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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-26
Fattening Stock.

Weight Is the main object Of the
farmer in fattening stock for market,
and this weight is easiest obtained by
feeding corn in order to produce fat.
Farmers have long been taught by ex-
perience that fat is desirable quality,
Of a carcass on the stall. 1t has been
demonstrated at the experiment sta
lions, however, that the weight can be
secured at less cost, with a greater pro-
portion of lean interspersed with the
fat, BY feeding a heterogeneous ration,
which means that, in addition to a lib
eral supply Of corn, an animal should
receive a variety Of food that Is not so
rich In oil, starch and sugar as Is corn.
This fact is worthy Of consideration.
Heavy Horses.
The weight Of horse Is an import
ant item in estimating his value for
draft purposes, for the fine -boned horse,
with well-developed muscles, may do as
much work as the heavy-bcned one for
a short time, and IL even better fo- road
purpose. But in blowing. or other
heavy. steady drawing, the light horse
Is less useful. Theh. In price, the
weight IL an important item. If good
horse weighs over 1900 pounds he may
possibly sell for as much ~ 81 per
pound, and from 1900 to A00o pounds,
for less, the price rapidly declining.
1900 to 1900 pound horses selling 1t
from 10 to 30 cents per pound, though
Il II considerably more than any other
grade Of stock on the farm Will bring
z the horses are well bred
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-26
FAVORS THE MERGER
SIR THOMAS Upton thinks
PACKERS Combine 0. K.
Steamer St. Lucie and Many Lighter
and Smaller Boats Crushed by High
Waves-Property Loss at Miami,
Fla, Is Enormous-Tide Was Three
Feet Higher Than Usual.

jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 21.-A spe-
cial to the Metropolitan from Miami
says:
The Miami steamer St. Lucie was
crushed by the high waves in a recent
storm, and out of 100 persons on
board 35 were lost. The steamer
Peerless also lost about the same num-
Der, they being blown off the vessel.
The launch Elmore was capsized and
Is thought to be a total loss. The
launch Nanny was badly damaged.
Work barges numbers six and seven
and dredge number four of the East
Coast road broke away and drifted to
Sea, but are now safe on the other
side of Biscayne bay.
The Peninsula and Occidental shed
was badly damaged. No persons at
Miami were hurt
The houseboat Theat north of Ju.
plter was turned over. A few persons
were hurt but none badly. Two light
ers were set adrift at Jewish and two
water barges broke loose. The tide
was three feet higher in Barnes sound
than Blackwater. knight Key dock
and crew are safe. About so men
have just arrived at Miami from Long
Key. They report about 25 men and
the quarterboat at Long Key safe;
also two barges remain at Long Key
but the remainder are gone. 1t is es
timated that so lives were lost on
dredges at lower Mate Cumbe. The
dredges Oyama, Mikado, Manetto and
Dodge are safe.
Two men were lost on the pile
driver. At Long Key about 40 mer
were picked up and are safe.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-26
Marketing Farm Produce.

A small farmer who has made a sue-
cess Of marketing his produce gives
sound and ingenious advice in a recent
magazine. His preliminary work sus-
gests Hannah Classes famous preface
to her instructions for cooking hare:
First find lady customer" is his ad-
vice. 70 her sell nothing but ths
choicest Of fruit ana produce It viii
not be long before she will acquaint
her friends, and they in turn will pass
along the word to others. It pays 10
sell nothing but the best; the inferior
produce can be fed to stock, and In .
short time the farmer will find he has
a good market and good price, With
no leakage Of profit to the middleman.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-26

No building on the farm pays better
than good Toulouse. 1t should be 20
convenient of access that there need be
no excuse for leaving farm implements
exposed to the weather when not In
use. Properly cared for, many imple-
ments that now last only a few years
ought to be serviceable as long - The
farmer lives to need them. Besides. .
tool that has not been rusted, warped
and cracked by exposure will work %
well the second and third year Of use
as the first. On many farms the tools
are so much injured by being LETT out
Of doors that after the first season they
cost more for repairs than they save
In labor,
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-26
Hog.Ringing Tran.

The frame for this hog-ringing trap
should be made of 2x4-inch lumber
bolted together at corners. The dlmen-
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OilinE Harness.

