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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25
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On the occasion Of Luther celebration
held at Wittenber "A merchant ordered a
number Of china pipebowls adorned with
the portraits Of Luther and Melanchthon
from painter on porcelain of Coburg, who
does a large trade in china ware. Though
a good Protestant, our painter has forgot
ten nearly all he ever learned about the
history of the reformation and the name of
Luthers friend, Melanchthon, is entirely
blotted from his memory.
Wellington. on the other hand, is a good
old friend of his and acting upon the con
viction that his correspondent had simply
misspelled the name Of the Iron Duke he
proceeded to execute the order, and the
case of pipes was dispatched and delivered
in due course.
Imagine the astonishment Of the mer-
chant ON beholding the counterfeit present
ment of the two heroes, Luther in the black
garb of priest, and Wellington in the red
uniform bespangled with stars and orders.
The dealer refused to keep the bowls, and
the painter would not take them back. The
public got wind OF the affair; everybody
laughed at the mistake and wanted to have
a china bowl with the heroes of Worms
and Waterloo. In couple of days the
cases were empty, and the merchant who
had ordered the bowls was only sorry he
had not 10 such cases on hand.
er Nachrichten.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

There is tree in the West Indies that
the natives say grows dishes!" 1t looks
like an apple tree. They call it the Gala
bash.
1t bears very queer leaves and large
white blossoms that grow right from the
trunk and larger branches. After the
flower comes the fruit, just as our apples
or peaches do. But this fruit is in the
shape of a gourd, only stronger and
much larger, sometimes a foot in diam
eter.
Now, see what a use the people of that
country make of this fruit. The she'll is
so hard that all sorts of big and little
dishes and drinking cups can be carved
out of it. Even pots ind kettles are
made and used over the fire, but of
course they cannot last as long as our
iron ones. Is not this a serviceable tree?
No wonder the natives are proud of it
Montreal Star.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25
The GOSPEL MeetinRs

Thistle's opera house was crowded on
Sunday night to listen to the discourse
delivered by Evangelist o. b. Read,
the subject of which was "Why is hell
called the bottomless pitt" For fifty
minutes Mr.. Read called attention to
various passages Of Scripture, explain
ing them by illustrations from every
day life and experience. The audi
ence followed the speaker closely from
point to point and at times the interest
was breathless. At the close of the SER
mon about thirty men and women ex-
pressed a desire to begin a Christian life.
On Monday night large audience
gathered to listen to Mr.. Reads "Bot-
tie Sermon" the browning text OF
which was lst job II, IL, 1.-The blood
of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us
from all SIM" The chemical illustra-
ton was beautiful, thrilling and in.
structive.
The meetings will continue during
this week each afternoon, except Satur-
day, at 3 O'Clock at the Baptist hall, on
Fourteenth street, near Mill avenue,
and each evening, except Saturday, al
Thistle's opera house, at 7:45 o'clock.
Mr.. Read announced that on next Sun
day night the subject OF his discourse
will be 1.-THE objectionable SIM
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25
The Antiquity of Superstitions.

Why do people shudder when dog howls
near a house where lies a sick person? Why
is the breaking of a mirror supposed to por-
tend death or bad luck? Why should
touching the hump Of hunchback bring
fortune? Why do people indulge in these
and all other kinds of superstitions2 The
answers to these questions are generally
shrugs of the shoulders, and frequently
these very shoulder shruggers are the most
superstitious Of mankind. Few people in
deed have any idea that when they indulge
in superstition they are performing the rite
of a religion which dates back TO many
years before the advent of the Christian
era, but such is nevertheless the case.
The popular superstitions of the day are
older than our religion and our customs
In the darkest days of ancient history su-
perstitions took their rise in the shape of
religious beliefs The seed was sown not
in one place, but wherever man existed, for
the same superstitions flourished in various
parts of the world among nations who had
no communication with each other They
were handed down from generation to gen
Grafton, frequently remodeled to suit the
eXigencies Of the times. so that the person
who today seeks the 4-leafed clover or
breaks a wishbone is only following in foot
steps made hundreds of years ago.-New
York Telegram.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25
A Very Strange Case.

