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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09

The proportions of the human body a.
given BY the best authorities are as folio 3,
the length Of the head being the stand I'd
Of measurement: From the bottom of in
TO breast bone, one-half length of head;
from top to bottom Of breast bone or
sternum, one-half length Of head; from
bottom Of sternum to beginning Of
lower limbs, two lengths; from thigh
to bottom of knee, two lengths; from
the bottom of the knee to the ankle,
one and half lengths; from the an sls
to the ground. one-half length. Add
ing to these measurements one length for
the head itself gives eight lengths for the
proper height Of the body Of men.
Women are slightly shorter, the proper
ton Of their head to the height being about
a. one to seven or seven AMI one-half. Tue
arm from the armpit to the elbow joint Is
one and one-quarter times the length Of
the head, from thence to the wrist one and
one-quarter, and from the wrist to the end
Of the middle finger three-quarters of the
length Of the head. The distance between
the right middle finger and the same finger
Of the left hand is, when the arms are
spread horizontally from the body, equal
to the height Of the figure. 1t folio IS,
therefore, that the breadth Of the b iy
from armpit to armpit Is one and one slf
lengths Of the head.-St. Louis Post bis
match
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09

Absalom Green. . negro deacon Of
Charleston, g. c., ate forty pies in one hour.
The contest was for q wager. The pies
were mince, peach, apple and pumpkin,
hands when be undertook to eat the forty
pies, but he was equal to the emeraeac. =.
As pie after pie disappeared he rose to tine
full height Of the occasion ana did not
stop till he had pslishesi of the fortieth
pie. Then he asked for an oyster pie for q
nightcap.
OF course the pies were not old fashioned
farm pies, two feet across and from two to
three inches thick, but each was fair
sized city pie. Deacon Green experienced
no discomfort from his meal and had q
eosd appetite for breakfast next morning
Cor. New York Journal.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09
TO A FOREST VIOLET.

All mel On mel how slenderly
And frailly thou art made;
lis fair to see how tenderly
Thou smilest In the shade.
The piping birds hop heedlessly
Across thy lonely spots
But warning words come needlessly
To those who worship not.
The lowly state assigned to thee
Bsseems thy pensive mood.
And every fate Is kind to thee
In thy rich solitude.
Leaves with delight thy covers ara
From noon days scorching glare,
The dews of night thy lovers are,
And cherish thee with care
What son Of man can look within
Thy dark hued simple face
And fail to scan the book within
Thy pure and perfect graces
Our world bound hearts are dutiful
To yield their homage now,
Where, free from arts and beautiful
Sweet natures child art thou
o not with scorn but lowliness
We learn the thought in thee
What thou vast born in holiness.
We In iniquity.
Friend Of our strols. we come with thss
Where reverent feet have trod,
And our sin swept souls are dumb with thea
Before our father-God.
Toronto Week.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09

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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09
THE FESTIVE BURGLAR.
How I Lay Awake for Two Months 4,
Head Him on.

