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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
rich Names GiUen to
Old NelU York Streets

fery curious and interesting are
e old street names of New York
iiy. Particularly in the financial
istrict are to be found historic as
,ciations in this relation. Most of
re streets had Dutch names, since
hen more or less changed. For in
lance. Broad street was called the
Graght," because It was an inlet
ON the bay.
Nassau street, between Wall and
'narl streets, was once called "Pie
Tnman's tane,' Stone street was
alIed "Brouwer street." because
he West Indies company's brewery
ms at No. 10. South William street
vas "Slyck Sleegh," meaning "dirty
me" Liberty street was first called
" the Dutch "Tienhoven street;
ater the British called 1t "Crown
rect" Pine street was first called
Queen street. and later "King
treet." Exchange alley was "Oys-
er Pasty alley" and Tin Pot al
oy." Cortland street up to 1928
AS windmill lane" Whitehall
ttreet derived its name from Peter
'tuyvesant's mansion "Whitehall."
William street, before it honored
he English king, was called BUR
nrs path" Coenties slip was
named for Coenties Ten Eyck.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Merely Got Patient
Ready for Physician

Have you given him anything
or done anything to relieve him?"
asked the young doctor, who had
Jared into the backwoods to see a
patient in the dead of a stormy
night.
swell, no, doc-that is to say,
nothing to speak Of" said the wife
of the patient. II had him soak
his feet in almost b'ilin' water with
a lot of mustard in it, an / clapped
red-hot plaster on his back, an
another one on his chist, an I've
put a couple of blisters ] had in
the house under his arms, an a
bag o. cracked ice to the back of
his neck, an had him drink pint
o. ginger tea with dash o. rum
In it jes as hot as he could swaller
it, an I followed that with some
yarb bitters one o. the neighbOrs
sent over, an / had him take five
or six pills out of box got one
day of a man that come along with
medicine to sell, an he's had Three
or four spoons o. Quackem's pain
killer an one o. these sidelitz pow
ders, but 1 didn't feel like as if /
ort to give much o. anything, or
try to do much for him until you
come an see what you think allied
him. Then I reckoned we could
go at him and really give him
somethin' an do somethin' fer him.
Forbes Magazine.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Gracious Lady's Tact
IN IRVING Situation

" took society leader from Bos-
ton to teach me just how gracious
a gracious lady may sometimes be.
For some incredible reason Tin our
hoteD there was a door leading
from her bathroom into the hall,
and, equally incredible, when a
husky sweeper mistook his broom
closet and pulled at the bathroom
door Ii came open TO admit him to
the immediate presence Of q soci-
ETY. leader enjoying her bath.
The sweeper's CONSERVATION, pull
sating through the service chan
nels. was registered at the desk In
about three minutes.
BY and by the blue-blooded Bos-
ionian, tnarvelously gowned for din
GER, as she always was, entered the
obby, and the young men at the
lesk prayed that she would pass
n into the dining room. When she
headed In their direction they
TODD their ground heroically, but
lle blood froZe In their veins.
She glanced from room clerk to
'ront clerk and back again, smiled
weetly and said: "My mother
aught me to take my bath regular
V. but she affixed one rigid require
lent-that / should always take it
! private. If you'll be good enough
0 have some one nail up that pub
e entrance to my bathroom, I'll be
rateful. Rufus Steele in the Sat
li'day Evening Post.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Impress of Old Spain
Left IN South America

While Cartagena, Colombia. is a
most engrossing architectural ruin.
a legacy of the old Spanish con-
quistadores, and a fine example of
an ancient Spanish town, passen-
gers en- route to the vest coast of
the United States find that il is
also energetically modern.
The Spaniards, when they EN-
barked on their expeditions to the
interior of Colombia, had as goad
behind their efforts. the Indian
story of a marvellous golden man,
Ell Dorado, and saw him in their
dreams as they hacked their way
through the almost impossible
jungles. Although the Spaniards
never located their golden quarry
and returned to the coast to found
cities, they did succeed in wrest-
ing from the bosom OF the hills a
vast amount of golden metal which
gave to the country the name of
the man they had been seeking, Ell
Dorado. And in the cities they
founded they left an indelible i'm
press Of old Spain.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
One Chance All That
Time Accords to Man

