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The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
SINKING SHIPS. BOILERS.
English Authorities Say the Ships Ex.
 plOde, Not the Boilers.


 plode, Not the Boilers.
 The reports of the sinking of the gold-laden steamship Islander off the Pacific coast of North America stated that, as the vessel went down, the boilers exploded. Experts in marine engineering say that such an occur renee is highly improbable, if not ac- tually impossible.
 The superintendent engineer of one of the largest boilermakiDg concerns in the world, man of extended sea-going experiences, according to the London Mail, in discussing this question recent ly, said: T do not believe it is possible for an explosion to occur under cir cumstances like those which attended the sinking of the Islander. What Is often thought to be an explosion is the effect of the water getting on the fires.
 Tt is not a question of the rupture of the boilers, but rather of the rapid generation of steam through the sea water coming into contact with the glowing fuel of the furnaces. 1 have never known of an authenticated in- stance of a real boiler explosion con- sequent upon the sinking of ship at sea-"
 What makes people think the boil CTS of sinking ships explode" said a veteran marine engineer who has seen more than one ship founder, ''is the dreadful upheaval of the vessel when going down, owing to the rush of the air to escape while the water is rush. ing in and preventing it from doing so It is generally the ship, not the boilers, that explOdes, if ttere is any explo- sion at all.
 '"The pressure in the boilers is natur- ally decreased the moment the cold water comes into contact with the boil, CT plates. When a ship goes down So rapidly as to imprison the air that is in her, and the pressure Increases as she goes down, something is sure to burst-aHd not infrequently the decks are blown right out. "But the boilers don't eXplode-at least, not because of the laundering"
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
At the Table.

The years have sped since first l led
 You to the table, dear, And you sat over there alone
 And I sat smiling here. A year or two flew past and you
 No longer sat alone; A little one was in your arms,
 Your darling and my own. And then another year or so.
 And some one else was there, And Willie sat near me, you know,
 While Trottle claimed your care. The years have sped since first l led
 YoI to the table dear, And 5ou looked queenly at the foot
 And l felt kingly here. To-day as I look down at you,
 On either side 1 see A row of hungry little ones
 All gazing up at me. We'v: added leaves, one after one,
 And you are far away Aye, thrice as far, my dear, as on
 That happy, happy day. Bur though we sit so far apart
 You there and I up here Two rows of hearts from my fond heart Stretch down to you, my dear. Thank God for every extra leaf
 The table holds today, And may we never know the grief Of putting one away. Chicago Record-Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
He Didn't Mean 1t.

He lost his little brothers ball,
 And said he didn't mean it.; He broke his little sisters doll,
 Of course, he didn't mean it'i He pushed his playmate from the fence, They found a hopeless cripple there, But everyone with common sense
 That ever heard of that affair
 Was sure he didn't mean it" He broke a girls poor, trusting heart Of course, he didn't mean it'; He played a reckless, wretched part,
 But then he didn't mean it"; He looked through prison bars, one day. Upon his mother, bent with shame She filled an early grave, but they,
 Of course, knew he was not to blame He said he didn't mean it." Chicago Record Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
Medical Advertising inAncientE.yp

King Sahura, who lived $500 years before Christ, wished to record his grat- itude to his doctor because he had
 made his nostrils we'll" and for that purpose he caused an inscription to be engraved on a tablet, in which he wish ed him long life and happiness. The inscription shows further that the Kings physician appreciated the pc cuniary benefits of publicity, for at the doctors own suggestion to his royal master the tablet, or in plain English the advertisement, was placed in con- spicuous position in the waiting room of the regal palace, and it is to be hoped. observes the Medical Press" that the worthy practitioner reaped the benefit he deserved, not only for his successful treatment, but also for his evident bcsi. ness capacity.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
HARMFUL BATHING.
Too Much Soap and Water Is Nc
 Good For the Skin.

