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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-10
HERCULANEUM.
It's Destruction Came From IL DeIugo
of Lawn Water.

of Lawn Water.
IIcrculaneuin, In Italy, Is one of those
ancient cities which have not only been
buried, but actually forgotten, for
ages. The town, supposed to be OF
Etruscnn origin, lies OH the Campanlan
plain ut the foot OF its destroyer, We
suvlus, almost midway between Ma
pies and Pompeii.
What caused the catastrophe of the
year 40 y. d.? biologists have come
TO the help of the archucologists. and
1t is now held that the destruction of
licrculnneum was somewhat different
from that OF pompcii, although Pom
peii was also covered and buried and
the general effects were the Same In
both instances. In the case of Pom
pcii the city WAS overwhelmed by the
shower of small stones from the vol
cano and the subsequent rain OF ashes,
but lierculancum seems TO have been
dcluScd with water lava" and far
fewer people were able to make their
escape from the city than from Pom
pci.
1t is the theory that the steam from
the crater turned into rain, and. mixing
with the volcanic dust formed huge
volume OF muddy torrent. This gath
cred other soil rs it poured over the
land. raised the level of the country
more than siXty-ave feet and finally
icit Il mass OF compactcd tufu This
torrent ran on to the sea, making it's
own channel and forming kind of
lagoon around the previously safe hnr-
Dor which entirely prevented any ships
from approaching the place thereafter
-Chicngo News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-10
Some Won,Icrful F,p,,rc.

Figures on the light and heat Of the
sun are the most startling that can
possibly he presented. The nstrono-
mers measure the amount Of heat and
light emitted by the sun by estimat-
Ing that the Garth intcrccpts about the
two billion three hundred milionth
part of it. Thus il is found that In
every second OF time the sun emits as
much heat as would result from the
sudden combustion OF 11,600,0O0. O00,-
COO tons of pure coal. 1t may be inter-
cstlng to the reader to know that cach
portion of the suns surface as large
as this earth emlts as much heat per
second as would result from the COM
bustion OF 1,000,oOo,000 tons of the best
anthracite fuel.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-10

he had blown until he wus tired lie
took crow off the raft and sent it to
see If il could find the end of the
earth. The crow was gone IL very long
iime, but ut last Ii came sailing back
on the wind and said il had flown Till II
was tired out and there WAS no sign of
any end 10 the earth
"Nan-abbcju, To make sure. blew
again and swellcd the earth Il great
deal bigger. Then he united and I'M
Gagged and untrGpped all the animals
anu drove them from the raft on to the
l'ihd and LETT them free To roam where
they might. He took all the trees.
plants, bushes. and shrubs ana planted
Them around, and he blew the grass
out of his hands as hard MS lie could
blow ii, so that il scattered all over
Next he let loose all the birds ana bee
lies and bugs ana snakes and toads
ana butterflies, and finally he invited
the man ana woman, both Chippewnvs.
10 90 ashore anC make the new EARTH
their hunting ground. And Nnn.ab
DeJus task WAS .ione."-St. Nicholas.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-10
INDIAN LEGEND OF The
NEW EARTH'S CREATION
Story of the Flood as Seen by the Aborig
inal Red Man the Blowing ZIP OF One
Tiny Grain OF Sand Brought to
Surface by Mushrat.