HOW I Lay Awake for Two Months IN
Head Him on.
What would you do il you heard a bur-
glar in the houses
To me that question has occurred n mill.
lon times, more or less. The first time IL
flashed athwart my brain bought a BULL
DOG revolver and Spanish dirk. On sac
ond thought added baseball bat to thu
equipment, and then for six nights Law
awake planning how would softly draw
On some Indispensable garments, seize the
revolver In one hand the club in the other
anu capture or otherwise dispose Of the
burglar. The dirk l would carry in nv
teeth-I saw no other way.
otrange to say, this armament and my
well laid plans did not bring the peace Of
mind had expected The more prowled
around the more agitated l became Twice
! shot at the cat and once gave the hall
nat rack wicked stab, taking it fora bur-
glar.
Then my wife suggested in the interests
OF my health that ! put up burglar alarm
and not get up until had to. The blamed
thing went of every time anybody came in
or went out, day or night, and I got so
tired Of the eternal clatter that I cut the
wires and substituted some unpatented de-
vices of my own.
hung hatiron ON the key Of the front
door so that it would fall into a dishpan
placed underneath; two pokers stood
against the back door, arranged SO as to
fall at the slightest touch, and at various
out of the way places / placed baskets
filled with cheap crockery, tinware and
other articles, so that the burglar would
step into or against them-at least fer
vently hopeG he woodland give me warn
ing Of his advent
But these schemes didn't work much
better than the burglar alarm. Everybody
knew got in the habit Of calling on me
after had retired, and of course would
forget the fiatiron and send it Gathering
into the dishpan, necessitating awkward
explanations, and once it clattered down
ON my toes. The cat made a regular prac-
tice Of knocking down the burglar warn
ing pokers, and II my wife stepped into the
alarm baskets once she did twenty times.
The result was that fell back on my re-
volver, club and dirk. l also bought me a
watchman's rattle. Two nights later I
heard noise, and looking out Of the win
dow saw man trying my front door. /
fired at him, and the answering howl in
formed me that / had missed my neighbor
Brindle, who had been sitting up with sick
manor, at least, he said he had. Three
nights later sprang the rattle on my wife's
aunt, who came from Poughkeepsie on "a
late train, and she was so angry that she
wouldn't stay more than three weeks and
my wife thinSs we are cut out of her will,
Things went on in this fashion for a month
or two, until the neighbors began to circu-
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09
NOTICE


FAIRHAvEN. Aug. ~ ls9O.
The garbage Will he removed ON and after
August - from the districts prescribed by
council a. follows: All restaurants and ho-
tells. boarding houses. etc. once u day be-
tween Eighteenth and the water front. Don
ovan and Washington streets. Frnni private
residences from Fifteenth To Eighteenth
street on Monday; between Donovan and
Washington on Tuesday: from Thirteenth 10
Fifteenth on Wednesday: from Eleventh To
Thirteenth ON Thursday; FROM Ninth to
Eleventh on Friday and saturday from all
west of Ninth.
Residents please take notice to have their
garbage In convenient place TO be removed
JC. CARNEY. CITY scavenxer
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09

When Napoleon Ill made triumphal
entry into Bordeaux soon AFTER the coup
d'etat IL was arranged that from an
arch of flowers under which he was to
pass an imperial crown should hang, sur
mounted by "He. well deserves it," But
the wind blew away the crown, and when
the ussrper passed under the arch, to the
great Joy of the Republicans, only rope
with moose at the end Of IL dangled there,
with ''He we'll deserves IT, standing out in
held relief above it.-San Francisco Argo-
oaut
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09

The newest thing in automatic machines
ia the London streets supplies greater
want than most of its rivals. For cent
Of our money il offers the public glass OF
filtered water
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09
CONTRACTORS TAKE NOTICE

Bids will be received for the building OF a
stone wall ON Fourteenth street In front OF
the school building. Plans and specifca-
tions can be seen at the Office of samuel
Curry. on Harris street near Eleventh. Bids
must he handed IN ON or before the eleventh
OF sept. The right l. reserved To reject
amy aud NIL bids
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09

Chauncey M. Depsw has letter signed
Albert Edward, which Is the name Of the
Prince Of Wales, written throughout In
ne princess lhndwriting, thanking him
nrs COPY Of Mr.. Dspew's oratiens.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09

Whenever went into Music hall. at the
exposition, puzzled myself with theories
about the use to which these six wires,
running across the parquet, from gallery
to gallery. were put. ] asked one friend
after another, and each knew ~ little
about the purpose Of the wires a. !. At
last went TO a musician and he told me-
The wires are there for the purpose Of
catching the SQUAD waves from the orches-
ira as they go out into the body OF the
house, breaking them and scattering them
about the house. II the wires did not in
tercept the waves there would be an echo
from the walls in the front and from the
galleries. Interview in st. Louis Globe
Democrat
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09

