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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
Pneumonia and Kindred Diseases.

The strong presumption is that much
of the affection is caused by what are
called modern improvements in heating
houses. Nothing has taken adequately
the place of the chimney as a ventilator.
Open fues have grown fewer and fewer.
and the oven principle has been substi-
tuted in the halls as well as the rooms of
the average i'll ventilated household. To
walk outdoors is to suddenly transfer
the individual to another climate. The
over or i'll regulated heating has been ac-
companied by an increase of closet and
other drains that the utmost care ap-
parently cannot prevent from affecting
the interior atmosphere. Our people
have been made physically more tender
in various ways. They ride in warm
cars more and walk less than formerly.
The elevator has robbed them of salutary
exercise they used to take. Modern COM
forts, SO called, and conveniences are
probably being bought too dear. They
should either be made better or used less
New York World.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
The Colorea Pou,terer,s Charm.

When a uestful of fluffy little chickens
are taking their first peep at the world
from under the mother hens wings, the
careful poulterer on the watch for such
welcome event will run hastily to the
nest with an empty sitter. This she will
shake over the brood; the empty sitter
lets through nothing, nor does it catch
anything, but shaken thus over the
''hatching nest" will be an eficacious
charm against all hawks or other birds
of prey: ''Dem sitter shuck chickens IL
be too spry ter be cotch"-E; Shepard
in The Cosmopolitan.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
SiciIy's Famous Volcano.

But what is that pyramid of white
away off to the southwest, with clouds of
vapor curling lazily from its top? 1t is
the mountain king of Italy--the far
famous peak of Etna-two miles higher
than the Mediterranean, which smiles
out of blue eyes down here below. The
great volcano of Sicily, and the highest of
Europe, is thirty miles away, but it is so
clear, SO distinct, SO perfect in its details
and outlines, that it looks as if we might
walk to the summit in an hour AS we
look the sun goes down almost behind it,
tingeing its vapor with yellow and red and
making the grand old snow coated noun
tain look as if it were waving streamer
Of fire.-Will Carleton in New York Star.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
President McCosh's Methodical Life.

President McCosh is exceedingly regu-
lar and methodical in his affairs, espe-
cially in those which pertain to his lit
erary and scholastic life. u always
work ten hours a day." said he to a
friend, ''and that is the work of an
average man. In vacation | am never
wholly idle, but generally do from two
to five hours of solid work in writing or
thinking. When engaged in writing a
book | walk five miles each day, think
ing much, Of course, while walking
When was a student the famous DR..
Chalmers, of Scotland, delivered a lect-
ure to us on 'Systematized Work, Rest
and Exercise | never forgot his ad-
vice, and credit much of my success to
following his sound maxims." The
venerable philosopher is at present deeply
interested in building coy little cottage
on the top of Princeton hill, which will
be the home of himself and his wife
when he has laid aside the active de-
mands of the Princeton presidency
New York Tribune.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
Death in "A Blizzard.

DIR. Smith, the health officer of this
port, day or two ago spoke of death in
blizzard as being the result of suffoca-
ton, and explained his meaning by say
ing; Gone of my clerks was two hours
in coming to me on one Of the days of
the furious blizzard in this city. He was
three hours and half, he told me, in
going back over the same distance, some
thing like two miles. He felt no incon-
venience beyond the exhaustion conse.
quent on the fight with the wind. He
slipped into doorways to catch his breath,
and when the wind blew too sharply in
his face turned around with his back to
it. Death in a blizzard comes too often
from attempting to breast the storm.
The wind takes away ones breath. Suf-
location follows. A man doubles up and
drops down and is dead. He does not
even know what allied him. If he had
turned his back to the blast for a
moment he might have faced it again
and have gone on for another struggle
unframed. New York Tribune.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
Relation of Diet to Dreams.