How often you hear dad, or some
other grownup speak, with q sort
of half-sigh in his voice, Of what
he would do if he were young
again. Time goes quickly when
you are young, and you are only
too likely to put off things you
really should do.
Grownups look back on the gold
en- days of their youth as the hap
piest times of their lives, but there
Is also something to regret in their
backward glance. There are so
many things they would like to
have done, bSt didn't.
Unfortunately. time gives us just
one chance.
Let's plan things now, then, so as
to have as few regrets as possible
when we look back from d grown
up. viewpoint. Let's get lots of
exercise, so that the grownup per-
son we're going 10 be not so many
years from now may be fit and
strong. Let's not get into little
habits of shiftlessness that will
handicap the future. Instead. LET
us all work hard and play hard.
so that when the person We're go
ing to be looks backward, he'll find
his youth an encouragement. and
not q matter for regret.-Ey
change.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14

A race of pygmies has been dis
covered inm New Guinea in the
Dutch East Indies by an American
scientific expedition. These people
use stone implements and weapons.
They are strict vegetarians. When
pygmy wants to get married, he
is subjected first to an ordeal,
which consists of the following: He
is placed at certain distance TO
serve as target for the best bow
and arrow sharpshooters. He must
try to dodge the flying arrows.
When the ordeal has lasted long.
enough and he has survived. the
chief says: "Here is your wife.
You are courageous and fieet-footed
enough to endure marriage" The
pygmies have a sense Of humor. ap-
parently.-PIerre Van Paassen, in
The Atlanta Constitution.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Left Name IN History

King Maker was the name given
70 Richard Neville, earl of War
wick. one of the most powerful
aobles of the Middle ages. He
nok prominent part in the Wars
f the Roses. He raised an army
If 10000 and placed the duke Of
York on the throne Then he turned
o the house of Lancaster, deposed
edward of York and restored
Fenry VI. The restoration last
4 only a few months, for the York
Tts won the bloody battle Of Bar
Il in April, 1474, in which War
EEK was slain. The duke Of York
rs restored as King Edward Nv.
~fton's historical romance. "The
81 of the Barons," is based on
career of Warwick. the King
Montreal Family Herald
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Amethyst Superstitions

The amethyst was worn in an
cient Egypt. Amethyst scarabs
were highly esteemed by Egyptian
soldiers, who wore, them on the bat
tlefield as a charm against death
and the shafts of war. This prac-
tiee survived into the Middle ages,
when the amethyst was regarded
as the stone sacred to st. VAL
entine, who is said always to have
carried one.
A powerful talisman for the pro-
lection of riders and their horses
was a winged image of hores en-
graved upon an amethyst. A mod
ern version of this belief Is that
the ownership of an amethyst will
give vigilance to business men, and
sportsmen and soldiers calmness in
the hour of danger.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14

hallway accidents caused by
aimals are not infrequent in some
rts of the world. A passenger
IN in Siam a few years ago YVES
layed by running over a tiger o.
viaduct. Shortly after this ar
senlant. charging a freight. de
filed several cars. and, before Il
-as killed, wrecked the locomotive
rsect pests in South Africa havr
rem known to cause railway trou
les. One report tells of train
aving been delayed for two hour
bile the right of way was dis
mted with millions of Thousand
egs.r In 1923 there were such
warns of locusts in one district
TAT the right of way had to be
sprayed daily for more than q
eek
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Mirages in Ocean

Mirages are frequent under ia
vorable atmospheric conditions on
the southern and eastern sides Of
the ice regions, where the cold and
warm waters mix Bergs often
appear inverted and assume fantas-
tic shapes, causing them to appear
much larger than they prove to
be when close by. There is a rec
ord of berg the image of which
was sighted over twenty miles away
in the mixed waters south of the
tail Of the Great Banks, appearing
first as three bergs, one set upon
the other, with the mirage contin-
ually changing shape as the ship
approached
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Got His Photographs,
But "NeUer Repeated"

