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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23
.ne rluKnames or GREAT MEN.

1t is a privilege of great man to be
called by q nickname" or, to be more
accurate, society loves to appropri-
ate names to its conspicuous members,
either In ridicule or praise. There are
characters which lend themselves easily
to mcknames, and caricaturists in prose,
poetry or portraiture quickly seize upon
peculiarities of great men and apply to
them names which become historic. Sir
Walter Scott was commonly called "The
Wizard of the North" for his magic
powers of description. Smollett called
Dr.. johnson "The Great Cham of Liter.
ature." Louis XIV was always "Le
Grand Monarque" for obvious reasons,
and Henry VIII, 1.-THE Merry Monarch"
Napoleon's soldiers called him the Cit
tie Corporal" on account of his Juvenile
appearance and his never failing BRAY
cry.
The actual wearer of grandfather's
hat was known as "Tippecanoe." "Stone-
wall" jackson has gone to posterity, and
but few of the children of this generation
know that his real name was Thomas
Jonathan jackson. Colonel Thomas n.
Benton was known as "Old Bullion" for
his advocacy of gold and silver cur
rency. General Andrew jackson was
given the name of ''Old Hickory" by his
soldiers. Tough as Old Hickory" was
considered high praise. Political lead
ers of today are Familiarity, if not al
ways affectionately, known as Grover"
1.-THE Plumed Knight" Benny"
"Wanny" and "Uncle Jerry"
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23
AGE CANNOT WITHER,
MODERN INSTANCES TO POINT A
MORAL OR ADoRN A TALE.

The Oldest Postmaster, Oldest Farmer.
Oldest Lawyer and Oldest Circus Per-
former in MISUNDERSTANDING Proof
That Longevity Is Increasing.
Copyright, 1892, by American Press Associ-
alton
cato learned Greek at eighty; Sophocies
Wrote his grand "CEdipus," and Simonides
Bore off the prize OF verse from his conpeers.
When each had numbered more than four
score years;
And Theophrastus at fourscore and ten
Had but begun his Characters of Men,
Chaucer AT Woodstock, with the nighttneales
AT sixty wrote THE Canterbury Tales;"
Goethe at Weimar, toling to the last,
Completed Faust" when eighty years were
past.
These are indeed exceptions, but they show
How far the gulf stream of our youth may flow
Into the arctic regions of our lives,
Where little else than life itself survives.
-Longfellow.
Exceptions indeed" they were, but
the proofs multiply daily that such cases
are increasing so rapidly that they will
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

What intelligent man can find fault
with the position of President Harrison
on the silver question, asks the Toledo
Blade. He stated it LUMINOSITY in his
letter of acceptance, in the following
words:
l am thoroughly convinced that the
Tree coinage Of silver, at such a ratio TO
gold as will maintain the equality in their
commercial uses OF the two coined dollars.
would conduce to the prosperity Of all the
great producing and commercial nations
OF the world. The one essential condition
Is that these dollars shall have and re-
tain an equal acceptability and value in
all commercial transactions.
He is not gold monometalist like
Cleveland, nor a silver monometalist
like Weaver, but bimetalist. He be-
heves in the use Of both silver and gold
as full money metals, but knows that
the only practicable way of securing
this is by changing our old and untrue
coinage ratio between the two metals
to figure that will express the actual
relation between their commercial
values.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

The increasing number of cases for
assault and other misdemeanors which
are coming up for trial before the police
justices at New Whatcom, together
with the recent robbery on Elk street,
makes it appear as though the migra-
tory spirit is impelling the hobo ele-
ment in the direction of the Bay in
search of winter quarters. If SO, the
severest measures should be at once
taken to MAINTAIN the quiet and safety
which have heretofore characterized
the Bay cities. The ounce of proven
ton theory is Of excellent and I'M
doubted value in its application to
scamps of this character. The police
force of the Bay should act promptly
and without hesitation in dealing with
this element, while the carefulness of
the officers should be supplemented by
the fullest application of the law on the
part of the police justices.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

