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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
FACTS CONCERNING WHALES
one or Two Things Not Generally
Nnown-What "Lob-Tai!ing" Is.

one or Two Things Not Generally
Nnown-What "Lob-Tai!ing" Is.
A sight OF these huge, inoffensive
animals is often to be had during an
Atlantic voyage. They are too timid
TO approach near the steamer. A ne
cularlty about these wonderful Great
ures is the tail, which is not vertical
us In most fishes, but level, by which
they are able to reach the surface of
the water with greater facility for the
purpose of respiration and such is
the strength that even the largest
whales are able with its assistance to
force themselves entirely out of the
water. According to a writer in The
ocean the tail is their Only instrument
OF protection. With one stroke of it
they will send large boat with its
crew IN air and shatter the wood in to
thousand pieces. Sometimes the
animal will take a perpendicular posi-
ton IN the water, with the head down
ward and rearing on high beat the
waves with fearful violence. On those
occasions the sea foams for wide
space around. This performance is
called by the sailors ''lob falling" A
whales head is about one-third of its
body, and its tongue is Il soft. thick
mass which was formerly considered
great delicacy OF the table, and right
| OF royalty. Their blood is red and
warm like mans and the females
| suckle their young, A whale has no
external ear. Their sense of hearing
is imperfect. Wien the skin is re
moved small opening is perceived
! for the admission of sound. BY a
| quick perception Of all movements
made on the water it discovers danger
at a great distance, The eyes are
small, but the sense Of seeing is acute.
A whale does not attain full growth
under twenty-five years, and is said to
reach very great age. They live in
| families rather than herds and are of
kindly nature, with the instinct of
family affection very strongly develop
ed. Whales have no teeth. instead of
which whalebones grow down out of
their upper jaw.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
Prefers to Wait Awhile.

The Tom-Cat Silver Mining company
sent us a certificate of stock of the
face value of $500 last week and ask
ed us to editorially mention the fact
that the mine would prove one of the
greatest bonanza5 of the age for in
vestors. We can't consciously do it
yet. We want to wait awhile and
see whether we are to be assessed on
the stock or not, and we'd like to hear
Of some one who has received a divi-
dend We used to take every thing in
silver stock that came along, and puff
up their old swindles without stint, but
we have made a change OF base in this
respect. We found that a company
which would beat the public would al
so beat Arizona Kicker" in De.
troit Free Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
His Queer Name.

A Maine priest in whose parish are
a number of French Canadians, relates
that one day man came to him to ar
range for his approaching marriage,
and the priest, who did not recognize
him, asked him his name. 'My-glory-
by-night," replied he, with every APP
pearance of good faith. He did not
speak English very fluently, and the
priest supposed he must have misun-
derstood. Your name, said, " he re-
peated. What is your name?" My
glory-by-night. the man said again.
You can't have such name as that. "
the priest said; somebody has trans
lated it wrongly for you. What is it
in French?" ''Magloire Benoit," the
man answered. 1t was easy to see how
the extraordinary combination with
which the man announced himself had
been come at.-Lewiston Journal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
Driven to Kansas.

An old citizen tells good joke at
the expense of Kansas. says a writer
in the St. Joseph Herald. Some
years ago" said he, II was riding along
the road between st. Joseph and
Stewartsville, when l came upon man
who was driving a two horse wagon
containing his family and household
goods. 1t was during the grasshopper
year when people became disguised
with Missouri. The outfit had stopped
at a spring when came up 10 them
and we soon got into conversation.
Finally l asked him where he was
going. when he replied: ''Caa't say
iist yit, stranger, l was run out of
Illinois by the army worms, have had
to git out of Missouri on account of
the grasshoppers and now all that's
left is HI or Kansas, and l hardly
know which to choose between. ~
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
Save Your Bananas.

A singular discovery has been made
on the FIJI Islands. A disease had
caused much havoc on a banana plan
tation, part of which was on fiat
near the seashore. The sea swept in
to this section, remaining about an
hour. All the plants were killed as
far as the standing stems were con-
cerned, but vigorous young shoots
came up freely from the roots, and
were not only quite free from disease,
but soon began to bear much larger
punches of fruit than the older plants
ever did. The planters took the hint
and experimental upon a number of
badly diseased plants which the sea
had not reached. They cut down the
plants, and, having stirred the ground
about them, poured from one to four
buckets of sea water over each. The
result was that white the parent stems
withered, vigorous young shoots came
freely away, without sign of disease.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
Effects of Using Arsenic.

