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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Singing" Mud Rivers
Alter Andes Skyline

One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the Andes, the great back
bone of cordilleras covering the
northern part of South America,
says Nature Magazine, is it's "sing-
ing" rivers of mud.
During certain seasons Of the
year rain falls in torrents, con-
verting the foothills Of the noun
tains into actual streams Of flow
ing gumbo, and so rapidly is this
erosion occurring, the whole out
line of q chain of mountains may
become unacceptable In the
course of year.
The higher cordilleras, with altt-
tudes Of 10000 to 1900 feet, are
being washed down at the rate of
five feet or more a year, and 1t is
believed that in a few centuries
the Andes will be leveled and
formed into vast plateaus like the
hinterland of Patagonia.
The mountains are composed,
for the most part, Of glacial mo-
raine, q mixture Of powdered rock
and clay. The winter rains carry
this alluvial material down the
valleys in a semi-liquid state and
form vast plains. 1t gurgles with
a musical sound like poured mo-
laSSeS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Matter of Intention
Subject to Dispute

Among all the inventors of whom
popular history tells, only three,
ArchimedeS, Ericsson and Edison,
have been credited with more than
one important invention. Others
may have equaled them in genius,
but not in luck. So, leaving aside
these three great inventors. let
us take up the inventors who
did everything else, and later the
question Of who were really great
inventors.
Who invented the telegraph?
Any American who has been
through the eighth grade knows
that it was Morse and Vail, in 1914.
But there was an English CONNER
cial line seven years earlier, and
the Germans credit the telegraph to
SOmmering, of Munich, in 1909, and
in Switzerland there was an cleo
trio telegraph in TIA, and one was
proposed in Scotland in 1853.
The matter becomes rather con-
fusing for the eighth grade. Who
invented the friction match? There
are so many claimants that we
don't know who invented it.
Who devised the anerOid barom-
eter? In Paris in 1848 two men.
Vidi and Bourbon, each claimed it,
with apparent sincerity, and differ
ent courts decided for each of
them. But 152 years earlier the
philosopher, Leibniz, had suggest
ed such barometer, describing 1t
exactly. Scientific Monthly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Beecl,er Made Victim
of Children's Prank

Henry Ward Beecher was great
lover of children. He was happiest
when, seated in his favorite arm
chair in the evening, his grand
children climbed and paved over
him or nestled in his lap. 1t was
on such an occasion when one eve
ming he remembered with q start
that it was time for the evening
service, relates Thrift Magazine.
Without stopping to arrange his
toilet he hurried to the Plymouth
church in Brooklyn, and appeared
before the large audience. There
was tittering that grew to a pos
tive roar of laughter. For, as the
great divine stood before his au-
dience with all his majestic dig
nifty, the audience discerned that
his flowing locks had been done up
in curl papers. Momentarily. lie
was nOnplussed, then placing his
hand to his head, his fingers found
the offending pig-tails. Some one
nearby heard him say to himself.
"That rascal Daisy" and then he
Joined in the general uproar.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
OF Course This Didn't
Happen IN Real Life

Once upon time. A man. Got
wrecked upon a ship. The other
passengers had all left. When the
alarm was sounded. He probably
had taken a bit too much. Well.
Anyway he found himself. Left
with plenty of food and water. But
no companions. OF any sort. But
a number of current magazines.
Being intelligent. He realized
these. Would in time give out. So
he restricted himself. To only so
much a day. However, he was not
rescued. And he began to go over
them again. Still no ship in sight.
Time passed. He forced himself
to review the tattered periodicals.
Though he knew them from cover
to cover. They palled. Lost even
the effect of distraction. At last
In despair. He seized all of them.
Crying. "Heaven have mercy on
me. There is nothing left. But
to read the stories Eugene Case,
in Los Angeles Times.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Curious Storage

There is practiced In Kashmir,
in India, a novel method of putting
fodder up for winter use. The
country lies in valley among the
Himalayas. The chief industry of
the people consists Of raising fine
wool and in making this into fab
RIGS which have carried the name
of the country all over the world.
A curious custom in some places
is that of hanging quantities of
hay up among the branches Of
trees. Why this Is done is more
than the stranger can guess, and
he is much puzzled until some ma
tive informs him that in winter the
snow lies five and six yards in
depth. and that the supplies of hay,
which as he now looks at them
seem only as If intended for gi-
RATES., are then easily reached by
the fiocks of sheep which abound
there.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Had No Change

