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Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23
The Victoria Exeurnion

The excursion on the steamer Sc
home today and tomorrow promises
TO be well attended. The Sehome Is a
commodlous steamer, and the trip
across, among the thousand islands,
for variety and beauty Of scenery can
not be surpassed. And there Is no
more beautiful city on the coast than
Victoria. The program Of sports In
cludes May % and "A, and Is a most
elaborate one. The yacht races take
place today, and will be participated In
by yachts from all over the Sound, In
Guiding the Myth, Wanda and Hornet
from Bellingham bay. The Sehomc
leaves the q street wharf at G30 In the
morning. calling at the Sehome dock
and Fairhaven. Returning, the steamer
will lpave Victoria each day at the
close Of the days program. The fare
for the round trip is only $3.50. State
rooms and meals may be had on board
the steamer.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23

SEATTLE, May 22-At little after | |
O'Clock this morning a serious accident
happened at the Stimson mill, at Bal
lard, by which A. Hansen will prob
ably lose an arm, though the doctors
are doing all in their power to save il.
No one at tie mill seems to have a
clear conception of how the accident
happened, and Hansen himself only
knows that he was terribly tossed
about and hurt in the machinery.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23
A Powerful starfnder

Boston, May 22-Prof Pickering, of
Harvard, was interviewed today on the
newly completed Bruce Photographic
telescope, which il to be sent 10 Are
quipa, Peru. He said that the tele-
scope, which will make complete
sidereal map every year, is more pow
erful as starfinder than any other in
strument In the world.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23

New YORK, May 22-It is said that
Russia is dissatisfied with the impress
sion made in the late naval review, In
com psrison with that Of Great Britain,
and will send over three of her largest
ironclads, to remain here a couple OF
months, TO give Americans some ade.
quate notion of the Russian navy.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23

DENVER, May 22-The district court
granted a change Of venue to Colorado
Springs in the case Of DIR. Thatcher
Graves, charged with the murder OF
Mrs. Barnaby. The prosecution will
try this afternoon TO have the order
revoked
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23
HOTEL ARRIVALS

AT THE FAmHAvEN-T L Eastman,
Tacoma; Geo Mason, Mendon Spa, Wyo-
ming; + II Banning, Ballston Spa, New
York; Mrs Geo Wilson, Walla Walla; ;
mira; l. Barrier, Salem, New Jersey: Il
w Emmons, New Whatcom; Chas V
Reid, City; 4 B Weber, Newton Il B
Castlon, San Francisco; Jose.h II Read :
ing, Philadelphia; M Lelmer, Phlla-
delphia; + II Williams, san francisco;
j w Scandln and wife, Boston,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23
ABOUT TWO CITIES

City Treasurer Henderson, who
vjsite Orcas Island last week, reports
the fruit prospects there never better,
despite the cold Of last winter. Fruit
trees escaped unhurt, while arbutus or
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23
Bids w antad

Bids will be received up to noon Of
Saturday, May q, 1898, for clearing eight
acres OF land on Whatcom creek. For
particulars call on Alexander d. Co., Bell
tngham Bay National bank building, New
WhatcOm. Bellingham Bay Brewing
company, WILLIS IL. GORDON,
Secretary
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23

CHICAGO, May 22-There is a big
row on the Worlds fair. 1t came about
In this way: Saturday afternoon Gus.
toms officers arrested y. ID. Nearitz,
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23

agent for number of Swist exhibitors,
for selling diamond brooch contrary
to law, all foreign goods being under
bond for payment of duty before their
sa la
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23

ARKANSAS CITY, May 22-An earth
quake shock was felt here Saturday
night. Houses trembled and dishes
ratified
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23

William Miller, an old-time resident
OF Crow valley on Orcas island, has
among ms curios an antique threshing
machine. IL Is of the old sweep class,
ana was imported from England to
Victoria by the. iudson's Bay company
in 1913. -Four years later MIR. Miller
purchased II nom the company and
took it to Orcas island, where il did
good service continuously until 1889.
Now Mr.. Miller keeps 1t as curiosity.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23

j. Wayland Clark, of the Fairhaven
foundry, Is something of horticul-
turist. He has "A fruit ranch on Orcas
island In which he intended to take
great pride. Last fall he carefully
planted sixty fruit trees IA a starter.b
This spring when he visited his ranch
with some expectation Of finding the
trees in a healthy condition, ne found
that some party wanted the trees so
much that every last one Of them ex-
cept three had been stolen. But Mr.
Clark has added so much TO his horLi-
cultural knowledge.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23

