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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
Enormous LOSS

BERLIN, July 3-The damage wrought
in Germany by the floods is far greater
than was originally supposed. In the
valley of the Rhine the streams generally
overlooked their banks and carried de-
structiOn TO many vineyards, besides over
taking and drowning many fugitives who
fingered In their flight from the pursuing
element The cost of the destruction Is
difficult To estimate, but 1t will take years
TO restore entirely the devasted places.
In Silesis and Westphalia the storm was
also most appalling. As result of the
storm, In connection with the Italian
earthquakes, there is strong feeling
among the superstitious that something
terrible is impending over Europe, and
some 20 so far as TO say that the end OF
the world is approaching.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

"what is the greatest bore that you en-
counter in your interesting line of bust
ness2" asked a conversational crank of a
brisk young man who runs one of the ele-
water cars in the Equitable building. "The
man that asks unnecessary questions"
was the quick reply "Ah, indeed" con
tinued the unabashed crank. Twill you
kindly tell me what particular question
you are asked most frequentlyW
"Well, yes, I'll tell you" said the young
man, as be gave the wire cable pull and
a twist that sent the car rapidly down
ward. "Most cranks want to know how
often go up and down in this elevator in a
day. suppose that'll be your next ques
ton, so will tell you that | don't know
never counted. Ground door. All outp
New York Times.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

"Frogging" is a sport and business to
marsh jewellers near this town. Far out
on Long Island and over in New Jersey
hundreds of men and boys patrol the
marshes for frogs. The day frogger, clad
in hip boots and usually accompanied by
dog. walks along the bank of a ditch or
stream keenly watching for the green back
and great eyes of his prey The frog IS
also on the watch, and as soon as he catches
sight Of the hunter eyes and back disap-
pear beneath the water The frogger ex-
poets this, and is prompt to act.
He steps into the water near the spot
where froggy was, and with almost I'M
erring hand lays thumb and finger upon
the creatures neck. A sharp pinch snaps
the spinal cord, and the frog is presently
pumped into a basket or game bag. II
the frog Jumps from bank to stream at the
hunters approach the latter hardly eX-
poets to bag the game, but the skilled
hunter nearly always catches the frog that
is first discovered sitting in the water.
The night frogger goes in boat with a
"hawkeye" lantern at the bow. The light
not only discovers the frog to the hunter,
but also fascinates the game so that he is
easily shot with a rifle or scooped up with
a net The night cry of the frog guides the
hunter to the victims hiding place. Those
that go for sport usually shoot the game,
but the pot hunter prefers to take the frogs
alive in the net, as a method less likely to
brighten off his intended prize. Some hunt
ers catch as many as twenty dozen frogs in
the course of a night, when all the condi-
lions are favorable, Frogs bring at whole
sale from 81 to S1.25 a dozen, but the frog
ging season is short and the success of the
hunter varies greatly with the weather.
| New York Recorder.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
Writing on the Cars.

There are two ways of writing on a
train. The first requires that the paper be
laid upon light board, perhaps eighteen
inches square. One end of this will rest in
your lap, and the end furthest from you
will be raised few inches by cord
which passes around the neck. The whole
affords sloping desk which moves with
the body, and is fairly satisfactory. The
simpler and perhaps the better plan is &c
place your tablet upon feather pillow In
your lap, when you will find that the elias
ITCHY of the feathers reduces the motion to
minimum, and makes writing easy
Ladies' Home journal.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

Colonel F. X. Hahn, general manager OF
the elevated railroad system in this city,
was riding up town on the Sixth Avenue
road one day not long ago with a friend.
At one of the stations a guard stuck his
head through the doorway and shouted,
"S-a-c-h-kittycut street,"
Nobody in the car manifested any sur
prise, but in few seconds Colonel Hahn,
who had been looking intently at the
guard turned to his friend and said "You
would find it difficult to believe that that
guard was at one time a teacher of elocu-
ton, wouldn't you" well, yes" replied
the friend, looking at the colonel as though
he expected that joke was forthcoming
81 don't believe it, either" grimly re
sponded Colonel Hahn, "but that is what
he claimed to have been when he applied
for this ob"-New York Times.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
NO MORE CONCESSIONS
The English Educational Bill Liable to
be Thrown Out

