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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17

Among the pretty stories told Of
Lincoln, is one of a comprehensive
pardon which he granted to a poor old
man, John Helm, a Confederate, who
during the war was put in prison by
the Federal authorities.
When the case was brought before
Lincoln he listened with more than
usual interest, then said: "You are
talking about John Helm? Well, did
you know that / used tolive in Helms
town? He was kind to me. Why,
when / went out to Illinois poor man
he gave me the money to pay my way.
John Helm2 Oh, yes, l know what ]
owe him, and can fix his case" And
this is what the President wrote;
81 hereby pardon John L. Helm, Of
Kentucky, for all that he has evei
done against the United States, ant
all that he ever will do. a. Lincoln.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17
A MODERN VALENTINE.

I've written it, love. with a stiff steel pen;
For the geese, understand,
Are SO learned now, that their quilts, | trow,
Must supply their own demand.
I've secured it love, by the aid of glue
Instead of II strand of hair,
Which can not obtain for see with pain.
have none really to spare.
send it to you by the postman, love;
For Cupid, grieve to hear,
Is afraid of the cold, and has grown so old
That he doesn't go out this year.
But the message is ever the same, my love.
While the stars their course fulfill,
Though to me and to you 1t may seem quite new
It's the old, old story still,
Caroline ". Lattimer
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17
The awful earnestness OF

character. The awful earnestness OF
the epoch for which each stands is a
common element. Moreover, there is a
lesson in true democracy taught by
the bringing together of the biog-
raphies of the two heroes----the aristo-
cratic Virginian gentleman, and the
rail-splitter, man of the common peo-
pie, "new birth of our new soil"
Only in a republic could such diverse
souls share the nations highest hon
ors.
The efforts made by the Grand
Army of the Republic to introduce a
real teaching of patriotism in the pub
lie schools is bearing fruit. The flag
floats daily over hundreds of school
houses. Thousands of children delight
in saluting the red. white and blue,
and verbally pledge "heart and hand
to our country" This training in
love of country and in gratitude to its
heroes might be largely supplemented
by general observance of Patriots
Day.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17
TIMELY REFLECTIONS.
MRS. MATTE J. PREBLE.

Compared with Alexander, Caesar,
or Bonaparte, George Washington fills
little space in the annals of men
compared with the words of Madison
or Adams, what he wrote and said is
insignificant: yet he fills larger
place in the hearts of mankind than
any of these.
Of him an Irish poet asked
How shall we rank thee on history's page
Thou more than hero,
Yet little less than sage
OF peace too fond to pay a conquerors part,
In camps too long to learn q statesman's art. 3"
To the poets question, impartial his
tory responds in no doubtful tone, that
of all the long list of patriots, George
Washington was put to the severest
tests. More, than once in the scale of
his affections, did the welfare of his
country outweigh his own happiness
and self-aggrandizement.
The beginning of the Revolution
found Washington bound to the Brit
ish Empire by all the ties of education
social tastes, and self-interest, and sur
rounded by all that contributes to the
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17

state is one of few that have made it
legal holiday. Today no one ques-
tions the value of true celebration of
Lincoln's memory; but of what value
to the public is the mere fact that Feb
ruary 10Th is legal holiday?
Last Saturday many men and
women were surprised to find banks
and the postoffice closed at certain
hours. When they investigated they
learned the reason and said, ooh, yes,
it is Lincoln's birthday" AS rule,
only those stopped work whose wages
went on
One cause for this condition is doubt
less found in the fact that the birth
days of our two greatest Presidents
occur within ten days of each other
The 18th and the ODD are too near to
admit of a successful observance of
both. In the nature of the case, TIE
fitting celebration of one would be
much like that of the other.
Why not unite in the celebration of
a single day, called Patriots Day, on
which we shall acknowledge our debt
to the Father of his Country and to
our martyred President. "That from
these honored dead we take increased
devotion to that cause for which they
gave the last full measure of devotion"
1t would matter little whether the day
were the ODD. the 18th, or exactly half
way between these dates, the day on
which, by chance, the Woman's Edi-
ton is issued.
With single holiday to stand for
so much, we might hope for its true
observance. 1t should be set apart,
even more than the ODD now is, for the
growth of national love and loyalty.
In the school, the church. and the pub
lie hall the story of the great should
be rehearsed.
1t is a matter for congratulation,
that the 22d has thus far been kept
true to the spirit and intent of the
day. Other holidays have drifted far.
Thanksgiving Day has become an ex-
. cuse for an immoderate dinner. On
the Fourth of July the voices of
patriotism are partially drowned in
the noise of powder and the excite
ment of baseball and horse-races. Even
the blessed Christmas has become bur
dened by the perversion of beautiful
custom. Probably no day is kept so
truly as Forefathers' Day, but this is
not likely ever to become legalized
holiday, nor to appeal to large pro
portion of our people.
There is much to make an ideal day
of Patriots Day, which should per-
petuate the memory of Washington
and Lincoln. The very features of
both heroes are an inspiration. The
portrait of Washington hangs in many
school-rooms in the state through the
kindness Of the Sons of the Revolu-
luton, and our state seal reflects the
face of the President for whom it is
named.
There is much of sacred dignity and
of personal magnetism about each
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17
THE BIRTHDAY.
FROM EUGENE FIELD.
I)ay.

