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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05

"Bill, (" said the pisno merchant to the
man who swept the office, II want you
TO go down the street and tune a piano
for a family. They're in great hurry
OF | wouldn't ask you to do it, but the
regular timer has gone for the day"
ii cant tune pianos, replied the man.
"Oh, yes, you can" said the dealer
cheerfully. "Just oren the lid and you'll
zee lot VI keys. Give 'em few twists
90 as to tighten the wires, thump on the
keyboard like crazy man FOR fifteen
minutes, charge them four dollars and
then come back in time TO put the coal
IN"
And the sweeper did it. That evening
the daughter Of the house remarked TO
her fiance:
How charmingiy he tuned IL! Twas
never able to play Wagner's music 80
deiiciously. New York Herald.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05
Danger In Furnace Registers.

II can tell you Of one danger that Is
generally overlooked said friend.
"ana that Is ia letting iRfamnatorysab-
stances fall through the register The
other day had a case Of china unpacked
ia the dining room. The box was filled
with excelsior packing, and after the
dishes had been taken out I told the
maid 10 clear up the litter on the floor.
A little later came into the room and
smelled strong Odor Of burning. 1t was
a very cold day, and there was hot fire
in the furnace, and as the smell seemed
10 come from the register / lifted it eli.
tirely out and stuck bent poker a. far
down the pipe as | could reach. With
lot Of dust and rubbish brought up q
quantity OF excelsior sbayings which
were distinctly scorched by the heat. II
was the first time that | had ever thought
Of the danger Of sweepings connected
with the open registers. New York
Tribune.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05
Character I'm the Walk.

To the attentive eye none Of the ordi-
nary gestures or movements betrays pc
culiarities Of individual character more
plainly than the gait-the sailors roll
ing, the soldiers stiff, the countryman's
jolting gait are Immediately recognized.
Slow steps, whether long or short, sug-
gest gentle or reflective state of mind,
as the case may be, while, on the con
trary, quick steps seem to speak of agi-
tatiou and energy. Reflection is revealed
in frequent pauses and walking to and
fro, backward and forward The direc-
ton of the steps. wavering and follow
ing every changing impulse Of the mind,
inevitably betTays uncertainty, hesita-
ton and indecision.
The proud step is slow and measured;
the toes are conspicuously turned out,
the leg is Strengthened. In vanity the
toes are rather more gracefully turned,
the strides h little shorter, and there is
very often an affectation Of modesty.
Tiptoe walking symbolizes surprise,
curiosity, discretion or mystery Pail
Mall Gazette.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05
DO Not sleep ON Your Left Side

When patient complains Of a bad taste
in his mouth every morning on waking up,
the first question ask him Is AZ TO the po-
sition he assumes when going to sleep.
An immense number Of people sleep On
the left side, and this Is the most common
cause OF the unpleasant taste which is gen
orally attributed 10 dyspepsia. II meal
has been taken within two or three hours
Of going TO bed, 10 sleep on the left side IL
to give the stomach task which II Is diff
fcuit In the extreme 10 perform. The
student Of anatomy knows that all food en-
tiers and leaves the stomach on the right
side, and hence sleeping on the left side
soon after eating involves sort Of pump
ing operation which j. anything but con.
dgciye TO sound repose.
The action Of the heart is also interfered
with considerably, and the lungs are IN
duly compressed. IL Is probable that lying
on the back IL the most natural position,
but few men can rest easily 20. and he nee it
Is best to cultivate the habit Of sleeping on
the right side. II is very largely matter
Of habit. and the sooner 1t Is acquired the
better for the sleeper and the worse for the
physician. ia St. Louis Globe
Democrat
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05