Two little girls, Jennie and Edith, near
Boston, were intimate friends and compan-
ions. Diphtheria broke out, both were
taken with it, and at noon, Wednesday,
June 8, Jennie died. Edith's parents and
the physician, too, took particular pains to
keep from her the fact that her little play
mate was gone. They succeeded. On Sat
urday noon, just before she became uncon.
scious, she selected two Of her photographs
to be sent to Jennie, and also told her at
tendants to bid Jennie goodby for her
Right here is the important point to be
noted in this narration. Dying persons
usually see or think they see those and only
those that they know have passed away.
Edith did not know that Jennie had gone.
Edith died at $50 p. m, Saturday, June
s. She had reused up and hidden her
friends goOdby and was talking of dying
and seemed TO have no fear She appeared
to see one and another of the friends she
knew were dead SO far it was like the
common cases. But now, suddenly, and
with every appearance Of great surprise,
she turned to her father and exclaimed,
why papa, ! am going to take Jennie
with mem Then she added: "Why, papal
Why, papa You did not tell me that Jen-
ME was here" And Immediately she
TtdCntu olb heI ttIlli9 tlS IL III NtltOHlc anu
said: "Oh, jenniei I'm so glad you are
herel"
Now, ! am familiar with the mechanism
of the eye and the scientific theories of vi
sion / know also very well whatever the
world knows about visions. But / submit
that there is something not easily account
ed for on the theory Of hallucination. II
goes beyond the ordinary death of vision
and presents "A feature that demands as an
adequate explanation something more than
the easy one of saying she only imagined it.
Rev NJ. j. Savage's Psychic Facts and
Theories"
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25
For NIn.her,s Snke.

Little Bessie was no "goody gOody'
child, but one who would no doubt have
done her share in scrambling for the
front rank in a street fight, or in thrust
ing herself forward when anything good
was to be had. Yet her childish nature
held within it seeds Of heroism and feel
ing of which many a person more ia
vored by fortune is destitute.
A tenement fire started at midnight
in New York city, and many of the ten
ants were killed in attempting to reach
the ground. On the fourth floor the
firemen found man penned in with his
little girl and helped them to the win
dow. As they were handing out the
child she suddenly broke away from
them and stepped back into the smoke,
which seemed to hide certain death with
in its folds.
The firemen returned and CROPPED
about, shouting for her to come back.
Half way across the room they came
upon her, gasping and nearly smothered,
dragging dolls trunk over the floor.
81 couldn't leave it," she said. thrust
ing it at the men as they seized her.
my mother
Then they flung the box angrily
through the window. 1t fell crashing on
the sidewalk, broke open, and revealed
no doll or fnery, but the deed for her
dead mothers grave Little Bessie was
only 10, but she had not forgotten her
trust.-Youth's Companion.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25
BIRCH BAY

Four days and nights OF incessant rain
is enough TO disgust an old settler in the
winter season, but when ii comes to this
when farmers want to be planting their
crop, it is maddening TO a newcomer and
discouraging 10 the old one.
School district No. 3 will be strongly
represented in the superintendent office
next Friday and war is imminent Look
out for it.
George Grimmeth got badly bruised mp
last Saturday evening by his horses get
ting frightened just as he was preparing
TO tie them to a post al Custer, running
the wagon over him aud breaking one rib
at least, and bruising him generally.
Miss Winnie Grimmeth, who has been
attending the State Agricultural College
during the last eight months. has re-
turned home highly pleased with the
management Of that Institution.
Prof. z. Ellis scent Saturday and sun
day in Blaine.
Tom White went to Nooksack last
Wednesday to see his family and returned
Saturday, highly pleased with the
progress his second son is making in life
School will close in our district on the
2sth inst.
Sheep shearing is in order now.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

A strange but we'll authenticated story is
related of well known Brookline club
man, who recently adopted novel method
of attempting to cure "a sick horse. The an
imal was declining rapidly with consump-
ton, and several expert veterinaries had
given it up as a fatal case. The owner was
very fond of the horse and was willing to
spend money freely if he could but save its
life One night at the club Tom was ad-
vised to treat the horse with ale, which was
regarded as cure for consumption. The
next day Tom purchased barrel of India
pale ale and served it alb libitum to the suf-
fering animal.
The horse took to the new medicine with
decided relish. but the ale did not have
the desired effect. as the pet trotter died OF
alcoholism instead Of consumption.-Bos-
ton Herald
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