LONDON, July 3-M. w. II. Smith yes
terday threatened that the government
will drop the free educational bill If any
concessions are pressed for. No doubt
the ministry would be glad to drop it now
If IL could place the entire blame for its
collapse on the Liberals. The official
spokesman of the Liberal party deny that
John MOrey's absence, reported TO be
caused by illness, is diplomatic on ac-
count of differences of opinion with Sir
William Vernon HarcOurt. Mr.. Morley
will return to his duties in the house
directly his health permits. The mem
bers of the Irish party are urging Justin
McCarty to retain the leadership in
order to prevent rival claims to it, which
are certain to arise among several ambi-
tiOus aspirsRts for the place.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
DOWN WITH YELLOW FEVER
Two Surgeons in Charge of Quarantine
Hospital are Dying

BAY ST.. LOUIS, Miss, July3-The latest
from the United States quarantine sta
tion at Chandler island is of Mondays
date, the sgth ult. DIR. Grosnvelt was
alive then but no hope of his recovery
was entertained. DR.. Carter, the surgeon
IN charge, had been taken i'll and at once
telegraphed to Washington for a surgeon.
IL is expected that the surgeon general
will make detail today of a medical
man The steward is ia charge of affairs,
with Drs. Carter and GrOsnvelt laid up.
While il is not stated that DIR. Carter has
yellow fever, it is understood that he has
never had that disease.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

JeWeIer

Has thrown off the yoke of high
prices and declares his freedom
from and connection with auction
store or other "snide" goods and
offers to the public the finest and
best selected stock of Watches,
Jewels, Solid and Hollow Silver
ware, etc., ever brought to the
Northwest at prices that abso-
lutely defy all competition.
Visitors who have come to assist
in the grand celebration of the
glorious Fourth will have missed
the great opportunity of a lifetime
if they fail to visit and inspect
STULL'S JEWEL PALACE.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
All Classes in England's Booking Offices,

Booking clerks are drawn from all
classes, and mystery enshrouds many Of
them. If they are elderly, the chances are
that they have been in some other line of
business and failed, and through little in
fuence have managed to get on the line.
They can be seen at all ages, sizes and
heights. The feet inches man will take
his turn with a lad trihe over four feet,
and the thin, delicate lad weighing seven
stone will change duty with a man turning
the scale at sixteen or seventeen stone.
Some can show pedigree that High
lander might envy, and others-well, would
rather not have theirs inquired into.
Officers in the army who have met with
reverses or misfortune have been known to
accept the post of booking clerk. One such
was some years ago at large station in
the West Riding, and was recognized by
an old private who had served under him,
and who addressed him by his military
rank. It was very CALLING to him that he
should be recognized, and still more so
that his fellow clerks should know what
he had intended keeping secret. Sons of
officers parsons and doctors abound in the
service; but they do not always take kind
ly to their work, and seldom rise to any
position. Cham bers' Journal.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
The World Enriched.

The facilities of the present day for the
production Of everything that will con.
siuce to the material welfare and comfor;
of mankind are almost unlimited and
when Syrup of Figs was first produced
the world was enriched with the only
perfect laxative known, as it is the only
remedy which is truly pleasing and re-
Freshing to the taste and prompt ano
seffeotual to cleanse the system gently in
1he Spring time or, in fact, at any time
sind the better it is known the more pop
sGar it becomes .l
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

There is a tide in the affairs of
men which taken at the flood leads
on to fortune. There is a time
and place for all things. Just at
this time every lover of freedom
has his thoughts turned to the
celebrations that occur today in
every spot throughout the world
in honor of the birth of the great
est republic the world has ever
known; beside which old Rome,
with all her granduer, was no
comparison. Every true lover OF
freedom, glories when down-trod-
den people throw off the yoke
of oppression and assert theiI
freedom. W. G.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
WELL KNOWN IN TACOMA
Thomas s. Norris Arrested at Portland
on a Charge of Forgery

PORTLAND, July 3-Thomas 5. Norris,
solicitor for the New York Life Insurance
company, and former newspaper man
we'll known throughout the Northwest, is
under arrest for forgery. The charge is
preferred by c. NJ. Forbes, city council
man, and prominent merchant who ad-
yanced him sl5 on a check signed John
Smithson, which proved to be worthless.
Norris reputation is without reprOach
and it is believed he is the innocent victim
of some other mans rascality.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

A female witness in court at Belfast the
other day testified somewhat injuriously
to the side she was supposed to favor. This
made the lawyer mad, and he sharply asked
her, HAS not Brother So-and-so," mean
ing the opposing lawyer, "been talking to
you, and told you what to sayp She re
piled fully as sharply and in a higher key,
81 don't know whether he is brother to
you or not; he isn't to me"-Bangor Com
r,,arctul
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

