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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07

dyspepsia out of me, and the iron
builds me up. It just depends upon how
| feel, the number OF cups drink dur
ing the day. ! consult my stomach en-
drely. You had better consult your
stomach. ma am. Going back to the
hotel? Certainly, I'm agreeable. I'll
just go with you. You are like my
wife, ma 'am-always on the go. ! do
not mind telling you, ma'am, that my
wife is not quite up to me; in fact, am
considered to have married beneath
myself"
His knees had rounded sockets in his
trousers, which stood out, as he walked
along. in an ungainly fashion, but when
he sat down all fitted easily and
smoothly, particularly when he bent
his shoulders little forward and
ella sped his hands over his crossed leg
that swung its foot like pendulum to
time his words
Some of my friends 60 as far as to
say that it was mistake. / could do
much better now, ma'am; that is the
truth. But when | married her, ma'am,
| considered it good thing for me. [
don't mind telling you, na'am, but at
that time she was very poor She
taught in the public school until her
ma took sick of galloping consumption,
and when her ma died, married her.
They used to be quite considerable
folks. Her pa was q Baptist minister.
He was killed in the war. Sister Annie,
too, my wife's sister, had situation in
the public school, but when she heard
her ma was dying, she gave it up, and
came home to help in the nursing. But
[ have taken Sister Annie in, too. Sis
ter Annie's health isn't very good,
ma am, but she teaches the primaries,
and she can help my wife in the house.
| intend to let Sister Annie live right
along with u.s. Sister Annie-Lord!
Sister Annie can iron a shirt just as
good as my wife. Have you observed
my shirts, ma am? Sister Annie and my
wife launder them all; and between
them they prepare the meals for
the boarders-we have six boarders,
ma'am, male and female-and they
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07
SOUTH AMERICAS CHICAGO.
The Phenomenal Growth and Progress OF
the CitY of Rnenoa AYreA.

The Phenomenal Growth and Progress O
the CITY of BuenOs Ayres.
This is Chicago reduced to southern
latitude. When one goes to the Boca
and secs the shipping jammed and
wedged in the Riachuelo, he is remind
ed of the Chicago river. When he re-
turns by train along the waters edge
and goes out to Balgrano, passing two
riverside parks, he recalls again the
metropolis of the West, with its rail-
ways, pleasure grounds and palatial
residences along the lake shore. The
sun rises over river so broad that il is
Lake Michigan. From that river base
the city has shot out north, south and
west over broad and level plain.
doubling its population within a
decade, and developing an immense
volume of business. 1t is the most
important railway center of South
America. Ii is the outlet for the agri-
cultural produce of continental reaches
OF wheat belt II is thatchief saladero,
or slaughter-house, for the stock-rais-
ing pampaS. 1t commands fluvial sys-
tenn exceeding in volume the water
shed of the Mississippi. Its commerce
has expanded into enormous compass.
The progress of Buenos Ayres is with
out precedent or parallel in the history
of South America. The population was
rs, 500 in 1851; III. 500 in 1869: 295. 900 in
1882, and it is at least $50, 600 to-day.
Rio de ,ianeiro has been distanced in
the race for supremacy, and at the end
of another ten or twenty years Buenos
Ayres may he close behind Philadel-
phia and Chicago The development of
the commerce of the city has been as
remarkable as the growth of population.
In 1850 the import and export trade Of
the country, which mainly centers in
this port amounted to S21, 770, 900; in
1876 the aggregate was SSl, $50, 900; and
it is now sos 524 01S. The house valua-
tions from S37. 900, 600 in 1857 increased
to S246, 900, 600 in 1884; and in wealth
and resources the city has rapidly risen
from an inferior position to the fore
most place in South America. This
phenomenal progress has naturally had
the effect of stimulating the imagi-
nation of the town. 1t has the largest
possible ideas of its own importance
anu lts MANIFEST utSIluy- luz biaNCicI
is abruptly informed that Buenos Ayres
is the biggest, handsomest and most
prosperous city in the Southern hemi-
sphere Melbourne, Sydney, Rio de ia
metro, Montevideo and Valparaiso hav-
ing been outrivaled. As there is no city
in North America that receives proper
tionately as many immigrants, he is
warned that the position of New York
as the largest center of population on the
American continent is insecure. The
admission is reluctantly made that Mel
bourne, Sydney and even despised Rio
have each greater volume Of eas.ls~
MERGE than Buenos A,,5i-s; but that fact
is explained on the Jneory that the Ar
gentine Republic is country of unde-
veloped resources, and that twenty years
of additional progress and immigration
will make the city the first in export
and import trade as it is already the
first in population of the Southern hem
isphere. Ayres Cor. Y. Y.
Tribune
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07
THE MOCK IMPRoMPTU.
The BE Way to ExtempOrize Is to Pre-
pare Carefully Beforehand.

