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The St. Johns herald., 1902-01-18
SAVED BY A FRIEND
One Woman Rescured From Death by
 Another

If it had not been for one of my friends I would not be here to tell the tale."
 Thee are the words of Miss Frances Hathaway of No. 416 Pine street, Kalamazoo, Mich, whose in- terview is published in the Holland, Mich, Times.
 Ut is really remarkable that I did not lose my life," she said. When l was 16 years old I was taken i'll. l was pale and weak and grew easily tired and the family doctor seemed unable to help me at all"
 Didn't you try any other physi- cians?" asked the newspaper man.
 ''Yes, but they did not help me either. My parents tried various remedies and treatment, but 1 only kept getting worse. By the time l was 19 years old I was thin and bloodless as a ghost"
 What did the doctors call your disease?" querried the reporter.
 They said my blood had turned to water and I had anaemia. 1 felt dreadful. It was about this time that Miss Huntley advised me to try Dr.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, as she had been cured of a somewhat similar trouble by their use. I bought a box and before I had taken all the pills I found that they were doing me good. My appetite increased and the healthy color began to shsw in my cheeks and lips. I continued to use the pills until I had taken fifteen boxes, when I found myself entirely cured"
 Have you ever had any return of the trouble?" asked the reporter.
 "No; never a bit 1 cannot remem- Der time when I was as strong and healthy as now. I know that Dr. Williams Pinh Pills for Pale People saved my life and I believe that no other medicine could have done so."
 Anaemia is not the only disease which succumbs to the potent inf1u- ence of pr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. They are an unfailing specific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheuma- tism, nervous headache, the after-ef- fleets of the grip, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexions and all forms of weakness either in male or female. They are sold by all druggists or direct from Dr. Williams Medicine O., Schenectady, N. Y. Price 50 cents per box; six boxes, $2.50.
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Andersen.s ChiIdIike Vanity.

"Hans Christian Andersen" said one who saw him often, twas the most charming egotist I ever knew" When the Danish crown prince brought home his Swedish bride in the summer of 1869, a great assemblage of people stood in the streets of Copenhagen to sec the royal couple pass.
 Tn one group were several distin- guished women anal the great story teller Hans Christian Andersen. The women occupied front seats at the win dow aEl received marked attention from tine court dignitarieS in the pro ceSSion.
 Some one In the company remarked that this particular window seemed to possess peculiar attractions.
 "Oh, yes." said the aged poet, pleased and happy in his seat. where he had been seen by nobody. "EverybOdy knows me-"
 The quiet smile that went round the group had no trace of unkindnesS. His childish vanity was one of the amiable traits of the gentle old man. Every body knew and loved it.
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HOW Jonn reII From Grace.


 Chinese servant stories are epidemic. Here's one, and it's true:
 west side woman a few days ago was bOasting to caller of the virtues of her MOngolian cook, and she empha- sized the latter's systematic methods as his special strong point.
 "John finishes his work at precisely the same minute every evening"" said she proudly. 'I always know exactly where he is and what he Is doing at any time of the day.''
 "Well, what is he doing nowT was asked.
 Let me see. It is 2 o'clock. Well, he has just finished putting the dishes away and at this moment is sweeping the kitchen. Come, let's go out and see if I'm not right"
 They started through the dining room and found everything in its place. ss prophesied. In the pantry the dishes were neatly arranged in their custom ary place. Then they opened the kitchen door.
 There in the center of the room was John. and he was cOmplacently wash Ing himself in the dishpan!
 The embarrassed mistress and her convulSed guest retired in haste, and the servant problem was dropped.
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The Population of Babylon.

