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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-01-06
I'm Indian Mother.
BY Viola Roseboro.

OFF the coast of southern California
~ lie the Santa Barbara islands; they
look very near the mainland on the
map, as if it would only be pleasant
afternoons work to explore them in a
rowboat. but in fact they are far
enough away from the homes and
haunts Of men to have been the scene of
history stranger, lonelier and more
pitiful than the one Defoe "made up"
about Robinson Crusoe. ,
These islands have been long unin-
habited, visited only by grazers who
keep sheep on some, and by trappers
after otter and seal; the sea-lions in the
acknowledgement gardens and in the
New York aquarium were. lassoed here.
But Indians used to make their home
on the larger islands, and it was when
the last of the tribe were being removed
to the mainland that an accident oc-
CURED which caused woman to spend
on San Nicholas is years utterly alone.
In 1885 Spanish missionaries were
busy in southern California civilizing.
teaching and converting the Indians
not such degraded beings as are now to
be seen on the western coast, but skill
full people who learned well how to build
and farm. The fathers had done much
with the coast Indians, and now turned
their eyes to the little tribes on the
rocky islands out at sea. They made
arrang ements to bring them, one after
another, to the mainland. The Indians
seem to have come willingly. but in one
case the embarlation was effected wish
much difficulty, on account Of storm.
A schooner under the command of
Capt. Williams had gone to San Mich
olas-San Nicholas lies 70 miles out at
sea-to bring away the Indians, about
20 of them, who lived there A tempest
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-01-06
AN ANGRY COOK.
He Was Holly Opposed to Revolution.
lists.

1StSs
Volney was one of those French phil.
osophers whose attitude toward Chris
tianity displayed that antipathy to re-
ligion which cramps and distorts the
mind. While travelling in the United
States, Volney became engaged in dis
cussion with DR.. Priestley, all English
man, the eminent natural philosopher
who discovered oxygen gas, and whose
Unitarian theological views and radical
political sentiments had driven him
from England to Pennsylvania. DR..
Priestley, with more bitterness of feel
ing than courtesy, called Volney IAN
atheist, an ignoramus, a Chinese and a
Hottentot.." e
In the autobiogra ply of Chevalier de
Pontgibaud, recently translated under
the title of "A French Volunteer of the
War of independence" the chevalier de-
scribes a scene of which he was an eve
witness, at Philadelphia, during his
third visit to the United States. He
writes:
"Marino, who had formerly been cook
to Chevalier de Capellis, lived in Phila-
delphia and was known as an excel
lent pastry cook. One day the chew
alier was in Marines shop when a
stranger entered. He was French
man, and ordered pate, composed of
the choicest delicacies; he was going to
invite score of persons to dinner.
The pastry cook asked the customers
name and address. ~ ~
"Volney," said the stranger.
"Volney!" roared the cook, who was
a royalist and hated the revolutionists
with whom Volney had been identified
-"Volney! Volney!"
Quitting his. saucepans, he came for
ward, with the white cap on his head,
the apron tucked up, and a big knife
stuck in his belt, and in loud, trem-
bling voioe-for he was angry-cried:
Get out of here, you scoundrel! Get
out of my kitchen, you accursed atheist!
You revolutionist! You have robbed
me of my property! I don't work for
people of your kind. My stove shall
never get hot for you!''
Volney was fairly drawn from the
shop. Youth's Companion.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-01-06
A Man of His Word.

: ,",Do you take, this woman for your law
words, to that effect. The young man, who
had eloped by tandem 20 miles over dirt
road with the object of his hearts desire,
looked at the perspiring, dusty, red-faced,,
limp haired object that. stood alongside him,
set his teeth firmly, clenched his hands and
answered, in the voice Of a martyrs. II do"
Indianapolis journal.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-01-06
Railway Sleepers.

One million acres Of forest land ara
used et[ up ever!y5ysar in EUROPE to supply
the railways with sleepers.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-01-06

He-''Don't, you think. it rather risky to
come SO far alone on your wheel?" She
Hadn't thought of it-but if YOU feel tinid
I'll see you home. yellow Book.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18
BUSINESS MORE ATTRACTIVE.
Outlook for buyers FIattering for
Coming Season.

