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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-24
The Great sahara Desert.

1t is calculated to upset popular no.
tions of the Sahara to learn that within
the northern edge of the desert zone,
south of Algeria, a big rainfall has
turned the valleys into lakes and the
wadies into torrents, inundating the
GASES of Wargia and Tuggurt, threaten
ing the town of Laghouat with overflow,
and melting many of the clay Saharan
houses into shapeless earth heaps. The
same thing has occurred before, AMI the
oldest inhabitants recall the great wet
ness of 1888. This is the region known
as the Algerian Sahara. 1t is not MANY
years ago since a great scheme for turn
ing the Sahara into vast inland sea
was discussed for months 1t was some
time before it was discovered that the
great obstacle in the way of this beauti-
full project would be that the Sahara. as
far as we know, lies wholly above the
sea leveL-Chicago Herald.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-24
THE SHARP COLONY.

An Eighteenth Century Enterprise That
FIourishes at the Present Time.
A number of slaves, who had claimed
their freedom in England, were begging
and starving about the streets of Lon
don, and, after consultation with some
of the men themselves, Sharp deter
mined to send a number of settlers to the
coast Of Africa In 1886 about four hun
dred negroes were thus sent out to ST.
ezra Leone, with about sixty Europe
ans, chiefly women. A grant of land
was obtained from neighboring chief,
but from its very infancy the little col
ony was beset with numerous Difficult
ties. Disease broke out on board ship
before the settlers had even landed, and
worse still, most of the Euro peans were
induced by the offer of high wages to
take service with the slave dealers
Things we're going from bad to worse,
when Sharp sent out, principally at his
own expense, another ship with supplies
for the colonists, and he subsequently
succeeded in forming joint stock com
pany for the purpose of trading with
Sierra Leone. 1t is in the course OF
these transactions that we first find him
corresponding with Williams WILDER
force, who was afterward the champion
of the slaves in the House of Commons
After some difficulties and delays, q
government charter was obtained for
the st Georges Bay Company" as it
was called and in spite of molestations
from slave dealers and native chiefs,
and most wanton raid in 1874 from a
French feet. the colony founded by
Granville Sharp has survived, and -four
ishes at the present day.-Macnillan's
Magazine.
Florida expects soon to be the great
est growing country in the world
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-24

I'm Boston they are talking about
society for the expectation of copies Of
the "Angelus" to the natives CT the
Congo Free State. The Ideals that when
8 native sees the "Angelus" he will at
once invest in pair of trousers and 8
copy of Jonathan Edwards sermons.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-24
RARE KIND-HEARTEDNESS
a Pennsylvania Miller Stops the N chin
cry for a Robin.

4 Pennsylvania Miller Stops the NJ chin
cry for "A Robin.
In Silas Wickham's saw-mill, on Bow
mans creek, robin built her nest in a
queer spot last summer, says Scranton
correspondent. The mill had been idle
for some time, and late in May while
Mr. Wickham was getting ready to saw
a few logs. cock robin darted about
the mill and squalled spitefully at him.
Why the noisy bird was SO cross Mr..
Wickham couldn't make out, but he
learned pretty soon after he had hoisted
the gate and set the mill agoing. On
the top Of the upright saw frame mother
robin had built her nest, and she was
sitting on it when the machinery began
to make the saw fly up and down. The
quick, downward strokes came mighty
near pulling the nest away from her,
but she chung fast and kept her four
eggs warm. Meantime the male robin
darted at Mr.. Wickbam every few
seconds and cried at times as though he
had no business around there. The
female birds admirable devotion to
duty. and the male robins incessant
Wickham's sympathetic chord. he said,
and before the saw was half through
the log he shut the water of. He was
in no hurry for lumber, and he didn't
try to run the saw again until after the
robins had raised their little family. In
the latter part of July he noticed that
the birds were preparing to begin house
keeping anew. There were two eggs in
the Id nest up on the saw frame, and
the indications were that mother robin
would lay two more inside of three days.
The water was low then, and Mr.. Wick
ham let the busy robins have the mill
all To- themselves. Before frosty nights
came the birds had Matched and raised
motherhood on the old saw frame,
sent shem out into the big world, and
taken their departure from the mill for
good
lie was waiting for her to come
down sta RS when the terror sauntered
in. Hello, my little man! You're Miss
Letitia's little brother. aren't you?
Here's something to buy candy with. :"
"You'n excuse me, but can not accept
a nickel. am a member of the Chill
dren's Amalgamated Association for the
Preservation of High Tariff in Dona-
tons from Visitors. The lowest card
scale in which there is no particular
favor desired Is ten cents. "-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-24

