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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27
GTON, THURSDAY, JULY 81, 1898.

Within 30 days after his burial four per
sons near the place Of intermept had
died. each with the marks Of vampire
(small blush incisions in the throat.
Another person had been awakened in
the night and recognizing Paurs ghost
in the room cried. "Avaunt. vampire'
in Jesus name." whereupon the appari.
ton instantly vanished.
When this story was told. the town
projects held n meeting and determined
to open Paul's grave. This was accord
ingly done There was blood on the lips
OF the corpse. also upon his hands. The
ambassador OF Louis XIV. who was pres
ent at the disinterment. declared the
proof positive. and Arnold Pauls re-
mains were hoisted to tho surface. burned
to ashes. and the ashes scattered to the
four winds. 1t Is needless to add that
Paul's vampire ceased 20 vex the good
people of Madnerga. st. Louis Repub-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

Sprinkling clothes by hand-that is,
dipping up the water with the fingers
and slapping it on the shirt or sheet, to
leave big wet splash in one place, with
a stretch of roughened dryness in an
other-is unknown in the modern, well
regulated laundry. A tin clothes sprin-
kler is sold in the shops for this purpose,
though many women use instead small
watering pot with fine holes. The ideal
sprinkler, however, is the rubber atom
izer, which is used by the florist in his
greenhouse for hand spraying plants.
This accomplishes much in short time
and secures an even dampness rather
than an irregular wetting. the former
being, as all ironers know, the desirable
condition for successful ironing.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

There is no doubt that some of the
most brilliant planets. such as Venus and
Jupiter. are capable of casting distinct
shadows. us may be seen any fine even
ing in the tropics. Not long ago NJ. l..
Guiot observed that Jupiter threw dis
tirct shadow of his watch upon a wall.
and that he was able TO read a newspa-
per by the light. NJ. Moye also finds that
Mars is able to cast a shadow, but much
fainter one than Jupiter. He was also
able to count the number of words in a
newspaper placed in the light of the
planet entering by window, but he
could not read them. Exchange,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27
Where the Telegraph is Lcast Used.


The four countries in the world which
possess the smallest telegraph facilities
are Peru. Paraguay. Uruguay and Per.
STA. In the first named there are only 80
telegraph Offices in the whole country
and but | 900 miles of wire. In the ter
ritory Of Paraguay there are only 80
miles of wire in operation, and the entire
telegraphic service of that country re-
quires the services of but % persons
One line OF $50 miles, owned and oper.
ated by the government, runs from As.
uncion to Paso de Patria. the limit of
Paraguayan territory. and the other $50
miles by the railroad from Asuncion TO
Pirapo.
Owing TO high water and forest fires
In that country the line Is often inter
rupted for days ut Il time. At Paso de
Patria the line breaks. there being no
cable over the Alto Parana river. which
Is three miles wide Communication is
therefore by canoe. which takes mes.
sages over in the morning to the AIgen-
tine side and returns to the Paraguayan
side at night. An important telegram is
often delayed 10 or II hours. Hartford
Courant
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

That mahogany furniture should be
washed with warm water and soap, then
given an application Of beeswax and
sweet oil with soft cloth and polished
with chamois to n rich finish.
The dust and the marks of children's
fingers can be removed from windows
by rubbing with sponge which has
been dipped in ammonia and water.
That housekeeping should not be be-
gun until the furnace pipes can be taken
down.
That the odor Of onions left on the
hands after peeling may be removed by
rubbing the hands with celery or mus
tard.
That spirits Of camphor applied with
flannel cloth will remove unsightly white
spots from furniture.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27
They burned the Vampire.

To most people the word vampire"
only brings up visions of noxious South
American swamps. whose banks TEEN
with venoinous creatures, legless and
otherwise. nightly visited by myriads of
large. leathery winged bats. which are
reputed to have an Unsuitable taste for
human blood. To the ancients it meant
something far different. There was a
time when all Europe believed the vam-
pire to be blood sucking ghost Of de-
funct human being. The most celebrat-
ed Of these blood chilling vampire stories
Is that Of Arnold Paul. During lie he
had resided near Madnerga, Hungary,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27
GIT AWl w KIN.

