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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13
BUYING A
CLAIM
By TIMOTHY w. BARLOW

Billy Watkins was lovable sort of
fellow. Indeed, he was too lovable
to ever make anything Of himself. He
had some capital and started a bust
ness of his own. Any one who is ex-
perienced in business knows that some.
body about the premises must stand
with club to keep back all sorts of
inroads upon the treasury. Everybody
that has anything to sell the concern
invents all sorts of stories as to why 1t
should be bought. Everybody employ,
ed has reason for increase Of salary.
And so 1t goes. II there isn't some one
to turn deaf ear to such talk bank
ruptcy is sure to come.
Billy paid me big salary to be a
buffer between him and persons who
wanted something. But in spite of all
l could do they would get past me to
Billy himself. and the concern was
sure to be ''out'' some more. Jones'"
Billy would say to- me, has sickness
in his family and needs an advance of
$780," or. THAT drummer who was in
here this morning showed some beauti-
full goods. Besides, he's been having
hard luck lately. I'm sure his wares
will 60 off like hot cakes" The result
would be that Jones would quit us in
debt, and the goods would remain in
stock unsold.
OF course the inevitable red flag
came in time. After we were sold out
loaned Billy $500 for present ex-
penses. When / loaned it l never ex-
pected to ask for it. Billy said that
when he got on his feet again he
would pay it, and l knew he would
If he ever got on his feet. But / was
taken Ill soon after l left his service
and was obliged to submit to an Inn
portant operation. The consequence
was that the great specialist who oper-
ated on me, hospital board bills and
loss Of time took all had.
applied for a payment Of my loan,
but Billy had given so much in sym
pathy that he hadn't anything with
which to pay his just debts He sold
some heirlooms for matter of $40
which he gave me, and when l was
obliged to apply to him again sold bis
overcoat and sent me the proceeds.
didn't know Of either Of these sales
or wouldn't have accepted the sacri
fee. The sale Of his overcoat brought
on cold which was followed by pneu
monia. and Billy came out of a hos
pital more deeply in debt than before.
Not being able to work after my
operation and not knowing Of Billy's
real financial condition. I applied tc
him several times in succession, get
ting less and less amounts each time
till at last ! received a silver dollar
After that l didn't try to squeeze any
more blood out Of q turnip.
One day very nice looking LADY
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13
SOME SCHOOL FIGuRF,

Reports for the school yea, is
closed show the largest enrollns,
IN the local schools of any year I'm
far. there being a total Of Cos np,s.
enrolled, of which number 39l -.
boys and 2S5 girls. The av.,,,.
daily attendance of the boys for 4,
year was 243.9, for the girls 2ls1
a total average daily attendane, i
1867 for the year. There vs,
total days. attendance for both h0,,
and girls of IS, 1909 school dsu i
which number 14,146 days attend.
ance was from high school puuh
The high school had an enrollmsnt
OF just an even hundred pupils, d
whom SO were boys and II sLs.
The per cent of attendance for the
entire school was boys 95.S, grs,
95.5, total. 95.7 per cent. Tha.
were "a boys and 10 girls who ven
neither absent nor tardy during The
year. One hundred and fity.tvo
visits were made during the year By
patrons of the schools and IS visits
by those not patrons. There were
q rooms maintained, counting The
rooms used for high school purposes.
and 20 teachers, including the sup
were emnloved.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13
Ancient Mural Decorations.

1t is probable that the earliest wall
paintings were those of the Egyptians
Those people employed distemper
containing dissolved gum, and their
principal pigments were white chalk.
a vegetable yellow. ochers. Ethiopian
cinnabar. blue powdered glass stained
with copper and charcoal black. The
walls Of Assyrian and Babylonian
dwellings were treated in much the
same way. and the practice Of painting
on walls coated with plaster was GER
tainly In vogue in Assyria. 1t has been
believed that the Greeks understood
true fresco work. apparently on the
strength Of a phrase occurring In Piu-
tarch. Ito paint on a wet ground" VI
truvius also speaks of wet ground
and says that colors placed upon
surface so prepared are permanent.
which certainly is characteristic Of
true fresco Harper's.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13

FOR SALE-800 acres in township II,
range IS, fine wheat land, station one
mile. Improve ments cost $1,000.
Good young orchard of S acres, 800
in wheat, 800 in summerfallow, 100
raw land, good water system. Will
exchange for good tract in Kenne-
wick valley, near Hover preferred.
Will assume some mortgage. This
is fine farm. What have you to
offer. Address at once to M. G. Hay
den, Lind, Wash. 1874
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13
PET OF ROYAL FAMILY.
Princess Mary of England a Pretty,
Unaffected Girl.

