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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

At country station on one Of our rail
ways pig used to be a constant visitor
and drove a thriving business in picking
up stray grains of corn which dropped
from the bags as they were loaded on the
cars One day the pigs greed so far
overmastered his discretion that his tail
got nipped between the brake shoe and
the car wheel. and when the train started
the tail was jerked out by the root The
victim of this sudden catastrophe was
now confronted with the dismal prospect
of having to navigate through the rest of
his life with his steering apparatus a
total wreck He continued coming to the
station after that. but whenever he heard
the CHATTER of an approaching train he
hurried off to safe distance and backed
up against brick wall till the cars had
passed, he was never going to permit
himself to be subject to the risk of such
an indgnity again, even though there was
no longer any tail left to be pulled out
He had acquired sufficient railroad expert
ence to appreciate the magnitude Of the
loss of terminal facilities. Horace
Porter in The Century
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
When Liszt Lived in a Flat.

Wrapped in his dressing gown, and
with feet incased in slippers, Franz List
was sitting comfortably one evening in
his arm chair, ready for work and invit-
ing inspiration. On the floor above, in
the apartments of a banker, noisy
musical soiree was in progress. Polon-
aises had succeeded waltzes, and noe
turnes had followed polonaises, when
suddenly the door of the salon opened
and List entered, still wrapped in his
dressing gown. The establishment of the
company may be imagined. With slow
steps List walked toward the piano, and
the young key FOUNDER who was sitting
at it quickly left his place. List sat
down at theinstrument, carelessly swept
his fingers over the keys as if to prelude,
and then suddenly he shut down the
cover and put the key in his pocket.
And Immediately, with the same tran
quill air with which he had entered, he
went out and returned to his room,
where he could work at his ease,--San
Francisco Argonapt.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
The Popularity of Pictures.

What will be the result of the popular.
ization of the picture2 Will harm OF
good follow, from an artistic standpoint
1t seems reasonable to assume that good
must come. The newspaper cut is laid
before the eyes of thousands daily, who
would otherwise take no interest in pict.
ures of any kind. In the columns of their
daily paper or their weekly journal tnest
thousands must in time grow to look
upon g picture with increased interest
and to value it as expressing an idea. s
sentiment, more clearly and forciblv than
types can do this The child, familiar
lied daily with pictures, must grow to be
an adult to whom picture is a necessity
As a consequence he becomes Judge OF
pictures and patron of art. though il
may be an humble way In time real ert
is the beneficiary The entering wedee h
this state of affairs is the newspaper cut
--Pittsburg Bulletin.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

Miss Sallie Holley, Virginia girl, has
undertaken the education of the colored
girls of her state. The work is purely
philanthropic. Miss Holley has sent let
terS to nearly all the womens clubs in
Union asking for cash contribution OF
years service from member as teacher
III the south. Her method is the estab-
ishment of small schools throughout the
state, where the colored girl can learn
enough i'll Il couple Of years to make her
way in the world. Instead of the tom
foolery with which the graded course
of public school training is padded
Miss HOlley aims to teach the children
how to read, write and make accurate
change in one yf}s- The fundamentals
OF arithmetic wifi be mastered according
to the quickest methods and without
taxing the child with single rule. The
newspaper is the preferred book, from
which it is thought sufficient geography.
spelling, history and the arts can be OBJ
tanned, and together with this mental
training the colored girls will receive
practical lessons in industrial work by
farming their own stockings, mending
the holes in their dresses, retrimming
their hats, altering old and making new
garments and cooking as many meals as
it is possible to provide. Miss Holley
has undertaken a most important mis-
sion and stands a good chance of making
her name famOus.-EXchange,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
Success and Heroism.