New York, May l4.-Bradstreet's says:
Business gains rather than loses in at,
Effectiveness as spring advances. While
the favorable situation in cereals is the
handspring of the improvement, manifest
ing itself in many sections of the country,
there are causes combining Herewith to
make the outlook for buyers for the cur
rent season a fiattering one. Following
the rapid advances in the prices of wheat,
which apparently eliminated for the time
being early in the current week in quo
tation for cash wheat unequalled, with
one single exception, and that only for
a short period of time, for % years past,
there has come lull and the reaction
from the abnormally high prices caused
by the squeeze in the May delivery,which
however, has left prices far above quota
lions for at least 10 years back. Tele-
graphic cable advices to Bradstreet's only
accentuate the already well known bull
ish nature of the immediate wheat situa-
ton, particularly in this and other coun-
tries, the outlook appears above those
for the past six years. With the quiet
ing down of the interest in wheat there
has come partial shifting of speculative
interest to other grains, particularly corn
and oats, and many classes of provisions
with advances in nearly all those lines.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18
GEN. BLANC0 SET A TRAP.
HAVANA STEAMERS THE BAIT.
Tried to Lure American Warships
Into a Storm of PrOjectiles-TOO
Cunning to be Caught, but Gave
the DOns n Fast Run.

Key West, May l5.-Captain General
Blanco two hours before shutdown yester-
day attempted to execute ruse which,
if successful would have cleared the front
of Havana of six ships on that blockading
station. Unable to come out to do bat
tie he adopted the tactics of the spider
md cunningly planned to draw the prey
into his net; but, though n clever and
pretty scheme as an original proposition,
it was practically repetition of the trick
of which the gunboat Vicksburg and the
little converted revenue cutter Morrill,
we're decoyed by fishing smack under
the big Krupp guns of Santa Clara bat
teries. Thanks to bad gunnery, both
ships on that occasion managed to get
out of range without being sunk, though
some of the shells burst close aboard, and
the Vicksburg's ladder was cut adrift
The wary are never caught twice in the
same trap.
The Bait Sailed Out.
Late yesterday afternoon the ships on
the Havana station were dumfounded to
see two ships steam out of Havana harbor
and head east. Dense smoke was stream
ing like black ribbons from their stacks
and glance showed that they were un-
der full head of steam. By aid of glass
es Commodore Lilly of the Mayfower
which was flying the pennant, made cut
the larger of the two vessels, which was
about 200 feet long and of about 1000
tons displacement, to be the Alfonso XII.
and the smaller one to be the lie Gazpi
both of which were known to be bottled
up in Havana harbor. At first he sup.
posed they were taking advantage of the
absence of the heavy firing ships and
were making bona fide run for the open
sea. AS superior officer, he signaled the
other ships on the station, the Vicksburg
Annapolis, Wasp, Tecumseh and Osceola
which were moving in to form a column
in echelon with the gunboats on the
right flank. The little squadron moved
in obliquely toward the fleeing Spaniards
keeping up a running fire as they went
The Alfonso and her consort circled in
shore about five miles below, and after
running in for half an hour headed in for
Moro castle. Our gunboats and thin
skinned vessels of the mosquito fleet did
not follow them in.
Lilly Saw the Ruse.
Commander Lilly saw that the willy
Spanish ruse was to draw them in under
the fire of the heavy batteries, where the
Spanish artillery officers could plot out
the exact range with their telemetres and
pot them. So the return was made in
line ahead parallel with the shore.
Commander Lilly had not been mis-
taken. As his ships came abreast of the
Santa Clara batteries the big guns open
ed and fired Is shells at distance of
about five miles. The range was badly
judged, as more than half the shells over
shot the mark and others fell short, some
as much as q mile.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18
AN OPEN LETTER 70 MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts our right TO the
exclusive use of the word CASTORIA," and
PITCHERS CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark.
I, DR.. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts.
was the originator of" PITCHERS CASToRIA,"
th- same that has borne and does now bear thu
facsimile signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER ON
every wrapper. This is the original " PITCHERS
cASToRIA" which has been used in the homes
of the mothers of America for over thirty years
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
The kind jon hare alsVays bought, and has the
signature of cHAs. H. FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
ny name except The Centaur Company Of which
chas. II. Fletcher is President.
March s. 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER. MD
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18
SENATORS BY DIRECT VOTE.
House Agrees to That Method of
EIectinE Them.

