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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14
PALACES ABOUT WRITING

Nearly every one who thinks himself
inspired to instruct young persons how to
write good English tells them first of all
to study the style of the best authors and
initiate it. The advice is idiotic. How,
for instance, would the style of Shake
speare do as a model for a newspaper
reporter of this time? How would the
high stepping measures of Macaulay
read if applied to the description of a
lively trial in a police court2 We are
told that Lincoln acquired his wonderful
command of English through careful
study of Shakespeare and the Bible, but
neither the literary style of the one nor
the other of these appears in his won
derful messages. The simple truth is
that Lincoln had first something to say
which overshadowed all considerations
OF style in its Importance, and the only
style Lincoln ever aspired to was to put
this in the plainest English.
Another individual who thinks he has
call to show young people how to
write advises them to take from dicta-
ton or to copy page a day from some
good author This of course will bring
mechanical exactness, which is impor-
tant 1t will also acquaint us with the
good authors; but as an aid to style the
direction is absurd.
The same sapient individual advises
people to write as they talk. To a slight
extent this advice is good. But it will
never do to write exactly as we talk.
Conversation admits of free and strong
words which are quite out of place in
the printed page. The putting down in
black and white makes a statement
much stronger in a way that cannot be
defined, but it is fact nevertheless. Try
to write just as you talk. Though you
talk well, when your words come to be
printed they will seem, recorded ex-
actly, undignifed, overfamiliar, perhaps
slangy, or even coarse.
On the other hand, try to talk exactly
as you would write and your converse
ton will soon become an intolerable
bore. The difference cannot be defined.
but it is there, and experience will teach
one where to draw the line and avoid
both extremes.
Every person has a style of writing
which is his own, as much as the shape
of his nose is his own. and it is the one
in which he will succeed best. Let him
learn good grammar and spelling, then
practice as Lincoln did, putting his
thoughts into the plainest English that
is at the same time refined and digni-
fed, and the style will take care of it.
self.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14

AT one period in the history of the
University of Kansas a secret society
broke into being The boys composing
it wore badge consisting of the letters
~. o." at least two inches long.
wrought out of new tin. No one could
guess what the object of the society
might be, until it became evident that
turkeys were mys.e-iously disappearing
from various localities.
Thus the matter ran on until. in an
unlucky hour. the boys raided the poul-
Try yard or Judge Nelson Stephens.
Now, the judge was not a man to be
trifled with; he soon detected the rogues
and resolved forthwith to punish them
In his own peculiar way.
Without mentioning the discovery
outside his own family, he politely in
vited all the 1T. C.'s" to supper. They
were delighted with the invitation and
accepted it forthwith The Judge re-
ceived them most cordially, and kept
them in roar with funny stories until
supper was announced Still shaking
with laughter, the guests were shown
into the dining room and assigned their
places.
On the plate of each 1T. c." was a
huge turkey The judge begged his
guests to help themselves, and went on
with his funny stories as if he were
accustomed to serve his guests with
whole turkeys every day in the year.
The boys were in torture; they could
neither eat nor listen. The judge, how
ever, too polite to notice their embar-
rassment, simply urged them to eat, and
kept on with his stories. Thus did he
roast" the boys as thoroughly as they
mad ever roasted his turkeys.
That very night the disconsolate ''Tur-
Key Catchers" disbanded. and their
badges were seen no more.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14

Some of Max O'Rells sayings are so
good that they ought to be true. In a
lecture on woman he remarks: "By the
wedding ceremony the Frenchwoman
gains her liberty, the Englishwoman
loses hers, while the American woman
continues to do as she pleases." By the
way of winning Yankee dollars further,
Max proceeds to say that the American
woman and the American woman only
can make man forget her sex and lead
him to treat her as an intellectual
equal.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14
MAKING MUNITIONS OF WAR

