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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-28

boy, Mr.. Barlow - been away three
months, y know. only hope she's bet
ter. I'll leave Ole Rumsey in charge O.
the herd. Give him anythin' he wants
on credit-it's all right
"He fumbled in his pocket and finally
drew out letter.
"'Got letter here, Guess it's from
Newt Tremble; he runs the Ten Strike
ranch-the one work for, y know.
Least think it's from him; it looks like
his handwrite. If you'll just read it to
me now
Certainly answered, with smile.
His happiness was infectious.
81 opened the letter and glance at
its contents startled me. Here is the
way it read:
DEER BoB-i tax mi pen In han toe lett you
kno That nance she dido last mite hard luck
Ole chap don't feel toe Bad cum home soon
from CLAPPER-
What does it say, Mr.. Barlow?
asked Bob anxiously, noting my chang
ing countenance.
How could | tell him! Here he was,
all ready to start for home, anticipating
joyful meeting with his wife, and it
was reserved for me TO dash his hopes
mayhap break his heart.
"'Bob,' answered huskily, this isn't
from your employer
"'Ain't it from Newt? Who is it
from, then?
"'Do you know any one by the name
of ClapperY
"'Clapper? Oh, yes-he's a foreman
of Nevis. What does he sayY
81 did not reply.
"Anythin' wrong at the ranchP
"Unconsciously tear must have come
to my eye, for Bob German caught my
arm as in wise.
"'Read that letter. he commanded in
harsh voice.
Il read it to him, slowly, solemnly
alphabetically. He stood like stone
for some minutes after had finished.
tell you, Whomso, that silence was aw.
full l could do absolutely nothing tC
console the man who stood before ms
filled with a grief that was wrecking his
life.
"'Great Godr he finally exclaimed
tossing his arms above his head and
staggering like drunken man. tried
to catch his hand, but he shook me of
and fed.
81 never saw him after that, but on.
day old Rumsey came to me.
"'Got letter from the ranch, he said
in trembling voice, and what do yor
| think has become of BobE
"'What? l asked eagerly.
dead said Rumsey sadly. 'Somt
of the boys found him on the perary with
a bullet hole in his heart. You can be-
there was foul play somewhere-why
Bob didn't have an enemy in the world.
''Ah, but he had one enemy, and tina
was-his fate!
''That is why excuse ignorance -
William Cooke in Chicago Figaro,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-28

VI have carried him such long, long
way" she moaned, "and | have seen
SO many dead ynen and heard SO many
gunsl You'll help me, won't you-help
me to find the place and bury poor
hahvf'
"Was it your baby2 Did you live in
the cabin beyond the thicket?" l asked,
still holding the little corpse.
''He was so happyw she said as she
patted the little bare head with a moth
erly hand. "And was so happy too!
He won't never laugh and crow again,
will he? I've got to find that beautiful
place and bury him, haven't l? And
you'll help me; yes, know you will, for
you don't swear and curse at me-"
She had lost her mind Think of it
an insane mother wandering over a
bloody battlefield with her dead child in
her arms! She had but one idea-to
bury it in a beautiful dell which she had
once visited-a dell i'll which Federal OF
Confederate were doubtless then bury
ing their own dead.
| knew not what to do. I could not
leave my post, and did not want her
to go wandering further was trying
to soothe and quiet the woman when she
suddenly cried out:
'Ah! 1t is not so dark now, and car
find the place. I'll go on ahead and dig
the grave and do you follow on with
baby. Poor baby! He won't know that
he is buried, will he? 1 can find the
place and you
''Come back! Come back!" called tt
her as she fled away in the darkness, but
she was 200 feet away as she answered
me:
''Tll find the place! Poor, poor babyr
And when the relief came l told the
story and pointed to the bundle resting
on the ground beside me.
"God pity her" whispered the sergeant
as he lifted his cap.
''God pity herl" echoed all the other,
as they stood uncovered around the pool
little corpse.
Time meant human lives that night
Grant was moving by the flank; LIE,
was moving by the flank to match him
The morrow was to witness more slaugh
ter-make thousands of other widows
and orphans.
dig hereT said the sergeant, ant
with our bayonets we scooped out ;
shallow grave in scarcely more than F.;
minutes time.
Carefully, now! Poor little thing
Now fill in. That will do. God know
where it lies. Fall in-forward, march,!
And yet men write of the glory of war
| New York World.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-28
Rnhber and Rnhher Goods.

