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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21

A United States patent viii be granted
to any person who has invented or dis
covered any new and useful art, machine,
manufacture OF improvement thereof,
not known or used by others in this coun-
try, and not patented or described in any
printed publication in this or any other
country before his discovery or invention
thereof, and not in public use nor on sale
for more than two years prior to his ap-
picatiOn, unless the same Is proved to
have been abandoned In this connec-
ton the word art" means the process or
method producing an old or new result.
Ii method Of doing anything contains
one or more new steps, the process is
new and patentable, The word mas
chine" means any device or thing by
means of which a mechanical result may
be produced, such as pin, a churn or
locomotive. The word manufacture"
means a made up article, such as furni-
ture, clothing, harness and the thousands
Of things which are offered for sale.
"CompOsitiOn Of matter" means a chemi-
cal compound Of ingredients, such as
HaFu ruDDer, u4ulu 9lue, medlclne, etc.
Patents may also be obtained for de-
signs for manufactures and works of art,
for three, seven and ten years.
Trade marks may be registered for any
arbitrary sign or symbol which is not
descriptive; the government fee is TWEEN
ty-tive dollars. Such marks are the ex-
elusive property Of the registrar for
thirty years, and the time may be ex-
tended 4 ''label" is any descriptive
tag, print or impression to be placed
upon any article or its case, and it may
be registered for twenty-eigbt years.
The government fee for a label is six
dollars; but if it contains any special
mark or symbol, the office decides it to
be trade mark instead Of a label
Washington Chronicle.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21
ArteSian Water aft Yakima

NORTH YAKIMA, Aug. 16.-For some
'ime experimental efforts have been 90.
ing on In the Moxie Valley, four miles
from this city, to obtain water bv naane
OF an artesian well These efforts have
been rewarded with success. To-day
at depth of 500 feet, water was ob
tanned IN abundance, flowing in a steady
stream 20 feet into the air from an eiobt
inch pipe. The benefits that will accrue
TO this section from these wells, now if
has proven that they are practicable. is
almost lncalculable. Thousands OF acres
OF land, which haye heretofore been re-
garded as only fit for grazing purposes.
Will be reclaimed for agricultural Dur
poses. 1t will also have a tendency to
induce the rapid settlement of the thin
ly populated portions of the country.
Another attempt of the same nature
is IN progress in the Horse Heaven
country, the county commissioners hay
ing appropriated $500 to comply with
the bill passed by the last legislature
approprlating like amount provided
the people would meet the proposition
half way. Horse Heaven is one Of the
most prolific sections in the county,
wheat especially being produced in most
astonishing quantities to the acre
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21

Nero. it is said fddled while Rome
was burning, but a man iddIing all night
to save his life from a bear is something
new. either in folk lore history or tradi-
ton. saws the Fairhayen Herald. And
vet this is what W Simpson, who lives
on the south fork of the Nooksack. did a
short time ago. Mr.. Simpson has a
homestead on the Nooksaek, and on the
homestead is a slightly built house.
As the shades of evening gathered
around the dwelling and he was sitting
a+ the door Of his house, huge bear ap-
nroached the little clearing, in the midst
Of which the house is situated, and made
bee line for the domicile. Simpson
took refuge within, and he had scarcely
closed tbe door. when the bear struck 1t
with IFS paws. The door creaked on its
hinges and the frail building shook,
Time after time the bear essayed to
braHk through. and Simpson sat IN NOR
tai terror; he had a gun bnt no ca /
tridees. and he was powerless to protect
himself. But he had iddle-a we'll
used Cremona, whose strains had often
delighted many a backwOods merry max
mo and ..frolic'' in the settlements on
the Nooksack. He took it down, tuned
It's strings, and as bruin tore around the
house. seeking vulnerable point BY
which entrance might be effected the
besieged man began to play. Softly at
first. apd as the sound cTePt through the
cb;nks Of his tenement the bear paused
then the strains grew louder and he
heard the monarch Of the forest lay
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21

