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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-10
F. ]. O'Brien is in Seattle OF

IL Os " ID lCA 10 Ill OObVCAO VA
business for the company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Schire-
man are visiting relatives in
Kennewick.
At a meeting of the members
of the Kennewick- Richland Mar
Iketing Union the following were
lelected to the board of directors:
IL. E.. Mowrey, John Erickson, j..
lR. Gardner and F. j. O'Brien.
/ The infant son who came to
gladden. the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Wienenga on Sum
day night, lived but four hours.
The mother is doing well and
the sympathy of many friends is
extended to the bereaved par
ents.
The parent-teachers associa-
ton will hold it's regular meet
ling in the auditorium Monday
Ievening, when Prof. C. A. Jones
will have charge of the program.
, The membership committee, OF
which Mrs. C. D. Mitchell is the
! chairman, held a meeting Wed
nesday afternoon and outlined
!. plans for a drive to increase the
membership of the association.
The ladies of Richland are de-
voting their energies this week
! to sewing for the Belgian relief
society. Anyone interested in
the work should attend the all.
day session in Anon hall Friday
,, the 18th, and bring with then
.. any garments, stockings or any
: other articles of clothing which
: may be fixed over for the use Of
some poor little child in the de
vastated country.
? The fourth number of the Ly
ceum course, the Swiss Alpin'
Yodlers, will appear at the schoo
house next Thursday. .Thi
0 company has appeared in man.
a of the large cities in the middl
west where they have Away
u won praise. The guarantee com
b mittee for this years course onl,
l. lacks a few dollars now of com
ing out even, so that if good al
IS tendance is out for the next tw
le numbers there should be a littl
% surplus which they can turn owe
p to the school.
The slumber robe which Sc,
t. eral of the Fruitvale ladies hav
L completed, is on exhibition .
G. Yedica's store this week and
.. causing a great deal of intere!
V: as it is a beautiful piece of worl
nj Chances are being sold at 25
n the proceeds to go to the Y. \
n. C.. A. 1t has been suggeste
that the winner turn right abo,
he and give the robe back to Il
ng committee with instructions
Do rattle it off for the benefit of tt
s." Red Cross. This would be XII
m ing two birds with one stone al
an, Ne the suggestion is worth ponde
ing.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-10

New Russia's first donation TO the
cause of worldwide democracy may
be the release Of about a million Of
German prisoners whom German au-
tocracy can use in beating up democ-
racy.-St. Louis Star.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-10

The CathOllc peOPiS
and held services in the r: ..
O'Rrien home Monday morning.
Prank Petit, one of Rich
lands sailor boys, is home Tor a
short furlough. He is a oanas-
man and enjoys the work very
much.
LG. Streyfeller, who has been
visiting relatives in Seattle anu
everett during the. holiday sea-
con came home to Richland the
first of the week.
H. G: Wright, who owns a nne
ranch on the Columbia north Oh
town, but who spends the winter
in Tacoma, ran over to look aiIer
some business affairs the latter
part of the week.
A basketball game is staged
for Friday evening between the
Kennewick high school and the
local aggregation. A large
crowd is expected as there is a
keen rivalry between the teams
of the two towns.
Philip Schireman, ST., and
Chester Wheelhouse went 10
Walla Walla Monday to attend
the session of the grand jury in
progress there. They were wit
nesses in the case of VIM. Key,
nolds, arraigned on a charge OF
making seditious speeches.
Miss Edna Armstrong return
ed to her studies at the Cheney
Normal school Sunday, after
spending the vacation with her 4
parents. Miss Eva Chellis left
for her school work at Waits.
burg Sunday and Mrs. II. l.
Hendricks went back to Spokane
Saturday to resume her travel
ling position.
Very few of the orchardist:
from Richland were able to at
tend the horticultural meeting
lin Kennewick last week on &C
count of there being no mean
of travel. C. d. Mitchell ant
Mrs. Frank Friermood and Prof
E. L. Ludwick, of the local higl
school braved the trials of trans
portation and attended and re
port it one of the most enjoyabl
ever held in this part of tn
: valley. Most of the orchardist
of this section had been plannin
, to spend several days at the in
: stitute and were much disaI
pointed that they could not d
so.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Arm
. strong are in receipt Of a nun
Der of interesting letters frol
> their son, Alva, who is in Franc
with the American Expedition
airy force. He says that up |
this time the temperature he
. mot been lower than 20 degrees
= and that the men are well house
= and comfortable. They are o
ctpying vacant houses wherev,
> > possible. Mr.. Armstrong say
= that in all his travels, from S
= attic to France he has yet to fin
a place with a better clima'
than Richland on the Columbi
: and that if he is spared to con
Z back from the front he is goiI
y to make a Decline for his hon
IS and will be mighty glad to g
q: back to it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-10
6..t.rrh.l Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, az they cannot reach
the diseaeed portion Of the ear. There 10
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness.
and that 10 by q constitutional remedy.
named condition OF the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube 70
Derfect hearing, and when II 10 entirely
closed. Deafness II the result. Unless the
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
reotored to its normal condition, hearing
viii be destroyed forever. Many cases OF
Seafnees are caused by catarrh. which 10
IN inflamed condition OF the mucous sur
Taces. Hail's Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood ON the mucous surfaces OF the
system. -
any case OF Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
Do cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine. CIR.
cularD free. All Druggists.
+. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo. q.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-10

