davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11


oan-ash In Florida waters. Then
more bass, then catfish, ana next
Areat black ugly, Shiny mud-flsn,
weighing all OF FIVE pounds. In half
an hour we had more than we knew
what TO do with; but Marshall stiii
kept on. Suddenly he gave q yell.
Boys, here's the father OF al the
hshl"
Sure enough It was q monsteri
The stout bamboo bent double. There
was no reel, so Marshall had to trust
to The strength OF bis heavy tackle.
But the brute, Whatever II was, was
too much Tor him. with sharp
crack the line snapped IN the middle
what the nsn was we never Knew
but there are cat-nsn up 70 tnirty
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11

Where this line cuts each of the
other lines, draw horizontal lines
through the points, parallel with alb.
This will give Fig. 2 (abcd), divid-
ed into the same number of parts
rs the original square.
You must redraw in Fig. 2 the
picture OF the head in Fig. /, put
ting in each section the part that Is
In the corresponding section Of the
original square The greater the
number OF squares into which you
divide the original squares, the easier
will this be to do.
You now have your picture trans
formed, but If you look at 1t from
a point near the paper, above the
point, f, you will see it in its original
form. The point at which you look
at the picture varies according to the
position of the points I and g, but 1t
may easily be found by trial.
Instead of drawing a head, you
may draw animals. or leaves, or fiow-
ers, or any design you choose.
Another, and perhaps easier, way
OF making anamorphoses, is to prick
pinholes in the picture or the design,
forming the outline and principal
marks. Now hold this pricked design
upright on a table before q candle
light, and place a piece Of paper be-
fore 1t. so that the light, shining
through the tiny holes, will mark the
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11


When a submarine boat becomes
disabled beneath the surface of the
water and cannot rise its crew is in
q bad predicament. TO remedy the
difficulty an inventor has contrived
an auxiliary boat to be carried in the
submarine and to be a part Of it,
practically. until needed. In time Of
accident the crew OF the incapaci-
tated submarine would enter the
little craft. and when the containing
chamber had been flooded the bolts
would be withdrawn and the vessel
with its human freight would clear
Itself and rise to the surface.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11

Some eve I'd like to plant myself
BY boyhood's i0ng-negiected shelf,
Once more to ope those volumes worn
Which modern pages make forlorn;
Once more to let the moments speed
The ''Boat-Club" set, 'The White Chief
there
Jack Hazard" JOY Again we meet
BY grace Of Trowbridge lines repletel
And, pom my word, here's "Cudjo's
WAS Guido not dandy" sIaveD
The Scottish Chiefs is this, guess,
With "Thaddeus Of Warsaw" "-yesl
And this Il loaned it Ger and o'er)
Is Stephens LEFT on Labradorlv
Pass by that dog-eared treasure? Mol
lis Scots enhancing Ivanhoel"
lHow often, Of its glamor taught,
Have Tom and in tourney forghtD Y
And here, imploring boyhood's eyes,
The last Of the Mohicans" liesl
Hall Hawkeye, Uncas. Chingachgookl
(''Deerslayer" is that next old book.)
Come, "Crusoe;" pretty ragged, you
A hundred times read through ard
through
Your woodcuts blurred. While this one
see?-
The far-marooned "Swiss Family"
And lookl Their lonesomness confessed,
aladdin" "Sinbad," and the rest
Peer forth from covers stained and dim,
Awaiting-cheek by jowl with Grimml
Upon this faded back discern
The tempting. wizard name Of Vernel
The title2 Must be Field Of lee
Or, no; some "trip" Of strange device.
Munchausen, here: that, Gulliver;
This, Coffn-truthful chronicler.
THE other three Of course. are bricks,
But can't beat Boys Of '76l")
And you. oh gift Of eentler pen:
Louisa Alcott's Little Mem"
And you, whom kindred soul creates:
"Hans Brinker; or, The Silver Skatesl"
But Duty warns-lilke mothers dread:
"Stop, my son; time to 20 to bed"
In vain beg: Zone chapter more!"
Farewell. dear shelf of boyhood's lore.
Edwin L. Sabin, in st. Nicholas.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11
CEinDRENS DEPARTMENT..

