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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
Domestic Animals Of Ancient peruvian..

Domestic Animals OF Ancient Peruvians.
Herr Nehiing. speaking Of the do
mcstic animals Of the ancient Peru
vians, observed that the subject was
scientifically important, because all
the other peoples of ancient America
were very poor III this kind of prop
erty as compared with the Peruvians
and Bolivians and some of the Central
American peoples; and, secondly, be
cause the influence of domestication
on the formation of races could be
better followed on these animals than
on those of the Old World We are
concerned i'll Peru especially with the
dog, llama, alpaca, and guinea pig.
The speaker had examined eighteen
dog mummies from ancient Peru Wan
graves, and had determined that they
belonged to three different races-a
shepherds dog, dachshund, and a
bull dog or pug. He believed that
the Inca dog" was derived, not from
South American Canide, but from
the Mexican wolf lupus occidental
lis), perhaps through the feebler
Texan variety; and that several
races had been formed from it in Peru
through domestication In this Herr
Nehring dissents from and contradicts
Won Tschudi's opinion that the va
rites had arisen from crossing with
European dogs. AS the dog and like
wise the llama and alpaca are un-
doubtedly of America, so, also, in the
speakers opinion, is the guinea pig,
Notwithstanding B. Hensel and other
authors believe that it was intro
duced from Europe. Popular Science
Monthly.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19


There is ! cheerfulness in t,r
world compS able to that afforded
by the daily}rife Of large family
There may betsn equal amount of hap
piness in small family, there may
be depth Of bliss where only two
are together of which the life lived by
ten or a dozen could afford no idea
but for the cheer of varied interests,
of lively voices, of going and coming,
OF song and laughter, OF mo- ing hg-
ures, of the sense of action and life,
what can be desired better than fam.
lily where father and mother and
grandmother, aunts and children,
made the round dozen2 In a small
family it is difficult TO keep up the
wide interest in people and neighbor-
hood which does great deal to pro
mote cheerfulness; it is difficult to
keep up such interest in more than a
very few, from the mere want OF time,
from the difficulty of getting about,
and the impossibility of being in more
than one place at time, if from no
other reason. But where there are a
number of people under the roof, that
answers every purpose, as each one
bringing in keen feeling for the af-
fairs OF several other, the whole to-
gether maintain wide and deep con-
nection from which cheerfulness is
precipitated like salt from its com
ponent gases. But, apart from the
cheer derived from intercourse and re-
latlonship with the outside multitude
by means of large family's varied ac-
qualntance, comes that derived from
other sources in consequence of our
full circle.
This member of the large household
is the one devoted to charity all the
rest do great deal of vicarious char
ity, as we may call it, through that
channel, and feel content with salts
fed consciences in a sense of duty
done, which sense, whether it con
tributes to virtue or not, does, at any
rate, to cheerfulness, and it is cheer
fulness of which we are speaking.
This other member is the student of
science, and out of the chance con-
versatlon, the books, plates, expert
NAN Ca pCI IChNCo Va LllIo III
dividual the rest hive a sufficient
amount of scientific honey for their
own uses. and are enriched with learn
ing without the least exertion of their
own, receiving it, as it were, through
the pores. These others, again, do the
gay society business; and those of the
remainder who @e quietly inclined go
to all the routes and drives and sails
in the gay ones enjoyment, see what
the bellies wear and how the beaux be-
have, and never have to leave their
tranquil corner at all. And this last
one, with scraps of singing and scraps
OF piano playing, and mornings of
practicing and evenings of mirth,
YIELDS everything together in a sort
of perpetual ringing of joy bells. In
short, In large family the Whole
world comes to every member of it,
and IN small family only narrow
segment of it can come. -Harper's Ba-
Ear
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
A WQman's Tribute.

