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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-18
Indications of Peaceful Settlement
of the Kansas War
THE SENATORIAL BALLoTING
Pythian Anniversary Celebration - In
dams On Raid--Wants to Do
Penance

TACOMA, Feb. 17-Prominent Spo-
kane business houses have decided to
bring suits against the transcontinental
roads which decided upon the new
coast and intermediate points rates at
st. Paul to compel them to reduce the
tariff from to 10 per cent below those
adopted They claim the interstate
commission ordered Spokane to have a
rate IS per cent below the coast rates,
and instead of giving this, transconti-
mental roads are giving only y to 10
per cent rate less than to the coast.
Spokane merchants will route carload
lots now ordered via the Union Pacific,
and in payment for the same will ten
der the rate ordered by the interstate
commission and, if not accepted. suits
to force acceptance will result.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-18
A slusger and His Trainer Fall Out

n olukBeT anu Ilib II dll OuL
New ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-THE cause
of the break between George Dawson,
the Australian welter-weight, and Ed
Alexander, his trainer, was today ascer
tained, Dawson is training at Bay st.
Louis, where Joe Goddard is making
himself ready for Denver Ed Smith.
Information from the bay today shows
the existence of considerable singular
conduct on the part Of the pugilists
there. Yesterday afternoon Goddard,
Dawson, Alexander and party of
friends were drinking in one of the
numerous saloons along the beach.
Goddard and Alexander quarreled and
were on the verge of mixing matters
when Alexander picked up a beer glass
and threw it at Goddard. The Aus
tralian tried 10 dodge the blow but was
not quick enough, for the glass caught
him on the left cheek, in1icting an
ugly CASH Goddard made lurch at
Alexander, who retreated, and before
Goddard could catch him friends inter-
vened. Goddard's wound was dressed,
and he went to his quarters. Dawson,
who is "a staunch friend of Goddard,
took the matter up with Alexander,
and the upshOt was that Alexander
was discharged. Dawson has tele-
graphed to New York for Johnnie
Eckert to train him.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-18
ohautauqua Extension Lectures

Prof. Hit has received copies of "a
course Of six Chautauqua extension
lectures on "Greek Social Life" writ
ten by Prof. Seamon, NJ. d., profess
sor IN Durham College, at New Castle
on-Tyne. The six lectures are TO he
read by members Of the circles at the
Y. NJ. g. A. rooms, or other available
hall, under the auspices of the three
Chautauqua associations in the cities
Of Fairhaven and New Whatcom. The
dates and places Of the lectures will be
announced as soon as decided upon
The topics are as follows:
/. Introductory.
2. Religious Beliefs and Rituals.
3. Nome Life-Dress- Of Wo-
men.
4. Marriage Customs-Rites Of Burial
The Great Games.
8. The Games (continued)-Th The
ater.
6. The Slave Queston-Public Life
Conclusion.
An illustrated Syllabus Of sixteen
pages, giving a review outline Of each
lecture, will be given TO each ticket
holder,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-18

Services will be resumed tomorrow
morning at st. James church on Thir-
teenth street There will be but one
service-at II o'clock in the morning
and, as usual, II will be under the con-
duct Of members of the vestry. The
service will consist Of morning prayer,
the litany and the reading Of a sermon.
The latter is one OF the admirable series
prepared by the Right Rev. +. ID.
Huntington, bishop Of the diocese Of
Central New York. It's subject Is "The
Throng and the Touch" and its pur-
pose il to emphasize the sacredness Of
the season Qf Lent, Of which tomorrow
IL the first Sunday.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-18
No Change in Lumber Rates

The new rate sheets Of freight tariffs
have been received by Agent Mills, Of
the Great Northern. The forty cent
lumber rate, Of which 50 much has
been said in the newspapers, does not
appear on the sheets. In fact there is
no change whatever in lumber rates.
The rates on lumber are as follows: To
Chicago and common points, 90 cents;
Mississippi river and common points.
81! cents; Missouri river and common
points, 50 cents. Fairhaven gains one
advantage, however, by the compile
ton Of the Great Northern. We get "A
terminal rate, and will not have TO pay
a local rate to Boulevard, as has been
the case heretofore.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-18
No Power to Interfere

