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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22

We hear constantly this, ''What shall
be done with our girls?' Let me supple.
ment that with 4'What shall be done with
our boys" What are we to do for the in
coming generation? Never mind that
which is vet to be- What are we to do
with the 300, 900 children who go to school
in New York city today, with the 5OOOO
who roam the streets of New York with
nothing to do today, with the 5000 mes
senger boys, of whom 1000 are gradu-
ated from service every year, turned loose,
unframed, undisciplined, sharp as nee
dies, upon the community? The man who
writes, at the close of a period of fifty
years hence, the memories of half cen
fury, will have a curious story to tell.
This great city, like a magnet, draws the
youths of all sections of the country
hither. They come with mental aspira-
tons, with hearts full of desire, with
willing hands to encounter rebuffings, to
meet disappointments, to be surrounded
with dangers and temptations and ulti-
mately to fall into that terrible mOrass of
wonder, of apprehension, of belief that
society owes them a living, and, not pay
ing its debts, must be compelled, in some
way or other, to disgorge. Howard in
New York Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
Scene at an Arab Funeral.

l happened to be present at funeral
of one of the principal men of the tribe,
when scene not unlike that of an Irish
wake took place. The burial ground was
not far from our tents, and here gath
cred a large cOncourse of men and wall
ing women. The women collected under
a clump of doum bushes apart, squatting
in semi-circle, and from time to time
INDUCING in wild shrill screams, the
men standing solemnly round the
spot on which the grave was about to be
dug, with the shrouded corpse on a
litter in the rear. Their habit seems to
be to console their grief by a species
of mournful festivity, to provide for
which l was told no fewer than thirty
five sheep had been killed. l went to
one of their encampments about half a
mile distant: their black tents were
pitched amid a mass of rocks and
guarded as usual by savage dogs. They
cultivate such patches of land as are
available in this stony district, but are
poor tribe.-English Illustrated Maya
zine
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22

The lozenge maker dies, but the
Iozenge never, said Robert H. Moses,
a wealthy ex merchant.
Years ago." he continued. "all loz-
enges were made by hand. The dough
or paste was rolled out as pastry cook
rolls out his work, and then stamped
Dy hand into the circles. hearts and
diamonds so dear to the juvenile eve.
In those days there were many loz-
enge makers. But into the trade. as
INTO every other industry, the inventor
found his way, and in a few years
MADE SO many labor saving machines
as TO drive the workmen into their
trades. Today lozenge making is sim
plicity itself. The ingredients are
thrown into large trough, and a
kneadlng machine converts them
INTO a fine dough. This is put into
the lozenge machine in quantities of
nifty to a hundred pounds at time.
The machine rolls it into fine sheets.
cuts 1t into any possible pattern. re-
wolves the dough between the shapes
emoosses the lozenges, prints mono
grams, initials or names upon them.
or writes such pleasant sentences as i
love you, Yes, darling Come off,
please, and then moves them off to
drying boards and rings the bell to
announce when each board is covered.
They are dried in huge crates, and
then cleaned, polished and barreled or
boxed by third machine. The en-
tire cost OF manufacture is so slight
when these machines are EMPLOYED
that 1t is possible to turn out finished
lozenges at fraction over the cost of
the sugar. Under such conditions it is
impossible for hand labor to compete. y
New York Star.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22

Among recent Investigations which
90 to encourage believers in future
Aving machines are those prov
ing that greatly exaggerated ideas
of the force exerted by birds have
been held, and that large birds
have wings proportionately much
smaller tan those of small flying
creatures. Certain insects tiutter enOr
mously large wings at the rate of 200
or 800 vibrations per second, while
the pelican flaps it relatively insigniii-
cant area of wing surface Onl y once
per second. The vulture is 100 times
as large as the swallow, but its wings
are only Is times as large; and the
Australian crane weighs 1900, 600
times as much as the gnat, while the
latter has $50 times as much wing sur
face per unit of weight.
The eagle in full flight, instead of
using 10 horse power as was formerly
computed, exertS only a fraction of
horse power. a pigeon flying 1920
feet per minute (nearly 25 miles per
hoar) eXertS l-200th of horse power
per pound, equal to 8 1-3 horse power
for flying machine weighing ton
at Is miles an hour, or so horse power
per ton weight at so miles an hour.
That mechanical science will be equal
to adjusting these figures to the re-
qulrements of air travelling, declares
DR.. Andrew Wilson, seems only a
reasonable deduction from facts as they
stand
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
UTILIZING WASTE.
ncohoHst~'as. r--t~-ias UnIcl, OtIcrwIS'
Wound BE Thrown Away.

