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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11

It. Marion Crawford, the novelist,
who has met many Armenians in the
east, says Of them: II doubt whether
they are the innocent, oonfding. inof-
fensive Christians that the American
people believe them TO be. My expert
enoe with them Is that they are the
sharpest, shrewdest and trickiest Of all
the eastern people. They say in Turkey
that it takes ten Jews to equal one Ar
menian and five Armenians TO equal
one Persian in sharp business dealings.
They have many able men among them,
and doubt not that their leaders have
to certain extent fomented this trou.
BILE, hoping that the governments Of
Europe would interfere and that Arme-
MIA would be entirely freed from Turk,
ish rule. "
In regard to the Turks he says: II
would rather trade with Turk or q
Jew in any part of the east than with a
Christian. l have the highest respect
for Christianity. but the Christians Of
the east are not like US. The business
men among them are to large extent
q set Of sharpers, so much so that the
words oriental Christian in the minds Of
eastern travellers is almost synonymous
with that of thief. The Turks are, as q
rule. very devout. Nearly all Of them
read the Koran, and even the men Of
the better classes are careful to conform
to the details Of everyday Mohammedan
worship. New York Tribune.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11
LONDON OMNIBuSES.
Interesting Statistics of Transportation In
the English Capital.

Some interesting details have appear
ed in report on the omnibus and tram
car service of London. The tramways,
which correspond to our car lines, are
all Of feet "a inches gauge except two
lines, which are only feet 6 inches.
There are in the city II distinct routes,
of which So are in use The mileage of
the worked lines is given as $40. The
average speed Of n London tram is 5. As
miles per hour; that of a London omni-
bus is b. 8 miles per hour. The average
tram fare is 67-l00ths Of penny q
cents) per mile. The average omnibus
fare is 92-100ths of penny per mile.
There are $40 cars on the lines, which
among them run II, $50 single journeys
during their days work, which lasts on
the average 16 hours and "A minutes.
The omnibuses are more than twice as
many. There are 2,130 Of them, and
these are run 80, 600 single journeys in
the course Of a day that averages 10
hours and 32 minutes. There are ~
London tram companies. In the course
of a year their cars run %, 1S7, 900 miles
and carry 225, 1853, 600 passengers. The
London omnibuses run 9,7S3, 900 miles
q year and carry SEQ, 600, 900 passengers.
To work its tram cars London re-
quires 10, Oy2 horses; to work its omni-
buses it has 25,578. A summary Of
these figures shows that there are 3,229
vehicles employed, worked by 85, 665
horses, travelling 70, 800, 900 miles and
carrying 551, 845, 900 passengers in a
year. 1t is calculated that each Of the
500 omnibuses which pass the Mansion
House in an hour will travel GA miles a
day, carrying ago passengers as its day 8
work and earning 3s. Cd. during each Of
its Is journeys. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11
THE CRACKED COIN GAME.
How the shrewd Man Wins Bets With 9
nHocuaed" Bit of Silver.

How the Shrewd Man Wins Bets With .
"Hocused" Bit of Silver.
Two blithe and confident young men
entered the subtreasury one day last
week, and one Of them dropped silver
half dollar, or something which looked
like 1t, on the desk before one Of Unols
Sans money sharps. 1t fell with dull
and leadlike sound.
GOOD or bady" 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 go
blithe, passed over a bill, apparently
the amount Of bet, and together they
left the place Of gold and silver. The
subtreasury clerk smiled and closed one
eye.
"It's good one." he said. II have
heard Of 1t before. Guess some Of the
sharp 'uns' are making good thing out
of it.
"You see, II You take 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 confederate and work the
saloons and cafes for suckers Bang
your coin hard on the mahogany. The
barkeeper looks at it with suspicion.
Yon 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 it isn't. You
do little verbal fencing back and
forth. The sucker comes forward, as
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 10
made. The money is put up. All adjourn
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.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11

OF plants, whether known as 'meaters"
or not. bear more and heavier fruits
and seeds when fed ON meat than those
that are not allowed a flesh diet. He
grew two lots, comprising various vari-
cites Of the different common plants
One lot was regularly fed, through
their roots Of course, with pure juices
compressed from meat, the other with
water and the various fertilizers The
final figures on this experiment proved
that the plants which were fed pure
meat Juice bore lGS fruits Of the differ
ent kinds, while the unfed plants Of
the same number and original condition
bore but IA; also, that the pampered
plants bore 240 seeds to every 100 borne
by the plants that were not given q
chance to crafty oannibalistic taste.
This Is certainly discovery worthy Of
much careful study and extensive ex-
pertinent Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.
In the Superior Court of the state of Washing.
ton, for the County of Pierce.

