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The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
LOYAL TO THE LORDS DAY.
A Thought Appropriate to the Vaca- tion Season-TwO Good Ex-
 ampIes to Follow.

Recently large party of railroad conductors made trip to southern city. They arrived on Saturday even ing. In the morning one of the con ductors. noticing that d member of the party. a friend Of his, was dressing with more than usual care, asked him:
 Are you going with us on the ex- cursion?"
 'No," was the reply. Ut is Sunday, and I happen to like to go to church On Sundays" To another questioner he made practically the same reply.
 This brought on discussion in which, eventually, d majority Of the members of the party engaged; and finally, when the conductor who preferred to go to church started on his way, he found himself one of 8 company of some 2C0 men, who had all been influenced by his quiet example.
 We lately read of young lady who quite as nobly stood by her colors" at summer resort. A college gradu- ate, she possessed not only fine music al and scholarly accomplishments, but bright talents, wealth and personal beauty. Naturally her social influence was unquestioned. When Sunday came, a large party Of boarders planned a horseback excursion, not doubling that she would join them.
 "Why, mo-" she replied, when ap- pealed to, "I am going to church"
 In vain the thoughtless company pleaded vacation liberty, disparaged the "stuffy little country church, '" and protested that the sleepy old minister" was mo preacher" She re- proved them in her sweet way, suggest ed that the "city boarders" might help to wake up the poor old minister and his people, and then went to church as she had intended.
 The horseback party departed with only fraction of its expected num- Der.
 Before the season closed, the little church had a Sunday crowd of stran- gers, and not only the Christian young lady but several of her friends sang in the choir and had classes in the Sun day school. These incidents invite two reflections. There is no better mark of sterling character than the moral independence that foregoes a popular pleasure for duty's sake-the consci- entious frankness that fearlessly re- fuses to Ego with the crowd" Stand alone on high principle, and the crowd will be more likely to come your way.
 The obvious penalties of disregarding the Lords day as day of rest ought to lessen the tendency to sheer against the Puritan Sabbath" Human rights. as we'll as Divine laws, are sacred, and both the benefcence and the sanctity of Sunday are testified to by the physical and mental nature of man.
 Is not much of the business plea of necessity" which exacts human toll seven days in tEe week, narrow and mistaken commercialism? Is not the i initiating of the European Sunday" spending the day in exhausting sport or travel, an abuse of nature and a cause of moral enervation ?-Youth's Companion.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
top or underneath the pie The latter was

top or underneath the pie The latter was my first attempt in the pastry line, and l feared it might be bit heavy"
 "So it might. And had youY"
 'I-er-don't know. We had warned the cook to wake us very early, and, when heard her moving before daylight, just turned over and went to sleep and slept until Albert walked me, and"
 But why didn't the cook-'
 "It wasn't the cook heard; it was bur glar. He had taken the baskets and left a sarcastic note concerning the pie"
 '.How awful! What did you do for the picnic?"
 '1 went to work and picked up what could while Albert emptied the nearest grocery store. It was especially trying be- cause A,bert's old sweetheart was to be there and l wanted her to see what good housekeepcr I ana"
 "Too bad! I hope"
 "Yes We fairly flew to the station, with out a bite ef breakfast-to find that our train had goLe."
 Mercy, what dreadful time! And you had asked all the others, too. What could you do?'
 "Thcy had missed it, too. The next train did not 20 for an hour and half and we had to wait in a waiting-room which was as not as your mother-in-law' temper. Conse- quent,y, lcng before we started, the children were crying, the lovers had quarreled and the married men had gone out sing.y to ask the agent if the train was on time. We were off at last, and hoped our troubles were over."
 "And weren't they"
 | l.. nn junction, and, when we were once more on the way, we discovered that everybody had thought that everybody else was attend ing to the baskets and they were still ln the baggage car of the train we had left.
 "But you could telegraph back for them!
 eve did An excursion train had run into the one We had left before 1t had gone four miles and the contents of our baskets, which were in,the on y, ear wrecked, showered the landscape for quarter of mile.
 "How perfectly dreadful Was there no farmhouse near your stopping place!"
 "There were two. In the if st, there were three cases of measles; the second was de- serted by its owner and m possession of two fierce bulldogs! Albert and some of the other men suggested that the women and children remain at the picnic ground and the men QNlUe lutO tWO Ddt IiSS, OIS lo SSOuO AOA provisions, the other to fish, in the hope of supplementing some kind of meal"
 That was an excellent idea. Surely"
 '"The idea was all right. The members of the scouting party were lost for two hours and ate up everything they had succeeded in procuring for us The others found that they had fishing rods, baskets, lines, every thing but hooks--and that on the banks of a stream literally choked with fshl"
 "Well, hope that was all"
 "Not quite. 4 shower came up, the only one within radius of hundred miles, and drenched us to the s-in. Our return train was two hours late, and nobody would speak to anybody else while we waited.'
 And you gained nothing by all that long day in the country?"
 "Oh, yes, we did. We gained enough ex- perience to prevent us from ever going on another Fourth of July picnic as long as we live!'' ELISA ARMSTRONG.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
"scnnritnn ha Name.

