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The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
Why He Didn't Sleep,

Doctor Ito patient, golfer, suffering
from insOmnia)-Well. and how did
you sleep last night? Did you follow
my instructions and recall all the
strokes Of your last round? Patient
Yes. Doctor-And then you fell asleep?
Patient-NO: then it was time to
get upI
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
Elorida's Tin,

Mount Pleasant. Fla. is probably the
smallest mountain as well as the least
in elevation in this country. 1t Is only
301 feet above sea level and Is the
highest determined point In the state.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
Thy Mothers Love,

One lamp, thy mothers love. amid
the stars shall lift its pure fame
changeless. and before the throne Of
God burn through eternity. holy, as 1t
was Lit and lent thee here.-Willis.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
THE LIBRA Rv

HE MOVEMENT toward putting the library free basis
the public afternoon evening" Sunday
and to make attractive and comfortable reading
that the community should ceery
We believe that the crampd condition the library
which allows of keeping the place only third the
is the result only thoughtness the the citizens
when the conditions brought attention. help this worthy
association will be very literally forthcoming.
No library scarcely worthy of the
day and evening and its book shelves reading
the of all without If
which neighbong maintain theirs
might better close it entirely.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
Couldn't.

She-What was the doctors diagno-
sis? He-Palpitation of the heart
She-Well. why doesn't he Keep away
from her?-Judge.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
Vicious.

Molly-So you are really engaged at
last? I'm awfuIly glad to hear it
dear! Angeline-Yes. was sure you
would be: you may have a chance
now!
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30

Truth may work nightly. though In
the hand of the sorriest instrument
Schiller.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
CLUBS WORK .svsTEMAT TIED

COMMERCIAL CLUB meetings. from on will be made
~ interesting and certainly should be
pshments result the policy nsactng work which
will fall to the various committees.
Active working committees the life of commercial body
Under the old SYSTEM lack of SYSTEM which has
which committees have worked therefore, the local club
bound be largely the order Under
committee meetings twice each month"; few affairs of community
will be overlooked and substantial results should be worked
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1914-01-30
SAFETY OF AMERICAN IRA VEL

CONTEMPORARY has estimated that since the length
railroad journey in this country "a miles, and passenger
1875 22 such journeys with only chance of being killed
would him. day. 1892 the full gmut
That the fatal accident happened him the
would have been for him his railroad
travelling trips day. the 1879 c. be
however, that he might be killed his first
ssINANCIA the future will be impossible America
of the federal regional banks under the
ncy bills the hands of of integrity declared
Seattle address before the Al Club He declared further
that this law effect the railroads allowed raise their freight
rates per and normal can predict of the brightest
commercial history the Similar
been throughout the nation by other
the head of great financial institutions.
FAMINE Japan is the that poverycken and
ground country suffered century, 1900 900 people being
sufferers selling their children into slavery The
famine and the terrible earthquakes and volcanic fortnight
, snnv an onic soundn of Representative Hob
~ fav assertions immediate with
Spokesman Review
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
New Firsproofina Material.

A new heat resisting and thermal in
sulating material, mentioned in the
Electrical World, can be used for fire.
proofing buildings and preventing heat
conductiOn through walls. When sub
jected to a flame having a temperature
of LOO degrees F. this material has
been shown to char only slightly where
the fame was applied and to be unaf-
fected elsewhere. After a tempera-
ture Of l.744 degrees F. had been ap-
piled to one face Of a block twelve
inches square and rs inches thick for
forty minutes it was found that the
temperature or the opposite face had
increased only % degrees. Alternate
boiling. freezing and thawing do not
seem to cause warping, cracking or
other defects. The product is declared
to cost not much more than hard
wood and is furnished in rough or
smooth surfaced slabs which can take
varnish or stain or can be grained to
initiate wood.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09

shown. Let it be assumed that the
spring is to register twenty-five pounds
when compressed to one and five
eighths inch. II the spring is correctly
made Of the right size wire and wound
to the correct pitch the length will be
n and lve-eighths inch when twenty
two pounds is placed on it.
Where 1t is necessary to measure
springs Of eighty pounds capacity and
upward the foregoing method cannot
be used. as it is impossible to apply
enough weights for the test. For ex.
ample. a spring having a free length
of four inches should register 200
pounds when compressed to two inch
es in length. Place it on the platform
Of an ordinary scales and lay a strip
Of steel Of sufficient size across it's top.
as shown. Arrange two carpenters
clamps to hold the spring to the scale
platform, as shown. but in drawing
the clamp jaws together do not com
press the spring in the least. A weight
representing 200 pounds is now placed
on the beam end. and the clamps are
drawn up until the scales register the
200 pounds. The spring is measured.
and II the length is two inches it is
perfect.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
Local Color.

