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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
London SaIoonkeepers.

Saloon-keepers should take trip
to London and Sc how the law about
closing drinking places at certain hours
is inforced there. If resort of that
kind does not have its shutters up as
the clock strikes the hour appointed
the policeman approaches and calls
out "Time!" and if in twinkling aft
er that every thing is not closed the
LIQUOR seller is notified that he will be
summoned. In the large and fashion
able cafes and drinking saloons in Lon
don on Saturday night, when the law
is to close at II, the proprietors will
not serve suppers after 1l:3O, so fear
full are they of being led into trans
erosion of the law. The police are
ALWAYS on hand, carefully supervising
every thing.
Men rarely, if ever do great deeds
when they deliberately set out to do
them. The deeds that become memoir
able are those which are born of self
forgetful doing of the present duty
Christian Intelligencer.
= suppose we faulty creatures CAN
never feel so much for the irreprOach-
able as for those who are bruised in the
struggle with their own faults. 1t is a
very ancient story, that of the lost
sheep; but it comes up afresh every day.
George Eliot.
No one lives in the world and takes
part in its affairs without encountering
much evil and coming in contact with
many evil men. The crop of rascals is
a large one. filing up the channels OF
life with its miserable traffic and in the
minds of many people starting the be-
lief that nothing else is having curren-
CIV. But that. though so natural. is i'm
proper: for the world is full of goodness
which we should not fail to see.-United
Presbyterian.
We live by our imaginations, by our
admirations, by our sentiments. The
child walks amid heaps of illusions,
which he does not like to have DIS
turbed. The boy, how sweet to him Is
his fancvl What hero he is, whilst ne
feeds on his heroes! What debt is his
to IMAGINATIVE books! He has no better
friend or influence than Scott, Shake
sneare, Pluta1ch and Homer. The man
lives to other objects, but who can dare
affirm that they are more real? Even
the prose of the streets Is full OF re1rac-
sions.-EmersoA-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
The Upper Berth.

A Pullman sleeper conductor: Every
body who wants a berth in a sleeper
wants the lower berth. have been in
the employ of the company for fourteen
wears. and have never yet had an appli-
cation for an upper berth. OF course
the upper berth is not SO easy Of access
sc the lower. but if you don't mind climb
ing to the upper berth you will at once
admit, after the night is over, that 1t Is
the more comfortable Of the two. The
ventilation is better and you are not SO
close to the rumbling noise. You are
more private than you are in lower
hartb and in case of accident you have
a chance of coming out on top. In hot
weather the upper berth is cooler than
the lower.
The lower berth, as you know, Is maze
mn from the cushioned seats, which are
of warm material l have never known
n man to fall out Of an upper berth. l
think if the company would make a dlf-
ference of half dollar in favor OF the
INNER berth it would soon be IN demand
But | believe the Pullman company
never makes any difference in the
charges. Chicago Tribune.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
STEALING FREE RIDES.
How Many ChicagOans Beat the Conduc-
tors of Street Cars,


tors of Street Cars.
1t may seem hard to believe it, but
there are, nevertheless, people who are
not above riding down on a street-car
gratis, on the strength of a piece of
money too big for the conductor to
change. 1t is a very common practice,
/ am told, and one easy enough to carry
oDt if backed up by sufficient amount
of allied hard cheek and injured inno-
cence. The conductor of an Indiana
avenue car came to me in despair the
other morning, whore | sat on the rear
seat and asked me in pitiful accents ii
had any change: for" said lie, every
son of gun north of Twenty-second
street has come to me with 50 bill.
| happened to have change for the bill
of lust that denomination and gave it 20
the conductor, who paid it to his last
patron in triumph and smiled grimly at
the transparent look of dismay that
came over the latter's features when
he found his greenback could be
negotiated. Ordinarily, the conductors
carry plenty of change, but after
changing two or three big bills
early in the trip are very apt to
run short. If they can't give change,
the passenger who tenders the green
back must of course, be allowed to ride
free. as he can hardly be put off after he
has produced money enough to pay his
fare Occasionally some short
sighted individual attempts to play the
game on the same conductor two morn
ings in succession. in which case he is
very promptly instructed to furnish
nickel or get off the car. One anecdote
told me on the subject related to an eld-
erly female, who for several weeks rode
down town without finding a conductor
able to change a $40 gold piece. She
struck one of her early victims for the
second time one morning, however, and
he pocketed the coin and told her she
would have to wait for change till he got
to the office. The lady stormed and
rayed for that took her several miles
out of her way, but to no purposes ana
when she did get her $685. 1t was all IN
quarters. dimes, nickels and pennies. 1t
IS thought that henceforward she will
be willing to pay her fare.-Chicago
Journal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
a Girls Toilet Articles.

