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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-12

i,'-r1ni., .,. tnt pui..c .tt .ca. Nn3 win
.d 81 l.v lt. Y,oy ~ GpagrrpYs tcou al
was ~ tue raa'odv ~ .H otic-r. WhIls
the Geu:e,upn went e. tie police sta
ton to sVea- oOt warrant against rss
tu:5an and TO prove his property and
money. or course. Stm was Obliged 30
60 too, and his Uncle who was very
much eAcited over the happening 40
companad his Grave nephew Of thu
plains.
Lsssoing footpad is some hing nss
heard OF every day in New York. aus
Jim found himself hero IN the pspsrw
on the following morning, and dozens Of
newspaper reporters interviewed hExa
and asked for his picture to put in tbs
papers. To all this "fuss" Jim lnughsa
and said: why. it's nothing to lasso
man. Now, II It had been a Wild TzRss
Steer-we!l. that would have been diIssA
eHt. The fellow stood still AID tme
job was dead easy. A Wild steer xivNs
you a run for your fun. THAT'S the Go
ference. but I'm glad the taste for q
rope came upon me this sysnins. Otsss
wise bad fellow would nave b@sa ~
large"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-12

Do.Se HnG lif" sud IiuI he broke oft
.tr S.i'cuny at this point for gentle.
man bad come from thc opposite side IF
the street and was 20 r- D., Size same Ii
rection that Jim was -oiJg. only he was
half block in advance OF JIM And
Just few seconds after the gentleman
mad passed a vacant lot which lay lark
and narrow between two talk apartment
houses Jim saw dark form dart from
the place and creep quickly and stealthily
up behind him. lie saw the CLEAN of II
revolver in the night light as the follow
ing form lept to the side of the pedes.
TRAN. And then Jim saw the gentleman
throw up his hands In quick response to
some muttered words. which Jim was not
close enough to hear.
Jim had been in the shadow OF n shop
doorway wnen he observed the suspicious
movements of the second man, for his
bundle Of rope was becoming united and
he had stopped to refasten it. Thus the
fuotpad had not seen him on looking up
and down the block before attacking his
victim
Jims mind worked quickly. He pulled
the rope from the paper noiseessly. and
had siipknot tied quicker than you
could count three He was at familiar
work now, tying lasso loop. And in
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-12

there all his life he decided to attend the
thcatcr alone His aunt and uncle had
q 'rcia org" -cr'r9' Cor the evening, aud
Jim cOuid not think Of staying ut home
with a book or II magazine lie wanted
10 do the things while in the city that
hc could not do at home. So after m
carly supper he set ont toward ihr sab
way station. On his way downtown As
he PASSED Il littlc hardware shop in IN"
block in which his relatives lived he no.
ticcd n coil of rope lying displayed Ia the
show window pans shot throush L0s>o
inns heart Instantly he was On the
plains. riding Old Abe after the cattle. his
lasso swung across his sad lie. The wind
was sweeping across the short grass
causing il to wavc gently. Old Abe wa~
going at 4 swift gaN0p Ah, the fecling
Of gom" vn~ FUN Nrcn jhp hoy ut thy uh
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-12
The "oPie" Strong Box.

T was during the days before the tele
phone and T., a new part of the United
states Only n few white people had
dared to push beyond the border.
meaning the line of safety from the red
men. In the county of Dash. in n WeS,"
state adjoining the Rocky Mountains, there
was small settlement of people from the
Middle West A town of perhaps 3 '
souls was the county seat. and round II
lay the few dozens Of titled farms. On
one OF these new farms lived family
consisting of four persons. father, mothei
and two children. The father was one of
the prominent men of the county and had
been elected county treasurer. The coun-
~ having no courthouse yet. the treas
urers office was in the rear of a harness
Dealers shop.
After the county taxes had been paid
there was quite a sum of money in he
treasury, and the treasurer. Mr.. Heaily.
thought 1t wise to carry the funds home
with him to his farm adjoining the town
site. There was a small safe in the
harness dealers shop. but Mr.. Heally
knew that if thieves desired to break ope
the safe they would lind It very easy
matter 70 do So he kept the county's
cash under his pillow; beside II a good
revolver.
One day at noon. and Just as the
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-12

