The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1892-07-28


as general holiday for the people Of the
United States. "On that day." says the
proclamation, "let the people, 50 far as
possible, cease all toll aud devote them
selves to such exercises as may express
honor to the discoverer and their appre-
citation Of the great achievements Of four
completed centuries Of American life.
Columbus stood, In his age, as the pio-
neer Of progress and enlightenment. The
system Of universal :ducation is in our
aye the most prominent and salutSry Iea-
ture Of the spirit Of snliEhtenment, and It
Is peculiarly appropriate that the schools
be made by the people the center Of the
days demo: :strations. Let the national
Gag float over every FShOolhnuse In the
country, and the exercises such as shall
impress upon our youth the patriotic du-
ties Of American citizenship"
President Hill, Of the Great Northern,
is contemplating the construction Of a
line from Butte to San Francisco. The
Montana Central, connecting Butte and
Helena, Is a part Of TIE Great Northern
system, and Mr., Hill proposes to extend
this line southwest across Idaho 10 Boise
City, and from there across eastern Ore
gon and California to San Francisco. The
proposed line will be about 7OJ miles long
II is considered one Of the possibilities of
the future. 1t is believed that feasible
route, which will tap the Snake river
valley and other highly productive dis
tricts, can he secured. When the Great
Northern line now in course Of construc-
tion is completed. II is understood that
Mr.. Hill will turn his attention to the
proposed line from Butte to San Fran
cisco.
Parific coast hops are quoted In New
York at 25 cents. Reports indicate that
the Sound country will have about half a
a crop, Oregon aud New York two-thirds
Of q crop, and California q little below
the average. Abroad the report Of the
growing crop is. upon the whole, favora-
hle, although the fy has put In an ap-
pearance and the Iice ara showing them.
selves TO some extent. The market
abroad as we'll "a at home IL n puzzle. for
although the scarcity of hons ia beyond
question. vet the price fails to advance 10
any marked degree.
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elapsed that Chairman Stevenson is Of
the opinion that the deal will I, II through.
bidders sLouId he REQUIRED to put up an
indemnity bond in such cases, as many
Of these bond compapies are In the mar.
let simplv for spoculatiop. and n they
can place the honda in the east nj a hIRh.
er figure thew take them; and Il NOT.
thew drop them without any cousldera.
tion for the seller.
dav last attracted by John Robinson's
circus. In the afternoon the tent was
we'll fIIed. but the attendance on the
evenings pertormapcc dropped down to
three or four hundred, the people having
learned by experience that the program
IA cut in two throuvh a desire 10 vet
narked nm and awav The sbow ia n bi0
ons and 0reat manv neoDle ara em.
Moved. . hut there were no features tba,
showed especial talent or called forth ap-
plause.
cho,,av s;n,mors .o,-,red frow The
wsnotcbeo countrv las, week and says
,hs, ,ho rew town ~ L.icle which Ia an
,ho c,ooL oi thai mama On miles from the
roor,h of the wsnstcbse i ATTRACTING
mnch n,tsn,ion md groviny yapidlv
There Il n large force Of Great Northern
men there on two heavy cuts and rock.
work. and seven saloons, two grocery
stores and other business houses are do
Ing brisk business.
Accordinv IN n prize deSn,t,on a honey.
Moon "a ,he sum total ~ Measure eaerted
nv the addition Of one to one; when ali
that is disagreeable in life is subtracted
when joys multiply, and an equal divis-
ion Of authority is exercised preceding
the rule Of three. The vestibule to heav.
en- or hell. A honeymoon is that time
before he finds ont that she Is not an an.
vice versa.