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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
A STARVED MIND.
Why q Girl Shook Her Head When Dick
ems Was Mentioned.

Why q Girl Shook Her Head When Dick
ems Was Mentioned.
It is fact that the children who
have had in abundance the old nursery
tales, who have worn out numerous
copies Of Mother Goose" to whom
Christmas and birthdays mean new
books, Of rhyme and story, being led
thence by gradual steps to the uplands Of
history, poetry and romance, seldom 60
down before the malignancy of the
"blood and thunder" SO freely offered
them. 1t is the starved childhood that
seizes and feeds upon these.
A girl Of 10 years old had occasion to
call at the home of a lady who had be-
friended her. Scattered about the floor
Of the sitting room were the books Of q
small nephew. among them a copy of
"Little Red Riding Hood" Her life.
barren and hard. had known nothing Of
literature save her few schoolbooks.
She picked up the volume and was soon
absorbed in the story. When the lady
came In, she extended 1t to her, saying
eagerly, "Is 1t true?''
1t was her first step in the realm Of
enchantment. but 1t came too late. She
had experienced the real It was hard,
bitter. The same girl few years later
awaited her turn at the library. and
begged the attendant to choose for her
The lady hesitated, then extending q
volume by Dickens said, "Will you
have thisf" She shook her head, say
ing: 81 tried to read one of his once.
He writes Of rags and poverty and hard
times. Give me something livelier,
please. "--Lippincott's Magazine.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
The Fines. na,s,e.s,p As,sa..

Phe bsttleship Oregon has been con-
pleted. and is now ready for her trial trip.
Il is claimed that she is the best fighting
ship afioat. She is the first vessel to be
built since the japan China war, where
fore all the defects Of the older ships, as
developed by that struggle, have been
remedied in the Oregon. In that war it
is said more lives were lost due to slivers
set flying by shot and shell from inside
woodwork. than by the wicked projectiIes
themselves. In the Oregon the use OF
wood for the inside finishing has been re-
placed by metal. All the partitions are
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
Names Meanest Man.

A wealthy resident of York county
lost his wife few weeks ago. Her i'll
ness was prolonged and no doubt ex-
pensive. But that was the poor woman g
misfortune. not her fault. However,
her thrifty husband cheered the final
weeks of her life by regularly sitting
down by her bed each day and detailing
how much her sickness was costing
him. striking a trial balance for the
suffering wife's benefit every day. At
last she died-the doctor, who knew of
the husbands singular methods Of
cheering sickbed. said there was no
doubt about it--and while she lay In
her coffin the bereaved spouse. deep in
thought, picked up one Of the dead
wife's shoes and carefully figured ON its
sole with bit of chalk the sum total Of
what the sad affair had cost him. This
grievous statement of facts is solemnly
made by the Bangor Commercial, which
oongratulates the woman on being dead.
How about the man--oould he be any
deader2-Lewiston Journal.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16

causing deformity so marked that in
many cases men are made to assume like.
nesses to the inferior animals.
at began with pains in all the joints.
These | attributed to rheumatic trouble
until found that they were causing
change in my figure in keeping with my
character.
"The real nature OF the malady then
began TO dawn, and feeollecietl of hay
ing studied about man whose features
had become deiorned hy This disease in
such way that he gradually grew 20 ne.
semble monkey.
"The horror Of the thing i j not pail
on me, for it was quite in Keeping with
my nature, aud began TO study my
conditions
II believe that am growing to resem-
BILE the devil. | am WINGED tina, !
have no longer anything human in me
81 would have committed six other
murders" he added, had not certain o..
currences interviewed. | had planned
them and WAS several times about tocar
ry them out when something interviewed. -
The only explanation that he offers is
that he did il simply TO crafty bis love
OF mutilation.
1T was shortly after | Was married. y
he declares, "snd our boy was but a
a youngster, that | was siezed with a wild
desire TO destroy. | called him ia from
the road where he was frolickng and took
him ont to q rear barn.
81 took surgical knife along with me
and the craving of the murderer inspired
me to make subject of my bov.'
With the utmost abandon Holmes then
tells how he went through the operation
of muiilating his own son. Finished
with that Holmes felt satisfied and did
not murder his boy outright.
From this on he recoun's ell the fright
ful crimes he has committed, aud then
speaks Of his marriage and brutality to
his child.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
The Court Smiled.

