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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-12-31

Take the Great North road. Except
upon market days. one might have trav-
eled any 80 miles along Il between
Highgaee and York without meeting so
peopls. Towns which literally lived BY
the road had dxifted into helple1nly
soinnolent condition. from which no APP
parent human agency could awaken
them, and the stranger thereto was stared
ct a. much a. II be had been . hiea-
lander or an froquois in full warpaint.
Tho highway itself. being Of no particu-
lar value 10 anybody since the Great
Northern railway began. to vhirl the
old patrons Of the road along at IS
miles an hour. was allowed TO decay,
and In wet seasons or snowy weather
was well nigh inpassable.
The rage for wheeling hes produced q
rapid transformation. Station yourself
1t any point you like. and try to count
the machines which pass ON . fine Sat-
ur!sy afternoon during ths course Of an
hour. and you win soon abandon tho
tssk as hopeless Then, consider that
every rider Of every machine spends
something during his trip, even II 1t be
but the cost Of . temperance drink.
Consider shat . very large number Of
Saturday riders sleep out and make
good meals during their Journey; that
they nxe constantly Spreading something
over and above their sctnal travelling en-
psrsas; that the wonderful extension of
our acquaintance with our own country
sesulking from these peaceful invasions
Of IL By the inhabitants. not merely of the
metropolis, but Of every city and consid-
cradle town In the land, has led to the
refurbishing up Of sEch local lions as
tho castle. or the abbey, or the great
Somebody's birthplkce. or the waterfall.
CT the view ltbo inspection Of all Of
which means the expenditure Of money!.
and an approximate idea May be gained
Of the infinance upon national trade
which this pastime alone exsrcissA -
Chambers Journal
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q Toek Oaiy : shsrt Tims 70 Gales
sMere Than Twenty Eeels.
They stepped TO the edse Of the side.
walk and looked long and eay1estly In
the direction Of the cornice Of one Of
The big buildings. OF course under the
circumstances the man who had been
sanding IN The doorway felt impelled
to join then- He could not see anything
extraordinary Ct ths top Of the bpilding.
but he kept his eyes upturDed because
they did.
A man who was hurrying along saw
the three, and be at once forgot where
he was going and what he had to do.
and Joined them
81 told you %, - said the man who
had frst cast his eyes In that direction,
and he made motion a. II to point out
something to his companion.
-Four men who were passing saw tina
gesture and stopped to investigate, and
before they had fairly fixed their gaze
upon the cornice three others joined
them
You may be right returned tho
companion Of the man who had first
spoken, s'hut you said 30. you know
Six moro people, including two wom-
On, were now straining their eyes to see
what was wrong with the cornice, and
. rumor was In circulation that noane
one had tried TO throw child ont Of
enc Of thewindowG This was promptly
denied by the man who knows Il all and
who II always present. ON such an occa-
ai0n. he said that q gang Of counter
fsiters had boen found ON the top door
and had taken refuge on the roof, whore
they were preparing to do battle with
the officers who had been sent to arrest
them.
Meanwhile the little group At the edge
d tha sidewalk had swelled to . crowd
Of over . hundred
Well, are you satisfied now?'' asked
the man who had flrst stoppeds
"Yes. replied his companion.
There ara more than 20. |"
More than 30 WHAT" anxiously In
quired several Of those nearest the two.
Fools, returned the first speaker
promptly, inspired idiots. You see. We
had q dispute as to the number Of xoole
20 b seen on the streets Of great CITY,
and bet him we oould gather 30 aroan6
~ In ten minutes by simply standing
ont here and looking up at the oor7ica
Gentlemen, there are marc than 30 Of
Jon here and win. =
Then hundred on moro solemn look
ing men. and few women. went ON
about thsir business. and they all felt
liko kicking themselves without inter
mission for . period Of not less than two
hours. Chionoo pock
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-12-31

Give me ticket to Helephant, = .
fiorid English gentleman is reported to
have said to one Of the busy clerks at
the Union station, st. Louis. The clerk
looked puzzled for moment and then
said Are you snre you want to 60 to
Helephant? don't know Of any such
place ON our line. ;, Awe, man, doet
thou think I'm bloomin foolf Iwant to
60 to Hontario, and they said ! must 60
TO Helephant and Mag 'ry Falls. I'VE
could send you by way Of Buffalo, !" said
the impatient clerk. Awe, blast me
eyes, Buffalo, That's the cussed place.
knew it was some kind Of blarsted
hanimal Give me ticket to Buffalo,
not to Helephant. ''--Exchange.
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LoNpotl oMNlsuses.


