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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

TafTy is good, and you may buy great
quantity Of it for dollar. Also it is pos
sibe to purchase for that sum very many
marbles and tops, but no well regulated
boy buys much taffy, or any tops or
marbles whatsoever, on July g. James
principal earthly possession was an old
horsepistol and Albert owned a small
brass cannon, consequently liberal sup
ply Of powder and caps was first provided.
Then half dozen of the largest irecrackers
in the little store were selected, and the
rest of the money was laid out in firecrack-
ers Of ordinary size.
"They amt as good as the big ones, " said
James philosophically, but you get heap
more
do you want any torpedOes" asked the
good old lady who kept the store
"Naw," said Albert, with great scorn.
"Torpedoes is only good enough for girls. +"
Supplies having been obtained, there re-
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

cool and shady spot, accessible to a
large community was selected for the iubi-
lee, and fitted out with pits on which to
barbecue" pigs, lambs and bceves Con
venient to the pits were longrow Of tables,
and on them were spread as accompani-
ments to the piles of crisp, brown meat,
liberal stacks of baked chickens, vegetables,
pickles, pies, cakes, etc. A large and
roomy stand built against giant beeches
served for the accommodation of the speak
ers, and in front of this were seats for the
audience, the whole being completely
shaded by the tree tops overhead.
The dance yard was a huge arbor, some
times IS feet long and so feet wide, built on
a framework of stout posts and poles, and
covered with green bushes, while there was
a raised stand in the center for the liddlers
and baniosts, and seats arranged around
the outer edge for those who did not join
in the dance. The ground had been scraped
to a smooth, hard surface, until it was per
fectly level, was covered three or four
inches deep with wheat bran, making a
velvety and springy footing for dancers
that nothing else could equal. Sawdust
was sometimes used, but bran was pre-
ferred, hence the term bran dance"
The people came to the barbecue" in
crowds from every direction ana IN All
sorts of ways. The aristocratic planters
and their families in carriages; the poorer
farmers and their wives and children In
wagons and oXcarts; young ladies and gen.
tlemen in buggies and on horseback; hunt
ers with their rifles and dogs, and others
on foot, with negroes here, there and every
where
About II O'Clock the assemblage was
called together by the blowing Of a horn
and the exercises Of the day begun. A ven
cradle preacher opened the proceedings
| with prayer, and then came the reading
| of the Declaration Of Independence by an
| old veteran. This was the Browning
| honor" Of the day, and the quaint Ian
guage and tremulous tones Of the aged
reader gave additional interest TO the i'm
| pressiveness Of the occasion. The orator
Of the day was usually the congressman
for the district
After this were several impromptu adj
dresses by persons called for by the crowd
and in these there was much of the spread
eagle style, but they were all brimful OF
patriotism, and were pathetic or humorous
as best suited the speakers within. Party
politics were ignored, and Wings and Dem.
ocrats for the time forgot partisan ques.
tons and differences and linked arms foI
the joyful occasion.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
Four ECCENTRIC Beauests.

The friends Of an Irish miser, who sus-
pected that the deceased had boarded n
great sum Of money, were filed with aston
ishment and disgust when the following
testamentary document was read 81 give
and bequeath to my sister-in-law, Mary
Dennis, four old worsted stockings, which
she will find underneath my bed; TO my
nephew, Charles Mccartney two other
pairs of stockings, lying in the box where
! keep my linen; to Lieutenant Johnson, of
his maiestys Fifth regiment of foot, my
only pair Of white cotton stockings and my
own scarlet greatcoat; and to Hannah
Bourke, my housekeeper, in return for her
long and faithful services, my cracked
earthen pitcher"
Hannah first found her tongue, and tell
ing the other legatees that she relinquished
all claim to her valuable share Of the prop
erty, retired in anger from the scene In
equal rage Charles kicked the pitcher after
her, when, as the crock broke out tumbled
a great number Of golden guineas. The
other legatees Immediately searched for
their stockings, etc, and to their great joy
found them all TO be crammed full Of
money.-All the Year Round.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

contrary approved it thoroughly, but you
would never catch him going to bed until
Maggie was ssfe in her own room.
He looked up inquiringly when they en-
tered the room, and Maggie began with en-
tirely unnecessary confusion TO explain
what had happened.
Mr.. Wilson did not talk much, but what
he did say was generally to the point.
Moreover, he was fond of a joke. He lis
tened while Maggie explained, and then
said dryly; "H'ml That's what comes of
young man living alone with no women
folks to take care Of him"
George was fully as much embarrassed
as Maggie was at this kind of a speech,
but there didn't seem to be any way of
concealing his confusion, while Maggie
busted herself looking for a needle and
thread So he stood still and suffered
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

