself I made it rule to sign all outgoing letters as presi- dent of the company.
 Sometimes there would be several hundred in a batch, and my cOnfiden- tial clerk, in whom I had the most im- plicit trust finally got to bringing them in with the ends Overlapped, so all could see was a succession of lines for my signature. I didn't like the plan. but it seemed the only way of getting rid of the job, and I would grab pen and slap down a succession of auto graphs at lightning speed. Of course I was kept advised as to the general character of the mail, but unless some question was raised never thought or taking out letter and reading 1t. One winter day-I will never forget it as long as live-the clerk brought in an unusually big batch of letters to be signed and was about to deposit the sheaf on my desk, when somebody opened an outside door and let in a severe blast of wind. Fully half the sheets were blown over the room and some went into the fire. The old clerk instantly dropped on his knees and be- gan collecting the papers in frantic haste 1 was astonished at his excite nent and especially at his agitation when he failed to find some of the lot. Why, a dozen or so were burned said, and at last he went away, very reluctantly, to prepare copies.
 ''When he left the room my stenog- 'apher handed me a sheet that had blown under his desk. It was an order on my banker for my safe deposit box, which contained at that time over $35, 000 in currency. 1 was dumfOunded and while l was trying to decide what to do my dear old confidential clerk quietly walked out side door and was never heard of again. 1 think the order was merely one document of several, all covering an elaborate scheme to loot the concern, but, be that as it may, I had my lesson and since then 1 have never been tOO busy 10 read letter be- fore signing it. l find it can be done easily enough by the use of a little system. New Orleans Times-Demo- crat
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
GRIP CAUSED II
TIE AFTER.EFFECTS MADE LIFE
 MISERABLE FOR A YEAR
One of the PecuIiarities of Disease will Not Stay Cured-HOw It Was
 Driven Out
From the Reporter-Jomnal, Gardiner, Mo.

Grip often leads to pneumonia. More Frequently it will appear to be cured but leaves the patient broken in health, short of breath after slight exertion and affected by every change of weather-a fit subject for the many diseases induced by the inclemency of early spring.
 How this may be avoided, how the system may be cleansed of the lingering after-effects of grip and put in con dition to ward off disease is best told in the words of one who is able to speak from experience. MT. Sumner Cross, of so Mechanic St, Gardiner, Maine, says:
 "A severe attack of the grip, about five years ago, left me in very bad state. I could not sleep and l had no appetite. My head felt heavy and was rather dizzy at times. Changes of the weather seemed to have bad effect upon me and I was miserable most of the time.
 ''I had been like this for year when a lady. who had heard me complain recommended pr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People Shortly after this AsAN ONNooASAA NO Sso AN A1aAAcOA anu NhNAS 1 bought six boxes of the pills. While taking the second box I began to fec benefited. When I had taken them all I felt so much better that I bought six boxes more and have always con- sidcred the money I paid for them we'll spent 1 would not be without them.
 "I shall always speak of pr. Will Hams Pink Pills for Pale People iT words of praise. for they are an honest medicine. I recommended them be cause I know that they are all they ar' claimed to be-"
 Signed SUMNER CROSS.
 Subscribed and sworn to before me
 2. F. LITTLE. Notary Public.
 pr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are an unfailing specific fol such diseases as locomotor ataXia. par. tial paralysis. St. VituS' dance. sciatica neuralgia. rheumatism, nervous head ache. after-effects of the grip. palpita tion of the heart, pale and sallow com pexion and all forms of weaknes, either in male or female. Sold by al dealers. or sent direct from Dr Williams Medicine Co.,, Schenectady N. Y. 50 cents per box, or six boxe for $2.5O. zsizN
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
Huxley and the Clergyman.