Men shoot cartridges, but women
make them. Most of the 100 employees
are women at Frankfort arsenal, on the
Delaware, near Philadelphia, where
100000 cartridges a year are manufac-
tured. There is so much hand work in
the thirty distinct processes required
that the nimble fingers of girls are found
valuable. Cartridges for small arms
rifle, carbine and revolver-are made at
frankfort. At present the factory is
turning out $4,000 day, but the num-
Der could be easily tripled, and more.
and 100000 daily manufactured. Be
sides the cartridges, the Frankford fac
tory makes fuses and primers for shell
and cannon. 1t manufactures no can
non explosives except shrapnel Shot
and shell for cannon are made at Wa
tervliet N. Y, and these two arsenals
are the only places IN the Union where
ammunition is actually manufactured.
AT the other arsenals it is stored.
Manufacturing arsenals for guns
themselves and the other equipments of
war are scattered over the Union. At
Springfield, Mass, rifles and small arms
are made, while the field guns and the
machinery that goes with them are fab
ricated at Watervliet. Gun carriages
are produced at Watertown, N. Y, in
fantry and cavalry equipments at Rock
island. Ills. Much of the small arm am
munition made at present goes to supply
militia in the states. There are govern
ment arsenals of storage at Benecia,
Cal; San Antonio, Tex; Augusta, Ga.
Tenn. indianapolis; Augusta.
Me-, and New York.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14
What Good?

Years ago our own Henry S. Olcott
by birth and our own Blavatsky by adop-
tion went to India to show the heather
there the new light of theosophy that
was to redeem the world Whenever a
new light supposes itself to start shine
it dances off to India to save the heather.
The Salvation Army has done the same,
and General Booth has received a mag
nifcent welcome at Madras, with pro-
cession, flags, music and lanterns. He
Will Immediately proceed to revolution
ize India by means of his patent method
of redeeming mankind.
Both the theosophists and the Saliva
ton Army people have been at the work
of redeeming mankind now many years.
So have the churches and the home mis-
sion people. Millions of money have
been spent, as many millions as are re-
CURED to maintain the armies of the
Christian nations of Europe. In indi-
vidual instances all these agencies have
undoubtedly helped some, but what is
the sum total2 There never has been
since history began year characterized
by more atrocious crimes of all sorts
than 1891 was
Not day passes that many murders
are not committed in Europe and Amer
lea. A little time ago an awful railroad
accident occurred near New York city.
Dead, dying and injured lay all about,
shrieks and groans filed the air, vet
even in that moment there were not
wanting creatures who ran in upon the
scene of horror and robbed the dead and
helpless. In Chicago recently five muir
ders were committed within thirty-six
hours. Stories of heartlessness and dew
ilishness might be told from the journals
Of any day in the week that would tend
to make one believe the doctrine of total
deNavity
What good, then, has the Salvation
Army-what good has all the benevolent
work of century past-done2 None;
none at all, apparently. In the ranks of
the Salvation Army itself theft is occa-
sionally known, and within few weeks
there was murder If the Salvation
Army cannot induce its own soldiers to
lead decent and honest lives, how can it
convert the world? What good does the
money it begs do, except to furnish
living for those who wear its uniform?
All that has been done by any orgauiza-
ton whatsoever seems not a drop in the
bucket toward making mankind honest,
clean, kindly and civilized. To be sure,
without all these agencies things might
be worse than they are, but sometimes
It is hard indeed to see how they could
be worse. Only this is certain: None of
The means yet employed to make the bad
good are equal to the accomplishment of
he task.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14
Hard for "a Foreigner to Understand.

hard Tor Foreigner to Understand.
The construction of the English lam
guage must appear most formidable to a
foreigner. One of them, looking at a
picture of a number of vessels, said,
"See what a flock of shipsr He was
told that flock of ships was called a
fleet, and that fleet of sheep was call
ed flock.
And it was added for his guidance in
mastering the intricacies of our Ian
guage that "a flock of girls is called
bevy, that bevy of wolves is called a
pack, and a pack of thieves is called
gang. and gang of angels is called
host, and host of porpoises is called
shoal, and shoal of buffaloes is called
herd, and herd of children is called
a troop, and a troop of partridges is
called a covey, and covey of beauties
Is called a galaxy, and galaxy of
ruffians is called horde, and a horde
OF rubbish is called a heap, and a
neap of oxen is called a drove, and
drove Of blackguards is called
mob, and a mob of whales is called
a school, and a school of worshipers
Is called congregation, and con-
gregation of engineers is called a
corps, and a corps of robbers is called a
band, and a band of locusts is called a
swarm, and swarm of people is called
a crowd. -BOston Commercial
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14
Too Proud.