The other day man stuck his
head out of a trolley window at
Market street and whistled to a
newsb0y for a paper. The boy
passed in the newspaper and wait
ed for his money.
The man searched through his
pockets one after another. A look
Of dismay suddenly clouded his
countenance. All he could find was
q So bill. AS the trolley began to
move, the newsboy trotted along
at the window still waiting hope
fully for his money.
He ran with the car at least half
a block before his customer real
lied that he had no change. The
paper was sorrowfully handed
back to the newsboy, who ''cussed''
SO loudly that several Of the young
women nearby had to muffie their
ears. Philadelphia Record.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Bald Heads Raped

One Sunday morning Joseph Buck
lin Bishop heard Henry Ward
Beecher preach stirring sermon
to a great congregation. After a
specially eloquent passage the
preacher paused moment and
then continued:
eThe churches of the land are
sprinkled all over with bald-head-
ed old sinners, whose hair has been
worn off by the friction Of count
less sermons that have been aimed
at them and have glanced off and
hit the man in the pew behind"
That was q trying moment for
the bald-headed men present, COM
ments Mr.. Bishop In "Notes and
Anecdotes Of Many Years"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Flour From, Corr,

Corn flour is corn meal ground
and bolted until it is as fine as
wheat flour. 1t is used In consid-
cradle quantities by bakers and as
a binder in sausage making. Dur
ing the World war it was widely
sold as a wheat -four substitute for
use in quick breads, cakes and gen.
eral cooking, but it is not ordi-
narily found on the retail market.
Some of the pancake fiours on the
market contain corn -four or fine
corn meal, usually mixed with -four
made of wheat, rye, barley or other
cereals. In England the term corn
flour refers to the separated starch,
which in this country is called
cornstarch and which is used for
thickening sauces and buildings.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Odd Mixture Made Of
Business and Relioion

In uptown New York there is q
negro church in which attending
services is an all-day affair on
Sundays. The congregation spends
from eight TO ten hours in the
house of prayer, and meals and So
cial circles interlard sermons and
Bible classes.
Perhaps the most practical fea-
ture of the weekly gathering has
to do with business Members of
the flock are invited To pass along
their special wants to t.se pastor
and he in turn prOc!;i.ls tile.ll
from the pulpit. Thus. ii ulle hes
a piano or d parlor set for SIZE
as desired, the price mentioned
and the name and address of tile
brother" or sister broadcast.
If one wants a job or d boarder
the details are set forth in tile
same manner Recently case oil
theft was handled as follows:
Nah dear brothers an sisterii.
Mis- Amanda Rose Alternately has
lost her beautiful pearl brooch-at
least she likes to think it were
lost, but she know the devil often
find things for folks what amt
l0st-.so if any of you have found
it, in such eventuality please re-
turn it to the lawful owner there
of. An to save embarrassments
and humiliations l would suggest
that the finder of the lovely brooch
put it in de little collection enve-
lOpe."-New York Sunday Times.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Beautiful Flame

It may not be generally known
away from the seaside that yes
sells old sheathing, which has once
been covered with yellow metal
or copper, at the expiration of a
long voyage makes a most beauti-
full flame of different colors when
burned In an open firepla e or
CRATE.
This is caused by the sheathing
coming in contact with copper
nails and other composition with
which the sheathing is covered.
Years ago this wood was consid-
cred worthless and was usually
given away to poor people for fuel.
But of late years it has been
used quite extensively in New Bed
ford, Mass, and vicinity.
It is placed upon other wood or
coal, when the flames from the
burning of the old sheathing pre-
sent a beautiful sight, producing
different colors, which shoot forth
from the copper nail holes
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Only FiUe National
Holidays in America