l.. A. Huffman, as official pho
tographer at Fort keogh, Mont, In
the period when Gen. Nelson A..
Miles was commander of that army
post. came i'm per. onal contact with
the heads of both Indian and Amer
lean fighting forces in one day.
HUFFMAN had become friendly
with Rain-in-the Face of Custer
battle fame. who was a prisoner
of war at the fort, and after cOh-
siderable difficulty Huffman had
arranged to photograph this lead
or of the Indian tribes. The In
dian chieftain remained ut Huff
mans studio for three hours, hav-'
ing been taken from t he army
prison camp surreptitiously. In
his prolonged absence. the other
Indians feared their leader had
been hanged by American soldiers
and an investigation was started
nv General Miles. Rain-in-the-Face
returned to the camp and Huffman
was summoned before General
Miles.
Young man. said Miles, adj
dressing Huffman, eff you ever
take another prisoner of war out
of camp without permission from
the adjutant or myself, you will
find yourself in very serious trou-
ble."
81 never repeated" Huffman said
afterward, 'but I had gained some
fine pictures of Rain-in-the-Face."
Neil NJ. Clark in the American
Magazine.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Old Songs Seen, Crude

The nearer we get to songs In
the making the cruder they are.
Very often they are not only incon-
gruous but seem humorous, when
they were not intended to be so.
Sometimes they seem callous,
treating of death with what APP
pears to be an utter disregard of
fitting solemnity or tenderness. In
most cases this is quite unintend-
ed. The humble author intending
to express the proper sentiment
uses materials with which he IS ia
miliar. often parts Of several other
songs. Or he wishes to use GER
tain refrain, and this refrain car
ries over into his mind certain as
sociatfons. What he does he does
in good faith. and If his product
is not up to our standards it is not
because of intent but because OF
the crudeness of his attempt-R.
W. Gordon, In Adventure Magazine.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
ArchibaId's Premise

Little Archibald is of an inquir-
ing nature. When he comes across
anything he does not understand
he is seldom slow in asking for in
formation. So when he was told
to entertain visitor for ten min
utes, he came straight to the point
that had interested him from the
moment the man had removed his
hat.
''Mr. JONES'" he asked, why is
it you've got no hair on your
head?"
''Well,' was the reply. Il work
so hard with my head that my
hair doesn't get chance to grow;
my brains are too busy"
ooh" said Archibald, light 0awn
ing upon him, $50 that's why
mother doesn't grow a mustache."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Their AnsvDer

In an intelligence test, which
some school teacher took recently,
this sentence was given:
"That the moon is made Of green
cheese is"
The blank was to be filled in
with the most fitting of a list Of
words. "Improbable," unlikely"
"ahsurd." When the papers were
looked over there was much hilar-
ity to discover that the teacher
of astronomy had filled in the blank
with the word improbable, in
stead of absurd" which was OF
course the most appropriate word.
Springfield Union.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Worries Good and Bad

The strange thing about worry
is that it does the most mischief
when, concerned with the most
trivial matters. Thus to worry
about bad luck, domestic infelicity,
disagreeable neighbors or the well
fare of the boy at college or in the
army produces nothing but fatigue
of body and soul, whereas a bit of
anxiety concerning the colony of
germs that have taken an apart
ment In the nose or throat, the an
nOying constipation that develops
from bad dietary habits, the vacant
soil in the back yard that needs
cultivation or the narrow limits of
the family exchequer might be the
first step toward longer life and
a bigger income.-Exchange.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14

Back in Westby, Wis, where the
opulation is Norwegian, they tell
his little story ON themselves;
A big touring car came through
he town one day and accidentally
IN down two men. 1t wasn't the
rivers fault, so he hastened to
H. police station to make his re-
orr and arrange TO proceed on his
way.
81 believe have killed two Nor
regians," the driver tersely ex-
lained TO the marshal.
WELL" said the marshal. eve
ion't do nothing about dat here.
You got to go down to Viroqua for
he bounty.-Los Angeles Times.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Why the Choir Sang

= The choir was peeved at the min
lister and to get even with him all
agreed they would not join in sing
ing the hymns at the morning serv-
ice. But some loyal soul told the
preacher about the plot.
'sWe will now sing that grand
aId hymn. We're Marching TO
zion.'v the preacher announced.
committing the first verse;
The second verse began. "Let
those refuse to sing who never
knew our God" The whole choir
sang.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Dancing as He Nears
America Brings Death