!
Would BE Thrown Away.
1t is quite the fashion to speak of the
French people as being the most eco
nomical of any i'll the world, as they
allow nothing to be wasted which can
in any way be utilized. But it appears
to us that the people of this country
are not far behind in the matter of
economizing materials that would
otherwise be wasted. Do we not use
beef's blood for door knobs? Are we
not putting doors and blinds into our
houses made of wood pulp? We also
use paper doors, blinds, etc, to say
nothing of paper car wheels, paper
boats, paper nails and other utensils
too numerous to mention Paper, as
we know, is made of materials which
would ordinarily be wasted if not thus
used. Sawdust has become an impor-
tant article of commerce, as it is large
ly used in plaster Coal dust is now
used in many ways as a fuel, yielding
an intense heat, and very useful in
some kinds of manufacturing.
The very dirt beneath our feet is
transformed by the arts of various
craftsmen into building materials, hav-
ing ireproof qualities, or it is trans
muted into the finest pottery, or the
most delicate porcelain for crystal
Also from clay we extract a metal,
which, by reason of new processes,
bids fair to rival iron in usefulness in
building. We refer to aluminium,
which, while not new metal. has
| heretofore been too expensive to come
into general use. BY a new invention,
however, which renders its manufac-
ture much easier and cheaper, it is
likely to become the metal of the future
for special uses in place of iron. 1t
is a beautiful metal, resembling the
brightest silver, and is very tough and
durable. Alumina, as is well known,
when found in its pure state crystal
lized, is that royal gem, the sapphire,
next in hardness to the diamond.
From the Stag of the blast furnace
the skillful manipulation produces a
fine, soft wool which is perfectly non
combustible, and, if properly applied,
will render our houses practically fire
proof. We might go on ad infnitum,
but we will close the subject by men
tioning one of the latest triumphs in
the art of utilizing waste materials
that of manufacturing composition
which can be nodded into any orna-
mental shape required out of the chips
of granite from the stone cutters yard.
1t is said that fine decorative stone
work can thus be produced at about
one-tenth the cost of cut stone orna-
mental work, and yet yield a good
profit to the manufacturer. Also that
this material may be vitrifed SO that
it will take on a permanent polish as
fine as that of polished granite. Ar
chitectural Era.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
The Value of "A Look,

My room mates success in the recita-
ton room was so great that only his
most intimate friends ever suspected
that he was not the most distinguished
genius of the whole fifty or more in the
class. How do you do it, | asked one
day. Twill you promise, if let you in
not to do it YOURSELF" he responded
When | had sworn not to infringe upon
his system, he explained: "You see Pro
fessor Blank is always looking out for
the fellows that don't know anything of
what he is talking about and coming
down on them with perfect poser
When they funk, he is as pleased as if
the trustees had doubled his salary. So
in his classes l always look as intelligent
as pOssible-this way" And he illu-
minated his face with a look which an
actor might have envied. "Of course
he thinks he can't get me on that, and
the question goes along to some man
who knows twice as much, but whose
face bellies him. On the rare occasions
when | do know something, | look like
this"-he wrinkled his brow into a
slightly puzzled eXpression-"an he is
down on me in an instant. Professor
Dashs ambition is just the other way.
He wants, in his blessed good nature, to
give everybody a chance to shine; so for
him reverse the expressions, and look
intelligent when | know something and
despairing when l don't. In this way ]
make my little learning far from dan
gerous thing. See:'-Kate Fields Wash
inUtOn
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22

To woman in what is conventionallv
known as good society, the love of soil
tude is utterly unknown. She is chap
eroned and escorted and accompanied
till she has not only no clear idea of her
own identity, but no very clear identity
of which to have an idea. To achieve
this result is, under circumstances that
very frequently occur, a tax that becomes
a serious burden materially, as well as a
constant clog mentally. A man may be-
take himself to any place or resort he
pleases, be a spectator Of its life and yet
retain, if he likes, the personal solitude
of the primeval wilderness; but if a wo.
man would go to the mountains, to the
sea, to the city-anywhere she will, she
must have at least a woman companion
with her in the guise of a chaperon.
friend OF maid. Otherwise, she will ac-
quire, at best, reputation for eccentri-
city, and, at worst, something even less
desirable. And thus she never tastes the
sweets of solitude Boston Traveller.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
A Mute Marriage.