A sensible girl will not keep lot of
cosmetics and drugs on her toilet
table, but there are a few articles she
should always have in a convenient
place. She should have an array of
glass-stopped bottles containing alco-
hOl, alum, camphor, borax, ammonia
aud glycerine or vaseline. A little
camphOr and water may be used as a
wash for the mouth and throat if the
breath is not sweet. Powdered alum
applied to fever sore will prevent it
from becoming very unsightlY and
noticeable. Insect stings or eruptiOns
on the skin are removed by alcohol.
A few grains of alum in tepid water
will relieve people whose hands per-
spire freely, rendering them unpleas-
antly moist. A few drops of sulphuric
acid in the water are also beneficial
for this purpose, and are also desirable
for those whose feet perspire freely.
We should always recommend care in
the use of scented soap; in many cases
the perfume is simply disguise for
poor quality. A good glycerine or
honey soap is always preferable. OF
course, one may rely on scented soap
from high-claSs manufacturer, but it
costs more than it is worth. In addition
to the soap for bathing, white CASTLE
should be kept for washing the hair.
Occasionally, little borax or ammo
MIA may be used for this purpose but it
is usually too harsh in its effects. -
Halls Journal of Health.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
New Sphere for Wo-Nen.

While young women are looking over
The fields for lines of activity allowable
for them to follow for subsistence, 1t
probably does not occur to them that
in fire companies can come
n their range. A recent London paper
peaks of women in that city having
rome to Paris to give instructions to
French women as to service they can
lender at fires. 1t is not very fully IN
Heated what their assignments are IN
connection with fires. They do not, OF
course, help operate the machines or
WELD the axe. but it is said they have
aved many lives by entering buildings
where practicable and encouraging
,rightened and timid females to use the
ire escapes. They are said to become
quite fearless in this work, and really
render valuable services. They are
women in good standing, and do not lose
in reputo by their connection with the
fire department. Still, it is not likely
70 be a crowded vocation.-N. Y. Star.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
A CHARITABLE FAM
What the Vandsrbllts Have u
Poor and Needy. FC0

What the VandsrbiIts Have D
Poor and Needy. ~
The Vanderbilts arealway.
and munifcent in their charities --,ls
city is dotted with admirable mOnu<
ments to their generosity and discre-
tton.
There is downtown, among the
poorer classes, a handsome building
which contains free circulating Ii
brary given by George Vanderbilt the
student of the family, whose own pri-
vate library is one OF the most SPLEEN
did in this country.
Upon Madison avenue is beautiful
clubhouse with library, gymnasium
and lecture rooms for the young men
employed IN the New York Central
railroad, given by Cornelius Wander
bilt, the president of the road.
Still further up town is the mater
nifty hospital gwen by Mrs. Sloan, ana
other one Of the Vanderbilt daughters;
and now comes the new monument in
the shape OF the new lodging-house for
the Christian young women.
Besides these special Institutions.
their gifts to hospitals, asyluns.
orpnanages, homes and churches is a,i
legion, and they have a private almoner
who looks into and relieves special
cases Of distress which come to their
notice, and who at Christmas time has
put into her hands a liberal contribu-
ton from each member Of the family
which she dispenses in Christmas gifts
to the poor
1t is calculated that the Vanderbilts
have within the last twenty years given
away considerably over $1,000. 900 in
charity. large portion of it having
gone to Vanderbilt University at Nash
vile. Tenn. at which the young men
of the South of narrow means have
been enabled to get an education
They have been very generous in their
gifts to the South and indeed, Mrs
Willie K. is a Southern woman HERSELF
by birth and is disposed to look favor-
ably upon applications from that
quarter. N. Y. Sun.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
FISHING WITH A RIFLE
Exciting Sport Shooting the Wary SEES
Otter in TIE Pacific.


