davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-24
CHAPTER II.
FORTUNE FOR TIE PAIR.


Mr.. Theodore Shclf's carriage and pair
drew up at his house in Park lane, and
Mr.. Theodore Shelf went up the steps and
entered the door which manservant
opened for him. He was a stout, middle
aged man, with a clean shaven face and a
short frock coat of black broalcloth. He
allowed himself to he eased of his hat and
umbrella and then passed through the
gorgeous hall to the rosewood billiard room
mt the back. There he found his guest,
Mr. Patrick Cambel, in shirt sleeves prac-
ticinc push cannons by himself
What, alone, Mr. Cambel:''
why, yes / did have hundred up
with your niece earlier on, but some one
came for her.
Niece. Oh, Amy, you mean-Miss
Rivers. All. M dear sir. from the love
we have for her in this household and the
way we treat her, you naturally fancy she is
blood relation. 1t is graceful ccnpl-
ment for you to pay. Mr. Cambel, bus it
is my duty to correct you. Miss Rivers
Is legally only my ward
Ward, oh. See that Red hard against
the cushion and white being over the bot
tom pocket Neat cannon, wasn't it, con-
sidering the long tina since I've handled
a cue:'
Tho only child of my late partner
You know the firm still stands as Marina.
duke Rivers s. Shelf. We call ourselves on
the billheads, Agents to the Oceanic
Steam Transport company though OF
course We really own the whole line. You
see our flag, sir, in every sea-
Il know. Nasasaki to Buenos Ayres;
gin and gospel on the west coast; Goals
and cotton at New Orleans
And we do not send our steamers for
the business Of trade alone, Mr.. Cambel.
We pick our captains and officers with an
eye to n heller purpose. We trust that they
spread a Christian influence in all their
ports of call"
Yes, saw them at work once at AKIN
on q tramp you sent down there. They
were taking Krooboys on board. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-24
CHAPTER L

THE ASTECGDENTS OF PATRICK CaIBEI-
"Ho has," said Fairfax, "A genial in
science of manner which seems rather
taking with some people But confess
shouldn't have thought him the man you
would have cared To see twice, Amy"
You're prejudiced obviously, and I've
good mind to say inaliciously prej,:dic-
ed. l don. know how much you saw Of
him. because l can't be invited to Wan
dercrs' club dinner. You don't know how
much 1 saw of him because you missed
some distant train and didn't come here
TO tho ball last night. But I'll tell YOU l
saw oil could. He's perfectly and en-
tircly charming He's been everywhere,
done everything, and he isn't n hi. blase."
Il heard" said Fairfax, that Mrs
Shelf was trotting him round last night
as tho great traveller. Is he Of tho advcr-
Using variety of globe trotter! Did he sit
In side room and hold a small audience
spcilbouEd with a selection from his I'D
ventures"
Miss Rivers shrugged her shoulders.
Not he, but you know what Mrs. Shelf
IL when she gets any show person at one
Of her functions. He had to stand it for
awhile because she held on to him as
though he might have been her fan. Bat
no escaped rs soon rs no Gccently could by
saying no wanted to dance. He asked me
to give him the fourth waltz. did it out
Of sheer pity because I saw Mrs. Shelf's
thumbscrcws were making him writhc.''
"Shows how little man may know
about the girl hos engaged to. Now, 1 had
always imagined that, having the pick Of
the ncE, you invariably wrote down the
best dancers and never saddled yourself
with stranger who was very possible
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-24
ITO EE CONTINUED
A Brilliant Confederate,

A prestidisitator, in the course Of an
exhibition in New York recently, had
one of the audience select one card from
pack and then he handed sheet of
paper to another spectator, timid look
ing blond man. The professor, who did
not see the card, announced that after it
had been returned to the pack the de-
scriptiOn of it would be found written
on the paper. The card was the eight of
hearts. 1t was taken out by the profess
or. SIS that 1.-THE eight of hearts?'
asked the professor. That's all right, -
answered the timid looking man. But
he was a very conscientious man, and
later he insisted on telling the audience
that the professor had written on the
paper, "Please say, That's all right. I"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-24
PREFACE

