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The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

Now, the Meadow Hunt Club is made up of extremely fashionable New York CTS. Its conventions are as rigid as those that prevail in the smartest draw ing rooms. And one of them happens 10 be the use of side saddles and riding skirts for women. These prejudices Mrs. Hitchcock dared to defy. She rode astride once. People gasped. She con- tinued her practice. People began to compliment her appearance She now announces that cross-saddle riding will be her custom henceforth-andt there is even hint that riding trousers may become the fashion.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
Farming Told on Him.

It was not an American farmer oi whom an English paper tells story although the incident might possibly be matched on this side of the water The agriculturist in question had been to rent dinner to enjoy himself among men of his own walk In life, while his hard working wife stayed at home and saw to 1t that the farm suffered no loss in his absence.
 ''I'm about tired out" was the mans greeting upon his return. "Is t cows in t barn?"
 ''Yes, long since," replied his spouse, barely stopping moment from her du- ties to glance at him as she spoke.
 ''Is t hosses unharnessed and fedY' he inquired.
 Yes"
 Fowls locked up"
 "Yes."
 "Wood chopped for mornin'?"
 "Yes."
 Them ducks plucked and dressed for market"
 "Yes"
 "Wagon-wheel mended and ready to start in t mornin'?"
 "Yes."
 "Oh, then" concluded the good man with a sigh of relief, "let me have my supper and turn in. Farmin' is begin nin' to tell on me"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
Travel over London Bridge

Twenty years ago it was estimated that 100000 persons crossed London bridge daily. 130,OOO on foot and the rest in vehicles. With the growth of population these numbers have almost doubled, in spite of the relief afforded by the building of the tower bridge half a mile downstream. It has, there. fore, become an urgent matter to in, crease the capacity of the older bridge and it has now been decided to accom-. plish this by means of granite corbels which will carry the footway as pro- jections over the water on each side of the bridge.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
DISAPPEARING DESERTS.
In FewYears There'Il Be NoSuch lining
 as a Desert in America.

In FewYears There'1l Be NoSuch I hing
 as Desert in America.
 Surely the Great American Desert of our childhood days will soon be a thing of the past. The only conception of a desert that the next generation will be able to obtain must come from pictures and descriptions of something that once existed, but is no more. h. deed, it Is quite likely that we shall not have to wait for the next genera ton to witness the realization of this change.
 A special dispatch from San Bern ardino to the Times announces that an artesian gusher, with a flow of nearly POO inches of water, has been struck on the Mojave desert, near Victor, at a depth of less than POO feet, by parties who were drilling for oil This is not, by any means, the first time that water has been struck in Southern California by persons who were seeking for oil, and in some cases the water has proved to be more valuable than a moderate amount of oil would be
 Out on the Colorado Desert, below sea level, they have obtained a fine supply of artesian water at moderate depth. and at the other end of the desert, near Yuma, water Is flowing through a canal which is big enough t. be navigated by steam launch.
 All this is only a slight fOretaSte of what is to come. within the next few years. That favorite quotation, "The desert shall blossom as the rose." is destined to be exemplified to a remark
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
By Rail from Egypt to China.

Consul General Richard Guenther of Frankfort, writes that an English en. gineer has worked out a plan to con. meet Alexandria, in Egypt, directly with Shanghai. The railroad, which will be about 6,400 miles long, will have three divisions. The middle one, of 2,125 miles, is already in existence: 1t is in the railroad net of India. From Alexandria the road will run east southeast over the Isthmus of Sinai to Akaba, the north end of the Bay of Akaba; from there, almost due east to Kurvelt and Bassorah, thence through Southern Persia to the frontier of Ba- luchistan and across this State, which is under the English protectorate, to connect with the India railroad net. From Shanghai to Chunking the road will run along the Yangtse Kiang, touching all important trade centers such as Nankin, Hankau, etc. Then 1t will run by way of Shan Tung, Yunnan and Talifu to Kunlog, the most eastern terminus of the India roads. A road will connect Mandalay and Calcutta. Karache, at the mouth of the Indus. will become one of the principal sta- tions.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
Fashion in Canes.


