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The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
FREIGHT BY TROLLEY.
Fully Demonstrated at the
 City of Toledo, Ohio.

The utility of the rural trolley line as a freight road is receiving very full demonstration at Toledo. The mana gers of a suburban line there have de- vised a trolley truck on which load ed farm wagon can be readily placed, the axles of the wagon setting in sockets which hold it firmly in place. The farmers are using this style of transportation when teaming is bad. Recently, on day when the roads were in very bad shape, one train that reached the city included ST sacks of clover seed and two wagon loads of baSswood lumber.
 The farmers sending this shipment lived 15 miles from Toledo and stated that, with the roads in the condition they were then in, the seed would have made at least three ordinary wagon loads. This would have been equivalent to 27O miles travel for one driver and two horses. With the troll ley service the haulage was accom- plished in one hour, at a cost Of six dollars per wagon from the shipping point to the delivery point. Such ad- vantages. especially in regions where roads are usually in poor condition, will naturally give an impetus to the construction of rural electric lines. The advantages of shipping the wag- ons without loading or unloading at either end Of the line are obvious.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
BICYCLE OUT OF FAD STAGE.
The Wheel Is Now Used More for Business Ends and Less for
 Pleasure.

"It is wrong to say that the popu- larity of the bicycle is on the wane' remarked the man who makes his hv- ing repairing and dickering in the machines. ''This year the trade IS heavier than ever before. will admit, though, that wheels are used less for pleasure rides than formerly, and that while the Sunday crowds of riders are thick enough on the boulevards and in the parks, they are not so great as they used to be a couple of years ago. The fact is, the bicycle is getting to be more and more a business proposition. Men and women who have wheels ride them to and from work as a rule, and do not take as many rides of evenings for diversion as they once did. The wheel is an actual vehicle of business as adopt ed for telegraph messenger boys, spe- cial delivery letter carriers and the like.
 "As an outcome of this the average speed of Chicago wheelmen and wheel women has increased. Nine out of ten persons you see on bicycle are rid ing in hurry. That is because they are going to set destinations, and near ly always have limited their time for getting there. The life of wheel IS longer, too, for the same cause, but the very fact that we get more work to do this year than ever proves that persons owning bicycles are more numerous now than ever before"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
REFLECTIONS ON LIFE.

There are cases where it is best not to be too wise.-Euripides
 A cruel story runs on wheels, and every hand oils the wheels as they run. -Ouida.
 Only he who lives life of his own can help the lives of other men.-Phillips Brooks.
 Give me health and day and I will make ridiculous the pomp of emperors. Emerson.
 Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and scarcely in that.-Franklin.
 Character consists in man steadily pursuing the things of which he feels himself apable.-Goethe.
 Mans work in life is to turn himself from the raw product into piece of art. Richard Whiteing.
 No man can be provident of his time who is not prudent in the choice of his company.-Jeremy Taylor.
 If little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much of it as to be out of danger r?-HuXley.
 It is the peculiar faculty of fools to discern the faults of others at the same time they forget their own.-Cicero.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
AN ASHBARREL BIBLE.
Striking Illustration of the Sad Neg Iect the Sacred Volume
 Suffers.

