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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15
"Getting On"

Grandfather Durgan is 80 years old.
One summer day he took his youngest
great-grandson out to the orchard to
Investigate the August sweets. AS the
old man bit into an apple he seemed
hesitant and thoughtful
What's the matter, grandpa?" ask
ed the boy.
1T jest occurred to me-" said grand
pa, that me teeth amt Jest what they
used to be. l must be gettin' on. Now
if 1 was sure I'd live to be an old
man, SOS 'twould be payin' invest
ment, believe I'd go and git me some
false ones made"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15
KING OSCARS DEMOCRACY.
Anecdotes of the Monarch Who Hal
lust Lost q Crown.

Anecdotes Of the Monarch Who Has
just Lost a Crown.
Although the people Of Norway have
decided to cut away from Sweden, they
have little against King Oscar as a
democratic individual. He Is a tall,
erect, handsome old gentleman, court
ly and kind in manner, and is, perhaps,
the most approachable monarch. Sew
eral years ago, while aboard his yacht
"Drott," In northern waters, party
on a passing steamer asked permits
sion to 20 aboard. 1t was cOurteously
granted.
King Oscar, in greeting his visitors,
said, II fear l can not show you such
a yacht as you have shown me this
morning, but she is comfortable enough
for an old gentleman, and have spent
twenty-five happy summers on her."
To journalist in the party the King
granted q few minutes conversation.
and his first question, in perfect Eng
lish, was, you have great many Of
my countrymen in your northwestern
territories! What sort Of citizens do
they maker"
1.-The best we have, your majesty"
Smiling, and thinking for a few mo-
ments, he remarked, us that the truth,
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15
NEW FOLDING BED.
Brooklyn Man Has Secured a Patent on
One of Metal.

Brooklyn Man Has Secured Patent on
One of Metal.
Patents are still being issued for
folding beds, although they are not In
such demand as they used to be.
A Brooklyn man has secured patent
for a sanitary, metallic folding sheu,
which he claims will revive the de-
mand for this style of compact furni-
ture that is really needed more now to
fit the smaller rooms in modern apart
ments. The bed differs but slightly
from the enameled and brass beds now
in use, the Improvement being in the
method Of Ringing the head and foot,
which allows the bed to fold up In a
small compass. When it Is desired 20
fold the bed the spring is pulled out
20 the end Of the slotted plate; this al
lows the mattress to clear the back
brace and lifts the springs up to YER
teal position and then draws in the
head and foot. When the curtains are
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15
or is it a newspaper mans diplomatic

or Is it q newspaper mans diplomatic
answer"
Not long ago King Oscar was sitting
in the smoking room Of a Wiesbaden
hotel, where a group Of gentlemen
were discussing the questions Of the
hour, strikes, socialism, communism,
the revolutionary tendencies of the
time, etc. One Of the party, expatiat-
ing upon his pet theories with consid-
cradle 7ehemence, wound up with the
remark, 1.-THE days of monarchies are
numbered"
King Oscar looked up and smiled.
'Evidently you don't agree with
me-" resumed tho speaker, but can
you give me any good reasons for
thinking otherwise?"
"Only one, 1 am the King Of Swe-
den," he replied.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15
RELIC OF THE SMU6GlERS.

The ARK SNAPPED craft herewith illus
trated stands on the Arum at Little
hampton, England. 1t is now used
for dwelling, but in the days when
was prevalent on the south
coast it was a smugglers' boat and
for several years was very successful
in running the blockade Of revenue
cutters. At last, however, it was cap
tured while becalmed and taken into
port and sold. The buyer put a
matched roof over it and converted it
into a dwelling. putting it on wheels
80 that it might be moved once a year
to avoid rate paying. 1t is at present
occupied by ferryman and his fam
ily
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drawn around on the overhead rod
the bed is hidden from view, protect
ing it from dust, and it gives the ap-
pearance Of a bookcase Another feat
ure Of this bed is that the housekeeper
may easily get at any part for clean
ing and making 1t up, without pulling
it from the wall. All that it is neces-
sary to do is to swing the head or foot
out from the spring and it is then pos
sible to get at any part of the bed
without reaching over the head o.
foot, as in the old way. The bed can
be taken down the same as the ordi-
nary iron bed when moving. 1t does
not weigh any more than any other
bed. There are no weights or mechan-
ical joints to get out Of order
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15
Old Ideas About Christmas.

