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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-04-02

little coat, which Is lined with silk,
has a ti"ght-ftting back and straight
double-breasted fronts; the basques
are short, with a jaunty little box,
pleat in the middle of the back, which
has a distinctly smart effect. The coat
is also adorned with stitched strap
pings like the skirt and fancy buttons.
while the black velvet collar which con.
trasts SO effectively on the biscuit-col.
Ored tweed, Is edged with a line OF
fancy braid. The dress is completed
by a neat golden brown straw hat with
a band OF silk embroidery round the
crown and brown wings springing
from a big bow Of satin ribbon at the
side.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-04-02

my back grew weak
and lame and I
could not stoop
without O S h arr
pain. 1t was just
as bad when ! tried
to get up from Il
chair. was Ian
guild and listless
and had much pain
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-04-02

PA1Eh1Sis II: :'' i \ s i:::S &c: f Man,. s s': 81;
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-04-02
WaYside Chat.

Ever thrown out of a saloOn?'
idly inquired Tired Tifiin.
yep" answered Weary Wigs. give
been thrown out of most everything
'ceptin' work"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-04-02
RATHER NOT.

Teacher--Johnny, can you decline
to eat?
Johnny-Ycs'm, l can; but I don't
like TO.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-04-02
lANGUID M WEAK.
A Condition Common with Kidney
Trouble and Backache.

Mrs. Marie Sipfc, 4lG Miller st.,
Helena, Mont, says: Three years ago
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-04-02

and trouble with the kidney secretions.
This was my state when | began with
Doan's Kidney Pills. They helped mo
from the first and four boxes made q
complete. lasting cure
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents q
box. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
Seek the Bright Things In Life.
Look out for the bright, for the
brightest side of things, and keep the
face constantly turned toward 1t; you
will then shed happiness along your
way like the summer sun.-Julius
Bentham.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-01-10
FINLEY.

H. NJ. Thamke Is putting out
esveral acres OF land to peach and
apple tress.
Everett DeSellem returned from
Colorado u week ago last Monday.
He will ship some Of his Il. l. red
chickens to the poultry show at
Seattle.
Mr.. Simmons was taken sick last
week and Mrs. j. King has charge
OF his department. in the School this
week.
1t is reported that the ditch meet
ing at PrOeser had q stormy time
last Monday. A fist fight came near
being a part of the program. 1t if
too bad that they are trying to be
as bal as our Congressman.
l. Speegle has built an addition
to his house this winter.
Quite a number OF farmers arc
blowing this week.
The Ladies' Aid Will give a social
at the home of Charley Dicus next
Friday evening the 18th Everybody
invited.
Row Cox returned to Seattle last
Tuesday to resume his studies, while
Hurry went to Schenectady, N Y.
to study electrical engineering.
BOrn-To Mr. and Mrs. Carrie at
the Hotel Finley, an eleven pound
daughter, Thursday, Jan. 9th. This
:; the first child bOrh in the town
down the valley and If she lives up
to the reputation of the town, she
vii be the pride of all.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-01-10

For Sale-Twenty-fve white Ply
mouth Rock Cockerels OF Fishel
strain and 50 pullets. These are tho
best general purpose prices reason.
able. G l. Smith, Finley, Wash.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-01-10
AT t4r Ghu':rt'rhfa

