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The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
FRIENDSHIP-LOVE.
It Is Unselfish and Is Not COmzaoa- Cravtng-LOye It's Op-
 pOSite.

Friendship love stands over against craving love. Friendship love desires to give and to serve; craving love de- sires. to get and to have. Friendship love is unselfsh, and is not eommOns craving icve is selfish, and almost every body shows more or less of it. Whoever loves at all is likely to feel that he loves unselfshly. until the real test of his love comes. A love that is dependent on its return by its object is a craving love. and not a friendship love; for friendship love is ever out-giving and on-going. md never waits or waverS because i: is not appreciated. or is un- requited. Such love is ideal, but in stances of it are not alone in imagina- tion. In tfery relation of life they stand out alcng the course of time 10 brighten and inspire the best phases of human nature. An instance of il in an un- looked-for quarter has recently com manded the respect ard admiration of the community. Michael O'Connell, of New York city. was convicted of bur glary with murderous attempt. and sen fenced 10 30 years in Sing Sing prison It now seems that. though he knew all the time that his brother Jotn was the guilty man. and he was innocent he re fused To attempt 10 clear himself at me expense of his ETother.St'O ten years he suffered ou in prison silently His brother, who knew this. never spoke a word Or lifted . finger for his help- At last, un his dcathbed, tke guilty man confessed his wrong and declared his brothers innocence. When the hero brother was told, in prison, Cf the death and confession Of the unworthy eGL- brit. who had shown himself without love or gratitude, he said. in his ever out-giving and On-going love, that he would have remained in prison the whole 90 years to have shielded bis loved brother Another instance of such friendship love has been brought to light by. d newly proposed bill in the United States senate. A young vOlun- teer soldier in the union army deserted from the ranks, taking the risk or ar rest and execution. An older brother. locking much like him, urged him to re- turn to duty. When he refused t0'do SO that brother put On his uniform and reported in his place in the army, served out the term of enlistment. fighting and being wounded in service in his broth CTS name. Is not such fidelity and de- votion a prompting and an evidence Ot the love than which there is no greater or. worthier in the human heart?-S- S Times
 Mistress-"Have you washed the fsh?" Bridget-"Shure, mum, an what's thY use? Isn't it right out ay tn water, mum ?''-Ohio State Journal
 What happens when . mans temperature goes down as far as it can go?" Smart Scholar-~He, has cold feet, ma Christian Register
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
AN ASHBARREL BIBLE.
Striking illustration of the Sad Neg lect the Sacred Volume
 Suffers.

A church in New York city acquired its pulpit Bible in way that was prob- ably never paralleled. During the ab- sence of the pastor, Rev. John B. Shaw, D. D.-as he relates the circumstances in the Presbyterian Banner-certain repairs and additions to the church edifice had included the gift of a hand some new pulpit. But the new Bible, donated as it's companion piece, was found to be too large to fit it's lectern, or reading-board. The same objection prevented the use of another one, sent by different donor.
 One day woman came to the doc tor with a neat package, which she proceeded to unite. He was not sur prised to see a beautifully bound gilt edged Bible unfolded in her hands; but his feelings changed when she told him that she had found it in an ash barrel.
 A family, after short residence in the apartment house where she lived, had moved out that morning, and had left their rubbish with the janitor to be carted away in the city garbage wagon. The costly Bible was among this rubbish" The family record had been cut out of it, being evidently the only thing about it that it's owners valued.
 The minister took it to his new pull pit, and it has been there ever since. It fitted the bookboard exactly. He wrote out his thoughts about that ashbarrel Bible, two columns of them; but we cannot repeat them here.
 There is sadly pathetic vision of sacred wedding gift once prized; of resolutions forgotten; of decaying household piety amid a hurried city life and frequent removals; of a birth and death, and their little record; of the final loss of religious faith and all reverence for it's symbols. The family Bible meant only so many pounds of paper and leather-a piece of lumber too heavy to carry away.
 There is another form of neglect of the Bible, says the Youths Companion, that appears less rude and disrespect- ful to the holy volume. It adores its beautiful covers, but does not open them-a kind of fetish-worship of book that is never read Which neglect is the worse?
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
HIT EVERY TIME HE MOVED.
Unenviable Experience of a Gordon Highlander in n Fight
 with BoerS.

