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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10
TO GIVE DEMONSTRATIONS.
A. Van Hoiderteke VIII Establish Experimental
Station Here Next Spring.

A. Van Holderbeke. state commits
sioner OF horticulture, came over from
Tacoma last week to attend the fair, and
remained here until Tuesday. The
main object of the trip was to study
briefly the fruit pest conditions, al
though he was anxious to see the state
fair, which he pronounced success in
every particular.
spection of some OF the nearby fruit or
chards, and after closely scanning the
field came to the conclusion that the
fruit tree pest was alarmingly prevalent
in this valley and a more stringent en-
forcement OF the law must be made.
While it is not the object of the COM
missioner to compel any one to do some-
thing impossible or against his interest,
still, at the same time, if the fruit raiser
is to gain anything for his labor he
must take precautions to protect his
trees from the pests that are the bane of
every fruit raiser; and further, he must
see that his neighbor does not become
dilatory and careless to the disadvant-
age of the community.
After talking with the leading fruit
men in the valley and others directly
interested in the development of the
country, the commissioner has mapped
out plan OF action that will be en-
dorsed and watched with interest by the
people here. 1t is well-known fact
that there are many people who do not
spray for pests at all, while there are
others who do it only in desultory
manner. Some people who have only a
few trees, think it not worth their while
to look after the scale or the Goblin
moth, and others who have orchards
rented care little whether any spraying
is done, so they get their rental fee.
Through slack methods thousands Of
dollars worth of fruit has been wasted /;
and the loss has also been heavy to
many who take the greatest possible
precautions to protect their crops, be-
cause their neighbors have not been
equally careful.
The plan OF the commissioner is
simply to put in force some practical
demonstration of the best manner of
treating fruit trees for pests, and i'm
press upon the people the necessity of
giving their trees better protection. He
has selected two orchards to make these
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10
SOME BOLD ROBBERIES.
Houses Of W. w. FELTON, and m. Sehorn En-
tered-Thieves Get Away With Money.

The house of w. w. FELTON, on North
Third street was entered by thieves last
Friday night and $111.50 was taken from
the garments of persons stopping there
and of Mr.. FELTON,. D. NJ. Donally was
relieved Of $3.50 and c. H. Nye of 500.
Both of these men are from Sedro- Wool.
ey and came here to attend the fair
Mr. FELTON, lost So, but 800 in money of
his was overlooked.
This robbery was not discovered till
Saturday morning. All the parties men,
toned had been to the opera on Friday
night and returned home at a late hour.
1t is supposed the robbers entered the
house while the inmates were out and
secreted themselves in closets or under
beds. The money was secured from the
clothes OF the men in their respective
rooms, and was accomplished in such a
clever way that no one was disturbed,
and no evidence was left of thieves enter
ing or leaving the building. Mr.. Nye
lost draft for 81 ,037, which, of course,
would be of no use to the robbers. Pay
ment on this was at once stopped by the
owner of the draft.
The house Of M. Schorn on Natchez
avenue was entered some time during
last Thursday night and $50 in cash was
taken from Mr.. Schorn's pantaloons.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10
Have Valuable Claims.

Messrs. Claude Briggs and A. S. Dam
are in receipt of the report OF sample
assay sent to Denver, Colo, of ore from
some mining claims held by them in
Skagit county that makes them feel
cheerful. The ore assays $S1.60 per ton
OF copper. Four claims adjoining are
held at 81 900, 900 and they believe they
have equally as good property in theirs.
At any rate the surface indications show
up surprisingly well and enough so that
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10
HEAD END COLLISION.
Two Freight Trains Run Together West OF
Selah-Brakesmaa Hurt


A head end collision occurred between
two freight trains short distance above
Selah on the Northern Pacific about Z
O'Clock Monday morning, in which one
man was slightly injured. The cause OF
the accident was misunderstanding OF
orders by the employees. The two trains
were running at as high speed as could
be attained at that point Of the road.
When the engineers and firemen saw
that a collision was inevitable they
jumped. A breakman named +. ID.
Morrison was hurt by jumping from the
train. Both engines were badly wrecked
in the smashup, one of them being
thrown off the track and turned almost
upside down. Cars were piled up and
smashed and the traffic wassdelayed for
about 16 hours. The train due here at
Z rs a. m. was held till q o'clock in the
evening and the 2 p. m. did not get
through till the same time.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10