How much pure rubber is contained
in the manufactured article? About 70
per cent The best Para gum costs
ninety-fve cents pound, so you see
rubber boots and shoes cannot be made
for nothing. In the smallest rubber
shoe made there are about four ounces
of pure rubber, and from that to prob
ably four pounds in pair of rubber
boots.
Old rubbers are ground up, lining and
all, into what we call rag carpet, and it
is used for insoles.
The work is nearly all done by hand,
and in the factories are employed young
children, men and women. A bootmak-
er gets twenty cents a pair for making
them, and good man can turn out
from ten to twelve pairs day.
There are between fifteen and twenty
rubber boot and shoe factories in the
country, with total capacity of over
$50, 900 pairs of boots and shoes day.
There are four factories having a ca
pacity of over $4,000 pairs each, and
one which has a capacity of 10000 pairs.
1t is a mystery where they all go to-
Denver News
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-28
Elegant Day Coaches.

Full information concerning rates, time o.
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. kEESEY, Agent, Pullman
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-28
NOT MANY YEARS AGO.

In q chamber under brown old eayeA
Soothed by the rustling aspen leaves,
Quiy'ring, murmuring low;
used TO sleep when life was new,
And dreams came softly as the dew,
Not many years ago.
Into that room the starlight fell
Softly, to bless and guard me well,
With bright and eager glow;
And through the windows western wind
Sang low, as sleep my eyelids pinned,
Not many years ago.
dreamed of days when should win
The heart of love which must begin
y woman's life below;
| dreamed of fame and honors rare,
And planned laurel crown to wear,
Not many years ago.
l met and missed the loving heart,
And love is now thing apart
And life must onward flow;
And fame keeps distance, honors dim,
Miragelike on the horizons rim,
As many years ago.
All me! But life though fairly sweet
Is not the thing hoped to meet,
In which trusted so;
But still think the heaven TO come,
VIII prove what had set the sum,
Not many years ago.
Helen NJ. Winslow in Housewife.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-28
English and American Homes

Muek-is sand OF tie tie ll;;22ss5iryo Of the OLD
World, but people who have had oppor
tunities for comparison testify that the
average Of comfort in living is much
higher in the United States than in Eng
land and Europe. Even the homes Of
the wealthiest are entirely lacking in
comforts and conveniences that are re-
garded as Indispensable among the mid
die class and even the poorer homes of
the United Statas. Many English houses
occupied by families of means are not
supplied with steam or water, and the
general method Of heating is by open
freplaces fed with smoky soft coal
Hot air furnaces are almost unknown
Set bowls, with hot and e1ld water
faucets, are regarded as non-permissible
extravaganza sven by the wealthiest,
and only the very wealthiest sometimes
indulge in the luxury of bathroom. A
hotel having one advertises it AS a spe.
cial and unusual attraction. Candles
are still much relied on for illumination.
a hundred other conveniences regarded
as necessaries in American homes are
unknown in English households. Good
Housekeeping.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-28

The chimney has the effect of bright
ening the light of lamp because it in
creases the supply of oxygen to the fame
by producing draft, and concentrates
and reflects the heat Of the fame, in con-
sequence of which the combination Of
carbon ~ more perfect, and very little
escapes unconsumed
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-28
The Man from Romulus.

Il left Romulus at 10 o'clock this
morning." he began to say to the police
man on the corner.
where's Remus?" interrupted the
facetious cop, who was also somewhat
of classic.
"Remus? There amt no Renus," he
said, with a puzzled look.
Eyes, there is, too. Didn't you ever
hear of Romulus and Remus?"
"Never heerd of Remus. No."
"What never heard of the twins the
she wolf suckled?"
"Twins nothin'," he exclaimed. "You
don't know what you are talking about.
There amt no Remus, and Romulus is
the town out here on the railroad where
/ live. You'd better study up your jog
raphy, before you try to learn strangers
anything" and he left the policeman
paralyzed -Detroit Free Press
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-28

Harvard university has 800 600 bound
rolumes in the library, Yale has 200, 900,
Cornell 100000, Columbia 10000, SYRIA
;use $4,000, Dartmouth $500, Lehigh
$1,000, Brown $4,000, Princeton 65, 900,
Bowdoin $4,000, University of Virginia
&C, 900.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-08-28

The law connecting temperature and
maximum amount of water vapor is
such that hot and cold body of air,
neither of which is saturated. or con
tains all the water it is capable of hold
ing in state of vapor. may, when
mixed, become more than saturated, so
that some of the vapor is condensed and
rain falls
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-06
boys CLOHHING..

