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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-08-13
eRIcE,s GREATEST PLAY.
The Story Of His Manipulation Of the Mel
Ell Plate Road.

The Story Of His Manipulation of the Nick
Ell Plate Road.
Brice's greatest play was building the
Nickel Plate. He put In every dollar he
could get, and there came time when
he had to sell. He went to Vanderbilt,
whose road the Nickel Plate parallsled.
Vanderbilt would not buy the Nickel
Plate. he said he could afford to wait
the first mortgage foreclosure and buy
it from the sheriff. "If you don't buy
1t, Jay Gould WILL" said Brice. "Oh,
no, he won't." said Vanderbilt. Brice
then went to Gould. he knew that he
did not want the Nickel Plate, but he
had beautiful scheme to propose. He
knew Vanderbilt would buy the road, be-
fore he would allow Gould to get in.
Brice thereupon told Gould that il he
would sit silent and not contradict,
neither affirm nor deny. any newspaper
articles to the effect that he was going
to buy the Nickel Plate, and after this
clamhke silence had continued for q
week, IL he would then ride slowly over
the Nickel Plate in an observation car,
Vanderbilt would buy the road, and he
would give Gould 100000.
It struck Gould that the whole thing
would be q majestic joke on Vanderbilt.
Abe papers said that Gould was going
to buy the Nickel Plate. Gould. when
questioned, looked wise. At the end Of
week he meandered, snaillike, over
the Nickel Plate in the rear end Of an
observation car and had all the air Of Q
man who was looking at piece Of prop
erty. Stories were wired about Gould's
trip from every water tank and way sta
tion along the line, and. before Gould
had reached Chicago. Vanderbilt, in q fiji
of Mysteries, wired Brice that he would
take the Nickel Plate. He did SO, and
Brice was saved. San Francisco Argo'
! naut
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-08-13
A SOCIETY ITEM.
A Striking Object Lesson In the Ethics OF
Nomenciature.

A Striking Object Lesson In the Ethics Of
Nomenclature.
IL was at the Emerald ball, and the
young society reporter sharpened her
wits and her pencils, that full and salts
factory description of each costume
might be presented. Surrounding her
were those most DESTROYS Of seeing their
names and gowns in print, and in the
crowd stood a shopgirl, gowned in
fiimsy pink cheesecloth Of INDISPENSABLE
cut.
When her turn came for inspection.
it was with hopeless eye that the re-
porter surveyed the toilet. The artful
question. however. was asked, as usual:
"And your name and gownf"
miss Matilda Jenkins, attired in
pink creron and diamonds, was the
studied and prompt reply.
Pink crepon. wrote the newspaper
woman, delighted with the new and ele-
giant name for cheesecloth, but her PEN
Gil refused TO add "and diamonds"
until her quick eyes had discovered on
the girls collar tiny rhinestone as big
as pinhead. Then "and diamonds"
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wAT ALLIED M,cuE,



Jim McCue. rancher, politician, phi
losopher and horse doctor, walked ON
the farryboat with cruteh the other
day. He also had one arm in sling and
his head bandaged.
whats the matter, Jim?" inquired
two or three acquaintance.
ssI'll bet any man in the crowd $50
ho can butt harder and longer than any
ram or billygoat in the state" respond
cd Jim irreleyantly. "but ! guess I've
broken him of 1t.
"You look as II you had been broken
some yourself" suggested one.
Well, to tell the truth, did get
jammed around little. I've been break
ing ram Of the butting habit. This
ram was raised pet. and that's what
makes him SO sassy. He knows who to
tackle too. He won't touch man, be-
cause he knows he'd get a fence rail
frazzled out over his head, but woman
he viii butt clear over into the next
pasture.
1.-THE other morning this ram jolted a
lady friend Of mine clear across the field
and through a picket fence, and I
thought 1t was about time to cure him
of the habit. ! put ON an old calico
dress, tied ON an old sunbonnet, and,
concealing sledge hammer under my
apron. sauntered down through the field.
''The minute the ram saw me he
dropped all the business he had on hand
and came over to have some fun with
me. He squared of. shook his bead
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-08-13
rIns AND Ala.
rAelr Intimate Relation Was Early Rec
ognized-Lord Baron's Belief.