 Our newly acquired citizens of Porto Rico are represented by Mrs. Hamm, who is familiar with the island, as be- ing good judges of canes, and skilled in the properties of their use These adjuncts to ones apparel serve to mark social distinctions among men as fans. do among women.
 Every Spaniard has cane; the well. to>do own several, and the gilded youth often have small arsenal of walking sticks. The term arsenal in this case is used positively and not fguratively. as the Porto Ricans, like the Spaniards. have quite a fondness for sword canes and dagger canes, and they make these with remarkable skill. The blades of the finer specimens come from famous smiths in Toledo and other Spanish cities, and are forged from the finest steel. Some are damascened. and oth- CTS are inlaid with silver and gold; some have worked upon them the name of the owner, and others the name of patron saint.
 The assortment of canes in the stores in the larger towns is very large. and of every possible kind. They have fashions in canes, and also canes suit ed to different ages and professions. There are sedate mahogany, ebony and rosewood sticks for clergymen and physicians, and faneiful bamboos with gleaming steel inside for men about town. There are rough oaken sticks for the Spanish Anglomaniacs, and saucy little slaves for those who ape the styles of the boulevard. For tray- elers there are coffee sticks, thorns, tea sticks, leopard-wood canes and orange sticks.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
Sailors and Bath Tnhs.

The days of the old forecastle, hung away in the dark hold under the for ward mast, are gone forever, no matter what flag the vessel may carry. The forecastle on new steel ships is a deck house, we'll forward On American ships it is ventilated like the slippers cabin in the stern of the ship, has a skylight and apparatus for heating. The men used to eat with their plate on their knees; now they have a mess table with racks to hold the dishes in place in rough weather. Tanks on top of the house supply running water, and the reason modern forecastles do not have bath tubs is that the sailors would rather take their baths on deck by throwing cold water over one another.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

In the long continued discussion of the negro problem no solution has been offered that is more fallacious than that the negro will gradually die out. The census reports show that during the last ten years the negro population has increased by q per cent Another theory on the race question advanced by Booker Washington to the effect that the tendency of the negro is to re- main or migrate to the farm, has been exploded by the late census. It shows that the negro has growing fondness for the town
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

The play" of the intellect, to use a vacation pun, constitutes the delight of learning, and is often its truest inspira- ton. A young girl at hotel table, some years ago, undertook to quiet a restless child by making for him little figures which she modelled from bread crumbs rubbed between her fingers. The rapidly growing procession of Noah's-ark animals attracted the at tention of a gentleman opposite. It was the sculptor Thomas Ball, who af- terward told the girl she had unusual talent, took her to his own studio, and taught her to model in clay and after ward to work in marble. An interest ing side-light on the pretty incident is that the young girl had nodded her fig ures undisturbed by tableful of wit nesses, and, on the other hand. MT. Ball seated her in the studio with her back toward his own chair, because he "could not possibly work while any body looked on."
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

able degree in Southern California within the next decade. Not only shall the desert blossom as the rose, but also as the less beautiful but more profitable cabbage, and potato, and caulifower, and sugar beet, and water melon, and fruit tree, and many other things which profit a mans stomach and swell his bank account.-Los An geles Daily Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
WOMAN RIDES ASTRLDE
 IN NEW YORK HUNT.

Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., of the Meadow Brook Hunt Club, has intro duced cross-saddle riding to the women of New York under circumstances where no other woman has dared to be a pioneer. Some weeks ago Mrs. Hitch cock, who is young, charming and the finest horsewoman in her set, appeared at a meet of the Meadow Brook Hunt Club riding astride and in a costume distinctly masculine.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