Vacation time is the most expen-
sive of the year to those who
have boys. Our present prices
will more than make matters
even. Over 1000 Blue Sailor
Suits slaughtered at 49c- The
Sailor kits now offered at o8c
are marvels of cheapness. ANY
quantity of styles of Children's
Short-Pant Suits, sold the entire
season at $3.50, can now be
bought for $3.50. Large and
entire lines of Short-Pant Suits,
good value at S., are yours for
$3.50.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-06

All chronic diseases, peculiar to either sex,
treated successfully. Male and female at
tendants. Consultation and examination, 81.
Office llours-Y to II A. NJ, l to P. NJ. and Z
to 6P.M.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-06
LATE NEWS In BRIEF.

Five hundred Italians have sailed from
Genoa for tile United States.
An unknown man was killed at Canton,
O., yesterday morning by freight train.
A little girl fell from a bridge at New
Castle yesterday and was fatally injured.
John G. Humphrey, of Philadelphia,
dropped dead Tuesday night in Atlantic
City.
White Caps in Lincoln county, W. Va,
beat farmer on Sunday night until he was
insensible
Richard Garbutt, who is wanted in Texas
for forgery, is lighting against extradition
from Canada.
Two children were drowned at Leaning
ton yesterday. They were in q buggy and
the horse backed into the water.
The Gar and CZarina of Russia, the
Grand Duke Alexis and the Minister of War
have started for Finland. They will make
the journey1n the imperial yacht Derjava.
The White Star line steamer Majestic has
broken the record between Queenstown and
New York, Her time was 5 days, is hours
and minutes, beating the best previous
time by 81 minutes.
AT Chatham, n. B., on Sunday while
Alexander McFarlaBe and his son, who were
out in a rowboat we're attempting to cross
the bow of a large vessel they were thrown
into the water by the boat swamping and
both were drowned.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-06
RECENTLY ISSUED PATENTS.
Inventions of People Residing in This
Part of the Country,

Inventions of People Residing in This
Part of the Country,
The following patents we're issued to
western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio and
West Virginia inventors for the week ended
August 4, 1891, as furnished by o. D. Lewis,
patent attorney, No. l3i Fifth avenue, Pitts
burg, Pa:
c. r.. Arntli, Sharon HILL Pa. electric car
brake; e. ID. Belts, Wsrsl, Pa. apparatus for
burning II; iral gas: Joseph Batn IF, Allegheny
Pa: steam or air coupling for cars; John Brooks'
Athens, o.. sad iron; T. c. Cadogan, Springfield.
o., crushing and grinding mill: d. G. Cameron,
Allegheny, Pa. sham pillow: Samuel Dailson'
Bridgewater, Pa, ejector pump; j. u.
Daugherty. Kittanning, Pa, type writ
ng aSsp and Eyap paPen
John II: Ewing, Wheeling, W. Va; ornamental FeLn
worth, Fayette, o., envelope holder; Z; n. French,
Pittsburg, Pa, elliptic spring; A. /. Gar,3ro, h,
Elyria o., safety bicycle; H B; GarTigTes Mas Mas
PitsburR: Pa, gas fire for heating and other pur-
poses; John Green. Renoya, Pa. ear coupling; L.
bsr m hl tbnfs Pa Val F.
Harvey, Pickering, Pa, ,cultivator; NJ H9nsei,
Milton, Pa. grindstone dresser;A g. Houston Pick
Henry Huffman. Greenvie. o., flood fence; J. P.
Irwin, Newark, o.. gate: G. l.. Keener, Morgan
town, ". Va, dental anodyne: Hugh Kennedy,
Sharpsburg, Pa. blast furnace; Hugh Ksnneay,
John J. kinzer. Jr, Piftsbnrg, Pa, apparatus for
forming sand moids J. X. Lockhard, Blooms
burg IA; baggage check; T. 3: MGknnTh, Toas mas
Miltenberger, Bellfontaine, O., horse hay rake;
II. A. Shepard. Nelsonrille, o., combined steam
cooker and dish washer; Samuel G. StancnIt,
of bottles, etc.; q. X. Ward, Munhall, Pa, ap-
paratus for charging furnaces.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-06
GROSS CARELESSNESS
The Finding of the Coroner Upon the
Rayenna Disaster.
CREWS OF THE TRAINS TO BLAME.
The Company Was Remiss in Not Having
Airbrakes on the Train.
DANGER SIGNALS SHOULD BE PROVIDED
ESPECIAL rrLEGnAMs TO TUE DrsPArcH.l

