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The Western news., 1903-04-15

the Colonel, when he was ready to
start, there's nothing much to be done,
yon know. We need a stenographer;
you can attend to that
What kind shall l get?" asked
Frank.
"Oh, get good one-twenty week
ought to get tirst-class one."
Man or woman?"
"Oh, get girl, Frank. Get good
locker, one with sense and a bit Of style
by the way, that reminds me. Mrs.
Blaisdell, Judge Blaisdell's widow, said
something about getting place for her
daughter They're awfully poor and
you might look her up. Good family,
you know, and all that If the girl has
half the talent of her mother she ought
to do, and guess she'll be all right on
looks. That's all. Good-by, Frank
Don't worry. I'll be back in four weeks
at the latest"
So Frank Dudley sat down alone and
indited little note to Mrs. Blaisdell,
mentioning the firms need Of stenog.
rapher and suggesting that Miss Blais-
dell, If she cared for the place, might
call about 10 in the forenoon.
Dudley was hardly prepared for the
visitor, who sat in the reception room
In the morning. She was tall, young
Juno in physique, radiant gray eyes
| with long lashes that darkened them
| light-brown hair that hung in unusual
profusion about her shapely ears and
shone in lustrous contrast with tho
black lace Of her hat. Her manner was
confidently modest and properly posi-.
tive as she rose with half smile, came
toward him, and with a tiny engraved
card in her extended hand said:
'Mr. Dudley?"
He bowed, glancing at the card and
wondering at the singular beauty of her
large, shapely hand. and answered.:
Eyes, Miss Blaisdell. VIII you step
In here?"
He led her into his private office
! raised the window, lowered the shade
and sat down opposite her, his eyes
fixed upon her extraordinary eyes. She
looked at him with the frank expect
ancy of well-bred young woman OF
business, but he was silent for quite q
minute.
"I came about the place, Mr.. Dud
ley" she began. Mamma showed me
your letter. 1t was very kind of you
and Col. Houghteling to think of u.s."
"Can you write shorthand and-dc
you wish the position. Miss Blaisdell?'
He asked the question as If he feared
she might say "No," but when she said
"Oh, want to SO badly, Mr.. Dudleyr
he could not suppress an answering
smile of ingenious satisfaction.
Were dreadfully poor. you know
she went on, pulling her chair closer
and sitting in an attitude naively conf
Dental. ut will be lovely for me to be
with friends is, the gentlemen
who knew papa. It's my first position
and-and, you'll be patient with me a,
first, won't you, Mr.. Dudley?"
And so they came to terms. Sht
The Western news., 1903-04-15
The CoIonel's Stenographer.
~~~~~

- RANK DUDLEY hadn't been In
J the office two weeks when Col.
q Houghteling started for Europe.
Houghteling & Dudley, attorneys at
law, was the style Of the firm, but as
Frank was Just out of law school, and
as the Colonel already had an Immense
and important practice, everybody
knew that the junior member didn't
cut much of a figure so far as the busi-
ness went. But Dudley could afford to
wait. Rich in his own right, with yet
greater expectations, 20 years old, So
ciety pet, handsome and capable, he had
little reason to expect to be measured
by the strict exactions placed upon less
fortunate beginners. Then Col. Hough-
telling was an old friend Of the family,
apt to be partial critic and willing
mentor to his new partner.
"Well, l will be saying good-by," said
The Western news., 1903-04-15
CURATlvES WORK IN CIRCLES.


Don't believe this stuff will do me
bit of good, DOCTOR" grumbled the pa
tient.
"Then," retorted the man Of science,
with some asperity, don't take it.
Medicine never does any good when
taken under protest; the digestive or
gans Will reject its curative properties"
Which was one honest expert opin-
ion on the efficacy of even "yarb tea"
plus faith. 1t is odd to note the sta
tistics concerning the sale Of the va
rious curatives all over the world They
go on in spots.
The amount Of quinine sold annually
in this country Is tremendous, running
up into hundredweights and tons. In
China ginseng Is the almost universal
cure-all among high and low. They
take 1t as springtime tonic as we do
sarsaparilla, and in cases of emergency
the coolie classes will make tremen-
dous sacrifices to obtain the better
qualities Of the drug, so says the
American consul at Tien-Tsin.
There are various qualities of it at
various prices, but the most highly
valued is the native ginseng, which
grows wild in the vicinity of Kirim.
