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The St. Johns herald., 1901-10-12
BIRDS THAT KILL RATTLERS.
Road Runners of Arizona a Deadly
 Enemy to the Snakes.

Road Runners of Arizona a Deadly
 Enemy to the Snakes.
 In a country where a quarter of a century ago rattlesnake was to be found under every rock and in every hillOck, the reptile is rapidly becoming a rarity. With his human relative, the Apache, the rattler is disappearing from Arizona and is now found only in the most isolated districts.
 To the advance of civilization and the unremitting warfare of the road run her and the king snake may be attrib- uted the exterminatiOn of the rattler. Wherever irrigation has found its way. the rattlesnake has been driven to higher ground, and there the prospect or and miner have slain him whenever and wherever found. The road runner, that lOng-legged, feathered warrior, the fighting cock of the desert, has done his part, and has done it we'll.
 Much resembling, but more lightly constructed than the fighting cock, the road runner is one of the most dreaded enemies of the rattler. In fact. so great are his snake-killing proclivities that heavy penalties are provided by the territorial statutes as a protection to him from the gun of the hunter. Ap- parently immune from the venom in the poison sac of the rattler, the road runner attacks the largest snake with impunity, and has never been known to lose a fight. Frequently, indeed, the road runner has been known to battle with and kill pair of large diamond rattlers, whose total weight was five times that of his own.
 Not so common an enemy to the rattlesnake, but no less deadly, is the king snake, a large species of the bull snake family. Rarely seen in the lower countries, but often found in the North ern forests and higher mountains. the king snake wages constant warfare on the rattler, and when his great 1.-the form coils around the body of the rat tlesnake, the life of the later is a mat ter of only a few seconds.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-10-12

Not long ago some of New York's cruel looking knives, forceps and saws and then went to work on IsidOr Le vine, 13 years old, who had health and strength and whose brain stopped in his baby days. He couldn't learn His body outstripped his mind. In a few years would come manhood and pitiful object, repulsive because un- natural. Not many years ago Isidor's case would have been considered hope less. Bigoted people would have as serted that Providence had afflicted him, and that 1t was not for human beings to question the doings of the power that moves the world. But Sci ence is moving. The speed is tre- mendOus, and these skilled doctors discovered that Isidor's skull was very thick and the brain was in a natural prison. 1t couldn't grow. They promptly cut away enough of the skull on the stunted side to give the brain room, and left temporary opening, so that there can be no pressure on the gray matter, and later will close the hole with a silver patch. The boy is doing well. It is believed that he will recover and grow up to manhood, fully equipped mentally for the fight for bread and butter. This is the age of such medical miracles. Country doc tors cure diseases that were consider ed deadly century ago and think lit tie of it. Every minute Science is do- ing something to make life more cer tain and health more robust. And be- cause these things are done so quietly, the people scarcely realize the debt they owe to the men and women who investigate, experiment and wage un- ceasing battle against disease. It is a good age to live in.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-10-12
ARemarkable Family.

John Chandler, who resides in Allen County, is the father of twenty nine children, twenty-One of whom are nv- ing and have families These twenty one children have an average of five children to each family. thus making MT. Chandler the grandfathe- of I05 persons. But this is not the full extent of his offspring. for he has thirty-tive greatgrandchildren. so it will he seen that MT. Chandler stands batter fami- lias of 162-an achievement rarely eaualed. It is certainly not paralielsd when the fact is considered that the members of this large family are all living.
 Mir. Chandler is a remarkable man In several other respects Although - years of age and residing in the hilis of Allen County. he reads current liter oture and keeps himself informed on the leading topics of the day His eye sipht is perfect. and he reads the finest print without the aid of glasses He is an expert rifle shot, and spends a great deal of his time squirrel hUntil=- He cast his first ballot for a PreSidel- tial candidate in 1S4S for Taylor. the Whig nominee. but for the past fifty years has voted the Democratic ticket His wife. who is three years older than he. is hale and hearty.-BOwlinS tireen Times
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Mir. Rockefeller's convocation ad- dress at the University of Chicago was happy in many respects. but particu- larly so in his advice to the students who were about to enter upon the ac- tivities of life. On a subject that has been greatly discussed of late he said: ''The chances of success are better to- day than ever before. Success is at tained by perseverance and pluck, coupled with any amount of hard work, and you need not expect to achieve it in any other way" The idea that ob- tains in some quarters that it may be gained by sitting around and swearing at the millionaires is one of the things which the American youth who ex- poets to get on in the world will have to avoid
The St. Johns herald., 1901-10-12
Water Lilies in Tuhs.