Interesting staslxtics of Trsmportasisn In
the KnEiish Capital.
Some interesting details have appear
cd in q report on the omnibus and tram
car service Of London. The tramways.
which correspond to our car lines, ara
all Of feet 81 inches gauge except two
lines. which are only feet Q inches
There are In tho city n distinct routas,
Of which IS are In nse The mileage Of
the worked lines Is given as 84e. The
average speed Of q London tram is 8. IS
miles per hour; that Of London omni-
bus Is 8. 8 miles per hour. The average
tram fare Ii 67-i00ths Of penny q
centsl per mile. The average omnibus
fare IL % iooths OK penny per mile.
There are S79 cars ON the lines. which
among them run ~. $50 single Journeys
during their days work. which lasts on
the average l6 hours and a. minutes.
The omnibuses are more than twice al
many. There are Also Of them. and
these are run 50. 900 single journeys in
the course Of Q day that averages ia
hours and 30 minutes. There are II
London tram companies. In the course
Of a year their cars run -. 7s7. 600 miles
and carry a25. 263. 900 passengers. The
London omnibuses run 10, 76s, 900 miles
. year and carry sac. 900. 600 passengers.
To work its tram ears London re-
quires 10 ,0s2 horses; 10 work its omni-
buses Il has 25,57s. A summary Of
these figures shows that there are !, a2f
vehicles employed. worked By s5.eat
horses, travelling ~. 500. 900 miles and
carrying 55i. 845. 900 passengers In Z
year. Il is calculated that each Of The
500 omuibuses which pass the Mansioe
House in an hour win travel 81 miles Z
day. carrying 420 passengers ~ its day.
work and earning s.. Sd. during each Of
it. 10 jourrey&--st Louis 0lnhe- Dsza
ecrat.
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4 esass lGnnfs Hu.nv nzvssssan ws1A .
yszs us11sosrl
eometimon THINGS happsn - m VIA
aze psrfseolD sober. This 90 happened
a Z north bound ssIlmita'' "a.
The or WA eEowded, and when
Schiller stroot Was reached, The LADY Wbo
/ 1T just about amidsrtus va nnabla -
attraet the attention Of tho ocnduptw -
have him signal - she might - %.
M. 6anborn b dlways gracious, ~
ways suave. always coarteoua He NV
beauty IN distxess, and - halieved "a
helping his neighbog. 30 ~ reached up
10 The cord and rang TIE ball. OF oonrso
% Wa the wrong cord, and the ayroW
a the face Of the cash rsgistsr moved
up from 90 to %.
Il u noe recorded that : conductor
sves failed 70 notice II when this sort Of
blunder occurred. And 20 che conductor.
far away q be wa, ont Of sieht IL The
passsnger's signal. began 10 edgs his
way forward throuah the crowd, veuae-
ance threatened By his manner.
OF course the paseneers Uttered, and
Mr.. 6anborn shouh have turned red.
But he didn't
He awaited the approach Of the COL
lision with the sazno suavity. The lady
In whose behalf the harm wns done had
left him to his fate and was sdsing 10
the front door a. the oar came 10 Z halt.
WHO rang up that fareis demanded
The man with = proper grievance.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-12-31
not .E-..sHERlEFy SALE or REAL ESTATE
In the Superior Court OF Yakima County, Sta,
Of Washington.
Martha T.. Hanna, Plaintiff, -

