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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13
LoNDoNs FIRE FIGHTERS.


The Parish Engine system That Gave Way
to Present Methods.
The average pay Of the British fireman
is about $50 per month, lodgings free, while
his American brother gets $50 per month,
bunk free
BY the English system, when "a chiefs
position becomes vacant, the fire commit
tee advertises for applicants and then re
views the many candidates qualifications.
with the antiquity of London in mind,
how pulling it sounds to be told that
there have been only three fire chiefs in the
history of that great town, and yet such
il the fact. The lamented James Braid
wood was the first the renowned Captain
Shaw the second and j. Sexton Simonds
is the present Captain Eyre NJ. Shaw,
X. G. b., shares the honor with Chief ID.
i. Swcnie of Chicago of being the most
universally known fire chief of the world.
One hundred years ago the only fire pro
lection in London was the parish en-
CINE" in charge of the beadle, made ia
nous by Dickens in his Sketches by
Boz " In the last century parliament en-
acted that each parish might keep two en-
gines-one large one and one small. The
large one was a 3 or inch pump, the
small one a 3 or inch pump, And how
these parish authorities appreciated their
charge can be imagined when the records
show that in one case the widow of Il SUI
perannuated pew opener was duly appoint
ed ''engine keeper, y and another old rec
ord reveals that some street Improvements
were being carried out whereby II wall
was erected in front of the engine house
door, effectively building mp the same,
and these fire authorities knew nothing
about it until one day the engine was
wanted and found entomhed. Soon after
this came the establishment of fire insur-
ance companies, and these provided one or
more engines of their own and employed
men to act as firemeu. The larger insur-
ance offices employed 30 Thames water
men, but discomfort soon grew out of this
state of affairs, as the divided authority
over the firemen at fires resulted in pande
mOnum.
So in 1888 a number of insurance com
panies joined together and formed the first
London fire engine establishment and
employed "A permanent body of firemen.
IL was then that London received her first
fire chief James Braidwood, who for 0
years previously had been the fire chief of
Edinburgh and had been brought into
prominence by his having organized an
occasionally paid system in Scotland's
capital. On June %, 1851 the largest
warehouse fire ever recorded in England
occurred in Tooey street, on the Surrey
side of London bridge, resulting in n loss
of 81 800, 900.
1t was at this fire that Chief Braidwood
lost his life by the falling of IA wall
Braidwood was great fire chief, and much
difficulty was encountered in trying to get
IA successor, as Braidwood had gained sue
cesses at tires with what was the most pyg
my and primitive of fire apparatus in
way which can he attributed only to the
man s logged determination and vast ex
perience Chicago Herald.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

While credit must be given Mrs. Hs,
ty Green for wonderful shrewdpess ~,
business sagacity in building mn 10y
fortune, 1t must not be forgotten tho,
she had a good start. When her fatha'
died, he left her 1000, 600 to fight ~.
battle of life with. 1t was more mona'
in those days than it is now. He wasss
old whaler and shipping merchant -
New Bedford named Edward Mott Rob
inson. He married Miss HowlanS
and the full name of Mrs. Hetty Green
is Harriet Rowland Robinson Green
She was her fathers private secretarv
for four or five years before his death
and in this way she acquired a knowI
edge of business matters. Old Robinson
was frugal and economical TO extremes
and among the lessons early impressed
upon the daughters mind were econ
omy and simplicity in daily life and
the value and virtue of money.
Before the war began Mrs. Green NJ
that time Miss Hetty Robinson, the
heiress, spent several winters in New
York and was almost belle in society
She had considerable beauty of robust
sort, and her family and fortune were
certainly irreproachable.
She lived for time in boarding
house on West Twenty second street
and when she went to parties would
walk from there 1t is related that
rather than pay cab fare she used to
pull pair of heavy stockings over her
stout shoes and tramp through the snow
to reception or bail, pulling the stock
ings off when she arrived and spreading
them out somewhere to dry.-New
York World.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13
MY LITTLE GIRL.

