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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-06
JAPANESE WOMEN.
According TO This Account They Are Not
Beautiful Creatures at All.

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parooi,eu .herein ~ oeioio oneni, anu onoy ~.
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pue oiroy 1850 "niIn sn.ii n .t 1a an
cestors ol tne Cni'u anu even io W, sonera
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are nlade Oh such uu,aoie iaprics 'na' 'noy
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never iaunurieu' Iney may no saiu wisnou ~
eHhsseraIloh W i"ioo' 'ne LII i'ie' VI
almost oehIuiies;
women III civliiAeu counories are always
compares ny Che poeos W ioVeiy howo,s,
such rs tne 'ioieO OF inc rose, wnose uain'y
beauty anu oeiic"Ce perfume Vhoy arc a9-
serCeu W poSsess' no" 10 10 poS9ioie, 'non'
10 peheVe enao man accusVoiheo 70 eho
auoraoion Vi moihan' ~noSo ono.'o oeihs
suggests eAqulsioe hoWers' eau torin any
serious or iasting aItacnihehC ior Yellow
shInheu SHl wno 10 ieuoieno NJ. y, ono
roseDush' puC raCner Vi INC CASTOR on pian ~
NOT is u poSsloie 70 agree WIN or 1 r1u
WARD Arnold When ne describes the Japan
csc woman as graceful. her wa,h' 0,
rather waddle' Is so rldlculousiy awkward
and ungainiy' that IL would provoke
laughter We're IL not LOT patnetic' I'M
plorlng' ll-treated-dumD-ahima sort Oh
look apparent IN the eyes one shuines
along with her toes turned, not outward,
but inward, ana WIN her kimono
wound so tlghtiy around her legs that she
progresses exactly as II her knees were
bound closely together with ooru' her
feet are very Droad, very snort ana stunpy'
ana without even any Suspicion Oh an IN
step. Indeed, glmpse OF them Is sum
Gent 10 danpeh any enthusiasm ABOUT th'
almond eyed houris 10 whom they oelonR
Nor Is there anything peautiiul aDou'
the hgure OF japanese woman. AS
general rule the trunk OF her pody Is la
too long In proportion 10 tne length Oh hel
lower llmbs, a radlcal lault per Sc Ineh
too, her shoulders are narrow ana sloplnG
her bust pltlaDle, ana Ihe Whole attltud
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-06

Place in the center of your hand when
fully opened n silver dime. Then beg a
friend to take brush, and tell him that
the piece of money will be his If he can
brush it off from the center OF your hand.
Your friend will do his best, but will be
come very tired, as the piece will move no
more from the center of your hand than II
IL was glued there. IL is understood be
cannot shake violently your hand. because
the piece Of money would fall off. But he
must be satisfied to do exactly as II he was
brushing coat in order to gain the coin.
Once a Week.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-06

Our lake, river and coastwise tonnage
amounts to nearly 100000 tons. The
present marvellous cheapness Of water
transportation is of inestimable value to
the people in enabling that transportation
to compete with railroads and to regulate
their charges Naturally the demand for
the improvement of the lake harbors, of
connecting streams and canals, and of the
immense water courses Of this country has
increased in its Importantly with the in
crease of this commerce; but the increasing
appropriations in the river and harbor bills
are not even yet half as large as the
amounts proposed by the engineer board
Senator FRYE in Forum
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-06
In THE ENEMY'S LINES,
GEN. FORESTS DARING OCCUPAN-
CY OF WEST TENNESSEE.
Though 1t Was Hemmed In by Union
Forces He Slipped Through, Established
Headquarters, Recruited, Organized and
Led South Several Thousand Men.
Copyright, 1891, by American Press Associa-
ton Book rights reserved.l

ORREST'S note
worthy exploits as
a Con fe d erat @
leader were n 0 t
confined to dash
ing raids or brill
liant and desperate
feats at arms. His
recruiting expedi-
tion within t h G
Union lin es in
West Tennessee,
in December, 1868,
was a rare display
of his versatile
powers as O man
for the war crisis.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-06
STEAMBOATS, AND RAILROADS
FAIRHAVEN PosToFFICE
Corner of Larrabee Avenue and Twelfth
Street