Surf shooting is practiced in Oregon
and Washington, but chiefly in the Vi
cinity Of and TO the north OF Gray's
Har6or. Formerly all the shooting
was done from the beach. or from
the bluffs, but as the otter became
scarcer, increasingly wary, and so
more difficult to obtain, other methods
had to be adopted.
The sea otter shooters of this coast
devised the plan of building scaffolds
in the water out beyond the surf from
which to shoot. At the lowest tides
in the spring they plant firmly in the
sand three or four long poles so that
they shall form the angles of triangle
or of square. These are braced by
means of Stats nailed from one to the
other. which also form a ladd er by
which to ascend, and at the top of the
poles platform is built with sides and
roof, forming a sufficiently-cOmfort-
able house, forty feet above the waters
surface. These shooting scaffolds. or
as they are called locally, ''derricks,"
give the otter shooter great advantage.
In distance he gains four to five hun
bred feet, while the elevation above
the water greatly extends both his
range of view and that of his rifle. In
fair weather the shooter goes to his
derrick before daylight in the morn
ing and returns at night to the shore,
but sometimes, when the tide is high
and heavy surf is rolling, it may be
impossible for him to get to it for
week at a time. or he may be unable
to reach the beach for the same Pc
riOd.
The skill attained by these men in
rifle shooting is something almost be-
yond belief 1t will be readily under
stood that the head of the sea otter
the only part that is seen above the
water-is very sna mark, certainly
not more than three or four inches in
diameter, and yet it is said these
shooters not unfrequently kill at a
distance of one thousand yards. Most
of their shots are made at two hundred
yards and over. They use heavy
Sharp's rifles, fitted with telescope
sights, and shoot always from a rest.
When the sea otter is killed it sinks
at once, and it may be several days or
aweek before it rises to the surface
and is brought by wind and current
into shore The hunters employ
Indians to patrol the beach and secure
the dead animals, and in occasional in
stances where the otter does no, sink
dogs are employed to bring it to land.
Owing to its exclusively marine hab,ts
and it's great wariness. we may assume
that it will be many years before the
last sea otter shall have been killed,
but it must always be a very rare ami
mal.-Forest and Stream.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
CATCHING TURTLES
me south Sea IsIandar,s
, turing Them While AsIsa VI zap