Although individual states OBJ
serve many holidays every year
there are only five days a year
which are celebrated everywhere
in the United States and its pos
sessions, explains Grace Robinson,
in an article in Liberty.
These holidays are New Years
day, Washington's birthday, indie
pendence day, Thanksgiving, and
Christmas Miss Robinson points
out.
Some Of the more important holt
days which are not celebrated by
all the states, the writer explains,
are: Labor day, which is kept by
46 states; Election day, by 43 /;
Memorial day, by So; Columbus
day, by 35; Lincoln's birthday, by
%; and Armistice day, by %. In
the South the birthdays Of Jeffer-
son Davis and Robert e. Lee are
still observed by ten and nine
states, respectively, and four states
celebrate April 26 as Confederate
Memorial day.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28

This much can be said in favor
of being candidate for office:
1t makes a fellow try to be agree
able. at least during the CAM
paign.
e. & e. e.
Fond mother: 81 am going to
make an artist of my little boy"
Friend: "Has he any special apti-
tude for art work?
Mother: "Oh, yes. He can go
three days without eating.
& G. & &
She is the kind of a girl
YOU can tell is going to
have a past by her pres
emit actions.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Harnburg's Lucky Streak

Hamburg, one Of Germany's larg-
est cities, might be still only
small port If the American colonies
had not rebelled against English
rule and won the Revolutionary
war. A large part of the trade
Of the continent of Europe that
formerly went through London was
diverted to Hamburg as the result
of that conflict, and the city grew
by leaps and bounds, relates Path
finder Magazine Now. it and its
suburbs have about 2.25O,O00 popu-
Iation. Bremen and Stettin salso
had q remarkable growth during
the German expansion period, but
Hamburg had the advantage over
these ports by having deep water.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Roberta Knesc

Roberta, aged four, had been told
by her grandmother she would
wear her tongue out, if she did not
stop talking so much. Coming In
one day from playing, the child ex-
citedly told her grandmother that
she had just seen a woman who
had worn her tongue out.
Grandmother asked her how she
could tell and she said: "The
woman was talking on her fingers .
Grandmother figured out that the
little girl had seen some deaf and
dumb persons.-Indianapolis News.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28

a free evening for owe,
asked a friend. y he,s
"l've often thought -,
he replied. "But wbarea oOut IL
spend my evening then ~ would |
& & & q
= : = Z : @&&%A.
= the divorce? sOu wish :
= Fair Plaintiff: Wen
: thinking of getting mar,;a 4 :
2 = = ! Z = = q 8 49,
Bunkie, well known \. :
of Bachelor hall. pressn.
ed her owner with :.
puppies Monday afternaoss
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
The One Sane Mar,

Out of every ten people alive to-
day at least five Cat c0nserva-
tive estimate) have at some time
or other wanted to act in play.
OF the remaining five three have
had the urge to write one, while
one, at least, has had the urge to
direct or produce one. The tenth
man does not believe in this kind
o. magic at all. He is quite con-
vineed that the other nine are
crazy.-Leslie Howard, In Vanity
Fair Magazine.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Pudding Is "Detoureds

The minister had boyish habit
OF visiting the pantry after the
cooks departure and devouring all
surplus sweets. One morning after
nights invasion of the pantry the
cook asked her mistress:
what you all want for dessert
for dinnahY'
II think the date pudding left
from yesterday will be sufficient
for today" said the thrifty wife.
THAT pudding's sbeen detOured
by that meddlin' husband" was the
irritated reply.-Indianapolis News
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Large Island Unexplored

The fifth, and possibly the third,
largest island In the world. is al
most unknown. It is Baffin island
in the Arctic circle, and its area
is estimated at from 100000 to 3O0.-
600 square miles. It Is owned by
Canada. The Norsemen probably
knew it In the year 1000. In 1875,
when Martin Frobisher was seek
ing the Northwest passage, 100
English colonists actually tried to
make their homes on its bleak
southeastern coast. Some day, per-
haps, when the world becomes over
crowded and modern c0nveniences
make cold climate livabre, Baffin
island may be the home Of ma
tion.-Capper's Weekly.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Their Three Selections

Aunty had written the children
to write to her and tell her the
three things they most desired for
Christmas. Then, she said, she
would select one OF the three for
their gift from her. Marjorie, be-
ing the older, wrote the following !:
Dear Aunty-We were tickled
to get your nice letter and I will
now tell you the three things we
want most for Christmas. Buddy
wants three bicycles and want
three wrist watches. These are
the only three things we can think
of. With love. Marjorie. Kan
sas City Star.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Lunch Auay From Home