Various attempts have been made, by comparing its area with that of modern cities, to estimate the population of Babylon. But on the lowest calcula- ton it would be found, suppOSirg it to have borne any considerable resem- blance to one of our cities. to have had q nopnlation of 5.000,00O. a supposi- ton to which all but insuperable ob- staclcs are opposed. The map of Asi- atic Turkey shows that the extent Of couptry around Babylon available for agricultural purposes must have been quite inadequate to supply the neces- sary demands for anything like such m immense population.
 Perhaps. on ;he whole, we may cstl- mate the population at from 100000 to 100000. This Supposition derives support from the fact that Seleuc:a, with a population O. Gt0,0G0 souls. is stated by Strabo and rliny to have been about half the size of Babylon ia the days of her greg test glory.
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Henry ward Beecher's Wit.

On one occasion as Mir. Beecher was in the midst of an impassioned speech some one attempted to interrupt him by suddenly growing like a cock. The orator, however, was equal to the occa- sion. He stopped, listened till the crow Ing ceased, and then, with a look of surprise, pulled out his watch. Morn ing alreadyw he said. My watch is only at 10 But there can be no mis- take about 1t. The instincts of the low CT animals are infallible."
 There was a roar of laughter. The flower animals" in the gallery collaps- ed. and Mir. Beecher was able to re- snme as if nothing had occurred.
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A Curious Deed.

A curious deed Is on file in Northum- berland County, Pennsylvania, accord Ing to the Sudbury Republican. It bears date of October Q, 1793. In a series of whereases it traces the ownership of the land conveyed from the Creator of the earth, who "by parole and liverey of seizin did enfeoff the parents of man. kind, to wit, Adam and Eve, of all that certain tract of land called and known in the planetary system as the earth" down through the ages to the maker of the deed
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4 Sure Thing Sport.

A well known politician on setting out for a days sport with a friend pointed to a large spaniel which lay apparently asleep in the hall and bet his friend a guinea he could not at- tract the dogs attention.
 The bet was readily accepted, and after the failure of shrlll whistle and a blank cartridge to cause tue slightest movement the guinea was delivered up.
 That's my old dog Mahatma I had stuffed a few weeks ago." laughed the politician, "and that's the tenth guinea %s's brought ."-London Tit-Bits.
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THE MAIDEN OF THE SMILE

In that fair land where slope and plain Shine back to sun and sky And olives shield the spr0Uting g-ai1 When wintry arrows dy. Where snow fed streams seek sza sa-z=a
 vale.
 Through vineyard scarPed ds6le. The world we enter with a w1l She greeted with a smile slumbering. she smiled and. smiling. EceA And when she felt the smart Of grave. sad life smiles still bsspok= Her tenderness of heart. And nightly when she knelt and przrsd Beside her snow white bed Her face was one pure smile that na1s A heaven about her head When love first trembled ia her ear The heart throbs that beSuils. She listened with aSSen1ins tear. Then chased it with a smile Sorrow and pain with smiles shs ccre Unto her latest breath. But the sweetest smile she ever Ecrs Was the smile she wore in GeatA
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gerous, nervous trouble. Those hot flashes are just so many calls from nature for help. The nerves are cry ing out for assistance. The cry should be needed in time. Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound was pre- pared to meet the needs of woman's system at this trying period of her life.
 It builds up the weakened nervous c,stem, and enables a woman to pass that grand change triumphantly.
 ''I was a very sick woman, caused by Change of Life. I suffered with hot fushes, and fainting spells. 1 was afraid to go on the street, my head and back troubled me so. l was entirely cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta- ble Compound. MRS. JENNIE NOBLE, 5010 Keyser St., Germantown, Pa.
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New Use For Necktie,

"While I was over in the Arkansas mountains one winter on a hunting trip my guide and 1 came across sugar ma pie orchard where two men were collect ing and boiling down the sap," said a Memphis man.
 eve sat around with the native awhile and ate maple sugar. When we started to leave, one of the men who had been regarding my tie very closely asked the guide in lew voice why wore that rag around my neck.
 That's to keep his nose from bleed ing,' replied the guide, who was man of some humOr.
 ''As we walked away heard the na- lives telling each other how sorry they felt for me on account of my affiiction. "- Memphis Scimitar.
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WORN BY PASSING COINS.
AS object Lesson Offered by Ticket
 Window Led1ea.