There are no qualities which succeed so
well in this world as selishness and strict
honesty 1t pays to be honest. There is
nothing heroic about it And there is
nothing heroic about the success of the
self made man who takes all his chances
and leaves his younger brothers and
sisters to shift for themselves. The young
man who stays at home in order to help
those near him to rise from the slough Of
poverty is the hero. He is unselfsh We
cannot gauge success by what appears
to be success If money making
were the real test of success we
would have no heroes. We should have
no priests, no religions. no philanthro
pists, no poets, no orators That man is
truly successful and truly heroic who
strictly performs his duty The man who
strains every nerve and sinew to make
money is laying up for himself an old age
of regrets How many old women homes
and libraries. founded with his wealth
when it becomes a burden to him, can
compensate for the remembrance of the
gray heads and worn fingers nearest and
nearest, who, unconsoled by him, went to
their rest?-Christian Union.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
The Passion for Knowing.

knowledge is valuable as lever to
lift men and women to higher plane of
being, but it is not in itself the be-all
and the end-all of existence. The passion
for knowing is superior to the knowledge
itself, but both together are not sufficient
to insure the welfare of nation There
must also be the desire, the effort and
the wisdom SO to use the knowledge as to
improve and exalt the character, and 50
to cultivate the whole nature of those we
teach as to make them not only better
scholars. but better and nobler men and
women,-~Nsw York Ledger.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
At "A Maine Funeral.

A Maine clergyman, who evidently is
somewhat interested in the matter of
funeral reform, writes: ''Some time ago
| attended a funeral which took place on
the outskirts Of civilization At the
close of the services, as usual in the
country, an invitation was given to the
audience to view the remains After
they had done so the relatives of the de-
ceased went forward to take their last
look at the familiar features, and natur-
ally were much affected, some of them
sobbing and crying in an audible manner.
When all were again seated the person
who had charge of the funeral arose and
remarked, We will now allow the friends
few minutes to git control of their
feelins, shen resumed his seat, while
the silence was only broken by the sound
Of signs and weeping, which gradually
died away. 1t struck me as an innova-
ton upon the usual funeral customs, but
no one there seemed at all surprised. -
Lewiston Journal
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
Keeping Promises.

Many failures occur because of prom
Use breaking. Confidence is broken,
and without that success is out of the
question. A mans word must be as
good as his bond if he would have
others confide in him. But this is
never true of one who does not keep
his promises.
Mr.. H, a merchant. loaned fell
low tradesman fifty dollars for two or
three days" He wanted it Just for
''pocket money" The 1.-TWO or three
days" grew into two or three months,
until the loaner inquired of the Dor
rover if his days were the geological
days of Genesis. II declare l ought
to have attended to that before, and
will, " the latter replied And he did
when it became convenient, though
many days more elapsed A business
man assures HE that kindred lOoseness
about keeping promises prevails in the
business world; that men promise to
pay in two or three days, more or less,
when they do not mean it; that often
one business man sacrifices the conf
dence of another for the paltry sum of
twenty-five dollars, and even ten dol
lars, by breaking his promise. Yankee
Blade
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
Insanity With Consciousness.

In discussion at one of the congress
es held in Paris on mental diseases DR..
Fabret, a distinguished alienist, re-
marked upon the undoubted existence
of certain forms of mental alienation in
which patients perfectly recognize the
anomalous nature of the phenomena
which they experience, but without be-
ing able to disembarrass themselves
from them. DR.. Fabret dwelt on these
intellectual obsessions as being emotive
or instructive, or veritable morbid i'm
pulsions, dominating the will. citing
among other examples the obstinate
search for words. the fear of a knife, of
window, the terror of open or closed
spaces, the necessity for repeating GER
tain words or certain phrases, etc.
These are ordinarily hereditary, peri
odlcal or remittent, and are accompanied
by anguish and a sort of interior strug-
gle, but never presenting Authorizations
and never ending in dementia. The in
sanity Of doubt is the most common e..
preston Of this psychical state. the pr
hents continually Illuminating in theil
minds over the same ideas and the sam,
acts, questioning themselves on every
thing, and having senseless scruples in
regard to everything. If the patient i.
a physician he doubts the prescriptions
that he has just written, and frequently
sends to bring them back in the fear 0!
having committed some error. Another
class consists Of timorous subjects, and
who are a prey to sort of continued
cerebral pruritis. New York Tribune
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
A uonurch,s Powder Box.