A woman has a more excellent way of
bestowing favor than man. One day
in 1865 Rosa Bonheur was surprised
while working in her studio to receive a
visit from the Empress Eugene, who en-
tered unannounced.
The empress kissed the artist as she
rose to receive her royal visitor, and,
after few minutes conversation, de-
parted as unceremoniously as she had
entered.
The woman artist discovered that the
woman sovereign had pinned upon her
working blouse the cross of the Legion
of Honor.
The emperor, who had hesitated to
confer the decoration on the artist be-
cause she was woman, had left the en-
press regent during his absence from
France. One of her first acts was to
drive over from Fontainebleau, near the
studio, and decorate Rosa Bonheur With
her own hand.-Youth's Companion.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
An Electric Crane.

Steam cranes are dangerous In ~Ogs
yards and other places where comDusL
BILE materials are stored, hence the recon
adoption of an electric crane at q w. u.
known timber yard in Limehouse. y 4
power to make the crane travel Cd :.
rails, hoist the load and slew 1t rouno
derived from dynamo, also used % ~ ~
a wood factory. The current is copVsy~
by copper tubes laid along the trains u.
ON which the crane travels, and IL lsos y,
Quoted by contracts to the electric ni'I x
attached to the axles of the crane
suitable gearing of the Rawortn W. rss
The motor takes a current OF OV an a
to hoist the maximum load OF 10"
tons; it slews with So amperes' =. =,
travels with 90 to 80, according % N
speed. All these operations can ~
simultaneously, if need be. lDo M
weight of the crane is about iou .;ss5
It performs its work well, and mas |.or
every satisfaction. The starting IL
ping and working is performers and
man in charge with turning handisIs, att
a mirror is provided to show nun " hid
going on in the barge below from a :
the timberis hoisted. -CasselI s Mae
To keep the bright, green cOl% s.ce
summer cabbage and some otne a,s n b
tables, boil fast in plenty o. ws-,sb
which has been dissolved pieceo M nj
Ing soda the size of two peas; COVE IL
the water boils and then take on =. 10
II the steam is shut in the caDD~S
be yellow and unsightly.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
A NeH.Industrv in Russia.

The st. Petersburg correspondent of
The North British Mail says that dur
ing the last few months new indus
try has sprung up in Russia in the
form of nicotine extract. This pro
duct not only finds a sale in Russia.
but is already exported in considerable
quantities, especially to South Amer
lea. The lees obtained, when prepar-
ing the tobacco leaf, have been used
for long time for destroying para
sites on plants, and they have also been
found etficacious when applied as an
antidot1 to the various skin diseases to
which sheep are liable. 1t has now,
however, been discovered that this pro
duct affords a remedy for another de-
structive agent-namely: the dry rot
among Sheppard last autumn the
Russian firm of Nikolai, Bogdanow K
Co. started works in Moscow for the
production of nicotine extract on a
large scale. Four to five pools
of common Machorka tobacco
yield only about one pood of
the extract, but in such con
centrated form that a teaspoonful
is sufficient for nearly two pints of
water and the works produce about
80 pools of the extract perdiem. The
Russian government has decided TO
exempt this product from excise duty.
Any other uses to which this nicotine
may be applied, although not difficult
to imagine, have not yet TRANSFERRED
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
Go.dsmith's Grave.

We hare among us, in the heart OF
this rich city. in Goldsmith's buildings,
hard by the Temple church, the grave of
another man of genius-the grave of
oliver Goldsmith. The insignificant
monument that covers his remains, and
the tenth rate statue, if such it can be
called, that adjoins it, are in state Of
decay that does the greatest discredit to
Goldsmith's fellow countrymen. On the
one side of the stone is the inscription:
"Here lies Oliver Goldsmith" and on the
other, "Born 10 Nov, 1928. Died 4th
April, 1774." Many of the letters and
figures ON the stone are well nigh oblit-
Grated, while the inscription underneath
the statue it is absolutely impossible to
decipher. This is no new tale.
Some of our contemporaries have very
properly again and again called the
attention of the public to these facts,
but still nothing is done. Surely the
few pounds necessary to keep his grave
in proper state of repair might well be
subscribed. 1t is now entirely neglected
and deserted, save by few kindly folk
who sometimes deck it with flowers. A
movement having the object we have
indicated and headed, say, by the two
great English actors who have given us
such delightful renderings of what was
perhaps Goldsmith's greatest creation
DR.. Primrose-could not fail to secure
the hearty cooperation of all those who
have derived pleasure and amusement
and instruction from that master of fic-
ton, who was not only one OF the great
est novelists of his time, but the purest
hearted and most good natured of men.
London Saturday Review.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
West Pointers Never Smile.

