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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-28
LOCUST GROVE ITEMS

The Locust Grove Literary club was
highly entertained by lecture given
by Rev. Rarey Of Kennewick. The
subject was 1.-THE Second Fiddle" which
was very interesting. There was a
good number out and all enjoyed the
lecture, ice cream and strawberry sup
per. Rev. Rarey will be with us again
May 81.
Miss Mildred Holmes spent Sunday
with Mrs. A. G. Anon.
The Horse Heaven hills were visited
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-28
JUNE BARGAINS

The Elite Millinery has a full
line Of the most up-to-date trim.
med and un-t trimmed hats which
we will close out during the
month Of June at greatly reduced
prices. We are receiving our
mid summer stocks and have
placed orders for our fall goods
and must make room for them
regardless of price.
Remember our fine line of hui
man hair switches and that we
make switches to order from your
cOmbings. ADV.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-28
F rom the Correspondents
Ian. q n.eres. concerning our Nghbon up and down the Valley

The people Of Badger and vicinity en-
joyed heavy rain Friday which was Of
immense benefit to the wheat.
Messrs. Thomas Gleason and Sterling
Tucker rode on horse back into Badger,
Sunday.
Frederick Battig visited at the Bass
home, Sunday.
r. w. King is preparing for trip in
to Idaho, this week.
Z The section men of Badger enjoyed
several days vacation, this week.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-28
SON MISSING

The police of Kennewick are
looking for an eighteen months
old boy. son Of a man who was
killed at the N. p. bridge last
F. iday. The child was supposed
to have been left in the care of
someone in Kennewick and
knowledge Of its whereabouts is
desired by the police. Anyone
knowing particulars will kindly
communicate with this office.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-05-28

u0St tT00pt - EueetuaI Go toe Bad CoIdS.
When you have bad cold you want
q remedy that will not only give relief,
but effect q prompt and permanent cure,
q remedy that's pleasant to take, . rem
edy that contains nothing injurious.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy meets all
these requirements. 1t acts on nature g
plan, relieves the lungs, aids expectora-
ton, opens the secretions and restores
the system to healthy condition. This
remedy has q world wide sale and use,
and can always be depended upon. Sold
by The Columbia Pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
GENIUS AND INDUSTRY.

! Mr. Edison's statement that genius
J consists OF per cent inspiration and
/ 80 per cent perspiration has provoked
many brilliant paragraphs as to the
I need OF the per cent inspiration.
Without attempting 10 fix the exact
proportion OF the component parts OF
genius. II must be agreed that Mr..
! Edison has stated a general truth.
says the St Louis GIobe-DenOcrat.
I The difference in the intellectual en-
dowment OF men is comparatively
small. the discrepancy being in ap-
plication. One who had observed
much declared that the only genius
worth having is the genius OF indus
try. The view is practical, for while
the percentage of inspiration may not
be increased one may profit from ex-
hortations to industry.
James 4. Garfield. in addressing a
company OF college students on a
memorable occasion in their lives,
chose Margins" for his subject. He
argued that il was not the 6 feet that
made a man tall, but the extra . or 3
inches above the average. He con
tended that what was true OF the
physical was also true OF the mental.
Those who have been thrown into
frequent contact with men the world
esteems great have often thought of
Mr. Garfield's observation. Some
times the great man appears so or
binary that the casual acquaintance
wonders how he has imposed his per-
sonality upon the world. But as he
watches and listens. some act or some
word reveals the possession OF the
extra inches OF stature above the
average CT mankind. The same rule
runs through the most commonplace
things OF life. The average person at
a stock show. fruit exhibit or at any
other collection OF products. whether
of the hand or of the soil. would find
difficulty in selecting the products that
excel Only the trained judge is COM
petent to note the little points OF ex-
cellence on which awards are made.
In clothing the rule applies, the few
extra dollars in cost making the diff
ference between the ordinary and the
first-class suit.
Mr.. Edison doubtless meant the .
per cent inspiration of genius as the
margin over the normal percentage.
II he did. he was right. Too much
stress can not be laid on downright
digging. symbolized by perspiration.
There are exceptions, some apparent,
and some real. The element OF luck,
or chance. or whatever il may be
called. has often played an important
part in the success or failure OF men.
But IL has been almost the universal
experience OF observers that success
has been achieved only through fol-
lowing the rules that were stressed by
the old-fashioned mother OF Thomas 4.
Edison in the instructions she gave
him before he got job at the age OF
IL as a newsboy on the Grand Trunk
railway
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
THE CHANGE OF POST
MASTERS