J. G. Crome, Of the Express, Is the
chief of anglers, and-but hold. lie
went fishing on Sunday at Lake What
com, aud 80 great was bis luck that he
nearly dislocated his strong right arm
landing his catch, or rather numerous
catches. Seventy-five pounds, he
stoutly AYERS, was the result OF the
days angling. What pity old Izaak
Walton hadn't lived on Puget sound
That book Of his, garnished with few
OF our fish stories,. would have been
vastly more Interesting.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23

News comes to Fairhaven that w.
Denmark Mckay, erstwhile citizen
Of Fairhaven, and a very popular young
man withal, Is shortly to lead "A wealthy
Portland belle TO the h altar. Since
leaving farltaven Mr.. Mckay has
been travelling for Il Portland house,
aud it would seem making love in the
meantime.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-23

On Uncle John Benefits ranch be-
yond Squalicum there are lots Of rho
dodendrons. A Blaine lady yesterday
had basket full, all in bloom, which
she procured there and which she was
taking to the international city The
rhod dendron is popularity supposed to
be the state flower, aud II is stately
flower, although it does seem to be
somewhat scarce. Kitsap county il
said 10 be the home Of the "rhody,"
and there it ilourishes like u green bay
tree.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
New Way Of Swearing Jurors.

The current wave Of reform which is
sweeping over the whole civilized
world, wiping out institutions and sub.
shutting new ones, has even spread to
desire for reform in the manner of
swearing witnesses. Those who have
visited the court room in Wilmington
Dover or any court room in the United
States, have oftened wondered how the
parrot-like farce of swearing witnesses
Is tolerated among an enlightened peos
pie. The object of swearing the wit
ness is evidently to impress on his
heart and conscience the necessity TO
tell the truth, for fear not only of nun
lshment by human laws for perjury hut
also the implied punishment of the Su.
preme Being for the infraction of the
divine law in failing to tell "the truth.
The whole truth, and nothing but the
truth" Now in our court here. as in
all courts throughout the U. S, the
oath is administered to the witness not
by the judge but by subordinate
court official who gabbles out the oath
in such a meaningless way as to make
the performances painful to a sensitive
being. Then the witness, who has
hrst been required to take the Bible in
his right.han kisses the book as a
sort OF seal to the solemn obligation bv
which he has just bound himself. The
English custom has been similar to
to ours until now, and, in fact, we
Americans copied this custom from
our English ancestors. The English
home secretary, however has issued
circular, stating that the kissing of
the book" is optional in the future,and
that the Scotch form of taking an oath
is, henceforth. legal throughout the
kingdom. In the latter, the Judge rises
impressively and gathering his scarlet
robes about him says "WitnesshoId IN
your right hand and repeat after me, L
swear by Almighty GOd-as | shall |
answer to God at the day of Judgment
that l will speak the truth the whole |
truth and nothing but the truth"
This question of swearing witnesses !
is one which may well occupy the |
serious attention of our legislators. If
the scientific theory that disease is the
result OF the presence of germs or
bacteria in the human system, know
OF no more fruitful source for SPREADING
it than by the method of touching the
lips to the tilthy-looking little Bibles.
SO often found in our court rooms, and
which have been handled and kissed
by thousands of people in various
stages of cleanliness and disease. Il is
a wonder that the Board of Health has
never declared the whole proceeding a
nuisance, menacing, to the puhlic's
health, and abated it as such. But l
presume that we shall continue to
tolerate this state of affairs as long as
we are content to allow our ideas TO be
encased in moss and covered with cob
webs for fear that a ray of the light of
common sense might strike them.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
His Skull Crushed.

a gang of wOrkmen are tearing
down the acid mill attached to Lord e
Polk Chemical Company's fertilizer
factory at Odessa, purchased by A. E.
Jardlne of Smyrna, thus engaged Tues
day, Philip Vineyard an old and
trusted emplOye of the defunct com.
pany was loading his team with the
material preparatory to removal. when
heavy piece of timber fell from the
top of the building, end downward.
and struck him on the head. The
blow crushed his skull, from the effects
of which he died while being conveyed
to his home in that town a half mile
distant. Mr.. Vineyard was the oldest
sou of the late Mark Vineyard of War.
wick, Md, and was about 45 wears of
age. He leaves widow and several
children.
He was born in Kent county, this
State, and followed agricultural per-
suits until seven or eight years ago
when he removed to Odessa, and since
that time had been employed bv the
Lord Il Polk Chemical Company. He
was twice married, his first wife being
Miss Windle, of Kent county, and
one child resulted of the Union. After
her death he married Miss Wins, of
smyrna, who, with eight children sur
vive him.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
LIBBY PRISON HIS FATE.
"A Former Prisoner Visits 1t at the Fair
and Meets His Death