OTTAWA, Feb. 1.-THE agitation to
secure the disallowance Of the Nova
Scotia legislative act, granting leases to
certain coal areas to American syndi-
Gates, was killed today, at least for the
present, by Sir John Thompson's an
nouncement that the Dominion gov
ernment has no power to Interfere
Those who have been pressing for dis
allowance will carry the matter before
parliament.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-18
In the Superior Court

The entire session Of the superior
court yesterday was devoted 10 the ap.
peal in the tide land contest between
the Globe Mill Company and the Bel
lingham Bay improvement Company.
In the county clerks Office no new
actions were filed.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-18
Indians on a Raid

SPoAKNE, Feb. 1.-THE severity of
the winter in Priest River valley,
Idaho, has driven the Indians to des-
peration. They raided Jim Reynolds
ranch and drove Off cattle. Seven
ranchers followed. In the fight one
Indian was killed, and two Indians and
two whites wOuoded.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-18
Convicted of Murdar

SANTA Rosa, Feb. l7-Albert Boggs
carrier, was convicted of murder In
the second degree for killing his brother
William, at the latter's home, last
August. The two were in a room to-
gether when pistol shot was heard,
and William was found dead while
Boggs was unframed. He claimed
that William shot himself accidentally.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-18
Of Interest


The Imperial Clothing Company,
SUCCESSORS to the Pacific Clothing
House, having purchased the latter's
entire stock at great bargain, will,
just as soon as the invoice is completed
and the stock put in shape, give the
people what they need and are looking
for, and what we have in the last few
days promised, the greatest special sale
ever offered in the Northwest. 1t will
be straight discount at certain per
cent, as we are not going into the
CLOSING Out" or "Regardless of Cost"
business, but intend to continue "A full
and well stocked clothing house i'm this
city. The invoice is larger than ex-
pected, and other goods are contracted
for, and we purchased our present
stock so low that we can afford to
make rattling low figures on account of
invoicing. Stock is not in very good
shape for today and Monday, but if
you want to come in beforehand and
make your selections, you can. We
will begin the special sale Tuesday
morning. Please notice circulars, and
speak to your friends of this sale. I'm
perial Clothing Company, Twelfth
street, Fairhaven.
j. NJ. ACHEsON, Manager.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-18
To Reform the Revenue Law

The county commissioners have
chosen Deputy Treasurer Handschy to
present to the committee of the legIsla-
ture on revenue and taxation needed
amendments to the existing revenue
law. Mr.. Handschy will 90 10 Olym-
pia Monday. He is thoroughly
familiar with the defects of the system
now existing, and possesses clear and
practical ideas of the reforms needed.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-18

OLYMPIA, Feb. 17-Eighty-three
members voted today. Result: Allen
&c. Turner Is, Griggs %, Youngs s and
Dunbar |. No changes.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-02-18
TO GROW EXHIBITION FRUIT

To THE EDITOR: In my last gave
some general principles for guidance on
this subject and details of practice with
regard to producing extra large and
fine samples Of Strawberries. Before
proceeding further, however, | would
say that the details set forth are not in
tended to be "iron-clad rules but
merely suggestions subject TO modiica-
ton in accordance with individual sur
roundings, as in all cases good judg-
ment, careful attention and thorough
ness of work will be found to be the
factors that will bring success.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04
An Unfortunate Exception.

Meddlesome folk generally preface
their unwelcome remarks with the as
sertion that they never interfere in
other peoples affairs, having so said,
they Immediately proceed to inter-
fere as much as possible, and some
times receive their reward. 81 have
made it rule through life," said a
pompuous man at table the other day
to his neighbor, ''never to NEEDLE with
another mans business. "That's
right = perfectly right" was the re-
ply "But / see you have new con-
fidential clerk. He's a hard looking
case: / have seen him intoxicated a
dozen times. and wouldn't trust him
out of my sight with a dime. Took
him out of charity; eh?" swell, not
you know. He happens
to be my eldest son." There was
period or silence so painful that both
wished that some one would shout
''fire!" to break it up
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04
A Comic Scrap-ROok.