Their Intimate Relation Was Early Rec
ognized-Lord Baron's Belief.
The intimate relation between fire
and air was early recognized. seeing
that experience soon taught that air was
necessary for fire. The experiment Of
burning a candle in closed vessel, now
30 familiar to every schoolboy, is @ very
old one. and the influence of blast Of
air on furnace had been probably mo-
ticed from very remote period. BY
some ii was affirmed to be the food Of
fire, while by others the same belief was
embodied in the phrase. "Air nourishes
fire.
Again, it was long ago observed that
inter, substance well known to the
chemical philosophers Of the past. could
produce intense ignition. 1t was hence
inferred that, since inter possessed this
property. 1t necessarily followed that
the two substances resembled each other
in composition. According to Robert
Boyle, the air contained volatile nj
ter" while Lord Bacon held that air
contained volatile, crude and windy
spirit" and thunder and lightning were
supposed TO be due to the presence Of
minute particles of this inter diffused
through air.
The important bearing Of such obser-
vations is due to the fact that oxygen
gas, which is one Of the chief constitu-
ents of air and the one to which il owes
its power of supporting combustion,
also forms the largest elemeptary com
stituent Of inter and is likewise the
source of the power possessed by that
body of supporting combustion.
The action Of heat ON metals in caus-
ing them to lose their metallic luster
had also not escaped notice, and Cardan,
philosopher who lived during the six
teenth century, in noticing the increase
in weight that lead undergoes when
heated in air, attributed it to the gas in
the air. which feeds fame and which
rekindles body presenting an ignited
point. Scottish Review.
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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION.

In the Superior Court of the State of Washing.
ton. for the County of Yakima.
Clara n Madeira. Plaintiff,)
Matthias Bartholet, Emma J
Bartholet his wife, Joseph Bar
tholet, ST.. as trustee, Joseph No 1884.
bartholet sr., Mary Bartholet,
sabin and J. A Folger and Com
pany, corporation,
The State of Washington. to The said G. Fl.
Lewis, X. L. Sabin and J. A. Foiger and Com.
pany, corporation, defendants:
You !. are hereby summoned to appear within
Of this summons, to-wit Within sixty days
after the 9th day Of July, 1896, and defend the
court, and answer the complaint of the plain
tih and serve copy of your answer upon the
undersigned attorneys for plaintiff, at their
| so to do, judgment win be rendered against you
according to the demand of the complaint,
which has been filed with the clerk OF said
court.
The object of said action is to recover iudR.
ment against Matthias Bartholet and Emma
J. Bartholet his wife, for 100000 with Interest
one per cent per month, less credit on account
OF $l4.35, paid on November 9th, 1895; also for
$500 insurance premium, paid with interest
thereon from october 10Th, 1894, at twelve per
cent per annum; also for $4,000 as plaintiffs
reasonable attorneys fee, aud for plaintiffs
costs and disbursements, claimed by plaintiff,
upon pfDHiihsOfg NOTE HiHut by Matthias bar
tholet and Emma ]. Bartholet his wife, to the
Solicitors Loan and Trust Company, and as
signed to plaintiff said note bearing date March
LIST. 1890, for $1,000 90 and to forclose mortgage
upon lots twenty.nine. 20, and thirty, 80. in
block thirty two, 80, of the town of North Yakl-
said note.
The date OF the first publication of this sum
mons Is July 9th, 1895.
p. Tilllnghast, Office and p. o. Address $40 FL
deity building Tacoma, and Boyle, Richardson
& Rigg. North Yakima, Washington, Attor-
news for Plaintiff gp7t
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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION.