Even as late as 1853 there was some
doubt as to the exact date of Chris mas,
the old count bringing it to the 5;A of
January. the new count giving Us the
10Th of December, which is 1.-The day we
ceiebrate.' In Devonshire, England, it
is believed that if the sun shines at noon
on Christmas day plentiful crop may
be looked for in the following year.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15
Pleasure for a Stin1y Man

Harduppe- likes nothing
better than to have some fellow ask
him for a loan.
BOrrOwell-Is that so?
Harduppe-Yes; it gives him so
much pleasure to refuse.-Philadelph
Record.
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Insult to Injury.

How did Spoonleigh happen to get
into a fight with that camera f1end?"
"Well, you see Spoonleigh was walk
ing on the pier with his fiancee, Miss
Fryte. And whenever the lady got op-
posite the man with the camera he'd
snap It,"
"And Spoonleigh objected?"
"Well, he spoke to the man about
It. and the man said he wasn't taking
her picture, but only closing the shut
ter when she passed, because the lens
was too valuable to risk. Then Spoon
leigh got mad, and that's how 1t start
d'-Cleveland Leader.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15
The ThOIghtful Gira ffe.

The absurd and long-legged giraffe
Said: Here is a thought makes me laugh.
II CRATES should
Wear stockings. how could
Old Santa Claus even fill halfy"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15
And Spoonleigh Objectedw
Good Enough Evidence.

Teacher-Of which country Is the
rhinocerOs q native?
Willie-England.
Teacher-Oh, no! What makes you
think so?
WILHELM way his clothes fit i'm
Cleveland Leader.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15

An honest gas meter Is the noblest
work Of a corporation
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15

People would enjoy the fall season
more If they didn't know it was a cur.
tain raiser for winter.
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Ont of His Own Month

He-Wise men hesitate-only fools
are certain. She-Are you sure? He
I'm quite certain Of it! Then she
laughed
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15

A country girl must be desperately
In love II she respects q man who can
not drive horse.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15
Boobies CHRISTMAS PRAYER.

.'Dod b'ess all the family dear;
bod b'ess mamma, papa, too:
bod bless little sister Fan
An bring me q sled, nice an new
"Dod bless all the chil'ren poor.
An make all the sick folks well:
An dear bod, p'ease don't forget
To send a pony, big an swell
"Dod be gracious to your lambs
An keep sin out Of my life;
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about in Alabama. Senator MOrgans
term expires in 1907. He will be then
Gf living SO years old. Senator Pet
tus' term expires in 1909. He will %
then Gf living nearly So years old
Alabama is on the quadrennial plan;
after next years legislature thers
won't be another until 1910. Next
years legislature, therefore, will havs
the electing of two United States Sen
ators. AS far as known General MOT
gan and General Pettus desire and e1'
pect reelection. Suppose they are 70
elected. At the end Of their new terms
if they live that long, General MOT
gan will be SO and General Pettus u
Electricity is to be put to noVe'
test by the Department of Agrlcur
ture. A laboratory is being fitted Id
the division of pathology for the pur'
pose Of conducting experiments in the
growing Of plants by the aid o. al
electrical appliance. The experiments
are based on the theory that t"o
growth of vegetable matter, "nicD
ceases at shutdown, will contliu,
through the night if proper artlnc.a'
light is supplied to stimulate the NV
ural developing powers or Tue p'"I
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15

Y AMES," said Gerry Talbot sudden
ly, looking up from the letter he
had just received, you needn't
mind about the rest. The dinner
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-15
TalbOt'S Christmas
BY FRANCIS HART.