os course the little girl was just as much Of
mine a. hers,
But somehow when our welded life got full Of
bricks and burs
!old her that she'd better take the little one
and go
And stay spell at Newton Greek along WIN
Uncle Joe,
While I'd 70 off to some far land, and there I'd
work and live
Until I'd quite made up my mind which one
was TO forgive,
I tell you pride's an awful thing when it gets
into the heart;
guess it was thousand times | thought I'd
rise and start
And go right after her and that little maid of
mine.
never heard word from them. She never
wrote line
Then had spell OF sickness and counted
through my tears
And found hadn't seen them both for more
than fifteen years.
Oh, my pretty, laughing darling, she must be
tall and fairl
How I'd rig her out in ribbons and feathers rich
and rarel
could almost feel my fingers upon her soft
white brow;
That little sunny head of hers would touch my
shoulder now.
Yet the strangest thing-in all my dreams she
was little Child
With the yellow curls of babyhood and big
eyes, round and mild.
As soon as was better started on my way
And reached the town at noontime one hot
and dusty day.
And near by, in the churchyard, stopped to
rest and wait.
There was a little baby's grave close to the
mold'rng gate.
pushed aside a struggling vine, kind o Curl
Ous-nO more.
Great God, my little girl lay there, dead thr
teen years before!
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

Uncle Silas was very honest and
pious old colored man who preached on
Sundays and had great influence for
good upon the others in the settlement.
During one of his revival seasons, among
dozen or so at the mourners' bench
was black boy called Eph, about
twenty years old and for a long time
unregenerate. Uncle Silas was greatly
rejoiced to see him come forward, and
at once went to him. Eph was crying.
"Hain't no use i'll my comm up" he
sobbed Use sinned away de day OBJ
grace"
"No, YOU amt, brudder," protested
Uncle Silas. You am de kin what de
Lawd wants to save. All you got to do
is to glib up sin"
Use dun dun dat, Uncle Silas,"
sobbed Eph, but dey amt no salvation
fer me.
Yes, dey is, too, honey. Dey amt no
sin so black dat hit amt washed white
as snow"
81 done stole fou' chickens las week, "
confessed the penitent
Oats all fuggib, Eph'm."
"But dem two was you'n, Uncle Silas.
Dem fat pullets you low'd so much sto'
by, Uncle Silas.
"Wha' dat?" exclaimed Uncle Silas
suddenly.
"Dem las two wuz 20 pullets, Uncle
Silas," sobbed Eph.
Uncle Silas became solemn and stern,
II reckon, Eph'm," he said slowly,
"you' case needs adyisement wild pra'r.
| amt sho dat we wanter be clutterin
up de kingdom of hebben wild chicken
thieves, an you better stay right on de
mo'ners' bench till de meetin am done,
and we kin dezamine you state oh sin
for perticklers. Detroit Free Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13
DE JoNG IN AMERICA.
Tho Amsterdam Murderer Believed to Have
Committed Bigamy In New York.


In the Jail at Amsterdam, Holland, is
confined a man under suspicion of having
committed two of the most horrible crimes
in history. He is said to have murdered
and probably mutilated two girls, both of
whom he had married. At the time of his
arrest last December it was even intimat,
cd that he might be Jack the Ripper. !"
1t was not known at that time that De
Jong had American connections, and The
Journal has been the first to exploit a chap
ter of his life in New York hitherto unre-
yealed
According to information obtained by
The journal, there seems to be little
doubt that De Jong married Barbara
Hacker in New York last July under the
name of George Marshall. He disappeared
soon after, telling his bride that he was
going to his home in Montreal for few
days. The woman never heard from him
afterward and adopted her maiden name,
still retaining the Mrs, being now known
as Mrs. Barbara Hacker
The couple were married on July ?, and
a few days later Marshall said that he
must have some money. He had pre-
viously learned that his bride had $500 in
"a savings bank. He persuaded her TO go
with him to the bank and draw the money
out, saying that he would repay it the fol-
lowing week when his months salary ar
rived.
Marshall took the money and went away.
He came back in few days, saying that
he had to go to Washington on a business
matter. He gave her the $500, and she put
it in bureau drawer. Two days later he
DISAPPEARED again, taking the $500 the wo-
man gold watch and two gold rings. Be
fore he left he gave Barbara box of pills,
saying that if she would take two or three
before she went to bed she would feel
much better next day.
When Marshall left Barbara at the bank
with her $500 in his pocket, he went to call
upon another sweetheart, Freda Wetzler,
at 1877 East Ninety-third street. He showed
her the money and told her that he was
immensely rich. He had been counting her
for several weeks and knew that she, too,
like Barbara, had a snug bank account, He
tried to induce her to get her money from
the bank and elope with him. The girl
yielded to his entreaty and went to her
cousin, who had her handbook in his pos
session, and told him that she wanted to
get her money from the bank. Her cousin
saved Freda however, by demanding an
explanation, and when she told him that
she was going to elope he dissuaded her
from her purpose.
She had $500 at home, however, and
when Marshall left Barbara the second
time he called to see Freda and borrowed
it, He was known to Freda as Adolph
Marshall.
just two weeks after his marriage to
Barbara Hacker Marshall had become &C
quainted with a third prepossessing Ger
man girl and proposed marriage. His
third victim was Johanna Goldbach, who
then lived at 11S Belmont avenue, New
ark. Before he could induce the girl to
marry him notice was published that ne
had deserted Barbara. and Johanna spurn.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