In the Superior Court OF Yakima County, state
OF Washington.
Martha =. Hanna, Plaintiff,
william schnize, Elizabeth
schulze, Mason Mortgage Loan
Company. JEFF d. Mcdaniel No. 1863
Cora Mcdaniel, Join ]. Hogan,
Adolph Wolf, and Rosenfeld.
smith d Co., corporation,
Defendants
Under and by virtue Of q Special Execution
issued out OF the above named court in the
above entitled action on the 18th day OF i,eecIn.
Der 1926. and 70 me directed and delivered,
described real estate, situate, lying and being In
the County OF Yakima and state OF Washing
ton, fO-wits Lots numbered thirteen and futirs
teen. 10 and II, In block numbered two hundred
and fifty $50 In the town, to-wit; City OF North
Yakima according to the official Plat thereof
said Yakima county on the 4th day Of February
A. D., 1885, together with all and singular the
privileges, tenements. Entertainments and APP
purtenanccs thereunfo belonging or In any wise
appertaintng. or 30 much thereof rs may be
necessary to satisfy the Judgment recovered BY
attorneys fee aud costs 10 the sum Of four bun-
dred ninety five and 20 100 dollars.
Notice Is hereby given that on Saturday the
18th day of January 1897, at the hour OF clock
D. m. on said day. at the front door of the court
house, in the City Of North Yakima, in Yakima
county. State uf Washington, | win sell he
| above described premises At public aueticn 10
the highest and best bidder for cash -
Sheriff Of Yakima County. Washington.
BY r. H. Rowe. Deputy.
Dated December 14th, isa6
wickersham. Reid 4 Meade, Attorneys for
Plaintiff. iS5t
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Our early stories are mostly ~ inter
esting a. our first poeina ! havs only
ono specimen quotable Just now. bus il
IL Q gem. Il was written by uttle girl
--of 8, ! bslieve--and was . highly
moral tale Of little boy whose fault
was greedinoss, and who uverate him.
self ct Christpas party. The consa-
qUence and punishmert Of this piece Of
debarchery was = severe attack Of scar
let fever on the following day. and hs
rapidly became worse Tho sequel Ii
told In dialogue form;
Namma-Arthur. you are very ~.
Arthnr-Yez, mamma
ADMINISTRATION. do you know you are going
70 dief
Arthur-Yss, mamma.
DEMONSTRATION. do 200 mot think you Aa1
bettor say Q prayers
BIZ be had mod tims-hs died.
Surely there IL an antique, even
Eschylean. simplicity about this method
Of bringing In the catastrophe which
most Of Us would do ws.i to heed. :.
london Speaker.
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FUN in ECONOMY.


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80 $50 -. -. '''ns'a
az -
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~, = sne noussseep.ns papels anas ~,
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w. wv = 49,. ~ .Sss 80 49, ' -
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Sa -. s's,sa ILL. 49, ~. 49, ''as a.o ps-
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.n." :. ms'.. Wv" - ,1,! ~ ,ass.s n.s
- - q. LIZ ..u,-s = De.ns aDs1 = 49, :
- - :. wv $500 49, s.'u = 1.
- ~ W Piusn anu k.iu.n8 enu ukna
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In The Superior Court o. the state OF Washinr-
ton. for The County Of Yakima.
Abn. 3. underhill. Plaintiff,
Ths canneId Investment and
Trust Company. . corporation,
Mason Mortgage Lean Conf
pany, . corporation. ffhnk Al ~ 40,
HarshberKer ~ receiver Of Ma W. lost
s sns kosrsss I, d Loan ,n6ompsny,
cutrfx Of the last win aud tesla
ment OF Eugene Cr3neld. de-
ceased. defendants
Under and by Virtue Of a Special Execution
Issued out OF the above named court in the
eooye entitled action on the f4th day OF Decem-
oef $50. and to me directed and delivered,
xnerepy was commanded TO sell the following
~ the County u Yakims aud State OF Washing
9n. towH: Al OF section number twenty nine,
- IN towneh1p number eight, s, north. OF
,en&e nhmber twenty-five. rs east Of the VIII
ssemeue meridian, containing six hundred and
ICY ncfes more OF Iess together with all and
menh and eppurtenences therennto belonging
~ n any wise appertAininR, or 40 much thereof
- may pe necessary 70 xntisfy the judgement
recovered by plaintif in said action.
Notice 10 hereby given ahat on SATURDAY. the
l0th day OF January. 1891 at the hour OF o'clock
2. m. on said day at the front door OF the court
county, Washington, win sell the above de-
sefibed property at public auction 10 the hi9hest
and best bidder for cash
h A. L.. DTfLEY.
sheriff Of Yakima County. Washington
Dated December 18th isa6, =, : y J. .'ei''''
Wicksrshsm, Reid 4 Meade, Attorneys for
PisinfiM fS5t
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As respects character. the British and
American publics are strikingly at sre.
The tone Of popular sentiment is much
the same. The attitude toward ques-
tions Of general human interest Is often
Identical Political ideals are, at bot
tom, not SO unlike as superficial observ-
era fancy. Party spirit manifests itself
in very similar fashion. Both are sensi-
tive. though in slightly varying degrees.
to the same appeals. The same national
spirit aDimates both. showing itself In
quite characteristic fashion when the
jealousy Of one is aroused against the
other. Indeed II is in their mutual rival
ries and jealonsies that their spiritual
kipship IL often most manifest. Their
diversity is superficial and provincialt
their unity fundamental and racial
The American who can divest himself
Of provincialism in England and the
Englishman who can lay aside his In
sularity in America each finds himself
ct home. Edward NJ. Chapman In
Century.
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P..cslipr on zinc.