Indian chess, or "chaturanga, IS played
with "A raiah, an elephant, a horse and n
ship, and four foot soldiers, corresponding
TO a king, castle, a knight, and "A bishop
and four pawns, and there are four play
ers. Each player faces his partner, and
places his pieces in the order Of ship, horse,
elephant and rajah, beginning at the left
hand corner--thc four foot soldiers being
Of course in front Partners are thus on
the opposite diagonals The players move
In the order Of the sun. The tactics Of the
game, apparently from the "Bhaviahya
Purana," are not to attack your opponent
who has just played, IA would be done in
double chess, but to Obstruct the opponent
who has to play next. The game IL dis
tinguishcd from double chess by marked
variations.
There il no queen, aud the ship or bishop
Is 'iame"--can only move two squares at a
time, though he can hop over an interven-
ing piece IL he likes. Moreover, a player
can take his partners rajab II things are
not going well, and 50 assume command Of
both armies, and il both sides have lost a
rajnh they can be restored by mutual con
sent
The game is thus pervaded by II military
spirit, though not 50 stiff but that the
opening moves are made by the aid Of dice,
In this early game the rajah could be
taken, but he can always, If all the other
pieces are taken, retire with the honors OF
war and draw, London Spectator.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05

On Sept. "a, 1892, General Karl Fried
rich Muller, Of sine HanOyerian army,
died at Hanover in his niuety-seventh
year. The deceased general was present
on the 10th, 18th and 18th Of October,
1873, at the famous Battle Of the Ma
tions," an engagement that cost Ma
poleon 5000 men, 800 cannon and 900
standards.
Karl Friedrich Muller was present at
Quatre Bras on the 18th and at Water
loo on the 18th II June, 1916 After the
victory he marched with his battery Of
artillery to Paris and remained In the
French capital during the whole period
of occupation by the allied armies. Kari
Muller, who began his military career at
fifteen, was never wounded and rose to
the rank Of general in the Hanoverian
service.
He retired Oh Il pension not long be
fore tue overthrow Of his sovereign, with
whose misfortunes he sympathized, and
TO whose cause he remained strongly at
tached. On Sept. 30, in presence Of a
vast concourse Of people, this distin.
gHished man was buried with full mill
tary honors. and the identical colors
carried by the brave Hanoverians at
Waterloo were unfurled around his
grave.-Notes and Queries.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05

No clergyman il needed at a Quaker
wedding because the happy principals per-
form the ceremony themselyes. This il the
formula repeated by the bridegroom at a
recent wedding: Friends. here. ia the
presence Of the Lord and In the divine
presence, ! take this, my friend, Edith
Mary Hamburg Aggs, 10 be my wife, prom
ising, In the fear Of the Lord and with
divine assistance, 70 be her faithful and
loving husband" The bride repeated
similar declaration, the certificate Of mar
rage was signed by witnesses short ad-
dresses from Scriytural texts were made
prayers were offered, and the ceremony
was ended. -Eznhange.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05

The notion Of suiting the punishment 60
the crime, however it may have found IA
vor with the great medieval suitans Of
Cordoya, does not occur TO the Maroquine
officials OF today.
A Moorish law court is a parody OF all
that Europeans mean by justice. Ext0r-
ton is tue main object Of the Judges, and
the contempt for suffering II absolute.
The rich may escape with whole skins, but
those without palm oil" hAyescant mercy.
For instance, the mere accusation Of a
paltry theft, if made from some favored
quarter will bring on the accused the or
binary punishment for such conduct This
consists in breaking the ankle bones and
pitching the sufferer into the nearest lane
or ditch, whence his relatives may or may
not remove him. As there are no surgeons
and no medical appliances, the bones can
not be set, and reunite 80 az To leave the
toes turned inward directly facing each
other. At Tsngier | have several times
seen one Of these poor possibly
quite innocent Of the ofense attributed to
him-hobbiing over the cobbied alleys,
while the passersby nudged each other and
muttered Thief"
In the prisons men and women, chained
together night and day under every cir
cumstance Of indescrib able filth and hor-
ror. wait until their friends, who bring
them all the food they get, are able or
willing TO offer bride sufficient for their
release. Nineteenth Century
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05