The effects of the continued use OF
arsenic have been the subject of so
much discussion of late that the fol-
lowing, an experts opinion, will be
red with interest: MY experience
in its medical use has been very con-
siderable, and my impressions as re-
CARDS its effects when long continued
are certainly very different from what
we have recently seen so freely express
ed. Inever knew Il patient become
fond of arsenic or experience agreeable
effects from its long continuance. On
the contrary, nothing but anxiety to be
rid of a loathsome skin disease will
induce the majority of those for whom
it is prescribed to continue taking it. ="
Once a Week.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
A Surplus of Men.

Here is another chance for the sur
nlus New England schoolma'am. The
recent Greek census shows the Greek
nopulation in strong contrast to that OF
almost every other European country
inasmucb as the number of males eX-
ceeds that of females. The proportion
If males is 10Y. 6 to 100 of females. 1t
l. we'll known that the females consld-
erabIv exceed the males in almost
every other European country. At the
last English census in 1881 the sex
proportion was 1868 females to loo
males. ana in this country the same
rule holds good everywhere outside the
northeastern group OF states.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
STRANGE AND BLOODY FIGHT.
Bull and Alligator Meet In a
Desperate and Fatal Battle.

BulI ana Alllgator Meet In a
Desperate and Fatal Battle.
Mr.. Joe Wilkerson, living near the
Trinity River, came to town Thursday
and reported having just witnessed a
remarkable fight between a bull and
an lligator, which occurred below his
place in the river swamps, SAYS the
Kemp CTeXas) Herald. He saws while
the ball was nipping cane and keeping
cool Il huge alligator made a dash Mt
his nose, but missed a hold. The bull
made fight and prodded the alligator
with his horns, Then commenced a
fierce and bloody encounter in the
shallow water that beggars descrip-
ton. The gator struck him with his
tail and snapped furiously with his
huge jaws, tearing the skin and flesh
in big strips from the bull The bull
got his horn into the alligator's side,
ana, lifting his huge carcass, tossed
him high and dry on the ground, and
following up with deep below rush
cd again upon his foe. The ALLIGATOR
met him with a terrible blow of the
tail, knocking off one horn and bring
ing the bull to his knees. The other
horn got in under a foreleg of the
gator, and, the gator getting a front
foot OF the bull into his mouth they be-
came locked and rolled and tumbled
fearfully. They got into the water
again, where, after a brief struggle,
both expired. The entrails OF the
gator protruded in several places,
while the bull was nearly stripped of
hide and flesh.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
Rattar Unsaid.

The following seems TO be the latest
thing one would rather have left I'M
said: A pianist recently spent the
evening at the house of a lady. The
company was agreeable, and he stayed
somewhat late. As he arose to take
his departure the lady said: Pray.
don't go yet, Mr.. Jones; want you to
play something for me-" "Oh, you
must excuse me tonight; it is very
late, and I should disturb the neigh
bors.n Never mind the neighbors."
answered the young lady, quickly;
"they poisoned our dog yesterday" =
Musical Courier.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
PEAL SCR AFF.
An Indiscreet Speech Comes Near
Making Trouble.

An Indtscreet Speech Comes Near
Making Trouble.
A World reporter dropped into Mr..
Jacob Pfalsgraff's saloon to get the
drift of current thought, and found the
proprietor in conversation with one OF
the stranded hand-organ men. The
ordinance banishing the organ-grind-
ers and the little German bands came
I'D for discussion, and brushing belat
ed fly from his nose the Italian said:
'Da org maka da nice moos' -da
monk be ona cuta cuss; maka da child n
clapa da hans an laugh, ha! hal!
Dutcha band too mucha toot, toot; too
mucha drink beer; too mucha blue
coat an brassa buttons like da dude.
Eef da Cit Hall passa da law to send
da Dutcha band toa da Inferno, dat was
a gooda law-make da Intaliano mucha
glad-maka da Italiano an da monk
dance a cancanio, dance a fandango-
lika dees," and the hand-organ man ex-
cuted wild gallopade about the room.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
Something About Pens.

