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Sheridan military rosor
vntlon tho waves of Lalto
Michigan wash over tho
slto of a lost town.
When tho winds of n few
moro storms shall havo
blown to tho bench two
apple trees which have
but a frail footing nt the
atnbankmcnt's edgo tlie last romlndcrs of
a onco thriving nnd populous placo will
havo beeh Bwcpt away.
Almost sovonty years ago tho bamlot
of St. John was founded by a man named
Hotllnger ami n fow of his followers.
Tho slto choson was a commanding one
on tho bluff overlooking tho lako and
one-half mllo oast of tho point whero tho north
woBtern dopot at tho Vlllago of Hlghwood
Btando. Tho great clay bank with tho strotch of
sand beach which shelves uway to tho water's edge
at Its foot looks ns If It wore strong enough and
far enough removed from tho breakers to bo safe
against tho angriest northeaster that ever blow.
Tho men who built their houeos upon tho plain
surmounting tho embankment thought their' foun
dations wero as suro as though founded on the
traditional rock. Thoy did tako tho precaution,
however, to limit their building operations on tho
east by a lino drawn fifty yards from tho edgo of
tho bluff. That lino has long since been burled in
tho sand under thp waves, and with It aro tho
housos and tho shops of tho early settlors.
In tho year 1845 tho Village of St. John was tho
rival of Waukcgan, which wa3 then called Llttlo
ForL Doth wero prosperous and both wcro grow
ing. Hlghwood tradition hath It that pcoplo pass
ing through tho two places from Chicago declared
that St. John showed tho ear marks of success and
that it was destined to bo a big city. Other pcoplo
boaido tho ChicagonnB thought sd, too. and thoy
flocked to tho placo and built substantial houses
and Bhops. Tho two apple troos which alone ro
main of all that portalned to tho Villago of St.
John grow In tho yard of Sebastian Richards,
Whoso house was farther romovod from tho
lako thnn any other in tho vlllago. Tho opplo
trees wero back of tho residence. Not long ago
tho foundation of bricks, which wnB all that
wob, left of Richard's dwelling, slid down tho
bluff into tho lako during tho height of a win
ter storm. Tho roots of ono of tho applo treos
aro oven now extending Into tho air through tho
flldo of tho embankment. Ono good strong push
would send it hurtling to tho boach 100 feet
below.
Among tho names of the builders of St. John
In addition to thoso of Hottingor and Sobastian
Richards, tho only ones that tho oldest High
wood inhabitants can remembor, nro Frank
flitch, Peter Dakor and Gcorgo Shopard. Mitch
was a shoemaker and it is said that ho is still
following tho trado in a town in tho far north.
As far as is known ho Is tho only survivor of
tho men who founded tho Vlllago of SL John.
In tho year 1847 there wero Bevcral stores, a
blacksmith shop, a tavern and n postofflco In tho
Villago of St. Jotin, which then held a popula
tion of about 200 pcoplo. In that day there was
a stngo coach lino botvcon Chicago ana Mil
waukee. The tavern at St. John was a relay
station for tho stage. Henry Mowers, who re
members the vlllago in its lattor days, says
that tho tavern was noted for Its table, and Its
liquor, nnd that pcoplq frequently took tho stngo
Journoy from Chicago for tho solo purposo of
getting a good dinner and a good glass.
It was a man who intended becoming a resi
dent of St. John that afterward founded tho
Villago of Half Day. Ho had looked ovor tho
lakesldo villago, and then had declared that ho
would establish 6no that would last longor and
bad moro pcoplo in it. Tho automoblllsts who
every Sunday pass through Hnlf Day on tholr
runs to Waukegan and roturn may look on tho
half-dozen houses thero ussombled, and know
that tho man who turned his back on St. John
has kopt his word.
When tho Chicago nnd Milwaukoo railroad was
built tho surveyed line ran ono-half mllo west
of tho Village of St. John. An adequato Idea
of tho Importance of a place of which now baro
ly a vostigo romnlns may bo had when It is
known that tho railroad authorities built a spur
lino running to tho south odgo of tho town.
Somo of tho practical resldonts of tho placo had
discovered that an excellent quality of brick
could bo made from tho clay which was found
In ft pit a short dlatnnco south of tho blacksmith
Bhop. Ab a mattor of fact, tho presonco of this
brickyard was ono of tho chief roaBons that tho
branch lino of tho railroad waB built. When
"Undo Sam accepted from tho Commercial Club
or Chicago tho land to tho north of tho city ns
a military reservation tho soldiers drow hun
dreds of cartloads of both good brick and brokon
bilck from tho slto of thu old brickyard and
used tho material for temporary rond-maklng
and for tho filling in of swnmp Bpots. Tho fore
thought of tho St. John pcoplo in Ioavlng bo
hind them spocimons of their handiwork saved
tho United States government a groat many
dollars.