Gee, I'd like to see Nanny. Daddy
and old Abe tonight So unused Lasso
Jim Of the Plains.
But all Inconsistencies wore away as the
days fed by, for each hour was filled with
new sights and great lessons Art gal
leries, museums and shops were visited
during the day, and concerts, lectures and
theaters were enjoyed at night. Indeed,
the boy of the plains was being fully ini-
tiated into the round of city life. And
he was learning
One evening after Jim had been visiting
his relatives for two weeks. and had
learned the ms and outs Of the big city
as thoroughly as though he had lived
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-12

ment and the great rumbling cleaning
city was blotted out
Jim stepped into the hardware shop and
asked the salesman to please measure off
SO many yards Of the rope displayed in
the window. The longing for lassO in
his hands once more was irresistible. The
rope being measured and cut off, the
salesman rolled it into as small a coil as
possible and wrapped it in n paper. Lasso
Jim, the bundle held affectionately under
his arm. paid the price aud went on his
way
When he reached the theater district.
which 10 in Forty second street, and up
and down Broadway, Jim realized that he
had Q big bundle to be slowed away I'M
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-12

ANNWEFs 20 LlNT WEEK IS PUHlLES.
worm SDLlRE
Il IT. "
J. orr
Z R Is
MISS
CCPTlILINGS I Copoia-cap . curt
cur O. Hrmp hcm
ZjG/1G Ft//iE. FURNITURE Crovs
U0tds, g. FDoiS = suits. 3 LdrkS
!. Eotas D. PattL run Z TduHa
3 It0H . Edgic
Pit1tRED uORD PUZZLE; Spring
I. SirlmminV. . Ptg 3 RuO I. Ink 5
Negroes g. Gtund
RFRt s Once apon time three sas!
orr brGre rent Ia sea IN q snidH boat
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-12
~ Turning the Trick.
= DUNG ugly Tom Tick,
Loved playing a trick

4 Loved playing a uicK
On any enid who might pass by;
And when he had done,
He thought it great fun
To laugh when another did cry.
Who thought it a sin
The way Tom Tick acted, you
see.
Decided 10 wait
Beside the front gate,
Well hidden behind a bic tree.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-12

But Bunluc did see
Ills plan, and so ne
Jumped forth and caught Tom
by the hair,
Saving. Nov, my young friend,
Your ways you'd best mend
Or you will certainly not
spare.
$50 promise, | say
That beginning this day,
You'll play no mean tricks. AM
where
And u@iy Tom Tick,
Who had loved q V"au trick,
And who va, iise.r to lose h''
top hair
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-12

Mrs. Heally and Dot were out OF Ded
In lash and saw the awful thing which
was happening But before Mrs. Healy
could get to the shotgun, two other men
had darted into the room, one seizing
Tom from behind and disarming him
Then Mrs. Heally. Dot and Tom were
placed side by side in one corner OF the
room, where they were guarded By one
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-04-12
II OurPuZZle Corner *


My FIRST il thing
With some red and much green
At the gay Christmas season
1t is everywhere seen.
My seconds a hind Joint
or the four footed beast
That inhabits the South
The North, West and East
My two make flower
That's stately and tail
It's especially beautiful
When against a grey wall.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07
"pins and Needles."

After being for long time IN n cor
strained attitude q peculiar numbness
md pricking In often felt IN the arm
leg or foot, This IL caused by some
interruption TO the circulation and
can usuany be removed by rubbing OF
exercise.
The reason Of the sensation. which
IL decidedly uncomfortable while n
lasts, IL that pressure for a certain
length OF time desdens the sensibil.
ny Of nerve. when this pressure Ia
suddenly removed ms STRENGTHENING
out the leg after sitting with Il don.
bled underneath the body) sensibiNty
gradually returns to the nerve, and
a. each nervs.hber composing the
trunk resains Its normal condition OF
sensibility a pricking sensation IL fclt
and these successive prickings from
the successive awskenings ~ the M,
merons hbers have not inaptly been
called pins and needles."- From the
Family Doctor.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07
How Poor People Manage to Have
Messages Sent Without Paying
the Toll.

The telephone on the desk In the
animals shelter rang and a woman's
voice said Say. miss. there liz Q
half-starved cat up here on one Hun.
dred and Fourth street. Can you send
up and get herr"
The clerk took the number Of the
One Hundred and Fourth street hou Q,
then the voice AZ the wire went Oh.
Say. misc. would you mind calling up
this other number for ne? II is
where my sister works, In the Bronx.
Tell her to come down. Jimmy is sick.
there amt bite in the house. and I
haven't got a cent to bless myself
with, let alone nickel to telephone
to her but. honest. there is n cat ia
the basement. and it's half starved"
The clerk sighed. Worked again."
she said. That happens with discoar
aging frequency lately. We have LEFT
email sum Of money at cc-,uin drug
stores to pay for telephone calls IN re.
gard to stray animals. Usuaily TIC
druggist telephones the message him.
self. but II he Is too busy he hands
out nickel, and trusts the person
who has found the animal TO do the
telephoning. Some poor souls who
would like to send messages OF their
own that they cannot afford to pay ~
have learned where those drug stores
are, ard ring IN their own messages
free. berPing us TO transmit them 10
the persons they wish to reach. n
really serious cases We haven't the
heart 10 refuse. This sounds like q
serious case. so suppose ! shall have
TO telephone up TO the Rronx."--New
York Press.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07
DlSHPANS MAY BE MUSICAL
Man Who Sleeps Mornings Think.
They should BE Keyed to
Diatonie Scale.

