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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-07-15
CAMPERS! TAKE NOTICE !

The best for camping Is Yakima Self
Rising Flour. Always ready for use.
Just add water.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-07-15

Lsxol is the best medicine for children.
Doctors recommend it in place of Castor
OIL
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19
THE NEW GRANDMOTHER.

1t must not by any means be in
ferred that because daughters ard
mothers are becoming emanclpated
the grandmothers are getting left
"ronrward In the lurch." At a country
place, about three miles from the city,
the other day, the new grandmother
was encountered, and she made de
cidely pleasant and favorable impress
sion She was more than 60 years old,
but was u we'll preserved woman OF
culture and modern ideas,
YES" she said, Il have beautiful
apartments in the city, and do not
really care for the country very much;
but my only son, who lives in t}alri-
more, and was married three years ago,
wrote me that he was coming to make
old boy.
II have never seen the child, and
am, of course, prepared to love him
dearly, but, from what my son AID
daughter write. he is evidently pretty
badly spoiled. In every letter they
send some new direction concerning
his irlponding descent on my we'll
regulated abode. They told mo- | had
better cover my furniture with 'inen,
aud put all my choicest hric-a-brac
away or out of reach. for little Charles
was u lively mchin; also that must
have gratirSs put in the windows,
little gates ut the head Of the stairs,
and all that, to save my Nivact1us
grandchild from accidents.
After reflection | concluded that |
wouldn't take ell that trouble for a
2-year-old grandchild- that was
entitled to more consideration than to
have my home upset and tenor of my
life disturbed by this young tyrant
fl ON Baltimore. SO | wrote my son
that | would come out to the country
for II month, aud would entertain him
here with his family. This fine, fresh
air will be good for the youngster and
Ii he smashes things in this house my
son can settle With the landlady, Fer
haps am revolutionary in my views,
but | believe that even grnnamnl hers
have n right 10 protect their hcate,
bodily and mental, detroit Free
Press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19
IOWA GIRL IN THE KLONDYKE

Mill Nellie Healy, Dubuque girl,
has been passing the summer in the
Klondyke. She is the daughter of Cap
tain John j. Healy, owner of Healy's
store, north Of Juneau and also one CT
the Northwest Trading ard Naviga-
ton Company, whose steamers are
now bearing the argonauts up the w
kon. Fort Benton. Mont, is the home
of Captain Healy and his family.
Years $50 he and p B. Wcare, now of
Chicago, were engaged in the tran ror-
tation and trading business on the
upper Missouri ana they made fortunes
before the railroads drove out the
steamboats,. Their Mr.. Weare returned
hither, while Captain Healy procea led
to Alaska aud opened his now famous
store to supply trappers. One day in
1892 the Indinns hro"~ht ~ Il BAG Of
gold dust which they wished % trade
for provisions. They told HAalv it
had been given to them by a trapper
who had found it near Forty Nile
creek and had tried to get PACK - The
store, but had persisted in their hut on
the way. Healy then came to Chicago
and told Weare of his belief in Alaska
richness They established Il iine of
steamers to run up the Yukon to the
gold fields, and the first one was
caught in the ice on the way. Healy
then proceeded overland on snowshoes
to the Chilkoot pass and juneau, and
back to Chicago to report the boats
failure to reach the gold fields. He
returned the following spring to find
the boat, and many gold seekers had
reached the fields ahead of him. His
daughter graduated from a Dubuque
academy in 1894 and has spent the
succeeding summers as her fathers
companion in Alaska.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19
PER S0NALS.

Justice Mccarthy has completed the
fifth volume of his History of Our
Own Times" which is now in the
hands of the publishers. Mr.. McCar-
thy's health gave way under the strain
of the work and his physician has or
dered period of complete rest.
DR.. Charles Frederick Wuillgons, the
oldest physician in Ohio, still keeps
up his practice, despite his 90 years.
He says every member of his family,
for the past 300 years, has lived over
100 years, and his grandfather, at the
age of 106 years. Graded wheat for
three days in succession.
Congressman I4anham Of Texas and
Pierce of Tennessee. who occupy adj
joining seats in the center of the demo-
cratic side of the hall of representa-
tives, are seldom, if ever, absent from
a session of the house, whether that
session be for five minutes or five
hours.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Anna Stambaugh, a niece of
President Mckinley, and David Tod,
the nephew of Ohio's famous war
governor of the same name. The we'd
ding is to take place in September next
in Youngstown, O.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19