Dernburg gives good advice to the
German diplomatic staff when telling
+ to show some respect for the prob
abilities in telling lie. "Our les,
ne complains, "are clumsy and I'M
probable" which statement may De
taken as expert testimony.-San fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-10

These young chaps who feel that
',ey must wear one Of those swageer
belted trench-overcoats might be re-.
minded that they can get one, free Of
charge, from their Uncle Samuel
Nashville Southern Lumborman.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1918-01-10

Trotsky is now said to be worth
100000. Probably it is meant that
he has picked up that amount some
where. However, we take back the
go Daily News.
worth 100000 to the Kaiser.-Chica-
implication = Trotsky is probably
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
tobacco Aids seldlena.

The benencent effects Of tobacco at
the front were affirmed by the Lancet
as long ago as 1870. when the ques-
tion was being discussed in connection
with the Frnnco-PrussiAn war. The
soldier" It was said. 'wearied with
long marches and uncertain rest, OBJ
tnining his food how and when he can.
with his nervous system always In .
stnte Of tension from the dangers and
excitement he encounters, finds that
his cigar or pipe enables him to sus-
tain fatigue with comparative equa-
nimity. For the wounded II
Is probable that tobacco has slight
anodyne and narcotic properties that
enable the sufferer to sustain pain bet
ter during the day. and to obtain sleep
during the night--London Chronicle.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
csnsorship orsoen-

Let the American people stand In
fear and trembling Of the eventful out
come Of the insidious growth Of cen
sorship powers
Censorship Is no fanta stical bux1boo
1t Is a real national peril. because
the day may not be far OF when CEN
sors. under the shadow Of the Amerf-
can nag Of Independence, will be en-
powered by legislative enactment to
foist their individual whims. hobbies
or prejudices on the suffering public.
1t Is not beyond our lima xtnation to
see 4 fanaticaI functionary. with the
title Of censor. who Is q vegetarian.
forcing the people Of his city to abb
stain from meat.
Other censors with similar whims
might censor tea and coffee. cigars and
cookbooks- Already II II reported
ministers are sensing the possibility
Of their puipits being ruthlessiy
purged Of Objectionable te1ts.-Sew
York Telegram.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
W., Making New Words.

New activities are steadily produc-
Ing new words. and. coined as they are.
for the most part. under stress Of cir.
cumstances. they make no pretense at
preserving pathological amenities. The
latest. like 80 many others. comes from
France. This afternoon writes an
officer. In q letter from the front. Eve
motored over to the Tnnkodrome." As
one writer very justly exclnims: "And
only . year ago We had yet to learn
what tanks were !'-Christian Science
Monitor.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
Problem for EnsIr. sulIssra

The farm tractor engine has been
described as 4 90 per cent engine be-
cause 1t is under load the majority
Of its time. The motor truck engine
might be spoken Of as a 10 per cent
one, and the motor car engine as a
Is per cent powerplant. In that 1t Is
rarely II ever working at full power.
such As the airplane engine Is. Be
cause Of this greater load on the air.
plane engine. Its manufacture is much
more difficult. One engineer has stint.
ed that building 10000 airplane en-.
zines would be much more dinicult
than building 100000 motor car en-.
gines.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
MEN KNITTING FOR SOLDIERS
Show Remarkable Ability at Clicking
the Long keedIes-ons IN Ex-
pert At Tattino.

