The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-12-14
A MIXTURE OF SUBJECTS.
Interesting Items Of Various Descrip-
ti0n From All Over.
SOMETHING TO PLEASE EVERYBODY.

bvmhiuiHu ~ IbbhoH EIEnIDVUI,
stories Told fn side-.aeads ana Lit.
tie sqaibicts-Soild Matter Re,,ex.
ed By Occasional Paragraphs OF
Rumor.
SIXTEEN TIMELY DISCUSSIONS. The De
cember number OF The Forum comes with
an announcement OF radical reduc.
ton in its price-from so cents copy to %
cents; from s. year to SO. This sweeping
change makes The Forum, which is the
largest OF the American reviews, cheat er
than most of the popular magazines. Its
character is in no way changed and in
size it continues to be the largest Of the
periodicals. Of its class. The contents of
the December number sweep over great
variety OF opportune subjects. In poll
tics, for instance, there is scathing re-
buke OF the president for the Van Ale n
appointment, by Mr.. William d. Foulke |;
Mr.. A. Augustus Healy and the Hon w.
j. Coombs, both successful business men.
write on the important subject of the
Necessity OF Immediate Tariff Reduc.
tion," Mr.. Healy arguing that an imme-
date reduction will be che best impetus
to business revival Mr.. Thomas G. Shear.
man has a very lucid article to show that
the financial difficulty in the agricultural
sections Of the country is caused, not by
lacking the volume of money, but by the
great lack OF proper mediums of exchange.
The country storekeeper has to act not
only as merchant. but as banker, and
the rates that he has to charge are 80
much higher than the market-rate on
money as to make the difference between
prosperity and hard times. II We had q
financial system which would give bank
ing facilities to country regions, we
should hear no more cry for an increase
OF coinage. In addition to these political
articles the historian, Mr.. John b. Nc
Master. writes the experience of our FORE
fathers in dealing with filibustering mi
norities-a very entertaining article as
we'll as very interesting one. There has
perhaps never appeared more instruc-
tive article on any educational subject,
than President q. Stanley Hall, OF Clark
University, writes on "Child-Study: the
Basis OF Exact Education !" in which he
sets forth the result OF the most advanced
work in improving the methods Of edu.
cation-matter that will be of supreme
interest to every teacher and parent. The
eminent historian, w. +. II. Lecky, dis
cusses the Anti-Jewish movement in
Europe in "Israel Among the Nations !"
and there is an appreciative review of the
heroic life, and monumental historical
works, of the late historian, Francis
Parkman, by his intimate fried Julius II.
Ward; another histol cal article OF great
interest is Prof. Woodrow Wilson's scath-
ing review of Mr.. Goodwin Smiths Po-
litical History OF the United Sta, es, in
which he takes Mr.. Smith 10 task for his
last'century Tory point-of-view. Fred.
eric Harrison writes a most suggestive
and most interesting paper on the uses
OF Rich Men in a Republic;" the emf
nent anthropolist, DR.. Daniel G. Brinton,
gives the latest report OF science as to
the origin of man aud the age of the
human family. DR.. ]. NJ. Rice who re-
Gently returned fro m Europe on a visit of
inspection to the German schools in the
interest of The Forum. explains plan to
free our public school system from poll
ties, comparing our school management
with that of the Germans. Besides these
articles there are three others Of unusual
interest A list of one hundred and sew.
enty-seven OF the most popular novels in
America headed by David Copperield"
as shown by C poll Of the principal IL
braries, is explained by Mr.. Hamilton
w. MabIe; and two articles on "The
Permanent Results of the Worlds Fair"
one by Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer who
writes with special reference to the per-
manent effects If the fair from womens
point of view, and the other by Mr..
Franklin ii. Head u Chicago, who tells of
the permanent elects to the city of Chi
cago. Thus, this number OF The Forum |
which begins the new era of its cheap |
price, without any change in the tone or
quality OF it's articles, brings its readers
sixteen timely discussions by sixteen |
writer's OF authority and force at price
Of about cent aud half per article.
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He DIDN'T FEEL SUBTLE was pretty |
well along in years and had a laugh
which was as CHEEKY as it was ingenious.
80 you want to do chores for me-"
said the man on whom he had called.
"Deed does.'
"Well--I don't know You look as if
you were honest"
"Kernal, I'll tell you de troof bout
dat"
go ahead"
"Well, yuh see specks rs puffickly
homes, but l KANT be sho.'
"Why not?"
"Ain't had huff 'sperience. Use wifi
stood watahmillions all right huff, but
neber yet had no face-toface temptations
wild chickens. Washingto Star.
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