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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
Right to the Letter.

A New Yorker was once referring to
the stolidity and Observation-Disclosures OF
the British shopkeeper, when he WAS
reminded of an amusing experience of
q friend in London.
The American had been making sew
eral purchases in jewelry establish
ment, among others silver set, and
finding that he had with him INSULT
Gent funds to defray the entire cost,
he desired the clerk to send the set 10
his hotel, marked &c. o. D."
Due note was made by the CLERK ;
but when the articles arrived at the
hotel the purchaser was surprised to
find that no charges had been collected
Opening the package the American was
dumbfounded to discover that each piece
of silver had been carefully engraved.
In a beautiful monogram, &C. q. D."
Success Magazine.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28

Inc best families Of horses, whether
thoroughbred runners or trotters, were
produced from a few selected ancestors,
inbreeding being largely practiced.
Breeding close to the Messenger blood,
through Hambletonian, has certainly
increased the speed Of our trotters, and,
admitting that the instinct of trotting
has been more firmly impressed. vet
there Is a much larger proportion of
failures, compared with the success at
tanned, II the fact Is considered that
the number Of the whole is many times
greater than that Of half a century
ago. The form Of the trotter, as we'll
as that Of the thoroughbred, shows
plainly the work Of inbreeding, for
while the spirit and will force have
been increased, 1t has required an oc-
caslonal infusion Of new blood mot,
however, altogether foreign) to retain
the stamina SO essential to rOadsters.
The thoroughbred runner Of to-day is
largely indebted to Diomed, Sir Archy,
Glencoe and Lexington for improve
ment In endurance and speed.
The mutton breeds Of sheep are now
capable of producing specimens exceed
Ing 400 pounds live weight, with also
an increase in length Of wool and
weight OF fleece, while the best meri-
nos can shear over thirty pounds.
Every decade has witnessed the
breaking Of records" among all classes
of animals, which is the best evidence
that improvement is rapid, much Of
system that is unsafe unless practiced
by one who fully understands the Sc
lection Of the choicest individuals, their
adaptation to circumstances and the OBJ
jects sought to be accomplished.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
Millions of Frozen Carca..es.

According to Sir E. Montague Nelson,
says the Engineer Of London, there are
sixty large meat-freezing establish
ments in the colonies and Argentina
the carrying trade is represented by
ia refrigerated steamers, with a ca
pacity calculated at no less than TO-
100000 carcasses; and in England there
and 100 in provincial towns for the
storage Of meat on arrival. These dis
tribute daily on the average over g..
600 sheep and lambs and 1000 quarters
beef The total Importation Of frozen
meats into Great Britain during 1908
consisted Of S,277,731 carcasses mutton
and lamb and 1,271 1853 quarters beef.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
CHAPTER XXI.

Blunt recognizing the meteoric her
aids of danger, began to regret his OBJ
stinacy. He saw that a hurricane was
approaching.
Along the south coast of the Austria
liam continent, though the usual ives.
erly winds and gales of the highest lat.-
tudes prevail during the greater portion
of the year. hurricanes are not infre-
quent. Gales commence at n. w. with
a low barometer, increasing at w. and
S. w., and gradually veering to the
south. True cyclones occur at New
Zealand. 1t was one of these rotatory
storms, an escaped tempest of the trop-
les, which threatened the Lady Franklin.
Rufus Dawes, exhausted with the ex
element through which he had passed.
had slept for two or three hours, when
he was awakened by the motion of the
vessel going on the other tack He rose
to his feet and found himself in com.
plete darkness. Overhead was the noise
of trampling feet, and he could distin-
guish the hoarse tones of Blunt below
ing orders. Astonished at the absence
of the moonlight which had so lately
silvered the sea, he flung open the cabin
window and looked out. The cabin al
lotted to North was one of the two stern
cabins, and from it the convict had
full view of the approaching storm.
The sight was one Of wild grandeur
The huge black cloud which hung in
the horizon had changed it's shape. In
stead of a curtain, it was an arch. Be
meath this vast and magnificent portal
shone a dull phosphoric light. Across
this livid space pale flashes of sheet
lightning passed noiselessly. Behind it
was a dull and threatening murmur,
made up of the grumbling thunder, the
falling of rain, and the roar of contend
ing wind and water. The lights of the
prison-island had disappeared, so rapid
had been the progress Of the schooner
under the steady breeze. and the ocean
stretched around, black and desolate.
Gazing upon this gloomy expanse, Ru.
fus Dawes observed strange phenom-
enon-lightning appearing to burst up
ward from the sullen bosom of the sea.
At intervals, the darkly rolling waves
flashed fire, and streaks of fame shot
inward. The tone of a woman's voice
recalled hiw to himself Cautiously nm
locking the cabin door. he peered ont.
The cuddy was lighted by swinging
lamp which revealed Sylvia Questioning
one Of the women concerning the storm.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
Handy Salt Box.

