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From the Philadelphia Times.
Edison suggests the following method of
discovering the insidious torpedo boat at
night: 1T would suggest" said he, that
in addition to the searchlights now em-
ployed, cannisters of calcium calbide, with
a small quantity of calcium phosphide mix
ed in, be placed near the scouting boats
or fired into the water at a distance from
mortar. These canisters, being provided
with buyoant chambers and water vents,
would give off acetylene gas, and also
spontaneously Informative phosphoreted
hydrogen, which would serve to ignite
continuously the acetylene gas. The result
would be powerful lights, very cheaply
produced, in great numbers over an area
of several square miles, Any torpedo boat
coming nearer than one OF these lights
would be thrown in silhouette, which to the
eye, would be in at least fifty times more
powerful than the small reflection from
the light-absorbing surface of a torpedo
boat illuminated by the most powerful cleo
trio light"
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his own In skeleton chapters in blank
books ruled for the purpose. He also
knows what the ending will be before he
begins story, and business method lies
behind every pen stroke. In fact, for
one, have never had much respect for the
unity and artistic sequence of work of that
author who claims that when beginning his
work he had no conception Of the end.
On the contrary, Mr.. Smith writes book
as he paints a picture or builds a light
house-a little plotting with charcoal,
rectifying of lines with the brush, and then
the floating Of color. He is full of boylsh
enthusiasm for the picturesque in nature
or In character, and he Is quoted as assert
ing that it required two men to paint a
picture-one to do the work and the other
to club off the artist when 1t was done.
This is an epitomized critique of Mr..
Smiths personality. Is there not always
present Francis H. Smith, the business man.
at the elbow of F. Hopkinson Smith, the
artist? AS it is pointedly and very truth
fully expressed, "the sentences of the au-
thor are never wriggled or pottered over
until their verility and freshness are de-
stroyed by over-laboration."
AS a piece Of literary work, not so much
praise can be accorded the story. Unity of
subject, so necessary to a logical discourse,
is not Indispensable to literature How
ever, the most difficult kind of writing In
which to preserve the unites is in a narra-
tive, and intrusive characters, who, inter-
esting in themselves, interfere with the
character groupe, and the perspective be-
comes disturbed. To have a perfect story,
there must be but one elimination, and ali
must be held up to it. In Caleb West there
are two separate streams Of interest, new
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Blood Purifier, Appetizer, Dgester and Nerve Tonic.
Epes Weakness and Seknes Makes Wg and sheng DMggss.

for a Yankee from Boston or q hustler
from Chicago. Possibly the most conspic-
uous thing about Mr.. Smith Is his capacity
for work, which seems unlimited, for he
never drops one line of work to take up an
other. Since he has become an author, q
lecturer and reader of his own works. in
stead Of showing half dozen pictures at
the annuel exhibition of the Water Color
Society, as formerly, he makes yearly ex-
hibition of his own, going to Venice, Con-
stantinople and Holland for his subjecas.
Possibly the secret of his ability to accom-
plish much lies in the fact that he IL able
to utilize an hours leisure whenever found,
for 1t is said his opportunity for literary
work occurs after his business office in
Wall street, where he goes daily when in
the city. There much of his writing has
been done in a little dingy private office,
surrounded by specimens of granite and
samples of cement. In fact, 1t is believed
that IL necessary, he could write his books
as he paints his pictures, seated on a camp
stool in the street, surrounded by a chat
tering crowd. This splendid characteristic
is no doubt the outcome Of the fact that
Mr.. Smith did not reach his development as
writer until after he was fifty years of
age. The years previous had most likely
been an evolutionary period of ripening
along uneonsciously methodical lines.
This special qualification possessed by
Mr.. Smith to do his literary work in the
interim between hours Of business duties,
as opposed to that OF large clAss of literary
workers who must await tie convenient
hour and flow of inspiration, = strongly
evinced by his work. He has perfect sys-
tenn that governs his work. His manu-
scripts are mapped out after method all
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-17