The BE Way to EHtempOriZe Is to Pre-
pare Carefully Beforehand.
Of all impromptu speeches the one
that is prepared beforehand is likely to
be the best. There are good reasons for
this. An alligator, tired of basking in
the sun. will slide off into the bayou
with considerable ease and some ele-
gance if allowed to perform the ma
neuver in his own time. If the alligator
is hurried however, by unfriendly man,
the descent into the water becomes a
panickv scramble ending in a splash.
Orators are like alligators in this. They
can not tumble with grace into eloquence
unless they have time to consider the
operation The best impromptu speak
ers in all ages have made it rule never
to speak without preparation. From
Demostnenes down to Cnauncey Depew
the private motto of the eXtemporaneOus
sneaker has been 'Semper paratus,
which, freely translated, means with a
speech on hand" Perhaps Demosthenes
went to extreme in anticipation. lie
grudged no labor to make the least part
Of his oratiors perfect, and it is improb-.
1Dl6 Iudb liz d. W d u AON W A-AN-AA~ -
Athenian audiences believe that his
speeches were esteH}p0re Those who have
succeeded him in the rostrum have not
always been so candid. Parliamentary
debate often demands the appearance OF
spontaneous utterance, and 1t has
greater weight than speech which Is
evidently the result of antecedent study.
The charms of the impromptu are not
confined to the political Grafton or the
after dinner speech. The divine IN the
pulpit who can simuIa a, if not actually
practice, eXtemporaneous preaching mas
the advantage of him who reads from
manuscript, or refer, occasionally to
notes. On the stag nothing IS SO
likely to make hit as action or WORD
that appears to be born of the occasion.
Actors are well aware OF this and not
seldom prepare impromptus, usually IN
the shape of topical illusions. MIR. JET
ferson, although above the use OF mere
local gags, is one of the great actors
who knows how to simulate spontanelty
in expression of voice and face, SO that
the audience is brought to believe that
a SIEGE of carefully conceived and prac-
ticed by-play is the result of the mo-
ment's suggestion. In short, there is no
limit to the value of extemporizing,
wh&ther it be practiced in Congress, IN
church, at the dinner-table or on the
stage. And the best way to extempo-
rize is, as we have said, to prepare care
fully beforehand Of course there Is
such thing as the genuine impromptu
but it is very rare thing indeed, and
IS compared with the mock article, us
success is rarer still-Pittsburgh Dis
patch
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07

The story is an old one, but good, 10
all that. Said the camel: 1T is cold oui
here: may | put my head within you
door," The merchant could not find |
in his heart TO refuse. Before long tn
camels neck. as well as his head, wa
with n the little room; then his shou
ders then his whole body. So the meI
chant was crowded out entirely, for tn
room was not big enough for both 6
tbem We sometimes think it no gres
harm if we permit the beginning Oh +
bad habit to enter our bosom IL Z
would stop there, it might not do muc
evil But no one knows where pa
habit VIII stop 1t is quite as likely
not to crowd out every good thing
look out for its beginning!-N
Ledger.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07
OUR GOLDEN GIRLS.

Good American Dollars That Have Been
Captured by Foreign NOblemen.
The immense sum of SI4, IT'S, 600 has
gone to Europe during the last few
years with several American girls as an
incum brance to trade for titles. In the
main this dowry of beauty and fortune
purchased poor specimens of men. II
they were in Chicago they couldn't earn
living shoveling smoke out of the city.
Yet they have what all the world of
snobs love-a title. Most of them have
vices, and debts, and other things equal
ly undesirable. But title covers
multitude of sins.
The American girl is a beauty. She
is conversationalist She has plenty
of dash and spirit and gives those blase
noblemen more pleasure in an hour than
they ever had in their lives before. And
she is rich that is, all who marry no
blemen are. So he marries her, goes to
heaven, and gets the earth.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07
THE MAYFUOWER.


