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The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-23

Knut Roland, who has a grading contract on the Nenana-Fairbanks line, came into town last night. He will return to his camp this evening. Knut says he intends to make an early start and avoid the bears prowling around the country after dark.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-23
VIGOROUS OFFENSIVE
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS offensive is being conducted in so vigorous a fashion that it is ex- tremely difficult to keep pace with the developments. The advancing troops have no time to take a count of the prisoners captured or pay any attention to the vast quantities of stores and munitions which fall into their hands and are pressing for ward eagerly following up the ad- vantages gained.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-23
LODGE FAVORED
 AS NEW LEADER

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Republi. can senators will elect floor leader tomorrow to succeed the late senator Jacob Harold Gallinger, of New Hampshire, who died recently.
 The election of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts, to fill the vacancy is assured.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-23
SOUTH OF SoMME

WITH THE BRITISH.-Reports received from British field head quarters indicate that the British troops have captured the villages of Chiegnolles and Herliville, to the south of the Somme, and have taken over one thousand prisoners. The advance of the British to the points named has had the effect of elimin- ating the bend in their line of ad- vance.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-23

Pat Lynch went out on the Ne nana-Fairbanks right of way this morning to look 6ver the line with view to taking a grading contract later on.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-23

James T. Oldfield, timekeeper on the D line, came into town this evening on visit to his family, who are Nenana residents.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-23

Cut out non-essentials-wa are in a race with a swift antagonist and need no handicap.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-23

Every potato you eat is bullet fired point blank at a "Made-in- Germany" peace.
The Nenana daily news., 1918-08-23

Give King Corn a royal welcome to your home.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
DEPENDS ON ONES THOUGHTS
BY No Means Always the Part of Real
Wisdom for Persons to Say
What They Think.

3
Whether we are to say what we
think, or not, depends entirely on what
our thoughts are and how they will
effect others. There are some thoughts
IT. is a sin to, hide. The people who
smother good thought because they
are afraid of being misunderstood or
laughed at, take upon themselves
dangerous responsibility. To conceal
q kind thought is something for which
there is no excuse. s.
There are other thoughts which 1t is
q pity to allow to get beyond your own
brain. 1t is unfortunate indeed to have
them, but at least you can resolve that
they shall never get outside Of their
birthplace. II you think this world is
a dreary, dismal place. what is the
good of saying so2 If morbid, angry
thoughts have taken possession of you,
stamp them out as you would a breed
Of snakes.
{, Be brave enough to speak the
thought which should be spoken, no
matter whether it is likely to be pop
ular or not. And be strong enough to
hold in a leash the thought which. If
it should escape, would work harm to
pthers.-Selected.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
PASS SUMMER IN TEMPLES
Picking Custom Of Which the Only
Merit Is Assurance Of Absolute
Peace and Quiet.

"Temple parties" constitute pOpu-
lar form Of diversion for the summer
months in Picking. The hills to the
westward are dotted with so-called
temples compounds of one
story buildings built centuries ago by
emperors in memory of departed an
cestors. The buildings invariably sur
round paved court or often series
of such courts, shaded as a rule by
century-old trees. In the temple proper
is still to be found gigantic ''Buddha"
or idol before whom jOss-stickS are
lighted at intervals by priests and.
acolytes, of whom there are generally
q half dozen all told, occupying q por-
ton of the compound.
It is quite easy and inexpensive to
secure the use of one of these temples
-one or more of the unoccupied SUBJ
sidiary buildings-fOr a weekend, q
week or the whole summer. They are
entirely without furniture except inso-
far as raised platform wherein the
Chinese used to sleep might be called
furniture. Once installed the occupant
enjoys absolute peace and quiet by day.
AS rule he sleeps in the company OF
one of the lesser "Buddhas,'' who Is
hidden behind curtain. The only
intrusion upon his privacy occurs when
the priest or acolyte brings food and
places it before the idol and returns
later to remove what the rats have
left of it.
A number of the Oldtimers in Picking
have their temple leased year after
year and pass the summer there. For
the novice, owing to the general lack
Of everything that makes for comfort,
once is enough. It is thing, however,
that everybody must do once.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
HOW THEY HELP TO WIN WAR
country's Youngsters More Than "Do-
ing Their Bit" for the Country
ts We All Love. L-..s