In the Superior Court OF the State of Washing
ton, in and for the County of Yakima.
C. H. Lewis. Plaintiff
8. Gardner, Maggie Gardner, his
wife. and VI. p. isaaes.
Defendants
The State Of Washington to the said s. Gardner
and Maggie Gardner. his wife, defendants.
You are hereby summoned to appear within
sixty days after the date OF The first
publication OF this summons, to-wit. with.
In sixty days after the 30th day of July,
1896. and defend the above entitled action in
the above entitled court. and answer to
the complaint OF the plaintiff and serve
u copy OF your answer upon the undersign-
ed attorneys for the plaintiff. at their Office be-
Judgment will be rendered against you accord.
ing TO the demand OF the complaint in said
cause. which has been filed with the clerk OF
said court.
This is an action TO foreclose mortgage seeur-
Ing note dated January 81, 1895, for the sum OF
Five Hundred Thirty-two and S3l0O 1852 s3l
Dollars given by said 8. Gardner and Maggie
Gardner, his wife, 10 said plaintiff, &. ii. Lewis,
on certain real estate situate in Yakima county,
Washington, described as follows: Lots and 5,
in Block f6. and Lots and 4, in Block 60 In the
Town OF kennewick, said county and state.
Together with all and singular the tenemen,s,
heFeditaments and appurtenances thereunto be-
longing or in anywise appertaining.
REAvIs Il ENGLEHARp,
Plaintiffs Attorneys,
P. Q. Address, North Yakima. Yakima county,
Washington. 2s7t.
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LAUNDRY CHARACTERS.


Too DifIicult For the Captain to Get the
Right End Of His Name.
Captain Thomas s. Smith of East One
Hundred and Twenty fourth street, who
is somewhat Of philologist. had an
amusing experience in trying to analyze
certain Chinese characters. 1t appears
that when Chang Lee located his laun-
dry in Harlem, the captain was his first
customer. As the acquaintance grew
Chang Lee strained the red tape laun-
dry laws and did not issue the usual
ticket to the captain, but called at his
apartment every Monday for his laun-
dry and returned it ON Thursday in a
package marked with hieroglyphics.
lis that my manner" asked the cap
tain Of Chang as he pointed at the Chi
nese characters shortly after the laundry
delivery plan was inaugurated.
Eyes. He you name. See?''
The captain didn't see, but set at
work to do so, and for several weeks
studied the writing that Chang Lee
brought to him ON each returning Thurs
day. He searched the libraries for such
Chinese literature and lexicons as they
held, examined laundry tickets and read
the signs in Mott street in the hope Of
being able TO learn how Chang Lees
characters conveyed the idea Of the
name Of Smith, but he made an utter
failure. Finally he decided to appeal to
Chang Lee.
lis that ny name?" he asked the
laundryman IN the occasion of his next
visit.
YES
"Can you toll me how you get Smith
out of such a looking scrawl?"
"No, not Smith. He say Captain.
Call you captain. That your name.
See?'' answered the Chinaman as he
pointed at the characters, with an ex-
preston that showed surprise at the cap.
tain's ignorance. New York Herald.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-08-13
HOW COMEDIAN CRANE WAS sNUsseD

He Gives Young Actor Some Good ADJ
vice About Self Conceit.
A very young man who made a hit
In new play in this city called on
William n. Crane one morning and in
very patronizing manner remarked
that he would consider an offer t. join
tho comedians company. The actor
greeted him very cordially, for he had
always been very nice. modest young
man, but it was not long before the
actor discovered that there was some
thing the matter with his young friend.
He held his head very high and showed
certain unmistakable signs Of being
caddish. 1t did not take the actor long
TO see that the boy was suffering from
the affection known as "big head, and
calling to his valet to shut the door
from the outside he proceeded to do
what he considered his duty.
Look. here, my boy" said be, "you
are suffering with worms. Now, don't
start. Sit still till get through. Ono
hit doesn't make an actor any more
than one swallow is going to make next
summer. You remind me of myself
when was but prentice hand. / got
a chance to play a small part and ac-
cepted it. In my own valuable estima-
tion ! made the biggest kind Of a hit in
1t. The morning after walked around
the lobby of the cheap hotel in which
was then proud to stop as happy as any
lord. / wanted everybody to point me
out as that bright young actor who made
the big hit the night before.
For long time no one noticed me.
and could not understand it. Finally
q sharp eyed man called me to him,
which thought was strange proceed
ing, and asked me ii hadn't appeared
in the show the night before / was
nearly tickled to death. for I had been
discovered. Iproudly replied that / had.
First appearance?' he asked. Yes, sir,
I replied. what salary do you get?' was
his next question. told him that got
nothing just then. which was the truth
The inquisitiye one shifted his cigar,
looked me over very carefully for a
minute, and turning ON his heel said
was well paid. The reply nearly para
lyzed me. don't know but that went
up to my room and cried. The man took
all the conceit out Of me, and today be
is my warmest friend. Get yourself back
to earth now, and take my words in a
kindly sense. None of us can afford to
have big heads. -
The young man left very angry, but
next day wrote the actor letter. apol-
ogizing for his conduct and thanking
him for his advice. New York Times.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-08-13
Origin Of tho Term "a CArd.-

