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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
A Marine Hero.

Among the inmates of the National
Soldiers home at Togus, Me-, is Richard
Rowley, who was captain of the guns on
the Kearsarge when she sunk the Ala
bama off the harbor of Cherbourg,
France, and performed an act of bravery
which probably saved his ship and her
crew. The battle had ragged for over an
hour and half, when 100 pound rifle
shell from the Alabama struck the gun
which Rowley was sighting and fell on
the deck, with the fuse still burning. In
an instant Rowley picked it up and threw
it into the sea, where it exploded just as
it touched the water. The sailors beard
and mustache were burned off by the
fuse, but he stepped back to his gun and
sent shot into the sinking Alabama.
Capt. Winslow at once gave the order
to man the rigging and give three cheers
for Quartermaster Rowley. The latter
was greatly lionized after his return to
this country. Congress voted him gold
medal; he received other valuable gifts,
and President Lincoln personally thanked
him. For several days before his inter
view with the president, Rowley had ac-
cepted frequent invitations to drink
champagne, and probably showed the
effects. AS he arose to go Mr.. Lincoln
gave him a hundred dollars, saying:
Now don't drink too much liquor;
drink lust little, but not too much.
know you old sailors all like a little grog,
but be careful and not drink too much. "
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
There Is a Difference.

There was a jolly little group about a
table in a down town cafe last night
shaking dice for the lemonade. The
man who threw the lowest number had
to pay for the lemonade and tell story
All at the table had been 'stuck" but one
gentleman who is noted for his keenness
of repartee. The gentlemen who had
been ''stuck" told nothing but anecdotes
and antique tales. Not new story had
been recited; and they were all chest
nuts. When the gentleman noted for rep
artee had been "stuck" there was ap-
plause, a call for drinks and demand
for new story. II can tell story, !"
said the gentleman, as he ordered the
proper thing, ''but I'll ask you conun-
drum. GO ahead" he was told.
"Well." he went on, what is the differ
ence between a turkey and man.
This odd conundrum floored the
crowd. The questioner was appealed to
for an answer. 1.-THE difference between
a turkey and man." he explained, as
he rose to leave, sis that a turkey isn't
stuffed with chestnuts until it's dead. y
The crowd OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Commercial.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
When Pluck Was Slang.

This word affords an instance of the
way in which slang words in the course
of time became adopted into current Eng
fish. We now meet with pluck and
plucky as the recognized equivalents of
courage" and courageous. An entry
in Sir Walter Scott's journal shows
that in 1927 the word had not yet lost its
low character. lie says (vol. II, p. 30),
''Want of that article blackguardly
called pluck" Its origin is obvious.
From early times the heart has been
popularity regarded as the seat of cour-
age. Now, when butcher lays open a
carcass he divides the great vessels of the
heart, cuts through the windpipe and
then plucks out together the united
heart and lungs-lights he calls them
and he terms the united mass "the
pluck. Notes and Queries
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
The English Language.

English men of letters are perpetuallv
Scolding and nagging at one another for
speaking and writing bad English, or for
pronouncing it enormously, and the fault
finders make, as a rule. as many mis-
takes as do the writers and speakers
whom they profess to correct. And then
step in, fOrsooth, the Americans, clad
from top to toe in the shining armor of
self confidence, and they airily tell us
that we know not how to speak or pro-
nOunce our own language, and that to
mend our ways we should take lessons
of BostOnites or the Dutch-Irish- Eng
lish and altogether cosmopolitan people
of New York. We may needs vince a
little under these structures, for our
withers are not by any means unwrung,
and to the ear of a foreigner who has
made only literary study of English it
is certain that our pronunciation, or
rather our many and discordant methods
of pronunciation, must appear very il
logical and very ludicrOus.
1t is not alone clergymen who drawl
the church service and humble their
sermons; it is not alone school children
|
who are taught to read in monotonous
sing-song; it is not alone young ladies
who, through affectation, lisp or mince
their words, but it is the great body of
English people-aye, of educated Eng
fish people-who habitualIy stammer be-
fore they can find the right word, who
rarely pronounce their final consonants,
who slur and shuttle their syllables into
one another, who almost invariably put
the wrong emphasis on the chief mem
bers of phrase, and who, if they do not
absolutely chew and swallow the ends of
their vocables, as the modern Greeks do,
utter them in such disjointed and slip
shod fashion as to make them more than
half uninteligible to the foreign ear.
This is why it may be quite feasible for
a Frenchman to live seventeen years in
England without being able to under
stand English. Telegraph.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
Anecdote of Michael Angelo.

