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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-02-02
USEFULNESS OF The HONEY BEE

The life of the honey bee is a
very short one, and a very busy one.
Very few of them live to exceed the
age os As days, except during their
time of Information in winter; yet
in this short period, much is accom-
plished.
The first two weeks of a bees
life is spent almost entirely inside
the hive, nursing larvae, building
comb and doing housework in gen.
eral, taking only short flight on
sunny afternoons to strengthen its
wings and mark the location of it's
home. The next three of four
weeks are spent in roaming fine fields
in quest of honey, pollen and
propolis and carrying them to the
hive. They are busy incessantly,
and soon wear themselves out by
constant work. By excessive fly
ing their wings become shredded
and they drop to the ground while
journeying to and from the fields,
where they crawl about and perish;
comparatively few bees die inside
the hive.
The honey bee has numerous
habits some Of which are good and
others not quite so good. Still I,
for one, am glad that every female
bee is equipped with a good sharp
sting. If it were not so, how could
such small, helpless creatures pro-
tect themselves and their homes from
man and beast? The race would
soon become extinct, for the honey
bee has many enemies. It would
also BIZ necessary for the apiarist to
keep constant watch on his hives
to prevent them from being looted.
AS it is, bees themselves do their
own sentinel duty and no one has
yet come around and found them
all asleep. After a hard day of
toll the bee-keeper can lie down to
rest and feel quite confident that the
bees will hold the fort until morn
ing.
Bees gather three products:
Honey, pollen and propolis. Honey
is their staff of life. 1t is estimated
that a colony of bees require about
IS lbs. of honey for food in year.
They are capable of gathering twice
this amount and more. Therefore,
all the honey the bees store above
what they are able to consume is
useless to them and is the bee-keep-
ers share of the spoils. Ihave taken
100 lbs. from one hive in single
season. Pollen is the farina, which
is commonly called bee bread. It
is mixed with honey and fed to the
larvae or immature bees. Propolis,
is a resinous substance which is
gathered from trees or shrubs and is
used in gluing tightly all cracks aud
crevices in the hives. Bees also
carry considerable water to their
hives during the breeding season.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
PoLIcE SIGNAL SYSTEM.

Now that the police department has Eeen deprived of the use of its signal system because of the danger to the users from high voltage wires in the vicinity of the signal wires. the time is ripe for the installation of an up to date system which will reach all sections of the city and keep headquar- ters in touch with men on their post at all times. The signal system has al- ways been a source of much trouble, needing constant attention because of It's age and inclination to get out of order. The end of it now should be made certain and no further expense be wasted fin attempts to repair it.
 The efficiency of every police depart ment Is increased by having the off, cial at headquarters constantly in touch with his men. In that manner alone can he despatch them to points where they are wanted when they are wanted. In only four sections has this ever been possible, reaching six of the men at night and four by day. There are beats with which the officer at headquarters cannot get into commun- ication at night except by messenger. With the present system useless now is the time to arrange for signals in these outside sections. The improve ment should have been made long ago, but now that the usefulness of the old system is destroyed, what it would re- quire to patch it up should be placed towards the cost of a new and com plete outfit
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
oNIY ONE TERM

More than ever is the sentiment spreading that the president of the United States should be limited to one term, and in that direction the bill before congress changing the term of once of the president to six years and no reelection is appealing strongly to the rank and file, who have been dis gusted with the situation which tho ex-president precipitated and thereby dragged the president in to defend the administration and party against insidlous attacks.
 Tn its sensible view of the idea of a six-year term, the New York Trib- une says; "In six years a president would have much better chance to de- valop his policies. free from the en- tanglements of an ambition to succeed himself He would not be under pres sure 10 lower his ideals in order to fit the exigencies of an approaching sec ond campaign and would be absolved from all suspicion of using the federal patronage in his own interest. The country is weary of the sort of poli- tics which has been dinned in it's ears for the last four months. it would welcome. we think a change to sys- tenn under which @ president would be exempted from the necessity Of prov ing that his first term was satisfactory by seeking and obtaining a second one"
 Being upset at the end of every four years causes a turmoil from one end of the country 10 the other which would be greatly relieved by six year term in which time the policies Of ths executive could be carried our without fear oP favor,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO THE WIDE
 AWAKES.

