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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-03-01

Chas. Wagner, who has been in Spo.
kane for several months, resumed his
old position as head baker at the Twin
City Bakery.
G. A. Schlund was up from Washou.
gal the first of the week visiting his son,
]. B. Schlund and family, also other rel.
atives and friends.
M. V. Mellin, who has been yardman
at the local yard of the Cascade Lum.
Der Co. for some months, has been pro.
NOTED to the managership of the Selah
yard.
Next Monday evening is the date TO,
the regular meeting of the N. l. L. E.
Club which will be held at the home OF
Miss Mabel Halverson. All members
are expected to attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Danes, who have
been visiting at the home of Mrs. Danes
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Grassland,
for the past two weeks, left Wednes.
day for their home in Coolidge.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dague were mi.
tiated into Alma Chapter No. 100, O. E.
S. at their regular meeting Wednesday
evening. Following the regular ses.
sion, refreshments were served by the
LADIES'.
We. S. Mcdonald, the paint man, will
have no difficulty in directing persons
to his establishment. That bright YER
million front that he has had put on hi:
store is one of the most striking signs
on the street.
B. E. Reser and G. L. March were il
Spokane this week, putting in sale Of
stock of crockery that was purchased
by the Stewart & Reser stores. Mr.
Reser returned Thursday but Mr.. Marcel
is still in the Falls City.
C. McClelland, Duroc hog breeder OF
Sunnyside, was caller at this office
yesterday. He was down to Pasco tt
see trio of brood sows safely trans
ferred at that place, en- route to Lewis
ton. He sold six head Monday for $500
At the regular meeting of the Rebe
kahs, Tuesday evening, Mrs. F. W.
Tweedt and Minnie J. Hughes were in
itiated into the order and Mrs. Laura
G.. Sheldon was taken in by card
Light refreshments were served at the
close of the meeting.
VIM. Frans and family left the latter
part of last week for Colbert, Wash,
where they will make their home fol
the coming year or so. Mr.. Fran.
traded his Richland property for a nice
piece of fruit land and as soon as it j:
in proper condition. he will return t.
Kennewick least those were tn
| plans he had when leaving here.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-03-01
CARLEY and WHITCOMB

Received Too Late for Last Week.
County School Superintendent, Miss
Wata Jones, visited our school one day
last week.
A. N. Griffin, of Clearwater, is visit
ing with his daughter, Mrs. George
Kennedy.
Miss Gertrude Long spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mrs. O. G. Bury.
Frank Bass and Henry Davenport
went to Alderdale on business Monday.
J. B. Miller and son Harry, are al
work on their farm this week.
Grove and Barnette have their hay
all baled and shipped.
J. w. Mckinney is pruning anc
blowing the Green and Jackson peach
orchard this week.
George Bennette is beginning spring
work. .
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-03-01

J. A. Mcclure, of Plymouth, was q
business visitor in Kennewick Monday.
Mrs. E. A. Orr and daughter Miss
Eunice Orr, were visitors in Alfalfa,
Sunday.
The Kennewick Highlands Improve
ment Club will meet at the Clubhouse
Saturday evening, March End. at 7:30.
Prof. o. M. Morris, of the Washing
ton State College, who assisted in con-
Quoting the Farmers Institute, Mon
day and Tuesday. was a guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Perry dur
ing his stay here. He became a friend
OF J. Perry while the latter was attend
ing school at Pullman.
The Eakin building on west Second
street resembled a miniature Daven-
ports Tuesday noon when the ladies of
the M. E. church served one of their
popular priced dinners. Several hundred
people were served and the dinner rep
resented the limit for two-bits in guam
tity and quality.
V. B. Munday, of Emmett, Idaho, and
younger brother have spent the past
week in Kennewick visiting with their
brother and family, H. E., the painter.
Mr.. Munday was quite taken with the
prospects of our city, and will likely
purchase land in the near future. The
younger brother will remain for some
time, to help in the store.
C. F. Breithaupt was one of the
several Richland orchardists who at
tended the Farmers Institute the first
of the week. He reports an unusual
demand for prunes this year on the
part of the fruitgrowers who are put
ting in young orchard stock. In apples
the Rome Beauty has the preference.
1t is the saying among orchardists that
there is no way of knowing what is
coming next in the way of a popular
fruit, but it is the general opinion that
peaches have had their day in the
valley and the orchardists will turn thei,
attention to some other line during the
next few years.
| 1t is now an established custom OF
the local organization of the D. A. R.
to give an annual social function OF
Some note and this year the event was
arranged for Washington's birthday
Thursday afternoon of last week. and
sixty guests were delightfully."- enter.
tanned at the home of Miss Beulaf
Church. The time honored tea party
of ancient Bostonian days was revived
in the appointments of the occasion and
the guests were received at the door by
Mrs. Wuth, ST., Mrs. Geo. D. Peters,
and Mrs. R. E. Roberts. At the dainty
tea table, Mrs. w. B. Wuth, Jr., who
is regent, presided and was assisted by
Mrs. Grey in pouring the tea. The
Misses Thornton, Mable Howe and
Corinne Sercombe assisted in the dining
room. Miss Ethel Burlingame favored
the D. A. r. 8 and their friends with
several well rendered violin selections
during the afternoon.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-03-01

