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The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-09
THE UP-TO-DATE PATRIOT.

"So poor Cottenham is gone?" ''Yes; the doctors said only Spanish blister could save him, but he wouldn't have it."-Chicago News.
 The girl with a white dress and blue sash will have to have red hair this sum- mer, to be patriotic.-Washington Qa.) Democrat.
 Whats the matter between Buster and his wife?" "When he went home the other evening she told him that she had been building castles in Spain. ."- Detroit Free Press.
 : An Indirect Impression.-"Has yer hyud bout dis here Spanish policy ?" inquired Miss Miami Brown. "Yes," re- piled MT. Erastus Pinkley. Fun all I kin unduhstan', it's all right; but de numbers is pow'ful slow in cOmin' out" Washington Star.
 Home of a Patriot.-''What's that queer-looking list tackled on your hall door?" Those are the things that are not allowed to come into this house; Spanish mackerel, Spanish onions, Spanish cream, Spanish pickles, Span- ish moss, Spanish flies and Spanish flounces. Detroit Free Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-09
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"STEADFASTLY SET."

"He steadfastly set His face to go to
 Jerusalem. Luke 9:51 "Steadfastly set." for the time was come, And the place was fixed and the Lamb was
 dumb, His face toward no palace. His feet toS
 ward no home;
 Steadfastly set toward Jerusalem "steadfastly set." though griefs lie bs@ And the highway be rough. and the sun
 beat sore, With TO friendly shelter. and no open
 door;
 Steadfastly set toward Jerusalem "steadfastly set," though the way be long. And the blue waves Of Gahlee woo as a
 song. And multitudes tarry the hillsides along; Steadfastly set toward Jerusalem. "steadfastly set" mid sorrow and loss. Beholding the danger, the darkness. the
 drOss, Beholding the curse. and the cord. and the
 cross; Steadfast:y set toward Jerusalem. 'Steadfastly set,'' till the passion De Der, To the finished work and the joy set be-
 fore, To the Throne, and the Crown, and the
 life evermore; SteadfastIy set toward Jerusalem. Rev. J. W. Weddell, D. D., in Baptist Union
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-09
AN AMUSING GAME.
the Young Hay Find En- tOyment.

Hostesses of house parties, and moth CTS expecting their boys and girls home for the holidays, are often glad to hear of a new game, or of an old one re- vived.
 A game in which old and young and almost any number can join is the bird fancier. A cage of chairs must be made and arranged in the middle of the room; then a number of pieces of paper are cut, as many pieces as there are players. On half the number the name of a bird is written--canary, thrush, robin, and so on. These pieces are then folded and put on plate and passed around to the players. Those who draw bird must walk into the cage, and those who draw blanks re- main in their seats.
 A merchant is then chosen, or bird fancier, who stands in the center of the cage, and the birds, from that mo- ment, must never take their eyes from him. If bird is discovered to be look ing away, he is instantly commanded to pay a forfeit.
 The other players walk around and round the cage, doing all in their pow CT to divert the attention of the birds by talking to them, calling them by name. Then the merchant cries out: 'I have a good many fine birds here plump partridge, fighty canary, sulky bullfnch," and so on. "Who will buy?"
 A player standing outside the cage cries: T will; describe your birds" The bird fancier then calls the birds by name, and tells of their good quail ties. The fun is in the witty and anus ing descriptions given by the merchant. When the purchaser chooses a bird, he or she is at once released from the cage. All the birds not chosen pay forfeit to the merchant, but the mer- chant is forced to pay the birds who have been sold forfeit.-Golden Days.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-09
SLAVE OF HEREDITY.
He Was a Regular Attendant at
 Church But Came of 0 Wreck k+s ing Family.

One of the vestrymen of a prosper Ous Detroit church went to call on a prominent member He would not be home for Is or 20 minutes, and the vestryman, aNman fond of horses, en- tertained himself by a 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' loss as his the pride of the stud. Nothink better hever drawed the queen. 'Es harris tocrat from fettle to hear and ell 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- Sentation. When the dealer had gone for the purpose of thinking the thing ONCIs AAG NSSlI Iudu udu d ldIh.
 My good man, see that you're a regular attendant at our church? ?"
 "HaIlways, sir. Hive been in the church, sir, since l was christened. There's naught else l 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 1t the finest horses in the market. And you swore when you thought you could make your case stronger"
 You 'eard the parson preach about 'eredity, e called it. Hits what's 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 Cornish wrecker and hevery- night. before sleepin' they knelt them down, sir, and prayed for a 'owlin' storm"
 What could the vestryman say?
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-09

An Arizona Ri1 o, Fare.