For twenty years the artst-author, Mr.
f. Hopkinson Smith,. has occupied house
on the slope Of the hill between Lexington
and Third avenues. on the south side Of
Thirty-fourth street, in New York.
The house, 1t is said, may be distinguish
ed from its neighbors by studio rising
above Its roof, and If. on winters even-
ing, ruddy light emanates from
this favorite den, one may assume with all
most certainty that Mr.. Smith is entertain-
ing some Of his friends with his very new
est story or otherwise dispensing his hospi-
tality. A description of this particular den
of the author assures us that there are
many loving tributes of hands that are
cold as well of hands that are still warm
with work-a Reinhart, Quartley, a Sa-
rony-among tiles by Abbey, Chase, Weir,
Clifford, and others.
A portrait of Elihu vedder looks down
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er merged into one. The ability Of
George Eliot may sustain the interest of
two lives as Gwendolen Harleth and Dam
lei Deronda, or the genius of Shakespeare
as in skilfully Intervening the story Of
Jessica and Lorenza with the main story
when the interest comes perilously near be-
ing divided. But 1t Is a delicate and diff
ficult task, and one not often attempted.
OF course the reader Is intensely interest
ed in Caleb West, the sturdy master-diver,
and his hayward young wife, and there is
no doubt that these strong creations, con,
sisting of Caleb, Captain Joe and Aunty
Bell with her perfect and unremitting hos.
pitality, are to be considered as the central
theme of the story They would have
formed an excellent basis alone, a theme
suffused with living, breathing human in
terest Apart from these, and In strong
contrast, is another group of characters,
which come perilously near to detaching
the interest from the former group. These
too, would have made an excellent story by
themselves. The author was evidently car.
ried away by his interest and sympathy
for Mrs. Leroy, who Is by all odds the fin
est drawn character In the book. She,
above all Others, has that first requisite OF
a perfect characteristic and individuality.
all her words and acts proceed from q hu.
man heart, OF the nature Of which the writ
er has clear notion. The author produces
happy and fitting climax to one part of
his story, but In the other part a by no
means satisfactory impression Is produced.
So much human sympathy has been aroused
in the heart of the reader for Mrs. Leroy
that the closing lines In the book touch q
responsive chord which refuses to be COM
forted
!. I<l.a--.~.i-N. PAUL PRY.
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from one side Of the chimney-piece and the
face of Mark Twain from the other, and
conspicuous place on the wall Is occupied
by a crayon portrait of Ned Holland in the
character of Colonel Carter. Everything
present in the studio and also in the living
rooms beneath display the artistic taste Of
the owner, and although for many years it
has been his custom to spend his summers
abroad at favorite resorts in Italy and
Holland, yet in his home there is con-
spicuous absence on every hand of the
souvenirs of travel collected by the ordi-
nary tourist.
We claim Mr.. F. Hopkinson Smmith as q
Southerner, for he was born in Virginia
and reared in Baltimore, and vet we read
that in personal appearance Mr.. Smith sug
gests the New Englander rather than the
Southerner. Even New York has failed to
assimilate his restless personality and say
he would readily be taken among strangers
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The readers Of this. paper will be pleased
disease that science has been abe to cure
in in ali its stages, and that Is catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the. only positive
cure known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being constitutional disease, re-
quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting d.
faces faces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease. and giving the
t11tion and assisting nature In doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faith
in its curative powers. that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t falls
to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address, f. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. o.
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"Get offl" demanded the other, with
what show of firmness she could command.
Il should say not. l shall never stir
again. Not until every one of these people
leaves this old carette will I think about
getting off, and only then provided the
drivers back is turned"
I'm afraid, dear, / haven't enough car
fare to continue to ride in this thing in
definitely, so let's stop at the bird store
when we come to It."
''Oh, but did you see the way that wo-
man looked at me when the fish went
down? There was murder in her eye, and
know that man intends to have me arrest
ed just as soon as he can see a policeman.
Every one who comes in glances down con-
temptuously upon this poor fish, and It Is
gasping for air now, and all because join
ed the Audubon society and read so much
through Lent about cruelty to birds that
I got tender-hearted about fish, too.
hadn't any wings on my Easter hat, and I
couldn't bear to throw this fish into the
lake."
The bird store was welcome sight, The
sign tapped in the breeze, and in the win
dow were aquariums large and small,
round and square, filled with water and
shells and seaweed. and happy little fish
that darted here and there came to the
glass sides and looked out or hid in their
little stone castles
This is the place to leave my wretched
little BEAST said the tender-hearted
Louise, and she smilingly greeted the man
who came forward to wait upon her. Then
she offered him her fish.
I'VE don't want to buy any, he said
"Oh, no; don't expect to sell it. I just
want to give it to you. don't want it any
longer. Don't you see, haven't any place
to put it, and 1 thought you might take
it."
The man shook his head. 1--WE can't sell
that kind. People usually buy the small
Japanese goldfish. 1t wouldn't be of any
use to me-"
"Oh, but you must!'' walled the girls in
chorus. I'VE wouldn't take 1t home for a
million doilarsw
Then they told him the trouble they had
had, and the man said he thought he could
give the outcast nice, comfortable place.
(which just goes to show" said the girl
In the orange hat, as they walked away
from the store, that II you don't want a
thing yourself nobody else ever seems to
want IT.
The other girl merely gave long sigh Of
relief
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-17