PARIS, August 1.-THE Eclaire prints
the following as from an undeniable au-
thority: On the night OF the departure
of the Hollenzein from England the crew
was beaten TO quarters. They found
| the quarter deck Illuminated and an altar
erected thereon.
The kaiser stood by the altar wearing
a white ohasbule, with crozier in his
hands and a black and white mitre on
his head He read the most warlike
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21
Economical SEWING

Another sewing machine agent reports
another woman who manages to get her
spring dressmaking done very economi-
cally. All the agents have a custom of
leaving machines for week on trial.
Twice year this woman up town has a
machine left at her house ION trial - al
ternating impartially between the sew
eral makes During the trial week She
does as much OF her sewing as she can
conveniently, and when the agent calls
site invariably tells him the machine
isn't quite satisfactory. This has been
going on some years, and it is supposed
that the woman gets a keen endowment
out of the process. The cost of a ma
chine is 50 little nowadays that this
maneuver would hardly pay in anything
but Standardization York Letter.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21
Fell Over a Mile

DENVER, Aug. 16.-This afternoon
Daloon ascension was advertised at Man
na.'an beach. When the ropes wers
cut besides Professor King. the aarona,-+
'ne basket contained couple who were
MA just before the balloon started.
sooo 0n . we oalloon reached the height Of
oooo teet 1t encountered storm and
0urst' For over a mile it fell like 50
ucn ,eao. Then the silk Of the balloon
formed into sort of parachute. thus
stopping the rapidity of the fall The
occupants lit in cornfeld with so mncb
force that they remained unconscious
several hours.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21

at the opening Of the board Of trade this
morning. When business was opened
The pit at once became pandomonium
which almost resulted in chaos before
The days proceedings were closed.
The trading was noted for its similar
lty and wildness and nervous inflamma-
'lon to that Of last Saturday. As the
cables denoted prospects SO ranged the
prices, until 10 o'clock when it reached
The top figure. Within ten minutes
from time of commencing, December
wheat brought these figures: LO91.
Log Liz, liz, Ill, LII, 1.I2,
ILL., llo5, Liz, L12, lib. THIS last
was the top figure on the early bulge,
then the price began to weaken and at
IL o'clock had declined to 1.O7I. Sep
TENDER corn was higher at 68I. Pro
visions were excited and higher.
The bulge to 113 was accompanied by
the widest excitement, and some sales
were reported as high as ia.
The succeeding period 81 weakness
was the result Of free selling by both
long and shorts. The conservative
traders on both sides were satisfied that
the prices were too high for safety and
far above the export basis, they must be
brought together before the benefit from
the foreign shortage on which the boom
was founded can be realized. The con
sequences Of this was the prices reacted
until l05 vas reached. That was the
lowest point Of the morning, It reacted
to 10Y and sold off to l0G, up to 1861,
and at II o'clock was comparatively
quiet at l06. The other markets fol-
lowed the wheat except rye, which had
an independent strength. September
selling to 1lO4 Corn at IL o'clock sold
at 6z4t after falling back to 81.
Wheat continued weak and at 1916
December was quoted at 1.033. Sep
TENDER corn has fallen off to 3d..
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21
Ten Chinese CAUGHT.

PORT TOWNSEND, August 16.-The
Chinese raid on WILDLY Island was sue
cessful in rounding up ten Cinnamon
who cannot explain satisfactorily their
presence in this country. The arrests
were made Friday and Saturday by Spec
ial Agent Mulkey, assisted by Inspector
Mum, stationed on the island, and Dep
uty Marshals Mudgett and Brown. The
ten Cinnamon arrested were found scat
tered about on farms leased by Chinese
ranchers. All claimed to have been res
ldents long time, but could not pro-
duce much evidence sustaining their
claim.
The prisoners were taken before United
States Commissioner Cranney at Coupe
vile Saturday, charged with unlawful
presence in the United States. Colonel
p. H. Winston, United States district
attorney, was present to conduct the
prosecution.
The commissioner held that the bur
den of proof rested on the Cinnamon,
and ordered the entire lot deported to
China. The men were brought to Port
Townsend this evening, and then taken
ito Tacoma on the way to McNeirs island.
Inspector Mum has been working on
The case for several weeks, and is we'll
acquainted with all the necessary facts,
knowing all the Legitimate Chinese res
identa Cinnamon in Port Townsend
are much exercised over the matter,
claiming that several Of the prisoners
ARE we'll known here, and all are old res
idents of the country.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21