EE%SSS&.5sSSGz
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-03-10
Lost on the Prairie,

IT was in Chicago the day Of the
blizzard,' said c. A. Dudley yester.
day, and they insisted that the wind
incomprehensivle, but it is fact THAI
as one walked about the streets it
was necessary to be careful in order
to maintain control of locomotion. 1t
certainly was an old fashioned storm.
"One of the most striking incidents
that l recall was one OF those Old
fashioned storms. | was young law
yer and was driving across country
in northern Iowa, on business, and
was caught on the prairie in a storm.
It was impossible to see any distance
and in those days, of course, fences
were few and far between. Not only
did realize the danger of being lost
and perishing upon the prairie, as
many people did every time there was
such a storm, but the situation en-
phasized the fact that man was in
finitesimal when he faced a demon
s,ration of the elements of that char
acter
Il have not seen any scientlhc ex-
PLANTATION of the generally admitted
fact that we have no such storms we
used to have, but it has occurred TO
me that the natural explanation is
good one, that the change in the sur
| face of the earth, through settlement
and cultivation, must be responsible
| for the moderation of storms. Every
grove that has been grown in the last
quarter of a century, every house and
| barn that has been built, every fence
that has been put up has contributed
| to break up the currents OF air that
| have circulated close to the earth,
| and the multiplicity of obstruction
doubtless nave been effective IN
breaking up the terrific storm centers
| that used to form on our uncultlVated
prairies. Iowa Register and Leader
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-03-10

ley, don't you know me? Oh, Charley.
it is none other! Don't you know your
own Adder she cried, in a low,
tense voice, looking pleadingly up at
him.
Yes, my darling, l know you; it is
your own Charley come back once
more, never to leave you again. Say
you forgive me, pet, and L Will make
you as happy as I can"
Come in, Charley, come into my
own, our own, little home, for. darling,
this beautiful home is ours once more
I have worked hard for it, dear, but
| have something else to show you.
More precious to me than all else pc
side
And she led the way into little
room just off the dining room, straiEht
toward a small white bed. On 1t ray
a child sweetly sleeping. The parents
knelt beside the bed, those two, long
parted and so recently united, and
then and there pledged once more their
everlasting love.
Angels seemed to tell the sleeping
child the glad news, for the little face
was wreathed in smiles, the blue
eyes opened wide and a curly heao
touched theirs And the man snud'
dered to think how nearly he had LOST
all this. had it not been for his plan
though not meaningly, or robbing MIN,
self and his wife. Truly, the ways OF
providence are mysterious, and Charles
Boardeau and his wife We're drawn
together at last-Indianapolis Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-03-10
Row Rich Is Glover ?

Experiments in Pennsylvania have
been conducted for several years in
the blowing under of green clover TIC
enrich the land, and it has been dem
onstrated that clover seed can be sOwn
to advantage with all cereal crops,
without lessening the grain crop for
the current year, and that after the
grain is cut the clover grows luxuriant
1y, actfig as catch crop during the
latterspart Of the season. Green clover
is especially valuable to the land for
tho Tease that it absorbs, while grow
ing, large quantities of nitrogen from
the air. which are stored up in it's It's
sues. A heavy mat of growth is pro
duced by the autumn, which, when
plowed under adds considerably to the.
available nitrogen in the soil as well
as to the store of humus. The pro.
MERTON of nitrogen thus added to the
land by one crop of clover has BEEN
found to be equal to that obtained
from dressing Of ten tons of barn
ward manure to the acre. Consider
able supplies of potash, phosphorus
acid and lime are also taken up by
| the clover plant during it's growth, as
ma ri of which is gathered from depths
i'm the soil not reached by some other
| farm crops. In this way the clover is
| nro cticaIiy an enricher OF the soil, to
some extent. in these other important
| clements Culdyator.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-03-10
Lard ON Cows Teats.

A dairyman very strongly RECON-
mends the use of lard upon cows teats
at milking time, saying: 1T is our
plan to have a small can of lard con-
veniently near where the milking Is
done, and in cases of warts, ulcers,
chaps or bruises, it is applied regular
~ to the parts affected after each
milking until the trouble is removed.
4 slight scratch or sore may look In
significant, but be painful to the cow
when grasped by the strong hand 0s
the milkman. AS the sore is so ofteE
broken open during milking, it re-
qures long time to heal unless given
attention. 1t sometimes happens that
large teats become hard and rough
after weaving the calf; these are soon
rendered soft and pliable by the use
of lard. Rubbing with lard will also
quickly reduce inflammation Of the I'D
der. 1t will be no loss of time for
the dairyman to attend to these teat
troubles, for the cows will stand bet
ter while being MIXED, and there VIII
be much less crying over split milk
and a greater yield will accrue at the
same time"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-03-10
Advance on the Telephone.