life as a Snowman till fS75-seventy-one
years after his first appearance.
He quit the sawdust arena, however,
in early boyhood, and was one of the
royal jockeys in 1913, then visited all the
capitals Of Europe in turn, was in Mos
cow when the inhabitants first returned
after the great fire, and was riding fast
horses in Berlin when the news of the
battle of Waterloo arrived. He returned
to the ring for a few years, came to the
United States with the original Francis
Toumer circus, and with it crossed the
then wilds of Texas to Mexico in the
early forties. Once more he quit the ring
| and served as advance agent for various
shows, was Jenny Lind's interpreter for
few months after she came to Amer
lea, and then event back to the saw
dust" and stuck to it till, in making a
! somersault over several elephants,
camels, etc, he slipped. Then he
thought it was time to quit. AT the age
OF % he Is in almost perfect health, and
he and his aged wife-once an eaues-
trlenne of note-are among the pleasant
est people in their neighborhood.
John Datesman, of West Milton,
Union county, Pa, is by far the old
est merchant in the Susquehanna re-
gion and the oldest postmaster in the
United States, if not in the world. He
was born Aug. 80, 1910, was married
In 1881, and appointed postmaster the
first there) at West Milton in 1885. He
has held the place ever since and was
notified by the Washington authorities
short time ago that he was the oldest
in the service. He owned the farm on
which the village of West Milton was
built, and established there the frs,
store, which is now run by his son. He
and his wife celebrated their sixtieth
wedding anniversary in 1901, on which
occasion their four sons and three
daughters were present. They have
lost none by death.
There is dispute as to who is the
Oldest lawyer in active practice in the
United States, but his friends claim
that honor for Mr.. Robert H. Folger, of
Massillon, o. He was born in Chester
county, Pa, in 1912, was admitted to
the bar in 1912 and located at Massillon.
where he has since remained. He is'a
son of the once noted navigator, Captain
Mayhem Folger, the man who discov- |
cred the surviving mutineers of the |
British ship Bounty in their island re- |
treat, and has in his possession the log |
book Of his fathers ship, the Topaz,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23
Cooperative Farm Societies.

Successful cooperative societies
among farmers, though rare, yet exist,
several of them. The grange movement
that promised so much soon after the
war was not failure, for from its mis-
takes the agriculturist learned how to
conduct cooperative enterprises that
have not turned out wrong. Cooper
alive creameries and cheese factories
among farmers are not uncommon.
The Philadelphia Milk Producers Sup
ply company is another instance of how
farmers can climb on top, uniting their
resources and ideas,
The most conspicuous example of the
success of a genuine cooperative agri-
cultural store is perhaps to be found in
the johnson County (Kan.) Cooperative
association. Ia 1876, some time after
the great granger wave had reached
flood tide and subsidized, this society was
organized. Sixty members joined and
paid in $500, and that was the capital
with which the johnson county organ
ization started on its career. Now,
sixteen years later, the paid up capital il
100000 and the membership is 700.
There Is a sinking fund of $50, 900, show
ing that farmers can learn and use bust
ness principles as well as bankers and
manufacturers can when they set their
heads to it. At the headquarters il.
q II
johnson county the company's building
is worth $50, 900, and the stock of goods
1t contains is large and valuable. Be-
sides this these farmers who mean
business have six branch stores and
own and run a newspaper.
Under the system pursued in johnson
county the stockholders patronize their
store, paying cash for what they get at
the usual retail price. At the end OF
each year they divide the profits that
have accrued. This, on the whole.
seems the system best adapted to the CO.
operative community. Last year the
net profits were little less than SEC. 900
Ia the johnson county society.
The Texas Cooperative association. or
gained in 1878, has been fully as sue.
cessful The famous Riverside Fruit
Growers association, of California, is an
illustration of what cooperation among
ruralists viii do. SO is the Fruit Grow
ers' union. Of southern New Jersey. This
organization markets its own products
and pockets all the ppofts. The bad
custom among farmers Of buying goods
on credit is the worst obstacle 10 the
suooess Of cooperative stores among
hexn.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