you head7" asked grandmother. look
Ing perplexed.
why, the Number One boy him-
self" said Uncle John. HE has
been occupying the one easy chair
In the room all the afternoon, never
seeing you or his mother when she
came In for a few minutes rest. Then
when your glasses were mislaid, AMI
you had to climb upstairs two or
three times to look for them, he
neither saw nor heard anything that
was going on"
"Ohi he was so busy reading"
apologized grandmother
THAT is not a very good excuse,
mother" replied Uncle John smiling.
IF Number One Is not blind and
deaf, he must be very selfish, indeed,
to occupy the best seat in the room
and let older people run up and down
stairs while he takes his ease"
Nobody asked me to give up my
seat or to run errands." said Number
One.
That should not have been neces-
sary," urged Uncle John. What are
boys eyes and ears for, II not to
keep them posted on what is going
on around him? / am glad to see
you fond OF books: but IL a pretty
story makes you forget all things
except amusing Number One better
run out and play with the reven-
year-old boys and let grandmother
enjoy the comfort Of her rocker IN
quiet. RAMS Horn.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11

Profoundly impressive, thinks the
Springfield Republican, was the state
ment Of Senator Hale, Of Maine, in
debate in the United States Senate.
Il don't know that the people Of the
country appreciate it, and / don't
know that the Senate does" said Mr..
Hale, that two-thirds of the reve-
nues Of the country to-day are de-
voted. to the payment of the burdens
OF past wars, like pensions, and ex-
penditures in view of future wars. "
Think what that means. Two-thirds
of all the Federal revenues going to
pay for the past and future killing Of
fellow-men.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11

The name Polly, applied to the
parrot, Is said to have been brought
to the North in an early day by fat
boatmen. who took grain and provi-
sions down the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers to New Orleans Parrots were
In cages at the doors of many French
shops, and the Westerners heard the
French say to the bird. "Parlez. par
lez," pronounced parley. and mean
ing Speak speak," This word, as
they brought 1t back. came to be
polly Kansas City Times.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11
cURIoUs FAcTs ARoUT ANIMALs.

Unlike most animals, horses have
no eyebrows, and hares are minus
eyelids. Consequently the eyes OF
the latter cannot be shut, andsa thin
membraneous substance covers them
when asleep. The eye OF the owl Is
also very peculiar, seeing that 1t is
immovably fixed In its socket and
cannot stir In any direction. To
compensate for this seeming disad-
vantage it can turn It's head almost
completely around without moving
its body.
If you were to keep a frogs mouth
open many minutes 1t would soon
die. as. owing to its peculiar con-
struction. 1t can only breathe with its
mouth closed. On the other hand
fishes are compelled to keep opening
and closing their mouths in order to
give their respiratory organs full
play.
A curious fact about the eel Is that
1t has less life In its head than In its
tail, consequently, when killing an
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11
TRANsFoRMATToN TEsTs.

Divide the picture into squares, as
shown in the figure. Then on an
other piece Of paper draw a horizon
tai line, alb, equal to the side, alb, of
the square. Divide this line into the
same number of equal parts as alb
of the square, and draw line from
each point of division to some point
below, as f. Then draw the line fh,
parallel with alb. and marking a point
on it, z, draw a line from it to a.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11

That eminent British critic, Mr..
Max Beerbohm. says that at night we
clothe ourselves In raiment Of any
egregious hues that our savage fancy
may dictate. It is the only time when
one may wear green with purple
stripes without exciting notice.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11

Poor Mrs. Sage. overburdened In
her old age with the care Of a vast
fortune and responsibility for giving
1t away without financial training and
little knowledge OF the needs Of the
world! exclaims the Christian Regis
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11

"A man can get more excited about
the national dignity being hurt In
China than about being chased
around town by his own creditors. is
= cynlcism OF the New York Press.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11

A fourishing branch Of the Ana
Mas Club is evidently located in
Nashville, remarks the Baltimore
American. One of the residents OF
the Tennessee metropolis asserts in
the public prints that he had cold
Tor ten days and that no one suggest
ed a remedy for Ii.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11

Stop worrying. is the admonition
OF the st. Louis Post-Dispatch. Stop
hurrying. Cleanse the body and
mind Of all impurities. Eat to live.
instead Of living to eat. Take plenty
Of exercise in the open air. Breathe
deeply. Love your neighbor. And
call upon a doctor for aid IL you
v,nwof
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11

eel, the fisherman smashes its tails
It also has two hearts.
Snakes usually have their teeth in
the head, but one variety in Africa,
whose principal food is eggs, is pro-
ylded for a substitute for them IN
its tomach.-Dundee Advertiser.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1907-04-11

Some eve I'd like to plant myself
BY boyhood's long-negiected shelf,
Once more to ope those volumes worn
Which modern pages make forlorn;
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-15
Presbytery at Hover.