More than 100000 boys and girls
were reached through club work last
year, according to compilation re-
Gently made by the United States de-
partment of agriculture, which super
vises this work in cooperation with
the State Agricultural colleges. OF
this number approximately $4,000
made complete reports, which show
that they produced and conserved
products amounting to $10,O00,000. In
the 33 Northern and Western states
S4O,606 boys and girls were enrolled.
OF this number 160,625 had reported
products valued at $3,700,0O0. In the
South there were 115,745 boys enrolled
in the regular work, who produced
products valued at $4,000, 600, and a.
306 girls who produced and conserved
products valued at S1,500,000. In the
emergency club work In the South the
club leaders reached over 100000 boys
and approximately 100000 girls who
produced and conserved products val
ued at more than $4.OO0,OO0.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
Way Of a>Japanese Woman.

Lafcadio Hearn was a very critical
man. For instance, when he was do
ing business with publishers in for
eign countries, and because he was so
far away, the publisher would take
the liberty of deciding the arrangement
Of such things as book covers and IL
lustrations without consulting Hearn,
who was very particular about all de-
tails. At such times Hearn was often
made furiously angry. When he re-
ceived a letter from the publishing
house he would Immediately write back
q fierce (sic) answer in anger, and or
der it to be mailed at once; but 1
would say, Yes and hold it over
mail. j, Two or three days afterward,
when he had become calm, he would
regret that he had written too Sc
verely, and would say: "Mamma-s san,
have you mailed that letter. I would
answer sYes,' and watch to see wheth-
er he really regretted it. If so, would
give him the letter. He would be Inn
mensely pleased, and say: Mamma
san, you are the only one i and would
begin q new letter in milder tone
Mrs. Hearn in Atlantic.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
YANKs DISLIKE FRENCH CASH
Call Greenbacks "ReaI Money"-Com.
plain That Francs Slip Through
Fingers.

Forgetting how to figure in Irregular
money" and learning how to calculate
in ."this doggon stuff" is one of the
first worries of the American soldiers
i'm France, says New York Evening
Sun. ~ -s... .-..
Regular money" is good old dol
lars and cents, nickels, dimes and quar-
tiers.
.This doggon stuff" is the name APP
piled to French francs, usually paper
money, often as low as single francs,
or 20 cents, for most small cities have
issued local small change currency.
The Americans do not like French
paper money. They say it is trash,
and tears, and is hard to count.
On the other hand, the French are
shocked when an American crumples
French paper mp and shoves it in his
pocket the sway they do back home"
French money is to be handled In big
pocketbooks and NOT crumpled. ".1
sLook at some real money once" a
doughboy told asmerchant, and flashed
a bright new silver certificate. When
he crumpled it up in his fist to show
how '.real money can be used" the
Frenchman almost tainted. 90 -
The Americans are paid almost en-
tirely in French money and they are
getting used to francs, though they all
agree ga francs so small it slips
through your fingers like water"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
First automobile Patent.

The first application for patent for
an automobile was filed in the United
States patent Office by George B. Sell
den, 80 years ago. Selden was a
patent lawyer In Rochester, N. Z,
when he first began to experiment with
the idea of a vehicle propelled by a
gasoline engine. Considering that his
sroad engine" was not yet perfected
and that the times were not ripe for
II. he secured delay after delay, and
the patent was not definitely issued
until 1895. From the first, doubts
were cast on the validity Of the Sell
den patent, but 1t earned a fortune
for the astute inventor-attorney and
for a long time dominated the motor
car industry Of the United States.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
GLORY OF TURKISH CAPITAL
Great Mosque Of Santa Sofia Marvel
In Beauty Of Architecture and
Rich Decoration.