An extraordinary marriage was SOL
emnized recently at st. Mary's church,
Maryport, the contracting parties, Miss
Ann Casford Mandle, of Castlebank,
Maryport, and Mr.. William King, of
Wigton, both being deaf and dumb.
The church was filled to OVERLOOKING,
the greatest interest being taken in the
unusual ceremony. The service was read
in the customary way by the senior Gu
rate, the lines in the prayer book being
pointed out to the bride and bridegroom
as he proceeded. When asked if they
would accept each other they signifed
their consent by means of the deaf and
dumb alphabet. Deaf and dumb ladies'
and gentlemen from various parts of the
country were present.-London it-Bits.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
A jewelers. Snperstltlnn.

Nearly every jeweler lays down a
rule never TO credit anybody for a
clock or watch or anything that keeps
time. don't know why this is and
never heard any good reason assigned
for it, but nevertheless it is a fact
And, moreover, we firmly believe that
a watch or a clock that is brought to
us for repairs or regulating will never
keep good time if the owner does not
pay cash for the job. You know we
do a big credit business. | suppose
jewelers. do a larger credit business
than any other class of merchants, and
it no doubt seems surprising that we
have a class of trade that is barred
from the credit list on account of SUI
perstitiOn. Atlanta Journal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
No Substitute for Hard Work.

The power to think for ones self has
too little standing in the schools; and we
do not insist enough upon the apprecia-
ton of the worth of the school work.
Too often we try to wheedle our children
into knowledge. We disguise the name
of work, mask thought, and invent
schemes for making education easy and
pleasant. We give fanciful names to
branches of study, make play with OBJ
ject lessons, and illustrate all things. To
make education amusing, an easy road
without toll, is to train up a race of men
and women who will shun what is dis
pleasing to them. But there is no sub
stitute for hard work in school if we are
to have properly trained people; we
must teach the value of work and over
come the Indifference of children to ig-
nOrance The Century,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
In a Maine Court Room.

Ladies in the gallery bring their
needlework and sit out the long hours
of the session. 1t is interesting to
watch them threading needles, tying
knots, basting, occasionally pausing
to catch some portion of the evidence,
and again to confde in a neighbor
something relative to some newcomer,
interspersed with the slight click of
the scissors. all of which tend to i'm
press the lockers on with the solemnity
of the occasion, and add perceptibly to
the "homelike" appearance Of our jul
dicial residence.-Cor Fairfield Jour
nal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22

Shortly after fire in a town "do~wn
south, a colored man called on an in
Surance agent and said
Wants my money, cap'n."
Il don't owe you any money"
Amt vessel de 'sho'ence agent?"
Eyes, lam an insurance agent"
Den yer owes me money, fur nv
Sto' burned up durin' de late fire, sab. -"
You were not insured in my com
pany"
''Golly, you say | wa'n't!'
Come, get out of here"
Hold on, boss, an femme 'splain.
Wuz Mr.. Jones 'shored in yer COM
pnyl"
Yes"
"Wuz Mr.. Jacksonf"
Yes"
Wall an good. Now nv sto' was
JUS bertwixt Mr.. Jones an Mr.. Jack
son. De wall o dar sto's made de
walls o my sto'. Eff yer'd a took dar
stos erway, my sto' woulder been
gone. De inshoin' O dar own sto's in
shoed mine, doan yer see2"
mo, / don't see. ="
Den | amt goin' ter get muffin,
BIf
No"
III recolleck dis, sab, an see whut
de cou'tousll hab ter say" and turn
ing away, he muttered: EFF Tder
knowed de comply wuz so tricky,
wouldn'ter set de blame sto' afire !"-
New York Ledger
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
Boston Has No Guides.

