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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-11-18
why Read IL Local Paper

Ii. w. Lee, in the Calumet (Ill.) Rec
ord, says people are naturally supposed
to be interested in happenings near
their homes. If one is not interested
in his home surroundings he is not
likely to be interested in anything. il
you care nothing for your home and its
improvements, why live there? In fact,
why live at all?
A new cement sidewalk in front OF
YOUR house, or new sewer that will
drain your property is more important
to you than the Jap-Russian war, the
price of raw cotton or the election of
the mayor of New York.
The local paper tells you about the
things most interesting to you. 1t
chronicles the births, deaths, marriages
and neighborhood happenings OF your
own community. II tells about the con-
templated public improvements, the
news of the shops and factories of the
region--everything that goes to make
up the sum total OF your daily life.
A property owner that does not keeI
posted by taking the local paper cheats
himsef. \ citizen OF any community
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-11-18
VIII Not Run for President Again:

After the returns clearly indicated
the result, President Roosevelt issued
the following statement:
II am deeply sensible of the honor
done me by the American people in
thus expressing their confidence in
what have done and have tried to do.
| appreciate to the full the solemn res
possibility this confidence imposes upon
me, and | shall do all that in my power
lies not to forfeit it. On the fourth OF
March next, shall have served three
and one-half years, and this three and
one-half years constitutes my first
term. The wise custom which limits
the president to two terms regards the
substance and not the form, and under
no circumstances will be a candidate
for or accept another nomination
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-11-18
The BOSS Was Wrong

When A. A. Robinson, of the Mexi-
can Central railroad, was the inspiring
genius of the Santa Fe he often visited
the big shops in Topeka. One day,
while on tour OF inspection he watched
a machinist execute piece Of work.
Now, Mr.. Robinson prides himself or
his knowledge of every branch of the
railroad service. Upon this occasion
it struck him that the machinist was
not doing his work correctly.
"My FRIEND" he said, that is
wrong"
The machinist, who did not recognize
the railroad magnate, replied;
"Suppose it is; what business is it o.
yours"
81 am A. A. Robinson" the railroad
magnate answered sternly.
II beg thousand pardons," )" he said
''I hope my impertinence will not cos'
me my job. have wife and five chill
dren, and to lose my place would NEAR
poverty to them. | am sorry | said 1t
but you see we have 50 many about
here who give us advice about our work
that we can't tell one d fool from
another"
Mr.. Robinson. who is full OF humor
laughed heartily and assured the ma
chinist that his job would not be inter
fered with.
Investigation revealed that the ma
chinist was executing The work cor
rectly, and that Mr.. Robinson was
wrong. Il opeka Capital.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-11-18
When Wears Was satisfied

Otto Mears is known in Colorado as
the "Pathfinder of San Juan" because of
stage and toll roads he built til ough
the mountains One of his stage lines
was over Marshall Pass. He was con-
stantly censuring his drivers for being
was anxious TO get him alone in stage
and demonstrate that they cotild go
fast enough to please him.
One morning he waited at the sums
nit of Marshall Pass for the stage
driven by Henry burns, reckless
driver, to leave for the foot. He was
dressed in black suit that was nodded
to him. and on his head was new silk
hat, and his linen was spotless white.
He was the only passenger.
'I'll give him the ride OF his life,"
remarked Burns to the station men.
Four of the best horses on the line
were hooked up, Mears STEPPED into
the stage with q fresh cigar in HIS
mouth, and Burns clambered ON the
box. He cracked his whip with a VOL
ley of curses, and the leaders nearly
! Jumped out of the harness. He sent
the four down the serpentine road in
record time, the stage banging against
the side of the mountain, grazing the
edges of precipices, whirling around
sharp curves on two wheels, and bound.
ing over rocks with jars that raised the
heavy vehicle three feet and Hinged 10
forward with bump that started every
bolt and nail. The horses were white
with lather, but still Burns urged
them on.
At the foot of the pass Burns pulled
up his foaming and well-nigh spent
horses, and Mears climbed out His
silk hat was a battered wreck. his
clothes were torn in dozens OF places,
and his hands and face we're scratched
and bleeding, for he had been tossed
about in the stage like pea in can;
but his cigar was still gripped in his
teeth. He said nothing, however, until
the stage was driven up 10 continue ON
its way, when he remarked TO Burns;
''Henery, tink will ride on te out
side nit you. | vas so lonesome inside
| could't keep awake"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-11-18
INDIANS ILLS WERE FEW
The White Man Brought Him Whis<
hey, Disease and civilization