This sells from 200 to 600 times its
own weight in silver. 1t of course
comes within the reach of only the
very wealthy, but cheaper qualities are
imported from Japan, Korea and Amer
lea.
The finest American ginseng is In
creasing in popularity, and may be pur-
chased at 81 an ounce. Much Of that
from Korea is smuggled into China.
The Chinese ascribe wonderful cura-
tive properties to this root-another H.
lustration of the very humanity inter.
esting problem of healing Medicine
seems to be little like the bright glass
ball Of the hypnotist-of little value in
Itself, but tremendous means to an
end, in that it concentrates the mind
upon what Schopenhauer calls the "will
to live" thus working cure by round
about methods-a kind of autohyp-
notism, as 1t were. So what matters
the composition of the glass ball, pro-
vided 1t be harmless, whether of -four
and water or ginseng or quinine?
The Western news., 1903-04-15
STATE CHURCH OF RUSSIA
Obtaining Strong Foothold in Vari.
ous Parts ot the Continent.


ous Parts OF the Continent.
Russian orthodox churches in the
United States are not as scarce as many
people suppose. A new and handsome
edifice for the use of the subjects Of
the Car who have taken up their
abodes here was dedicated in New
York recently, a fact which indicates
the Importance of Russian church mis-
sions in the East, an Importance which
has arisen in comparatively recent
years and which has led to the provi-
sion of a residence of the Russian
Bishop Tikhon in New York for large
part of the year. When Alaska was
Russian possession the seat of the
bishop was at Sitka, but with the sale
of the territory to the United States
the Russian garrison and officials went
away and the orthodox church was left
with but handful of native adherents.
The bishop moved his residence to San
The Western news., 1903-04-15
MODESTY AND TITLES HONOR
Few Entitled to Use "Esauiren-En.
R1ish View of Practice,


Can we not come to some working
agreement on the use of the suffix
"esquireW From dictionaries you may
make up list of the people who are
entitled to 1.-THE eldest sons of
knights. and their eldest sons In per-
petual succession and so on to Justices
of the peace and bachelors Of law. But
In modern practice it may be said that
every one who wears a collar Is ad-
dressed as Esquire" Yet there Is a
curious modesty among Englishmen.
Scores of stamped and addressed en-
velopes lie upon our table every day
Gin case of rejection). says the London
Chronicle. The superscription Is in
variably plain John Smith or George
Robinson. There are two courses open
to us. We must write "esquire' after
John Smiths naked name, or we must
accept the hint and suppress suftix
which current misuse has made value
less.
A correspondent writes: 81 am one
Of those persons who occasionally send
vou SoAli Will an iutlEcSSeu
cover in case of rejection; and though
| am legally entitled to one of the min
or titles Of honor, l always address to
my naked name and do not expect
you to add anything. l do this be-
cause it is unbecoming to brandish
ones self titles that others properly
give one, Thus talk of the lord chan
cellor, but that dignitary signs him
self merely 'Halsbury,' c. 4 barris-
ter is by convention always learned
as an officer is gallant but neither
would SO describe himself on his cards.
l once tried to persuade lord mayor
Of London that he should not himself
use the word Lord though others
should SO style him. and l quoted the
example Of the lord chancellor. was
unsuccessful. but he was a little shak.
en- when | pointed out that his official
DEGREES were headed simply Jones,
mayor have always doubted the
propriety Of clergyman styling him.
self reverend and have been sure Of
its impropriety ever since the courts
decided Qn the case of the noncon-
formist minister's tombstone) that
| reverend was not title Of honor but
merely laudatory epithet."
The Western news., 1903-04-15
THEIR ORIGIN is PROSAIC.
Vehicles Now in Com mon Use Were Not
Christened in Romance,

Vehicles Now in Com mon Use Were Not
Christened in Romance.
Men who IN these days hire hack"
never stop to inquire how the vehicle
they engage to wheel them to their
homes or to a depot got its name 1t
suffices to know that everybody else
calls it hack, and to them it is sim
ply that and nothing more. The orig
inal hacks were termed hackney coach
es because they were drawn by 'hack-
neys,' name applied to easy going,
SAT e-pacing horses.