Uncle Jed is sorry to confess he has been tossing quite a good many stories written for this department into the waste basket lately because they were unsigned or stories that had been told, or were stories without point One cannot help inferring from some of them that the writers thought any old thing would win a book-it will not!
 We like the letter which shows the writer had his thinking cap on. Good spelling and neat handwriting help to win a book. The age of the writer is always taken into consideration. And if one of writes a letter in as free 6 hand and as well spelled as one of a genius, he does not win book un- less he sends positive proof that the work is his-G year old excellence never equals 15 year old excellence. The letters most prized are those written from the life and experience of the writers. The more child-like the form of a letter is the better Uncle Jed likes it. The letter edited or re- written at home is always open to sus- picion. Most of the letters have been very pleasing because they have repre- scented careful, honest work. The per cent. of carelessly written letters is increasing or Uncle Jed would not feel called upon to utter a word of advice. Do good. honest work-write simple little letters, and you will win.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
LETTERS TO UNCLE JED.
. Iifa on tha Farm.

Dear Uncle Jed: I thought I would write you another letter to tell you about my calf. He is three days old, and Is red and white. He always wants to be with his mother. I feed him sometimes, and soon he will be able to run around. He eats hay, too.
 Now l will tell you about the farm. We have planted three or four bushels of potatoes. and we intend to plant many more We have planted some peas. too. We have eleven cows, four horses, and four heifers and two calves,
 l have q brother, Willie, and he has 6 cart, Every day when he IS eating dlnner the cat comes in and sits on his chair, Willie calls him strong Kitty" because he says he cant take him off the chair
 have a little hahy sister, too, She Is seven months osd, Pretty soon shs
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27

Once upon time there was a king, and this king had son who never liked to leave the palace, but one day, at the doctors advice, he went out hunting. A faithful servant went with him.
 After walking a long way they were in the midst of a dense forest when a storm came up. The fury of the wind was terrific and many trees fell about them, so that they looked about for some refuge and found a little hut. The owner of the hut, poor wood hopper, received the strangers, and lts Beautiful eau hter Lorabel pre- gre an excellent supper from such --l-er.al as he poor nut could afford.
 Y hen the storm had ceased the prince and his attendant returned home and the next day sent as a gift to his fair hostess thirty cakes and a cheese. But the servant who bore the gift was hungry, and on the way ate two of the cakes and half the cheese. When he reached the hut he gave Lorabel what was left and asked her what message he should carry back to the prince.
 Her answer was: Tell the prince that there are only twenty eight days
 
 full and that if he wishes the partridge he must leave the hawk alone"
 The servant did not understand the message but he was not suspicious and reported 1t faithfully to the prince
 The prince understood the riddle, and said to the servant; You ate two of the cakes and delivered only twenty eight, and you ate half the round cheese, but out of regard for the young lady who lives in the woods 1 will lei you go free this time."
 Time passed on and the prince could not forget Iorabel, One day he said to the king that it was time for him tp get married and that he was in love with poor "irl who was beautiful and cle"er. The kin answered his sof that heartT and cleverness were les: common than riches and, as for rank his sons wife would be a princess, nt matter what sine had been before, St the prince, full of joy, went to the Nretched hut and asked Lerabel tC marry hiIn.
 She mad never seen anyone whom sht 1 had liked so well and would havl married him even if he had been i poor man. and of course she would no refuse the prince. But the king ceyAseisfs said tAsfe mast Rs sas. cen
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
SOUND, PROGRESSIVE PLATFORM

