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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-29

Those In the Country Expr~ss the own
sr's Taste and Experience.
Country houses have an initial ad-
vantage over all town dwellings of the
ordinary type, says the London Specta
tor. The last are designed in nine
cases out of ten by a builder or CON
tractor. who intends them for other
people. Country houses are, almost
without exception, built by their own
ers TO suit themselves. They are the
expression not only Of the general feel
ing az to comfort and convenience but
also of the owners taste or experience.
Every country house can therefore be
taken as a document illustrating the
exact modification which individual
good sense has made in the general
type. In them, il anywhere, we should
expect TO find the nearest approach tc
perfect comfort 80 far as structure car
secure it. Next to warmth, which, with
its concomitant of shelter from the
weather, was presumably the original
want which led men to build houses al
all, space Is the main condition of in
door satisfaction. The living rooms art
on the ground floor, deriving their sup
Fort of fresh air from the hall, which,
as in the London house, gets its stock
in turn from under the main door. But
the greater space leaves ample room fol
thorough warming of the central aii
chamber. Yet in how few country
houses is the hall properly warmed by
stoves. With that provision omitted
the size of hall and staircase merely
prevents the air from ever becoming
properly warmed at all, and for weeks
the passages and bedrooms remain at
temperature in which it would be un'
safe to allow even cattle TO sleep. A
further capital defect in most country
houses is the absence of bathrooms
either of hot water or hot air, and the
impossibility of obtaining any sudden
increase of temperature in case of chill
or illness.
Contrast this with the conditions foI
indoor life as understood by the Ro
mans during the three centuries il
which they occupied this country
Every Roman villa, however small, as o
visitor to any Of the numerous excava-
tions may see for himself was thor
oughly heated with hot air, running in
pipes under the floors and up the walls
Better than this, the same furnace
which distributed tsiis even warmth
throughout the house also heated a
small hot air chamber or Turkish bath,
next to which was cold plunge bath.
The writer recently saw the remains
of Roman house, built some one thou
sand years ago, perfectly fitted with o
warming apparatus; while a modern
house of six times its size, in the garden
of which the old villa lay, was unpro-
vided with any other means of heat
than open CRATES. Naturally, the
warming of country houses may hs
over-elaborated. But that is rare,
though we have known instances ir
which difference of two degrees be.
tween the thermometers in any two
rooms was visited with dismissal to the
domsstics in charge, while the first i'm
pulse of visitor was to rush to open .
window
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-29
Ghosss In India.

The dread Of ghosts, 30 well known
10 all countries, is common In the abori>
gines of India to an unusuardegree; The
same may be said of their Aryan con-
querors and the lower classes Of Moham-
medans All Indian ghosts arc sup
posed to be mischievous, and some %
them bitterly malicious. The only
means employed to appesse the rsnco1
of these unlaid spirits is TO build shrine
for them and TO make them offerinGn,
such as a fowl, . pig, and on grand o.
casions buffalo. Any severe illneans
and more especially any epidemic di.-
ease. such as smallpox or cholera, b 81
tributed TO the malignancy Of certain
Of these spirits, which must Be propi>t-
ated accordingly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-29
WALLS A CENTURY OLD.
The White House Was Begun Over Ono
Hundred Years Ago.