A person who is trying to draw out"
the average individual must expect to
meet with many an unexpected check.
Henry p. Haven, who brought about
such admirable methods in Sunday
school teaching. was one day working
with a number of teachers over the
lesson of The healing of blind Bar
timeus."
One truth which the leader aimed at
developing was that no asylums for the
blind existed until Christianity had so
humanized mankind that it felt and
worked for the afflicted.
What city had Jesus visitedY' asked
Mr.. Haven.
Jericho" came the answer.
LAS he passed out of Jericho, who was
sitting by the waysideY"
Blind Bartimeus, the son of Timeus."
For what was he sitting there?"
ITO beg"
MIR. White, said the superintendent,
with meaning, why do you think Bar
timeus sat there and begged, instead of
going to the Jericho blind asylum"
We'll, was the unexpected reply. 81
suppose he had the feeling that he didn't
want to be in an asylum Youths Com
panion.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14

The passenger agents of the Wander
bilt lines declare they notice an appreci-
able rising or falling off in the travel on
their roads according as the appearances
and speeches of DR.. Chauncey M. De-
pew are frequent or otherwise. The rate
is highest when the president makes a
big speech somewhere. But DIR. Depew
says modestly that he does not claim it
is his speeches that do it.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14

A scientific man, learned and high in
authority as professor of various things
in state university, has now made his
little discovery. 1t is that the explosions
of powder which are alleged to cause rain
do not bring it by reason of the concus-
sion, but because of the awful dust
they kick up. 1t is the dust particles
that gather the rain, says the professor.
This is fine, indeed, as theory. But if
dust makes rain, why do we not get rain
in the very busiest, driest seasons of
the year, when we most want it? If
dust gathers rain, why is not the desert
of Sahara transformed into a garden?
If dust made rain, then the busiest
spots on the globe would get most rain.
Go to. Try again.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14

When a Georgian relates a hunting
story he believes in doing it thoroughly
and leaves his auditor to believe or not.
as he pleases. The following is an ex-
ample: While out hunting Lamar Per
kins, of Perkins Junction, Ga. shot two
wild turkeys One of them fell at his
feet, but the other flew away. What
was his surprise on returning home to
find the missing turkey dead in his front
yard, where it had fallen in its fight.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14

How Many People Read Thoroughly?
There is a great deal of truth in the
remark made by the dean of st. Paul's
In the Morley hall, Hackney, while dis
tr1butlng prizes to students of Lady
HOLES middle class school, that "educa-
ton in these days is, to a great extent.
superficial, a considerable portion of it
being required merely for show and i'm
mediate appearances rather than for use
fitness in life" But, after all, this wall
is nothing new. Did not the Earl of
Chesterfield advise his son to devote him
self to the acquisition of literary scraps
which he could quote in company. and
thus acquire the reputation of well
read man at a small expenditure of the
midnight oil? And did not the late Lord
Neaves express the spirit of the time in
the query, What's the use Of knowing,
unless others know you know itY"-Lon-
don Telegraph.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14
Fact and Fiction.

Tommie-Papa, mamma wants five
cents fer the milkman.
kittie-Papa, the butcher says he must
have that fifty cents or he won't leave
no soup bone.
Wife-Henry, really | must pay the
washwoman or she won't come again.
The Editor desperately onfound
these trifiing Interruptions. haven't
any ready money, and I'm busy. Leave
me in peace until finish this important
editorial on 1.-The Disadvantages of
Wealth. '-Pittsburg Bulletin.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14

"Overeating and lack of exercise"
caused the attack of illness of a distin-
guished gentleman recently. Other dis
tinguished gentlemen and gentlemen not
distinguished may make note of it.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14

"Why is it that in every land the wild
ows outnumber the widowers by two to
oneY asks the New York Sun. Because,
oh, sapient Sun, the widowers marry
again.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14

The Western Union Telegraph com
pany has been experimenting at Cincin-
matt with an aluminium motor, run from
batteries having a force Of sixty volts.
The motor was used for telegraphic pur-
poses and experts pronounced it sue
cess.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14
SEATTLE, Pr. TOWNSEND and NEW WHlTCOa ROUTE
PT. TOWNSRND-PT. ANGELES ROUTE

