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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

In regard to the much discussed
question as to the rapidity with which
a locomotive can run, some interesting
official figures have been given by Mr..
Stretton, an eminent English engineer,
showing briefly that the highest speed
ever accurately taken was with a Brs-
toll and Exeter broad gauge engine,
having nine foot wheels, and which
was, as long ago as 1853 officially
timed at speed of just over eighty
miles an hour for a short distance this
occurring in the case of falling grad
lent and with a light load
He also distinctly asserts that this
speed is the maximum that can posi-
bly, be obtained with locomotives of the
present type, the cause Of this being.
he declares, that at such a speed as
that the resistance of the air, the back
pressure in the cylinders and the fric
ton altogether have become so great
that they absorb the whole power of
the engine While the pressure on the
wrong side of the piston becomes great
Iy increased by the fact that the ex
haust steam cannot be got out of the
cylinders fast enough. - Electrical Re
view
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
Know ThvscH, Likewise Thy Hoss.

Farmer Thistlepod sat in the operating
chair in the Office of the phrenologist 'Your
tastes are the tastes Of farmer" said the
phrenologist, 'and [ assume, and in fact am
confident, that you are a farmer. You are
unready and faltering in speech; you find it
difficult to express your IDEAS You are
sadly deficient in judgment-have no knowl-
edge whatever of human nature; your limo
cent, confding disposition renders you an
easy prey to designing men, and your own
perfect honesty prevents you from suspecting
or defrauding any one" Three weeks later
the phrenologist bought a nice, quiet, safe,
gentle family horse of Farmer Thistlepod.
And the farmer sold him a knock kneed old
bronco, % years old, with a eve neck, hot
tail and temper so vicious that the widest
Indian feared it-a horse that had been sold
for S27 attwo bazars in three weeks-for 1915.
Its jest wonderful, " said Farmer Thistlepod.
as he watched the new horse running away
with its new owner, cts Jest wonderful that
a man sh'd know so etarnally much about
men and not know thing about HOSES ~
Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

Owing to the fariIties for transport the
fashion THAI prevails at large dinners Of
giving game. fruit etc. coming mot. tar
countries IS less difficult than II mIgbt at
first appear and you now meet with many
curious dishes that hitherto the untrav
eled have only read OF heard of AT A
grand dinner il Is not extraordinary now
to have offered to you bear ham from
Russia steiIets from the Eoiga Of haunch
OF reindeer from i.apland Among Tue
fruits the cokls from Japan are The best
This fruit Is yellow resembling III form
and color mandarin orange the inside
Is eaten with SPOON like al ice But ali
these dishes from altar are overrated and
cost more than they are really worth and
your true g0urmets prefer the nroiuce Of
France. where the poultry game and
fruit can bc had fresh and no, spnlled nv
a long Journey ana being packed In ice.
London Queen
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17


The investigations of d society formed
in London to abate the smoke nuisance
afforded rather a startling idea of the
wasteful extravaganza of the present sys
tenn of combustion Here is summary
Of late report Of the Smoke Abatement
institute The weight of the smoke cloud
over the city is estimated at about fifty
tons of solid carbon and $50 tons of hydro
carbon and carbonic oxide gases From
actual tests the value of coal actually
wasted through the obstinacy of the
CocIIneys is g, PSI 800 or 40 per cent. of
the amount expended for coal in London.
that being the percentage of heat that
escapes up chimney without warming
anybody This waste also causes a use
less expenditure of EGGS, 100 for cartinp
coal. to say nothing of the wear and tear
Of streets and of G43, 900 more for carting
away ashes
Altogether about c., 500. 900 is yearly
thrown away in London Add to this
- 100000 for injury to property from the
smoke laden atmosphere and there is
shown total of e4.500, 900 which London
annually losess because of its failure TO
burn coal under proper conditions Nearly
all this waste and smoke could be pre
vented by general adoption of improved
methods of constructing chimneys. fire
places. furnaces and heaters. -Safetv
Valve
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
Reading while in Fed.