Manager Fournier deserves the appre-
citation of theatre-goes for having ar
ranged with Stuart Robson to appear
here in his world famed character of
"Bertie, the Lamb" in his elaborate
production of "The Henrienta." Mr..
Robson only appears in a few cities this
season in the play. Theatre-goers should
therefore appreciate the fact that they
are to have such rare attraction as Mr..
Robson as BERTHE" role which has
become classic to the American stage.
Mr.. Robson brings his original produce
ton here intact, and will appear at Lar
sons theatre, Saturday, October ~.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10

tests in, which will cover a period Of
three years. One is that of Redman &
Kinyon on Mob Hill, and the other be-
longs to ]. w. Hills OF the north side
1t is likely that tests will be made in
Parker Bottom also, so as to give that
district the benefit Of the experiments,
which are expected to demonstrate to
the fruit raisers the best measures to
adopt to eradicate the pests. The cod.
lin moth will be subjected to the lat
est treatment for its destruction. Spec
ial attention will be given to the best
way OF getting rid OF the San Jose scale,
and the science of pruning and water
ing trees will receive close attention.
These tests will begin early next spring,
and everybody in the country will be in
vited to watch them closely.
Orlando Beck, the county fruit in
spector, will have his powers of office
enlarged next year. At present he is
restricted to certain number OF days
service, but next year he will devote his
entire time to the matter of inspecting
the fruit orchards. Heretofore he could
see fruit raiser officially but once. He
could notify the people to spray, and
that was all. But next year every per.
son who has a fruit tree will have to at
tend to it or destroy it if it is infested.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10

Entrance was gained through window
and the thieves worked quietly. They
entered Mr.. Schorn's room and took his
pantaloons to another room where they
left them after taking out the money. A
gold watch was overlooked.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10
OTTER & MECHTEL'S
Bakery and Restaurant

serves only good food. IL is well cooked and
placed before our guests in dainty way by
courteous and attentive walters.
Ladies will find our dining service particn'
arly pleasing Special booths for their use
Hill of fare changed daily. Prices moderate.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10

overtures have already been made them
by capitalists looking toward the devel-
opment of their claims.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10
We've Slaughtered

large number OF Beeves this
week in order to feed the multi
tude. Don't fail to see our big
display of
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10

Lost-Between Yakima and the Mckee
store on October 4, a square leather grip
with toilet contents. Finder please
leave at this office and receive reward.
40-2t
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10

neutrality-suspicious. seamstress-
Fast and neat sewer. None other need
apply. j. M. Curry, between avenue
and postoffice. 40-tf
For Sale-Pure bred Poland-China
Pigs. John Sandmeyer, north end of
Eighth street, North Yakima. 4O-2t
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-10-10
Bucks. Bucks.

Coarse or fine. Thoroughbreds or
grades. For sale by Coffin Bros. Sat
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-10-12
1HklaSHBGI 90 %
.<5aeDy E 5 FL

Monsieur Henri Barceaux was In
this country recently on his way home
from Paris to the South Sea Islands.
Though a native of the French capital
NJ Barceaux has little in common
with the inhabitants OF any great city.
except the desire to make money and
plenty of it At his island home in
Tahiti. in Paris and in New York, he
is known as a dealer in pearls. which
he buys from the native pearl divers
and sells to the jewellers of the great
capitals.
NJ. Barceaux stopped on in Chicago
for few days and made an excursion
up into Wisconsin to look into the
pearl fisheries of the inland rivers and
creeks of which he has heard so much
Personally NJ Barceaux looks least
/ of all like the popular idea of a
Frenchman- He is a huge fellow,
more than six teet tall, and both his
hair and his beard are yellow He
speaks English with only the slight
est accent Incidentally he told inter
esting things about the brown skinned
| divers who bring up the pearls-bear-
| ing bivalves from the bottom of the
| South Pacific
LAS 1 suppose everybody knows"
| he said to a reporter in Chicago,
pearls are now the most fashionable
and popular of jewels and have i'm
mensely increased in value within a
few years. Also I believe they are
yearly growing harder to get, so that
the increase in price is perhaps nat
uraI.
THE most remarkable thing about
the pearl fisheries in the South Sea
| islands is the beautiful character of
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-10-12
WISCONSIN PEARL HUNTERS A
WORK