"I was at a restaurant out in Ari- zona once," said salesman for a well-known revolver corporation, land was looking over the bill of fare. It gave better description of some features of the country than a whole volume. For ten cents you could get some delicious lamb chops and fried potatoes. But bread and butter were extra, while dish of milk toast was 15 cents. You see that meant that they raise cattle out there for their meat and not for dairy purposes. Milch cows are scarce and dear. But the Chinese broil beefsteak by frying it and then making the marks of the griddle with red-hot poker"
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-09
OUR SWEDISH FRIEND.
Fiery bright day es dark von for som

Fiery bright day es dark von for som poor faller.
 Lof, lak eferyteng else, seems to get leetle weaker as ct get older.
 Des es tam of var ven ice cream freezer vii be drawin' about te sam wages yo do.
 Marriage es naver a failure onless von of de parties to ct es-both of dem-
 Mayer say someteng before yo talk tenn to tank vedder yo haf anything to say or not.
 Aye tank Master Spain would lak Fitzhugh Lee batter as consul-yeneraI as major yeneral.
 To naver har old maid kick bout get tin married on Friday-any day es locky day fer her.
 Too ma o husbands bane villin to keep lool /. for a yob as long as der wife can mak money takin en vashin..
 Ven woman get divorce from her hos band yo can feel poorly sure some od- der man es vaitin' to hear te news. Et york yust same odder way. - Denver Times-Sun.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-09
RIGHT MOTIVES
The Biggest Part of an Act Le the Intention That
 Prompts It.

A motive is that which moves q man, an internal reason pushing man to a decision. Man as a respon- sible being acts only from motives; machine is made to go from out ward compulsion. The mind may be in indecision, in doubt; various mo- tives appeal to the will; finally the mind is made up, and the man acts in view of a controlling motive. The moral quality of an act depends or the motive back of it, not on the out ward form of the act. A man may pray in fervent manner, so that men may regard him as an Israel hay ing power with God, but if the prayer be offered in insincerity, if it be de signed to please the human ear, it lacks every element of true prayer. 1t is the motive that measures the life and the act.
 An outwardly good and shining act is hollow thing unless it is begot- ten from true motive. A well-inten- toned and laundering life becomes covered with moral beauty if there be a good intention back of it. We are not fitted to sit in final judgment on men around us, for we see only the outside of lives and acts. The biggest part of an act-the intention-we- cannot see. God alone can separate the tares from the wheat. We should be considerate in judging and slow to condemn, for we lack the power to get at the intention. Many a good man and true has been most griev- ously misjudged, many deceiver aP- plauded and acclaimed.
 Failures and mistakes may, under Gods penetrating gaze, be lifted up and transfgured into shining sue cesses, if the intention be high and holy. A right intention with an u1- enlightened Judgment is vastly better than a clear understanding but a moral nature that is not true to duty Browning has in one stroke drawn the distinction between attitude and act:
 '"Tis not what man does which exalta
 him, but what man would do."
 And he writes again: @ii
 What aspired to be, ET 
 And was rot, comforts me-"
 If man has fellowship with good motives, good intentions, he can stand upright even in Gods presence and say: ''I mean to do what is right" God sometimes takes the will for the deed. David wished to build the tenn pie. God forbade the work, but gave him this comfort: It was in thins heart to build it. Our motives are under our control, they are ours. We must care for them, and see that they are clean and holy. We cannot be omRiscient, nor all-compelling, but we may make sure of this: the in tention to please God, to be on inti- mate terms with duty. No man can finally commend himself unless he can honestly say: "'I mean to do what is right in Gods sight. 70. P. Eaches. in Baptist Union.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-09

Illinois monument dealers want a law enabling them to seize tombstones for bad debts.
 Judges of the South Carolina su- preme court have adopted a rule that no member of the bar shall be heard unless dressed in a black coat.
 The supreme court of Connecticut has decided that furnace is personal property, and may be removed from a building by due process of law.
 That insanity is included in the word sickness" as used in the by laws of beneficial society is held in koblilard vs. Societe St. Jean Baptiste 1e Centreville (R. I.), 45 L. R. A. 559.
 Earnings of minor child who has been emancipated in good faith by his father are held, in Flynn vs. Baisley tOre.), 45 L. E. A. 645, to be protected from the fathers creditors. and to con- stitute good consideration for a con- Teyance to the minor by his father.
 Summary arrest of a convict who has violated his parole, and his sum- mary return or remandment to servi- tude or imprisonment under his sen- tence, was held, in Fuller vs. State (Ala.), 45 L. R. A. 502, to constitute no violation of the constitutional guaran- ties governing the arrest and trial of criminals.
 -Exz=ss<s
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-09
4 Mechanical Reply.

Judge-And what did the prisoner say wheE you told him that you would have him arrested?
 Complainant-He answered mechan- ically. yer honor.
 Judge-Explain.
 Complainant-He hit me on the head with hammer.-Tit-B Bits.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-09
Barred Out.

