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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06
Mean Measure of Mans Size.

The investigations of the anthro'
biological committee of the British as
ISOLATION, recently reported, exhibit the
following as the mean measure of mans
size in the various countries of Europe:
The English are the tallest race among
men, their average height being feet
10 inches, the working classes in
cluded, outside of which the average
stature would amount to only 5 feet 9
inches. The Norwegians, however, are
at least their equals. The Danes,
Dutchmen and Hungarians average 5
feet s inches; the Swiss, Russians, and
Belgians, 5 feet As inches. The
Frenchman's mean stature, like that of
the German, does not rise above 5 feet
5A inches. In Germany there appears
a decided difference in size between the
inhabitants of the south and those of
the north; for example, the Hano-
verians and Bavarians-in favor of the
former. The smallest of all European
nations are the Italians and Spaniards,
who show mean of only 5 feet 5
inches. While, as mentioned, the work.
ing-men of England evince an average
superiority of bodily size, in France the
other classes exhibit a mean measure
by nearly an inch exceeding that of the
laboring population.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06
Ed1son's Democratic WAYS.

Edison is count, millionaire and
The most famous living inventor. His
present wealth, which amounts to many
millions, is as nothing compared to what
it will be in the next few years; but he
still works away in his laboratory, and
comes forward to greet you in just such
suit of clothes as he wore twenty years
ago. AS compared with Edisons dingy
little shop of twenty years ago, out at
Menlo park, in which he used to eat
his bread and cheese seated on an old
packing box, talking over the work in
hand with his two or three workmen,
the present surroundings are fabulously
luxurious.
Everything shows unbounded means,
which may be the case when we re-
member that his famous laboratory costs
100000 year to maintain. But the
master mind is still the same. When he
works it means work for his men. In
the old days at Menlo park it was no I'M
common thing for him to remain at the
bench for forty-eight hours at stretch,
sending one of the boys for crackers and
cheese when he felt hungry, and not
giving up until his assistants had
actually fell asleep standing up. Today
he is just as interested. -Pittsburg Dis
patch.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06

me, an ez he kim by me tlutched him.
Thar we war, right in the swirl O. them
two contrary winds, an every time Id
sling the bars heels up he'd
kick cloud, an wen he'd sling me up
I'd kick ag'in cloud. Bime by
socked my knife clean through the bars
wizzen, an he give up. Jist then, wat
should come sailin' along on the wind
goin' west but a yoke O. steers, hitched to
wagon. I slung the bar in the wagon
ez it kim up, jumped in arter it. an
away the hull on US went. Bime by the
wind begun to fall, an let US down
gradually to the arth, jist ez if we was
goin' down big long hill. The hull
business turned my head clean inside
out, an l ben wanderin' about like a
crazy man. These is your steers, sure
enough! An I'm burned if this here
hain't your 1annen shirt! I've said that
nuthin' none o these winds done d ever
s'prise me, but the doIn's O. this I'm
clean kerhummixes me! Hullo! Tn
hain't no bar in the wagon! If some
one amt gone an stoled it, then III eat
my ears!"
But KNOWN all about the Sugar
Swamp winds, Philander were mean
enough to hev Hiram arrested fer cattle
stealin' an stealin' his shirt. Hiram
were took back an brought up fore OF
ledge Shifts. The jedge were ag'in
him from the start, an Hiram asst fer a
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06

lions kin eat ez much ez mine kin, but
mine alluz has it to eat, b'gosh I'll
mightyp
" don't keer durn fer you ner yer
relationsp shouted the Squire, shak-
ing his fist as threateningly as the Old
Settler had shaken his "Ez fer eatin', I
dunno how much yer relations kin eat,
but l know one O their relations who
kin drink durn sight more'n anybody
else's relation th't l ever know'd; bus
he don't alluz hev it to drink, though.
unless somebody else buys it!''
us present comp ny 'cepted, Squirrel"
exclaimed the Old Settler, jumping to
his feet and brandishing his cane. is
present company 'cepted? Is itP Or
shell consider th't yer liar? One or
tother! WITCH shell it be-"
Whichever one We durn pleaseg' ex.
claimed the Squire, swapping his fingers
under the Old Settlers nose. ''If the
Shoe hts you, consarn ye, put it on!"
The Old Settler glared at the Squire
and the Squire glared at the Old Set
tier. The latter's cane was raised over
the Squire's head and the 'Squire's fist
was very close to the Old Settlers nose.
The two veterans had never before been
seen In attitudes quite so threatening.
But nobody thought it worth while to
interfere. By and by the Old Settler
lowered his cane, but his glare re.
manned. The 'Squire's fist dropped. blu,
tne snap did not leave his eve. Then
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06
Apples Are Wholesome.