Here is an extract from letter Of C.
W. Ernst: Boston has added many
words to or mother tongue. "A card
meaning personal statement in news
papers. is Boston term and dates back
to early times. when men paid their
compliments to Objectionable crown
ministers by printing card in the
newspapers. The idea took Immediate
ly. and is still popular. When Robin
son & Jones give their workmen q
Christmas turkey each. the workmen
are apt to put card in the local pa
per. This odd use Of the word originated
in Boston before the Revolution. Like
all Boston inventions. it is convenient
and real cute. Boston Journal.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-08-13
The CRACKED com GAME.
How the Shrewd Man Wins Bets with q
"Hocused" Bit Of Silver.

How the Shrewd Man Wins Bets with q
"Hocused" Bit Of Silver.
Two blithe and confident young men
entered the subtreasury one day last
week, and one Of them dropped a silver
half dollar, or something which looked
like it, on the desk before one Of Uncls
Sans money sharps. 1t fell with dull
and leadlike sound.
'sGood or bads" asked the first bliths
young man.
The clerk investigated.
Good, said he.
Good enough" said the first blithe
young man. Five dollars, please. .
The second young man. not quite 30
blithe. passed over q bill, apparently
the amount Of bet, and together they
left the place Of gold and silver. The
subtreasury clerk smiled and closed one
eye.
ITS good one," he said. 81 have
heard Of it before. Guess some Of the
sharp 'uns' are making good thing out
Of it.
You see. IL you take q silver coin
and crack it some way or other. on an
anvil say. You can take all the ring out
of it without In any way spelling the
looks OF the coin. Then all you have to
do is to get a confederate and work the
saloons and cafes for suckers. Bang
your coin hard ON the mahogany. The
barkeeper looks at it with suspicion.
You hastily substitute another coin for
1t that rings like Old Trinity's chimes.
but grumblingly murmur your belief
that the first coin is all right. Your con-
federate offers to bet that 1t isn't. You
do little verbal fencing back and
forth. The sucker comes forward. al
he always does. for they are born every
minute. The confederate backs him up
with slap on the back and confident
assertion that the coin is lead. A bet il
made. The money ia put mp. Alladjourn
to bank in the vicinity to test the mat
ter. The coin is pronounced o. K,
and the sucker pockets his loss. New
York World.
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Noi,ce Tor pus,,cas,on.

LAND UFFICE AT NORTH YAKIMA, WASH.
July Is. 1885,
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention 10
make maj pIooi in support OF bis claim, aud IN at
said proof viii be made before the register ard
receiver at North Yakima, Wash, on Aug. ~,
lss6. yiz Charles II. Heines n. II. No l6Sg for
me ma sea and swi4 sec. 3, tp IL, n r. 70 e..
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon aud cultivation
u, said land. viz. W. l.. steinweg J. A. Leach,
u. y. scudder, H.. J. Sprati, all of North
Yakima, Wash.
Any person who desires to protest against the
allowance OF such proof, or who knows of auy
substantial reason, under the law aud regula-
proof should not be allowed, will be given an
opportunity at the above mentioned time and
place TO crossexamine the witnesses of said
claimant, and to offer evidence In rebnttal Of
that submitted by claimant.
yet A. +. SMELLING. Register
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Disease Lurk. In Easements.

Physicians aver that there are disease
and death in storing wooden blocks from
old pavements in cellars for fuel. Sew
eral cases of typhoid and diphtheria have
been traced to this cause. 1t is we'll to
remember single decaying cabbage or
bushel of turnips in the basement has
poisoned the air of the entire house.
Damp cellars alone are sources of dis
ease. Millions Of fungi grow in night
upon damp walls, ripen. and pass off in
the air and often are the direct source
of fatal epidemics. Fire that will dry
the walls Of the house is the very best Of
disirfectantA--Ch Chicago Inter Ocean.
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LITTLE CUT AMBER NOW.
A Pipe Mouthpiece Three Inches Lo
Worth From ol2 to e15.