The "huntsman's cup" or pitcher plant,
is conceded to be one Of the earliest, IL not
the earliest, of the wild flowers Of America
to become known to Europeans. Refer
ences occur in relation to it as early as 1870,
when Lisbon physician named Iaunanus
sent it to contemporary as the leaves OF
the frankincense Tree IL appears that two
sailors brought the curious leaves with
some rosin from the pine trees growing
near, and Launanus supposed they belonged
together. Much confusion has occurred
and much wonderment been expressed as to
what curious tree with such leaves could
be found in America giving such "sweete
odoure when the gum was burned" and,
strange to say. most attempts to clear MP
the mystery resulted in greater obscurity.-
New York Independent
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25
FAIRHAvEN PosToFFIcE
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, Friday Harbor
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4:45 pm.
via boat, and Tuesday. Thursday, Saturday
and sunday at 12:45 p. m. via Seattle.
Sedro, AnacOrtes, Seattle. Tacoma and
Eastern mail at 12:45 D. m daily.
West Ferndale, Blaine and British Column
bia at l2:45 p. m. daily.
New Whatcom Electric Street Railway at
$40 a. m. and 4;45 p. N. daily except Sunday.
NAIL ARRIVES FROM
Port Townsend, Orcas, Friday Harbor,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 500 a.
m, and at 500 d. mr.
Blaine. West Ferndale and British Column
bia at 1 ;35 p. m. daily.
Seattle, Tacoma and Eastern mail at LAS
d. m. daily
New Whatcom via Electric Street Railway
at $500 am. and 500 pm. daily except Sunday
Fairhayen to Beach closes closes ats a. m,
and arrives at y. NJ. daily except Sunday.
Fatrhaven 20 Chuckanut closes at 2 D. m,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and arrives
at y, m.
Office Hours, s a. m. to p. m. Sunday
from l TO y. m.
s. II. KELLER. P NJ
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25
NEW WHATCoM NOTES

w. III. Dobbs, of the Lynden Pioneer
Press, is in the city.
City Attorney Neterer returned Sun.
day from a short visit to Harrison Hot
Springs
The street car service was reduced
| yesterday owing to repairs being made
at the power house.
Prayer meeting services will here
after be held on Friday evening at the
Trinity NJ. Il. church.
County Clerk PIERCE left on the Sun
day afternoon train for Everett and
other up-Sound points.
County Auditor Collier returned Sun
day from Harrison Hot Springs,
| greatly improved in health.
j. w. Morgan returned Sunday after
noon from four months visit to Cali
fornia, much improved in health.
The city council held no meeting
last night, no quorum being present.
The council will meet tonight at 7.30.
Rev. w. b. Floyd leaves on the City
of Seattle this morning to attend SEES
sion of the Christian Endeavor society
in Portland.
Colonel II. A. Moore, of the Rocky
Ridge Coal company, left on Sunday
for Portland on business connected
with the company.
The jury in the case of johnson &
Craine VS. estate of Edward Fldridge,
retired on Saturday at 945 a. m. and
returned a verdict yesterday at 1915 p.
IN. for the plaintiffs on the first count
for 81 900.
Charles Adams was arrested on Sun
day afternoon by Officer Durgin and
taken to the lookup where a charge of
drunk and disorderly and resisting an
officer was booked against him. Yes
terday Judge Broyles fined him $40 and
costs, amounting to $3.50.
The Canadian Pacific officials report
that the Columbia river is now open
from Revelstoke to the Little Dalles. A
dispatch was received from the Can
adian Pacific headquarters yesterday
to the effect that round trip tickets
over that road to Chicago and return
are to be sold for $9S.50 first class
coaches.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25
Fun In a Jar of Dried Beans.

