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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-04-24

the symbol that four reindeer had been
killed by somebody, but Il would take q
vast amount Of experience to know by
whom and the tine that had elapsed,
These savages can tell unmistakably and
%, too, do they know from the condition
as to the frost the length Of time the snow
has been cut. By touching the tracks oI
the people or wild animals they can tell
when they passed that way almost to an
hour if the tracks have been msde within
\ day or two.
The Indians Of the great western plains
have now a system hardly exceeded in
efficiency BY the military code Of the civ.
ilized world. For many years their only
means Of communicating at q distance
was by signal fires upon the hilltpos at
night and by columns Of smoke during
the day. They have a method, not well
known to those outside the native tribes,
Of covering FIRE until a sufficient guam
tity Of smoke has been accumulated, when
it will suddenly burst forth in a column
Of thick, heavy smoke that can not fail 20
attract attention even at great distance.
These signal fires and smoke signals are
still In use among them, but they have
besides q code Of signals that is tele-
GTaphe,l from point to point by sun flasher
made with u small mirror. ThGa code Is
not known beyond their own ranks, fur
ther than that Ii Is not system Of worls
but that certain flashes Of longer or shorter
duration, or that vibrations intermingled
with steady rays, signify conditions or
events that ii was previously arranged
they should Indicate. The Indian hello
graph is the small, round mirror in q
metal case. which has always been an
article Of trade with savages all over the
world.
Every Indian hunter or warrior wears
one Of these little mirrors suspended from
string around his neck, and It's use is
constant with him. An officer Of the
army who recently was acting as commits
sary Of subsistence on an Apache reserVa.
Iion, told me that, on one occasion, the
stock cattle for issue to the Indians arrived
unexpectedly, when he supposed there
were not more than ten Indians within
twenty miles Of the post, except those
around headquarters. These at once put
their little heliographS to use; and re-
sPonses were immediately flashed from
the neighbOring hilltops and repeated to
those beyond. The result was that with
in three hours there we're more than 200
Indians at the point Of issue, and others
were still coming In hot haste from every
direction across the plains.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-04-24
Ideas AbSut Pruning.

The following concerning pruning fruit
trees will doubtless be Of interest to fruit
growers: The primary object Of prun.
ing, Of course, is to secure fruit, and fruit
Of good vitality. A secondary object, and
Of course subsidiary to the first, Is to keep
trees in such q form that the fruit may be
easily gathered and the trees kept from
sunburning, and possibly there may be
other reasons. To understand pruning
one must study the manner in which
trees produce fruit only fTom new wood.
and not from spurs, while plums and
Prunes do not bear at all from new wood,
but from fruit spurs which grow out from
the old wood. The apricot seems to bear
both from spurs and new wood, and the
spectacle Is often seen Of apricots 20 bios
soming In the lower limbs first and then
In . week or two later the buds on the
ends Of the limbs will blossom. Another
principle in the growth Of trees is that
most trees have Q tendency to grow In
the direction toward which the wind
blows, but this finds an exception In the
apricot, which seems to delight to grow
up against the wind. Thus on the coast
ths trees grow seaward.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-04-24
TOLD OF san HOUSTON.
Pride in his Coed LOSkS--Santa AnRaS Capture
The Time 10 Attack Me1itanS.

General Sam Houston was q hand
some and graceful man," said Judge
Thomas Berry Of GaIlatin. He was dis.
Cussing the characteristics Of celebrated
Tennesseeans with whom he had been
intimately acquainted.
HE was proud Of his fine personal ap-
pearance, too," the aged speaker contiu.
ued, "and there is told Of hin. a story
which, iftrue, will serve TO illustrate his
youthful vanity. When q young man,
30 the story runs, Houston was In Nash
vile one day, and was posing on 4 prom
inent street corner, when two or three
Hiddy young ladies passed by. They were
attracted by the handsome man in his
shoWy uniform, and after passing him
turned their heads to get another glance.
"' l wonder who that man Is, one Of
them exclaimed to her companions.
"' am, ladies, Lieutenant Houston Of
the United States Army said the young
soldier, as he made q step toward and
lifted his cap as he addressed them.
General Houston told ME once how
he captured General Santa Anna. Just
after the battle Of Santa Jacinto two Of
Houston's men, who were searching for
prisoners, scared up deer, which ran
through the tall grass. The frightened
animal passed near to q Mexican, who
was concealed In the heFbaRe and who
jumped up in evident alarm. The two
Immediately secured the stranger, who as
serted that he was common soldier.
"' Youare not, said one Of his captOFs ;
look at your embroidered vest. You
are an ofiirer.'
" The Mexican, In his embarrassment,
ran his fingeTs into his jacket pocket and
drew out an elegant gold Snud-bOx. This
more than ever caused the Americans to
believe him an officer. He offered them
larEe sum Of money to release him, but
they refused and started with him TO
Houston's tent. As they passed large
group Oi Mexican prisoners those men
cried out that Santa Anna was captured.
"The Mexican general, thus exposed,
urged his captOrS 10 take him at ONO to
General Heuston's tent. He remembered
the affair Of the Alamo, and was afraid
that he would be summarily dealt with by
the Texan soldiers who began 10 crowd
around. Santa Anna was by General
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-04-24
SOCIETY MEETINGS.
PIREMEN,s NOTICE.