nj ~
III, Them While Aslean
Ahere are several cnr;o,,a
oa'chlng turtles. When lvin. o"Ir u
T. "a1er IN the sun a canoe will siIen+-
y approach, its crew seize the animal
~ tumble him aboard ..heforo -
.io"S "here he is" He is tprDod -
-, D"cN' Ior otherwise he would c1irob
o"' ana swamp the boat in sbor+ -
-" 'ViFe Will also swim up QUIETLY ho-
nInu the sleeping beast. snrino ~ ~
JACK OF his she'll, and hold ON in S,,oL
ida. et ne can not dive Having no
ae" ol escaping in any other waT' he
o%h DE Steered whithersoever his can+or
olooSes' considerable agility and nerve
necessary In accomplishing this feat
to[ Il Uhe man should miss his lean ord
iall Dack into the water he is liable 70
oe dangerously cut by the animals Ain.
Pers' An ln-eXpert person or one u,bo
"lshed to have some fun with the trr+1o
might grasp him by the tail If 60
Inc 'he lflshman who devised the plan
oI catching the bull by the horns and
RUBBING his nose in the dirt, he will do
wei 10 have his laugh first. The turtle
mas ms idea of a joke, too. which is in
Stantly to shut his tail close up to his
oouy' whereby the mans hand is held
laSt as In wise, and then dive with
MIN to the bottom of the sea
Most of the turtles. however oro
captured on the beaches, whittier the
females land to lay their eggs, and the
males accompany them out of gallantrv
OF 10 keep guoard. The eggs are laid in
a perpendicular cavity about a ward
ueep' at the bottom of great circular
excavation, which the female scrapes Inv
Whlrllng round like a fly with its wings
cnged, and Violently plying its flippers.
1here are usually over a hundred eDgs
IN litter, When surprised, the turtle
offers no resistance, but makes off at a
pace surprisingly rapid in so clumsy an
animal, and which a good runner can
hardly keep up with in the sand. To
turn turtle weighing four hundred
pounds on its back and thus capture it,
while 1t is scuttling through deep sand.
requires more knack than strength. A
turtles progress on land is by a series
OF wriggling jerks from side to side, and
the fisher. taking advantage of the mo-
ment when it cants away from him.
overturns it with ease. The young are
Matched in month, making their APP
pearance when about the size of an
American silver dollar, and are prepared
to begin life on their own hook at once,
which they do by rushing for the sea as
rapidly as possibly. Many of them
never reach it, however, being caught
by birds if it be day and by land-crabs at
night.-Cor. n. Y Times.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
WIT AND WISDOM.

A soft yet persistent answer turneth
AWAY borrowing neighbor.
= The reason some people think they
are unhappy is because they think 9TH
ers are happier.
To be satisfied, or at all events rec
onciled. with our occupation is the first
essential to mental health
When charity walks into the loves.
nlaces of want, we see the beautltuI
purity of her robes most distinctly
The best committee in the world Is
a committee of three, of whom one does
not attend at all and the other is at
home Sick -SpqEgeonA
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28

As nothing truly valuable can be at
tained without industry, so there can De
no persevering industry without deep
sense of the value Of time.-Sigourney'
When benignity and gentleness
reign within we are in least danger from
without; every person and every occur
renee is beheld in the most favorable
light.
Don't send for fox to tend geese OF
a cat to skim milk, unless they nave
good reputation for honesty Remem-
Der this when you put your money In the
hank.-Detroit K. sc Press
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
QUEER BRITISH JURIES.
They are About as Intelligent as the Aver
age American Article.

They are About as Intelligent as the Aver
age American Article.
Two examples of the mode in which
iuries sometimes decide may be added.
In one case, at the assizes in a Midland
town. girl was charged with the muir
der of her illegitimate child. The evil
dence clearly pointed to her guilt; but
the circumstances were painful. and to
the general relief Of everybody in court
the jury declared her not guilty. Asked
privately how they came to deliver such
a verdict. the foreman stated that he
had seen the black cap lying on the
Judges bench and the sight was too
much for him; he hadn't the heart to
bring in verdict of guilty. And the
othcrs." '.Oh, we'll" said the foreman,
ten Of them were neighbors and Gus
1omers of mine, and | easily per
suaded them" ''What about the
eleventh man?" Well, he was a
farmer whom | didn't know: and |
said to him. Well, Mr.. Chumps, what
do Won think about this case| oh, he
replied. L amt thought nowt about 1t at
all. sir" Yet the trial had lasted for
the whole of day.
The other case is a Welsh one-a trial
for murder. The prosecution had broken
down on a point of law, and the Judge
directed the jury to find the man not
guilty. But all the same they delivered
a verdict of guilty. His lordship, in a
voice that Numbered with wrath, ex-
plained that he, and not the jury. was
the Judge of the law, and asked them
what they meant by defying his direc-
tons ''Oh, indeed my lord, said the
foreman, with bland Celtic smile, ''hut
the man at the turnpike 1old US he
anew Peter Jones did it.'-St. James
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
UncongeniaI Room-Mates.