A Pipe Mouthpiece Three Inches Long
Worth From ol2 to e16.
'Is that real amberf'' asked the man
as he held up pipe before the dealer.
The pipe was handsome brier wood one,
and 1t had a clear amber mouthpiece
nearly three inches long. The price mark
was $3.50.
Eyes. it's real amber, said the deal
er. "That Is, it's as real as any amber
you can get nowadays In pipe. 1t is
not cut from piece of amber, but is
made by melting process. Ninety per
cent Of that mouthpiece is amber. The
other 10 per cent IL a composition used
to harden it and make it stick together.
Some years ago amber was plenty, and
pipe like that would have mouth
piece of amber cut from block and new
err melted. But the amber mines have
practically given ont, and you can't get
any more big pieces. A piece OF cut am
Der as long as that on the pipe you have
there would be worth from $I2 to SIS,
and it wouldn't be bit better than the
manufactured amber. 1t wouldn't be so
durable and would not feel any better
between the teeth. /"
II was in England year ago, |" said
man who had listened to the CONVEX
sation. "and one of the largest pipe
manufacturers there said that there had
not been piece of amber as long as
three inches in the market for five
years.
"That's So" said the pipe seller.
"You may get pipe with genuine cut
amber mouthpiece in some stores in
New York. but If you look up its record
you will find it was made eight or ten
years ago and has been in stock. This
composition is used today in expensive
meerschaums as well as in brier woods. !"
New York Sun.
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went down in the notebook as proodly
~ II announcing tiaras and stomschers
Of purest luster.
The next day all the girls behind .
notion counter exclaimed enviously over
. well worn newspaper clipping which
read, Miss Matilda Jenkins. attired in
pink crepon and diamonds, Z" and when
the society reporter glanced over the
printed words she felt never q pang a.
TO the accuracy Of the information she
had given to the public. New York
Times.
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Tho Selfish BIshop.

A story used to be told that Bishop
Wilberforce always crowded the seats Of
his first class carriage with his papers
to gain himself a separate carriage. and
when asked if these seats were occupied
would reply. "Yes-occupied," adding
in low voice as the applicant went
away, ''but not engaged. London
Spectator.
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Notice For Pus,lca.ion.
LAND OFFICE AT NORTH YaKrmA, WASH,

July 30, 1896.
Notice is hereby given that the following.
70 make final proof In support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver at North Yakima. ON September S,
1926, viz; George g. Thomas, II. E. No 1885, for
the sel<, sec. "a, tip. 10, n. r. He
He names the following witnesses to prove
Of, said land, viz: Richard strobach. Thomas
Moore, Abe Morris. &. Hiatt, all OF North Yaki-
Any person who desires to protest against the
allowance Of such proof, or who knows Of any
substantial reason, under the law and the regu-
latfons OF the Interior Department why such
proof should not be allowed, will be given an
opportunity at the above mentioned time and
place to cross ex anime the witnesses of said
claimant, and TO offer evidence In rebuttal of
that submitted by claimant.
A. r. SMELLING,
8-ot. Register.
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A Napoleon Mot.

A new bon mot Of Napoleon III ia
just reported. When Nicholas of Rue
STA congratulated him ON coming to the
throne. he addressed him as my
friend instead Of "my brother" the
usual royal phrase. "This is most fat
tering." said the emperor. 1--WE choose
our friends. We cannot choose our rela-
lives.
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Cancer
OF the Breast.

Mr.. A. H. crausby, of 1873 Kerr St.,
Memphis, Tenn, says that his wife
paid no attention to small lump which
appeared in her breast, but it soon de-
veloped into cancer of the worst type,
and Notwithstanding the treatment OF
the best physicians. it continued to
spread and grow rapidly, eating two
holes in her breast. The doctors
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s DON pronounced
her incurable. A
celebrated New York
specialist then treat
ed her, but she con-
tinued to grow worse
and when informed
that both her aunt
and grandmother had
died from cancer he
gave the case up as
hopeless.
Someone then re-
~o,,,xx,aoded G c c
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and though little hope remained, she
begun it, and an improvement was mo-
ticed. The cancer commenced to heal and
when she had taken several bottles it
disappeared entirely, and although sew
eral years have elapsed, not sign OF
the disease has ever returned.
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The ADVERTISERS
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