Dashaway-Hello. old man, what makes you look so sad?
 Billboard (the tragedian)-A friend of mine who lives in town in Connec- necticut has asked me there to take dinner with him, and can't go.
 Dashaway-Why not?
 Billboard-I acted there last month. Harlem Life.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-09
Gnnd Advice.

Mrs. Brown-O, dear! I don't know what's the matter with my eyes; they give me so much trouble.
 Mrs. Malaprop-Goodness. you'd bet ter consult an octopus right away. Philadelphia Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-03-09
Piety in the Home.

Parents must show piety at home; that is. they must give good example and reyerent department in the face of their children. =. All signiicatiOnS of love and tenderness, care and watch fulness must be expressed toward chil- dren that they rev l~0k rNcr thei7 parents as their frivx.sS and rasr's-s, their defense and sanctuary. theiC treasure and their guide. - Jeremy Taylor.
 Spraying as an Investment.
 It is about as hard to convince some orchardists that they should spray as it is to convince others that they should insure their houses against fire. The two acts are in way similar. The expense may be looked upon in either case as insurance. The man that sprays his orchard may never see that he has escaped disaster. He may never appreciate the good he receives fADm spraying. His enemies are so small that he does not see them approach and perish with the poison that has been placed in their way. But whether he sees the results or does not see them, they are there,-Farmers' Re. view.
The Saint Paul globe., 1901-08-06
OUR COTTON TRADE.

Notwithstanding our protective tariff
which was supposed to foster infant in
dustries until they became full grown
and lusty, and Notwithstanding the fact
that we produce the raw cotton Of the
world, our foreign trade in cotton stuffs
has always been meager. For some
reason unknown to the protectionist, at
least he has never divulged it, England
has been able to import our raw cotton
manufacture it into cloth and control
the trade of the world in the finished
product 1t would be ridiculous to af-
firm that our cotton goods manufactures
are still infant industries and unable to
compete with the mills of England,
France and Russia, but the fact remains
that we do not compete and that we
seem obliged to protect our own market
from the enterprising Britisher who
comes over here for his raw material and
has to pay the tariff of transportation
both ways.
The American cotton mills have been
able to control the home trade and make
money. Perhaps, had not the market
paid such large dividends, some effort
would have been made to secure the for
eign trade. Like the young man who
has inherited a fortune, the cotton manu-
facturer did not nave to hustle for Iiv-
ing in foreign parts 1t was easier to
do business at home, protected from all
outside competition Mr.. Jones was al
ways ready and willing to pay the
freight.
The National Association of Manu-
facturers have from time to time re-
ceived samples of cotton goods from
abroad and forwarded them to manu-
f@cturers who were supposed to be in
terested in developing new and profitable
markets for their goods, but the in
variable reply came back that eve are
not prepared to meet the requirements
of the trade"
Owing to this indisposition to cater to
the foreign trade, although we have the
finest cotton mills in the world, with the
finest machinery worked by the most
skilled mechanics, we cut no figure in
the cotton trade of the world, except in
the export of the raw material The fol-
lowing table SHOWS our trade in cotton
fabrics compared with that of England:
The Saint Paul globe., 1901-08-06
A "CHIEF DISPATCHER ;.

August Century.
Inc chief train dispatcher .bandlas The
power distributes the cars to the var
Ious stations, decides what freight trains
Snall He run, and is in Immediate charge
u tie countless details that arise in the
operation Of trains The duties of H.
suPerlntendent and the trainmastar keen
t tilelh away from the office about half the
tHne, travelling up and down the linz
stopping overnight at important stations
ana terminals. The chief dispatcher is
always at headquarters, and is the man
oI details. He is assisted bv a .stricl
dispatcher" for each dlspatchfng district
Like sentinels at Gibraltar. the threo
lrlck dlspatchers never leave their most
unguarded. 1t may happen for a few
minutes some Sunday night thar thAra
is not train running mot wheel a.
turihn ON the division as the men saw.
But there sits the dispatcher. the ever
ready representative of the official staff.
the incarnation of alert administration.
Where business is heavy and the man
age1nent Is progressive there is night
cnlef also, who thus renders the position
or chief dispatcher uninterrupted These
chiefs work twelve hours each, as the
nervous tension is less than that of
trick dispatcher, who is glued to the
train Wire his entire tour In the ab-
sence of a night chief the details at night
are looked after by the trick dispatcher.
whose work becomes much more respon-
sible. The chief. in such a case, usually
comes down after supper and maps out
the night work and sometimes breaks in
later with instructions on the train wire,
which is 'cut in" at his room The rail-
road man is seldom entirely out of
touch with his work. The telegraph
sounder lulls the tired chief TO rest and
wakes him in the morning. So train
ed is his ear that, if wanted at night, the
dispatcher has to sound" the private
call on the wire only a few times to
elicit a response from the sleeping chief.
On Sundays the chief Is on hand most
of the day in obedience to unwritten rail-
road commandment: six days shalt
thou labor, and the seventh come down
to the office and catch up" In most oc-
cupations "all work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy but In rallroading It
makes him bright boy. so stimulating
and fascinating is the excitement of the
work.
The Saint Paul globe., 1901-08-06
OF THE FORTY -nylNE>
BY BARRY PAIN.