This handy salt box can he put up
against the she'd and cattle can get
salt at will. The salt will he out %
the weather, and there will be no tro,-
he of sailing the cattle every few days.
The box should be made l9 inches wide,
"a inches long, II inches deep in front
and Is inches in the back. So that the
lid will have enough fall to shut itself
when released. The lid should extend
get hold on. A notch should be cut
four inches deep in front Of the box
(a). so that when COW smells the
box she will smell salt and stick her
tongue in the notch (a) and lick 1t. By
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
To Combat Cabbage Maggots.

For cabbage maggot use lime or wood
ashes, or both mixed, sprinkling them
over the soil and plants. But a new
remedy used last year was made from
very strong soapsuds. to which was
added one pint Of crude carbolic acid
to a gallon Of the boiling suds, and
the mixture made into an emulsion by
shaking 1t together in tightly covered
pail. Take this emulsion and add to
thirty times its bulk Of water, and use
freely around the plants. or course
this remedy would not be practical on
a very large area, but for those who
raise only few cabbages it seems to
be the best plan there is. The large
growers do not bother much with rene
dies. but rely on using fresh ground
about every year to prevent attack by
such pests.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
Insects on Grass.

AHscCtS<R h
Numerous inquiries have come into
the office of the Rhode Island Expert
ment Station regarding the cause Of
the frothy masses on grass and other
herbaceous plants and on shrubs and
trees. Popularity this has been ascrib-
ed to frogs and snakes and named Ell
Their frog or snake spittle, as the case
might be. In fact, it is due to small
insect belonging to the Hemiptera or
true bugs, which live inside the frothy
mass. Commonly these insects are call
ed spittle insects for obvious reasons,
and also frog hoppers, becaue of their
connection with the frothy mass which
was formerly known as frog spittle, or
because In their broad, squatty ap-
pearance when mature, they resemble
frogs to some extent. 1t Is not known
exactly how the frothy mass Is pro-
duced, but 1t is supposed that the in
sect pumps the sap out Of the plants,
and In passing it through the alimen-
tary canal mixes air with it to form
small air bubbles. There are quite q
number Of species found at the present
time, some living on grass. others on
shrubs, and also on trees, both ever
green and deciduous. Most Of the spe-
cies have their early or nymph stage
entirely within the protection Of the
frothy mass. When adult, however,
they are found outside in the open air.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
Bogus Glover Seed.

The clover seed business Is being
closely watched by agents Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture. OF 521 sam
pies of red clover obtained in the open
market 116 samples were found to con-
tain seed Of the dodder, five samples
were adulterated with seed Of yellow
trifoil, a worthless plant, Of which the
seed resembles the clover. In fact
cattle have been made sick by eating
clover mixed with the trifoil plant,
while the dodder plant is still more
Eerious pest
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28

"Kamala" is the vernacular name u
the red dye produced from the slanus
Of the mature fruit of tree Maine"
"Mallotus phillipinensis," which IS ai'o
called the monkey face tree becaus'
monkeys paint their faces red by ruD-
bling them with the fruit. Here 10 -
striking instance of the influence "
Observation-Disclosures Mail.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28

wrecked mariner safe with home, love
and mother, the old Rufus Dawes be-
came q man among men, notable for
charity, probity and justice famous as
the first to lift his hand to strike from
the fair, false face of Tasmania the
hideous mask that had converted into a
living hell an earthly paradise, the foul
plague-spot of the universe to which he
had been condemned For the term Of
his natural life"
1.-THE end)
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
On the Go.