Window Ledges.
 ~Talk about money burning holes in peoples pockets" remarked an ob- servant stranger the other day, but here is a case of nickels burning holes in wood" He pointed to the front of the ticket sellers window on one of the L stations as he spoke. The wood work was scOoped out several inches deep where the intended passenger usually shoves in his fare, and the cav ity was twice as wide as it was deep.
 "That," said the observant man, lis & more graphic illustration of what con- stancy will do than all the lessons ever taught by the dripping of water upon rocks. They used to tell us in school that a drop of water would wear away the greatest stone, but here we have mute picture of what the constant shov- ing of coins In and out of that ticket sellers window has done. You will notice that the wood is worn out as by the finest kind of tools in the hands of the finest kind of carpenter. There isn't the faintest suspicion of a splinter there. Millions of nickels and dimes must have passed and repassed through that window and been showed along that hardwood board, which was orig inally level and fiat as a street of as- phalt, until they wore that cavity which you now see there.
 "I do not know that there is any par ticular way of showing the money be- tween ticket seller and purchaser, but there must be, because the cavity is shaped like an elongated saucer, dem- onstrating beyond any doubt that there must be universal way for moving the coins back and forward. 1 have trav- eled a good deal, but nowhere have I seen such a thorough object lesson as the hollow of that board affords. To make a cavity like that the exchange of coin must have been simply enOr- nous and beyond the imagination of man to conceive. It is one of the great est curiosities of the city. I doubt that 1t has an equal in the world. This Is the fifth or sixth window sill on the l. that I have noticed worn away by coins in this way. At 42d, 33d, 23d and 14th street, on the 9th avenue road, the cashiers window lodges are especially well worn away by the passing of coin. I don't suppose that one New Yorker in a hundred notices the fact as he reaches forth for his ticket.-New York Mail and Express.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-01-18
CASTORIA
 For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought s1saass1s sssss ,es of LhzzzzzU
"De Choppin."


 "Speakin bout partnerships" said Moses, with a solemn shake of the head-"speakin bout partnerships wid white man. Ize had one an don't want no mo. One time Kurnel Daw- son dun cums ober to my cabin wid a bland smile on his face an shakes lands wid me an says:
 "'Moses. let's yo' aR me go into part ncrship in de wood bizness. YO's a powerful hand to chop, an I'ze a pow erful hand to sell cord wood
 "Pears like a mighty good thing to me, an goes at it an cuts 30 cords of wood. Bimeby l goes down to de kur- nel fur my sheer ob de money, an he smiles an shakes hands an says:
 'I'ze got it all fingered out, Moses. Tn de fust place, purvided de timber. Tn de next place, I purvided de ax. Den sent my mewls to draw de wood, an 1 spent my time to sell 1t. Dat pears to take in de Il, T ob de case.' . But whar does de chopin cum in? [ says.
 "'De chopin? Oh, dat was eXer. else an don't countT'-New York Sun.
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WiIlin~ in EoIn.

Struggling Pastor-Nearly all the con gregation have subscribed literally for the building fund, and feel sure that also have your hearty cooperation. How much will you
 Mrs. Leader-Let me see. Oh, 1 am the only member who has a carriage, 1 think.
 Struggling Pastor-Yes. The rest are poor.
 Mrs. Leader-Well, I will drive round and collect the subscriptions.-Pea Weekly.
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Beware of OintmentS for Catarrh
 that Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering 1t through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable phy- sicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you car. possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,, Toledo, O., contains no mer- cury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Go. Testimonials free.
 Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
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SENTIMENT AS TO OLD SIGNS.
Weather Worn Boards Retained Tn
 Spite of Changes Tn Firm Names.