DEGULlR MEETING NIGHTS, FIRST AND
II third Thursdays In each month, 7a0 ,. N.
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Pasco Headlight: A. R. Leeper, who 90
long has been one Of our most esteemed
citizens, died at wallula, April 10, aged
33 years. He leaves u wife, chilren, rela.
tives and many friendsto mourn his loss.
Mr.. Leeper has been a sufferer for ten
years, but never gave up until the last,
believing all the time that he could get
well. He bore his sufTerings without
murmur, but now the noble man has gone
to try the beyond, awaiting to meet the
loved ones he has left behind. The sor-
rowing family and relatives have our
deepest sympathy in this sad moment;
but with faith looking across the dark
river, We trust they may meet to part no
more in the bright realms Of eternal glory.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-04-24
COAL OIL JOHNNY AGAIN.
Some New Facts About the Famous
SpSndthFlit.
ne Came out when the
Bubble burst.

Pittsburg Commercial: The visitor to
the oil region asks first about Coal.Oil
Johnny and next about John D. Rookie
teller.
The statement is often published that
COal.Oil Johnny has died, or that he has
regRined his sQuandered fortune. There
is as much truth in one as In the other.
lie Is still alive at the aye Of 81 years,
and his address Is Ashland, Saunders Co..
Neb., where he has lived for the past
twelve years. He is at present employed
as station agent at Ashland. He has not
recovered his fortune, or any part Of 1t.
but makes q comfortable living and has
apparently forgotten tie pTincely days Of
his youth.
COal-Oil Johnny was about three years
running through with his fortune. It
was at ROuseyille where Johnny BEGAN to
throw away his money, but that town,
although one OF the red hot oil towns,
was soon too small for him. Erie, Buf-
aAio auu = NA5buIS Z AueN HlNl neat Dut ~
was at Philadelphia that he distinguished
himself most. How much money he
squandered In three years is a matter Of
conjecture, even in the oil country. There
is, however, a vide nlisapprehension Us to
the amount. His fortune did not reach
into the millions, as has 30 often been
stated. The best judgment here places It
not above t3JJ,OOO. lie was the adopted
son Of Widow MyClintock, and at her
death her oil farm and its accumulated
earnings passed TO him. Perhaps SlvO,-
wv was turned over to Johnny on the
settling Of her estate, and his share Of the
product Of the farm after that time Is
supposed to have been t2OO,0OO. He
therefore squan,lered about $1,000 q
year for the three years , that the money
lasted. At the end Of this time the old
bonanza farm had ceased to yield and his
money was spent.
His career Us a spendthrift came TO an
end on Thursday, February l3, 1858,
when he fled a voluntary petition In
80, a. I,,aLa", u;s ;.'Ior,o,u"." ~ 80 :.
.Sa ,,,,,. ~ 80 ,S,,s ..,,,aI,,,"J.
" w TSnS. o,,.rI rIon.s ps,i.,.,nb,. no 80.
WIN; Z. Gal6ialtB, attorney Erie. Pa. -. lI'00
John D. JoSes. harness. s' t", -. rs
T. aSTRi H,,pRiaS S1SITs rS,lsds,pbis ,,opor, 9oS
rhelan n. q Contender billiard ta6les 10y
For hats '.'"'.'..!p e Cn pN .l.4........ SO
ro,., s57o
This schedule tells lis own story of A
roval spree extending over n ppriod Of
three vears Tho in,Iab,adnass n, the
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-04-24


For lame back, side or chest, use
Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price % cents.
Sold at Janeck's Pharmacy.
-Shiloh's Cough and Consumption Is
sold at Janeck's Pharmacy on q guaran-
tee. Il cures consumption.
The finest line Of neckwear ever
shown in North Yakima Just received at
Myron H. Ellis.
-"Hackmetack" Is lasting and fra
grant perfume. Price % and 20 cents
For sale at Janeck's Pharmacy.
DIR. Savage win be found always
ready to attend calls day or night. Ofice
over postOfice; residence on Second
street, two doors south U. S. Land Office.
-Trayner Is just in receipt Of large
invoice Of boots and shoes Of the best
makes for ladies and gentleman. Call
and see him In his new location on First
street.
Ash G. J. TAFT what Dewitt's Little
Early Risers are.
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4. o. o. 2.