Steamer GEO. +. STARR
f2tOp m. Lv PIT Pownsend Art10.00 a. m.
f0.OJ p. m. Ar PIT. Angeles. Lv. 900 "A. No.
On saturdays, Steamer Geo. f. Starr will
leave 1T. Az geles at 200 D. m. arriving at
Victoria at 1000 p. m. Returning VIII leave
Victoria sundays at 800 p. m. arriving at PIT.
Angeles at 500 d. m
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14

For further information apply to
II. G. GREEN. Agent.
10y Harris avenue. Fairhaven
G. G. CHANDLER, G. f. & 2. A.
Tacoma, Wash.
L. ). RICHARDS. Agent. Wharf. 1274
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14
SEATTLR-LaCOssER ROUTE

Steamer HAesALO
LY Seattle ..fll.OO pm Ly Coupville.. 400 a. m
Edmunds l2Ol am " e Fuca. AIS "A. m
glint0n.- LOO am Oak Habr. 500 am
browns 1D am Utsalady. $50 a. m
Langley. l.45 a.mlAr JaConner. '7.30 a.
Returning, leave LaConner for Seattle and
above landings on tide.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14

Fairhaven and San Francisco
Pacific cast Steamship Co. steamers ar
rive from and depart every FIVE days for San
Francisco
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14
for Infants and Children.

"Castoriais so well adapted to children that
recommend itas superior to any prescription
known to me-" II. A. ARCHER, M. D.,
III So oxford St., Brooklyn, NY.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14
Taking effect December Z. 1891

For further information apply to
;. f. NEFF, Supt.
Seattle, Wash.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14

A BRAHIS. Asst suut.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14

- Daily except Sunday. Daily except
| Monday. - Daily except Saturday.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-14

steamer Washington leaves Tacoma daily
except Monday at $500 m for Everett Runs
direct to Everett with no intermediate stops
keturnlng leaves Everett az 200 D M.
The National tribune., 1892-12-22

desirable young men competent to start CAMPS In
their respective places.
Laura Rosamond White reports an sn;srtaip-
ment given by Bowers Corps, Geneva. D., fson
which they realized SEQ for relief There wtfa
songs, orchestral numbers, select readings, sad .
Ing. The Dollar Experience Meeting" placed
SIS In the Corps treasury, and the experiences are
not all in.
Sarah y. Lothrop, President of Corps 81, orgsn-
lied at Zgmbrots last Spring By Mrs. J. A. Cif
ford. of N0rthiied with "a charter members. TO-
ports good progress and increasing Interest," In she
work. The Corps was inspected by Department
President Mary z. Lesvens Of Fsribaut.
Gen. w. II. Gibson. the Ohio orator. will 30 ona
OF the speakers At the Christmas festivities Of ths
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Horns, Xsnia,
o., for which extensive preparations are bang
made.
Mary z. Stsrkwesther, Chairman SoldierS Home
Committee Of the Department Of Minnesota,
W.R.C., has Issued an appeal 10 the Grand Army
and Relief Corps, asking contributions With which
TO purchase piano for the Home CamphrsS. The
Relief Corps of st. Paul and Minneapolis provide
Grams, and at such times q piano is . necessity.
The Pennsylvania women have provided NE
Soldiers Home at Erie with piano. and The Ohio
women have supplied the Home at Ssndusky wish
an organ, and in each the gift has been . source
of Joy. IL Is to be hoped that Minnesota vstsrsns
may soon hear the sweet sounds OF this king OF
paror instruments.
The Minnesota Soldiers Home 10 In nssd Of
delicacies for hospital uses. the supply this ysss
having run short of last. We Satisfied kbse
when the Corps of that patriotic State know Whke
IL wanted they will forward liberal supplies. Tor
foil information address Mary E. Starkvsather,
Chairman Home Committee, 1908 Thomas Piacs,
forwarded direc. to Capt. Thomas MCMILLAN, Gem
mandant Soldiers Home, MinnehRhs, Minn.
The National tribune., 1892-12-22