A socially inclined young couple who
are comfortably quartered in one Of the
large apartment houses up town invited a
few friends 70 a card party one evening
last week Owing to II Misunderstanding
regarding the date not one Of the expected
guests appeared on the evening in ques-
ton. The young wife was greatly vexed
She had prepared tempting little supper,
and heI economical soul revolted at the
idea Of its being wasted. One Of the fea-
lures Of her table was a large ornamental
cake, which she had purchased at neigh
boring confeetiouers, She cut the cake
and endeayored to induce her husband to
eat portion of it, bat he did not like cake.
She was determined, however, that some
body should eat IL, and she offered it TO the
hall and elevator boys, Of which there were
four They accepted it with enthusiasm
and quickly disposed of it,
The following day every boy WIS sick
very sick. A doctor was called, and his
Investigations led to the suspicion that
something was the matter with that cake.
He said that the boys had undoubtedly
been poisoned. The confectioner's shop
was visited and the story of the mischief
breeding cake was told to him He had
evidently heard similar story before, for
he hastily exclaimed; "Oh, it was part Of
that varnish batch Of cake. am so sorry.
You must excuse me. My cook put in cup
OF varnish. That is all. You see | have
been having the woodwork in my store
vanished. Yes, that was IL. He put in
some varnish That is aii"
The boys got well, and the story of the
"varnish cake" has been repeated all over
the neighborhoOd. When the bidden'Ruests
who staid away from the card party heard
of it they were glad that they had misun-
derstOod the date. New York Times.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05
TAKING DESPERATE CHANCES.


The Sort of Risks People Run Every Day
without Getting Scared.
Why don't more people die Of pneumo-
MIA, quick consumption and other lung
troubles2
That is what / think every night in
upper Broadway There you'll see
score or two of men coming out Of su-
perheated theaters between the acts to
stand in unprotected full dress around
the cold and drafty lobbes or out on
the sidewalk for chat or "a smoke.
You'll see them at the Madison Square
garden--square acres OF white shirt
front-sitting for hours in an atmos-
phere suggestive OF Overcoats. They
pour out Of clubhouses and hot restau-
fants at all times OF the night, often in
| a dripping Precipitation from exercise
and with careless or no provision against
the evils Of II sudden change of tempera-
| ture. You can meet them on Broad
way with topcoats thrown wide open
and the chest exposed from necktie to
waistband.
Yet it is only now and then that we
know of a man who waA out around
town in apparently good health the day
before yesterday who is a corp Today.
There are more than Il tuor I'd men
taking such desperate risks e, Try night
during the fashionable season in New
| York.
If you were TO tell one of these that
he was running greater risk Of sudden
death than if he were going into the
heat Of an ordinary battle, he would
probably laugh at you. Yet it would
| be the solemn truth.
II he were soldier going into action
it would be with blanched face and
trembling knees and silent prayer,
/ whereas it is now with careless mien
and flippant tongue and spirited devil
try that he dares the awful specter Of
| death
If he were confined 10 his room with n
mortal disease he would be surrounded
by his sorrowing family aud anxious
] friends, and his will would have been
made and duly witnessed. But being
! blessed with reasonable health and man
ly strength and the sublime confidence
of ignorance, he plaHges into the danger
without thought on his part or "A qualm
of conscience on their part.
Lungs are not made Of chilled steel.
Yet it is wonderful what they are daily
and nightly subjected 20, aud how much
they will stand-sometimes. You must
often feel that they really are practically
indestructible, they are put to such re-
we're tests and with 50 little concern.
| Pondering upon this, the faces Of
scores Of personal friends aud acquaint-
ances who fell in the prime of manhood
men Of stalwaIt frame and superb
muscular energy-rise before Us in
memory, while the way il strewH with
physical wrecks Of the mortally wound
ed victims Of fashion. New York Her
. aid
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05

In certain London restaurants each
customer is allowed 10 make his Tor herr
own tea. The waitress lights the gas
burner, which il affixed 10 each table
and sets thereon silver kettle. Then
she presents 10 the tcamaker silver
caddy divided into compartments and
Offering choice Of Sonchong, Ceylon or
green tea. Amy one who is compelled TO
drink the Iukewarn stuff called tea at
restaurants will appreciate the new idea.
London Letter.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05