An interesting young woman is the
Princess Mary, only daughter of King
George and Queen Mary of England.
Princess Mary, or May" as she is
called by the family, grows more like
her mother every day, her friends say.
not only in looks. but in disposition.
The young princess, who is now six
teen, is the pet of the whole Of the
royal family, and Queen Mary has
been heard to declare on many occa-
sions that her only daughter will be
completely spoiled one of these days.
The princess is an excellent swimmer
and has been trained in this art chiefly
at the Bath club in Dover street, Pic
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13

WILL LEASE OR RENT-with or
without an acre of ground. A splendid
tract right on the river with fruit and
strawberries and place in good con-
diiton. Or will sell to the right per-
son at reasonable terms or cash
price. Hover Investment Company.
Soft
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BIG WAGES OFFERED

We have increased our pieceTgn.
rate to 12c per hundred instes0 =
the 1Oc rate which we have Desn
paving. We need several NOR
operators at once. See L. H. Msl.''
Mgr. this week. Coats and hslA'
Basket Factory ADV.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13

men, to learn auto
driving and repairing. Competent
men in big demand. Address Amerl-
can Auto Academy, 923 East Pike
Street, Seattle. O-S
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13

WANTED-Married man to work on
ranch. A permanent position for an
honest and experienced rancher.
Others need not apply. Inquire at
this Office. m79tfp
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Caustic Whistler.

Most Whistler anecdotes have the
inevitable caustic note. One day an
English student was smoking a pipe
when Whistler entered the academy.
You should be very careful" he OBJ
served. "You know you might get In
terested in your work and let your
pipe 60 out" Then there was a
Scotch student who succeeded in get
ting Whistler to examine bis sketches
one of which was an old peasant wom-
an, whose face was Illuminated by q
huge candle. He examined all the
sketches carefully and then remarked:
"How beautifully you've painted the
candlel Good morning. gentlemen"
'There goes chap who does a deal
to elevate mankind"
"Who Ia hep"
'"Ihe district attorney"
"Row does he elevate hnmanftyr
SENDS EN- up. doesn't he?-Kansas
City Journal.
Unsettled.
II want some sort of present for q
young lady"
"Yes. sir fancee or sisterT
"Er- why-she hasn't said which she
will be yet"-Exchange.
You cannot eat your cake and havs
your cake.-Cervantes.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13
h Qoea. He Does.

A man tells a girl he would give all
he has In the world to make her hap
by. and then he growls when she mar
ries him and holds him strictly to bis
word. New York Tribune.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13

FOR RENT-Seven-room house near
corner of Fifth and Yakima streets.
Reasonable rent. House in first class
condition, just calcimined. Hover
Investment Co., Hover Block. Soft
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FOR SALE-One 16-inch Oliver Sulky
plow, right lap, 100 White Leghorn
hens, l good washing machine. fl.
w. FELTON,, R. F. D. No. l, Phone
AXIS, rural. 8O-4p
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13

WANTED-Girl or woman to cook and
look after a small house for three
gentlemen. Wages $50 month.
Apply G. King, Hanford. Wn. 82-6p
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For Rent

FOR RENT-A fine six-room cottage
on Third street, has just been painted
and calcimined within. Hover Invest
ment Co., Hover Block. Soft >
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FOR SALE-Lot of stock hogs and
pigs cheap. H. w. FELTON,, R. F. D.
NO. 1. Phone 42x8. 81-3p
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13

FOR SALE-one Jersey heifer, Is
months old. John Dahlin, Hover,
Wash. 80
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Wanted

WANTED-500 old hens every week.
Highest price paid. Hamilton Sup
ply Co. ootf
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FOR SALE-about 1750-lb team, 2sets
of harness, light wagon and single
buggy. Any one or all very cheap.
Kjosness Mercantile Co. 6 If
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WANTED-to buy or trade, one horse
to match bay; weight from 1000 to
1000 lbs, must ride and drive single
or double. Apply at this Office. p83p

WANTED-To buy, secondhand pole
for survey; must be in good condi-
ton. Phone 16X5. g83p
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For Sale

FOR SALE-2 h. p. gasoline engine.
John Eichner, Kennewick Hardware.
Taft
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13

FOR SALE-Three good secondhand
sewing machines, cheap. Kenne-
wick Harness Co. 73tf
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13
Lost and Found

THE PRINCESS Theatre will give a
Saturday afternoon matinee at 2:3O,
commencing June IA. We especially
invite the women and children to at
tend. 83
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-06-13

You cannot eat your cake and have
your cake.-CervanteS.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20
FUNERAL HoNoRS FOR A MARE
Trctter Destroyed In Fire 10 Given
obssqsles IN Keeping Win AZ
fsetlonats Rseard 81 Owner.