Hundred Years Ago.
The corner stone of the white house
was laid on October 13, 1902, little
less than three hundred years after the
discovery of America by Columbus.
March IA advertised for plans for a
presidents house, and on July 16 they
held meeting in Georgetown and ex-
amined the plans that had been sub
mitted. AS it is part of local history
now they accepted the plan of James
Hoban, a Dublin architect, who had
made designs for the house, framed, it
is said, on the model of the mansion of
the duke of Leinster, at Dublin, the
palace of royalty in Ireland. The
stone, says the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat, was in part quarried at Aqua
creek and brought to a new wharf,
built for the purpose, near the foot Of
Seventeenth street, but obstinate David
Burns, as Washington called him, re-
fused to allow the wagons to pass over
his ground in carrying the stone to the
site of the white house. He abused Mr..
Hoban roundly, and IL the city hall had
Dccn DuiIt bhS PiSoShe iNB N
fashions then prevailed he would have
got out an Injunction; but it is doubtful
if there was then judge nearer than
Upper Marlboro or Annapolis, so,
despite Burns opposition, the stone was
carted through his place and the white
house rose. No memorial of the cere-
monial of laying the corner stone has
been discovered. 1t is certain that the
Virginia free masons, who had in 1871
laid one corner stone in the District of
Columbia, and who in 1903 assisted In
laying the corner stone Of the capitol,
did not participate in laying the corner
stone of the white house. 1t was prob
ably laid by Maryland masons. The
building began to rise, however, and in
eight years was ready for occupancy.
The donations Of Maryland, s72, 900, and
of Virginia, s120, 200, assisted to pay for
it, and in April, 1900, four months after
Washington's death, congress appropri-
ated s15, 900 to pay for its furniture.
Thenceforward it became the chief
mansion in the nation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-29
A Fortune for n single Book.

The vatican library at Rome, cele-
brated for its thousands of valuable
books, contains a copy Of that most
valuable of all books, the Hebrew Bible.
Years ago. i'm the time of Pope Julius,
about 1912 or 1914. a most remarkable
offer was made for this Biblical treas
ure- A syndicate Il suppose the COM
pany was hardly known as "syndi-
cate" at that timel of rich Jews was
formed for the purpose of getting the
Bible out of the hands Of the Catholic
hierarchy. They made many offers. all
OF which were refused, Gaping the
climax by Offering its weight in gold.
IA the weight of the book is exactly
three hundred and twenty-five pounds,
that offer was considered as being equiv
alent 10 one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars of United States cur
rency.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-29
SHE SAWED THE TREE IN TWO.

A Farmers Wife Rescues Her Husband
from Beneath Fallen Tree Trunk.
A story comes from South Lewiston
abodt farmer who was cutting wood
in his wood lot on low part of the
farm one Saturday afternoon, says the
Lewiston Journal. His wife and chill
and would not be back till eight o'clock
in the evening. 1t was three o'clock
He cut on one side of big beech, and
was cutting through the other side
when suddenly it fell, and as il did SO
the end slid over the stump for ten feet
and then rolled off.
1t was done so quickly that the
farmer had no time in which to get out
Of the way. The log rolled off and
struck him, pinning one leg down to
the soft moss and muck in which he
was standing The bone was not
broken. but he could not get out His
own house was nearest to the spot, but
no one was there. In his pocket he
carried revolver with but one car
fridge In II. The explosion of this
would attract attention, but IL that
failed 10 attract anyone he might stay
there all night. lie waited there in the
cold and wet until his wife was sure TO
be nt home, and then fired the shot and
cried out for help at the top of his voice.
In half an hour his wife, who had
missed him on her arrival home. had
found him there, and sawed the log OF
with cross-cut saw. She assisted him
20 the house, where he was put through
q course of sprouts. as he terms IL, and
was warmed up so that he recovered
with only n lame leg and bad cold
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-29
IRRIGATION DEATH ON FISH.
More Trout Killed I'm Colorado by This
Agency Than by All Others.

uOf0 IfOuL hlleQ SOioTsoo " AhA0
Agency Than by All Others.
In the progress of settlement of the
valleys of Colorado the streams have
become more and more largely used for
irrigation. Below the mouth of the
canyons dam after dam and ditch after
ditch turn off the water. In summer
the beds of even large rivers las the
Rio Grande) are left wholly dry, all the
water being turned into these bitches.
Much of this water in consumed by the
arid land and its vegetation; the rest
seeps back, turbid and yellow, into the
bed of the stream, 10 again be inter-
cepted as soon as enough has accumu-
lated to be worth taking. In some val
leys, as in the San Luis, in the dry sea-
son there is scarcely drop of water in
the river bed that has not from one to
ten times flowed over some field,
while the beds of many considerable
streams (Rio Ia lara, Rio Alamosa,
etc. are filled with dry clay and dust.
Great numbers of trout, in many
cases thousands of them, pass into
these irrigating bitches and are left to
perish in the fields. The destruction Of
trout by this agency is far greater than
that due TO all others combined, and IL
Is going on in almost every irrigating
ditch in Colorado. Perhaps most OF the
crowd are lost by entering the bitches
in the fall, when running down stream
with the cooling of the water. 1t has
been suggested that law could COM
pei the closing of the bitches after the
harvest, allowing the streams TO flow
freely until March or April. In the fall
the water Is worth most TO the fishes
and least 20 the farmers. The American
Angler is unable 10 say whether this
plan will prove practicable or effective.
This Is certain, that IL the present con-
ditions go on the trout in the lower
courses OF all the streams will be ex-
terminated, and there will be trout only
In the mountain lakes and in the noun
tain meadows, 10 which agriculture
cannot extend.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-29

