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The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23
THIS RACE DYING.

In . consular report for 1910 dealing
With Spanish possessions In the Gulf
OF Guinea, Consul Dedwell mentions
the Island OF Fernando Pc the abort
sines OF which are called Bulbs" He
states: With few exceptions. the Blu.
bi are ~uncivillzed. Their general
attitude Is friendly. These people are
most Independent and will do no out.
side work Of any kind. They live up
the mountains about six TO ten miles
from the sea In small huts built OF
thick pillars OF wood and matched
roofs. Each village consists OF about
20 to 40 huts under the control Of a
sub-chief called "Dutuku." Their chief
Industries are farming. hunting, and
fishing.
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23
r PARTS TO COMET.

A comet has three parts. The nu.
clcus is the bright. starlike point
which is the kernel. the true potential
comet. = Around this is sprend the
come, a sort of luminous fog. shading
from the nucleus and forming with I,
the head, SIN beyond is the deli.
cate tail, stretching away into space
Ard this 10 the world In general Is the
comet itself, though always the leasi
dense OF the whole, Sometimes en-
irely wanting or hardly detectible,
the tail Ia again an extension millions
Of miles In length, Although usually
a single brush OF light, comets have
been seen with no fewer than six tails
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23
HOW TO GET RED HAIR

II has been found that the way to
obtain auburn hair 10 to get n Job In
q soda ash mandatory. A new soda
ash plant started abroad employs
many men In the processes Of chang
ing the salt as Il comes from the huge
veins which underlie the locality.
When these men went to work they
wore hair that ranged from the light
blonde Of natives OF northern Europe
to the dark and shiny locks that grow
upon the heads OF other races. Grad.
ually II was noted that the hair Of the
blonde men vas assuming a golden
tinge. and as time wore on the golden
hue doeponed until now the hair
ranges through all the shades Of red
from a golden auburn to n hery red.
The change from the brown hair Of
some OF the men to the reddish tinGe
appeared 10 BIO slower. while the black
hair resisted longest, but now virtual.
ly every nan who has worked In the
plant more than n year can truly say
that his hair Ia red. Mustaches and
boards have been affected the same
way.
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23
MADE OF W0MAN'S SKIN

) II was q tradition Of the horror
stricken Scriptures Of "oid 0aui" that
the Able Rivas. attracted by the e.
trsms tsnuity and smoothness OF the
leaves Of . Bible Of the thirteenth oen
fury. became convinced that the sat
thy sikh q q beautiful woman had fur.
nishsd the parchment maker with raw
material for his unrtvalsd product. In
another instance. one oaysr Dc San
sals. . famous bibliothecairs Of the
college Of the sorbonns. at Paris. do
olared that some ons had dressed and
0aishsd human skin TO make the
pArchmsnt used for certain Dscrstals.
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23

growth than kernels from the middle
parts OF the a
Kernels should be OF perfect wedge
shape. narrower or wider At the point.
according to the variety characters
tics.
They should be uniform In Shape.
size and color and true to the type or
variety. The crown or big end OF the
kernel should be such that the edges
OF the kernels slope from tip TO crown
The tip OF the kernel, which is tho
part attached TO the cob and contains
the germ Is rich In protein and oil
and OF the highest feeding value. For
this reason a plump tip usually indt-
Gates vitality.
The kernels on the cob may be ir
regular. being deeper ut the butt than
at the tip. This makes the kernels
non-uniform In size and renders ths
corn almost wholly UNIT for seed. No
machine Will plant kernels OF this type
SO as TO get a uniform stand.
Kernels with weak or shriveled tips
should be discarded. no matter how
well the outside OF the ear may look
At least SO per cent. Of the oil In the
kernel Is In the germ. hence corn
with well formed germs Is desirable.
Tests by the Illinois experiment sta
ton show that the oil In cor may
vary from ga to rs per cent. and
protein from GA to 16 per cent. IL
seed corn contains a large amount Of
protein and oil the crop grown from
this seed will be high in these desir
able features.
Standard measurements for corn
produced IN northern. middle ana
southern Wisconsin. are as follows:
Length. northern section 8 to . inches,
central. Sk to sA inches. southern ~
to sa inches. Long ears are ~obtectinnv
able because they usually have poos
butts aud tips. shallow kernels an1
hence a low per cent. Of grain to u
ear. In general the circumsersneg
should be t~hree-fourths tho length.
The standards for various sections h
Wisconsin are, Northern 9 to ~
inches. central GA to Z inches, south
srn I to 7M inches.
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23
CAT CAUSES SUICIDE SCARE