A church in New York city acquired its pulpit Bible in way that was prob' ably never paralleled. During the ab- sence of the pastor, Rev. John B. Shaw, D. D.-as he relates the circumstances in the Presbyterian Banner-certaln repairs and additions to the church edifice had included the gift of hand some new pulpit. But the new Bible, donated as its companion piece, was found to be too large to it it's lectern, or reading board. The same objection prevented the use of another one, sent by different donor.
 One day a woman came to the doc tor with neat package, which she proceeded to unite. He was not sur prised to see a beautifully bound gilt edged Bible unfolded in her hands; but his feelings changed when she told him that she had found it in an ash barrel.
 A family, after a short residence in the apartment house where she lived, had moved cut that morning. and had left their rubbish with the janitor to be carted away in the city garbage wagon. The costly Bible was among this rubbish" The family record had been cut out of it, being evidently the only thing about it that its owners valued.
 The minister took it to his new pull pit, and it has been there ever since. It fitted the bookbcard exactly. He wrote out his thoughts about that ashbarrel Bible, two columns of them; but we cannot repeat them here.
 There is a sadly pathetic vision of a sacred wedding gift once prized; of resolutions forgotten; of decaying household piety amid hurried city life and frequent removals; of birth and death, and their little record; of the final loss of religious faith and all reverence for it's symbols. The family Bible meant only so many pounds Of paper and leather-a piece of lumber too heavy to carry away.
 There is another form of neglect ot the Bible, says the Youths Companion, that appears less rude and disrespect- ful to the holy volume. It adores it's beautiful covers. but does not open them-a kind of fetish-worship of a hook that ;S IT yer read Which ne0lect
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
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. ". Emerson.
 For the use of the world and the glory of God cross-bearing is not enough, but cheerful bearing. To be burdened and rejoice - that is the enviable life that draws men to it's Lord.
 God knows me better than l know myself. He knows my gifts, my pow CTS, my failings and weaknesses. what I 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., 1901-03-30
BRITISH BREvITIES.

England consumes es,OOO,OOO worth of fish every year.
 It costs e2,OOo to give Buekingham palace frontage a new coat of paint
 The gold plate at Windsor castle is the largest collection in the world It is valued at G2,OO0,O0O.
 When a Londoner desires to express deep grief for the loss of a relative he puts crape on his cane-
 The population of the British en- pire is 4O6,OOO,0O0. Of this number 4O,- O5,OOO are in Europe, 0s,O00.OOO in Asia, 45,OOO,GoO i'll tfrica, including Egypt; 7,1OO,0OO in America and 5,50O.- 900 in Oceanica.
 That card playing is stiH popular pastime in England is shown by the fact that during the last financial year the stamp duty of threepenee was paid on no fewer than 1852, ,456 packs made for sale or use in the United Kingdom From this source the exehequer re- reived s24, ,405 14s., which was supple mented by sum of 2 5,S46, represent ing the customs duty of three shillings ninepence per dozen packs on playing cards imported from abroad. Add to these figures z 34 paid as license duty by makers, and we have total reyenue of e29,7s5 14s.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
WAYS OF TURKISH CENsoRs.
Violation of Their Rules Is Sure to Bring the Most Summary
 Punishment.

It is we'll for those having business with the Turks to have a good under standing of the laws and regulations in force in the sultau's domain if they would avoid trouble, says a foreign eX- change. An honest German merchant met with sad adventure few weeks ago on account of something which he had not dreamed of-violating the laws of the Turkish censor. The German was in the porcelain business, and the only thing that he ever thought of writing was entries in his ledger. But he got an order from a Turkish mer- chant for 25,000 coffee cups, and he filled it, and straightway he became q violator of literary laws. He had packed up the coffee cups in old Ger man newspapers, and that settled it. The Turkish censor seized the whole shipment. He insist ed on reading each newspaper, and only after lie had be- come convinced that there was neither intention nor danger of smuggling in suits of the sultan or of his harem into the country of the prophet was the shipment released.
 Now the German is wondering whether, if he packs his next shipment in straw, the Turkish censor will hold 1t up as being a reflection on his mental furniture.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
A DOCS GENTLEMANLY ACT.
The SagRcious Animal Helped . Lame Man Over an Icy Side
 walk.

Appleton papers report an instance of more than usual intelligence and sympathy on the part Of St. Bernard dog in that city, reports the Milwau- kee Journal. Alexander Close, shoe maker, has but one feg, the other be- ing mounted on q peg. He was mak- ing his way down Appleton street to his shop. The walks were icy and he had trouble. When he came to Fisk street, two blocks from the shop. a large St. Bernard dog came along on the other side of the street, noticed the trouble, came over and took Mir. Closes hand gently in his mouth. Mir. Close at first resented the act, but the dog led on and showed what he meant. He helped Mir. Close on his way till they reached cleared walk on the other side of College avenue, when with a caper of satisfaction he turned back and went on his way. The dog could have had no other possible mo- tive than that of helpfulness. He stopped on his course and went >cross the street to do what he saw was needed. He was pleased when he saw his convoy on clean walk, expressed his satisfaction and went about his business. What more could a human do? Many people passed the lame man and saw his struggles to keep his footing on the icy walk; but it was left to dog to supply the need ed relief.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
The Notch.