Some years ago, in a suit which turn
ed on the state of mind of lady who
had been member of sisterhood, the
late chief justice, then Mr.. Coleridge,
was cross examining witness, who gave
evidence as to the plaintiffs behavior
while an inmate Of the sisters home.
Among other things it had been deposed
that plaintiff had been guilty of breach
of discipline in eating a certain plate of
strawberries.
Mr.. Coleridge-Eating strawberries,
really?
Witness--Yes. sir. She was eating
strawberries.
Mr.. Coleridge-How shocking
Witness-It was forbidden, sir.
Mr.. Coleridge-And did you, madam,
really consider there was any harm in
thatr
Witness-No, sir, not in itself, any
more than there was in eating an apple,
but you know, sir, the mischief that
came from that.
The court smiled, and Mr.. Coleridge
seemed to lose the thread Of his ideas
for the moment. Household Words.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
THE IMMIGRATION LAWS.

The two bills which the House Com
mittee on Immigration has ordered to be
reported favorably seems to be admirably
calculated to check some of the present
glazing abuses growing out of the laxity
of the immigration laws. One of these
measures provides that all male immi-
grants between sixteen and sixty years OF
age who cannot both read and write some
language shall be rigidIy excluded, and
the other provides for a consular inspec-
ton Of immigrants before they start for
the United States, to determine that
their admission would not be in violation
OF contract labor and other laws.
1t is full time that some such legisla-
ton was enacted. No one objects TO i'm
migrants who come here with the serious
intention oil establishing homes, and who
are intelligent enough to understand the
duties and responsibilities OF citizenship.
All of US are either immigrants ourselves
or the descendants Of immigrants, and it
would be contrary to American traditions,
contrary to American hospitality. con-
trary to the record OF this republic as the
refuge of the downtrodden and oppressed.
to shut the gates absolutely upon the
sons and daughters of the Old World.
For all who seek harbor here in the
spirit and with the purpose Of the iound-
ers OF this nation the American people
have cordial welcome.
But there is decided objection to per.
hitting the United States to be made o
dumping ground for the fiotsam and JET
sam, the rag-tag and bobtail, Of Europe
and Asia. OF late much Of the immi-
grafton to this country has been Of the
most undesirable character. The immi-
grants have been paupers in not only
purse, but worse still in morality, intelli-
gence and industry. For this reason
many Of the great cities have been hot
beds of anarchy, crime and general de-
Iravity. Seli-preservation Is prime Law
Of people collectively as we'll as indi-
vidually, and selfpreservation demands
that this evil, which under existing con-
dition is constantly increasing, shall be
permanently and effectually stamped
mt
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
Murderer Holmes, Confession.

The Philadelphia North american OF
April 18th, prints what purports to be
sentences from the confession alleged 10
have been made by the murderer II. H..
Holmes. Among other things the story
says:
'In preiscing the confession, which
covers in full nearly three newspaper
pages, written in Holmes own hand
writing, and detailing with minuteness
shat is at times revolving. the arch multi.
ator and author of twenty muir
ders, as he admits himself to be, states
with something like patbos that he docs
so simply that he may obtain enough
money to educate his boy"
Holmes writes Of his blood-errdlng
atrocities with an abandon that simply
appals. Not one grain OF remorse seems
to enter toto the construction OF that
document.
Regret is never for moment expressed
and he comes out boldly and without
conjunction, In his very opening with
the statement: 81 was born with the
very devil in me-"
In one part Of his confession he says
II could not helL the fact that was a
murderer no more than the poet can help
the inspiration to song. was born with
the evil one standing as my sponsor be-
side the bed where | was ushered into
the world, and he has been with me
since.
"The inclination to murder comes to
me as naturally as the inspiration to do
right comes to the majority of persons.
Where others hearts were touched with
pity, mine filed with cruelty, and where
in Others the feeling was to save life,
reveled in the thought of destroying the
same.
"Not only that; l was not satisfied in
taking it in the ordinary way. | sought
devices strange, fsntastical and even gro
tesque. 1t pleased my fancy. 1t gave
me play to work my murderous will, and
reveled in it with the enthusiasm of an
alchemist who is hot on the trail oil the
philosophers stone.
"This inclination came to me early in
life. When mere Iad my ambition was
to study medicine that might know the
effects OF poisonous gases; that / might
learn to be an expert in handling them.
81 am convinced that since my impris-
onment ! have changed grewsomely My
features are assuming pronounced Sa-
tonical cast. have become afflicted
with that disease, rare but terrible, with
which physicians are acquainted, but
over which they seem to have no control
whatever. That disease is a malforma.
ton or distortion of the osseous parts,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16