No one need feel debarred from the enjoyment of cultivating a few of those exquisite flowers which we term "wa- ter lilies simply because they have no pond or stream. One plant will give the pleasure and may occupy nothing greater than a nail keg, if 1t be suffi- ciently water tight or so placed that it may catch water from a spigot and re- main we'll supplied. The writer grew a few dozen of the pretty Nymphoea Zanzibarensis and coerulea in such manner, but in a half-barrel, and they were a source of great interest and pleasure They were in pots and plunged three or four inches below the surface of the water. TG make the ap- pearance the more natural, the whole thing may be set to the upper rim of the barrel in the ground. A water hyacinth may be added, parrots feather" and a few other water plants, to render the whole more interesting. The papyrus, or umbrella plant, does well in such place and breaks the flatness.-Mee- hans Monthly.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-10-12
THE LOST GARDEN.

Somewhere in the distant southland
 Blooms garden-lost to me Warm with poppies burning fragrant,
 Drowsy fires I may not see. Subtle shadows fit and beckon
 Down dim pathways bound with yew' Where white wrath wanders lonely
 'Twixt the darkness and the dew. Tn the ruined walls that echoed
 Once to happy-hearted moods, Now the stealthy, lightfoot lizards
 UnmOlested rear their broods. And beneath the oleanders,
 No clear voice sings, as of old; But the fleet caressing sunbeams
 Whisper secrets to their mold. Though 1 follow as the sOuthwind
 Fares his way through wood and plain, Though 1 question hill and valley,
 I shall never find again "My lost garden-where lie buried
 Joys that swift the glad hours sped; Only one could bid me enter;
 Only Love-and Love is dead! -Ainslee's.
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ment, which also has allowed her 5000 a year and a staff of servants. At the island palace her principal amusement was flying paper kites from her palace window. The dusky queen has not lost her taste for chewing tobacco, cigar cites, and jewelry, and continues to have her gowns made by Worth, the fashionable Paris tailor Her jewelry is said to be worth $2,000,O00. Queen Ranavalona was taken from Madagas- car at 2 o'clock one February morning in 1897, after six hours notice to get ready. She and her two uncles had been detected in plot to overthrow the French, who have been in Madagascar for two centuries. The men were exc cuted, while the queen was deported to Bourbon Island, and later to Algeria.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-10-12
VIEW OF THE AMERICAN GIRL.
Actress Bernhardt Gives Vent to Her
 ImDressiOus,

Actress Bernhardt Gives Vent to Her
 Impressions.
 My study of the American girl has been two-fold; first, in Paris, and after ward at her home. At first 1 considered her simply a refreshing change from the sterotyped English girl, good to look at and good to talk with. 1t was apparent, even then, that American girls would become famous in Paris for their unusual gifts of conversation and their general good looks. l soon was able to drive down any of the great avenues at home and pick them out as I saw them pass. They had more distinction in their looks and man. her than the girls of any other coun- try; freedom in their walk, and a conscious pride in their expression. They never have had difficulty in mak- ing places for themselves in the life of Paris.
 But, though I knew something of them abroad, it was not until my pres ent tour of this country that began to hhOh IACIA clo IASJ dIc, dCCOIul1lS lO tn article in Success. They have many qualities for which 1 look in vain among the belles of France, and they can rival my countrywomen now in beauty and dress. Firdst of all, think they have more general culture and are better educated. I have been astOunded, in going about the country, to observe the number of large and fOurishing colleges for women which everywhere exist. One can hardly be- lieve that there are so many women seeking "higher education," as you call it here. And the young women I have met showed the results of this educa- tion. They were able to discuss in- numerable subjects intelligently. l could hardly mention any branch of art of which they were ignorant, and usual ly they could talk well on the drama, poetry and art.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-10-12