From the Cleveland Leader.
A Cleveland dealer in tombstones received
an order few days ago for a marble slab
which was wanted by a man of the state
to mark the grave of his wife. The stone
was not: to cost more than s37, and under
the maine and dates of borth and death Of
the deceased the widower directed that the
following lines should be cut, sin plain, an.
destinations letters:"
Here lies my wife; her life was good,
And SO she did not fear to die;
I'd not recall her If l could,
For she's at rest, and so am I.
By Her Loving Husband.
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Export Trade in Horses

According to the Country Gentleman. the
expectation of horses is on the increase. It
notes that there were 1882 sent abroad
last year, of the value of $751;, 265 against
2S,632 in 1886. OF these, 2,57O went to the
United Kingdom, $3.50 to Germany, 511S to
other European countries, sos to Britishpj
America, 4,13o to the West Indies and Ber-
muda, and 1918 to Mexicoo. Only 70 went
to France. Some good prices are reported
In Chicago-a fine coach horse at 81, loo anad
for carriage team to go to Antwerp. The
largest consignment of horse tos London
ever maded was recently from the Chicago
stockyards, of ITO head, and the largest
shipment by steam from Chicago was 3O1
horses, in the Minnehaha. Relative to the
charge made in Germany that American
horses have the influenza, aw ritter says it
cannot be avoided, and Is incident to ac-
climation, and foreign horses carried there
have it, but 1t is rarely fatal, and the ami
NAL, on recovery, develops improved Dorm
and hardness
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Its Voice Is StiIled

From the Yonkers Statesman.
BILL haven't heard you play your violin
since you got married. tell you, you
made it talk!
Jill-No; 1t hasn't had chance to say
anything since I got married. .l s..
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Three-Cent Rabbits

e. B. Dore, of Kansas, says that sections
of that state are overrun with jack rabbits.
Some time ago they became such nus-
ance that Sumner county offered 8 cents
apiece for their scalps. One hundred and
fifty thousand were slain on one Sunday,
and in a week the county was bankrupt
anad had to levy a special tax to finish
paving for the ScalpS.
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Curfew Law Successful

The curfew law is said to have been so
successful in indianapolis that nearly ev-
cry city and town in Inudiana may soon
be enforcing 1t. Indianapolis reports that
numerous bands of young roughs have
been broken up and small depredations
have decreased at nighet since the ordi-
nance went into effect. 1t has been neces-
sary to make no more than dozen arrests
and the law practically enforces itself.
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Holds His Position