Ib'leeve its each mans duty
In gittin through this life.
Tu go er kinder cAsyiike-
Not have no sweat nur strife,
Let things come out the hest the will
Course don't rush inter sin
But when yum eettin anything
Git awl W kin.
II yu air eoin TO buy some shoes
fThem's very nccdfai things.
Just ask the clerk II be won't pleese
Throw in some extra strings.
Yum git the shoes fur Jest the same
II won't take no more tin
But when yu're gettin anything
Git awi yu kin.
II it's shirt yu're goin tn buy.
YIN want tn make boiler
Jest brace right up tu him an say
He must throw In collier.
Their mite be times when this won't 60.
But she'll most allus win
So when yu're gcttin anything
CIT anvil yu Kin.
The same holds good In goin Gu church;
s'posin yu git the power
Git enough u last yure life
Instid OF half an hour.
Itch yu, boys. my idee n,
An Il has allus bin,
That when yu'rc gettin anything
Git awl yu kin.
-Brookiyn Life.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27
The Canadian Ten Cent Piece.

The Canadian silver ten cent piece.
which used to be worked upon the I'M
wary at all ferry offices. railway sta
tons and like places in New York. seems
almost entirely to have disappeared.
Even the street car conductors no longer
keep a choice selection of these coins
in a special pocket for the benefit OF
nearsighted men and undiscriminating
women. The coin would pass with the
utmost ease now, as in device. weight
and size it is nearer the new dime than
the ld.-New York Sun
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

Welsh annals. A crew Of daring Arnb sail
ors nbout the eleventh century set out to
find the limits OF the western ocean and
carried home accounts Of a land beyond the
main. Two Venetian captains were wreck
ed in the north Atlantic In the fourteenth
cert,ry and eventually reached Europe
with news Of an inhabited country west Of
the ocean, and the adventurous Basque
whalers spread similar tales after their long
voyages. The records OF Dutch, Polish and
Norman voyages also bear testimony Of
both islands and limltless coasts far on to
the west that could only refer to America
GEORGE l.. KILMER.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27
THE SKELETON IN Aamoa.

A skeleton incased In a suit Of ancic
lrmor, broken and rusted, was taken fro
he water at Fall River In 1889. The Id
to the poet to connect 1t with
famous round tower at Newport:
Speak! Speak, thou fearful guest
Who with thy hollow breast
Still in rude armor drest
CONTEST to daunt me!
wrapt not in eastern balms,
But with thy feshless palms
Stretched, as II asking aims,
Why dost thou haunt me7
Then from those cavcrnous Dyes
Pale flashes seem to rise.
As when the northern skies
Clean in December.
And like the waters fiow
Under DEFENDERS snow
Came q dull voice Of woe
From the hearts chamber.
Twas n viking oldl
My deeds. though manifold,
No skald in song has told.
No saga taught thee.
Take heed that In thy verse
Thou dost the tale rehearse,
Else dread dead mans cursa.
For this sought thee.
Far In the northern land,
By the wild Baltic's strand,
with my childish hand
Tanned the gerfalcon,
And with my skates fast bound
Skinned the half frozen sound
That the poor. whimpering hound
Trcmbled TO walk on.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

Not little platinum is sold as old
metal and usually comes in the form of
bits of wire and scraps from broken in
candescent lamps. 1t is now largely used
by dentists. but it is sent to New York
for treatment. as it can only be melted
by means Of compound blowpipe. and
there Is no place in Boston where that
Is done. Boston Herald.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

Nothing will give permanent success
in any enterprise Of life except native
capacity cultivated by honest and per-
severing effort. Genius is often but the
capacity for receiving and improving by
discipline. Eliot.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

Mr.. Chumlyl hear You are going to
marry a rich widow Is there any truth
in the rumor?
Mr.. Fewscads-- Yes: am doing it out
Of consideration for my creditors.
haven't the heart TO see them suffer-
Texas Siftings.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27
WIN No, ..ror Better or worse9".