Undoubtedly the American Indian in
his primeval state was fine specimen
of physical manhood. Dr. E. j. Kempt,
who has made d careful investigation
into frontier history, has found that be-
fore the Indians were contaminated by
the white race they never We're afflicted
with smallpox, measles, tuberculosis,
gout, scurvy, insanity, nervous diseases
nor any other of the ills and blood af-
fections which have in late years made
sdch terrible inroads upon the numbers
and vitality of the redmen in this coun-
try.
The only bodily Affections which DR..
Kempt reports to the medical Record
that he found among the aborigines
were fevers and diseases produced by
cold, such as pleurisy, pneumonia, ,rheu-
matism, dysentery and wounds from
accidents or battle. Naturally the
remedies Of the Indians were simple
and few in number. When sick an In
dian refused all kinds of stimulating
ailments. but drank profusely of cold
water. In addition to this, in proper
cases the Indian resorted to sweating,
purging. vomiting and bleeding, and
finally, when all remedies seemed to be
Intellectual, the medicine man was called
in to try his amulets and iiicantations
on the patient
These methods of cure are still re-
sorted to among blanket Indians who
are removed from the influences of
civilization. But before we smile or
condemt1 these practices we should con-
slider our own history. 1t was only Il
few generations ago that our ideas of
medicine were almost as crude as those
of the Indians. The more Intelligent
of the white people then, of course, did
not resort to magic and incantations,
but the concoctions which they manu-
factured to cure diseases almost pass
belief. Oliver Wendell Holmes, in
his "Medical History of Massachu-
setts,'' has made permanent record
of some of the practices then prevailing
among the colonists. Governor Wins
throp was u devout believer III the
efficacy of sdwbugs, while Rev. Cot
ton Mather Used upon his sicl: friends
such absurd and foul pellets and medi'
caments as no Indian ever dreamed of.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-11-18

who considers himself public spirited
will justify his claim with difficulty un'
less he is a subscriber. A newspaper
is the cheapest thing on earth. By
means of the printing press thousands
can have the full results on the work
of a few men.
The local happenings OF large terri
tory including your home and its sur
roundings are of greater interest to anv
man than anything else on earth. II
not they should be. This intelligence
is delivered to your door every week for
two cents. Is il not worth it? Can you
afford to do without it? AS citizen, a
householder, property owner, busi-
ness man-your duty to yourself de-
mands that you subscribe for the local
paper. If you can't afford dollar a
year, read the paper at the barber shop
or the corner saloon. II neither OF
these get it, tell the proprietor that he
is neglecting his duty to his customers
and patronize live one.
The local paper does more to build up
community than any other industry.
The local paper contributes a greater
proportion TO charity than any other To-
cal business enterprise. Church notices,
free advertisement of society entertain
ments, unpaid subscriptions contrib
uted by necessity, and thousand
other items swell the total. If your
local paper is worthy of the name,
don't insult your intelligence by neg
lecting to read it. If it is no good,
start one yourself and thereby confer
blessing on the community; for a
place without local paper is in sad
way.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-11-18

Our corn crop of this year, if massed
together, would cover sixty acres of
ground to the depth of nearly sixteen
hundred feet--a veritable mountain OF
corn over third of mile high. If di-
vided equally among the population of
the earth it would give each person
nearly two bushels. One practical re-
suit of the enormous corn crop ought
to be material reduction in the price
of beef for home consumption. In
many parts of the west the harvest has
been abundant, but in Oklahoma, es-
pecially, farmers this year are boastful
of their corn crop. Favorable climatic
conditions produced II record breaking
yield. In many instances the ears and
stalks are of such unusual size as to be
veritable curiosities. In field owned
by Walter Mathews, farmer near the
town of Mulhall, in Logan county, an
11-year-old boy weighing eighty pounds
climbed stalk to height of four feet
without It's bending with him. The
stalk was strongly rooted, and about
sixteen feet high. While the growth
in Oklahoma was exceptional, no trav-
eler through the west this fall could fail
to be impressed with the vastness OF
the corn area and the immensity of the
crop.-Leslie's Weekly
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-11-18
WASHINGTON WHEAT CROP
Nearly Double That of Oregon and
Idaho, and Better Quality