the men who daily risk their lives in
the work. Often they are abused and
imposed upon by the whites, and yet.
what might be called an ideal Christ
ian attitude of mind. If a dealer
cheats one of the native divers, for in
stance, the native will not attempt to
get even in any way. He will, how
ever, go to the man who has defrau2-
ed him, and state the case in a mild
and gentle way, thereafter refusing
to have any business dealings with
the delinquent. As nearly as I can
judge these natives are ideal gentle
men.
There was a grabbed old Scotsman
who came out to the islands a few
years ago to buy pearls He thought
it legitimate to take advantage Of the
natives in any WY he could and
once he swindled native chief out of
more than half the value of a consid-
cradle collection of pearls. The chief
said nothing, but waited his opportun-
ity. Finally, one day the Scotsman
wanted to be rowed over 10 a neigh
boring island and could find nobody
to make the trip but the old chief,
who at once, when asked, agreed to
take him over in his canoe Once out
on the water the chief freed his mind.
telling the Scotsman that he knew he
/ had been defrauded and saying that
man who came from a Christian
country ought not to stoop to rob a
poor heather The Scotsman grew
| angry and abused the native shame
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-10-12

] once knew all the birds that came
For every flower i had name
Nv friends were woodchucks, toadS ana
bees,
I knew what thrived in yonder glen,
What plants would Soothe stone
bruised toe
Oh. was very learned then,
But that was very long ago.
i knew the spot upon the hill
Where checkberries could be found,
] knew the rushes near the mill
Where pickerel lay that weighed
poundi
I knew the wood-the very tree
Where lived the poaching, saucy crow,
And all the woods and crows knew me,
But that was very long ago.
And pining for the joys of youth
I tread the old familiar spot;
Only to learn this solemn truth:
I have forgOtten-am forgot
let there's this youngster at my knee
Knows all the things used to know,
To think / once was wise as he
But that was very long ago.
1 know it's folly to complain
OF whatsoe'er the Fates decree:
Yet were not wishes all in vain
l tell you what my wish should be:
I'd wish to be boy again,
Back with the friends used to know;
For 1 was o, SO happy then
But that was very long ago
Eugene Field
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-10-12

of1ce force run up the hot slope See
ing achievements at hand the mine
boss seized Danny by the collar.
Here. you're the ring-leader, Now
you'll find your place"
There was an angry roar and rush
and the man was jostIed and drawn
firmly into the crowd
..Oh, you will try dirty tricks, Their,
Now we've got you an we'll hoI' you
Justify he cried for help, but what
could six persons do against six hum
dred2 One man stood forward, tall
and calm A few of the men knew him
for the general manager of the COM
pany, and seldom seen at the mines.
What's up, my men?"
Danny told him in a few terse sem
fences. They sounded humorous. The
grinned. The grin grew into laugh
and was actually infectious The
strikers laughed with him.
"A mule and a mutiny," observed
the general manager, land where is the
rebel?"
AS if a stage cue had been given,
Crazy Bill walked out of the mine
mouth. His rusty chains dragged be-
hind him. but his head was proudly
erect On his back, clinging to his
collar, sat Else, her braids unfastened
by her rough ride, her face sooty and
streaked.
She saw no one but Danny, and to
him, her roung eyes all alight, she
called:
81 brung out Crazy Bill, Danny He
knows you alters femme ride i'm. Now
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-10-12
SOME DANGER FROM WEALTH.