MAI. CLOSES FOR
Port Townsend and British Columbia
Tuesday Thursday and Saturday at a. IN
WhatcOm and Sehome, Wash, by boat, " m.
Whatcom, Sehome ana Blaine. north, by
railroad at 2:l5 pm. daily.
Seattle, Tacoma and Eastern, by railroad,
at "A. m. and D. m. daily.
Seattle, Tacoma and Local, by boat, at
D. m. daily except Saturdays.
MAIL ARRIVES FROM
Seattle, Tacoma and Eastern, by railroad,
at 2:45 D. m. daily.
Seattle and Eastern, by railroad, at 9:10 y,
m. daily
Seattle, Tacoma, local boat, from TO D.
m, daily, except Sunday.
Fairhaven TO Beach-Arrive from Beach
~ m. Leave for Beach, 1880 y. m.
Office hours from a. m TO O y. m.
sundays-Ofice hours from / TO p. m.
8. II. KELLER. 7. M.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-06
LONGSTAFF q BLACK
DISSOLUTION NOTICE

The undersigned, heretofore doing bust
ness under the firm name Of Longstan &
Black, architects have this day dissolved
by mutual consent
(Signed) FRANK LONGsTAFF,
IL. N. BLACK.
Fairhaven, June I, 1891.
IL. N. Black. OF the late firm OF LOngstaif IL
Black, will continue business until further
notice at old Office, cor Eleventh and Harris
streets 1891
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-06
PACIFIC DIVISION

Leave Tacoma $40 a. m, 1920 a. m. daily;
arrive AT Portland 4:35 y. M. and 7;l5 "A. m.
Chehalis accommodation leaves Chehalls
at 700 a. m; arrives at Tacoma B:l5 "A. M.
Returning leaves Pacific avenue station at
5I5 D. M, arriving at Chehalls at 7:l5 y. M,
daily
Train leaves Tacoma for Carbonate at 4:B
d. m. from Pacific avenue station.
Trains leave Portland for Tacoma at 10 100 a.
m, 10 100 D. m. daily; arrive at Tacoma at
$40 y. m. and $50 y. m.
Trains arrive from Seattle at SEQ a. m,
100 a. m, 2:3O y. m, 4:l5 p. m. and 1920 D.
m Trains leave for Seattle at G:i5 "a. m,
0:25 a. m, 1870 y. m, 3:O0p. m, 61O y. M and
1890 p. m.
Trains for sedro Anacortes and Fairhayen
leave at G:i5 a. M; arrive from AnacOrtes
and SedrO at 200 D. m. and 1920 y. m.
Full information concerning rates time OF
trains. routes and other details furnished on
II @. GREEN.
11W Harris Ave, Fairhavcn
@. G.. CHANDLER,
Ticket Ag't at Wharf, Tacoma.
@. @. CHANDLER,
General Agent, General Office Building Pa
clhc Avenue. ....,
Assistant General Passenger Agent, No. l2l
First street cor. Washington. Portland, Or
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-06
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern

RAILWA AZ
March 22, 1891.
Trains Of Falrhaven and Southern railroad
leave and arrive at Fairhaven, connecting
with the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern
railway at Sedro, as follows;
DAILY
LEAVE ARRIVE
Falrhaven .7:20 n. m. Seattle. 1910 D., $500 y.
Falrhaven .2:55 y. m. Tacoma. 300 p.,10:00 y.
Portland ... 200 a. m,
LEAVE ARRIVE
Portland 1000 pm Falrhaven. b. .2:f5 pm.
Tacoma .G.J5 a., 1900 y. Fairhaven.. .V;lO pm.
Seattle. .O:10 a..4:O y.
Giving four hours nc Seattle and return
same evening. Through coach between &c
attic and Blaine.
Il. W. RUFF, Gen'l Passenger Agent
Seattle. Wash
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-06

What occurred some years ago in Man
chester affords a remarkable illustration Of
the fact that theological prosecutions serve
only to emphasize our church's indiffer
ence to theology. In that town were two
priests, named respectively Green and
Knox-Little, who had both professed the
same high" creed and both practiced the
same elaborate ritual The former, being
the less popular Of the two, was the less
expensive to prosecute; he was therefore
selected for that purpose by the Church as
ISOLATION, and was condemned to a term Of
imprisonment
While he was still In jail, Knox-Little
was promoted to a canonry. Here was a
reductio ad absurdum of the opinion that
our church concerns herself with creeds OF
rituals 1t was shown to be the falsest OF
decisions. For OF two men whose creeds
and rituals were identical, the one was
placed in cathedral stall and the other
found himself in an ecclesiastical dungeon.
The punisbments and rewards OF the
Church Of England are administered with
sublime disregard for the doctrines and
ceremonies of their recipients. Rev. DR..
Alfred Momerie in Forum.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-06
FAST EXPRESS TO THE EAST