The Oregonian estimates the wheat
of the three states, Oregon, Washing
ton and Idaho, for the cereal year 1904
1905 to be 45, 100, 900 bushels.
OF the total crop this year Oregon is
redited with IL, $4,000 bushels; Wash
ington, 27,650,000 bushels, and Idaho,
4,500, 900 bushels. This compares with
a crop of "a, 795,000 bushels last year,
Al 800, 600 bushels in 1909, and $500, 900
in 1901, the latter being the record
crop for the three states. The outturn
as now estimated by Mr.. Wright is
fully 100000 bushels under the yield
indicated short time before harvest
and frost. The poorest yields are in
the Grande Ronde and Willamette val
leys, in Oregon, and the Big Bend, in
Washington; the best yields in the lat
ter district being more than 100000
bushels less than in 1901. The best
yields are in Gillian and Umatil coun-
ties, in Oregon. and in the western
part of Whitman county, in Washing
ton. The acreage is larger than ever
before, and with an average yield equal
to that of 1901 would have produced q
crop of 55, 100000 bushels. The crop is
selling freely at the best prices ever
realized when the yield was so large. In
this estimate Whitman leads Washing
ton counties with crop OF 5000, ,00O
bushels, und Umatilla the Oregon coun-
ties with 5000, 900 bushels.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-11-18

'I was troubled with constipation and
stomach troubles, lost flesh, my com
pexion was ruined; HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea brought back my health
and complexion. MARY Allen, st.
Louis. 35 cents City Drug store
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-11-18

Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Mary Simpson
Everything disagreed with me and
baby until | used HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea. Now baby sleeps and
grows like a weed" 50 cents Tea or
tablet form. City Drug Store.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1904-11-18

Waierville has new bank. Inc
Waterville Savings Bank opened Its
doors for business last week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18
Br q I'm
Heart and Stomach
Affected.
Life Hung by Thread
Until Cured by
DR.. Miles Heart Cure
and Nervine.

"come years ago I was suddenly prostra-
til With whit my doctor called al etius:on
=, iinCJ On the biain. Heart trouble devel-
and shortly after and | became so weak
ttat !. vas with great .flculty that could
Uni. across The room. Fer two months my
Ill seemed to Le hanging on thread when
nv attention was arrested by an al. Cf OT.
Mics N-rv!ne in our church paper. sent
t.c !. bottle OF Nervine, one q Heart Cure az
III sam. time wrote for advice. was toto
n ,atc in addition DR.. Miles Nerve ana
liver Pills For ten years / have been
,rrri5.y afflicted with constipation. CON
.irur.i the remedies with Snort interm!ttancc
for luo month. Under God those remedies
bay. been tie means of restoring me 10 good
I.e.th and no che looking at me now would
din that for two months walked al the
edge Of the tomb from heart weakness and
ucfyols prostration. l cannot say too
mach fox the wonderful properties that your
remedies possess. l have tired many kinds
Gf fi..s Tut never any that equal the Nerve
and Iiy-r Pills for constipation KEY. W.
Il. ROBINS, For. Elsin, Ont.
l A mistake in diagnosis is common In cases
of heart disease. Every heart that Gutiers,
palpitatcs, tires out easily, lcauSing shortHesS
ofbrrathl ac: es etc, is weak or diseased and
treatment shoalI not he postponed SINGLE
day There is 10 remedy - safe AID sure as
Dr. Mills llcaIt Cue h.ch speedily cures.
All druggists 81! and guarantee t.rst bot
tie Or. Mile 5 E;i.'.ies. send Tor iEee book
or Nervous md Hear. n>ca s.. hddresi
D, Mics lie =, u %. f.ihMai. LAD.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18
A PERFECT SCORE
Made by !. J. Mead at Walnut Hill,
Winner of Many Trophies.