The spring meeting of the Central
Washing; on Ptesbytsry and W"mnn's
Home Missionary sos'ety for tnis pres.
bytery will be held At Hover. WASH,
on April IL and II, 1907.
All delegates attending this presby.
terry are requested to come via Kehne.
wick on train No. 16 from the west,
which Is due At Kennewick at 10 q. m.
The Kennewick land company has
kindly offered to furnish free transpOl.
tation from Kennewick to Hover and
return, either by boat, railroad or team
1t is qui'e necessary that all VIII" de.
sire to avail themselves of tue courtesy
ot the Kcnnewick Land company re-
port ut their Office on arrival, so they
can arrange the necessary Transports
tion. 1t may be more convenient fo'
those who come from our churches IN
Klickitat county TO come Oh the .. r
& n. railroad to Wallula aud take the
ferry there, or drive up the river unti
opposite Hover, when boat will fetch
them across the river /" Hover.
The cnMmittee on entertainment re
quests that all who intend to come t
the bytery-n ministers or elders
send in their names to Rev. T. Fl. Dry
ten days before tie Preshytery con
venes, so that assignments can be ar
ranged for. L. II. DRY.
March 6, 1907. Hover, Wash
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-15
T0rren'S Land Bill.

is main effect is to simplify the
transfer Of real estate and to cause
the s'ate to guarantee title. BY it.
provisions the owner of anv estate
land whether legal or equitab'e, ex
cept unpatented land, may apply
to have it registered in person OF
by an agent 80 authorized in writ.
ing to act, the authority to be ex.
ecuted and recorded in the Office o.
the county auditor in the county in
the County in which the major por-
ton thereof is situated. A corpor-
alton may apply by its authorized
agent and an infant or person un-
der physical disability by his iesa
agent. Joint tenants and tenants
In common shall join in application.
The person in who's, behalf the ap-
plication is made shall, be namt d as
applicant.
The bill requires that no title de.
rlv d thru sale for any tax or assess
ment, Or special assessment, shall
be entitled to be registered unless it
shal II b. made to appear that the
title of the applicant, or those thru
whom he claims title, has been ad-
Judicated by a court of competent
jurisdiction and a decree of such
court duly made and recorded de-
creeing the. title Of: applicant. The
applicant otherwise must have been
in actual and undisputed possession
OF the land at least seven years.
Before he makes application he
must have paid all the taxes and
assessments. The county auditor
is legalized as regigtrar and shall
before going into Office, give bond
sufficiently large to protect those
with whom he must have real es-
tate transactions. The registrar
and his deputy must perform every
duty upder the orders of the super
ior courts, which will also pass on
bond.
No registrar or ssslaut shall
practice as all attorney or prepare
any papers in the transaction.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-15
Richland Folks Given More Time.

An act extending the time for max
ing fnal proof in certain desert-isnd
entries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Repres .ntatives of the U"ited
States of America in Congress assemble
ed, That all desert land entry men, un-
der the Benton Water Co.'s canal. in
Bentou County, State of Washington.
who would be required under existing
law to make final proof during the
wear 1907, are hereby given an addl
tioual wear in which to make such
fiual proof: Provided, That each entry
man claiming the benefits Of this act
shall, within ninety days after Its
passage and approval, file III the local
land office of the district in which tile
lands embraced in his entry are located
All affidavit descr bing his lands and
stating that he expec's to ir'igae the
same with water from the canal Of The
said company.
Approved, March l, 1907.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-15
Notice to the Citizens Of Kennwick

In order to protect the health Of our
citizens and to have our city clean and
healthy it is hereby ordered that all
persons shall clean their door yards
and outhouses on or before March goth
1907 Anyone not complying with the
above order shall he prosecuted accord
ing to city ordinances.
Signed by Board of Health,
+. NJ. Grossly,
l.. G. Moore,
w. A. Halves.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-15
KlONA NOTES.
From the Enterprise =