As far back as 1867 one Robert
Hooke. of London, proclaimed the
principle of the telephone. By means
of a wire he transmitted sound over
considerable distances. A century
and half later, in 1921, the word
"telephone" was first used, being ap-
piled to Wheatstone's apparatus by
which sound was transmitted through
wooden rods.
The first patents for the Bell tele-
phone were aiken out in 1876. Long
distance telephoning is twenty years
old this very year.
At this beginning of 1904 there were
3.779.517 telephones under rental III
the ITni,e ed States. The number OF
messages in a year passes beyond
600 900. 900. A current news item
predicts telephone communication IN
the near future between New YORK
and San Francisco.
With a continent crossed by the
speech-carrying circuit there remains
the problem of trans-oceanic commu
nication by telephone. 1t is not to
he doubted that solution will come
The rapidity of telephone develop
ment. after its first fair start, as in
dicated in the dates given above,
seems to promise that the GROWING
achievement in long-distance com
munication by voice may not be TAI
| in the future.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-03-10

The wear and tear on horse flesh
makes quite an item on the farm, and
anything that will reduce this friction
for the farmer should be welcomed.
1t has been proved beyond dispute
that the average horse is shod with too
heavy shoes. and if lighter ones were
substituted the animals could do more
work with less WEAKNESS. Heavy
shoes have no particular advantage ex-
cept for large truck horses on stone
roads. where shoes wear out quickly.
Even In such cases it is doubtful il too
heavy shoes prove Of any value. Ger
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-03-10
Feeding Old Hens.


AS long as the old hens will lay it Is
not wise to market them, but they.
must be closely watched in late sum-
mer and fall, especially after they go
into winter quarters, so that il they
stop laying they can be prepared for
market as quickly as possible. 1t has.
been found that old hens will lay into
the winter for a considerable period
if some pains are taken to feed them
during late summer while they are ON
the range One of the best foods for
this period is peas using the field peas
and feeding them raw after being
cracked or cooking them and feeding
a mash with bran.
This feed incites egg production and
keeps the hens in good condition with
out making them over fat; at the same
time they are in such good condition
that should they stop laying, they can
be fattened for market at small ex-
pense. The plan is worth trying, for
one of the losses Of the poultry bust
ness comes from spending too much in
fattening the hens for market after
they have stopped laying.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-03-10
TWO BOYS KILL a PANTHER.
Lad of Ia and Brother, Aged g, Con-
quer Mountain Lion.


quer Mountain Lion.
Two boys, one IA and the other 8
years Of age, the sons Of Day Stevens,
of Aurora, did some pretty nervy work
for boys in killing mountain lion a
few days ago, says the Salt Lake
Utah) Herald. The lion had killed
pig belonging to their father in Lost
creek, and he sent the boys to town
for some strychnine to poison the car
cass for the lion. When the boys were
returning with the strychnine and as
they were emerging from bunch Of
willows close to where the pig lay they
discovered the lion devouring his prey.
The elder boy had a shotgun and he
at once fired at the lion. The shot
took effect and the animal gave loud
growl, which so frightened the boys
horse that it turned and ran back.
In trying to control the horse the gun
was switched out of the boys hand by
the willows. The younger boy jumped
from the horse, grabbed up the weap-
on and fired the other barrel into the
lion just as it was leaping upon him.
It was a well-directed shot, entering
the throat of the lion and tearing
away a portion Of it's brisket. 1t
bounded into the air and fell dead.
The animal measured nine feet from
nose to tail tip and weighed chose TO
200 pounds The boys got cart, load
ed the body in and drove home III trl-
umph with their game
There are a number Of wild animals,
such as lions, coyotes, etc, IN the
mountains in the east part of this
county. and splendid opportunity IS
afforded for hunters who nave the
nerve to penetrate unbroken timber III
ouast of the animals. At the head
of Daniels canyon, on the east slde'
between Fish lake and Grass Vailey,
is regular camping ground tor these
animals. AS many as seven pears
hove been seen at one time in TINS
vicinity and one or two frequently.
Ahout q wear ago a man in Glenwood
bod very narrow call with a bear
thore The animal attacked hlm Wheh
he was getting out SOME tlhloei CIV.
he had only an ak to defend hllnsell
with. but he used it TO such adVah-
+.oo that the bear was shortly after
ward found dead.
Tbase animals have become very
hold and destructive. They nave
Killed number of head of cattle TINS
season and in seasons past, and about
y month ago one was so daring mat
Il Filled a riding horse which had been
tied TO a tree and which the rider hao
left for a few minutes.
The patch of timber in which these
w;1d animals have their home is very
dansa with quaking asp and under
hu,,sb and affords an ideal shelter for
+han It is not much use for single
nerson to undertake to hunt them,
because the animals take alarm ana
cet ont of the way before being seen
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-03-10
Food of the Wheat Crop.

