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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-15
HOVER'S SPOKANE Interview
By August Wolf. Special Correspon-
dent

Herbert A. Hover has just return-
ed to Spokane from an IS, 600 miles
tour thru the United States and
Europe, which he and his wife, now
visiting relatives at Leavenworth,
Kansas, accomplished in IS months
with a 30-horse power, four-cylinder
car. They had numerous exciting
experiences while abroad and were
snow bound for eight days in the
Alps, where they were all but
plunged over sheer precipice of
1000 feet by heavy car bearing
down upon them while turning a
curve. $685.
After completing 10000 miles in
the United States, starting in south
ern California on the Mexican
border and touching Canadian terri
tory, they sailed from New York on
the Inflated steamship Republic and
were exposed to the elements on
deck and open boats for "a hours
before being taken ashore. Mrs.
Hover sustained nervous shock
AMI contracted cold from which
she has not vet recovered
Europe is a veritable paradise
for reckless drivers and the so-call-
ed riders, - Hover said in
speaking of his trip abroad. THE
roads are unusually goon and such
a thing as speed limit is not known;
and, as result, there are frequent
head-on collisions, which invariably
and fatally, in addition to destroy
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-15
FINLEY ITEMS

D. D. MOreiand was a Kennewick
caller Monday.
Miss Maggie Thompson accom-
panied by her sister Mrs. Williams
left for Colotus, Wash. to visit rela-
tives. Miss Thompson will return
to Boise, Idaho from there.
o. w. Rich accompanied by his bro
ther l.. r. Rich and wife of DesMoint +,
Iowa visited in the Finley valley
Monday.
Mrs. Fireman and children of Top
penish are visiting at the home Ut j.
o Hutchinson Mrs. Freeman j.
sister OF Mrs. Hutinsnn.
Miss Myrtle Danes spent Sun da!
with home folks in Coolidge.
Earnest and Mona earle are Ill at
home with ty ph"id fever.
Mrs F. E. Coffeen ia expecting her
mother Mrs. l.. E. Elder from Kan
sas Thursday of this week for an ex.
tended visit at the Cofreen home.
A number OF the Finley folks at
tended the Lecture given in Kenne.
wick Tuesday evening by Mr.. Joll!
OF Joliet Ill. on Jolly Good Luck. -
The fourth, fifth, and sixth grades
OF the school were moved this week
from the earle building to the hall.
This gives Mr.. Groves and his pupils
more room for their school WORN.
Chester Dicus added his name to
the school roll Monday morning.
Ray Fisher was around supplying
the Finley folks with fresh Salmon
Wednesday morning.
The Ladies' Aid Social held at the
hall in Finley last Friday night was
success financially as we'll as social
ly. 4he ladies are planning to give
1.-The Old Maids Convention" some
time In November.
Prof. Miller went to Stevenson
Wednesday,. His family will return
with him and live In the Tresenriter
house north of Finley.
Chas. Dicus, who has been Ill with
scarlet fever, leaves the last OF the
week to visit his parents In Garfield.
&C. Harlan and daughter Fannie
left Thursday, for Owens Valley,
California. in the hope of benefittfng
Miss Fannie's health.
F. knautz and his brother who
Is visiting him. have just returned
from visit to the Seattle Fair.
Joe Lea who has been Ill with
typhoid fever is recovering nicely.
Mrs. Spiegel's father who has been
quite Ill at her home is getting better.
The Ladies Aid Society OF Finley
will meet next Thursday October y
with Mrs. a. E. Quimby.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-15
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the many kind
friends in kennewick and in our own
ti2hborhOod for their assistance
and more for their tender symps thy
during the sickness, and at the time
OF the death Of our son and brother
Ernest Edwards.
l.. H. Edwards and family.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-15
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to all neighbors and friends
who so kindly assisted and comfort
ed us during the illness and death OF
our beloved son and brother Frank.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. OIbrich and family.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-10-15
ARTISAN HOTEL FOR SALE