DRooREss LODGE NO. 81. I. o. o. F.,MEETs
O.; J. g. berry, " e.; D. II, savage, Sec. Ms.
iton cordially Invited.
YAKIMA LODGE NO. q. I. o. o. r, MEETS
FRIDAY evening Of each week. visitors
invited to attend. Geo. Gardiner, n. O.; Harry
spinning, V. o.; @. o. NeVin, Sec
1sABELLA LODGE No. q, DAUGHTERS OF
j kebeEah, meets ID and eth Monday even
ings Of each month. Visitors invited. Mr.. =.
lou Monrne; y. O.; MrL 4. J. Ward, v. O.;
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-04-24

Go and see the new japanese goods
Just received by N. H. Ellis, successor TO
/. II. Dills 4 Co.
-Sleepless nights, made miserable by
that terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure is the
remedy for you. Sold at Janeck's Phar-
macy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-22
GEORGIA THRIFT.

Powdon has subscribed $4,000 for a
branch railroad from Bremen, on the Geor-
gia Pacific. to that town. The distance is
about twelve miles.
Lee County Nelrs: Smithville is on a
bigger boom now than she has ever been.
More building going on than at any other
time within her history.
1t is said that the Excelsior Manufactur-
ing Company Of Washington is thinking of
running an electric railway from the "Effie
Pope park to A Franklin's.
A wagon put up by Georgia boy. out of
Georgia wood, so as to show the natural
grain. will be on exhibition at the Warren
ton fair 1t will be exhibited by A. V.
Howell.
The Americas Real Estate Company have
commenced operations 70 build more than a
dozen more houses on Brooklyn Heights.
The work will commence at once and the
houses will be built as rapidly as money and
energy can build them.
Capt. o. Hays is pushing the work on the
new residences being built by the Smith
vile Improvement Company, at Smith
vile. The captain is a hustler, and it won't
be long before the six houses are COM
pleted and ready for occupancy.
Although there have been nearly dozen
business houses erected in Madison this
summer there are only two stores for rent
in the city, and they will doubtless be occu-
pied by Oct. l. Business is good. and the
streets, crowded as they are every day,
present decidedly lively appearance.
Columbus Ledger: Never in the history
of Columbus has there been such scarcity
of lumber. Every mill in the city is being
run on full time, and yet they are refusing
the cash for new orders every day. The
reporter met gentleman this morning who
had tried every mill In the city with the
cash in his hand, but failed to get the lum-
be-. This scarcity is due to the vast amount
of building being done here.
Ben Palmour brought over to Gainesville
from a piece of land of his in Dawson
county the other day some very fine speci-
mems Of corundum. One of them weighs
about thirty-fve pounds, and is incased or
covered with margarine about half an inch
thick. Where the latter substance is
cracked off the corundum is exposed. 1t is
Of a greenish blue color. and Is intensely
hard. Some of the specimens are almost
as clear as sapphire. Mr.. Palmour says that
there is a great deal Of this valuable min
eral ON his Dlaca
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-22
GEORGIA POLITICS.

Gov. Gordon has been invited to address
the people at Washington.
A Bibh county candidate has announced
through the columns of the EUentng Net0S
that he can both read and write.
The GAINESVILLE Gazette announces that
Judge ]. s. Pope of Zebulon is in the field
for judge of the Flint circuit in opposition
to Judge Boynton, the present incumbent.
Quitman Press: Gov. Gordon Is whooping
things up in all parts Of the state. There
isn't man in Georgia who can beat Gordon
for the Senate, or anything else he wants.
Quitman Press: Capt NJ. j. Doyle, re-
publican, will run against Col. r. E. Lester
in the First district. The captain is
evidently fond Of running with no definite
object in view.
Sparta IshmdeIite: The democratic alli-
ancemen of Georgia are not taking kindly
to Republican Boss Macune's inter ference
in Georgia politics in his own and Living.
ston's interest.
Augusta Chronicle: The Athens BGnne,
intimates that the people will not elect Gov
Gordon senator for fear he will resign
They will not elect some of his opponents
for fear they will not resign.
Augusta EUening hetOs:, Mr.. Norwood
seems to be poking fun at Gen. Gordon's
seventy-three mile cotton warehouse Well
the governor did let down long row Of
bars in that substitute Of his.
Augusta Evening Ne,cs.: The Sparta Ish,
Dtaetite is going to watch and see if an ALI
ance Legislature will pass dog law. And
We are ali going to watch. II they will
commence by passing such a law, then every
man in camps will begin throwing up hats
and hurrahing for the alliance. Let III
wait and see
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-22
CHIMNEYs.

