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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
GOOD TIMES AHEAD

Money is tight, but il is absurd to
locate the stringency on the Pacific
coast. There is more money, gold and
silver, in circulation west Of the noun
tains, than in paper and coin in the
East. And by the time our fruits,
grains, and hops are all marketed.
there will be absolutely good times
here and hereabOuts. The capital to
develop the Cascade and Olympian
mines is increasing both by outside in
vestment and income from output;
manufactures are springing up; the
lumber trade has, within a very few
weeks been vastly improved; and on
the whole, the people on the Sound
have no cause to grumble or complain
Because large numbers poured in
from the Eastern states, under the
inspiration Of booms and, for the
time-being, helped down the declining
balance when the natural reaction oc-
occurred, that is no reason to mutter
or make gloomy representations The
booms have all been healthy ones be-
cause they were founded on substan-
tial resources. These, by being over
worked on the one hand, and not
evenly worked on the other, have
glutted the markets, and called too
many people into special fields.
Such a condition has, within itself,
its own corrections; and the weekly re-
ports of increasing tonnage entering
the Sound ports, no less than the re-
yiyal of building and mercantile inter
ests in most of the Sound cities, and
the favorable railroad showings, indi-
cate that the turn has come and the
certain spring Of boundless fields and
indomitable energy will soon make
Western Washington richer, more en-
joyable, and more attractive than ever
before
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

The old saying, True as the needle to the
pole" is quite misleading, explains The
Geographical Magazine, because three per
sons in five who use it are thinking of the
north pole, while the fact is that the ter.
mini of the earth's axis are not coincident
With the magnetic poles. 1t was of great
Importance to navigators in northern lati
tudes to determine the exact position OF
the north magnetic pole, in order to make
the needle a perfectly trustworthy guide
One day nearly sixty years ago, while the
famous polar traveller, Sir John Ross, was
sledging over the ice hummocks north OF
this continent he found a place on the
western shore of Boothia Felix, where the
dipping needle wholly lost its directive
power and stood within one minute of the
vertical. The discovery enabled Greedy, at
Lady Franklin bay, when he found his
needle pointing nearly southwest, to de
termine the true north by a few minutes
calculation. The position of the south
magnetic pole has also been approximately
determined, and not a sea captain sails the
ocean today who is not greatly indebted
to these discoveries These magnetic poles
slowly move back and forth across the polar
area. They have probably changed their
position since they were found, and scien-
tific men awhile ago were urging the inn
portance of sending out expeditions to re-
locate them.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

The sallies INDUCED in by eminent
preachers to awake sleepers would ill a
volume. Here are two of the best: DR.
South, preaching before Charles III, and
perceiving that several of the worldly court
circle were about mapping, stopped and
called loudly to Lord Lauderdale by name
MY lord, my lord, am sorry to interrupt
your repose, but l must beg of you not to
snore quite so loud, lest you awaken his
majesty"
But perhaps for dry and pungent humor
and keen satire Dean Swift's famous ser
mon on Sleeping in Church" in which he
takes the Eutychus episode in Acts for his
text, has never been equaled. 81 have
chosen" so he begins his sermon, "these
words with design if possible to disturb
some part of this audience of half an hours
sleep, for the convenience and exercise
thereof this place at this season of the day
is very much celebrated" He thus inn
proves the text: 1.-THE preachers now in the
world, however much they may exceed St
Paul in the art of setting men to sleep,
extremely fall short of him in the power If
working miracles; therefore hearers are be
come more cautious, so rs to choose more
safe and convenient stations and positions
for their repose, without hazard of their
persons, and upon the whole matter choose
rather to trust their destruction to a mira
Gle than their safety"
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
SHE WAS THERE

Miss Jennie Anderson, OF Galveston,
Texas, is one of those young ladies
who won't "stand any fooling." 1t is
decidedly warm in the latitude of Gal
weston about this season, and Miss
Jennie is capable of making the
immediate locality OF her contigu-
Gus surroundings even warmer for in
truders that the climate would war
rant. A few evenings since, while
reclining in her boudoir, enjoying the
breezes from Galveston bay and the
latest number of Current Litera-
ture," or some other 'interestin' read
in" she was more or less astonished
at the cool, for the climate, intrusion
OF son of Ham and eggs, a negro
waiter in restaurant of the vicnage.
Demanding his errand and receiving
no other reply than lecr that was not
charming, the very practical and
forthwith young lady caught up a re-
volver lying on cheffonier near by,
when one shot from it, of course, went
off before she was good and ready
and perforated the young lady's
l-l-limb, but in being generously sup
piled with avoirdupois the course OF
the bullet Was only through the deli
cate flesh and the wound, though I'M
timely and not altogether pleasant,
was not painful at the time or even
The negro fed at the
sound Of the shot. but the plucky
'oung lady, regardless OF her wound,
pursued, firing with much carnestness
nd just as hard as If she had been an
ble-bodied man. One of the shots
aught the negro in the right arm and
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
THE TROUBLES OF A LOGGER
Sleep Came Not to His Eyes Nor Slum-
Der to His Eyelids