Sunday, Jan. l2, 1908.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
j. H. Wood, Pastor.
Sunday School 10 q IA, Preaching
at IL m Junior League at 3 p M
Epworth League at e.45pm Preach
ing at 30 p m. ~
CONGREGATIONAL
Services morning and evening at
the usual hour.
LUTHERAN
Rev. BrOckman, Pastor
Services next Sunday ut IL a. M. In
the old school building.
PRESBYTERIAN
!. Foreythe Smith, Pastor
Sunday School at 10 a. III. Junior
C. E. meeting 800 p. IN. Senior e. f.
meeting Gas p. III. Preaching services
and Subjects: !.
II A. Nj. carrying a Comrade to
the Doctor" 7:3OP. NJ. "A Rich
Man who Became Bankrupt"
All are welcome.
EPISCOPAL
Services at old school house at 2:3O
O'Clock, next Sunday afternoon.
Annual Meeting of the Kennewick
Fruit Growers Association will be
held at P. NJ. Jan. 20, 1908, at Com
mercial Club room, Amon's Hall,
Kennewick. All members are urged
to be present.
BAPTIST
Rev. John Chandler, Pastor
This congregation meets in the as
sembly room of the new brick school
house. every Sunday morning and
evening. The Knights OF Pythias be
guests at the morning service. Every
knight ia cordially invited:
Sunday school from 10 to IL a m.
Watcn our school grow.
Praise and testimony meeting at 6:
80 p m. Usual preaching service at
$50 p m.
Everybody invited.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-01-10
INSURE AGAINST FIRE With

Hanson & Rich who have ten OF
the best companies In the world and
give lowest rates, free blOtters, etc.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-01-10
Ten Years OF KenneWick Temperature.

eom the records of the government
thermometer years degrees The temperature
degrees and the
eenn below
The highest temperature is 2 August 1904 Five the
had with single exception 1881
the months of January February
months of has had weather
July and August the remaining eight
months year IDEAL surpassed
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-01-10

Average rainfall for !oyears
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
The Humble Rlackherrv

The Montgomery Advertiser undertakes
to console a contemporary. sorely troubled
because of the passing Of the straw
berry season. by boosting the blackberry
as a fitting substitute The Advertiser
thinks the latter article IN nowise infe-
rior to the former, and stanchly cham
pions it therefore.
There may be some difference Of opinion
in this matter among certain pampered
and highly cultured or cultivated. classes.
we suppose. but we do not think many
people who really know the truth will
deny the full and complete force Of the
Advertisers observations. Indeed, so far
as We are concerned, We are not sure but
that our Alabama contemporary has un-
dershot the mark certainly. in many re-
spects, the blackberry hopelessly out
classes the strawberry as a delicious.
dainty. and healthy article Of diet
The strawberry is undoubtedly the more
aristocratic of the two. II has been care
fully nurtured and developed out of its
erstwhile state Of natural goodness. AS
toothsome as It is to-day-and no one
would deny 1t some measure Of merritt
was probably much better before it fell
under the blight of vegetable civilization.
so 70 speak, and arrived at It's present
status.l The strawberry suggests nothing
much more than city life. the market
places, and the odor Of the asphalt Not
so with the blackberry, No one has ever
attempted TO tame the blackberry-and we
most devoutly hope no one ever will.
There is only one thing ii could lose with
any possible benefit to itself, and that is
its somewhat hard and enlarged seed. In
the strawberry, the seed has been scien-
tifcally reduced to an lmperceptible atom;
in the blackberry it remains as it was
primarily designed. We apprehend, how
ever, that in attempting to rid the black
berry of even this slight objection much
would have to be sacrificed in the way Of
sweetness. nutritiousness. and palatable-
ness. Florists who have sought to en-
large and magnify the hyacinth and the
violet have succeeded. but only at the
loss Of the delicate and dainty perfume Of
those flowers; and who will dispute the
statement that the loss far outweighs the
imaginary gain?
The blackberry turns ones thoughts
toward the green fields. the grow
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
The Value of Human Life.