Il will tell YOU the story OF Nan-ab-
bcju. lie is the man who male tie
new earth after the big water came
| AMI covered it,
big waters came. and there was
nothing anywhere except water and
tile sky AMI the sun AMI tie stars.
said the old Chippewa "Nan-ab-bciu
mhde II great raft ana put on il some
relic Of everything That had been on
the neutrality-suspicious. of each kind Of
animals, OF all the trees, shrubs. plantx,
iiowrrs birds. rocks. AMI one man ami
one woman. In short, he did not leave
anything except sand. He forgot to
save some sand, ana yet he could not
do anything without ii. He sailed out
far into the food ana made IL little
sland. very, very small. Thea he found
he had no sand. He made IL very hi.
line, longer than hundreds Of deer
skins rnt UP into ribbons and ticL To.
gctncr, and lie took Il muskrat of ti!n
rnft and tied the line TO ii and threw
1t into the water. The frightened rat
dove down AMI dawn. ana when there
wns no longer any pulling nj the line
Nan-ab-bciu knew the rat was nj the
'O''"i" vi iiiC Std. Iurll lie began 10
pull the line up. Al the end of il came
the poor muslirat. stone dead. drowned.
Rut Naii-nb-bcju saw That The little
black paws of the animal were clcnrh-
cd MS If there was something i'm their
palms ana that the rat held tight hold
OF even after death The little paws
were forced open, ana in them were
round half dozen grains of sand. One
grain would have been enough for the
great Nan-ab-bciu.
"Nnn-ab-beju blew his breath on r.ic
muskrat, and its life came back TO it.
Then he mixed the sand in The little
Island that lie had made and blew on
that also. AS be blew and blew il
swclleu and swclled until ii was so big
that Nan-ab-bciu could not see tbs
sides or end OF ii In any direction.
Nnn-ah-beju was Lot quite certain
whether he had made ii as big as the
OLD earth before the big water came.
lie had To make IL as big as il had
Decn--so big, In fact, that no man or
creature could find the end of II. He
ilad plenty of animals that could travel
over the earth and find out how big it
was, 80 he decided To take two huge
Duiraioes Off the raft AMI send them tv
see whether there was any end to what
he had made. The bnffnlocs ran off
win all speed, and Nan-ab.bc.iu sat
down ana waited. In few days the
Duiialoes came back and said they had
found the end OF the earth. So Nan-,,>-
beju blew and blew ana blew on the
ground again, and 1t swcllctl SO fast
that You could see It broadening. When
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-10
AkBAR'S EXPERIMENT.
Result of iIis whimsical Search For
NntmrMl LuntruIIrc

Akbar, one of the first of the great
moguls who ruled India, has been
named the ASiatic Charcmagnc. He
was Il statesman and an educator aud
built palace for the rcception of
men who loved learning ana sought
after wisdom. The great mogups pas.
sion for knowledge Is said to luyo
been shown by Whimsical experiment.
lie once made TO determine ff II wns
true, MS he had heard, that Hebrew
was the natural language Of all who
had never been taught any other
tongue.
To test this assertion Akbar caused
dozen nursing children TO be shut M
In castle six leagues from Agra. his
capital city. Each child was reared
by dumb nurse. The porter also was
mute. and he was forbidden, upon
pain of death, to open the gates of the
castle. When the children were twelve
years of age Akbar ordered them to DO
brought before him.
Men learned in Sanskris, in Arabic.
In Persian AMI in Hebrew were assem-
bled at the royal palace to tell what
Language the children spoke. Akbar.
seated on his throne and surrounded
by these linguists. ordered the children
to be brought in. Each child was adj
dressed. and. to the surprise Of the as
scmbly. every one answered by sign.
Not child could speak word They
had all learned from their nurses TO
express themselves by gestures!
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-10
The Festival OF Mincryn.

The most notable festival at Athcn;
was In honor OF Minerva. All classes
Of citizens on this day marched in pro-
cession. The oldest went first, then
the young men, the children. the young
women. the matrons and the people Of
the lower orders. The most prominent
object in the parade WAS n ship pro-
PEELED by hidden machinery and bear
ing at its masthead the sacred banner
OF the goddess.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-10
Grewsome Punishment.

A grewsomc form of punishment Is
still practlced In Afghanistan. ~ re-
cent English expedition discovered ut
the top OF the I.ataband pass an iron
cage suspended from n high pole fas-
tened In the ground like telegraph
pole containing shriveled human
body. The mummy was that of thief.
who had been imprisoned and Above |
to die of thirst and hunger in this iron
cage.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-10
4 Crnzy IIcn-

Haven't you ever thought of going
to work." asked the farmers wife Of
Saunterng Sam.
"ies'm," replied the veteran tramp.
81 thought of 1t once. but was dee
leeryus at de time Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-10
Your Learning.

Wear your learning like your watch,
in n private pocket, and do not pull It
out and strike it merely to show that
you have one. If you are asked what
o'clock it is, tell it, but do not pro-
claim it hourly and unasked like the
Waterman.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-10
schilier,s Liking For Anp1...

One habit of Schiller's was pas
sion for the smell Of an apple. Ho
used to cut an apple into quarters and
keep them in the drawer Of his writ
Ing table II. P.'s Weekly
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-09-10
Another Victim az III. cnrto.itv

Another Victim of His Curiosity.
Heat what age do you think girl
ought TO marry? She-Well, couldn't
think of settlng the day before mex.
October, George, when shall he juss
twenty -nine.-Somerville Journal.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-07
Council Proceedings.