Postmaster II. a. J. Mcdonald after
eight years OF faithful service retires
tonight with the good will and best
wishes OF the patrons OF the office and
the public generally. II has often
been said by The Argus of Captain
Mcdonald that he has made a model
postmaster. He has. He has done
more. To his efforts which have been
crowned with such signal success Is
due the magnificent new postoffice
building which stands second 20 none
in Illinois today in beauty and con-
venience and appointments. In the
spirit of the accomplishment as well
as. in the achievement itself Postmas-
ter Mcdonald has demonstrated his
pride alike in the local postoffice and
in the city which il graces.
II must be gratifying to the patrons
of the Office to know that the trans
fer OF the postoffice from the "tring
to the incoming postmasue- 80. be
attended by the most friendly senti-
ments and by mutual good feeling.
IL is to the interest OF the service
that it should be so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
TURN OUT THE LIGHT.

Hundreds Of people coming down
u Seventeenth street In the mornings on
their way to work see the light on
the Humane society drinking fountain
for horses burning brightly in broad
daylight. II u a small matter. but
20 many # is accepted as a sign OF
'wastefulness in city affairs. Little
things such as these give the public
impressions which are retained when
more vital matters are under consid-
=, Grafton.
~ Perhaps no one connected with city
affairs is charged with the duty of
turning on this light at break OF day.
u may be that II f. on a circuit which
Is controlled from the Office OF the
power company and Is paid for by the
year instead OF at meter rates. But
the majority OF those who see Il do
not stop to consider such possibilities
Anyway. the principle involved is
more important than the trihing extra
cost
Turning out that light AZ dawn would
be good politics as well as good bust
ness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

"a radical difference between Eng
lish and American systems OF school
organizations Is In the relation of Gle
mentary and secondary schools" says
/. l. Handel OF Manchester. England,
in a bulletin on English elementary
education just issued by the United
States bureau of education. The
American high school receives its pu-
pills aaer they have coiA oleted the
elementary school course and builds
up its curriculum on that foundation.
The English secondary schools receive
their pupils from a variety OF schools
special preparatory schools or ele-
mentary schools-and the pupils on en-
tering may vary in age from 10 to IA"
In general Mr.. Handel finds IL diff
cult to institute a detailed comparison
OF the standards OF elementary school
work In the two countries, because
circumstances are so different The
American elementary school has been
for nearly a century the national
school, the common school OF all the
people. In England the elementary
school Is just in the process of devel-
oping into a national institution. a pub
lie service for national needs. instead
OF being regarded as a charity school
for the education of the lower class
es'"
Another factor that renders compari-
son difficult, according to Mr.. Handel.
is the inherent difference between the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
BY PRODUCTIVE
NESS.