Michael Angelo, at time when Italy
paid so much attention to ancient art
that modern had no chance of being
judged fairly, had, it is said, resort to a
stratagem to teach the critics the fallacy
of shaping their judgments by fashion
or reputation. He sculptured statue
representing sleeping beauty land break
ing off an arm buried it in place where
excavations were being made. 1t was
soon found and Landed by critics and
the public as valuable relic of antiqui.
ty, far superior to anything done fol
centuries. When Angelo thought it
had gone far enough he produced the
broken arm, and, to the great mortifca-
ton of the critics, revealed himself as
the sculptor.-New York Ledger.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
A Cataract in Labrador.

The interior of Labrador undoubtedly
is the largest unexplored area on this
continent. Up the Grand river, which
empties into the Atlantic ocean at Ham
ilton inlet, are the Grand falls, which,
if everything is true about them that is
reported, are the most stupendous falls
in the world. They are only about 100
miles up the river, but only two white
men have ever seen them. Mr. r. f.
Holme three years ago went from Eng
land to visit the Grand falls.
He organized a little party to accom-
pany him inland, and arrived within
about fifty miles of the falls, when he
was compelled to return on account of
the failure of his provisions. The Labra-
dor Indians say these falls are haunted,
and they carefully avoid them, believing
that they will die if they look upon
them. The two white men who have
seen them are Mr.. Maclean, who, as he
was ascending the river in 1889, was
stopped by the falls, and Mr. Kennedy,
who over thirty years ago had charge of
Hudson Bay post, in Labrador. Mr..
Holme says the height of the falls is not
certainly known, but in some respects
there is little doubt they are the greatest
in the world. -Goldthwaite's Geographic
cal Magazine.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
Rousseau the Landscana Printer.

AS we stand before a great landscape
by Rousseau like the ''Ravines of Apre-
mont" lately in the collection of M.
MarmOntel, or of the "Hoar Frost, -" in
that of Mr.. Walters at Baltimore, one
must call up powerfully built man of
middle size with full brown beard; a
wide, high forehead, which his friends
declared Olympian; shapely, straight
nose; hair worn rather long, after the
fashion of forty years ago; direct lmpid
gaze from eyes of unusual largeness and
grayish blue in color, and a mouth whose
lines indicate the absorbed man and the
reticent. He was an extremely thought
full man, not by any means smileless and
the furthest remove from stupid; he
was one of those who are hard to win
for a friend, but once a friend, eminent
ly the person with whom to pass weeks
in the pursuit of a worthy study. There
is the sympathetic man who talks, and
the sympathetic man who is silent.
Rousseau was the latter. Yet he could
talk, and talk well, on nature, art and
music, and he wrote charming letter.
Charles De Kay in Century.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
Small Farms.

One of the mistakes of the times is the
popular belief that everything in a bust
ness way must be big The idea has
grown out of our haste to grow wealthy
and from superficial calculation, such as,
if one acre pays 800, 100 acres would
pay $4,000. Men seldom make such
money out of vary large orchards, and
while a source of envy to small holders
they are often, in fact, just holding on
or are running ahead on borrowed CAPT
tai. The men who make money and are
getting rich out of horticultural pursuits
are those who do not attempt more than
they can look after personally. From
ten to eighty acres are the sized tracts
which pay the highest per cent. of profit,
if they are properly conducted. The
idea that living cannot be made out of
small place has retarded many from go
ing into a business in which they might
now be making an independent living
California Fruit Grower.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
HOW SIR RICHARD DIED.

Stately as bridegroom TO a feast
Sir Richard trod the scaffold stair,
And, bowling to the crowd, united
The love locks from his sable hair;
Took Off his watch. "Give that to Ned;
I've done with time" he proudly said.
Twas bitter cold-it makes him shake.
Said one, ''Ah! see the villains lookr'
Sir Richard, with n scornful frown,
Cried, Frost, not fear, my body shookl"
Giving gold piece to the slave,
He laughed, Now praise me. master
knave!"
They pointed, with a sneering smile,
Unto a black box, long and grim;
But no white shroud nor badge of death
Had power to draw a tear from him.
ut needs no lock, j." he said in jest,
This chamber where tonight rest"
Then crying out. God save the kingl"
In spite of hiss and shout and frown;
He stripped his doublet, dropped his cloak
And gave the headsman's man crown;
Then ION for heaven!" he proudly cried,
And bowed his head-and so he died.
Walter Thornbury
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
Mistakes of Prejudice.