The great mosque of Santa Sofia
towers majestically over Constantine
pie, dominating its surroundings by
sheer thick-set ponderousness. Its
bulky dome and tacked-on minarets
are, however, only the shell which
covers vast cathedral justly famed for
beauty of line and rich ornament.
From the outer court you pass
through heavy bronze door and stand
within a hall of such cavernous proper
lions that it seems impossible that
even the exterior, that seemed so mas
siye. could contain it. Above, the dome
rises in sweeping curve. Once mosaic
figures of Christian saints adorned
these higher regions of the hall, but
the vandal Turks long ago covered the
saints with plaster through which In
certain places they still can be seen
smiling dimly but. serenely. L..
The mosque has not always been
Mohammedan temple. The origial
Santa Sofia, Christian cathedral
erected by Constantine, was destroyed
nv fire. 1t was Justinian who rebuilt 1T
In the sixth century, decorating 1T
with such. lavish magnificence that he
was himself surprised at the result and
cried out Solomon, have surpassed
thee!'
In Justinian's day the new temple
was a veritable Aladdin's cave. Its
walls and columns were of marble
brought from foreign quarries and
from other temples. Famous shrines of
Diana, Apollo and even the Temple OF
the Sun at Baalbek contributed their
statues and jewels, willingly or not, to
the glory of Justinian's cathedral.
Into this treasure vault in 1463 burst
the conquering Turks, wrecking, plum
dering and claiming possession. From
that time on Santa Sofia, Church of the
Divine Wisdom, has been Turkish
mosque, with minarets added and the
crescent over all.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
LET THE FIRE BE
BURNING ON THE
ALTAR OF WORSHIP

We are not able to come together
to offer public worship to God. This
is no reason, .owever, that we should
not offer uni'ed worship. We can do
so next Sunday at IL a. m, as MANY
of US as arc willing to do it, by unit
ing in reading at home Luke 17:20-S7
and Luke 21:25-36.
After meditating on the truths
warnings and exhortations given us in
the Scriptures, by the Lord Jesus, we
can in our several homes unite in
prayer toward God, that when the Lord
Jesus comes we may all be ready to
meet Him. We know not when he
shall come, but He has assured ms
that He shall come again, ind wants
us to be ready at all time. "a,
Also we may pray that He NAV
come soon, the last two verses Of the
Bible are prayer to Gods people for
the coming again of the Lord Jesus.
As husband loves to know that his
wife loves to see him come back after
a long absence, and longs for his COM
ing, so the Lord Jesus loves to have
US long for His coming and pray for
it. The Word of God relates the
reign of peace and righteousness, to
the coming of the Lord Jesus with
His people on earth. In our days as
never before there is longing for
a just and lasting peace; this and
other things to follow, may be but the
preparation of mankind for the es.
Enlistment of peace and righteous
ness on earth by the coming of the
Lord, the Prince of Peace. We may
be sure that God is not allowing all
the blood shed in our days to be shed
in vain. In due time we will UNDER
stand why these things are SO. In
the meanwhile, let Gods people pray
for the coming Of the Lord Jesus; who
will bring to pass that for which the
human heart is beginning to yearn.
Also, the closing of SO many avenues
of activity is giving time to the people
to THINK. Let us pray that the
thinking of the people may turn God
ward, SO that all these calamities
may at least result in many turning
from their sins unto God thru Jesus
Christ.
We might also read the Sunday
school lesson at home with our child
rem and thus in these ways keep the
fire burning on the altar Of united
worship.
C. r. DELEPINE.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
CRITICISM MUST BE KINDLY
Nothing Good Can Come Of Method
Which Does Not "Speak the
Truth In Love-"

There is the story Of a contentious
man who said to his pastor, II can
not preach or pray or sing, but !
can raise objections" Such men are
not rare. There is one, at least, in
almost every church, club, lodge or
society of whatever kind. The critic
is ever with us. And, candidly, we
need him. We cannot do, our best
work without him. He is like the
brake in the mechanism Of q motor
car. He holds us back when we
would go too fast. If at times he
delays our progress, he is necessary
to our safety. His conservatism
counteracts the possible evils Of rad
icalism. Much might be said for the
economy of criticism.
But the method Of criticism is also
important. The brake should work
smoothly. The critic need not de-
stroy the organism he proposes to
reform. Often the effect of his criti-
cism is wholly destructive. Sometimes
his methods remind us Of the man who
set fire to barn to rid it of rats. A
sensitive spirit who had been harshly
treated by a critic retorted, 81 know
there is a cinder in my eye, but you
can't remove it with crowbar."
The apostolic injunction, speaking
the truth in love-" gives the critic a
safe>rule of action. No truth, however
severe. is unwelcome, if it be spoken
in love. 1t takes the spirit of Christ
to take the sinner by the hand the
while we take sin by the throat
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
Lieutenant Colonies.