when | first visited Kansas City
some years ago said Manager Tom
Davis, Il found on the table in nv
room at the best hotel a box of poker
chips. had just come from trip
through New England, where Bible
is almost invariably standard piece of
furniture, and this new layout rather
staggered me. | called bellboy and
told him somebody had forgotten his
poker chips.
That's all right, mister, said he.
They belongs here.
4 thought perhaps somebody forgot
to take them away after last nights
game, said |.
" No, indeed, says he. Chips and
clean towel goes with every room
Then he looked at me curiousl y mo-
ment and said he guessed I'd need 'em.
81 said | guessed not.
You don't look like a preacher
man, says he.
I'm circus man, said |.
He nearly tainted. New York
Herald.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13
A Girl Tramp LiOnized.

Florence McCurdy, the young girl who
was arrested in Paducah, Ky, short
time ago Incorporating in male attire in
company with gang of tramps, has cap
tured the town. She sings well, plays the
piano with more or less skill, writes a
splendid hand and has evidently had good
advantages. Her association with the
tramp fraternity, however, has somewhat
lowered her sense of propriety and she can
sling slang rs tluently as the most accom-
plished hobo Her home is in Allegheny
City. The women in charge of The Home
For the Friendless have interested them
selves in Miss Florence, and she is being
well guarded and taken care of, having
been provided with suitable female raj
ment. Her picture has been taken, and
copies will be sold for her benefit 1t Is
also proposed to give an exhibition at
which she viii appear as an amateur 70
calist and pianist
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

When Judge Underwood of Georgia had
charged the Jury it was exceedingly dan
gerous for t. defendants counsel to ask
for an add unal charge. William Glenn
had been d ending "A big, strapping town
boy, who as charged with an assault
and batter upon smaller boy The big
boy had b, II imposing upon the little fell
lows. and one of them hit him with a
switch and ran, The big boy pursued him,
threw a stone at him, cut bad cash in
his head and laid him up for week or
two. The grand jury found a true bill,
and after the closing speech by the solicit
or the judge charged the law very fairly
and then asked if there was any other
charge that counsel desired. Glenn rose
and with some tone of apprehension said,
Il believe your honor omitted to charge
that self defense may justify an assault. P"
Yes, " said the judge AS he Strengthened
up-"yes, gentlemen, there is such law,
and if you believe from the evidence that
this great big, double jointed, big listed
young gentleman was actuated by fear
and self defense when he ran after that
poor, little, puny, tallow faced boy, and
because he couldn't overtake him picked
up rock big enough to knock down a
steer and threw it at him and knocked
him senseless, then you can find for the
defendant. Any other charges, Brother
GLENN" 81 believe not, " said Glenn
San Francisco Argonaut.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

When Thomas B. Reed was boy, SO
a story goes, he used to put on big
apron and help his mother with the
homework, which afforded much amuse-
ment to the other urchins of Portland,
who were fond Of calling him sissy.
One day he was churning, while the
boys stood about guying him. He fin
ished the Job and then took off his apron
and thrashed half a dozen of them.
That was the last heard of sissy. ~
Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