All at once he heard cry; shrill
little voice that did not linger in his
ears, but went straight to his heart
and kept echoing there and twining
itself in and out, in and out, over and
over again.
This little voice stirred Lawrence
strangely; it seemed to tell him strange
things he had never known before, to
speak a wisdom he had never dreamed
of, to breathe a sweeter music than he
had ever heard, to inspire ambitions
purer and better than he had ever felt
the voice of his firstborn; you know,
fathers, what that meant to Lawrence.
"She's here at last" he murmured
thankfully, "heaven be praised for
that"
OF course you understand that
Lawrence had been hoping for girl;
so had his wife. They had planned to
call her Mary, after her mother, the
quondam belle of the Northern Neck.
Grandfather Joseph Ball, late of Ep-
ping Forest, was to be her godfather,
and Colonel Bradford Custis, of James
town, had promised to grace the
christening with his imposing pres
ence.
"Well, you can come in" said Miss
Bette, with much condescension, and
in all humility Lawrence did go in.
DR.. Farley was quite as solemn and
impressive as ever. He occupied the
great chair near the chimney-place,
and he still held the gold head of his
everlasting cane close to his nose.
"Well, Mary" said Lawrence, with
an inquirina, yearning glance. Mary
was very pale, but she smiled sweetly.
Lawrence, it's boy" said Mary.
Oh, what grievous disappointment
that was! After all the hopes, the
talk, the preparations, the plans--a
boy! What would Grandfather Ball,
late of Epping Forest, say? What
would come of the grand old christen-
ing that was to be graced by the i'm
posing presence of Colonel Bradford
Gusts, of Jamestown? How the JEFF
Persons and Randolphs and Masons
and Pages, and Slaughters and Car
tiers and Ayletts and Henrys would
gossip and chuckle, and how he,
Lawrence, would be held up to the
scorn and derision of the facetious
yoeman of Westmoreland 1t was
simply terrible.
And Just then, too, Lawrence's vex-
alton was increased by a gloomy re-
port from the four worthy danes
down stairs--viz., Mistress Carter,
Mistress Fairfax, Miss Dorcas Cul-
pepper, spinster, and Aunt Lizzie, the
nurse. These inquiring creatures had
been casting the newborn babes
horoscope through the medium of tea
grounds in their blue-china cups, and
each agreed that the child's future was
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17
PATRIOTS DAY.

AS people, we have none too much
reverence for our past and its heroes.
Four holidays are set apart to foster
this feeling, -- Independence Day,
Memorial Day, and the birthdays OF
Washington and Lincoln. The thought
that Lincolns birthday should be hon
ored is of recent origin. Only a few
years ago college and lyceum orators
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17

"Iet him who pines for want OF waalth'
For comfort. happiness and health,
For all good gifts By labor won.
homestead seek in Washington"
-BREwERTOE.
The silver lance., 1898-03-11
PRONUNCIATION PUZZLE.
Test Yourself by Reading This Little Story
Aloud