A certain married woman who "glo- ries in her sex" cOnfesses that there are times when she envies her husband. With business suit and a dress suit, she says, he is prepared for any occa- sion" and to choose such conventional clothing costs him hardly a moments thought; whereas with every changing season she must completely rearrange her wardrobe. not the gowns alone, but the "gewgaws to match" The older she grows, the woman says, the more heavily does this burden weigh upon her spirit. Although she is not a so- ciety woman, she meets many people: 1t seems a duty to array herself in the manner that the general judgment of her sex approves. and to do this de mands time. money and anxious medi- tation. She admits that she likes to feel well-dressed. Yet what q relief if would be. she adds, if, like the sisters belonging to religious orders, women would put on uniforms and make no change except, say. from thick gar ments to thinner! At first thought this seems a reasonable proposition. It would be so if applied to the other sex; for man already pays an aesthetic pen alty for his efforts to save himself trouble In choosing his clothing. Mem bers of secret societies evade the pen alty for an hour or two when they dec crate themselves with sashes and swords and feathers; but every other assemblage of men is necessarily somber and cheerlesS spectacle. The members of any such gathering are clad so uniformly that one might logically demand they put on uniforms. Hap pily woman's instinct prompts her to be more original. Probably the only req son why one particular woman suggests a uniform is that some pernurious man has charged that she and her sisters sin fully waste their time and money on dress. But that is not true of many American women. For one family bro- kea up by the wife's extravaganza. a hundred are ruined by the husbands folly. Moreover.sth woman who takes pains to show herself at her best does a good deed, since she adds just so much more to the charm of life.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

Emperor William is disappointed be- cause his third son, whom he wanted to be at the head of the navy, cannot overcome seasickness. That seasick- ness does not obey his commands and spare his children is matter of mor- tifcation to this ruler, who is under the impression that his wish and word should be respected by Neptune and fha raSf
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

"We now know that all the theses which the first class in Harvard Col lege defended in 1642 are false," says Edward Everett Hale; "their astron- omy was all wrong, their logic was all wrong, their metaphysics were all wrong, and their theology was all wrong" While we are birding our selves upon the intellectual successes with which this century opens, it will be wholesome to reflect that the men of light and leading in 1642 were as sure that they had the right of things as we are to-day of our own science.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

Bob Fitzslmmons said a good thing the other day. He was showing a young fellow how to fight to win, and he said: ''Take your chance when you see it; hit from where your hand is.'' 'Why do I win fights? Because I see
 the chance when it comes, and I take it." There is a sermon in these few lines of type. text for millions of am- bilious young men and women. It fits every walk in life In this country there are thousands of young fellows
 who are drifting. They. are ambitious in a mild way They want better jobs and more money, and are always hoping that something's hazy, indefi- mite something-will turn up to better their condition. The right kind of a man will hunt for his chance. All the time he will be watching for it. If he is working in an office he will be at his desk, perhaps ahead of time. but never
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

The acquittal of Robert s. Fosburgh,
 charged with killing his sister, will be
 approved by all who followed the trial
 at Pittsfeld, Mass. Fosburgh, young
 man of prominent family, seems to have been the victim of an overzealous police official, whose anxiety to make a cease" placed an innocent person in peril of his liberty and brought into the public gaze those nearest and dear est to him at time when the loss of a member of the family had plunged all into deepest grief. FOsburgh's sister, Miss May FOsburgh, who held the af- lection of family and friends, was shot and killed in her bedchamber one night last August, presumably by burglars who had entered the Fosburgh house. The incentive to the burglary was the knowledge that large sums of money were occasionally kept in the house to meet the weekly pay roll at MT. Eos burgh's factory. The natural conclu- sion was that the burglars. intercepted by Miss Fosburgh. shot her with a pistol they had taken from another room, and which belonged to her broth CT In the confusion resulting from the crime, the bewildered members of the family told stories that the chief of po- lice declared were conflicting, and he evolved the theory that Miss Fosburgh had been killed during a quarrel be- tween her father and brother. On this theory the younger Fosburgh was indicted and tried. There was no tes- timony, says the Chicago Inter Ocean, to show that there was arrangement between any members of the family, and there was plenty of evidence that the house had been entered by burg prosecution that the presiding Judge at the trial characterized the proceedings as an inquest" and instructed the jury to bring in verdict of acquittal even before the defense had proceeded far with its witnesses. It would seem that he might have gone further and cen sured both the chief of police and the grand jury for acting upon evidence so slight. It is strange, indeed, from the disclosures, that the case was ever brought to trial, and stranger that the police official did not attempt to trace the thieves and murderers rather than to create a mystery about the affair that reflected on obviously innocent people.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