ESPECIAL TELEGEAMs TO THE DIsPAFcH.l
RAvENNA, Aug. 5.-The decision of Coroner
sherman in the Erie wreck was fled today.
1t is an exhaustive review of the case, being
principally devoted 10 the dissection of the
evidence. The sensational story told by the
tramp is entirely discredite I. Following Is
a summary of the Coroncr's finding:
First, To summarize my findings, hold j.
Pendcrrast, engineer OF train No. s, guilty
of carelessness in not notifying the conduc-
tor of his train that he had work to do on
his engine, that all the crew might have
been on the alert for approaching trains.
Second, hold Conductor W. ii. Young, of
train No. s., guilty of gross neglect of duty,
for registering and leaving Kent In viola
tion OF the rules; in not using due care or
diligence in controlling the speed of his
train when crossing the c. x p. Il: H., cross
ing at - miles an hour in violation OF the
rules and law: and especially in not order
ing his men TO apply brakes at Morgan s
curve, TO assist the engineer TO come INTO
RavcnHa with his train under control.
Third, I find George ]. Holmes engineer
OF train No. g. guilty OF neglect OF duty III
not blowing his whistle at Morran's curve
as that would have nctitted those at Ra-
VIENNA of his coming; also OF carclessness III
not having his train under control
Fourth. hold Bernard Dyer, the watch
man at the intcrlCckiuE station at the q. ana
y. crossing, guilty of gross carelessncss IN
not blocking the freight train when he saw
the danger imminent, and thus have aFolded
the accident.
Fifth hold that certain rules of the New
York, Lake Erie and Western Railway Com
pany are defective in this; that rule 81,
which permits IA fast freight to follow a
passenger train at an interval OF D minutes
is dangerous and not in accord with sound
Judgment and public safety.
Sixth hold that the companies are re
miss Ia duty, in not equipping all fast freight
trains with airbrakes to insure perfect con-
troll OF heavy trains.
SevCnth--That an emergency danger sig
nal should DO placed ut every passenger
station, and that the person having IL in
charge should be required to display il In
tull view whenever a passenger train is de-
tanned from any cause beyond its usual
allotted time: and that no two fast trains
should he permitted on the same territory
between contiguous stations at the same
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-06
Atlantic CITY,

Ofttimes when Senator Quay would bid
Ben Sooey goodnight at the wreck and tell
him to come back for him at daybreak, little
did he think that real, live mermaid was
flirting around his little boat, for at this
very spot McMillen and Fleming were fish
ing all night on Monday and toward the
gray of morning were startled when draw
ing their line, the hook of which became
entangled in the hair of beautiful maid of
the sea. She has a baby face and, like Tom
Cooper, is red-headed and hopeful; she
laughs and cries alternately, relishes ice
cream like Philadelphia school girls. Nc
Millen and Fleming think they can teach
her to talk. She can now say Tok and they
the skin and scalp distinctly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-06
A FLOOD AT HARRISBURG.
Paxton Creek Orerfiows and Submerges
Several of the Streets.

Paxton Creek overfiows and Submerges
Several of she Streets.
HAKRIsBUDG, Aug. 5-EaEly this morning O
suddea rain storm swelled Paxton Greek,
and carried away the upper dams. The
creek overflowed its banks from Rockville,
five miles west Of here, to Harrisburg, and
bridges and fences went down in the rush of
waters in an incredible short space of time.
Tho upper portion of Harrisburg, along
Paxton Creek, was under water, and by day
hghtEleventh, Paxton and Race streets were
OVcT-fluwed, and water was running into the
1rOEt doors OF the residences.
Manufactures along the creek were
Hooded and were Obliged to cease opera
tions, hut none OF the large iron industries
we're affected. The several brick works
Ei0aC tie creek were overfiown and millions
d brick, ready for burning, are mud to-day.
CalYcTts were swept away between this city
and Stcelton and the street car tracks sub
merged to a depth of two feet, completely
stopping travel for time, and causing great
fnconv venience. Nearly 1880 persons were
obliged to leave their homes for a time and
the damage from the unexpected food is es-
timatcd at S50000.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-06
DEATH CAUSED BY A DOCTOR.
A Pretty Typewriter's Statement Found {
Ra Trua INV "A Coronar