$23UU. will handle this deal. s. E
Walker, kennewick, Wash. 3S9tf
Mrs Helen Davis of Sheridan.
Wyoming arrived Thursday for a
visit with her old friends Mrs. Ellen
j. Williams and H. T. Kennedy and
family.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-19
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Brono Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
the money if it fails to cure.
E. w. Groves signature is on
each box
PARIS MEDICINE CO., St. Louis, U S. A.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-19
Credit Given
To DR.. Williams Pink Pills for !:
Thorough Cure in a Stubborn
Case of Sciatica.

really remarkable cure of seiatica
by Dr. Williams Pink Pills is that of
Mr.. William H. Shine, of No. Oil 22nd
avenue, South, Minneapolis, MINI. Mr..
Shine is employed by the Flour City
Ornamental Iron Works and is a mem
Der and Chief Forester of Camp ASA,
Modern Woodmen of America During
the Sioux campaign in which Sitting
Bull was killed, Mr.. Shine was a mem
Der of Troop K, Sixth U. S. Cavalry.
Mr. Shine has lived in Minneapolis for
twenty-five years. In telling recently
of his cure by DIR. Williams Pink Pills,
he says:
"About five years ago / was engaged
in work which required heavy lifting
and think this may possibly have been
the cause of the sciatica in my case.
For three months l was confined to bed
and was sick altogether for about two
years and a half. [ was on clutches
for about seven months. There were
sharp, cutting pains from my back
ooNA " III ACCi. IL was FCly pdiAI VI
for me to get up after 1 had been
sitting down fora while. The cords
of my foot and heel seemed to draw
together The muscles of my legs had
to be rubbed before I could sleep. My
feet were swollen so that / had to
wear shoes much too large for me and
could hardly hobble along
~ was treated by two doctors and
each pronounced my case sciatiea.
Neither doctor helped me much. The
last doctor gave me electric Treatments
three times a week for at least three
months. After finding that this did not
help me to any extent, | took vapor
baths for about the same length of time.
I followed this with sulphur baths for
five weeks but nothing seemed to help
me. I then began the use of DR.. Will
iams' Pink Pills, as friend said they
had helped him. When 1 began taking
the pills / was unable to work and was
walking with cane. 1 After a fair
treatment I began to feel results from
the pills. I continued using the pills
until they effected complete cure. I
wish by this statement to give Dr. Will
liams' Pink Pills credit for my cure. y
Sciatica is neuralgia of the sciatic
nerve and this remedy has cured stub
born eases of neuralgia in many forms.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold BY
all druggists, or sent, postpaid, on re-
ceipt of price, so cents per box; six
boxes for $3.50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14

and the completed trough Will drop
ont easily. Do not try 10 take from
the mold for al least a week. and II
isbetter TO remain two weeks 50 as 10
dry slowly. which will cure" il much
slower and better.
III desired before holding You ma
place a ring and bolt at each end. SO
the bolt viii imbed in the concrete
This Will leave the ring free when the
4 Is folded and Will be Nery
handy 10 use in turning over the
trough 10 clean.
For the main part of feeding floor
mix one part of Portland cement. two
parts Of clean sharp sand and four
parts Of small gravel about one-half
to one inch in size. Min thoroughly
while dry and then wet with water.
Do not nike this as vet as the nix
ture for trough, just thoroughly damp.
shovel into forms set for the floor
and lamp down as fast as put in. Fill
up the center 4 trlIle higher than 1
inches. then with a strip of lumber
one width of the inside of the floor.
you can level II over nearly. easily
and exactly. After leVeIlng With wood
strip trowel finish the same, and II
an inch extra finish is desired cover
With a hin coat OF sand and cement
mixed one of cement TO two Of sand
and smoothed down with a troweI.
The sides are filled to the top.
tamped down securely and The centcrs
rounded over with trowel; also the
edges so that nc sharp edges are left
for the hogs to step onto and also is
enough to prevent them roofing too
much dirt into il.
Where the feeding floor is To be
used without a cover for same II viii
be necessary to provide for drainage.
I his can be done ~ Settlng III tne
concrete on four sides. short pieces
of Pinch gas pipe. These Should ~"
4 inches long and are placed in the
mortar when molding same - d -
be level with the floor inside curb1nG.
If desired these can be placed on one
side raised / or l IL inches when
mOlding. This will allow the water
to flow away as fast as it falls and the
floor Will always be clean and dry as
each rain will carry away most Of the
refuse left from feeding
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14