Coach is derived from the French
coche, diminutive form of the
Latin conchula, shell. in which shape
the body of such conveyances was or
iglnally fashioned. Seldom, If ever,
Is the full term, '.omnibus' applied to
those heavy, numbering vehicles found
in so many large cities. With the
characteristics brevity of English
speaking races the title has been
changed to bus
These We're first seen i'm Paris in 1897
and the original name of omnibus is
derived from the fact that it first ap-
peared on the sides of each convey
ance, being nothing moro than the Lat
in word signifying for ALL
Cab Is an abbreviation Of the Italian
word capriola, which was changed to
eabrlolet In French. Both words have
common derivative-c cabriole -signi-
i flying goats leap. The exact reason
for giving it this strange appellation is
unknown. unless because of the light.
ness and springiness of the vehicle in
its original form.
In some instances the names of spe-
cial forms of carriages are derived
from the titles of the persons who In
troduced them. The brougham was
first used by the famous Lord Broug
ham. and William w.. who was orr :.
mally the Duke of Clarence, gave the
latter name to his favorite conveyance
The popular hanson derives its name
from its introducer. Mr.. Hansen: and
the tilbury, at one time very fashion
able two-wheeied vehicle. was called
from sporting gentleman of the same
name.
Landau, a city in Germany, was the
locality in which was first made the
style Of vehicle bearing that name.
Sulky, as applied TO Il wheeled con.
ycyance, had its origin in the fact that
when it first appeared the person who
saw it considered that none but a
sulky, selfish person would ride in such
an affair. which afforded accommoda
ton to but one individual. The strange
title was never changed.
Coupe is French in origin. being de
rived from the verb couper (coopay>
to cut This was considered an appro
pirate designation because it greatl,
resembled n coach with the front par1
cut off.
The ld-fashioned gig was given tha,
name from its peculiar jumping ant
rocking motion. the word being from
the French gigue, signifying jig or /:
lively dance
The Western news., 1903-04-15
Wooden Menagerie
OF an Ohio Man.

"Menagerie Farm" near Columbus.
O., looks like scene out Of "Alice IN
Wonderland"
Hugh e. Jones is the owner and ope-
rator of the farm, and for years he
has been hard at work with jackknife,
saw and plane fashioning strange and
wonderful creatures. Snakes that can
not crawl. giraffes that have never
looked behind them. wild boars with
legs they can not bend and tails they
dare not move, elephants with no taste
for peanuts-such are the animals to
been seen at Menagerie Farm.
Mr.. Jones frankly admits he Is re-
sponsible, but has no apologies to Of
fer. Although he has come within
speaking distance of 80 years. he keeps
right on whiting, saving and plan
ing, always adding animals to his
menageries. When he wants an ele
phant he does not correspond with
his agents over seas. He hunts up a
good thick stick for n body, a shapely
root for a trunk, smaller one for a
tail. small straight sticks for tusks
and legs, some broad pieces for ears,
and, going into his Studio in the
woOdshed, soon turns out an elephant
that cannot be bribed with a barrel of
peanuts. To turn out n good, respec-
table looking snake requires a little
more research, for roots shaped In
snake fashion are not found every
day. But once in hand, Mr. Jones
can turn out of such Il root snake
with more real characteristics than
would be supposed. Mr. Jones read
fly makes wild hoars when he has the
material. A body with no frills about
1t, a coal-scuttle-s shaped snout. legs like
a aw-horse, pair of fanlike ears, a
brace Of wooden tusks and an apology
not hard, either; a little more root and
patience, and there the beast is, more
or less life-like.
But Mr. Jones has not confined him
self entirely to animals in his so-called
artistic career. Occasionally he caryes
man, and although he cannot be said
to have improved on the original de
sign, he has developed some points
that might be desirable in the real ar.
ticle. One of his men is "Oom Paul
mounted over the entrance to Mcnag
erie Farm. He Is associated with the
American eagle and a plebian rooster
on lookout duty at the farm. The gat.
Is plainly labeled with the distane.
to Columbus and Lockbourne, in ad
ditiOn to other information about the
postal service in that region
Mr.. Jones gets almost rs much fur
out of his farm as do his visitors
In shirt sleeves and overalls the ole
man welcomes the visitors to Men
agerie Farm and points out the differ
ent animals scattered about over The
lawn, relating the peculiartes an,
history of each. He allows the littl,
ones to ride the wild boar but draw,
the line at letting them climb the neel
of the giraffe. Older persons are al
lowed to sit on the baby elephant.
back and fan themselves in the shad,
of the trees.
Mr. Jones was born on board hi,
fathers ship when about three mile.
off Alexandria, Egypt, and he had an
adventurous youth in the Holy Land
That may not be responsible for Me-
nagerie Farm, but the stories Mr.