From the Boston Transcript
Fidget-They say. that Willows son is
dull scholar
Midget-Oh don't know. True he was
placed at the foot of the class before ex-
animation; but he should be credited with
the fact that he has succeeded in MAIN
tanning his position ever since.
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A Better srstem Needed

From the Geneva Tribune.
The Tribune favors a better school sys-
tenn for Alabama. The present school law
is a farce and failure. Let us have q
free school system that will be beneficial
or none at ALL
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A NEGLECTED Question

From the Quin Gazette-Appeai.
Let the press of Alabama take an ae i've
part in promoting the cause of education
and establishing a better public school sys-
tenn. Surely there is no other question half
so important, and we are sorry to say so
badly neglected.
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A Crushing Tale

From the Chicago News.
He tried to teach her how to bike,
But now he is In heaven;
Her weight was just two hundred pounds
And his was ninety
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Hopeless Infatuation

From the Chicago Record. =
Julia still loves her husband madly."
How do you know"
she says he can read poetry better than
any other man alive"
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THE STATE -EXCHANG GEES.
Once in Four Years

From the Admission. Hot Blast.
Alabama's elections come entirely too
often. Let the constitution be so changed
that there will be an election in the state
only once every four years and then all be
held on-the same day.
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A War of the Right Sort

From the Troy Journal
Let's make war in our county on
ignorance.
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500 Reward 500,

The merit of Hoods Sarsaparilla Is prov
en- by the wonderful cures 1t effects.
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Dirty Kerosene
Don't use dirty kerosene when you can
get electricity.
The Consolidated Electric Light Co.
Ice Cold Drinks at Parker's
Drug Store.
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I ever saw for purifying the blood, and
cheerfully recommend 1t to others who
may be suffering from impure blood.
Very truly, THOMAS r. CARTER.
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The two offending young women who
had broken IN upon the serenity of that
carette full of people meekly settled down
in their corner, blushing furiously and too
cowed to laugh.
"Shall we get Off" ventured the girl in
the burnt-orange hat, who had been wish
ing she had worn nothing more conspicu-
Gus than black and that her dotted veil had
been chiffon one two inches thick.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-03-24
the trade. II is estimated that the visi
tors to the store would number several
thousand if every visit was counted.
Council Meeting.

The city council met Monday evening
with everybody present but Bartholet
and Poole and after the reading of the
minutes side walk matters came up for
their usual share OF attention.
Edward Whitson appeared before the
council representing certain property
owners VINO objected to extending the
side walk on First Street as far up as Z.
He was granted time to prepare protest.
A resolution was passed declaring the
councils intention to build a side walk
on Fourth Street out as far as the hos
pital.
The committee on streets and bitches
reported that they had given contract
to repair the intake of the city ditch at a
cost of $3l2.5O and that the work would
be completed in 20 days.
The arc light placed at the corner of
Yakima avenue and Second street was
ordered transferred to the corner OF
Fourth and G, near st. Joseph's church
Ordinances providing for fire escapes
on certain buildings and increasing the
hawkers' license to $25 per day were
passed to u second reading and laid over
until next meeting.
The matter of determining whether the
city or county should care for strangers
in the city who need help was considered,
sundry bills were allowed and the council
ad journed.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-03-24
THE LADIES CO SHOPPING
Three Firms Have Observation-Disclosures
Orchestra at Golden Rule.
CITY FATHERS IN COUNCIL
An Arc Light Moved The New Fire Escape
Ordinance -Hawkers' License Increased
to SIS Per Day-Sidewalk to
the Hospital.
CITY FATHERS IN COUNCIL