Popular feeling against anything like
a spurious article is always remarkable,
though it is not always rational A few
years ago, when glucose began to be used
in the manufacture of candies and sweet
stuffs, firms which made no secret of the
fact that they were using it, lost quite a
large quantity of trade in consequence.
The wiser ones had their cans labeled,
italian sirups," and no one was any the
wiser Ask any physician today why
children suffer less from excessive indul-
gence in candies than formerly, and he
will tell you that the substitution of giu-
cose for what might be called more or
thodox commodities is the cause. So
much for the common sense Of prejudice,
Interview in GIobe-Democrat
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
Neal Dow obevs orders LiteraIIv.

The Federal and Confederate forces
were preparing for a battle. The Fed
eral commander and his staff, seated
upon their horses, were consulting near
the right of the line drawn up in the
edge of the woods. Gen. Neal Dow was
standing in front of his command,
very small man with a tremendously
big hat on his head and a monstrous
sword dangling to the ground at his
side, picture such as one seldom sees
outside the comic collections. An aid
told Gen. Dow perhaps he was only
Col. Dow them that the commander
wished to see him. Gen. Dow strobe
down the line, the soldiers laughing at
the sight.
Seen. Dow" said the commander,
you will march out into that opening
yonder, take position on that knoll
and hold it until further orders"-some-
thing to that effect.
In sight of the entire right wing Of
the army, Gen. Dow went marching
into the opening, his long, heavy sword
clanking on the ground behind him. his
big hat making him look like grass
hopper under a toadstool. The COM
mander heard the army laughing and
looking for the cause.
"Who is that walking across the OPEN
mgr he asked.
''That is Gen. Dow" said everybody.
An aid was sent to bring him back.
"Gen. Dow" said the commander,
"why did you go out there alone? Why
did you not take your command with
your"
Dear me, general, said Dow, ''I beg
thousand pardons. didn't know you
meant for me to take anybody with me.
You didn't say SO, you know" Wash
ington Post.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
THE ROSE THAT eLusnep.

E e,nsle rose tell downward through the air
W.T. rIoln wnere within her opera box She sat
VIII ~, InaIchless face so wondrous calm ana ,.,,
..i LAT al the singers paused to gaze thereat
IoM oy the stars " thought |, IF ever truth
W. aoaesty' and spotless maiden grace
Rebold than1 70 ON. tne heart Of beauty's youth,
tYs rose mats fallen from yon cluster white
st nls VIII treasure though its day be dead y
s Tt' 70 iift the rose-alas the night
IT,. soa Coy were white but this was scarlet red.
u sn race was gueless still in all that light;
Se' 'nls perfect rose had blushed and fed
w J Henderson in Once a WeeL
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
An Odd Will.

John Newgate, of Boston, merchant,
selectman and constable Of the town,
who was admitted freeman in 1885,
and elected representative at the March
and September sessions of the general
court, in 1888, and who died in 1865,
left a will dated Nov. %, 1854, in which
he gives to his wife Ann, his ''farme at
RumIy Marsh, with all my lands belong
ing there vnto she the said
Ann continuing in the state Of widow
hoode, paying vnto the Colledge in Cam
bridge the sum of five pounds pr ann
during the said time of her widow
hoode, for the security of which pay
ment my said farme is already bound and
ingaged. But if my said wife should
happen to marry againe, then my will
and wind is. That she shall have only
the thirds of all my said houses and
lands in Boston and of my said farms at
Rumly Marsh, but not the thirds of my
said house and land In Charles Towne,
for that the said annual pay for the
Colledge is after such marriage of her,
the said Ann. to bee paid by others
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
Artificial Honey,

Artificial honey, which is more COM
mon in the market than consumers
know, is made of potato starch and oil
of vitriol Some rash optimists think
that they are sure of getting the genu-
inc product of bees and flowers by pur-
chasing honey in the comb. They do
not know that the exquisite white comb
that pleases them is often made OF par
ATTN wax.-Herald of Health.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
Miss Minnie Apolis. opinion.