A. w. Davis, from Spokane, is run
ming the grades for the city's new side
walks.l
Miss Bertha Christopher visited with
her uncle G.. N. Calhoun and family,
Saturday.
Mrs. w. A. Halves, of North Y Yakima,
visited with old friends in Kennewick
this week.
J. H. Smith came down from Roslyn
Tuesday to assist as clerk in the City
Engineers Office.
John Mckinney, a friend of A. H I.
Wheaton's, who has been in Kenne-
wick for the past month, has been hired
by the Ceas. H. Collins Co.
Mrs. Dora Lundy and daughter, Miss
Lyndelle, left the latter part of the
week for Spokane where they will
make their home in the future.
On Friday afternoon, March 9Th at
2:30, there will be an open meeting of
the Ladies' Literary Club and the
Womans Club, in the Commercial Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Newkirk ar
rived Sunday from Stephenson, WASH,
where they have been for some time
and will again take up their residence
in this valley. They have been away
from Kennewick for the past year and
a half.
The plan for setting out trees on Ar
Dor Day and thus identifying the water
front for distance of several miles up
and down the river is meeting with the
general appreciation of the people of
tho valley. A meeting of the commit
tee in charge of the work was held at
the Commercial Hall Saturday afternoon
at one o'clock and general plans dis
cussed. R. A. Oliver, R. L. Banta
and Gordon L. Taylor were appointed
to map out the work and work up the
project. These gentlemen will report
the progress made at the next meeting
of the general committee which is
called for next Saturday afternoon al
the same place and hour. Get in line
for this bit of civic improvement and
lend helping hand.
J. F. Tull, proprietor Of 1.-The Busy
Corner Store, "who has been on a gen.
eral tour of these United States for the
past six weeks, returned to Kennewick
Tuesday, better satisfied with the towr
than ever. Half of the time he was
gone he spent in his old home town ir
Virginia. On his outward trip he wen,
to Portland, and from there to many
of the cities in California, stopping TO,
a time in New Orleans. He states that
of all the places he visited, Kennewick
still looks the best to him. In his home
town they proudly showed him the
twelve new houses that have beer
built since he left, some six years ago.
Andlat that, they claimed that theil
town is the Invest in the state. After
their talks Mr.. Tull showed he was q
a real live booster by relating some Of
the strides Kennewick had made.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-03-01

Thermometer dropped to II Wednes-
day night.
Mrs. R. L. Banta has been on the
sick list for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Taylor, of Pasco,
were visitors in Kennewick, Monday.
Yesterday, the 18th, was proposal
day" for the girls. More particulars
later.
John B. Grain, president of the Bank
of Pasco, was in Kennewick on business
Tuesday.
Mrs. Chas. H. Collins and Mrs. r. j.
Andrus visited in Walla Walla Tuesday
and Wednesday.
John Bellows was up from Alfalfa
the first of the week visiting his brother,
ia. Bellows and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Clements and
daughter Julia, of Richland were Ken
newick visitors, Thursday.
F. o. Gibbons was down from North
Yakima Wednesday looking after bust
ness interests in Kennewick.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Roseman have
rented the Franz residence in the Men
hinick Addition and are moving in this
week.
Mrs. B. F. Knapp and daughter Mar.
garet, and Mrs. Frank Kepl were dowr
from Richland Thursday visiting at the
Sercombe home.
The ladies are getting on their new
spring hats, the kids are playing mar.
bles on the streets-did anyone say il
was spring? The signs are just as &C
curate as those of any weather baron.
eter.
AT the entertainment given by the
Pasco High School last week, Rev. C.
Z. wilkinson gave a lecture on "Art
and Its Influence on Life" The enter.
talnment was largely attended and the
evenings program was an excellent
school production. The proceeds will
De utilized for the purchase of pictures
for the school rooms.
A very successful entertainment was
gwen by the Virtotem Petimus ". Pr
0iass OF the M. E. church, Wednesday
evening. An excellent literary pro.
gram was rendered by the members OF
.ne class. Readings were given by
MARVIN Carnahan, Martin CARRIER, Edith
rike' and Mrs. E.O. Brown, instrument
tai music by Ethyl Kimble and Eliza
oe1h Campbell, and vocal selections By
mary Brown and the class. After the
program, lunch boxes were sold to the
"gnest bidder, with ]. E. Webb a.
.''oneer' A neat sum of nearly $2(
was added to the class treasury.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-03-01
ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL

ST. PAUL S EPISCOPAL
10 a. M, Sunday School.
II a. M, Morning prayer and sermon.
Holy communion first Sunday in the
month at IL O'Clock.
Special Lenten services are being held
IN st. PauPs Episcopal Church on We'd
nesday afternoons at $3.50 and Friday
evenings at 1880 at both of which SER
vices the Rev. C. E. Wilkinson will give
an address.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-03-01
BAPTIST CHURCH

BAPTIST CHURCH
10 a. m. Bible school.
The regular evening preaching service
at the Baptist church will be resumed
next Sunday and the pastor will speak
on Fruit Trees and Christians or
Lessons from Nursery" Morning
subject, 1.-THE Bread of Life" Recep-
ton of new members and observance
of the Lords Supper.
$50 p. M, Young peoples meeting.
subject Patience. Leader, J. M.
Holmes.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-03-01
M. F.. CHURCH

NJ. F.. CHURCH
10 a. m. Sunday School
II a. m. Preaching. Subject, 1.-THE
Beautiful Example of Influence"
GAS p. m. Epworth League.
7:3O, Preaching. Subject. Gun
satisfied Thirst
Strangers and those without church
home will find hearty welcome. The
S. S. attendance last Sunday was 143.
Come and enjoy the fellowship in the
study of Gods word.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-03-01
CONGREGATIONAL
E. A. Orr, Pastor,

10 a. M, Sunday school,
II a. m. Morning Service. Subject,
1.-THE Baptism of Jesus, it's Meaning
for Him and for U.s.
7:30 p. m. union service at the Pres
byterian church.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-03-01
AT tllR Qqurr1ra
PRESBYTERIAN
F. L. Fraser, Minister.

F. L. Fraser, Minister.
10 a. M, Sunday School.
II a. m, Public worship. Subject,
1.-The Story of Elisha and the Plough. I"
Union service of the Baptist, Congre-
gational, and Presbyterian churches at
the Presbyterian church, in the evening
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
Uncle sam's Steel Cutting Methods

From the Cassiers. Magazine.
 Some remarkable results have recently been obtained by the bureau -efnordnance of the United States navy department with cutting tools produced by new and interesting process. Instead of making the tool from .high-eost- tool steel con- taining the carbon and other elements in it's entire mass; the new tools are made of soft steel, easily shaped into the proper form, and then treated by the so- called infusion" process, the carbon and other elements being placed in contact with the metal in the form of a special powder and subjected to heat treat ment which causes the soft steel to be- come hardened to such depth as to con vert it into cutting material even supe- rior to the far more costly tool steel.
 The tests of the ordnance bureau showed that milling cutters made by the infu- sion process cut deeper, faster and further than tools made of the best carbon tool steel, and fully as well as cutters made from modern high speed tool steel of far higher cost. The chief of the bureau says that the infusion process appears superior to any hardening process now in use at the naval gun factory" so thatait appears that we are now in pos session of a method of making tools of the highest grade for cutting metal out of ordinary soft steel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
The Gentle Mule