'it seems to TIC" said q philosopher
once, that there are no entirely good men
In the world and none completely bad.
single out your best man, and you will
find that he lacks perfection in some part
Of him, and examine your worst, and you
will see that he has at least one redeeming
quality"
In this book the men mostly verge to-
ward bad, but some are better than others.
Because they are merely human they act
according TO their lights. You may meet
Others like them any day If you go out and
about, and most Of them give extremely
good dinners. Till they are found out you
consider them amusing. Afterward, being
better than they, you naturally set them
down Is most rernicious scoundre!s and
shake hands with yourself and write to
your tailor and order more noticeable ply
lacterics on the next new suit This is
called keeping up healthy moral tone"
and docs great deal Of good in the world.
THE AUTHOR
Scalloway, Shetland Islands, 1894.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-24
A Physicians Story.
PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF."
The ADAGE APPLIED.
d. Porter, OF rssnsseky, Tells How .
was D0n$.

was Done.
IRON the .n. SieTiiao, Ey, l,a-rsiel
In the maTl'sins Of Eastern Kentucky
lives Dr. q. VI. Porter, who for AZ wears has
m'ni'tsref e. the SICK in the counties Of
Rowan AM Morgan, and has during that time
sli'rei m,.r thln many &c the patients on
whom he clllci. lie was at last cured, and
his cure Was ~ startling and miraculous that
y was soon the talk Of the mountains, and
hniliy rei,iei the Bluegrass. reporter Of
the Gts,i.i cJn:luiel To investigate in the
interest Of suffering humanity, and to his
qa.I.io, the dbei,r replied:
Tss1ty years ago, while living in Nor.
ga1 cbdnty AL pfIcticiny my profession, !
hii tsrrible nsrsJus shyck that complete
~ prD,,ritet ni., snt from that tim: until
sf.w VA ,ntht AZ, l suffered unt,ii agony,
sai ia fi;t ns.er knew we'll day. / tried
eyefy:hias - ia. way of medicine that |
kasy All c,iiIltc other physicians for
nj af,laI, bat fogai n relief and I
rs,i gas mysslf &, Tia. in..itlble aud await.
ell tls cal. \ fes mJatiis ago my soa saw
Ru as,JInt in y,lr paper Of new MEDICINE
ctllei DR.. william PINK Pills and wanted
nit,t ry IL. | TIL HIN th,y would do m.
~ god, but aftsr taxing f.w doses felt
,lttsr, All aytin hope revived in my breast.
! ciI:iauei facing tn, pills, AM continued
n in,-ivc, ari now believe nave finally
resbyirci. Tar, u about all Of the story.
] believe Pink Pills saved my life. and I
n,ssr fail t. reconmeni them in nv prac-
ti;,. In fact can tell you of a man that
yDi viii pts' On your road hone who has
bsII almost completely cured Of rheumatism
after years Of suffering, Mr.. ). q. Bailey
ID his nan, an You can stop and see him."
Aft,r thanking DR.. Porter the Ga,cu> man
start Il for Mr.. Bailey's residence. lie was
f'l1l o1 his farm cutting some trees down.
In reply n our inquiry, 'fr. Bailey sail !:
"YeS, Dr. Porter told YOU the truth | suf.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-24

It's to DO had if you are not efraid of a

it's to be had If you are not Efraid of a
little risk
II fear nothing on this EARTH" said
Cambel, when it S to my interest not to
fear. Moreover, though I'm not a saint,
my standard of morality is probably a
shade higher than yours. / don't mind
doing some sc ITS Of dirty things, but there
are shades in dirtincss, and at some tints
I draw the line. Its dangerous to-er-
have the tips Of these cues glued on so
badly. They fly off and hit people,
The billiard room! door had opened, and
Amy Rivers had come in, with Fairfax
at her heels, whence Cambel's depression.
The matter lad not been put in SO many
words but he felt sure that the commits
sion OF a great robbery had been proposed
to him, and he had more than half n mind
toGrive his knuckles Into Theodore Shelf
lying, hypocritica, face there and then Oh
the spot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-24

The best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped
hands. chilblains. corns and all skin
eruptions, and positively cures
piles or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, OF
money refunded. Price rs cents per
box, For sale bT Harts & Cllemeyer.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-02
told UNDER SUD-HEbDS
Roy Stark'S Body Still Hidden by The
Natcheez Waters.
NEWS FROM THE LOVER YAKIMA
Arrangem eOts fer Double Train
service ON the Northern Pacific.
Paul Schuizc Peculiar Transac.
lions tn Court.