Combinations of the word '1ieuten-
ant" such as lieutenant colonel, mean
an officer subordinate, an assistant to
the rank to which lieutenant is pre-
fixed. In European armies the lieu
tenant colonel is often the real COM
mander of q regiment, its colonel be-
ing some royalty whose duties end with
having himself photographed in the
uniform. ~.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31
Blew Up the Family Wash.

Down in Galveston recently an in
nocent looking chunk of iron propped a
family boiler over the fire for the Mon
day wash. But there wasn't any wash
ing that day. The prop proved to be
a Civil war shell, vintage Of 1868. and
fulfilled its destiny by sending the
boiler through the roof and shaking
the surrounding territory Omaha
Bee.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-10-31

IF Capt. Brown gets his franchise
for ferry he will run night and day,
winter and summer. No tieup because
of ice in the winter. The rates viii be
Soc for autos and 15c for foot pas
sengers.-ad.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
G. 4. R. MEN WILL
 CONVENE IN OREGON
For Sand Natiena, Eneampment-
 From Aug. is to Aug. 24.

Plans for the trip to the fifty sec ond national ncampment, Grand Army of the Republic, in Portland, Oregon, are announced by Christian Quien, of Danhury, department com mander for Connecticut. The en- campnent will be held August 1S-A- The Connecticut department has adopted as it's official route: Hart forI to New York, then to. Chicago, to SG Paul and from St. Paul via the NoTIsern Pacific to Portland
 The heaoGuarters train. will leave Hartford Wednesday,. August 14. at S.44 a. m. Merf6sp. 1909; New Haven 10.39 RrrSgeport, n.6S. There will be ample time for lunch
 con in New York, and ali of the party will assemble at Grand Gen
 tral. station to take the D. m. eGs press for Chicago. The arrival in Portland will be August IS at, 7.3o 6. m. Those from New London and
 vicinity will leave New London at
 7.30 a. m, Wednesday, and connect
 with the headquarters train.
 Tickets for the. round trip from
 the principal points in Connecticut
 tc Portland and return by the same
 route will be had at reduced rates
 for those entitled to purchase them.
 Those entitled to purchase tickets are members of the Grand Army,
 nurses of the Civil War; members
 of the Women's Relief corps, Ladies
 of the Grand Army of the Republic,
 Daughters of Veterans Sons of Vet
 erans' auxiliary and members of the
 family of any of the persons be- longing to the orders named The word family" has been construed to ] mean those who would naturally ac- f bo rf
 ton going to Portland
 The Connecticut headquarters will
 be at Hotel Perkins fifth and Washington streets. Ther3 will be a meeting of the Connecticut com
 rades entitled to vote at Hotel Per kins, Tuesday, August 20 at 4.30 D. 1 m, to select a member of the national | council of administration and one
 for the committee on resolutions William H. Shaffer -of Robert o. Tyler post Hartford, has been ap- pointed official color bearer for the | Connecticut department, and George | N'ethersie1d, and Henry NJ. Crocker Of Admiral Foote post New Haven, | aides on the staff of Department | Commander Quien.
 The encampment parade will take | place Tuesday morning. AuRust 20, l at 10 a. m The Sons of Veterans will act as official escort. No cari- catures of Uncle Sam or of any nature will be allowed There will
 be camp fire in the auditorium 1 Tuesday evening and the first, busi- ness will be held in the same place | Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock | Charles FenIon of Will;mantic has 1 been appointed an assistant inspec- ] tOr-Cenera on the staff Of Tn s11e fOr- | General Thomas H. Brown.
 President Wilson has issued an l order that all Civil War veterans now. in the United States service
 may attend the reunion without loss ] of pay during the time required in travel to and from Portland and the | time of the encampment
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
GARDENS MUST NOT
 TAKE VACATION
Keep Weeds Down Last Call Fol
 Planting This Season,