Ii is mi-officially announced in
Belgium as arbitrator between Hawaii
and Japan.
Captain Genera. Weyler has par
doned 1870 Cubans now in the penal
settlements, including some we'll
known autonomists.
The police of Marseilles, France,
seized large quantity of explosives
and secured evidence which will lead
to many arrests of anarchists.
General Gallicni the commander OF
the French forces in the island Of
Madagascar, has been appointed gov
ernor-general OF that island.
The British parliament was
prorogued until October 20. The
queens speech reviewed the affairs Of
the empire during the session.
Tie Cretans have notified the foreign
admirals that they accept autonomy
and desire that the Turkish troops
shoud he withdrawn from the island
A dispatch from Vardoe says that
the object seen floating in the White
sea, which it was supposed might be
body Of a whale.
7 he Turkish government Is mani
Testing a desire to expedite the settle
nent Of the peace negotiations owing
to the low state of the Turkish treas
ury and for other reasons.
Mr. Cur2on announced in parliament
that the British government was pre-
pairing for publication Secretary Sher
mans letter on the seal question and
tho British reply thereto, with other
correspondence on the same subject.
Lord George Hamilton, secretary OF
state for India, in reply to an inquiry
in the house Of commons, denied q
newspaper report that 800 natives
were killed in Calcutta during the
riots. He said only seven persons were
killed.
The Japanese minister to Mexico
says that If the rights Of the Japan
csc in Hawaii were respected there
might be no objection to the annexa-
ton of the islands to the United States,
though Japan would prefer to see
Hawaii independent.
The Paris court Of probate sustained
the will of the late Edmond de Con
court, which provided for the founding
OF an academy in Paris for the pur-
pose of aiding young men OF talent.
The second naval division OF the
Tu'ki ,h feet, consisting of seven war
ships sailed yesterday from the DaE-
danelles for Crete. Fears of q col
lision are expressed, in view of the
announcement by the foreign admirals
at Crete that they have decided to
OF pose by force the landing OF Turkish
reinforcements in Crete.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19
IN BRITISH TERRITORY.
Government Officials Look Up the
Ownership of Gold Fields

Incited by the newspaper publica-
tions recently tending to throw doubt
VI On the ownership of the klondyke
gold fields, some of the high govern
nent officials who would naturally be
expected to deal with the question II
it comes to a practical issue have been
quietly looking into the matter with
II view to preparing themselves for
any controversy that might arise.
Their views are in substance that there
can be no valid objection advanced to
the title OF Great Britain to this ter
ritory A careful examination of all
the reliable charts and maps made far
enough hack in date to be free from
suspicion OF influence Of the recent
heavy gold fields has convinced these
officers that so far as the klondyke
fields, as defined by the latest reports,
are concerned there can be no question
that they lie east of the l41st meridian,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19
THE CARPENTER BEE.
The Manner in Which They Make
Their Home and Rear Their Young.

