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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
Successful Banana Vendors.

You would scarcely credit the statement
that many of the frugal men who follow the
humble calling of street vendors of bananas
eventually become well-to-dO, but such is the
fact, nevertheless There are shiftless fellows
who scarcely exc out an existence, and many
of them, but they do not represent the ba-
mana vendors as a class 1t is a slow way tc
accumulate wealth, but perseverance brings
the same reward as in other humble callings
There are days when we do not dispose of a
dollars worth of fruit, and others when we
sell several truck loads. No matter how lit
tie is earned, the frugal vender, bent upon
lettering his condition, lays something aside
and after few years you will find him con-
Quoting modest fruit stand or candy store,
and as the years roll around he gradually
accumulates until he acquires, if not com
petence, enough to keep the wolf from the
door in old age. Many of the leading retail
and few Of the wholesale fruit dealers of the
country were once humble banana vendors -
One of Them in Globe-Democrat
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
HIS FATHERS Hk

1t was not that he was genius
genius, nowadays, is rare;
Nor was he surprisingly funny
In the way he parted his hair
But the world stood up on its tiptoe,
Deeming its privilege to stare;
You see, his dad died and left money,
And this lad was his fathers heir.
If new church seemed to ~ needed,
The corner stone he had to lay;
When charity tables were furnished,
The nymphs always knew who would pay.
Of course they laughed in their sleeves, you know
If SO there were any sleeves there;
But did low obesance before him,
That satisfied his fathers heir
When the papers spread fulsome taffy
Over their wide columns galore,
They printed his name in capitals
And mentioned what every one wore.
Twas recherche" came off with eclat,>
"'Twas most brilliant affair"
Of course they all knew that was nonsense
But was he not his fathers heir {?
This world is most queer in its dealings.
I'm citizen, admit;
And perhaps little bit tinctured
With what see funny in it.
But, soberly thinking and speaking,
Is it pretty false smiles to wear,
And play mandarin to nnny
Just because he's his fathers heirP
William Lyle in New York News.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
Her Opinion of Him.

The course of true love does not run
smooth, it appears, even in the halcyon sea
son of st. Valentine. Here is a little Incl.
dent in point-and it is a true story. A few
years ago young business man residing in q
bustling little Minnesota city within seventy
five miles of st. Paul was counting young
lady here in town On Feb. IA he purchased
a very pretty valentine, upon which were
lines of poetry of the most passionate love
and devotion. The young man, instead OF
mailing it from his home, gave it to a friend
who was coming down to st. Paul to mail
here in the city. Of course the lady, when
she received it, supposed that some presump
tuous St. Paul swain had taken it into his
head to seek the good offices of st. Valentine
to make love to her. In the next letter the
young business man up in the country re.
ceived from her he read the following words:
"Some soft fool here in town sent me the sill
lest valentine you ever saw. The poetry it
contained was enough to make one sick II
will be an unfortunate thing for the young
man who sent it if the fool killer comes
around next summer" He has married the
lady since then, but she has never found out
that it was he who sent the valentine She
will, therefore, be enlightened when she
reads this. ST. Paul Pioneer Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27

A DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde character is
not inconsistent A man may be revengeful,
and at times even murderous, having all the
baser propensities in a great degree. To fit
the character he must have the intellectual fac
ulties surprisingly powerful He can have the
money making faculty fully developed But
he must have cunning, will power and vanity.
He must have the cunning to cover up the
lava fires after secret eruptions. He must
have a supreme will power to accomplish his
designs But vanity or love of praise or fear
of blame is the supremest feeling through his
career. 1t can inflict more mental agony
than outraged conscience or excite more self
sh pleasure than any other faculty, senti-
ment or propensity. If it lie dormant be-
cause of a moments interpretive thought,
conscience, if active, stealthily sends in the
wan specter OF remorse. So having the cum
ming to cover up the results of hereditary
british propensities, and vanity impelling
him to guard the honorable position in So
ciety achieved by his intellectual attainments,
he lives essentially a dual life. Only when
the will power loses its governing force does
the man Of honor become the brute-the Dr.
JAkyll become the Mr.. Hyde.-Boston Globe
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
A RrOfher's Son.