Washington, May IL. II After refusing
yesterday, by vote of 4s to 80, to consid-
er the senate bill restricting immigration,
the house took up and devoted the session
to the house resolution to amend the con-
stitution so as to provide for election of
senators by direct vote. The amendment
as proposed in the resolution reported to
the house left it in the discretion of states
to elect their senators by direct vote or
through their legislatures, but an amend
ment by Mr.. Underwood of Alabama max
ing selection by popular vote mandatory
was adopted, and the resolution was then
passed.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

State of Ohio, City of Toledo. Lucas Co.. IS.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he u the
senior partner of the firm of T. j. Cheney G.
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo Coun-
ty and State aforesaid, and that said firm will
pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn and subscribed to before me and sub
scribed in my presence, this 9Th day Of De-
cember, A. D. 1885, A. W. GLEASON,
(SeaL) Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for testimonials free.
F. J, CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

In England, in March, 12,25O workers
had wages reduced and $3.50 received ad-
vances. Pauperism and emigration
slightly increased while the unemployed
numbers decreased. Work in the colonies
is reported as uniformly dull.
The general secretary of the Amalga-
mated Society of Carpenters and join
ers has issued a report showing that the
been won in number of English cities.
There could not possibly be whittier
city than Cadiz unless it were built Of
snow.
The volume of water emptied into the
ocean by the Yukon is greater by one
third than that of the Mississippi.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18
TRY ALIENS FOOT-EASE.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner-
vous, and hot, and get tired easily. If you
have smarting feet or tight shoes, try
Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cools the feet and
makes walking easy. Cures swollen and
sweating feet, blisters and callous spots.
Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and
gives rest and comfort Ten thousand ties.
timonials of cures. Try it today. Sold BY
all druggists and shoe stores for Csc. Sent
by mail for 25c in stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted, L.
Roy, New York.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

Washington, May l4.-Official informa-
ton has been received here That the Span
ish government has filed protest in Paris
against the permission given by the
French authorities at Martinique to the
United States auxiliary cruiser Harvard
to remain in the harbor of st. Pierre for
repairs.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18
Chief of Artillery.

Washington, May l2.-Brigadier Gen.
eral John L. Rodgers, senior officer of the
artillery branch of the army, has been ap
pointed chief of artillery of the army and
placed in charge of the heavy artillery Of
all the coast defenses.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

A big lockout of painters is threaten
ed in Denmark. The bosses organ zed
and 10000 men may be affected.
Every German regiment has chiropo-
dist in its ranks.
Minnesota State Federation meets at
Winona, June 4th.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

The London Lancet continues its wal
on the dangerous habit of kissing the BIZ
BILE in courts. 1t calls this habit "a com.
parativelY modern and useless innova-
ton"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

Etc Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness
TITO after first days use OF DR.. Klines Great
Nerve aestorer. Send for FREE $500 trial
Arch street, Philadelphia, PA.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18
ALL AROUND MARKET REPORT.
Wheat Quotations, Wool Figures
and the Price OF Produce.