DR.. Cyrus Hamlin, Hannibal Ham
Inns father. was man who put oonsid-
cradle faith in human nature. He also
owned sheep when he lived on Paris
Hill, and he took considerable pride in
them. One day when a neishbor brought
in a particularly fine wether and offered
to sell n at reasonable figure the doo-
tor took the neighbours word that he had
raised it and purchased. He was later
informed by his observant son that he
had bought one Of his own sheep that
the speculative neighbor had purloined.
So the doctor hunted up the scamp, made
him disgorge and then asked him what
he meant by such actions. The neighbor
was wholly unabashed, and looking the
doctor shrewdly in the eye he suffered.
for he was afflicted in that way. "Dud-
dud-dud-dootor.y-y know I'm tricky
as the dud-dud-devil, n that's one Of
my tut-tut-tricks. "-Lewiston Journal.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
ANOTHER STRIKE.

The O~gonian OF the 18th ult., lie au-
thority for the report that Eugene v.
Debs, president OF the American railway
union is preparing to order another
sstrke" ON the 18th Of August next. Is
II possible that our laborina classes have
not yet been sufficiently taught by ex-
perience that whatever disturbs society
falls FIRST upon the market Of labor and
from thence affects prejudicially, every
department OF business? The ''people"
at least, have not forgotten the bitter les
son OF 81; all business stagnated; mil
lions Of property destroyed; priceless lives
sacrificed. They believe, and with reas-
On, that when healthful industry Is ar
rested, evil passions aroused. property
destroyed, law disregarded, blood OF citi-
zens made to flow, all by the mandate OF
an irresponsible demagog1e. that this is
revolution, such as has before swept
away civilization, its arts and comforts,
like whirlwind.
The combinations Of labor are useful
when they act openly under the eye Of
public opinion; where they are shrouded
in mystery-when chiefs working in the
dark exact blind obedience from their
followers--the history OF the world tells
us that patriotism always gives way to
the license of the penniless, the passions
OF the revengeful, the anarchy Of the ig-
norant. The working classes Of this
country are steadily, surely becoming .
power by peaceful and legitimate
methods.
Debs and his confederates only serve to
retard the proper and just augmentation
OF the influence of labor; as they defile q
a noble cause with nefarious schemes
that look forward to the overthrow of all
the institutions that stand between law
and chaos. Debs is modern Simon
Stylites, who should be permanently fss-
tened to the top OF the column as an ever
existing admonition to all such conspira-
tors, who seek to overflow and do vio-
lcncs to everything the great mass OF
American citizens hold most sacred and
dear
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
SAD SCENE AT AN AUCTION.
which Was Followed by GIeeful Chucklcs
Few Hours Later.