l know of nothing that has given more
pleasure to a number of children than a
jar of mixed dried beans, from limas to
the smallest bean; few dried peas will
help to shape and color. Empty the con-
tents of the jar ON the table. Each child
selects a particular bean and picks out
all Of that kind. 1t is well to have twice
as many of the larger kinds. as they are
30 easily found. Arranged fiat on the
table the beans are formed into squares,
triangles, etc. The children delight in
calling the shapes by the proper names,
and it is quite as easy for little one to
say triangle as to call it box with
three corners" Placed in lines of FIVE,
tens, ETC., each, numbers are easily
learned. Also arrange the beans to form
letters and words.-Cor. New York Re
corder.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25
WATER FRONT NOTES

The City OF Seattle arrived Sunday
morning with Is tons of general merchan-
disc.
The Island Belle and Dispatch arrived
from the islands yesterday with their
usual amount of freight.
The May Queen took 15tons OF general
merchandise for Nooksack river points on
Sunday.
The Minnie NJ. was expected to arrive
from the Nooksack last night.
Two cars of lumber for the Nugents
Ferry bridge were shipped yesterday over
the Il. Il. & Il. c. r. TO Goshen.
One car Of lumber for the 500 order was
shipped yesterday to Wallace, n. ID.
The City Of Puebla arrived from San
Francisco at 100 last night
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

A football player, interviewed as to the
cost Of the game. says that taking 50 as an
avtsage weekly salary and an average Of Nc
professionals 20 each principal club the
annual expenditure for football salaries
amounts to an aggregate OF Rl,OsS, 272,
or nearly twice as much rs the annui-
ties Of the entire royal family, twice rs
much as the pay Of the entire cavalry Of
the British army, and five times as much as
that OF the three regiments Of foot guards. I"
London Tit-Bits.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

George was a very little boy. Neverthe-
less he helped his mother in many ways, al
though he sometimes tired of helping, as
many older boys and girls do. One day to
mammals call for some wood he replied,
II don't affectionate TO the woodpile, NAM
ma. "-Youth's Companion.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

A short time ago Nero was walking up
Border street, East Boston, limping bad
ly. When he got to Masons lumber
mills, the doors of which are always
open, he entered, approached one of the
men and held up his injured paw. Nero
has not a very pleasant looking face, and
the man did not offer to touch him, but
called ON him to go out" The dog walk
ed as far away as the door, and.turning
around came back and again held up his
wounded foot. The man stopped his
work, and gently taking hold of the paw
found safety pin imbedded deeply in
the flesh. He extracted the pin, the dog
wincing at the pain, and when he got it
out the dog licked his paw and then
fawned about his surgeon. Shortly aft
erward he took his departure as if moth
ing had happened. Boston Herald.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

Gentleman (savagely, to hairdresserl-
You villainl That stuff you warranted to
do away with the bald patches l had has
taken every hair of my head.
Hairdresser-well. it has done away with
the bald patches, sir. Your heads bald all
over now.-Exchange.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
The EggsheIl Child.

To make an amusing toy out of m egg
follow these directions: Make a fly hole
with a pin or large needle in each cnd of
an egg. By blowing into one OF the
holes the 'inards" of the egg will all pass
out through the hole in the other end.
Then through the hole in the large end
pour few grains of glue and lead. eau
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

tiously heat this over the stove, and when
the glue is melted allow it to cool in the
smaller end. This of course fastens tine
lead to the smaller end and causes the
egg to stand always on its point. Paint
on one side a crying face, on the other a
smiling one. The little face is very
charming because of the rocking of the
egg in seeking its balance.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

Fashionable dressmaking on Eigh-
tenth street, between Mill and Knox
Address p. O. Box 2S5, Fairhaven.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25
LETTER LIST

List OF letters remaining uncalled for in
the Fairhaven postofiice for the week ending
April p, 1893:
Davis, Samuel Griffin, Dick
fonaa, Carlos Peterson. Rev Aug
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