Too Much Soap and Water Is Not Good For the Skin.
 It Is familiar boast of English peO- pie that we are above all others a washing nation Soap and water is a standing dish in Great Britain, but so little were we disposed to credit the habitual cleanliness of foreigners that piece of soap in the yalise was till re- gently the habitual companion of an Englishnlan on his travels. All kinds of theoritS have been raised to account for this national tendency to ablution, and most diverse qualities have been attributed 10 it's possession.
 The familiarity of islanders with wa ter and the use of it occasioned by the national custom that led the ancient Britons to paint their bodies are sol emnly urged as the foundation of the English proneness to washing. and the fresh compleXiors and smooth skins of young Englishmen are held to replace the more dUsky and hirsute counte- nances of the Latin races because of their closer and more frequent ac- quaintance with the articles of the washstand
 It is quite obvious that even in Eng land there are people who wash too little. It is not so generally recognized that some people wash too much. The skin is not we'll adapted to frequent applications of water accompanied by even the least irritating of soaps. 4 tendency arises to maceration of the superficial part of the epidermis, which is too frequently removed and occa- sions probably too rapid proliferation of the cells of the Malpighian layer.
 There is no doubt that many cases of roughnesS of the skin of the face come from the frequent applications of wa ter. It is d good thing to rub the face with a soft. clean. dry towel two or three times day. If. in addition, wa ter is used in the morning and at night the skin will be kept in a sounder, smoother and healthier state than if, as is often the case. soap and water are used three or four times a day.
 Men are not often offenders in this respect, most men sparing little time for the refinements of the toilet. Wom- en and children. whose skins are the most easily affected by superfuous ab- lution. are the very persons in Eisam such excess is too common. They should be taught that there are dry methods of cleanliness as we'll as wet ones.-Lancet
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
THREE MILLloNAIRE's HOMES

In San Francisco Now Devotel to
 Charity or Education.
 The decision of Mrs. Collis r. Hunt ington to convert into hospital for women the home of the dead million aire on Mob Hill, San Francisco, adds one more of the houses of Pacific coast to the list of buildings ded- icated to education or charity. The Huntington home was originally own
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
GANG

Sufferers from this horrible rna1ady nearly always inherit it-not necessarily from the parents, but may be from some remote ancestor, for Cancer often runs through several generations. This deadly poison may lay dormant in the blood for years, or until you reach middle life, then the first little sore or ulcer makes its ap- pearance-or a swollen gland ill the breast, or some other part of the body, gives the first warning.
 To cure Cancer thoroughly and perma. nently all the poisonous virus must be eliminated from the blood-every vestage of it driven out. This s. S. s. does, and is the only medicine that can reach deep seated, obstinate blood troubles like this. When all the poison has been forced out of the system the Cancer heals, and the disease never returns.
 Cancer beginsofteni in small way, as tie following letter from Mrs. Shirer shows ::
 small pirnple came on my jaw bout inch below the ear On the left side of my face. It gave
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08

Naturally people want to be we'll for Christmas, for nothing so promotes happiness and good cheer. Therefore, take Garfield Tea now; it's uses are manifold; it cures all Arrangements of stomach, liver, kidneys or bowels; it cleanses the system and purifies the blood, thus removing the cause of rheumatism, gout and many chronic diseases. It is good for, young and old and has been held in the highest re- pute for many years. Physicians rec ommend it.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
It Jarred Him.

Pleasant offices you have here," said policy holder who visited life insur- ance office in the Postal Telegraph building in New York to pay his pre- mium. The windows overlook the City Hall park and the Nathan Hale statue
 -Yes," replied the insurance man, "but the inscription on that Hale stat ue, patriotic and inspiring though it Is, strikes a discordant note in the soul of one who is underwriting risks on mems lives. Look at it-'Mv only regret is that I have but one life to give in defense of my country New York Times
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
Fell 1O5 Feet; Broke Arm.