A small boys epidermis just quick
As the next one, and don't you forget it!
am Of Chinese birth, but what's the diff
met man the other day who came,
With nothing but natiron and pgtail,
Over in the same steamer with your uncle here,
And now his pigtail's gone, and he, forsooth,
Can hustle with the laundry just as well
As any Yankee that you ever saw.
And 50 with all Of u.s. That's right. We're here
To celebrate the glorious Fourth now. Seer
And first allow me to congratulate
My friend, the young toy pistol. Say, old man.
1 never saw fly light on your shape
But what twas first to fade away. And no
Small boy has ever tackled You in vain.
This year you must remember that there is
A bran new crop Of boys. Sail in and sec
II you can show what metal you are made Of;
And If you need some help just call on us.
We're here to celebrate, and when it comes
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

To making things go round, my pinwheel friend
Can get there just the same. if be perchance
Does bang his hair and dress in fancy coOrs.
Likewise the rocket is no SLOUGH. Not muchl
For oft upon occasion have known
His frisky nibs to take the hair right off
A mans head better than his wife could do It,
Look at the Roman candles and Greek fire;
The countless cannons, and the niger chasers,
And the torpedo, on whose modest phiz
No smile of triumph rests, and yet of all
This noble band there is not one OF US
Who has displayed the sand of this young
sport.
And now, my friends, go forth and do your
best,
And If you make fizzle Of this day,
Why, do il so that Uncle Sam will hear,
Throughout the land, the best reports of you.
Tom MASON.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

gie's work basket the day before, it would
probably have But this is a little too
fast.
All went on as the boys had planned it
until Albert went to his room to wait for
James. To be sure, George Whitaker had
called to invite Maggie to a picnic next
day, and Albert reflected with much dis
gust that he and Maggie would stand by
the gate for some time, and so keep him
waiting; but he knew James was too wary
to come till George had gone away, so he
was not alarmed
He looked out at the front gate instead
of going to bed, just as he had done many
times before. Gossip he said to himself,
"I'll bet wouldn't go sparkin' no gal If !
was az big as him. Id be down at the
corner playin' billiards"
Now the gate was an old one, and Albert
sometimes whitfield on it when he could
not think what else to do, wherefore there
were sometimes unexpected edges along
the top of it. There was one now, and as
Maggie and George Whitaker stood there,
never dreaming that Albert was looking
on, but talking oi-but how can anybody
guess what they were talking ofi-Maggie
and suddenly gave a little scream.
ooh" she said, "Pve run splinter in
my finger"
"Ohp' said George Whitaker, very much
agitated, that is too bad. Let me take it
out" And he took her hand in his and
looked at it carefully. Then he took out
his penknife
Now very small splinter in a girls
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