A Pretty TypeHriter's Statement Found to
BE True 10y Coroner.
UNIoNT0wN, Aug. 5.-Coroner HoIbert TO-
day brought in a verdict in the case of the
pretty typewriter, Miss Ida Lawrence, who
died suddenly last evening. The autopsy
held this afternoon developed the fact that
the girls dying statement was sustained.
Medicine bottles left, bearing the name OF DIR.
7. P. Walker, of Dunbar, and other evidence,
caused the jury TO bring IN a verdict charg-
ing the doctor with the crime The airl
made statement that she went to the phy-
sician named of her own free will A war
rant has been issued for the arrest of the
physician, and an officer left this evening
eating. The affair has created a sensation
here, whore the girl was well known and
well thought OF.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-06
SEVEN SEVERELY sCALDED.
An EngineSstriles Fallen Tree and Over
turns, Killing One.

An Engine Strikes a Fallen Tree and Over
turns, Killing One.
CUMBERLAND, Aug. 5.-An ugly accident is
reported from Elk Garden, w. Va. While a
gang of workmen were crowded on an en-
gine on their way to work on the Whitmore
narrow gauge road yesterday, the engine
struck log on the track near Elk Garden.
The little engine jumped the track and
completely turned over. The steam pipes
burst and the hot vapor rushed through the
cab and completely enveloped the engine.
John Mckenzie, of Frostburg, was scalded
- death, his body being burned in s horrible
manner, while six others werc badly burned,
one of whom is not expected to live. 1t was
u first thought the log had been placed on
Ihr track with the purpose of wreclIing the
engine, bat later investigation showed
that tree had fallen completely across the
line. The engineer is blamed for running
laStcr than necessary, but the accident oc-
CURED on curve where it was impossible
TO see ahead.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-06
KNOCKED OUT THE LAW.
Game May BE Kept in Captivity During the
Close Season.

EVANSVILLE, Aug. 5.-ln suit to-day Judge
Phillips, Of the Common Pleas Court, leld
that q section of the Revised Statutes which
makes it an offense, punishable with fine
and impTisonmentt to have in ones possession
O squirrel Tor any other anirnall during the
time when the killing thereof is made penal,
is invalid, because it does not limit the un-
lawful possession OF an animal to those
killed or captured during the period be-
tween the LIST day of July and tile 18th day
OF DecOmDer
He holds that if one captures a squirrel in
August lie may lawfully keep it in his pos
sessiOa forever. and il Is not in the power of
the Legislature to require him to release it
IL December. 1t is lawful to kill squirrels
on the 10Th day of December. Can the Leg
lslaturc make il lawful TO keep il the next
day? That is what the Statute undertakes
30 do. II the statute limited the possession
Of those caught between July and Decem-
her ll il might be laWful
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-06
AN EXPLOSION OF HOT METAL.

Ihree Men SERIOUSLY injured at SHoen-
berger's Mill Yesterday.
Frank Kalish, employed at Shoenberger's
mill, was seriously and probably fatally in
jured by an explosion of melted iron yester-
day morning. and two Polish laborers were
severely burned.
The three men were wheeling q carriage
containing the hot iron from the furnace to
the moulds, and the cause of the explosion
is unknown. Kalish was taken to the West
Penn Hospital, and the doctors who are
treating him do not believe that he will re-
cover He is u marri ed man and resides on
Twenty eighth street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-06
Clothing For Men

They are making dead-set on
those S. mems suits which we
are offering during this sale for
the ridiculous price of S2.oo.
Perhaps this isn't cheap for
full suit of mems clothes. The
suits we now offer at S. in sack
and frocks of latest styles are
worth $40. They, too, are sell
ing rapidly. Those 20 styles of
Cashmere Pants we are offering
at $3.50 are really worth 81. 50.
Come the first week of the sale
and make a good selection.