An ordinary pencil mark on zinc is In
4 measure indelible. The writer saw re-
Gently zinc label on which plants
name had been written with an ordi-
nary lead pencil 30 years ago, and, after
little Of the oxide had been rubbed of.
the name was as legible as If it was
Just written. For permanency. where
no illegibility is desired. nothing can be
more durable. - Meehan's Monthly.
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looked westward toward stamboui
md scntari end Marmora and the sun.
vt and across to the Asiatie shore. into
he defile Of the hills down which Dari-
as led his host 2,5c0 years ago This
way. TOO. the Tur< came. Behind are
tha Anstolian hills, and eastward the
greater sweep Of the ocean channel Of
The Bosporu4 With Therapeia ana Buy
ukdsre. the heats Of foreign embassies.
and. far On the horizon. the sea rock Of
The Euxine. Tho enthuEiastie president
snys that the view toward the west is
shs finest in tho world. Perhaps. Go
end re Cor yourself, and gcin june Go
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School children who afr their newly
acquired knowledge before their young.
er brothers and sisters at home some
times meet more than their match.
sucha pupil, little girl, wss talk.
ing learnedIy to her brother.
NY teacher says that rubber trees
grow wild in Florida, she announced.
"S'pose they DO" answered the nm
impressible ycunaster. Nobody ever
thinks Of rubbers until IL rains, and
then it's too wet 10 90 into the woods. =
Good News.
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Rheumatism

Is blood disease aud only blood rene
dy can cure it. So many people make
the mistake Of taking remedies which
at best are only toiiics ard cannot posi-
bly, reach their trouble. Mr.. Asa Smith,
Greepcastle, Indiana, says: "T'or years
] have suffered with Sciatic Riseuma-
tism. which the best physicians were I'M
able to relieve. | took many patent
medicines but they did not seem to
reach my troabie. | gradually grew
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pue,inx WIN oh.t.ele..

In Malta dueljng is permitted by the.
law. but under certain restrictions The
combatants are bound under the most
severe penalties to desist and sheathe
their swords at the bidding Of woman.
q priest or knight Of the Order ci
Aalta. -Jlnparcia!
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& hldzl 81 & Is &diiek 1Sx nooa and
look and dslen % hat noble terraces. q
IL r1vor SWEEPS around the bass Of the
hilla, flooded with dreamy light and
Dinoins the low apd mighty chant Of
~ tkdes. = yeensh slida noissiesA up
ond down With ghpstly sails; a. the
white pa1aces o. n ahoees CLEAN like
oabes a solid silver. ard The green hills
out sharp against the eastern slEy. and
the niehtingales are singing
! cannot think Of Robert college with.
out IN association Of nightingale
There hrst I heard nightingsles---not
one. not two. rot City. How mAnyi
might mot tell the truth II seemed at
Tie time e though there were q thou
snnd and one more II the grows Of ilex
and chestnut that cover the wide slope
falling from the tsrrnce far down the
hillside toward the houses on the shore.
New York independent
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a young man. just arrived from
Wales. recently obtained q situation a.
waiter in . large public house in Man
chester. AL went we'll with Taffy from
the Monday ON which he started until
the Thursday following, when the man
ager told him 10 60 and clean the lamps
outside the houae.
Taffy took q lnddoy and cleaning rags
and cleaned the four big lamps outside
the house. and farther ON he saw several
other lamps and y sut on cleaning them,
first ON enc side Of the road and then on
the other. until tina manager began to
wonder ct Tatfy being 20 long and went
outside to lock TN him. hut to his as.
punishment Taffy ,ould not be seen any
where about
A few hours after Tsffy came in with
his bucket empty and told the manager
that he wanted more water ns he had
several more lamps to clean. The man
ager asked him where the ladder was.
and Taffy told him he had left Il stand
ing aeainst a lamp about mile up the
road. He had been cleaning every gaA
lamp In the street FL eorson's Weekly
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A lady walked into Boston book
store in search Of Elizabeth Stuart
PHELPS Burglars IN Paradiss." But
what she asked for was s'smuegisrs Ir
Heaven. "--Boston Transcript
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worse until / was nm
able to take my food
or handle myself in
any wayi I was abso-
iutely helpless. Three
bottles OF S.S.S. re
lieved me SO that |
pwas soon able to move
my right arm; before
long ! could walk
across the room. and
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Oar entire stock Of eloats and eapes at
cost. C.fiin Bros.
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A Real Blood Remedy.