The art Of knitting has long been
considered exclusively a feminine &C.
complishment. but the theory that man
has not patience or inclination to
spend his leisure hours In clicking the
needles has been exploded In Califor-
mia. where wonders never cease.
A dispatch from Red Blun. Tehama
county. records that Gorham King.
manager of a department store there.
has almost completed his first knitted
set. consisting Of sweater. muffler
wristlets and pair Of socks, for some
soldier In France.
King spent his vacation at Noon
stone Beach. and there he learned to
knit In an effort to forestall a threat.
ened nervous breakdown. His sister
and mother have vouched for his pro-
fciency in the art. and say. besides.
that knitting has cured him of much
of his nervousness II Is no uncom-
mon sight. say the natives Of Red
Bluff. to see him drop his work at the
store and sit down for a -spell- Of
emitting.
". +. Baird. assistant cashier Of q
bank at Woodland. Cal. Is another
convert. He Is said to have won the
p,au,,its Of the fair ones In that city
since his wife disclosed the fact that
VIII Is the best latter in Woodland"
With knitting now In vogue 1t develops
that the banker has also mastered
that art Baird Is widely known In
baseball circles.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
Hands and Ttnoess.

Nearly everything Of money value in
this world gets its worth from the
human touch according to Industrial
Management magazine The Aidas
hand Of humanity turns whatever il
fingers into Its representative weight
In gold Diamonds E1in their high
value Dot only from rarity but because
tons Of the earth's soil have to be
handled TO End one little stone. Gold
itself gets its worth not merely from
scarcity but from the immense work
in Accommodating ooe ounce.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20

Some Of rte languages the Bible ha>
t---1 translated into are Aecra. Anss'y-
ulrs. Arrauack, Azerbiian- Rulu Cal
nrc. Chlppewayan- Coptic- Da}sSv
Gsse4e. EroInanga- Citano. Gnlarsu-
Haussa. Iaian Iircano- KhsSss- kanaks.-
ko.,riIsh- Kusaien. Lef-eha- Lfu- Malta
zzsy. Nsiis@et- Naniinxo- Nfe1nae-
MI.snx1e. Muskokee- Nslnac'gua. Naf-
rinye-1. OHb~a. Oriyeherer"- Pam
,,anza- Panxassinsn- Pushrc-o. Rar";e-s-
xan. RuS. Scheetsra- Tcheretnissisn-
Ichuwash- Tschi- Wogul
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20

Deeper than ShaksSY-.are's love of
life xss his Indifference 10 IT, says
Harriet Nc1r-; wider than bis
kncxIe-ixe Of the world Vas his rex
l.essn-Ss % its applause F1orers or
ssn---.ae cared not: xisS.-s or broken
vow<-he could live and love for ell
tA-- Thus In his personality there Is
something s<ihs>s and inScrutable
which from age TO age has fss-c-ated
the World We feel him vast. inpor-
tizl, h-ensec~nr- Ike light and air-
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
JUDGE Was Emphatie,

In his volume Of recollections Bal.
four Browne tells q story Of Justice
Martin. a blur lawyer. who was noted
for his bulls"
One of these is still remembered as
probably the best example ever uttered
BY Judge in his officinl capacity.
He was sentencing a man who had
been convicted Of sheep-stealing. and
after treating the unfortunate prisoner
to lengthy lecture on the enormity Of
his offense. he wound up as follows:
My man. II you had been tried for
this eighty years ago. you would have
been hung tomorrow morning.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
WHY RUSSIA WANTS REPUBLIC
Any Other Ferm Of Government Would
Present Many Dihseufties, II
Not Impossible.

A last rcIn, to which 1 wish to call
attentioo Is that from the first hour
Of the revolution the republican idea
made extraordinary progress In the
minds Of all classes. writes Captain
n In Scrfbner'A live among Rus
SLAMS and could therefore watch It's
growth day BY day. Men Of letters
and men of business. merchants, Imam
derx. lawyers. profes-ors-I saw them.
one after another. come to the same
way of thinking. For the first weeks
II seemed impossible to many OF a
conservative turn of mind that there
should be a Russian republic. They
Said:
Our country Is not ripe for one.
Think of all the hard experiences
which you French went through before
the republic vas really Mt home In
France. and yet your people are high
iy developed while ours are not" And
90 on. These same men have now
come round little by little to the re-
publican Idea. One reason is that
any other form Of government would
HtSNSlI H. a.
Is nos Impossible. The Romnnon dy-
nasty Is dIscredIted. to say the least ;
4, is not conceivable that 1t should be
reins,ared- and there are no other
available aspirants TO the throne. even
supposinS that the nation wished to
return to a monarchy.
Anyone who feels inclined to pro-
nounce Judgment upon the Russian
revolution should bear this In mind ;
the old regime was 50 detestable that
any new one, even II far from perfect.
cannot be worse. From the military
point Of view. which Is Of course what
is most interesting to Russia's allies.
the former system. or want Of it, had
50 disorzanized the whole country that
II was becoming more and more dim
cult TO carry on the war. II is hard
TO see how now either the Russians or
we of the allies can suffer by the
change. because what has been thrown
away vas absolutely worthless. That
should always be in our minds when
We are inclined to criticize Russia. In
order that ve may keep our proper
mental perspective and see things as
they really are.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
Ai,,esat,sn 10 Denied.