"Senorita" is the Spanish prefix to the name of an unmarried young .ady. It corresponds to the French 'maoem- oiselle," to the American miss" The use of ''senorita" as the Christian name is extraordinary. Down in Ten .nessee there is lady upon. whom her parents bestowed the baptismal desig- nation of ''senorita" when she was a child. It must be admitted that the name looks we'll in print and sounds we'll when spoken. "Senorita" Alexan- der lives at E.izabethton, ''in the. coun- ty of Carter" as the official language has it. And what lends additional in terest to the fact is that "S5norita" AiFyander has just been appointed and confirmed postmaster at Elizabethton. The word postmaster is used adYisediy. Uncle Sam does not recognize officially 'postmistress."
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
LIGHTNING KILLS WILD BoARs
Five Ont of Six Imported from the Black Forest Struck Together
 In Pike County.

Five of six wild boars imported from the Black Forest in Germany at cost of S100 each were lately killed by light ming at Porter's Lake, Pike county, Pa. They were brought over by Weissbrod & Hess, of Philadelphia and were in- tended for breeding purposes, and it was proposed to turn their young loose in the forest, reports the New York Sun.
 The animals had only just arrived and were still in their boxes. which were piled under tree. When the storm was at it's height bolt descend ed. striking the tree and running down it to the animals One in box on top of the others escaped, but those below were instantly killed. It is said their places will be supplied by other impor- tations.
 The propagation of wild boars in this region is not a new experiment. Some wears ago Otto Flock a wealthy broker of New York and London, whose sum- mer home was on the west side Of the Shawangunk mountain. not far from Port Jervis. turned out several wild bears i'll his mountain park. For time they thrived until at last they broke through the inclosure and committed depTedations on the neighboring farms. The farmers turned out with dogs and guns. but were never able to capture any of them. They were hunt ed day and night. They finally took up . their abode in Sullivan county, where hunters tried in vain to kill them. Judge w. H. Crane, of this place, broth | CT of the late Stephen Crane, was the only person who successfully brought down one of these wild boars. What has become of the remainder of the ani- mals is mystery, as they have disap- peared. It is believed they all died.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
TREES AND THEIR PRODUCTS.