New York. Dancing on the deck
Of the liner h1innewaska in celebra-
ton of his sixtieth crossing is said
to have induced an attack of heart
disease which caused the death Of
M. M. Robinson, en- route to this
country. The death and burial at
sea was reported by officials of the
Atlantic Transport line when the
ship locked.
Robinson, who was said to have
been a native of Louisiana, had
lived I'm London for many years,
where he was engaged In the inn
mort and export business.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Disasters Caused BY Wind

The wind caused a serious rail-
road accident In the eastern part
Of the United States last year when
it blew sand over the track. Two
wears ago the wind blew an Aus
ALLAN train off the track. March
winds in British India in 1924 blew
over five cars of train as 1t was
rossing bridge, and two of them
pitched into the water. About so
were killed One morn
ing a train from Derry to Burton
port. Ireland, was caught In gale
that uncoupled the car next to the
engine and rolled It down en- en-
hankment.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14

Briefly. the explanation of the "a
nous painting called "The Hugue-
not' is as follows: BY order of
the Due de Guise. issued before st
eartholomew's day, "all good Cath
,lics" were enjoined to wear a
white scarf as distinguishing
sndge. The young woman pleads
s. 18th her lover as she strives TO
s.asten the symbolic white scarf
rhe lover will die in the morning-
- one writer suggests. the picture
reminiscent OF the famous line:
Il could not love thee, dear, so
ar-.h. loved I not honor moro
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Ancient Tomb

Tombs that have been assigned
the Neolithic period which
marks the transition from the
Stone age to the Age of Bronze.
ave been discovered in Palestine
Some articles resemble those of
modern times.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Betrayed by Heels

New York "A pair of high-heeled
slippers peeping from pair Of mas
culine trousers caused the arrest Of
Helen Jacks, eighteen years old, OF
Savannah. Ga, who told police she
had come North as a stowaway to
search for her mother.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Bricks NouD Made of Fiber

Bricks made from the fibers OF
'almetto, sea grass and similar ma
erial have been recently put on
ale for construction work, and are
aid to give much satisfaction.
They are considerably larger than
ordinary brick.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Gone Too Far

Hankow, China. This modern
ization Of China has gone alto.
gether too far, in the opinion Of a
lot of husbands. They find that
freedom for wives is disrupting
their homes.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Ned. Special Cell

Providence, r. la special cell
must be devised for Nick Tartagli.
one, 519-pound bootlegger and ia
Their Of seven children. There i.
none big enough now.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Ki.se. Fail Her

Syracuse, N. Y.-Her house raid
ed, Mrs. Josephine Popolock kissed
and Rugged the police. But they en-
forced the law, finding liquid they
sought and selling 1t.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
Just Deserts

There will always be movie pa
irons who think most of the actor
who gets himself killed in the last
reel.-Dayton News.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-07-14
POLLYAN,NA