Betty Green. trottlng mare de-
Htroycd III a nrc At nclleville, Ill,
was given funeral honars IN keeping
with her record % 10 and with 'he
aRectionate regard OF her owner. VII
liam /. Rsichert The body vas
drawn 70 the grave. on tho Walnut
Grove stock farm. by ak hloodess
youngsters. and Was lowered BY stable
boys The cefhn was rose lined Mr.
Reichert pronounced euloKy after
reconntlnK the mares track achieve
mcntA
Perhaps Rctty Green's terrible form
OF death aroused Mr. Reichert'a sym-
pathics the more keenty. but the In
tense love of great race horse By an
owner ls 4 primary sentiment Maud
s had more friends than any horse
In history. hcing approachahle. In
quisltive and fond OF contact with the
many whom Robert Homer delighted
in taking to her paddock
James r. kcene muurned Sysonby
az he would ono OF his family This
superb runner had the admiration Of
the east without the popularity of
Maud s.. u trotter and record break
er In times when trottlnk was the
consuming passion. Mr. Keene. who
never bet on tho races, was 20 have
syaonby's remains preserved. but his
only monument IL his unique position
among American thoroughhreds,
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20

Hesiskna@a's fSssasas sz1sraia4ass ssAsA -
hsSvis@s. rs haass s.. Lsua.sss. 49,.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20
HEAVY SEED DOES
NOT INCREASE YIELD
Tests Made at Nebraska Expert
ment Station on Different
Sized Kernels Of Interest.
CBy JAMES d. MARSHALL. Colorado
Agricultural College)

CBy JAMES ID. MARSHALL. Colorado
Agricultural College)
During the past ten years great
many experiments have been conduct
ed by various experiment stations to
determine the relative effect of diff
ferent-sized kernels on the quantity
and quality of grain produced per
acre. The work at the Nebraska ex-
pertinent station, Ii worthy of note on
this particular subject Tests here
were made with wheat. the tanning
mill being used to make the seed sep
arations
In the tests Turkey red, . hard
winter wheat, and Big Frame. soft
winter wheat, were used A lot Of
seed from each of the above varieties
was separated into two parts. the
heavier and the lighter halves.
These were again separated into the
heaviest heavy" and the highest
light" being sown. To check results
ordinary seed as II came from the
separator was planted.
The same method was followed each
year for period Of eight years. The
seed from each crop Of the heaviest
heavy and the "llghtest light" was
separated and only the heaviest quar-
ter of the heaviest heavy and the
lighteat quarter of the highest light"
were used for seed.
At the end Of the experiment the
average yields for the three kinds Of
seeds were practically the same while
the average weights per bushel from
the crops harvested showed hardly
any difference in favor of any one Sc
lection Of the heaviest seed for par
ticular kind Of seed. From the above
results it is evident that the selec-
ton OF the heaviest seed for sowing
purposes will not materially increase
the yield per acre or the weight per
pushed Of the crop harvested.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20
cenvle,n collens a,udsnts.

More than titty convlcta arr enrolled
at the State Agricultural College al
Manhattan, taking the various courses
offered at the college, They are. 80
far 40 Ia known. the only convict col
loRo etudenta In tho United States
Few, II any. OF tho convleta have ever
seen the college building. and Il will
be some time before any Of them can
see Il. but nevertheless they arg en-
rolled students doing regular work
All the convict college atudenta are
inmates Of the United atRtca panltan.
tiary here. They do their oiaaa work
In their cells and mail their lesson pa
pera to the college for correction.
Some Of the conylcts arr mtudyinE AZ.
riculture. some ciyil engineering, 9th.
crH mechanics. and some are studying
dairyinK Nearly all OF the students
enrolled In the agricultural or 6alry
courses nra men employed on the
prison farm or In tha dairy Lnaven'
worth Dispatch 70 New York Times
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20