Pine and hemlock stumps and old logs that were supposed to have be- come worthless years ago are being gathered in northern Michigan to be manufactured into lRth.
 Ontario's government has completed arrangements for the formation cf forest reserve of almost 5000 square miles in extent embracing the district in which Lakes Tamagami and Lady Evelyn are situated. The bulk of the reserve is virgin forest, with the finest white pine in Canada upon it.
 Scarcity of hemlock bark is reported to have caused the almost total ex- tinction of the once prosperous tanning industry in Maine. Though there is a large growth of hemlock in the state. it is so far from practical tannery sites that the cost of hauling prohibits its use.
 It is estimated that about 52,O0O,G GOO feet of logs will be put in on the Indian reservation in the northern part of Wisconsin during the winter. A lum- Der company is putting in about 3C.GC9,- 900 feet on the Bad River reservation, says Forestry. About 12,c00,O00 feet will be put in on the Flambeau reseTva- tion, and about 1O.COO,OCO feet on the Red Cliff reservation.
 One of the happiest places in the world is said to be located at Orsa, ia Sweden. The coElEEl aii4ty has, i:, e y-rSe of a generation, sold nearly S5.CS0,Cc1 worth of trees, and by means of judi cious replanting has provided for a similar income every 30 or 70 years. Ia consequence of this commercial wealth there are no taxes. Railways. telsr phones, etc., are free and so are school houses, teaching and many other things.
 Over 1,7O0 trees have been planted n New York city during the past year by the New York Tree-Pianting associG- tion, of which former Mayor William L. Strong is president. Nearly anthe planting was done along the river front and in residence streets, but it is now intended to extend the work to the tenement house district both for san itary and aesthetic rfasp2s.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
New Rubber Plant.

Rubber being in growing demand, scientific men have been trying to ob- tain it from plants which had not been available commercially before. Two French chemists, NM. Arnaud and Vernuil, have discovered proc ess by which it may be obtained from the Lando!fa vine. which grows wild and luxuriantly in nearly all parts of Africa. The process of tapping the Landolfia is impracticable as the flow of rubber hardens too quickly. By the new process the vine is crushed in hot water, by which means all the rubber it contains is extracted.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
ments Get New. SILK Wraps for
 Their Preservation.

All the old parchment colonial deeds md records in keeping of the state department at Harrisburg have just been put through process of preserva- tion by Secretary Of the Common wealth Griest, says the Philadelphia Record For years these records have been kept in tin boxes, and as they were occasionally searched. the result was much confusion in the arrange ment of papers Many of the old wax seals were lost, and the crumpled pa pers were more or less damaged.
 Now these documents are arranged in the form of pages, and the transpar- eut tissue of silk CD both sides makes the records absolutely secure
 There is ore volume, about four by three feet in size, containing the parch- ment deeds of the Penn period, and an- other smaller volume containing inn portant provincial letters, early laws and other state papers.
 Peculiar interest attaches to the h. dian signatures, which are yet quite distinct on many of the documents. A large parchment contains the treaty of the Psnns with the sachem of the Schuylkilf Indians, and embraces the transfer of all the tracts of land or lands lying on or near the river Schuyl- kill and it's branches, under date of September. 2, 1742. The consideration for this land, as stated in the deed, in- cluded 20 brass kettles, 1e0 blankets, GO linen shirts, % hats, coats, I2 pairs of shoes and buckles. 30 pair of stock lngs, 20 guns. 12 gunlocks, 900 pounds of gunpowder, GOO pounds of lead bull lets, 60 hatchets, 50 planting hoes, 12O knives. 60 pairs of scissors, 100 tobacco tongs, 24 looking glasses, 40 tobacco boxes, 1000 flints, 5 pounds of paint, 24 dozen garters,- dozen small silk ribbons, 12 dozen rings. 100 pounds of tobacco. 400 pipes. 20 gallons of rum and { e60.
 There are several large deeds trans ferring lands from the Indians to the Penns. all bearing the peculiar sig natures of the Indian chieftaips. repre- sentiDg all manner of animals. reptiles, fishes, birds and insects The most important of these deeds is that con- veying to the Penns the territory con- tro!led by the Six Nations, for which consideration of S, 900 was paid The signatures of the Indians to this docu- ment give the Indian names and their English siCoifcatiop
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
TRUE SAYINGS.

If my religion can teach me to live without regret, it will also enable me to die without a fear.-George H. Hep worth.
 Every evil to which we do not suc- cumb is a benefactor. We gain the strength of the temptation we re- sist.-R. w. Emerson.
 For the use of the world and the glory of God cross-bearing is not enough, but cheerful cross-bearing. To be burdened and rejoice - that is the enviable life that draws men to it's Lord.
 God knows me better than I know myself. He knows my gifts, my pow CTS, my failings and weaknesses, what can do and what not to do. So de- sire to be led, and not to lead; to fol- low Him.-Norman Mcleod.
 Alike for the nation and the indi- vidual, the one indispensable requisite is character-character that does and dares as we'll as endures, character that is active in the performance of virtue no less than firm in the refusal to do aught that is vicious or degraded Theodore Roosevelt.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
kruger's Prophecy.