DR.. F. S. Hedger has secured the
contract o: railway physician and sur
geOn tor the North Coast at this point.
He will establish hospital at his farm
near town to care for the men during
illness. As it is expected that there
will be at least 500 men in camp here
and each one is to pay 81 90 per nonth
for medical attention.. this contract
will furnish Il fair income during the
next two or three years.
Tue North Coast is gathering in men
as fast as they can be secured for the
construction work on the new road. J.
5. Washtock, contractor in charge of
the work in this vicinity, wishes TO
put on 500 men ut once and more will
be needed when the building operations
are well under way.
Ralph Damp, North Coast engineer,
went to Northport Thursday to remain
until the middle of the month. When
he returns here h wife and daughter
will accompany him.
f. H. Hinman reports the sale of
the Len Rolph farm, three miles from
town. The purchaser is Chas. Hoeltke
who came here last month with the
intention of taking homestead in the
Horse Heaven, but was SO pleased with
the valley that he decided to purchase
a home here
The school election last Saturday
was attended by most Of the men and
women in the precinct The woman
put ub Mrs. w. A. Kelso for the one
year term. and she secured more votes
than any other candidate. The board
elected was: H A Rolf, clerk; NJ A Nc
Bean, two year term: Mrs. w A Keiso,
one year term. This is a good board
and everybody is satisfied.
A party Of surveyors came in yester-
day and went up 10 Horse Heaven to
work on the proposed canal thru that
country.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-15
Council Can
Break Franchise
Only by Legal Proceedings, Cit.
Attorney 0pines. Expert to
Examine Water System.

The town council. met in adjourn
ed session Monda, evening 10 con-
slider the water question; Mayor
Johnson, Councilmen Baldwin
Moore, Bier and Hawes present.
AT the regular meeting week pre-
vious, the city attorney, c. 0. An
derson, had been instructed TO pre-
pare an opinion on the question:
Can ordinances 50 and 40, grant
ing water and light franchises to G.
A. Cochran, be forfeited for non-
compliance with the provisions
thereof The opinion in a general
way held that the franchises could
not be annulled by the Council.
The points Of the opinion are as
follows: Arbitrary righ, of munich
corporation to revoke or declare
forfeited a franchise does not exist.
This can he done IL manner pro-
vided by the franchise, but the
Kennewick franchises contain 70
such provision. 1t only remains
then for the reasonable rights of
the parties to be determined by a
court to which the question is prop
erly presented. The conditions of
the contract are tnat the company
furnish water and light in certain
quantities, and at certain pressure,
and of certain purity. Whether or
not the company's failure to comply
with the requirements is sufficient
cause to warrant the revocation of
the franchise is also question for
the court to decide. In such cases
the rule isslaid down that a Sub
stantial compliance with the con-
tract in respect to uonaeSsentials or
minor details is all that's required"
The opinion concludes as follows:
Ordinarily the failure of grantee
to comply with the conditions i'm
posed in respect to quantity or
quality cannot be taken advantage
by private consumers, but there are
cases to the contrary. InI33 U S
page 157 the Supreme Court of the
y s held that where water was fur
nisht by compan, for a city was
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-15
First Town Fire.

A fire started in a box car used
uacooe car standing on the side
tack next to the Cascade Lumber
yard Tuesday morning. The fire
company was promptly On hand
with the new chemical engine and
shsckt the progress Of the fire until
the second detachment headed by
Mayor L. Z. Johnson arrived with
tue hose cart. Connection was
quickly made with the water main
atthe hydraut at the east end of
Front Street and in less time than
ntakes to tell it good stream of
Fater was playing on the fire and
Don had it extinguished. It was
extremely lucky that there was no
WIND blowing or the lumber yards
would have been in great danger.
!" IS Inst cause of congratulation
y our Citizens and the council that
'oe nre apparatus was in suoh fine
Working order, the chemical en-
s'ne workt to perfection and the
water pressure was found to be
smp'y sufficient for effective fire
Asatlng. 1t filled the new hose in
sood shape and shot out a stream
- Tue nozzle that went into the air
y greater height than the tallest
y. our ouildingsr The out come
.! our FIRST FIRE was most fortunate.
May it ever be thus.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-15

Moved by Bald win aud seconded
that the council procure the ser
vices of an expert to examine the
city water and light plant, carried
and city clerk Fay F. Dean was or
dered to correspond with parties to
secure such an engineer.
The city attorney was instructed
to prepare resolution relative to
extending the water service tc
parties outside the city limits and
present it to c. A. Cochran.
The matter Of getting the city
water system extended to the Beach
addition referred to Street and
Ditch Committee.
The health committee were in.
to order a clean up campaign to be
completed by March goth.
Petition of James Crowell ct al
for extension of wafer main down
Seven h street laid on table. CA
Warmers Letter off rirg to sell trees
Of different varieties for shade tc
tn town at $40 per hundred re.
feried to the park committee.
Adjourned.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-15
Edbert Home Burns
L.,., and Contents a Total Loss.
Insured.