Professor r. c. Bauer Of the Univer-
sity OF Illinois has had something TO
cay on the value OF Illinois lands. Be
ing an altogether practical man in
looking al the question. he rates value
according 70 possible production TO be
had from the land
He says that field that will yield
80 bushels OF corn TO the acre Is worth
SIS an acre: another field that will
produce a. the rate OF 100 bushels Is
worth $500 an acre. or course he has
plenty OF figures TO support his posi-
ton. and we may assume he is justi-
fed in the conclusions he has reached.
There IL in this a hint TO farmers
that they will serve double purpose
IN keeping up the fertility OF their
heids-they will make better gains as
they go along from year TO year: and
n they should want TO sell they viii
<-lget much better prices.
~ We can be pretty sure that the time
= Is coming when there VIII be inquiry
10 learn what n piece OF land produces
before a price II put on Il. Up 10 this
time there has been some disposition
q. 20 assa1ne that one field In the prairie
!. belt will produce about as well as an
ether. and the tendency has been 20
fax something Ike a Uniform price on
these P-airis farms. There Is varia,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
American and English Schools

English and American child. The lat
ter, he declares. '1s by nature more
precocious. natures earlier, is by cir
cumstances OF his upbringing thrown
more into the company of adults, VIII
the consequence that he Is less re
served and self-consc,ous and mort
alert than the former.
American children have a far bet
ter knowledge OF the history OF theiI
country and ip some cases of general
history than is to be found among Eng
lish elementary school children. The
same Is certainly true of their knowi
edge OF local and national government
In English language the American
child has better command OF oral ex'
preston; he is more given to debating
and discussing than the English child
The reading of English literature Is
also more extensive in American
schools, ana in art work there is great
er variety.
But il the English elementary
school has much to gain from the
study of the American curriculum.
American educational administration
would profit as greatly from what is
the strength of the English system
freedom of the individual school,
1t is in the work of medical inspec-
ton and general welfare work that
school system has recently
made the most notable development,
to Mr.. HANDEL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

ton in prices. OF course; but as a rule
this has turned on something besides
productivity.
Before long word will get around
that one farm produces well and an
other poorly. This will mean that soil
fertility has been dissipated IN one
case and conserved in the other. And
then the tendency will be for land 10
fetch a price that IS IN keeping with
what Il has been producing. II viii not
be assumed much longer that one
prairie farm Is about as good as an
other. You see when men are paying
5000 an acre and better they need to
be quite particular about the quality OF
The thing they are getting. And they
will come 10 this.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
THE OLD TIME "YE."
Il Was Simply an Abbreviation and
Was Always Pronounced The

II Was Simply an Abbreviation and
Was Always Pronounced The"
How does IL happen that in copying
and reading ancient manuscripts we
call the character our ancestors meant
for "the" by the ridiculous YEP
They said the" just as we do, and
the only apparent reason for mistaking
the character is that two centuries ago
the letter IN" was usually written with
a tail below the line and with a raced
top. which made II look ike our ~"
Then the word was so frequently used
that IL was contracted, Just as the
word land" was then treated and con-
tinues 10 be treated 10 this day by
many OF US.
When i was n boy, more than eighty
years ago. the alphabet in our school
books always ended with the short
and" We called. IL "ampersand" and
considered IL n fine snapper when we
ratified or the alphabet Sometimes
when sufficiently cultured we gave IL
the full title ''and-per-se-and"
Now. IL Is likely that our "&" viii
become obsolete. Just as we" has be-
come. Then our descendants OF the
next century or two will be puzzled
perhaps. but do not think they viii
be so foolish as TO say "ampersand"
when reading our manuscripts aud
coming 10 the little quirk We meant
for and" DO let Us drop saying "ye."
Dial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

The anti-tobacconists have Just had
their turn at the bat in the news OF
the death OF George Benson OF ST.
Louis. after I01 years OF abstinence
from tobacco I'm every form. The
ants have scored a long hit in this.
but the lovers OF the weed may. II
history Is TO repeat itself. be relied
upOn soon 10 find a man, living or
dead, at more than 1O1 years. who
has both smoked and chewed from
early youth. and who may even be
quoted. II living. in regret OF Mr.. Ben
sons untimely death for want OF a
reasonable amount OF nicotine in his
zvFf9m
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
Misludaed.