1t is recorded that iron pens were
first used as early as 1885, but in none
of the courthouse corner stones so far
uncovered have pens of the seven
teenth century been found, and GER
tain it is the quill was by no means
displaced by them, for as late as 1925
quill pens were made by the gross and
sold regularly to the trade in boxes
containing a dozen. But the demand
for something more durable had been
stimulating in ventive geniuses long be-
fore the patent Office was thought of,
and late in the eighteenth century
horn, tortoise shell, glass, steel, silver
and gold were in turn exper imented
upon. Horn made a good pen, and
while it obtained taking a horn was
not the precursor of abject misery it
has since become. Tortoise shell also
was an improvement, but both soon
grew soft in the ink, and became worth
less, when some man came along with
a Quill pen into the point of which he
had inserted a small ruby. Then quill
pen stock went up again. until it was
found an ink-soaked pen would lose
its Jewel in a mad rush of words. Then
the problem became metallic again.
Silver was an improvement 1t was
Just flexible enough, and when mixed
with the proper alloy and tempered to
the exact degree required it was the
best pen made. But silver was too
soft. and while the metal did not be-
come more pliable under the action of
the ink it would wear away in a short
time, and as they came high they had
to
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28

A little Minersville tot was found by
her papa at the window calling "Nig-
ger! Niger" to colored man on the
street. The gentleman reproved her
and said he would have to chastise her
if she repeated the offense. He then
went into an adjoining room, but
presently heard the little girl saying
Niger! niger" softly to herself.
you mustn't say that" said her
nurse, Your papa will whip you"
"Will he whip me real hard?"
Yes, real hard"
The little tot then went to the win
dow and again called out, as loud as
her little lungs would permit: "Niggerl
niger" Then turning to the nurse,
she said:
Now call papa in and let's have
this thing over. "-Pittsburg Chronicle.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
Divine Help.

Religious faith is developed young
and manlfests itself Oftentimes in I'M
expected ways. There is bright little
miss of three summers in a near
suburb who gave vivid illustration
of this recently. Her pet kitten in
sisted upon remaining in tree in the
yard and refused to be beguiled by the
pleadings of the little girl. A mono
logue, with suitable pauses, somewhat
as follows ensued:
''Kittie, come down.
"Kittie, come DOWN.
"Kittie, come DOWN.
''Oh, dear! Qonger pause.)-
For Jesus sake, Amen!
"NoW you'll come down"-Boston
Times.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
Some Ancient Writers.

In ancient times man who could
write was an aristocrat indeed. The
penman was a muscular fellow, who
often held the pen with one hand and
drove it deep into writing material
with a mallet; for the pen was a chisel
and the tablet was rock. The missives
were dated and signed, but were not
banded from post to post by carriers
as at present. but were set up where
written, that all men might see; for to
write was to publish, and no secrets
were recorded. They stood there and
faced the flood of years until never
ceasing time swept mountains away and
heaped hills where plains had been.
They stood there until the race that
wrote them had faded from the earth
and from the memories of men. They
stood there until later age dug down
and read the record, making broadly
plain both f'Nfe and signiture-Syriar
r C. 2OO0
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
The Italian had evidently spoken

The Italian had evidently spoken
out OF his heart but he had spoken I'M
advisedly. His speech lacked discre-
ton. 1t was not a speech fitting to
the occasion.
Mr.. Pfalsgraff looked at him very
hard, and said:
Il bade you dot vas blendy hardt
cheek Ply gootnes. l oxbect me dot |
got mine self arrestded Ply der Board
OF Health on aggound l allow some
dago loafer to COON Ply mine FALCON in,
und now for dot he makes me blendy
insulding language like aiuydings.
Now, look here NIT your eyesight old
Vhiskers geef you fife minutes by
der watch to got yourself ouatside mine
FALCON like lightnings."
The Italian saw his blunder and as
sumed a conciliatory attitude.
"Gooda man, mea aska da pard -
me aska da excus'. Mea no suppose
gooda man talka da langzh so perfecto
mea suppose gooda man was America
no Mea ver-r-r sor-r-r Mea seta up
da beer Gooda man talka da langzh
SO perfecto. Ver-r-r sor-r-.r'
This speech had a soothing effect
upon Mr., Pfalsgratf He said
Mine frient, dot been all right. |
vos hat gread oXcidements Ply mine
feelings. | should hat dink me dot
shpeak der language so goot like der
PRESIDENT ov der United States all der
dime. Mine own wife ton't can toldt
sometimes dot | vas porn Ply Sherma-
ny already. How dhen can | oXbect
dot you vas been able to toldt, Ply jim
go? Now, id been mine treat dinll
me dat der handt-organ mans ond der
leetle Sherman bands should made
Trusdt like der sugar fellers."
And two glasses clinked together
and two foaming beers were quatfed to
this sentiment.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28