It was late in the evening and the
sleepy passengers on the steamboat
had retired to their respective berths.
A tremendous noise, as of heavy bodies
being flung recklessly about, was heard
n one of the forward staterooms. min
Eled with loud, variegated and IN
studied profanity, Presently the door
lew open and a shapeless and dis
neveled object bearing some resem-
glance to a man was fired out into the
main saloon Of the steamer with great
violence.
Captain" yelled the man who still
remained in the staterOom as he thrust
ais head out and glared savagely about
him, your clerk made mistake when
ae put that man and me in the same
berth. He's one of the leading rascals
n the Sugar Trust and Pm the inventor
If patent lemon-squeezer!"-Chicago
Tribune.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28

-As interesting variety Of carbon
gas carbon, obtained from the retort
in which Illuminating gas is manufacl
Ured. 1t results from the burning d
of drops of tar upon the interior wal
of the retort. and the long contin
heating of the crust thus formed.
carbon is very hard, compact an.
dense; it has metallic lustre and con
ducts electricity like metal. On az
count of its high conducting power,
is employed IN the manufacture of ga
vanic batteries and for the carbos
pencils of the electric lamps.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28

1t appears from the Year Book Of
the Church of England that in 1875 the
number of persons confirmed in Eng
land was under 1885, 900, while for 1888
the corresponding total was over 217,-
900; an increase in thirteen years of
nearly ffty-eight per cent, which is al
most four times as great as the growth
of the population,
The influence of religion is quiet
and gets little advertising, but it
is potent. 1t is said saloon is the first
thing essential in a new town. But it is
not so; the first thing necessary in a
new residence suburb is a church, the
next school; with these people can be
attracted to dwell there and start up a
little social circle.-Exchange
-Librarianship is the new profession,
and an attractive one it is in many ways.
A school for training in this direction is
successfully operated in Albany under
the supervision of Columbia College re-
gents, and nineteen young men and
women. chiefly college graduates, are
there fitting themselves to take entire
charge of the State and public Libraries
which can use. their trained SERVICES
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
illustrating an Old Adage.

Yeast-Every thing | drink goes right
my head.
Crimsonbeak-That only goes to prove
he truth of the old saying, then.
Yeast-What's that?
(rimsonbeak-T There's plenty of room
ar the top.-Yonkers Statesman
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28
Immigration of Mosquitoes.

Mexico was never troubled by mosque
toes until the summer Of 1885, and since
then these annoying little insects have
been steadily increasing not only IN TINS
city. but in many towns and other cltleS
of the table lands. Queretaro IS the
last place to be invaded, and the local
paper there is endeavoring to explain
the why and wherefore Of the lnt1lctlon.
1t finally traces the mosquitoes to car
load of pineapples side-tracked for a day
or two at the central railway station OF
that city This may be the true ex-
planation. but we doubt it. Many hun
bred carloads of pineapples were brought
to this city before it was invaded by
MOSQUITOES in 1885, and If these pests
could have been introduced in that way
they would have swarmed here soon
after the completion of the Mexican
railway in 1872. In our opinion 1t IS
much more important to learn how TO
get rid Of the mosquitoes than to &C
count for their coming.-City of Mexico
Two Republics.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28

Some of the novelties at recent
Philadelphia wedding are thus described
bv the Press of that town: The parlor
was arranged in roses and chrysanthe-
NUNS to represent the interior of
drawing-room car. The bride stood un-
der a marriage bell, ard at six o'clock
six whistles were blown and bells were
rnnr an over the house denoting that
the bride was starting in her journey
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-28

An Ohio lady found, written in
cramped hand, on the back OF the tag
on her husbands new vest, the words:
"Remember this vest was made for
twenty-five cents" This text IS rs
own pathHti" Sermon
-ThiDet, Afghanistan, = urkestan and
Abyssinia are practically closed to the
gospel at the present time.
according to Rev. c. Beard, Of
Dedham. Mass, the Unitarian explorers
have found a great deal OF ''unortho-
doxy" in Connecticut, but sur fortunate
~ most of it leans towards Spiritual
ISM
Missions in Siam are being placed
upon strong financial foundation.
Gifts to the amount of several hundred
thousand dollars have been recently
made by the King and others, for schools
and other missionary work. Siam is
called the garden of the East