down. He continued to play and soon
the bear was snoring as peacefully as a
middle-aged bachelor Simpson grew
tired, however, and as soon as the strains
of the violin would die away up would
start the bear and his growl would be
come feroer and fercer. Then as
Garry Owen" or Tommy make room
for your Uncle" would strike the ursine
ear, the animal would be quiet And
thus he played the ivelong night, and
as the dawn began to break, with pro
longed growl, as if in appreciation of
the evenings entertainment, the bear
trotted off to the forest.
Mr.. Simpson came into town yester-
day and purchased supply Of ammuni-
ton, which, he says, is cheaper than
playing arias and voluntaries all night
with only bear for an audience. This
story VIII be corroborated at any time
by Mr.. Simpson and may be taken with
out the customary cum grano sails.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21
How Some Seeds Travel.

The most curious provision possessed
by seeds for self dissemination is the
microscopic avn. In the wild oat (avena
fatua), for example, there is attached to
the glumelia "a small, leafy structure
connected with the seed, a spiral avn
covered with humorous fine hairs, and
this avn has the power Of expanding
when moist and Of contracting when dry.
Thus the attached seed is constantly
on the move. with the changes in the
weather, the hairs cinging to any object
met with, until termination OF destruc-
ton puts an end to its motion.
The seed Of barley, too, is provided
with a similar avn, which is furnished
with minute teeth that point toward its
apex. The seed, when lying on the
ground, naturally expands with the
moisture of the night and contracts with
the dryness Of the day, but, as the teeth
prevent its moving toward the point of
the avn, all motion must be in the di-
rection Of the base Of the seed, which
wllthus travel many feet from the parent
stalk.-Knowledge.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21
she Had a Good Coo1x

A stout and very red faced woman ~
middle age, liberally besprinkled with
diamonds, aighted from an oppressiveiy
new victoria the other day in front of a
swell jewelers. shop on Broadway She
stared long time at collection Of odd
spoons IN the window, and then sailed
in and up to the nearest clerk.
"What kind OF spoons are thim?" she
demanded, sticking a pudgy forefnger
at the articles in question.
''Those are souvenir spoons, Madame -
politely replied the clerk.
'Indade," said Madame, drawing in
her breath. "Well, you may lust do me
up dozen of thin. Our new Frincb
cookmakes lovely suveneer. New York
Times - n
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21

An interesting fact has cropped out
concerning prominent dry goods mer-
chant, whose store is near West street.
which is well worth recording, and the
example is no less worthy Of emulation.
1t is said that when he. gets provoked or
little indignant he says little, but goes
off by himself until he gets over it, but
when he gets pretty mad thoroughly
mad he goes home, says nothing, but
goes straight to bed, and he does not get
up again until he feels he is again his
amiable self-Boston Courier.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21


The most wonderful properties were
ascnbed TO the chimerical stones which
many creatures were supposed to carry
in their heads. Most readers have no
doubt heard Of the precious jewel which
the toad carries in his brain box, and so
called toad stones; which were i'll reality
the teeth Of fossil fish, were formerly
worn in finger rings as a protection
against poisous, at the presence of which
they were supposed to change color. 1t
was thought that the best stones were
those voluntarily elected by the living
toads, but as the latter were not addict
ed to freely giving up their treasures in
that way, it was necessary to procure
the coveted articles by other means, and
the recognized method was to decapitate
the hapless batrachian at the instant he
swallowed his breath.
The feat naturally demanded consid-
cradle celebrity, such as could only have
been acquired by constant practice; and
it is not unreasonable, therefore, to as
sumo that although the endeavors to
gain possession Of the jewels were per
haps numerous, they must invariably
have been unsatisfactory, especially to
toads. The eagle stone was considered
an excellent thing to wear during preg-
nancy, and the swallow carried in its
stomach stones OF great medicinal value.
Chambers Journal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21