The apple is fruit which at all times
has wholesome influence on the body.
but which is especially useful on the din
ner table, though pines, grapes, peaches
and other fruits may be more fashion
able. The chemical composition of the
apple consists of vegetable fiber, albu-
men, sugar, gum, chlorophyll, malic acid,
gallo acid, lime and large proportion of
water. The German analysts also assert
that the apple contains larger propor-
ton OF phosphorus than any other fruit
or vegetable, and this phosphorus is of
great use in renewing the essential nerv-
Gus Observation-Disclosures the brain and
spinal cord.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06

Abiding to the Prince of Wales de-
sire to be treated now and then like an
ordinary person, the London correspon-
dent of The Liverpool Mercury writes:
"No red CLOTH" is his favorite expression.
When he was going to look at some pict-
ures one day under strict rules of pri-
vacy he grew very angry when he dis
covered that there was crowd around
the door. what does this mean?" he
exclaimed. 81 told you there was to be
no red CLOTH" ''There isn't any," re-
piled the Snowman of the moment, "but
we had to tell the people that they could
not come in to see the pictures because
the Prince of Wales was coming; and
then they stayed to see your royal high
ness pass in" The prince good natured-
ly accepted the excuse, but he was care
full to explain that when he said mo
red cloth he meant mo crowd"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06
NIanhant's Retirement.

Maubant, who for forty-fve years has
played the grand tragic role at the The
atre Francois, has retired, and his fare
well benefit was a brilliant testimonial
to his sterling qualities as an actor and
a gentleman. Although SO years old,
Maubant is still capable of rendering
good service at the theatre, but tragedy
is not in high favor at the Francois,
where the modern pieces "draw more
money" and besides the younger men
were impatient to play the veterans
parts. Still Maubant, who has been
called the last of the tragedians, will be
sincerely regretted by the Parisians, and
not easily replaced in his special line OF
business. London World.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06

A well known society woman has de-
veloped really new idea in the way of
a ''dove luncheon" 1t has long been de-
clared by the lady's circle of friends that
she closely resembles the portraits of
Marie Antoinette, and taking this as
suggestion she entertained last week a
dozen friends at what she called a Louis
Seize luncheon. The hostess herself was
dressed in gown that faithfully copied
one of the unfortunate queens, and each
of the guests had chosen some other IA
nous woman of that period of famous
women, whom she personated in cos
tune and couture. The adjoining of the
table and the service Of the luncheon
was made as consonant as possible with
the rest of the affair, and the topic
chosen for conversation was the women
Of the French revolution.-New York
Evening Sun.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06
Fell Into a Den of snakes.

Prospectors in Winston county had a
most exciting encounter with reptiles.
the particulars of which have Just be-
come known. 1t is well known that for
years snake den has existed in that
county, and travellers have told of the
remarkable number Of huge snakes to be
seen under a certain rock Climb up to
the rock above the den. and seemingly
thousands of snakes appear below, writh-
ing about as if in agony, entwined about
each other in an indescribable mass. If
a stone is dropped down into this den an
odor arises which, it is stated, almost
renders those above unconscious.
A party of prospectors visited this not
ed den and one of them, having heard
the story of the sickening odor emitted
from these reptiles, concluded to test it
and dropped a stone, The odor was
more sudden than usual and stronger
than ever known before, and the pros
pector, it appears, being unable to re-
pei its effects, became dizzy and fell into
the snake den below. His Mortified
companions looked over the precipice
and saw him fall among the snakes and
then supposed that he was killed. But
when he struck the shelf of rock which
was occupied by the snakes he rolled off
and fell, his body striking the branches
of tree, where he lodged. AS he fell
from the den it was seen that a snake
was clinging to his arm, another around
his body, and still another around his
leg, but in some almost miraculous way
these were all knocked off by the branch
es of the tree which he fell into.
His companions ran at once to the bot
tom Of the mountain, then went back to
the tree, which they climbed, and found
the unfortunate man alive, but uncon-
sclous. They took him to Il neighboring
cabin, and it was found that, while he
was considerably bruised and had a bro
ken arm from the fall, none Of the snakes
had bitten him in any exposed part of
the body, and he was not injured by his
thrilling experience except, as stated,
from the fall.-Alabama Cor. st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06
London Doctors Incomes.