Married men Of Eibar, Spanish
town of 10000 inhabitants, never
60 home for lunch They have a
local proverb which says it is un-
lucky If men lunch at home more
than twice in their Iives-on the
day Of their marriage and on the
day of their death. Every man In
Eibar, therefore, lunches at a res
taurant or at the factory or shop
where he is employed. It Il be
lieved the fact that most Of the
women work away from home dur
ing the day has given rise to the
proverb.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Fat Men Stand Heat Best

Fat men can stand high tempera-
lures better than thin ones, accord
ing ito tests made by the bureau
of mines. The fat men lost more
weight but were less exhausted
after the experiments were over.
says Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The trials revealed that high pulse
rate rather. than the mere increase
in bodily temperature is the imp0r-
tant factor that brings discomfort
under high heat and humidity.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Get Rid Of Troubles

People in Knrea seek to rid
themselves Of all their distresses
painting images on paper, writ
ing against them their troubles of
body or mind, and afterward Civ
ing the papers to boy to burn.
Another method of achieving the
same object is to make rude dolls
of straw, stuff them with few
copper coins, and throw them into
the street. Whoever picks up such
an effigy gets all the troubles and
thereby relieves the original suf-
ferer.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Ne,D Electric Cord

A new kind of electric cord, In
vented by a Hungarian, does away
with the electric push-buttona This
cord can be squeezed or pincied at
any point along its length and 1t
will make contactsand ring the bell
or operate the signal.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Nitroelycerin a Medicine

Nitroglycerin. commonly consid-
cred one of the most dangerous ex-
plosives, is used to save the. lives
Of persons afflicted with high blood
pressure. In small quantities 1t
serves to enlarge the blood vessels,
lowering the blood pressure.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
Adpa,,ce in Phofography

In 105 years the art of photog,
,raphy has made tremendous strides.
The first photographs were exhibit.
ed in Paris in 1922 and required
eight hours, exposure. Now some
cameras will take up LOCO pictures
q minute.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28

k New servant
tfffffftl'lA.A Can have a diff
Htfftff vi x&RANM ferent clock put
lIYSNyi in me bedroom,
Hf aII mum?
ff ffl1f Mistress h Y,
t / put that clock
.@l3 in your room for
i. ~ nfN a p ecial pur-
N4xN pose. dts a n
wv alarm clock"
New S ervant-W Well,
mum, l can't stand it.
1t woke me up this
morning.
& & & &
Did you iii
N your date last night ?"
More-'1 hope so. She
~ ate every thing in
sight"
& & & &
In Chicago crooked surgeon
tried to straighten a girls crooked
legs and now he's headed straight
for the penitentiary.
& & q &
= + = + + = + + + + + + + /
+ The only thing the average I
+ American male really fears I
! are snakes, mad dogs and Z
+ buffers. !
t++++++ - 1T = + :
& & & &
Rev. Morton waTibles thusly,:
sYou can bring to your office and
put in frame, motto as fine as
its paint; but if you're a crook
while you're playing the game, the
motto won't make you a saint"
& & & &
Jack-Why is the figure "9" like
a peacock?
JIM don't know. Why?
Jack Because without a tail it's
nothing.
& & & &
= = = = = = = + = = = = + I
= If w0man's intuition is so !
= wonderful, then why are the I
= divorce courts so busy? I
+ + = = = = = = = = = + = Z
& & & &
One way to get the boys back
on the farm would he to fill it up
with pretty boarders from the
city
& & & &
& & & &
If we live long enough we dis
cover that other people are very
much like ourselves.
& & & &
81 heard that your father was
sick" said the teacher. "Is he
any better"
"He had the stomach ache some
thing awful" replied the little
son, 'but it don't ache half as
loud as it did last night"
& & & &
The hardware man had called
on the widow every time he had
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28

"I would rather look at engines
than at colleges" said Mr.. Ford
the other day. So would thous-
ands of other people, if one may
Judge of their interest in peering
under the hoods of autos standing
at the road side.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
eThat Classic Cain,

A philosopher is fellow who can
watch his favorite team lose the
pennant and not blame It all on the
idiosyncrasy of the umpire.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-06-28
'POLIYANNA
.COIXJIM.