It is possible to trnco today with no difficulty
at all tho embankment upon which tho brnnch
line of tho railroad ran to tho brickyard and to
tho now lost Villago of St. John. In slzo and
outlino it looks like u military rodoubt, and it
would perfectly answer tho purposo of ono. Tho
ombankment was lovoled at its wostorn end
when stores wero erected in tho Vlllago of High
wood. It starts now from a point almost direct
ly back of tho llttlo Methodist church, and runs
eastward, brokon only by roads which havo boon
dug through it.
It wno less than ton years after tho founding
of St. John that tho pooplq awakened to a possi
ble danger to their homes by tho encroachment
of the waves of tho lako. It Is truo that they
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Canadian Expert Recommends Use of
Earth or Overturned Sod, Covered
With Straw or Chaff.
A nest can bo undo out of nn old
box about 12 Inches squnro and six
inches deep. Professor Oraham of tho
Ontario Agricultural collcgo recom
mends that "somo earth or nn over
turned sod bo placed in tho bottom of
tho box, taking caro to havo tho cor
ners very full no that no eggs can
roll out from tho hen and get chilled.
Next put on about two inches of
straw or chaff; and then put a few
earthenware eggs into tho nest. Placo
tho nest in somo pen whero nothing
can disturb tho hen, and put her on
after dark. Feed and water mtiBt bo
within eaB reach and a dust bath
should' also bo convenient. If tho
hen is setting quietly tho next day It
will bo safe to put tho eggs under
hor."
Another nest box that has given
considerable satisfaction, is made in
three compartments. A 12 inch board
cut in thrco four foot lengths and ono
used for tho top, ono for tho back,
and tho other for tho bottom. Tho
partitions and ends aro mado of tho
same material cut in ono foot lengths.
Along the front Is a four inch strip
to keep In tho litter. To this is hinged
a slatted door, which, when opened
forms a platform in front of the nest.
Tho work of Ailing tho nests and sot-
saw year by year that tho
faco of tho bluff was being
gradually worn away, but
tho erosion waB so slow that
thoy gave llttlo heed. Ono
night In tho winter of 1852
a storm whipped up out f
tho northeast. It was forty
eight hours heforo it had
fully spont' Its force, no
foro Its assaults, tho bluff
gave way, tons upon tons of
tho hard clay broaklrig oft in
groat pieces and falling to
tho beach. When the wind
ceased blowing tho barn of
the dwelling nearest to the
lako stood nt tho edgo of tho
embankment. Tho villagers
started to move tho structure
inland, but another storm,
coming up suddenly, forced
them to atop tho work, nnd
Sf?HL(;OU,,db,0OSU0d the bar. " tho shapo
of disjointed Jo s B and brokon planks, waa be
ing toBsed about by the waves.
It was about this tlmo that "thp peoplo of St.
John received a visitor who was much moro
unwelcomo than tho storm. This visitor was a
lawyor armed with a lot of formidable-looking
papers. Ho went to tho tavern and asked that
tho elders of tho villago bo Bent for. Thoy came.
Tho lawyor told them that their title to tho land
which thoy occupied was extremely faulty and
thnt thoy must olthor pay again for tho ground
on which their homes stood, or got out. Tho
villagers mado up their minds to fight the mat
ter out, but preliminary court proceedings showed
them that tho lawyor had fully as good a caso
ns ho claimed. They became disheartened, and
when another terrific storm arose, and tho black
smith's shop and Goorgo Shopnrd'B Iioubo went
into tho lako thoy lost all courage. Thoy told
tho lawyor that tho lako Bcemed to havo a bet
tor claim to tho land than either thoy or ho
had. and that it npparontly was bent on enforo-
Ing title rights. Ono by ono tho pcoplo of St.
John moved away, leaving their dwelling and
storoa to tho will of tho wind and waves. Sot
tlomonts sprang up to tho south and tho west
of tho deserted village, and tho peoplo, during
tho holght of winter storms, uBed to go to n placo
near tho bluff and wntch for somo deserted dwoll
ing standing perilously noar tho .edgo of tho
embankment to fall with ono final crash onto
tho wnter-swopt sand below.
Honry Mowors, an old tirao hunter wns a vet
eran of tho resldonts near tho slto of tho .lost
village. Not long aftor tho disappearance In tho
lake of tho Inst building of tho Village of St.