In the Superior Court of the state of Washing.
ton, for the County of Pierce.
John II. Graham. Plaintiff
William W. McCarty, L. X. Lilien.
thai Lyman Harris, solicitors
Loan and Trust Company. cor
poration, Thomas Dew itt Cuylrr
and Efiingham u. Morris rs a..
sgnees of the Solicitors Loan aud
Trust Company, A. Lehman. do
ing business as A. Lehman is
Company, and Henry II. LON
bard and Frank Horsley, co
partners. doing business ~ LON
bard Il Horsey, Defendants.
The state of Washington. To the said william
". McCarty, +. Il. Lilientbal, and A. Lehman,
doing business a. A. Lehman 4 Company, de
PENDANTS;
You are hereby summoned to appear within
Sixty days after the date OF the first publication
of this summons, to.wit; within sixty days
after the eth day Of January, lSg7, and defend
the above entitled action in the above entitled
Court and answer the complaint OF the plHintih,
and serve copy of your answer upon the I'M
dersigned attorneys for plaintln, ut their office
below stated; and in case OF your failure 50 10
do, judgement will be rendered against YOU ne
cordng to the demand Of the complaint. which
has been filed with the Clerk OF said court
The object of said action is to recover judg-
ment against william W. McCarty for $1,000,
together with interest thereon from the first day
of January, 1896, at the rate Of twelve per cent.
per annum; also for the sum o so % insurance
premium puid, together with interest thereon
from December 2ist, 1875, at the rate Of II per
cent. per annum; also for the sum Of S. uo, IN
surance premium paid together with interest
thereon from March 10Th, lS9t, AZ tn, rate OF j.
per cent per annum; also for the sum of $1,000
plaintiff $ reasonable attorneys fees in this ac-
lion, and for plaintiffs costs and disbursements
claimed by plaintiff, upon IA promissory note
made by William ". McCarty to the solicitors
Loan and Trust Company, and assigned to
plaintiff, said note bearing date september
10th, 1859, for $500 o. aud to f0reclosc n mort
gage upon the Southwest Quarter OF the south
west quarter Of section Six, and the Northwest
quarter of the Northwest quarter, ana Lots one
and Two OF section seven. Township Eleven,
North of Range Twenty, Fast OF the William
cite Meridian. Also the southeast quarter of
the southeast quarter Of Section one and Lot
one Of section Twelve, Township Eleven, North
of Range Nineteen, east of the Willamette
Meridian, containing one hundred and FIFTY
five acres, together with all ater.rghts apper
tanning thereto. Also two shares in the kOnne-
woe Ditch, all in Yakima County, Washington,
given to secure payment of said note
The date Oi the tirst publication OF this sum
mons is January :, 1897.
=. TILLINGlIAST, and BOGLE Il EIGG.
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
ONCE and =. O. address, $40 Fidelity building
Tacoma. Pierce COUNTY, Washington, and
North Yakima, Yakima County, Washing
ton ST.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11

nothing Just then, which was the truth.
The inquisitive one shifted his cigar,
looked me over very carefully for a
minute. and turning on his heel said I
was we'll 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 ont Of me, and today he
is my warmest friend. Get yourself back
to earth now, and take my words In q
kindly sense. None Of us can afford to
have big heads"
The young man left very angry, but
next day wrote the actor a 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, 1897-02-11
A Polite Child.

Professor Sully, in an article in The
Popular Science Monthly. commenting
on the jealous regard for ceremony and
the proprieties Of behavior as seen in the
enforcement of rules Of politeness by
children. cites delightful instance
that fell under his own observation as
he was walking on Hampstead heath.
ut was spring day, and the fat buds
of the chestnut were bursting into mag
nifcent green plumes. Two we'll dressed
misses, aged, should say, about 8
and II, were taking their correct morn
ing walk. The elder called the attention
Of the younger to one Of the trees, point
ing to it. The younger exclaimed in
highly shocked tone, 'Oh, Maud, you
know you shouldn't pointP The notion
of penetrating a rudeness on the chest
nut tree was funny enough. But the in
cident is instructive as illustrating the
childish tendency TO stretch and gener-
alize rules TO the utmost.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11
Origin Of the Term "a Card"

Here is an extract from letter Of c.
". Ernst: Boston has added many
words to our 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 g. Jones give their workmen a
Christmas turkey each, the workmen
are apt to put card in the local pa
per This odd use of the word originated
i'll 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, 1897-02-11

once reared gamecock by hand,
keeping him secluded from his kind
until he was adult. then placed him
in large collection of baruyard fowl
where there were half dozen mongrel
cocks, a drake Of the muscovy variety.
several ganders and two turkey COB
blers- Immediately and in rapid sue
cession he settled his accounts with
the males of his own kind. lie short
ly overcamc the drake and the ganders.
He then devoted what was left of his
forces to battling with the turkeys.
Here he found himself in great diff
Guilty, for the reason that these great
birds would seize him by the head and
lift his body off the ground. How
ever, he soon learned an ingenious
trick, which protected him from this
danger. When gathering breath in the
intervals between his assaults he would
hover himself between his ANTAGONISTS
legs. keeping step with the awkward
creature in its efforts to get away from
him. In few days he wore out these
doughty foemeh ard remained the bat.
tered master of the field. --Scri bners
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11
SOUTH AFRICAN COOKERY.
Tho Native Bill OF Fare Carries DismAy
to the White Man.