1t is a Kentucky woman's idea that
the coat of arms of her state ought to be
changed. In place of the two mems fig
ures with clasped hands and underneath
them the legend, United. we stand; d.
vided. we fall" she thinks there should
be the figures Of man and a woman
with clasped hands. the same motto be-
neath,-Rochester Times.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

Invitations to family dinner are often
given by word of mouth. in which case
card Of reminder must follow. else the
day and hour may be mistaken or for
gotten.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

dress are of pale yellow silk muslin
at the waist by deep band of
lettuce green velvet. A wide founce of
yellow silk muslin falls over the shoul-
ders and grows gradually narrower as
It reaches the bottom Of the skirt. The
sleeves are Of brocade, finished off by
loose, hanging folds Of silk muslin, and
0 huge butterfly bow of lettuce green
velvet stands out at the back little
above the waist.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27
shs Liked the Old Kind nss,.

1t was down in u Chautauqua village
that gay young soldier had his sweet
heart. Such Il beauty she was tool
1t happened once that he sent her down
from Buffalo pot of cold cream to keep
her cheeks rs fresh us the budding rose.
When he came down to visit her again.
he asked how she liked his little gift.
Tho taste was very nice she said,
with rather u sickly smile. but think
| like the other kind of cream best"
Ouips
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27
Curtains.

Sheer muslin curtains with deep frills
and plain turkey red overcurtains make
very effective draperies for country
houses. Cushions covered with the red
and trimmed with 4-inch straight hem.
med ruffies are used in the same room
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

The greatest point Of resemblance be-
tween the liveries of the present day and
the robes de livree" whence they derive
their name is that they are provided by
the masters as they used to be given by
the king.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

One morning one of the two pet pi.
geons belonging to my father was found
upon the highroad dead, its body bearing
marks Of injury, but from what cause we
never knew. We carried the dead body
home and buried it in sunny and quiet
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

Near Tranquebar, on the southeastern
coast Of India, there Is a species of fish
which not only is able to walk on level
ground, but can climb trees.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

One Of the prettiest tea gowns of Prin-
cess Marie Of Edinburgh's trousseau is
shown in the cut. II is made with
long train Of brocade in white and yell
low. embroidered by hand with clusters
Of crimson roses. The front and under.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

One quart of -four, pint of milk, 0
eggs, small cup of sugar. teaspoon
fuls Of baking powder, teaspoonful Of
salt and butter tho size of an egg. Bake
in cups or gem pans
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

A newspaper thus describes the effects
OF q hurricane: 1T shattered mountains,
tore up oaks by the roots. dismantled
churches, laid villages waste and--over-
turned haystackr'
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

q fire and burglar proof safe with this
instrument would be the work of only a
few minutes and would be both an easy
and noiseless operation. As. however. it
would require a 40-horsepower engine
to operate such scientific tool, banks
need be under no apprehension from this
mode Of attack ON their vaults.
York Telegram.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

Genuine amber is becoming scarcer every
year, and it will not be long before real
amber cigar holder or pipestem win be .
rarity and luxury.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

The Palace hotel, OF Goldendale, has
closed through failure of the boarders to
pay rather than lack Of patronage.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27
the MORSE TOWER AT NEWPORT.