"Ah, if our dreams only came true, -
sighed the young man that boards.
''Last night dreamed that | called on a
lord. l find that can control my visions
to a considerable extent by dieting. For
instance, if l wish to enjoy a calm night
with dreams of a pleasant character, l
eat toast or bread and milk just before
retiring. If l wish to have a little ex-
element, quaTeling, disputing or a little
active exercise, eat squash pie. | have
found from experience and observation
that squash pie acts strongly on the pos
terror part of the brain, where lie the
bumps of combativeness and acquisitive-
ness. l have known times when the
consumption of two pieces of squash pie
his led me to slay a man for his money
within fifteen minutes after going to bed
To make my brain a chamber of horrors,
however, l sit down an hour before bed
time and eat three sardines, six olives, a
little ROchefOrt cheese with crackers,
washing the whole down with bottle of
Bass. Before morning | charge single
handed with my razor on herds of wild
horses, and jump from sundry steeples.
Oh, yes, it is possible to control ones
dreams, and when we understand psy-
cology Alright we can lie down ard map
out our dreams as we now map out a
day s work. Buffalo Courier.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
A Vast Fortune in Furs.

enc one will ever be able to tell the
real wealth Of Alaska, , said furrier to
a reporter at consists Of the abund-
ance of its skinned animals. The
Russians used to value the country for
its furs, and it was mainly for the furs
that this country acquired it from Russia
The trade has grown very much since its
annexation to this country. The ship
ments of sea otter and fur sealskins alone
have more than doubled during the past
ten years, and now average annually
$1,000, 600 in value. The list of furs
produced in that part Of the country is a
long one. The land furs comprising
otter, beaver, brown bear, black bear.
red fox, silver fox, blue and white fox,
mink, martin, polar bear. lynx and
musk rat. Rabbits, marnots and wolver-
ines are also common, but their skins are
retained by the natives. The annual
value of the furs, sea and land, now OBJ
tanned from Alaska is estimated to aver
age $4,000 900, and there is no sign of
decrease in the yield The competition
of the traders for skins has stimulated
the natives to greater industry in hunt
ing, and the prices now paid to the
hunters are from four to ten times more
than Were current during the Russian
rule. New York Mail and Express.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
A WILL NIerifnd Rchnl,e.

First Actress-The impudence of these
men is simply insulting, What do you
suppose that front row baldhead sent me
this morning2
Second Actress-Oh, what was it? Do
tell me, quick.
ga gr,a5 big floral heart with love
letter in the top and diamond pin in the
center"
Glow rich he must be! What did
you do?'
Il summoned a messenger boy in
stantly, and, after tearing the letter into
bits, scattered the pieces over the flow
ers and sent it back to the fellow. |
didn't want to quite break his heart
though, SO retained the pin. Omaha
World.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01

Social enjoyment is another factor that
enters into long life. l do not believe in
ultra fashionable society, and care moth
ing for it. The late hours, the dissipa-
ton, the dreary formalties, the shallow
minded talk and the general air of hv-
pocrisy make it very distasteful to me.
There are a great many among the rich
people in New York at the present time
who lose real social enjoyment. Having
suddenly acquired wealth, they have be-
come separated from their old friends
and acquaintance with whom, in earlier
days. they spent many sociable and
sensible evening. They give big dinners
to a lot of brainless snobs, sycophants
and parasites who will eat their food and
laugh at them behind their backs. Their
honest friendships of poorer days have
been broken, for their acquaintance, not
being able to give big dinners, do not ac-
cept invitations to them provided they
are sent, and SO the spirit of true, whole
some enjoyment is soon Iost.-P. T. Bar
mum in The Epoch.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
Asthma q SYmnton.

Asthma is not a disease per Sc as is
popularity supposed, but a symptom of
disease. 1t is spoken Of by different
names-as, for instance, hay asthma,
rose or June asthma, and ipecac asthma
Some people will get asthma from sleep
ing on feather pillow; others as soon as
they come in contact with certain ami
mails, as a dog, a cat, or a squirrel Pro-
fessor Austin Flints cannot sleep on a
feather pillow without getting asthma,
and so susceptible is he to it that he is
able to detect the feathers when they are
placed under his pillow by persons
whose design it is to catch him on
his theory. Cases have come to notice
where the asthmatic symptom was
developed in men who happened to get
hold of blanket upon which a dog
had been sleeping the previous day.
Asthma may be symptom of empty
soma of the lungs, and may last for
weeks or even months. Two men who
were treated by me- one having nasal
polypus and the other stone in the blad-
der; both had asthma, To persons sus-
ceptible to it asthma is developed from
working in the dust around thrashing
machines, and others suffer from it as
soon as they enter an apothecary's shop
where ipecac is kept. Nor is dropsy any
thing but symptom of disease or a re-
suit of. it. Defined, generally, asthma is
manifestation of disease of the nervous
system which causes contraction of the
bronchial tubes. 1t may be seen as a
spasmodic contraction of the nerves, and
of course may be a symptom of heart
disease or some other disease. DIR. B. V.
Steinmetz in Globe-Democrat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
Compressed Air for Motive Power.