'Some Common Bees and How They
Live" is the title of an article by "A.
HYATT Verrill in st. Nicholas. The
writer says:
If you will look carefully along the
under side of the ledge on any old
board fence, you will probably be
awarded by finding one or more round
holes, about half an inch III diameter,
and as true and smooth as though
bored with an anger. BY placing your
ear close to the wood you may often
hear low, buzzing sound issuing from
within. If you are patient, and will
watch the hole for a short time or
strike the wood in it's vicinity sharp
blow, large ack-and-yellow insect
will come tumbling forth, and fly buzz
ling away. "A Bumbleebee!' you eX-
claim. What was he doing in there?'
But, nevertheless, you are mistaken;
for although in general appearance she
certainly does resemble our BUNDLE
bee friends, yet should you compare
the two, you would find them quite
I.
the stripes are pale ccherd-yellow in
stead of the rich golden color of the
Rumblebee; and the yellow pollen
baskets on the hind legs of the lat
ter are replaced by brush of coarse
stiff hairs. This insect is the large
Carpenter bee and we'll named she is
too, for no human carpenter could
bore neater holes, or chisel cut the
wood to form dry and coy home
better than does this little creature
with no tools save those nature fur
nshed in the form of sharp, horny
mandibles or jaws. After boring the
hole to the depth of about an inch, the
CARPENTER bee turns ut right angles TO
the entrance. aud patiently cuts a long
tunnel. a foot or more in length paral-
lei TO the surface IF the wood. The
completion of this long, dry chamber
necessitates hard. unccasing labor for
several weeks. and then the little car
penter combines business with plea
sure by taking frequent excursions to
sunny fields and gardenG, to gather
honey and pollen from the flowers
store From the nectar thus obtained
she forms paste which is packed
closely i'll the end Of her newly built
house and on it lays a single egg.
Next small chips, made in boring the
hole. are brought. and mixing them
with a secretion from her mouth. she
( fastens them on the sides of the tun-
rel. working round and round in n
sriral, each turn of which reaches
nearer the center, III I'll finally, thin
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19
HERE AND THERE.

| met traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless
legs of stone
Stand in the desert Near them on
the sand,
Half sunk, shattered visage lies,
whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sheer of cold
command
Tell that it's sculptor well those pas
sions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these
lifeless things,
The hand that Knocked them and the
heart that fed:
And on the pedestals these words APP
pear:
My name is Ozymandias, king of
kings;
Look on my works, We Mighty, and
despair"
Nothing beside remains. Round the
decay
OF that colossal wreck boundless and
bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far
away.
Shelley.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19
NEW AMERICAN PARTY
PROMOTERS MEET AND ADOPT A
PLATFORM.
PRINCIPLES ARE PoPULISTIc
Public Utilities Under State Control
Equal Suffrages for the SeXes-Sep-
aration of Church and State-Pro-
hiDition of Private Armed
Be dies.

Detroit, Aug. 15.-Promoters of the
new American party" which had it's
inception in Detroit, met here Satur-
day and elected delegates to repre-
sent the state at the national conven-
ton OF the party called to meet in st.
Louis Aug. rs. The platform includes
the following planks: All public util-
tiles to be placed under state control;
prohibition of private armed bodies;
direct legislation by the people in
itiative and referendum simplitica
ton of elections equal suffrage for
sexes on an educational basis, abso-
lutte separation of church and state;
abolition of all exemptions from tax
alton; only those in full sympathy
with American institutions to be ELI
gible for teachers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19
LAWS FOR ALASKA.
What Statutes of the United States are
Applicable There.

| The misunderstanding and conten-
plicable to Alaska, SO far as land
claims are concerned, have set at rest
/ by statement made by Commissioner
Hermann of the United States general
land office. Many inquiries on this
question have come to the interior de-
partment and numerous applications
! have been made for copies of the pub
lie land laws which, however, do not
apply to Alaska. All this is due to the
gold boom. Commissioner Hermann
says these laws are applicable:
First--The mineral land laws of the
United States.
Second-Townsite law, which pro-
vides for the incorporation of town
sites and requirement of title thereto
from the United States government to
the townsite trustees.
Third-The law providing for trade
and manufactures, giving each quail
flied person 100 acres of land in a
square and compact form.
The coal land regulations are distinct
from the mining regulations or laws
and the jurisdiction of neither coal
laws nor public land laws extend to
Alaska, the territory being expressly
excluded by the laws themselves from
their operation. The act approved
May II, 1884, providing for civil gov
eminent of Alaska, has this language
as to mines and mining privileges:
The laws of the United States re-
lating to mining claims and rights in
cidental thereto, shall on and after the
passage of this act be in full force and
effect in said district of Alaska, sub
ject to such regulations as may be
made by the secretary of the interior
and provided by the president and
par ties who have located mines or
mining privileges thereof under the
United States laws, applicable to the
public domain, occupied or improved
or exercised acts of ownership over
such claims, shall not be disturbed
therein, but shall be allowed to perfect
title by payments provided for. There
is still more general authority.
The act OF July a. 1866, says: All
valuable mineral deposits in lands be-
longing to the United States, both sur
veyed and unsurveyed, are hereby de-
clared to be free and open to explora-
ton and purchase, and lands in which
these are found to occupation and
purchase by citizens Of the United
States. and by those who have de-
clared an intention to become such,
under the rules prescribed by law and
according to local customs or rules of
miners in the several mining districts,
so far as the same are applicable and
not inconsistent with the laws of the
United States.
The patenting of mineral lands in
Alaska is not new thing, for that
work has been going on as the cases
have come in from time to time since
1894.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19
BICYCLE TEAS.

