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The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
THE STING OF A BEE
1t Is a Curious Little Weapon nnd
 Wonderfully Constructed.

The sting of the bee is a weapon only too we'll known. There are few of us probably who have not at some or other felt the effect of a sting from a bee or wasp. The bee is not generally so easily excited to sting as the wasp unless il is much provoked or has a de- cided prejudice against some particular person, which is occasionally the case, but when it does it is usually with the sacrifice of its own life, as it generally leaves it's weapon in the wound, with the little sack of poison attached to it. We need not wonder that it is difficult to be withdrawn when we read the account of the shape of the sting of the bee.
 The sting of the bee is not, as it might appear to the naked eye, a mere lance or a bayonet. It is in truth something much more formidable, rather resembling those frightful engines of destruction which the common consent of civilized nations has excluded from the practice of modern warfare. In word, the little instrument known as ''the sting" is found when magnifed to be the sheath in which the true sting lies concealed, al- though the whole enters the wound when the attack is made. The piercing appara- tus itself is, however, double, being con- posed Of two long darts, which are plae- ed side by side, so as to form a lance, and, being furnished by suitable muscles, they are forcibly protruded from the sheath when required for attack or de fense.
 If we employ a tolerably high micro scopic power to examine the points of these darts, we shall find them to be barbed, each piercer being furnished on one side with eight teeth. and as they are so placed when in use that the smooth edges are in juxtaposition you will perceive that they then constitute single formidable barbed spear similar to one of those primitive weapons of war fare employed by the savage inhabitants of various countries that you will no doubt often have met in museums or col lections of ethnolOgical curiosities.
 You will now perceive what a formida- ble weapon the sting must be when di- rected by the bee against an insect of it's own size, and after examining its barbed points you will easily understand, too, how it happens that when the little belligerent manages to penetrate your own skin it should be compelled to leave it's sting behind.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
SCHOOL CLOSED
The Teacher injured in a Run away Accident and Reported
 To Have Gone Insane

In October, 1896, one Monday morn ing, the Rushford school did not open and it was reported that the teacher had gone insane. The physician in attendance pronounced the trouble nervous prostration, and said that school work was mentally and phys ically impossible. The teacher, who is now Mrs. L. A. Gullickson. of Rush ford, Minn., in a recent interview pub- lished in the Star of that place, gives the true story of the event.
 gro begin at the beginning, she said, when I was about seven years of age a sudden fright brought on a dreadful condition of nervousness. When, in 1896, I was injured in run away accident, this, combined with my former trouble, made me so ill that I was unable to open school the following Monday"
 "Was it true that yot were reported to be insane?" asked the interviewer.
 "Yes, and the members of my family thought that I was becoming so. Words do not express the agony indured with my head and eyes. The least noise would cut through my nerves like a knife. I was hot and cold by flashes, had piercing pains in my temples and in the back of my head and a red mist was constantly before my eyes.
 "I was dizzy and faint with fearful nausea, which nothing relieved. l could take no solid food for ten days, but lived on milk and Hme-water. When the doctor had treated me for nearly six weeks without helping me, Mrs. J. Webster, a nearby friend re- commended Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, I took them faith fully for not quite three months and was perfectly cured. I have never heard of a single case where they did not prove beneficial and know of sev- eral persons who have taken them sue cessfulIy for rheumatism.
 Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are not like other medicines. They act directly on the blood and nerves. This makes them invaluable in such diseases as locometor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nerv- ous headache, the after-effects of the grip, palpitation of the heart, pate and sallow compleXions and all forms of weakness either in male or female. At all druggists or direct from Dr. Williams Medicine Co.,, Schenectady, N. Y. Price 50 cents per box; six boxes s2.50.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
s1oo REWARD $1oo

The readers of this paper will De pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, ana that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Halls Ca tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby de- stroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and as- sisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in it's curative powers, that they offer one hundred dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure Send for list of testi- monials.
 Address, F. J. CHENEY & O., To ledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggist, 75 cents. Halls Family Pills are the best.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
Advnntage or G.ei--- ., Cook

Between SGo a1,i SG0 ef the r@1- iaVT school children or I.usl,'G1 ESve hse1 aS--- ed to write essays on tLc theEie. M asst I Should Like to r.. !l Life aal Ehy-- Their chief characteristics k their air-1'- ism. They all want. or profess so ws1r- to help somebody. Even the gisi sho 'would like to be" a duchess Is Sul,ly li- fuenced by the desire 10 De able CD share in the government of the country and to help those who need helPin=s- There is much force in the Te1so1 SiFe1 by another girl in favor of bei1S e''oS that If you have a kuS0an,l ansi he s in bad temper a well cooked sli1ner may put him in a good humOT- --l-onaioa Post
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