This is known sometimes as the Crawford Notch. to distinguish ii from others in the vicinity. II is bear+Iful and impressive eailer between Wiley mouut2,n and Mount HPostPr. ip the White mountains Of Kew Hampshire. It contains the ta,r oGs t"i.icy bousR and pI esents a splendid g'"ture, viewed from the surrounding mountains onc hills. speaking of the v.ew from the top of Mouni Wliiard. l}avard Taylor said: 'As simpfe mGnDtain pass, seen from above. it cannot be surpassed in Switzerland. Something like it I have seen in the Taurus, otherwise 1 can recall no view with which to con- pare it."
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
POISON IN A WEARY BODY.
Human Beings Are Subject to a Spe- cies of SeIf-POisOning by the
 Eating of Game.

The eating of high" game is un- doubtedly attended with risks and the poisonous effects are probably due to the toxins produced in the earlier stages of the putrefactive process, says the London Lancet. The advan- tage. of course, of hanging game IS that fhe flesh becomes tender and decidedly more digestible than when it is quite fresh. The Tipening proc ess, however, may mean the elabora- ticn of toxins. It has been stated that the production of the character istic fayors of game is related direct ly to the amount of sulphuretted hy drogen or sulphur-alcohol set free, but it is rather repulsive to think that the delicate favors of game is dependent upon that invariable prod uce Of decomposition of rotten eggs sulphuretted hydrogen. The smell evolved during cooking of thigh" game is even more disgusting.
 Fres5 game sometimes sets up 1nys- terious poisoning symptoms, which have been attributed to tEe face of the game having been oyerhurr;ed and fatigucd Fatigue products, in deed, t2ve been separated from over hunted game which when injected into h-altby animal have produced marked poisonous effects. There is no doult that fatig'le precincts under certain circumstances are also e}ab- orated in the hu;rap !odv and give rise to q sroc;es of self-P-'isoning, charact cristfc symptoms e which are headache. sturor and gastric and in- testiaa! pains. The flesh Of over driven cottle may prove poisonous fro:n the same cause.
 This curious formation of poisonous products in the flesh of animals through state of terrcr or exhaus- tion is . question we'll worth consid- er;rg in rela:;on to the n hoies1m ness of animal foods and emphasizes the importance Of staying animals intend- ed for food in :he most humane way.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
SLAVE OF HEREDITY.
He Was Regular Attendant at Church But Came of 0 Wreck
 ing Family.

One of the vestrymen of prosper ous Detroit church went to call on a prominent member. He would not be home for Is or 90 minutes, and the vestryman afman fond of horses, en- tertained himself by visit to the stables He found the man in charge trying to sell cob that had seen his best days, and the best had been none too good But he had an advocate worthy of better cause, says the De- troit Free Press.
 There's a bloomin' 'ess as his the pride of the stud Nothink better heyer drawed the queen. Els harris tocrat from fettle to hear and 'e'll be the same to the day of his death. We're honly partin' hof i'm because we'll be haway for our 'ealths the next quarter and we'll leave i'm in none but the best 'ands."
 In the heat of the discussion the salesman occasionally grew profane and made some egregious misrepre- for the purpose of thinking the thing over, the vestryman had a talk
 My good man, see that you're a regular attendant at our church?"
 Railways. sir. Hive been in the church, sir, since was christened. There's naught else 1 care so much for; not heven the 'osses."
 But the way you talked to that man That cob is an old broken-down hack, yet you represented him as one ! the finest horses i'll the market. And you swore when you thought you could make your case stronger"
 You card the parson preach about 'eredity, e called it. Hits whats born in the blood. Did you believe i'm, sir?"
 Certainly"
 Well. sir, hall my people was the most religious and full of grace. Hevery man of 'em was a Cornish wrecker and hevery night before sleepin' they knelt them down. sir, and prayed for 'owlin' storm
 What could the yestryman say?
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
FALL DISPLAYS IN THE SHOPS