Mrs. Wheedle-If were you | would
take my sealskin cloak abroad. You will
need it crossing the English channel
Mrs Wickstaff-But of what use will II
be after THAR
Mrs Wheedie (significantly)-After you
have lived in Paris n few days you will
need the money Cloak Review.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
Anything for a PeeraRe

LONDON, July 3-Surprise is expressed
here that Lady Macdonald should be
willing TO surrender her husbands name
for the title of peerage, as It is felt she
would be much more illustrious as the
widow of Macdonald than with any title.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
Discount Rate Reduced

LONDON, July 3-The Bank of England
has reduced the rate of discount from
4 per cent to ~ per cent. The rate of
discount In the open market for both
short and three months bills Is Ia per
cent Money, q and l per cent.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
Waathar Rnnorts

SAN FRANCISCO, July 3-The weather
bureau reports that the temperature has
fallen along California east, in the San
valley, and In Washington; elsewhere II
7ias risen. especially in Southeastern Cali
fornfa and Arizona. II is still above
normal at all stations except Los Angeles,
Eureka and olympia. The barometer at
'Winnemucca has fallen four hundredths
rof an inch in twenty four hours.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

LOUISVILLE, July 3-John Smith and
Miss Mary DenIson, who were to marry
in few days, went out driving yester-
day, near Franklin, and the horse took
fright and ran away. Both were thrown
out of the buggy and Smiths neck was
broken, while the young lady was fatally
Injured
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
Soalded to Death

NEWCASTLE, Pa, July IA traction
engine, drawing a shanty on wheels, went
through bridge in Wayne township, last
evening Three men we're caught in the
wreck aud so badly scalded by escaping
ateAm that thew cannot live.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
Al Eleven O'clock.

Maud-what is the difference between
you and that clock, MI Sissiei
Mr. Sissie taking the hint)-None at all,
Miss Maud. At12o'clock 1t will be going,
and so shall I.--Kate Fields Washington.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

LONDON, July 3-Alexander & Co.,
one OF the largest houses in this city and
liverpool has failed.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04
Do
Want
A Watch

That will be free from all irregu-
larities; one which is warranted to
keep good time under any form of
government, without regard to
race, creed, color or former con,
dition of servitude! We have EN-
and will sell 'em way down low.
Our repairing department is com
plete in every detail, and we can
cure a sick watch in less'n no time.
The Iola register., 1891-05-08
Kidnapped His Child.

WICHITA. May 4.-Orlin Saunders. a
prominent West Side real estate man,
was arrested tonight for abducting his
own child. After two years of married
life Saunders and his wife separated.
she leaving him about two months ago,
taking their 15-months-old babe with
her to her mothers home and directly
afterward instituted divorce proceed
ings. Saunders has been quite morose
of late. To-day, talking to friend, he
remarked that unless something went a
certain way there would be death be-
fore night. While he was talking he
noticed his wife on the street. Taking
his carriage he drove to her mothers
residence. There he asked to see the
child, and the grandmother brought
her out, but refused to
let the father hold her. Final
ly the latter caught the in
FAINT, and, in the struggle for its posses
sion which ensued, he knocked the old
lady down with whip handle, and with
the child in his arms, got into his bug
gy, whipped up his horse and sped
away. The alarm was given, but, de-
spite all the efforts of the officers and a
number of neighbors, no trace of Saun-
ders was found till late this evening,
when policeman observed him enter
his home and in moment emerged
with grip. Saunders was placed un-
der arrest, but he won't divulge any
thing, and the closest search has failed
to disclose any trace of the child. The
mother is in dispair, and while there is
no evidence of any harm having befallen
the infant, she believes that her hus-
band in his mad jealousy would be capa-
BILE of almost any act.
The Iola register., 1891-05-08
Bad Farming, no new Pest.