Black and White
No" said Lord Delsamere in his
habitually plaintive voice, 81 don't like
it at all. I'm not what you would call
Socialist exactly. If you've got any
thing, you ought to keep it; because, of
course, if you share it with the people
who haven't got it, then you haven't
got it either. And then where are your
He looked round. If you go to the ex-
pense of saying that kind of thing it
ought to be appreciated Tench, the big
man in the corner said that was un-
deubtedly So His Iordship, having thus
taken tribute continued:
AT the same time, the possession of
wealth or position is far from being a
blessing. You are obscured by it. Your
real personality gets, so to speak, sunk.
You never know where you stand in the
estimate of the people you meet. OF
course, when L am among my relations
and intimate friends, they do speak
pretty plainly. But L never get the gen
eral effect. In ordinary enjoyable COM
pany title makes a pariah of a man.
If people are civil to him, ne feels that
they are being civil to the title. If they
are not civil, they are merely showing
their independence. The real man is out
side it all-lonely and distrustful
fancy that great wealth acts in much
the same way, though mere 1 cannot
speak from experience Target, here,
could tell us.
Target was wealthy by reason of the
Wyfield Braces-"Comfort, lghtness
and durability. Buttons supersede
Once worn always worn'-and he was
a lean, dried-up man. He responded
hesitatingly to the appeal:
81 don't know. 1 suppose they do
I'm sure money does in a way"
Quite SO. You support my argument
We don't get a fair estimate OF our
selves. It's cruel"
Cruel? No. There I'm not with you.
On the contrary, [ am very glad of it"
WHAT? You surprise me. 1 would in
fnitely rather the world took me for
what I am, without any other considera-
tion. So must you if you like honesty"
No, / don't want merely to be taken
for what l am. I've had some, you
know. When l was a boy and swept out
the shop, I was taken exactly that way.
This is much pleasanter Everybody's
very friendly, and 1 don't bother myself
much with asking why they are friend
ly.'
Don't you see when men make up
to you for what they can get, or when
mothers hunt you for their daughters ?"
Eyes, 1 see. And the men don't get
and the mothers don't catch. But it's
more enjoyable than if I had the feel
wanted to have anything to do with. [
like it."
Then you're living in FOOLS para
The Saint Paul globe., 1901-08-06

ton Not his bitterest political enemy
will deny to him the possession Of
splendid abilities. His experience in the
other position renders him familiar to a
great extent with at least the routine
work of the position; while his familiarity
with the railroad service of the state, and
his recognized high executive ability will
render him in every respect a most ac-
ceptable choice,
If the board were a Democratic, as it is
a partisan Republican body the Gl o b e
would feel that it was rendering a sub
stantial public service if it could urge
upon it the selection of any man as its
secretary of whom it could speak in any
thing like the terms of commentator in
which it is able to refer Mr. Clausen, 1t
would urge the selection of such a man
with all the more force and earnestness
if it could say of him that he had rem
dered to the Democratic party in this
state even a small measure of the serv-
ice which we know Mr. Clausen to have
rendered to his party and his party
friends in state and national politics.
The Saint Paul globe., 1901-08-06
WOULD BE 4 SPLENDID cBo1cr

WOULD BE Il SPLENDID CHOICE.
The o b has noted the mention on
several occasions of the name of Mr.
Albert c.. Clausen of this city as sec
retary of the state board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners
While differing from Mr.. CIausen in
party politics, and regarding him as one
of the most influential and uneompromis-
ing Republicans in the state, the GIL OBJ
has always regarded him as a man of ex-
ceptional ability, of high personal char
acter, and, as his work in the office of
grain Inspector shows, one of the most
thoroughly equipped men for official sta
tion that can be found either within or
without the state.
The board of railroad and warehouse
commissioners is not likely to regard any
suggestion of this paper with favor, if,
indeed. any appearance of advocacy of
Mr.. Clausen on our part is not likely to
prejudice that body against selecting him
as its secretary 1t would certainly not
consult US in any of its official undertake
ings and We do not in any sense regard
this matter as one in which the opinion
of the Clio e is entitled to receive any
consideration from the members of that
body
But in the interest of the public serv-
ice, and on behalf of gentleman who
has proven his high worth for many
years in state Office, we feel at liberty
to express cur settled conviction that the
board of warehouse commissioners viii
go long distance in search of com
petent secretary with the assurance of
farins much worse than they would by
selecting A. c. Clausen for that posi-