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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10
THE BRAIN WORKERS.
A SUMMER OF UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
AMONG EDUCATORS.

Astonishing Progress of the Past Ten
Years-The West Has Done Wonders,
but Relatively the South Has Made the
Greatest Advance.
The season for summer conventions
has fairly set in, and bare list of the
important gatherings of this year would
fill half column. The political con-
ventions are known and read of all
men, and those of the various secret, So
cial and benevolent orders are nearly as
well advertised, but in gatherings to
discuss educational matters the sum-
mer of 1899 will outd0 all summers
that have gone before it.
1t seems but few years ago that a
state teachers convention was notable
event, and even a county convention
was organized with difficulty. But al
ready an association embracing but one
section of the states attracts the atten-
ton of the world, while the National
Educational association brings together
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10
s.e saw II at Last.

Two young men stood on the front
platform of the car smoking cigarettes
Occasionally they looked back into the
car and commented upon the comfcal
behavior and tricks of a dog inside.
Finally the dog made itself obnoxious
and the conductor ordered the man with
the dog to get off ard to take his dog
with him. One of the young men was
enraged.
"Say," said he in righteous indigna-
ton, turning to the driver, "that con-
ductor of yours is an idiot. That dog
wasn't doing anything, and I'll tell you
what, that dog has great deal more
sense than some of your passengers"
The driver stopped swearing at his
horses, looked up at the young man and
smiled.
Blamed if l don't believe you're
right" he said.
The other young man smiled. Three
minutes later the first young man camt
out of deep study, looked at the drive
for a second and jumped off the car
Kate Fields Washington.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10

The Bellingham Investment Com
pany held its first annual meeting at
the office of Alexander q Go. last even
ing. The report of the trustees for the
fractional part of a year since the COM
pany was organized was read and ac-
cepted. Trustees for the coming year
were elected as follows: p. NJ. Isensee,
w. L. Minturn and NJ. X. Alexander
for two years, ]. b. Bennett, f. Q. Petit
bone, VIM. Reilly and George n. Taylor
for one year. The financial condition
Of the company is encouraging, some
very advantageous investments having
been made during the four months
since the company was organized, and
# now starts on the first year of its ex'
istence with every assurance of a sue
cessful career.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10

A retired diplomatist, the Viscount de
Grouchy, has discovered among the pa
pers of a notary in Paris several highly
interesting documents relating to the
affairs of the poet Racine. Among
them, says the Paris correspondent of
the London Telegraph, are his certificate
of marriage and the inventory of his
property and of his library. 1t is hoped
that a careful examination of these pa
pers will set at rest long standing dis
pute as to which of two houses that
both claim the distinction was the scene
of Racine's death. The documents COM
pletely refute the prevailing idea that
Racine died poor, as among them is an
acknowledgment of a debt of 10000
francs from prince. Curiously enough,
the inventory of the library shows that
at the time Of his death Racine did not
possess a single copy of any of his own
works,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10
Female Liberty in Africa.