IL is a sound, rational and prOgres- sive platform which the republican party in convention adopted at Chicago as a declaration of it's principles and as a statement of what it stands for in the conduct of the government should the reins of power be replaced in its hands. It is the result of careful preparation by constructive states men. Q platform on which all classes of republicans can unite without Injury to their convictions. It advocates strong adherence to the constitution and sane progressiveness, but it does not reach to the limits of radicalism.
 Standing on the firm foundation of a government of the people. for the people. and by the people. it strongly defends the interpretation of the law by an untrammeled and independent Judiciary and the upholding at ail times the authority and integrity of the courts in the protection of life. liberty and property. Recall of judges is considered unwise and unnecessary, but the simplifying of the removal of a judge derelict in his duty is favored.
 Throughout the whole document the stand Is taken against special privilege and favors supplemental legislation 10 the antitrust law making specific acts 10 restrain and monopolize trade crim- inal offenses. This cannot help but impress in the fight against the trusts and combinations, which the present administration has conducted. This is in keeping with the progressive de- mand. The document speaks in strong support of the tariff and it's revisions through the channel of the tariff board to meet changing conditions, but only after careful Investigation It stands for investigation and reduction of the high cost of living and an important plank is that calling for a sound cur rency and safe banking methods. It wisely avoids endorsement of the AL drich plan, but realizes that the movement of crops. the extension of foreign trade the welfare of labor and the promotion of general business de- mand a change, the plan to be deter mined later. but 1t is realized that the system must be protected from domination by sectional, financial or political interests.
 IL has many other strong features representing the sentiments of the great national party. attaining prog ress from within and making a strong and telling appeal to the people in the support of it's standard and the well fare Of the nation.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
Playing PeddIer.

Frank won't play with me, mother" said Josie, one day.
 Well. I will" answered his mother. What shall we play
 I'll be a peddler, and you will buy something from me- said Josie. T like to play peddler, and you can play it, can't you, mother?"
 Yes, and it's a good game" an- swered his mother.
 So Josie put some stones and some pieces of wood into his cart and came up to door. Would you like to buy some very nice, fresh vegetables, ma'am?" he said. These came out of my garden this morning. I raise all my vegetables myself"
 T don't think vegetables are good unless they are fresh" said Josie's mother What do you ask for pota- toes today7"
 T haven't any potatoes today" an- swered the peddler. T have only squashes and cabbage I shall have some fine potatoes tomorrow"
 Well, you may bring me a peck of squash today" said the lady.
 Just then Frank came up to watch the fun.
 Let me play, too." he said.
 Very well,'' said his mother. You may be my hired man, and I'll let you buy what we need You can use these little cards for money to pay the ped dler."
 So the two little boys had a very nice time and both forgot that Frank did not want to play. FREDERICK MEYER, Age 12. Taftville.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
THE PRINCESS LORABEL
By ISABEL LEE

dition; that she must never interfere in the kings affairs.
 Not long afterWard the marriage took place. and all went well for many months. One day, in the absence of the king and the prince, two peasants who had quarreled over some trivial matter came to the palace to have their dispute settled, and the Princess Lorabel with few sensible words sent the men away good friends again.
 But when the prince returned his counselors protested that the princess was interfering, and that there would be no work left for the lawyers If quarrels were to be settled according to common sense and mutual good will. So the prince sadly said to his wife: You have broken the condition. You have interfered in other peoples af- fairs. Now l will give you three days in which to prepare to return to your fathers home. You may take with you whatever you wish"
 Lorabel replied q will obey"
 The third day was drawing to a close when Lorabel said to the prince: This is our last day together. Will you not take supper with me7'
 The prince consented, and they took supper together. But Lorabel had
 