rev HOURS Later
"Who bids?'
The auctioneer held up a child's
rocking horse, battered and stained. 1t
had belonged to some little member Of
the mans family whose household
property was being sold under the ham,
mer.
He was utterly ruined. He had given
up everything In the world to his cred
itors-house, furniture, horses, stock Of
goods and lands. He stood among the
crowd watching the sale that was scat
tering his household goods and his heir
looms among hundred strange hands,
On his arm leaned woman. heavily
yelled.
"Who bidsr'
The auotioneer held the rocking horse
high, that 1t might be seen. Childish
hands had torn away the scanty name ;
the bride was twisted and worn by
tender little fingers. The crowd was
still.
The woman under the heavy veil
sobbed and stretched out her hands.
"No, no, moi" she cried.
Auo iuuu . laCo Was WuIto Win tIuO-
tion. The little form that once so mer-
rily rode the old rocking horse had
drifted away into the world years ago.
This was the only relic left of his happy
infancy.
The auctioneer, with queer mois-
ture In his eyes, handed the rocking
horse to the man without word. He
seized 1t with eager hands, and he and
the yelled woman hurried away.
The crowd murmured with sympathy.
The man and the woman went into
an empty room and set the rocking
horse down. He took out his knife,
ripped open the front Of the horse and
took out roll of bills. He counted
them and said
''It's cold day when fail without
rake off. Eight thousand Ave hundred
dollars, but that auctioneer came very
near busting up the game. Houston
POST
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
The Wind Engine.

There seems to be no question as to
the practical utility of the new though
crude wind engine which is now
coming into use in some parts Of the
west. According to the description, it
resembles the paddle wheel Of q stern
wheel boat, with a shaft ~ to Ia feet
long, 10 to 16 feet across. with six or
eight arms. The lower half of the wheel
is shielded from the wind. so that the
air acts only upon the upper vanes. A
crank upon one end of the shaft con-
meets with the pump. Power can be in
definitely increased at any time by sim
ply increasing the length. The wind
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE.
Instances In Which 1t Has Been Used 70
the DeIiRht Of Massage senders.


A good many stories are told Of the
strange uses of the long distance tele-
phone. The day the line was opened to
Merrill, Wis, Chicago man, hunting
in the northern woods, came into town
and learned of the innovation. He went
into one Of the ''soundproof" booths
and had himself put into communica-
tion with his family. As they had a
telephone in the house, the task was q
small one. he chatted with his wife.
told her fish story at which she might
smile without embarrassing him, since
he could not see the signs of inoredulity;
talked with his boy and girl, and then
called for Gyp.
Gyp was setter, great family pet,
which had been left behind because OF
an accident which rendered II lame.
Gyp was called to the telephone, and he
stood on chair, his fore feet on the
back, and his mistress held the trans
mitter to his ear.
"Hello. Gyp" called the master
from Merrill. And the dog in Chicago
pricked up his ears and whined. The
master wbistled cheerily, and the setter
barked directly into the receiver. He
knew his mastCS g voice and the whistle
as well, and the master cheered him by
ready laughter at the prompt and eager
reply.
1t was worth the So. so 1t cost.
A lady living near Indianapolis, who
had for more than year been In deli
cate health, was taken to Chicago early
last winter, where she received surgical
treatment in a hospital. 1t was impos-
sible to take her home for the Christmas
celebration. although she had recovered
SO much that she could walk readily all
over the hospital. She had three beau
tiful children at home, and the father
prepared Christmas tree, just as no
had formerly done, only he added o
feature which had never been found
there before. He had the electricians
come In on the afternoon before Christ
mas and put his residence telephone in
the tree, where it was concealed with
pine needles and tinsel. He arranged
with the long distance people, apprised
his wife OF her part in the play, and at
a certain moment In the evening, when
the children, bubbling over with Joy at
their presents, still felt a sadness at the
absence Of their mother, he clapped the
receiver to the ear of his youngest child.
and the gentle voice Of mamma came
over the wire
1t was their most precious Christmas
present. Tacoma Ledger.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16

acts upon this sort Of paddle wheel from
all points Of the compass except two.
and it seems to require no governor,
but simply pumps more during storm.
No tower is provided for, and it is
placed SO that the radial arms will be
clear Of the ground. One Of these wheels
now running In Kansas is stated to be
81 feet in diameter, ~ feet long, and
has eight fans. The largest water wheel
in the world Is said to be an overshot
wheel In the isle Of Man. 1t is 721s
feet in diameter. 9 feet in breadth, with
crank stroke of 10 feet. and gives 200
horsepower. York Sun.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
Widener's Advice.