1t was Bilkins' wedding day, and he was
teasing his kid brother-in-law.
wen, johnnie" he said, solemnly, I'm
gong to take your sister away off and have
her all to myself, where you won't see her
any more"
mo! Really, are you9" said the kid, curl
ously.
Yes, am. What do you think of itY'
"Nothin'. guess can stand it if YOU
can. Washington Critic.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
1t appears that land grabbing has

1t appears that land grabbing has
been going on at lively rate in the
South Pacific. Official reports at
Washington are said to show that up
to 1886 foreigners had laid claim to
694, 900 acres in the Samoan Islands,
which have a total area of $40, 720
Thus aliens asserted ownership of
"a, 900 acres more than the entire king
dom possesses! During the past two
years the Germans have filed addi-
tional claims amounting to many thou
sands of acres
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
STILL IN THE RING.
The Story of Man Who Knows No Such
Feeling as Encouragement.

The Story of a Man Who Knows No Such
Feeling as Encouragement.
Mark Tapley and Job have hitherto
been regarded as the worlds models
of patience. But they pale their in
effectual fires" before the hero of the
following incident:
81 have been shipwrecked, been
baked in a railroad accident, and fired
out of a foundry window by a boiler
explosion. was shot in the neck at
Gettysburg, suffered starvation at Lib
by prison, fell overheard from trans
port off Charleston, and left four of my
fingers in the mouth of a shark l had
my arm broken in two places in a New
York riot, and stood on barrel with a
halter round my neck, in southern
bellion, from sunrise to sunset. | was
buried under the ruins at San Fran
cisco during an earthquake, and dug
out after fifty hours of Imprisonment.
twice by lunatics and once by high
wayman. l was buried two days by a
gas explosion in mine, and narrowly
escaped lynching last year in Arizona,
through mistaken identity. And,
though l am over fifty. and nearly lost
the use of my right leg, have just had.
as l understand, all my property, on
which there was no insurance, de-
stroyed by fire in Western town; and
the doctor in New York to whom l
went last week for examination, as
sures me that will soon be bedridden
from rheumatism, nevertheless" he
added, cheerfully, ''while l undoubted-
ly have met some obstacles in the past,
l still refuse to believe that luck is
against me. Yankee Blade.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
Two of a Kind.

Buyer-How much are these trousers, Mr.
Solomonss
Mr.. S.--Vell, mein freund, We are yust
givin' dose pants away.
Buyer (effusively)-T hanks-thanksI I'll
take this pair.
Exit rapidly with trousers. LIE.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
Marine EuphOny.

Gorgonson-It tires me dweadfully to
come on board with the man wopes, Mr.
Sprays. Cawn't you invent some easiah
way?
Skipper OF Gorgonson's new yacht-Cer-
tainly, sir; we'll hoist you aboard with the
donkey engine hereafter, sir.-Time.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
A Dull Evening.

Miss Ethel-Did you have pleasant time
at the Wabash party last night. Clara2
Miss Clara-Not very, Ethel; wasn't feel
ing at all like my usual self. I danced but
four times, and only went in to supper once
The Epoch.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
Why She Went Home.

First Guest lat summer health resort)-You
are going home early this season, Mrs. eau
ton.
Second Guest-Yes, have to go, for my
health.-Cartoon-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27

DO not wash cruet bottles or de-
canters with shot as it is apt to chip
away small particles and leave the
surface scratched; grains of rice and
potato parings clean them very thor
oughly. They should be put in warm
water, shaken well and afterwards
carefully removed. A soft leather will
polish the outside
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
A Triffo Mixed

An economist exclairns that three cigars
day will supply family with meat. The
economist has evidently got his facts mixed.
He means cabbage. Republi-
anr,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
Suggesting a Cure.

Smith (deaf)-What's the matter, Jones?
Jones-I've got the headache.
Smith (who mistakes it for the toothache)
Why don't you have 1t flleds-Arcola Rec
II
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
why Not Ask Her to Come Around?