AS to reading while lying down in bed
OF on lounge can see no objection 70 It
SO laT as the eyes are concerned provided
the book Is held IN such position that
the eyes do not nave to Oe rolled down too
lar Mess ti-a head is raised very high
by pillows however 1t will be found very
fatigulng 10 hold the book high enough.
not to mention the danger OF falling
asleep and of upsettIng the lamp or camille
and thus setting the bed on tire MANY
persons permanently weaken their eyes
ny reading To pass away the tedious hours
unrihs recovery from severe illness The
muscles OF Tue eyes partake OF the general
weakness and are easily overtaxed Per
sons IN TINS condition may be read TO tut
sh 'uIJ avoid the active use Of thei, awn
= -. - Professor David Webster NJ !,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
Love, Fright and Clam Shells.

How easy it is for a man to fly to
pieces in an emergency
a few days ago | saw an occurrence
on the street Of a large town in this
state that was as wildly celebrating to
the bystanders us it was to the partici
pants bitterly humilating
A fine appearing young man was ac-
companying an elegantly attired young
woman iii a promenade about town.
All at once an enormous dog darted
from the open door Of an eating house
and, in full pursuit of a cat, dashed
fairly against the lady mentioned
above
She fell prone upon the sidewalk in
fainting fit. Her escort, in a verita-
Die paroxysm of helpless fright, danced
frantically about, while the proprietor
of the restaurant ran to the lady and
raised her head
Water, some onel" shouted the sa-
loon man
Here was where the panicky escort
saw good opportunity to distinguish
himself
Like flash he darted inside the res
taurant and seized upon a bucket
placed near the door, He dashed back
to the street, and with the idiocy that
fear inspires in some threw the heaping
contents of the bucket over the face
and form of the handsomely dressed
lady
That bucket was filed with clam
shells and table refusel
The match has been declared off, but
a speedier recovery from faint would
never have followed the water cure. -
Lewiston Journal
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
STORIES ABOUT MEN.

An American Girl Dec ines to Dance with
His Royal Highuess.
The only snub the prince of Wales ever re-
ceived at Homburg was administered by an
American girl and in such a manner as to
take the breath away from her mother. 1t
was the season the prince fell on the salon
floor with Miss Wnslow while waltzing. he
had overcharged himself with wine while at
dinner Presently he caught sight of this
southern girl, distinguished looking, hand
some and passiouataly fond of dancing, who
had some days previous been introduced to
him. He dispatched an equerry to summon
her for Il watt On the instant and while
her mother was dunfounded for want Of a
suitable reply she sad: Convey my regrets
to his royal highness and inform him that
shall dance no more this seaso:."
'Dut you forget, Miss Winslow," continued
the emissary, that this is royal command"
''And you forget, sir, that | am an Ameri-
can and am not accustomed to obeying royal
commands"
AT this the equcrry vanished and the
young lady's mother recovered her breath.
The plucigy southernor kept her word by alb
staining from dancing the remainder of the
Chicago News.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
4 Day in BristIeville.

One day Death assembled his grisly court
and demanded a report from all his terrible
agents. "Who best has done my work upon
mankind.' demanded the monarch. Up rose
the Kerosene Lamp, but before she could
speak the Toy Pistol put her down and stood
before the King Of Terrors. ''I"-he began,
but was kicked clear out of the presence by
the Empty Gun. Il am here, oh king" he
began, but an American Pie choked him in
the act Of speaking away, thou sudden
deathW exclaimed a naughty voice, and as the
speaker strobe into view, all the court pros
trated itself with fear, and even Death made
ready to vacate his throne. "And who art
thou.7 asked the monarch. 81 am a Fire Es-
cape" But with the applause that greeted
his name a dark shadow fell upon the court,
and as a figure of CHASTITY terror Ioomed in
view, the court took to its heels, and Death,
gathering his bones together for a good start
asked with trembling jaws, ''And thour' ''If'
replied the new conner, II am the Boss l am
the Life Boat" And with a horrible Shrek
Death h..i -BTdette in Brooklyn Eagle.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

The experiments of Dr. Tatum have
done not a little toward clearing up
the mystery shat has surrounded the
physical mechanism of death by cleo
tricity He has made it more than
probable that there is a real difference
between the effects of continuous and
alternating currents, in that the former
seems to kill only through a direct
action on the substance of the heart,
while the latter owe whatever added
danger they may possess to a distinct
action on certain portions of the nerv
Gus system. DIR. Tatum has also shown
that the difference in the effects of the
two classes of current is far less than
some foreign investigators would have
US believe. New Orleans Picayune.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
A FREE CHURCH EXPERIMENT.
The Conspicuous Success Which Boston
Congregation Has Achieved.