The hairspring's catching does this. The jolt comes at the exact fraction of a second when the spring is in q posi- tion to catch. This occurs at infrequent intervals, as may be readily imagined. A watch should be fed or oiled every eighteen months, even if running in the best of time. The oil dries in that time, and the wheels are likely to wear one another.
 "All jewellers examine watches in the same way; it seems to be a tradition of the craft. First, man will look at the hands, as I have been doing. Ii they are not caught, they will take out the balance wheel and examine the pin and the pivots, which you see here. Sometimes I do not find the trouble Tor days. The hardest thing to detect is slight 'burr' on one of the wheels; this may throw the entire watch out of gear.
 Now, will wind this watch of yours. and show you that all the trouble with it is that it is run down Unusual! Oh, no; that frequently happens. Some one is in here every day with an unWound watch, thinking that it is out of kelter because 1t will not run. They forgot to wind 1t, and are afraid to do it over again. Women are our best customers in that line. Of course, l could get $1 for this, but the talk will answer.
 "NOw, when you go home wind your watch in the morning. No; not at bed time, but when you get up. That gives 1t the full spring to work on during the day, when the jars and jolts are more numerous. And hold your watch still when you wind it, and wind the key. That's all, try that"
 And the jeweler handed back the watch, running beautifully.-Kansas City Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-10-12

Discussions in the British Parlia- ment have recently brought out most strikingly the backwardness of Eng land. as compared with the rest of the civilized world. in providing free pub lie school education. In Germany, talk ing the average of the different prov inces, child must attend school until he is 16 years old; in America he goes until he is 15, and in many States still longer; but in England only until he is 12. The English child is released from school earlier. and, at best, is educated fewer years at the expense of the State than are the children of any other nation of the first class ex- cept Russia, The discussions in Par lament have been directed toward find ing a remedy for this backkardness.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-10-12
WHEN GRANT WAS POOR.
Time in His Career When He Needed
 the WherewithaI.

Time in His Career When He Needed
 the Wherewithal.
 Gen. W. H. l.. Barnes, one of the lead CTS of the San Francisco bar, at a meet ing of the California cOmmandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, told the following story about General Grant. It was told years ago to Gen eral Barnes by Captain Richard L. Og- den, once a clerk in the office of the United States quartermaster at San Francisco, and General Barnes recently copied it from Captain Ogdens diary, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 It was that when Grant resigned his commission as captain, at the age of 32, being then in Oregon, he went to San Francisco on his way home and pre- sented to Captain Ogden a certificate of per diem service on a court-martial amounting to about $40. The certificate was incorrectly drawn and Grant with look of despair asked Captain Ogden's permission to sleep on the lounge in the latter's office, saying he had not a cent to his name. He slept on the rickety office lounge, and Ogden agreed to cash the certificate personally and to send it back to Ogden for correction. Grant had expected to buy passage for him. self to New York in the steerage, but Ogden went with him to the Pacific Mail steamship office and procured for him a cabin passage pass, or what was the nearest to it the steamship company could give, for Grant had to pay his railroad fare across the isthmus. This, however, left him $15 and Grant was very grateful.
 The diary quotes him as saying to Captain Ogden: "This is a great lux ury and what I did not expect and am indebted to you for it. The pros pect of ever being able to reciprocate is certainly remote, but strange things happen in this world and there is no knowing"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-10-12
One of the greatest difficulties en-