4 rash clergyman once, without fur ther equipment in natural history than some desultory reading, attacked the Darwinian theory in some sundry mag azine articles in which he made him. self uncommonly merry at Huxley's expense. This was intended to draw the great mans fire. and as the batter ies remained silent the author proceed ed to write to Huxley. calling his at tention to the articles and at the same time, with mock modesty. asking ad- vice as to the further study of these deep questions.
 Huxley's answer was brief and to the point. Take cOckroach and dis sect it." ."-ArgOnaut
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
Graphic.

After the fire in a Buffalo residence had been extinguished by the depart ment and the family were preparing to settle down again for the night little girl who had been awakened by the disturbance and had come down half dressed vas asked by neighbCr If she had been much frightened.
 ''I should say was" said the young lady. When l first heard the alarm, l just chattered in every limb. ."-Buffalo Commercial.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
ADJT. GEN. CORBlN.
Rose from a Log Cabin to His Present
 Post of Honor.

Post of Honor.
 Adiutant General Corbin, who has now reached the grade of major gen eral in the regular army, was born fifty-nine years ago at Batavia, Ohio, in Inc cabin which is still standing. He entered the Civil War second lieu tenant in the Eighty-third Ohio Volun- teer Infantry, July 2S, 1862, and has risen by merit through all the grades to that of major general of the regu- Ior establishment. He was honorably d;sobaroed from the volunteer service .on March 26, 1866. with the breVet rank of brigadier general for meri- +oriors service. Gen. COrbin's early oncostors were Virginians, and he is distant relative of Col. Richard Lee His grandfather was sergeant of the Virginia line in the Revolution. Ills great-grandfather moved to the mouth of tbo Atanmee River in Ohio and later settled in Clermont. Ohio. Gen. Cor bin's father is still living, at the age of So. -
 The Adjutant General is the lnS'ru- ment through which the Chief EAecu- five and the Secretary of War act. lie dare not usurp a single function dele gated to his superiors. His duty Is to carry ont in letter and spirit their or ders He must be capable of advising when his advice is asked; he must De an absolute master of details, ana must he able to answer questions relating 10 the army with accuracy. When war clouds gather it is the busiest ohce or the Government.
 To call to the field 25O,0OO men, arm and equip them in sixty days and at, tend to the innumerable details, as dlu Gen. Corbin during the recent war Wltn Spain, is a task so gigantic that none but a man of extraordinary abllIty anu physical strength could fill the place And now he is prepared to enlist drlii, arm, equip and dispatch 100000 men ol a regular army 7.OOO miles. Grant
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
Hoods JdrSdpdriLi0

Makes the blood pure, vigorous and rich, creates appetite, gives vitality, strength and animation, and cures all eruptions. Buy a bottle and have the whole family begin to take it today.
 II was bothered with very bad sores on my arms and hands. Hoods Sarsaparilla being recommended, I got a bottle, and when I had taken it the sores were all gone. Hoods is the best blood purifier l ever used" w. E. WILLIS, Felton, Cal.
 Hoods SarsapariIIa promises to cure and keeps the promise.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
HOW'S THIS.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fOl any case of catarrh that cannot be dured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY X CO.,, Props, Toledo, o.
 We, the undersigned, have known F. Cheney fG' the last 15 years, and believe thIn perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by tn cir firm.
 WEST &TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. WALDIEe KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug gists, Tciedo, O.
 Ha,:'s. Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act ing 1 l. eetIy noon the blood and mucous sur y'aces of the system. Pri3e 75c. per bottle. Sol6 " all dr uggiSts. Testimonials free.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25

got so bad, l suffered terribly; the blood went up in mylungs and stomach, and I vomited it up. could not eat scarcely anything. I cannot tell what l suffered with my head. My husband got me bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and before l had taken half of it I began to improve, and to-day am another woman. The Pinkham's medicine has saved my life. l cannot praise it enough"
 NJ. A. DENsoN, Millport, NY.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
A PrPPnufiOn.

Husband (going to his rich uncle's funeraD-Put couple of large hand kerchiefs into my pocket, dear. The old gentleman promised to leave me f10,000, and l shall want to shed some appropriate tears.
 Wife-But suppose when the will is read you find he hasn't left you any thing?
 IIuSband-ln that case you had bet ter put in three. London Fun
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
English Roads.