The Conspicuous Success Which Boston
Congregation Has Achieved.
When, nearly three years ago, the
Berkeley Street Congregational church,
in this city. made its pews free, in
creased lis pastoral force from one man
to three, opened its doors from Sunday
morning until Saturday night, and in
augurated various lines Of practical
Christian endeavor, it was a new dc
parture in church activity such as this
city had never seen before on so large
a scale The movement had behind it,
also, the support of several sister
churches not so well situated for the
prosecution Of peoples work, and OF
the Massachusetts Home Missionary
society.
The enterprise has now passed
through the critical and trying period
Of its history, and seems to be on
permanent basis. 1t has had, of course,
to feel its way into the heart OF the
problem Of city evangelization; it has
encountered difficulties and discourage
ments; but it has gone steadily on to
larger successes, and commands today
the respect and the confidence of the
entire Congregational denomination.
Comparatively few of the Christian
people in this city even realize what
large and varied work is prosecuted at
Berkeley temple Glasses in dress
making, bookkeeping, painting, elocu
ton and stenography, reading rooms
and young mems debating clubs, tenn
perance Guilds, a Chinese Sunday school
these are some Of the special features.
The temple is a home for scores of
young men and women who otherwise
might have 10 spend their evenings in
the narrow quarters of South End
boarding houses or upon the street.
Persons in search of relief and sympa-
thy and spiritual ministration are learn
ing that Berkeley temple desires to be
the friend and helper of every needy.
distressed soul.
Without disr ;Egement to the other
churches of tn -3ty, it is worth much
to have a downtown church in Boston
of this type. lTae Berkeley Temple
Year Book shows 5he scope and many
sldedness Of the work which lies within
the province of a modern church in a
great city. All these secular instru
mentallties have an avowedIy spiritual
end, and while the church tries to carry
on its philanthropic and humanitarian
work, its workers keep steadily in view
the purpose of bringing to men and
women the help and the inspiration
which are in the religion of Christ.
The influence of such institutions as
Berkeley temple, in Boston, or of the
now famous ST. Georges church, in New
York, is widespread Their methods
are scrutinized and copied all over the
country. Their spirit of practical help
fitness is mighty impulse to agrees
i've Christian work in scores Of places,
east and west The time in which we
live is urgent in its demand that the
church shall not only save the individ
ual, bat shall reconstruct society;
hence the eagerness with which every
effort in this direction is welcomed by
multitudcs of earnest souls. Boston
Advertiser.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
The ICELAND MOTHERS LULLABY

Under the Igeoe's arching roof,
In the oil Fights shudderng glow
An Iceland mother sits and croons,
In measures weird and slow
This lullaby to her baby 10:
Swing out over the snow
Spirit Of my baby 10
Swing out into the nigh
Into the glow Of the northern light
Spirit Of my baby 10
Swing low stars above
And touch the eyes Of my baby love
That he may see as he wanders far
Into the land of heIgosden star,
The mountains OF ice ind valleys OF snow
Where beautiful flowers and grasses grow
About the feet Of my baby 10
Shoe, shoo swing low,
Swing out over the snow
Spirit Of my baby JO
-Thomas b Holmes in Sonoma Valley Whistle
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
Spicy Correspondence of Statesmen

The courtesies extended between members
OF the early California legislature were often
characteristic Of the times. a great deal of
the bitterness which was then felt between
the friends of the great San Francisco vigi-
lance committee and the members of the law
and order party was constantly cropping I'D
Many anti-vigilance bills were introduced
and one in particular by Harvey Lee pro-
VoKed much discussion, although it was filed
with absurd and unconstitutional provisions.
Lee, being of an ardent temperament, spoke
long and warmly for his bill. A crushing
reply was made by Caleb Burbank, who was
man Of large physique, as well as strong
intellect, and afraid Of nothing. He had
scarcely taken his seat when a page handed
him note, which read Us follows:
Burbank:
''SIR-Lf you ever refer to me in that
manner again l shall take occasion to visit
your desk with a bowie knife. H. LEE.n
To which the following reply was promptly
sent:
''H Lee:
''SiR-Whenever you find occasion to visit
my desk with bowie knife be sure and fetch
pail to carry home your entrails in.
sc. BURBANK"
-Bancroft's Popular Tribunal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
staurord's University and coeducat,on.