please send q policeman here az
quickly al possiblei" the s%uperinten.
dent OF the Riverview apartments.
Pittsburg. said Owe the phone to
Lieutenant Hayes In the police station
the other night. Il believe some a
has been killed with gas" Policeman
ninyer arrived at the apartment house
Out OF breath, He was told that the
house was filled with gas and Was
coming from the apartments OF Har
ola Roberts. . civil engineer on the
third door. When the policeman could
mot est IN through the hall doors he
climbed up q rear Are escape. In the
Kitchen he found gas escaping from
the store and under the stove was an
unconscious cat. No msmbsr Of the
Roberts family was At homo. The cat
bad turned on the sas while rompins
about the stove.
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23
MARVEL OF ALASKA

Alaska ia a far distant country. .
vsry rainy country. depressed by the
long sub-Arctic nights: but there is
somehow a fascination about II which
draws back the man or woman who
has once experienced II. And the life
In Alaska II anything but frfgid.
Though 90 far from the cities. though
for Q hundred miles at q time you
sea not q house along the shore. the
few towns are very unlike tho raw
frontier Of the plains. sirka Ia q gem.
with it, handsome Greek church. It's
old Russian headquarters. It's pic
turcsque shores. its Indian basket sell
ere. In Juneau In ~ agreeable social
life as you will ind anywhere. with
most excellent state dinners. That IN
tho marvel Of Alaska-the contrast
between the vast loneliness and the
truly modern life of the scattered set,
Elements. The FIRST white child born
In Alaska 10 hardly a woman yet. but
II IL already a community with a
strong sense Of it's wi future.-From
Practical Alaska" By Albert Bush
nell Hart.
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23
c0RPsE'S HEAD PAYS DOCTOR

Representatives OF DR.. Blair Of
Apache. Okla, travelled through the
mountains Of east Kentucky recently
to whitesburg. where they claimed
the head from the corpse Of Smith
Fouch. promised 25 years previous a.
payment for Or. Blair's services In
saving Fouch's life. Fouch was shot
In the eye. DIR. Blair performed q has
ardous operation. and discovered, he
said, that Fouch was able TO perform
normal functions with q bullet In his
brain. Foueh said he could not pay
the doctor but offered to will the
physician his head. The doctor 90
cepted. and when Fouch died. he left
. note asking that DR.. Blair be 70
minded Of the bequsst.
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23
INK FROM sQulos

Ancient Ink was made by a saueez
ing out Of dead squids after the body
was perfectly relaxed. Painters got
their sepia from this same souid's bot
tie. This likewise 10 the true source
OF the genuine and original India Ink.
for which there has neve been any
satisfactory substitute found. The ink
bag Is big is a mans thumb and can
squirt ak feet. d~arkening, more than q
bogshead OF water, 80 the squid can
make nseen IA dart and dash and get
away when souid-eating lea fsh come
around.
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23

The tip kernels are likely TO be fiinty
and Of a pop corn shape. which 10 uDr
desirable in dent corn. IL bare tipe
are noticeable to quite an extent
throughout the field, II may be due %
the fact that the silks representing
the tip kernels which were formed lase
were toe late TO receive the pollen 10
fertilize them. II ears having defc0p
tive tips are used for seed, their uDr
desirable characters will soon becom
permanent. Open tips usually accom-
pany shallow and Irregular kernels On
the ear which makes the kernels on
that part OF the ear undesirable for
planting. on account Of lack Of uni
formity.
In judging the character OF the butt
OF an ear OF corn, the way In which
the rows come over towards the shank
IL important. II the corn ome In
too close. the ears may drop on the
stalk during the ripening and not full
ly mature. All ears which have butts
improperly filled should be rejected
Corn breeders In desiring TO get .
large proportion OF corn to the cob.
often choose cara with too smal an at
tachment for the shank. The butt and
the tip kernels are rejected for plant
ing. because they are more likely to
DO mixed with other varieties and
owing TO their peculiar formation. they
are not uniform. and interfere In the
planting. They also seem weaker In
termination and are more tardy In
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23
WIND TO PREVENT FROST

J To the long list Of the means here
tseors proposed Of protecting fields.
srshards and vineyards against frost
Q new q has recently been added by
Q French scientist. He points out the
fact that frosts arc not feared when
The wind blows: he 10 thus led 20 sug-
gsst the creation Of artificial wind by
the installation Of electric fans among
the plants TO be protected. He con
sidsrs this plan applicable chiefly to
vineyards. but also possibly useful In
orchards.
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23