Following are the local quotations
Wholesale prices are given unless other
wise quoted:
Wheat at the warehouse-Country
points: Club, bulk 75c, sacked 7Sc blue
stem, bulk 7Sc, sacked Gle. At Spokane
Club, bulk 76c, sacked Tic; bluestein
bulk Zoe. sacked SIC.
Oats--At Spokane f. o. b., $2l.
Barley-Country points f. o. b., 92@95c
per cwt.
Rye-Country points f. o. b., 65@7Oc
per cwt.
Flour-Per barrel-Plansifter $475;
Superb, $3.50; Spokane, 1928.
Feed-Bran and shorts, $l3 per ton
shorts, $l4; bran, $l2; rolled barley, $40;
chicken feed, $23@25.
Corn--Whole, $23; cracked, $24.
Hay-Timothy, $lO@ll per ton; wheat
hay, $40; alfalfa, $40.
Eggs-Ranch, $4.25@475.
Wool-Fine medium, 8@7c per lb; me
dunn, 5@6c per lib.
Produce-Fancy creamery butter, 30
and cob tubs, 2le per ID; 5, 10 and 20 h
tubs, 22c; prints, pc; California butter
25@26c ID; country butter in rolls, 20@
23c per ID; cooking butter, Ice; eastern
creamery, prints, 23c; cheese, twin, full
cream, l3@l4c; cheese, twin, skim milk,
9h@ Toe; ranch eggs, $4@4.25; honey
white comb. l3l@l4c; fancy, l5c per b.
Vegetables-Potatoes, 30@32c per cwt;
cabbage, 75c per cwt; turnips, 75c per
cwt; beets, 75c per cwt; onions, $500
LIS per cwt; beans, la@la per lib; squash.
LILO per dozen.
Poultry-Chickens, live weight, 9@l0c
per lib; dressed, ll@l2c; turkeys, live, II
@l2c; dressed, l2@l3c; ducks, live, l0c;
dressed, ll@l2c per lib; geese, live, LOG
lie; dressed, l2@l2sc.
Meats-Beef cows, live, $3@3.25 per
cwt; dressed, $6@6.50; steers, live, 1925
$3.50; dressed, $s@s5O; hogs, live, 1915
&c; dressed, $7@75O; mutton, live, Az
4sc per ID; lamb, lac, wholesale.
Portland, May l4.-There was sill ht
lull in the wheat business today. Ninety
four cents was the ruling quotation for
Portland delivery.
San Francisco, May l4.-Wheat is firm
on call, but spot prices are unchanged.
MetaIs.
Bar silver, 565c.
San Francisco, May l4.-Silvcr bars,
563cj Mexican dollars. 45c.
Lake copper-Quiet; brolserS $ll.5O.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

Mexico denotes the place or seat of Mex
it'll, the Aztec god of war.
Within the Antarctic circle there has
never been found Towering plant.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

A man doing light work needs about II
ounces of food per day; doing hard work,
80 ounces. For very hard physical labor,
45 ounces are necessary.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

The great barrier reef along the coast of
Australia is about 1900 miles long, the
work of coral insects.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

The widow of the Tichborne claimant is
penniless, and relief fund is being start
ed.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

I believe my prompt use of Pisos Cure
prevented quick consumption.-Mrs. Luz
cy Wallace, Marquette, Kans., Dec. u, '95.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

Rain falls on the eastern coast of Ire
land about POS days in the year.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

Very many short-sighted people have
prominent eyes.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

A docttt says that the growth of chill
-dren take place entirely when they are
AleeD.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18

A sort of Christian So list Colony
is soon to be started etT sol, Mo. It's
promoters claim that To-, have about
$40, 600 capital to stapdcS "a
: Boston printers $ 3 nine -ber~
day sd Nay /. 4
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18
Experience
And Not
Experiments

Should be your guide in buying medicine.
Let others experiment; you should be
guided by experience. Experiments are
uncertain in result; experience is sure.
Experiments may do you harm; expert
ence proves that Hoods Sarsaparilla will
do you wonderful good. You may rely
upon the experience of those who have
been cured by this medicine.
Proved Its Merit.
my daughter was afflicted with ..ver
trouble and had sallow complexion. She
has taken Hoods Sarsaparilla and her
complexion is clear. Another daughter
had eruptions on her hands, but after
taking Hoods Sarsaparilla the eruptions
are all gone. We believe Hoods Sarsa-
parilla to be an excellent medicine" Mrs.
NJ. E. Hill, Brookneld, Wash.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18
In Terrific Heat.


At I o'clock the day had become fur.
iously hot so that men were fainting be
low the decks and at the guns the gun
ners were streaming sweat as no man
ever sweats even in the hot room of O
Turkish bath.
One man, gunner's mate, on the Am.
phitrite, was overcome and died in few
hours
But the battle went on. The fleet was
now steaming across the fortified front OF
the island for the third time. The firing
from the ships was unabated, but many
of the Spanish guns were silenced and
while the shower of shells seemed as thick
as ever, the thinner cloud of smoke, the
leaping flames from burning houses close
to the shore, but behind the Notifications
made the Americans know their work
was not as vain as the frenzied firing OF
the Spaniards.
burned the Town.
In the old part Of the town Of San Juan
adjoining the Notifications whole blocks
were blazing. The swelling sea made it
difficult for the Americans to confine
their fire to the batteries. Many of the
shells flew over and burst among the an
Gent buildings from which the population
had Ned at dawn. So fierce was the
American fire that had the intention been
to lombard the residepce portion Of San
Juan the damage ccfSh .ardly have been
greater. -
The lighthpure LeaiemOlished soon
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18
Metals.