Mrs. August Pfalzgraf, of South Byron, Wis, mother of the young lady whose portrait we here publish, wrote in January, 1899, saying her daughter had suffered for two years with lrreg- ular menstruation had headache all the time, and pain in her side, feet swelled, and was generally miserable. She received an answer promptly with advice. and under date of March, 1899 the mother writes again that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her daughter of all pains and irregu larity.
 Nothing in the world equals Lydia E. Pinkham's great medicine for regu letjng wonan's peculiar monthly troubles.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

Miss Marie Coats, President Cf the Appelton Young Ladies Club. writes the. following. concerning Peruna-
 AppeltOn, WJS- The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus. Ohio:
 Gentleman.-'I find Peruna an ex- cellent spring and summer medicine and am glad to call the attention Os my friends to it. When that Ianguid tired feeling comes over you. and your food no longer tastes good. and small annoyances irritate you. PeTuna will make you feel like another person inside Of week have now used it for three season and find ir very reliable and elfieaeiOuS- Marie Coats.
 If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use Ot Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hart man, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis
 Address Dr. Hartman. President Of the Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus Ohio.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
The DuU
 Of Mothers.


 What suffering frequently results from a mothers ignorance; or mors frequently from a mothers neglect to properly instruct her daughter
 Tradition says "woman must sui fer" and young women are so taught. There is a little truth and a great deal of exaggeration in this. If a young woman suffers severely she needs treat ment, and her mother should see that she gets it.
 Many mothers hesitate to take their daughters to a physician for examina- tion: but no mother need hesitate to write freely about her daughter or herself to Mrs. Pinkham's Laboratory at Lynn, Mass, and secure from woman the most efficient advice with out charge.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
rto,Ax I,~o,, ct;nr,ess reea.

" K Morrison. the bee expert a1- :ached to the imperial depar+ment of tue West Indies. has recently discov- cred several colonies of stiGgless bees in tue island of MonserrGt. He is now trying what can be done by the use of modern hives to improve their honey producing capabilities. Modern apiarists are of opinion that they can make the honeybPe conform 10 almost any conditions. so that Mir. MOrrison's experiments will be watched with some interest. The honey of the sting less bee is clearer and thinner than that of ordinary commerce.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
The RTCrmaid's Pun.

Neptune had returned from the mar ket with a fine fish.
 How many pounds does 1t weigh"' inquired a mermaid.
 "He is about a ten-er," responded Neptune.
 If he is tenor" returned the mer- maid, "he cannot. of course, he bass" Neptune was stung by the retort, but was much too polite to reply in kind by any allusion to her scales.- New York Marine Journal
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
An Earthquake Alarm.

The Japanese are said to have discov- cred that a few seconds previous to an earthquake the magnet temporarily loses its power, and they have ingeniously con- structed a light frame supporting a horse shoe magnet, beneath which is a cup of bell metal The armature is attached to a weight so that upon the magnet becom- ing paralyzed the weight drops and, striking the cup. gives the alarm. Every one in the house then seeks the open air for safety.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
Wanted Proof of the statement.

"Are you de gemmen dat said de hoss mus go?'" asked the colored man.
 "I am," answered the enthusiast on the subject of mechanics.
 "Well, suh, I jes' desiahed to take ce liberty o'-sayin' dat has de ballIies' animal dat ever blocked a street, jes' aroun' de corner. sho'ly would be much oblige eff you could come aroun' an prove yoh words. ."-Washington Cfor
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
A Chance for Our Youny People.

Under the management of the new president, Barton Cruikshank, M. s., the Cogsweu Polytechnic College of San Francisco, with it's magnificent equipment and large endowment, is offering courses, tuitioH free, that are not to be obtained elsewhere. We call the attention of our readers to the music courses for piano instruction and for voice culture, to the shop courses, art courses, courses for surveyors, steam engineers, etc, all free, except for a fee of five dollars per term of twenty weeks to pay for materials used.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
WHAT CAUSES DANDRUFF.
Greatest European Authority on Skin
 Diseases, Says It's a Gem.

The old idea was that dandruff is scales of skin thrown off, through a feverish condition of the scalp IS eX- ploded. Prof. Unna, Hamburg, Ger many, European authority on skin dis eases, says dandruff is germ disease. The germ burrows under the scalp throwing up little scales of cuticle, and sapping the vitality of the hair at the root. The only hair preparation that kills dandruff germs is Newbro's Her picide. Destroy the cause, you le- move the effect" Not only cures dan druff, but stops falling hair and causes luxuriant growth. Delightful hair dressing.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
Not Needed.

He was obviously anxious, and she seemed almost willing.
 "I shall refer you 10 papa" said she, with a becoming blush, before giving you a final answer.
 But am perfectly willing to take you without any reference" said he magnanimously.- News.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
A Costly Funeral.