Johnson-How are things up at the
boarding housed
Grizkly-Like one of Mr.. Sankey's songs
Nothing but leaves. West Shore.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09
No. 1887.
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that a meeting
Of the stockholders of the fairhaven Pub
lshing company corporation. held on the
2lst day OF August. $50, at the Office of the
company. an assessment. mo. u OF ten dol
lars per share was levied upon each and
every share OF the capital stock OF said cor
poration. payable Immediately In lawful
money OF the United States. and II not paid
on or before the goth day of September 1880,
TO become delinquent and TO be advertised
prescribed by law
By order OF the board of trustees.
W. +. WOODS. Secretary.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09

Garrick married dancer, who proved
an estimable woman, and was never left
b. her husband q single day in twenty
s{aht years Of their married Life.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09

The emperor Of China sleeps on bed Of
carved wood magnifcently inlaid with
gold and ivory. Il is said concerning the
Chinese court that the strictest observance
Of etiquette extends even to the parents OF
the monarch. who on visiting their son
dare not omit to bend the knee, while the
younger brother.of his celestial majesty is
subject to observances no less rigid.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09

city OF fairhaven:
The Mil avenue assessment roll j. now ON
fle In my Office and open for public inspec-
tion. All parties In Interest are notified that
the city council will, on the 18th day OF Sep
TENDER. iHn at p. M. meet at the city hall
In said city 81 Fairhaven. TO hear appeals
from parties In interest.
ALFRED RIEDEL.
Dated sept. G. I~p. city Clerk.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09
NOTICE


OFFICE or
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY.
WASHINGTON. Aug. I'd. 1890.
Uheieds. by satisfactor rldunce present.
ed To the undersigned. IL las been made to
appear that The Fairhaven National Bank"
II the city OF Fairhaven, In the county OF
Mhatconl. ana state OF Washington. has COM
pied with all the provisions OF the statutes
OF the United states. reqnired TO be complied
with before an association shall be author
ized To commence the business OF banking;
. NOW, therefore. l. Edward $. Lacey, comp
troller OF the currency. do hereby certify that
The Fairhaven National Bank" In the city
OF falrhaven, In the county of WhatcOm.
ana state Of Washington, Is authorized to
commence the business of banking ms pro-
vided IN section fifty zone hundred and sixty
nine OF the Revised statutes OF the United
States.
In testimony whereof witness my hand
and seal 81 office. this I'd day OF August, is!O
H. 81 +. $. LACEY
Comptroller Of the Currency
Smyrna times., 1890-08-06
Forty Cents a Drink.

F. NJ. Dunn, of the Dover IndeT,
gives the following bit of personal ex-
perience on his Saratoga trip with the
Peninsular Press Association:
The Springs are all and more than
have been represented, and all that is
required to enjoy it is plenty of cash.
You are expected to pay good prices
for all you get, but spring water is
cheap. You can get all you want of it
for FIVE cents. But the Lord help any
one who desires anything with stick
in it. A whiskey straight absOrbs sew
eral annual subscriptions, and bottle
of wine would make the price of a page
ad. look sick. A couple of Eds. took
little very ordinary whiskey on Sat
urday night to neutralize the effect of
the Spring water. But they'll not
neutralize any more at Saratoga. 1t
cost them just forty cents apiece for a
short "snifter," where they can get a
bath at home for ten. So the liquors of
| Saratoga will not be described in any
of the editorial letters, and if the local
w. e. r. US can capture the scribes
on their return, they may scoop in sew
eral honorary members.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-06
In the Virginia Valley.