Starfori's University and CoeducatiOn.
asked as to the Stanford university.
and Seuatoi Stanford showed me some of
the photographs of the buildings as they
are today lie has photographs sent him
every month showing the progress of the
building and these last photographs ;,
that II is only a little above the fouuda
ton The design of this university is in
the shape OF three quadrangIes and it
Will have half mile Of covered colouuades
The only high feature Of the building is
the chapel tower. and the design is
Spanish The building will consist of a
series OF long low haNs As ! understand
it, the university is to cover an area Of
about COO feet by 800 feet. which would
be about all acre and half more than
that covered by the Capitol at Washing
ton There are about 6000 acres of
ground about the college building and it
is said though do not get the facts from
Senator Stanford that Tie gift of the
university Ill round numbers amounts to
SEQ, 0G0 coo In TINS gift is included the
$4,000 acres Of good CaEfornl land which
is given to the university
asked Senator Stanford as to the co
education of the SEXES and lie told me
that women would be admitted to the
university Us well as men and lie said he
thought al least % per cent could be
added to the productive power of the
United States 10y the women of the United
States entering those occupations for
which they were fitted and that without
their undertaking any profession or bust
ness which would be unwomanlv or dis
tasteful to them He said he thought the
future OF the iaboriug classes lay in such
education as would fit them to take ad
vantage Of their surroundings and that
the raw materials of the world were great
enough 10 provide all the citizens of the
world with all the comforts of life and
the Injuries, too if those citizens brought
invention to their aid and applied their
labor ii the right direction He referred
TO the McCormic,, reaper which now ena
bles farmer to cut thresh and sack 100
pounds of wheat for a cent and half
sack. and said that California alone could
raise enough food to feed the whole
United States - Carpenters Interview
with Senator Stanford
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
The Nose to Blame,

ApryseXie is the name DR. Guye. of
Amsterdam. chooses for inattentiveness.
and be quite singularly finds that the
nose is cause of it. A dull boy became
quick to learn after certain tumors had
been taken from the nose. and man who
had been troubled with vertigo and buzz
ing in the ears for twelve years found
mental labor easy after like operation
In third case a medical student was sim
ilarly relieved DIR Guye supposes that
these nasal troubles affect the brain by
preventing the cerebral lymph from circu-
latIng freely Frank LeslieA
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

Il have lived 50 long in England that 1
feel almost an Englishman, however,n said
NJ. Blouet, better known as Max O'Reli. to a
New York reporter lately "Still, 1 speak
with French accent, as you will readily no
tlce. And that reminds me. l delivered a
lecture in Scotland-I have since written
FRIEND Newfoundland in apologizing for
my bad English, as is my usual wont. a big
ruddy Scotcknan stood up and shouted !:
Don't APOLOGIZE. Yer spek English quite
as weel as oursel.'n
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

Immigrant lnspector-W have in.
formation that you come over here On
contract
Lord Fitzmud Fitzmud Indignantly,
-Aw-what-er-er- why. you wude, i'm
pudent felIah. | come ovah here to
marry Miss Angelina Goldust, of n. d,
Yawk
Immigrant Inspector 'triunphantly)
We'll, what's the matter with YER.
am marriage ii contract You'll have
to 20 back Life
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

Young Mani love your daughter, sir, de-
votedly. May l hope for a blessing from
you?
Old Aan-Have you spoken to my daugh-
ter upon the subjectl
Young Man-Yes, and she refused me.
Old MAXWELL, doesn't that settle it?
Young Man-No, sir. You forget that
am life insurance agent, and never take no
for an answer.-New York Sun
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17