The ancient Brahmans Of India In
some points were advanced beyond
the Greek astronomy. and In later
times Hindu Observers Of note have
arisen 1t rare Intervals. In the 18th
century Rajah JA Singh II. construct.
ID . set OF huge obssrvatories at JAR
pur. Delhi. Benares. Muttrs and Ujjain.
One Of the immense instruments at
Delhi. built for finding the SUMS de-
clination BY observing IT. shadow in
circies, IL here pictured.
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23
SWALLOWED FALSE TEETH

During the progress OF a football
match recently at Meath, England. an
extraordinary fatality occurred. Al a
particularly exciting portion Of the
game, Isaac Mason. 10. who a shout
ing voclferously. suddenly began TO
struggle for breath. He dropped 10
the ground. and before medical aid
could reach him he VAS dead. He asd
swallowed his faIse teeth. which hao
suffocated him. ~
The Marshall republican., 1912-02-23
OLDEST PAVEMENT

The Oldest pavement In cities OF the
modern world 10 In Cordova. Spain.
The Moors put II down In the ninth
century. They also established water
works with pipes OF lead. san
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-06-28

Miss Annie Maley of Everett, Social
ist candidate for governor, and state
lecturer, will speak on Live Issues of
the Day" in Moore's grove, Kenne-
wick, on July 4th, from two to five.
Jack Corder has rented the wen
dancing pavilion which has been COM
pleted at the corner of Third and Yak
ina and will give a dance Saturday
night. He has secured good music and
with favorable weather he should get
out a big crowd.
Chas. M. Hemphill, cashier of of the
Bank of Kennewick, is in Tacoma this
week in attendance at the convention
of the Washington State Bankers AS
ISOLATION. He also attended the meet
ting of the Oregon Association last
week at Gearhart.
The first peaches from the High
lands were shipped this week by WIN.
Kenyon who is working the Luhman
tract. They are the Mayflower variety.
Mr.. Kenyon also shipped the first ber-
ries from the Highlands this spring.
Edward Essaman also reports shipping
one box of peaches on Monday.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-06-28
FINLEY ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Robertson left
Wednesday for Seattle where they ex-
pect to make their future home.
Mrs. A. R. Fisher returned home
last week. She has been in Kennewick
the past two weeks at the Staley home.
Mrs. John Blair and sons, after Wis
iting few days with Mr.. and Mrs. F.
M. Cole, left Wednesday for their
home in Spokane.
DIR. Davidson left Saturday for Hot
Lake, where he will take treatment for
rheumatism.
Mr.. Stearns, of Seattle, has been
here the past week putting in an cleo
trio motor for the Goss Bros. They
will pump water with electric power
for irrigating.
Blaine Cannon returned Friday from
Sisters, Oregon, where he attended to
business and visited his sister, Mrs. j.
Dennis.
The Gray family came down from
Spokane last week, where they have
been living for the past two years,
while their son has been attending
school.
Thos. Cooper, of Walla Walla, trans
acted business here Saturday. He
owns 81 acres in Sec. %, and expects
to level and seed the place this fall.
The Misses Rhodes, of Kennewick,
were out Saturday looking for a house
for the fall and winter months. The
elder Miss Rhodes expects to teach the
intermediate grades this coming year.
Frank Volan left last week for a
short visit at his old home in the east.
Miss Leslie Smith came home sick
from Kennewick, Monday. DR.. Spaul-
ding was called and reports it case of
typhoid. They hope to check the fever.
Miss Elsie Moore, of Kennewick, WIS.,
tied friends here Sunday.
Mrs. Ray Koylor left Saturday eve
ming for her home in Seattle, after a
short visit with her cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Heddington.
J. D. Miller, of Santa Fe, New
Mexico, is here visiting at the Lands
home. We understand he is here on
account of his health.
Mr.. Hilton tells us he is father of a
fine baby boy, born last week in Port
land.
General Manager Gamble and Audit
or Turnoe, of the St. Paul & Tacoma
Lumber Co., were here the first of the
week to look over the lumber yard.
Lloyd Whaley returned from Spo-
kane, Wednesday, where he has been
visiting friends and relatives for some
time.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-06-28