The formation of an athletic club on
Bellingham bay is a step in the right
direction. 1t is to be hoped that the
affair will amount to more than the
usual nine days wonder. The appoint
ment of a committee looking towards
the selection of site for the erection of
a large gymnasium is to be commended
as one of the moves looking towards
the permanency Of the club. And in
view Of the fact that the purchase of
apparatus to furnish the building will
put severe strain on the funds in the
treasury Of the club, the residents of
the two cities should do all in their
power towards the erection of the
building itself. The donation of a site,
or lease free for a few years, on the part
OF some of the property owners, with a
supplementary gift of lumber by the
mills of the Bay, and few days. werk
gratis by some Of the carpenters during
"off periods, would materially aid the
building committee in the preparation
OF their report for the next regular
meeting.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

lar species of massage, and that only
sustained him few months. Solomon
became king when boy, had 700 wives
before he was 80 and died at 90 Cor 5S).
All the Roman army looked on with
amazement when Masinissa appeared on
horseback at 90.
Compare these with modern monarchs.
Frederick William was an officer in the
battle of Waterloo in 1916, was crowned
emperor at Versailles in 1871, and it
seems but yesterday that he died. Au-
rungzebe, the last of the great moguls
of the Akbar dynasty, died at 81 after a
reign of forty-nine years, preceded by a
long and very active career as prince
and soldier Louis XIV took the crown
at IL and died at n, having been king
sixty-four years, and Henry III, who
outranks all other British sovereigns in
that particular, reigned fifty-six years,
yet he was only 65 when he died. We
Will not count George III, for his mind
failed in middle life, yet he died in the
S2d year of his life and the sixtieth after
taking the crown. AS to Queen Victoria,
she is mere girl-only 20 last May.
She has been queen fifty-fve years, her
health is excellent and her constitution
good. and by the table of probabilities
she is entitled to thirteen more years.
without accident she will far exceed
the reigns of Henry III and George III,
OF Louis XIV and Aurungzebe.
1t is time to come to the moderns, and
men OF 30 or thereabout still in firm
health are by no means rare. At 1853
Indiana street, Chicago, lives Peter Will
liam Brown, the Oldest circus performer
IN the world. He was born in London
Nov. Is, 1893, went into the ring as the
infant cherub" ION his fathers head on
the spotted show horse'0 in 1903, sp-
peared before the royal family as bare
back rider at 10, and continued IN active
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

with the entry of that discovery made
by his father. He is still in practice.
Colonel Richard W. Thompson, of Terre
Haute, Ind, was admitted to the bar in
1884, but has not been in active practice
for some years.
The oldest man in New England is
John Francis LIE Maistre, and as he did a
good deal of farm work till six wears
ago, he must be set down as the oldest
farmer. He was born on the Island of
Jersey, April 4, 1884, and is therefore in
his 1O9th year. AT the age of 10 he
emigrated to st. Verness, Quebec, in 1880
he married and when his wife died in
1881, he went to Vermont to live with
his daughter. His age of itself makes
him curiosity, but still more the re.
markable preservation of his faculties.
At 100 he could do a good half days
work in the field, but has failed fas.
since then. His hearing comes and goes.
as he says, aud until this year he could
read without glasses. He is still straight
and tolerably vigorous. His GRANDPA
Their died at 10, but his father was lost
at sea in early manhood.
Among our public men we can boast
some veterans indeed. Simon Cameron
died June 26, 1889, aged 80 years,
months and 1S days. Hannibal Hamlin
died at SO. The author of the Morrill,
tariff IL still vigorous at SO. John Sher-
man has been extremely active in poll
tics and law for forty-eight years. He
has served four years in the cabinet, six
in the house and twenty-eight in the
senate, and if you want any testimonials
that he is still vigorous you can get
plenty of them from the Democrats of
Ohio and the adverse faction of Repub-
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