For . long time" said The man
who sleeps mornings. 4 have been
hoping that some one would arise and
invent dish pans In Z: FIAT and kettles
In q major. The family above me ap
par"ntly always washes Its dinner
dishes the morning after
yet do not know lhs, the bang
of n dish pan Is ~ bad M the Mo
zartian melodies dispensed by tho OF
chsicnal hand organ. have abou,
come to the conclusion. however, tina,
two generations hence mankind will
he able TO relish any metallic noise ~
music. There is Richard Strauss. you
know. and Claude Debussy. We have
Sos wonderfully used 70 sheer caoo
pAony and Some u 10 snaintain, With
what truth % not know. that "
ike t.
III thought that In 20 or 30 yaarx
We would be able to enjoy the dish
pan and kettle motifs | would never
again complain. hut think that since
We are making such strides IN the d..
rection oi enjoying harsh sounds ihr
inventors might meet us half way b.,
invcniiug scts Of hogse.arc ,yed to
dia,onic scale"
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07

Why not have q contest. too, to Do
termine the Most un. Beautiful Lines
In the English Language? There are
any number Of lines which might bs
entered. Here are . few: "Busine"s
10 business" Keep out-this means
you" What time was II when yoy
came in!" please remit" Haven't
you forgotten somethinE?" In the In
terest Of etrenchment-"" Dictated
but not read" who's this roune
on?" This IL my busy day" Take
the neIt car" Keep on the grass
Yes. he's nice man. but" "Yor
are hereby subpoenaed-" Only
four Saturdays In this month" Stand
ing room only" cant take this slich
dime" Who's shy" but here's
something Just a. good" Hello
whiz this talking?" Cheer up, the
worst Ia yet to come" "Stiil, II may
be for the best However We thanh
yon for submitting the manuscript
TN take cigar and smoke It after
dinner"
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07

ksnsas oIri's Reason for Refusal -
Wed 10 the Occasion for Some
Serious Thought.

A bride about.to.be in Kansss
town the other day suddenly refused
to be wed She gave her reason In a
nutshell: 81 can't leave the old folks. "
She echoed the tragic plant Of q 70.
millar song
1t gives occasion for profound refec.
tion; as, at first thought. this. how
shall the limo be drawn between flial
love and duty and the urge OF the SUI.
preme conqueror OF lives-the God
OF Lover In all oriental countries this
problem could not exist the widest
OF passionate love must yield before
the ingrained obligation TO q parental
authority and due. In our own land
the parents-not the child-raise the
petitioning hand. That is what makes
the Kansas girls act remarkable.
When IN q child justified in desert
ing her father and mother? For how
long should she bide a wee? There
Is so much to be considered coldly,
although II IL diflicult Tn re old par
ents, by the and.irons gave her life,
nurtured her gladly b. slowed upon
her the very essence of their love
Her growth was their daily scrutiny
and sly remark; her development to
~omanhood. their wonder and pride.
And then. as u singing. precious bird.
she escaped from their cage Thus
II was Tor them, and IL and shall con.
time 10 be- Tor countless heart.brokeu
parents Philadelphia Press.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07
killing cousars Saves Deer.

II Is estimated that every cougar
In the state causes the death Of nj
least 80 deer during the year. Some
expert hunters maintain that a big
cougar Of mountain lion will destroy
as t.any ms 100 deer In a single year.
The estimate that the lives Of 500
dear have been saved through the
killing Of nine Of these wild beasts Is
regarded as conservative.
The trip Of Winters and Thompson
was undertaken for the purpose of
killing on ms many cougars as possible
In two weeks and they returned bring,
Ing nine skins a. trophies The hunts.
men have already sold the largest
skins, one Of which measures 3 feet
: inches In length and the other ai.
most eight feet, by disposing of these
two skins for mounting the hunters
are deprived OF the state bounty Of
$40 apiece. because the present boun.
~ laws require the cutting on of q
fore paw.--Portland Oregonian.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07
CLING TO THE RED KERCHleF
In Other Respects the Women o.
champery. Switzerland. Wear
the Dress OF Men.