Council meeting held in council
room at Kennewick April 6.
Present: Mayor Sheppard, Coun-
cilmen Bier, johnson, Moore and
Hanson.
Councilman Hanson reported
that he had no report to make
other than that the company had
given the town permission to use
water pending negotiations.
Moved by Councilman Hanson
seconded by Councilman johnson
that the clerk draw a warrant for
S12o in favor of H. c. Mitcham in
pay ment for lot for Jail.
The matter of experimenting on
fixing the streets with oil and clear
ing and grading certain streets was
turned over to the committee on
streets and sidewalks with power
to act.
The street committee was in
structed to call for bids for the re-
pairing of the river road and allow
contract to the lowest aud best bid
der.
The marshal was instructed to
lave Arie Hover remove stones
rom street in Garden Tracts with
n ten days and in default, to hire
leans for removal of same and
barge expense to said Hover.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-07

E. D. Bell. of Downs, came down
this week and went out to Horse
Heaven to look after his farm.
J. NJ. Hawkins is redecorating the
interior of his place of business. A..
Nevlow is in charge of the work.
The trains that should have arrived
here during the day, yesterday, cnme
in this morning about s o'clock.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-07
raoM MONDAYS Dali

ouStiSSs
TneM MONDAYS DALI
Miss Ida Greene is entertaining
her sister from Spokane.
c. J. Beach went up to North
Yakima today on business.
L. W. Brown is treating his
store building formerly occupied
by the Courier to a coat of paint.
The grass in the parks around
the Northern Pacific depot is out
nice and green and shows what
great improvement little grass
can make.
Several sidewalk petitions are
ready to be presented 10 the council
at its next meeting and it is more
than likely that the next few weeks
will see large additions to our pres
ent supply of walks.
A. c. Singleton, manager of the
Singer Sewing Machine Co., of
North Yakima is in town on bust
ness. He reports everything lively
and a great number of people CON-
ing 10 the valley this spring:
H.S--Amon is spending consider
able of his time out at the Horn
these days looking after the work
OF getting the ditch under way.
We understand the site for the new
town will be surveyed in a few days
and the land put on the market.
John Penn who received very
severe cuts On the head and face
yesterday on6Amon ranch, while
TRYING to ride first rclass bucking
cayuse is around today. but is like
all "brocho busters" if it had not
been for something he would not
have been hurt.
Those of you who don't favor the
seeding Of the vacant lots and
streets should come over from. Pasco
on one of the trains and look out
of the car window at that beautiful
alfalfa field on the north side of the
track, then go to the other side OF
the car and take look at the seen
cry. Nuff sed.
]. F. Roberts Supreme State Or
ganizer of Modern Foresters and
Deputy Head Council of Modern
Woodlnen of America, is in oul
town for the purpose of organizine
Modern Forester Lodge. All
those persons having signed appli
cations under Probst & Hook are
requested to call upon him immed'
lately of the Antlers Hotel. Mr.
Roberts is a gentleman of rare abil-
ity and all persons coming in con
tact with him become charmed
with his personality.
At last the ferry between Pasce
and Kennewick is in a fair way t
become a certainty. Mr., Muir ar
rived here last week from up the
river with one boat and will in {
few days have another which hi
will equip with gasoline engine
and put in regular commission
At present he is ferrying acros
what traffic comes his way will
hand power.
sTle~base-ball boys met in tn
Courier Office Saturday evening ant
organized a team. w. J. Shaugh
messy was elected manager ant
treasurer and H. E. Roseman capt
ain. The team will be made MP o
experienced players of which w
have quite a few. Arrangement
are being made to form four o
six team league from the towns be
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-07

FROM TUESDAYS DAILY
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Hanson left this
morning for Tacoma for a few DAYS
visit.
{: J. Anderson returned this morn
ing after Few days spent with friends
at Lind.
Mrs. Q: F. Cosper came in from Ia
coma this morning and will spend the
summer on Mr.. Cosper's ranch near
town.
Contractor Tweed began work OIL
the new-cfty Jail this afternoon, and
soon we will have a place in which to
care for the unruly ones.
The Endeavor of the Congregational
church will give a fish pond social next
Friday evening at the church. The
ladies will bring two baskets, enough
luncheon for one in each, All are in
vited.
A. G. Purdy came over from Pasco
today to transact some business. He is
erecting large addition to his hotel
overthere and says it will be the peer
of any house in this part of the state
when 1t is finished.
w. ]. Anderson, of Maiden, Mass :,
Chas. Fisher, of Chicago, J. D. Glad
neys, of Chicago and A. F. Van Vleet,
arrived today and are looking for
homes and places for business. Mr..
Fisher represents the Douglas Shoe
Co., J. D Gladney represents large
mercantile firm in Chicago. Mr.. Glad
ney is here to purchase home and Mr..
Van Fleet is looking sor land.
w. R. Anon has gone to the Sound
where he will purchase a boat to be
run between this place and points up
the river. He will endeavor to get a
boat that will carry about twenty
passengers besides cargo of freight.
The principal business for the boat viii
be to ply between here and the new
town just being started OH the Amor
lands near the mouth of the Yakim;
river.
Observer Jenkins has favored thi,
Office with an itemized report of tn,
weather for the past month from
which we CLEAN the following interest
ing information. Mean temperature
so; Total precipitation, As; 10 clea
days, party cloudy days and
cloudy days. On the sth the thel
mometer registered slightly below tn
freezing point, but there was no fros
that would injure the most delicat.
plant life.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-07

FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY
NJ. D. Root has spent the past few
days in Spokane on business mission
OLHanson is In Tacoma confer
ing with the Northern Pacific officials
Mrs. MARCEL and Miss Jarpagin, o
Pasco are spending the day will, rela
tives in the city.
Mrs. Lippencot spent last night with
friends in Pasco, returning home THU
IN orning.
w. A. Halves informs US that he viii
have his stock of goods ready to opei
to the public by Friday.
Prof, Gso-Jauslin has leased a trati
of land near the bridge and will star
at once putting in market garden.
Joe Cramer headed q delegation OF
Pascoites who came over this morning
to get an idea of what city life is.
G. O. ingalls,, of Northport, today
purchased a nice farm in the valley
and will at once start to put it in cult
walton.
Marshall Glover put couple of no
boes in the two minute class this
morning and told them to forget to
come back.
L. M. Locke, of Garfield, was here
Yesterday and Informed US that he ex-
pected to become an inhabitant Of the
valley.
DIR, G. NJ. Owen has decided that he
would like to try city life for awhile,
and has gone to San Francisco where
be will GO into practice.
G. w. Rhodes, brother of the late
Rev. Mr.. Rhodes, came in from Inde-
pendence, Ore, this morning and has
taken charge of the affairs of his broth
er's family.
We had nice mess of young rad
ishes for dinner today through the
courtesy of Reed Bros. These gentle
mec have large garden west of town
and have a very choice line of vege-
tables.
II you are rugged out with the proper
kind Of head works you can become
the owner of valuable town lot in
Amon's new town up the river. The
town has no name as yet and in order
that it can be given one that will be a
credit to it the owners have decided
to leave the naming Ct it to the people
They will give town lot in the new
town to the one suggesting name
that will be accepted. Get your think
ing cap on and win the lot and the
honor of naming the new town.
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
All kinds of tailoring work promptly
attended to in our tailoring depart
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-07
We do the
Business +!

The Columbia Commits
sion Cos FEED & SEED de-
partment is the most complete
in the city.
If you are wondering a.
bout markets for your growing
producte, see US
That's part
of our
Business.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-07
from THURSDAYS DAILY

FROM THURSDAYS DAILY
All kinds of tailoring work promptly
attended to in our tailoring depart
ment. Ashbaughs.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-07
THE LOCAL FIELD
,.oM SATURDAYS DALI

IRON SATURDAYS DALI
l have a few nice rooms in the
Coffin building for rent. Frank
Ernigh.
The Ladies Aid of the Congre-
gational Church will sell cakes and
doughnuts Saturday afternoon
April Sth.
The Cascade Lumber Co.
carry the most complete line CT sash
doors and millwork between North
Yakima and Spokane.
Mrs. H. L. Nichols and children
went to Kennnewick, Sunday, to
Join her husband who went few
DAYS before.-Lind Leader.
Al. P-Haasr publisher of the
Lind Leader spent the afternoon
in Kennewick. He said he had
heard SO much about the Daily
Courier that he had to come down
and see what kind of a town we
had here that supported a Daily at
the age of two years.
M. A. Hatton, of Red Lake, Falls
Mimi, spent tile day in town look
ing over the situation. He says it
is hard for Red River Valley man
to understand the productiveness
of this kind of soil. What he saw,
however convinced him tits pro-
ductive.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-09
AN EFFECTIVE BAIT.
CEcvcF Deterefve 20 SOD Aftrr
Rft~sfnE Drhror.