Emmet Knight, IS years old, of Brooklyn, lives to tell the experience of fearful fall recently from the new East River bridge. That he was not in- stantly killed is miraculous. He fell from the structure to the street, dis tance of 105 feet, and several persons who saw him slip and plunge headlong through the air ran to the spot expect ing to find his mutilated body Instead, he raised himself on his arm and asked that doctor be summoned.
 Knight is employed as an apprentice riveter on the bridge. He was walk ing along the ironwork toward the Will liamsburg end, at Durham place and South Sixth street, when his foot slip ped on some grease.
 He tried desperately to regain his balance Women who were looking out of the windows screamed as they saw the boys peril. He swayed an instant before he lost his balance, then both feet slipped and he plunged downward
 He landed on a pile of sand beneath the structure and lay motionless. Men who had witnessed the accident hurried to the spot.
 Knight was not only alive but con- scious. An ambulance was summoned from the Eastern District hospital and Dr. Hoffman found Knights right arm broken and contusions on his hip. At the hospital Knight said, according to the New York World, that the seconds during which he sought to recover him. self were agonizing. He said that 1t flashed through his brain that to fall meant death. He had little conscious ness of his flight through tl'e air.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
Work of Pasteur Institute at Paris

During the last year 1,420 persons were treated at the Pasteur Ins titute at Paris. Eleven died of hydrOphobia, and seven of these received treatment too late. Of the 1,413 patients who were treated in time, four died-the percent. age being 28-100 of per cent. In 1881 when the institute began operations the percentage was 94-1O0; by 1888 1t had fallen to 55-1O0; since that date it has, with the exception of one year, been less than 40-1OO; and since 1898 it has been less than 10-1OO Of 1 per cent
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
Tha Cnnse of lt.

''May ask. sir. how it is that yon and your brother are so bald? inquIr- ed the inquistive barber.
 Well" replied the customer, '1'll tell you if you'll promise not to say anything more about it."
 "Oh. certainly. sir"
 Well, it's because our hair has fallen ont
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
Her References.

Mrs. Hiram-And have you any ref erences?
 Applicant-No. mum; Oi tored lem up!
 Mrs. Hiram Gin surprise)-Tore them up? How foolish!
 Applicant-Yez wudn't think so, mum, if yez had seen 'em.-From "Recollections of Mrs Minnie D. Leo."
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
m1scALLED HAIR roN1cs..
Most Hair Preparations are Merely Scalp
 Irritants of No Value.

Most hair preparations are merely scalp irritants, miscalled hair tonics. When hair is brittle, lusterless and begins to fall out, the dandruff germ is getting in it's deadly work at the root, sapping the vitality. Sirce sci ence discovered that dandruff is a germ disease there has been only one preparation put on the market that will actually destroy the dandruff germ, and that is Newbro's Herpicide. It allays itching instantly, destroys the germ; and the falling hair stops. ana hair grows luxuriantly Ask your drug gist for Herpicide. It allays itching instantly; makes hair grow.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08

"Dinglebat has original ideas abou, family government. He says every home should be little republic, where universal federation prevails and every one has voice i'll the government"
 ''Yes, his family is managed on that plan: but he and Mrs. Dinglebat have the same old wrangie every day as to who shall be president"
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
His Watchdog.

Mrs. Suburb-Oh. my dear. that mag nificent watchdog you brought home yesterday Is gone.
 Mr. Suburb-Eh? Did he break the chain?
 ''No: but an ugly looking tramp came around and acted so terribly that let the dog loose. but instead of tearing the tramp to pieces he went off with him"
 Great Scot. It must have been the same tramp bought him of"
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
NOf pHinful.

Here" cried Oldham to his fellow loager, who was starting for his holi- day, that's my brush and comb you're putting in your portmanteau."
 "Well, let me have 'em. You won't need 'em; you've grown so bald lately"
 'That's just it. can't part with them. ."-I .Ondon Answers
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08

he was once con-
 fined in the Indi- ana States prison. has won admira- tion throughout the country for his manly confession. MT. Wolfe was sentenced to serve five years in the npnifppfi1rv 0O q
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
Wish All A Merry Christmas.