Mrs. w. H. Baggs and Misses Anna
and Emma Hough are on a trip to
Stanton, Va. The following note will
give some idea of the beauty of the
country which they are visiting:
about 20 miles west of Charletts-
vile you reach the summit of the Blue
Ridge and standing on the rear of the
train view of mountain and valley
scenery can be obtained that is at once
enchanting and grand. For miles to
the north and westward can be seen
the peaks of the Blue Ridge, standing
like mighty sentinels guarding the
peaceful valleys below, where nestle
the quiet homes of the tillers of the
soil. In the valleys, partially Obscured
by the clouds, can be seen the historic
Shenandoah hurrying to the sea.
Twenty eight miles west of CharOletts-
vile, the magic city" of Basic. is
reached. This place few months ago
was a hamlet of few dilapidated huts;
to-day it is a busy town of 1000 people
and on every hand are evidences of
the great progress this town is making,
and if the present prosperity continues
another year, Basic city will be place
of great importance.
Twelve miles ride brings you to the
city of StauntOn, sometimes called the
Queen City of the Valley and its pc
culiar situation at the head of the peer
less valley of the Shenandoah and the
enterprise of her citizens certainly
gives it a just right to that title
StauntOn is one of the most beautifully
located cities of Virginia, whose nat
ural advantages, supplemented by the
enterprise of the citizens, placed it in
the van of progress and development.
The estimated population of Staunton
at present is 10000, but it does not re-
quire very strong imagination on the
part of the stranger to believe himself
in city of $4,000, as the town is a
busy hive Of activity. Streets crowded
with pedestrians, large wholesale
stores, factories and six miles of street
railways all go to give the town the
appearance of a metropolis. 1t would
be no easy task to impress on the
average man of the north who is a
skeptic on the new south, the great
progress this place has made and is
still making. All the lands adjacent
to the city are laid out in building lots
and the StauntOn Development Com
pany alone have disposed of the
greater portion OF 1000 acres. POr-
tiOns of the land of this company are
given to manufacturing companies for
sites. A large number of New York
and Chicago firms have already taken
advantage of the liberal advances made
by this company and located various
Industries here"
Smyrna times., 1890-08-06

Scissors for carving poultry are new.
They scatter less gravy than the knife.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-06
A New Explosive.

A French scientist claims to have a
new explosive or prOpulsive force,
which may do more than smokeless
powder to revolutionize the art of war.
1t is in the form of a liquifed gas
which the inventor calls LA NOuvelle
Balistique." The plan for using it is
to put 800 drops in a steel receptacle
underneath gun barrel. Each time
the trigger is pulled one drop passes
into the breech of the gun behind the
bullet. The gas Immediately upon
coming in contact with the air, VOL
atilizes, develops an expansive force
far exceeding that of gunpowder, and
the bullet is expelled with great
velocity, with neither noise or smoke.
The gas is said to be applicable to ar
tillery as we'll as to small arms. If
half that is claimed for it is true it is a
wonderful discovery.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-06
A New Wrinkle For Delaware.

A new law affecting the form of real
estate will go into effect in New York
State on the lst of September. The
The old form occupies about three
pages in the registers Office in New
York city, while the new form will
occupy only one page. The fees for
registering the new form will range
from 90 cents to 81 each, while on the
average it cost about $1.75 to engross
the old form. There is not only this
advantage in respect to cost, but the
new form is much more simple and
comprehensive than the old one.
The new law will greatly reduce the
incomes of the Offices having to do
with the recording of, deeds, partic'
ularly in New York city, but the
change is none the less desirable on
that account. A great deal of the Ian
guage employed in deeds is an accu
mutation of old forms, not necessary tC
transfer property in real estate under
binding terms. A plain and simple
statement, expressing the facts of the
matter, would be equally binding, and
and would certainly be more intelligent
and economical than the forms now
customarily used.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-06
EQUITABLE
Guarantee and Trust Go.
N. W. Cor. 9th and Market SITS,
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
CAPITAL. $5OO.OOO.OO.

It is more satisfactory and desirable in every
way to employ a well organized and reliable
Trnst Company for the settlement of estates than
Il is to enrrust such business to an individual
who may die before his duties are completed.
The life Of a Trust Company is virtually per-
petual, and it is therefore able tOcOmplete all
such undertakings.
This company was chartered for such purposes.
It acts as Executor. Administrator, Trustee Guar
diam Assignee Receiver, or f0rany trusts of fdu-
ciaTy character. It receives deposits aud pays
checks just us any bank, except that it allows
interests such deposits as follows: per cent on
daily balances, payable on demand. ~ per cent
on Deposits, payable after ten days notice 8 per
cent. on Deposits, payable after 80 days notice
Special rates on deposits made for a year OF
longer. Any letters of inquiry will receive
prompt and careful attention.
WILLIAM BUSH, PreSt. OHIO NOWLAND,
PRESTON LEA, Vice Pres. Sec. and Treas
WILLARD SALISBURY, JR., Solicitor.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-06