Leaves Tacoma. going east at 700 a. m.
daily; arrive at Minneapolis or st Paul sos
D. m. the third day.
Connections made at 81. Paul and Mime
apolls to all points east south and southeast
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-06

A few days ago menagerie was to ex'
hibit at Versailles, Ind. The cages were
taken from the cars at Osgood, and they
attracted the usual amount OF attention
during their overland passage to the exhi-
btion grounds. At one country house a
comely young woman was gazing with
open mouthed establishment and wonder
at the "varmints." AS the elephant, with
his dangling trunk, shambled past her her
amusement knew no bounds, and she fran.
tically shouted to the keeper, Say, mister
are you goin' to back i'm all the way 70
si"-Chicago Times.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-06
Arrival and Departure of Trains
ON THE
b B. & B. G.. r. r.

Commencing April /, and until further
notice trains Will run as followsi
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-06
TO ALL POINTS EAST AND SOUTH
ST. PAUL AND CHlCAG0

IL IS the DINING CAR ROUTE. II runs
through VESTIBULED TRAINS every day
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-02
Intelligent Chifnpanzees.

Among the most remarkable stories
in Mr.. SANKEY'S book on Africa is one
told to the explorer by Emin Pasha.
Here it is:
The forest of Msongwa is infested by
a tribe of chimpanzees of great stat
ure, who make almost nightly raids on
the villages and little plantations of
the Mswa natives, carrying away their
bananas and other fruits There is
nothing very remarkable about this
fact. since many kinds Of animals
make pillaging forays upon the habita-
tons of men; but the surprising part
OF Emin's narrative is the statement
that in these thieving raids the CHM
panzees make use of lighted torches to
hunt out the fruits.
IF | had not been myself a witness
of this spectacle Mr.. Stanley reports
Emin as saving. nothing would ever
had made me believe that any race of
monkeys possessed tue art of making
fire
On one occasion, Emn says, a Chin
panzee of this intelligent tribe stole a
drum from the hutS of his European
troops and made off with it, beating it
as he ran.
The monkey took the drum to the
headquarters of his own people"
who were evidently much charmed
with it, for the Egyptian soldiers often
heard the monkeys beating.it vigor-
ously, but irreguIarly. Sometimes in
the middle of the night some sleepless
chimpanzee would get up and go to
beating the drum.
But what the other chimpanzees
thought of this midnight musical per-
formance will never be known posi-
lively, but. from the fact that no sound
of battle and slaughter among the in
teiligent chimpanzees ever followed.
the Egyptians were forced to conclude
that they liked it.
Here ut least, therefore, we find an
indication that the grade of inteli-
gence of even the chimpanzees of
Msongwa is still far below that of the
human race.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-02
A Married WOman's Will.

If a woman makes will before
marriage the fact of her marrjap ore
makes the will worthless This is the
commonlaw rule, and still prevails in
the large majority of States. In YER
mont and perhaps some others mar
rIage does not necessarily inyalidate a
womau's will. but unless one is certain
of the point in her own State she should
attend to the matter by making a new
will Immediately after marriage, aud.
If possible, securing her husbands
consent to it written and signed on the
document itself. This consent is not
everywhere necessary. but is ALWAYS
wise. In Massachusetts it is absolute
iy necessary if by its terms the will
cuts off any claim which our law gives
to a widower on the estate of his wife.
A mans will. at common law and in
the majority of States now. is not in
validated by his subsequent marriage
aloae, but if a child is born the con-
currence of the two events makes his
will almost worthless. and he must
write another ChIntaUQa rl.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-02

4 French paper contains the follow
ing advertisement: "A governess-
with diploma would like to accom-
pany 4 musical lady to the country
and on the piano" Here is another:
Nanted-a French nurse. who loves
children of ; ) and wears" And
here Is the queerest: Wanted pro-
fessor to come twice a week to the
house of noble family in order to re-
form the pronunciation of parrot
Old Kentucky hunters, it is said, did
not shoot bullets into squirrels, but as
the phrase was. barked them. The
shots went between the chius of the
small animals and the limbs on which
they stood, and sent the game TO the
ground in a series of SomersaultS, with
the breath knocked out of them, with
out spelling their skins and flesh.
They never mangled their game.
At last a fish has been caught in the
great Salt Lake. 1t was captured
near Buffalo Park and is one and five
eighths inches long. 1t is different
from anything ever seen here before,
having a large head. body something
like trout. while it is almost tran
sparent. except the dark outlines of
the vertebra, which is rs well formed
rs II OF a full-grown fish. and is dark.
There were two of these small fish
swimming together. and they were SO
lNeiy that only one could be caught.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-02
Boxing for Boys.