The familiar charge that artists who
illustrate stories pay no attention to
the text they Illustrate 10 grossly un-
true declares the Kansas City Star
We know . young author who wrote .
story in which = man With long vhix-
ksfs got wound up in an electric fan
The Illustrator might have ignored the
fan altogether. but he didn't The only
detail he omitted was the whi4kers,
and the picture Of the man with .
smooth face tangled up in the fan was
declared 4 masterpiece By the artists
family.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20

Upon all those who are ambitious
to make the world happier and better
rests the Obligation Of drilling de
tongue into habits Of kindDess. purity
and refinement Not BY spaaDoti3e e.
forts nor with occasional hints and
CLEANS of good cheer are men to use
the tongue in the interests Of happi-
ness To daily drill the tongue ~ an
instrument Of happiness u to enter In
to the fundamental conception Of Nv
ing.-Rev. Newell Dwight HilliA
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
Mocha she<os,<j,s

The vofids supply Of Mocha sheep
skin Is obtained BY abou, . dozen buy.
erk who have their native collectors
IN CARAVANS collect the skins at various
centsrs. Of which Mocha Berbera. Zey.
!ath- and Hodddah are the main
points from which they are sent to
Alden q British coalinS station which
% account Of its excellent location. II
the shipping point for skins sent to
London- the continent Of Europe, and
The United StAteA
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
re Realized iu Truth.

"ft was Shakespeare. wnsn't II. who
said: Sweet are the uses Of ndver-
sityr" Shakespeare may have said
II originally, but I heard 1t from
lawyer who had pocketed s. per cent
IT nm e-fste."-Boston Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
Repress Emotion

A veil-kno~n author has said ::
Hires Is rflsn re choose which emo
doa TO express. We become what we
cho.1<..- In this way re develop our
character and are responsible for our
Character This Is true and nothing
Is more foolish than permitting ev-
cry little chance incident Of the hour
20 -utts the xpittA
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
1akina carr q Pennies.

Ben Franklin had 4 wise old head
when he advised his readers to take
care of the pennies because the dollars
would take care Of themselves The
boy In whose pockets the pennies burn
holes will understand the diMculty Of
taking care Of the pennies, and like as
not, declare that IL cannot be done.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
Espsrss shs@s Wear Long.

TT Il not uncommon In some parts
Of Spain or Portugal to hear the M
lives boast Of wearing . pair OF Es
par,o shoes for IS yenrs or more says
4 writer In Popular Science Monthly.
The soles will survive an Aggregate
exceeding 1000 miles Of walking with
out wearing away appreciably.-
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
pruuians and Germans.

Many authorities bold that the orig
irai P-1tss{ans we're not Of the same
b-e~.,, 81 the old or South Germans.
hein- Of the HunnLsh or NonSolian
stock The kinship Of the English
burch- Scandina vian and South Ger
nan Is in.iisputable. bur the Prussian<
te-hnoloziealIy sp~akinz1 are not in
clui--i In the Teuroaic circle They
are TO say the least original! Of noo
TeErraic blood
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
HORSE A FRIEND OF NAN
Ask Yourself t1ss oVestiea. HsO
Hsvs vov Dealt VIII Faithful
Aaisy,ai Grown Oh!

