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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-04-12
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The Unfinished Creation.

Men ever mislead themselves in sci
ence by not perceiving that all things
on their globe are related and co-ordi-
mated to the general evolution to CON
slant movement and production which
bring with them necessarily both ad-
vancement and an end. Man himself
is not finished creation. II he were
God would not be-HOnore de BalZac.
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Real Competition,

Competition is the life Of trade"
said the business man.
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Stax. "Only we want to get trade SO
regulated that folks will be competing
for a chance to buy instead of a
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Goino Some.

Inquirer Cat South Station, Boston,
Where does this train 60? Brakeman
This train goes to New York in ten
minutes. Inquirer-Gee. whiz! That's
going someLExchange.
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0ivina II q Fair Show

Mrs Jones. my egg is bad again this
morning I can't possibly eat itv'
"Have you tried the other end, sir?"
London Punch.
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Be wiser than other people II you
can. but do net tell them 30.
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hopper became an important place,
but 1t was as q fortress and not az q
palace. With the birth of the re-
public, political differences allowed no
time for the improvement Of an un-
necessary relic Of Spanish rule and
little attention. was paid to the neg-
lected pile that had degenerated into
q barrack. The historic walls echoed
only tho footballs Of the sentries and
the occasional movement Of the few
companies that formed the garrison Of
q fort whose upkeep was considered
useless. In 1910 1t was selected as
the home of the national military
school. and q wing of the old castle
was set aside for this purpose. Not
invasion. and when 1t seemed certain
that the soldiers from the north were
going to lay siege to the capital itself.
great haste was made to make the
rock invulnerable as tradition claimed.
Provisions and ammunition In sufh-
Client quantity could not be secured
In time. however, and the army was
withdrawn with ths approach Of the
invaders. The cadets. alone. Of the
military school refused to leave and
defended the place against the over
whelming number that marched up
the precipitous slope. regardless Of the
paltry IRE concentrated against them.
The Americans. not knowing they
were fighting mere boys, stormed the
place with all the energy Of the Anglo
Saxon fighting man. The castle was
taken and many OF the cadets were
killed. When the American COM
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mander. General Pillow. arrived and
learned Of the bravery Of . handful
Of boys, he wept a. he ordered mill
tary honors for those who had fallen.
The most touching period in the life
Of the hoary old castle was saved for
comparatively recent times When
France intervened In the affairs Of
Mexico and Napoleon III. sent Maxi
milan and Carlotta to Mexico to carry
out the wild dream Of an unscrupu-
lous emperor. fortune once again
smiled upon Chapultepec. Carlotta
saw in this old castle an American
Miramar. By her orders and by the
expenditure Of much Of her money.
past splendor began to return to the
ancient wallis. Connecting the grounds
with the heart of the city. three miles
away. she ordered the building Of the
Paseo de Ia Reforma, a drive that has
since become one Of the famous
boulevards of the world. A block
wide and lined on each side with
statues and eucalyptus trees, this
roadway II the wonder of all corners.
The dignity Of the new court. that
was soon established. reflects credit
to this day on the illfated sovereiEns
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NAL watered at stated intervals. The
draft dogs are strong and healthy.
and are . special breed seen only In
that part OF the world. They are
about the size Of the mastiR of the
United States. and are trained to ,har-
ness when they are puppies. Tho milk
business in Belgium II . profitable
one. and the milk women know full
well that q well-fed. well-housed dog
can do better work than one which
10 neglected and half starved. Be-
sides the food they receive from their
owners, the customers save the scraps
from their tables for the animals
bringing the milk each morning. Tho
dogs are muxzled while In the city. but
this does not prevent them from
guarding the wagons should their
driver go indoors nor let Q stranger
approach the cart-ths series OF
barks and howls these dogs set up
will soon attract the attention OF the
owner or q policeman. Travelling in
the country they are allowed consid-
erable freedom and show dne fettle in
making splendid time over the roads.
Their feet are well cared for and
no sick or lame dog can work under
the penalty Of q heavy fne. Very
light carts arc sometimes pulled by
one dog, and when such u the case
the driver usually walks. With the
heavier. carts. three, four and fivs
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ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals has been organized in Bel
gium and . number Of English resi-
dents are interested In the work.
They have cucceeded in having q law
passed in Antwerp preventing dogs Of
q certain size from being worked. and
also that weight drawn must be In
proportion to the size and strength
Of the canine.
To tho Belgian Of the poorer class
the dog will always be looked upon as
q beast Of burden. The pet dog II
for the rich alone. although the child
Of the poor man loves his parents
work dog Just as the child Of the
American will often make q pet of his
fathers horse.