Test Yourself BY Reading This Little Story
Aloud
The following episode" will prove a
very clever puzzle as a test of the abil-
ity Of people to pronounce readily and
correctly many common words of their
native tongue. The list, which con-
tains no words of disputed prounucia-
ton is as follows:
An interesting inquiry took place in
the court of oyer and terminer some
time ago. Indisputable evidence was
given toward proving that a heinous
incident had taken place during pub
lie pageant. 1t seems that pretty girl.
rather Juvenile in appearance, having
an extraordinary head of hair like an
AlbinO, represented Thalia and sat on
a pedestal erected on one of the floats.
The procession was directing its course
down the Mall, when the attention of
the Onlookers was drawn to the excited
conduct of one of the spectators who
had fixed her eyes upon the tiara, set
with jewels in the form of a carat.
which Thalia wore upon her head as
she sat in what seemed to be her won't
ed attitude of nonchalence and leisure.
This person was afterward shown to be
| maniacal laundress whose squalor
and detestation and hideous grimaces
dess. What vagary bade this reptile
turn her servile eyes, full of rapine, on
the beautiful maiden. it is hard to say;
but suddenly. under pretense of see
ing something on the ground. she pro-
duced a hiatus in the crowd. and thus
obtained precedence of ALL Simultan-
eously with her appearance the van
drove past She then filled the air with
gross raillery and began to promulgate
Anarchism, society's lack of probity.
and the general prediction of politi-
clans for patronage. Then she besonsht
her audience to hear hor oifi'e on the
glaciers of the Alps, the ruins OF Pom
poll, the female franchise, the
Pleiades. and her patron saint. She
was evidently demented. and the flow
Of her vocables appeared endless. Sud
denly she raised a pestle which had
been hidden under her shawl and
threw it directly at the visor on the
girls head Thereupon fiaccid lith-
ographer. who was cutting a swath
as n tribute on the following van
grasped seine and threw it over the
gaunt old hag. so that her efforts to
escape were futile. and she became as
docile as lamb. The pathos of the af-
fair lay in the way the girl bore the
ordeal In court the viragO gave an
alias instead of her own name. Her de-
fense was that vaccine, whose pres
ence was shown by scabious arm. to-
gether with desuetude in the matter of
personal freedom, had produced an
obsession which decreed the irrevocable
death of the girl. An inventory of her
belongings was made, and she was
then sent to an asylum as victim of
acute homicidal mania.-New York
Times.
The silver lance., 1898-03-11

are French. From this you might
guess that he is something of a lingu-
list, and the guess would be correct. He
is also an amateur chemist, success
full fisherman, a notable hunter and an
enthusiastic wheelman. In fact, to use
the language of one OF his friends, he
has 'as many fads as a seminary girl.
In figure and face he is comely. He Is
of middle size. standing feet S1z
inches in his shoes. and balancing pen
ny-in-the-slot machines at 165 pounds.
His features are regular, his complex
ion is free from bfemishes, his eyes are
clear, and he shaves clean with the ex-
ception of a mustache, which he trains
in romantic curves. He parts his hair
in the middle and trains it also to look
sweet. He is 3S years old.
He never attended a plain American
public school. When a boy he and the
other Harrison children were taken by
their mother to Germany, where Car
ter and his brother entered the Heidel-
The silver lance., 1898-03-11
NJ EW BOOKS.

No more fascinating and instructive
book has appeared in recent years than
.'The Workers" by w. A. Wyckoff, re-
Gently published by the Scribner's.
Price. $1.50. 1t is the story of young
college graduate who starts out without
cent in his pocket to make his living
as an unskilled laborer. He finds en-
ployment in a gang of laborers en-
gagged in tearing down old buildings at
West Point, as n hotel porter, among n
crew digging sewers, as farm hand
and in a lumber camp. His expert
ences are thrilling and his story of his
co-workers intensely interesting. He
tells the story and allows his reader to
draw his own deductions. The lesson
seems to be that man of good habits
who makes his employers interests his
own, and who has good health. can Sc
cure work without much difficulty and
can soon place himself in the way of
rapid promotion.
1.-The King of the BroncOs," by
Charles Il. Lummis. Is the title of an
other book recently published by the
Scribners. 1t is made up of stories of
adventure In New Mexico. While ex-
citing enough to suit any one, the tales
are free from the profanity and vul-
garity that many writers feel obliged
to employ when dealing with these sub
jects. 1t is a great book for boys.
Price, 81 ,25.
The silver lance., 1898-03-11
NATURALIZATION and

who was chiefly instrumental In stav-
ing on belligerency recognition In the
last Cuban rebellion Senor Polo, a.
he is called. is by no means the orusque
democrat his father was. He Is COL
orless young man of almost no force
OF character at all, and has been car
ried along in the diplomatic ofhces OF
Spain by administration after admin
istration for the sake of his father and
his family. He has done little OF note
during his official life. although he Is
a man OF much learning. He speaks
English fiuently. and has wide ac-
quaintance with commercial history,
on which subject he has written a
number of valuable treatises. His
wife, Sonora Mendez de Vigo, the
daughter Of the present Spanish am
barsador to Germany, is an accomp-
lished woman not unknown in Wash
inston society. The new minister is
not the Polo who was attache and third
secretary of the Spanish legation here
from 1873 to 1881. That official was a
brother Of De Lome's successor and Ii
The silver lance., 1898-03-11
Religious Statistics.