Successful Authorizes; l have been
wishing for an opportunity to visit
that section Of the country for q mum
Der Of years. Sympathetic Friend
And why. might l ask? Successful
Author-Oh. | once wrote q popular
novel with the scene laid around there.
and | want to see how the local color
matches up.-Florida Times Onion.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
SPRING TESTING DEVICE.
Accurate Method Of Determining ca.
pacity Of Hslicai Springs.

NCCuFAt0 "OSVoO OF a.
paeity Of HslieaI Springs.
Two very simple yet accurate meth
DDS Of testing helical springs are illus
trated which should be Of great value
to a garage owner or automobile re.
pair man where the accurate testing
Of a valve spring. for instance. is Of
vital Importance. The testing Of a
spring consists Of measuring the pres.
sure It exerts when compressed to a
certain length. For instance. Il helical
spring OF six inches free length ex-
erts a pressure Of 100 pounds when II
Is compressed to n three inch length.
The method shown in Fig. | is only
applicable to light springs Of from IF.
teen to thirty pounds capacity. 1t con
sists essentially of a circular fat plate
to which is riveted a vertical rod. The
spring to be tested is placed on the
plate and weights are applied. a.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
To Find the MISSING Cylinder.

The first thing to do in every instance
Of missaring Is to find out which cylin-
der Is at fault. and there are several
ways of doing this. The simplest meth
cd is to open the compression taps m
at q time and accelerate the engine.
when spurts of flame will be emitted
from each one except that Of the de-
fective cylinder. If there are no taps
take OF three of the plug wires and
find out by these means which cylin-
der will not drive the motor. If this
is not convenient take a screwdriver
and connect the terminal of each plug
in turn to the cylinder. and it will be
noticed that the 'shOrting" Of one of
the plugs has no effect upon the run.
ming Of the engine. There you have
the culprit.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
A Metal Polish.

A metal polish that is safe to use
about the home is composed of thirty
parts alcohol, three parts ammonia wa.
ter. forty-ive parts water. six and one
half parts carbon tetrachloride. eight
parts kieselguhr. four parts white bole
and eight parts of chalk. These sub
stances can be purchased at a local
drug store and should be mixed in the
order named. Any grease on metal
will be dissolved by this solution.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
Spoiled the Effect.

Alice waS playing store with her
Youngest sister, Mother. asked to he
come a purchaser. played we'll her part.
but in saying good day stopped and
kissed both children.
Sensitiv. Alice burst into tears.
''Oh. mamma" she walled. you've
sl,Oilt everything: You never kiss the
maj in the real stOre."-Exchange.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
Old Roman Furnaces.

For the heating of their houses the
Romans used a form OF furnace known
as the %hypocaust. which was placed In
a chamber beneath the tiOor and the
heated air was made to circulate
around the walls and under the floor
by means OF hollow tubes or a hollow
lining. and was also by way of pipe>
transported to other rooms.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
0jrds In Winter

Tho0gh birds have q much higher
temperature than = man's-man's 10 90.
while theirs il 1O7-they suffer cruelty
from the winter cold. In q mutton
country It ID not uncommon to ind
sheep with dead birds fastened on
their backs. The little. cold creatures
snuggle n the Sleeps wool to get
warm. their feet become entangte6 q
ne ssscs, and they starvs 70 dsath.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
THE STRONG MAN.

The strong man = the wise man.
he man with the gift Of method. Of
fa;thfulness and Of valor. The
slrons man has insight into what !.
what, into what viii follow out q
swhai. the eye to =. and he hand
10 do c
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
Morn Ball Raarinas.