"The subject of a national flower il
being discussed great deal now, Miss
Minnie" remarked visitor at Mime.
apolis to maiden of that city. ''What
do you think about itY'
"Wen," replied Miss Minnie, II think
papa's Fancy Winter Wheat Flour rathe,
takes the biscuit. New York Sun.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
Tmn Oneer Addresses,

Not long ago letter came through
this postotfice addressed to Lard Mills,
N. H, which found its proper destina-
ton at Oil Mills, n. H. A letter ad-
dressed to Roast Pig, Mass" was de-
ciphered by the Boston mail clerks to be
intended for Dedham, and there it was
delivered to the person for whom it was
intended. Monitor.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
Pronunciation of Idaho. -

George Riebold, an Idaho pioneer and mine
owner, says that joaquin Miller named the
territory ''Idaho," being a pure Bannock
word, meaning "Gem Of the Mountains "
Miller himself says the word should be pro
uounced with the accent on the second sylla-
BILE, Idaho, the ''a" having broad sound.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
A Perxerse Woman.

"Whatl you love anotheri But You
said you'd marry me if your father dis
owned you"
81 know. But he didn't disown me,
von seeT-American Grocer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03

An unskilled japanese farm hand, accord
ing to a correspondent who writes from HI
ogo, receives only from five to ten cents
day for his labor, and out of this small sum
he is expected to board himself. Skilled
farm labor commands from ten 70 n1teen
cents day.-New York Evening World.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03

The Florida Congregational assocla-
ton which in 1884 had three or foul
churches. had in 1899 thirty-eigh'
churches, with membership OF nearly
900.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
He Ought to Have known.

Cochran-I suppose your name on this
umbrella indicates that it belongs to
you?
Which, the name or the UNI
brella?
Cochran-The mime, of course.-Puck.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
LONG AFoRE HE kNowEp.

Jes' little bit o feller-I remember still
Ust to almost cry fer Christmas, like youngster
will
Fourth o. July's nothin' to it!New Years ain t
smell;
Easter sunday-Crcus day-ies' all dead in the
shell!
Lordy, though at night, you know, to set around
The old folks work the story off about the sledge
and deer,
And SANITY" skootin' round the roof, all wrapped
in fur and fuzz-
Long afore
Iknowed who
SANITY Claus" wuz
Ust to wait, and set up late, week err two ahead.
Couldn't hardly keep awake, ner wouldn't 90 to
bed;
Kittle stewin' on the fire, and Mother settin here
Darnin socks, and rockin' in the skreeky rockin'
cheer;
Pap gap, and wunder where it wuz the money
went,
And quart with his frosted heels, and spill his
IMMINENT;
And me a dreamin' sleigh bells when the clock 'ud
whir and buzz,
Long afore
Iknowed who
Sanity Claus" wuzy
could
Manage to come down the chimbly, like they said
he would;
Wisht that l could hide and see him-wundered
what he'd say
Eff he ketched Teller layin' fer him thatawav,
But bet on him. and liked him, same as eff he had
Turned to pat me on the back and say, Look
here, my lad,
Here's my pack-jes' hep yourself like all good
boys does!'
Long afore
l knowed who
SANITY Claus WIZ /!
Wisht that yarn was true about him, as it 'peared
to be
Truth made out O. lies like that un's good enough
fer mel
Wisht still wuz so cOnfidin' could jes' 90 wild
Over hangin' up my stockins, like the little child
Climbin' in my lap tonight and beggn me to tell
Bout them rendeers, and ''Old Sanity that she
loves so well,
I'm half sorry fer this little girlsweetheart of his
Long afore
She knows who
SANITY Claus" is 4!
james Whitcomb Riley.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03

The sales If diamonds in New York are e.
cimated to foot up $50, OOO. 900 year.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-07-03
MAMM0TIIS IN ALASKA.
VALUABLE DISCOVERY MADE BY THE
ALASKA FUR COMPANY.

