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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03

over Europe, obtained her the sym
pathies Of Engishmen. and even
that stauuch Tory, Sir Walter Scott
became her friend. The following lines
were written by him, to be sung to the air
of "Partant Pour La Syrie" compost
ton of Hortense de Beauharnais, fated In
after years to be, for time, the national
air of France. The English song became
very popular in the British isles and in
the United States, though now forgotten.
We publish it as relic of vanished
times.
1t was Dunois, the young and brave, was
bound to Palestine,
But first, he made his prisons, before st.
Mary's shrine.
"Oh grant. immortal Queen Of Heaven
was the soldiers prayer,
THAT may be the brayest knight and
love the farest fair"
THAT may be the bravest knight and
love the farest Of the fair"
His oath of honour, he graved it on his
sword,
And followed to the Holy Land, the Ban
ner Of his Lord,
Where, faithful to his noble vow, his war
cry filled the air.
BE honoured, aye, the bravest knight,
beloved, the faireSt fair
BE honoured, aye, the bravest knight
beloved, the fairest Of the fair!
They owed the conquest to his arm
"Dunois, " his Liege Lord said,
The heart that has for honour beat
must be by bliss repaid"
My daughter, Isabel and thou, shalt b'
welded pair
For thou art bravest Of the brave, sh'
fairest Of the fair"
For thou arr bravest Of the brave, sh'
fairest of the fair'
And then they tied the holy knot befor
ST. Mary's shrine,
That makes a paradise on earth, whel
hearts and hands combine,
And every Lord and Lady bright tina
were in Chapel there
Cryed "Honored be tn Brayest KING b
beloved the Fairest Fair.
Cryed, .Honored be the Bravest Knigh'
beloved the Fairest Of the Fair! -
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03
How Some Fashions Originated.

Side saddles owe their origin 70 the in
trinity Of titled EnglishwOman who,
having one leg shorter than the other,
made a departure from the prevailing
fashion of riding astride The neck ruff,
which has continued TO the present day,
was first worn by Queen Elizabeth Of Eng
land TO hide her neck, which was anything
but beautiful During the reign Of George
III, his royal highness the Duke Of York
had duel with Colonel Lenuox, and the
worthy colonel succeeded in shooting away
one Of the dukes curls. Hence it became
the correct thing 20 wear a curl on one side
Of the temple only.
At the battle Of Stenkirk, which took
place on the morning Of Aug. 3, 1872, the
French mobiles were surprised in their
sleep, and hastily rushing out Of their
tents they arranged their lace cravats in
the most careless manner The French
were victorious, and TO commemorate their
victory it became the fashion after tins u
wear the neckcloth in a neglige manner
Hence the origin Of the Steinkirk crayat
as it was aferward called.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03
MIR. FraIIcls's Experiences.

In his seafaring life the late Henry Fra
lick, of Grand Rapids, had many advent
ures, among them that Of being towed by
sperm whale eighty miles in circle be
fore the monster was brought 10 bay. He
visited St. Helena and brought home a
twig from a willow tree that grew over
Napoleon's grave. He planted 1t in New
York state and saw it grow to a large tree.
When clerk at the Exchange hotel in De
troit, in 1896, the great land speculation
fever was on, and the entire territory was
filed with land lockers.
The land Office in Detroit was 80 crowded
with applicants that it became necessary
to close the Office for three weeks at time
TO let the clerks catch up He made con
siderable money by buying numbers from
spectators, who became weary Of waiting
and selling them to late corners. lie Otter
realized 500 on a deal Of this kind, and laic
the foundation for his future business op
eratiOns. -Detroit News.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03
Ares of MeII Known People.