John, Mowers took n spado and walked up the
lake shore until ho camo to tho point where
a largo part of tho sito of St. John had disap
peared beneath tho waves. Mowers' trip 'was
taken up at sunrlao, a tlmo when, ho was not
llkoly to bo interrupted In his work. Hq began a
Berlos of mysterious diggings Just at tho base of
tho mud cliff. Ho worked for two hours nnd
then quit. Ho returned to his tnsk ovory morn
ing for a wook, making several new excavations
a foot or two In dopth each tlmo. Ono morning
tho apado struck something hard, and In a mln
uto Mowers had unearthod an ingot of puro cop
per weighing olghtoon pounds. This was worth
having, but It wns not what Mowers was after.
Ho kopt on digging for a month, nnd nt tho end
of that time had secured gold and silver French
and Spanish plocos in vnluo to tho amount of
$24. In addition ho found somo United Statos
copper cents and ha!f-cents of an early dato and
oijo bronzo Roman coin of the period of Noro.
Mowers -kept at his work for wcokB, but after
unenrthlng tho Roman piece ho found nothing
for n long tlmo. Ho was nbout to glvoup tho
work for good. Ho Bhouldorod his spado nnd
stnrtod homeward. On tho sand, glistening in
tho sun nt tho water's edgo, JubI aB ho turned
Q go for supposedly tho last tlmo. ho found two
United Stntes silver dollars minted on ona sldo
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Montmorency Miffgsworth loved Lucre
tla Ann Adnlr,
Lover her with tho lovo of twenty-four.
Ixjvctt the very hairpins that wero fas
tened In her hair,
I.oved the plaits nnd puffs and rat alio
wore. Loved tho sky because she saw It. ,
Loved the atr because she breathedjlt.
Loved hor as he fancied man had never
Joyed before. I
Montmorency Mlcssworth loved the little
yellow bird
That the maiden fed from day to day.
Loved the brlndle kitten that lay In her
lap and purred,
Loved the wads of gum sho tosned
away,
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only. Here was a puzzle which even his shrewd
ness could not solve. Tho coins were silver and
of full weight, ,and in that day silver was of
sufficient Intrinsic value to make it useless for
anyone to mako counterfeits out of tho puro
metal. Mowers searched for another week, but
found no moro coins. Ho thou showed tho re
sult of his labor to neighbors and to some peoplo
In the city of Chicago. Ho said nothing nbout
whero ho had discovered tho trijasure. Shortly
afterward, however, a man offered him $100 for
tho secrot. and though Mowers told him that
tho place waa probably worked out tho man of
fered the money, said ho would tako the chance,
and tho offer wns accepted The purchaser
novor found anything nnd gavo up tho labor In
disgust.
It wns not long boforo tho story of tho place
whero tho coIhb had been picked up becanio gen
erally known nnd tho pcoplo Hocked to the bluff
and to tho beach marking tho site of the lost
town. They dug, searched and prospected with
all tho ardor of Klondlkers, but tho sole result
wns a gold piece of tho value of $2, CO, which a
boy picked up from tho wake of a retreating
wave. Tho collection of coin which Henry Mow
ers found Is now in the possession of a man
who once ran a Chicago dlmo museum. No one
hns over been able to account for tho presence
of the money In tho placo. Tho theory that it
was left behind by a departing resident of St.
John is snid to be hardly tenable, because tho
peopio or mat piaco wero not ricn enougn to
mako them careless of valuables.
Thoro Is ono motal which tho prospector may
Unci In abundance If he will go to St. John beforo
tho two old applo trees tumble down the bluff.
Tho trunks nnd branches of both of them are
full of lend. Tho trees stood Just at tho end
of tho old Sixth Infnntry rlflo butt. For three
years boforo the building of the present post
tho troops that first camo to Fort Sheridan
pumped lend at target practice Into tho butt and
incidentally into tho apple trees at the sldo.
Despite tho attacks of tho weather and this
leaden onslaught tho two trees bore a burden of
fruit for years hb sound and as sweet ns thnt
which bent tholr branches at the time when the
town of St. John waa something moro substan
tial than a memory.
Arrangement of Nests.
ting tho hen can bo proceeded with as
already described. These boxes may
bo piled ono above tho other.
When tho hens are let oft the nests
to feed, the doors of tho nest boxes
should bo closed, which compels tho
hens to remain on tho floor until thoy
havo had a chance to feed. Tho hens
will not return to tho Bamo nests, but
this 1b rather likely to bo of benefit
than otherwise. All hens do not set
at exactly tho same temperature, and
an occasional change averages up tho
temperature for all tho settings of
eggs.
No hen should be allowed to set, un
less she is freo from lice. Tho inac
tion of tho bird is conducive to rapid
multiplication of any llco thoro may be
on her. These will mako her irri
table and a poor setter. In addition,
should sho bring off a hatch in Buch a
condition, tho chicks will bo open to
infection. Dust the hon well with
flowers of sulphur or somo other in
sect powder before setting, and again
a day or two before the hatch finishes.