DAT sIIVeT, DUG.
San Francisco, May l4.-Silvcr bars
563c; Mexican dollars. 45c.
Lake copper-Quiet; brosers $ll.5O.
Lead-Quiet; brokers', $3.50
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-05-17
An Educated Ballot.

If you stand at the polls on election
day Of any of our cities, you will see 8
cultivated gentleman, familiar with the
history and needs of our country, and
of our peculiar form of government, you
will see the successful merchant, the
thrifty farmer, who never lets his acres
lie idle, deposit their convictions In the
ballot box, beside the man whose brain
is never clear of the effects of alcohol, or
by the side of the hobo, whose vote is
bought with meals at the restaurant or
drinks at the nearest saloon, and also
by the side of the honest and industrl-
GUS laborer; but who is perhaps ignor-
ant of the alphabet of our language and
of the first principles of our govern
ment, and is influenced by party bosses.
Thus the ballot represented by knowl-
edge and culture is neutralized.
The law requires a man to be OF
igood, moral character" in order to
keep saloon, in order to cast ballot
that may decide the ruling power OF our
country, and he must be male citizen
81 years of age.
Is it not relic of the dark ages that
makes no distinction save that OF sex,
and requires none of the qualities for
which right governments are instituted
and by which they must be preserved?
So enfranchise all who can pass the edu-
cational test and are of proper age.
Nineteen per cent. of all our voters can
neither read nor write. More young
women are graduating from our schools
every year than young men. Why
should they not have the privileges of
the ballot?
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1898-05-17

School tea;cers and ministers of the
gospel. Tco many parents think they
aIe doing a.. that is necessary along
these lines, if they rig their children UP
once week and send them to Sabbath
School for an hours instruction. How
about the one hundred and fifty hours
spent at home each week? Can not a
little of it be used for the moulding of
the soul-life of the child. What right
has parent to expect the salvation of
that soul in later years, when all the
moral and religious training has been
shifted on to the shoulders of others? 1t
is necessary, then, that there be con-
scientious, thorough cultivation of both
the head and the heart to resist the tide
of vice they must sooner or later meet.
We are all familiar with the story of
little Samuel and how each year his
mother provided little coat for him.
1t is simple illustration, but contains
a solemn warning to us as parents. We
who have children in the home are max
never outgrow as long as life endures.
The Creator puts into the hands of
each mother an unclothed spirit as well
as body Shall all the time be spent IN
providing raiment for the body, while
the mind, the immortal spirit, is left
naked, or be compelled to pick up at
random its habits of thinking and act
ing? This were impossible. Our chill
dren will put on our ways and habits in
spite of us. What they see us do, they
will do. What they hear from us lodge
in their memory to bring forth in the
future either good or evil. Upon their
plastic, susceptible minds we are print
ing constantly the impressions which
come out in character. If we live for
the world, it is quite likely our children
will die of the world. If we set our af-
fections on things above and seek first
the kingdom of God in their behalf as
well as our own, we may reasonably ex-
pect to see them in the kingdom. Thus
are weaving and putting on coats to our
children. God grant that in after years
we may not look back with regret and
wonder how we wove such poor gar
ment. May we have that wisdom from
above that will enable us to shun all the
fabrics of this life, and
weave for them only that garment of
purity and righteousness that will stand
the test of time and the search-ight of
the day of judgment.
Let us not despise the day of small
things. 1t is the little things that
count and it is the sum total of daily
good deeds that make up the ''beauty of
holiness" Shall we not strive and
weave for these children that garment
Of godliness that by divine grace shall
grow brighter and fairer until they shall
stand in shining apparel before our
Fathers throne?