Some one has described the child
as a comic scrap-book. This is not so
bad if one does not make this Uhe
only or the main description. 1t is
much better than to think of him as
vicious or malicious . One who sees
in children only or chiefly the vicious
and the malicious has no right to
deal with them. There is little harm
in thinking Of the child as comic, {"
for such he is. All the ready-made
Jokes Of Puck and Judge sink into in
significance as compared with the wit
and wisdom of the comic scrap
book" in every schOol-room. Much
of the viciousness, so styled. would
vanish if the teacher could laugh as
easily as she can scold. Inability to
detect the comic is a serious defect ia
a teacher. 1t would he well for the
normal and training schools TO have
a few lessons on "the usefulness of
the comic in school and out Amer;
lean Teacher.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04
The Tale OF the Telephone.

The first telephone that was evel
used was not electrical, nor was IL a
scientific instrument in any sense OF
the term. A little more than fifty
years ago the employees of a large man
ufactory beguiled their leisure hours
by kite flying. Kites large and small
went up daily and the strife was to
see who could get the largest. The
Irvine which held them was the
thread spun and twisted by the Ia
dies of the villages.
One day to the tail of the largest
kite was attached kitten, sewed in
a canvas bag, with a netting ever
the mouth to give it air. When the
kite was at its greatest height, some
200 feet or more, the mewing of the
kitten could be distinctly heard by
those holding the string. 70 the
clearness of the atmosphere was at
trlbuted the hearing of the kittens
voice. This is the first account we
remember of speaking along line. -
Sheffield Telegraph.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04
EDISON'S BOYHOOD,
Difficulties Which Beset His First Me-
chanical Experiments.

Difficulties Which Beset His First Me.
chanicaI Experiments.
A writer for Kate Fields Washing.
ton was talking a few DAYS since with
friend who lived at Fort Ga'ltlot,
Mich, at the time when Thomas
Edison spent his boyhood there, and
learned many interesting things OF
the great inventor. That the bent OF
the boys inclination was always
toward mechanical appliances and the
latest inventions OF which he could
hear, is too we'll known to need reit.
Grafton. His special fondness, how
ever, was for constructing crude tele-
graph instruments with which to
keep up a constant communication
with his chum, who lived in the inn.
mediate vicinity. After an enormous
amount of work the little fellow sue.
ceeded in making two instruments,
which were carefully placed in their
respective bedrooms. so that early and
late, unknown to the rest of the
household, they could communicate
that flow of thought always on tap
between two youthful friends. The
intervening wires were arranged to
escape the entangllng influences o
shrubbery and fences by means of tall
poles For a while everything went
on smoothly. The thrilling expert
ences of fishing trips were enjoyed in
retrospect over the wires, similar ex.
citing plans were evolved for future
use, and the barnyard statistics were
transmitted with unwavering exact
ness. One morning, however, the
boys awakened to find all this
changed, and where order had pre-
vailed was only chaos During the
night a cow had strayed into the in
closure, and after knocking down the
poles succeeding in so entangllng the
wires about her legs that her as
constituent and distress were voiced
to the neighborhood in mournful
bellows which made the night hide
Gus. The greatest damage, how
ever, was to the delicately adjusted
instruments which had been so in
jured by the cows novel wire-pulling
as to be utterly spoiled for future
usefulness. Thomas Edison, who
during his boyhood was always called
AL" was also very fond of pigeons,
which he raised in great numbers and
taught to come at his call, flutter-
ing about on his head, shoulders and
arms while he fed them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04
n. the Cumberland Mounsasn.s