A curiouohistorical relic on view at
this same house was the powder box
once belonging to the king of Portugal,
and manufactured for his majesty in
Paris in 1850 by German, goldsmith to
the king of France. 1t is a large round
box in silver gilt, and was not intended
to hold either gunpowder or face pow
der. but the aristocratic and at that
time universally worn hair powder. Ac-
companying it is large clothes brush
mounted to match the box, and in the
same precious metal, and made for the
purpose of brushing off the coat OF the
royal owner after the powdering process
had been completed.-Paris Letter
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
MY LITTLE NEIGHeoR.

She stood at the open window,
A picture sweet and fair;
Ny neighbours little daughter,
A lassie with nut brown hair
A bonnie, winsome lassie,
With face like blossom sweet
She stood at the open window
Watching the busy street.
HomeSick and sad and lonely,
At the close of the summer day,
stood at my open window
On the other side of the way
And saw the little maiden,
So near me and yet so far;
In her innocent, childish beauty,
As pure as the angels are
And smile Of radiant beauty,
AS she saw me, flashed over her face
Like a ray of golden sunshine
That lights up some darkened place
No more was sad and lonely,
And gone where the shadows gray,
For that smile of friendly greeting
Fad banished the gloom away.
Oh bonnie little maiden.
If wish of mine could bring
Earth's choicest, richest blessings
To thee, on fortunes wing,
How free from care or sorrow
Thy happy life would be,
Ny neighbours little daughter.
The laSSie who smiled at me.
-Pittsburg Dispatch,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
Concerning Fyesipht.

The inhabitants of mountainous dis
tricts and of dry. elevated table lands may
have better sight than jewellers in low,
humid, and level regions, although just
the reverse may be the case. Among
European nations the Germans are gener-
ally supposed to have weak eyes, owing.
some imagine, to their excessive indul-
gence in tobacco, while others attribute
the supposed decay to the form of type
used in their books, which requires closer
looking at than ours in reading.-Long-
mans MagaZine.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

1t is stated that the French govern
ment has ordered 10000 of the new port
able cooker for camp purposes. A few
days ago it was shown in London to a
gastronomic and scientific party of people
To prove the powers of the invention, the
inventor, Mr.. Wanzer, served up dinner
of three courses, which basted itself, for
thirty persons, the entire cost of heating
and cooking being less than two pence, AMI
the arrangement goes by clockwork. The
inventor claims to have discovered a
potent heat in steam, and this is the basis
of the invention.-Oncea Week.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
More Durable Ink Needed.

President Bayles, of the New York
board of health, lately called attention to
The subject of the use of more durable
ok, and enforced his words by saying
that it was of Importance to people all
over the land. He says that very many
Of the records of births, deaths and mar
lagos received at the office of the board
are written in aniline inks, and that the
parsr upon which these fugitive fluids
are used becomes in ten years perfectly
blank, the ink having entirely evaporated.
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
CLOUDS.

Day after day-day after day
Always the same gray skies;
And, so6oing the same dirge Away,
The sea beneath them lies.
"Day after day the wind Is loud.
The singing raindrops fall;
The earth lies in a misty shroud-
I'm weary of it all"
"Oh, FOO" mine own heart said to me-
And ready to complaint
wait, and the gray skies blue must be>
The sunshine come again"
Souls that are sad, lives that are gray
Meath sorrows lingering blight,
Wait only-clouds shall pass away.
And earth once more be bright.
Shirley Wynne in Once a Week
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
Boat Building of Old.

It is sod to think of the trouble Robin
son Crusoe put himself to when he under
took to make himself boat. Had he been
up in archaeology he would have followed
out tree trunk with red hot stones. His
ancestors appear to have used this rude.
but effective, method. A canoe found re-
Gently in the Tunhovd ford, in Central
Norway, has proved to have been fash
toned after this manner. It is in good
condition, and will be shown at the mu-
scum of Christiania. Free Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
What a Phil Sher Said.