(From the Dry Goods Economist New
 York)
 Lizard brooch pins set with Olivines and diamonds.
 Two-toned velvets in which white fur nishes the reliefs.
 Steerling-silver hooks and eyes stud- ded with rhinestones.
 Many plaid, spotted and shot wOOle2 shirt waists for girls.
 Many broad sash ribbons 6n white grounds with colored figures.
 Medium-sized velvet hats effectively draped with friDgcG silk scarfs.
 Black venetian and bToadelOth taii- ored suits trimmed with white silk braid in fancy patterns.
 Many French novelties in the form of stickpins, brooches, chatelaines and neck chains.
 Collarettes and muffs to match, con structed from pheaSants' feathers in va rious dark mixtures.
 Choice umbrellas with colCmR-shaPed handles wrought in silver. gold and guE- metal studded with real Pewels-
 New reception costumes Cf daE,ask satin in shades of white 5-,d InGUye s1a@ bellished lavishIy with old rose point Elaborate shoulder capes Of mink edged with two double frillS Of brown chiffon, which also form the lcag stOls ends.
 Short carriage coats having their edges cut in irregular scroll pattern with lace-iEcrusted revers and bell shaped cuffs.
 Girls suits fashioned with blue serge skirt and round waist composed of blue and white checked taffeta with trellis- work yoke Of ribbon.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
A CALIFORNIA CROP.

The Les Angeles Times says that about 10O acres will be planted to navel oranges in Riverside this year.
 A prominent shipping firm estimates the output of dried peaches from this state this year at 1900 to 1860 car loads.
 The California Vineyardist says that there will be about 1.4OO carloads of seeded raisins shipped from California this season.
 At last advices there had been over COCO carloads of fresh decidu0us fruits shipped east this season, as against total of 4,2G0 last season.
 The Riverside Press estimates the out put of rickled olives from southern Cal ifornia at about 2.OOO barrels. Little has been said about this crop. but it seems to be good in most parts of the state. The harvest Cf the early varie- ties will begin very soOn-
 The Oroviile Mercury of October 1C says that there is a ripe orange" on the editors table-the first of the years crop. The chances are that it stays there because the editor does not care to eat it. Few editors care much fOK such "ripe oranges" as can be picked in October. They are better in January. even in Oroville.
 The Orange county horticultural commissioners report that while the laws requiring orchards to be kept clean are frequently enforced by summary proceedings such action has never been necessary in the county, except against nonresident owners, or those who were so deeply mortgaged that they had no real interest in the property-
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
DEWEY GOT NO TEA.
Little Incident Of the Gallant Ad- niraPs Recent Visit to
 PhiledeiDhia.

Mrs. Dewey smiled little, nodded a little. looked about q good deal and was not recognized by half the house, which whispered feyerishly over her identity during the best of the Beethoven. says the Philadelphia North American.
 And when the music was over there was tea in the foyer above-served by the Red Cross girls at 25 csnts cup, and drunk, so far as could see, by nobody but Mrs. Dewey. The admiral had 2 cup given him, and wanted it. think. very much, but he had to have A great many people introduced to him. to every one of whom he gave a cordial hand and one of those kindly, half-spoken sentences of his.
 "Adnliral, I want to present my daughter"
 And down went the ad1niral's cup on tbe tea table and out came the ad- miral's hand.
 "Your daughter? An! certainly. I can see the"
 And again it would be:
 'Fere. dear! l want to introduce you to the 2dmiral!''
 And there would be another slip be- tween the cup and the lip. Tn the end he got no tea at all-for, just as he turned from the very last introduc- ti0n and fshed out the bit of lemon from the cup and lifted this long-de- ferred delight, Mrs. Dewey said:
 "Wcn. l suppose we'd better be get ting away now"
 And away they went. Only a Red Cross girl at the end of the table win whom the admiral stopped to speak, said:
 ''I'd like admiral, to give you an
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
Her ma,e.ty,s Portrait.