Something Of tho old romance ol
Switzerland still clings to Champery
nearly $500 feet above the Rhone Val
ley.
The Inhabitants, about 500. still
preserve certain local poculiarities Of
dress. Tho dark type greatly pre-
dominates. the women being hand
some and well developed. The vivid
scarlet kerchicfs which they wear
knotted around their heads are singu.
larry becoming Even IN the princi
pal hotels this native head dress T.
worn by the Mattresses
Outside the village itself The women
In winter wear mems dress-long tron.
sers and jacket--hnt they still keen
their red kerchiefs. Indeed. as they
have 10 go about q great deal In deep
snow. sometimes on ski. looking after
the cattle Ia the stables and doins II
good deal Of work which In more pros
porous districts IL generally len 10
men. they could not very we'll keep
10 their skirts.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07
A Sixth Sense.

An Intervening Discussion arose ~ q
recent college lecture concerning the
instinct Of direction" Possessed 10
marvelously by savage races. and hy
animals. Undoubtedly animals are
aided largely by scent In the case
Of humans II is different aud some ri
the pupils argued that the primitive
man Is able 10 find his way IN the
dcnsest forest without taking note Of
the sun. the wind tho lay OF the land
ar the course of the streams There.
fore II was said he must he guided
by = sixth sense. because none NJ the
regular fv" senses could aid him
Other pupils. however. argued that
the Indian found his way IN places
where there were no apparent guides
because he know how. because he had
learned all his life how TO do II. lust
a. the writer. Tor instance. viii write
pnge after page Of copy, spelling all
the words correctly, but vet cannot. n
saked, spell q simple word This II
because he learned IN. words long
ago. and his spelling Is purely me
chanical. n Ii an with the Indian
hndinE his way through the woods.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07
Drug store Clerk 10 Convinced That
They should d - Carefully
KEPT a. 0r.tsr.

Enslishmen were such peculiar
chaps. the druggist said. that he wae
not q bit surprised when the strap
ping young fellow who had ordered an
egg phosphate said, Never mind.
Just before the clerk cracked the egg
and hurried out Of the store, but he
was surprised when the Englishman
returned few minutes later and apol.
ogized for his abruptness. 1T was
the place you took that egg from that
scared me out" be said Il noticed
that 1t came from a box In one corner
N the perfume case. How long had
II been there"
only a few hours" said the clerk.
We get fresh eggs every day"
But you shouldn't keep them there
at all. said the Englishman. Don't
you know that eggs are almost as
had az butter to absorb odors? The
shells protect them a little. but II
takes only short time for really
strong perfume to soak through. I
have had many a phosphate spoiled
because the egg In II had been ncsti
ing against a cologne bottle"
The clerk said. How utterly ridi
culous." but he remembered that an
other customer had complained of a
triple extract flavor to an egg drink.
"a later In the day he moved the per.
fumes back TO another counter
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07
Memorial To French Ambassador,,

On one Of the walls OF the interioe
Of the ministry for foreign affairs In
Paris Is Q black marble slab on which
are expressed IN letters Of gold the
names Of the ofiicials Of the depart
ment who died fighting for their coun.
try In the war with Germany In 1870.
The ministry has decided to place an.
other slab CONNIE pendant" on which
will be inscribed the names Of ambas.
sailors and diplomatic agents who
have fallen victims Of their duties.
The list will commence from the time
Of Louis XIV, A Paris contemporary
says II will be long enough. and Oh.
serves that probably this will be the
nrst memorial Of it's kind erected In
any country. The list will include tho
plenipotentiaries murdered at Raslatt
and those who had to submit to indig.
nities and cruelties at the hands Of
the Chinese. which led to the war with
the Celestial empire In 1857.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07
instruction In Cartoons.

have found that one OF the eas'est
and most interesting ways Of teaching
my growing boys current events IL by
having them make scrspbook Of the
cartoons that appear In the daily ma.
pers and magazines. As soon az the
papers have been read. the cartoons
and pictures that bear on the leading
questions Of the day are carefully cut
out and put In q special place TIL the
end Of the month. Then we look over
them together and save for the scrap.
book only the best and cleverest
II Is really surprising what a dc.
lightful little recreation this makes
for the evenings. II encourages dis.
cussion Of current history, In which
the father usually Joins. and At the
same time promises . feeling OF good
comradeship between parents and chiL
dren.--Harpsrs Bassr.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07