Myrtle" said her father. Il want
you to send that young Smitherton
about his business. I won't have him
coming around here any more. don't
like him"
"why. father, I can't see what you
can have against him. He is awfully
nice, comes from very fine family,
doesn't use tobacco and he never
touches a drop Of any kind OF liquor"
That's all right. I don't like him.
He hasn't any sense OF humor. and
don't believe q man who lacks the
sense of humor can ever amount TO
much"
But he has q sense Of humor.
After you had gone upstairs last night
he said you were the funniest thing he
had ever seen"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
MERE OPINION.

We once knew a man who could
smoke a cigar for three hours, keeping
it lighted all the time. We don't re-
member what else he was noted for.
It is no unusual thing for a man to
think more of his stomach than OF
heaven.
Some men think they have only to
learn to write their names illegibly In
order to achieve greatness.
The man who quits when he has
enough does so because the underta-
ker interferes.
Money talks the dead languages. as
well as all the rest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
A Irvine Time.

There have been few times in the
history of our country when we have
been confronted by so many perplex-
ing problems as at this time. There
is the army on the Mexican frontier,
for one thing. The danger of war with
Japan is another matter that we must
not lose sight Of.
Yes, and. more important still. the
matter OF getting a third baseman for
our team has got to be settled without
any delay"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
Feb. % in American
History.

1752-william Augustine Wasn'ns !. a
kinsman OF George Waships1s "a.
distinguished soldier in the NJ
luton. born: died 1910.
iSo5--General Quincy Adams Gil'nV, !,
who directed the Federal siese :
Charleston. :. c., in 1870
died 1883
1S9S-.Iohn Thomas Scharf. hislo'A
writer, died: born 1913. ,,s
190S-General William Farrar s'' ~
noted Federal commander ~
civil war. died: horn lS.'1
All the news ali the time
ArguA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

= The ruling by the election commits
sion OF Wisconsin that IL is a viola
ton OF the corrupt practice act to
solicit contributions for charitable and
religious purposes from candidates
may. the Quincy Wing states. cause
everybody 70 run for oftce in self
defense
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

excavated, and the scientists will be
disappointed II they do not discover in
z some OF them the original automobile
and the remains OF a primitive tele-
phone line between the Roman and
Trojan forums
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

Governor Tener OF Pennsylvania has
paTdoned a woman over whom the
death sentence has been hanging for
a dozen years. and in the meantime
four different governors OF the Key
stone state have failed TO fix the date
of execution. II was a matter on
which any man might hesitate. regard
less OF his duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

Lodgepole pine seed sown broadcast
on the snow in Idaho last spring ger
minated when the snow melted, and as
many as 60 little trees were counted
to the square foot. The summer was
so dry, however, that most of the
plants died, except where sheltered by
brush or logs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
Never Dull.

ct must be awfully dull living in a
town of this size. What do you ever
do for excitement?
Dull? Say, you don't know what
you're taIkin' about. ] don't believe
there's been a minute idurin' the past
year when we haven't had some kind
Of a church scandal goin' on.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
ALL SHE ASKED.

Tell me that I
may hope" he
pleaded.
IAN right" she
replied, hope on,
but don't ask me
to feed your hope
with a spoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

Admirals Diederichs and Dewey were
reported 10 have buried the Ratchet at
Manila. but il seems that both Of them
know just where TO find IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

OF the three Pacific coast states. Ore
gon and Washington far outstrip Cali
fornia in the work done by private
owners for forest protection.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

do you tell your husband every
thing? why. can't. He won't lis
ten TO me over two or three hours on a
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

The sale OF town lots along the line
+ Of the government railway in Alaska
win soon be an attractive business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

II IS admitted by the Mexican refu-
fees who are enjoying the hospitality
tof Fort Bliss that the institution is
properly named.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

Glorious Spring.
We gladly sing
or joyful spring
When every mornings bright
When lies song
And days grow long
To help Us SAW on light
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
True PoiItenen.