A Frenchman has committed suicide because he was so homely that no wom- an would marry him. Some people nev- CT do know when they are well off.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

About the worst case of contempt of court is that of a paper which refers to the Supreme Court justices as tem= inent guys in Mother Hubbard gowns.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

Lpton's London tea stores made $9O0,OO0 clean profits last year. Ad- vertising.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

Cranks are persons who do not see things as you do.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

The minute boy sits down at home every member of the family finds some thing for him to do.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

late. The man who Is around when he is wanted is generally a useful man. A good many men have missed their chance because they were habitually ten minutes late getting to work. And good work pays. It is a part of the chance. It may be over a set of books or collecting fares on street car, or running a locomotive or laying sewer pipe. There is always chance for ad- vancement, and it is for the man who works to find 1t and deserve it. He must do the hunting. Hit from where your hand is." Can't you apply that to your position in life, Mir. Toiler! What do you make of it? Doesn't 1t mean that you should always be ready to grasp an opportunity and make it your own, even if the precipitation oozes out of every pore and you would much rather sit in cool spot and dream about what you would do if you had as much money as Russell Sage7 The man who "hits from where his hand is" is worker, not grumbler. He mixes brains and muscle and turns out a superb product He doesn't put things off or seek for delays, or sug- gest to the boss that some other em- ploye do a part of the work assigned to him. His motto is Ready.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

Wisdom is often nearer when we stoop than when we soar.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

Said a young lady to a printer: "You may print kiss upon my lips. but you must not publish 1t"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

Within few weeks after man dies, his wife's name begins to appear often CT in the personal column of the news papers.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23
The St. Johns Herald
o. E. oversoD, Publisher

Published Weekly at St. Johns Al.izon;,
The St. Johns herald., 1901-11-23

You rob yourself Ofterer than others rob you.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
A Boer Victory.

Durham, Natal, Aug, "Details re-
ceived here of what at first seemed an
ordinary skirmish between a British
column and Boer commando near
Nqua, July %, shows that a hard all
day fight occurred, in which the Brit
ish narrowly escaped the loss of a gun
of the sixty-seventh field battery.
Four hundred Beers repeatedly rushed
the British position, killing Major Ed
wards and Gunner Carpenter. The
gun was limbered up and taken at a
gallop for three miles under heavy
tire. Five British were killed
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
DRAWING BLANKS CONTINUES
Arrangements For Townslte Auc-
tlons About Completed,
LEAVE HISTORY MAKING TOWN.

III Reno, Aug, 5.--N, j, O'Brien,
special agent OF the general land office,
with headquarters at Denver, will be
the official town lot auctioneer Mt Law
ton, Mr., o'Brien left promptly for
Lawton, and win arrange for suitable
quarters for the government force,
j, r, Hampton, the Lawton townsite
commissioner, Is sick at the Kerfoot
with illness, and there are some fears
that he will not recover In time TO take
charge Of the work on the 9th. The
name Of the official auctionecr for Ana
darko has not yet been announced
Wagons loaded with supplies Of every
description have left here for Lawton
and other points in the new country,
The tents which have been in all parts
Of the city are being taken down and
the people who have been here for days
are rapidly leaving El Reno, The trains
out Of the city in every direction are
crowded with homeseelSers either going
home or starting for the new towns,
Il. p. Holcomb, townsite commission.
er for Hobart, has gone TO make pre-.
parations for his work there, A force
of men went with him to carry on the
work connected with the sale of lots,
Col Andrew j, James, of olate, KOns,,
viii be the official auctioneGr at Hobart.
lie left with Commissioner llolcomb to
assist in the preparations for the work.
A silly rumor has gained much cre-
dence here to the effect that those un.
successful in the drawing will be given
consolation prizes in the way Of town
lots, Town lots in the county seats
will be sold at auction, the proceeds TO
be used in public improvements and in
meeting the expenses Of their govern
ment until there is something TO tax for
that purpose. All other townsites viii
be entered under existing laws.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
School District Directors.