There is absolutely nothing in the
way of recreation so beneficial in every
respect TO 4 boy rs boxing. | am
postive-and know whereof | write,
for us boy and man | have tried them
all, fencing. wrestling, rowing. swim
ming, riding-that no one of them has
the many advantages of boxing. As
an all-round developer it is unequaled;
not one of the boys muscles remains
inactive; back, stomach. legs, arms,
all are called upon for vigorous SER
vice. But what | consider lis best
feature in its Recommendation for boys
IS the very thorough drilling which the
disposition of the boy must undergo.
If a lad is quick to lose his temper,
boxing will cure him; it will teach him
that no one who lets his temper get
the better of him will become an
expert sparrer; it will speedily con-
vince him of the absolute necessity of
Ike eping cool and in entire possession
Of his wits in order To sustain his
efforts and avoid defeat The boxer
who cannot control his temper is prac-
tically at the mercy of cool, skilful
opponent. One cannot spar success
fully and become illustrated A boxer
must ever be on the alert, his wits
constantly alive, looking for an oppor-
tunity of assault, he must be able to act
instantly and with cool dcliberation.
As distinguished from wild, undirected
action. He need do no running to
develop the muscles of his legs or his
lungs; these are all continuously in
action. -Hpper'S l0tRg People
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-02
A Cruel Wind.

hasty and inconsiderate breeze
played mean trick day or two ago
on the little old woman who grinds a
hand organ on 18th street, near 9th
avenue. A black tin placard hung on
the front of the wheezy instrument.
telling in white letters to passers by:
Il am paralyZed." Suddenly vigor-
Gus gust of wind swept around the
corner and. catching the placard on
the under side swung it we'll out of
It's perpendicular and turned it COM
pletely over. When the wind, the
dust and the flying particles of paper
subsidized there sat the little old
woman mechanically grinding out
Annie Rooney behind the pathetic
inscription on the sheet OF black
tin: Kind friends have been bind
since childhood. ~. J. Times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-02
A FATAL MISTAKE.

Physicians make no more fatal mistake
than when they inform patients that ner-
vous heart troubles come from the stom-
ach and are of little consequence DIR.
Franklin Miles the noted Indiana special
ist, has proven the contrary in his new
book on Heart Disease" which may be
had free at H. Hinrichs, who guarantees
and recommends DIR. Miles unequaled
New Heart Cure, which has the largest
sale of any heart remedy in the world. 1t
cures nervous and organic heart disease
short breath, tluttering pain or tender
ness in side. arm or shoulder, irregular
pulse, fainting, smothering, dropsy, etc.
His Restorative Nervine cures heaGache,
fits, etc.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-02
Forerunners of the Modern Bicycle.

The first rudimentary bicycle was
mounted by Baron Won Drais, a
Frenchman living IN Germany. who.
early in this ceatury. invented
combination of two wheels, a
seat and handles. which he called a
'.celerifere, y to aid him in his work of
overseeing large estates.
The old cuts of this odd machine,
called after the inventor. the "Drais-
ine,n show it 10 be in lis general
features the direct forerunner of the
hobbv-horse. "Draisines" were intro
duced into England in 1918, and year
later they were seen in America, on the
streets of New York.
In both countries they met with great
favor and one historian relates that in
New York people rode them up and
down the Bowery, and on the parks, a
fayorite place for speed being down
grade from Chatham Street to City Hall
Park" Clumsy machines they seem
to our eyes,-two heavy wheels con-
nected by a cross-bar to which was at
tached midway the cushioned seat for
the rider In front of the seat was a
raised cushion upon which. handles in
hand, the rider rested his forearms,
guiding the machine. He propelled it
BY pushing alternately with his feet on
the ground until the speed was sulfi-
cient to maintain equilibrium, when he
would raise his feet and. in the words
of rider to-day, coast"
The rage for these "Draisines and
pedestrian curricles." or dandy
horses and hobby horses as the
later improved machines were called.
subsidized rapidly because OF the diff
Guilty of making them practically USE
ful, and because of the ridicule always
excited by the riders.
This curious sport of riding two
wheels. joined. and running in the
same perpendicular plane. therefore
languished in obscurity until after Il
laps, of more than forty years it again
attracted public attention in new
form. 1t was in 1868 that French
mechanic, Pierre Lallemant. conceived
the notion of attaching foot-cranks TO
the front wheel of the old-fashioned
hobby-horse. He made a machine en-
bodying this idea. learned to ride it,
and exhibited it at the Paris EXPOSE
ton in 1867. The credit for this in
vention is also claimed in England
for Edward Gilman, but be the honor
due TO Frenchman or Englishman,
here, at ell events. was the immediate
predecessor of the bicycle. 1t i'm
mediateIy became popular in both En-
gland aud America. A great many
improvements and changes were
necessary, of course, before the crude
machine of Lallemant-the ''veloci-
peden of thirty years ago-became the
finished bicycle of to-day; but energetic
business men il England. and later in
this country, saw its possibilities and
began the manufacture of the ma
chimes. Improvement has followed
improvement until now there is little
semJlance left to the old velocipede.
or 'bone-shaker" as it is difficult to
imagine in what way modern bicycle
may be improved. st Nicholas.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-02