The most costly state funeral which has ever taken place was perhaps that of Alexander the Great. A round mill ion was spent in laying Alexander to his rest. The body was placed in a coffin of gold, filled with costly aro- matics, and a diadem was placed on the head. The funeral car was embellished with ornaments of pure gold, and it's weight was so great that it took eighty four mules more than year to convey it from Babylon to Syria.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
Adam,s sarsanaril1a Pills.

act gently and promptly on the liver kidneys, stomach and bowels. They cure sick headaches, constipation, bill iousness, stomach disorders, sallov complexion and are the only pills tha will also purify and enrich the blood Sold in 10ct. and 25ct. boxes by al druggists. Every box guaranteed.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

Chappie: I'd just like to know what you mean by being engaged to both Cholly and me at once.
 Miss Pinkie. Why, bless me, there is no harm done; you can't either of you afford to marry me, you know New York Weekly
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
Impaired Digestion

May not be all that is meant by dyspepsia now, but it will be if neglected.
 The uneasiness after eating, fits of nerv- ous headache, sourness of the stomach and disagreeabie belching may not be very bad now, but they will be if the stomach is suffered to grow weaker.
 Dyspepsia is such a miserable disease that the tendency to it should be given carly attention. This is completely over come by
 Hoods CarsapGrilLd which strengthens thewhole digestive system
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
No Feasibility,

Are you never afraid. Uncle Ras. tus." asked one of the scoffers, 'of fall ing from graceT
 "Cunnel.'' replied Cncle Rastus, "how kin 9 pusson fall fm de bedrockY- Chicago Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
wa;tinp to Start.

Impatient Husband-Will you evel come away from that looking glass Clara?
 Wife pleasantly)-You forget, Algy that art is long.
 Husband (sternly)- remember madam. that time is fieeting. Weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
Couldn't Afford It.

Simpkins-Going to the Pan-Ameri- can?
 Snifkins-Nope; can't afford it.
 Simpkins-That will be a great dis appointment for your wife.
 Snifkins-I don't see how; she and the children are there for the summer Ohio State Journal.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

'I don't believe you love me bit" sobbed his wife.
 But I do darling, T."
 Don't tell me. It's unnatural you should. No man could love a woman who wears such old hats as do."- Philadelphia Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

EITo Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness I'll O after first days useof Dr. kne's Great Nerve Restorer Send for FL RE @ 00 trial bottle and treat
 iss DR. R. KLINz Lfd y3l Arch St.. Philadelphia Pa
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w. SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. IT. 1900.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic because the formula is plainly printed on every bottle showing that it is simply Iron and Qui- nine in tasteless form. No cure. No nay. JOG.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
Hoitt's School

At Menlo Park, San Mateo County, Cal, with it's beautiful surroundings, perfect climate, careful supervision, thorough instruction, complete labor atories and gymnasium, easily main talns it's position in the front ranks of schools for boys on the Pacific Coast. Ira G. Hoitt, Ph. D., Principal.
 She: I see this paper has an article entitled "The Bee as a Barometer"
 He: Well, I've known 'em to make fellows temperature go up, all right -Yonkers Statesman.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

"A woman was arrested in New York for sitting on the grass"
 'I didn't suppose the New York po- lice farmed out the grass privileges, too."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for their children during the teething period.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

Every woman talks of her physician understanding her constitution, as II the Lord had used an entirely new pat tern in cutting her out.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

Flies know their business. Ever no- tice how they gather around a restau- rant7
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

So Nice to Eat, So Mild, So Effective
 To take medicine is a pleasure when the medi- cine is Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the only modern laxative fit to be used All druggists, 10c, 25c, soc,
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

What ground has he for expecting to get herr"
 Ground enough! He owns three ranches in alifornia.-Brooklyn Life
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
The Rest Prescription or Malaria.

ChilIs and fever Is a bottle of Groves taste less Chill Tonic. It is simply iron and quinin' in a tasteless form No cure-no pay, Price 60c
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

MT. Bacon: I wonder if animals have dyspepsia?
 Mrs. Bacon: Well, I've known 'em to be great kickers.-Yonkers States man.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

TO CUKE A COLD IN ONE DAY
 Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if 1t fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature is on each box. 25c
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21

Nine people out of ten hate the word baccalaureate.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-09-21
Stops the Cough
and Works

Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets cure cold In one day. No cure, No pay. Price 25 cents
New-York tribune., 1901-05-28
A VALUABLE FINANCIAL REVIEW