S.S.S. cures Scrofuia, Cancer. Eczema,
and any form of blood troubles. n you
have blood disease. take blood niedi-
cine-S.S-S. (gHa,asfeed purely vsgefa-
kabff) IS exclusively for the blood and
Is recommended for nothing else. II
forces out the poison matter permanent
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n. Paul Deroulede. the Er1ncii post
and dramatist, was captain Of = company
In the service Of the Versailles govern
ment Of national defense in 1871. At
one time he had to lead his company
against street barricade in Paris
RAISED BY communists.
Some signs Of resistance had been OBJ
served behind. A. Deroulede marched
his men onward. . woman spxunR to the
top Of the barricade, aimed cbanepot
rife at tho leader and fired.
The soldiers dncAed their heads, but
no one YVES hit. Thcy marched on, De-
rouIede in advance. He smiled, eying
calmly tho woman, who leveled her
grin 1t him and fired again. Once more
no enc was hit On went the soldiers
steadily. their captain smiling. the
woman on the barricade continuing to
charge her piece and to fire each time
a. nearly AZ che could at Deroulede.
Presently. however, the soldiers were
ON the barricade. The woman threw
away her gun and stood with folded
arms. She was one Of the petroleuses---
the furious fighting women Of the com
mune. Deroulede looked behind the
barricade to see who else was defending
it. No one was thers; the woman was
aloce.
Then he took on his cap. bowed low
to the woman. aud said very politely,
{ Madam, ! regret exceedingly that
am unable to congratulate you. but real
", in view Of your workmanship. can
not ''-Youth's Compassion.
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>stese%s - 3$<sH<<t1 "a oA0fAaB &N<4-sA ~
head Of magnificent land locked har-
bor, and all around. in nm amphitheater.
arc mountains and FORESTS lovely
place, but q fatal enc for the Spanish
soldiers The town itself Is d whited
sepulcher. The streets are narrow, and
the place filthy beyond all words; the
heat Is only varied by tropical showers,
which fall every afternoon through the
summer and autumn months--rain 20
heavy that in very few minutes the
streets slipping down to the bay are like
muddy mountain streams, carrying with
them al kinds Of refuso and rubbish.
Everywhere the yellow fever is abroad
but II 10 particularly deadly among the
Spanish troops. How many die Is never
made known; the dead are carried away
and buried bynieht. and in enc hospital
. hole was cut in the wall facing the
burial ground, that tho soldiers outside
might not sea the nightly professions.
The Spanish soldiers ntalk about tbs
streets In their dirty white linen uni.
forms and big straw hats, looking pale
and thin; they are badly fed. and suffer
every kind Of privstion. Boys for the
most part under 20. they ere nnaccus-
toned to the climate. and BY exposure
arc made unit to battle wiki It -1an.
temporary Review.
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year, $50 for six months. aud voc. for
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when l had finished one dozen bottles
was cured completely and am as we'll as
ever. I now weigh nc"