Interesting Facts Concerning the Vessel
That Landed the Pilgrims.
A new training brig has recently been
launched at the Pembroke dockyard in
England. This latest conner in the En-
glish navy has been christened May
flower, the last of long line of vessels
of that name. This has brought out the
interesting and little known fact that
the Pilgrims Mayfower of 1920 was at
one time an English war ship. The
name is one of the Oldest ship names in
the English navy, going back to 1415,
when a vessel with that name carried
some of the knights who fought at
Agincourt across the channel. Her sue
cessor-the Mayfower of 1447-was the
flagship of Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
But the Mayfiower of 1920 was an old
Armada veteran long before she came
across the Atlantic, and took a prOmi-
ment part in that historic sea fight in
1888, fighting alongside of brakes Re-
venge and Hawkins Victory. In the
fight off Gravelines, when the Armada
made last desperate attempt to save
itself from utter rout, the Mayfower's
part was a prominent one. According
to recent writer in the London Graphic,
the ship was one of the chief ones
contributed to Queen Elizabeth's feet
by the merchants of the city of London,
but Goedwin's Pilgrim Republic states
that the officials of Lynn offered the
Mayfower $50 tons) to join the fleet
against the dreaded Spanish Armada.
The Graphic enormously implies that
the Mayfiower ended her days inglori-
ously in the slave trade between Guinea
and America. Goodwin, in reference tc
this rumor, says that the SLAYER May
flower was a ship of $50 tons, while the
Pilgrim vessel was only $50. The latter
came to Salem in 1929, and the last
known of her was when she was one OF
a feet that landed John Winthrop and
his colonists at Charlestown in $780,
Before attempting TO seed raisins,
cover them with hot water and let them
stand fifteen minutes. The seeds can
then be removed easily, WITH out parti-
Gle of waste.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07

A farmer read in an agriculture
journal: "A side window in a stabl
makes horses eyes weak on that side
a window in front hurts his eyes by tn
glare: a window behind him makes hir
souiut-eved: window on a diagons
line makes him shy when be travels
and a stable without windows make
him blind" The farmer has written {
the editor of the agricultural paper asl
ing what effect window without ST
bic would have on his horses eyes.-N
Z. Ledger.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07

-'You ought to support agood county
lair here" said the new pastor, you
nave rich county and -" ''Tain't no
lse." replied the Mayor. "We did try
% organize, but the ground is too rolling;
lint place in the county where we
,ould lay out a good mile track. bur
latte
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07
THE SELF-MADE MAN.
And the Serious Case of Dyspep-
STA He Encouraged.

NE never knows
which is the i'm
preston that is
going to S tay,
which o f t h g
c h a r ac t ers,
events, circum-
S t a n C e s say
ings, tableaux
of the passing
day is to be the
une Fl ace a BILE
one. We try to
know, and even
make, with hui
m a n pertness,
s o / e C t ions.
This is strik-
inr." "this is
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07

The immensely of this sum that has
gone, or is going. from our shores is sc
huge that it staggers people who have
never considered the subject, and large
though it is. this vast sum does not rep
resent the half of the dowries Of tai
American women who have married
foreigners. Oh :cago Tribune.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07

Samuel Edison, father of the in
,entor, is a jovial nan Of eighty-six'
Who lives in modest house at Fort era
dot, Mich.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07

The lawyers in case are like pair
Of shears. They never cut themselves,
but what is between.-Lawrence Ameri-
can
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-06-07

Before attempting TO seed raisins,
cover them with hot water and let them
stand fifteen minutes. The seeds can
then be removed easily, with out parti-
Gle of waste.
Evening journal., 1890-12-16
RANsAcKE0 BY BURGLARS.
Andrew c. Hogue's Residence Broken
Into and Robbed Last Night.

Andrew G. HOgue's Residence Broken
into and Robbed Last Night.
The residence of Andrew G. Hogue. at
No. 412 East Sixth street, was broken
into by burglars last night and robbed Of
all the money that was in the house.
The thieves reached the house by an
alley running from Lord street and Of.
feeted an entrance by prying open the
kitchen door with large jimmy. They
then ransacked the house, but must have
been frightened away before they had
time to pack up any clothing.
Thomas O. Hogue was the last member
Of the family to retire last night. and he
turned out all the gas and retired at /
o'clock. When the family awoke this
morning their heads were covered with
quilts, and Mrs Hogue. who was the
first to awake was surprised to see three
gas jets burning She at once aroused
her husband and two sons. George H.,
and Thomas G., and an investigation
was begun
Mr, and Mrs. Hogue occupy the front
second STORY room Here clothing was
scattered all about the room and the
floor was literally covered with the con
tents of the bureau drawers. Some small
change had been taken from the pockets
of Mr.. Hogue's trousers. The adjoining
room, which is occupied by the two sons,
was torn up worse than the first. The
watches, papers and other contents of the
young mems pockets were emptied out
on the floor and every drawer and chest
in the room had been ransacked.
In this room the burglars secured two
$40 notes from the clothing of George
H. Hogue, and two so bills and SO in
silver from Thomas O. Hogue. One of
the watches, fine gold one, was lying
on the floor as if it had been accidentally
dropped by the thieves in their flight
The family has no clue to the identity of
the burglars, but the matter has been
placed into the hands of the authorities
The burglary is supposed to have been
committed by persons familiar with the
surroundings
Evening journal., 1890-12-16
MONTHLY PAYMENTS IN PROPORTION