Florida expects soon to be the great
est lemon-growing country in the world
Lemons weighing nearly pound each
are common there.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-24

1T is a strange coincidence tnss
several American clowns, and at less.
one English pantomimist, have all alsa
insane. Hitherto the general benss
among professionals has been that tno
quantity of bismuth used in "maKins
np." particularly in America, where W.
hair is cropped close and the bisms'.
rubbed into the side of the head. had
great deal to do with disease. But on0
old pantomimist still living solemn.
attests that, so far as his experienss
went, the bismuth not only lett "a
faculties unimpaired, but had the msn
Of healing sores and cracks in the sA'~
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-05-24
CONCERNING CROWNS.
The Emblems of Royalty Worn by Kings
and Queens

ana queens
Many years ago 1t was the correct
thing for a monarch to wear the
Identical crown worn by his Uredeces-
sors A king never was formally
crowned on the day when he succeeded
to the throne, but the ceremony was
always postponed for week or two in
order to have the crown thoroughly
renovated. In the days when the French
had kings the monarch was so liable TO
be upset by a revolution that he was
unwilling to delay the ceremony of cor
onation, and it often happened that
new French king would send out the
prime minister with the crown within
twenty minutes after the previous kings
decease with orders to have it blocked
for two and one-half francs while be
waited. But there is no doubt that the
custom of handing down the same crown
from generation to generation had its
disad yantages.
In the first place, it rarely happens
that two kings have heads of precisely
the same size, and as rule the crown
which fitted the original king for whom
1t was made never fitted any of his sue
cessors, but was always either too large
or too small Nothing looks more alb
surd than very small crown cooked on
the head of very large king, except
perhaps, crown which is much TOO
large for the wearer and continually
falls over his ears. There was, it is true
a certain reverence for antiquity and IN.
herited rights shown by this custom OF
wearing an ancient ancestral crown, ous
it need not be supposed that any mon
arch really liked it.
No matter how carefully king mign'
have his fathers crown secured and re-
paired he always felt that he was wear
ing another mans clothes, so to SPEAK
As for Queen Victoria, it is we'll known
that she ordered an entire set OF ne"
crowns when she came to the throne, to
marking as she gave the order, that sue
had as much affection for some OF nor
relatives as any body need have, but .
for wearing any thing that had been ~
the cad of that 'orrid King William Sn0
would go to her grave bareheaded nr'-
N. Y. Star.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
Economy in the Use of Ice.

A serious waste of ice, with those who
use it in coolers, is in the lack of judg-
ment or a knowledge of physics displayed
by many in the choice of a location for
the cooler. A lump of ice that will last
all day and night in judiciously placed
receptacle will not last half of that time
if the cooler be so placed that it is ex-
posed to a constant draught of wind.
The cooler should be located at point
where the wind cannot play upon it, or,
if this be impossible, it should be pro-
tected by covering of dry, porous, non
conducting material. Take any ordinary
zinc cooler, and wrap it around with
dozen thicknesses of newspaper tied to
place, and take similar cooler unpro-
tected, and put the same amount of ice
and water into each. Long before the
ice is melted in the first it will have dis
appeared in the last.
A soup plate of shaved ice standing by
the bedside unprotected melts very rap
idly, but if the plate be pressed down
into a feather pillow, saucer turned
over it and another pillow pressed over
the whole, it will last for many hours
almost unchanged.-National Druggist.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
CAP WAS WITH HIM.
The Strange Experience VI n Funny Man
on. u Steamboat.