First publication June II, 1871 No. 50
MANITOWOG CUUNIY-IN COUNTY COURT.
vi In the Inatterof the estate of James Buck
ley. deceased
On reading and filing the petition OF John
buckley representing among other things that
James Buckley late OF the town of kossuth died
Intestdte leaving real property within this county
and state and praying that "a certificate setting
forth the names of the several heirs of said james
Buckley and the interest of each in the real estate
of which Said James Buckley died siezed, may
issue out of and under the seal of this court as
by the statute IN snch case made and provided.
1t Is ordered: That said petition be heard be-
fore the Judge of tins court, Tuesday the eth
day of July, A. D., 1891, at my office in said
county Ordered further, That notice thereof be
given to the heirs of said deceased and to all per-
sons interested. by publishing a copy of this or
der IN the Manitowoc Pilot a weekly newspaper
published at Manitowoc, In said county.
Dated June 9. A d., 1891
EMIL b AENSCH, County Judge
j, ). Anderson Atty. for Petitioner.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-02
HOW TO STCCFFD

This is the great problem of life which
few satisfacto lily solve. Some fail because
of poor health, others want of luck, but
the majority from deficient grit-want of
nerve. They are nervous, Irresolute,
changeable. easily get the blues and take
the spirits down TO keep the spirits up"
thus wasting money, time, opportunity
and nerve force. There is nothing like the
Restorative Nervine discovered by the
great specialist. DIR. Miles to cure all ner-
vous diseases, as headache, the blues,
nervous prostration, sleeplessness, neur-
algia, st. Vitus dance, fits and hysteria.
Trial bottles and fine books of testimon-
ials Tree at Il. Hinrichs' Drugstore.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-02
CONSUMPTION CURED,

An Old physician, retired from practice haV-
ing had placed in his hands by an East India
missionary the formula of a simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent cure of
Consumption. bronchitis. Catarrh. Asthma and
ali throst and Lung Affections. alsl positive
and radical cure for Nervous Debility and all
Nervous Complaints. after having tested lis
Wonderful curative powers in thousands of
cases has fell il his duty to make it known to
his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and a d sire to relieve human suf ring wifi
send free of charge. TO all who desire IT. This re-
cipe in German. French or English. ith full
directions for preparing and usirg. Sent by
paper. w. A. MOVES, $50 P0HerS Block, H0tkes-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-07-02
The TarpOn.

The tarpon is the MgalopS aAanticus
OF naturalistS, member of the family
EtoptdR, and may be considered a
gigantic herring. They have a wide
geographical range from the extrem-
ity of the Florida reef to Cape Cod.
two specimens having been captured
IN the latter locality in 1874 From
May to September they are extremely
common in the northern streams Of
Florida, seeking the warmer waters
of the reef and the more southern in
lets during the winter Large ones
are the rule, averaging one hundred
and fifty pounds in weight and from
five to seven and half feet in length.
while their maximum length is said to
be oter eight feet. and their weight
three hundred pounds The smallest
specimen observed in the st. Johns
River. according to a careful observer,
weighed slNty-eight pounds. and its
capture was effected in manner that
illustrates the agility of the species.
1t leaped aboard the steamer Water
Lay, clearing the guards. and landing
fairly in the captains lap. who was
sitting in chair in the middle of the
forward deck. CentAIry.