e,,,dav morning the residence
George Egbert was burned to
I. ground and all the furniture .'' r.
= household effects with it.
Nothing was saved Mrs Esoer'
a her father, Mr.. Greene escaped
- in time; as it was, Mrs. Egg
= received a few painful but not
..,ious burns on her hands and one
4. ber forehead. Mr. Green's
IN was singed but none OF the
,,,ns we're serious. The fire must
I've caught from the stove. Mr..
:tbert built the FIRE and went out
!. do the chores but at er a few
,,;outes, noticing smoke coming
.,om the house he ran down and
tsurd,he FIRE had i eads wi'lene'
= 81, blaze in the kitche n, he
;u,ht thru tn smoke upstairs and
hulrie, his wife down and i"to the
froutroom downstairs and reused
II, Green and they had just sue
,eded in reaching the open when
Il. entire structure seemed to fash
INTO fame which burned very
|npidly and soon consumed the en-
r., structure. The lossi is between
| rven and eight hundred dollars.
Not the least Of the loss is that of
treasured keep sakes and memen-
+ toes aud their books. All three
|et their watches, Mr.. Green his
|parse containing about $50. A
|pes shotgun which he had just
! purchased but had never been shot
| ofwas also destroyed. After skir-
nishing among the ne;ghbors they
(ot together enough clothes to
make suit piece and they came
totown and are stopping for the
---Ent with Rev c. K. LaPorte's.
ey expect to move back in a day
1.-TWO and occupy shack which
Nj. .Egbert used as bachelor quar-
ters until his marriage something
over 4 year ago. The house is in.
sufed in the Aetna for $4oo which
will be promptly paid. Mr.. Egbert
expects to rebuild at once. No
one in the valley could have q more
universal sympathy than Mr.. and
MIS- Egbert and Mr.. Green will
receive in this misfortune.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-15
kennewick MiIIionaires.

hoegler sold half of his farm,
'"eoty acres last week for s4O0 an
e' +. ID Parker was the purchaser
Nv, nanson'Rich. Three years ago
~. .. came Into the valley with $500
ooa ~" was bachelor. Now he has $40,
vile aud two children. The last
~. Aoe iI'ncoln said was worth q
"'oo dollars to any man. There are
ley. " e""e"''A val
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-15
White Rock Eggs for setting for sale
w. e. Harvey.

FOR RENT-For cash, the Beach
orchard Of s acres. south of the tewn-
site. Apples, peaches, pear, plum and
cherry trees In bearing. Plenty Of
good land for vegetables. Fine irrIga-
ton systetn and fluming. See the
owner, Mira. G. j. Beach.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1907-03-15
Cemetery Association Holds
Annual Meeting.

The Kennewick Cemetery Associa.
ton held its Annual meeting of the
membars OF the Association TUESDAY
afterHoon at the Presbyterian church
and closed up the work of the yenr.
At O'Clock the old Ruurd of Trustees
met and heard the reports of sbe OF.
hcers OF the Association. The score.
tary, Mrs. H NJ Bartlett read the min.
utes OF the last annual meeting which
were reapproved. The preside Mt made u
orlef report covering the progress of
the work of the year and the treasurer
Mrs. j. B Rose gave report of the
'oclety's financial ctanding which we
publish:
Donations from churches Sl54 a.
hrnls, ETC., 1889
K cd from sale Of graves, lots 6225
admis dues $50
=" Mrs, Bartlett, loan 5000
Total receipts 424.39
Disbursements
Legal dues for charter IS 90
Cemetery site with interest IO4.lS
Hardware, Howe, fencing 1889
Cascade L'm'b'r Co. posts. $3.50
Treasurer's book 40
A. L. Smith, survey l2O0
Seal and express OH same 2.9O
Printing LOO
G o Anderson, fee for recording
plat 500
&C Co. seeds $40
c X Bowers survey $500
Labor on ground $500
Express to return seal so
Total 4O4.17
Balance on haud 2O22
indebtedness to Mrs. Bartlett $1,000
Printing to apply on lot 600
At 2:S0 the bers met in regular
session for the election of five trustees
aud the vote resulted as follows: Mrs.
Themas McKain aud Mrs. E. r. Carn-
ahan were reelected and the member
shiP Of the board completed by the
election OF Mrs. Hugh Stokes, Mrs.
Mrs. John f. Shafer and Mrs. F. M.
Crosby. The new board At once held a
meeting aud elected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. L. w. Soth; vice president, Mrs
w. g. King; secretary, Mrs. H. NJ.
Bartlett; treasurer, Mrs. J B Rose; sup.
erintendent, w H Collins. The ladies
have wrought nobly and we'll aud no
work Of the past year reflected greater
credit on the community than theirs;
may their second years work he as
successful as their first.