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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20
An American Rnce.

Other races on the earth have come up
through evolution, and there is no rea-
son why this country should not breed
a type of mankind possessing distinct
and dednable characteristics. The late
John Hay used to declare, 4 am moth
ing but an American" His lineage
was a mixture Of Scotch, Englisb.
French and German. He knew ne
state or section as home, for he was
born in one state. reared in another
educated in stin another and in man
hood held residences 500 miles apart
His mother was from New England
and his father from the south.
The formation of a distinct Ameri
can type is ascribed by Professor L. A
Ross in Foundations Of Sociology" 10
natural selection and the survival OF
the fittest. Only men and women Of a
hardy and Independent character ven
tured across the ocean in the early days
Of colonial development. Their energy
has become the salient characteristic OF
their descendants. Says Professor
Ross:
The energy and spirit Of the original
European element have been intensified
BY the innumerable internal Egrations
that have carried the white race entirely
across the continent 1t is the more am
bilious and spirited that have gone
west" and, since the younger and more
flourishing communities have had the
higher rate OF natural increase, large
part of the American element in our pop
ulation are descended from men who had
the mettle and pluck to become pioneers.
We see it Genergy Of Will in the saurian
ferocity of business competition, in the
yghiIl of activity that leaves neurasthenia,
heart failure and Brights disease in its
wake, In the reluctance 10 retire be-
times in the killing pace of our working
men, in the swift conquest OF the wilder
ness. in our faith in efficiency as the only
goal of education. No people pardon
more TO the successful man or hold the
persistently poor in such plying con-
tempt as weaklings that cannot get into
the game
Following up this view, the professor
believes that we have reached our Ze-
NTH or perhaps have passed it, for he
fears that the killing off of the gran
ite men who fell at Gettysburg and
Cold Harbor" and the influx Of
foreigners since the civil war have not
improved the breed But character
grows on tradition as well as Oh ex-
perience. Besides, the blood that pro
duced the granite men" of the sixties
did not exhaust Itself in bringing forth
the half n million men who were vic.
Tins of the great struggle. The sons
will be worthy Of their sireS. As for
the new foreign element the best of n
comes to America through the same
law of selection that peopled the land
of the free In the eighteenth century.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20
American Butter Wanted.

Consul Moe Of Dublin sends the fol
lowing information, which, if prompt
action be taken, may prove profitable
to United States dairy interests;
If the report emanating from London
be correct. our exporters of butter should
take note that an excellent field presents
itself to them to extend their business by
the introduction OF American butter ia
the markets of the United Kingdom. This
market is by no means to be disregarded
and if we can gain an introduction Of our
butter at this seasonable time it may
mean the capture of 1t from the Danish
manufacturers, who at present virtually
control it, 1t is generally believed that a
large part of the Danish product has its
origin in Finland and Russia, being re-
packed and prepared for the British mar
ket in Denmark. If butter can be profit
ably sent from Siberia and other remote
districts there is no reason why the prod
uct should not come from the United
States under the circumstances OF direct
and speedy transportation possibilities
and neat and cleanly packing.
The shortage Of butter in the Eng
lish market is abnormal. Irish butter
is scarce and the Australian season
practically over Large quantities re-
ceived from Canada have helped the
market somewhat, but the price has
run up TO point never before reached
during the summer season in twenty
wears.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