Topeka, Aug. 2.-In Jewell county
the directors OF the district schools
have been paying themselves salaries
and there are complaints r. II. Nc
Bride, county attorney, wrote to Judge
J. S. West, assistant attorney general,
to obtain his opinion relative to the
validity of the school directors action
and whether they could be prosecuted
for diverting public funds to their own
use. Judge West held the directors
had no right to pay themselves salaries
and that the money could be recovered.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
Ono StriItn Settled.

Sharon, Pa, Aug, 5.-The machinists'
strike at the National steel work and
the Sharon steel plant is settled. The
agreement provides for an advance Of
wages of so cents per day, pay and one
half for overtime, and a week of 5s]G
hours. The company had agreed to
discharge all non-union men now Nv
work within fifteen days,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
YounEost to Draw Claim.

Lawton, Aug. 5,-The youngest
homeseeSer to draw claim in the
Lawton district was little Ruth Dono-
van, the 1-year-old daughter of the
late Judge Donovan, of Enid. Judge
Donovan was soldier, A guardian
was appointed for the child and her
name was registered for a claim under
the law giving soldiers widows and or.
phans the right to homestead land on
the same basis as soldiers, She drew q
claim in the El Reno district. Hei
guardian can hold the claim for her.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
A Fight to the Finish.

Pittsburg, Aug, 6,-It will be n fight
10 the finish, No quarter will be given.
We are prepared to spend all the money
and time necessary to wipe out the
Amalgamated association in all of our
mills.
This was the message that came over
the wires from New York to local Off
cials Of the United States steel corpora
ton. Some of the officials heard the
message with misgiyings; others with
unconcealed satisfaction. One of the
officials declaring that he was glad Of
it, The fight would surely be carried
to finish, and the corporation could
once and for all be free from the influ-
ence of the union men,
1t is considered probable by all inter-
ested that the strike order will be made
general, calling out the Union men in
the National Steel company, the Feder-
al Steel company and the National
Tube company.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
Chance for Wagon Immigrants.

FL Reno, Aug, Recommending to-
morrow 1876 names in each land district
will be called daily for sixty days for
filing of homestead entries. Those
who have not filed within that time
will have lost their chance. 1t is esti-
mated that fully 1000 of the $500 num-
bers in each district will not be filed
because Of homesteaders who will be
disqualified or who will leave the coun-
try. These claims win then be left for
wagon immigrants and others who
failed to draw lucky numbers.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-08
TEN THOUSAND AT LAWTON.
And Crowds at tho Two other County
Scat sites.

Fort Sill, o. IT,, Aug. ga town Of
10000 people, TO be known M, Lawton,
has grown up just outside the forts
limits, within n night Following the
close of the allotment at III Reno, thou
sands OF homcseelseB who drew blunks
started for Anadarlio, Hobart and Law
ton, A majority Of the people favored
Lawton, which Is 20 miles inland and
thousands are camped in and about the
proposed townsite awaiting the sale of
lots ON August 0, Already Lawton has
400 temporary business houses, includ'
ing u grocery firm, and n newspaper
and three streets have been laid out, A
national bank has been projected.
Every form of gambling known on The
frontier Is being run wide open, side by
side with fake shows of various descrip-
tions, and TO add TO the scene n thcu-
sand Comanche Indians have pitched
their tents near by, The Indians Will
await their last payment for grass,
Sl9O,O in the aggregate, which is due
them under the old contract, Hun
drcds of persons have procured govern
mcnt liquor stamps but 1t will
take two weeks of routine in following
out the laws Of the territory before they
can open their places, In the mean
time Lawton will be dry,