A private soldier in the Second bat talion, Gordon Highlanders, recounts an experience in the following letter, indicating that the craftsmanship of some of the Boers at least is better than has been alleged:
 We, the Devons, Imperial Light Horse and others, had fight at Bland Slaagte with the Boers, and never en- Joyed myself so much before. You first have to get christened to fire, and then you think nothing of the shells bursting about you, and the bullets which go whistling past like bees. I've went forward by 50 yard rushes, and at every rush you could hear a groan, and down would go one of our comrades, either killed or wounded, FOOT chap!
 When we were miles from the enc my they opened fire on us with shell, and as we were going along in mass one of the shells burst on the left of the company and one of our men of my section - Bobby Hall - got shot dead with piece of the shell going straight through his head. That was what made more than one wish to turn and run. But what would Britain do if her soldiers ran from the enemy
 At last we got to where we could get shot at the Boers with our rifles, and you may bet we gave them more than one, as, perhaps, the papers have told you.
 ''I got through the rife fire down tc the bayonet charge on the hillside, when 1 felt sting in the left arm, and docking down found I was shot in the wrist. In changing my posi- ton I got shot in the center of the forehead. The bullet did not ga straight through. It glanced off my nose bone and came out above my right temple. On looking round I was just in time to see the blood squirt from the first wound.
 Il shifted my position in quick time for 1 did not want another from the same rifle. I lay still after doing this for awhile, when the thought came to me to get my wrist bandaged and try to shoot again. On changing my posi- ton I got a bullet right in the nap, per- 1 was out of action then, for all was dark. I heard the officer I was going to get the bandages from say: Poor chap. he's gone.' But no, I am still kicking. ."-N. |, Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
A City with Two Cnrriaxe.

There are only two carriages in town One belongs to. the archbishop, and the other carriage is the property of the government and one of the perquisites that pertain to the presidential power. It is an ordinary landau imported from Paris in pieces and put together by To- cal talent, and a native artist has paint ed upon the panels~of the doors bril- liant reproduction of the coat of arms of the republic, about foot square, in the national colors-green. yellow and red. This is greatly admired by the populace. who see the carriage only oc- casionally, on state occasicrs, when ;t is drawn by four big b'a2l. h;:,Ts $ :., of- ing harness heavily mounts, ~ iii.., l. yer and decorated with raset'c-. ss,le and strcame-s of the na:i1r-i--f
 La Paz fi'Cii~i5l Ger. tS.CEcH
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
THE LAW LAID DOWN.

Garnishment of a city for money in it's hands due to nonresident con- tractor is upheld in Portsmouth Gas company versus Sanford (Va.), AS L. R. A. PIG, where the city itself made no objection.
 False representation by man that he is unmarried, on the faith of which he procures money or property is held, in Leffler versus state Qnd.), 45 L. K. A. 424. to constitute an indictable false pretense.
 An ordinance making it misdemeanOr to drive faster than an ordinary gait many street of the city is held, in Kan sas City versus Mcdonald (Kansas) 45 L. R. A. 429, to be unreasonable and void, when applied to the fire depart ment in driving to fire.
 Threats to arrest man for emDez- clement unless his wife will execute a mortgage are held, in Mack versus Prang (Wis.), 45 L. R. A. 407, sufficient to constitute a duress which will avoid a mortgage made by her, if the threats were sufficient to control her will, and the case also holds that the defense'of duress in case of negotiable paper is cut off by transfer to bona fde holder.
 Mere temporary use of a machine for thrashing grain for a few hours on the premises where insured property is To- cated is held in Adair versus Southern Mutual Insurance company (Ga.), 45 L. R. A. 204. to be insufficient, per SC, to cause forfeiture or suspension of the policy, under a provision that it shall be forfeited by any change which IT. creases the degree of the risk as the court construes this to apply to changes of a pernarSrt nature
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
STARTLING RAT STORY.
A London District Post Omce Closed and Houses Overrun by
 the Rodents.