1t is the time OF the bicycle tea, and
the young folk who were kept from the
formal social functions of the winter
because papa could not afford new
party gowns, or because school was
not finished and the bud really out,
can now go bravely to the out-of-door
affair in GOWNS as simple as the vii
'lage maids of Lady Clara; or, better
still, one DC lie fair dispenser OF the
hospitality herself and repay the
coultesies Of kind she has received.
Five o'clock is a good time. An
earlier hour would be too soon for the
comfort of the guests.
If the day is fine, try and have the
tables for refreshments set out of
doors, if possible, under shady trees;
but If this is not feasible upon the
piazza. The guests go indoors to re.
fresh their toilettes, remove a veil,
or don fresh gloves, but they do not
expect to be entertained there.
The upstairs dressing-rcom is ell
that is necessary. If the weather is
fine the guests will not enter the par
lor but come straight downstairs out
of doors. You can safely rob the
parlor Of its rugs, easy chairs, and
rotted plants, II you. have not enough
otherwise to dress your porch.
Have small tables conveniently
placed. Your easy chairs will be ap-
preciated now. and your hard-s seated
splint or porch rockers will be more
comfortable ii you set soft cushions
on the seats.
Have plenty OF ice: it is the chief
necessity, for il it is at all warm your
guests will he thirsty. Lemonade, iced
tea, and apollinaris are delicious to
thirsty throats.
Lettuce sandwiches, cooked hats"
Of brown bread (without crusD, spread
with pate-de-foie- gras or chicken
livers with trufl'es will do for sub,
statials Ice cream, crackers, and
dainty cakes c'sand tarts" are favor
itesl complete the bill of fare for the
two hot tluids-tea and chocolate
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19
A NEW WINE.

For elder blossom wine the following
has been we'll tested One quart Of
blossoms not pressed down, four
quarts OF boiling water, three oranges
or three lemons, three tablespoonfuls
of yeast, four pounds of sugar Put
the blossoms in crock and pour the
water over them. Let stand "a hours.
Slice the oranges or lemons, remove
p.ps, and sugar the fruit. Let stand
over night the day you scald the ber-
ries. Strain the liquor from the bios
SONS without squeezing, add the Or
anges or lemons. strain again, add the
yeast. Cover the crock with cheese
cloth. Bottle when fermentation
ceases
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19
COLLEGE PRESIDENT AND BUNKO.

The president of one of the leading
eastern colleges was recently journey
ing toward this city, and found him
self in the same seat with an old man
whose general appearance betokened
the farmer. They soon fell into con-
yersation, and, after saying that he
was on his fist visit to the metropolis,
the farmer mentioned the name of the
little village up among the hills of
New Hampshire from which he came,
and remarked that he supposed his
friend had never heard of it. "Oh,
yes" said the president, WHO, by the
way, is clergyman; 81 was born
there Imagine his establishment
wheE the countryman, after staring at
him several seconds, exclaimed; See
her, I've heard all about you bunko
fellers, and you can't get chance to
buEk o mel" So saying, he grabbed
his carpet-bag, and marching down he
aisle, took seat on the other side of
the New York Times
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19