Sleeping Car Porter-Under dab new
regulations, sab, all valybles Must be put
in dab safe, er dab comp'ny won't be
'sponsible fob dem, sab.
Passenger-My vaLse is rather large.
"Safe is awful big, sab"
"Wel, in case Of an accident every
thing in the safe would be crushed,
wouldn't it,"
''No, sab. Dab safe am so strong NO
accident could hurt it"
by Jinks! I'll get in myself. Good
News.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21
Mheat Goes Away Up.

Cu1cAeo, ILL.,, Aug. 17.-The excite
ment which has characterized the trad
ing in wheat and corn since the Publiea-
tion of the Russian ukase was renewed
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21
Like and Dislike.

Bowles-I must introduce you to Pearl
Jingleby; you'll find her charming.
Knowles-I know her mother. | don't
like mother of earl.-Jewelers' Circu-
lar.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21

ELLENsBURGH, Aug. l7.-Early yes
tterdav morning Joe Alder, a weIl-known
barber, and three companions left for
Hunting and fishing trip up Wilson
tcreek, sixteen miles away. After arrlv-
ing they separated, agreeing to meet at
"a cen ain place in the evening to start
lhome. Alder did not show up HIS
friends waited until dark, and concluded
he had gone home When they got
here thev fosnd he had not come. The
marty returned to the mountains at day
light this morning and soon made a
horrible discovery. They found Alder
lying on a large rock, with his head
crushed out of all semblance OF human
itv. Everything indicated that he had
stepped on IA large stone on the steep
hillside, and it began to roll, he falling
ahead of it twenty feet distant against
another rock, his head being caught be-
. tween the two and crushed to Jelly.
: The coroners jury visited the scene and
. verdict of accidental death was rendered
. The body is beng viewed by hundreds
at the undertakers
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21

About 7 this evening William Crlppln,
..voung man about 30 years old, went
Is ohe Yakima river to hattie, being ac-
eompanied by Rev. Duncan, the Pres
byterian minister, whom he was gong
70 teach how to swim. Arriving at the
river Duncan requested him to go IN
frst to show him the movements Grip
pin did so, and almost Immediately got
into deep cold water, took cramps sank
came up and threw up his hands IL the
strnegle. sank again and rose no more
All the time Duncan stood on the bank
unable to render any assistance, Inc
bodv was recovered at ESQ IN fifteen
feet of water Young CripPn was en-
Moved in Woodworth's drug store
most exemplary young man. whose
death. coming SO close upon the terrible
accident of yesterday, cast gloom ovei
the city.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-21

Full information concerning rates, time Of
trains, routes and othe details furnished on ap-
plication to any agent, or
A. d. CHARLTON,
Asst Gen'l Passenger Agt.
Portland, Oregon.
J. s. KEENEY, Agent, Pullman.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-07-09
A YELLOW FEVER VICTIM.
He Escaped the Bullets, But the Scourge
Overlook Him.