About a year ago an important dis trict post office in London was closed. It had been opened for stamps, money orders, post office orders and telegrams till midnight, and it was in the center of a thicllly-pcpulated district. One day the doors were shut ard card af- fixed, stating that it was closed for re- pairs. Weeks passed and it was not re- opened. The postmaster general re- ceived complaints by the score. But the weeks became months, and still the doors remained closed. And the zee pie around wondered why.
 The truth is at last out, and some of ile families residing rear know it to their cost. The post cfice in quCs- tion had to be closed because it had become the happy hunting ground of vast hordes of rats, who consumed let ters Ey the bagfCl, and many postal or ders, money order forms and ether of ficial papers. The rats fcrcod iEe pest office to be closed, ard after numerous attempts 10 rid the rlace cf tEe rodents, it was found possible to do so only uN IGllOS COh SutllSll 1Sh NNit-SAN | foundations and entirely retimberinG the place. As nearly as possible the post office had, but for its mere shell, to be rebuilt. That done, the troubles of the immediate neigbborhood became aecentuated. Driven from the pest of fee the rats have journeyed to the sur rounding houses, which are now in fested with them.
 The correspondent from whom the above information comes has had sev- eral cats in his place, and they hare done something to keep things down; but. to use hiSwords, 'to go home is 10 find the wife and the mGiGs with fly ing petticoats rushing up tie stairs, servants won't stay ill the house except fer a very short time, mats and pictures, some Of the latter several feet np the walls. have been consumed, my wife is terror-striCken, ard when l reach home ct night l often find her locked, half starved, in m upper room afraid to move about and too nervous even to go near where the food is kept until l come in" The informant states that his experience is similar 10 that of many residing near him. m.'-LonGon News.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
INDOOR BUTTERFLIES.
How Little Sturgis, n ConVaiescent YOungster, Was Entertaine0
 Royalty by His Mother.

When Mamma Leavitt came home from a call at the high school teachers she found Sturgis wishing that there was no such thing as measles.
 "If it hadn't been for measles don't believe should have taken any notice of some butterflies I saw this after noon," cried Mamma Leavitt, gayiy. And I shouldn't have found out all about them so we could have some our selves if it hadn't been for measles"
 "Flying butterflies" said Sturgis, doubtfully. "They don't fly in the win ter. Were they big ones?
 "No," said mamma, ''but they were as big as they ever would be-"
 "Were they alive?''
 "No, but they were lively" answered mamma.
 'What were they made of?'' asked the little boy.
 Paper" replied Mamma Leavitt. Lets have some" So she took some thin white paper and cut out two little butterflies like Fig. c, and through the dark spot in each head tied piece of sewing silk about six inches long.
 "You might get your water colors and have these two butterflies any color you choose" said mamma.
 That seemed a good idea to Sturgis, and he colored them both light yellow. ''They are not so pretty as when they are other colors, but they look more surlmerish when they are yellow" he said.
 When Sturgis had colored the butter flies, mamma tied the loose ends, about half an inch apart, to long pencil and
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
CoURTED BY MEANS OF SIGNS
BOston Couple That Never Spoke Un- til They Stood Before
 the Altar.

A marriage took place in Boston the other evening, the parties to which had never spoken until few minutes before they stood before the clergy man who pronounced them man and wife. They had been courting for nearly three months at that, and they were both in full possession of the faculty of speech. says Bost on paper.
 One day in March last young wom- an employed in one of the depart ment stores and a young man holding q clerkship in a music store engaged rooms on Shawmut avenue and Cuion Park street respectively, and that night, sitting at the windows of their lodgings, saw each other across the expansive courtyard for the first time. For several nights they enjoyed each others presence in a silent manner. Later on the young man acknowledged the lady's presence with a bow. Then began the odd and unique courtship. The young man, in order to get bet ter look at his inamorata, bought a pair Of opera glasses, and, 10 his de- light, the lady did the same. Then the young man cut out some letters from white paper and pinned them on piece of board that he had covered with black muslin, to spell out: Tell me your name."
 The lady answered the next night in the same way. Through this medium. slow and unsatisfactory as it was, the couTtship went on, the young lady, however, being deaf 10 all his entrea- ties for meeting. They soon gave lip their original mode of correspondence. however, and began to pay tribute to the postal service. An engagement fol- lowed in due course of time and last week there was a wedding distin- guished by mo cards, no reception, no bridal tour,''
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23