Stock taking time is nearing, and
We have decided TO lower prices on
all goods now in stock.
Make your kitchen comfortable
for Christmas by covering it with a
new Rag Carpet for only 25c. per
yard.
A special lot Of single and three
quarter size Antique Oak Bedsteads,
nicely carved, heavy moulded foot
boards and strong bracket rails, at
81, worth So.
A real Plush Lounge, nicely made
and Is springs, only $5.75.
Bamboo brass trimmed Easels, at
9Sc, makes a nice holiday gift.
Buyers will find our Furniture,
Carpet, Bedding, Blanket and
Stove Department stocked
actually choked-with every
novelty it is possible for any
house to obtain, and fortified
by the lowest prices.
The purchasers of holiday goods,
understand that we pose as the lead.
ers Of low prices.
Not a space in our store but creaks
beneath the burdens Of holiday
goods.
Evening journal., 1890-12-16
cIrY NEWs IN RRIEE.

The new Lancaster avenue sewer will
probably be completed by January 1.
The sewer on Monroe street, which
caved in sometime ago, has been repaired
and recovered
E. s. Seeds and Samuel Jennings had a
rifle shooting contest at Drukker's gal
lery last evening. Out Of possible 200
Seeds scored 1850 points and Jennings
III.
Register Iof Wills j. X. Bradford
has granted letters OF administration
upon the estate of Franklin Deakyne,
late of New Castle hundred, to William
Deakyne.
Sallie Davis, the colored damsel who
says she shot and robbed a man in West
Chester for betraying her, and who was
arrested in this city, has been removed to
Chester county jail.
The first floor plan of the new post
office is on exhibition at Superintendent
Hollis's Office, No. 9 East Fourth street.
1t has all the changes desired by citizens
who examined the other plans.
The directors of the German Hall last
evening elected the following officers
President, Daniel Maier; vice president,
Andrew Dettling; recording secretary,
Harry T. Sehnepf; financial secretary,
Peter Elmer; treasurer, Henry thinner
man; executive committee, Henry zim-
norman, Charles Yetter, Andrew Det-
thing.
Evening journal., 1890-12-16

Our house is now in holiday dress
Not a department but wears the
costume of the gift season. You
will find the novelties Of the Chris
mas period, especially numerous in
useful gifts.
We care not what you want, it is
here, marked in competition with all
rivals, and accompanying these feat
ures which mark the season Of "Joy
and plenty"and edge the glee Of that
period whose dearest wish is the cli-
max Of universal delight.
1t is for you to test the weight Of
this announcement and prove its ac-
curacy.
In price we have no equals; in
variety we coneede no peers; in
quantity we would profane our
record were we to admit the APP
proach Of others.
The buyers of what is delight
to the young and joy to their elders
viii find beneath this roof the
heraldy Of Chris Kringle and the en-
bodiment Of the hope, wish and
expectation Of this house for the
coming days Of peace to all men and
good will throughout the land.
Evening journal., 1890-12-16
sTAeRep I'M a ouARReL.

Antonio Gala Believed to be Dying
From wounds Received in a Fight.
Antonio Gala, an Italian, living at No
II Carpenter street, is lying In a critical
condition at his home from the effects Of
being stabbed on Saturday evening
by another Italian named Thomas
Cerveria subjected the house to Gala,
and on Saturday evening called to collect
the rent, which Gala refused to pay. A
ferco ight ensued and Gala was punish
j & h visitor severely, when the latter
rev . stiletto from his pocket and made
vi ious thrust at Gala The blade
tnte I'd the mans side below the armpit,
nd mt between the ribs to the lung,
viii ! was penetrated.
Z 9 Italian bled freely from the terri
BILE cash, fell TO the ground, and was
lying in q pool Of blood, when Dr. J. Q
Fahey, who had been summoned arrived
Gala was made as comfortable as pos,
sible, although his awful wound caused
him to moan constantly. The injured
man is receiving the best of
care, and nobody is allowed ia
his room. His condition this after
noon gives no hope of his recovery. Ger
veria is still at large but officers are on
the look out for him.
Evening journal., 1890-12-16
MISS MILE sscHeR.
Successful Debut of the Young Pianist
An ExceIIent Concert.