The Strange Experience If Funny Man
ON, u Steamboat.
The captain stood in front of the pilot
house, telling the man ut the wheel what
he ought to do from time to time, and the
funny man stood close by with his over
coat buttoned up and his hands in his
pockets.
When the funny man had kept still long
enough he spoke to the captain.
"Cap'n," said he, "why do you tell him
to keep her to port, and then ask him to
keep her steady? She'd keep steadier if
she kept clear of the port, don't you think"
"Have TO keep her to port so she'll keep
away from the bar" replied the captain, as
he raised his glass and gazed anXiously
ahead.
The funny man shrugged his shoulders,
walked away few steps, returned and
asked the captain if they kept the vessels
log down among her beam ends.
"No," said the captain, 1--WE keep it in the
Cog cabin"
give often wondered,' said the funny
man thoughtfully, "why the wheels of
steamboat don't work together"
"They do"
"Do they? I thought they took turns
How'd you tear your coat, cap'n"
"Caught it on one o. the points o. the
compass"
Then the funny man walked around a
little while, BY and by he stood stock
still
"Cap'n," said he, "this boat is advertised
to rum but she only just keeps up with the
walking beam. How's thatS"
"Well, / Dunno" replied the captain
"shes got mate running with her ani
she keeps up with him easy enough.
b'lieve this wind is hauling around So
west"
1.-THE mate has the advantage of the
boat in one respect, | suppose" remark'<
the funny man; "he's amphibious, isia
he?"
Am whatP"
"Why, he can run on land just as fast q,
in the water"
$50 can the boat can run her ashoA
in minute and half if want to-"
"Your boat is very polite, captain, |
must say that"
elbow soS"
81 saw her bow when l came out on this
dock this morning"
"Oh, yes, certainly-hark minute"
"What is it?"
"Did you hear her yawl?"
"No What time is it, capn"
"Ten minutes past By George! this is
the mates watch. Mine ends at O'clock"
exclaimed the captain, and he went off to
find the mate, while the funny man, NUT
tering something about that chap being
pretty fly for skipper, leaned over the
rail and thought over the hull business
Morris Waite in Detroit Free Press.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11

The lady riders Of Hartford have
formed a wheel club. 1t is pleasing to
record the increase of these clubs
throughout the country. New York
city is peculiarly backward i'll this re-
spect While there are many ladies in
terested in the spoi5 no club has been
formed. the Riverside and Harlem clubs
being the only ones to admit them to
membership. Possibly the fact that the
public mind has not been educated up to
the sight of wheelwomen, independently
speeding along unaccompanied by a male
escort. has a great deal to do with this
In Philadelphia almost all the clubs adj
NIT ladies, and the plan has worked sue
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
Found at Last.

Housekeeper Ito pleasant faced girl at
employment agency)-Have you any objec-
tons to the country?
Girl (politely)-None at all, madam.
Houseleeper-I have very large family
Girl-The more the merrier.
Housekeeper-Seven children, two of
them quite young.
Girl love little children.
Housekeeper-It will be necessary for
you to bake bread, wash and get the meals
l attend to the pastry and chamberwork
myself.
Girl will also make the pastry and do
the rest if you will allow me.
Housekeeper-I cannot give you more
than three afternoons off.
Girl-Two will be sufficient, perhaps
more than / will want, as my plan is to
give strict attention to my household du-
ties, and thus get the work done up
promptly every day, so as to have plenty
Of opportunities to rest between times.
Housekeeper-I am delighted
Stranger Suddenly entering)-Sorry to
interrupt you, madam, but you are con-
versing with one of my patients who has
just escaped from the Hopelessly Incurable
Lunatic asylum. New York Weekly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
A PIucky School Teacher.

Eastern women may have the culture,
but for pluck and push the second place
is not where the western woman belongs.
Miss Kate Kennedy, who has been a
teacher in the public schools of San
Francisco for more than twenty years,
has just gone through years fight with
the board of education, and established
the principle that the board cannot dis
charge teachers without cause. Miss
Kennedy, having obtained leave of alb
sence, made visit east, and was sur
prised upon her return to find that her
place had been given to her substitute.
The board Of education coolly informed
her that she was not wanted, wheraupon
she brought suit to test,the legality of
her discharge, meanwhile making for
NAL application every month for her
salary. She won her case in the lower
courts, and now the supreme court sus-
tains these decisions, and orders that she
be restored and receive her back salary.
San Francisco Letter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
Fresh Air for Children.