iii a letter of recent date addressed
to ore of his most intimate friends in
Augusta. Rev. /. J. Mead, known to
the fraternity of riiicmen as |. james
secured perfect score of 120. The
score of 100 was made on Wednesday
Nov II. 1893. ana on the following
Saturday, 1l9 was recorded, showing
that the possible WAS in no sense Il
fuke. With this score Mr.. Mead has
secured the gold victory medal, under
conditions requiring ten scores of liz
or better. To date his ten highest
scores for the past year are three each
Of III. 1lS ana 119. and one of 1882
points oUt Of Il possible 1900. II adjii-
ton to the gold victory medal, he has
won several other valuable trophies in
1908. among which are Il silver cup. Il
large reading glass, one pair silver link
buttons and two other valuable prizes
that he declined to accept preferring to
let some other man take them. Mr.
Mead is TOO we'll known to the Journal
readers to enter into any description of
him. but from early boyhoOd he has
been accustomed tn the use of firearms
2nG for 20 years has given almost eX-
elusive attention to the rifle, both for
small game. and for target use, and
has shot rifles representing nearly ali
the c;iibreS from - to 40.
He joined the Massachusetts, Rifle AS
sociation in June 1901. and has used Mt
Walnut Iiiii Con the rest targeD Il
number 4 Winchester barrel - inches
long. .3S-55 calibrc. in ballard action
OF late, after careful experiments. he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18
Charles n. Tompkins,

Charles II. Tompkins died ut the
home of his son, Harry L. Tompkins
Winter street. sunday morning. Of
heart disease. from which he had been
Il sufferer for several years, but had
only been confined to the house for
about one week. He was - years Of
age, and is survived by three sons
VIA. II. and Harry Z. of this city. and
Albert Of Randolph, Mass. and one
daughter, Mrs. &. r. Badger OF Boston.
The dee eased was one Of the oldest
blacksmths in the city. and a man re-
spectel by all who knew him. He was
a member Of Bethlehem Lodge. r. ana
a. H.. and Of Cushnoc Royal Arch
Chapter. Funeral arrangements will
be announced later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

\ horse driven by Thomas Ellis of
PcttingilIs Corner. created no small
amount Of excitement. for n few mo-
m"nt:. on Water street. Saturday af-
ternocn, by making one of the livelieSt
runs that has been seen on the street
for some time. 1t happened shortly
after | o'clock. and the start was made
ut Pcttineill'S Corner. Whether the
horse started because he was frighten-
cd. or because he felt good, was not
learned, but whatever the cause. he
laid his course for the city. ana follow
ed it at Il rate of speed that was very
much too rapid for pleasure. The first
that was known of his presence in
town WAS when he came across the
bridge, ana dashed across Water street.
MIR. Ellis was unable to hold him. The
horse started up Bridge street. but
turned in on Commercial, throwing the
driver from the sleigh as he did so.
He then ran the length Of the street,
and to Market square. where he made
another turn. and headed up Water
street. still going at a rate which
prompted people to lose no time in
getting out Of the way as he came
along. He found no interference until
he came t. I;ridG" street, but there he
was caught. and the race was off. a
funny Part of the incident was that no
injury Of any kind resulted from the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18
Cured After Suffering 10 Years.

B. F. Hare Supt. Miami Cycle & Mfg.
Co. Middletown. O. suffered for ten years
with dyspepsia. He spent hundreds of
dollars for medicine and with doctors
without receiving any permanent benefit.
He says. "One night while feeling ex-
ceptionally bad l was about to throw
down the evening paper when l saw an
Stem in the paper regarding the merits
of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. / concluded to
try it and while I had no faith in it l
felt better after the second dose. After
than I have been in years. and 1 recon-
mend Eodol Dyspepsia Cure to my friends
and acquaintances suffering from stomac h
trouble" Sold by Bowditch. Webster &
Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

The disappearance of Ralph Ii.
House, oldest son of Major Chas. J.
House of this city. has been reported.
Young House is 26 years of age, b feet
lO,. inches in height. weighs 14a
pounds. has blue eyes. dark hair, and
medium complexion. He has an upper
set of false teeth. and the second fin
ger IF his right hand is smaller than
tho others. and he has 10 use of the
joints. He wore II wide trimmed light
soft hat IL black overcoat. and a suit
Of mixed dark brown, and carried an
EIgn watch. with gold filled case He
was last seen, Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

\ few days ago an Augusta man
came within an ace of having his name
inscribed upon the pages of the book
in which appear the names OF men who
tell things which are not 50. by statinG
tEat he had seen 4 robin. that morn
ing. 1t was very unwise OF him to
make such q statement. for two rea :
sons. firstly, because of the extreme
improbability of u robin appearing in
Augusta in January. and secondly, be-
cause the honor of seeing the first
robin. when he does make his appear
ancc. belongs to q gentleman who j.
closely associated with the ToSus post
Office. However, in justice to the first
named gentleman. and to assist in re-
moving any cloud which may have
darllcned his reputation for truth and
vera city. it was stated in one Of the
Portland papers. Saturday. that a pair
of robins had been seen several time $.
last week, down near the cape. The
authority for the statement is above
question, and it is therefore possible
that one Of those red breasted harbing-
crs Of spring really did favor Augusta
with Il visit of Il day or two.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18
ROYAL BLUE LINE.