Weather Worn Boards Retained ID
 Spite of Changes In Firm Names.
 People who think that there is no senti- ment in commercial life need only wander about any of the old business centers of New York to have their beliefs changed. They will see old signs. some of them in a state of decay almost bordering on disso- lution. on the walls of the houses of the older firms.
 Tn some instances these signs remain even though the name of the firm has been changed Tn cases in which sons have succeeded 70 the business many of the old signs of. the firm which establish ed the business are still to be seen. Many are weather worn and the lettering is al- most indistinct. but the present firms do not permit them to be retouched.
 Occasionally tue boards split and the edges break These ravages are repaired for safety's sake, but the dim outlines of the lettering remain.
 A sign writer who had been called to repair one of these ancient landmarks in Greenwich street asked the head of the firm. who represents the third generation in the concern, if he should not regild the letters.
 Certainly not" was the answer. "If consented to your doing that, l should ex- pect the business of this firm to fail"
 In some cases in which new names have succeeded to the business old signs have been removed from the outer walls and placed inside. Tn an office in Broadway store there is al old wooden sign suspend ed over the desk of the grandson of the founder of the firm, who is at the head of the business.
 ''I couldn't think of leaving the old sign out of doors at night" said the young man, who looked at it with a glow Of pride. 'I have heard my father say that when that sign was first put up by his fa- ther all the merchants in this part of the town came over and looked at it and ad- mired it, and my grandfather gave them a dinner on account of it. If 1 ever go out of business. that sign goes to my house."
 There is an old sign over the main en- trance to the office of an old concern in William street which has no connection with the firm doing business in the place, but the firm has steadfastly declined to have it removed. although the old firm went out of existence nearly 50 years ago. New York Sun.
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ReenInr Vegetables.

Vegetables should never be put into the cellar, as many of them contain acids which will absorb the poison of the ground air, and if eaten will prove very unhealthy, and if allowed to re- main will rapidly decompose and fill the air which arises to the upper rooms with a poison that will undoubtedly cause much mischief. Potatoes should not be exposed to the sun, but kept in some dry place where the light and air can always strike them.
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Of More Immediate yalue.

Miss Emerson (of BostOm-I presume yours is net one of the Mayhower fam ilies
 Miss Triplex (of Minneapolis)-No indeed. Ours is one of the famous Minnesota flour families. - Chicago News
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Tnughf by ExnerIence.

we shall need." said the officer who was arranging for the government ex- petition, flood supplies for six men and boy"
 Supplies for eight men," said the secretary, jotting 1t down. "What else p'-Chicago Tribune.
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The EGunlity Line.

"All people," remarked the earnest citizen, "are born equal''
 ''PerhapS." answered the deliberate friend, but they don't stay equal any longer than 1t takes for their parents to provide them with clothes and play things. "-EXchange
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Elsie (aged 3|-Mamma, I want to lsk you serious question.
 Mamma-Well, what is it, dear?
 Elsie-Are the sweet breads made of loaf sugar ?-Detroit Journal.
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ANOTHER GERM DESTROYER.
Herpicide is Death to Dandruff Germ

The germ burrows into the scalp throwing up the cuticle in thin scales, called dandruff ,or scurf, and digging 1t the root of the hair where it sap5 the hairs vitality. First comes brit tie hair, then lusterless and dead-like hair. then falling hair, and, finally badness. Nine-tenths of the hair troubles are caused hy dandruff. With out dandruff, hair will grow luxuri- antly, as nature intended. 'Herpicide' kills the dandruff germ leaving the hair to grow unhampered. as it does with the American red man.
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Gentleman to house agent)--The great disadvantage is that the house is SO damp.
 House Agent - Disadvantage, sir? Advantage. call it. In case of fire it wouldn't be so likely to burn.
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HusDand-You must be more eco nomical You know my business has been running down hill steadily lately.
 Wife-True. But now I feel that to 1ress we'll is matter of duty.-De- Corit Free Press.
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Hoods JdrSdpdriU0
Promises to cure and keeps the promise. Ask your druggist for it today and accept no substitute.
A Woman Balancing.