Two kinds of lamp-chim-
neys: one breaks 4; the other
does not. Which do you
think your grocer or glass
man would rather sell ?
If you buy the breaker,
you're buying all the time.
If you buy the not-breaker,
he may not live to sell you
another. You know him
which do you think L he'd
rather you'd buy
The one that doesn't break
is called the "pearl-top"
and looks like this G. the
top of it made by ~
Macbeth & Co., Pittsburgh.
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GEORGIA FARMS.

The shortage of the cotton crop in Brooks
county is estimated at rs per cent.
A colored woman named Clemen Sims, 50
years old, who lives on Sam Sims place, in
Wilkes county. picked 132 pounds Of cotton
one day last week.
Quitman Press: A Brooks county farmer
remarked the other day that smooth $500
bill wouldn't buy his hog crop. It's just
such things as this makes Brooks the county
she is.
j. Q. A. Lewis of Houston county
sold to q stock-raiser on Monday last, two
Poland-China pigs, twenty mouths old, the
two weighing 1910 pounds He has more
of the same kind for sale
The Houston HOme-Jou1naI says:
James Leverett is troubled to know what
to do with the corn he has made this year
He says that he has more old corn of his
last years crop than he knows what to do
with, and that he has made more corn this
year than he did last.
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A William Penn Autograph.

From the North Wales tPd.) Record.
J. P. Hale jenkins has in his possession a
deed signed by William Penn conveying 4S0
acres Of land in Montgomery township to
Thomas Fairman The great founders seal
is attached. The impression was made in
wax ~ inches in diameter. three-quarters
of an inch thick, incased in a tin box fast
ened to the parchment by means OF cords.
The deed was made in 1701, and is in good
condition. 1t was found among the papers
of the late Josiah Cleaver, whose farm In
that township was part of tne original
tract.
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WHO MADE THE FOOTPRINTS.
a Point OF Dispute Between Mahomet
ans and Buddhists.
Eyoo, the 81 To,tis Ren,,bJ,c

From the ST. Louis Republic
The many curious legends concerning
Adam which have already been published
in Notes for the Curious" would lack in
COMPLETENESS were we to omit giving an
account of the Mahometan superstitions re-
garding an impression, supposed to be a
footprint, found in the solid rock
on Adams Peak, or Mount Sam
anala, a high mountain In Ceylon. Ac-
cording to the Mahometan legend Adam,
after the fall and expulsion from the gar
den, was taken by an angel to the top Of
this mountain, where his minds eye saw a
panorama of all the ills that should affi ct
mankind. These narrowing sights are such
weight on the man, who notwithstand-
ing his sin In the garden, was vet a good
man, that his foot left its imprint ON the
solid rock: his tears forming a lake, both
the print and the lake being still visible.
The Buddh;sts have their own legend of
the Scripada or Sacred Footprint, according
To which Buddha, ascending to heaven. left
the impression where last he touched the
earth on the rocky side Of Samantha. The
Brahmans also and the Chinese have their
legends, and for more than 1000 wears all
have worshiped in their own way around the
gigantic imprint The footprint itself is 5J6
feet by 216 feet; the site In a rocky basin
much faith and lively Imagination being
necessary to aid one in discovering a very
great likeness of the outlines TO that of a
human foot. To perform pilgrimage to
this shrine and to lay an Offering upon it is
to the Buddhist what a visit to Mecca is 10
Mahometan. Tradition tells us that the
iron chains fastened in the rocks to give
safety to the pilgrims in crossing rocky
canons near the sacred footprint were pu t
there by Alexander the Great.
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tance from bis home when be was assaulted
by two unknown persons and robbed OF
$50 So Searcy is an employe of the Port
ROYAL railroad, and had been paid his
months wages the dsy before. TIE robbery
occurred in an isolated portion Of the town.
The highwaymen approached their victim
from the rear, one Of whom seized him by
the throat aud placed one hand over his
eyes, while the second held him by the legs.
thus Oyerpowering him. Some doubt is
exDressed as 70 the credibility of the story
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FLORIDA.