In the park of Tortworth court, Glou-
cestershire, the seat of Lord Ducie, is
the celebrated Spanish chestnut, which
is said to have been the first tree that
was ever planted in Great Britain by
man. This chestnut is now over II
feet in diameter and was IN old tree in
the reign of Stephen. The barley yew
of Derbyshire is about 1850 years old,
while the Ankerwyke yew, near which
the Magma Charta was signed, is about
LOO years old; the yews of Fountains
abbey existed at its founding, some 76O
years ago; the yew tree of Portugal
churchyard is said TO be the Oldest tree
of its kind in the world, and the Green
dale oak of Welbeck, through which in
1924 way was cut and carriage and
four driven through is about 1900
years old.--London Million.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

ed his love. Before he went, however,
Marshall had succeeded in borrowing $500
from Johanna. He was known to her as
j. G. Marshall.
But Marshall was still looking for low
ing and trusting German girls. He found
another in Lena Dill, who Is now Mrs
Lauterbach. He posed as Kurt Won Trach-
helm before this woman and is said to
have married her after a short but fervent
courtship. He lived on her money for
nearly month, and it is said she also
loaned him large amount He told her
that he was professional horseman with
influential relatives in Europe. Kurt Won
Trachheim lived with his new bride for
several weeks and then disappeared.
According to all accounts, Marshall left
New York about the last of July. The
two crimes with which Heinrich de Jong,
who is supposed to be Marshall, stands
charged in Europe are alleged to have been
committed in August. The disappear
ance of Marie Schmitz of Amsterdam,
Holland and Miss Juett of Maidenhead-
on-the- Thames, with which the name of
De Jong is connected, has never been
cleared up
De Jong, it has been proved was mar
ried to both of these girls within short
time Miss Juett's father accuses De Jong
of having swindled him out of 9100 and
Is convinced that he murdered his daugh-
ter. The theory of the English and Dutch
police is that De Jong killed both of these
girls to get them out of the way after rob-
bling them, that the field might be clear
for further operations.
Neither of the bodies has ever been re-
covered, although a careful search has been
made by both the Dutch and English po-
lice. There can be found no definite proof
of the crimes of which he is suspected,
and he is being prosecuted upon the charge
of obtaining money under false pretenses
from his two European wives.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

Do not take a person severely chilled
or apparently frozen into warm room
to be treated The first thing to do, If
the condition requires it, is to attempt
artificial respiration as in drowning. "
Rub the limbs very gently with snow
or cloths wrung out of cold water until
good circulation is established. Give
stimulants in small quantities at a time
as soon as the patient can swallow.
When fully restored, warm the room
very gradually, cover the patient with
warm blankets and give beef tea or hot
milk. For the treatment of frozen
hands, feet or any portion of the body
the same principles apply. Rub slowly
and very gently with snow or cloths
wrung out of cold water while the
numbness lasts. Then, if the case is Sc
we're enough to require further treat
ment, consult physician. New York
World.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

Whether locality has anything to do
with it or not has not yet been definite
ly settled, but certain it is that in GER
tain portions of the country the olean-
der, so much admired for its exquisite
blossoms, has been the cause of serious
illness, and in some cases death has
been attributed to too intimate assOci-
alton with it, Several persons were at
tackled with exceedingly painful throat
disorders, with headache, giddiness and
violent heart agitation. The dispensa-
tories class it as a heart poison, and one
of its victims died in the most distress
ing heart commissions. Animals are
affected by it as well as man. a yalua-
BILE horse died few moments after
browsing on the stalks and leaves. Sew
eral cows died from drinking water into
which some cuttings of the plant had
been thrown, and other animals were
very sick from inhaling the smoke from
burning twigs and leaves of this plant.
They were shut in a small yard, and a
breeze carried the smoke directly to-
ward them. In other localities there
seem to be no serious consequences at
tending the cultivation of this plant.
Whether immediate surroundings or
climatic conditions have anything to do
with the effects of this popular house
plant would furnish an interesting sub
iect for discussion. New York Ledger.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

The application of india rubber to
buckets to render them noiseless has
been successfully tried in Great Brit
ain. The bottom, the ears and the
bail" are all protected. The bottom
of the pail has three round disks of rub
Der clamped on at the edges, and they
can be readily removed and replaced.
The ears are of india rubber, while the
ball has a single disk encircling it,
which answers the purpose. - Elk
change.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

Waters of Zemzem, the sacred well Of
Mecca, procured 40 years ago by Sir Rich
ard Burton and kept in Theoretically seal
ed tin cases since, have just been subject
ed to a chemical analysis in London. As
living organisms were absent, the analysis
was of no special value.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13
The First Newspapers.