An Excellent Concert.
1t Is often the case that when a person
becomes well-known for talent in certain
lines, he leaves the place where his
career began and gives other communi-
ties the benefit Of his ability. Miss
Mile Becher has made an exception to
this rule by returning to the city in
which she was so favorably known, after
three years of study in Europe, and
makes her first appearance as pianist
before Wilmington audience
Her greeting last evening was very
cordial. The audience was comprised
mainly of musical people, who, while they
expected great things from the fair
performer, were ready to make due al
lowance for any defects incidental to a
first appearance. Such defects, If any
there were. were not noticeable, and Miss
Becher's grace of execution and con.
scientious attention to details Of express
sion won their spontaneous applause.
The variety of the selections makes Il
difficult to decide upon the most pleasing.
Suffice 1t to say all were good. Men
delssohns Sonata OPP So was the most
classical and therefore not so pleasing to
the popular ear as the succeeding selec
lions. The Carnival" in its wide scope
displayed the versatility of the performer
50 thoroughly and the result was SO de
hghtful that the audience seemed to feel
a shock in the grand finale. 1.-THE Fan.
tssie lmpromptu' in O. Sharpe won an
encore.
The sombre notes Of tho Nocturne in
+ sharp, major, was awe inspiring, and
the brighter passages of the fantasia
were welcome change. The Invita-
tion Waltz" was exhilirsting st first and
passed through the many shades of ex-
preston until the finale brought the feel.
ings to quieter plane that was delight
fully soothing. Miss Becher is true
artist. Unaffected in manner, she wins
many friends. graceful in movement
and thorough in performance, she de-
serves the praise Of critics.
Professor Hennig, the violincellist,
assisted Miss Becher on the opening
selection and played a solo later In the
evening. The third part, composition
entitled. "Mumett," by Becker, was the
choicest.
A chorus of fifteen men from the
Tuesday Club sang two numbers without
accompaniment and was encored each
time
The program was as follows:
Sonata, ep S.. ........ ga. Mendelssohn
Mile Becher, piano; Prof. Hennig cello.
Piano solo, "Baladen..... i. . Reinecke
Mae chorus, robin Adair". ...3.
Harmonized by d. Buck.
Piano solo, Carnival ........... Schuhmann
ta) Allegro; % Romance; tc) Seherzo;
cd lnterme2zo; le) Finale.
Violin cello solo ..............
la "Serensde" Sitt Oh '.Chanson Villagoise.
r, Fopperi 90 "Mmuett,n ........ Becker
~ IN sotO !, Z; l.,
"Fantasie lmpronptu," sharp,
minor. $500. ...:... ..... ......... ~. Chopin
Male chorus, This Land Of Ours." r. Becher
Piano solo, Invitation Waltz.
............ -. Won Meher-Tnnsin
Evening journal., 1890-12-16

We have been highly com.
plimented on our superb line
of Handkerchiefs for the holi-
day trade. We escaped the
high prices by an early and
direct import order for all our
initial, hemstitched and en-
broidered goods.
We are selling hundreds
daily, and if you are interested
in these popular things you
should certainly see our assort-
ment.
Laundried and Unlaundried
pure linen with embroidered
initials for IS cents and
from that up to S. each.
Evening journal., 1890-12-16

The complimentary Kirmess ball was
given in Professor A. S Websters dane
ing academy ia Eden Hall last evening
The patronesses were Mrs Ferd T.
Gilpin, Mrs. John p Wales and Mrs. E.
7. Candy. Several members of the
board Of managers were present, and
Willard Hall Porter, chairman of the
floor committee, was in charge. One
hundred and City persons, half Of them
in costume Were present The favor,
ties in the Kirmess dances looked
just as pretty with the make
up removed. They enjoyed them
selves in the thought Of having richly
earned the benefits they were receiving.
Professor Charles E. Candee and Pro.
fessor A. s. Webster, who had caarge Of
the Kirmess singing and dancing. took
part last night Music was PLAYED by an
orchestra Of three pieces. d. B. Jones
served supper at midnight.