The following extract from letter written shortly before the war in the Transyaal from an official of President kruger's government to correspond ent here, is, viewed in the light of re- cent events, almost prophetic: "As predicted to you four years ago. war is upon us. We are again. compelled to fight for our fresides, but do not de- spair for us. Our struggle is very much underestimated Every home is an arsenal, every man, woman and child can shoot, and the righteousness of cur cause directs our aim straight. The first victories will be with US, and you reed not be surprised after these victories 10 see the Dutch from all over South Al rica focking to.our banners. The Eng fish may. of course, be ultimately sue cessful. but I believe there is future for the men Of my race in South Africa" N. '. Tribune
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
THAT MAN A DREAMER

That man a dreamer? Nay. his soul has
 wings E rf.s Which lift him from the realm of common
 things. To where he cleaves the limpid upper air And poised on strong and ureless pinions Sweeps time and space with piercing. eagle
 glance, Cutting through clouds of earth-bound
 circumstance. What cares this man for earthly gauds or
 gold? Before his eyes eternal years unfold, He sees the motives deeply masked in man, And that which links him unto some great
 plan. Which he. short-sighted fool. with band
 aged eyes, Hears of with dim. incredulous surprise. He sees in lenses made of human tears The clear reflections of uncounted years, The rays of hope which through such
 prisTns pass For him make pictures In magic glass Prophetic pictures, beautiful, sublime, Etched thus on crystal by the touch of
 time, He sees the forms of mighty things to be, The time when all men shall be wise and
 free, The day when little envies, little hates, Fall from them as they pass the golden
 gates; And stretching out through spaces yelled
 and vast The struggles of the present and the past. That man a dreamer? No, his clear sight
 sees, A million truths hid from the restless feas Who grope upon the sin-stained crust of
 earth And mock at mightiest men of loftier birth. They are dreamers who half know, half
 see What God reveals to thinkers such as he. He is Gods priest and prophet, let him be!
 l. EDGAR JONES.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
NOTHING IS LOST.

To talk with God-no breath IS lost; Talk on, talk or. To walk with God-no strength Is lostt " Walk on, walk on! Ts wait on GoC-no tine is lost;
 -. Wait or, wait oni To grind the ax-no work is lost;
 Grind or. grind oni The work is quicker. better done; Not needing half the strength laid on; Grind on! Martha stocd-but Mary sat; Martha murInured much at that { Martha cared-but Mary heard, Listening to the Masters word, And the Lord her choice preferred,
 Sit or, hear on! Work without God is labor lost;
 Work or, work oni Full soon you'll learn it to your cost;
 Toil or, toll on! Little Is much when God Is in it; Mans busiest days not worth Gods
 minute; Much Is little everywhere, If God the labor do not share; So work with Gcd and nothing's lost Who works with Him does best and most
 Work on. work oni British Evangelist.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
BITTEN BY A KISSING BUG.
Resident of St. Joseph, Mich, Is Now Suffering from a Sting on the Nose.

Louis Bell, barber in St. Joseph, Mich, is suffering from the sting of q genuine kissing bug. Bell, while per forming his duties, was stung upon the nose by an insect. The affected part immediately broke out, producing con- stant pains.
 It is believed that the bug was inn ported into the city during the warm weather, and, seeking winter quar, ters, lodged in the barber shop. This is the first appearance of the insect in St. Joseph.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
A Cause of Action.

'Uxory has sued Soaksem, the fur rier, for alienating his wife's affec- tions."
 You don't mean it! Why, I didn't suppose Mrs. Uxory ever knew him. :"
 'She doesn't. But he exhibited the finest sealskin ever in this town in his window, and she won't speak to Ux- cry because he won't buy it for her. :"
 
 N. Y World.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
shtrriuU Revived.

A great deal of shirring is done on the lighter gowns. Cashmeres and veilings this spring are often shirred about the waist to represent a corse- let belt. the gowns cut in princess or redingote style, the shirring being done below as we'll as above the waist line. In organdies and lawns entire fronts are shirred, while shirred yokes of thin white stuffs are put into col cred gowns. Net skirts are shirred in several rows at the top and the full ness falls loose and straight over the silk oundation.-Detroit Free Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
,AsTELLANE's PLAY REFUSED
.ernment for His Works Rejection.