And tell them of Garfield Tea which cures indigestion and liver disorders and insures the return of many Happy Christmas Dinners by removing the cause of dyspepsia and i'll health.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
Color of Race Horses.

Winning race horses are generally bays, chestnuts or browns; and for every hundred bays among them there are fifty chestnuts and thirty browns. There is no record of an important race being won by a piebald.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
Th.. Right or Deren.e.

h the course of a trial an English judge is reported to have Saisl- The laws of God and man both give the party an opportunity to make his de- fcnSe. if he has any. remember to nave heard it observed by a very learn ed man upon such an OccaSiOn that even God himself did not pass sen tence upon Adam before be was called upon to make his defense. Adam. says God. where art thOuG Hast thou raten of the tree whereof l command ed thee that thou shOuldest not vat9 And the same question was put to Eve 1IS0
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
A Christmas Philnsnnher

He asks three great gifts-Health. Wealth and Happiness. Then give him Garfield Tea; it brings Good Health. promotes --appiness and makes the pursuit of Wealth possible.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
ROBERT F. WOLFE.

A Wealthy Shoe Manufacturer Who
 CheckmateI Blackmai1ers
 Robert F. Wolfe, the wealthy and re- spected merchant of Columbus, who has given to the world the secret that
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08

Considering the cheap traps they keep in them. ever notice how careful people are to never leave their trunks un. locked?
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08

me no pain or inconven- eince. and I should have forgotten about it had it not begun to indame and itch !; 1t would bleed a little, then scab over, but would not heal. This continued for some time, when my jaw began 10 swell. becom ing very painful. The Cancer be- gan to cat and spread, until it was as arge as a half dollar. when I heard of S. s. s. and defermin- cd to give it a far trial, and it was remarkable what a wonderful effect
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
Poison by Absorption.

The slow absorption of many poisons changes in some more or less modified form the complexion, but arsenic and ammonia show their effect about as quickly as any. The popular belief that arsenic clears the complexion has led many silly women to kill them selves with it in small, continued doses.
 It produces waXy, ivorylike appear RncS of the skin during certain stage of the poisoning. but it's terrible after effects have become too we'll known to make it of common use as a cosmetic.
 The effects of ammonia upon the complexion are directly opposite from that of arsenic. The first symptoms of ammonia poisoning which appears among those who work in ammonia factories is a discoloration of the skin of the nose and forehead. This gradu, ally extends over the face until the complexion has stained, blotched and unsightly appearance. With people who take ammonia into their systems in small doses. as with their water and food, these striking symptoms d5 not appear so soon. The only effect of the poison that is visible for a time is a general unwholesOmeness and sal lOWneSS of the cOnlDleXiOn
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08

More people spend their time in won dering why they are not loved than in trying to make themselves iOvable-- Chicago News.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
HOW'S THIS.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
 F. J. CHENEY & co. Props.
 Toledo. O. We, the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years. and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations maGe by their firm.
 West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O.
 Walding. Kinnan & Marvin, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo, O.
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free
 Halls Family Pills are the best ETC Permanently Cured. No fits or nervogsneE THO after first days of Dr. klines Great Nerve Restorer Send for FREE Ss co trial bottle and tre<
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08

Hamlin's Wizard Oil Go. send song books free Your >ruggist sells the )il and it stops pain.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08

Fights are sometimes thrown. but battles are pitched.-Omaha World Herald
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
EYERYRODY sAYs sO

When everybody who has taken Cascarets Candy Cathartic says they ara the best laxa- tive in the world. why not try them2 All druggists 10c 2Sc soc
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
MEMORY'S FRANKS.
Why Do We Remember Certain
 Things and Forget OtherSs