THE MORSE TOWER AT NEWPORT.
Oft to his frozen lair
Traokd the grizzly bear,
While from my path the hare
Fled like shadow;
Oft through the forest dark
Followed the werewolf's bark
Until the soaring lark
Sang from the meadow. N.
But when older grew,
Joining o corsair's crew
Ger tho dark sea flew
With the marauders-
Wild was tho hfe We led;
Many the FOULS that sped;
Many the hearts that bled
BY our stern orders. y
Once as told In glee
Tales Of the stormy sea
Soft eyes did gaze on me,
Burning out tender.
And as the white stars shine
On the dark Norway pine,
On that dark heart of mine
Fell-thcir soft splendor.
Bright In her fathers hall
Shields gleam'd upon the wall;
Loud sang the minstrels all,
Chanting his glory;
When Of old Hildebrand
asked his daughters hand.
Mute did the minstrel stand
To hear my story.
While tho brown ale he quaff'd
Loud then the champion laughed,
And ns the wind gusts Watt
The sea foam brightly,
SO the loud laugh Of scorn.
Out of those lips unshorn,
From the deep drinking horn
Blew the foam lightly.
She was princes child.
but a viking wild,
And though she blush'd and smiled
was discarded.
Should not the dove so white
Follow the seamew's flight,
Why did they Leave that night
Her nest unguardcd?
Scarce had put TO sea,
Bearing the maid with me-
Fairest of all was she
Among the Norsemenl--
When on the white sea strand,
Waving his armed hand.
Saw we old Hildebrand
With twenty horsemen.
Then launci'd they to the blast.
Bent like o reed each mast,
Yet we were gaining fast
When the wind failed US,
And with sudden flaw 80.
Came round the gusty Skaw,
So that our foe we saw
Laugh as he hail'd US.
And az to catch the gale
Round yeer'd the Tapping sail,
Deathi was the helmsman's hail
Death without quarterI
Midships with iron keel
Struck we her ribs OF steel;
Down her black hull did reel
Through the black water.
As with his wings aslant
Sails the fierce corm0rant,
Seeking some rocky haunt.
With his prey laden.
So toward the open main.
Beating to sea again,
Rore the ms,dsn
Three weeks we westward bora
And when the storm waa DER
Cloudlike we saw the shore
Stretching to ieeward: !,
There for my lady's bower 7
Built ! the lofty tower
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany is now engaged in stringing another
wire along the line Of the Northern Pacific
between st. Paul and Tacoma.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

The farm residence of John W. Brice,
on the wenas, was destroyed by fire sun
day. The family occupying the house
was absent at the time and il Is not
know how il caught.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

Mrs. A. C. Ketchum and son, OF Ken
newick, we're in the city on Friday last.
They will soon leave for the east on a
visit. Mrs. ketchun not having been
back to her old home since she left there
thirty years ago.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

James Metzler, who claimed to be the
hop buyer of the Pacific Hop Company.
Of Seattle, is wanted in California for
numerous swindling schemes He OBJ
tanned consignmentso Of hops and pocketed
the advances on bills Of lading, and also
had worthless drafts cashed. The Pacific
Hop Company repudiste Metxler. and it
would be well enough for Yakima hop
growers to look out for him and others OF
his ilk
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27
old SEA KINGS BOLD.
Daring EaVisators Who First Sighted
North America.
The CRbots aud the Earlier Voyage
ers--What Was Done or Left
t'ndonc 60 Explore the
New world.

OAAsAA,Ns suSeccus
like success, but !
the prize is often
cheaply won. The
Cabots gave the
North American
continent to the
English race and
are called its dis
coverers, but the
English were n
century behindth
Gpantarsia On .,ffI
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

~ use Castoria In my practice, and find it
specially adapted to affections of CHI ldIen."
ALEX. RoBEkTSoN, NJ. D.,
1851 I'd Ave, New York.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

4. +. Benson writes from the Worlds
fair that half of all the people going west
are seeking fruit land. and thinks this a
golden opportunity to populate our valley,
from Ellensburg to Kennewick, with
thrifty, well-to-do people, but he wants
Yakima descriptive literature for circula-
ton, He says that nearly all our fruit in
jars spoiled, but in that respect we are
no worse off than many other counties,
and that hereafter We may profit by ex.
perience and get chemist to put up our
specimens, as did Mr.. Reavis, of Spokane.
In regard to several hundred fruit Jars, OF
from one to five gallons capacity, which
the commissioners have on hand, Mr..
Benson says; 'No definite arrangement
has yet been made as to their final dis
position. Those with whom have talked
favor a division Of them among the diff
ferent counties. taking receipt from the au-
ditor1s clerk OF the board OF county com.
missioners. then, when We hold our state
fair at Yakima, each county will be in
shape to compete in displays. Thus gen.
erous rivalry may be stimulated such as
has always existed among the California
countless
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-07-27