From Outing
 E. G. w. Ferguson speaks feelingsly of the mules innate muiishness. Of the best mule he says:
 I once knew man who had good mule saddle mule: he had her six years and used to brag of her good nature A friend of his who doubted the existence of so unheard Of beast as good natured mule. was thoughtess enough to say so. The owner of the mule offered to prove her good nature and the friend was heart less enough to dare him. They went to the stable
 NOW" said my acauaintance I'm going to walk right up to that mule, never say word, grab her tail and twist it: guess that ought to satisfy you eh?
 Tt sure will If she don't kick the au- dience replied from a safe distance
 ssDont worry, she won't kick; l know that muie." my friend rejoined. After that I will crawl under her belly, just 10 show you what a pet she is.'
 He walked up. seized his pet by the tail and gave it a vigorous twist. The doctor summed up the net results of the experi- ment-three broken ribs, a dislocated wrist, several decorations of the scalp and various minor bruises. Believe me, gentle reader, "a mule is a mule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
Westphalian Ham


 Westphalian ham, more or less famous delicacy, is given It's peculiar piquant taste by the use of juniper berries in smoking the meat. The carcasses are cut in such a way as to retain the whole ham bone together with the hip. The hams are then rubbed thoroughly with solution of 100 pounds of salt to one pound of salt peter. when they are placed on cement floors or in Vats and thickly strewn with salt. They are allowed to lie in this solu- tion for a period of two weeks and then placed in another receptacle with 9 per cent solution of brine. They remain in this solution for a period of IS days, their position being changed from day to day go that those being on the bottom are brought to the top. On the expiration of Is days they are removed from the brine and packed one upon the other In a cool; dry cellar for four weeks during which time they are supposed to ripen-that IS, to become tender and take on color. They are then cleaned with a stiff brush in lukewarm water and allowed to soak in fresh water for 12 hours. They are then ready for the smokehouse
 The smokehouses consist sometimes of two, and sometimes of three stories, the fire being kindled in the lowest and the meat hung in the second and third, to which the smoke ascends through holes in the flooring. Westphalian hams are in varably smoked over bright fire made of beechwood only, except that juniper twigs and berries are constantly thrown on the fire. Beechwoosl sawdust is strewn over the fire in case 1t becomes too strong The smoking process requires on an ay- craze about eight days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
Queer Sliding Outfits

from the New York Sun.
 Sometimes you see boys sliding down hill sitting on pieces of sheet iron, and sometimes they use in place of seds barrel slaves: these, of course, with the rounded bulging side down.
 They put two slaves together. edge to edge. and then sit down on them and slide. Barrel stave sliding is a lot of fun. but it's pretty wearing on the clothes and it's hard to steer this sort of sliding ma- chine, for, the under side of it being round it doesn't naturally go straight, but is likely to slew around and tip the boy off. But maybe that makes barrel stave sliding all the more fun.
 A couple of boys sliding down an icv slope on barrel slaves fixed their ont fits up with seats on them so that they could get Np higher on them. One of these boys had an old iron saucepan with the handle gone, and the other had a flat-bottomed old iron kettle. At the top of the hill they would put their barrel slaves down on the ice and then the boy with the saucepan would put that bottom up on his pair of slaves and sit on it, and the boy with the kettle would put that on his pair, and then away they'd go down the hill like greased lightning, unless they struck hump on the way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17

have good story to write. They could word of it be read with avidity. Then the lawyers would get their full share of the work for the kinfolks of those who were killed would sue the street car company. There would be lot of money in it for them. When the suits were filed in court, the court reporters would have something to write about for some time. The editorial writers of the news papers would have plenty of material to compose heavyweights about; the city hall reporters would have a fat time getting interviews from the commission CTS; the undertakers would reap a har- vest and would work night and day for several days; the cemetery people would sell lots as they have never sold them before; the hospitals would make a for tune apieace from the injured ones the injured ones would sue for damages: the doctors and lawyers would get from them what they got from the railway people {: engineers and architects would get the job of building a new bridge there and the contractors would be kept busy mak- ing estimates on a steel bridge whereas the one there now is wooden
 And then the police and deputy sher- ifs would be busy for several months trying to catch the fellow who tore up the bridge and after they caught him. the judges and lawyers would have a time over him and there would be twelve citizens who would get g day to try him and finally the sheriff would have the job of hanging him; a hardware store would get to sell the sheriff the rope and negro would possibly make a dollar oiling up the iron scaffod in the jail yard getting In fine working order several men would possibly get employ ment to watch the man in his cell for about two weeks before the hanging was pulled off.
 Those are just a few of the things which would happen if a bad accident were to occur.
 Huh, talk to me about accidents be- ing bad thingi' snorted Vox as he walked away from the bunch. "The Bunch had punched and Bish Gilbert was unconscious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17