cd through Mexican war as off,
Ger. Lett army In 1854 aud set.
tied near 1t. Loris. Removed
70 Galena. H.. In 1850 offered
services when civil war began
and was appointed colonel Of
Twcnty.iirst Illinois infantry
June IL. 1851. and received com.
mission as brigadicr general at
IrontOn, Mo. Aug. :. After cap.
turing Forts bonelson and Hen
nv early IN Is'2 was made ma ior
general Of volunteers. After
taking vickshurr July 4. 1873.
was made major general IN reg.
ular army. Was made licutcn.
ant general March ., 1854. and
commander Of all the Union mr..
mics March u. Took up head.
quarters with Army ~ the 70.
t"mac. Received surrender of
Confederate General Lee at Ap.
p"mattox April q. ISGj. virtual.
~ ending the war. Commits.
stoned general July %. 1876.
Elected president on Republican
ticket In iSGS and reelected In
1877 Made tour Of world 1879
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07
HOW PERFUME IS OBTAINED
Beef Fat 10 Exposed TO Fresh Flowers
Until u 10 Perr,eated with
Their Odors.

nv process known ms enacurnrc,
which IN the exposure ~ beef fat to
fresh flowers In close boxes until II
Is thoroughly permoa,cd and charged
with their doors. the perfumes of yari.
Gus Mowers are obtained which could
not otherwise be SO effectively pre-
served apart from the fresh petals.
Those flowers are violet, Jasmine,
tuberose, rose. orange flower and cas-
sia ,cinnamon fowera). From tho, e
six there are Atty or more comhina
tons made for the stimulation OF the
odors Of other flowers. Sweet pea is
made with orange flower and Jasmine,
hyacinth is counterfcitcd by Jasmine
and tuherose and the lily Of the valley
10y violet and tubcrose.
The resources of the perfuiner arc
however. by no means confined To the
uoinad"s, rs the scented fats are term
I'd. lie uses many essential oils. The
principle ~ which are sandalwood
bergamot. lemon. rosemary. nerol
made from bitter orange nowers)
patchouli and altar of roses. Tn,
later, which II not now used so much
as formerly. " very difIlcuit to obtain
Ia " pure state, because its great cost
tempts to dishonest adulteration. VERY
often Geranium oil is substituted foi
H. Musk IL another important ingre
dent. entering. as II does. into almost
all perfumes except those that actual
ly are limitations Of flower odors or
eU,A k., ss-.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07
Sydney Smiths Averslons.

Sydney Smith shared Lord North's
dislike for musical concerts. "Noth.
ing" he wrote, "can be more dis.
gushing than an Oratorio. How absurd
to see 600 people fddling like mad.
men about the Israelites In the Red
Sea-" But Smiths pet aversion wa.
music In the minor key 1T made
him melancholy" according to q. W.
II. Russell, and had to be discon.
tinued when he was In residence AT
sf. Pauls." He lived, however, to
repent him OF his musical heresies.
Late In life he said! ~ ] were 10
begin life again ] would devote much
time to music. All musical people
seem to be happy; II 10 the most en-.
crossing pursuit; almost the only In.
nocent and UNPUBLISHED passion"
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07

Cambridge.
Mass. Eel,
80. i>Ic: died
there Aug. -.
1891. ';rl,lu.
atcd from
Harvard and
u"cccdud
i.nngfclIuw
Their" as pro-
fcs ~
modern Ian.
g,ingcs. llirll
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07

served with distinction in tl"
Mexican war. superintendent
West Point Military academy
1857. ISr resigned his cola
mission ~ the tuitci States
army in April. ISL. AMI cspuus.
ed the cause Of the Coufcd"racy,
being appointed major general uf
the Virginia forces. June 8. ls,i,.
he WIS made commander NJ the
Army of Northern Virginia. lie
continued IN this command IN.
I'll the close Of the war. sur.
rendering his army tn General
Grant NJ Appomatiox April -.
1867, after long aud heroic ~.
sislnncc. From lS';j until his
death GcDrr;ll Lee was president
"f Washington college az Lex.
ibgton. Va.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-07

plnc" ~ Grid for twenty-five
years Wac editor of tho Ailnn.
tic MnnI'ly for i've years aud If
The North American Review for
nine. lie was minister to Spain
from 1877 10 lssp aud IL Eng.
land from iS>o to isSi. Wns
brilliant ~ u cony"raitionalist.
poet. prose writer. critic aud lee.
turrr Ills h"Si known poems
are THE iiigiow Papers" Com.
ncnnoriliion Hlr" aud ~ Vision
of sir Inunral." Many rank
Lowell nS Americas greatest pa.
iri"iir p~i, and he H. generally
regarded Ms our foremost critic.
In the field of diplomacy he
started The vogue ~ the Anirri.
can embassy IN London.
: q. -. - ga. .... /.