N e w Servant
Can i have a diff
ferent clock put
in me bedroom.
mum?
Mistress-W h Y,
/ put that clock
in your room for
a 5 p ecial p u r
% o S e. 81 It's a n
alarm clock"
IIT"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-26
THE WEATHER

District OF Columo;a-partiy csoa6v:
tomorrow increasing eioudlneSs With
rising temperature.
Msryland-partly cloudy today; to-
n,o-row increasing cloG6,neSs With ris-
Inc temperature,
virginia-Parsly cloudy and con-
:inusd cold today; TOMORROW increasing
c,cuaineSS with rising temperature.
West Firyinia-rart.y cloudy and no
80 cold; tomorrow increasing elcsiCs'neS>
and warmer. followed by rain,
Temperature for "a Hours
Tempera.ars~-Midnis IS: , am
-: am. 50: am. IS; s am. ~,
10 am. 20 Il nocwl as: pm. -;
nm, e, pm, IS: PM. IS: 10 PIN,
-.
Highest. IS: lowest, -
Temperature same date last ysag~-
Highest, So; lowest. IS.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by the United States Gas.
and 0eoaetie SGrysy1
Tcday---low tide. e,oe am ard s as
pm; high tide, 1900 p,m
'rcgNerruw--low tide 7:eo an ana
T;ts pm; high tide, e;s& Am, ard - IS
pm,
The sun and the Neon.
''reaay-S0n rise s;&e ana; sun sets
sS6 pm.
Touserrow~Sun rises s;&S am; Sun
sets Ssi pm,
Mocn rises go Am; sets N,e& pm.
Automobile lamps - be ltShsea one
half hour after sunset.
Weather ia Various Cities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-26
THOMAS r. NEWBOLD
FUNERAL TOMORROW
Services for Former Capital Mar
Will Be Held at St, PauI's
y Eniscopal Church.

Funeral services for Thomas r. New
bold. former resident Of Washington,
who dice Tuesday at Colorado Springs.
CoIo.. viii be held al St paul's Epis-
opal Church. Rock Creek Cemetery.
tomorrow morning Il II O'Clock Inter
nlent viii he IN Rock Greek Cemetery.
Mr.. kewboid. who was So years old.
took an active part in the business and
SOCIAL life OF the Capital during his res
tdence hire. He first came 10 Wash
isagton about 1880 from his birthplace.
Dayton Ohio. and later returned 70
OHIO In 1900 Mr kewhoid again came
u Washington and identified himself
with the Merchants Transfer IL Et0r-
sge Co. serving a. secretary-treasurer
he hac made his home in Colorado
Springs since 1906
Mr. RewboId Is survived by his widow
VINO Was Miss Maria Dana Brown. and
ttsc Sons. Charles and Haywood: Il sis
TER, MIRA. Frank E. Eoyes Of this cisy
ss,c three brothers. John L. and FEM
isIg NewboIc of this city. and Col Henry
T.. kewnold Of Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-26
lOWDEN ENDORSED
IN IOWA COUNTIES
Favored by Majority CT Conven-
tions-Hoover Gets Only
Slim Support.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DIES MONIES. Iowa. February U.s.
Former Gov. Frank 0. Lowden OF H.
linois today was favored for the presi-
dency by a majority Of Iowa county
Republican conventions. which had re-
ported Endorsement of candidates. In
nearly all instances where instructions
to delegates to the State convention
were given there was no other candidate
mentioned.
Hoover sentiment was manifest only
In Dubuque County. reports received up
10 2 o'clock indicated. Dubuque County
pledged It's delegates to the Secretary
Of Commerce
Counties which adopted resolutions
pledging delegates TO Lowden end in
Dictated in returns received up to 2:SSc
pm. we're:
Polk. Kossuth. Boone. Des Moincs.
Fayette. Blackhawk. Humboldt. Lee.
Webster. Pottawattamie. Carroll. Wood
bury, Hamilton and Louisa.