The Breeze is clamoring for better
streets at New Smyrna.
The Franklin Guards of Apalachicola
have been mustered in as state troops.
Barlow is to have a new daily paper soon.
the Daily Polk County Net1s, W. T. Stovali
editor.
MIR. McIlvaine of Sanford caught a seven
foot shark, weighing 400 pounds at Coro-
nado Saturday.
Little Willie Ross, son of A. A. Ross, was
seriously hurt by a fall from a wagon at
Lake City Monday.
A meeting of the Florida state alliance
will convene in Monticello on the third Tues
day in October next.
The indications are that Sumter county
truck farmers are going to plant a large
area in cabbage this fall.
A democratic rally was held at Lake
City Saturday. Hons. Robert Bullock. N.
III. Mabry and Ex-Gov. Bloxham were the
speakers.
William Bros. hotel at Newnanville was
burned last Saturday night Loss $500.
1t Is supposed to have been the work of an
incendiary.
At Coronado recently c. B. Pelton caught
forty-two pound bass and few DAYS
later party of half a dozen caught thirty
four fine fish in two hours.
w. +. Wurts, proprietor of the Tropical
hotel. ex-mayor of Plant City and Justice
of the peace Nineteenth district of HiIlsboro
county, died of typhoid fever Sept. 9.
Two large green houses and mail order
packing house, with complete facilities for
handling heavy lots of plants, are going up
at the Manatee Royal Palm nurseries.
W. G. Russell expects to build sugar
house on his place in Manatee county. He
has line crop Of cane growing and his cas-
sava Is six and eight feet high, and still
growing
Col. J. NJ. Dodd, editor of the Reporte,.
died of consumption at Lake City Thurs
day. de had been a resident of Lake CITY
ior Two years, coming from Hopkins
vile, KY.
AT New Smyrna on Sept. %, William W.
French OF New Smyrna and Alexander G.
Mason of Port Orange will contest for the
handsome prize Of the champion belt of
Nolusla county and the further considera-
ton of 5000.
At last the bulkheadiug and marginal
way project has taken definite form before
the city council of Jacksonville. an ordi-
nance providing for these improvements
having been passed to its second reading nv
that body Thursday. y
s. j.. Temple Of Temples Mills is nego-
tiating for the purchase of a large BODY ot
land In the eastern portion Of SnmteI
county, which, If contaminated, will lead tc
the establishment of one of the largest So W.
mills, crate and box factory plants in the
state. W
DeFuniak Signal: United States revenue
officers confscated all the butter in towr
tnls week. 1t appears that the firm sur,
plying our merchants with butter is accused
Oh selling them oleomargarine instead of thr
genuine Bovine article, hence the blow
from the strong, long arm Of the law.
On last Monday Ed. Williams tcolored
&ot on breeze at Klssimmee and shot three
mes at his wife's sister with Wincheste,
ne, missing her each time. One of the
however, took effect in the leg of D
us1ie child, seyering an artery, from which
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RAILROADS.
RAILROADS.
East Tennessee Virginia & Georgia
Railway System.

TWO FAST TRAINS via the E. T., V. & q.
RAILWAY SYSTEM, to Atlanta. Chatta-
vile. MAY 11TH, 1880.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-22
Plant Steamship Line.

Tampa, Key West and Havana.
SOUTH-BOUND.
Lv Port Tampa Mon, Thurs IL p NJ
Ar Key West Tues, Fri. at l0P NJ.
Ar Havana We'd Sat. A. NJ.
NORTH-BOUND.
Lv Havana Wed. and Sat. II noon.
Lv Key West Sat. and Wed at 10 Pm
Ar Port Tampa Thurs and Sun 8 p. NJ
Connecting at Port Tampa with West India
Fast train to and from Northern and Eastern
cities For stateroom accommodations apply
to City Ticket Office, S., f. & W. Ry., Jackson
VILE, or Agent Plant Steamship Line Tampa.
WILBUR Mccoy. G. f. and p A.
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SUBURBAN RAILWAYS

CHANGEiOF ROUTE
1T AN ID SUBURBAN RAILWAY
SAVANNAH, Sept. 18TH 1890
ON AND AFTER SATURDAY. Sept, 18th
~ inst. the City and Suburban Railway will
run its regular trains from the Bolton sire t
depot.a the following schedule will be oh
served: OUTWARD w