II was one Of the faculty in st. Law
renee college who many years ago an
swerel the question of Mortified Eng
fish lady as TO what form Of discipline
the school adopted when men and
women were allowed to study together:
1.-THE college has no rules, madam.
The young women don't require any,
and they discipline the young men with
their very presence. We really have
nothing TO do about it,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05

There are almost Us many ways Of
spelling the name Of Columbus as there
are ways Of arranging the distinguished
discoverer's WHISPERS. On the French
medal be Is called Christophorous Co
lomb; on the Italian he Is Christophorus
Colombo. Tho nov lilanese medal calls
him Cristoforo Colombo. while our own
medal has him plain Christopher Column
bus AS for Christopher himself, be
spelled his name Colon. boston Herald.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05

A Washington woman was recently sur
prised 70 receive from her quondam wash
erwoman the following note; = am Very
sary / cant Wash for you any I am all
Worked out and have got to stop IL az /
am gointo get marrid and try that n While
But tina Bee worst Of than all always
like 10 Work for you Best than any ops
eise ~ Washington Post.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-05

Trees that grow large tops, such as
slms, silver NAPLES, lindens, ETC., should
be planted forty-fve feet apart in order
10 allow each tree room for expansion
and prevent too much shsde.-McKees-
port Times.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-05-09
TEACHERS CONTEST.
Miss Shelton Still the Leader
While Miss jackson is
Second.

The teachers contest is narrowing
down and the friends of the leaders
especially are working with a will
which does infinite credit to their zeal
and loyalty. 1t should be remem-
bered that there is plenty of time yet
to push favOrites to the front and
since the excursion is most admirable
one, all should use their best efforts.
Miss Shelton has held the leadership
for several weeks, but Miss jackson,
Miss Post and Miss Hopkins are
making fine Roadway and she will
have to look to her laurels if she wins.
The following is the score up to date ::
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-05-09
POLICE COURT.
The Hero of the Song, "When
Hogan Paid His Rint" in the
Police Court.

Two DRINKS were before Recorder
Rauck Saturday morning for treat.
ment.
Mike Hogan, a wild and woolly ma
tive from the Indian Territory, with
a game leg and dark of an eve, pleaded
guilty to being fuller than a goat Fri
day night. Hesaid that he had not tast.
ed liquor for more than a year, as he
could not get any in the Territory.
Consequently when he got a taste of
the seductive fluid. he could not re-
move his mouth from the bung hole
Of the jug until he was loaded to the
port holes. He is supposed to be the
same Hogan whose rent paying soiree
has been embalmed in song. He was
given pair of crutches and 20 min
utes to get out of town.
A. L.. Hansford is also another who
got Friday night jag on. He Is a
native and had to rustic for the cash
to pay his way tofresh air and liberty.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-05-09
THE MISSOURI DOCTORS
Arrangements Perfected for the
Meeting of the Missouri
State Medical Asso.
citation.

The time of the meeting the Mis-.
souri, State Medical association, May
Is, IL and Is, is near at hand. The
local committee on arrangements,
Drs. Yancey, Trader. +. c. Evans,
and W. H. Evans, have everything
in shape for the reception of the Mis-,
souri, physicians who will be in attend
ance.
The meeting will consist of a three
days session and already more than
thirty papers are promised, to be read
before the meeting.
All railroads in the state have made
reduced rates to the doctors attend
ing and it is estimated that there will
be no less than $50 physicians in at
tendance on the meeting.
The criminal court room of tn e
court house will be used for the meet-
ings.
DR.. A. B. Miller of Macon, is pres
ident of the association and DIR. Frank
X. FAIRY is secretary.
Some important matters will come
before the meeting at this session.
The question OF dividing the associa-
ton into four sections, will he dis
cussed; but the most important matter
50 far as this city Is concerned, is the
question OF establishing a permanent
home for the association. II this is
done the association will meet at the
permanent home each year. And as
is the most centrally located
of any important city in the state, she
will in all probability have the honor
Of being the home of the Missouri
Medical association.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-05-09
A Confederate Envelope.