The author Of THE BLUEGRASS
Region of Kentucky" writing OF the
jewellers among the Cumberland
Mountains, says that those strange
people have peculiar and interesting
customs respecting the dead. When
a husband dies his funeral sermon Is
not preached until after the death OF
the wife, nor that Of wife until the
husband alsois dead. Then preacher
is sent for, friends and neighbors are
called in, and the respect Is paid to
both together.
More peculiar is the custom OF hav-
ing the services for one person re-
peated. so that the dead get their
funerals preached several times.
months and years after their burial
I heard the pitiful story of two sisters
who had their mothers funeral"
preached once every summer as long
as they lived.
In strange contrast with this re-
gard for ceremonial observances is
their neglect of the graves Of their
beloved. which they do not seem at
all to visit when once closed, or to
decorate with those symbols Of affec.
tion which are the common indica-
tions OF bereavment.
Traditions and folklore among
these people are eyanescent, and vary
widely IN different localities 1t APP
pears that the people are sprung in
part from the early hunters who came
into the mountains when game was
abundant, sport unfailing and living
cheap Among them now are still
hunters, who know the haunts Of
bear and deer, needing no dogs
Even yet they prefer wild meat-even
"possum" and ''coon" and ground
hog-to any other.
In Bell County / spent the day in
the house of woman 80 years old,
who was a lingering representative
of a nearly extinct type. She had
never been out Of the neighborhood
of her birth, knew the mountains
like a garden, had whipped men in
single-handed encounter, brought
down many deer and wild turkey
with her own rifle, and now, infirm.
had hut to sit in her cabin door and
send her trained dog into the depths
of the forest to discover the wished
for game. 1 had never looked on a
f1ercer woman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04

Allen called the Macedonian siaugh.
ter pen. Out of 300 men the British
ship had lost 112. The mizzenmast
and maintopmast had been carried
away, and over 100 solid shot had
pierced the hull
1t took Decatur's men two days to
rig the Macedonian up as a bark.
Under this rig Lieut. Allen carried
the vessel into port, both ships going
to New London. When Capt. Garden
boarded the United States he was
shown every Difference and respect
by the gallant Decatur.
Both men had met each other prior
to the war and had learned to respect
one another mutually It was, con-
sequently, with no little feeling that
Decatur advanced, his both hands
outstretched, to meet Garden. In
stature both men were much alike,
powerfully built, yet wiry and active.
The British Captain, the tears almost
rolling down his face from the sad
sight Of his men lying torn and
mangled aboard the Macedonian, ad-
Vanced toward Decatur and mutely
held bout his sword. The warm.
hearted Decatur was just the man to
do at such time noble act.
"Capt Garden" he said, II could
never forgive myself il I took the
sword from the hands of man who
has used it with the bravery and
courage you have displayed. / de-
cline to take it."
There are a number of descendants
of Capt. John Garden in the British
Navy to-day. The name is one that
has long been associated with the
British colors, and to the writer's own
knowledge every man of them bears
in mind the magnanimity once shown
a member of the family by an Amer
lean naval officer.
Capt. John Garden remained at
New London, Ct, under parole un-
TIL exchanged. Up to his death he
cherished the warmest affection for
Decatur. The two men, in fact were
much alike in spirit. Decatur al
ways allowed in argument that his
udGCery Was heavier, ana, CnOugn ne
contended that the action of the
British Captain in seeking close &C
tion was more courageous than pru-
dent, he himself admitted that he
saw no other course for a man of
honor and high mind to follow if he
proposed fighting. Capt. John Car
den died at about seventy years of
age. Despite his loss of the Macedo-
Man the British Admiral showed him
marked consideration, it being
deemed that the fight he made atoned
for the loss of the frigate.
During the civil war, 1861 to 1865,
a descendant of Capt. John Garden,
and the only one ever to become an
American citizen, served throughout
the war as an officer in the union
army.-New York Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04
Patents of MOnopOly,

Long before the days of the Stuarts
monopolies were quite common in
England. Elizabeth was a great
developer of them. Patents to deal
exclusively in particular articles were
granted so lavishly to the courtiers
that hardly commodity remained
free; even salt. leather. and coal
were the subjects of patents the list
of which, when read over in Parlia-
ment, was so long that member
asked incredulously, us not bread
among the NUMBER" The practice
was for the favored courtIers to sell
their patents of monopoly to compan.
les of merchants-or Syndicates, as
we should call them nowadays-to
work them. Rival political parties
struggled, not to redress the griev-
ance under which the people groaned,
but to obtain a share Of the profits.
If Essex had a monopoly of sweet
wine, Raleigh held one of cards; in
deed, it is hard to say how many
''patents" either OF them held from
first to last. The shameful manner
in which such powers could be exer.
cise1 can be we'll imagined.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04
demption of paper money would seem
to be measure of prudence New
York Press.
Too witty.