Deep Inhalation is said TO be the
key to health and beauty. Breathing.
like learning, is a dangerous thing
taken in small draughts. Breathe, as
well as drink, deep if you would be re-
freshed. Men of science frequently
assert that if we breathed properly,
we would have no impure blood.
How is this deep breathing done? by
what process? Simply thus. Stand,
inhale deeply, fully, completely. AS
you do so, let the waist expand, and
don't be afraid to let the abdomen pro-
trude. At the last of the inhalation
let don't make) the chest expand.
Let the air out gradually, and repeat
the operation five or ten times. He
VINO thinks he must begin inhalation
by making the chest spread, falls into
a serious error, because this course
prevents complete inhalation. Thirty
or forty deep inhalations every morn
ing in as pure air as possible, Will do
more to keep the circulation OF the
blood good, the blood itself pure, the
lungs well and strong, and the move
ment of the secretions active, than all
the medicine any one can take" La
dies who incase themselves in corsets
which narrow their waists to painful
proportions, or no proportions at all,
connot practice deep inhalation. Nei-
Their is it for the tailor-made girl; she
has all she can do to breathe at all,
and stagger under the weight OF heavy
skirts which hang upon her hustle
Halls Journal of Health
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28

"My brotn l;," said the pastor laying
his hand tc,.i,rly upon the shoulder
of the weeping man, Il know not how
to comfort you. You have lost the
best and dearest friend il all this
world, but the Bible teaches you res
ignatlon-n 'Never!n howled the
stricken postmaster, springing to his
feet. "Never! I'll hold on to the end
of my term, and you haven't got enough
influence in your whole party to put
me out! Don't come around talking
resignation TO mer'-Unite State
Mail.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
Presuming Too Much.

A little girl vino made very freque 1T
use of the word ''guess" was one day
reproved for it by her teacher. Don't
say guess Mary" said Miss Jones;
''say presume. Presently one of
Mary's little playmates coming up to
her remarked: Il think your cape is
very pretty, and my mamma wants
your mamma to lend her the pattern,
because she is going to make one like
it.r "My mamma has no pattern"
was the prompt reply; "she cut it by
presume"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
Complimentary or Otherwise.

And YOU cannot believe in a lake OF
fire and brimstone?n asked the female
evangelist. You surely must believe
in something of the kind-some future
punishment"
Il would be willing to believe in
such a thing if could for you, was
the sinners reply.-Terre Haute Ex-
press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
From Appearances.

Mrs. Mater: II wonder what makes
that dog so afraid of me. He always
acts as if he thought was going to
half kill him." Little daughter: 81
dess he's seen you 'pankin' me-"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
Fitted for a Politician.

The aged and gray-haired. albeit
lively, father of well-known politician.
says the Chicago Herald, was chatting
the other day with party OF his sons
The Springdale news., 1889-03-15
Meat! Meat.!

Go to J. B. Henson's butcher shop or All kinds of fresh meats.
The Springdale news., 1889-03-15
DR. CURTIS, The ce1ebraied Physician
 and Surgeon

Who created such an excitement in Bcntenville, Rogers and Fayette- vile last summer has returned from visit to tho principal cities in the southern part of the State, where he met with unbounded success, and will visit Springdalo Thursday March 2l, remaining one week leaving Springdale March 2S. Dr. Curtis successfully treats all diseas- es of the eye, no matter of how long standing. He positively cures Ca tarrh. His long experience, having graduated in Fl, enables him to successfully treat chronic diseases, especially those peculiar to women, i, that have baffled the general prac- titioner. Straightens cross eyes in one minute without pain. He posi- lively cures piles. Call on the Dr. on his arrival so as to have the ben oft of his stay in our city. Consul tation free. Office at the Gladden. house.
 Remember the date, March 21.
 Thc Doctor charges you nothing for examining your case fine can cure you he will tell you so. If your case is beyond his reach he will kindly inform you of the fact.
 Will be at Sprlngdale Thursday, March 21
The Springdale news., 1889-03-15
PROGRAM.

l. Recitation, "Creeds of the Bells. 2
 Miss Bell Roberts 2. Qnartette, Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming. 3. Drama, Among the Breakers. y i. Selection by Northwestern Band
The Springdale news., 1889-03-15
Two Runaways.