The Command of Luxuries Tends to
Stunt the Mind
A noted German philosopher said
that every fine dinner his friends had
invited him to had injured his diges-
ton, and consumed an amount of vital
energy that would have been sufficient
for the production of an entire page of
good writing Each of these dinners
he said, had blunted his brain and
incapacitated him for high thinking
and good literary work One cluster of
grapes, one slice of bread, and a glass
of milk twice day afforded him all
the nourishment he required. This was
a remarkable example of plain living
and high thinking.
In choosing an occupation it is of
the greatest Importance to choose that
which will leave one free to develop
the higher nature, to live a life as
complete as life is possible, says Sue
cess.
Considered from the standpoint of
the welfare of the race, or from that of
nature itself, scarcely anything could
be more unkind or cruel than to place
youth, with all his budding possibili-
ties depending for their development
upon the stimulus which the conscious
ncSS VI ASCcSSlly gives III lie AlOSl
of great wealth and luxury.
Few things are so paralyzing to the
average ambition, SO detrimental to
the cultivation of the faculties, as the
consciousness of being placed beyond
the need of struggle. On the other
hand, nothing else so develops the
powers of youth, so stimulates the I'M
folding of possibilities, as the con-
seriousness of being entirely dependent
upon ones own exertions-
Many a man lives in a palace sur
rounded by all the luxuries wealth can
purchase, while his soul grovels in the
mire. Many a millionaire frescoes in
| the ceiling of his sumptuous home
| with the richest figures that the mas
| tiers can devise, but the ceiling of his
| mind is frescoed with hideous, de-
moralizing pictures. His home is filled
with beauty, but his heart is black
| and murky with the images of a dis
eaSed Imagination.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-10-12
WRESTLING IN JAPAN.
| PecuIiarities of Art of SeIf-Defense
Among Japanese

Peculiarities of Art of SeIf-Defense
Among Japanese
A recent attempt to introduce into
England a modified form of Japanese
wrestling under the name of "bartit
SUI calls attention to the peculiarities
of this art of self-defense'' as it has
developed in Japan 1t is asserted
that the japanese hold this art of
theirs in such reverence that it has
rarely been allowed to be shown pub
licly in their own land, much less
abroad. Wrestling has been a sport
in Japan for more years than can well
be counted. The japanese wrestler
belongs to a distinct class, and what
he does not know about wrestling in
an orthodox or even unorthodox way
can scarcely be worth the knowing.
Some of the Japanese wrestlers can
trace their sporting pedigree back for
more than three centuries They are
all meat eaters, whereas the ordinary
Japanese consumes only rice and fish
Consequently fact is dwelt upon
as one of the strongest arguments
against vegetarianism-they are all
big men The champions of Tokyo.
Kyoto and Osaka, when they meet in
annual tournaments, can scarcely
average less than six feet, whereas the
japanese people themselves are quite
four inches under the European stand
ard Two hundred and eighty pounds
is not an uncommon weight for ia
panese wrestler, and the heavier they
are the better chance they stand in
| championship contests.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-10-12
The kTbiter.
BY ELIZABETH CHERRY WALTZ

BY ELIZABETH CHERRY WALTZ
Copyright. 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
From a low cottage door on a green
mountain slope Else looked wonder
ingly across the narrow creek valley
There, evidenced by black openings on
different levels, in scars and seams. in
grimy elevators and sheds were the
coal mines. In front were tramways,
separators, great chutes where az day
coal crashed and rumbled down into
black cars. Here it was suddenly still
and the noise of a great commotion
came instead. The pit mouths gave up
men instead of coal and they shouted
and threw up their hands excitedly-
There was no fear of an explosion
She knew that excitement. This was
something unclassffied.
Why had the mines quit at three
O'Clock in the afternoon? Had any
of the men been hurt or murdered?
Was it her father or brother? Was it
Danny Brownell? Then her heart
beat fast She saw many women run
ming down the cliff path, hatless and
with their babies in their arms.
Else, long limbed and youthful,
caught up with Lige Fletcher's wife.
who was trying to hurry with her
Gimme one," breathed Else, then
ran, down and up, one of the first to
reach the level where the men were
gathered.
What is it, men? What's up?"
Willie, her tall brother of fifteen,
ran toward her
Boss gil Danny his time long O.
the mule"
Danny"
AN we've quit.' yelled a bystend-
er; we've quit, six hun'nerd o us,
tell Danny goes back"
Tell he goes back" mumbled an
old doorkeeper. '-Danny's good lad"
Else singled out Lige Fletcher in
the crowd. She thrust the twin upon
him forcibly.
Hers comm below she explained.
but 1 mus stan by my lad
She pushed through the excited
crowd of men to the pit mouth. The
cars were running out filed with min
ers. black. half-biind, curious
A word and they shouted with the
rest
I'VE mus ha' Danny back"
The mine boss leaned against a
post, big, brutal and scowling.
Then he'll go in and fetch out
good before me- He's been mean all
day Dan Brownell's foolish about the
mule Back to work, meni"
But an ominous growl ran through
the crowd
Else slipped up behind Danny. sc
confident and handsome. He replied
in words that stirred her heart
"I'll not whip the mule in or out d
said he, for he will soon get over his
stubborn spell. IL he'll come out QAiet
I'll fetch him out, as I don't wish tc
see the men In trouble on my ac-
count"
Never mind us," yelled the crowd
IAN don't beat the mule. Crazy Bill
Is the safest mule we got In the
mine"
No one missed Else. The mine boss
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was kept out of the water. Thus
handicapped the natives swan a dis
lance of almost two miles. finally
landing the exhausted and almost un-
conscious Scotsman on the sandy
beach, where he left him and went to
give warning to his friends. After
the Scotsman had recovered he sought
out the chief and tried to apologize
to him. But the native would not lis
ten to him.
".You cheated and robbed me- said
the native calmly. When I complain
ed you abused me. Because I saved
your life you wish to apologize to me.
There is no occasion 1 would do as
much for dog"
Then the chief walked quietly
away and refused to listen to anything
further. But he told his friends
among the pearl divers how he had
been treated and after that the Scots
man found it almost impossible 20
buy pearls at any price Within few
months he had left the islands for
good and gone back to England
1.-The native divers all work for
themselves and sell what they find to
the highest hidden among the dealers.
They go out two or three in a boat
to spots where the water is from six
ty to 100 feet deep, Without clothing
of any kind on the diver drops over
the side of the boat, his feet resting On
a heavy stone which is fastened to a
rope. When they are ten or fifteen
feet from the bottom they dive off the
stone head foremost, and SO reach the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-10-12