ana Meets His Death.
There was an incident in connection
with the Worlds fair which occurred
about week prior to the fairs official
closing that has not been so fully COM
mented upon as it might have been.
Among the visitors to the fair during the
closing weeks was Marcus Conant from
Mayport, Duval county, Fla. The OBJ
Ject that had the greatest interest TO him
was the re-erected Libby prison. It is
no wonder that he was interested in that
exhibit, for as wounded prisoner he
had lain and suffered in the old prison
when it stood in Richmond. AS a bow
OF 10 Conant had enlisted in the Elev-
enth Massachusetts regiment. He was
wounded in the battle of Bull Run, was
taken prisoner and was among the first
Union soldiers placed in the Confederate
prison house. He eventually made his
escape and was not recaptured.
Immediately upon his arrival at the
Chicago fair, Mr.. Conant turned his stems
to the spot on which Libby prison stood.
What was his amazement on entering
the place to meet among the visitors a
companion who had been among the
number of those who escaped with him
from Libby 30 years ago. They held
long conversation, and after his compan-
ION had left the building Mr.. Conant
threw himself upon the ground in the
identical spot upon which he had slept
as a prisoner. While lying there he was
selzed with a violent pain in the ear and
returned to his hotel in great agony.
The pain could not be alleviated, and a
few days later he died without having
recovered from the singular attack.
Mr.. COnant had for several years been
a government contractor, and was at one
time regarded as Il man of large means.
New York Advertiser.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
Gas Excepted.

Ministers sometimes play good jokes
upon themselves. Rev. Thomas K.
Beecher tells the following:
''Some years ago young man named
PlymptOn came to Elmira to take charge
of paper. was in the habit of pub
fishing my church notices in the paper,
and one Saturday night the gas gave out
and promised to stay out for a day or
two. So I ran over to Plympton and
said: Just say, Services as usual, ex-
cepting the gas."'
"'Shall print it in just that wayp
asked Plympton.
Certainly said, and left him. He
did publish it that way, and next day
narrowly escaped being tarred and
feathered at the hands of a committee
Of my deacons. who thought he was ridi-
culing me. e."-Ram's Horn.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
A Street Clenninr so1,o....

A street cleaning contractor says that
the value of electric street RAILWAYS as
helps in keeping streets clean and wa
tered IS not yet appreciated. If his ideas
We're carried out early every morning.
IN city like Boston large cars built
after the fashion of the gravel cars run
on steam roads would be sent over all
the lines of track, and garbage and re-
fuse, gathered along the way, shoveled
into them. Following these cars would
come large watering cars able to wet
down the streets from curb to curb. The
advantages of this system over the pres
ent one of carting off refuse and drag
glng watering carts by horses are that it
Is cleaner and faster. There would have
to be no waiting for carts to 90 off and
unload, and an item of saving would be
In the reduction of the number of men
needed, as, under the electric system. it
is estimated that the work of street
cleaning could be easily done by two
thirds of the number now employed
Exchange.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.
Caused by Carelessness.