Senator Edmund's characterization
Of the mugwumps is unexcelled and
unapproachable. He refers to them as
"those Of our fellow citizens who think
that foreign trade and foreign industry
are better for us than home work and
home trade.u
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23


soon cease to be exceptions-that good
work may be done by man long past
his S0th year. That Americans and
Englishmen live much longer than for
meriy is not now questioned by any
statistician. England has city mayor
nearly 80 years old. Sir Provo Wallis
died the other day at the age of 101, and
was active till within few weeks of
his death. And the United States now
boasts of the oldest lawyer, Oldest work.
ing farmer, oldest circus performer and
Oldest postmaster in the world.
OF these more anon. To properly in
troduce them it is well to preface few
facts on the question, What do mankind
in general consider old age? 1t is now
considered by all antiquarians that we
moderns are not only better fixed in
every way and rather more moral than
the ancients, but we are larger, stronger
and more tenacious of life. Consider
the heroes of the olden time-how young
they died-Alexander the Great at 80,
Henry V at "a. The Black Prince died
long before his father did, and even
Marlborough, comparatively modern.
died eight days before the completion Ct
his 72d year, when all England was
wondering how he lived so long.
The ancient historians did not conde-
scend to tell us about the common peo-
pie, but from what they say of the kings
we must conclude that commoners were
very short lived. King David, for in
stance, was so completely worn out at
SO that bedclothes would not keep him
warm, and they had to resort To q necnI-
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

Labor Commissioner Peck's report
shows that the average yearly earn
ings of all workmen engaged in ma
chinery manufacturing increased from
$533.95 in 1890 to $594.O6 in 1891. The
new tariff law promoted the industry,
led to higher wages, and did not ia-
crease the cost to the purchaser.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

In England one person in every
thirty-nine is pauper; in America
the rate is one person in every $50.
This is one short lesson for free traders.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

The New York World, the morning
before the Vermont election, remarked
editorially: Tomorrow something will
drop in Vermont" Correct for once.
The Democratic vote took a decided
drop-being smaller than it has been
for wears.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

In 1880 one days wages of an I'M
skilled laborer bought 49, pounds of
wheat flour; in 1892 it buys 56.1 pounds
an increase Of 80 per cent. Protection
for the unskilled laborer did it.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

Senator Sherman sums up the facts
in the one truthful and comprehensive
statement that ION the whole, the Nc
Kinley law is the fairest and best tariff,
not only for revenue, but for protection,
that has had a place on our statute
books"
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23
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LEAVE TACOMA
Trains leave Tacoma for st. Paul and Obi.
cago, $3.50 m and II so pm.
FOR Portland and south, II 100 m and HOO
For Seattle, 200 a m, 1000 q m, LOO II m
5;5o m, 6;l5 y m. 9;45 y m, l1:25 m.
For Anacortes and north, 200 m.
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rd Tot en ni6n aberdeen and Gray's Harbor
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ARRIVE TACOMA
Trains arrive at Tacoma from St. Paul and
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From Portland and south, $3.50 d m and
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IRON seattle, $40 m, 10:55 a m, AS D M,
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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

licans. There is no evidence that he
thinks of retiring. Jefferson Davis was
never a stalwart man, and was anything
but good insurable risk" in 1871,
yet he lived ten years beyond the psalm
lists allotment. Really there is no sort
Of doubt that we moderns are much
longer lived than we're the ancients.
J. B. PARKE.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET


LEGISLATIVE NOMINEES
For State Senator SD Dist ~ W. II. Gilbert
For Representatives, "a, Il. Mead
18Th District. ......,. Michael Anderson
For Representatives JAlbert sherman
18th Dist............. ! Charles I. Roth
PRECINCT OFFICERs--FAIRHAvFN
For Tustfces ~ tho poaoo Samuel Curry
Edgar Lindsay
For Constable. George B. Dorr
NEW wHATCOM
For Justices ~ tho poooo Phil Gallaher
''00''' j. II. Sargent
For cons+ab1as NJ. r.. White
'''''''' George Charlotte
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23
STEAMBOATS, AND RAILROADS
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TRAINS GOING NORTH

Schedule No 6 taking effect March IL, 1892
at O'clock,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23
for Infants and Children.