Why Not Ask Her to Come Around?
Clarissa writes: ''What effect has kissing
on the ips."
Kissing on the lips has very pleasant
effect, Clarissa, we assure you. If there is
anything else Clarissa wants to know she
should not hesitate to ask.-Lowell Citizen.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27

A Cincinnati man named Sine has died
-hildless. In other words, he died and Left
40 Sine.-Pittsburg Chronicle
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
THE TRUE IDEA

Of making a person happy Is to supply
him, or her, with all they can ear.
This is why the guests and boarders at
the weil-known
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
Palace Hotel

at PULLMAN, are so happy. To them
life is really worth the living. The Cul-
sine is par excellence, and the tables are
always supplied with the best obtain
able in the market.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-04-27
The Livery Stables

connected with this House will furnish
tprnOuts at reasonable rates, and guar
antee that for
Morris tribune., 1889-11-06

A correspondent of the Winona Re-
publican has correctly come to the
conclusion that the state university Is
u nuisance of very big dimensions;
that it is the worst leech upon the
public treasury, and that the money
expended upon it could be invested TO
better advantage in encouraging and
strengthening the state high school
system and the state normal schools.
Amen, say we. The writer says:
"We are satisfied that notwithstand-
ing the hundreds of thousands of
dollars invested in the expensive and
luxurious university, so-called, the
State could we'll afford to give it
away, and hereafter devote the vast
sums required 10 sustain it to cheaper,
better and more simple modes of edu-
cation" We agree with the Repub-
lican when it says: Let the town
where the university buildings are
located take them and convert them
into shoe shops, and let the state give
impartial aid to all the high schools
on the basis of attendance and num-
Der OF graduates. This would confer
more general benefit upon the
masses of the people that the preten-
tious but useless university can do.
All the special work of the university
can Just as we'll be done in the high
schools and in the normal schools.
Morris tribune., 1889-11-06

The practice has only become gen.
eral within few years. Most grown
people recollect the advent of very
uniformly white dried apples in fifty
pound boxes. There was soon such
craze for the "nice white fruit" that
nearly every evaporator company felt
compelled, by the increased price of
such fruit, to adopt the bleaching
process. It is now applied to all
kinds of fruits.
We quote the following from DR..
Smiths article:
Are bleached dried fruits ever poi
sonous? Germany answers that they
are, after repeated chemical eXami-
nations of American evaporated dried
apples, Zinc-pOisonOus in very small
extent in the samples, that all such
fruit was ordered destroyed and de-
cree issued forbidding future Impor-
tations unless accompanied by
chemists certificate that each lot or
invoice was free from injurious sub
stance. Such actiOn-as there IS no
competition with such fruit-may
well set the American public to
thinking, ana better to some. action
against the bleaching of fruit. Great
er and uniform whiteness is the chief
recommendation of the practice and
against it are the losses and dangers
from the bleaching. No. farmer
thinks his hay is improved when
bleached by as innocent agents as
sunshine, dew and rain.
The zinc found Ivy German chemists
is evidently from the zinc coated or
''galvanized"i iron trays used in many
If not most of the evaporators to hold
the fruit while drying. Some sour
fruits may act slightly on zinc, but it
is chiefly from the burning of the
sulphur, which causes the formation
of sulphurous acid, and this acid in
contact with water and air-as in an
evaporator-is oXidized or changed to
sulphurio acid-known also as oil of
vitriol-and though In very weak
form, it readily acts upon zinc, as is
shown in telegraphic and other gall
vanlc batteries.
If not always poisonous, careful
tasters know that bleaching always
Injuries the fruit flavor. This is prob
ably why so many people have lost
their former relish for dried fruits. -
The quality and even the variety of
well known fruits, if unbleached, can
often be told by the looks and by the
taste when cooked, but when bleached
those made from good and poor fruit,
all look and taste alike.
If consumers of dried fruits will in
sist upon obtaining honest, healthful
unbleached fruit or none at all, such
self-preservative action, added to
that of the German government, Will
soon correct such fraud as the USE
less and Injurious bleaching of fruits.
Morris tribune., 1889-11-06