 prince fell asleep in the middle of sup per. When Lorabel saw that he was unconscious she placed him in a large chest, which she had the royal ser- wants carry out into the forest. The next morning when the effects of the drug had passed away the prince awoke and was surprised to see Lora. bel standing beside the bed on which he lay, He said to her: Why did yor not go back to your home, as I com manded you? The three days came tc an end last evening"
 | But Lorabei answered. T did return | to my home, Look about you. YoI are no longer in the palace. You ar, in the hut in the forest where you | saw me the first time, But you telf me to take with me whatever liked bcst, and so I brought you, and noth- ing else, because there's nothing In tht | wCi1d so dear te me as you are"
 The prince was 50 struck by thiI proof 6f LeFabe1's ieTe, and his eeani seiers were So impressed by her elev. erness that she was forgiven and re. turned to court, where she lived hap | PiiS 8 princess and as queen fer man, years, and was ef great help to hei hustand in ruling the kingdeRl,-chi ease Tribune
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
Norwich
The Fire in the School House.

In a small school house in Vermont the children were studying their les- sons in comfort, in spite of it's being 20 degreees blow zero outside, for they had a nice warm fire in the room.
 The chimney went through the house and almost touched the wooden walls, which were of soft pine.
 Several teachers had entered com plaints about the danger, but the com mittee had paid no attention to 1t, so no one said anything more about It.
 About 2 o'clock the teacher, who was busy. sent Tommie to get some wood. He went out and just as he was com ing in he saw little smoke coming out of a basket of shavings used for kindlings. Before he could get in the school room the wooden house was in flames. They all tried to save the building. but it was useless.
 As they were leaving 1t, while It was burning. some one found that one of the children, Edith, was burning in the house. Jack, one of the big boys went in and found her in her seat almost suffocated.
 When she was in the fresh air she slowly recovered.
 That night Edith's father came to Jacks hoRe and told him he would be sent to hiSh school and college to pay him for saving Editi
 HATTIE KING, Age F.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
pAYIMe NATIONAL DEBTS.

Paying off national debts involves figures running into billions. so that when it is announced that David Lloyd George. chancellor of the ex= ehequer of England, is to reduce the national debt of that country by pos- sibly S25,900.00O put of the surplus, 1t is in reality cutting it down but a trfle. when it is considered that Eng lands debt is $3,5Q0,0O0,O00, outside of the capital of the terminable annui- ties. This, of course, serves to make a good showing when such a largo amount of money can be used for cut ting down the debt. and that is the plan in the present instance. There Is a certain amount of credit to be gained by such f1nanciering which does those in charge good politically.
 National debts run into large figures, with France probably far in the lead. A recent statement concerning the debt of France places it at six and a half billion, while Russia has over four and a half billion indebtedness, and ranks only fifth among the nations as to wealth. The wealthiest nation is the United States and against it's estimated 125 billion it's indebtedness runs to less than a billion and half. being so low in fact, as to receive little attention. The funded debt is ths smallest obligation maintained by any of the big powers, and 1t would be pos- siole to remove it without much trou- ble if desirable, but in this case a liability can be figured as an asset, as it is maintained for the purpose of security for the national bank notes as well as other purposes, and at a very low interest cost. As to debt this country is more favorably situated than the other big ones.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
RRYAN,s POSITION.

William J. Bryan has done just what was expected of him at the democratic national convention. He has dipped deep into the political Die and caused a glorious mixup in. a much briefer period than his contemporary did at Chicago. Tn his determination to run things and his method of attack, it is apparent that he still considers him. self the party champion. There ars some things which the delegates evil dently would like him to make public. He is posing as the leader of the pro- gressive branch of his party, attempt ed to pick the temporary chairman, and finally being a candidate himself, only to lose. The permanent chair man is his choice, and he is anxious to select the party nominee.
 All through the campaign, Bryan has been expected to jump into the breach and endeavor to stampede the convention for himself As yet he has not declared his candidacy, but his refusal of the chairmanship of the resolutions committee leaves him free to accept. From all indications he IS playing his cards for his selection as the dark horse following the first bal lot, take the lead of the progressive element and stampede the convention with hopes thereby of getting the rad icaI element of the republican party to give him their support. He is adroitly seeking to suit the platform to the candidate with an eye on the nomina- ton. He is playing. a clever game with a deep motive, as his conference with republicans indicates. Apparently his hat is in the ring, but such a declara- ton ought to be made and use the other candidates right.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
A Rich Man,s Reward.