out. She searched through her work bas-
ket, and there was no cotton there. She
was an exceedingly human young woman,
and she grew angry.
"That Albert has been rifing this bas-
ket again." she said with some temper.
''He is always in mischief"
Then a sudden thought came to her.
ooh, GEORGE" she exclaimed. 81 wonder
if it was your dollar that he bought such
lot of fireworks with"
"What's that2 What's that" said Mr.
Wilson.
ooh, nothing said Maggie, "only Albert
bought a lot Of firecrackers today from
old Mrs. Jones. She was speaking to me
about it, and wondered where he got the
money"
George laughed. THAT'S all right" he
said. "If anybody found it | hope it was
Albert" But Mr.. Wilson looked grave.
He said nothing, however, and Maggie
presently found some thread and mended
the pocket, and the two young people went
out to the gate again. When they got out
side George gathered up his courage and
spoke desperately. Maggie" he said 81
wish you would mend all my clothes"
Maggie laughed. "Why, | hope they
don't all need meuding" she said.
"Of course" stammered George, 81 mean
when they do need it."
"Well," said Maggie, hanging her head,
81 don't know but what | might under
take to do that"
| "But | mean for always, for all your
( life," exclaimed George.
/ After that there was some more CONVEX
| sation, and old Mr.. Wilson had 10 come
/ to the door twice to tell Maggie how late il
/ was before she came in. When she did
come in he looked ut her pretty closely, but
she only said Good night papa" and he
kissed her and she went up stairs while, he
locked up. Then he followed, and going
on up to the attic he very quietly locked
Albert's door on the outside. If that
deluded youngster had not had his head
out of the window looking for james
he would probably have heard his father
but as it was he drew up the bundle all
right, and hiding it under his bed lay down
without knowing that he was a prisoner.
He was one, though. Mr.. Wilson had
been a boy himself, and he had assigned
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

closely with strap and woodshed than
with the Sunday school
Therefore he only said Holy wbizzW
1t Is more than likely, in these Fauntle-
roy days, that there may be boys who do
not get excited on or about the Fourth Of
July. In other words they are not boys
At all events, they are no such boys as Al
bert was. He bad been real, live boy
ever since his birth. There never had been
any necessity to inquire as TO the origin Of
any disturbance around his fathers house
when Albert was at home. All that was
considered necessary by any one was for
his father to get hold of Albert with one
hand and the strap with the other.
All things considered, it was not surpris-
ing that Albert was excited when he saw,
lying On the ground, Just inside his fathers
front gate, a large, round, bright silver dol
laI - was the morning Of the third of July.
Silver dollars were not so much a part Of
Albert's usual experience as pennies and
., nickels were. and lately even these had
been hard TO get hold of, and here was a
whole, entire dollar.
Some boys would have been tempted to
keep it and say nothing about it, and spend
it at once for the necessary ammunition
for the celebration of the following day,
but Albert was not even conscious of a
feeling of temptation. He knew well
enough who had dropped it. His sister
Maggie, eighteen years old, very often stood
by that gate moonlight nights and never
alone So although he knew that it must
have been George Whitaker who had lost
the dollar, there was no struggle in AL
bert's mind as to the propriety of keeping
it. He just kept it without any thought
of struggling
And he spent it, That was procedure
which he could not undertake without con
siderable care and precaution. His owner
ship of the few previous dollars he had
had was always a hollow mockery. His
auntIvas accustomed to give him dollar
eyeSttime be had a birthday, but he had
never been allowed to use it. His father
had always taken it away from him and
put it in the bank. This time he tingled
down to his toes at the thought that his
father knew nothing about it, and so could
not take it away from him.
So he determined to expend it at once,
and with this end in view he sought out
his best friend-a bad boy named james.
Albert called him Jim, and SO did almost
everybody else.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

them into his own house A licking wasn't
so very much, but it would not do to have
the powder and crackers confscated.
"Say, jim, I'll tell you what" said Al
bert at length. well tie 'em all together
in a big bundle and keep it in your barn
till tonight. Then after all our folks has
gone to bed you fetch it over and come
under my window, and I'll let down a rope
and pull it up. You give me the whistle
when you come, and I'll be all ready"
"All right" said James, and that was
settled. Then it remained to quarrel about
whether they had spent the money to the
best advantage. James contended that
they ought to have bought some Roman
candles, while Albert favored the thought
of having skyrockets, and 80 earnestly did
each advocate his own views that they
almost came to blows.
After some hours, however, this subject
was forgotten in consideration of the still
more exciting question, whether any OF
the ammunition should be used that night,
or whether it should all be kept for the
Fourth. A boy has n great many things
to consider on such occasions, and it was
important to decide on the best way TO
avoid getting licked, and at the same time
get all the good out of that dollar Finally
it was decided that it was best to wait till
morning.
1t is most interesting and instructive
thing to notice how things that seem to be
the most irrelevent and inconsequent
sometimes work together toward the most
astonishing results. In this case, If it had
not been for a hole in Mr.. Whittaker's vest
pocket, a splinter, a penknife and dear
little white finger; and II Albert hadn't
carried off two spools of cotton from Mag
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

while Mr.. Viii
son chuckled to
him self, and
m Il / t e ri n Z
5 o m e t h i II &
about "helping
a lame dog over
a stile," turned
back to his read
ing.
But Maggie
didn't find her
thread. If she
had, perhaps AL
bert wouldn't
have been found
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