The ladies OF North Yakima took DOS
session of the city Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week, which
were the opening days of three Of our
popular establishments that deal in
things dear to the feminine heart. In
the meantime the sterner sex looked on
,adniringly but with strings on their
pocketbooks, for the goods dispIayed
this spring were more tempting than ever
before.
At Madam Conoly's millinery store a
stock of millinery was shown that would
be credit to any city and their liberal
patronage proved that the ladies appre.
ciated it. The unanimous verdict is that
she had a line of very beautiful hats.
Mrs. Cary outdid all her former efforts.
Her store was very lastly decorated and
her show windows were dressed in the
most tempting manner. Among the
other decorations were buttercups and
vioets and as a pleasant feature of the
affair each lady visiting was presented
with dainty bouquet of these flowers.
Mrs. Cary's customers are more than
pleased with the large and well selected
stock she displayed which has never been
surpassed in this city.
The Golden Rule certainly made hit
by the method they adopted of having
music in attendance at their opening
The Yakima orchestra has always been
winner and in employing them
to play during the afternoon and
evening Mr.. Schott had a mascot in con
slant attendance. The large storeis filled
with magnificent stock which is dis
played to the utmost advantage and for
three days the large number of extra
clerks were scarcely able to take care of
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-03-24
A Valua bic Machine.

J. I. Station has been working for some
months on machine to save fine gold,
and with the assistance OF Sam Cha ppel
has brought it to successful completion.
1t is arranged 80 that the gold bearing
sand or gravel is forced under or through
quicksilver held in succession of en-
closed pockets, and the result is very sat
isfacfory.
A dozen prominent citizens witnessed
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-03-24
A Renowned Lecturer Coming.

Great interest is being manifested in
the lecture of DR.. J Z. ID. John, ex- Presi
dent of DePaua University, which is to
he given in this city on April 4th, 1898,
at the NJ. +. church. This great lecture,
did God Make Man, or Man Make
God" has attracted world wide attention
and called forth thousands of columns of
favorable press notices from the daily
press, is in the nature of reply to the
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a Good Supper.

The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will give a supper in the sample rooms
of the Hotel Yakima next Tuesday even
ing.
1t will be ready at five.thirty o'clock
and the charge will be % cents for which
those who attend are promised supper
long to be remembered.
The place is the sample rooms of the
Hotel Yakima, the day, next Tuesday
and the time half past five o'clock.
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practical test at Mr.. Chsppel's place on
Tuesday with very hsttering success
Those present appointed three old miners
to make report, which they did as fol-
lows:
NORTH YAKIMA, March p, 1895.
To Sam Chapel and J. r. station.
Dear Sirs The undersigned committee, APP
pointed to examine and report on the operation
of the station gold saving machine, respectfully
report that we witnessed the operation of said
machine for about two hours washing sand and
gravel containing fine particles of gold, and it
separated and saved the gold in most satisfac-
tory manner. We believe this machine will
save at least 95 per cent of the finest particles of
gold, and the principle is simple and perfect
J. G. MACRIMMoN,
d. c. STONE,
\. T. GOODwIN,
Committee.
The machine will be manufactured in
North Yakima and will sell at $500 and
up according to size, and in sand such as
that found at Rosa will save from $40 to
500 per day.
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Who Took the Piano StoOl1

A standing reward of $40 is offered for
the arrest and conviction OF the person
who stole the piano stool from the Ma
sonic hall after the last social given by
the Elks.
This is the second time the offence has
occurred, and the Elks and Mssons have
each offered reward of $40 to locate the
offender.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-03-24

Wallace & Coburn report that they are
selling an immense number of Superior
steel ranges. They find that every range
sold advertises itself by it's superior fea-
lures and results in the sale of two more,
so that the demand for them constantly
increases. 1t is always safe to buy an
article Of this kind.
Charles A. Scannell has sold to Henry
Otter the fine 4-year-old bay gelding
known as Alterton. The figure paid is
not mentioned, but Mr.. Otter has secured
a fine animal.
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FARM FOR SALE.

William McCarty farm, fourteen miles
south of North Yakima, 10 acres for
sale for $3500.0O. Terms, 500 cash, bal
ance on six years time with annual pay
ments Of $500. Interest per cent on
deferred payments. For particulars
write to
SPARK BROTHERS,
10 At Tekoa, Wash.