The Moorhead News predicts that
the approaching winter will be a
mild one. The editor has interviewed
Sergeant s. L. Dosher, observer in
charge of the United States weather
bureau at Moorhead, and learned the
following facts: The Moorhead
weather bureau was established JAM
uary l, 1881, and upon careful ex-
animation of the record of tempera-
ture from that date to the present
time we find that warm winters and
cold winters have invariably come in
pairs. The record is as follows:
Winter of 1SSO-S1 (the data for No
vember and December, 1880 having
been taken from the record kept at
Breckenridge,) average temperature
for months from Nov. to April l
was 1914 degrees above zero, and for
the following winter of 1882, 1t was
1874 degrees above, or precisely the
same as the year preceding. Here
are two warm winters. For the Win
ter Of 1928 the average temperature
was 10 degrees above; and for 1Ss5-S4
it was IA degrees above. Here are
two cold winters. For 18S4-S5 it was
II 2 degrees above, and 1886 it was
1875 above. Here are two warm win
tiers or at least considerably warmer
than the cold ones preceding. For
18S6-S7 the average temperature was
6.5 degrees above, and for 1888 1t
was degrees above. Here you are
again with a pair of cold winters.
For 1889 it was 1877 degrees above,
or q remarkably warm winter, as
everybody who lived here at that
time distinctly and agreeably remem-
bers. So we have experienced the
first half of the last winter period.
The second half is before us.
Morris tribune., 1889-11-06

1t takes newspaper reporter to
play the detective in good shape. It
was not long ago that Chicago
journalist, played the insanity dodge,
was admitted to Chicago mad house
and treated" for his insanity
After remaining there ten days he
was declared incurable by the medi-
cal board and discharged. But he
was cured all the same, and he
cured" the managers of the mad
house by most numerically roast
ing" them. His report of the in
human treatment inmates were sub
jected to raised such q storm of
indignation in the community that.
the aforesaid managers got the grand
bounce. And now comes Woodward,
the reporter for the st. Louis Post-s
Dispatch, who enlisted In the army
at that city for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the truthlof the stories about
cruel treatment of recruits and SOL
diers by the officers. He remained in I
Morris tribune., 1889-11-06

1t is now nineteen years since the
construction of a railroad across the
South American continent, from
Buenos Ayres to Valparaiso, was
commenced, and it is now confident
ly expected that it will be finished by
the beginning of 1892. The length of
the road will be 81 miles. Says a
Montevideo correspondent:
There are now GAO miles of it fin
ished at the Buenos Ayres end and
eighty-two at the Valparaiso end.
Of tine remaining 149 miles, about
one-third is practically complete, the
rails being laid. The passageof the
Andes is accomplished at the Cumbre
Pass, which is 1905 feet above sea
level. The railroad, however, does
not reach the summit of the pass, but
pierces the mountains by means of
tunnel more than three miles long at
an elevation of 10. 450 feet above the
sea. This makes it one of the highest
If not the highest railroads In the
world. There is nothing in Europe
to compare with it. The st. Gothard
railroad is 3,7SS feet high, and that
on the Rigi only attains an elevation
of 5, 753 feet. The grades are, of course,
very steep. For considerable dis
lance the rise is more than four hum
dred and twenty-five feet TO the mile,
or one foot in every twelve and halt.
On this portion of the line rackrail
is employed; similar to those on the
Hartz and other mountain roads.
Morris tribune., 1889-11-06
GOVERNOR MERRIAM.