AVimit tlio nnvnnth ilnv the eces
should bo tested, tho infertile onds re
moved, and tho balance put back in
tho nests. After testing it is usually
found that the eggs fr6m four hens
can bo put under three. This leaves
ono hon with no eggs, and a now set
ting can bo put under her.
' "When tho chicks arrive two or threo
batches can be put with ono hen,
which leaves more hons at liberty to
sit, or if thoro is no moro hatching
to bo done they can bo put back In tho
laying pens.
Loved the cHatr that aho sat In. ,'
Loved tho tub that she bathed ln,.'
Loved her so he hardly had tho tlmo
to earn his pay. T
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Montmorency Mlggswortli loved the shoes
upon her feet, ,
Loved' tho llttlo rcolo upon her cheek:
Loved her so he gladly paid for things
she liked to eat.
Went to see her seven nights a week:
Loved the fillings in her molars,
Loved tho charcoal on her eyebrows.
Loved so lovo became the only word he
cared to speak.
Montmorency MlgBsworth lose the Jobfho
had possessed,
Lost It when he had himself to blame;
Then Lucrctla scorned him. and, discour
aged and oppressed,
Whnt he did was really a shame
Thought that life waa not worth liv
ing. Loathed the world and longed to leavo
t.
But tho world went swinging on its orbit
Just tho same.
CANDID OPINION.
GEMMA
No man can win success by doing
something that has been dono before.
A little taffy now and then Is rel
ished by tho wisest men.
Somo girls scorn to think they aro
not getting their monoy'B worth it
they fail to get engaged seven or
eight times before thoy get married.
Ono of tho differences between tho
measles and tho eccentricities of
genius Is that tho latter aro not nec
essarily fatal if thoy strike In.
When a man disgraces himself his
first thought is not ono of regret for
his own shamo, but of what the world
will think.
In addition to tempting Evef Satan
probably introduced money into tho
Garden of Eden.
People havo died for love that would
have mado thorn miserable If they
could havo had It.
INTELLIGENT DOQ.
"My wlfo must bo doing tho cooking today."
"Why?"
"On those daya my dog always comes to tha
ofllco. All right. Towsor, you can go to lunch
with mo."
A PARADOX.
"Thero la one thing qucor about an accusing
charge."
"What Is that?"
"A man refuses to countenance It when ho
faces IL"
' The day beforo shipping live fowls,
feed bard grain.
Satisfying ho appotlto adds greatly
to tho thrift of tho flock.
It Is estimated that flvo chickens
will yield a pound of feathers.
Cleaning dropping boards is a choro
that cannot bo done too often.
Whatover interferes with growth re
tards and dlmlnshea egg production.
On cool, damp, rainy nlghta closo all
tho vcntllutlng windows of the hen
bouso.
The very first thing to do on notic
ing signs of illness In a bird, Is to iso
late it
Tho best nest for laying hens 1b
closo to tho floor, darkened, and cnBlly
movablo.
Feed plenty of charcoal, as It is ono
of tho best things for keeping tho
poultry healthy.
Eggs cannot bo produced without ni
trogenous food in some shape. Bones
aro absolutely essential.
Do not forgot that your fowls need
green food. If it is Impossible to givo
them a change of yurd or runs, sco
that thoy got some kind of green food
during tho dally feed.
Some People Never Get Over It.
"That funny looking old fellow over
there," ho said as h'o and tho girl sat
down on the stairs, "makes mo think
of a dlsagreeablo thing that happened
to mo onco when I was living in Phila
delphia. I was at a gathering some
thing like this and was talking to a
stunning girl I had Just met. Well,
among tho guests was a little chap
who looked for all tho world like that
homely llttlo runt, and I got to making
funny cracks to her about him. After
sho'd let mo tie myself up In all kinds
of knots .sho broko It to mo gently
that tho old party with tho twlstod
faco was her say, why aro you look
ing at mo in that funny way?"
"I "was Just wondering when you
would stop long enough to let mo tell
you that you Have beon using my
grandfather nnd myself for invidious
comparisons."
What It Costs to Be a Pig.
He put his elbows on the table.
He nte potatoes with a knife;
Ha reached before tho man beside him, ,
And belched against the latter'n wife;
Ho wiped his nose upon his napkin.
He "chonked" and slopped things lieie
and thero;
Ho never thought or thoso about lilm
Or If he did he didn't caro.
Next day ho sought to win promotion,
Dut failed, and cursed his sorry lot;
Thu man whose dinner ho had ruined
Was master of tho plure he sought!
Borne men get In the trough and wallow,
Nor care what others think or say
There's nothing lost In having manners,
And being decent by the wuy.
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