Mrs. Stubb-John, that new cook
says she used to be on the stage during
her younger days.
Mr.. Stubb-I don't doubt it. Her
past record shows that she has been
doing one-night stands with every fam
lily that engaged her.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
Brief Farm Topics.

The farmer who broke his hoe ham
die leaning on 1t was leaning on the
wrong thing.
F. C. Bartlett, Of Socorro County, N.
NJ. recently sold 1900 pounds of
secured wool, the last years clip Of
his own focl1s. He claims to have made
81 200 off his wool
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
Stacking Arrangement.

The two pole stacking arrangement
here shown can be readily constructed.
The poles are leaning against the two
taut guy wires so the fork hangs d.
rectly over the load. As the horse pulls
on the rope with pulley attached a
short distance from the ground the load
of hay on the fork is drawn up to the
pulley and the pulling draws the poles
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28

pushing little harder the lid will
raise up and she can get enough salt,
and the box will close.-Farm Prog
reSS.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
To combat the fraud Of selling sheen

To combat the fraud Of selling sheep
skin for real kid demonstration was
recently made in Wilmington. Del.
with view to educating purchasers to
buy nothing but the real article.
As rule it requires quite a change
Of the program to induce a man to
leave the cornfield to engage in other
pursuits when there are SO many weeds
that need killing, but it is all right
to stop to haul off lot of hogs that
have been finished for the market when
prices are right
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
Taken at Her Word.

Green Servant-Hi, mum, they's q
man at the dure.
Mistress him to take a chair,
I'll be down directly.
Servant "a moment later)-HSa
gone, mum.
Mistress-I thought told you to give
him q chair and
Servant-An' so did, mum, the big
leather one, an he's gone wild it on his
wagon.-Clevela Gland News.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
Where He Was.

major Longbeau tells such exciting
stories of the civil war, doesn't he?
Eyes, he does tell some good ones"
(Which side was he on during the
warp
1.-The other side"
"COnfederate?"
"No-the other side of the Atlantic"
Cleveland Leader
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28

over as shown in the dotted lines so
the fork hangs over the stack when
the strip is thrown and the load dis
charged on the stack.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-09-28
STRIKING FACTS ABOUT SLEEP

(The end.
Holbrook argus., 1906-11-10
What. the Bill Good For.

On the car the other morning I hap. pened to hang by the strap next to Bimmelstein's. Between begging par, dons of and granting pardons to my near neighbors I managed to read few paragraphs in my newspaper. One of them told of remarkable find by Nippur expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. It was nothing less than q well preserved and thoroughly authenticated tailor's bill nearly 5000 years old.
 Since Bimmelstein himself is en, gagged in the clothing business. I thought he would be interested in this ancient relic, so told him about it, but the story seemed to make no i'm. pression on him.
 Hang it, man." said I, don't you understand? It's tailOr's bill almost 5000 years old'
 "Vell," he answered, "vOt iss it good for? Dey can't gollect it."-Brooklyn Eagle.
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Russia. His father was a foundling and never knew who his parents were, but he rose to be power in the em- pire and the son followed in his foot steps, rising even higher. No man stood so firmly for despotism as did Dimitri Trepoff, and his life was con- stantly in danger. He was shot at over and over again. Three attempts to take his life were made in one week. While none of the assassins was ever success full in reaching him, they were really the cause of his death, for the con- stant worry and terror of his position broke down his health and led to his end.
 Trepoff was typical Russlan-very tall, very strong, with cold blue eyes and hard expression. He had no mercy in his soul and thought noth. Ing of ordering the Cossacks to mow down the people on the slightest prov ocation. He was vulgar and illbred and possessed none of the gentlemanly
Holbrook argus., 1906-11-10
ParlOr-Car Diversion.