"Castoriais sowell adapted to childrenthat
recommend 1t Jas superior to any prescription
Known to me-" H. A. ARCHER, NJ, D.,
III So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, NY.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

"The use OF 'Castoria is SO universal and
its merits so well known that it seems a work
Of supererogation to endorse 1t. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARrYN, D. D.,
Nsw York City.
Late Pastor BloomingdAle Reformed Church.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, DiarThpa. Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di.
gestion,
without injurious medication.
For several years have recommended
your Castoria, and shall always continue to
do so as it has invariably produced beneficial
results"
EDWIN F. PARDBB, M. D.,
"The Winthrop" 125th Street and eth Ave-,
New York City.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-09-23
St. JOSeph'S Hospital
Attended by the Sisters Of Pea,

DIR. H A. COMPTON. Surgeon in Charge
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-16

"Cer,ainly, but you don't nocd any
said a salesman In "a Chapel street store
recently TO o customcr who had lud
bought au umbrella, and who bad asked
for % rubber RUG
But ! want TO keep tia ends Of tho
ribs from spreading whom tho umbrella
Is rolled up" and tho customer held up
for inspection tho umbrella he had Just
rolled.
LET me show you," laid tho sllcs
man, as he unisstoned tho band and
shook ont the folds. Grasping tho sticE
so that his right hand hold the ends OF
tho RIBS close 20 tho wood, he began roll
ing the sill. In the curve of his loft hand
Whenever ho gave tho umbrella n tum
he kogt tao ribs Ia their Original post
ton, snd When tho rolling was complete
he hell up ,ho umbrella aud showed that
tho m1ial tips pressed Us closely TO tho
stick "a % rivotcd in place. New Haven
Palladium.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-16

Tho existence Of nlmci for wheat IN
the mo,t ancient languages confirms the
evidence Of t. great antiquity and Of IL.
cultivation IN The more temperate parts
Of Europe, Asia und Africa, From the
evidence adlusod by botanists Of high
standing, it tooms highly improbable
that wheat has mover been found grow
ms porsistently In a wild state, although
It has often been asserted by poets, tray
Oilers aud historians.
In tho odyssey, FOR example, We are
told that wheat formerly grew in Sicily
without tho aid Of man. Diodorus re.
p1ats the tradition that Osiris found
wheat and barley growing promiscu
ously IN Palestine, but neither this n1i
oihor rcputUd discoveries OF wheat
growing Wild seem at all credible, see
ms that it does not appear 10 DO ondow.
ed with the power OF porsistency, av.
cept uuGgr continued culturo.-St, Louis
Republic.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-16

Tho son Of n ncighborof Dickens. then
a very young artlst--inlced, quite bog
had painted his fut picture, tho sub.
iect being ,ui aged knight IN full nrmor
apparently having recently returned
from the wars, and overcome with ia
tigue, Finding himself unable to reach
his ancestral castle, he sinks exhausted
ON q fallen troo in n sort OF orchard. and
some cottage children bring him som,
fruit TO recruit his exhausted strength
Dickens took great interest la the youn.
nrtist-who, by the way, Is now very
eminont-and greatly admired his pic
turc, especially tho figure Of the ola
knight; but, My dear fellow" he said
those apples wont bc Of any uso--thai
old gentleman requires burned brf rdy
to bring him roundr-Tomplo Bar
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-16

tuuut.N .g.ffh b"ntrys
There 1850 70 carUia number Of per Inl
who's object it AtJ pHaa a certain num-
Dor Of m1u.h 10 the year in the country
keeping oaponsc' 90 homo aud the hotel
bills away from home, but with tho oS.
ccplioA OF q. 100 cadgers country houses
arc q bolo alike 10 choir owners and 80
thoir ownors' guests. Tho owners hayo
not only 10 provide the guests with food
and lodging and 20 weary their brains
with lttoup. 90 umusc them, but they
have 10 breed up 10. q heavy cost domcs-
tic fuwla. IN order that gentlemen may
make believe 10 bcrportmsa rs sh0oiIn
them with all the accomplishments that
luxu. : can provide Truth.