Prof. Angeli, the queens favorite painter, who has recently been intrust- ed with the execution of portrait of her majesty, enjoys her highest conf dence. No secret, he has been telling an interviewer, is hidden from him. The last time the queen was sitting to him
 at Windsor castle, on the occasion Of her eiphtieth birthday. she wished to be taken simply as woman, not as the queen. This portrait. at her majesty 's desire. is 10 be re- reduced for circula- lion among the English people. The queen. however. will not allow the org inal portrait 10 be used for rep-o6uc- 4;c- eo D-n< t-rel; viii y,nke a cory
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
Cortege of the Czar.

The cZar of Russia's suite consists of 173 persons, of whom 73 are general, and 76 extra aids-de-camp. To the suite belong Is members of the im- perial family; IT princes of not imPe- rial birth: F counts, barons and III other robiemen. Their nationalities are: 12s Russians, 30 Germans, 6 Films, 1 Pole, Circassians, Greeks and } Roumanians
 What will I get here for lunch? ?' asked the man at the restaurant counter. "rhere's the bill of fare, answered the man in the white coat 'vou can order what you want. Tn not saying what you will get. .-lndl' anapois News.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
Honeymoon in a Prairie Wagon.

How is this for bridal trip? \ young couple who went to Flagstaff, Ariz., bought a couple of big wagons and teams of mules, hired couple of team sters and good cook, and started south for Phoenix. The principal wagon was roofed with canvas and wire gauge, with every comfort, and the trip is described as ideal. No flies or mosquitoes good hunting, andI the light of love" combining with that from moon and stars. Upon arrival at Phoenix the wagons were sold at an advance. and the couple proceeded by rail to Los Angeles in search of new adventures They may return via Japan and India.-Washington Star.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
Deductire ReasonIng.

"I believe you have been secretly married to young Mir. NoOdle!" cried the irate father.
 How ridiculous!" replied his daughter.
 Well" said her sire. ''he used to come here at eight o'clock and stay till 11:30, and now he doesn't get here until nine o'clock and leaves at 1O:15-" Philadelphia Press
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
FatuOus,

"HaroId,:' murmured the beautiful maiden, shyly. "am l the only glr! YOU ever told you loved ?"
 "I will tell you the truth, dearest answered the manly youth, leaning fondly over her. "You are not.
 II think you might have lied lrt- tle. Harold-for me-" she said, turn ing tearfully away.-Chicago Tribune
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-30
Elbow Greaae Electr,citv

If all the electricity made by clean ing windows in the country. by rubbing the glass with cIoth. could be collected and stored. it would at once solve the smoke difficulty of all the railways by allowing the trains to be run by electric motors.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
FALSE MUNICIPAL ECONOMY.

This paper is in receipt of PROPOSE
ton for bids for printing and furnishing
a list of county blanks, stationery and
numerous other items in a lengthy
schedule, for Marathon county. The
proposition is issued by the committee
on printing and stationery of the Mara
thon county board of supervisors, the
members of which have decided to ac-
cept the lowest bid on the county work
regardless of the location of the concern
making the bid. Inasmuch as we are
not paying taxes in Marathon county
nor deyoting our time and money to ad-
vertising that particular part of the
country, we must decline to enter into
competition with our brethren of the
Marathon county press who have been
chiefly instrumental in building up the
county institutions and are now denied
the small privilege of supplying the
necessary printed matter for public use
at living profit. If'this Cheap John"
policy is carried much further it will
have the effect of holding up to general
ridicule not only its promoters but the
entire county.-Marshfeld Times.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-10
REV. lRL R. HICKS IS NOT DEAD.

Notwithstanding widely current
rumor that the Rev. Irl r. Hick was
dead, he never was in better health,
and neverdid harder and more success
full year swork than that just closing.
He has just completed bis large and
splendid Almanac for 1902 and, with his
staff of able helpers, has brought his jour-
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into international reputation. For a
quarter ola century Mr. Hicks has grown
in reputation and usefulness as the peo-
pies astronomer, and forester of storms
and the character of coming seasons.
Never were his weather forecasts so
sought after as now, his timely warning
of a serious drouth this year having saved
the people from loss and suffering.
Millions IF bushels of wheat were har-
vested though his advice to plant crops
that would mature early The Amer
lean people will certainly stand by Prof.
Hicks, when it cost them so little and
the benefits so great. His tine Al
manac of - pages is;Only 25c, and his
splendid family journal is only one dol,
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