OILY whizzr' ex
claimed Albert.
Much must be
forgiven to t h e
boy, even by the
IN st censorious
reader, for he was
n o t only aston
ished but greatly
excited T h e n,
too, he WAS young,
aud although he
would sometimes
have Xix e d to
use stronger Ian
guage than that,
he did not dare to
do it, for reasons
CONNECTED m ore
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

Albert's room
to him with
special refer
ence TO the fact
that climbing
out Of the win
dow was out Of
the question.
Therefore AL
bert had moth
ing to do but
TO wait, when
3he found his
door locked
} next morning,
until such time
as his father
saw fit to come
up and release
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

manned ly
two things to
do, but these
I W o W e r e
enough to keep
the boys busy
all day. First
a safe hiding
place had to be
b found, and that
was no cas- Y
m after, for
there were 9TH
er boys in the
village who
would not hes
itate to plumber
them if they
s h 0 uld find
such treasures.
and neither Al
bert nor James
dared carry
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

OF the raw silk, France herself produces
only about one-eighth, the great mass be
ing Of Asiatic and Italian origin. Great
Efforts are being made to restore to French
silk raising its former prosperity, but it is
doubtful whether this can be obtained
without sacrificing the silk industry.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
AN OLD TIME FOURTH.


The Fourth of July in Kentucky in olden
times was universal holiday and a gen
eral jubilee. 1t was usually celebrated by
barbecue and bran dance" "institu-
tons" that have well nigh become things
of the past, and live now chiefly in the
memory of old timers.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

q ROOM house and lease OF ground. on 9th
" street at sacrifice. Must go Mt any
Drtce.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

900 ACRES coal land on Lake Whatcom:
oZO One-half mile water front. Gall at
Office and learn particulars.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

100 ACRE ranch within miles Of What
lOo com at a bargain. Best OF land and
will make close figures.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

1 to acres water front garden lots at Lake
i Samisha best OF land and easy terms,
VIII make price AT this Office
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

copyright. 1891, by American Press Associa-
ton. All rights reserved
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

COCO Lot ~, block %; 18th street. bet.
DJDD Mil and knox; Mushroom house.
$50 cash; balance 10 suit. A rare chance for
spfuabody
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
A SILVER DOLLAR

IT HELPED OUT ON FOURTH OF JULY AND
PLAYED A PART IN LOVE STORY.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

C.I GOO FOR lots II and ~, block II; JOx
. L ODD 100 feet; corner 10th and Nc
kenzie terms reasonable. How IS this7
Look % up.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

A LARGE number Of improved farms In
y the Nooksack valley on easy terms.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

q. 900 Gets 5Ox55 feet on ne. cor. OF 18TH
- L DDO ana Mil Streets lots are eN-
cavated and ready 20 build on. TINS n BUS
INEss PROPERTY, Have this for a few days
only. Half cash and bal and II Donths.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

q. 1 600 For lots 20 and a. block W; 18th
. 1 OOO street, bet. Mil and Knox; 50K
rs feet. Just look this up for the fun OF II.
"A word 10 the wise" etc
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

q zoo Buys lots "a and Is block rs.
- L IDO between Knox and Douglass;
Full view Of the bay; fine neighbOrhOOd and
among tGe most desirable residence property
I'm the city. Can sell lot Il for BS5O.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

CD Hnn GETS eighty acres near Chuck
y -.DOt anut Bay. House on premises
and some Of the land cleared win make "A
splendid home.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

IN suburban property East Fairhaven
i takes the lead. Lots $3.50 sl75, 500 and
f22l: eHsv terms.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

gie's work basket the day before, it would
probably have But this is little too
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-08-29
TEACHERS APPOINTMENTS.