Although the body OF Lei Roy Stark has
not been found, after careful search by
many parties who were inspired by friend
ship for the missing man or in hopes OF
securing the reward OF 800 offered by
II. l.. Tucker, there can be no doubt OF
his death. Reports of crazy man seen
in the mountains were circulated soon
after Stark's disappearance but there ap.
pears to be no foundation for such state
ments and even if the body is never
found, which would not be surprising,
there are no grounds whatever on which
to base suppostion that he is alive
The young man was devoted to his family,
was OF excellent habits, good character.
and in no distress financially. He had
just purchased a piece OF property and
arranged for a season OF work that prom
ised to prove of profit. The body, with
out question, now lies in one OF the holes
at the bottom of the Natcheez river
perhaps weighted down by the shifting
sands of that treacherous stream-or has
been carried on down the Yakima and to
the greater waters beyond.
Mr.. Stark was q member of the Wood
men of the World and through that or
ganizatlon carried an insurance of $4,000
This will be OF much assistance to the
widow and her two babes. In their dis
tress they are being comforted by Mrs.
M. V. Harper, mother of Mrs. Stark,
who arrived from Pasco on Thursday OF
last week.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-02
Double Train Service ON N. r..

The Northern Pacific has arranged for
double passenger train service between
st. Paul and Portland beginning with
Sunday. Just what the local schedule of
arrivals will be cannot be told accurately,
Agent Graham not having been advised
and he can only estimate taking Tacoma
or Pasco as basis.
Trains Nos. and are to be known as
the Canon Ball trains, the time between
St. Paul and Portland being reduced
eight hours, and for the eastward bound
train six hours.
As near as can be estimated the arrival
in North Yakima OF the various trains
will be as follows: Train No. /, fast
mail from st. Paul, o'clock a. m train
No. 3, Pacific express, IL a. IN train No.
2, east bound fast mail, q. m; train
No. 4, Atlantic express, 2 p. m. The
fast trains are to make an average OF As
miles an hour. Why the service was in
creased it is difficult to say as the travel
has been quite light for some time past,
but competition of the Great Northern
and the o. r. & N, who have recently
put on fast train. between st. Paul and
Portland, may account for this seemingly
unwarranted move.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-02

visits made as during the bi-annual as
sessment years. This will OF course ne
cessitate force OF deputies and Assessor
Carpenter has made the following APP
pointments: Sunnyside district, Col. A.
G. Walker; lower end Of the county, H..
A. McPharron Tampico, b. G. Eglin /;
Natchez, Ii. X. Sinclair; Cold Creek and
the Columbia, j. A. Leach; Office and
suburbs, w. J. Aumiller.
1t will be noticed that this is the same
force OF deputies as served last
year, the assessor being convinced that
better results in a shorter time can be
obtained from those who are familiar
with the ground to be covered. Mr..
Carpenter will attend to the assessment
of the city which, with his office duties,
will heavily mortgage his time.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-02

We think we are safe in asserting that
more II. w. HARPER" whiskey is sold
than any other whiskey made in Ken
lucky. 1t is whiskey for the sick room
and leading physicians prescribe it I'M
hesitatingly. II you are in need of
pure stimulant, order bottle on our
recommendation. We offer this advice
largely in your interest. 1t will
enable you to secure Pure Old Whiskey
and protect you from being imposed up
on. Sold by every reliable dealer in
North Yakima, Wash.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-02
our Lower County Nelghbor..