To give harness good finish saGu-
rate the leather with as much oil - 3
will take. and then sponge the harness
with q thick lather made Of eastiIe
soap. When dry, wipe gently With q
solution Of gum tragacanth, which b
made by boiling half an ounce a ths
gum In two quarts Of water, boiling
down to three pints. stirring freely
while Il 10 on the fire. When cool andy
IL Nehtly on the leather.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-26

How About ltf
The coreless apple
Has been born,
But who would All
For cobleos conf
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In Wyoming.

Wyoming reports 3 general storm
which has played havoc with wire
communication and is interrupting
railroad traffic. Livestock is theaten-
ed with damage from the cold.
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

~ My a few weeks ago two gentlemen
who made a cruise IN Southern waters
= last winter upon the Earl of Craw-
fords yacht Nalhalla related in
teresting experience TO their fellow-members OF
the British Geological Society.
They are Mr.. f B. Meade Waldo and Mr..
NJ J. Nicoll, who had accompanied Lord Craw~
ford as naturalists upon lis usual winter cruise.
Both are widely known in scientific circles, and
one is a member of the council or governing
body Of the Geological Society.
While the Nalhalla was cruising of Para,
Brazil, on the morning of December Z last, the
two naturalists, with number of others, were
on deck. Their attention caught by
curious object waving from side TO side IN the
water
Picking up their marine glasses they ex-
amined the object and were surprised to find
that il resembled the sea serpents that had been
reported ly other vessels of recent years
Projecting from the wate- huge. eel
like neck, as big as a mans thigh. About six
feet of neck was visible Surrounding 1t was
an enormous head resembling that of a turtle,
and containing big eyes.
As the breathless watchers looked on the
great head and neck were lifted a considerable
distance out of the water which was then quite
calm. The creature was of dark color along
its upper side and silvery white underneath.
After a few moments of elevation, the head
was slowly lowered and the long neck slipped
back INTO the sea. For a little while the water
was violently dashed and then the creature
vanished.
Some distance back of the head. while the
serpent appeared above the water, the Observers
saw what seemed to be a large fin, or frill, dark
seaweed brown In color and somewhat crinkled
at the edge.
So impressed were Messrs. NiccL and
Waldo that they Immediately made a sketch of
the serpent.
Because of light. adverse winds the Val
halla did not make much progress during the
remainder of the day. and at midnight was
only about twenty miles from the spot where the
sea monster had been encountered.
During the night the attention Of one of
the officers was attracted Oy "a strange commo-
ton In the water. He thought at first that the
vessel was near a submerged rock, but upon
making a careful examination found that the
object was. apparently, a living creature travel
ing faster than the yacht, then making between
eight and nine knots an hour
This narrative Of Mcssrs. Waldo and Nicoll
was received with great interest by the HOologi
cal Society, because of the resemblance Of he
description of this sea -erpent TO the on, oh
served in 1S4S by the officers of the British
warship Daedaus
At that time Captain McQuhae, of the
Daedalus, and his officers created quite sensa-
tion IN England with heir statement as to the
creatare. Many naturalists, however, among
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

tenant Lagresille and l-ieuten~nt L'Eost, of the
French navy.
Lieutenant Lagresille was IN command Of
the warship Avalanche during a cruise of the
Tonquin coast in 1901 Lieutenant L'Eost was IN
another ship, some time later, some hundreds
of miles from that spot, but IN the same
waters.
Both described the creature they had seen
as having a body somewhat resembling that OF
a seal an immensely long tail and long, hex1-
bic neck Several other reports Of TINS monster
have come from the Eonqain waters
oTG Seig d aiaiiiS ,Ie e,i''i IN the mast On
Sunday, March 30, 1856, the officers of the ship
Imogene, on its way to SOudan from Algoa
Bay, saw one of these huge water snakes 1t
showed an apparent length OF about forty feet
above the surface of the sea.
What is known in maritime circles as the
Great American Sea Serpent" has been seen
at times. according to reports made By differ
ent vessels, at various points off the coast be
tween Cape Cod and Penobscot Bay
DuriRg-his- iour1cxs - -tI--Russ1aI
traveller, krinkof, asserted that he saw a great
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