Monster Creatures Twenty Feet High and
Thirty Feet in Length-Tusks Weighing
ESQ Pounds-Garden Sass" and Gla-
ciers Side by Side.
Telegram-herald., 1891-02-04

nsposnen1os6ss Gnytss lnnkpes ~ -
epnsnn,&isns = - msenk wses p~xs,~n,
- x1onzness-owsnbs - - oa,oA-
WAsnzssroz. FEB. ALA the si,vsr-
pod invsseiysElos hond.y Representa-
tive Abaer fsyior GA tsstifsd thst -
had ho9ghE. sn m>fgia. sn July n,
Isea. =. go oaness II silver ~ Issx.
and e. the isth ~ Aagsst. iseo. lad
seid g lfs5s- He wished 70 ~ pat "a
rs<srd tA~t the parehass w2s made
thsss days after the silver bill became =
lsv. Had act bought any silver siaes.
Witness did act buy any silver hefore
the law w<ns into eject. nor did he
parehzss any while the Legislation vi Is
pendin< He had dealt some in wheat
sinee be had been Ia Congress- He did
not know Of any senator Or other
Representatives having bought silver
and knew nothing Of silver pool af
senators and Representatives
james A. owenby Was then sworn
Tie resided. hs said. in New York City.
but spent most of his time in WAshing-
ton His business last year was that ot
broker. tie handled all sorts of ue-
eurities, and ~hea he had an eppor-
taaity he dealt in silver. Witness said
he had some knowledge OF different
parties who were engaged in silver
trading. but bad none OF an organized
pool lie had seen accounts made
upon the books of Wells. Fargo s Co.
The witness was asked number Of
questions To discover il any of the
names on these books were those
OF Senators or Representatives lie
evaded these questions. asked the
definition Of 'purported," and finally
did not know whether he had seen the
names of any Representatives in con-
nection with silver transactions Be
fore answering similar questions as to
Senators ne consulted his lawyer, Judge
Johnson, of this city, and then said that
he had not, and volunteered the sug-
gestion that the committee should have
experts examine the books of Wells,
Fargo & Co.
Owenby referred TO the books of j.
NJ. Donald, cashier Of the Hanover Ma
tional Bank. and in conversation with
Donald the latter showed him a letter
which he said came from Senator who
was in the pool. In reply to direct
question Owenby said that the name
mentioned by Donald was that of Sem
ator of the United States. AS an cx-
cuse for not being able To give informa-
ton with regard to other questions
asked Owenby said that the informa-
ton was in his books Some of the
books were in Chicago and others were
burned up. Other questions brought
out the fact that outside these books the
witness had in a trunk and other recep-
tacles memoranda relating to silver
spcculations. He declared several times
that he intended to bring his trunk and
papers here, and ended by Offering to
telegraph for them. At this point the
examination was suspended
Telegram-herald., 1891-02-04
FOR HIS LIFE.
Charles r. Vail ON Trial ut st. Louis
Charged with Wife Murder.

Charles r. Vail ON Trial ut Sc. Louis,
Charged with Wife Murder.
ST.. Louis, Feb. S.-The services of
four deputy sheriffs were required to
keep in order the crowd which assem-
bled in the criminal courtroom to
hear the beginning of the trial
against Charles f. Vail, charged
with wife murder. A special panel
of 500 jurors has been summoned, and
it is expected that nearly all of this
number will have been exhausted be-
fore jury viii have been secured. -
GCharles +. Vail is charged with the murder
OF his wife. Fanny, at Old Orchard a small
place a short distance from this city, early last
summer. Vail was q book keeper in a we'll
known business house here His wife was one
OF three daughters OF widow named Slatterly.
She was a very handsome woman. came of
good family and well liked by all
who knew her. Vail had her life
heavily insured and the day OF The tragedy. be
fore joining her at Old Orchard. where she was
visiting relatives, he took out policy which
was to expire twenty four hours from the tine
OF issue. On the day of his arrival at
the little suburb he was assisting his
wife into wagon in the presence of a
number Of persons when a revolver ia his
overcoa: pocket was discharged, the bullet
lodging in the woman's abdomen. She was
carried into the house and died soon after.
ward. Vail claimed that the hammer of the
revolver accidentally struck the wheel OF the
wagon. The body was inferred without an in
quest This led to an investigation. the re-
mains were exhumed, and an autopsy and
inquest held. The result was that Vail was
charged with numbering his wife and was ar
rested Many subsequent sensational features
in the case developed, and IL was considered
second only to the famous Maxwell case in
point Of interest The case against Vail has
twice been called and twice postponed, but il
is believed that il will now be allowed to pro-
coed. Ablo legal talent, the ablcst in the State,
will appear at the trial