The Sunnyside canal after being thor
oughly sluiced out is now carrying good
head of water and settlers are securing
all of this vivifying fluid that they re-
quire. The receivers have established
new rule to apply to the stockholders OF
the Homework Ditch Co., and now
boxes are being placed so as to measure
out the water that each 10 entitled to.
Another innovation is the employment OF
settlers along the line of the ditch, their
wages in Part to be applied to the pay.
mept of lands bought from the company
Miss Read, daughter of the late VIM.
Read, is visiting the Misses Cameron of
the Mckee.
Tie Bartholet tract OF land, which was
for such long time subjct OF litigation,
is now being rapidly improved. w. S.
Squire is building house and barn and
setting out an orchard, and Z. 0. Keck
has started an orchard and is making
building improvements.
Col. A. @. Walker has shown his con.
tinued faith in the country by planting
20 acres Of his fine ranch to alfalfa, set
ting out an orchard and otherwise max
ing improvements. The colonel says that
all the old settlers within a radius of
seven or eight miles of Zillah are still
there working and waiting in perfect
faith that the tide will turn and that with
the acceleration of the prices of agrcul-
tural products they will come in for
good big share OF the comforts and wealth
OF this world. Those who have pulled
up stakes are the ones who made but
one or two payments on ten acre tract
of land and expected to have fortune by
the tail, with down hill pull, the first
year.
Mr.. Jerry George, the Zillah merchant,
is in an unusually happy frame of mind
since last week when his dutifu wife
presented him with a son and heir.
A. ]. Sanford, who has been residing
near Zillah for several months past left
for the Nez Perez reservation Wednesday
where he has secured claim. He took
with him four-borse teams and about
20 head of loose stock and his outfit
somewhat resembled an old.time circus
on the road.
The receivers of the Yakima Invest
ment Co., have completed the Snipes
lateral as far down as the lower Snipes
ranch, which will reclaim vast body OF
land estimated at about 10000 acres. 1t
was a much needed work but was delay
ed long time owing to conflict regard
ing the settlement of conditions OF right
of-way through the Steele ranch.
The best house under the big ditch and
one of the best improved farms is that
owned by Dave Corral. He has an 80
acre orchard in fine condition and no one
in the Sunnyside country puts in as many
days work in the year. Mr.. Corral
ought to make a success of his undertak-
ing and no doubt will.
The peach orchards in the vicinity of
Zillah, and lower down the county, were
hit hard by the late freeze, but the pre-
vailing opinion is that the buds were not
all destroyed.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-02

Another relic OF the exploits OF the late
Paul Schulze was brought to public not ice
in the United States court at Tacoma,
March 25th, the petition of the Bank OF
British Columbia to be allowed claim OF
$4S60 against the Yakima Investment
Company. The petition was denied, but
in giving his decision Judge Hanford in
timated that the petitioners only reme-
dy ley in suit against the bondsmen Of
the receivers. Permission to bring such
suit, he added, would be given.
This claim of $4S60 is the amount Of
two drafts made by Paul Schulze, as one
OF the receivers of the Yakima Investment
Company, through the Bank OF British
Columbia, April 4, 1895, on the Column
bia Safe Deposit & Trust Company Of San
Francisco. The date, April 4, was just
eight days before Schulze committed sui.
eide. The money was paid Schulze by
the Bank of British Columbia on the
faith of his representations that money
was in the hands of the San Francisco
banking company to meet the drafts.
The drafts were not paid.
In the hearing yesterday the two other
receivers, George Donald and Joseph Al
len, claimed that Schulze had no right to
make the drafts, and that the depository
OF the Yakima Investment receivers was
the Yakima National Bank. They al
lege further that the money derived from
the drafts was never used to pay claims
against the receivership. On the stand
Receiver George Donald intimated that
Schulze had, some time previous to April
4, forwarded funds to the California Safe
Deposit & Trust Company, and then
drawn draft through the Bank OF British
Columbia for the amount, doing this to
make his credit good and prepare the way
to get money on ;i,e drafts Of April 4.
The evidence showed that $4,000 OF the
money secured on the alleged fraudulent
drafts on April was used by Schulze to
pay interest on old Indebtedness of the
Yakima Investment company, but that
no part Of this indebtedness was incurred
by the receivers.
The court held the interest paid was
not legal claim against the trust estate Of
the investment company and accordingly
denied the petition.
Alfred Anderson, Schulze's former pri.
vate secretary, was one of the first wit
nesses examined. He testified to having
paid out much of the $4860 raised on the
drafts, giving Frank Allyn, president OF
the Commercial bank, $500, and A. X.
Hiscock $1,000, as interest on an alleged
Indebtedness of the Yakima Investment
company to syndicate represented by
them. He also testified to having paid
to the Solicitors Loan 4 Trust compan y
$3.50 as interest on mortgage on Yakima
land. Subsequent testimony showed that
the land in question was the property OF
the company. 1t came out in the evil
dence that $5l2 OF the 1880 was paid to
ID. W. Simmons OF Yakima county on a
land deal between himself and Schulze.
Accordingly, over $4,000 Of the $4S60 is
accounted for in some manner, but the
expenditure of the remainder still re.
mains a mystery, for none Of 1t was
found after Schulze's death.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-02

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Casto.la,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-02

The assessor 10 again around on his
yearly visit OF inspection and while he
does not re-assess realty this year, the
same or nearly the same amount OF work
will be required, as the entire county will
have to be covered, and just as many
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-02

A silver collection will be ia ken up at
the door. The managers hope that these
entertainments will be well patronized
by the general public as all are interested
in making the convention that meets
here in June great success.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-02
To Raise Convention Funds.