The fact that the will of the late Sir
William Gull has been proved, showing
property to the amount of $1,750,0O0, has
created much talk of late. 1t is beyond
doubt that for the last few years, since
physicians have doubled their fees, and
since both branches of the profession are
constantly in receipt of very large sums
for expeditions by rail, the earnings of
members of the healing art have very
largely increased. There are possibly a
dozen medical men in London who at
their death will be found to have amass-
ed $500, 900, but there is probably not one
who has put by anything like the for
tune left by Sir William Gull. Chicago
Herald
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06
Pullman Herald.
VICTIMS OF ABSENT MINDEDNEss.
He Was Married, but He Forgot That He
Was to Take a Wedding Trip.

He Was Married, but He Forgot That He
Was to Take a Wedding Trip.
''Never was absent minded in my
hfe," said the little man, who tugged
nervously at his. bristling mustache.
"But my father had one of the worst
cases l ever heard Of He was man
who used the good old fashioned birch
generously. To add to the good effect Of
the punishment he used to send us out
to cut the switch. If it was not a good
one he sent us back for another. Once
he sent me ON one of these melancholy
errands, and as my offense had been
playing hockey from school for three
days, was in no hurry to return for
my punishment. When l came to the
room he was pacing thoughtfully up and
down the room.
"'James, he said. 4 am glad you have
come. WANTED you for something, but
it has slipped my mind. will recall it
in moment And l discreetly backed
out of the room with my birch behind
me, and tossed it over the fence. That
was the last heard of that switching"
"Case of suspended judgment" said
some one, softly.
"My brother, continued the first speak
er, twas as bad as my father. He lives
in New England town and he went to
Boston once to transact some business
which would occupy two days. At the
end of four days he had not returned
His wifes anxiety was relieved on that
day by a telegram, which read: What
did I come to Boston for? Have been
trying to remember for three days
"'Real estate telegraphed his wife.
"'Of course, came back the answer"
"That reminds me-" said one Of the
partg, "of a friend of mine. He was
lawyer in small town, and frequently
after working late at night at his office
would sleep on comfortable lounge
which he had in back room. When he
was married there was wedding break.
fast at the brides home and the couple
were to start on an evening train for a
wedding trip. H had to run around
to his office for few moments, having
forgotten some little thing which had to
be attended to. The hours went on and
H failed to returned to his bride.
When train time came and no bride
groom appeared every one was thrown
into panic.
1.-The bride tainted, and the news spread
like wildfire in the little town that H
had abandoned his bride and fled the
town. The only one who seemed not to
suspect him was the bride. She, how
ever, only shed tears, refusing to listen
to any condemnation of her missing hus-
band, but declining to offer any sugges-
tons. Finally she could stand the strain
no longer, and posted her father to
H-'s Office. H had gotten deer.
into his work and was just on the point
of going to sleep on his lounge. He was
so broken up over his cruel blunder
that he was ashamed to face any one but
his wife, and extended his two months
wedding trip over year. They made
one of the happiest couples in the world,
but to this day his wife has to find his
hat for him and remind him what he
wants to do when he leaves the house."
New York Tribune.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06
Spontaneous Combustion of Man.