planation as she accepted Miss Beeky's scoldlng, without comment.
 Valentines, nonsensel" Miss Becky was saying now. 'Of course, I always had too much sense to send any. But wait; did get one once! remember how provoked pa was when he brought it home from the post office. l never told them 1t was from Robert Mason, but Layvy West lad seen him buying it and she had to tel Pa or die- That's the way with those crabted old maids; they've always got 10 interfere with ether folks affairs!" Miss Becky was giri agaln; she had quite forgotten that she her self was now. an interfering old maid.
 l never kbew what pa said to Miss Lavvy about that va.entine, but 1 reckon il must have been something pretty sarcastic. for Robert hardly spoke to me the next tine he met me. and he took Cora Bell home from choir meeting the next Friday night, instead of me. He married her the next year: nc. the year after. and they went away cut west to live. suppose pa was right, but Robert was the only beau ever had, and. down in my heart, l did like that valentine. though l let on to pa that thought it silly, too,'
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23

terflies swinging in the air.
 "You said they would fly" said Stur- gis.
 "They will" said mamma. we must wake them up. Run and get a warm, dry lamp chimney and a silk handker- chief and will get my fountain pen or stick of sealing wax, or a rubber handled knife"
 Mamma looked and found some seal ing wax She made sure that this also was warm and dry.
 'I am glad I have this," she said, cit is really the best thing. Now you rub the glass with the silk and I will rub the sealing wax with my wooien dress skirt. Now hold your chimney about an inch from the butterflies. See them fly to it?" Then Mamma Leavitt held the sealing wax almost two inches from the butterflies, and to Sturgis' aston ishment they flew to the wax.
 They've gone to eat sealing wax" he cried in surprise. But almost before he has said it they flew back to the glass. Then back to the wax they went. Three or four times they flew, then they seemed tired ana settled down to rest, hanging under the pencil.
 Let us give them some more life," said mamma.
 So they rubbed the wax and the chimney and sure enough the butter flies were just as lively as ever.
 'What makes them fly, mamma?"
 Ut is electricity" answered mamma. 'We make it when we rub the wax and the glass"
 What is electricity?'' asked Sturgis.
 ''Now you have asked me something can't answer" said Mamma Leavitt "I don't know, nobody knows. Perhaps some time wise men will find out, but until then the best thing for us is to find out what it will do.'--Orange Judd Farmer.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
Pre.ident Dia. of Mexico.

When Gen. Diaz learned of his re- election as president of Mexico, he said: 'I must repeat what I said some months ago, that neither my age nor my capabilities qualify me to continue ruling the country. I am 70 years old, of which 43 have been de- voted 10 the active service of the fatherland. As to my capabilities, I reafirm my previous opinion. and I can only add that will not withhold from my fatherlard my closing years, if she requires them of me, any more than I have begrudged to her the un- stinted services of nay whole life"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
FREIGHT BY TROLLEY.
Utility of the Innovation Is Being Fully Demonstrated at the
 City of Toledo, Ohio. !,