Oscar Palmer, of Nevada, has in
his possession relic in the shape of q
Confederate envelope. The envelope
is made of white PAPER the superscrip.
ton side representing a Confederate
flag. AT the left upper corner is a
blue field with seven stars in a circle.
A blood red stripe extends from this
field across the top of the envelope
upon which in script letters appear
the words. jefferson Davis, Presi-
dent" Below this a white stripe ex-
tends the entire length of the envelope
upon which the direction is supposed
to be written. The bottom stripe is
red and bears in script letters the
words, alexander H. Stephens, Vice
President"
The envelope is a suggestive re-
minder of the Lost Cause" and as
such is valued relic. Mr.. Palmer
saws the flag which covers the entire
surface of the envelope served as a
stamp.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-05-09
THE CYCLING MEET.
Hundreds of Crack Orders Will
Be In Attendance-Big
Prizes Offered.

July =, ) and 4 will be an interest
ing event in cycling circles in Sedalia
and in Missouri for that matter.
The eighth annual meet of the Mis-
souri, division will be held on those
dates in this city. 1t will be tie
greatest thing of the kind ever given
in the state and there will be hundreds
of the crack cyclcists Of the country
present.
The promoters of the meet propose
leaving no stone unturned to make it
par excellence in every way.
The program of entertainment for
the visiting wheelmen will be as fol-
lows:
July End: A reception of wheel
men in the morning. Short runs in
the city and suburbs in the afternoon.
Attend one of the churches in the
evening.
July 3rd: A run to McAllister
Springs in the morning, taking din
ner at that point, returning by spec
ial train in the afternoon. Grand
lantern parade in the early evening
lasting until 8 p. m. A "SmOker" at
Association Park hotel at 8 p. m.
July 4th: A business meeting in
the morning, when the state division
officers will be nominated. Street
parade at p. m. headed by the Sc
dalia Military Band. Races at Asso-
citation Park at 2:3O. Banquet at
Park hotel in evening, where presen-
tation of prizes will take place. The
attendance OF wheelmen it is estimated
will be 800. The biggest prize list ever
given in the state will be offered.
The prizes are valued at 1000.
Some Of the crack racing men from a
distance have already entered for the
event.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-05-09

or woman duly deficient of the city
jag.
You are now passing through or
along side of the famous Saline county
farm of Mr.. King. having come d.
rectly south from Marshall for about
six or seven miles. The farms, how
ever, on both sides of the road, all
the way from Marshall to the crossing
of Blackwater, YOU will find excently
well kept and the growing crops look
ing well.
About three miles from the cross
ing ofthe river you strike the Pettis
county line, and just over the line
You are beginning to pass the flower
OF Pertis county farms. No mountain
scenery Of rocks and canon, can ex-
coed in beauty or picturesqueness, at
this season of the year, the landscape
before you. Mile after mile of green
fields, blossoming orchards and May
flowers greets the vision. Twenty
miles distant you can see the smoke Of
Sedalia, and were it night you could
see plainly the electric light on the
court house. Tramp as you are you
cannot help being impressed with and
affected by the beauty.
1t it is now dinner time and you
have arrived at the stage when it is
well to eat. You go through the front
gate into the neatly-kept yard, up to
the front door lookout for dogs and
applying your toil-wOrn knuckles to it
vigorously, comely housewife ap-
pears and bids you enter, incidently
remarking that they are just about to
sit down to dinner and won't you
take dinner with us" And such a
dinner will you get, as would make
glad the heart and stomach of the
most soulless tramp.
After your repast YOU le'surely
stroll along, through the same beau
tiful scenery, towards Sedalia musing
on the wonders spread out before you
and wondering Gas many others have
done why God ever made you, until
night finds You several miles yet from
Sedalia, and you apply to the first
farm house you come to, where you
will be entertained until morning, and
sleep in a feather bed at that.
ALA TRAMP.