One of Fairhaven's society young
n en- had an experience lately that was
as embarrassing as it was unexpected.
The family with whom he makes his
home having left for a short visit to
Orcas island he proceeded to secure a
transient lodging in a down town hos
telry, and for several nights succeeded
in having his usual quota of sleep.
| Saturday night, however, proved an
exception. Retiring at 8 p. m. he was
| fairly landed in the arms of Morpheus
when the advent of ledger who had
| been celebrating" and who was con-
siderably the worse for wear, woke
| him with start and set him to ours
| ing softly to himself as he endeavored
to again lull himself into unconscious
ness. No sooner had he dropped into a
| fitful slumber than he was awakened
TO realization of the liveliest kind of
fight in the adjacent hallway, be-
tween two pug-dogs owned by inmates
of the building, which did not termi-
nate until their owners had been drawn
into the melee, and sleep in any part of
the house rendered an impossbility
until quiet was restored. With a re-
gretful thought of valuable time
worse than lost, he again assumed a
recumbent position, but not three
notes of his nasal melody had cleft the
air before bangl came belated and
befuddled lodger, who abjectly apollo
gized for kicking at the wrong door
And so 1T was all night. First a mat
rimonial dispute in the next room,
against which the thin partition af-
fOrded but little projections; and then
at 3 a. m. hasty summons for the
doctor to attend a patient whose
sleeping potion had nearly produced
an everlasting slumber.
Just as daylight fairly broke, a hack
man raped loudly on the door across
the hall, rousing the inmate for the
morning boat, and shortly afterward
another call awoke our friend for the
thousandth time, from his so-called
rest. 1t was now a. M, and despair
ing Of getting fifteen consecutive min
utes of undisturbed sleep, he left his
weary couch and, not i'm the most ami
able frame of mind, proceeded
with his toilet, heartily cursing the
inspiration which had induced him to
select such place of pandemonium
as a lodging.
Somewhat refreshed by the cooling
water douche, he began whistliDg very,
very softly the air OF "Annie Rooney"
when timid knock at the door caused
him TO open it far enough TO admit of
the chambermaid's delivering this
message;
"If you will please be so kind as not
to whistle! 1t disturbs the lodgersr
1t only remains to add that the
young man is receiving the best of
medical attention, and though his life
was for some time despaired of, strong
hopes are now entertained Of his ulti-
mate recovery from the effects of his
severe mental shock.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
A L A MENT

Oft I've seen her in the morning,
Passing by my cottage door,
With her little ones around her;
She was kind, but she was poor.
Yet she seemed to be contented
On what others, they would not,
Though she had no stately mansion;
Common novels were her lot.
Much | often had to marvel,
Ger the way she scratched around,
To support dozen children;
Better one was never found.
Sad it was the morn we missed her;
Did her absence | depore?
Yes, my tears they flowed unbidden,
And the field | did explore.
But alas! no more she'll gather
by the twilight's fading glow.
All her little ones around her,
Who are running too and fro.
For stranger, evil featured,
Having murder in his eye,
Hath informed me that he cooked her
In common chicken pie.
G L. c.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
11hj,56N':;@ryY
GlOWWORMS.


The Firefiies of the Tropics and Some of
the Uses Made of Them.
The seat of light in the glowworm is in
the tail, and proceeds from three luminous
sacs in the last segment Of the abdomen.
The male has only two of these, and the
light proceeding from them is comparative
ly small During favorable weather the
light CLOVIS steadily but at other times is
not constant The firehies of the tropics
those composing the genus lampyris-vary
to the extent that while certain species
control their light others are without this
power, says The Cornhill Magazine. The
larva of the glowworm is capable of emit
ting light, but not to be compared to that
of the developed insect Both in its mature
and immature forms lampyris noctiluca
| plays a useful part in the economy of ma
| ture. To the agriculturist and fruit grower
| il is n special friend Its diet consists al
most wholly of small shelled snails, and it
comes upon the scene just when these farm
and garden pests are most troublesome,
BY the dusky daughters of the tropics
| frefies are often studded in their coiled
and braided hair, and perform somewhat
| the same Office as the diamond for more
civilized bellies. Spanish ladies and those
of the West Indies inclose iIehies in bags
of lace or gauze and wear them amid their
hair OF disposed about their persons. The
| luminosity of the modest English insect is
far outshone by several of its congeners
Some of these are used in various ways for
| illumination and it is said that the bril-
| liancy of the light is such that the smallest
| print can be read by that proceeding from
the thoracic spots alone when a single in
sect is moved along the lines. In the Span
ish settlements freflies are frequently used
in curious way when travelling at night.
| The natives tie an insect to each great toe,
and on fishing and hunting expeditions
make torches of them by fastening several
together. The same people have summer
festival at which the garments of the
young people are covered with firefiies,
and, being mounted on fine horses similar
ly ornamented, the latter gallop through
the dusk, the whole producing the effect of
large moving light
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