[POL,!L.Y Z
@m coLYUM-
5N Lady with !.
Es INA features (in S,I.
w i@lN stOre): View
MI ny Just moved. /
t tISI need some ip...
HfFt powder.
R Polite CIerk.
HgI Will you taEs i
~ MM with you? U
M1t(SSNB Lady with sP
s.. th no. I'll have Il.
~ reaches cali ma
you can give Il ~ s eu
q & &
AND THEN SoArp,
\ can see your sids -
right" said the ' esrs y
M o the bathing oirI "'O'
& &
sVu nave oVeu
~ seen a fat worss
in kuickers vnT ,Sa
probably convinced that SS
Is not the only animal womb.
fully and fearfully made
& & & g.
Lie is soft these dav,
Think Of a kniob+
NOR afflicted with hive
e. & & &
Take care of the childrens, h.,..
ness ne ;ts and your own will take ~.
& & & q
orator: l thot your paper ~.
friendly to me? rsr was
Editor: So it is. What's the -.
ter? sne mat
Orator: / made speech 81 8.
dinner last night, and Won S;s y.
print a line Of it. '
- Editor: Well, what further proo,
& G. & a
Yes. we have two or tbms
positions open. Do Won know
anything about figures?D
do /? / was lifesaver a.
Sea Breeze for two years.
e. & & &
THE PLOT THTCKENSs
said the lady as she sOwed yr,,,
seed for the third time. Sass
& & & &
What has become of the
Old-fashioned business man
whose evenings were
spent on the boOIui
& a. & &
Many girl
has lost a prospective husband
by trying to hurry him
too much
& & & &
Success is not a matter of the bu,.
mess a mans in, but the m1n
that's in the business.
& & & &
If living expenses 20 much
higher half the world will quit
wondering how the other half
lives for it will be dead.
& & & &
An inquirer wants to know Il Va.
terworks. is all one word 70 Two
words. "Waterworks" is two words
but some people insist upon spell
ing it with a hydrant.
"a & & &
1t is far better to be dis.
appointed in love than h
marriage.
& & & &
Hush money sometimes
talks l0udest
e. e. e a
IF there is anything worse than
having a tooth filled, it's having
teeth filed.
& & & q
Country is going to the dogs
says d. L. Taylor. Fourth amt
what it used to be. Why there's
not even any auto wrecks report
ed in this section Of the county
this year."
& & & &
Famous slogans: Do your
Christmas shopping ear
ly; Please replace divotsi
It won't be a third term,
it's only his second.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-06
% PLAYERS
DENY LATEST
B. B. SCANDAL
White Sox and Tigers Give
Direct Lie to "Swedc"
Risberg

CHICAGO, Jan. members of
the White Sox and Detroit Tigers.
% players. sweepingly den / d
"Swede" Risberg's accusations when
Baseball Com, Lands brought the
players to face the accuser The
players had been accused of throw
ing games.
Eddie Collins, former White Sox
second baseman. produced cancel
led check which showed a date at
variance with one Risberg men
toned.
George Dauss, Detroit pitcher.
said he was paid $50 from pool
the White Sox raised, yet did not
pitch game in the series which
Risberg declared was bought.
The hearing will be resumed to-
morrow when Gandill will testify
supporting the charges of Risberg.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-06
TO MEET
WITH ROAD BUILDERS

CHICAGO. Jan. 6.-America's an
nual clearing house for road build
ing information, the yearly conven-
tion of the American Road Builder
Association, will draw 5000 persons
here January 1914.
The fame of the counlry's smooth
highways will attract the greatest
attendance OF representatives of for
eign countries in the history Of The
organization. Delegates from South
America, Cuba, Mexico, Alaska, Jap
an and several European countries
will attend. Many will tour the
country later to get further road
building tips.
Reports at the gathering viii show,
said officers Cf the organization.
shat last year Was one Of unprece.
denetd road building in virtually
every state and plans for 1927 pro-
grams are just as prctentiOus.
a 10000 exposition of road
building machinery will be held III
connection with the convention. The
convention time will be designated
as National Good Roads Week.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-06
Deering Miner Faces
Wife Murder Charge;
IL Children Destitute

Dick Hoogendorn, Deering min
er, has been bound over to the
Federal grand jury at Nome,
charged with murder of his wife,
according to telegraphic advices
received at the Governors office
today. Details Of the alleged
crime were not given.
AS result of the killing and
the Imprisonment of Hoogendorn,
II minor children are left des-
titute, officials were informed.
They have been turned over to
the Board of Children's Guard
ians of the Second Division for
care and maintenance. The Board
is apparently short of funds as
a request was made on the Gov
ernor for financial assistance.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-01-06
C0RD0vA men
Wed, SEATTLE
Former Cordova Minister
Officiates at Double We'd
ding Last Night

SEATTLE, Dec. G.-Rev. +. +.
Zeigler, formerly of Cordoya, Alaska,
last night officiated at the wedding
of Charles f. Warter and Miss Ethel
Paulson, and II. Deegan to Evelyn
Yokel.
Warter is cashier OF the Copper
River and Northwestern Railroad at
Cordova, and Deegan is a Cordovd
resident.
Mrs. Warter lived at Kennewich,
Wash.
The newly-weds and several wed,
ding guests will sail for Alaska on
the Northwestern next Saturday.
The double wedding took place
at the home of DR.. and Mrs. w. w.
Council