C%cvcE Detectfve 20 se@s A6tcr a
MISSING DEXTER.
A regsstered letter i- mighty elective
bait T1ls Seventy oiEhrh sroot v-o-
man nibbLod az TIE drst throw.
'Of oCurne 4 Ks for ma" sho sid.
That IS nay name and thHt was my
address before moved here"
Yes, thst part of KS Al r,cht~ the
poStman admitted. bot II ssys 'es-
P0ira' You're noS ezquirA-
No saeiSsd ti,e vponlAI- '11s1t I'm
sure
''Of couzso you az sure % put in.
'-but I cam loavs the leteor. This IS q
Registered ietter, and we havo TO DE
very careful % registered Ill The
box can 90 r. u give youS-he name
and addroea OF tie yvrtoaC Then you
can make inquiry and ask % hayc the
letter ssddreesod Tropeyty-
ne womsn ev'ed the prosperous look
iu'G missFra yesruineriy. hue since the
coulpSouAsa offered vas tbo best bar.
gain obta1nab1s she accepted IT, The
situation Tas puzz&na The name OF
hcr bcncfsctuc vas totally unknown.
Fortuna ely be was situated in a down
town Once buiidinE 80 Immediately
sfrer tuOcbeOn shs attempted 20 e}uch
oaos Cps mystery Of thsa registered Iet-
~ Ousos inside tbs oC1ce she recog-
ni2od bcT ooTrCspoudone ns the man
acer u a concern 10 which she had
owed 81 for type7vrittng supplies for
the last 81 uo0nffEs Sho mentioned
the loete-. cSa man produced a bill
1T was a copy o. this be said.
You had rrovod-vs o0uld not end
you-JDore orveTrLtrht % your part OF
eo0rse- sill. ia o~dsr 10 keep our ac-
couots sguzre-y1-1 nusjcrstaud~-
TIE woman Wa 20 mad she wasn't
suro wbctbsr she uoderstood or not.
but she paid tha bin. When she had
guna tbc rnanss1cr troacud himself 10 q
fresh ciEnr.
~RcFiscerot h-tteTs~ ~ sold, are
TIE bcst d~ooet1vcs potnC when the
person you are EfDoT MOVES frequently
and a guilty - ~ greater crime than
shirking nttto bin An ordinary let
ten, 0rcn tbo-hyh forwarded % the
prop0c address,, may elicit 10 reply.
tut vory few pcopia can withstand
liz appeal OF Registered letter. To
bring rovultS q musr. OF course. be
Improperly dire,.t,,s. - that the adj
drc7s>-v' cannot rCcotvo n. tn that case
u either eroUAcs sudtcicut curiosity
70 bring cro delinquent down here 20
investigate or rs returned with the
proTrr address marked on the envel-
opo Ia either cvoSt we get on tho
trnch q tie debtor and are pretty sure
10 co3lect the money.--New York
prpr-s
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-09
VoTINo LISTS PURGEO


NNif'''N aaifNttaN lNIlIlea
Phlad iph.N Pa. Sept 6.-UD>fvr
unusual conditions the a.,ses.-ors q IN,
11of election precincts Ia this city b.
San the eN'rs Ees~aenont fsr tho pur
pose of making corrections iu tho ust.
made mo last Nsy. Under instruction.
from Director Potter. o. tho department.
OF public safety. who acted CDor "a,
authority ~ Mayor Weaver q police
man was stationed u ea-h po5Uns
place 20 guard against possible frauc
IN the revision Of the asse~so-s' Iists
OF voters The policemen wero aidee
IN this work by representatives. q the
Democratic party and * tho Ctty party
IA reform organization opposed 70 ia
methods OF The regular Republicans
IL Is estimated by tns poltco that RA&rly
10000 names woFa stricstsn rrun Tia
lists
Recently @ hOlse-tO-hOsiec cenv0ss .
voters was made by the po'ico. ~,
Democratic and ths city parties. anS
az its conclusion Director Potter ~.
nounced that tho police had fOunt
more than 6J 900 Illegal resistrations
Some ~ these 70 was later stated. wsrt
removals and deaths but tho clsf1a Il
made that when the extra assessmeBs
is completed 20 Will show a decrease o
at least 10000 names.
There was no attempt 20 add IN tn
lists by means ~ proxies. The OrEan.
ization leaders claimed that this ooult
legally Doe done. but the a-s-essors wer,
furnished With legal opinions from the
City party warming them that nder the
law they could not acoept namOa 10y
proxy. They were. however,. no< pa
TO the test iu this matter
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-09-09

a merchant who handles ul name.
q foreign products. making Speciality
OF pure salad OF and mushrooms. re
cently told how 10 test mushrooms as
follows: When cooking drop ia silver
pieco-.5 OF - cent piece-no difference
as long - IL Is pure silver. II 10 turns
black, they arc poisonous; ii the silver
is bright, they are good You can also
put In few pieces OF garlic. It will
flavor the mushrooms. and 40 the same
time you can tell il they are poison
Gus. Garlic will change color as the
silver does