The fact that ball bearings have be-
come worn does not necessarily mean
that a complete new set must be in
stalled. The old ones can be repaired
and made almost as good as new.
This is done by truing up the and
using larger balls Of the size demanded
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
To Remove Clos. on cloth;no.

Saturate a cloth well with witch
hazel and use it in pressing in the or
binary way. Have the iron quite
warm and go over tie cloth slowly SO
as to make a steam. This will remove
all gloss. and it will not come back.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
Hint For Mechanics.

A mechanic should never wear jew
elry on the hands while working at a
machine. IA It 10 apt to catch On tn
work and cause a serious injury.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-10-09
Tommy Would Decide Quickly.

JOUJbUy "oVVo O0CJoO 00JOWSys
Discussing the advantages OF living
in a city. a rural resident told Of an
occasion when the water supply was
polluted and had to be distlled-a very
slow process. You can imagine how
careful w had to be-" he said. Zone
afternoon my wife came TO me and
asked II she had better wash Tommy's
fAce Of have boiled nOtat0es toy sap
por!"-LOndon Mail.
The Dermott news., 1914-10-01
BANKS OVER THE LIMIT
Several In Arkansas Whose Reserve Is
More Than Is Required.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington.-A list OF Arkansas
banks. whose reserve funds are in ev
cess OF those required WAS given out
at the Treasury Department IA fol
lows.
First National. Eureka Springs. ,,
per cent: First National. Huttie. -
per cent. German National. Little
Rock. % per cent. First National
Newport. 81 per cent; First National
Tuckerman. sc per cent: First Nation
al. Van Buren,. 80 per cent
The government requires country
hanks 10 maintain a reserve of Is Pc
cent and banks In central and reserve
cities to maintain reserve of or per
cent
The Treasury Department informal
" announced some time ago that
hanks would not he required 10 main
tain reserves In excess of those pro
Vidcd by the federal reserve act OF I.
per cent for country banks. Is PEI
cent for reserve city banks and Is
per cent for central banks. and that
reserves In excess OF these figures
were too high.
The Dermott news., 1914-10-01
SENATOR ROBINSON
ON COTTON CROP
SAYS SENATE is CONSIDERING
LEGISLATION TO MEET THE
SITUATION.
we.tern Newspaper mon Nee. Service

Western Newspaper I mon N''f' service
Batesvile-Th Batcsrilie Hoara
OF Trade is In receipt OF the following
letter from United states senator Joe
T. Robinson:
Referring to your telegram of re.
cent date relative to the proposed de
nosits of certain funds with banks
nv the treaear, department to assist
n .,a,tna the rraua Won are inform,
90 that II is the policv of the depart
mont ~ nr4sent not to make further
d.nasits of considerable amounts IN.
III certain conditions have been com,
,Iiea Win ~ the hanks and also pro
hahly mot until certain legislation has
,aa, enacted We now have under
Consideration IN tho Senate lacisla.
-, a.vivrsd IN relieve in mart the
The Dermott news., 1914-10-01
WINGO OPPOSES
WAR TAX BILL
REVOlTED WITH TEN OTHER
DEMOCRATS AGAINST PRO
POSED MEASURE.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington. Congressman Wingo
of Arkansas, one of the II House
Democrats who late Friday evening
voted against the administration war
tax bin 10 raise sos. 200. 600. ex-
planned his vote by saying in his opin
ion there was no necessity for such ad-
ditional burden being placed on the
people at this time
The government today has the lar
gcst balance il has ever had with n
surplus of $4,000 600. of which s7b
100000 is tied up in national banks
drawing hat 2 per cent interest" he
said and in my opinion there wolld
have been plenty of time later u it
was found absolutely necessary 10
raise additional revenue"
Congressman Thompson of Oklaho-
ma, who also voted against the meas.
ure. did so because he believes the
government should practice economy
at this time instead of increasing tax
burdens.
The Dermott news., 1914-10-01
KILLED AT WALNUT RIDGE
. s. Crooks Assassinatcd by Shot
Fired Through His Window