After the abandonment, of Britain by the Romans the roads fell into dis use and bridle paths formed the only means of communication. Not until tic sixteenth year of Charles Il-that is. 1G7G-was any systematic effort made to improve the roads of Eng land.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
<EnnF1 vsfW be pafdHf fkEs fesfiEn0- X0O0g nEaf ES ncf gengknes
 IydEa E. Plnllhan1 Medicine Co.

Patience-And are you fasting dur ing Lent?
 Patrice-Yes.
 And do you think you are any the better for it?"
 "No; I don't think I've lost a single nd."-Yonkers Statesman.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
They Changed.

A Vienna paper relates an anecdote of the painter Makart, who was some times as taciturn as Non Moltke. One evening at a dinner he sat for an hour next to the souhrette Josephine Gall meyer without volunteering word. Finally she lost patience ard exclaim- ed, "Well. dear master. suppose we change the subject"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25

SilkwOrIES and their Cg:rs were frs brought 10 Europe in the sixth CPn:ur: of our era. A couple of morkS wht had travelled in China a.S miss.Onarir: brought away quantity of the e coonS concealed in their walking stick
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
Rcqu rements for Citizenship.

Until a few years ago Minnesota ac- corded the right of suffrage to civilized Indians certified by district courts 10 be fit for the exercise of the suffrage. In Florida a requirement. of suffrage was enrolment in the local militia. Ten nessee provided that persons of color who were competent witnesses in a court of justice against a white man might vote in that State.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25

Was also troubled with leucorrhea, tired feeling, bearing-down sensation, pain across the back and. thighs. l felt as though there was heavy weight in my stomach all the time. I have taken two bottles of the medicine, and now have better health than I have had for four years"
 MRS. LIZZIE DICKSON HODGE,
 Avalon, Ohio.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
Why He GrOyYIed

Hoax-I saw you at the theater last night. You were in the dog scat.
 Joax-Sir. what do you mean?
 Hoax Weren't you sitting in K-0?
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25

Take Garfield Tea for constipation; it has this to recommend it: it is made from health-giving herbs and it surely cures
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure.-J. w. O'BRIEN, 322 Third Ave, N., Minneap- oils, Minn., Jan. 6. 1900.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for tlCir children during the teething period.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
The Best Prescription for Malaria.

Chills and fever is bottle of Groves taste less Chil Tonic. It is simply iron and quinine in tasteless form. No cure-nO pay, Price Soc
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
CHANGE OF LIFE.

"I was taken sick five years ago with The Grippe and had a relapse and was given up by the doctor and my friends. Change of Life began to work on me. 1 flowed very badly until a year ago, then my stomach and lungs
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25

Simplicity, strength and purity com bined in Garfield Tea, the herb medi- cine that cures constipation and liver troubles.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25

ElTC Permanently Cured. No fits nervousness THO after first day u,euf Dr klines Great Nerve Restorer Send for FIiEE S2OO trial bottle and treat ise DR.R. II KLINE. Ltd, y3l ArchS Philadelphia Pa
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25

Ii is the easiest thing in the world for a man whose wife is fond of him to get whatever ne wants to eat.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25

Nature supplies a man with charac- ter, he must furnish his own reputation.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
Nauer Grin Nnr Crime.

Don't open a door with an ax, use key! Don't open your bowels with mercurial pill poison, use Cascarets Candy Cathartic! Drug gists, 10c, 25c, soc.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
In the Spring

The blood is impure, weak and i'm poverished-a condition inalcated by pimples and other eruptions on the face and body, by deficient vitality, loss of appetite, lack of strength and animation.
 There's physical reason for this - but it need not be discussed here.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-05-25
Stops the Cough

and Works off the Cold. Laxz1ive Bromo- Quinine Tablets cure a cold leone day. Ne cure. No pay. Price 25 cents.