A thirty -bushel wheat crop weighs
rather over two tons Of grain and
straw from the soil, about forty eight
pounds nitrogen, twenty-one pounds
phosphoric acid and twenty-nine
pounds potash. Wheat is absolutely
dependent upon the supplies Of nitro
gen in the soil. If the nitrogen con-
tents in the soil were all available,
any ordinary soil would be able tos
produce full crops of wheat for sew
eral years in succession. But the
wheat crop is not able to utilize the
soil nitrogen to its full extent, SO that
the heterogeneous manures are particu--
larIy beneficial. 1t is the same also
with phosphoric acid and potash. The
very poorest soils contain ten times
the quantities of these constituents re-
quired by the wheat crop, but they
exist in forms in which they are OF
no present use to plants. During the
warm weather certain bacteria are &C
tive in the soil, and by their agency
the soil nitrogen is converted into
nitrates. Nitrates are exceedingly sol.
ubIe salts but their formation in guam
tity commences after the crop has
ceased it's active growth, they are not
assimilated by the plant, and are
washed out of the soil before the sue
ceeding crop can make use of them.
A cheap method Of supplying nitrogen
for the soil is by means of what is
known as green manuring.-NewE Eng
land Farmer
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-03-10

belongs. this dinstinction goes ~
Wolff. Gen. Blackmar, the Com NJ
81 in Chief, being resident OIL Ma"
sachusetts, Wolff is the brst coioleo
man to achieve such DISTINCTION. ~
was born at Holderness, n. H. IN 1910
At the breaking out of the civil war
he tried to enlist in New hainp
shire regiment, but obJecuoh va,
made to his color, and so ne eh'eieu
the navy. serving four years wiz
great credit to himself. Then ne went
TO Boston and studied law for three
wears. after which he took two years
course In the Harvard Law scnool
and was admitted to the bar IN ISL
He went TO Baltimore shortly ai'et
ward. and after strong oppos1tlol was
admitted to practice IN the Z ni'eo
States courts. Returning to Boston IA
1890 he soon became conspicuous ~
Grand Army circles. Last year ne
was chosen Senior Vice Commahuel
without opposition, and his election d.
Commander was nearly unanimous
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-03-10
BEES AS WEAPONS IN WARS.
Thrown Among invading Forces to
Sting Them and Put Them

10 rSOQIs
The beekeeper held a number of
bees in his hand as he led the way
through the apiary.
In the past he said, "bees were
used as weapons of war. In the siege
or Themiscyra, for instance, they
played very important part The
Romans, in this siege, made mines in
the ground and the enemy, opening
the mines from above, threw in upon
the Romans bears and other wild ami
mails, together with swarms of bees.
That caused the Romans to fee howl
ing
Here in my notebook is anotfler
account of the use of bees in war.
1t is an extract from an Irish manu-
script in the Bibliotheque Royale at
Brussels, and it tells how the Danes
and NorWegians attacked Chester and
were repulsed, thanks to the use of
bees by the Saxons and their allies in
the town.
The Norwegians,' read the bee
keeper, sheltered by hurdles, tried to
pierce the walls. Then what the
Saxons and the Gaeunll did was to
throw down large rocks, by which
they broke down the hurdles over
their heads. What the others did TO
check this was to pace large posts
under the hurdles. What the Saxons
did next was to put all the beer and
water of the town into the caldrons
of the town, to boil them and spill
them down upon those who were un-
der the hurdles, so that their skins
were peeled off. The remedy which
the Lochlans applied to this was to
place hides on the outside of the
hurdles. What the SaXons did next
was to throw down all the behives
in the town upon the besiegers, which
prevented them from moving their
hands or legs from the number OF
bees which stung them. They after
ward deserted and left the city"