M. Victor Popp is making good pro-
gress with his system of distributing
compressed air for motive power purposes
in Paris. The works for COMPRISING the
air in the Rue st. Fargeau, at Menil-
montant, are of considerable magnitude.
They cover an area of $4,000 square
meters, Of which an extent of 1000
meters is rooted over. There are already
fixed and in operation seven steam en-
giDes of 400 horse power and two of 100
horse power each, a total of 5000 horse
power. The conduits have already been
laid over the whole area comprised be-
tween the line of the boulevards and the
Rue de Rivoi. These are sometimes laid
in trenches cut for the purpose and some
times in the sewers. The total length of
NIt'pipnS laid ue1tlnn and of last Tsa--
cember little over thirty miles. This
source of power is used for working
electric light machinery in a large num-
Der of establishments, among which may
be mentioned the Cafe American, the
Cafe de Paris, the Cafe Anglais, the
Offices of The Figaro and The Jardin
d'Hiver.-New York Graphic.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
LIFE FROM pEAru
RenefaOtions from the Dead a. M.

/
BenefaCtions from the Dead a. M,
by the Egyptians. 'assd
A package of peas was onca ~
a fold of the wrappings Of aO OIno IN
tan mummy, where it had lain Igyp
turbed 5000 years. The peas Wv sn0l'
once soaked in tepid water ana Ire at
wards planted. They soon germ;a aiser'
grew finely, and produced MATED
crop. 1t will be remembered tb soOa
various times kernels of wheat -Ss AZ
been found in the wrapping clo,h Iave
mummies, which, on being nlans Ms u
have grown and hourished 6neIv
The above facts teach us W.
tersting lesson regarding the En- u
tians Of the years far, far bacl, 9sP
this; Their religion taught tbam MS =.
provide for the continuance ~ !. %
fruits of the earth in remote ar0 'us
SO that the blessings of God ms ms
be made manifest to man % sin
through the bounties of natura ." aGu
the growth of the spirit. And A' =
they made use of death for the tran Gus
mission of the germs of life to aooa:
the incalculable future, for thew In.n
that the repose of the dead was sacroS
among the people of the PASSING ca ~
erations, and that only chance onI
natural changes and causes would -
veal their good works-reproducir,
for others, perhaps at a time when ~
need would be greatest, those life DIV
ing plants whose benefits thew Iod
enjoyed.
If the Egyptians honored the dead
with costly burials, they took cara
that life should have the benefit u
death in something more durable than
monumental stone and the fulsomo
ness Of eulOgy. How much nober
how much higher, the economic moral
ity of this than the later custom o,
placing marble memorials over Or ba.
side the dead, and inscribing uuon
them, not always the true character q,
the occupant Of the tomb, but a sim.
posititious one which wealth comb
purchase-perhaps lie to the genera
ton then passing onward, and onlya
description of that which should coma
after.
The Egyptian priests tried their
dead, IN solemn court and and with An
imposing ceremonial, and they gave
honorable burial only to those who
had been honorable in their lives
Why may we not believe that those
dead in whose custody We're left seeds
for the reproduction of fruit in after
ages were persons of peculiar sanctity
of lives or distinguished by the modest
virtues2 We may venture to suppose
that these things were confided to their
ghostly keeping so that the blessings
of the inheritance might be magnifed
tous.
The world is every day learning by
sharply presented contrasts to respect
more and more highly the wisdom and
religion of those mighty men of Egypt
whose histories they have SO carefully
handed down to us. Their monoliths
and tablets, thus inscribed, now thou
sands of years old, if left where they
belong, under the burning heaven of
the east, and enveloped by a pure,
clear atmosphere, will be fresh, com
paratively, as though newly hewn
when our shafts and memories shall
have crumbled into dust, our books
become mldewed ana -.-.-----=--,.44n
and the memories of our honorable
dead shall be perpetuated only in other
and perhaps inaccurate histories
James NJ. Stewart in Washington
Post.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01