Hon. Frank A. Day was in Duluth
recently and was interviewed by Trib
une reporter in relation to Gov. Mer-
RAMS chances of reelection. Senator
Day, as we understand it, is one of the
best posted and most retiabte politicians
in the state. Below we give extracts
from Mr.. Days remarks:
eff l say anything" remarked Senat-
that 1 regard Governor Merriams' ad-
ministration of the state government as
admirable. He has endeavored to cut
no great splurge as the chief executive
of the state, but has been content to
give the whole people good, honest,
straightforward, business admin1stra-
ton. His appointments have not al
ways been such as I myself would have
made-for instance, should have con-
coded to Duluth as her absolute right a
member of the board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners-but on the
whole he has given the positions of trust
TO trustworthy men and good citizens.
There has been no scandal with any of
his appointees, and is not likely TO be.
lit is not difficult to be governor of o
state like Minnesota, and Governor
Merriam is certainly a man of good
sense and sound discretion"
"But what do you think of the gov
ernor's chances for reelection, Senator'S"
II have no doubt he will be re-nomi-
mated and reelected with much less diff
ficulty than last year The boys COM
menced the tripping up the back" pro-
cess little too early in the game, and
the Doodle cry will die of inanition be-
fore the time comes for holding the con-
vention. Indeed, the Doodle slogan is a
good deal overworked anyhow, and is
liable to die of nervous prostration. It
is the cheapest and vulgarist sort of
SANDER in these days to accuse public
official of accomplishing his ends by the
use of bribery and corruption. A pub
lie man of necessity makes enemies, and
when he has offended some local tycoon
or other the aforesaid little great man
turns upon him, with whitening scorn
blazing from his eyes, and shouts ''bood-
ler!" This doesn't scare anybody any
more. If there were real corruption in
high places the way to cleanse the pub
lie service is to bring forward the proofs.
If Gov. Merriam is dishonest in his
political methods, he ought not to be
ClOCtCu OOFtIuOl, dHu LILY oClA "Oulu
vote against him or any other man who
should be proven guilty. But do not be.
lieve the charges, and do not hear that
any responsible man is ready to make
affidavit to them.
IS II have no interest in this fight. I
don't owe Governor Merriam any special
allegiance, but have watched him care
fully and feel that he has made good
officer, and deserves second term. He
is a good representative of the young
republicans of the state, and the boys
everywhere will stand by him. hope I
have said nothing personal in these few
remarks-have l? No? Well, remem-
Der the prediction-Governor Merriam
will serve two years more as the chief
executive of the state, if he lives. The
Doodle cry has grown weak and sickly.
1t can't stand alone"
Morris tribune., 1889-11-06
Scientific Miscellany.
For the TRIBUNE, by e. R. CHADBoURN.

OZONE PURIFICATIoN OF THE AIR.
In his description of Hygieopolis, the
model city, DR.. B. w. Richardson sag.
gested that in every town there should
be building in which ozone should be
made and stored, and from which it
should be dispensed to every street or
house, as needed, for the publication of
the atmosphere. This physician has
employed ozone as disinfectant for
thirty-seven years; but the difficulty of
obtaining it has been an obstacle to its
general use. The best method of pre-
pairing it has been by means of the
Siemens ozone-tube in connection with
an electric battery and induction coil,
though Polli, of Milan, made it by the
somewhat less inconvenient process of
decomposing permanganate of potassa
with strong sulphuric acid, Dr. Richard
son has now found that ozone may be
obtained on large scale by generator
in which air or oxygen is passed through
the discharge of a Wimhurst electrical
machine. This makes it possible to
create sufficient ozone for purifying the
germ-tainted air of room by simply
turning the crank of the electrical ma
chine for few moments, or large ma
chine driven by a gas engine may be APP
piled to generate ozone for public
building or even for town. The care
full use of ozone is expected to do much
to promote health and cure disease, |
though an excess of it in the air gives
rise to unpleasant effects and may even
produce fatal congestion of the lungs.
Morris tribune., 1889-11-06
Delightful indeed is Prince Murat's re.

Delightful indeed is Prince Murat's re-
ply to Miss Caldwell when she informed
him that she proposed to allow him only
$4,000 a year for permitting her to be
his wife: MADAME, you deceive yourself
greatly. I am not an italian. French
princes are quoted much higher in the
matrimonial stock list" Then he made
an exquisite French bow and left her,
with an elaborate bridal outfit on her
hands. She can never use it on anybody
else, because it is embroidered all over
with imperial crowns, which wouldn't
fit. Gwendolin, it serves you right. One
honest American boy, who cherishes still
in his heart the traditional respect Of his
countrymen for women, is worth Great
Eastern load of grizzled old foreign lib
crimes with handle to their names.
They despise everything American but
our money. An American woman who
marries one of them generally gets what
she deserves.