Mr.. Hux, of Wenatchee, is spending
a few days in Kennewick visiting
friends.
Mrs. G. A. Kjosness and baby left
Wednesday for visit of several weeks
with her parents in Spokane.
Miss Suson, who has been visiting at
the home of her uncle, P. C. Book, left
Wednesday for her home in Seattle.
The salvage from the Bellows Tog-
gerry fire has been moved to the store
room adjacent to the post office, and
the goods will be closed out at fire
sale which will be thrown open to the
public from one to four clock and from
SIX to ten tomorrow. Mr.. Bellows
expects to close the entire lot out in
one day.
Dave Jewell and Steamboat Bill, ,
who were drowned last week at the
Cello rapids are home again and are a
couple of particularly healthy looking
corpses. They report that the scows
of which they had charge were shot
through the rapids with never so much
as bump, and that nobody got even a
wetting in the operation.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-06-28
HIGHLAND ITEMS

j. E. Burmaster returned from
Connell Saturday, where he had been
on business trip.
Last week Thursday the ladies birth
day club celebrated the sixteenth we'd
ding anniversary of Mrs. H. F. Hoff-
man, at the Murry's home.
In spite of the stormy weather there
were twenty ladies present. Ice
cream and cake were served during
the afternoon and a handsome gift
presented to Mrs. Hoffman, by the
guests.
G. A. Garrett and Hershel Jameson
went to Rennewick last Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Wendell and three child
rem left for Sprague, WASH, for a
week s visit with friends.
The Ladies Needlework Club met
last Wednesday in Anon park.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-06-28
HOVER NOTES

II. W. Powell transacted business in
Port Townsend a few days last week.
Herbert Dunning and VIM. Calf, of
of Spokane, are visiting at the home of
their uncle, Mr.. Williams.
Miss Hester Parker left last Thurs
day for Washtucna to visit her friend,
Miss Winnie Brown. She returned
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Powell were in
Kennewick on business last Wednes-
day.
Mrs. w. S. Pitt. who has been visit
ing with her sister at Silverton, Ore :,
for the past two weeks, returned home
last Thursday.
Mrs. John Mills, Mrs. w. L. Black
man, Mrs. B. B. Stewart, Mrs. Stivers
and Miss Bradford visited at the home
OF Miss Laura Hamilton in Horse Hea-
ven last Wednesday,.
L. G. Cox, of Walla Walla, was in
town on business last Saturday.
E. D. Spicer transacted business in
Kenuewick last Saturday.
Mr.. Struble, of Colfax, visited at the
home of his wife's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Mcclure, Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dry visited Ken
newick friends Monday.
Mrs. T. H. Dry and daughter, Mayme,
left Tuesday for the coast. They go
by way of Walla Walla to visit Mrs.
Richards.
Mrs. Minnie Johnson left Tuesday
for Alberta, where she will visit her
sisters.
c. c. Cantwell left Tuesday for Walla
Walla on important business.
Geo. Bartel was a business visitor
in Kennewick Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Thomas and
family, of Peel, Wash, arrived last
week for an extended visit with their
brother, Mr.. Thomas, of Horse Heaven.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-06-28

poters was over from Pasco
r,,asdav. looking after business affairs.
W. and Mrs. Robt. Dorothy visited
,t the Gibbons home in Pasco Sunday
evening.
Nc East. of Pasco, formerly of
-. city. is very i'll in St. Mary's hos
a s at Walla Walla.
Mrs. R. A. Oliver spent Sunday and
q. dow with her niece and nephew,
Mr. and Mrs. D. c. Gibbs IN Pasco'
kuus W. L. Craver and daughter
co;se. of the Highlands, left Monday
n on extended trip through the east.
W. and Mrs. D. L. Plantz and little
- and Mrs. L. Wettlaufer, of Pasco,
ss friends in Kennewick over Sun
day.
Flank Buckingham, of Portland, ar
lived Monday for short visit with his
.,cla and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Bucking-
ham.
e. NJ Calhoun came up from Walla
milo the first of the week to look
.ftor business matters and visit old
& friends.
+ Mrs Elliott Ellis and little son Don
I'D arrived the first of the week from
Wauato. and are visiting at the E. D..
Ellis home.
About fifty friends and neighbors
surprised Mrs. Craver, Saturday eve
ming. A general good time was en-
loved until late in the evening.
Mrs. E. L. Hoppel, who has been
visiting here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hobbs, left the first of the
week for her home in Walla Walla.
MIR. Kenyon, of the Highlands, has
begun picking Mayfiower peaches. He
did not know that the peaches were
ripe, until they were too ripe to ship.
FL. Arnold, who has been spending
the past month with relatives and
friends in Seattle, returned home the
! latter part of last week. His two
= children will remain on the Coast dur
ing the summer months.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-06-28
Mrs. McKain has not been we'll this