The majority of people die sooner than
they should. Evidence of this fnct Is crow ROW.
ing daily. Waring saws: disease is M, :,
consequence Of life; it IS due to unnatu, nj
conditions Of living neglect, abuse. want y
Dr: stephen Smith, on the same sulio,t
Man Is born to health and long life dis,
ease Is unnatural, death, exoept from old
age Is accidental, and both are preventable
by human agencies Ihls is almost invari-
aoly true OF death resulting from healt dis
ease Careless OvtreXeltion inlenipetate
use OF tea, coffee, tobacco alcoholic or other
Stlmulanls are generally Tie causes of this
dliilcuIty, and Indifference to its pIogress re-
suns III sud' On death, or long sickness end
ing IN death y the newspapers it can lie
seen that many prominent ard hundreds OF
persons IN private life die from heart dis.
ease every day.
II you have any of the following ,vmn-
toms Shortness Of breath, palpitation. irr,r
uiar pulse, iainting and smOthering SreIjs
pam III shoulder, side, or arm, swollen
ankles, etc, begin treatment Immediately for
heart disease. IfyOu delay, the consequences
may be serious 1'-''N>'
For over 20 years DR. Franklin Miles
the eminent specialist. has made a Diofounj
study OF heart disease, its causes and eurc
and many of the leading discoveries in thai
direction are due TO him His New Heart
Cure is absolutely the only reliable remedy
for the cure of heart disease, as is proved
by thousands Of testimonials from pIatefnI
persons who have used it.
James A Pain, editor the Cory, Pa. Ic01ey
states: Aher an apparent recovery from tLfee
months Of Ia grippe fell on the sfreet u,riI'
seious from heart disease In ore month fr'Ir
that time was unable to walk across nv ron,m
ana my pulse beat from So to ll6 times n minnie
l then used DR.. Miles New Heart Curc. and st
once 5ecame stronger. After using six bottlesf
was able 10 work as usual and walk mile ,,verl
day, my pulse ranging from GS 10 m. Dr NiInl
5emedy Is not only preventive but n cure
Dr. Miles New Heart Cuc is sold bv Mi dr,,
sslslS, on positive guarantee, or Ly DR.. Mill,
MedlcAi Co. Ekhart, Ind, on recent of urice II
per DOtile SIX for 50. express prepaid n is nn.i
,iyeIy Tree from Opiates or dangerous drugs i,f
by mail ~ "a uee4s's' VI
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
NeNer Dpsnnir-

"This battle is lost" said. Desaix to
Bonaparte at Marengo, 'but there is vet
time to win anotherl"
With the aid of Desaix. the conquerer
OF Kings, never stopping to brood over
ms misfortune, won that auspicious vic.
tory soon after blazOned on the banners
OF his guards. Repentance is a blessed
state OF mind, but i'll and of itself IL
never saved the day. Despair over de-
Ieat may be perfectly natural, but ithas
never won another victory. A consci-
entlous but erring lady said the other
day that she spent much time in sorrow.
ing over past mistakes, and thus she
committed the biggest mistake of all.
Never despair!" said Sir Walter
Scott, sitting down, an aged cripple. TO
write off debt of stupendous size. nor
resting until he had accomplished his
purpose.
Never despair!" muttered that gal
liant Frenchman, Bernard Palissv. as he
hurled his last stick of furniture into the
furnace containing the first glazed porce-
lain ever made in modern years. Hence
never despair.-New York Ledger.
The ShacISles Worn by John Brown,
James N. Atwood of this town has in
his possession the shackles worn by John
Brown when he was captured. Soon
after the execution of John Brown. in
1859, Rev. Hezelliah Atwood, originally
of Livermore, Me-, was in Charleston,
Va, and while there visited the Jail
where Brown was incarcerated awaiting
execution. He was shown the leg irons
which were placed upon Brown at the
time of his capture and worn constantly
by him until his execution. He tried to |
purchase the shackles, but was told that
it would be impossible. Asking the old
negress what would happen if the irons
should disappear and another pair be
substituted, she replied that 1.-THE mum. |
Der would be good" evidently with no |
idea of their historical value. Mr.. At
wood after much difficulty procured an
other pair at an expense of IS and was
soon in possession of the coveted shac- I
kles. AT one time during the lifetime Of
Mr.. Atwood they were used in lectures
by Henry Ward Beecher.-Livermore
Falls (Me.) Letter.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
Tommv,s Rad Rr.al,

eve are going to have pie for dinner. y
said Tommy Uptown to the minister.
''IndeedP laughed the clergyman,
amused at the little boys alertness, land
what kind of pie is itf"
"It's a new kind. Ma was talking this
morning about pa bringing you home to
dinner so often, and pa said he didn't
care what she thought, and ma said sho
would make him eat humble pie before
the day was over, an I suppose we ara
goin to have it for dinner"
Tableau. -Tammany Times.
He Had Noticed II.
The hands Of the clock were pointing
to 10.
"Have you noticed the clockT" she
asked, yawning.
''Yes," he said. ''It's the same one
you've always had. amt it?'
eyes"
81 noticed it the first night came to
call on you. It's very nice ne."-New
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
The nInIe Meant rvo,,

An ex-street car mule in Los Angeles,
from force of habit, had wandered be-
tween the rails. The electric car came
along, and the mule imagined he was at
the old business. The motorman put on
little extra speed, but the mule main
tanned the regulation distance between
himself and the car. Faster and faster
went the car, so did the mule. He had
no thought of shirking, to the huge de-
light OF the spectators and motorman.-
San Francisco Report.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
The Cream of Tartar Tree.