The utility of the rural trolley line as freight road is receiving very full demonstration at Toledo. The mana gers of suburban line there have de- vised a trolley truck on which a load ed farm wagon can be readily placed, the axles of the wagon setting in sockets which hold it firmly in place. The farmers are using this style of transportation when teaming is bad. Recently, on day when the roads were in very bad shape, one train that reached the city included ST sacks of clover seed and two wagon loads of basswood lumber.
 The farmers sending this shipment lived 15 miles from Toledo and stated that, with the roads in the condition they were then in, the seed would have made at least three ordinary wagon loads. This would have been equivalent to 27O miles travel for one driver and two horses. With the troll ley service the haulage was accom- pished in one hour, at cost of six dollars per wagon from the shipping point to the delivery point. Such .ad- vantages, especially in regions where roads are usually in poor condition, wifi naturally give an impetus to the construction of rural electric lines The advantages of shipping the wag- ons without loading or unloading at either end of the line are obvious.
 What will I get here for lunch g asked the man at the restaurant counter. There's the bill of fare" answered the man in the white coat, you can order what you want. I'm not saying what yoN will get."-Indi- annapolis ->ews.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
Never Enar.

Mrs. StockSand-What do the papers mean when they Say "moneyi is easy?"
 Mir. Stocksand-That. my dear. is the innate love in the American heart for 8 joke.-Town Topics.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
He Drove Well

Husband-I was driven to drink. Wife-Well, you didn't balk any, John.-Town Topics.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23

balanced the pencil on tall glass vase Zig. b). There were two lifeiess but terhies swinging in the air.
 ''You said they would fiy," said Stur-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-14
SUCCESSFUL AUGUSTA HUNTERS
Bring Four Deer from Dead River--Reports g
Slaughter Of Deer.

\ party Of Augusta hunters. con-
posed of Bert Young. HaVilah Hum
phrev and son Irving, also accompanie',
by Clayton Heseltine of Benton FAIL
have returned from 10 days trip mi
the Dead River region. where the,
made their headquarters at Broad
brook. but covered the territory in al
directions.
The party brought back four dee
and consider themselves fortunate, as
deer are scarce in that vicinity. TINS
season. At one hotel where 300 dee
were seen. last season. but three nave
been seen. this fall. cartridges. too,
are few in that region. There are plen-
" Of moose signs. one day a COW
moose and calf came within 10 feet q
the party before taking fright.
laundering operations have opened
NJ at the dam and at Little Spencer
son of the scarcity of deer. They may
have been frightened away, but there
is q SuppOSition that they have been
slaughtered by the lumbermen. as
there is an authentic report that Two
barrels of deer hides We're seen at one
camp. about two miles from the dam,
and three barrels near Little Spencer.
The Augusta hunters enjoyed every
minute of the trip. They experienced
a little winter. as, on Oct. 8. ii showed
to a depth of NJ inches. The snow
stayed on Mt Rigelow until Tuesday.
when it was melted by the heavy rain
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-14
The Warren to Ihomaston Line.

Mr. W. g. Getchell Of Augusta, thc
civil engineer who has charge Of the
survey of the route for the extension o.
the R. 7. & c. electric railway from
Thomaston to Warren. to be made next
year arrived on Monday, ana is engaged
in the work. He will survey fouf
routes, two on each side Of the river am
make detailed estimates Of the cost VI
building the road by each route. 1t is
intended to build by the route that VII
give the greatest accommodation to Tho
public. But the cost of building. thc
grades, the land damages to be paid Il
any. and the prospective amount OF bus
mess for the road, are all factors to Do
considered in determining the route. IN
view of the great increase in the value
of property along the line Of the road
that must result from its constr lction.
ii is felt that the right OF way ought not
to be made to cost the company much.
The town will no doubt vote To permit
the road to be built in the limits III the
highways, if desired. with a proper loc;:-
ton and under reasonable restrictions
But it is by no means certain that il will
be deemed best to Use the highways fo.
that purpose. There are many adVau-
tages, both to the public and to the com
pany operating the road, in having thn
company own their right of way. Wh.u
the survey is completed, these and othc.
questions will come up for consideration
The people Of Warren and Thomaston
are anxious to have the road built, ami
will no doubt do all in their power to pro
mote the enterprise. The material 70"
me construction Of the road has alrealy
been ordered-in connection with the or
der for material for the Augusta and
winthrop road. The best Go-pound steel
rails Will be used, and the road will be
substantially and well built and equipped
IN the most modern stylc.-Rockland
Opinion.