When circumstances render it ilnpos-
sible to permanently remove the infant
from the city during the summer months,
fresh air must be secured by taking it to
public parks during the cool hours of
the morning and evening, or by spend
ing the day in some open suburban re-
sort or on d neighboring river. The heat
of the day must be spent in as cool, clean
and well ventilated room as can be had.
Plenty of sleep is important, and it is Of
great moment that the infant rest upon
clean, fresh bed rather than on hot
lap or shoulder. When out of doors it
should be wheeled in coach rather
than carried. Many stout mother has
caused her baby's illness, and even it's
death, by too fond and constant nursing.
The clothing must be as thin as possible,
provided always that woolen be worn
next to and over the whole skin. An
exception to this rule may be made dur
ing days of excessive heat, when the
legs may be allowed to go bare.-Dr.
Louis Starr in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11

not infrequently happened, for in her
early childhood Jeanne was very deli
cate little creature.
Victor Hugo had at one time vision
for his darling of an alliance rendered
impossible at that time by the youth of
the parties, and there is no doubt that
had his life been spared some five or six
years longer he would have tried to carry
out his project. Mrs. John w. Mackay
was presented to him about year before
his death, and he was SO charmed with
the beauty and grace and intelligence of
his fair visitor that he remarked after
ward to gentleman s(by whom was
told Of the incident), eff my little Jeanne
had been only a few years older
should have endeavored to arrange a
marriage between her and Mrs. Mackay's
eldest son, particularly if the young gen.
tleman resembles his mother. Paris
cor. st. Louis Dispatch.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
WOMAN'S WORLD. !
OLD AND NEW IDEAS ON THE oUES-
TON OF WoMANLY DELICACY.

London Needlewomen Economy in the
Use of Ice-A Plucky School Teacher.
Victor Hugo's Granddaughter-Fresh
Air for the Children.
There are two truths which Mrs.
Phelps Ward does not take into account
in her discussion of the "Decollete in
Modern Life" In her passionate asser-
ton that delicacy of thought and feeling
in women is on the wane, she adopts
unwittingly, perhaps, but still she does
it-she adopts as the standard of mod
esty the modesty of our grandmothers.
Truly, our foremothers were modest
women, but their modesty was of a very
fictitious and unhealthful kind, after all
1t was founded on ignorance and nour-
ished in that atmosphere of stilted senti-
mentality which was supposed to be the
only medium in which the lungs femi-
nine could breathe with comfort and,
still more important, with propriety.
Why, our grandmothers held it to be
indecent to have the least knowledge of
the laws of their own bodies! l know
utGI OIO WllIO lCdlCu
in the traditions of high birth and gentle
training of generation ago'-to use
Mrs. Wards own words-who protested
bitterly and in the name of all the de-
cencies against her granddaughter's
studying physiology under woman
physician and in girls SCHOOL, The
mawkish and affected attitude of the
mind of the women of that time toward
the commonest facts of life is best illus
trated by the novels of that time. Fancy
ahealthy minded young woman of today
adopting the Amanda Fitz-Allen style of
behavior toward her friends of the other
sex. Thank heaven, the modern girl has
too much good sense And isn't modesty,
after all, nothing but good sense abloom?
New York Evening Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
Good for the Skin.

To keep yourselves out of mischief and
benefit your complexion you may try
these recipes from abroad: 1. Pour boil
ing milk over fresh garden violets and
let it stand till cold. Apply to keep the
skin soft and free from wrinkles. Very
French and pretty, isn't it? 2. Fine oat-
meal is cooked one hour to a porridge,
strained through a coarse sieve or mos
quito net and mixed with as much bay
rum to sof ten and whiten the skin. APP
ply at night and let it dry on. Ten
drops of glycerine improves this. g.
Mix fifteen grains sulphate magnesia,
twenty grains sulphate of soda, two
drains distilled orange peel in two
ounces distilled water. Take teaspoon
full before breakfast Sor week to clear
the skin. If you like the effect rest one
week and take again. Shirley Dare.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
The Only Female Professor.

There is only one woman professor
here, although a number of women teach
and lecture. This notable exception is
Mrs. S. l.. McClintock, the wife of the
young looking professor who was read
ing "Rosetti' to the Browning class.
She teaches Anglo-Saxon and old En-
glish, and is a tall, graceful young wom-
an, who contrives to deeply interest a
large class of thirty-eight men and wom-
en- in the literature of King Alfred and
Beowulf. Phonology and grammar are
also dealt with. There is class in
Chaucer. Mrs. McClintock is devoted
to her favori4e study of the historical de-
velopment Of language. She took up
teaching from being called upon to fill
an accidental vacancy in college,
Chautauqua Cor New York World.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
ODE TO A SMALL PIG.