The milk which is hauled about in
Belgium is tested every day by . milk
Inspector. There is no special time
or place for this. and the milk seller
must open her cans at any time and
all times for this official The water
ing Of milk Is almost unknown. for
this offense Is punished by a fine. II
II occurs . second time there In an
other nne and q sign to that effect II
placed upon the milk dealers homo.
A third offelse means the withdrawal
OF the license and q prison sentence.
1t Il needless to add that Belgium has
pure milk.
In Holland the dog wagon Is less
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dogs are used. but the reins are only
attached to one Of the animals-a
leader. which the others follow. and
1t is remarkable how this dog guides
the others to the smoothest part Of
the road. At night the dogs are 10
tired that they never disturb the peace
with their barking.
Lately . sentiment has sprung mp
among the rich people Of Belgium
against the use Of dogs a. draft an
imals. and steps have been taken to
have . law made to prevent their
use in that capacity. but the Gov
ernment Of that country u slow to
make such q radical change. and
nothing has been done. With the ex-,
ception Of England. Europe u Gus
tom fettered. and changing laws
which affect the homely and time
honored customs Of the common peo-
pie 10 rarely accomplished until .
movement in thar direction has gain
ed some headway among those d.
rectly concerned. While the writer
has never seen the slightest cruelty
practiced upon these work dogs,
there are. Of course. some instances
where the dog Ii too small for the
burden he Ii compelled to drag. Fifty
years ago England decided that dogs
were unit as draft animals and made
a law forbidding them to be used
for such purposes. Recently q 30
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who enjoyed their New World palace
SO short q time.
Carlotta was wont to stroll on the
upper courts Of the castle and to look
over the expanse Of green trying to
fancy some new figure made by the
outline Of the great white lady. who
lay strapped to the summit Of Ixtac-
cihuatl. She wondered where the
legend had originated that told Of the
angry Popocatapet. the neighboring
volcano. who chained his wife across
the top of the mountain with her
breast turned to the sky, because she
had charmed SO many with her
beauty. The story Of the strangely
real form on the mountain across the
valley always made the Empress sad.
She wanted to see something glad and
happy In everything pertaining to
Mexico, but. try as she would. she
could not Danish the idea that there
was something in the old legend that
bore dark foreboding for her.
Can 1t be possible" she would ask
herself. "that Benito Juarez. the In
dian statesman who is fighting for the
restoration Of the republic. II right
and In the end will win? VIII he pun
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ing over all Of the available ground
on the miniature tableland. The bar
barrie splendor of the trappings loft by
the last Of the Aztecs disappeared lit
tie by little. even the stairway, cut
through the solid rock deep under the
surface of the hill that the monarch
might descend more directly to his
bath. was allowed to I'LL with rubbish.
To prevent possible entrance by that
passage, wall after wall of concrete
sealed the stairs 30 securely. that. to
this day, 1t has not been restored.
Many have been the dramas enacted
in the castle during the three turbu-
lent centuries that Spain ruled the
land, but far outnumbering the trage-
dies were the great fetes which char
acterized a more elaborate court than
the king at home maintained.
Due to the improvement Of the Ma
-tional Palace in the center Of the city,
and perhaps to the caprice OF some
viceroy. the castle was allowed to fall
into decay and most Of its furnish
ings were removed to the palace In
the city. Tho danger Of armed strife
seemed to be over and fortress was
needed no longer.
Thus matters stood when the forty
seventh viceroy. Matias de Calves. in
1888 undertook to restore the castle.
The work was slow and the pressure
Of the coming movement for national
freedom was beginning to be felt and
the castle was In . sorry state when
the war for Independence began in
1910.
Once again the Hill Of the Grass
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The Hollanders on the average are
. happy race Of people with . kindly
feeling toward man and beast, and
the dogs with few exceptions are well
cared for and their owners are ~
proud Of the condition Of their canine
burden bearers a. the Americans are
Of their horses. Holland II the most
level country in Europe. the roads are
excellent and the streets Of the cities
well paved. These conditions tend to
make the task Of pulling light carts
easy for the dog. The Dutch are an
unusually clean people and this clean
illness extends even to their dogs, for
the animals are washed and brushed
after the fashion Of a working horse.
In Hamburg, Germany. those people
who are too poor or who have NO
place to keep their draft dogs may
hire them from the dog livery stables
Of the town. In that city the peculiar
laws make 1t impossible for Q poor
man to keep a large pet dog. for the
animal Is taxed according to its
height. A dog under seventeen and
one-seventh inches IL taxed $4.76.
while tho charge for . canine over
the above named height will cost its
owner $s.5z per year. This law ap-
plies only to pet dogs and was made
to do away with the big dog a. . Pet
on the ground that he takes up too
much room. Dogs used a. draft
animals for business purposes are
taxed $2.38 per year in the city and
$1.42 In the rural districts. "A failure
on the part Of tho owner to secure
tho TAX tag by the end Of January
of each year IL punishable BY . f,ns
Of $l1.s0.