TOPEKA, May 4.-The reported
damage to the wheat by heretofore
unknown bug turns out to be simply the
results of bad farming.
Prot. Snow of the state university and
Secretary Mohler of the state board oi
agriculture returned this morning, after
having made an investigation of the
wheat fields in the vicinity of Russell.
In days drive through the surround
ing country they found that about one
half the fields were turning yellow and
showed signs of the death of the wheat
plant. The remaining fields were thriv-
ing and gave promise of a very large
crop.
In some of the fields was found a
small green bug about halfthe size of a
chinch bug, the character of which
Professor Snow was unable to deter
mine. He is not yet prepared to say
whether it is injuring the wheat or not.
In all the fields where the wheat was
not thriving, it was learned that the
ground had not been plowed before the
seed was planted and. that it had been
drilled in the stubble of old wheat fields
and between the corn stumps. Where
the corn had been thoroughly culti-
waited last year, the wheat is doing
nicely, but in fields that were neglected
and permitted to run to weeds, the
wheat plant is dying. All plowed
ground shows prosperous wheat
The little green bug was not found in
all the fields where the wheat has been
injured, showing conclusively that it
was not the only cause of the damage.
1t was not found in any of the plowed
fields. Last month and during the first
half of this month there was an unus-
ually heavy fall of snow and rain in
Russell county. Where wheat had been
planted on unplowed ground the water
collected on the surface and did not
soak into the earth readily. The result
was that the root OF the wheat plant was
rotted and the hot sun burned the
wheat. turning it yellow. Plowed
ground readily absorbed the water and
the wheat is consequently thriving.
Prof. Show will, in few days, issue
The Iola register., 1891-05-08
Pensions Granted.

The following persons living in Kan
sas have recently been granted pen
siOns: George S. Howard, Morgan d
Lane, William J. Higgins. Burrel NJ
Mullins, Gilbert L. Price, Philip
Sprague, J. Raffensperger, Joseph Mil
Ter, William West, John w. Meek,
William Stiteler, Henry Shriver, Rose
barry Bird, Samuel B. Walling, Conrad
Meisenbeimer, George E. White, James
E. Sipes, Zephaniah Pitts, David Allen,
John w. Milligan, Charles A. Otto,
Edward Van Buren, Peter Andrews,
Cupid Rodgers, Hermann l. Potter,
William Nyce, Andrew Holland, Geo
w. Witt, Benjamin G. Hopkins, Robert
Babcock, George White, Matthias
Krumm, James Kelley, Jackson Cos
son, William r. Wallace, Joseph Kal
lash, John B. Miller, John F. McKit.
rick, John A. Wilsey, James NJ. Blake,
Benjamin K. Stallcop, Thomas B. Gas
ton, Nenian Fl. Ritchey, Anthony
Muck, William r. Snyder, William J.
Pierce, Stewart Elston, Fdncis NJ
Hornesley, Hiram J. Reaugh, Nathan,
iel r. Weede, John Winkelman, Elijah
NJ. Roseberry, Benjamin Poe, Isaac S.
Sanderlin, Warren Coplen, Wilmer w.
Dickerson, Benjamin F. Hsvcns, War.
rem w. Bowlus, Benoni F. Hartford
Frederick ]. Pierce, George Smith
William II. Mitchell, Jesse Hammer
Arwin A. Bradford, George Wightman
Edward Bierer, Julia A. Matgrave
John George, Lucetta Loomis, Rebecca
A. Munson, Catharine Thomas, Minerva
Jane Havenar, Helen G.. Lovejoy
Venora MCGEE and Apolona Hoffman.
The Iola register., 1891-05-08
Hanging too Good for Him.

LONDON, May 4.-The preliminary
trial of Captain Verney, accused of pro
curing girls for immoral purposes, wa;
continued to-day. Many letters signed
"Wilson," the name which Captain
Verney is charged with assuming, were
identified as being in Captain Verney's
handwriting. A woman named Louise
Adeline, the keeper of a Paris hotel
testified that Captain Verney had called
upon her on seven or eight different oc
casions and asked her to procure foI
him two or three girls, promising her
100 francs if she succeeded. The wit.
ness refused to undertake the procura
ton referred to.
Captain Verney was held for trial and
bail increased from $4,000 to S25, 900.
Nine. Adeline positively Unidentified
Captain Verney. The presiding mag
istrate, Sir John Bridge. closely ques.
toned the witness on this point. One
of the questions which the magistrate
asked her was:
when Captain Verney asked you to
procure little girls did he give you in.
formation as to what purpose he desired
them for?"
Yes" replied Nine. Adeline, "he
said he wanted them in order to seduce
them, and that they must be virtuous
and chaste." Nine. Adeline's last re.
ply increased the sensation which her
evidence had caused among those who
thronged the court room.
The Iola register., 1891-05-08
Highest In Ten Years,