Jones tells of those days are interest.
ing. 1t is forty years since he came
to America and set up his farm" in
Ohio.-New York Tribune.
The Western news., 1903-04-15
Home Cooking.

A number of ladies began to discuss
the virtues of their respective hus-
bands, when every other topic was
worn threabare.
my husband" said one. "never
drinks and never swears-indeed, he
has no bad habits"
'Does he ever smoker some one
asked.
Eyes, he likes a cigar just after he
has eaten a good meal. But I suppose
on an average he doesn't smoke more
than once a week."
Some Of her friends laughted, but she
didn't seem to understand.-Tft-BitA
The Western news., 1903-04-15

A diplomat is Il man who knows how
to get what he wants without fighting
for it.
The Western news., 1903-04-15
Record for Scotland.
Electricity in Paris.

Scotland shipped 1l,279, 422 tons OF
coal last year, constituting a record.
The Western news., 1903-04-15

Never judge womans mind by the
time 1t takes her to make 1t up.
The Western news., 1903-04-15

Most men can stand Il disappoint.
ment in love better than the loss of n
dollar
The Western news., 1903-04-15

Paris is supplied with electricity by
seven different companies.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-12-09

during the past week is due to the grow
ing conviction that the available supply
of wheat in the world is not nearly as
large as the foreigners and professional
bear operators of Chicago would have us
believe. Broomhall cables that the Rus
sian statistical committee estimated the
winter wheat crop of that country at
l990O0,O00 bushels against 222 ZOO, 900
bushels last year, or 100000 bushels
less.
That the foreigner is still Indifferent
to the strength of our markets is evil
denced by the daily cables received from
Liverpool. Generally speaking, the sit
uation, from an expert standpoint, con-
tinues unsatisfactory. We notice, how
ever, that the premium for cash wheat
over the futures does not diminish. That
cash wheat is still in urgent demand is
shown by the amount of wheat being
shipped from Chicago.
The latest estimate on the Argentine
crop places their possible exportable
surplus at 92,OOO,OOO bushels, private Ca
bles from there report unsettled weather
so that this estimate is subject to revi-
sion. If they should have any such wea-
Their as prevailed in the northwest dur
ing and after harvest, these figures
would be greatly reduced.
We still persist in our belief that
wheat is good thing to hold, and think
the market is just getting ready for a
good advance.
Stocks-The stock market has shown
increased activity this week, and it now
acts as if it had finally gotten out of the
rut. Bear drives no longer bring about
liquidation. Talk of tight money has
lost its effect, buying of the right sort
being seen in all the standard shares In
fact. offerings are quickly absorbed
The bond market is good. Foreign
purchases are increasing and the shorts
are becoming more anxious over their
position daily. The trade is looking for
ward to easier money following the an
nual interest and dividend disburse-
ments, Jan. |. We advise buying stocks
on all breaks.
The Coe Commission Co.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-12-09
Canal Headgate Damaged.

The sudden high raise in the Yakima
river last week not only suspended oper-
ations at the intake of the new reserva-
ton canal. but the works at the head
gate sustained a damage of about $1,000.
Great difficulty was experienced in keep
ink the rushing water from seriously
washing into the canal, and as it was. the
flood washing the woodwork away and
covered the masonry with about II feet
of water.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-12-09
The Wheat and Stock Market.

The Coe Commission company furnish
the Herald with the following report of
the condition of the wheat and stock
market, from their headquarters in the
Sloan building:
Wheat-Armour has the center of the
stage at present in the wheat market,
and all eyes are turned in his direction
Talk OF "one man market" Guess
what Armour is doing and you can guess
which way wheat will 60" is heard on
all sides.
This j. all nonsense. The fact that
the Armour people are wise enough to
look ahead a little does not change the
situation one iota. They are simply tax
ing advantage of the situation as they
tnd 1t and are backing up their convie-
tlons in a substantial manner. If re-
ports are true. their convictions are even
more bullish as to the wheat situation
than we have outlined in our letters all
fall. The -four situation is as strong
as ever The Northwestern Miller saws:
Grinding of flour for the week amounts
to $4,000 barrels, 10000 barrels over
previous record"
However the strength of the market
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-12-09
A VERY FOOLISH BREAK
TROUBLES Of YAkIMAN MAN
Languishing In the Seattle Jail on a
Charge of Cold BlOOded
Murder

Last Wednesday night two masked
men went into a saloon at Van Asset,
King county, and ordered those inside to
throw up their hands. Camille De Smet,
proprietor of the saloon rushed upon the
robbers and was instantly shot dead,
while another man present narrowly es-
capped with his life, the bullet aimed at
him striking the seat of chair, which
he held up to strike the hold-ups. The
masked men Immediately left, having
failed to secure any booty. The officers
were notified and hunted high and low
for the murderers. but without immed-
late success.