right arm and another burning his body. They
mana get make safe retreat. but he experienced
great difficulty, oftentimes having TO stop 10 disen-
gage his useless arm from the underground. Ford
ing Sailors Run. he managed To get on the other
side, where he tainted, and there he lay all that
might. Ills arm anpt;aied and he was re-
moved 10 City Point Hospital; thence to the Fin
ley Hospital. in Washington. His condition be-
came very critical but owing 10 his strong consti
tuition and careful nursing by his mother he re-
covered. and OH June 10 was discharged.
Afier this lie completed his studies He Gradu-
ated from several institutes, finishing in the Wes-
leyan University and tile Boston Theological
School. He Immediately took charge of church,
and since that lime has been pastor of many large
churches in the East. He received his diploma as
Doctor of Divinity in 1855
His connection with tile Grand Army began in
1874, when he became a member of Lew Benedict
Post s. of Albany. y. Y. lie became an active
and enthusiastic member, and has always remained
such. Twice did he serve as Chaplain of the
Department of Vermont, and one of the things
which he prizes very highly is beautiful gold
badge presented 10 him by the comrades of that
Department. Al present he is q member of juno
ton City Post, 1872, Junction City, Kan, and is
highly esteemed 10y its members.
The National tribune., 1892-12-22
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Col. weissert Now i'm the West-Prepara-
tions for His Eastern Trip.

Col. weissert Now in the West-Prepara -
tons for His Eastern Trip.
Conlmander-in- Chief Weissert is now in the far
West. IL WAS at Lincoln, Ncb the other evening
that he met with most hearty reception from his
comrades to the number of 30, and host of other
citizens. Comrsde J. w. Bowen conducted the
evenings program, and presented the veterans to
their distinguished comrade. Col. Weissert made
brief and pleasing speech and was replied to by
Department Commander Dilworth. Others made
speeches, among them Mayor Weir. r. II. Oakley,
E. r. Sizer. c. A. Atkinson, Secretary OF Slate
Allen. J. II. McClay, }. B. Wright, H.V. Hoagand.
Judge Parker, Commodore Starr. of Indanola;
Capt. John p. Craig of Memphis. No., and Father
Henry MaslermHn.
Evidently The Commander n-Chiefs Western
tour is of triumph. Undoubtedly his Eastern
trip will be much SO, for the comrades in this
section planning great time, and the Depart
ment of Rhode Island expects 10 Guido itself, which
is saying good deal, rs its receptions in honor OF
the different Commanders Chief who have
passed through the little State well known.
Col. Weissert is constantly on the road looking
after The interests of the Order. Recruiting and
reinstatement is the work marked out, and every
thing goes with a hurrah.
Ins.-Gen. GoodaIe. of Medford, Mass. has ar
ranged Ihe New England tour. lie announces date
and place of the New England Encampments as
follows:
Rhode Island-Iate In January; dates not yet
fixed. A reception TO the Commander in Chief
will be given at Providence Feb. ii, 1898. New
Observation-Disclosures, Feb. 8 and 9. Massachu-
setts-Bosion. Feb. and Q. M#ine-Rockl and.
Feb. 9 and 10. Vermont-Rut'and, Feb IA and Is.
Observation-Disclosures. Feb. IL aud I6
The following will be the itinerary:
Feb. 6, leave Boston $50 q. m. for Manchester,
n. H.; Feb. ., leave Manchester sos a. m. for Bos-
ton; Feb. g. leave Boston p IN. for Rockland. Me-;
Feb 10 leave Rockland l:35 or p. m. for Boston;
Feb IL. reception al Providence, r. l.; Feb. IL,
guest of Comrade Goodale at Medford Feb. ID.
leave Boston n. m. for Rutland VT; Feb Is. leave
Rutland GO %. IN. for Wiliimnntic Conn; Feb. Is.
Campfire aud reception st WillimaDtic; Feb. l6,
leave for New York, where on the 18th grand re-
ception will be rendered by lafayette Post leaves
for the West on the 18th.
At Manchester the Department Encampmcnt
At Boston Eucampment and W.RC. Convention
will he visited on the 9th; banquet at Faneuil Hall
in afternoon. At Rockland Me-, there will be
reception and Campfire At Providence. Feb. ii.
q reception at NarragRnscit Hotel in the afternoon,
and a Campfire at Infantry Hall in the evening.
Sunday, Feb r. will be passed quietly with 1ns.-
Gen. Goodale at Medford, where Commander
Weissert will be glad 10 meet any comrades or
citizens who may wish TO call upon him. Al Rut-
land Feb. IA, he will visit the Encampment and
W.RC. Convention during the day; reception in
the evening. At Willimantic. Feb. Is. the Encamp-
ment will be visited during the day; reception in
Opera House in the evening,