The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-08-17
GENERAL IMPORTATION.
Matters OF importance Through ut
the Country Told Briefly.

The world has got the blues. That il
the only explanation for the present panic.
II the whole people Of the United States
would follow Growers example and 20
fishing for season monetary matters,
like the physical body, would soon be in
normal condition. At least, the Roslyn
Neips thinks so.
A new work by II. NJ. Wilson, states
that by irrigation 25,000,000 acres are
made fruitful in India. In Egypt there
are about 6,000,010 acres, and in Europe
about 5,0OO,0O0. The United States has
just begun the work of improving its
waste area, and has already about 4,000,-
900 acres OF irrigated lands.
West Coast Trade: How many of Ia
coma's unemployed, who hold regular
weekly meetings and denounce every
thing and everyone that come under their
notice, will accept the offer Id out by
Yakima county to come over and soil
their hands and good clothes picking
hops? There is said to be an opportunity
for 5000 people to make 81 or 80 day at
any time after the 10th inst.
Claus Spreckles. the California sugar
king, has the following to say regarding
beet sugar; "The beet sugar industry is
certainly not yet ready TO stand alone.
In few years it may be, for improved
machinery IL all the time lessening the
amount OF labor required. believe this
country ought to proddce all the sugar it
uses, somewhere near l, 800, 900 tons. 1t
now produces only 100000 tons. With
the encouragement of the beet sugar in
dusiry l believe this will be brought
about. We need bounty for few years
yet. Certainly the cane sugar men of the
South need It.
Spokane Reriew: Autumn's cool touch
is already in the air, but with it comes no
tincture of melancholy. 1t places the
grain crop beyond danger, and brings
health and comfort everywhere. It also
tells Of better times now near at hand.
The hot season of 1892 has been the try
ing period. Everywhere conviction is
deepening that with the clearing of the
atmosphere and the coming of cool
weather and frosty nights will come a
Qualification of the financial situation.
Unless all signs fail, the most try .ng
times have passed. Henceforth emf
dence will take quick root, and hope will
drive ont all fear. Already the skies are
brighter with the glow of better times.
Some further pinching will be required.
and close econ ,my must be continued ior
a while. but the worst is over, and re-
newed prosperity cannot be far from us.
1t is a time to cheer. The signing days
are behind US.
Thursday last there arrived at Adams,
reports the East One oman, an old man
named Weleh, with an unpretentions
tented show. He had Dear, a couple oil
white owls and an attraction that really
vas a curiosity, little woman who
weighed 80 MS, was 81 inches in stature,
and had lived SO years. Although a
dwarf, she was not deformed in any man.
ner, her body being pro ,ortionately de-
yeloped. The little woman was a sufferer
from sickness, and Friday night hemor-
rhage occurred that caused her death. A
somewhat and painful story then cane &c
I;,,bt Har pamo uaa Miaa NJ WaI,.h
and she WIS the old mans daughter.
He had sensitively kept her concealed all
her life until within The last two months
when, being no longer able TO earn livli.
hood. he was compelled to exhibit her
They left Idaho. where they lived, and
had since been travelling. AS the father
who Is 10 years old, had no funds, IN,
eoun' y authorities were notified and vii
take in hand the burial OF the unfortunate
iistie rrestzre.