There recently died NSA> city well
known Boston merck>><t # convivial
habits, and who wa n5wn as good
liver in an epicurean - ~. Among those
who attended the 'NAeral were two
friends, one of whom s. \ 70 the other:
j ought to have lived tEsnty years
longer; he had constitution e41al to it. "
Eyes" replied the philosopher of the
two, an ex member of the senate. "a man
inherits his constitutions; but he makes
his own bylaws. Boston Budget.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
A Fetching Costume.

Cousin Tom-Yes, she's darling girl,
and she's going to be my wife.
Cousin Belle-What a sudden infatua-
ton!
c. T.-Yes, l fell in love with her
from the moment l saw her in her rid
ing dress.
c. B.-Then you will marry her from
sheer force Of habit.-Pittsburg Bulle-
tin.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
Lap Dogs and Footmen.

There Is another thing about life in
London that struck me as sensible. At
the shop doors there are seats on one side
for the footmen, and opposite a bench
with steel chains A carriage drives up.
and lady alights with her dog, The
footman closea the carriage door and the
vehicle drives Of to make room for an.
other. Then the footman takes her lady.
ships canine pet and chains it to the
bench, while he seats himself on the
other. have seen as many as five pretty
little dogs fastened in this way, and so
accustomed are they to the method there
is no quarreling. have an idea they ex.
change gossip as London servants do, and
1t would be interesting to know what
these dogs think of high life in London.
Marshall P. Wilder in New York Her
aid
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
MA BELLE CREOLE.
~. helle Creole. thy dusky eyes

va belle Creole, thy dusky eyes
In silkeu iashes hide their light
,sta stars q It in deep summer skies
Cloud yelled. are scarce revealed to siEAk
Not shy are they, nor OVERLOAD,
Rut soft and languid, with the light
M hidden meaning. which they hold
That love alone can read Alright.
Though like dove with folded wings
THY heart sleeps on, unwakened yet
Til gently on its silent strings
The hands Of love at last are set
To make such music as he viii,
M ioy or sadness, little one,
FOR thou art his own nursing still,
Sweet, dusk eyed daughter of the sun.
garry Hopemore in New Orleans Times Demo
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
He knsw the Latest Quotations.

Pentameter Dribblets-Say, see here!
The paper says that Edwin Arnold has
been offered $780, 900 for his new poem.
Now, that's all rot.
Jinks-That's a good deal of money,
but it may be so.
Pentameter Dribblets-I know better.
I've written a good deal of poetry my
self, and ] know just what it brings
Boston Tines
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
A New English School.

A young woman's polytechnic institute
is a new English school, the object OF
which is to supply technical instruction to
women, such as dressmaking, cookery and
bookkeeping In the evening the build
ing will be used as young woman's club,
and rooms are fitted up for social purposes
and reading. Good Housekeeping.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

A new bullet proposed for the English
army is of an unusually small caliber,
and is encased in an outer sheet Of nickel,
which increases it's power of penetration.
1t is used with a rife of greater thick
ness of barrel, in which heavier charge
than usual can be fired. Several hundred
of the rifles have been made for expert
mental use.-New York Sun.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

Charles H. Fairbanks, a photogra-
pher of Adrian, Mich, is able to con
verse fluently in twenty languages, and
vet he has difficulty at times in making
it clear to the infant that he is not go
inc to shoot its head off when about to
take its picture.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
1t Had the Strength.

Capt Salthorse to landlady)-Mrs Hashet-
ter, can you tell me where can purchase o
large quantity Of this butter!
Mrs. Hashetter (gushingly)-Now, my dear
captainl What eau you want Of a quantity
of that excellent butterl
Capt. 81 intended arming my marines
with it in place Of cutlasses, Gs my experience
with it here convinces me it's a great thing
to repel boarders Judge
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

Speculator-Why, the boom in this
town is about over, sir. In you letter to
me you said the place was on the edge of
a great boom.
Real Estate Agent-That's all very
true, sir. l forget to tell you which
edge.-Detroit Free Press
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

Jones-I want to have you understand,
gentlemen, that stand on my merits.
Smith, should think you wonld ioSe
your balance pretty often. Burlington
Ffes Press,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
VIII Try 1t Later.