them the late Professor Sir Richard Owen.
openly scotfed at the story.
In brief, Captain McQuhae stated that
while cruising of the coast of West africa, an
enormous serpent approached the ship so closely
that at the same distance mans features could
have been easily recognized.
As the serpent swan rapidly its head was
held about four feet out of tie water and
about sixty feet of its body could ,e seen wrig
CLING along on the surface. No fms could be
seen, but something resembling seaweed was
noticed IN clusters upon its back.
Partial confederation Of the tale told by
Captain McQuhae came forty-three years later.
In 1891 Peter Nelson. quartermaster on the
ship RotOmahana saw a remarkable creature
raise part of its body nearly thirt feet out Of
the water within short distance of tie ship.
Nelson described it having the head of
an eel and fms that appeared to be ten feet long.
1t was dark the upper side of the body and
white underneath markings hat seem to dis
tinguish nearly all the sea serl 5nts that have
been observed.
Still later proofs Of the existence of such
immense snakes have been furnished by Lie 81
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

serpent in the Cering Sea 1t was, he stated,
of enormous length, red in color, and with
head like that OF the sea lion.
Those who refuse to believe the existence
of the sea serpent as anything except the hg-
ment Of the imagination point to the ribbon
fish as supporting the charge of mistaken lden-
tity And yet the ribbonfsh has been known 10
grow to a size that made 1t a respectable sort
of sea serpent.
1t Is an extremely long and narrow denizen
of lthesdeep, coloring and gen 2ral appear
ance of which, when-hashing through the wa
ter, make it resemble baud otgblte or silver
ribbon slashed with black. ~
A few years ago immense specimen OF
the ribbonfsh, thirty feet long, was caught by
seine haulers on the coast of Scotlandg ~
A long white fin extended its entire fsaeth,
and over the head were a lumber of plumes
or pompons, of red that might easily have beea-
taken for name had the creature been seen
swimming along the surface.
If this ribbol.fsh grew to a length Of thirty
feet there seems to be no reason to deny the
theory that specimens may be found
in the depths.
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

Let the ScOfer, gUhO scouts The existence
of hi, eItiSive reptile, or fish, gchichever It
may be, ponder upon The evidence offered
by men zUho haze Observed II at close range
in It's bHio5cy iome.
Indeed, so thoroughly eoHviHced Of the
existence Of such crs4iqre IS DR.. Blanch-
ard that he makes the curious suggestion
that The French Government send an exPe-
dillon ia search Of il.
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

creature born Of after-dinner Ebatons.
No less parsonage than Dr. Raphael Blanchard professor
of the University of Paris is the emiHeny respectable sponsor
sgHo stands for e reality Of this amazing creature 4H6
supporting him members Of The British Geological
Society only haze serpent bit haze made
sketch of il.
Four years ago Of these giant snakes dseovered
dispoyfug off The 4af coast Of Ton7u last vey
similar in appearance played about ship of The Bra=aH shores
Tyo French navaI officers also add their contributions Of proof
The Washington times., 1906-08-26

ii cOould seem as if sUe can
no longer regard the sea serpent as a
nyth-an advertising "fake" for the
heneft of SpdterSfde Snnnnler reSOrtS. q
The Washington times., 1906-12-06

The small Heads" belong 10 a South
American race The skull is peculiarly
cOuical. and on the top Is no bigger
than "a shilling piece The three last
survivors of the race are women. The
brain weighs about one-nfth Of the ay-
trage human brain. Their height is
from three feet 10 three feet six inches.
A Rich, Delicious Dessert.
C. & s. Pure Cream Ice Cream Druggists
The Washington times., 1906-12-06

DENVER. Dec Government chem
lists have now succeeded in discovering
an active poison in the loco weed, and
experiments in the field have clearly
shown the effect on animals.
Dr.. c. d. Marsh. who has been in
charge OF the loco experiment station
at Hugo, viii close the shop there in the
near future, and the work win be con-
tinued at Washington through the win
ter m1nths. The Woodland Park sta
tlon has already been closed. This i'm
portant investigation has now extended
over two full seasons. conducted by the
Department OF Agriculture, Ia conJunc-
ton with the Colorado experiment sIa-
tiOn.
DR. Marsh has been devoting consider
The Washington times., 1906-12-06
SUCCEED IN DISCOVERING
POISON IN THE LOCO WEED

able time TO discovering antidotes for
the poison. and has met with some de-
gree of success.
4 am In hopes that we shall be able
winter" said DR.. Marsh. but We gtill
have { great deal to do. compiling the
data We have gathered ! feel very well
satisfied with the progress We have
made, and another season should make
ms very well acquainted with loco. Hav-
ing = tated the cause Of the effect Of
loco. thSre still remains TO solve the ques-
ton of cure. This will have 20 be
by antidOies, and by methods Of Kidding
the country OF the weed. We hope tnat
results can be secured in both direc-
tiOns.
The Washington times., 1906-12-06
DR.. WILLIAM S. THOMPSON
LAID TO REST IN OAK HILL