New YORK, May 4.-The price o.
meat in this vicinity has reached the
highest point ever known since 1881.
Recent advices from the producing sec-
tions of the country have given rise tC
the fear that the conditions of decade
ago are to be repeated. Within the
month just closing the advance in the
wholesale prices Of meats Of all descrip,
tions has averaged 4c per pound. and
this increase, it is the opinion Of repre-.
sentative dealers is likely to be main
tanned throughout the summer. The
retail butchers Of Washington market
of the first class, as they say, have
added DC per pound to their old prices.
For example, po-terhouse steaks,
which retailed at the beginning Of April
at from 23c to 25c per pound, are to-day
quoted at from 2Sc to 30c, with de-
cided upward tendency. Rib roasts
have gone up to 20c and pc per pound
according to the cut. Mutton chops
''tit for gentleman's table" are held at
BIC Der Mound
The Iola register., 1891-05-08
Kansas Delegates.

Topeka Kas., May 4. 4.-[Speciall Gov,
ernor Humphrey to-day appointed the
following delegates to the Denver COM
mercial congress, in accordance with
the request Of the executive committee.
The governor authorizes each of these
delegates who may be unable to attend
to appoint his alternate. The list reads:
George T. Anthony, Ottawa; Cyrus Le-
land. Jr., Troy; R. Burton, Abilene: B.
p. Waggoner, Atchison; Frank Nc
Grath, Beloit; p. G.. Noel, Topeka; A.
G. Stacey, Topeka: P. G. Lowe, Leaven-
worth; James H. Reeder, Hays City; w.
D. Ford, Pittsburg; W. G. Robinson,
Winfield; r. NJ. Easy, Hutchinson; S.
C. Wheeler, Concordia; T. N. Sedgwick,
Emporia: Samuel Carlin. Salina; D. n.
Heller, Great Bend: J. D. McCleverty,
Fort Scott; G.. w. Hawk Parsons; A..
L. Selig, Lawrence: L. E. Carter, Cha
mute. James T Ritchle, Manhattan; R.
A. Rohbaugh, Wichita; L. P. King
Tannehill; Willis X. Falks, Wellington:
81. L. Millard, Sterling: J. W. Gregory,
Garden City; j. d. Cruise, Kansas City:
S. W. Veatch, Washington; ]. q.
Brown, Tribune; T. ]. Palmer, Meade.
The Iola register., 1891-05-08
Criminally Careless Bank Methods.

NEW YORK, May 4.-The exact
amount of money that President John
I. Hill stole from the Ninth National
bank from 1887 up to the 1st of March, the
date of his death, is S408, 900, as shown
by Bank Examiner Hepburns state
ment. If the Wall street pessimists
who claim to have knowledge of the
magnitude of Hills speculations, are to
be believed, his defalcation will reach
up to the $780, 900 mark as soon as a
thorough examination of the books and
securities of the distressed bank is COM
pleted.
Did Hill have an accomplice? That
question was asked a thousand times
yesterday If it was asked once. Prac-
tical banking men limited that subordi-
nate positions are unanimous in the eX-
preston of opinion that such crooked
ness could not exist without the cashier
and the loan clerk knowing of it. They
pronounce Nazro and Joseph Hill either
fools or knaves. Dewitt G.. Hayes,
president of the Manhattan Company
bank, said yesterday: The story OF
Hills defalcation in connection with
the Ninth National bank is incompre-
hensible to me. | can not understand
| how such crOOkedness could exist with
out the directors or cashier being cog
infant of it. The only explanation |
can offer for their short-sightedness is
that Hill had everything in his own
hands. He must have acted as presi-
dent, cashier, paying teller and Office
boy"
John ]. Knox, president of the Ma
tlonal Bank of the Republic. said:
'How the president Of any bank could
gain such general control Of the affairs
of his bank as to substitute private Sc
curities for alleged securities on ma
tured loans, before the eyes of his cash
ier and the board of directors, | cannot
understand. Our methods of examina-
ton preclude any possibility OF such a
thing on the part of the president or
cashier. A committee is appointed
four times year to look over the ac-
counts and securities of the bank. II
old securities have been taken up, or if
new ones have been substituted for old
ones, the directors are appraised of it.
The examining committee is generally
compCs Of four o. the directors. |
have nothing to do with this detail
work as president. My cashier is re-
spOnsible to the directors for all securl-
ties "