doc" Dyrenfurth banging rain out
of what little heaven there is in Texas,
and prof" Melbourne smoking it out
with a machine in Ohio, threaten to
lay old Pluvius on the shelf altogether.
And there are attaches of the Agri-
cultural Department who deride by
renfurth and scores of skeptics who
mock MelbOurne's efforts. 1t won't
do, though, to go to fast, for even the
telegraph was laughed at. not so very
many years ago.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
The Friendships of Robert Browning.

During as well as after his married life
Browning cultivated many acquaintance.
To men he was generally reserved OF his
women friends he made confidants These
close friendships were necessarily often
marked by interesting circumstances OF
distinctive character. Some of these friend
ships are enshrined already by name in his
poetry. LA Saisiaz," for instance, is con
nected with "A. f. S."-Miss Egerton-
Smith, one of his oldest women friends,
who joined Mr.. and Miss Browning in
many of their summer holidays and who
was his companion for many years at all
musical entertainments. The name of an
other dear freud-Mrs. Arthur Bronson
lis familiar to all of the poets readers
from the dedication to "Asolando." OF
other friends there was Miss Blagden.
more particularly, who was nearest and
most helpful to him in the early days OF
his great bereavement, and Mrs. Fitzgc--
aid, to whom very many of his most inter.
esting letters in later years were addressed
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
Don't Want Them

The Nelson Miner takes a sensible view
of the immigration question. 1t advises
people without means and those seeking
business locations to remain where they
are at present. 1t says: AT present
there are at Nelson and Ainsworth as
many business men and mechanics and la
boring men as there is business or work
for. Until the mines in Toad Mountain
and Hot Springs district are developed
there will aot be business to warrant any
large immigration to this section. People
should walt at least another year.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

Plutocrat Brice's estimate Of twenty
thousand majority for Campbell, so
mysteriously obtained by the Seattle
Press-Times, is growing beautifully
less in other Democrat and Mugwump
quarters. The Cincinnati Inquirer
thinks If he is not beaten by over
twenty thousand, 1T will be that kind
of an "olf year" which will put Ohio
in the Democratic column in 1892.
That kind of figuring will prove al
most anything.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
This Date in HistOry-Aug. IS.

15lO-Sir Richard Empson and Edmund Dud-
ley, famous as the rapacious ministers Of
Henry VII, executed on Tower HILL
l74G-The Scotch lords Kilmarnock and Bal
merino beheaded for alleged completely
with the rebellion of l7i5.
lsO7-Charles Francis Adams born in Boston.
1S62-One company of the Fifth Minnesota
volunteers massacred by the Sioux at Red
Wood, MINI.
1s64-Cavalry battles at Decatur, Ala; Fair
burn. Ga, and Six Mile House, Weldon
road. Va.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
Train Is Needed

Ruby Miner: The last issue of Frank
Leslie's Monthly speaks of Tacoma as a
town of already some 5000 people
Shades of George Francis Train! The
author of that letter had better not let
his identity be known there again, unless
he hopes that the following passages will
square him!
Tacoma is the terminus on the Pacific
coast of the Northern Pacific railroad.
and the place of mbarkation for Alaska. -
He also calls it Mount Tacoma" Now
hear Seattle grOan.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

The Alliance Journal says; "The
HERALD does not like the Peoples
party and insists upon calling it the
pied party. Very WELL colonel, the
Peoples party will, geographically
speaking, 'pi' the old Republican party
so bad that they cannot go to press
in '92, and will continue to keep them
in such state of 'pi' as to exclude
them from all 'phat' Offices in future
About all the pied party is thinking
of is getting other people out of "phat'
Offices to get the "pied" party into
them. The only members of the
pied" party we have ever seen were
the editors of the newspapers and their
candidates for Office. If there was
anything else in it we would would
like it better.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