An investigator Of what is odd and
curious has discovered why birds do
not fall from their perches. The rea-
son he assigns is that "they cannot
open the foot when the leg is bent, 1"
and he adds: "LoOk at hen walking,
and see it close its toe as it lifts its foot
and open them as. it touches ground"
We have no hen on hand to look at,
but somehow this statement of pre-
sumably great scientific truth reminds
us of the hard shell preacher of the
West, who took as his text, HE max
eth our feet as hens teet" (hastily
reading "hen's" for "hind's'") and
from the fact that the hen has three
toes in front and only one behind, be-
ing therefore unable to walk back
ward, he deduced what he called ''the
glorious doctrine Of once in grace
always in grace" Scriptural exegesis
could hardly further go.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-06

ice does not come in the original
packages these days.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-06

A Hungarian woman in BraddOck,
Pa, set fire to her bed Thursday after
noon to kill the bugs. 1t is believed she
succeeded. At any rate she burned
not only the bed but the house and 81
other houses, in which about 450 of
her countrymen dwelt. The damage
Is estimated at 100000.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-06
California's Orange Industry,

The growth Ofthe Orange industry
in California is phenomenal. So great
has been the demand for young trees
that the nursery stock has become ex-
hausted, and no more trees can be had,
In Los Angeles and San Bernardinc
c0unties 5000 acres of new orange
groves have been planted in each coun.
ty this year and in Yuba and Placer
about halfas much. California shipped
840O carloads of oranges, valued at 81.
100000. This year the shipment will
be much larger. s'd sal 1sr Ha-
Smyrna times., 1890-08-06

Hark. the sound of many voices
Jubilant in gladest song.
And full many heart rejoiees
As the chorus floats along:
.. "HRil the Favorite Prescription"
How the happy voices blendE
Wonderful beyond description
womans' best and truest friend"
Well may it be called woman's best
friend, since it does for her what no
other remedy has been able to do. It
cures all those delicate arrangements
and weakness peculiar to females.
Cures them, understanding. Other
preparations may afford temporary
relief, but DIR. Pierce's FavOrite Pre-
scriptiOn effects permanent cure. 1t
is guaranteed to do this, or the money
paid for it will be promptly refunded.
1t is the great remedy of the age.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-06

American -four is sent to England,
thence to Spain and thence around to
Cuba. If the Cubans can stand this
sort Of thing other people have little
reason to complain ofoIi It.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-06

OF an atrocious scounrel, who has
been arrested for the fourth time for
beating his aged mother, thePhiladel-
phia Ledger says 'Delaware's whip.
ping posts ought to be borrowed for
such wretches and for wife beaters as
we'll" Right. And there are occas-
ions when we could use our peculiar
institutions to good advantage at home
In the punishment of wife beaters, to-
gethel with a stalwart man able and
and willing to WELD the cat with three
times the regular vim.
Smyrna times., 1890-08-06

The worst Nasal Catarrh, no mat
ter how long standing, is permanently
cured by DR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1890-06-14
No CURE.-Nu PAY.

y / Al Chill Cure is guaranteed to cure
every case Of fever Of any kind, Malarial
Fever. Swamp Fever, Bilious Fever.
Chills and Fever. Ague and Jaundice,
I-X-L Chill Cure is better than Quinine
for the reason that it does not produce
buzZing in the ears, and because it acts
on the Liver and bowels and at the same
time is d perfect antidote for Malarial
Poison. 1t does not contain arsenic,
strychnine or mercury, but does contain
Iron and is the best tonic. 1t gives
strength, restores the appetite and pre-
vents the return of the Fever. Take it
according to directions on bottle lin Eng
lish, German, French and Spanishl, and
if it does not benefit you the price 81. o.
will be refunded. Sold and guaranteed
by the Moss Pharmacy.