From Echols' american Celebrities" we
learn the ages Of certain persons, to wit;
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, 50; Mary Ander-
son, 80; Susan b. Anthony, II; Maurice
Barrymore, 81; James q. Blaine, CT; Edwin
Booth, s.; Robert J. Burdette, 46; Ben
iamin f. Butler, 70; VIII Carleton, As;
George Cayvan, 81 George W. Childs, 62;
Mark Twain, 50; Rose Coghlan, 37 John
A. Cockerill 46; Anthony Comstock, 40;
Lolita Crabtree, A; w. II. Crane, As; Amos
J. Cummings, 40; George William Curtis,
81; Walter Damrosch, %; Charles A. Dana,
~; Fanny Davenport, 40; Chauncey NJ.
Depew, 81; Mary Mapes Dodge, 50; Kate
Field, 50; Marshall Field, 81; Dan Froh-
man, 80; Richard Watson Glider, 46; Amelia
Glover, 20; Pauline Hall, 80; Murat Hal
stead, 81; Marion Harland, 50; Joel Chand-
Ter Harris, G3 Alice Harrison, 40; Frank
Hatton, A; Bret Harte, 50; Julian Haw
thorne, a.; John Hay, 81; Bronson How
ard, As; Julia Ward Howe, ~; W. ID,
Howells, 80; Agnes Huntington, 81; II. q.
Ingersoll 81; Louis James, 40; Marie Jan
sen, 30; Herbert Kelley, 80; Belva A. Lock
wood, n; Mary Logan, So; Sadie Martinez
80: Brander Matthews, 80; Joseph Medill
e.; Clara Morris, a.; Joseph Murphy, 81
| Thomas Mast, 81; John G. New, 90; Bill
Nye, Al; Tony Pastor, 50; Annie Pixley
| 50; Joseph Pulitzer, a; George M. Pull
man, 60; Matthew 5. Quay, So; Ada Rehan
| 81; James Whitcomb Riley, 80; Stewar
| Robson, 81; Lillian Russell, 81; Sol Smltl
! Russell, 43; Edgar Saltus; 81; Harrie
Beecher Stowe, 80; Emma Thursby, "a
George Alfred Townsend, 30; George Fran
els Train G2 Charles Dudley Warner, 81
Henry Watterson, 5O Ella Wheeler vii
cox, 80; Francis Wilson, 81
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03
Henry Irving's first Appearance.

According to Mr.. Alfred Davis memoirs,
Henry Irving made his first appearance on
any stage in September, 1856 at the age OF
eighteen years. The words Of his first
lines, Here's TO our enterprise" had In
them almost prophetic tone Of aspiration
and success In those days managers pro
vided the mere dress. Accessories, or
properties" as they were called, were
found by every actor Henry Irving was,
from his splendid white hat and feathers to
the tips Of his shoes, point device, per
feet picture; and no doubt had borrowed
his authority from some historical picture
of the Louis XIII period. From the very
outset Of his career he gave an earnest
Of that attention 10 detail, in it, micro
scopic points, which has eliminated in his
being facile princeps among stage directors
and the best arranger Of realistic theatrical
pictures in the world.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03

A hasty aud nconsiderate breeze played
a mean trick day or two ago on the little
old woman who grinds a hand organ on
Fourteenth street near Sixth avenue. a
black tin placard hung on the front OF the
wheezy instrument, telling in white letters
to passers by, II am paraly@ed." Sudden
liz a vigorous gust Of wind swept around
the corner, and catching the plaeard on the
under side swung it well out Of It's perpen-
dicular and turned 1t completely 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
iucriution on the sheet Of black tin: kind
friends, ] have been blind since childhood.
Now York Iimes.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03

step In its hands is placed piece Of wire
bent into the shape of V. This serves as
a balancing pole, and when the figure is
placed on the board it brings the center of
gravity below its feet so that it will retain
its upright position. If now the "pedes-
trian" is placed at the top Of the inclined
plane he starts off and walks rapidly down
toward the lower end, throwing his weight
from one foot TO the other in "A quite natu
raj manner. When it is considered that
Ahere is no machinery at all concealed in
the figure the result is quite surprising,
but is easily explained as the result of the
slight oscillatory motion given to the fig
ure blythe balancing wire. 1t is, in fact, a
pendulum, and as it swings from side to
side the point Of support is shifted auto
matically from one foot Of the figure to the
other, Thile the weight Of the whole causes
it to fall or walk down the inclined plane
in a very natural and amusing manner.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03

DR.. Adametz, Swiss scholar, has been
taking a census Of the inhabitants OF
cheese The microscopic examination OF
one "gramm" Of a fresh Emmenthaler
cheese, such as is sold under the name OF
Gruyere, contained no fewer than 9O,OU
so called microbes This prodiglous en-
campment after seventy DAYS, proved 10
have increased to a tribe OF 100000. An
other sort Of cheese contained within
single "gramm" board and lodging for
about two million microbes, while in a
"gramm" cut from the rind Of the same
cheese DR.. Adametz found about five mill
ion of these inhabitants! A piece Of cheese
upon our tables, Of few pounds weight
NAV consequently contain more microbe
inhabitants than there are human inhab-
itants in the whole world,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03

tx Congressman William Scott, the mill
ionaire Of Erie, Pa, has a great number OF
fine horses, and anything that pertains to
the equine race he appreciates, even when
il is more or less Of facetiOus nature lie
occasionally tells the following:
"a gentleman wanted to borrow some
money from Mr. lsaacs. The latter said,
rather Indignantly, that he did not lend
money unless he had good security. Final
ly the gentleman said he thought he could
give security,
"Whaty" asked lsaacs.
"a horse"
"Bosh; the horse is worth nothing"
yes it is. Why, my horse is seventeen
hands high, has diamond eyes, ruby ears
and silver name"
A horse Of this great value the gentle
man thought would be taken as security,
when Isaacs put an end to the dicker by
asking:
"Vell, mine frient has dot horse goi
golden shoes tooP-Boston Herald.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03
The Bad Lands.

The Bad Lands, or "Mauvaises Terres,"
as the old French fur traders called them,
are in Dakota, Wyoming and Northwest
ern Nebraska, between the north fork Of
the Platte and the south fork Of the Chey-
enne river, and cover an area OF about
sixty thousand square miles. They are de
scribed as one Of the most wonderful re-
gions in the world. Biologists hold that
during the miocene period vast fresh
water lake covered this portion Of the
American continent As these lakes
drained Oft, after the subsistence Of the
plains further east, the original Lake beds
were worn into canyons that wind in every
conceivable direction Here and there alb
rupt, almost perpendicular, portions Of the
ancient beds remain in all imaginable
forms, some resembling the ruins OF aban
doned cities. Towers, spires, cathedrals,
obelisks, pyramids and monuments OF va
rious shapes appear on every side.
DIR. HAYDEN, the earliest explorer Of thu
region, says: Not iufrcqucntly the rising
or setting sun will light up these grand
old ruins with wild, strange beauty, re
minding one Of a city Illuminated in thu
night, a. seen from some high point. TIT
harder layers project from the sides Of thu
canyons with such regularity that thel
appear like seals Of some vast, weird am
phitheater" These lands are entirely IN
suited for agriculture, and with rare ex
ceptions are of little value for grazing
They are, however, one Of the richest treas
uries of fossil remains 10 De found any
where. The soft, claycy deposits are II
some places literally filed with the bone
Of extinct species Of the horse rhinoceros
elephant, hog, camel, "A deer that strongl.
resembled a hog, saber toothed lions ant
/ other marvellous creatures.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03
THE CURIOSITY SHOP.


Strange Methods Of Conversati sn-Tho
WhistIing and Drum Languages.
At n recent meeting of "A scientific so
ciety in Berlin a German officer who has
spent some time on one of the Canary Is
lands described the whi5tling language
used by the inhabitants. 1t consists OF
the ordinary speech OF the natives, eN-
pressed by articulate whistllng Each
syllable has its own appropriate tone. The
whistler uses both fingers and lips, and II
is asserted that conversation can be kept
up at the distance Of "A mile Whistling IL
said TO be confined to Gomera island, and
TO be quite unknown on the other islands
of the group. The adoption Of this mode
of carrying ON conversation is due to the
geological formation Of the island, which
is ntersected by frequent gullies and
ravnes.
There are no bridges across these ravines,
and the inconvenience of intercourse led
the people to cultivate whistling as "A use
full means of conversing Mt IA distance. The
natives Of the Cameroons, on the west
coast of Africa use what may be called
| the drum language. A peculiarly shaped
| drum is used. The surface OF the head IL
| divided into two unequal parts, yielding
! two distinct notes. BY varying the inter
walls between the notes complete Couc Oh
signals for every syllable in the language
! Is produced; by means Of it messages can
be sent quickly from one village TO an
other The drummer in one village sends
on TO the next the signals which he hears,
and so on until the message is delivered.
Another queer language is the finger
speech, as it may be called, Of oriental trad
ers 1t is largely employed on the east
coast Of Africa. The parties engaged in con
versation by this method clasp each others
hands beneath the capacious sleeves worn
in the east. Or one will unroll his turban,
and under the folds Of it they will carry on
the bargaining in which they are engaged.
The reason for adopting this secret inter
course is simple In the east all business
is transacted in the open air. II would be
come great hindrance 10 trade were 1t moi
for some such device to keep business ne
gotiations private.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03
HIDDEN TREASURES.

There are treasures locked ana sealed.
Never to the eye revealed;
There are songs whose hidden flow
Mortal ear can never know.
There are flowers whose perfect hue
Seems to shrink from common view,
And a ruthless human touch
Is a death blow unto such.
There are lives that stand alone,
TO the outer world unknown;
Only here and there they find
Kindred spirits in mankind.
Scattered through the crowded street,
One or two we sometimes meet;
What on earth can be so rare
As the love such faces wear?
What in heaven can excel
The serene and magic spell
Found in such responsive love,
Leading us to God abOvet
Annie Russell in New York Ledger.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03

The following peculiar WILL dated Lon
don, 1862 WAS made by one win Jacket:
give and bequcath
when I'm laid underneath
To my two loving sisters most dear
The whole OF my store,
Were II twice a5 much more,
Which Gods goodness has granted me here.
And, that none may prevent
This nay will and intent
Or occasion .he least Of law racket
with "A solemn appeal
] confirm, sign and seal
This the true act and deed Df VIII Jacket.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
FACTS AND INFOR-
NATION OF POPULAR INTEREST.

tanning, Not Only as Agreeable Pas
times, but Also as Illustrations of I'm
portant Principles in Familiar Science.
The automatic pedestrian originally de
picted and described in the Popular Science
News, and here reproduced, is a curious
little toy, interesting from its very simple
ity. 1t consists of an inclined plane formed
from piece Of wood and some bent wires,
and small figure of tin, the legs of which
move freely on pivot of wire as shown in
the enlarged drawing.
Two other wires are passed through the
body of the figure to prevent the legs from
moving beyond the length of an ordinary
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03
A yaIuobIe Mineral Discovery.

A Quebec correspondent calling atten-
ton to a remarkably valuable discovery IN
minerals, states that IN Lower Canaaa
there has been found an entire mountain
composed Of silicates, otherwise known as
yitrifable stone, OF purity certified by
&he provincial engineer to average ~ per
Sent This material il used for the manu-
facture of the finest glass, and is believed
TO exist nowhere else on the American con
tinent in such purity.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03

sufficient to leave a small opening between
the two glasses and then quietly watch the
result. The water Immediately begins to
flow into the wine, and the wine, which Is
the lighter Of the two fluids, mounts into
the glass on the top. 1t takes from five to
ten or more minutes to complete the ex-
pertinent, but you will eventually see that
the wine and water have exchanged places,
the water having driven the wire into the
upper glass a little skill and patience are
all that is required. 1t is advised to make
the first experiments on a tray or similar re
ceptacle as the novice is liable to spill some
of the liquid.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03

Experiments recently made in Germany
kave added convincing evidence to fact
already noted-to VII, the variability OF
terrestrial latitudes-for example, the lat
titudes Of Berlin, Potsdam and Prague,
diminished between August, 1889, and
February, 1890, about half second Of arc
In the latter year, between April and
August, the latitude Of Berlin increased
four-tenths Of a second. In other words,
Berlin is nearer the North Pole in summer
than i'm winter The periOdicity Of these
variations would indicate that the direc.
ton Of the earth's axis, under the influence
of some external or internal disturbance
was changing.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03

The treatment for tyrotoxicon poison
until the doctor can be summoned might
be the use Of copious draughts oflukewarn'
water, which will be all the more eflicacio"-
if il contains mustard or salt, the mustard
TO be used in the proportion Of table.
spoonful 70 pint Of water, and the salt il
a handful 10 pint.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03

The Introduction " steam In the naviga-
ton Of the Mississippi river was first made
In October, l5ll by Nicholas j. Roosevelt,
who, under IN arrangement with Fulton
and Livingston, bad stern wheel steam.
boat built in Pittsburg. It was Of 20
tons burden, and was called the New Or
leans. The hull was 1873 feet long, 30 feet
beam, and the cost Of the whole was 80, ).
900, including engines. The boat carried
sails on two masts.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03
Plant of the Ugly Girl.

We ugly girls never get any drives in the
park nor free seats at the theater, and AZ
for ice cream and French candy, no matter
how handsomely we deport ourselves, we
shouldn't know the taste Of either if we
waited to have it bestowed upon us as
reward Of merit. Indeed the expensive.
ness Of being an ugly girl is one Of the
worst things about it; there are no perqui-
sites We get none Of the plums out OF
life's pudding, for under present conditions
men do all the carving, and, as one Of them
says, "All the fine things we think and say
about women apply to those only who are
tolerably good looking or graceful" In
fact, isn't it just little hard that any
body's destiny in life should be made to
depend irretrievabiy upon an accident over
which they have no control, such as hav-
ing been born with red head or pug
nose? But this is the law under which
women have lived since the beginning OF
time, and it doesn't give the ugly girls a
| fair chance.-E. f. Andrews in Lippin-
| colts
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03

The wearing Of rings by men should be
a matter Of careful consideration. They
should be distinctly masculine in type.
The deep setting should be usually fol.
lowed. The high feminine settings TO
show of the Jewels Ia Of oourse offensive
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03

1t is claimed that an eastern chemist has
discovered a process for making soap from
corn. The discovery promises to revolu-
tionize the art Of soap making. The pro
duct is said to be absolutely pure and bet
ter than the finest toilet soap now made.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03
Partant Pour La Syrie

FTER Waterloo
the crus hin z
weight Of mon
archirl despot-
ism evinced by
the IIolyAlliance,
shocked all Eng
land. The mlsfor-
tunes of the queen
of Holland, hunt
ed as she was
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03

The experiment illustrated in our cut Is
an old but admirable example Of the gray
= ty of water and wine.
Select two wine glasses Of uniform size
and light, delicate make. Fill one even to
the brim with claret or other dark colored
wine or liquor and the other with water.
Cover the glass of water with card aud
place it upside down on the glass filled with
wine, so that the brims fit exactly one
on the other Next carefully move the
card between the two glasses just little,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03

Money to loan. Asahel Dillon. Office,
corner Fourteenth and Mill streets. 1893
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-03
A QUESTION ANSWERED
Why American Girls Marry Titled
Foreigners

fOTblBntIb
The following article got into type
in the HERALD Office in some inscrut-
able way from some unknown source,
but it is good reading and goes:
u wonder if it is ever considered,
when American bellies and beauties
marry foreigners that the crop OF
marriageable men at home grows less
and less with each succeeding year.
Not that there are no men, but those
who are at all desirable prefer the
liberties Of their baChelOrhOOd to the
undertaking Of family cares. An
American at say 30 70 35-a club man
fond Of his luxurious habits-is slow
to give up what he thinks constitutes
happiness. Hence, even an heiress,
endowed beside with mind and beauty
must very often remain single or turn
to country where the founding OF
family is looked upon as an obligation.
Wise heads who cry out every time
some specially cOnspicOus case occurs
may remember this. 1t is all well
enough to talk about feminine bach
elorSn and to declare that "uld maids
are obsolete. II is natural for women
/ to marry and preside over their own
establishments. Not long ago there
was sort Of marital epidemic struck
/ the country, and mature wOmen-ot
course with at least comfortable IN
concentrated men dozen years
Younger than themselves. In some
cases these unions turned out TO be
everything desirable, but, as a rule,
such women ran great risks. Nat
uraly youth mates with youth.
-.
A writer in a late magazine argues
i'm favor Of the oft repeated theory
that children should be brought into
the world on the same principle that
we raise fine cattle. In other words,
nothing should be regarded but the
supposed benefit TO be conferred on
the offspring-"LOve is Uld-fashiOned;
passion is outrageous and only race
combinations are TO be considered in
this matter Of life unions" Such
theories, advanced every little while
only 10 be relegated to the shade,
again, might be advantageOusly used
by American mothers who "selI
their daughters To- titled foreigners
"The crossing Of the breed improves
the stock" Yet. those who are mar
row enough TO suppose that Ameri-
cans are the only people on the face %
the earth, cry out every time, one o.
, "uur girls" takes a foreigner for
a husband. Let our bachelors marry
n Let them see TO it that the malden'
. are not forced away from home.
o ~
0 1t is very funny to read Of a hu
: name societY's diligence in preventing
I the sale Of a Chinese maiden for 500
!, and then TO observe its apathy when
. young American girl is not only sol
. by matrimony, out at a much large
Q premium. Yet, so eccentric are on
: ideas of justice, and 50 absurd are GU
e theories Of self government, that W
stand by complacently while on
daughters prostitute themselves. j
J. occurs to me sometimes that the hu
n and cry raised over the marriage q
Ia our girls better commence at home
m We might as well morally clean up tn
IS doorway Of our own houses, before "
~ attend TO those across the seas"