The funeral services over the remains
OF Dr. William 5. Thompson, which were
brought here from Aiken. =. G., where
he died Monday last, were held today al
II a. m at the residence. 92u NJ street
northwest The services We're conducted
by the Rev. W. Y. Tudor. of Richmond
Va, and the Iuterment was made in OaA
EIi1l cemetery.
Handsome Art Picture Free
with Elk Grove Butter coupons.
The Washington times., 1906-12-06

V. Baldwin Johnson's Coal, OH 9Th 81.
Best white ash coal. 20 cents a ton on.
Spot cash only. and city delivery.
The Washington times., 1906-12-06
MAJOR BRCBLE RELIEVED
BY MAJOR CHARLES TREAT

Major Charles G. Treat, Of the Ar
tmerv Corps OF the Army. has been de-
tailed IN the Inspector Generals De
rartmeut. relieving Major Edwin 81. J.
Brohle. Artillery Corps. capt. Elmer ".
Hubbard, also Of the Artillery Corps.
has been relieved of duty at the Army
General Hospital in this city, and has
been ordered 10 Fort Monroe FOR com
pletiou oI his examination for promo
TiOu-
The Washington times., 1906-12-06

Handsome Art Pictures Free
with Elk Grove Butter coupons.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-07-10
Why Champagne Is High.

cool vat underground, and there it
lies 18 months in a temperature that
never varies one degree.
Now the bottles are placed in racks
and turned five times a day for three
weeks to bring up the sediment.
When the sediment has all mounted
to the neck of the bottles, they are
opened and the sediment is allow tc
shoot out.
Even now the champagne is moi
done 1t is raw at this stage. To it
a liqueur of brandy and sugar must
be added-four per cent. of liquer for
the driest brands, Is or 20 per cent.
for the sweet ones.
Altogether, a bottle of champagne
goes through 200 different operations
and consumes in its perfecting 2h
years of time. And still it is often
kept two or three years longer in the
vaults maturing"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-07-10

at present prices it would cost consfd-
cradle over S1,OO0OO0 to duplicate it,
Standing in the midst of a spacious
park, and surrounded by beautiful gar
dens and Conservatives it is one of
the finest show places in the kingdom.
OF course the county council cannot
reject such a magnificent donation. II
1t did it would cause no end of howl.
Metaphorically speaking, it will nave
to go on its knees and humbly thanh
the duke for it. And after doing that
1t Will have to take proper steps to Sc.
cure the publication of the Trent be.
fore the college can be set a-going. fol
obviously, in these days at least the
most humble of students could not be
expected to pursue their studies in q
place that had been pronounced unsafe
for a duke to live in And that IL
where the dukes triumph will come in
1t is uncharitable to estimate the
value of a gift by what it costs the
g1ver to part with it. But it is a fact
tnat the duke makes no great sacrifice
In parting with Trentham hall. He has
several other residences, three OF
which, at least-Stafford house in Lon.
don, Dunrobin castle in Scotland and
Lilleshall in Shropshire-kings might
count themselves fortunate in owning,
The duke has more land than any
other of the kings subjects. His es-
tates exceed in area that of any county
In England, except Yorkshire, Lincoln
shire and Devonshire. He owns about
one-sixteenth of Scotland-1, lie. 343
acres to be as exact as Doomsday book
permits-besides 10000 or 10000 acres
in Staffordshire and Shropshire.
From Dunrobin castle, his seat 10
Sutherland, he can walk so miles in a
straight line without stepping off his
own property. But he generally pre-
fers using his own private railways
and enjoys acting as his own engine
driver.
Some ducal families owe their rise
to one cause, some to another. A row
al descent, albeit without a wedding
ring, has been in several cases the
source of great possessions and hon.
'ors; in others a career of successful
craftsmanship, IN others again
achievements ON the battlefield; and il,
one at least the old romance of a CITY
apprentice in love with his masters
daughter.
But the swift and brilliant advance
of the Leveson-Gowers from the posi-.
ton of simple Yorkshire squires Z cen
fury and half ago to their present
proud eminence may be attributed
practically to one cause alone, and that
is the unfailing fortune which has fol.
lowed them in the choice of wives.
Like the Trentham family in Dis
raeli's 'Lothair," they have had for
generations an unrivalled aptitude for
''assimilating heiresses," and to-day
dukedom, five baronies, four viscoun-
ties, five earldoms, marquisate, land
almost beyond enumeration, wealth be-
yond the dreams of avarice and palaces
stored with priceless treasures are the
agreeable results
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-07-10