The young man was from town, and
was spending Sunday in the suburbs,
says Short Stories" He knew far
more about horses and carriages than
the local livery salesman, and so his
interview with the latter, when he
sought to hire a rig" for the after
noon. was tinged with a gentle air OF
patronage on his part '-Oh, have you
a trap you can let me have?" Yes,
certainly" "One that will hold two?'
Eyes. or twenty" from the obliging
countryman- "Oh, really. Have you a
stylish road wagon?" YES" Per
haps you have a spider or a Brewster
buggy. or, on second thought. might
prefer a rubber-tired hanson You
can accommodate me: Yes All
kinds cheerfully furnished" Can you
give me a lash whip" Yes; with a
fancy tassel" -+Oh, well, what kind
of a horse can you turn out-a short
tailed one?" Il think So" came gently
from the wearied proprietor. Then, in
stentorian tones to his man. Jake,
can you give this gentleman a short
tailed horse? II not, cut one at once %
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-10-12

A few years ago Orange county, n.
Y, made more applejack than any
other county in the Union, New Jersey
not barred, says an o1d-time farmer.
In the town of Warwick alone there
were q applejaek distilleries. We
turned out 100000 gallons a year, and
paid the government $120 900 a year
tax for doing it. There was scarcely a
town in the county that didn't squeeze
its quota of apples into cider and con-
vert the cider into applejack.
Orange county began the making of
appiejack before the Revolutionary
war. There is in use in the Sayre dis
tillery near Warwick a kettle and
worm, the product of which in apple
jack paid excise duty to King George
I'LL 1t was then In a still somewhere
in the Hudson Highlands The Sayre
still is the only one left out OF the 27.
All the old stills in other parts of the
county has disappeared.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1901-10-12
UTH SEA ISLANDERS DIVING
FOR pearls

SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS DIVING
FOR PEARLS
bottom, where they grope around for
the precious shells. The first shell a
diver secures he places under his left
arm, the second he holds in his left
hand, and the others, If he is FORUM
ate enough to get more. he carries like
an armfu1 of stove wood in his left
arm Then, swimming with his right
arm and his feet, he comes to the top
and is lifted into the boat
Il have lived in Tahiti sixteen years.
All my children have been born there
and it is home to all of u.s. Even la
belle Paris has not such attract ons
for me as my far of island home Life
and property are perfectly secure
there In fact, the only demoralizing
influence is the greedy and domineer-
ing white man No where else in the
world have found such unselfshncss
and such gentle manners"