the grasses are as beautiful as they
are transitory, the word suggests both
the beauty and the brevity OF that
which depends upon the caprice of q
ruling power.
The long-horned cattle are the larg-
est and most formidable animals on
the island, therefore the military on
the island are known as the horns OF
the land" The symbol is used as
the Bible uses 1t. to denote strength.
power and confidence.
Our word hypocrisy means under
the mask" and refers to the mask
worn by actors in the Grecian theater.
The Madagascar word for hypocrisy
means becoming good by spreading a
mat"
The clay floor of the house Is GOV
cred by mat, which when soiled lie
not removed, but covered by a clean
one. Often there is layer OF four OF
i've rotten mats on the floor, each one
dirtier than the one above it. When
q stranger enters the house a fresh
mat is spread for him to sit upon,
and all looks nice and clean. But un.
derneath is all manner of dirt. The
house has become clean by spreading
mat" The man who Is all clean
outside and dirty within is hypocrite
who has become good by spreading
a mat"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20
GOOD ROADS FOLLOW FLOOD
ohle Catastrophe Promises 20 Reauit
In Much Better Highways In
That Section.

The truth Of the old saying. ITS an
I'll wind that blows no one good" Il
90 less we'll demonstrated. tollowlng
the great food that swept over Ohio
and Indiana. than Il has been after
every disaster the world has sOen. In
the present case those who advocate
the transportation OF merchandise by
motor trucks instead % by horse and
wagon. or rail- methods. are the ones
who see n great good TO come out of
the food, though they we're no less
sympathetic with it's victims or
prompt In coming 10 their relief than
any others Ia the United statea.
II is the reconstruction OF roads
and bridges destroyed BY the great
sweep OF waters that the motor truck
advocates are 10 benefit. according 20
Vice President G. W. Bennett, % tho
Garford company OF Elyria. o. With
the work OF rebuilding washed out
roads and bridges completed, ohio
and Indiana viii have some OF the
best truck highways IN the country,
says Mr. Bennett. baalng his state.
ment on information lately received
from Garford truck dealers in all
parts OF the flooded district.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20

Perhaps the most important of
waste fuels In the United States has
been spent tanbark. A rough estimate
would indicate that this material gen.
Grated a few yeara ago IN amount OF
steam that would have otherwise re-
CURED the yearly consumption of
about 1900. 900 tons OF high grade coal
Yet this valuable fuel was at one time
considered a mere detriment and an
expense to the leather industry. II
was disposed OF by Jumping II into
rivers, filllng in waste ground and by
making roads with II. often neceasltat.
ing the paying out OF large sums for
its disposition. This strikingly illus.
trates a case OF how the improvement
OF furnace converted hitherto sup.
posed combnRtible into a valuable
waste fuel of the auto.combuatibie
class, and shows how IN enormous
waste was converted into an equally
great economy. Engineering Maya.
sine.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20
Generating the klnabIrd.

Tho department Of agriculture has
granted a certificate Of good charhetaf
to tho kin9blrd. sometimes known IN
tho rural districts AZ the bee martin
species Of ny catcher which lnhabiin
nearly every part OF the United States
The kingblrd has been under indlot
ment IN many sections ~ a destroyer
Of bees and foo Of aDlafistn.
Experts now declare that Il kills
only the drones and the useless tees
aud In. therefore. a boon 10 the bee
raiser Hsntdss that. 1t preys on many
harmful insects and protects farmers
chicken yafds from depredntlona 81
crows and chicken hawks. which II
savaEely attacks.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20
HAIR CUT BY A SQUIRREL
Rodent Barber Gets Busy on Thateh
OF Sleeping Oregon Pho
toarapher.

Ernest ]. Bloom. a photographer
OF Hood River, Ore, who has been
passing the last two weeks at the
ranch of R. E. Scott, secretary of the
Commercial club, returned home with
o portion of his hair gone.
Mr.. Bloom had been working In the
garden and making a lawn on the
ranch. He was taking a nap after
lunch when a squirrel that had been
making Its home in the house this
winter, evidently thinking his long
black locks would make an excellent
lining for nest, trimmed on a por-
ton of the hair while he slept.
"The rodents teeth must have been
sharp" says the photographer, for !
could scarcely feel him at work there
cutting away the hair. I must have
moved in my sleep and in his excite
ment he evidently pulled some of the
hairs out instead of cutting them.
This awoke me and let out yell
that almost frightened the squirrel to
death. Portland Oregonian.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20
Bad az Thar