WASHINGTON trips are scheduled
to leave Boston Jan. 29th, Feb. 18TH
2Gth, March 11th-25th. April %th-22d,
May 9Th.
$500 covers al expenses for seven
day trip (cXcert supper on Fall River
Line) five days in Washington at first
class hotels, visit at Philadelphia:
longer stOp-orer at Washington. Phil
adelphia and New York if desired.
FLORIDA-Jan. 23th. Feb. Sth,
March It'll $3.50 includes stop in
Washington and al travelling expenses
in both directions. Drop Il postal for
illustrated booklet and G:lide to Wash
ington To
JOS. p. Taggart. n. F.. p A., $50
Washington St, Boston, Mass.
1S,2O232
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18
AN HONEST MAN,
Judge William Gaslin Proves His De.
sire to Do RIGHT by State.

Under the above head the Eearncv
(Neb) Democrat of Jan IA nubIisheI
the following concerning a former Au-
gusta citizen:
The 500 paid into the state treasury
by settlement of the state claim for S1o Oi,
winch was lost by the failure Of the First
National Bank of Aims during J. = Bart
leyS administration. was presented To the
state by Judge William Gaslin of Kerr
h"N. inc state board OF compromise
found that he was the only bonlsman Of
the state depository bank who was viii
ing or able to pay anything. The others
are Sald to be either judgment proof or
nave taken advantage of the bankruntry
law. While the total loss of the state *
large compared to the amount received
IN settlement, some members of the board
OF compromise feel as if il has brnn rath-
or hard upon the one rlan who offered to
pay what ne could of his share OF the loss
Judge GaSlin served many >t':tf.; uDon the
his early youth he was Il 81 hnnnatn Of
Justice Melville +. Fuller Of the United
States supreme court. lie has rendered
distinguished service on the bench and
is now practioing law.
Another item in the same issue saws.
ThaNclaim of the state agains: the First
National Bank of Alma, which went to
the wall when the crash came in 1885
has been settled. Judge GaSlin was one
of the bOndsmen for the bank To the state
and the settlement releases him ard ey-
crNbody who knows him throughout the
state cannot help bat congratulate him
he being the only remaining bondsman
and left with the whole burden to bear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18

On This special coupon offer. Drug
G:S,~ Fr"dltrh < Webster and Peray
", Means takes all the risk and any
oA' VII" uses Mi-c-na does not have to
ray a penny unless thc treatment cures
dN~n,rSia ana gives an increase in
weight
IS an evidence Of good faith, fifty
''"ts should be deposited with Bow
ditch < Webster and Percy w. Means
When getting box of Mi-o-na. and
my Mil give Il signed receipt to re-
IL'hi III" money il the treatment fails.
20" certainly can afford to begin the
us" OF Ml-o-n2 today on these terms.
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How's Ttis2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot he
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & CO. Props. Toledo. O.
We. the undersigned. have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in ali business
transactions and financially able to carry
ont any obligations made by their firm.
VEST TRCAN, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo o.
WAIDING, KINNAN & MARVIN
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. o.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally
actins directly upon the blood and rnu-
couS surfaces of the system. Prica 70
per bottle. Sold by all druggists Testi,
monials free.
Halls Family Pills are the be&
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-18
What's In a ,tame?

Everything is in the name when 1t
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. f. c. De
Witt & Co. Of Chicago discovered some
years ago how to make 2 salve from
witch Hazel that is a specific for Piles.
For blind bleeding, itching and protrudng
Piles, eczema. cuts. burns, bruises and all
skin diseases DeWitts Salve has no
equal This has given rise to numerous
worthless counterfeits. Ask for Dewitt s
the genuine. Sold by Bowditch. Web
ster & Co.