Now, strange as it may seem, smiling
Is something totally against the rules.
NO man ever dreams of smiling at any,
thing, no matter how ludicrous, when he
has been in the West Point academy
few weeks. The face is required to have
a stony, expressionless stare, the eyes
nxed as If in trance, gazing on futurity.
The head is thrown back, the arms hello
rlg1dly, the body straight, and this is the
attitude of attention." which is ex-
pected to be the normal condition of a
cadet, except when speaking with his
own or with lower classmen. Cor. Phila-
delphia Times.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
George Sands MS.

A curious rs. of George Sand has
been presented to M. Edouard Philippe
by M. and Mime. Maurice Sand Ii is
the MS. of mile. de la Quintinie," of
which the original title, as declared on
the first page, was '9The Romance Of
a Priest" The pages are very small,
carefully ruled, and covered with
strong. regular, conspicuously neat
and legible characters written in blue
ink. So frequently has the author cor
rected the copy, that out of one page,
OF seventeen lines, she has spared only
one word, but even these frequent
ensures do not mar the exquisite l.eate
ness of the page. One delicate line,
so fine that it might have been traced
by needle, is passed through the
Objectionable passage-and the MS,
which comprises six volumes, is thus
interesting as an indication of the
methods of the great authoress at her
desk. Current Literature.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19

Sunday morning gentleman and his
wife, who had been staying over night
at the house of a North Side friend,
boarded one of Mr.. Yerkes' cable trains
for home, and were astonished to find a
section of the Salvation Army in pos
session of the car they entered. The sal
vationists, who were all elderly people,
were singing songs ahd praising the
Lord in their own peculiar way. The
gentleman had purchased Sunday pa
per, and, handing his wife the advertis-
ing supplement, he proceeded to scan the
news. Suddenly one of the elderly sal
vationists, who wore a sorrel paint brush
on his chin, pumped into seat beside
him and startled him with the remark:
"Do you know, my brother, that that is
an instrument of SATAN" at the same
time pointing at the paper The gentle
man shook his head and went on read
ing. Then an elderly sister tried to call
him away from his Sunday reading, and
then platoon of the army assailed him
for the same purpose. Finally. in spite
of his wife's protests, he arose and de-
clared himself. Look here" he said,
GIVE read the Sunday papers for five
years and | don't intend to be stopped
now. If you don't leave me alone I'll
lick the lot of your Whereupon the
salvationists deserted the gentleman.
Chicago Herald.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
The Cause of Their Estrangemsnt.

1t transpires that the estrangement
between Crown Prince Rudolph and
the present emperor of Germany grew
out OF remark made by the latter
some years before his accession to the
throne. He and Rudolph had been on
very friendly terms and one day in
conversation William stated that if he
ever became emperor his policy would
be conducted on the same lines as that
OF Frederick the Great. To this Prince
Rudolph retorted that Frederick's
schemes always included the destruc-
ton OF the Austrian empire. Prince
William did not disclaim his intention
to initiate the great emperor, and
hence GOODNESS arose between the
two heirs to crowns which was never
dispelled San Francisco Chronicle.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
A Grain Problem.