The Chinese have a odd ideas about
the earth and the origin of man as they
have about other things with which
they. as well us ourselves, are Safter
acquainted According to their way Of
reckoning the rocks of the earth are the
bones of the divine body. the soil is the
flesh. the metals the nerves and the
veins The tide, wind, rain, clouds, as
we'll as frost and dew, are caused by
the respirations, pulsations and eXhala-
tons Of this seeming inanimate body.
Originally the mountains rose to the
skies and the seas covered the mount
aims to their tops AT that time there
was no life in the divine body except
the divine life Then the waters sub
sided, small herbs grew, and. in the
lapse Of cycles, developed into shrubs
and trees.
As the body of man, unwashed for
years, breeds venniu, so the mount
aims, unIaved by the seas, bred WORMS
and insects, greater creatures develop
ing ont of lesser. Beetles in the course
Of ages became turtles, earth WORMS
becmne serpents, and high flying in
socts became birds, ergets becoming
cranes etc Then wildcats became
tigers, the nantis was by degrees trans
formed into an ape, and some of the
apes became hairless. \ hairless ape
accidentally made fire by striking
crystal against flint With the fire
thus obtained they cooked food Eat
ing cooked victuals made them large
strong and knowing
With all its faults the above is even
more reasonable than many of the
ideas advanced by the Darwinian evo,
lutionists. st. Louis Republic
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
what the Tomato i Cood ~.

Tie tomato is having Il great run in
London us a medicinal agent. especially
Tor olliousness- One correspondent as
sures "A leading journal that he fonnd
ID the tomato specific for a chronic
throat trouble, and if there is any vir-
tue III the vegetable as a hair remover
and corn cure the extensive expert.
mentation now going on will surely
orlng it out Philadelphia Times
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
Long Sermons.

MIR. SpurGeon, in the annual meeting of his
eVangehsts, thus speaks of the longwinded-
ness OF certain preachers: ''There are some
preachers who ought to have two pounds of
Chapman q Halls gunpowder sewed in their
trousers, to go off when they get to second
", y" and there were some brethren whom he
was afraid to ask TO preach, because he never
knew whether they would leave off in this
world or the next.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
In PAYMENT for the Paner-

How you may get The Herald without
money. Bring US:
Twenty pounds of pork; or
Ten pounds of pork sausage; or
Two bushels of sound Irish potatoes. or
Five bushels Of sound turnips; or
Ten good chickens; or
Ten pounds of good lard; or
One bushel of good onions.
Any person bringing us any Of the above
in the quantity named win receive the naT,o,
until Jan. |, 1889; for half the quantity we
VIII send it half the time.-HazeI Green
tKyl Herald
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
Another Jail Mystery.

Chicago Jailer-What's that?
Prisoner-A barrel Of gmpowder.
MY, my! And what's that"
"a stand of Springfield rifles"
"Mercy on US! What have YOU in that
boxW
"a grand piano"
sit beats all don't see how these things
were passed i'll to you. How was it!"
''They blew inn
ooh, of course! Wonder did not think
OF that before. Guard, close the shutters,
please. Omaha World
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

"What's the matter!" asked a gentleman,
approaching crowd on the street.
MAN run over by street car, and leg cut
off,
"Heavens!n he said, forcing his way to the
PROSTATE form.
STOPPING down, he whispered: 'NIy friend,
don't you want a lawyerF-The Epoch.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

A small Hartford child, just home from
Sunday school, informed his father that he
could name the first five books of the New
Testament. They were, he said, Matthew,
Mark, Luke, John and Hatchet," and then,
thinking people looked queer he hesitated
and added, well, Ratchet or ak, it's about
the same thing n-Hartford Courant.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

Sand why are You SO surprised, Mr.. Samp-
son" she said, drawing herself up with hau-
teur, THAT play the piano so well!'
because your hands are so small, Miss
Smith, that you must find it difficult to strike
an octave"
Then she played some more for him-Tid
Bits
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17

She witnessing game of footbalD What
are they doing now, George!
He-They're putting Browne, one of the
half backs, into an ambulance -Four of his
ribs are broken and his spine is bent
She (enthusiastically)-Oh isn't it all so
very interesting and exciting!-New York
Sun.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-01-17
Caught.

He-What will you have, dear, candy or
ice cream?
She-No, Edward; get me some pop corn,
please.
He-Do you like that stuff?
She-Yes; I like everything that pops
Harper,s Bazaar