Once upon time there was a great drought and it made hay very scarce Then a milk famine followed, and there was suffering among the poor people for milk.
 There was a good, old man who had some COWS and he was rich, He sent his milk around to the poor who had little children.
 One day little boy gave the rich man a little puppy.
 It was all the poor could give to express their gratitude, The little dogs name was Tige. He grew to be good dog.
 One day the good old man reaped his reward. Tige came running to his master, apparently in great distress, His master followed Tige to the swamp and found one of his valuable horses in a deep mire. The old man quickly got help and saved his beast
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Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
POETRY
ThankfuIness.

Only little bird am L
 A song is all I bring To greet the early morning sky,
 And this Is why I sing; My nest is in the leafy tree, The loving Father cares for me; So let me thank Him while l live, Though l have but song to give! Only a simple flower am I,
 Yet, yeith a smile, so glad, I look up to the shining sky;
 My life Is never sad. The Father on His earth below Gave me place to bloom and grow; Shall l not thank Him while 1 live, Though l have but a smile to give2 Only a meadow brook am I,
 And yet l murmur low My thanks to wonder quiet sky,
 As winding on, l flow For when the day has gone to rest, Gods stars are gIeaming on my breast! And l shall thank Him while 1 live, Though but a whisper l can give. Only a little child am I;
 Snail brook and flower and bird Thank the dear Father in the sky,
 And my lips breathe no word? He gave me home and loved ones dear; His gentle hand still guides me here; Oh, let me thank Him, while l live, With all my grateful heart can give!
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
Scotland.
Eound Lots of White VloIets.

Dear Uncle Jed: think 1t Is lots of fun to read the Wide Awake Circle.
 1 thought that 1 would write you a letter, too.
 1 like flowers, and this morning my big sister and l went into the woods 70 look for them. We saw lots of oif- ferent kinds, the white strawberry blossoms. wood anernone, shepherd's S purse. five fingers, solomon's seal and blue violets.
 The birdies were singing, even if the sun was not shining, and the skl looked like rain.
 When we were coming homo we found a place where there were lots and lots of white Vlolets, and We got hig bunch. z Then 1t began to rain, SO we ran
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
A True storx of a LittIs bod.

When he was a puppy Foxy would get into my doll carriage and would wheel him around the house until he Jumped out Sometimes he would stay in for half an hour.
 I always loved animals better than dolls, and so they were my children.
 He and the kittens would play to- gether. He would kiss them so much they sometimes were as wet as if they had been washed.
 Foxy would follow me to school, and the boys would throw stones at him and make him go home, for I did not want him to follow me.
 He would vex papa by following the team. He would go back of the barn to the road when he saw papa har- messing the horses and wait there until papa came. Then he would scamper along, running into all the yards and frightening the hens and rabbits. One day he caught 8 pet rabbit and nearly killed 1t, so papa had to get rid of him.
 I felt very sorry to lose him, but he lives in Baltic, and when he gets a
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-27
MolIv,s Adventurs.

One day Molly asked her mother fl she could go out and make mud pies in the road.
 ''The sand is thick and nice" said Molly.
 "Yes, you may said her mother. "if you look out for autos and don't get hurt.
 Yes, I will" said Molly.
 Bruno will go with you and be wis., itor, also"
 After they had played a while they heard a loud noise and it seemed to come nearer and nearer.
 That is a chug. chug, Bruno" said Molly. Tt is red. See how fast it comes"
 Molly was so attracted, looking at the auto. she forgot to get out of the way, and the automobile was almost upon her when Bruno saw it. He jumped up and caught her; and he was just in time, because 1t would have been on her in a second.
 Bruno was given a good supper that night, and also a large blue ribbon which was tied on his collar. And evei after Bruno went with Molly every. | where she went. LEA CARPENTER, Age 13. Lebanon.