What is your idea OF true polite
nsss?"
Exhibiting an interest in the talk
OF one who has nothing to say"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
II Worked.

How did you get your wife to con-
sent to name your baby after your"
BY protesting that / wouldn't let
them name even a dog after me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

Men may infect mosquitoes with ma
iaria, but who ever heard of a mos
quito dying from malaria?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

Canada has a society of forest engi
neers. DR.. 3. f. Fernow of Toronto
is president, and F. w. H. Jacombe OF
Ottawa is secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

The development OF quicksilver
mines promises to make large de-
mands for cordwood and construction
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

TERMs-Tsn cents per week by car
Hrier. IN Rock Island: 81 per year by mall
IN advance
Complaints OF delivery servi-e should
Be made TO the circulation department
which should also be notified in every
Instance where 10 s. desired 20 have
paper discontinued. as carriers have NO
authority IN the premises.
All Communications OF HrEumentativs
character. political or religious. must
have real name attached for pubiiea-
Ton No such articles viii be printed
over fictitious signatures
Telephones IN al departments. Cen
tral Union. Rock IsIsas i45. II45 and
2I45.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

Aim only at that which, IL within
reach and trust the big things to time
and the sDirit.-Towne.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

Tacoma. Wash.-Mrs. Sado McDan-
iels, Japanese wife of an American
physician living in the Orient, who
arrived unattended from Yokohama
on the Japanese steamer Chicago
Maru last week, has been ordered de-
ported.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
FOREST NOTES

The state of New York has just pub
lished comprehensive report of its
wood-using Industries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

nasterships, including some in Illi-
tive order placing all such Offices I'M
der civil service regulations, will be
held in April.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

Manufacturers of greenhouses and
makers of boxes are getting in touch
so that the latter may use for box
cleats the cypress waste from the
greenhouses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
WIRE SPARKS

New York-John A. Hennessy, graft
investigator for former Governor
William Sulzer. produced document
airy evidence TO disprove a charge
that he and Sulzer and the state high
way department combined to favor
certain asphalt companies in state
highway contracts, and that Hennes-
sy had received $500 from Barber
Asphalt company interests.
Neutrality-suspicious. Lane has
called a conference on irrigation to
meet in Denver April .. and has re-
quested the governors of Arizona. Cal
ifornia. Colorado. Idaho. Montana.
Nevada. New Mexico, Oregon. South
Dakota, Utah. Washington and Wyo-
ming to send representatives.
New York-In a will signed with
a cross, because he never learned to
read or write. Matthew ]. Mcintyre,
who made nearly 100000 raising
hogs. left the bulk OF his estate to st.
Patrick's church in Long Island City
for the parochial school.
Copenhagen-The arbitration treaty
between the United States and Den
mark was ratified enthusiastically
by the lower house OF the Danish par
lament.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

New Haven, COMFY the decis-
ion here of a superior court jury in
sustaining the will of Mrs. Mary A. F.
Hotchkiss, Yale university will ulti-
mately become the chief beneficiary
of the estate, which is valued at
$780, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

Washington-Exami to fill
more, than 5000 fourth-class post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
THE ARGUS.

Published daily az 1924 Second ave-
-ue. Rock Island. III. CEntered at the
postoniee as second-elass matter.)
Rock IsIaad Member OF the A-.Ociated
az THE J. W. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

Washington Professor Earl B.
Phelps. chemist of the sanitary re-
search laboratory of the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology, has been
employed by the United States Pub
lie Health and Marine Hospital Ser
vice to aid in its investigation of the
pollution of the navigab.e waters of
the country and will begin at Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28
peservea No Sympathv.

THE price Of champagne is going
up"
I positively refuse to sympathize with
the ultimate consumer"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-28

Macon, Ga.-Thomas A. Fielder, at
torney general of Georgia, announced
his candidacy for the unexpired term
of the late Senator o. a. Bacon. w.
S. West is serving until an election
can be held.