Dickens has been very much criticised
for his apparent acceptance of the fact
of human spontaneous combustion, but
the late Sir William Gull testified to a
surprising case before the committee of
the house of lords on intemperance
during the summer Of 1886. A large,
bloated man, who was suffering from
difficulty of breathing and great dis
tension of the venous system, died at
Guys hospital. At the post mortem of
the following day there was no sign of
decomposition, but the body was dis
tended with what was thought to be gas.
"When punctures were made into the
skim" said Sir William, ''and lighted
match applied, the gas which escaped
burned with the blue flame of carbu-
retted hydrogen. As many as a dozen
of these little flames were burning at
one time. "-St. Louis Republic.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06
BEHIND THE SCENES.

The poet sings Of lovers bliss,
OF Heavenly smiles and rapturous kiss.
OF woman's beauty fair and sweet;
And VOWS that life is incomplete,
When forced by fate to dwell apart,
From her whose image fills his heart
He raves Of eyes OF every hue,
OF golden brown and sapphire blue;
OF waving tresses touched with gold,
And glossy bands of ebon fold;
OF graceful figures, tall petite;
OF glance demure, or smile so sweet
He tells each tale of joy and woe,
So tenderly, we feel glow
OF sympathy; our bosoms fill,
And hearts responsive beat and thrill,
And sInouldering fires start up anew,
While doubling hearts for pardon sue.
We think OF him whose gifted hand
Has penned these lines, and swift is famed
The hero worship in each soul.
And all his virtues we extoll,
And fancy clothes with every grace,
And manly beauty, form and face.
Alas! when we the vail have torn
That hides the truth, our hero, shorn
OF all our fancy held SO fair,
Is just man, with head most bare,
And form too stout for early youth.
CTS not romantic, but the truth.)
And while within his cosy den,
He talks of love with stubby pen,
While clouds Of smoke around him soar,
No doubt he votes the whole a bore;
Nor would he leave his pipe and chair,
For any maid, however fair.
-Cornelia w. Boyden, in Yankee Blade.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06
The Friendly Sparrow.

A lady had canary who was a great
tavorite, but the loudness of his note
obliged her often to put him outside the
window among some trees which were
trained up in front of her house. One
morning while the cage was thus placed
sparrow was observed to fly round and
round it, to stand on the top and to
Ewitter to the bird within as if DESTROYS
If forming friendship. After few
moments he flew away, but returned in
short time bearing worm in his bill,
which he dropped into the cage. Day
after day the sparrow continued his
friendly acts, and at length the two
birds became so intimate that the canary
very often received the food thus brought
INTO his own bill from that of the spar
row. Some of the neighbors, DESTROYS to
zee how far the sparrow's generosity
would go, hung out their canaries also,
when he likewise brought them worms,
but his first and longest visit was always
paid to his earliest acquaintance. New
York Mail and Express.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06

conscience ez to heft thin buckwhit
chaff is, an knock things helter-skeltcr
an t'other eend up giner'ly. They'm
orful to read about"
"Pooty high winds, be they, 'Squire?"
inquired the Old Settler.
"Nothin' like 'em ever heerd on
afore!' asserted the Squire.
do they do any thing p'tic'lar curious
an oncomm0n?"
''Cur'ousest an oncommonest ever
heerd on!'
HAS any on 'em ben high enough an
curious enough to change the shirt on
mans back 'thout his KNOWN of it?"
asked the Old Settler, with the air of an
examining lawyer.
"Wull, Major" replied the Squire,
slightly mitfed, 'harrycanes don't gin
er'ly trapse round the kentry playin'
funny jokes"
'Ah! Don't they?" said the Old Set
tier, with a sarcastic smile. "WuI,
then, mebbe We kin tell me wuther any
O these here harrycanes O. your'n is
high enough an curious enough TO SIT
up bar fight quarter miled or more
'bOve the 'arth an durn nigh ag'in the
clouds? That wouldn't be playin' no
funny joke, l reckon"
major" said the Squire, after a mo-
ment's consideration of the subject, 'if
we got any relations ez keers fer ye,
they orter take ye in hand to wunst.
I'VE got permonit'ry sym toms O goin'
crazy"
That hain't nuther here nor thar,
bgosh!" exclaimed the Old Settler,
shaking his fist at the Squire. ''Y've
gone an fetched up heap O talk about
some high an curious winds an harry
canes, an we slung it at me without
me ever givin' We durn provvycation
fer it. l want sayin' nuthin' bout no
wind! Ye say tn never was any setch
winds heerd on, an wen 'cept yer
chal'nge an try to git some fac's outen
ye bout the 'zact natur' O these winds
yer braggin' on, ye don't dast come to
the dough trough, but try to sneak
outen the charge We made ag'n me by
turnin' the subjec' onter wuther I've
got any relations or not! I've got ez
many relations, b'gosh, ez you hev An
they kin eat ez much ez your'n kin!
Thur this leetle Difference 'twixt nv re-
lations an yourn, though: Your rela-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06
law Gnnld,s Physician.