 Home gardeners may feel that they are entitled to a vacation that they have earned a rest, that the garden is far enough along to take care of itself and that the crops are so nearly mature nothing more need be done But no. says Supervisor F. M. Brown. in talking this over with the food committee. The garden that is neglected now will be just so much more troublesome next spring. Every weed that natures seed this fall will mean whole lot of little weeds next spring; so keep your garden clean to the very end of the season.
 Furthermore your garden needs no vacation: in fact it will be a better garden if it is kept working all the time. What about the rows from which you have harvested a crop of spinach or early string beans and Swiss chard. early haets. carrots and onions. These rows ought to be working and there are two ways to set them at it. First of all, you might plant let tuce, raddishes and early beans. but remember that these late planted crops have not got a summer ahead of them. You win have to help if these crops win the race with the first frost Perhaps you have depended on nitrate of soda to give your plants a start and now you can't get it. Use comner- cial fertilizer or try a ,sprinkling of poultry manure, but see that the soil is well spaded and the manure we'll mixed Beets, turnips. and celery can also be included in your late crops and these will stand a little frost. MT. Brown made it rlain that this was the last call for planting. If you wait until next week, it may be too late; it's late enough now.
 Finally, if you have definitely 4nade up your mind not to rIant any more crops, there is one other alternative and you ought not to neglect it. Clean up the vacant rows and SOW them to rye to get a winter cover crop on the land. It will mean a better garden for next year. Weedy rows sap the fer tility of your soil. Weedy corners pro- duce enough seed to last for a couple of years. Pull the weeds. hoe them up, or at least cut off the tops with a sickle Or scythe to prevent seed ing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
NoRTHF1EIo MEETINGS.
Lose Nothing in Interest Although
 . War Lessens Attendance.

War conditions have affected the at- tendance at the general conference. now in session at Northfeld there be- ing very many less than the average number on the grounds Saturday night about 400 were in tents The meetings are not lacking in enthu- siasm however. At the praise service Tuesday conducted by C. NJ Alexan l. CT. reports were asked for from the Pocket Testament League Workers and those present reported total of 50.0o0 signers since the conference last year
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
Workmen,s conpensation.

Two wofkmen's compensation agree ments have been approved by Com missioner J. J. Donohue as follows
 Ashland Cotton Co.,, Jewett City, employer, and Bertha Lamber, em- ploye, small br'Iise with blood pois- oning of index finger, at rate of $5.25.
 Aspinook Co.,, Jewett City, employ CT, and kenel Primrose, empIoye, in- jured right side, at rate of $S.55.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09
NOTICE TO NERVOUS WOMEN
Mrs. seibert Tells Ho~ You Can
 Overcome Nervous conrsitions

,
 Louisville Ky.-T suffered badly from nervousness, run down condi : ton. no appetite and pains in my back-until just had to give up. A friend told me about Vinol and felt better after taking the second bottle, Now have a good appetite and am feeling fine, strong and healthy in every way Mrs. I. F. Seibert.
 The reason Vinol was so successful in Mrs. SeibeTt's case is because it contains the very elements needed to build up weakened, rundown sys tenn, make rich, red blood, and create strength se
 Broadway Pharmacy, G. G. EngfeT Prop, Norwich. Vfnol is sold ir Wilfimantir by the Wilson Drug Co.,, in Danieison by the A W. Williams Pharmacy, and in Putnam by J. F Donahue.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

A conference was recently. held in England to provide parents with ad vice; and information on the various professions and occupat tions open to
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

Did you ever read of the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius? Here is one:
 "A wrong doer is often man that has left something undone, not always he that has done something
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-09

Marcus preached great many years ago in Latin. I'm prea ching now in English. Doubtless my sermonizing will do just about as much good as his. And that was none at all!
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