The following are the latest real estate
transfers recorded, as furnished by the
abstract Office of s. L. Butler, corner of
Railroad avenue and Holly street:
SATURDAY, APRIL %, 1898
Blaine Single Mill Co to l. w David,
lots %, %, "A and 25, blk 9, Buckeye add to
Blaine; $500.
CE Truax and wife to C II Truax ct al f.
lots l6, II and IS, blk IA, Fairhaven Land
Co.'S End add to Fairhaven; 81.
j + AilSlin to + l. Cunningham ct al,
part of nJ9 of lot II, blk 5. Eldridge's add
to Bellingham; 81.
w A Woodin and wife to Jno Doser, lots
;, 6, Z, 5, 81, IS, 80 and 40, blk II, Clarke's
add TO FaiThaven, aud 81 of lot .. blk 5,
Eldridge's add to Bellingham; 5000.
State of Washington to l. Chabot, O4O-
1000 acres New Whatcom tide lands; 500
Jno Gillies to Peter Gilles, ST, part OF
nell of ne14 sec n, tip 40 n, I'd e; 81.
ID Greenwood and wife to NJ l. Butts
acres %, 20, 10 and 4, and lots and 3 Of
acre 81, in California Park add to Blaine;
$500.
Women are not slow TO comprehend
They're quick. They're alive, and yet
il was man who discovered the one
remedy for their peculiar ailments
The man was DR.. Pierce.
The discovery was his "Favorite Pre-.
scriptionn-the boon to delicate women.
Why go round with one foot i'm the
grave suffering in silence-misunder.
stood-when there's a remedy at hand
that isn't an experiment, but which is
sold under the guarantee that if you
are disappointed in any way in il, you
can get your money back by applying
to its makers.
We can hardly imagine a woman's
not trying it, Possibly it may be true
of one or two-but we doubt il. Women
are ripe for it. They must have it,
Think of prescription and nine out Of
ten waiting for it. Carry the news tc
theml
The seat of sick headache is not in
the brain. Regulate the stomach and
you cure it.. DIR. Pierce's Pellets are
tho littla ragtllatora
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

But Farmer Mellow is a jolly good fellow, which
cannot be denied
Hang on or hitch, he don't care which, for his
sleigh is strong and wide,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

The seat of sick headache is not in
the brain. Regulate the stomach and
you cure it, DIR. Pierce's Pellets are
the little regulators.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

j. w. Sutherland returned Saturday
from Texada island He reports another
discovery of iron ore. the best which has
been found on the island, and expects to
add this to the number OF mining pros
poets upon which he already has bond.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

Governor McGraw and staff will not
visit Chicago in time to participate in the
Worlds fair opening. but Colonel C. NJ.
Atkins says the visit will probably be
made some time in the flowery month of
Nav.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

And Farmer Mellow Is jolly good fellow,
which cannot be denied
st Nicholas
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

Fred 5, Oliver, the Stevens county
member OF the state road commission, ar
rived in New WhatcOm yesterday morn
ing. He met Commissioners flanagan
and CrYderman, and in the afternoon an
organization was effected, with II. p.
flanagan as chairman. Mr. Oliver will
remain some days In the city.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following are the latest real estate
transfers recorded, as furnished by tn,
abstract Office of S. L. Butler, corner o.
Railroad avenue and Holly street:
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

DIR. H A. COMPTON, Surgeon in Charge
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-05-26
School Report.

Report of school Dist. No. 8, Speaker
for the first month of term commenc-
ing April l6, and ending May l2: No.
OF pupils enrolled 81; No. of days
taught IS; average daily attendance 2s.
The following are the names of those
who have passed satisfactory examina-
tions: 9th grade, Maud Worden, SO;
Annie Skiffington SO; Ethel Beal 90;
Sarah Skifiington SS; Frank Lennon
"a; Lizzie Heron 80; Lizzie Martin ~.
5th grade, Robbie Martin "a; Richard
Heron S9; Edna Beal So. 4th Grade,
Phemie Skifiington 96; Maggie Martin
"a; Harry Besl go; Alice Lincoln SS;
Maggie Murray So; Lizzie Gleason S5;
Lawrence King 80; George Worden 50.
3rd Grade, Walter Heron 95; Wallace
Skifhngton 92; Sammy Welch 81; Fran
ces Weston 70. 2nd Grade, Clifford
King SO; Maggie Worden 95 Charley
Martin 81; Johnny Welch SO. Florence
Beal, Teacher.