The first number of illustrated Values" novel
ard valuable weekly financial review has just ap-
peared in Wall Street The feature of the pubca-
ton is the graphic representation of the daily
fluctuations of the active stocks of the Stock Ex-
change list, each record being charted separately.
The paper also contains articles on the week IN
the stock, grain and cotton markets, and complete
records OF each days transactions in all stocks
ana bonds sold on the NewYork Stock Exchange
ana all fluctuations in the entire list of stocks and
pohcs. as wen as contract and cash prices of
grain, provisions. cotton, coffee and other com
modities Comparative earnings by weeks and
months Of all companies issuing such Statements
Will also be graphically shown.
The initial number OF illustrated Values con-
tains twenty-four pages Of matter handsomely
@ printed on heavy paper The editor OF the depart
is james s II. Cmsted, who is also Editor OF The
New York News Bureau; and the publisher is
=. NJ Lea. "
New-York tribune., 1901-05-28
STRONG EKECUTORS ATTACKED.
LAWYER ALLEGES CONNIvANCE TO ASSIST
THE HEIRS TO THE DETRIMENT

The executors of the estate of ex-Mayor Strong
We're accused of conniving to assist the heirs to
| the detriment of the creditors in argument
| before Justice Blanchard in the Supreme Court
last Friday upon an order to show cause why
four certain Judgments entered against the
estate on May should not be vacated. In the
argument it stated that the entire personal
estate of the eX-Mayor did not exceed $2S50O0
The statement made from carefully pre-
pared inventory, and gives the first authentic
idea of the size of the estate.
Some time ago four separate suits were
brought by Mrs Strong. the widow Rebecca S
Beasley and Josephine w. Hogan, sisters of Mrs
Strong and Robert w. Aborn a brother Of Mrs
Strong The suits We're directed against the eX-
! ecutors to have the plaintiffs declared owners
| of a large number of securities which We're
found in ex-Mayor Strongs estate when he died
Most of the securities stood in Mr.. Strong's name
personally or were made payable to bearer.
| These securities amounted in all to about $500
600 The suits were heard quietly before ref
/ cree. and judgments entered against the
estate on May 1.
Then the law firm of Cochran Moore G. Hill
dreth of No. - Broadway. representing the
creditors. Mrs Eliza T. Griswold, Jane T. Girls
wold and Frank r. Griswold, procured an order
from Justice Gildersleeve requiring the eXecu-
tors. Albert r. Shattuck Putnam b. Strong and
Mary w. Strong. to show cause why the judg-
ments should not be vacated and the GriswOlds
be allowed to come in and defend the suits, al
leging that the executors of Mr. Strong's will
had connived with the plaintiffs in procuring
the judgments.
The argument on the return of the order was
heard last Friday before Justice Blanchard.
Briefs will be handed up the latter part of the
week. In the argument the lawyer representing
Cochran, Moore & Hildreth alleged connivance
by showing the close relationship between the
plaintiffs and defendants in the suit. by show
ing that the plaintiffs attorneys had sworn. in
verifying their complaint. that thcir informa-
tiOn had been procured by the defendants. Then
the defendants in their answer alleged that they
had knowledge information to the
ownership of the securities. The third point in
the attempt to show connivance was that on the
trial of the suit the defendants, as alleged,
fled that they belonged the plaintiffs. The
defendants and plaintiffs lawyers were the
same When Mrs. Strong sued as plaintn
she had il was said. the same lawyers who In
the three other suits had sued her as executor.
The lawyers represented 10 Justice Blanchard
that eX- Mayor Strong died insolvent and that
his entire estate aside from the securities
claimed by the plaintiffs did not exceed $4,000.
He declared3that the Griswolds were creditors tors
Of the Strong estate to the extent Of S3JotbD
and in reality the only creditors OF the
estate.
The Strong executors could not be seen last
night.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-28
STAR sPANGLED BANNER GOOD ENOUGH
so SAY THE D. A. r. AFTER GENERAL H C
KINGS ADDRESS IN FAVOR OF A NEW
NATIONAL. ANTHEM

General Horatio c. King. OF Brooklyn, before
Mohegan Chapter. d. A. r., of Ossining. AT the
annual spring reception. held at the home OF Mrs.
Frederick Potter. yesterday argued for a
lawn fete but owing 10 the rain the exercises had
be held inside the residence, Meadowlawn. About
hundred attended. Besides the officers of the
chapter the guests We're received by Mrs. Donald
Mclean. of the New-York Chapter. Mrs. Mclean
also made a snort address.
General King argued that the old songs which
had been looked upon aspiring TO be national
hymns had never reached that elevation. Some OF
them he said had outlived their usefulness. The
general spoke of the national hymns of other coun-
tries, and advocated something for this country
which would be more in keeping with its greatness
After his address there an informal discus
sion, in which many took part. and the idea seemed
to be that The Star Spangled Banner was good
enough