The interest that North Yakima has
in the case, is that on Thursday man
giving his name as Frank l.. Ryan.
claiming to hail from North Yakima.
went to the sheriff's office and offered
for a consideration, to give that officer
sufficient clues for the arrest of the muir
derer. The sheriff had his suspicious
aroused from Ryan's statements, and
after putting the fellow through the
'sweat," finally had him taken to cell
in the Jail. Many circumstances point
to the fact that Ryan was the man who
fired the fatal shot. and he will now have
ample time to mediate on the fool
hardness of putting his head in the
lions mouth
Ryan is well known among sporting
circles in this city, having up to a short
time ago been bartender in Fletcher's
saloon on Front street. He is also a
member of the North Yakima lodge Or
der of Eagles.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-12-09
Bright'S Disease and
Diabetes News.
Office German Democrat,
San Francisco.


San Francisco.
To the Editor of the Herald:
Dear Sir:-For many years an editor
myself, l address you by request and
as a simple duty A great discovery has
been made in this city. 1t is fraught
with so much Importance and yet is so
hard to believe, that those who are per-
sonally cognizant should add the weight
of their influence, be it great or small.
l not only know by contact with many
of the benefciaries but was myself res
cued from Bright's Disease by it. The
cure has been found. and the difficulty
in believing it is costing many lives. It
is astounding how far our prejudices car
ry us. But the great fact is here, and
acceptance means recovery.
After my own experience releasecmf
After my own unexpected release I
wouldn't let my friends rest and several
took the treatment and recovered. One
was Charles F. Wacker, the Sixth street
merchant. He had Diabetes and thought
he was going to die. He got we'll anil
passed for $4,000 policy.
| say to you as brother editor that
those of yo,rl' friends who have Diabetes
or Bright's disease. and every one knows
OF some, that they can recover. l will
be glad as one of many survivors out
here to give you further information.
Yours, etc,
CHAS. II. ENGELKE.
We sent for the Fulton Compounds to
which the above refers and now have
them in stock. They are the first cures
the world has ever seen for chronic
Bright's Disease and Diabetes. We are
sole agents. Free pamphlet.
c. c. CASE, Druggist.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-12-09

81 was much afflicted with sciatica,'
writes Ed. c. Mud, Iowaville, Sedgwick
Co.. Kan, "going about on crutches and
suffering a deal of pain. was induced
to try Billiards. Snow Liniment, which
believed me. l used three soc bottles.
IL is the greatest liniment I ever used ;
have recommended it to number of
persons; all express themselves as being
benefited by it. 1 now walk without
crutches, able to perform great deal
of light labor on the farm" 25c. SOC
and $l.O0. Sold by F. L. Janeck's Drug
store.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-12-09

North Yakima wants a grand jury to
investigate county and municipal af-
fairs. King county had grand jury
last winter, but not a single prosecu-
ton has followed the return of a long
list of indictments. Unless North Yak
ina intends to follow up the work of a
grand jury it would be better not to
empanel one-Tacoma News.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-12-09

II. V. Svendsen. os hudson, Wis, enc
of the principal stockholders of the Cas-
cade Lumber Co., arrived in town Tues
day, and in company with NJ. H. Grover,
made visit to the logging camp on the
Teanaway. The company is getting
things in shape to operate on gigantic
scale next season, and will so systemic
things as to keep their North Yakima
plant running continuously. The en-
tire Yakima river valley will receive de-
cided benefits from the enterprises of
this company.-Cle Elum Echo.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-12-09

Father" said the little boy, "what
is reciprocity" Reciprocity, my son,
is an arrangement by which you under
take to give up something that you
don't value very highly in exchange for
something that you do"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-12-09

A number of North Yakima citizens
believe that for investigation purposes
nothing can beat the good ld-fashioned
grand jury system. -. The Yakima
Indians say that if the white man wants
to buy their ponies to can, he must
pony up" SIS per Spokane
Review