"Castoria n 40 well adapted to children that
] recommend &c as superior TO any prescription
known TO me-" Fl. A. ARCHER, NJ D.,
III South Oxford St BROOKLYN. N. Y.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-07-27

The earthworm is an animal which has
not received that attention from biologists
which it deserves, in spite of the fact that
its habits and structure formed the last OF
that magnificent series of volumes with
which Darwin enriched scientific literature.
And it has not only been neglected by nat.
uralists, but has incurred the bitter enmity
of gardeners and farmers. 1t is true that
the gardener has some reason for his dis.
like when he sees his carefully rolled walks
and smooth lawns rendered unsightly by
the heaps of earth with which the worm
diligently covers them.
But the farmer has no business to com
plain, for not only do earthworms form a
large part of the food of many birds. which
would, perhaps, in their absence direct
their attention more closely to his crops
and fruit trees, but they are of positive ad-
vantage in loosening the soil, and so max
ing passages for the rain to trickle down To
the lowest roots.
More than a hundred years ago Gilbert
White devoted one of his letters to the sub.
ject Of earthworms, and defended them
| from the accusation of uselessness and in
juriousness in the economy of nature, re-
marking further, and so to a certain ex
tent anticipating Darwin, that they are
often responsible for the formation Of new
soils.-F + Beddard. NJ. A., in Chambers
| Journal
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-07-27

"My dear sir" observed the great man
TO me as he lit another cigarette, you
must understand that nothing is as it used
to be here. Times are changed; so are
inanneS; so is the shape of peoples hats
Look at that fellow. Milkpct, who is pass
Ing us now-observe that monstrosity he
has on his head a Mexican sombrero, fit
for the pampas or the mountains--who
would have dreamed of entering the house
of commons wearing such thing in Lord
Palmerston's time? Look at the brm, sir
1t spreads over the terrace like an awning.
Milkpot might hold tea party under it
That shows what is going on
1--WE don't even dress like gentlemen
any more. a man may do anything now
,adays and no one will think the worse OF
him. 1t used to be an understood thing
that divisions should not be sprung upon
us in the dinner hour, or at other unseen
ly times, and consequently we could 60
away comfortably and dine without fear
of coming back and finding the ship scut
tied. But now we are obliged to be here
all through a sitting-we dare not leave
the place, even for ten minutes
well, we cannot always be stuck on the
treasury bench, like so many enchanted
apes, and if we 90 into the library some
body is sure to be after us with question,
or deputation, or request which is ut
terly irregular, not to say disgusting Sc
you see it has become necessary to provide
each of us with room. A lot of servants
and clerks have been turned out of this
part of the house, and here we are in their
places. Come in, and | will show you
mine, "-Macmillan's Magazine.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-07-27
Ruth Said Her Verse.

Little Ruth can read very nicely, and
her mother is anxious that at an early
age she shall become familiar with the
Bible, so that when she was obliged to
leave home to be gone five months she
told Ruth she would bring her home a
muff if she would say Bible verse every
night before she went to bed. Ruth
promised that she would. Mamma came
home at the end Of the five months. Be.
fore presenting the muff she said "How
about the verses, RuthT' 81 said one
every night, mamma" That's man.
mas nice girl. You must have learned
a good many in five months, dear"
"Why, always said the very same one. "
'The same one all the timel What was
thatr Jesus wept," said Ruth. II
wasn't just what mother expected, but
Ruth got the muff. Boston Globe.