the stone almost eliminated by a for
tuitOuS variation.
The result thus far is a great num-
Der of stoneless plums of good size,
but in flavor inferior to the best cuI-
tivated ones. These are being crossed
again to improve the flavor and new
selections made.
Crossing the Japan and the New
England chestnut, the trees, leaves.
growth and nuts are midway: second
generation and later generations as
usual show more varied concentrations
and variations.
To breed the burs off from chestnuts
is dangerous, because it allows the
birds to get in at the nuts. The burr
is originally intended to keep off the
birds.
The cactus has smooth cotyledons,
but the first bud is covered with
thorns. These thorns have also been
eliminated by selecting the smoothest
individual seedlings without crossing
Crossing in this case generally in
terrupts the process, as it brings out
we11-fiXed ancestral traits, but later, to
combine the best qualities of several
species, crossing and selection must be
resorted TO.
Examples seen were shoots of the
original stock, prickly; the second gen
Grafton, slightly prickly; the third.
h thorns; and later the spiculeS
even with the substance of the cactus
have been removed 50 as to maxi the
cactus very excellent foo for cattle.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14
WHAT WILL COTTON DO?

What will cotton do? How high
will the price go? The Cotton Journal
sometime ago aid that cotton was in
pound and that the farmers ought to
get that price for the staple. Cotton
spinners at home and abroad have
been curtailing and saying that they
could not make expenses when forced
to pay fourteen cents for cotton.
The cotton crop is short in every
State except Georgia and the Carroll
mas. and the best judges are now sat
istied that the crop will not exceed
100000 600 bales. If this is true,
where will the price go? NOBODY can
say. Capt. c. n. Allen, of Wake, who
is perhaps the biggest cotton grower
in Wake county, was in Raleigh yes
terday, and when asked about his cot
ton crop said he had not yet sold it. Il
would sell one-third of my crop for
Is cents, O~ne-third for II cents and
the other third for 20 cents, but it
looks now like cotton will go to fifteen
cents before Christmas and l am
doubtful whether | will carry out my
original idea of letting the first third
of my crop go for fifteen cents" Capt.
Aliens idea about the price of cotton
is entitled to as much weight as that
Of any man, for he has a record of
having uniformly gotten the best
prices for his cotton crop of any man
in this section.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14
A FEW EXPERIMENTS OF LUTHER BURBANK