Hon. NJ. Anderson, one of Whatcom
county's representatives in the state leg
islature, was in town yesterday. Mr..
Anderson is a resident of Park, on Lake
Whatcom, and has there fine ranch, be-
sides being engaged in the steamboat
business on the lake. He considers Fair
haven phenomenal town, and her people
hustlers.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
Everett's Boom

Tacoma News: The Ledger has not yet
spoken edtorially on the booming of Ev-
erett from Tacoma, though this morning
it had a local article telling of the estab-
lshment of great industry at Everett
"a sawmill with a capacity of 5000 feet
a
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
The Pay Rolls

Victoria Times: Since the beginning of
this month the pay rolls of the Westmin
ster Southern and Fairhaven Southern
railways have been made ont in the name
of the Great Northern, which would SEEM
ingly denote that definite understand
ing of some kind has at last been ar
rived at.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

In former days the Nile had its appoint
ed priests, festivals and sacrifices, and If
its rising were delayed for single day a
beautiful young girl was thrown into the
waters and drowned in order to appease
the gods anger and merit his favors. The
caliphs abolished this cruel sacrifice. sub
shutting one less barbarous but more ri
diculous; thy threw into the Nile letter,
in which it was commanded to rise if it
was the will of God. The inundation
usually commences on the 18th of June;
the greatest height to which the waters
rise is at the autumnal equinox and then
they gradually subside until the following
April.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

If Secretary Foster does consult
with the accomplished senator and
statesman of his own state, it should
be credited TO, rather than charged
against him. Ex-Secretary John
Sherman had his hand on the financial
helm Of this country in its stormy
times, and the advice of such a man
cannot be too often sought, nor too
often followed, more especially in
view of the fact that even his iiercest
political opponents accord him the
distinguished title of Honest"
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

another lodged near his heart, from
whence it was taken by the surgeons
during post-mortem examination.
That is the kind of young lady whom
we would like to see marry broken
down foreign count or something of
that sort once in a while. Not for her
own good, but for the good OF the no
account counts and for the probable
resultant benefits to society generally
provided she always kept her CUR
handy.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

At the birth Of child in lower Brittany
the neighboring women take it in charge,
wash it, crack its joints and rub Its head
with oil to solder the Uranium bones. 1t il
then wrapped in a tight bundle, and its
lips are anointed with brandy to make it
full Briton.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
THEY SAY


Hamilton Herald: The great unborn
down at the mouth of the Snohomish, is
apparently dying of malpractice. As ac-
couchers, Drs. Plummer Il Hewitt are not
proving successful.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

In diphtheria the virus resides in the
false membrane, and for that reason is less
likely to be carried to n distance; but the
particles long retain their power of infec-
ton. The contagiousness of consumption
lies In the patients approximations and dis
charges. II these are carefully received in a
disinfecting fluid there is almost no danger
to attendants and friends.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18
HOME FOLKS AND VISITORS

Prof Jennings was in town over Sun
day, from the Fairhaven coal mine The
mine is looking excellently well, and Mr.
Jennings is particularly pleased with the
coking quality OF the coal.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

BY the time the Democrats OF
King county get over fighting
about leadership and dictation,
they will find themselves out
of the race altogether. They are
not now powerful enough to afford
much excitement to the Republicans
in political campaign, and the minor
ity factions longing for third party
alliance rather tends to dull what edge
an election has. 1t is possible, how
ever, that if the Democrats all over
the land would have the good sense of
that minority there might some time
be something admirable about the
party.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

In the following paragraph the Seat
tie Telegraph seems to be counting It's
chickens before they are Matched, in
more than one sense of the term. In
reply to the Press-Times' question:
What has become Of Baby Mckee,"
it says; "Under a cloud, neighbor;
coming events cast their shadows be-
fore. In October the birds will twitter
TO Baby Mckee that his nose is to be
be put out of joint. And IN March
'G3, when the Clevelands push dainty
little carriage before them into the
White House, Baby Mckee will not
be in it."
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

ii. u. Burkhart, of HALEY, Idaho, is in
the city after years absence. In speak
ing OF the quiet times almost universally
prevailing, Mr.. Burkhart said: ut does
not strike me as being so very quiet here
in Fairhaven, compared to other places
have visited recently. Falrhaven is a
good town, and the evidences of progress,
since my last visit here, are most marked
The fine business blocks which have been
erected mark new and substantial era
in the city's growth, and it is bound to 60
ahead" Mr. Burkhart is an old time
friend of H. l.. Dickinson and T. w. Gil
lette, and one OF Idahos most prominent
citizens
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-08-18

year. you have some fine business
blocks here" said he, land this hotel
CThe Fairhayen) is most noble one, in
side and out. 1t has no superior on the
COAST