The oldest tree now extant is proba-
bly, the baObab (Adansonia digitata) of
Africa, alias the sour gourd or cream
OF tartar tree (Adansonia Grego-ii) of
Australia. This remarkable tree has a
rather short and branching trunk not
more than 60 or 70 feet high, while its
girth at the ground is from S5 to 95 feet.
One of them has names cut upon it
which date back to the fourteenth CEN
tury, and the naturalist Adanson. who
gave the genus its botanic name, calcu-
lated from certain data that its agemust
be upward of 5000 years. The hollow
trunks of these trees, which are capa-
clous enough to hold comfortably 80 or
4O bodies, are used as tombs by the ma
tive Africans, where the suspended
corpses soon become thoroughly mummi-
fed and preserved.-Boston Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
Two WAYS of seeinc n pictnra.

An artist had sold a picture for an ex-
orbltant price, and the purchaser sued to
recover. The barrister for the purchaser
was making the artist uncomfortable bv
his questions.
Now, sir" he said in that pleasant
lngratlating manner of lawyers with a
witness, do you think anybody could
see beauty in that picture?"
"Some persons certainly could" re-
piled the artist.
"You think the initiated in technical
matters might have no difficulty in un-
derstanding your work?'
Il am sure they would not"
"Do you think you could make me see
any beauty in that picturey' this most
superciliously.
Probably not now, sir" and the ar
tlst was most humble, ''but once 1 could
have done SO easily"
''NOw, sir, how is that? | don't un-
derstand you. Explain, if you please"
That's quite easy, sir. / could have
done it simply by employing you as my
counsel in this case. London Tit-Bits.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
Big Damage Suit.

George w. Shallcross, a citizen of
CheStertown, is demanding damages
of $5OOO00 from the Government of
San Domingo. Mr.. Shallcross pur.
chased a large tract of land on the
Island and was promised protection bv
the government. The land was inn
proved so much that the natives
became jealous of Mr. Shallcross, and
he was thrown into prison on the
charge of stealing a pig. After suf-
fering number Of indignities he was
given hearing and acquitted. In
the meantime his property had been
almost ruined, and he is now unable
to gain possession of it. He has ap.
pealed to his own government for aid
and demands 100000 from San
Domingo. Comptroller NJ. De X.
Smith has charge of the case.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
HARPER's MAGAZINE

Mr.. J. P. Blaize, an extensive real
estate dealer in Des Moines. Iowa mar.
rowly escaped one of the severest at.
tacks OF pneumonia while in the north
eTn part of that State during a recent
blizzard, says the Saturday Reyi erv.
Mr; Blaize had occasion to drive sew.
eral miles during the storm and was so
thorougly chilled that he was unable
to get warm, and inside of an hour
after his return he was threatened with
a severe case of pneumonia or lung
IeVer. Mr.. Blaize sent to the nearest
drug store and got bottle of Chamber
laln's Cough Remedy, of which he had
often heard, and took number oflarpe
doses. He says the effect was nder.
iul and in a short time he was breath
ing quite easily. He kept on taking
the medicine and the next day was
able to come to Des Moines. Mr.. Blaize
regards his cure as simply wonderful.
For sale by J. w. Clifton, Smyrna. and
L. l.. Mason, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
Cold Bride Bits.

During the bitter cold weather in
winter much suffering is thoughtlessly
inflicted on horses by putting cold
bride bits into their mouths. If the
person who does this will apply his
tongue to piece of iron on a frosty
morning he will understand at once
what the suffering to the poor brutes
is. To slightly warm the bits before
putting them into the horses mouth
would require only small expenditure
OF labor: This can be done by rubbing
them with blanket or other cloth a
moment or two if other means of warm
ing are not at hand. The beneficial re-
suits in the gentleness of the animal
will amply compensate it.
Smyrna times., 1893-12-27
Queer SalutatiOns.

The Abyssinians drop on their knees
and kiss the earth when they meet. In
saluting woman the Mandinkas take
her hand, put it to their nose and smell
1t twice. The Egyptians stretch out one
hand, then lay it on their breast and
bow the head. Among the less civilized
tribes of the old world, say, the Kali
mueks and in Polynesia, the custom of
rubbing noses is pretty general. Per-
haps the most extraordinary form Of
salutation is to be found in Tibet, where
the natives put out their tongues, gnash
their teeth and scratch their ears.-Lan-
der und Volkerkunde.