OF the 1.429. .6s2, ,199 persons constitut-
Ing the worlds population in 1892. ac-
cording to the estimates of M. Fournier
de Flax. 4i7.0S0.158 were Christians
The Roman Catholics aggregated $780,
s66, ,533. the Protestants 143. .237. .627. and
the Orthodox Greek church 9S,016. 900.
In the United States of America, at the
census Of 1890, the number of commun-
icants Including 13S.500 Jews. and
some small denominations of partly
Christian character). was 23.205, ,901.
with III. 1868 churches. and church prop
erty valued at $678.245.S44. Catholic
bodies numbered 1901 .439; MethodIsts.
5,121,636; Baptists. 3.7s5,740; Presby-
terians. 1.416.204: Lutherans. 1927. .134;
Disciples of Christ, 81 LOTT; Protestant
Episcopalians, 600. 1854: Congregational
ists $50. 200; Reformed bodies. 1886, ,953
United Brethren. 245. .718; and Mormons,
223.5S7. For January. 1897. the Inde-
pendent published the latest accessible
statistics of the same religious bodies,
as follows: Roman Catholics, 8.271, ,309:
Methodists, 5,653. .2s9; Baptists, a ,153, ,857;
Presbyterians 1,460, ,345; Lutherans, L.
420,905; Disciples Of Christ. 1.003, ,672;
Protestant Episcopalians. 636. .773: Con-
gregationalists, 622, ,557; Reformed
bodies. 34s.471; United Brethren. 271.-
OBS. and Mormons. $4,000. Accepting
these data, the net gain OF the entire
church In six years has been about 10
per cent on its whole number in 1890.
The aforementioned eleven churches
show an aggregate increase Of 2.0s7 .02l
members. of whom the Roman Catho-
lies received 769.s7O. the Methodists
531 .653. and the Baptists 368.117. OF
the English speaking religious commun-
tiles Of the world, about 107 .000. 900 are
professedly Christian and about 17,000.-
600 are Of no particular religious pro-
fession.
The silver lance., 1898-03-11
oun DAILY BREAD.
ror.s Of the ss.R ss Eafs I. varssss

rorns Of the star sf EAfs n vastsus
Cos.srlss.
In the remoter parts Of Sweden TIE
poor people make and bake their rye
bread twice q year and store the loaves
away 30 that eventually they are -
hard as bricks. says the London MAIL.
barley and oats. In Lapland. oats. with
the inner bark Of the pine are used.
The two together. we'll ground ana
mixed are made into large. nat cakes,
cooked in a pan over the fire. In dreAry
Kamtchatka pine OF birch bark by IT.
self we'll mascerated. pounded and bak-
ed. frequently constitutes the whole OF
the natives bread food. The Ice
lander scrapes the Iceland moss" on
the rocks and grinds II into fine hour.
which serves both for bread and pud-
dings. In some parts OF Siberia, China
and other eastern countries fairly pal
atable bread Is more from buckwheat
In parts of Italy chestnuts are cooked.
ground Into meal and used for making
bread. Durra. variety of the millet.
IL much used In the countries of India,
Egypt, Arabia. and Asia Minor for maxi
ing bread. Rice is largely eaten by the
Chinese. Japanese and large portion
OF the Inhabitants Of India. In Persia
the bread is made from rice flour and
milk; 1t is called "lawash."
The Persian oven is built In the
ground. about the size Of a barrel. The
sides are smooth mason work. The
flre Is built at the bottom and kept
burning until the wall or sides OF the
oven are thoroughly heated. Enough
dough to form sheet about foot
wide and about two feet in length Is
thrown on the bench and rolled until
about as thin as sole leather. and 1t
is taken up and tossed and rolled from
one arm to the other and flung on a
board and slapped on the side OF the
oven. 1t takes only few moments to
bake. and when baked Is spread out to
cool. This bread Is cheap. sweet and
nourishing. A specimen of the hun
ger bread" from Armenia is made of
cloverseed, fax or linseed meal. mixed
with edible grass.
The silver lance., 1898-03-11
Tired Eyes.