To Raise Convention Funds.
The second OF the series Of social en-
tertainments being given by the Young
Peoples societies Of the various churches
Of the city for the purpose Of raising
funds to defray the expenses Of the State
Christian Endeavor Convention, will be
given in the NJ. 4. church on Wednes-
day evening April, sth. The following
program has been arranged for the even
ing:
instrumental Solo ..,............
Miss Spain
Recitation. The First Settlers Story
Ralph Van Buskirk
vocal SOLO. ................ ......
Mrs. Lesh.
Violin and Organ Duet.
Misses Spain and May Newcomb.
Recitation. The Hired Girl
Miss Edith Spain.
vocal Duet. ....................
Misses Cary.
Recitation Observation-Disclosures.
Miss Sigmund.
Trio .....-......G Guitar and two banjos
Amateur Trio.
Song. ...........,.. Papa's Sweet Heart
Baby Evans.
VIOLIN solo. ....................
Prof. Mills.
Recitation. ...... The Brides OF Enderby
Miss Page.
Tenor SOLO ......... ..................
Mr.. Swindlehurst.
Recitation. .'Jes Fore Chrismus
Willie Harkins.
Solo, guitar accompaniment, .....
...........T The Sweetest Story Ever Told
A. Jackson.
Reading.
Fred Miller.
bass Solo. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Andrew Bard.
Guitar Solo. ..... The Turn OF the Tide
A. Jackson.
A silver collection will be Ia ken up at
the door. The managers hope that these
entertainments will be well patronized
by the general public as all are interested
in making the convention that meets
here in June great success
How 90 Color Eggs for Easter.
A dish Of colored eggs is necessity on
the Easter breakfast table, and they are
90 little trouble to do. You will need an
old aounonan or aya,, nm an,pt,, torao+,
can, which can be thrown away after
using. To make the eggs pink Gil the
saucepan with enough water to cover the
eggs, and add enough cochinsal to color
1t delicate pink. Remove the eggs
with strainer, then add more cochineal,
TO color the remainder deep red and
flaming scarlet, according to the amount
Of color used. Powdered logwood used
in the same way will color all shades OF
purple, from lavender to deep pansy
purple and black, by adding more OF the
logwood.
Old coffee boiled up strong will give all
shades Of brown.
Red and yellow onion Feelings will give
the yellow shades.
After the purple eggs are all colored
add little vinegar to the dye and you
will get beautiful shade OF crimson;
lump or two OF sulphste of iron added to
it will give brilliant blue. Spinach
water will color green.
Leave few OF them white; after they
are boiled hard brush them over with glue
and sprinkle thickly with flicker" or gold
dust. When the eggs are all finished rub
them all lightly with sweet oil until they
take on fine gloss.
A sentiment or pretty motto may be
painted on any OF the eggs, or some
dainty floral design In oil colors. II they
are intended for gifts, a pretty motto on
soft paper may be folded or pressed to the
eggs, tied about with narrow baby.ribbon,
fastened in little bow on one side.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-02
Advertised Letters.


YAKIMA CITY.
Barthelme, John Church, Geo F
Degmon, James Golay, Emma
Harrison, Joseph Mudducks, V D
Marquet, Charley Miller, Chas
Thomas,
E. LoUDoN, p. NJ.
Yakima City, April l, 1895.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-12-31
ST. Katharine Guild Officers.

Alta recent meeting Of ST. Katharine s
Guild at the home Of Mrs. Geo. Z.
Hoskinson, Centralia, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
President-Mrs. s. Biron
Vice Pres.-Mrs. T. Mackinn0n
2nd Vice Pres-Mrs Geo. Hambrecht
Sec. and Treas-GTace Hoskinson
The SecretarY's annual report showed
that many improvements had been
made to the church property. The
ladies contemplate the erection of q
Guild Hail and Yestry the coming year
upon lots north Of the church building.