When a woman stoOps over to pick up something on the floor. why does she always balance herself oD one foot, extending the other outward and back ward as q counterpOiSe? This Ques tion. not new. never has been satiSfac tOrily answered.-New York Press.
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n Was All Right

Mir. Goodman-I gave you a quarter to get haircut, and you've got jag!
 wooing Slumbers-Oh, I'll get de haircut at de jail tomorrow forenooni Dat's wo't got de jag fer.-Judge.
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IT. CLAIMANTS FOB PENSION
 BICKFORD, Washing ton, D. c. they will
 II receive quick replies B, 5th N. H. vols: staff 20tb corps. Prosecuting claims since 1873

"Shure, Mrs McGoogin, an is it thrue yer mons got a position in the place foorce?"
 "Yis, indade, Mrs. O'Holiihan. An phwy not? He was after gittin' too fat [ worruk. Philadelphia Bulletin
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A Neglected AnnIe.

Mrs. Benham-You used to say that 1 was the apple of your eye.
 Benham-Well, what of it2
 Mrs. Benham-Nothing, except that you don't seem to care as much for fruit as you once did.
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Length of Illness.

Between 21 and 30 man is i'll five and One-half days year on an average, and between 30 and 40 seven days. In the next ten years he loses eleven days annually, and between 90 and 60, twen- fV days
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Thoroughly Equipped.

Forse-They say Studman has the best-equipped stable in town.
 Fenton-Without a doubt! Why, he actually has a mahogany hatrack to hang the horses bonnets on.-Philadel- phia Record.
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He Loved Lawyers.

It is said that Peter the Great, after witnessing contest between two emf nent counsel at Westminster, London. remarked: When left St Petersburg. there were two lawyers there. When l get back. will hang one of them"
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The Doomed Dog.

Indignant Ike--Dat cur O yourn bit me, lady. Wot ye goin 10 do bout it?
 Housewife-Oh. I shan't do anything for him, but just let him die. We were going to poison bju anyway.
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The Charge Of

Is the most important period in wo- mans existence. Owing to Dodern methods of living, not one woJ1;lp in a thousand approaches this perfectly natural change without experiencing a train of very annoying and some times painful symptoms
 Those dreadful hot flashes, sending the blood surging to the heart until it seems ready to burst, and the faint feeling that follows, sometimes with chills, as if the heart were going to stop for good, are symptoms of dan-
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am sure Piso's Cure for Consump- tion saved my life three years ago. Mrs. THOS. ROBBINS. Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y., Feb. IT. 1900.
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JcrofuLa
This root of many evils

Glandular tumors, abscesses, pimples, and other cutaneous erup- tions, sore ears, inflamed eyelids, rickets, dyspepsia, catarrh, readi- ness to catch cold and inability to get rid of it easily, paleness, ner- vousness, the consumptive ten dency, and other ailments
 Can be completely and perma- nently removed, no matter how young or old the sufferer.
 Hoods Sarsaparilla was given the daughter of Silas Vernooy. Wawarsing. N. r.. who had broken out with scrofula sores all over her face and head. The first bottle helped her and when she had taken six the sores were all healed and her face was smooth. He writes that she has never shown any sign of the gcrofu1a returninO
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ElT6 Permanently Cured. No fits nervousness THO after first days of Dr. Klipes Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE S2 trial bottle and treat
 iss DR. R. II. KLINE Ltd, ,93l Arch St.. Philadelphia Pa
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IL makes no difference what gram matical errors are made in paying compliment to a man, he will never police them.
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No More Cannon-Ball PilIs

Science has retired the pill. A toothsome fragrant medicated tablet fills the need of the hour-Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Druggists, 10c., 25c., 50c.
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When in doubt use Wizard Oil for pain; both suffering and doubt will vanish Your doctor and druggist know it.
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Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy to use for tleir children during the teething period.
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Minnick-Well, there was one thing I remarked about your wife the first time I saw her; she was undoubtedly outspoken.
 Henpeck-You don't say! By whom?