The remarkable finish of American
papers places them ahead of any made
elsewhere in the world The excellent
properties of the paper are impaired by
the addition of mineral called agalith.
1t is a silicate of magnesia, and is fbrous,
resembling in this respect asbestos.
Large amounts Of it are found in the
United States. This substance does not
seem to be found as yet in other coun-
tries.-Philadelphia Times.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
GLAMOUR LAND.
An. aim. lost Glamour landI

All, dim, lost Glamour landl
On whose confines stand,
Longing for home that shall be home no mora
There stood my palace grand,
Where now, on either hand,
The fiery swords of seraphs guard the door
There once roamed to Gull
Dear hopes more beautiful
Than siren thoughts that musing monks resist
Nothing too far or fair
But its mirage was there,
Pictured upon the valleys rosy mist.
There each sweet day heard
Songs of Il brooding bird,
Telling OF purest pleasures yet to be;
There, by the singing streams
Faint forms of darling dreams
Loitered and fingered hand in hand with me-
All dim, dear Fancy landl
Thy welSin, rainbow-spanned,
The softest light of halcyon hours o'erpaSt,
Fading away, away,
AL the cXpanse is gray
AS fades the summer moon, too fair to last
The Independent
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
A Pathetic Incident.

One of the pathetic things about the
last days of Emperor William was his
separation from the afflicted crown
prince. His physician went into his
room at 4 O'Clock in the morning and
found the monarch sitting up in bed and
crying like a child. He exclaimed:
doctor, cannot sleep for thinking Of
Fritz. For Heavens sake, hurry and
make preparations to let me 90 to San
Reno to be with him. New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
Hunting Wild Cattle.

New Zealand now contains great num-
bers OF wild cattle, which have descended
from those lost by the farmers during
the Maori wars which ended in 1868.
Hunting these animals is an exciting and
dangerous sport. The game is not easily
secured, as the animals hover seemingly
for protection-about thickets filled with
long twining creepers, in which pro-
erosion is very difficult. Into these
vines they dash at the slightest alarm,
seeming fully aware that neither horse
nor man can follow them.-Arkansaw
Traveller.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
The "SeIe Limitedo Diseases.

The nature Of the cause of a given dis
ease has much to do with its duration.
In the so called essential fevers, such as
typhus, typhoid, relapsing and yellow
fever, the cause is a minute vegetable
organism that seems to attain its full de-
velOpment within very short time. after
which it produces its progeny and dies.
There IS no more chance of one of them
becoming chronic than there is of raising
several crops of oats or barley from once
sowing the seed. These are, trdIy. the
''seif limited' diseases. 1t is fortunate
in many particulars that such a large
proportion of diseases are of this charac-
ter. 1t makes but little difference in the
treatment of them what the drugs used
may be, so long as the strength is kept
up and no harm is done. The main
thing is to keep the patient alive given
number of days, when the cause ex-
hausts itself and recovery ought to fol-
low.-Globe- Democrat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
For a Good NInciIage.

For a strong mucilage pulverlze sec
rately about equal parts of gum a shIv
and gum tragacanth; mix thorough!
while dry, and then add sufficient wan. San
This is better mucilage than you III iii
get at the stationer's, is cheap, ana ~ W.,
keep for long time without anyln noaR
to preserve it. Gum arabic IS too we .n,
and brittle for good mucilage, and CIV .tIv
tragacanth, if used alone, only PSn IN
dissolves, and remains in Jumps
T. p" in The Writer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
Why He Was Remembered.

Remembrance is not always compn.
mentary. A man who was sadly give
to borrowing died very suddenly, pui ,,
ing the funeral services, a comrade toog
occasion to say: There is nothing lost -
this man but lump of mortal clay 80
The establishment of the people We" 't
intense when an old man grumbied Ou'
audibly: 1,n.
is too! lend him more as dree hun
dredt tollah, und dond ket PACE "
dtp'-Youth's Companion.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
evil Communications" Etc,

Manners are contagious, there is an
epidemic of fastness in the air. 1t comes
from England, from the court circles,
from everywhere. 1t is raging in our
midst, producing plentiful stock of
scandals, divorces and adventuresses. 1t
is a lowered tone of manners and morals.
Mrs. NJ. E. w. Sherwood.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-11-01
Blind Fish of the Sea.