Mrs. Croker was enjoying her first
trip abroad. Her husband had recent.
iy acquired great wealth. and. although
she knew that her knowledge OF 80.
eiety was vague, she did not wish
others 20 ascertain the fact.
One evening Ahe vas tuvltad "a :
box party At a theater. Seated next
70 her was one Of the leaders IN aoei.
ETY.. Mrs. Stone.
Il find the acoustics of the house
very bad" remarked Mrs Stone. don't
your"
yes, Il does seem 30. replied Mr..
Croker. thoughtfuliy. 4 underHtand
IL comes from 3 brewery in the neigh.
boFhood"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20
THE RIGHT SOAP FOR RABY'S
SKIN

In the care Of baby's shln and hair.
cuticurA Soap 10 the mothers IA.
vorlte. Not only ia Il unFivaled In
purity and refreshing fragrance. but
Its gentle emollient properties are
usually SUFFICIENT to Rllay minor irri.
tations. remove redneas. rouEhneas
and chAhng. soothe sentative condi-
tons. and promote skin and hair
health generally Assisted by Cuti.
eura Ointment. II IL most valuable IN
the treatment of ecEemas. rashes aud
other itching. burning infantile erup.
lions. Cutlcura Soap wears 20 wafer.
often outlasting several cakes OF ordi.
nary soap and making its use most
economical
Cutioura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample OF each
free. with sap Skin Book. Address
postcard "CuticurA, Dept L. Boston. !"
Adv.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20
WILD FLOWERS MAY
BE TRANSPLANTED
Some BuIbous Plants Bear Re.
mOvaI Without Complaint
II Given Good Site.

It is a common rule among flower
growers that plant should not be dis
turbed when In bloom. Yet In the
case OF the dubious wild flowers
which die to the ground soon after
blooming and are with difficulty 10
Gated, there Ii a convenient sxcep
tion: most of them bear removal with
out complaint If accorded a site simi
lar to the native home. and not a few
readily adapt themselves to the cul.
tuFe of garden or lawn.
A notable illustration Is that of the
spring beauty, the carmine.pencilec
petals OF which appear In the frst
spring days. A little later the yellow
adder's tongue Is In It's glory. Both
may be grown in grass or garden, and
as they die TO the ground early no OBJ
struetion In offered to the lawn womer.
The bulbs grow about as much below
the surface as the leaf extends above
- . fact TO be remembered in trans.
planting.
Jackin-the-pulpit, attractive In itf
glossy Surplice Of white and purple OF
pale green, lie not averse TO exchang.
Ing its native bog for a garden home
The snowy cloak 10 but an envelope
for the true flowers, which are clus.
tered at the base Of the sDadix within
Some plants bear only staminata
flowers. in which case the plants die
to the ground after blooming. 10 be
seen no more until the coming spring
II there are fertile flowers. 3 globe Of
flaming scarlet fruit appears In mid
summer to mark the spot where the
vernal orator appeared.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20

Sir Henry Lucy drops q hint from
tho Gross Benches" In the Observer
m 20 tho suspension" Of members og
tho house and the vaMuenena 0f the
penalty. Can IL be true that members
get themselves named and suspended
on purpose to achieve a compulsory
holiday Eight pounds n week will
make for modest comfort ~ brighton
or ERatbouFae, The member Of par
lament IL paid whether he IL In the
house or 1t Margate or In the Clock
Tower. budapest has more drastic
way II the member II suspended he
~ fined 10 ahililugR . day, THAT
teaches him to behave. Nov that We
pay our representatives We might
make payment conditional on their
representing NJ Ia the proper place.
London Chronicle.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-06-20
To Restore Old Fort Ress.

Sacramento.-There Is q BIT Of sen
ument back Of a bill now before this
legislature asking for a small appro-
priation for the restoration OF the old
Greek chapel and fort at Fort Rose.
Sonoma county. At Fort Ross the
Russians landed in 1872 and built the
relics Senator Juiliiard and Assem-
blymen Slater and Libby wish to be
preserved.
Recently 1000 Russians. men.
women and children. have again re-
turned to the haven OF a century ago
and will engage in farming and other
pursuits near the old fort When the
old chapel is restored they may again
worship therein, as their predecessors
did In 1912.