Mrs. McKain has not been we'll this
week.
Miss Mary Brown. of this city, visited
with friends in Pasco Sunday.
JudgeC. D. Murane, of the Territori-
al Court of Alaska, is visiting in Ken
newick.
Miss Effie Oliver has accepted a po-
sition as bookkeeper for the Fruit and
Produce Co.
Mrs. Griffis. who is suffering from
typhoid, was taken to the Northern
Pacific hospital in Tacoma.
George Brown and daughter, Miss
Nellie, of this city, are visiting at
Milton, Ore, with Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Bird.
Miss Mildred Richardson, who has
been visiting with her uncle, Mr.. De-
Lano, left Sunday for her home in Spo-
kane.
Senator Jones has sent a bunch of
year books to this office for distribution.
There arn't many so the first come first
served.
Orlin Fisher has returned from Perry.
WASH, where has been since school
ended. He will be Plumber APs first
assistant
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Gibbs,
of Pasco, Friday, June 21st, son. Mr..
and Mrs. Gibbs were former residents
of this city.
In last Thursdays wind storm it is
reported that the house on Mr.. De-
Lano's five-acre place at Finley was
blown off the foundation.
The uniforms for the fire department
arrived this week. The whole depart
ment, fifteen, including the foreman,
will wear the suits when they do stunts
on the Fourth.
Mrs. l. L. Fisher left Wednesday
morning for Palouse City, where she
will make an extended visit during the
summer months with her parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Sanderson, and other rela-
tives and friends.
J. }. Edwards and family left Thurs
day evening for Bremerton, where
they expect to make their home with
Mrs. Covert, Mrs. Edwards mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards have lived here
for number of years and will be great
ly missed by their friends and neighbors.
Next Sunday evening the first of the
regular union summer services will be
held. The grounds in front of the
Baptist church have been fitted up as
the place of meeting. These union
services will be held at eight O'Clock and
the different churches of the city are in
vited to take part and place in the ser
vices. The subject of the sermon will be
Amusements" or 'Is Kennewick
Pleasure Mad?" The speakers Will viii
not be announced. 1t is enough to
know that you will be comfortably
seated in the midst of cool and pleasant
surroundings and inspired by the gospel
preached. You cannot do better than
plan to attend every one of these Sun
day evening services. Good music and
old fashioned congregational singing.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-06-28
From the Correspondents
Items of Interest concerning Ngbors up and down the Valley

Last Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. F. j.
O'Brien moved into the residence
recently occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Theo
Born.
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-17
ProjectiIes Began to Sail.

barn is near Kramer's big department
store and an alarm brought out the
entire fire department.
Chief Robbins tore a sixty-dollar
suit nearly of his back crawling
through barbed wire fence. Frank
Smith may be docked days pay be-
cause he butted in and ordered Harry
Eubanks, hydrant man, to turn her
On" before Foreman Hokanson had ta-
ken the hose off the reel. The pre-
mature turning on of the rs pounds
pressure burst the hose on the reel
and knocked the hose cart out OF
shape.
Chief of Police Flaherty ran nail
into his left foot Mike Roman lost a
gold watch, Alderman Kramer lost his
nerve and the mouse is running yet.
The damage to the barn was small,
but the damage to the feelings OF
Eagle Hook and Ladder company are
too great to be estimated.
The Washington Hose company
horses ran SO fast they got overheat-
ed and are in bad shape. John AL
mond. the foreman, put his $4,000 au-
tomobile out of commission. Charlie
Williamson is laid up in bed because
he was struck by flying rocket and
then drenched with stream. In the
excitement miscreants made way with
a keg of beer, cask of rum and a
box of bottled stout from Jim Lawless'
cafe,
The Springfield herald., 1912-05-17
Western Slope Fruit Crop.

Grand Observation-Disclosures West
ern slope will produce and ship more
fruit this year than any other fruit
section in the world. In nearly every
other fruit belt in the United States
great damage has been done by frosts,
but in western Colorado experts, after
the closest examination, declare not
one bud has been injured.
The crop will total more than l4,OOc
cars and will bring s11,2OO,OOO in cash
to orchardists of Mesa, Delta and
Montrose counties. Manager Fletcher
of the local fruit growers association
has issued statement in which he es-
innate the Grand valley crop at $3.50
cars. The crop of Delta county prob
ably will be larger and Montrose coun'
ty will ship at least 1000 cars.
OF potatoes 5000 cars Will be
shipped from Montrose county.