In Berlin the tax on all dogs = the
same. $3.50 per year. In Antwerp.
where SO many dogs are used In carts.
tho tax on draft animals u only
thirty-eig cents per rsannum, while
the owner of q pet canine must pay
ninety-six cents per year. The mu-
nicipality of Client exempts draft dogs
from taxation and charges &1.s3 on
all others.
In all these cities the laws are rigid
both az to the payment Of the license
and the care Of the dog. Cruelty to
the animals in any way II severely
punished. One hears little Of hydro
phobia in these countries where the
work dog II q valuable asset in the
business life Of the people.
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turn to Austria or Maximilian could
take the field In person with the ad-
vantage in his favor Of being able to
check the victorious march Of Juarez
from the North. They had been prom
ised the support OF the army Of Ma
poleon and on 1t they must rely. 10.
a. they paced the pinnacle where the
Toltecan beacon fires burned ages be-
fore, they decided that Carlotta
should return to beg for more French
soldiers while Maximilian went North
to stem the tide Of oncoming patriots.
Emperor and Empress went forth
from Chapultepec never to return.
Today the great castle stands, almost
as they left 1t, a monument to tho
taste and culture of the illfated pair,
who together laid q veneer Of modern
beauty over the fortress-palace that
in no way marred the outline OF the
builders who wrought from the days
long before the dawn Of history down
through tho ages.
Other chapters Of Joy and sadness
have been added through another
regime, which. in many ways. has
been more remarkable than any that
went before 1t. From this pinnacle
of rock. General Diaz ruled Mexico Tor
q portion Of each year. From here.
he watched the wonderful develop
ment Of his country and later saw
events slowly shape themselves Into
the frst difficulty that he failed to
overcome. He did not tear down the
work Of Macmillan and Carlotta, but
left tho place decorated. for the most
part, as they had arranged. He used
their plate en- the tables and only re-
touched and repaired where. time or
modern convenience demanded. There
was none Of the pomp Of the vtceregal
days for recent history in Chapultepeo
has been along Democratic lines
During the trying days when the
success Of the Madero revolution
seemed almost assured the white
haired soldier from Oaxaca, despite
his four-score years. met his ministry
day after day and with them labored
to check q movement which carried
popular support away from the man
who had done so much to elevate the
nations name and credit.
Convinced at last that the hand OF
his people was raised against him in
determined effort to secure ideals
for which he judged them untitled. he
resolved to leave the land Of his birth
to her devices that 1t might not be
said his presence interfered with the
new school Of thought. His resigna-
ton was handed to Congress and his
successor was named. That night he
took one last look over the castle that
he loved so well. He visited every
room and took a fond farewell OF
every painting. He gazed from the
upper terrace over the valley be-
meath. in which. even In the darkness.
he knew where lay every village. every
road and every farm. He drew him
self up as his gaze turned to the great
snow-crowned volcanoes and. erect
and proud as on the day he took
Puebla by storm. he turned his back
on the familiar scene and descended
to the terrace below. Joining his
family he stepped into his waiting au-
tomobile and was whisked away from
Chapultepec. perhaps forever.
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picturesque for the driver is usually .
man. and unlike the Belgium women.
he will sometimes overload his cart.
against such methods. for the dog II
protected by law In that country -
well ~ In Belgium. Milk II delivered
from door to door In carts drawn by
dogs. and the attention OF the mistress
Of the house u attracted by tho bark
ing Of the animals. This does away
with the hideous milk bell such as Ii
used in the smaller towns Of the
United States. The milk cans are set
in peculiar looking wooden buckets
which are smaller at the top than at
the bottom. In Edam. the home Of
the popular Edam cheese 20 much rel
ished by Americana. these dog milk
carts are particularly interesting.
In volandam. the picturesque fish,
ing village OF Holland. the dog Il
frequently the burden bearer Of the
fish cart, and 1t II no uncommon sight
to see the fisherman himself riding in
the cart while his wife in her pic
turesque dress and wooden shoes
walks beside the vehicle. This II
really no great hardship. for the
Dutch woman Ii fond of walking. and
thinks nothing of walking five or ten
miles to the market in Amsterdam
twice a week.
In the Jewish quarter Of Amster-
dam tho dog does service for the
old clothes man who plies his trade
with an aggressiveness not to be found
In America Amsterdam has q large
Jewish population and the second
hand clothing dealer nourishss here
az nowhere else in the world. Every
these men start out with
their push carts to which the dog IL
In the capacity Of q puller
OF the wagon the dog Is not worked
to . great extent. for his business
here II to guard the vehicle while his
master II indoors bargaining. These
men sell as well ss buy. and are a
little different in their methods from
the proprietors of the Baxter Street
shops in New York City. The Dutch
boy II quite as mischievous a. tho
and were 1t not for the dog
guards the curious looking cart might
be upset or its contents carried away.