In the mass of current news items Of
the day, we note where a man was killed
IN one Of the Southern States recently
by a bailin. The officer was in the dis
charge Of his duty. seeking to arrest the
luckless man for an offense involving the
sum Of 70 cents. The homicide was held
to be justihable. and the slayer was dis
charged by the coroners jury, it being
shown that the man killed was resisting
arrest at the time Of the killing. though
he was not employing any weapon other
than his hands. His past career seems
to have been very good.
There Is something wrong here; rad
ically and emphaucany wrong, No man
deserves to be killed for 70 cents-no Of
ficer's authority should be construed to
stretch so far as to permit it. Resisting
arrest at the 'hands of an authorized Of
ficer of the law is a dangerous thing
especially If accompanied by violence. or
actual menace TO the officer. But no
crime involving 70 cents. forgery, or what
not, will ever excuse the taking Of human
life in the effort to right the wrong In
ficted. II is inconceivable that circum-
stances could ever arrive in which so in
significant sum as that mentioned
could be pleaded 10 palliate the slaughter
of a human being. no matter how de
PRAYED.
Sometimes the officer with his ready
pistol, the Observation-Disclosures kind. is
as much a danger to society as the regu-
lar pistol toter'' Of everyday life. Ar
resting officers are not always chosen
with wisdom and discretion; ofttimes
they are hot-headed. and prone to 20 Off
half-cocked Moreover. some Of them
feel their sense of responsibility too
keenly; appear 10 think themselves the
especially delegated power provided for
holding in check the well-being OF the
universe. We once heard Of a sheriff
who advised his regular force Of deputies
that what he was seeking TO do more
than anything else was to make the list
OF arrests smaller during his term OF Of
fee than it had ever been before. and
that the deputy who could queH trouble
OF stop a fight with a minimum number
Of arrests would be the one sure TO find
favor in the chiefs eye.
Human life is held all too cheaply in
this country we fear. The killing OF
man, unless II be attended by sensational
circumstances, appears to give the aver
age American slight concern. II should
not be that way. Human life is the most
precious thing in the world One cannot
repress shudder 20 think that even one
might have been blotted out for so in
significant a sum as - cents. officers
who have no better conception Of their
real duty than that are dangerous men
10 intrust with authority.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
Postal Reform.

From the indianapolis News
We may follow this idea of reduced
postage into other things. and no people
have a greater call to follow IT than We.
We have the highest postage on earth
for special communications. and in prac-
tice We make almost no use Of postal
facilities in conveying packages Of mod
crate weight We can send such a pack
age to New Zealand cheaper than we
can send it 10 any part of our own
country We record the prophecy that
this will not long be so. 1t is an absO-
lutely undeniable fact that every in
crease in facilities of whatever kind
among a people increases the general
sum Of wealth and intelligence. and that
every barrier placed in the way Of trade
or communication is at the expense of
revenue, public and private, and to the
derogation Of general enlightenment.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
National Conventions.

From the New York sun.
The Democratic national conventions
have no advantage over the Republican
conventions in the matter OF permitting
the viii of the people TO express itself
readily in choice Of candidates. Pro
portional representation on the basis Of
party votes seems 10 be indicated as a
highly desirable rule for the Democracy
as well as for the Republicans States
almost irrevOcably Republican hold the
balance Of power in the Democratic con
ventions, just as the delegates from
Democratic States are the controlling
factors in making Republican nomina-
tions Furthermore, IL the Republican
conventions need 10 eliminate the malign
influence Of the Federal oficeholding ma
chine. the Democrats need just as much
10 free themselves Of the vicious opera
tons of the unit rule.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
YALE COMES TO HER OWN.
Old Eli Has Never Yet Supplied n
President

From the Baltimore American.
The next stopping place of Secretary
William Howard Taft. Republican candi-
date for President, VIII be New Haven.
where he Will be the honored guest of
Yale during commencement week. Mr..
Taft graduated in the class Of ISIS and
there was but one young man ahead OF
him in standing when he was given his
diploma. II IS rather remarkable that
though Yale Is a very aged institution il
has never yet supplied an occupant OF the
Presidential chair and Mt. Taft viii be
It's first son elected 20 this place. Harvard
has II beaten IN this respect. as IN add
ton 10 President Roosevelt Il gave TO the
country in its early days the the two
Adams, John and John Quincy. Old
William and Mary College Of Virginia
led the way with Thomas Jefferson.
James Monroe, and John Tyler.
Many Of the Presidents have been col
lege men. but some Of the greatest OF
them reached the highest office in the land
without such training. Jackson. Van
Buren, Taylor. Fillmore. Lincoln. John
son, and Cleveland were IN this list. But
the colleges have made a pretty good
record and can still insist that higher
education may be a useful factor in
higher craftsmanship. So let Yale re-
joice and cheer now over her favorite
and favored son and count this victory
greater than any ever won on diamond
or gridiron
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
TAFT AMI FORAKER.
The Happy Romance of American
Politics.