DR.. John P Mum, who is engaged to
look after the health of Jay Gould and
his family, is fortunate physician. Mr..
Gould is great man for consulting a
doctor on the slightest provocation. and
some of his friends wonder that he Is
alive, because he takes so much medi.
cine. A gentleman who saw a check
from Mr.. Gould to his physician said il
was for $40, 1000, and it was drawn shortly
after the death of Mrs. Gould. Cor. Kan.
sas City Journal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06
Don't Toy with Your Fves-

Many people are troubled with itching
eyes and try all sorts of washes. The
eye IS one of the most valuable organs of
the body. Unfortunately for careless
humanity, it is also one of the most deli
cate, 1t does not pay to trife with it.
Inc best way to treat itching is to use a
cool, weak salt water wash every few
hours. If this does no good, go to a
physician who makes a speciality of eye
diseases. York Journal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06

NEVER in all
my born exist
ence heered tell
on setch ram
pageousin' wind 8
a n harrycanes
ez they seem to
be havin' out
West, said the
Squire. They
don't seem to
stop at nuthin',
NJ a jor. They
slosh housen
around ez if they
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06

The Good Enough way.

There are no less than 100 patent We
ing machines in the market, and ye1 ~ =.
one of them has succeeded in hoidlns n
own against the old fashioned ana gar III.
enough way invented by Eve IN tns IN, ~
den of Eden. It's hard on the KnuoH -
but it never leaves the clothes streaA
Detroit Free Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06

Secretary Blaine owns a farm of 400
acres near Elizabeth, Pa. He also owns
the coal under !, 100 acres of surrounding
land. Mr.. Blaine purchased part of
this land over twenty years ago. He has
not mined any coal there since 1875. He
seldom visits his farm.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06

a prominent English electrician af-
urms the value of lightning conductors,
aIthough they are not always reliable.
de SAID that there is almost as much
danger OF being hanged for murder as
being struc] by lightning.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06

Down in Washington county heard of
an old fellow, a venerable octogenarian,
who had seen his molars depart one by
enc, while his CANNES and incisors fol-
lowed in mOurnful procession, until old
age found him bereft Of all his early as
sistants in mastication. Awhile ago he
visited dentist in a neighboring town
and announced that he had concluded to
invest in set Of false teeth, and at once
began to discuss the financial points in
volved. During the discussion he ex-
planned why he was compelled at this
late hour to make such venture. Eyer
see" said the old man, webbing" his
tOothless jaws, Il ben a-needin' suthin'
% the kind fer long spell back, but
brother Ephrum, who wuz more'n ten
year older'n be, he had Il bran new par,
regular double deckers they war, 'n'z
Ephrum war a-ailin' and likely wouldn't
last long, | jest waited erlong for his'n,
n l ben waitin fur them teeth" dis
gustedly, ''sence way back in the seven
ties, tell abaOut month ago"-here his
voice took on Il sarcastic "Ephrum
he jest couldn't stick it aout no longer,
n he up n died. But, dern it'-indig-
nantly-"ef he didn't ensist afore he left
that them thar teeth should be buried
along with him!-ensisted omit, n what's
more he jest shet his mouth so tarnal
solid no mortal man could ha' got 'em,
n died so!"-Lewiston Journal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-09-06

Since the invention Of smokeless r. y.
der the French military autnoIl.,:e -h;ne
considering the expediency OF aOo as;nins
brilliant colors, bright buttons Si
weapons, etc.