Western Newspaper rrion News Service
Walnut Ridge J s Crooks. well
known real estate dealer. was shot
and instantly killed Tuesday night
while in n home reading a paper.
He was sitting near a front window
and had the shade up SO that he was
in view OF his assassin who appar-
emily stood on the sidewalk
Mrs Crooks had retired shortly be
fore the shooting. and was SON awake
when She heard hot and heard her
husband fall He was shot through
the head and died before the arrival
OF ucirhbors.
The sheriff thinks ne knows the
guilty party About year ago. dur
INK the last outbreak OF feud which
terrorized the people here for ten
years Crooks was shot in the leg.
During the outbreak many were shot
and three men were killed. most OF
the shooting being from ambush
The Dermott news., 1914-10-01
ARKANSAS FARMERS PLAN
Let Them Feed Themselves and
Their Teams. Says n. NJ. Cottreli

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little Rock-"lPt us feed ourselves
| and our teams is the slogan sug.
gested for Arkansas farmers by II. N
Cottren. agricultural commissioner OF
the Rock Island. He SAYS:
Let us feed ourselves and our
teams. This should be irkansas' plan
for 1915. Each year Arkansas senda
out practically all the money which
the cotton brings. COR food sturs for
her people and feed for her live.
stock
Winter oats sown Immediately will
be ready 10 cut NEXT May. This crop
is adapted TO all the cotton districts
OF Arkansas. II does not do we'll In
the northwestern part OF the state. The
farmer can feed them in the sheaf 10
his work teams and save the expense
Of threShinE. An acre OF oats sowed
with good seed viii furnish the grain
and feed needed for n work mule or
horse on the farm, for sixty days Il
Will take - 20 % bushels OF corn &c
feed an animal for the same length
of time corn is now 40 cents 4
hushel. in some of The corn states. anG
the crop is generally short throughout
the United States. II will probably
cost the Arkansas farmer next sum
mer Sl25 a hushel or more. so thar
each acre OF oats which he raises 10
feed his team will save him from buy
ing from SIS 10 S35 worth OF corn
Seed for the oats viii cost about 81 so
an acre. and the labor To put them in
VIII ii not be better for the banker
! and merchants OF the state 10 furnish
this $50 per acre for oats this fall.
than 10 furnish tho '25 or $50 that ne
will have to pay for the corn II ne
does not SOW the oats?
Arkansas farmers use from one
! half 10 threc-Quarters OF n million dol
/ lars worth OF fertilizer each year.
/ Potash is one OF the costly materials
in fertilizers. and every pound OF pot.
! ash has 10 come from Germany The
war has closed the potash mines. aud
II is likely 10 be worth 500 or more
per ton In the spring Dwarf ESSEX
rape sown on clay land is able to ex.
/ tract the potash from the clay There
are enormous quantities OF potash in
all clay soils. but the ordinary plant
cannot extract Il from them. Arkan.
sas farmers can SOW rape within the
next two or three weeks. II will grow
all winter. When they break Their
land for corn and cotton In the sprinp
the rape will be plowed under II rots
very quickly. and the potash in II Is
used by the regular crop. Within the
next three weeks Arkansas farmers
should SOW on their clay soils at least
100000 acres OF rape The seed will
cost Is cents AN acre retail.
The Dermott news., 1914-10-01

On the Battle Front. via Paris
Sunday Desperate attempts made
by the Germans on the western end
OF the lV6a~lne of battle 10 break
through the allies forces, which are
engaged in turning movement. have
resulted in the most furious fighting
that has taken place since the begin
ming of the campaign
After fighting without respite night
and day. corps after corps of Ger
mans was hurled against the flower
OF the French and English armies to
day. only to be thrown back. The in
fantry bore the brunt OF the inces
SAINT fighting. but the artillery of both
armies continued through "a hours to
lombard each others positions. Hand
tohand combats occurred at many
points, and bayonets were used freely
The French colonia! infantry. most
of whose men wear many medals for
bravery in colonial campaigns. was
TO the fore. and beside these men
fought the black Sengalese troops,
while further along the line the Brit
fish troops held an important point
with the greatest determination.
The French troops showed more
than their accustomed dash in the at
tacks, and everywhere acts of wonder.
full courage We're performed. The cav
airy also participated in the engage
ments at many points. the allies
horses having enjoyed long rest,
which enabled this arm of the service
to distinguish itself The famous
Scots Greys, finding the color of their
horses made prominent mark for the
German rihemen. dyed their mounts
brown
The French General Marquet has
met death on the field
At Nubecourt. the home of the par
ents of President Poincare. the Ger
mans broke open the Poincare family
vault, ii is reported. and buried a
number of their dead there. The Ger
The Dermott news., 1914-10-01
LOSSES suRflY IMWN1rp
' SyfF 90 otO 23{RIJHgaGNII7a
Brought Home to Him