Nv David Starr Jordan. President
Leland Stanford, Jr., University
Tuther Burbank, of Santa Rosa
Cal. is doubtless the most skillful ex-
Derimenter in the field of the forn1a-
zion of news forms of plant life by the
process of crossing and selection.
He is the creator of many of our
most useful plant forms: roots, nuts
fruits, grains and grasses, as we'll as
of many our u most beautiful flow
ers.
There is no evident limit to the re-
suits to be obtained by simple seIec-
ton. New and permanent species of
wheat have, without a hadow of
doubt. been produced by selection
alone.
In the California poppy stripes of
CrimSOn are never seen on the inside.
Mr.. Burbank once found a seeding in
which the outside crimson had struck
through like q crimson thread which
had been misplaced. In other genera
lions by selection this red was more
and more increased until finally out Of
it is developed a crimson poppy, of
which Mr.. Burbank now has many
specimens, seeding more or less true
to the type.
"CrOSSing,' says Mr.. Burbank. sis
done to secure a wealth of variation.
BY his means we get the species into
a satte of perturbation or 'wabble'
n take advantage OF the 'Wabbling'
TO guide the life forces into the de-
sired habits or channels.
The first crossing is generally q
step in the direction in which we are
going, but repeated crossing is often
necessary and judic!ous selection al
ways necessary to secure valuable
practical results. Crossing may give
the best or the worst qualities of the
parent, or any other qualities, and pre-
vious crossings often affect the re-
suits.
Bees and other insects, as we'll as
the wind, cross plants, but they do not
work intelligently. therefore rarely to
any advantage economically to man
No mechanic COULD invent such devices
as those which tend to prevent self
rOssing in plants.
All evolution and Improvement are
dependent on crossing, therefore ma
ture has produced more wonderful de-
vices for this purpose than for any
other.
Hybridizing the Iceberg White
blackberry with the h raSp-
berry has developed a plant with
foliage and growth midway. About
half the plants bear fruit which is
red like the raspberry, about half bear
fruit which is quite like the Iceberg
blackberry the; quality is midway be
= : the blackberry and the rasp'
berry. $3.50. a.. uu
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14
Crowded Out.

The Ledger correspondent of The
Mitchell County Kronicle reporting
the social events Of his village. says:
Mrs. of Colorado Springs,
Col, and Miss Hampton. of Louis
vile, KY, are visiting Mrs. Aldritch.'
And then he says this:
"Oid man Aldritch says that he has
to take to the tall timber on account
of so many widowers and old bache-
Tors coming around. Also that hts
quiet home has been turned into q
dressmaking establishment, and hav-
ing uncomfortable things made that
are not often seen. And that he has
to roost on the woodpile, for the rea-
son that the house is cluttered up
with fashion books with pictures OF
other queer looking garments not
often seen at political meetings. 1t
sure is tough on "Job Lots"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14

The white blackberry is a wild va
ration crossed with the Lawton for
size and vigor; the result is a much
clearer white than the wild one. larger
and very much more productive, In
these respects fully equal to Its stami-
nate parent. the Lawton.
Appless brought up from the south
temperate zone are entirely confused
here, yielding leaves, buds, flowers
and small apples at various seasons
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14

one OF these apples in time. however.
became adapted to the conditions and
developed into one of the best apples.
A blackberry plant with an i'm
mense mass of fruit developed from
d seeding from the Himalayas. One
plant covers $50 square feet. is 5 feet
n has a buShel or more Of
Irult. This is only a young, small
plant; when full grown this variety
IS many times larger.
The Bartlett plum has the flavor
OF a Bartlett pear. The ne seed
strongly developed. The rice seed"
plum has extremely small seeds.
The stoneless plum is a cross Of the
French prune with a wild plum having
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14
CONCRETE FEEDING FLOOR AND
HOG TROUGH.
(Ry \. \. Houghton.l

The complete feeding floor and hog
trough in place Is shown in Fig. l
The trough is movable. so that II can
be turned over as needed to clean
same. and by its weight it makes il
positive that il Will not be upset in
the feeding. The floor has a curbing
around same TO prevent the corn be-
ing pushed of into the dirt This
is also rounded on top so hat there
are no sharp corners for hogs to In
jure themselves on.
The forms for building the floor,
etc. are shown in Fig. , and to illus
trate the construction of them We will
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14
STRAWBERRY PLANTS

Octob er. November and March are the
months to plant and we offer fine, Well-root-
ed plan is. grown on new land, ready for i'm
mediate shipment, the cream Of many varle-
ties Excelsior the earliest. Lady Thompson
beginn ing a few days after, Buoach' very
large. and the most productive late sort-
Price, SO cents per 100; IS per I.ooo.
We are growers and sell direct Apples,
peache 9. Pears. Cherries, P1ums, Apricots'
rsnts S~tra wberries. Horseradish, Asparagus,
Dewber ries, Raspberrfes.
r. WATKINS & BRO. DEPT r.
MIDLOTHIAN, Va
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14