The first newspapers, the Venetian
gazettes, were for many years circulat-
ed only in manuscript because the gov
eminent would not allow their publica-
ton in print. Becoming scurriIous, they
were prohibited in every part of Italy
by a special bull issued by Gregory
XIII.-Chicago Herald.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

A wedding dress for a widow bride
would be one of silver gray bengaline with
a coat basque of silver gray brocade. The
waistcoat might be of rose colored broeade
overlaid with coarse white lace, the bon
net of white lace with some pale pink roses
in front, silver gray aigret and ties of sill
yer gray yelvet.-Ladies' Home Journal
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

Cocoa and chocolate are prepared
from the nuts by freeing them from the
pulp and making them undergo a proc
ess similar to mailing. They are after
ward roasted in perforated cylinder
and are then freed from their husks and
made into cocoa or chocolate.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

Citizen (who likes homemade bread
My dear, | hear that the bakers trust has
rushed through law forbidding women
to make their own bread.
Wife Indignantly have, have
they? I'll show 'em. Here, Maria, run
out and get me some yeast.-New York
Weakly
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

The Boston Journal thinks it is sim
gular fact that in our time adventur-
esses are generally reported as possess
ing "a wealth of golden hair, sparkling
eyes, a vivacious disposition and a
strangely attractive and magnetic
voice.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13
A Good Sign.

Landlord (of newly opened wine tavern
TO waiter)-Piccolo, mind you pay special
attention to that gentleman sitting yonder
lie has such red omplexion. -Correre.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

The total number of capital letters in
the whole Bible is 106, 900; of small
caps, 6,S97, and of lower case, 3,452.-
SOB, grand total of letters, including one
as, $500, 4S1.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-07-13

Hammertest, capital of the province
Of Finmark, Norway, is the northern
most town of Europe.
The evening world., 1894-02-22
PLATE GLASS THEIR B0OTY.|
Dealer Nathan Hutkof Says Seven
Truokmen Robbed Him.
They and an Alleged Receiver of
Stol> 4 Goods Are Held.

The six truckmen who were arrested
yesterday on n charge of conspiring to
rob their employer, Nathan Hutkoff a
wholesale plate glass dealer at 100 and
III Wooster street, pleaded not guilty In
Jefferson Market Court this morning,
and were held in 1880 bsil each for
examination next Tuesday afternoon.
The prisoners gave their names as
Joseph Neal, of 70 Melville street, Brook
lyn; Patrick Coyne. Of 170 Amsterdam
avenue; Charles McGinn, of 2lB Second
avenue: Richard Buttner. of l72 Spring
street; Patrick Love, of 4l9 West Thirty
second street, and Andrew Corlich, a
nephew of Mr.. Huthof.
Morris Weinberg. n dealer IN plate
glass at 1882 Second Avenue. who was
was held as a witness, and Morris Lee
vine. a glass dealer at Third avenue and
Fiftieth street, was held on a charge OF
receiving stolen property.
Weinberg positively identi1ed the
truckmen as men from whom he. had
purchased plate-glass at various times.
Mr.. Hutkoff estimates his losses at
about $40, 900.
He has a contract with the Plate-Glass
Insurance Company for furnishing ma
terial, and accepts large pieces. that are
saved from buildings damaged by flre In
part payment. The truckmen, he alleges,
often reported that the glass was "A total
loss. when. in reality. large pieces were
saved and sold to Weinberg or to Levine.
stolen large plates from the store and
disposed of them. 1t Is said that the
truckmen assisted each other in the rob
berry and divided the proceeds.