Oh, thou little embryo bacon,
Roofing in the mud!
Dost thou think that so much dirt is
Healthy for thy blood?
Art thou happy with thy nozzle
In the earth to dig?
Does thy heart leap high with pleasure,
Oh, thou infant pig?
nost thou play around the smoke house
With thy little grunt,
Where thy hams will soon be curingf
DoSt thou think they won't?
Dc3t thou know that Philip Armour
Sails the rolling sea
In yacht of gold and silver
Fashioned out of thee?
Dost thou know that mighty Bismarck
Is thy RAMPANT foe
FLAT where German flags are waving
Thou canst never go?
Many of thy fathers tried it,
But it wouldn't work.
Does thy spirit yearn to travel,
Thou small Yankee pork?
Oh, thou guileless, infant sausage,
Roofing deep and hard,
Men will smooth their path to riches
With thy slippery lard!
Pink and white thy little nose is,
Twisted is thy tail;
Thou hast got mighty mission
In life's darksome vale!
j. B. Smiley's Weekly.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
London NeedIewolnen.

The Cottage Industries in Knights
bridge, London, are self supporting,
managed by Mrs. Horne-Payne, news
paper woman, and patronized by Mrs.
Mackay, the Duchess of Abercorn, Lady
Rossmore, Lady Archibald Campbell and
dozen other less prominent people. The
very poetry of the Irish needle is taught
and learned in the industries, the en-
broideries rivalling those from the Rouen
schools, which have made the name of
France famous for lace and cambria
work. Mrs. Mackay has been most kind
to the Irish pupils of the Industries. She
not only buys their delicate embroideries
and drawn work, but a short while ago
lent her London house for Cottage In
dustries sale, at which the Duchess of
Albercorn presided, "tea" and music
lending variety to the mercantile duties.
Another American patroness of the
poor needlewomen of London is Mrs.
Conger, also Californian; also young,
beautiful, accomplished as musician
and linguist, and rich in her own right.
Every year she has managed in her own
way to get an exhibition of Cottage en-
broideries in the Paris salon. Mrs. Con-
ger has instituted series of night talks
for the benefit and entertainment of the
Kensington sewers. Not long ago Mrs.
Horne-Payne astonished her friends in
the Industries by the publication of an
article advocating the revival of tobacco
culture in Ireland for the benefit of the
Irishwomen indirectly, which Lord John
Manners made the subject of speech
| in Parliament. London Letter.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
Victor Hueo's GRANDDAUGHTER.

Jeanne Hugo is just 20 years of age.
She is a pretty and stylish blonde, and
has had good deal Of social success since
her debut in society. which took place
two years ago. She has one defect, how
ever-she is addicted to tight lacing, q
habit which rather spells the grace of
her carriage. She was the idol of her
lllustrious grandfather, who used to
spend hours in watching at her bedside
whenever she was III, q contingency that
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
Too Violent Exercise,

Cumso-The doctor says 1 must take
plenty of exercise. | don't know whether
to try Indian clubs or dumbbells..
Mrs Cumso-I wish you would come out
with me and wheel the baby carriage a lit
tie way.
Cumso-Um-no, Maria. l don't want
to overdo the thing at first, you know
West Shore.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
A Poser.

Alice (aged five)-Are you very tired,
mamma?
Mamma-Yes, can't climb hills on
hot summer day without feeling tired, as ]
could when | was a little girl like you.
Lulu aged three)-Mamma, who used to
take us out walking when you was little
girl like Alice!-Yenowines News
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
BY Any Other Name.

"Before engage board with you, Mrs.
Small, wish to ask one question"
eyes, sir"
elbow often do you serve hash?"
"Never, SIR"
"Never?"
"No, never. For breakfast every morn
ing we have my justly celebrated GRO
quettes. New York World.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
He Took No Chances.

Waiter irl-Ummummummum
mummumerum
Experienced st-Ummummumerum
Waiter Grl-What did you say, sir?
Guest-Same as you did. Bring 'em
along-Good News.