From the Ohio State journal.
SenatoreForaker has not been en- rap
port with the main body Of the Repub-
lican party for some time. lie lost his
way. or was supposed 20. and wandered
off into the woods somewhere. But ne
has found his way back. We knew he
would
The signal Of his return was a cordial
dispatch to Judge Taft congratulating
him on his nomination and expressing
best wishes for his success. The Sen
ator had been having some ideas Of his
own, and had been expressing them IN
various vivid ways. but when the con-
vention OF his party drew the line OF
battle for 19cs, Ike a true soldier of the
'old guard" he came up and tOed the
mark
Our friends Of the hostile camps count
ed much on what they regarded as the
Foraker detection. but now they find
that prop knocked from under their
hopes-for the Senator's congratula tions
and good wishes have closed up the
ranks, and made the old party solid
again.
The Judges thanks for the kindly
note were heartfelt. He suggested the
fact that the Senator had given him his
first start IN public life, and now. in JOY,
he can count on his old friends sup
port IN the last and loftiest step that
human ambition can take. Herein is
the very romance OF politics, and a
happy romance II is.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS.
Tribute to His SngacIty and Party
Fidelity.


From the Atlanta Constitution
The voluntary resignation Of John sharp
Williams from leadership Of the Demo-
cratic minority in the House OF Repre-
sentatives is a tribute TO the sagacity and
the party fidelity OF the talented gentle
man from Mississippi
In another year 3r. Williams will enter
upon his duties IS United States Senator
from Mississippi. He felt. very correctly.
that in the short session Of Congress in
terVeni7g Whaterer Democrat IS 10 sue
coed him as House lender should enjoy
the advantage Of preparatory experience
His action is the more significant when
II IS remembered that should the country
go Democratic next November the minor
ity leader of the House viii. in all prob
ability, be chosen as Speaker Of the Sixty
first Congress.
Mr.. Williams will be remembered as one
Of the most effective Congressional Demo-
cratic generals since the death OF Charles
r. Crisp. Of Georgia. He possesses par
liamentary ability in a high degree. 20
which Is added a broad grasp Of national
issues and a thorough knowledge Of men
and Of legislative methods In his role as
minority leader he has demonstrated con-
spicuous talent as conciliator. tactician.
and debater.
The Democratic party is debtor 10 his
faithfulness and his ability. One OF the
admittedly able personalities in Congress.
he may be expected To serve his country
with even greater effect in the more dig
nifed forum TO which the people OF his
State have called him.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
Tropical TriuIH.

From the Atchison Globe
Cholera is again raging in the Philip
pines. Cholera is not a nice companion,
because its victims curl up and die in
great agony I'm a few hours after being
stricken. They do not always die. Of
course. but that is the rule. An epidemic
Of this disease is particularly trying in
the Philippines, because the natives re-
fuse TO report the cases and when found
refuse. in many instances. 10 take the
preferred medicine. which might cure.
Therefore, they die in great numbers.
and for the sake Of concealment are often
thrown into the canals and streams 20
spread the scourge. The fight the Ameri-
cans make against the disease is more
/ trying than the insurrecGon. America
has spent millions in improving the sani-
tary conditions in the islands, but still
there are epidemics. and there VIII be for
years. because the inhabitants are OF low
vitality and ignorant II Is not a pretty
fight. this against cholera. nor has Il any
thing of the pOmp and panoply of war,
but II develops heroes just the same:
men who go out 10 the islands 10 make
much easy money from the government,
but who find hard and dangerous work
and remain TO do IT, because they are
men. The Philippines will never be
America, no matter how long we own
them
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24