St. Paul grain men have been vex-
ing their souls over "a problem touch
ing grain bin and its contents, the
solution of which has dawned upon
not few of them. 1t is this: Given
bin; dump into it, separately, five
distinct qualities of wheat, for in
stance; open the spout at the bottom
and the query is: (Which layer of
wheat comes out frst2" The unini
tiated say at once, with few excep
tons: The first layer at the bottom, ct
courser W. A. Van Slyke was de,
termined to get at the facts, and
watched the bin with his eagle eve
very closely the other day, after hav
ing caused a layer of barley to be
placed on top of several layers of diff
ferent kinds of wheat. The spout was
opened and the barley came rushing
out first. st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
When the Boys Went Swimming.

wonder what sign the boys who read
this have for challenging or inviting one
another to go in swimming. The boys
in the Boys Town used to make the
motion of swimming with both arms; or
they held up the fore finger and middle
finger in the form of swallow tail;
they did this when it was necessary to
be secret about it, as in school, and when
they did not want the whole crowd of
boys to come along; and often when they
just pretended they did not want some
one to know. They really had to be Sc
cret at times, for some of the boys were
not allowed to go in at all; others were
forbidden to go in more than once or
twice a day; and as they all had to go in
at least three or four times day, some
sort of sign had to be used that was
understood among themselves alone
W. D. Howells in Harper's Young Peo-
ple
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
Is II Catching

Why should intelligent persons, as il
they were parrots, adopt and utter GER
tain phrases and ordinations sat by
Mrs. Blank Cher husband is clergyman
in the street car few days ago, and
after we had exchanged gre rs said:
"My Cousin Angelina sails from Liver
pool today" is that so?' said Mrs.
Blank. EYES," said, rallying as well
as / could, for this reply takes all the
spirit from me, land she is always very
i'll on the ocean" ''Is that so?' said Mrs.
Blank again. A pause followed. How
can one continue to pay out the coin of
conversation If not even the interest
comes back.
was glad to get out of the car and
meet pretty Amy Dexter. had bit of
news for her. Amy is in the high school,
and l told her at once that Miss Cum
minis, who taught her botany last year,
was to be married soon. is that so!'
returned Amy. l love Amy. but do
not like SIS that so!'' and l fastened on
to get out of her way; but as / went
Frank Sullivan overlook me, and will
you believe that when | asked Frank if
Mr.. Stockton had really promised to
answer the question, 1.-The Lady or the
Tiger" he exclaimed, rs that sol''
Later in the day told Mr.. Emory that
his playing of the organ last Sunday had
been much compGmented, and he smiled
and murmured, is that soI'-Wide
Awake
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
DR.. Bacon, of Lockport.

One day last week certain young
physician here in town ran across his
bosom friend, and the two started out
to have good time together They
did SO until they ran out of funds.
This was about 3 p. M, and altogether
too early in the day to go home or to
quit. All the other places were still
open. The young physicians friend
thought of bright scheme. Doc, !"
he said, 81 have friend over here at
the fancy goods fair in the Palmer
house. He runs perfumery agency.
Now, I'll take you up there and intro
duce you as an out of town druggist,
and you make a bluff to look at his
samples with an idea of buying.
think that would make him set up the
drinks for u.s. The doctor was agree
able. But what's my name and
where do | come from2" he asked.
Lets see; | guess we'll call you DR..
Bacon, of Lockport That'll do. Now
don't forget it. Come on"
The young physician was afraid of
forgetting his name and residence,
being just then in a lovely condition
to do SO, and he kept repeating it t.
himself all the way up stairs. The
perfumery man was found, and the
young physicians friend said: ''Mr.
=, allow me to present my friend,
DR.. Bacon, of Lockport." Then the
young physician surprised the sales
man and Mortified his friend by blink
ing wisely and saying: ''Dr. Bacon.
am pleased to meet you" The scheme
fell fiat, and when they got outside
the friend said, irately: you bloom
ing chumpl | told you your name was
Bacon, not his. Now your name is
Mudp And the young physician re-
piled: "Well, maybe I did forget
my name, but I know where l came
from-Lockport, by gosh Chicago
Herald
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19

The question of the improvement Of
cookery among the poor classes is at
tracing great attention in Europe, where
its immense hygienic Importance is rec
ognized. The subject is one in which
medical men in this country also, skilled
as they are in the physiology of food and
accustomed to deal with the poor, both
in family life and in public institutions,
might give great aid. That which the
working classes greatly need is instruc-
ton in the art of braising, or slowly
stewing at low heat, combinations Of
meat scraps and of vegetables. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
Ducks in China