One of the greatest difficulties en- countered in the management of pub He schools for the best interest of the pupils-the oncoming generation in whose behalf and for whose benefit they should be cOnducted-is the dis position on the part of the public to sacrifice that interest to individual in- terests in the selection of teachers. It must not be forgotten that the public schools are intended for the education of children. not as asylums to furnish employment for teachers, without re- gard for fitness, merit and the need of the pupils.
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Endicott. "But you look rather up set"
 ''That impertinent little minx just bowed to me as I was entering your gate, Mrs. Endicott."
 "The ideap' "Impudentp' "Horriblew came from the different parts of the room.
 "But I glared at her," added Mrs. Hemenway, triumphantly.
 q saw her talking with the minister last night and I shouldn't wonder but that she will sing in the choir," said one
 'If she joins the choir, then leave. won't sit in the same bench with a singer of French songs," said another, the leader of the choir.
 "And the way she runs after the men," spoke up Mrs. Endicott. "My husband declares she is the brightest little woman in town"
 "Oh, man always falls in love with woman when she is French, a widow and little mysterious. MT. Endicott Is not the only man who admires Mrs. SartOris," ventured Mandy with look in Mrs. Hemenway's direction. Unfor- tunately that woman intercepted the look and her whole figure set in stiff, rigid lines And in a short time the circle broke up.
 Helen SartOris was young widow, who, with her 4-years-old child and two maids, had taken up her residence in HuXbridge some two months since. The good people of the town called upon her and their calls were dutifully re- turned, and the widow seemed charm ing until it was discovered that the men of the town were raving about her. Thea the women frOZe in their manner towards her, and after a few wretched days, filled with snubs and cold glares from her erstwhile friends, the little widow laughed at her prosecutors and their snubs and became deeply gracious to the male relatives of these same women. Of course, this was the worst possible course for her to pursue-but she was woman.
 The grounds of Mrs. Hemenway ad- joined those of Mrs. Sartoris, so that it was not wonderful that Guy Hemen- way should see the widow in her gar den and fall in love with her pretty little self. And Helen, her short mar ried live having been 1OveIess and cold, welcomed the new tender feeling in her heart for Guy Hemenway.
 When Mrs. Hemenway reached home that afternoon she was much excited over the hint she received from Mandy.
 ''I hear Mrs. SartOris is joining the choir" she said.
 "WeIl, she ought to. She has a de- lightful voice."
 Have you heard her sing? inquired his mother, sharply.
 Guy recovered himself. "Yes. often, to her little girl in the garden here"
 "Ah, you do not know all about that woman Her poor child! She neglects her, leaves her to the care of the ser wants while she reads French novels and bleaches her hair. They say she actually beats the child. One might expect cruelty from a person with green eyes"
 "MOtherp' broke in the young man.
 "Oh, men do not believe it. Of course not. But to think of woman ill-treat- ing a little child" but her son had left her and the old woman returned to the house.
 On the other side of the bushes a woman knelt with white. sad face. her
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a variety show" and men went sub rosa. Mir. Keith started out to elevate the variety stage and it is to his efforts, or at least to his initiative. that the great reform in vaudeville has been due. MT. Keith now owns theaters in Providence, New York, Philadelphia and Boston. His playhouse in the last named city is one of the sights of the town. Like many successful managers he is a native of New England. Reared on a farm in Massachusetts, he early drifted away from the prosaic life of the country into the travelling ''show business" It is said that be is now a factor in the theatrical industries of forty American cities.
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arms claSped tightly about small re- production of herself in white muslin. The child moved in her arms and the wOman's face lost it's strained look.
 The next morning Helen received a note from Mrs. Hemenway asking her to call. At first she was inclined to re- fuse, but instead she waited until late in the day, and then donned her fluff fest, most frivolous looking frock and entered the Hemenway home in her gayest humOr. But the gayety vanish ed when Helen saw how i'll Mrs. Hem enway appeared.
 Her hostess motioned her to a chair and began jelly: "I sent for you to ap- peal to your honor regarding my son. I-" but the rest was never finished as Mrs Hemenway swooned, and would have fallen but for Helen's strong young arms. She sent a servant for the doctor, and then did her best for the woman who had insulted her. The physician arrived, and at the same time Guy Hemenway. One glance at the pa tient, and the doctor said bluntly: Smallpox"
 Helen went white to the lips, and put her soft hands to her pretty, fower-like face. The maids fled from the room.
 'I am sorry, Mrs. Sartoris," said the doctor, "but will have to isolate you until I am sure you have not caught the infection"
 The little widow looked at her enemy as she lay helpless, looked at Guy as he tried to take her from the room, and thought of Bebe.
 "It would be easier for you to look after us together" she said, bravely, though her face was still white, ''there- fore, I shall stay with Mrs. Hemenway if you will promise to look after my little girl"
 And weeks later, when Mrs. Hemen- way took her first drive her son held the ribbons, while a little auburn-haired child sat at his side, and Helen, now Mrs. Hemenway, looked after the old CT woman's comfort-Philadeiph Item
The St. Johns herald., 1901-10-12
THE LITTLE WIDOW