We have in Boston no professional
guides who are able intelligently to pilot
strangers about, not only to the places OF
historic interest, both great and small,
but to the art galleries. museums, libra
ries and public institutions. Men who
come here as strangers ind little difficult
,ty in finding their way about to these
places, but ladies who come to Boston
unattended by gentlemen, OF who are
left to their own resources during the
day while their escorts are transacting
business about the city, frequently are
in need of such assistance. Boston Ad-
rertiaar
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22

The number and variety of such un-
suitable names is so great as to DEFY emu
meration. Not only is history. sacred
and profane, ransacked for such names.
but hybrid combinations are invented
which might be safely worshiped without
breaking the second commandment. for
they are like nothing in the heaven above
or in the earth beneath, or in the waters
under the earth. An English observer
has noticed that American boys and girls
are sad. should not at all be surprised
if many of them were sad about the I'M
couth names which have been saddled
on them without either their knowledge
or consent. heard the other dav of a
Chicago gentleman who has four fine
children, and who is determined that
they shall never be sad on this account
For, instead of imposing any distinctive
name on them, he has simply designated
them as "One," Two" Three" and
-Four" These designations answer all
the purposes of names, and when the
children reach years Of discretion they
can assume such names as they desire. -
New York Tribune.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
A CURIOUS WRINKLE.
Great Aunt's Very Peculiar Request to
Her Female Descendants.

. craat Aunt's very Iecuitar Request to
Her Female Descendants.
T., General heirlooms and beauests
- cnriously intermixed with the
s nnic and the tragic | heard of an
esS,;p,able family who at one time re-
God in the possession of relative
u! IN was sick as well as eccentric. She
' va" great great grand aunt, or some
hing of that sort. In her youth, and
oran old age, she was gifted with re-
ee'arkable beauty of form. While she
Inf, this family the bulk of her for
me she also left them a singular be-
nest which involved a simple pair of
Hack silk stockings and $1,000. The
,arms accompanying this bequest were
os follows: The stockings were to re-
'nain in the family to be transmitted
from generation to generation until
come female member of the family
oonld fiji them without a wrinkle be
In slch a case the young lady should
roceive the 81, 900 and all interest &C
cruing thereon since the day of deposit
in fine bank. \ queer bequest, truly /!
Rnt while time mas sped on, and that
oripinal 81, 900 has grown to almost ten
fines that amount, the money has never
heen claimed Why? Well, | was given
an opportunity one day to notice the
articles of agreement to which a small
fortune is attached. At first sight they
do not differ in appearance from the
very ones have on at this moment.
| thought | would try them on and
see wherein lay the difficulty. | did.
II would have taken a few quarts of
sawdust to fill up the surplus waste.
The actual measurement of the middle
mart that stocking was sixteen inches.
Hence the discrepancy. None of the
aforesaid family are troubled with I'M
due leanness. Yet not one of its mem
hers has been able to come within two
inches of the prescribed requirements.
Idont know whether this bequest re-
fleets credit on the old lady and dis,
credit on our girls or not, but do
think the terms are rather exacting.-
Cor. Chicago Times.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
wtat Choir Singers Are Paid.

A soprano in an average city will be
paid as beginner anywhere from 5000
to $500 per annum. As she becomes bet
ter known and is in more thorough com
nAand of her voice she will average from
$500 to $500. Boston pays about 500
per annum better to choir singers than
any other city in my knowledge. Sew
eral sopranos there receive yearly sala-
ries of $1,000 and 81 1900, and a few
81, 500. Ladies' Home journal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
Ten Dollars for One Word.

Professor Foster, of Waterville, re
Gently received dispatch from Swa-
tow, China, consisting of but one
word, Good. " 1t cost him $40, but
he considers it cheap enough, as it an
nounced to him the birth of a grand.
daughter, and that all were doing we'll.
The dispatch came from his son. Rev.
John Foster, and left Swatow z o'clock
in the morning, and before icon was
delivered to the professor at his house
in Waterville.- " aterville Sentinel.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
The Charge of Insult.