1t is stated that there are more ducks
In China than all the world outside of
1t. They are kept on every farm, on
the private roads, and on all the lakes,
rivers, and small streams. There arc
many boats on each of which as many
as z, 600 are kept. Their eggs con
stltute one of the most important ar
tlcles of food. They are Matched in
establishments fitted up for the pur-
pose. Some of them turn out as MANY
as $4,000 young ducks every year.
Sailed and smoked ducks are sold in
all the towns, and many of them are
exported to countries where China
men reside.-Brooklyn Eagle
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
Stephenson,s Leisure Hon,s

George Stephenson, the great railway
pioneer, did not know his alphabet until
he was Is years of age; but he no sooner
became convinced Of the necessity of
learning to read in order to get on in the
world than he set about it with all the
energy he possessed, and went to school
Though he made rather big schoolboy)
while he was working twelve hours a
day at very laborious work. Beside
learning to read and write and acquir-
ing the other elements of education, he
mended clocks and shoes for his neigh
bors in his s'leisure hours" George
Stephenson's example shows that a
great deal may be done if we only make
up our minds to do it.-Boston Herald.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
The Turtles Shell His Castle.

One of the most amusing fights that
ever occurred in this neck of woods, and
which was witnessed by two hunters,
took place ON the Warrior river between
blacksnake and mud turtle. What
the casus bellum was is not known, but
the snake had wound itself around the
turtle, andSwas trying to make some i'm
preston on its back with its fangs.
The turtle took things good naturally,
seemingly, and every once in a while
would poke out his head to see if the
snake was looking. If the snakes head
was too close the turtle would draw him
self back into the shell, and if the head
was far enough away the turtle would
seize his antagonist, and when the snake,
mad with pain, tried to revenge himself,
the turtle would go back in his shell.
This strange warfare was kept up for
several hours, when the turtle succeeded
in getting his antagonist by the throat
and nearly severed the head from the
body. Then, with the snake still wrap
ped around it, the turtle reached the
water and the dead snake foated off an
the surface The turtle had been VIC
torious.- Birmingham (Ala.) Cor. st.
Louis Globe-Democrat
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19
New Svsfem of RniIhin~-

A very favorable account is given in
the French papers Of the new system of
building houses of iron and steel plates,
introduced into France by NJ Danly,
manager of the Societe DIES FORCES de
Chateleneau, who has set forth its vari-
GUS advantages with much practical de-
tail, attracting considerable attention to
the method. 1t has been satisfactorily
ascertained, it seems, that corrugated
sheets of such metal, of more than a
millimeter in thickness, are sufficiently
strong for building houses several stories
high, and the material, of course, allows
of a considerable variety of architectural
ornamentation
The plates thus employed are of the
finest quality and as they are galvanized
after having been cut to the sizes and
shapes required no portion isleft exposed
to the atmosphere. In addition to this
it is asserted that houses constructed in
such manner are very sanitary, and that
all ventilation and heating arrangements
can readily be carried out. In England
this system of building has found much
favor, the superiority of the new over
the old system consisting in the method
OF corrugating and galvanizing the metal.
Philadelphia Record
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-07-19

You would scarcely suppose that such
things as tarantulas, centipedes and
ella monsters had market value, vet
they are quoted as regularly by curl
osity dealers as feather work, grasses,
etc. People collect everything, and
there is always a demand for the ami
mails and reptiles named. A good
specimen of the tarantula or centipede.
alive or mounted, brings 81. Live
specimens are sent in boxes, only by
express, as they are not allowed to 90
by mail. Stuffed specimens are or
dered for collection, but | cannot
imagine why the live ones are wanted.
Quite trade is done in them, how
ever, through the curiosity shops of
the country, which order from the
stores in Mexico or on the border.
What is more surprising is the sale
that exists for ella monsters. Zoolor-
ical gardens want them, of course, but
there are private parties who also Or
der them. Fine specimens bring from
S. to $40. They come from Arizona,
where the Indians collect them for the
dealers. This is the most repulsive
looking reptile to be found in any part
of the world. st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.