The Secretary Of the Navy has relented
from his decision based on conditions OF
mistaken economy. and has permitted the
transfer from the Atlantic fleet on the Pa
cihc coast Of some eight or ten Junior off,
GERS OF the navy who have on previous
occasions achieved distinction as marks
men. and they have now reported at An
napolis for the preliminary practice with
represent the navy in the national match
at Camp Perry, Ohio, In August. Other
service teams will be those representing
the infantry and cavalry arms Of the mill
tnry establishment, the Naval Academy
Composed Of midshipmen now under
going instruction at Annapolis). and the
Marine Corps. In the case Of the army
teams the War Department adopted the
liberal policy of recalling from their COM
mands in Cuba and even in the Philip
pines those enlisted men and officers who.
by their craftsmanship. were regarded as
qualified to try for places on the army
teams In the big contest. in which will
take part the marksmen Of the National
Guard organizations. For a time the Sec
retary Of the Navy held that it was not
advisable to bring back from their ships
on the West coast those who. it was ex-
pected. would be eligible, and OF value. to
membership on the navy team. 1t was
considered that the expense In the way
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
Early Whining DAYS

From the san Francisco Chronicle
Uncle Jake Nef, former lieutenant
governor and one Of the Republican dele
gates TO the national convention at Chi
cago this month was discussing the early
California mining days. Flour sacks
were valuable. You unraveled the sewing
down one side and you had a piece OF
cloth about a yard square. Shaken and
washed, it made good patches for under
clothes on pinch and made miners
towels. But their chief use was for 'Ari-
zona socks one flour sack would make
three good pairs. You ripped the piece
into three-inch strips Soft and nice on
the feet too. Just put your foot down.
laid one end OF II fiat along the instep.
folded about two inches under the toes.
and then wrapped around the foot and
up the ankle with a final tuck in. No
darning; you could reverse ends; wear
fine, too
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
Old Age Pensions.

From the Saturday Review.
Mr.. Asquith's anxiety in any sort of
pension bin before a Conservative gov
ernment can take the matter in hand IS
very evident on the face of his bill
Cheapness and niggardliness are the
marks of it, To save half a crown. two
old pensioners. man and wife. or two sis
ters who live together, are 10 be docked
Of one and three pence each. Some smart
person at the treasury has heard that
two people can live together as cheaply
as one alone. so he thinks they might
manage on seven and sixpence a week
They would have to choose between
starving altogether or starving apart. and
they would probably prefer the work.
house But the unkindest sarcasm on the
bin is that an ole reprobate living with
a woman in irregular union will get his
fun pension; she. too.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-24
BRYAN'S BLINDNESS.
Not Taking Advantage of His Op-
pOrtunlties.

pOrtunIties.
From the Baltimore American
II would seem that a candidate for the
Presidency sure Of his nomination would
be careful 10 take every advantage within
reach. As lecturer, II not as editor. Mr..
Bryan has certainly learned the impor-
tance OF getting the attention Of his au-
dience and OF not frightening il away by
show Of tediousness. II is highly neces-
sary TO WOO the public If you want il TO
read what you write
But Mr.. Bryan has begun his campaign
Of publicity in long screeds. which only
few Will read under the severest provo
cation, and thus he tires the voters even
before he is nominated Il Is most Gu
rious that a man who has been IN public
life as long as he has been should not
know that people will not wade through
columns OF distractions on politics The
only explanation Is that self-delusion has
blinded him 20 the facts He has the
obsession that anything he says on any
subject viii command immediate atten-
ton. The American, in its policy OF Civ
Ing all the news Of all parties, prints Mr.
Bryan's matter in full: but we fail TO
find that a majority OF our readers 20
much beyond the headlines and the first
few paragraphs.
One constant argument against Bryan
by the Democrats is that the country is
tired OF him. That will unquestionably
be large influence IN increasing the vote
against him this fall