.,l ane laugh at the twelfth juryman who
coIIss eu That he had eleven incorrigible
Gisagues is laugh at Columbus and
tba iieo and Jenner. They all insulted
an o 'norance of their time, and ignor-
chs generally in the majority. The
Snafge of insult in such circumstances is
so neiSlly the cry of the wounded. 1t is
bon onlesslon that the shaft has struck
men An arrogant arraigner of other
nla; Mo- ana OF common courses, a man who
ma.y assumes personal superiority and
ST. Is the true Pharisee, who is in
bonal ly and instinctively repudiated by
S' men,-Harper's Magazine.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22

A Dutch physician has recently de
clared that a close connection exists
between the exercise of our mental
faculties and disorders of the nose
The opinion is expressed that if it were
generally known how many cases of
chronic headache, of inability to learn
or to perform mental work, were due
to chronic disease of the nose, many
of these cases would be easily cured
and the number of child victims of
the SO called over pressure in educa
tions would be notably reduced. Ac
cording to the above mentioned au
thority it would seem that breathing
through the nose is absolutely indis-
pensable in order to secure the full
value of the mental capacity. Herald
of Health.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
4 Knife in His Skull.

William Benjamin Rowland, a cart
man, recently died of phthisis at Lon
don hospital, and when the doctors
made post mortem they found steel
knife blade run into his skull and broke
on there. 1t had been there so long
mat the bone had healed over the spot
where 1t had entered. The blade had
passed between the convolutions of the
Oraln, which was uninjured. The near
est incident that could account for the
presence of the blade in the mans brain
mad occurred uine months before. when
he was thrown from a wagon and had
us head severely hurt -Phiadelphia
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22

Darwin made some curious expert
ments with both left and right handed
boys. They were blindfolded and di-
rected to walk to post; the right
handed and left legged ones diverged to
the right, and vice versa. DR.. Garson's
measurements of skeletons show that
1873 per cent. have the left leg the longest
and the bones best developed. Louie
Republic.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
Something Burning.

One day little Polly was driving
with the rest of the family, when a
disagreeable odor penetrated the air,
doubtless proceeding from one of the
country houses which they were then
passing.
Something is burning" said,one Of
the company, shifting the air.
Feathers suggested another.
''Hair!''
FLANNEL"
Il guess 1 know what it is, piped
up little Polly, in all seriousness, I've
got a piece of peppermint in my
mouth, and it burns my tongue .aw-
fully. youths Companion. ;.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
LOndOn's Lost DOfrS.

London has long had its home for lost
and stolen dogs, and as a commercial
affair it pays its way. All dogs brought
there are received and are left for sew
eral days If not claimed, the mongrels
and aged are killed by an ingenious ar
rangement, which gives them, many at
time, a painless death by suffocation. A
small charge is made for the keep of
dogs that are claimed, and the unclaimed
ones are sold at good prices.-Cor. Globe
Democrat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
A Boy with Nerve.

A 14-year-old boy living at Hookstown,
Pa, went to trap he had set for fox
and found big wildcat in it. Johnny
attempted to kill the animal with a club,
but it sprang at him with such force that
it broke the chain by which the trap was
anchored and landed square with its fore
paws on the boys chest, tearing the
clothing away and sinking its claws in
the little fellows flesh. The boy stood
his ground and killed the animal with a
club.-Chicago Herald.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
Not SIGNS of Death.

1t will probably surprise most people to
learn that both cessation of respiration
and of movement Of the heart are re
jected as signs of death by French lect
urer, in considering the precise moment
when life ceases. Heart beats have been
known to continue for an hour after the
body was beheaded, while, on the other
hand, they may temporarily cease in
fainting. Boston Budget.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-22
THE LUNCH.

gothic window where damask curtain
Made the blank daylight shadowy and uncertain
A slab of agate on four eagle talons
Held trinity up and neatly taught to balance;
A porcelain dish DER which, in many cluster,
Plump grapes hung down. dead ripe and without
luSter;
A melon cut in thin delicious slices;
A cake that seemed mosaic work in spices;
Two china cups with golden tulips sunny,
And rich inside with chocolate like honey:
And she and the banquet scene completing
With dreamy words-and very pleasant eating.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich