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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
IndefensibIe Injustice.

ABOUT one-ffth of all males in MasSa-
chusetts average less than 81 per day.
The females working ut this low scale of
wages comprise 2.94 per cent. Of all the
workers No intelligent reader will fail
to realize what this fact means. As the
scale of wages rises the number Of fe-
males enjoying them grows steadily less
Of a total of 1887 workers receiving $50
a week and over, only 268 are females.
The figures simply show that in the EN-
ployments in which the very lowest
wages are paid women constitute over
70 per cent. of the workers, while in the
employments where as high as $40 a
week are paid they constitute hardly
over 3 per cent
In addition to all this is the humiliating
fact that in the same occupations, stand
ing side by side with men the females
are paid less wages for the same work,
or, what amounts to the same thing. a
woman of 20 years or upward is made to
work side by side with Il boy Of 10 at the
same wages Women are compelled.
then, to fill most of the cheap places,
and paid less wages for the same work
at that. We have no hesitation in saying
that this is an irdefensible injustice, and
one so gross us to shame civilization.
Why do Legislators sit passively under
such determinations Of sex in the matter
of work and wages? Simply because
they know that the women carry no
votes, and that mere sentiment, however
just, can neither seat nor unseat poll
tician. But it will not always be thus.
Boston Globe
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
An Odd Bird That Likes Fishing.

Away up on the mountain side, where
the numerous streams find their way
through deep, dark canons down to the
pulse beat of old ocean, is the natural
summer home of the water ousel the
strangest of all strange birds You sell
dom see more than one Of them at a
time. They are of a dark blue color.
and are easily recognized by peculiar,
quick, jerking motion, which they never
seem to tire of. And as they fit from
rock to rock they are continually bob
bling up and down, performing such a
polite little courtesy as would cause you
to smile to see it.
Owing to their peculiar habits and the
isolated spots they select to build their
nests no one but the most ardent sports
men and raturai&ts succeeds in GI4ding
them. Hence a water Ousel's nest, with
two Of their eggs in it, has commercial
value among nest collectors of $25. They
always build their nests Just back of
some waterfall or under some overhang-
ing bank, where they have to go through
or under the water to get to it.
Another strange habit Of this bird is
the deliberate manner in which they APP
pear to commit suicide They will start
slowly, very slowly, to wade right down
into the water until they disappear from
view, but if the water is clear and you
have sharp eye you can still see their
little dark forms clinging to the bottom
in search Of their morning repast, which
consists of periwinkles.-T Tacoma Led
CrnT
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03

"Bill Skinner is dead" said man coming
into the office of Dakota newspaper.
"Moses and thunder!" yelled the editor, be-
ginning to jump around the desk, that old
thief hasn't died, has he? l begun to think
the old fossil would live foreverl He owed
me four years back subscription, but l am
willing to lose it just for the satisfaction of
knowing that the bowling old hypocrite has
gone where lie will get what ne deserves. Be
sides, if | went out and said word about it,
the old woman and the boys would chase
me off the place with a pitchfork. Got to
give him an obituary, though, l s'pose."
Then be sat down and wrote:
at is with heavy heart and tagging pen
that we make the announcement that Will
lam Horatio Skinner is no more! For many
years he has been a leading citizen Of this
place; a man honOred, respected, large
hearted able; man who touched nothing
that he did not adorn This usually happy
community is plunged in the deepest gloom
by the sad event. But what is our loss is
heavens gain. Rest in peacel He was
kind husband and an indulgent father."-
Dakota Bell.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
Bound to Pay a Commitment

rro mnlle at the races Mr.. Guest. the
mo- Anown turfman of Kentucky, re-
m.elhed; DO you know what This
reno;! spoC IN here reminds me of It
saw nus me OF a fellows farm that |
t[am once down in Kentucky. It was a
v .erliole sandy place, and so Door that
~ couldn't raise disturbance on +bo
~ pace, stopped there one dav and
co % uJurse | wanted to say sometime
said 1' y about the place, 50 I
have ~ 20 in nm Colonel, 1 declare Won
soo, got the finest place / ever saw ~ to
0oour knives. "-St. Paul Pioneer d. p,os -
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
WHY He Was Desnerate

Jack-What on earth is the matter
old fellow?
George (wildly)-The proprietor is
away and has left me in charge. It's
pay day, and the cash is in the safe
also the combination, which I put in
there for safe keeping and have for
gotteh 1t. I've dipped the mucilage
brush IN the ink bottle, and Ito office
boy Frank, run out and get me a
quarter worth of rat poison !--Pitts-
burg Bulletin.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
Poisonous Effects of Nicotine

1t is said that Turkish tobacco non
Jams prussic acid, and that Havana to-
oacco has another alkaloid called COLI
dlne, Of which oase-twentieth Of . dran
Will XII a frog with symptoms of p.raIY,
SIS The half liquid matter that az
c Gu, in the bowl of 4 pine will
AL. small animal in three drop doses
"a Ie" drops of nicotine inserted pndar
'le conJunctiya of an animal will lin
DIT once, Eight drops of nicotine will
AIli a morse with frightful general con-
WILSON'S ', 1t has been observed tba+
oile IVlnS systems quickly become toll
eIailC OF tobacco poison-an arem.I
b tlnde IS thrown into commissions by one
nalI a drop one day will require twice
as much the next day, and so in fonr
OF I'VE days four or five times as mncb
New York Telegram.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
DIVIDED.

II thou vert by my side, dear love,
And l could walk with thee,
The path unto the mountain crest
No toll would seem to me.
But now my feet walk YEARLY,
And heavy are mine eyes,
And dread and dark the winding way
That leadeth to the skies.
Yet if thou vert beside me, love,
My hand within thine own,
Perchance my weight would hold thee back,
Tho thou canst win alone
Thou mightcst stumble, following me;
Or lettering by the way,
Seeking the sweets and flowers, my feet
Might tempt thine own to stray,
But now by different paths, my love,
We seek the self same goal,
So far apart no check am l,
No hindrance to thy soul
And tho my heart doth ache for thee
My lips for thy lips long,
/ see thee toiling upward still,
And hush my pain with song.
And when upon the mountain crest
We stand where souls are free,
The bliss that doth elude us now
Must come to thee and me-
Not one brief thrill of joy, of pain
One smile, in tears to end,
But an eternal crown OF love,
When soul with soul shall blend.
Housewife.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
AN IMPRESSION.

A cypress dark ago -t thc blue.
That deepens up ~;itu f'ue
As never painter dIr.'. and drew;
A marble shaft tn, g l. 1lone
Above q wreck Of scIintured stone
With gray green aInr& ovararown:
A hin side scored With no!lJ" veins
Through acp hong wash IF summer rains
AS purple as with vintage stains.
And rocEs that while the hours run
Show all the jewels. one 10y one
For pastinr Of the summer sun;
A crescent gsil upon the sea
So calm and fair and ripple free
You wonder storms can ever lie;
A shore with deep iudent"d bays,
And DER the cleaning waterways
A glimpse of islands in the haze;
A face bronzed dark TO red and gold
With mountain eyes that seem to hold
The freshness of the world OF old;
A shepherds crook coat Of fleece,
A grazing flock sense Of peace,
The long sweet silence this is Greece!
Kennel Rodd
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03

The superstrict Buddhist will not eat
flesh at all, because the life that ami
mated the creature is part of the uni
versal life that animates all creatures,
from which each in turn abstracts the
supply for the purposes of its temporal
existence. To eat of the creature is
therefore a kind of cannibalism of the
second degree, and your Buddhist will
none Of it. The commonalty CT them
do not go so far. They may eat meat
between sunrise and noon.-New York
Evening Sun.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03

First Omaha Girl Gust home from SCHOOL,
1t was too bad my friend Clara was rot at
the commencement to read her essay. 1t was
beautifully written and she had a perfectly
lovely graduation dress.
Second Omaha Girl-WLat was the title of
your friends essay?
"Those Beasts of Men,
"She ought to have read it and let some of
the beasts of men know what we think of
them. Why didn't sher
"Well, you see the night before commence
ment she eloped with one of them Omaha
Herald
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03

A young lady Of New York amuses her
self with humming birds as pets. They
build their nests in the lace curtains and
have raised little families in the parlor
There are plants for them to fly about in,
and every day the florist sends a basket
of flowers for them to extract the honey
from They are like little rainbows fly
ing about the room. and they light on the
head of their dainty mistress with perfect
freedom. She has an especial affinity for
the feathered race. and pigeons, canaries
and bullfnches are included among her
household favorites.-Chicago Herald.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
pullman Herald.
How 1t Happened

How 1t Happened
Never he'd no kind o use
Fer that Dan;
Always ruther liked big,
Thick set man.
He WIZ on the spindlin' build
Sort-uh spare;
He'd to look right sharp to know
Dan wuz thar
Feared like he wuz at my heels
Night n day;
Couldn't toll him of in no
Kind-uh way.
Thought treated him right mean,
! declar'
Thet couldn't sneeze but whut
Dan WIZ thar.
Little sandy headed skite,
'Thout much wit,
'Cept he beat the bugs, the wSy
He could sit
Out the balance of my beaux;
Let EN- glare;
They put out at 9; at 10
Dan wuz thar.
onct | told him plain an fat
That eff he
Wuz the unly man on yearth,
Him an me
Wouldn't suit; lowed my words
Made him stare.
Come next night, like other nights,
Dan wuZ thar
Curyus like, married him
AFTER that!
Thing wuz done fore knowed whaP
! wuz at.
How it come, my Judgment amt
Very clar;
Reckon t must hev been becuz
Dan wuz tharl-Time.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
A Detroit Arab.

where are you going, my little lad'"
ITO see de baseball match, sir, he said.
''Have you got ticket. my little lad:'
"Naw! l don't need one, sir, > he said.
'How viii You see it, my little lad?'
I'll shin to de fence top, sir, he said.
Here's a dime to get in with, my little lad.r
Hi. dis will buy smokers, sir" he said
And the little Arab scampered away.
Nor stopped he a ''thankee. sir to say.
Detroit Free Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
He Got "Inside Figures"

Scene in a real estate brokers' office two
years hence. Enter man with money to
invest.
Customer-Got anything good for man
to put a little money into?
Broker-Yes, sir. Have some fine corner
lots on Sellington avenue, extended only thir-
teen miles from where the depot will he built
when the railroad runs through augsburg
The towns all surveyed and laid out. Here's
plot if you'd like to look at it.
CustOmer-How much is that ground worthi
Broker--Wel, I'll give you inside figures.
Considering that you're an old friend, I'll let
you have as much of it as you care to take at
S1.35 quart.-Merchant Traveller.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
A Little Farm in His Boot.

1t is not often that grain is found to
grow in a mans boots, but such a case
is reported. A farmer brought a pair
of boots to Guelph cobbler to be re-
paired. When the shoemaker com
menced operations on them he found
grain growing to the length of several
inches. Such is certainly curiosity
Guelph (Ont.) Herald
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
GOOdbY, GOoSX.

Little do you know how we bartenders
are imposed upon. Woe is our lot Today
a six footer entered our saloon and called for
brandy. He imbibed large quaff
"'Has Goosy been ing he asked.
"'Whose Goosyr said L
'Goosy walks like this
"The six-footer dropped on his launches.
spread his legs apart like a painfully handy
legged being and waddled towards the door.
Suddenly Strengthening himself out, he
howled at me 'Goodby, Goosy, and fled q
mile up the street before | found time to run
from behind the r"-Philadelphia News.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
NcllOw-Green SEjD

IL mas been observed that the skin Of
Arctic travellers has a yeIlowish green
'llse aIter the long winter of six
months and the effect has been gen.
g era attributed to faulty eyesicbt.
Dr. Oyllencreutz has studied the mat.
ter and decides that it is due to chances
III Ille pigment OF the blood.-Ram's
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
Dangers of Education.

Hotel Guest-I don't believe in this modern
custom of tipping. I want yer 70 under
stand that
Waiter-Ts been 10 school, sab, an l hap
pen to know there amt nothin modern about
it, sab. The custom is as Old as civilization.
sab.
ooh, come now"
"Fac', sab. l learned in history, sab, that
one time rich man like you named Caligula
went somewhere to supper an it cost him
500, 600 before lie got through, sab. By the
way, sab, all the things you ordered is out,
sab. "-Omaha World
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03

., omaha Mani thought you went r. G.
Louis to start dime museums -' 70 81
swept away by the loss of one crrio lnss were
"A freakT' curiosity
NoO eNa tly imported South A,r;oo
king at great expense and CO., ,ot"on african
started aC when the man suddenly died n 'ning
NO; sunstrnka. OMAHA IL
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
An Authors TribuIatior

Hay" sir2 P' u 6aled
M Pe m (author of the book)-Ah.
Hay?" r-0' Vi baied
Iralnboy-Oh, l catch a sucker ono.
in a ile.-Puck = 'Aer once
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
Tit for Tat.

Mrs. Magnus Scott prepared to go
out)-Does this gold necklace match
the white lace of my dress2
Mr.. Magnus Scott-It does.
Mrs. NJ. S.-Would silver look bet
ter and cooler?
Mr.. NJ. SIT would not.
Mrs. II. Slow does my hair look
Mr.. NJ. S.-Comme il fault.
Mrs. NJ. S.-Ismy bonnet on straight
Mr.. NJ. S.-Very. Can you see the
holes in my socks -Jewelers' Circular.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
RURAL REALITIES
As Guy Carleton Found Them too Near
New York.

A Guy Carleton Found Them too Near
New York.
It is now the golden time when the thought
full man says unto himself 10, it is hotter
than beeswax in town, and l will arise and
fee as bird to tine mountains; l will lay me
down, languid with a midsummer nights
dream, by the bank of the laughing waters,
under the trees beloved by the slow stirring
wind; will view the coming of the chariot
of day through the gates of pearl garlanded
with roses: | will listen to the choir of happy
birds, the drone of the wandering bee, the
pipe of the nestlings under the caves, the
fiddle Of the locust and the deep throated
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
In Need of a Prefix,

Hello, old boy! Heard you're going to be
marTied-and a fine girl, too, ehl"
"Well, yes, she has a very comely figure"
ooh, but that's aside from the question.
How about the incomely fgure?n-Detroit
Free Press
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
A Snort Road to W

An amateur editor in Tna;"-
~ mas made fortune by his pen 4is
la s:L died Of grief after reading o 1rls
editorial and left him s1sO, ooO.Iffrn one
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-03
Some German Students.

One mark of German brutality I 81
with Indignation and disgust. Three gro
looking students, with their heavy fec
gashed with saber cuts, embarked on /
Rhine steamer at Bonn. Bardolph hi
self would have looked a decent fellow
the presence Of the leader of the set, WI
was swollen with beer and freshly sc irTs
on his hideons face. One of his Gonna
had cloths bound round his neck and hca
They at once called for beer, and sat dow
to play at cards. Their insolent fee
showed how proud they were Of ths
brutal, stupid persons. An Americ2
gentleman who was standing by me, loo!
ing at the grosSest of the three, said Ii:
if such fellow were at q university in I.
states they would stick pins in him.
should have been content with getting Ii
wall into the middle of a 'scriEnmageN
football in the parks at Oxford.-Macml
lan's Magazine.
Finding the True Self
Great emergencies call forth the great
soul. War in the twinkling of an eye
turns village drunkards and pettifogging
LAWYERS into generals and statesmen.
Love transforms Cyman from brute into
a man. Necessity makes Shakespeare a
dramatist; accident reveals to Scott ms
true powers. The most commonplace
men and women have passed through the
fools paradise of love. when they were di
vine beings worshiping divinity, and IN
that fools paradise they for brief mo
ment found their true selves-saw deep INTO
the soul of their consort. That dlttlng
dream was in truth an awakening, the
brief opening of the spiritual eye When
the world of facts has passed away our
dreams may remain The man of com,
mon sense asks for realities; the poet
knows that only illusions are true'-Lp-
Apircott's Magazine.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-03
safsrnnr,I. Aronnd a ticket.

Pur>EUEe. February .. - General
Passenger Agent +. A. Ford, in a circu-
lar 10 passenger and ticket agents
dated January 81. iuStructiug them ia
regard 10 the sale of the new so l,OVO-
mile tickets on the PENNSYLVANIA lines
west OF PittSburg, says. Won are M
structed not To sell 90 '>caiper of MS
representative, or 90 any person VINO
vou have reason 90 believe will trans
for or sella ticket for the use Of another,
contrary To the conditions printed there
ON. The purchaser must sign MS or
her own name 20 the contract, out II
vou think that a fictitious name Is be-
ing given. YOU will decline 20 deliver tue
ticket Tickets will bc redeemed at the
rate per mile paid for the same.
II presented before its time-imit
has expired, under the following
conditions: when its owner has been
unable % ride 10 out on account OF sick
ness or death. When business hrm
or other employer shall have discharged
the owner OF a ticket for cause When
a business 6rm whose representative
owns a ticket shalt stop him from travel
ibg. and desires 90 send 0Gt another
man in his place. provided that 1t IS
shown that the change thus made IS ln-
tended to be a permanent one When
the purchaser shall present 70 the gen
eral passenger agent other good and
sufficient reasons, and the merits OF the
ease will Justify redemption. 4 mile
age ticket will not be redeemed II II has
been sold or transferred 10 another
party. No tickets wiii be sold to Trims,
companies or corporations. aud il should
De understood that tickets will only be
sold to individuals
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-03
DIED..

LUKENS-On Saturday, January 3lSt, 81. al
! 2.i5 o'clock. MARTHA VIRGINIA. wife Of ". !
LuScus aud only daughter Of John and Marihs
Bodcy. M the 24ih year Of her age.
Relatives and friends Of the family are re
spectfuily invited TO attend services on Tues
day afternoon at o'clock at the residence OF
her parents, iQl Fifteenth street lntermeni
private.
AULBORNE-Sunday morning. February lsi
1881. 40 10 a. o'clock. nj the family residence on
Firth street. Martins Perry, GEORGE AHlBoRSE
sged IS years.
Funeral Wednesday afternoon at two O'Clock
Services at the Presby terrain church.
COSTAIN-On Monday morning, February
ID. 1891, at 3 O'Clock "A. m. Mrs CATHERINE Cos
rIAN, in the 18th year OF her age.
Funeral from her late residence at Glenn 5
Run, Wednesday morning, at II O'Clock Inter
ment al NJ. Wood cemetery. Friends Of the
family are respectfully invited TO attend.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-03

greater value in helpfulneSs TO the
scholar. should supplant the former.
10 cannot be too deeply impressed
upon the Legislature that Of all obnox.
lous things To parents. changes 10 text
books are among the greatest
II the Legislature wants TO foment a
general discomfort that has never had
lis equal let 10 inauqurate general
and unnecessary changes in the tent
books Of the public schools. They are
costly Irritating annoyaaces that cause
more decentralization aud confusion in
the household, and consequently in the
school. than an other causes combiaed.
The REcISrEE has given the matter
more than ordinary attention aud il be-
lieye> DC voices the general sentiment
throughout the State o. giving this ad.
vice.
First, pursue the plan now in vogue
of contracting FOR one or more year,
with the lowest, best and most response
bile bidders for the class Of books requIr.
ed; and second, make NO changes in the
character Of the text books except what
are absolutely essential TO keep pace
with the reQuirmentS OF the times.
DO these two essentials right ant
when youaud your people meet you vii
lind them in the main satisfied
As 90 some OF the wild and lrldeScen
schemes advanced; such as the manu-
facture Of all the school books by IN,
state, and supplying them free OF cost
IL seems but necessary to say they ar,
TOO Bel'amic Tor any practical use an,
should be sat down upon hard enough
20 squeeze al. vitality out Of them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-03

A puzzling circumstance has been fire.
quently noticed in some parts of Valley
Bend district, Randolph county, thi'
winter. The crust Of the snow ha'
been covered two or three times will
worms resembling the ordinary cut
worm. Where they came from is mex
plicable, as the snow is two feet deel
and the crust too strong for them tC
have come out OF the ground. 1t is sup
posed they fell with the snow. A square
foot Of snow can scarcely be found
without a dozen worms In it.
The Meadow Bluff correspondent OF
the Greenbrier Independent says: -
Quite a number of hogs have persisted
in our mountains. Mr.. Peter Anderson,
who lives on Big Laurel, had ~ head OF
hogs lost in the snow until the 9TH inst
at which time he found fourteen Of the
number still living-by feeding on the
bodies Of the rest, which had died.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-03
AN ECZEMA ON A BOY
sufi.rings Intense. Head Nearly hh"'
Body Covered with Sore. cure"
by Cuticura Remedie-.

bought bottle a. Crri,r "a Ei
one brn CtIiorRA SAINE, aud nhr
cr-RA soar. for m, SON. ls.d fAIf's,n I''
has been afflicted with erlffNl fnr
aud ana pleased 90 Soy that 'r.i't'
rdi.s have cured him lii, .uirrh-
tense. hts head hcins nearly %"
gone except th- gri.ti- aud BE- h"it
cred with sores lis condition "a- f.-
behold. The SORES have npN aii I'D.
III, stin i. healthy. sye, bright. ctr,-'.
position aud h. working every iat
iors ar witnesses o. fhi, r-marAtNf ..,
the doubling ones are requested i'
me, OF ANY ~ my ueighh7r- ...........y
Winchester p %. Union