A scientific journal tells chow to light a
lamp with a SNOWFALL" We would like to try
the experiment, but somehow snowballs are
scarce at Pittsburg now.-Pittsburg Chron-
Telegraph.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27

london aow has several lines of half
penny ''bnsss." which connect With The
yafi0ps horse eag lines,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-27
Tree Wool, or Wool Produced in Nuts.

The hermits of India, in the oldest
mention Of them, are required to wear
clothes of yellow ocher color, all others
being free to wear any color of vesture
they please. When the Greeks with
Alexander arrived in India they noticed
that the garment worn by the people
was made Of tree WOOL or wool pro
duced in nuts" Megathenes says their
robes We're worked in gold and orna-
mented with various stones, and that
they also wore Powered garments of the
finest muslins. Dry Goods Chronicle.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04
THE LABORITES
The State Convention to be Held in
Fort Worth.
It Convenes on September 8-what 1t VIII Do.
Whom the Call Embraees-A State
Ticket Possible.

. A state labor convention will be held
In Fort Worth On Monday, September 8.
The call for 1t, issued some time since, is
pretty broad and general and the con-
ventIon when it assemblies, will have
power to do whatever may in the judg-
ment Of the delegates present seem best
for the interests of labor. If the con-
yention sees fit 1t can put state ticket
in the field and take such other steps OF
O political character as will place the Ia
Dor element of the state upon a footing
before the people as an Independent po-
litical organization.
The call for the convention extends an
invitation to members of the Farmers
Alliance and the Grange, as well as to
the Knights of Labor and trade unions
of the state, to send delegates. The pri-
mary purpose of the convention will be
to organize a state federation OF labor
and a consolidation and industrial union
of the labor and farming interests OF the
state.
The Dallas Times Herald q couple of
days ago published an interview with
Mr.. J. 7. w. Loe of that city, leading
Federation of Labor official, whose sig
nature is appended TO the call for the
convention. He said that the above
were the objects and purposes of the con-
vention, but intimated that the labor
element all over the state were wide
awake and alert. When asked how the
labor element regard the platform and
ticket of the San Antonio convention he
ssid: ''They condemn it all except the
railroad commission and anti-national
bank platform, and are red hot over the
refusal of the convention to recommend
the adoption of the Australian ballot
system. l cannot say that labor men
Will vote against Hogg or the state
ticket. They will, however, in every
part of the state make special efforts to
secure the right kind of men for the leg
islature. We recognize that the power
lies with the law-makers, and therefore
will endeavor to have the right men sent
TO Austin. We are lying low but we are
at work all the same.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04
THAT HOT WELL.
Further Particulars Concerning the Phenom
enon at 6oodland, Choctaw Nation.

Further Particulars Concerning the Phenom-
enon at 6oodland, Choctaw Nation.
Special to the Gazette.
PARIS, TEX, Aug. 27.-Judge Durant
of the Choctaw nation, who brought the
first report here of the hot well near
Goodland. was in this city again yester-
day and states that the well continues to
be mystery and terror to the natives.
1t is veritable hot air geyser for q
period, then there will be no manifesto
tons and the air in it is at a normal tenn
perature, aud then will come blast of
hot air completely filling the well and
scorching any combustible article it
touches. There does not seem to be auy
odor, and no flame or smoke is percepti-
BILE, only sudden flow of dry, intensely
hot air. Armfuls of light material have
been thrown into the well only to be vio-
Iently elected when the geyser effort is
made. Judge Durant states that no
accurate note has been kept of the
phenomenon, or any investigation made,
but that he intends doing so ut an early
date. Several gentlemen speak of going
over to investigate. 1t is not believed
that natural gas has anything to do with
the matter, as it would produce visible
combustion