In the year of the last yellow fever
epidemic in the South, says the New
York Tribune, one of the first men to
catch the disease at summer resort on
the gulf was a tall, rather heavily-built
man, whose eye was dark and keen,
and who wore a very fine gray imperial.
He was a strikingly handsome man,
with his military carriage and his
strong face. But his manner was grave
and chilling and he made few acquaint-
ances. Staying at the big hotel was
man who, in earlier life, had lived in the
West, but who shortly after the war
had married Southern widow, who
owned a sugar plantation on the Mis-
sissippi river. He knew Major Wells,
the stranger, and on the evening when
the Major died told the following story
to group of men who sat on one of
the hotel verandas:
"When 1 first saw Wells he was
Deputy United States Marshal in Ne
vada. He was so cool and daring that
he seemed absolutely Indifferent to
death. He would calmly walk into
bar-room filed with reckless gamblers
and desperate outlaws, pick out his
man, scarcely saying word, and march
him out the door without placing his
hand on a weapon, or holding himself
in readiness for an attack.
Coming down the street one day /
heard rapid firing, and looking up saw
Wells standing behind the stump of
tree (the stumps still stood in the streets
where the trees had been felledD and
three men blazing away at him. Wells
was as rigid as statue, his face little
white, but unmoved. He was a sure
shot with revolver, and I expected to
see him draw his siX-shooter and drop
his men in one, two, three order, but he
did not stir. For moment the bullets
rained around there, and then the sound
of the shooting suddenly ceased. The
three men had emptied their revolvers.
At that instant, quick as flash, and
with tiger bound Wells leaped before
the three men, and, whipping out his
revolver, with swift stroke of his arm,
covered them. They all stood stock
still. The whole thing took less time
than it does to draw long breath
Then he grimly walked the three of
them off and he saw them securely
locked up.
81 met him few hours later leaning
carelessly over bar, as easy and un-
concerned as if he had never heard the
crack of six-shooter.
GOOD heavens, Wells,' l said to
him, why did you let those fellows
blaze away at you without returning a
shot? The chances were fifty to one
against you
"There was a quiet smile on his lips
when he answered that words can not
describe, and in his eye was the twinkle
of man who loved good joke:
"'There was just one ball in the
chamber of my revolver, he said, and l
thought might need it later
"And there is man." said the
speaker, after slight pause, ''who de,
fed the bullets of desperadoes for
years, and who went down like child
before the fever"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-07-09

The French newspapers report tna
Mr.. Cotteau, who has been on Il pleaa
trip to Alaska this year, thinks
coast towns of that country arc moi
all behind fashionable watcrin igs
in tho number of souvenirs the tt'
offer to the contiding tourist l.
the Thlinket Indians of Wrangcll
much time watching for the stcar
and when they see it's smoke in Il
distance they at once convert thoi
houses into shops, where both un
women and the men offer for sale al
sorts Of curiosities that they have manu-
factured to coax nickels out of thf
pockets of travellers.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-07-09
A WOMAN PRIVATE.
Romantic Account of Female Soldier OF
tho Revolutionary War.

the AeNoiutiohafy war.
Among the applications filed for men,
bership in the Sons of the American
Revolution at a recent meeting, says
letter from Washington, was one which
contained the details of veritable ro-
nance. Prof. Gilbert Thompson, who
on his fathers side is descended from
private revolutionary soldier, also claims
descent from private soldier on his
mothers side, this soldier being Deb
orah Sampson Gannett Herein lies
the romance. In an affidavit made by
her when she relinquished her invalid
pension and received the benefit OF the
act of Congress passed March IS, 1908,
she testified as follows:
Deborah Gannett of Sharon, county
of Norfolk, district of Massachusetts,
makes oath that she served as private
soldier under the name of Robert Shurt-
left, in the war of the revolution for
upward of two years, in the manner fol-
lowing, viz. Enlisted in April, 1881, in
the company commanded by Captain
George Webb, in the Massachusetts
regiment commanded by Colonel Sher-
perd, and afterward by Colonel Henry
jackson, and served until November,
1888, when she was honorably dis
charged in writing, which discharge is
lost. She was at the capture of Cornwall
lis, was wounded at Tarrytown, and
now receives pension from the United
States"
In January, 1902, she petitioned the
Legislature of Massachusetts and stated
tlat from zeal for the good of her coun-
try she was induced, and, by the name
of Robert Shurtleff, did, on May 20,
1882, enlist as soldier in the continent
al service for three years in the Fourth
regiment; was mustered in on the Esd
of the same month; was wounded and
continued in the service until dis
charged by General Knox at West Point
October 25, 1888. In accordance with
this petition resolution was passed
January 30, 1892, signed by John Han
cock, and she was paid thirty-four
pounds, the note bearing interest from
October 23, 1893.
The Female Review, published in 1897,
gave her very lengthy notice. and bore
testimony to her heroic conduct and un-
blemished character.