three parts attach a wire to any Of
these parts or points and for a handle
use an attached rope. Fasten the end
of the rope to the third point in the
rim and a weight to the sieve SO it will
sink after lowering. In using sink the
sieve edgewise in the water, pull tho
rope with a single attachment, lifting
out we'll as the floating sticks and
other debris from the surface of the
water-F, L. Rialey.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14

take the construction of a floor SX10
feet in size. This can be made my
size you wish, more or less, by shiny
changing the measurements given.
For the two outside sides of the
form YOU will want two strips of 2x6
lumber 10 feet inches long and wv.
Of same size (for the ends) s feet
long. Nail together as illustrated.
with the sides overlapping ends. Take
this in the place you wish to floor,
with stakes on outside.
For the inside form cut 2x2 inch
strips into two pieces 9 feet inches
long and TWO pieces just Z feet Ions;
join together as you did others, with
sides overlapping ends. This will
make the form just 9 feet 4 inches by
I feet 4 inches-outside measurements.
This will allow a 4-inch curbing
around the ioor which Will be just ?
inches deep.
The inside is held in place by two
strips nailed across the whole form,
with the inside just 4 inches in from
the outside form, thus making a space
of that size around the whole mold.
For the trough take two 1O-inch
boards Z feet long and join together,
side by side, with cleats: these are for
the bottom of the mold. Take two
boards 9 inches wide and nail upright
on this for the sides Of this mold:
across the ends nail boards 10x20
inches, thus making a sQuar box.
Now take two short pieces of board
Z inches wide and with your compass
set at IL inches mark a half circle
on each one. They are then cut
out along hat line and these half
circles are nailed to the bottom board
Of mold In the center and just 2 Il
inches from each end board. The
half circles are Just 13 inches wide
at the widest part. If the rest of the
box is made of inch wide lumber the
space inside box mold will be just Is
inches vide, which will allow for
the trough to be 2 IL inches thick at
the top edge all round same.
After the half circles are nailed in
position cut some inch uuare strips
lust feet 5 inches long, nail these In
side the half circles with the edges
exactly even with edge of half circles.
Now tack tin strips to these TO end
them over to make a half-round SUI
fac by having five strips to hold the
tins. They will hold them perfectly
In position and the tin will mold the
inside Of the trough much smoother
than if wood were used.
If it Is not possible to use the tin
cover the half circular part Of this
mold cut your half circle just enc
inch smaller. This requires settina
compass at 5 IL inche Nail in po-
SltlOn as IOIHleTly, eHeu cut ~oou SIiips
inch square and 6 feet Z inches long
and nail to the outside of the half
circles. which shows in Illustration
Fig. 2.
In molding the trough mix four
parts of clean, sharp sand with one
part of Portland cement. mix thor
oughly while dry and then wet this
thoroughly and lamp into the mold
for trough. Throw in part of the
mortar to fill same. then lamp it down
and wet again. Fill up the rest and
level off the top of mold with a stick.
resting on both side pieces OF same.
The advantage gained in "puddling''
the concrete mixture is to pack it hard
er and secure a greater density. also
to nave it shrink in size. which 1T will
bout one-Quarter Of an inch in drying
This enables you to tip over the mold
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14
Farming Pays in Lee.
Stanford Express

The Moffitt Iron Works Company
raised about 1000 bushels of corn on
Lick creek this year. They were so
we'll pleased with the results of this
years work that they have bought a
farm containing 10 acres from Mr..
Fred Morgan and eight acres from
another party a Colon. and will en-
gage jr farming next year on a more
extensive scale.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14
A SAND SIEVE.

It is we'll to make one of these de-
vices against time of need. The dry
season is the best and only time to fix
and clean the farm well.
Any floating matter may be re-
moved by using an ordinary sand
sieve.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-12-14
UnTatnfU.

Lady Barrister-I have got $50 men
acquitted and not one of them has Of
ferad 10 marry me.-Fliegende Batter.