In Washington they are whispering
a story concerning very distinguish
ed statesman who attended the brit h.
day party in honor Of Speaker Can
non. He and some thirsty friends de-
voted themselves with less wisdom
than assiduity to the bountiful supply
OF refreshments available on that oc.
casion. Consequently he was in rath.
er a double-visioned frame of mind
when he reached home. That evening
he wore for the first time one of new
batch of shirts which his wife had
bought for him. This fact bore heav
lily on his mind when he began to un,
dress. He tried half a dozen ways to
pull OF the new-fangled garment, but
failed and finally called to his wife
who was sleeping in an adjoining
apartment; My dear, 1 am sorry to
disturb you, but l wish you would
show me how to get out of this CON
founded shirt" The lady came to the
door of his apartment, looked him over
and replied, in tones that absolutely
froze him stiff: Il would suggest that
a most essential preliminary to TAX
ing off your shirt is first to take off
your coat and waisteoat.'
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-07-10

Ribbon and material are. of cnurso =,
the same color.
Sometimes two widths of ribbon 90
used single wide ribbon and group
OF narrow ribbon alternating; or as
In the case OF charming white silk
wolfe model, wide inset lace insertion
may be combined with ribbon bands of
varying widths. Many ideas NAV he
worked out in this simple TRIMMING
and the effect of velvet ribbon unon
silk wolfe of the same shade but made
up over white is especially good. Rib-
bon trimming is used too upon the
silk mousselines and indeed upon all
the sheer stuffs and is not only laid
on straight and fiat, but is plated
quilted, ruched, etc.-a Second Empire
echo.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-07-10
( COSTLY REVEndE
DUKE OF SUTHERLAND UN-
LOADS RICH ESTATE.
Compels County Council of Stafford.
shire, Eng, to Cleanse River
Trent, Which They Had Re
fused to Do for Him.

1t takes a wealthy man to get sweet
revenge and at the same time heap
Goals of fire upon the heads of those
who have disappointed him, if they
have not absolutely abused him The
duke of Sutherland has turned the la
hlss upcE The county council of Stat
forGst..e by donating his princely es-
tat@ on the River Trent to the county
! tor uss as En- institution for higher
ss3acettop.
Sore months ago; it may be remem-
barrel tie duke publicly announced
tti4. ewing to the polluted condition OF
she River Trent, which flows past
Trentham hall, his magnificent Stat
yorkshire seat physicians had pro-
hounced it an unsafe and insanitary
abode for himself and his family and,
therefore, he had decided to close ii
up.
The condition of the river is due to
the use made of 1t by the potteries
which are centered at Stoke-on- Trent
The duke had appealed in vain to the
Staffordshire county council to adopt
measures that would abate the nui-
sance.
That democratic body would do moth
Ing. 1t did not propose to interfere
with an industry which provided many
poor people with a living just to make
things more comfortable for duke
and his family.
If he could not put up with the
stencil and run the risk of typhoid, as
humble folk had to, why he could 90
and live somewhere else. So the duke
turned out, the county council tri-
umphed and the Trent continued to
flow its polluted course.
But the duke had a card up his
sleeve and he has just played it. He
has presented Trentham hall to the
county council for the purpose of es-
tablishing there college for higher
education.
The gift is a princely one. 1t cost
S75O,OOO to build it many years ago and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-07-10
CHAMPION TALkER OF CONGRESS-

Littlefield, of Maine, is the cham
pion talker of the house. loHe rattles
off his words faster than an auctioneer
calling for bids and in very much. the.
same manner When interrupting an
other mans speech he has a way of
emphasizing his words syllable by
syllable and with each syllable he
snaps his head forward as if to break
his own neck. For instance. 1.-THE
presidents power is soup-ream" When