A very palatable dish is made Of an
elephants foot by putting it in hole,
building fire around and over it and
keeping 1t going for five or six hours.
Elephants tail Is said to be very deli
cious when washed, scraped and fried
until Ii Is a rich brown. A novel way
Of making stew Is practiced by one
tribe, who use the animals skin as re-
ceptaole for water. Put in this water
vegetables and pieces Of meat and then
add redhot stones This generates vast
quantities Of steam and makes the wa
ter boil without injuring greatly the
surrounding hide. At the end Of an
hour the contents are cooked and the
water has become very fair soup, but
a little peculiar on account Of the
amount Of oinders. sand and fragments
Of stone 1t contains. Still another tribe
cook locusts, grasshoppers, katydids and
the like, and say they taste great deal
like an overlooked shrimp. None Of the
native tribes, so far as known, ever eat
the lion, but they have no such feeling
toward other carnivora.
The jackal, wolf and fox are moro or
less popular, and are reported to give q
very palatable meat. Where our people
hang mutton, game and the immortal
goose to season it and give it rich
flavor, many South American tribes Sc
cure the same result by burying meat
in the earth and leaving it there for
several days. No civilized man has ever
been able to eat it in this condition,
but the savages pronounce it delicacy
Of extraordinary merit Not alone is
cannibalism practiced to a large extent,
but our Darwinian cousins Of the mon
key tribe share the same fate. In the
districts where they are employed as
food they are very timid and fly at the
sight Of human being even at great
distance. In other territories, where
they are unmolested, they are about as
tame and fearless as in South America
or India. In nearly I'LL of these tribes
the woman is the cook and the waiter,
very often the butcher and sometimes
the hunter. New York Mail and Elk
press
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11

Some folks say, Sd Il 1, fisherman that
If fish once gets into pound net il
never gets out until il is taken out: but
as matter of fact fish often get out of
pound nets. 1t is common for Sleeps
head, bluefsh, Spanish mackerel and
shad to get out of them. I've been to n
pound net on Sunday and counted 2s5
bluefsh and when the net was hauled
on Monday found only four or five The
fish get in and if they find the opening
and get started right they can get out.
They follow one another like flock of
sheep.-Chica1o News
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11
Notice tor Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT Sonrn YAKIMA, WASH.

LAND OFFICE AT NOETH YAKIMA, WASH,
February :. 1897,
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof In support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be- made before tn" Register
and Receiver at North Yakima on March 20,
lng7, viz: James NJ Hall, II +. No. 1910 Tor the
SKA, Sec p, Up. L., 10 r.
He names the folluwi ing witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon aud cultivation
of, SAID land, viz; samuel j. Cameron, VIM. /.
LiuCe, George her, Rudolph knaaCk, all OF
North Yakima. Wash
Any person who des,r to protest against the
al ownuce OF suCh proof, or who knows uf any
substantial reason, under the laws aud regula-
tons of the interior Department, why such
proof should not be allowed, will be given an
opportunity AT the above mentioned time and
pace to crOsseXamIne the witnesses of SAID
claimant, and to offer evidence in rchuttal Of
that submitted by claimant.
Feb II, Mar Is A. r. SMELLING, Register
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11
The Potatoes Genesis Cnsolved.

The early naturalists differed greatly
as to the origin of the potato, writes
John Gilmer Speed in Ladies' Home
Journal In England it was held to be a
native Of Virginia. and i'll Spain it was
said TO have originated i'll Peru. Mod.
ern opinion holds that it is indigenous
to the elevated tablelands of Chile,
Perm. Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mexico and
southwestern United States. 1t probably
got to Virginia by the hands Of some
early Spanish explorers. 1t is certain
however, that it was not cultivated in
Virginia till far into the eighteenth cen
tury, and then it was introduced in the
American colonies ON account Of the es
TEEN in which it was held in Europe
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11
From Sleep to Death.

