The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-11-08


the receipts from sales on this ranch
amounted to 81 100 abons the entire out.
lay.
The second yard is Mr.. George Ker's.
He has tw.nty acres in hops, and the
crop was . good average one. In this
case the expenses included the erection
OF first class hop kiln and drying room,
and a separate store house. also new
poles for large part of the yard, which
came in for the first time, aud the pur-
chase OF = large Eureka bsler. Here.
also, it will be seen that considerable
part OF the expense account is properly
chargeable against first cost or construc-
ton. And yet the sales of the crop
amounted to between four and five hun
dred dollars above all expenses.
In both of these cases the yards were
thoroughly well manged, but they are
fair samples OF the rest. In one or two
yards the crop was, to great extent, a
failure, but in each of them the result
was owing to ignorant and slovenly work (;
and the lesson will have done good.
We have thus taken the worst year tn.
| farmers OF this section have known, and
the crop which brought the lowest prices /;
and yet the profit per acre has been from
$3.50 to $3.50. This is undoubtedly an
extremely small profit for hop yard,
but compared with farming elsewhere in
this time of agricultural depression it is
most encouraging. 1t is, as has been
said, the worst the farmer can look for.
In good year cipher has to be added
to the figures Of profit just given.
| EDITOR HERALD The philanthropic
spirit in the heart of man is rare and
great blessing. The benefits which men
of wealth, acting through the spirit OF
philanthropy, have bestowed upon civili-
cation are many. They have founded
universities where knowledge is distrib-
uted in abundance they have built hos
pitfalls where human suffering is relieved,
and maladies cured they have erected
| libraries where the wisdom of the past
and present ages is at the public's COM
mand, and they have founded charities
to put bread into the mouths of the
starving. These benefits are material,
and, alas the force which sets them in
motion is the material power of gold.
Within my heart is the spirit of philan-
thropy; within my pocket is the notice
able absence OF the yellow metal. 1t has
been my unceasing regret to find myself
baked at the outstart OF every move in
| philanthropic endeavor by negative
bank account. One evening recently,
however, while sitting in philosophical
reverie, the brilliant idea struck me that.
| if the bestowal of material blessings took
material means, certainly such was not
the case with the immaterial blessings
which are showered upon the human
race. Here at last was the opportunity
for which my heart yearned. To ascer-
tain what would be the greatest mma-
terial blessing within my power to launch
upon humanity was my aim and certain
ly no will deny, am sure, that to save a
human soul from eternal dsmnation and
put hun on the path of everlasting joy,
was noble one, and with such resolu-
ton sailed forth to the vicinity of Front
street and attempted to convert to the
christian faith "a poor miserable heather
Chnee." | say attempted" for, after
picturing for fully three quarters of al
hour all the darkness OF his native belief.
and dwelling in rosy colors upon the joys
OF christianity, the deluded Monaghan
raised his slanting almond eyes and
asked
do you believe in the christian God?
nodded in the affirmative.
SIS man made IN his image?" he
asked
II believe the bible so atfirms," re-
piled.
IF so, how can he be emnipressnt? II
God made the world, who made God
Where does He exist" the Chinaman
asked in rapid succession and followed it
Wild the following queries
800 you believe in the christian heaven ?
II so, where is it? What pleasure would
n spirit lin the common acceptance OF the
term receive from streets OF gold sand
other Turing material environments? II
the spirit enjoys the same happiness in
after existence, that the human being en-
joys at times during life, how is it posi-
BILE for the apirit to enjoy that happiness
forever when it is OF necessity transient
during life? If not the same happiness,
what happiness will it enjoy? Do you
believe in the salvation of the soul
| Where does it exist? Where did it come
from? How is it identified after death ?"
| mus. confess that the Chinaman had
me up a stump. | not being able to
make a reasonable reply. He shrugged
his shoulders, blinked his eyes, and with
a most understanding smile he inquired,
"If you cannot logically satisfy my mind
as TO the existence of christian God, q
christian heaven, or soul to be saved,
how can | grasp the principles OF chris
tianity resting upon that foundation ?"
But, while | know my own short COM
ings in this regard, have infinite faith
in the superior understanding OF the
clergy of this city, and therefore submit
these questions to them for reply, know
; ing that bv their acknowledge talent,
their keen insight and wide professional