 The vagaries of memory are some of the most interesting of those connected with the human mind and body. Why do we forget certain things and re- member others? Myriads of these ir- regularities are as yet unaccouEted for. Perhaps not even the cleverest metaphysician will ever account for them.
 Professor James reminds us how something which we have tried in vain to recall will afterward, when we have given up the attempt, ''saunter into the mind," as Emerson says, as inno- gently as if it had never been sum- moned.
 Again, bygone experiences will revive after years of oblivion, often as the result of some cerebral disease or acci- dent.
 Such a case is the one quoted by COleridge of a young woman in Ger many who could neither read nor write, but who was said to be possessed of a devil because, in a fever, she was heard raving in Latin, Greek and in an ob- scure rabbinical dialect of Hebrew. Whole pages of her talk were written down and were found to consist Of sentences intelligible in themselves, but not having the slightest connection with one another. To say that she was possessed of devil was the easiest way of accounting for the natter
 At last the mystery was cleared up by a physician, who traced back the girls history until he learned that at the age of nine she was taken to live at the house of an old pastor, a great Hebrew scholar, and that she remain ed there until the pastors death. It had been for years the old mans cus- tom to walk up and down a passage near the kitchen and read to himself in a loud voice.
 His books were examined, and among them many of the passages taken down at the young woman's bedside were identified. The theory of demoniacal possession was abandoned. - Youths Companion.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08

The undertaken is the only man who car cure soms diseases.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08

Mothers will find Mrs. WinsloW'B Soothing Syrup the best remedy tc use for their children during the teething period.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
Hoods JdrS0pdriLI0

IL promptsy neUtralizes the acid in the blood on which the disease depends. com pletely eliminates it. and strengthens the system against its return. Try Hoods.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08

If a man does one bad act and it is fourd out it casts shadow over 8 dozen former good ones.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
A Novel Garden.

In the center of Liverpool there is one large roof garden. It forms the hobby of a lady who has at present in successful cultivation entrants. goose berries. and a fine show of outdoor flowers, besides eXotics in green house. The earh was taken up to the tiles by means of lift, and the garden Is efficiently drained and free from de spoilers.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
Patents--.Send no Money

But model or drawing with a description and we will advise you. J. s. Dune F DEF & Co Dept Al Washington. D. c. NL l.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08

I do not believe PisO's Cure for Con sumption has an equal for coughs and colds.-JOHN F. BOYER, Trinity Springs, ILd., Feb. 15. 1900.
The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08

ETC Permanently Cured No hts or nervogsneEs GltO after first days of Dr. kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE S- co trial bottle and treE
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The St. Johns herald., 1902-02-08
Rheumatism

What is the use of telling the rheumatic that he feels as if his joints were being dis located2
 He knows that his sufferings are very much like the tortures of the rack.
 Wtat ke tUdnts tO k1l0W is what will per manently cure his disease.
 That. according to thousands of graceful testimonials, r.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-08-13
CHICAGO MURDER
MYSTERY DEEPENS
POLICE DOUBT IDENTITY OF BODY
BURIED AS MINNIE MITCHELL
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
tBY ASSOCIATED Pgrss,l

Chicago, August 13.-The mystery sur
rounding the Bartholin murder case baf-
fles the Chicago police. Today the feel
ing grew stronger that the body of the
young woman found last Thursday in the
field at Seventy-fourth and State streets
and buried as Minnie Mitchell was not
that Of the young woman. Coroner Trae-
ger today was asked to exhume the body,
but, inasmuch as the family of the tirl
did not join in the request he declined.
He said the body was so decomposed that
such action would be Of little avail. The
coroner's physician and other well known
medical men, however, state in positive
terms that eight days exposure could not
have effected such change in the body.
Working on this theory, the police have
sent out tracers to find William ]. Bartho-
lin and his fancee together alive.
Oscar Thomas, one Of Mrs. Bartholin's
roomers, who is still retained by the po-
lice, today once more was put through
the sweating" process to induce him to
tell the police something definite that will
lead to solution of the two murders.
He maintains he knows nothing. The
police have received word from Denver
that M. l.. r. Edwards. another of the
roomers at the Calumet avenue death
house, would return If sent for. Chief
of Police O'Neil sent transportation this
morning.