1t is not profitable for a merchant
to be too witty; at any rate, he should
not try to be too witty on every 0c-
casiOn. Not long ago, lin a country
town where there are two groceries
In the same street. a very green. tow
headed. timid-loOking young country
man came into one of them one after
noon, at time when half dozen
villagers were grouped around the
stove. The storekeeper was waiting
upon some one, and paid no attention
to the new conner.
Presently the timid young man
said, in faltering half frightened
voice:
'Do-you-keep-sweet p'tetters?"
"No," said the storekeeper; ''we
don't keep 'em. We sell 'em jest as
fast as we CAM"
Then he winked at the company
around the stove, who snickered ap-
preciatively. The green young man
said, 'Ohw and went up to the stove
and spread out the palms Of his hands
The storekeeper went on waiting on
his other customer, and used up If
teen minutes in doing So
Then he stepped toward the green
young man, who was still warming
his hands at the stove, and said
brusquelY:
Ibid you say you wanted to buy
some sweet potatOes?"
The young man turned slowly about
and answered, 'I-dIdn't-say-I
wanted-to buy-none; l jest-ast-
Ye-if ye KEEP 'em"
He then warmed his hands a few
minutes longer. Then he walked
slowly out OF the store, remarking as
he went:
"I-g guess Pill go-daOwn the
Street-an'-buy-me-s some sweet
p'tetters!"
The laugh around the stove was
not at the expense Of the greenhorn
this time.-Youth's Companion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04
The Huanaco.

The huanaco, which IS a small
camel which is widely distributed in
South America, has peculiar IN
stinct Of repairing to some lonely de-
serted spot when seized with the
pangs Of death, and removed from all
its healthy companions, succumbing
to its last sickness in sort of dis
NAL yet poetic isolation. Darwin and
Fitzroy have noted this strange Gus
tom, and Mr. Hudson dwells at some
length upon its unique suggestions.
sit looks, in fact" he says, "less like
an instinct Of one Of the inferior crea-
lures than the superstitious observ-
ance Of human beings, who have
knowledge Of death, and believe In
continued existence after Aissoiu-
tion.n
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04
Needles.

Originally, all the needles used in
Europe must have come from the
East; and it seems passing strange
that no record has been kept of the
time at which these useful little in
struments were first manufactured
there, but it must have been at very
early period. They were made in
Nuremberg in great quantities in the
fourteenth century. Their manu-
facture was introduced into England
under Queen Elizabeth, and flourished
to such an extent that the workmen
soon constituted guild, for we read
that in 1897 the "Pinners and the
Needlers" petitioned the Queen not
to allow foreign pins and needles to
be imported.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-03-04
Revenge of u Paris Girl.

A young lady In Paris has been
Tilted by her lover, though, La Temps
says, she had tried all she could to
retain her place in his affections.
After she had wept in solitude for
several days she determined to have
her revenge. The viscount was pre-
pairing to dine at his club, and was
only waiting for the return OF his
valet, whom he had sent out for a
paper, when there was loud ring,
and he had to open the door himself
Before him stood tall female figure
dressed in black, her face CHASTITY pale
with suppressed emotion. The Wis
count started back-'Jeanne!"
The young lady advanced few
steps into the passage, Kissed the
word wretch" and produced from
behind her back small Venetian
vial, the gift of a former lover. Quick
as lightning she lifted it in the air
and dashed its contents in the face
Of the gay deceiver With a loud
yell he dropped to the ground and
shouted for help The neighbors, the
concierge and the police fastened to
the spot. The unhappy man could
not be persuaded TO get up from the
ground, on which he rolled about in
apparent agony, crying, "Vitriol!
vitrol! / am a dead man." Mean
time Jeanne stood there like mar
BILE statue, gazing at her victim.
"Are you the prepetrator Of the
deed?" gasped the cOmmissarv OF
police, out of breath with running
up the stairs.
Jeanne gave a silent nod.
"You have thrown corrosive fluid
at his face?"
Another nod.
II am dying-dying"
"What kind of fluid was it?"
Jeanne hesitated to reply. Agleam
of fierce satisfaction illumined her
features. Then came the answer,
clear and steady. from her lips:
"a very weak infusion of mustard"
Jeanne was avenged. Paris had
not laughed so much for long time.
The viscOunt has made himself
scarce,