TN the sunshiny room of Mrs. Endi-
 colt there was a buzz of conversa- ton and the sound of shipping of scissors, and it was evident that the Embroidery circle of HuXbridge was in conclave Mandy Nichols occupied the chair by the window, and as she raised her head from the bit of satin on which she was working an impossible flower, she gave an exclamation.
 ''Here is Mrs. Hemenway," she an nounced, "and the little widow just passed her in her carriage and bowed to her."
 ''The impudent thing. Did Mrs. Hem enway-oh, here she is," and the host ess arose to greet her guest, who with much rustling of stiff silk entered the room.
 ''So glad you came, dear," cried Mrs.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-10-12

Coal Is still the great fuel, and will always be indispensable, yet part of Its functions have been usurped by water. Capital is recognizing the po- tentialities of water as power pro- ducer, and there is general trend backward toward a system which was once universal. Before the advent of steam, flowing water was working away in harness, but its more volatile rival displaced it for a time. The old order is coming back again, though in larger development. Take Niagara Falls, for instance No longer looked upon merely as a stupendous freak of nature, the cataract is made the servant of man, and the enormous power it rep resents is making the country lying within sound of its roar an industrial center of the first importance. One of the places at which natures energies have been going to waste is the ''Soo," where Lake Superior'S waters tumble out into the lower lakes through a series of rapids. The difficulty in the way of the utilization of this force has been in transmitting the power over long dis tances; but that problem is being solved by the electricians. Already in CalifOr- mia they are carrying the current for nearly POO miles, against a record of about seventy miles year or two ago. Electricity generated from water courses and from other hidden sources of energy will probably soon free the mind of man from fear of a coal fam inc and from coal miners strikes.
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There can be no doubt that the re- sponsibility of great wealth Is more acutely felt in this country than ever before. Larger gifts are made in q larger way, as fortunes increase in size and number. And we are glad to think that 1t is not pressure from with out so much as humane impulse from within which stimulates to generosity. Wealth sees poverty and need and stunted lives and unrelieved misery about 1t. and yearns to be a rescuer, creator of opportunity, and by vol untary distribution to undo excess.
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History will smile hereafter at the decision of the Supreme Court in Ten nessee, which decides that women cannot practice law in that State. The logic of the decision is that lawyers are officers of the court and the con stitution forbids women to hold office. Two judges dissented from the judg- ment of three. It will be worth while to watch the length of time required to make the minority opinion the judg- ment of the future majority.
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The famous Mason and Dixon line is being relocated. The eastern part was originally marked by stone monu- ments at equal distances of one mile
 Many of these stones have been re- moved or destroyed. The western DOT tiOn. owing to the great difficulty in traversing the region was marked by wooden posts. cut on the spot and se- cured in place by mounds of earth or stone piled around them. These posts have disappeared. but some of the monuments remain It is believed that enough of them can be recovered to enable a relocation of the boundary with ease. The Pennsylvania legisla-