Some time ago Marquis de Castellane, ather of Anna Gould's husband, wrote play which he submitted to the man. ger of the Odeon theater. The play lot being produced, the marquis de Jared the plays refusal by the man. iger was due to the intervention of the government, and referred to the min sters in most abusive terms.
 When interviewed, the manager of he Odeon declared categorically that here was not the slightest truth in Iastellane's statement, and that he ,ever had any idea of producing the day.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
High Death Rate in NIexico

Last year the death rate in the City of Mexico was nearly 4 per 1000, or about the same as that of Bombay. It is expected that the opening of a new drainage system, which is to take place soon, will cut down the death rate one-half.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
WRITERS IN THE COUNTRY.
The Best Literary Work Ls Done by Men. Whose Homes Are,
 Outside the Cities.

"See for a moment how the matter of residence affects literary people, with whose work, naturally, am familiar" writes Edward Box, in Ladies' Home Journal, of "The> American Man and the Country" "Pick out the success full writers of the day and see where their homes are. Scarcely in a single instance will you find one of them liv ing in the city. On the other hand, look at the work done by your literary denizen of the city and see how it suf- fers in comparison with that of the Gods own handiworl1. Such writers are like pygmies compared 10 the men who with fresh minds look over Gods landscape and reflect the deepest and truest thoughts of real men and wom- en. See how an author-and this is a constant occurrence--l.V.Eg in some remote country place dees great piece of work, and then, allured by false prophets, removes to the city and con tinues his work there. Is his work the same? Verify, it is not. Degeneration takes place as soon as he removes him. self from mans truest surroundings. And what is true to-day of men in lit erary work is equally true of men in the kindred arts. The great work of the world is being done to-day by men whose lives are spent away from the great cities"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
Cronie at St. Helena.

In at least one respect Gen. Cronje at St. Helena will be better off than the great Napoleon. The island has just been connected by cable with England and the Cape, so that the ex- fled Boer leader may keep in touch with current events.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
HAD A LOVELY TIME.
A Fourth of Julu Picnic That Left Its Victims Without Smile for the
 Next Dau.
IT'VE come to hear all about your love
MS. l0ILLSIe. "Sto SO @O11- Tom aud I wera unabla to come.

ly Fourth of Juy picnic" said young
 Mrs S,ni.ers. .I was so sorry tsat
 Tom and were unable to come. It, was just like his mother to want to come to town for the Fourth, just when other people want to go to the country. She calls that be- ing strong ninded. D
 ''Does she? An, vel, some women are born mothers-inlaw," replied young Mrs. Upperton. "I suppose you have heard nothing about the picnic?"
 "Nothing whatever. Tom says he is sure your husband must have had very jolly time, though, because he hadn't word CT smile left oyer the next morning. Do tell me all about it. can feel any worse about it than dc already, SO"
 "I will, dear; then perhaps - well, it was this way: We were to meet at, the railroad station, and the train :>t very early, so we had a very restless night. In order to save time I packed the lunch baskets over night and then couldn't sleep for wondering whether I had packed the sandwiches on
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
Domestic Tragedy.

Mrs. Grimes-How in the world do you get rid of your stale breada 1 have to throw lots of mine away.
 Mrs. Smarte-There's no need for you to do that. Why net do as I do? I just hide it away from the children
 Mrs. Grimes-Hide it away from the children? What then?
 Mrs. Smarte-Then the children find it, and eat up every morsel of it.-Tit- Bits.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23

Place for Modest Young Man.
 The Chicago Times-Herald says Oewey's son has found Chicago plenty arge enough for him to get around without being disagreeably conspicu-
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23

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The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-23
INDIANS DEEDS TO PENN.

eight miles"