"POrter," said the fussy lady in the parlor car, q wish you would open this window"
 The lady in the seat directly across the car heard the request and drew cloak about her. Porter, if that wihdow is opened" she snapped, testify, q shall freeze to death."
 And if the window is kept closed" returned the other passenger, "I shall surely suffOcate."
 The porter stood timidly between the two fires.
 Porter remarked the commercial traveller, your duty is very plain. Open the window and freeze one lady. Then close it and suffocate the other" Puck.
Holbrook argus., 1906-11-10

qualities which attach to the Russian of good breeding. Withal, he was fear less and stood between the Czar and those who would have reduced the pow CT of the imperial ruler. He was the protector and savior of autocracy. He even prevented the Czar carrying out his reform ideas. He was the one bar
 rier between the tempestuous sea of mobs and popular passions that ragged
 around the throne on one hand and the equally cruel autocracy on the other hand. He plotted for NJ. Witte's re- moval and upset every plan for change
Holbrook argus., 1906-11-10
Anything But a Joke.

'These alleged jokes about the sum- mer girl who gets engaged just for fun," remarked the sad-eyed passenger as he let comic weekly fall to the floor of the car, make me real weary"
 What's the answer?' queried the hardware drummer.
 q met that kind of girl last sum- mer," explained the sad-eyed party. "and thinking the joke compilers knew their business, I got engaged to her.
 "Well?" said the h. d., as the other paused to light his pipe.
 But instead of acting according to tie dope sheet" continued he of the sad optics, "she jumped the hurdle and married me about the time the leaves began to turn"
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Forcing Nature.

There are more than 10000 establish ments in the country for raising early vegetable plants under glass. Within a radius of fifteen miles of Boston there are nearly 100000 square feet of glass used in forcing vegetables. Near Providence, R.. l., are fully ten acres of glass for the same purpose. The suburbs of New York, Chicago and other big cities use nearly 5,OOO,OOO square feet of glass for strictly vege- table and, early fruit culture, and the glass alone used in thus forcing nature is worth millions.--Leslle's Weekly.
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RIVER "NUDeED" HIM.
What Diver Thought When TuHbOat
 Sank Beside Him.


 Henry Tract, diver, was at work on the bottom of the Harlem River this morning when subsurface wave near ly'knocked him down. This was new experience for Tract, in spite of the fact that he has been prOwllng about river and bay bottoms in diving bell for years. He has met queer fish and he has unexpectedly come across grew some bodies often, but the river never pushed him before, says the New York Post.
 The cause of this sensation was right at hand and very obvious, even through six feet of murky river water, way down below the level of passing keels. One keel had come down fast and hard below that level and Tract saw through the glass window of his steel mask the hull of big boat settling in the mud right beside him and not more than his own length away.
 Tract didn't wait to hail the tug. He wasn't on that uncanny job, and the boat arriving so suddenly without whistling, made him nervous. Besides, he could see a red flag, not flying of course, but winding in moist, ghostly sort of way about the staff as the boat swayed gently when her keel first touched bottom.
 A red flag always means danger, and Tract didn't investigate then to learn just what sort of danger n red flag un- der water indicates.
 He jerked the emergency call on his signal cord and was hOisted to the sur face.
 There he learned that the boat which had sunk so uncOmfortably close to hirl was the Harlem River. The tug wes on her way to Flood Rock at Hell Gate for load of dynamite, to be used in the government dredging operations at Central bridge, near 155th street. Hence the red flag.
 The trip to Hell Gate wasn't finished because the boat was rammed and sunk by another tOwboat, the Margaret D., off East 123d street. That's where Tract was at work repairing the city's submarine water pipes to Randall's | Island.
 Before the boat went down, her cap tain and crew all managed to scramble aboard the Margaret D. | After Tract had shaken some of the lead from his feet and had the top of his helmet unscrewed for spell of natural breathing he remarked that a tugboat under normal conditions may be a very noisy, bustlng sort of craft.
 "But," he added, "the stillest thing ever saw under the water or above it was that ghost boat coming down on me without tOOt. It just pushed the river and the river nudged me so ] looked up and there she was."
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In the form of government. AS con- mandant of the imperial palace he con stantly had the ear of the Czar and his influence was boundless. His removal by death is a great blow to the autoc- racy and clears from their path the strongest man in the way of the liber- als.
 Hundreds of those whom he had caused to be publicly flogged or sent into exile will rejoice that the tyrant Is dead.
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Cause for Gratitude.