wooden partition is formed, walling of
the egg and its little store of honey
paste. Against this wall more honey
is packed, another egg laid, a parti-
ton built, and the operation completed
until the chamber is completely filed.
The first egg laid is the first to hatch,
and the tiny white grub comes forth
and at once commences to feast upon
the food SO providentially placed with
in his little chamber. Finally be goes
tc sleep, and While he slumbers his
skin grows hard and brown, while
ridges and protubearG appear upon
its surface, At last the little pupa
lursts open, and perfect bee comes
forth, with his shining black head
close to the dainty wall his mother
built. This, all unnindful of her toll,
he Immediately tears down. only to
find his way to freedom checked by his
EcXt Younger brother or sister, still
asleep in its pupa-case. After wait
ing patiently the pupa which bars his
progress matches out into another lee.
who tears down the wall to his own
cell, to fine another pupa barring his
way, when roth are compelled to re-
main by the pupa beyond. Finally the
last bee is Matched, ard, breaking
Gown the tGr:icr which hides the
world of flowers and freedom from his
view, the whole brood swarms forth to
try their restless, gauzy wings in the
bright sunshine
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19

which defines the boundary line, and
are SO within British territory by
..Juut thirty-fve miles. AS for tn
meridian itself, it is said that it has
been so closely located by the surveys
of the Canadians and our own coast
survey that there is not at any point
difference of more than 100 feet in
tho claimed boundary, which. of
course, would not substantially affect
any controversy that might grow out
Of the title
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19
ABROAD.

At Bombay Agitator Telka's friends
put up 100000 rupees and he is out
on bail
II Is announced In Antwerp that the
south pole exploring expedition will
leave Antwerp August Is.
The Canadian government has taken
steps to enforce the alien labor laws
against citizens of the United States.
The British political officer at Max
kand. India reports that 2,700 Of the
trihesmen were killed In the recent
uprising.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19

What is known as the raft spider is
the largest Of the British species. II
receives it's name from the fact that
1t constructs raft OF dried leaves and
rubbish united by threads Of silk and
thus pursues its prey on the water.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-08-19

Judge. would it be sufficient cause
for divorce If man refused to let
his wife wear boomers" THAT is
absolutely a hypothetical question.
said the learned jurist. that is hardly
worth consideration. The woman who
wants to wear boomers is never the
vcman whose husband has any say.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Evening star., 1897-04-10

gold piece. the money received for horse.
and 81 in dimes and quarters. These were
tied up in an old moccasin, and were he
explained. the savings that Anime had
received for beadwork, all boarded for her
Tabby-o-comaS.
The judge sent the money and wrote as
Tabby Little Joe dictated:
''Ninna Good Boy: Me and my squaw
feel heap bad when your letter come say
you little bit sick Me say you come home.
Judge say not come now, so you stay now,
little much study. No get sick. If you
yaque tdie). then me yaque. When flower
times comes then you come back, eh? We
Will have heaps lots fun. fish and kill rab-
bits and ride. Me sell your pony. Me
sell big Pinto, pretty sell comas
cayuse (another horse) and send more
money. You get your bicycle-your wheel
pony-and be heap careful no get hurt.
Ride heaps lots and get all well. Maybe
SO when you come you bring your wheel
pony and me ride him You tell school
mamutch tschoo woman) Tabby Little
Joe, your fader. say, Thank you, but he
got lots horses and cows, buy wheelpony
himself, no want her money. Anime sends
new moccasins- Wear them some keep
your feet straight. No get humps like
Americans feet. Me heap love you, Nina
Tahby. heap feel bad if you get sick
The wheel was purchased. and Tabby-o-
weep wrote glowing accounts of his rides
how far and how fast he could go, and
how well he was getting. The money from
the sale of another horse was soon for
warded, and Tabby-o-weep sent home the
receipt. Received of Tabby ]. Little" 1t
read and Tabby Little Joe was quite
elated. "See-he name? Ny name too
see? Tabby Little all same as Tabby Lit
tie joe"
Leaf-bursting time came, bringing the
early crocuses and anemone; later came
the violets and daisies; still the wick-i-up
was not enlivened by a boys voice and
laughter. Almost every day Tabby Little
Joe would ride the ten miles to the agency
to see II a letter would bring word Tabby
o-weep was coming. The judge got used
to hearing the question: How many sleeps
now, you thnk?" and then the joyful ex-
clamation. "Penunk, penunk-wa ninna
apashe pixie (soon, very soon, my own
boy Gomez.
The long June days had come. The prai-
rie was brilliant with the purple. yellow
and scarlet cactus bloom; tho fish lay quiet
In the warm water: the snow was gone
from the mountain tops, and Taoby-o-Ween