Gen W L. Alexander Was dfscus
sing. at dinner. the European war
This war. he said. will affed oven
us We must economic to weather
H. And our economy must b. general.
too.
"We mustn't be like Gayboy. whom
n friend asked over bottle Of cham.
payne on roof garden;
We'll. apropos OF the war. Oh man
did you give your wife that kctnre ON
economy
Yes. | did. Gayboy answered. ana
she went right out and bought me "A
safety razor
The Dermott news., 1914-10-01

healthy children since. For female trpu-
bles | always take Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and it works like
charm. do all my own work. - Mrs.
A. +. kREAMER, 1874 Electric Avenue,
Lackawanna, N. Y.
The success of Lydia f. Pirdlhnn's
Vegetable Compound. made from roots
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used with perfect confidence by women
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Women who suffer from those dis
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II you want special advice write 10
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woman and held in strict confidence.
The Dermott news., 1914-10-01
Buy-a Barrel OF Apples.

Fort Smith A buy a-barrel OF ap-
pies movement, similar 10 the huy-a-
bale OF cotton movement. has been in
augurated in the apple country OF
northwest Arkansas The crop is one
of the largest in years. and would
have been of unusual value had il not
been for the European war, which has
demoralized the market Arkansas
apples are in big demand in Scotland
and South Africa. The crop here Is
one of the largest in years. and it is
believed IT can be handled
The Dermott news., 1914-10-01
Merchants Help in cannery.

Decatur-The need of more help
continues to be felt here. and there is
a very strong demand for women and
girls to work in the canning factory
Merchants have been closing their
stores nights TO go OUT and help peel"
tomatoes at the factory. Five cars Of
canned tomatoes already have heen
sold and shipped. and it is estimated
that ten more cars are IN the ware
houses awaiting shipment The mar
ket for canned tomatoes is strong this
wear. and good prices nr. L
The Dermott news., 1914-10-01
EARN Agents in Session.

Fayetteville About 60 farm dem
onstration agents and other govern
ment experts in farming. representing
more than 80 of the IS counties in
Arkansas, were here last week at
tending the annual demonstrators
meeting being held at the university
under the joint supervision of State
Agent Watson and Dean Martin Mel
son of the university w J. Jerilignn,
state agent in charge OF the corn club
and canning club work. alsn is tax
inc an important part in the school
The Dermott news., 1914-10-01
Italy Continues to Arm.

Rome, via Pari,-Signor Monti
Guarnieri. deputy from Pesaro has
called on the minister of war for an
explanation of the delay in the man
ufacture of the cannon ordered from
Italian firms. II is stated semi-offi-
cially that the question concerns 81
field batteries. The delivery of the
guns of rs millimetera was ceiayec.
owing to a modification in the speci-
fications. However, 800 of the guns
already have been delivered, and 100
more will be ready soon.
The Dermott news., 1914-10-01

Fort Smith petition has been
filed in the United states Court max
ing 81 residents Of Prairie Creek and
vicinity defendants TO the $3.50, 600
damage suit OF the Bachc-Denman
Coal Company which was filed some
time ago. for the destruction OF their
property in the Prairie Creek strike
riots of last July The original suit
names 9S persons as defendants. in
Guiding the national officers of the
United Mine Workers OF America and
local presidents ard secretaries
The Dermott news., 1914-10-01
Will Delay Ouachita Dana

Little Rock-"The action OF the
Senate in cutting down the rivers and
harbors appropriation to $4,000, 600
probably viii defeat the project for
building locks and dams along the
Ouachita river" said United States
Senator James r. Clarke. "Strikine
out the lump sum will cut down Ar.
kansas part, but IL is probable this
state will get enough for dredge work
on the Arkansas, In addition TO the
$50 900. 900 left in the measure. there
is halaace OF s3l. 100000"