The admirer of Miss Flutterby's mu sical talent had listened attentiva!y, beamlng with delight, while she exc. cuted Chopin polOnalse with consid- erable spirit, but with decided lack of accurate aim. ..
 'There," he said, turning to the young lady's brother for sympathetic enjoyment, when the last echo had died away, that's what I call finished performance"
 "Yes, indeed" said the brother, with fervor. Sometimes there are three or four movements to her pieces"
 It is said middle-aged women are more greedy for pie than boys
Holbrook argus., 1906-11-10
The Tide Turned.

''rhere's girl who ought to be sued for damages by the Union Trac- tion Company! Her face stops traffic every time she looks toward the car lines"
 (Which girl?'
 1.-The one just ahead of us"
 The speakers were two young men and the girl just ahead" chanced to overhear the remark. Her eyes blaZ- ing with anger, she turned upon her critics and demanded:
 What do you mean by saying my face would stop trolley car?"
 Pardon me, my dear young lady" quickly responded the offender. You are mistaken as to what l said. I said your face stops traffic every time you look toward the car lines. We'll, that's true. One sight of your pretty face makes the mOtorman forget his business, and he instnctively turns off the power."
 A beatific smile ilumined her face, and the incident was closed.
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In the Dining Car.

English Tourist-Waiter, this steak is deucedly tough, y'know.
 Waiter-Got teh be, sah, in Ordeh teh pass de guv-ment 'spection! Yo' probably am unaware, sah, dat since de Packin'town 'sposures tenderness in a beef am considehed sign ob physi- cal weakness Pluck.
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Good Idea.

II have many beautiful thoughts" 1" said the long-haired boarder, who lmaglnes he is born poet, "that propose to give to the public in the near future"
 "That's good idea, young man," growled the fussy bachelor. Its a cinch you could never induce the pub. lie to buy them"
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The Pace That Kills.

You were very successful in mo. nopolizing your line of trade"
 II was," answered Mrs. Cumrox. "I put in my life killing competition in order that the other members of my family might put in their lives kill. ing time. e."-Washington Star.
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Wise Man.

"Why do you refuse to have any business relations with Riggles"
 q always steer clear of man sharp. CT than myself"
 "In what way is he sharper?"
 "He once had chance to marry my wife and didn't."-Mllwaukee Senti- nei.
Holbrook argus., 1906-11-10
A TYRANT IS DEAD.
Gen. TrepOT Was the Most Hated
 Man in Russia.

Man in Russia.
 Escaping time after time the knives and bullets of those who would have assassinated him, the man most hated by the Russian people, recently died a natural death at the palace of the Czar at PeterhOf, near St. Petersburg. He was Gen. Dimitri Feodorovich Trepoff, the most detested and the most cruel tyrant who stood between the people and their hopes for reform. He was one of the most remarkable men in
Holbrook argus., 1906-11-10
Useless Words.

Statistics show than the sooner man allows his wife to have the last wortl the sooner the controversy will end.- Chicago Daily News.
Holbrook argus., 1906-11-10
Too Bad.

Too Bad. ..t q swear to you cannot live with. out my wife," You love her sO?"
 ""Well, not exactly that. You see, she has the money.' e %i"Ft7f-7 VIZ"
Holbrook argus., 1906-11-10

Though Nottingham baby lived for three days, it was afterward found to have been born with hole right through its heart. IF
Holbrook argus., 1906-11-10

It Is wonderful the number of things a woman puts on when she dresses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-24
VIBRATIONS QUESTIONS
Between United States and England
the Subject Of Conference.

Washington. May 23.-Long- delayed
and vexed questions between the Unit
ed States and Great Britain, arising
from boundary and fisheries disputes
and claims of all character We're the
subject of a conference today between
the Senate committee on foreign rela-
tons and Secretary Root.
1t developed that it is very unlikely
that the joint high commission will
ever be- convened again for the settle
ment of disputes concerning our rela-
tons with Canada and Secretary Root
suggested that he should proceed
through diplomatic negotiations to
have the various claims adjusted and TO
this the foreign relations committee
agreed
This disposition of the indemnity
fund paid by China to this government
was taken UP. Secretary Root said
that consulates We're needed in China
and Corea and suggested that this
money be used for the purpose of con-
structing suitable houses in the Orient
A number Of other questions We're TAX
en- up including the treaties relating
to diversion of waters of the St. Johns
river.