horses for the use of the couriers. They were equipped with yeterinaries and carpenters.
 On the roads about 100 miles apart were placed the houses of the messen- gers (mansiones), that is to say about one days journey, and were fully pro vided with provisions and arms for foraging, and were in charge of a SUI pervisor called a prepositus or man seps. The service was organized in such way that the journey from Rome to Gaul took from seven to eight days.
 No people understood better than the Romans the advantages of a perfect mail system, especially as a military factor. The service was perfected by almost every Emperor. So on coin struck in honor of Vespasian we read the inscription, ''Vehiculatione Italie Remisse;'' also of Antoius Plus of whom it was written, "Vehiculariuin summa diligentia sublevavit.'
 We learn from the code of Theodosus (Section V) the dimensions of the vehicles, which were: The rheda, a wagon on four wheels, with a capacity of a thousand pounds, drawn by eight mules in summer and l2 in winter, the cistum. two wheeled wagon; the carpentum, covered wagon on two wheels, drawn by two mules. and a cabula, military transport, drawn almost entirely by oxen.
 The regulations or the curSuS puDlcuS were the dangers of the messengers, so much so that as punishment for their beliefs the early Christians were com pelled to act as couriers. and it was Pope Marcelus I, that condemned as care taker of the horses in the stations of the messengers. Maltreatment of the horses was prohibited, and all persons were com peled by law to lend aid in time of need to the messengers.
 The Romans also had a maritime mail service, the chief seat of which is not known, but it is generally supposed that it was situated at Ostia, at the mouth of the River Tiber
 The Roman mail service was doomed with the barbarian invasions. but such was it's stability that, notwithstanding the ravages of the barbarians. 1t was still used to certain extent by the Goths and Ostrogoths in late centuries
 During the sixth and eighth centuries many of the laws and customs of the Romans were adapted by the Lombards, the establishment of the mails was Charlenagne, but in vain. The destruc- ton of the roads and bridges was not re- reparable, and the constant quarrels of the feudal lords kept the country in state of endless turmoil. so that the high ways were safe to no one. Not until the yise of the great Italian republics in the 12th and 18th centuries and the flourishing of industry and commerce were the mails established with regularity to which we can directly trace the great postal sy s. tems of today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
Baby Wins Courts Mercy

From the Chicago Tribune.
 joseph Richards had persuasive law yer in court yesterday when; he was arraigned before Judge Maxwell on a charge of stealing $50 worth of tools The lawyer was the prisoners s-months- old baby.
 The evidence appeared to he conclusive. To make matters worse pistol was found in Richards pocket. There doesn't seem to be much doubt about this case said the court, "ltcalls for heavy punishment"
 Mrs. Richards was standing in front and the baby in his mothers arms. looked at the judge. stretched his arms toward the bench and said. "Coo.'
 Whose baby is that?" the judge de- manded sharply
 Its mine,' replied Mrs. Richards. I'm the defendants wife
 How are you going to live while your husband is in jail?' the court asked
 q don't, know.'' answered Mrs. Rich ards tearfully. e
 Richards, if if want for that baby Id fine you sl0l and costs; as it is. three days in the county jail" grumbled the judge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-17
Tunis Cave Dwellers

From inc Ilt-blts.
 The capital city of the Matmatas. the cave dwellers of Tunis, containing aboui 3Oo0 inhabitants, is one of the strangest ir the world. It is not erected upon the ground. but is burrowed in the earth, the country being high. rocky plateau. bar ren, sunbaked and swept by the simoom.
 When one of these people wishes to build a dwelling he chooses his spot, traces circle to show it's location and then digs until he reaches the desired depth. which varies according to the num- Der of stories he desires. The rooms are caves hollowed out in the sides of the circular covered pit and the bottom of the pitsforms the courtyard, which is usual feature of Moorish house, Besides the rooms a passage is also dug communicat- ing with the outside world and a door Is built at the outer end.
 The soil is malleable clay. is easily cut and lends itself we'll to excavation, the roof of each room requiring no support as long as it is well arched. The cave dwell CTS inhabit the territory between the town of Gabes. on the Tunis coast and the sand hills of the Sahara