You may have had . favosite hOrxe
sometime. and II may have grown Old
and the folks may have advised SELL
ing or turning IL out To die maybe.
Erasmus Wilson writes In the Pitts
burxh Gs1ette-nme& Could you- or
did you give coa*e1nt to thus dispoains
Of your old friend7
Hor would you like to meet such
an old friend on the avenue Eeared In
heavy. curnberouA harness to = fictety
coaIcast loaded to the limit Of his
strength TO move. and to hear the
cosrxe Commands Of the nnfeelinS
driver and the cTud cuts Of the uhip
when he vas FtraIninx bis stitched
oln,x and weakened muscles until be
seemed ready to toster and fall?
But thea you might r0t recognize
him on accoun, Of the prominence Of
bis bones. the rouxhness Of his coat
and his kiavish and heartbroken ap-
I-earance. We can hardly recognize In
a weary. stumbling. iIl-kept brute the
once sleek spffxhtiy. prandnz steed
tha, ras our pet and pride
Maybe II Is well that ne do not
know them when we see them in their
sadly changed condition.
Ask the vesesan cavairyman about
his favori.e horse and he'll tell 700
things that will bring 4 lump into your
throat. Many . time and Oft. perhaps
they endured storms and brayed dan
gers 90 picket posts faced death in
mad and turbulent rfvers- occupied q
common bed On the ground fosased
for food to stay their hunger and
shared the last handful Of parched
corn OF piece Of hardtack-
And he will tell Of the times his
trusty steed saved him from capture
OF death. OF bore him into the thick
Of the battle and maybe fell q victim
TO some rneec.Iess bullet or she'll. or
maybe both we're wounded together
IL 10 die In mercy. he to live and suffer
on.
The old trooper II never willing
much less anxto1s. to part with the
hofse that has borne him through try-
Ing campaigns. and to which he feels
80 greatly indebted
the Arab Whom Mrs- Caroline Z 8
Norton has 20 deity and effectively
sketched in the poem that made her
famou--The Arabs Farewell to His
Steed.- which cpnciudes n follows:
whsn Lass sac kin drfak, Away. ne
s<Tered dream % GER
could n1e Eye . day. AID know that vs
aeo.h meet 60 r.ore.
rhey tempted ne. my beautiful, for hun-
gers power II ssrceRs
They tempted E<- my beautiful. bat ]
have sosed too ong.
WHO said that bad gwen thee %, Who
sAA tia, tho1 vert sod,
rs false. It's falae. my Arab ucsed, ]
dunx them back their gold
Thus. thus. ! Lap upon thy baek. aa,3
rco1s tie DISTANT rtatesI
Away, Who oT.rtAk>s u nuoW shA0 claim
thee for his patnA-
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
The Golden Fleece

The Order Of the Golden Fleece IL
bit Of royal foolishness instituted
By Philip the Good Of Burgundy
about 1879. on account IL Is said Of
the PROFIT that had come to him By
vo-Oi-rsisin-- The order Is sill in ex-
is,-nee. its membership being confined
to III. rulers and crown princes OF
Europe with nor and then an Asiatie
I-ptencace-
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20

AZ the DIfssten School resat.
Government Food Oficial tsternly to
curnte)-This e9g-and.spoon race must
be stopped In the interest Of the coun.
try. II might result in the loss Of an
eGg.-Passing Show.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20

Manganese mines at Conception
Point Lower California. are reported
10 he the richest known deposits Of
;his eiem-n, In the world They are
situated In the arid hills Of small
peninsula IS miles long and five to
ei<h, miles wide. between the coast OF
the Gulf Of Lower California and Con
cef-cion Bay.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20

Hooest men and women esteem and
value nothing 70 much in this World as
4 real friend Such one Is As II were
another self. TO whom we impart our
most secret thouxh,s- Who partake Of
o1r Joy. and comforts Us In our annie
don: add TO this that his company Is
an everlasting pleasure TO uA-Trans-
latioo from the Brahmin-
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
All should ksep oss,es.

Probably the most expensive error
usually made BY our farmers is the
failure to keep books that will enable
them. at any time. to tell whether they
are doing business at q profit or loss.
Many Of our farmers can't tell At the
end Of the year whether they have
made money or lost money. Should
any other business be conducted In this
manner. nothing but failure would be
eIpected.-ExchAnGe.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
Insurance. q Luxury.

To an old darky hailed before him.
southern judge put this question !:
Why did you burn your house down
just after getting 1t insuredT Where
upon the dairy replied: -Yo' honah.
II pore man like me can't afford to
have 4 house and Insurance, too
Case and Comment.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
0eemina

The process Of overcoming of b.
coming. Is no light achievement. The
Who'll. creation Sroaneth and travail
eth In the task In this warfare all
living things are engaged: not man
only. not the kindlier beasts only. but
all that Is capable Of pain, that Is Of
progress
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
A Broken Lot

Little Gvennie felt IL her duty to
entertain a man who had been called
In to do some carpenter work. and be-
gan By asking II be had 4 papa and
mamma He said yes Then she asked
He replied BY aging he bad three half.
brothers and three hzk-sisssfx- After
looking A. him for 4 moment inten,iy
she aid: Are you the only whole ooe
there vasT
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
When They're Ahsec.

We nre against betting on the sub
lime moral principle that Of all the
d-rn Sue--ers who tell you what a
fool bet you made. not one ever come.
around when you have won to say
what chump he wns.-Nilwaukee
Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1918-07-20
History Of the Orsesis4

There n nothing very new-fn shioned
about the bracelet. According to AZ
cheoloEists IL was first invented as q
badge Of insanity. In time IL Was used
In Eastern ciimes A. q capital means
Of investing money.