Woman suffrage in Wyoming isn't
circumstance to the liberty of the gentler
sex in some parts of Africa. In the
oasis of Ghardaia, in the great desert of
Sahara, the women when they marry
draw up their own marriage contract,
and IL the man in any way breaks It the
woman is Immediately free and will
have no more to say to him. The Char
daians are Mohammedans, and by the
law of the prophet man may have four
wives. The women, however, do not
allow more than one, and polygamy is
practically banished. They have also a
peculiar objection to drinking and
smoking, and in many contracts the
husband is told that if he falls into the
habit of consuming liquors or using
tobacco" he will be divorced.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10

Mr.. J. p. Blaize, an extensive real
estate dealer in Des Moines, Iowa, mar
rowly escaped one of the severest at
tacks of pneumonia while in the north
ern part of that state during a recent
blizzard, says the Saturday Review.
Mr.. Blaize had occasion to drive several
miles during the storm and was 50 thor
oughly chilled that he was unable tc
get warm, and inside of an hour after
his return he was threatened with 2
severe case of pneumonia or lung fever
Mr.. Blaize sent to the nearest drug
store and got a bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy, of which he had often
heard, and took a number of large
doses. He says the effect was wonder
full and that in a short time he was
breathing quite easily. He kept or
taking the medicine and the next day
was able to come to Des Moines. Mr.
BIaize regards his cure as simply won
derful. Fifty cent bottles for sale by
all leading druggists.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10
FAIRHAvEN PosToFFIoE
Corner of Larrabee Avenue and Twelfth
Street

Corner of Larrabee Avenue and Twelfth
Street
Arrival and departure of mail from Fair
haven. Wash, Postoffice, taking effect March
q, 1892:
MAIL CLOSES FOR
Port Townsend, Orcas, Fridav Harbor,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4:45 D. M,
via boat, and Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
and sunday at 12:45 p. m. via Seattle,
Sedro, Anacortes, Seattle, Tacoma and
Eastern mail at 1888 D. N daily.
West Ferndale, Blaine and British Column
bia at l2:45 D. IN. daily.
New Whatcom Electric Street Railway AZ
7:45 a. m. and 4:45 p. m. daily except sunday,
MAIL ARRIVES FROM
Port Townsend, Orcas, Friday, Harbor
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 500 a.
m, and at 800 p, m,
Elaine. West Ferndale anI British Column
bia at 1: rs p. m. daily.
seattle, Tacoma and Eastern mail at las
y, m, daily
New Whatcom Via Electric Street Railway
at 500 am. and 800 p. m. daily except Sunday
falrhaVen 20 Beach closes closes at a. m,
ana arrives al 8 y. m, daily except Sunday.
talrhcven to Chuckanut closes at 2 D. m .
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and arrives
at p. m.
ONCE Hours, a. m. to p. m. Sunday
from TO p, m.
s. II. KELLER, P. NJ.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10

A great many European tourists re-
turn TO America each fall with more
trunks than they took with them in the
spring. The fact has frequently been
commented upon, and now Congress-
man Hall, of Minnesota, has inaugu-
rated a crusade against this well known
abuse. He says that over 100000 Ameri-
cans visit Europe each year, and lay in
clothing not only for themselves, but
for their families, and smuggle it ir
without paying duty, and he proposes to
place a tax on all wearing apparel
brought to the United States from for
eign countries by tourists. 1t came out
not long ago that number of large
importing houses in New York and Chi.
cago paid the expenses Of people coming
to America, finding it profitable to dc
so and to smuggle goods into the
United States in this way. SO that Con
gresham Hall is not altogether wrong
in his crusade. The exodus to Europe
by the bye, promises to he much larger
than usual this year.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10
speolaI bottles for Pnisons.

An Atlanta paper says that druggist
OF that city has invented a contrivance
to prevent serious mistakes in filing
prescriptions. His invention is bottle
just like others except in one particular.
1t has a glass stopper covered with in
Vulnerable sharp points that sensibly
prick the hand II one is not careful in
removingit from the bottle. All poison.
Gus and dangerous drugs are to be kept
/. BOTTLES like this. The peculiar con-
tfivance will make the druggist careful,
no matter how great his hurry, and IL he
Is made TO be cautious in handling bot
ties he viii make no mistake in filling
prescriptions.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10
Never be without Pierce,s Pellets in