The Board of Education has made
the following appointments OF teach
ers, most of whom are already in
the service:
Miss Angela Crooke, to Camp No.
2, Spreckelsviile, Maui. Mr.. de
Hearne, to Camp. No. 4, Spreckels-
vile. These are new schools.
Miss Moore, to PaauiIo, Hamakua.
D. w. Kratzer, 10 Kappa, Kauai.
Miss Bella Martin, to Waiohlnu,
Kau.
Mr.. Lightfoot, to Fort street, Ho-
nolulu, in place of A. V. Gear, re-
signed.
Miss Maggie Cullen, to Waiahole,
Oahu, on trial, in place of Mr.. Light
foot.
H. J. Gallagher, to Royal School,
Honolulu, in place of H. w. Peck,
resigned.
Mr.. Leete, to Waikapu, Maui.
f. f. Zumwalt to Kalihikai, Oahu,
in place of Mr.. Gallagher; with
Miss Agnew, assistant.
Miss Mary Mcclure, to be assist
ant at Kipahulu, Maui.
Miss Lofquist, from kalihiwaena
to Kauluwela, Honolulu.
G. l.. Edwards, from being assist
ant at Waialua to be principal at
Kaunakakai. Molokai.
A. J. Wilson, from Kaunakakai to
Kalihiuka, in place of G. Carson
Kenyon, resigned.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-08-29
AROU D The WORLD.

Ben Hogan will give his grand
steriopticon, picturesque exhibition
in the Y. M. G. A. Hall this Saturday
evening, Aug. 29Jh. Admission 80
cents.
"Ben Hogan, from America, gave
a picturesque lecture in Surgeons
Tabernacle on the National Park of
America and the Yosemite, Rio
Grande, San Jose, Santa Cruz, Mon
terey (including Del Monte) which
was highly appreciated by large
and intelligent audience. London
Times.
''Mr. Hogan, from America, gave
one of the grandest picturesque lee
lures on Palestine that has ever been
given in Glasgow, with double
magic lantern, in Young Mems
Christian Association Building. -
Christian Herald
Ben Hogan, who has lately come
from Europe, brought with him a
fine collection of the best views that
could be obtained. His lecture and
exhibition in Chickering Hall was
very interesting and instructive. y
New York World.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-08-29
august
Flower"

had been troubled five months
with Dyspepsia. The doctors told
the it was chronic. had fullness
after eating and a heavy load in the
pit of my stomach. suffered fire.
quently from a Water Brash of clear
matter. Sometimes a deathly Sick
ness at the Stomach would overtake
me. Then again 1 would have the
terrible pains of Wind Collie. At
such times would try to belch and
could not. l was working then for
Thomas McHenry, Druggist, Cor.
Irwin and Western Ave, Allegheny
City, Pa, i'll whose employ l had
been for seven years. Finally 1 used
August Flower, and after using just
one bottle for two weeks, was en-
tirely relieved of all the trouble. l
can now eat things dared not touch
before. Iwould like to refer you to
Mr.. McHenry, for whom l worked,
who knows all about my condition,
and from whom l bought the medi-
cine. live with my wife and family
at 80 James ST., Allegheny City, Pa.
Signed, JOHN D. Cox, @
G. G. GREEN Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. S. A
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-08-29
ACCIDENT ON KAUAI.

An accident happened to a Japan
csc at Waimea, Kauai, which will
probably result fatally. The Japan
ese was driving bullock cart loaded
with cane and was seated on the fore
part of the vehicle. A rut in the
road disturbed the cart and dis
lodged him from his position. The
Jap fell on the ground and the heavy
wheels of the cart passed over him,
breaking his thigh, besides injuring
other parts of his body. He was
taken to place near by where his
wounds were attended to. AT latest
accounts the Jap was in very pre-
carious' condition and was expected
to die.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-08-29
THE LATE MAJOR WROUCnTON.

Major Wroughton, whose death
was announced yesterday, has lived
a secluded life in the country. What
friendships he contracted, however,
were deep and lasting. He was
born in India fifty years ago, and
served in the British army on all
stations. His funeral took place
fro n St. Andrews Cathedral Friday
afternoon. Messrs. F. M. Swanzy,
acting British Vice Consul, w. S.
Luce, A. I. Atkinson and Malcolm
Brown were pall-bearers.