When It comes to running away, Springdale teams can beat the world for speed, distance and least dam age. George Rattenberry's team ran more or less than four miles Wednes day, in more or less than four minutes time, and aside from heating the spindles of the buggy, the damage was about four cenus.
 On Tuesday, George Washington Bradley succeeded in letting | liv. cry team get away from him, and aside from the said G. W. B. wear ing the soles oft a six-bit pair eff shoes in his effort to catch the team the damage was not worth tue in, voicing.
The Springdale news., 1889-03-15

Chamberlaip's Cough Remedy is fa- nous, for it's prompt and effectual cures of coughs and colds. The most severe cold may be loosened and relieved by a few doses of this valuable eiy For sale by II. A. Daily.
 Fine combed strained honey at the Coop.
 If your digestion is out of whack, if you need strengthener an appe- tlzer, try Cheatham's Chill Tonic. It will bring you out of the kinks. Sold by Winton.
 Cheatham's Chill Tonic contains neither Quinine, Clnchonld'a, Ar. senic, Stryehnine or Mercury, and does rot produce buzzlng in ears or deafness. Cure guaranteed Sold by Wlnton.
 Rene Rio coffee at the Coop.
The Springdale news., 1889-03-15

We have received 50c. postal note from H. T. Gordon, of Morrll- ton, with the request that we ex- tend his subscription. All right, Henry, it glyes us pleasure to carry out your wish.
 S. H. Claypool, of Bentonville, and Mr. Bush, recently of Califor nia, were in town first of the week, Mr. Bush is looking for a location and we understand he was quite "smitten' with springdals. We hope he will locate among Us. B. F. Martlndale vs. Jno. R. liar ris, is the title of case in Justice Hale's court, in which Martlndale claimed to be entitled to S2S .25 for commission on the sale of Harris 6 Bros. stock Of hardware to c. ". lipton. Harris claimed that the plaintiff had nothing whatever to do with the sale, and the case was dis missed by plaintiff at his own costs without trial
 J. H. Trow wbridge has come back to SpringdaIe to live. He has been mining at Web City Mo-, for some time, but concluded there is nothing equal to a farm near Springdale for good solid living We are pleased to welcome him back. Mir. Trow- brldge came Ill and pald his back sabscript on and renewed for year. He has big heart in him and vii prosper in any country
 pr. T. J. Holcomb and Miss May Bell Williams " ere married at Clinton, Mo, on Thursday night, March :. They arrived home Fri day night. We are Lot acquainted with Toms. bride but We know he would choose mono but beautiful and deserving lady for his lifelong partner. THE NEWS joins in with the Dr's. many friends here Tn wish ing him and his fair lady.love a long life, filled w1th happiness.
The Springdale news., 1889-03-15
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the firm of Graham X Lynn, lumber dealers, has been dissolved by nut ual consent, r. c. Graham retiring J. c. Lynn will conduct the busi- ness as heretofore, assuming all lia- bilties and collecting all indebted ness to the late firm.
 P. G. GRAHAM.
 J. c. LYNN. Springdale, Feb. 2l, 1889. ? 43
The Springdale news., 1889-03-15
LOST.

On Monday, Feb. IS, between the rolling mills and the residence of Wm. Bird, one small handbag, which contaIned gray silk hand kerchief, white linen handkerchief, pair cuffs and cuff buttons and 25 cents in money. Finder will please return to this office or to l.. S. Pet ross. ~4t
The Springdale news., 1889-03-15

The Coop is headquarters for fine teas.
 Raspberry tips or sets $3.25 per thousand. For particulars call on James Harris or J. w. Walker Alt Fresh candies just received at the Coop.
The Springdale news., 1889-03-15
NOTICE
OUT OF BUSINESS.

Being now entirely out of busi- nees it is absolutely necessary for 1s to close our books Tn 30 days rem this date. All who know themselves t. be indebted to us will save us much trouble by calling at once.
 JNo. k HARRIS & BRO. March l, 1889.