The dogs are always muzzled. but
this does not prevent their barking
when Q stranger approaches the cart.
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- HE traveller who visits Northern
Europe, especially Holland. Bel
GUM and Northern Germany,
- cannot fail to notice the work
of the dog as a burden bearer. for in
these countries he takes the place OF
q horse for light hauling. In such cit
les as Hamburg and Bremen and in
some parts Of Berlin the dog II used
for pulling all sorts of light carts
about the cities. THE butcher and
the baker and the candlestick maker
all depend on the faithful dog for
the delivery Of their wares. In Hol-
land, too. he Is the puller of number
less small vehicles, and up to twenty
five years ago he assisted In drawing
I the boats along the canals. The law.
however, freed him from this labor,
and women and children now assist
In the work in his place.
The dog as a burden bearer IL more
picturesque in Belgium than in any
other part of the world. AZ an animal
he il not beautiful as the ''malamute"
and husky" Of Alaska, nor does he
make such long journeys over the
ice and snow. nor IL his driver n
cruel az the man who touches up"
the animals when they refuse to
"mush" fast enough to please him
over the vast ice fields Of Alaska.
The driver Of the Belgium draft
dog is q woman. and although the
Flemish woman il q hard worker and
takes her place beside tho man In
many occupations, cruelty to animals
is as far from her nature q It il
from the disposition Of her American
sister. 1t is the driver and cart which
make the work OF the dog so inter-
esting in Flanders. The milk busi-
ness is almost entirely in the hands
Of women in that land. and although
one of the men Of the family may
sometimes accompany her on her
rounds, she is the proprietor Of the
outfit and she furnishes her custo-
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mers with . very excellent quality Of
milk. Her OUTFIT II not expensive.
but 1t IL q marvel Of cleanliness and
her cans and measures are 20 well
shined that they glitter In tho sun
light like the silver loving-cups in .
Broadway jewelers. window. Her
neatness Of dress II proverbial for
there is an absence Of that slovenli-
ness which II 30 common among the
working classes Of Southern Europe.
She is always tidy and her hair. which
is all her own. Ii done up in q neat.
simple style. Her work IL not easy
but she has q pleasant smile-the
cares Of life seem to have passed her
by. and she evidently tries to find
pleasure in her simple occupation. Her
hours are long. for she must be in
the public square OF Brussels with
milk cart ready for general inspec-
ton by six A. NJ. and often she II
compelled to travel seven or eight
miles to reach the city. Her dogs
are as well kept a. herself and make
a pretty picture a. they stand in the
big open market place. Two reasons
account for this care Of the animals
first. because she u fond Of these
faithful beasts who obey her every
call. and second because the laws Of
Belgium look upon . dog a. . beast
Of burden and fellow worker Of man.
and these laws protect them against
the ill-treatment Of unscrupulous
owners. Every day there IN q public
inspection as to the quality Of milk
sold. and as to tho condition Of the
animals which drag It about the
streets. Great caro- Ii taken that the
straps and girth are not too tight
SO as to chafe the dogs. Tho law
also requires that q small piece Of
carpet shall be carried with the OUTFIT
in order that the dog may rest on .
dry spot while his driver serves Gus
toners or gossips with other milk
merchants. A bowl. too. for drinking
water must be provided and tho AMI
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ish me for tho part have taken In
the change Of government or worse.
will he wreak the vengeance Of the
nation on Maximilian?"
She always put OF such thoughts
with tho attempt to convince herself
that her own sincerity would be the
standard by which they were to be
judged. and she hoped and prayed for
q success that she knew in her heart
was not inspired from . heaven-givsn
source.
To drown the growing fear that
the empire was doomed. Chapultepec
rang out more often with the strains
Of gay music and the contented hum
Of the society Of the capital arose
from the upper gardens more fre-
quently. -
The gay nature Of the young EN-
press became sadder as each courier
brought news Of republican successes
In the North and of the redoubtable
deeds Of Porfirio Diax in the South.
Then one day 1t was learned that
Emperor Napoleon. yielding to the
dictates Of the President Of the United
States, had ordered the forces of
France withdrawn from Mexico.
Tho great structure on the Hin Of
the Grasshopper was no longer filled
with light. A man and q woman alone.
real humans who loved each other
dearly. weighed right and wrong.
courage and cowardice In the balance
and tried to decide which was the
right course for them to pursue.
Finally one night Maximilian and Car
lotta realized that the time Of de-
cision had come. They paced the up
per veranda Of the castle and looked
over the broad moonlit valley below.
Two courses were open to them. They