In consideration Of the reports to the
effect that electricity as a means Of exc
cutting condemned criminals is harsh,
barbarous and uncertain, it is suggested
by Dr. Andrew Wilson Of London that a
means painless and merciful would be
that Of the lethal chamber invented by
Sir B. W. Richardson. 1t is employed at
Battersea i'll the disposal of homeless
and ownerless dogs which are valueless
and whose maintenance is undesirable
or impossible. The death produced by
the inhalation of carbonic acid gas, as
far as any record of the action of the
gas can inform, is certainly painless. II
is really sleep which deepens ins, . 81
bly, into death. Exchange.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11
FUN IN ECONOMY,
One Woman Thinks II IL o Fascinating
Sport, but Not Successful.

sport, nut MOI SuCCesstuis
"Oh, but economy is a fascinating
theory" exclaimed the woman in a
tailor frock. Its almost as exciting as
a lottery ticket or playing the races.
You put in little and get out a lot OF
something. always read thosrhrticles
In the housekeeping papers that tell
how you can make walnut sideboard
out Of a pine piano box and coy cor
ners out of last years chicken coops and
catchalls that fill all beholders with
envy out of your old overshoes.
YES" agreed said she in the picture
hat. Il think those descriptions are per-
fectly fascinating, and l mean 10 try
some of them when get little money
ahead. Think of being able to take a
lot Of old packing cases and by means
of a lot Of plush and gliding and orna-
mental tacks being able to transform
them into chairs and bookcases that no.
body but your best enemy could tell
from empire furniture.
Don't Won believe it, D." said the old
maid. i've tried 1T. ! saved up my
broom handles once 10 make n gypsy ia
bic that was described as making an
ideal tea table. put AZ different coats
of stain on those broomsticks in an
effort to persuade them to become cher
ry Then hired carpenter, who work
ed two days trying to fit the broomsticks
into cheesebox top SO the thing would
stand up. bought wadding to pad the
top, and felt to cover it, and fringe to
go around it, and ornamental nails TO
hold it on. When it was done, had
spent three times what good table
would have cost at shop, but l had q
righteous glow Of having economical
that was worth any money"
The woman in the tailor frock laugh
ed. "Ah, my DEAR" she said. eve have
TO pay for everything in this world that
is worth having-even economy ~
Philadelphia Press.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11

Elder George Champlin was
colored preacher who exercised his
calling for many years in Rhode
Island. lie was man of excellent
common sense and no little wit. At
one time some of his hearers com.
planned that he had been rather too
mons when | am preaching" re-
sponded the elder with shrewd
glance from his sharp eyes at the re-
monstrants, when | am preaching, l
try to shoot right at the devil every
time; but il anyone gets Getreen me
and the devil, why, of course, brethren,
he will be liable to get hurt. youths
COMPANION.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11
HOW COMEDIAN CRANE WAS SNUB6ED
He Gives a Young Actor Some Good Ad.
vice About Self Conceit.

vice About Self Conceit.
A very young man who made hit
In new play in this city called on
William II. Crane one morning and in
very patronizing manner remarked
that he would consider an offer 10 join
the comedians company. The actor
greeted him very cordially, for he had
always been n very nice, modest young
man, but 1t 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 he. you
are suffering with worms. Now, don Z
start. Sit still till get through. One
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
chance to play small part and ac-
cepted it. In my own valuable estima-
tion l made the biggest kind Of hit in
it. The morning after walked around
the lobby of the cheap hotel in which I
was then proud TO stop ms happy as any
lord. wanted everybody to point me
ont as that bright young actor who made
Il ~ hi tho ,;rYI,t hofprn
For long time no one noticed me,
and could not understand it. Finally
u sharp eyed man called me to him,
which thought was strange proceed.
ing, and asked me if hadn't appeared
in the show the night before. l was
nearly tickled TO death, for / 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 60,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-02-11
LITTLE CUT AMBER NOW.
A Pipe Mouthpiece Three Inches Long
Worth From &I2 to SIS.

worth from VIZ to hl3.
as that real AMBER" asked the man
as he held up pipe before the dealer.
The pipe was a handsome brier wood one.
and it had clear amber mouthpiece
nearly three inches long. The price mark
was $3.50.
ayes, it's real amber" said the deal
er. THAT ia, 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 a melting process. Ninety per
cent Of that mouthpiece is amber. The
other 0 per cent is a composition used
TO harden it and make it stick together.
Some years ago amber was plenty, and
pipe like that would have a mouth
piece Of amber cut from block and new
er melted. But the amber mines have
practically given ont, and you cant get
any more big pieces. A piece of cut am
Der a. long as that on the pipe you have
there would be worth from SIG 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
q man who had listened to the CONVEX
sation, land one of the largest pipe
manufacturers there said that there had
not been a piece Of amber as long as
three inches in the market for five
years.
That's So" said the pipe seller.
"You may get a 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 we'll as in brier woods. {"
New York Sun.