According to O veraoious Pittsburg
contemporary, P. A. B. Widener Of this
city was holding on to strap as Broad
way cable car in New York swung
around the Fourteenth street curve The
car was crowded to suffocation. Never
invest your money in cable car COM
pany. my boy. 1t won't do you bit of
good" said Mr.. Widener to the young
man who was with him. "Why not2"
was the reply. 81 should think this line
must be gold mine. Do you mean to
say they don't pay up their dividendsf"
"Oh, yes, get my dividends all right,
but I never get seat. "-Philadelphia
Record.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
Lincoln's Grammar.

The grammar studied by Abraham
Lincoln when he olerked in Denton
Offutt's store at New Salem In 1880 is
in North Dakota, IN the possession Of
the widow Of Robert Rutledge of Cas-
selton. In the inside Of the front cover
is receipt for $50. given with an order
on James Rutledge by Offutt in Lin
coins handwriting and over his sigma
ture. Indianapolis Journal
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
No More Managers.

There are no more managers in the
theatrical business--at least, II there
are, they are back numbers. Nowadays
we have only directors. It is Modjeska.
direction of Frank L. Perley; John
Hare, direction of Clarence Fleming I;
James O'Neil, direction of William =.
Conner; Stuart Robson. direction of
William Hayden. 1t is only the man
with diamond globe in his shirt front
and howitzer sized cigar between his
fingers that manages. Theatrical
Tidinps
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16

1t will be an agreeable surprise to per-
sons subject TO attacks OF bilious collie to
learn that prompt relief may be had by
taking Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. In many instances
the attack may be prevented by taking
this remedy as soon as the first symp-
toms OF the disease appear. rs and so
cent bottles for sale at Janeck's Phar-
macy.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16

AN old highland sergeant in one Of
the Scottish regiments was going his
rounds one night to see that all the
lights were out in the barrick rooms.
Coming to a room where he thought he
saw a light shining, he roared ont,
''Put DOT that light there"
One of the men shouted back, TITS
the mune. sergeant y
Not hearing very well. the sergeant
cried in return; 81 dinna care Jacket
what it is Put it cot l"-Scotsman.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16

In Helena, Mont, the democrats have
reelected the mayor, DR.. Steele, and car
ried four aldermanic districts. In Butte
they have elected four of the five candi-
dates whom they nominated for alder
men. This party ardor and energy should
excite and encourage all democrats.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16

What has become Of the bill which
was introduced in congress during the
early part OF the session to regulate
sleeping car rates Evidently Mr.. PAIL
mans pass clerk has visited Washington
and given the measure and its supporters
q sleeping potion. There seems to be no
question but what the upper berth will be
as high as ever.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
Germany and Steam.

In Adolph Werter's queer little vol
ume of mechanical statistics and oddi-
ties, which bears the very appropriate
title of "Curiosities Of the Steam En-
gine," we find the following, 1.-THE
very first steam engine which ever re-
volved Its wheels in Germany was set
In motion by Harkort at Freiheitwet-
ter on Aug. %. 1885"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16

Hobo Gen. Coxey sympathizes so
strongly with Cuba that he has sent his
son down there to help the revolutionists.
They were not strong enough to induce
him to 90 himself. II was Artemus Ward
who was willing TO sacrifice all his "wife's
able bodied relations" to put down the
RaholI;on
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16

The "bloody shirt" is thing OF the
past, at least until the campaign is fully
on. The lower house Of congress has
passed bill removing all restrictions
from Confederate veterans. 1t is about
time. The boys who wore the grey would
make AZ gallant a response to the conn
try's call as those from any other section.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
What Y0p Can Ruy.

Minerva being the Goddess of Wisdom
and Kosmos the known world, you can
purchase the wisdom of the world by
subscribing to the NJ. X. system. Pur-
veyed at the depot of the Chapman News
and Stationery Co., North Yakima.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16

The country is called upon to mourn
the death Of Vice President Smit Of the
Transvaal. Not being personally &C
quainted with him or having his biogrs-
ply handy We venture to assert that be is
an Englishman, otherwise be would not
have dropped his "h."
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16

Of sheet steel, covered with cork, which
dispels the chilly appearance of the met
al. The navy department has set May
10th as the date. and Santa Barbara chan
mel as the place for the official trial. The
vessel will be required to make fifteen