We recollect asking an old Scotch
gardener whether he did not find it diff
fcult to teach his apprentices the long,
learned names. 81 do that" he replied;
'and-fac'-i dinna see hoo could
teach them without my memoria tech
MICA" Asked to give an example Of 1t
he pointed to tree. "See there" said
he, lyons what they ca a Cryptomeria
japonica. Moo, l says to the lads, when
ye want to mind the name o that tee,
think o OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
to-heR' "-London Spectator.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10

1t is quite possible to take photographs
under water. In 1888 submarine OBJ
servatory was constructed by Signor
Toselli at Naples, enabling visitors to see
the bottom of the sea. 1t was a steel
chamber with plate glass floors and a
collapsing float to sink it to different
depths. 1t carried eight persons and was
illuminated inside by electric light,
while telephones communicated with
the shore. 1t was of course quite posi-
bic to take photographs inside it beneath
the water.-Spare Moments.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10

law and present governor OF Ohio, after
a heated struggle have nominated
Thomas Rees Morgan, ST., as their con-
gressional candidate. This district has
been the ground for many political
battle. It comprises Stark, Mahontng
and Columbiana counties, and as the Re-
publican majority averages 1880, Mr..
Morgan's chances of writing IN. c."
after his name are flattering.
Two years ago the Ohio districts were
changed by the legislature, Stark county
being placed in Democratic company,
and Mckinley, then a candidate for re-
election, was defeated by John G.. War
wick after a memorable contest in which
Reed, Blaine, Alger, Sherman, Burrows,
Hill and many other leaders, Republic
an and Democratic, participated. This
year the old district was restored by the
Republican legislature.
Mr.. Morgan was born in Merthy1
Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales, in 1884
His parents sent him to school until he
was eight years old. Then he was forced
to earn living in the mines. AT the
age of ten he met with an accident K
his left leg. Through the kindness Of
friends he was again placed in school
He chose to be a machinist, and spen
several years in the large establishment
in Wales. In 1865 he came to America
and three years later started in business
as manufacturer in Pittsburg. In 1871
his works were removed to Alliance
o., and now employ over 600 men.
Mr.. Morgan's family consists of hi
wife, five sons and daughter.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10
FigurativeIy Speaking.

Pretty Teacher-I shall be thankful
when vacation comes, for lately my head
has been SO full of figures that there's no
room for anything else.
Punleigh (gallantly)-Yet one would
never speak of you as Q figurehead.-
Kate Fields Washington.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10

Strawber-Do you notice that the
cashier in our restaurant has on a new
gown every day?
Singerly-Yes. But 1 am not sur
prised at it.
Strawber-Why not?
Singerly-Shes the wife of the head
waiter.-Cloak Review
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10
French Tansy Waters

Ladies will find these waters just
what they need, and can be depended
upon every time to give relief. Safe
and Sure. Can be sent by mail sealed
securely. Price, $500 per box. For
sale by Henry Engberg, druggist
Eleventh and Harris.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10

Our dear little daughter was terribly sick,
Her bowels were bioated as hard as a brick,
We feared she would die
TIL we happened TO try
Pierce's Pellets-they cured her remarkably
quick.
Never be without Pierce's Pellets in
the house. They are gentle and effec-
tive in action, and give immediate re-
lief in cases of indigestion, biliousnecs
and constipation. They do their work
thoroughly and leave no bad effects.
Smallest, cheapest, easiest TO take. One
dose. Best liver pill made.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10

A travelling man who CHANGED to be
in the store Of f. V. Wood, at McKees
Rocks, Pa, says while he was waiting
to see Mr.. Wood, little girl came in
with an empty bottle labeled Cham
berlain's Pain Balm and said mamma
wants another bottle of that medicine;
she says it is the best medicine for
rheumatism she ever used.n Fifty
cent bottles for sale by all leading
druggists.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10
M'KlNLsYs OLD DISTRICT.
The Republican Candidate This Year 1,
Wealthy Manufacturer.

The Republicans of the Eighteenth
Ohio congressional district, SO long rep
resented by Major William Mckinley,
Jr., the author Of the existing tariff
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-07-10

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria-
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria-
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria
When she had Children, she gave them castoria