People speak about their eyes being
tired, meaning that the retina or see
II portion of the eye Is fatigued, but
luch is not the case, as the retina hard
~ ever gets tired The fatigue Is in
the inner and outer muscle attached
to the eyeball. and the muscle Of ac-
ommodation, which surrounds the lens
OF the eye. When a near object is to
he looked at, this muscle relaxes and
allows the lens to thicken, increasing
IL refractive power. The inner and
outer muscles are used in covering the
eye on the object to be looked at, the
Inner one being especially used when
:. Lear object is looked at. 1t is In the
sa,ee muscles mentioned that the IA
Exze Is felt, and relief Is secured tenn
rerariiy by closing the eyes, or gazing
a. far distant objects. The usual indi-
cation Of strain is redness Of the rim
Of the eyelid, betokening a contested
state Of the inner 43sface, accompanied
With some pain. Sometimes this wear
mess indicates the need Of glasses
rightly adapted to the person, and in
other cases the true remedy Is to mas
sage the eye and its suEoundings as
fer as may be with the hand wet in
euld wat<
The silver lance., 1898-03-11
POOR ANTHONY HOPE.

what He Endured from tho Women at
the Afternoon Tea.
Here Is an account OF what Anthony
Hope went through at an indianapolis
tea in his honor. says the Critic: One
woman say: II am very happy to meet
you. I've heard great deal about you
and your books. but I've never read any
OF them" "You have not lost anything.
madam" said he. I'm very happy 20
meet you" said bright girl. but I'm
sorry you don't like women" How
do you know I do not like women?"
"Oh, because I saw 1t In the paper this
morning" THE article was not signed.
was 1T" asked Mr.. Hawkins. Il am
very glad Of the opportunity to meet
you this afternoon, Mr.. Hawkins" said
gagement and can not go to hear you
tonight. I've read your stories" Then
l will not spoil any good impression
you may have formed Of the stories"
"Oh I wanted to have the impression
strengthened" and after she walked
away she said to her friend. II wonder
IL that last speech of mine was compli-
mentary." You are not half as old.
looking as l thought you would be-"
said another. II thought you had
white hair" Il am sorry to disappoint
you, madam" said he. What stories
are you going to read from tonight.
Mr. Hope?" The author told the ques-
tioner. THE Prisoner OF Zenda" and
"The Dolly Dialogues" Il wish you
were going to read something else. for
those are the only stories l have read
of yours" said she.
The silver lance., 1898-03-11

the greatest political luminary of PariE
Hills. is tie managing editor OF the
county's Oldest newspaper. the Oxford
Democrat.
When the editor of the Cub started
his paper in November OF last year
he had no knowledge of the typograph-
ical art The first few numbers were
printed by him with pen and ink In
boyish characters and distributed
among members Of his family and near
friends. Owing to its originality. per-
haps. the demand for the Cub In
creased and the editor betook himself
to the task Of printing his paper on hi.
fathers typewriter
The silver lance., 1898-03-11
The PresIdenl,s sunday.

President Mckinley declines to do
any business on Sunday, even refusing
to see senators who call on that day.
A prominent Western Republican who
was passing through Washington went
to the White House to seek an inter
view in regard to an appointment on
Sunday. He wrote the object of his
errand upon n card and apologized for
calling that day as he was obliged to
leave Washington that night. The
usher brought back the message that
he would have to call in the morning.
as the President desired to be excused
from all official business on the Sab
bath. Sometimes he is supposed to
have a conference with Mr.. Hanna on
Sunday evenings, but there mas never
been so little going on at the White
House on that day as under the pres
ent administration.
"Well, Billy, how do you feel about
war with Spainl' Il can't go; I've
baau fiQbtin0 OIlY iaDitOr all winter"
The silver lance., 1898-03-11
EDITOR OF THE OXFORD CUB

New England's youngest editor Is q
boy Of 9. whose home is in Paris Hills.
Me. The youthful molder OF public
opinion is named William Elbridge At
wood, he is the son Of Town Treasurer
George M. Atwood. and his little paper
is called the Oxford Cub. Young Will
liam inherits his taste for journalism
from his father. who. besides being