Seven varieties of fish examined by
naturalists of the Challenge expedition
are found totally blind in the deep sea,
but have eyes when iuhabiting shallow
water.-Arkansaw Traveller.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-27
WASHINGTON.

THE United States senate has ratified
extradition with Great Britain.
THE president has approved the joint re-
solution congratulating the people OF
Brazil on their adoption of a republican
form of government, also the act for the
relief of the sufferers by the wreck of the
United States steamer Nipsic at Apia,
Samoa.
SEN. INGALLS, Cby request has introduc-
ed bill to amend the interstate COM
merce law by providing that any person
shipping or smuggling Intoxicating
liquors into a state or territory that for
bids their sale, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and any company that
transports the same shall be fined 500 for
each offense.
THE appointment of James l.. Linde-
man to be supervisor of the fifth census
district was announced today. Mr..
Lindeman's home is at Osseo, and he
was recommended for the place by Con-
gresham Haugen The president has
nominated Levi E. Pond to be pension
agent at Milwaukee. The president
also sent in the following nominations
Fred Babcock, of Iowa, to be receiver
of public moneys at Des Moines, Ia
To be supervisors of census: E. T,
Terrell Eighth district of Texas; Q. F
Avery, Fourth district of Illinois; John
Kelly, First district of Oregon; H. P
Clark, district of Oklahoma A. D.
Thomas, of North Dakota, to be
United States district Judge for the dis
trict of North Dakota.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-02-27
LATEST NEWS CONDENSED.
GENERAL NOTES.

THE Washington state senate has passed
a bill establishing the Australian voting
system.
UNITED STATES Railway Commissioner
Horace a. TAYLOR, of Madison, Wis, has
purchased the State Journal newspaper
plant of that city, the consideration being
100000.
THE Russian Government has ordered
the planned great railway line across 81
IBERIA to be begun in May. When the line
is com pleted it is estimated that the tour
of the world in fifty days will be feasible.
SPOKANE FALLS, Wash.-The sale of
the Spokane Mill Company's property has
been consummated in New York. The
purchaser is the Baak of London, and the
price 81, 100000.
The visible supply of wheat and corn
is reported, respectively, as 30, 373, 303 and
II. $50, 800 bushels. Since last report
wheat diminished $50, 455 bushels, and
corn decreased 453. OF bushels.
RACINE, Wis.-Mrs. Burritt, who COM
menced fast of twenty-one days, finished
Monday evening. Mrs. Burritt has been a
great sufferer from dyspepsia for years,
and upon the advice of her physician be-
gan her fast. Her disease has been cured,
but whether it will be permanent can not
be told
IT is said that Henry Willard, of the
Northern Pacific, has obtained control of
the Baltimore and Ohio Road, having
purchased the large holdings of Johns
Hopkins University, and that the North
ern Pacific now expects to have a trans
continental line from New York to the
Pacific.
ST.. PAULA letter received from
Montana says that the northern part
of that state is greatly excited over the
mines, quartz and silver and lead galena in
the mountain spurs and hills of the great
reservation, as well as In the belt of noun
tains. One mine near Maiden is crushing
enough rock with a twenty-stamp mill
to turn out every month 100000 of
bullion.
GoLANsvILLE, Wa disastrous
boiler explosion occurred in Hunter
Bros. & Co.'S saw-milI, two miles
from this place, at o'clock Satur.
day morning. Two persons were killed
outright and six others were badly
injured. Portions of the machinery of
the mill were blown to height of 100
feet In the air and carried over Une GOSGal
telegraph lines, $50 yards from the mill.
The victims, all colored men, were en-
ployes about the mill. The explosion
made loud report and could be heard for
miles.
CINCINNATI, O.-The Jung and Crescent
breweries of this city have passed into
the hands of an English syndi-
cate, and will hereafter be known as the
Cincinnati Breweries, limited. The
owners of the breweries received cash for
their property The Jung brewery pur-
chased the Crescent, yesterday, and alb
sorbed it into the Jung Brewery Company
with capital of 81, 100000. This was
then sold to James Scott, of Kansas City,
who sells to the syndicate. The amount
paid by the syndicate is kept secret, but
the superstition is that it is nearly 81 ,OOO,-
600.