RH Sleeves TO A c Carter, $3.50, lot
7 blk / Keefers Add Wen.
Fred Leard and wife to A J Bass,
$500, lot 12 blk G N P Wen.
United States to V d Porter. lot IS
sec 8 % "a.
JF Woodring to A Stanford, Si050,
swl4 of se1k sec 35 tar is.
Ida NJ Nichols to Jerome Morris,
500, lots 9, 10 and IL blk II G N P
Wen
Ed Northup tow H Wahlfel, $1,000,
nw1 nel4 sec 25 r IS.
Al Bass to Carrie r Leard, $500.
s1z neA swll ne54 sec 81 % 20.
Wen Dew Co to City of Wenatchee,
seA sec 3 % 20 of deed.
John A Waddell to W Il House, $3.50,
lots 9. 10, II and - blk 10 Glib Ad
Chelan.
Jen c Peachey to J Fl Lebeck, $1,000,
lots l, ?, 8, 4, 5, I, s and blk 2 Peachy
Ad Wen.
FIJI Hutching TO E o Scott, s1275, 4
a in swA neA sw- sec 33 % 20.
Mary L Baker TO E E Larabee, 81,
seA nell nwA ne1z sec l9 q r %.
Lamb Davis Lumber Co to FS Jacob
sen. 81. lots and blk Sd Ad Leaven-
worth.
II Man ing to H F Rice, 500, part
lot h k 43 Replat lst Ad Wen.
j f Rice t. E ma c Rice, Sl25, same
Fl = Simmons 10 W T simmons, $500,
lot 6 &c IA % r 20.
Henry Sampson 10 ahala Olds
sl3Oo, 10 Al and IL blk Is G N Pat.
A E Thompson to Mahala R Olds,
sl4oO lots 1 and blk Is G N p Wen.
G W Weylhman to Chas Fl Black,
$1,000 seA sen c l0t 23 19.
John Isenhart TO Lloyd n Pershall,
S4O0 lois II, IL, 10 and II blk p. Che
Ian.
Ira Froer TT Al 20 Ira w Snider, $50
5 ia neA neA sec 6 % r 10.
Char es Bureau TO G NJ Coleman,
$500, lot b. k IS and seA lot 4 blk 40
Replat LIST Ad Wen.
Arthur Gum to Columbia Valley
Bank, s., AL sec "A 10 n Wen r.
Wen Dev Co to L r Kufus, $575, eH
swA swA sec 4 % r 20.
LR Kufus to Nathan Rhodes, $1,000,
same.
Alex Cameron to Ed Russell, 800,
lots IL and 13 Garden Home Ad Wen.
Vim Branton to H NJ Bruce, $1,000,
two-thirds int seA nwA, swA ne14 and
WIZ se1l sec all 3, 3, I and 8, all t23-2 20
all see i, 25-l9 and sec 81 "a r 20.
Wen w P Co to H r Albin, 81, neA
nw4 and wiz neA sec 1s, 28 20 W r.
James E Patton 10 Grant Patton, $1,000
part of s1a of nwA sec % r 10.
Joseph T Scott to J F Tawney, 81,
one third int VT rt and ditch.
Joseph T Scott to Tawney, $4,000,
nwA "a t "a III.
Joseph T Scott to Tawney: ST.,
pit nwA ne1l sec % "A r II.
Tumwater Savings Bank to A F
Estes, 81, e15 swA and seA nwA s IA |
2tr1S.
VII House to Jacob Scott, $3.50, lots
8, 10, IL and l2 blk 10 Gibsons Ad.
Lloyd N Pershall to John Isenhart,
81, one-third int in alley of Kin Ad
Cbelan.
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Lloyd N Pershall to John Isenhart,
$3.50, tax no . sec 13 26 r %.
w NJ Knepp to J S Stephenson ct al
81, lots / and 2 blk l2 G Mp.
Wen Dew Co to f Phipps, $500. lot
3S and IS blk 20 6 Mp.
L Z Jones to N P Newbauer, $500.
lot IL blk 2 G n p.
II B Warren to Alva Warren, 81, u
int lot blk Mob Hill, Mission.
Alva Warren 10 Frank c Warren,
part lot blk Mob Hill Mission.
VIM T Simmons to Anney Y David
son, $500, a in lot sec. II % 20.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

The way things turned out ii appears
that weighty human interests hung up
on the behavior of the submarine
Plunger. which carried the president
under Long Island sound.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

The FIRST automobile manufacturer te
announce that his cars have been with
drawn from race contests because the
sport is dangerous gets good deal of
free advertising therefrom, but be de-
serves Il.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20
COURT HOUSE NEWS

The following transcript ef the busi-
ness transacted in the Court House for
the past week is furnished this paper
by the Chelan County Abstract Co,
abstraetors. whose business advertise
ment will be found in another column.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

Should President Roosevelt be award
ed the Nobel prize. worth some S40,-
00a the adage about peace having her
victories, etc, ought to stand pretty
well with him
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

Parasites for the crusade against the
ing this country. 1t is hoped they will
meet all expectations in furthering the
work of determination.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

A census bulletin shows that the
number of schoolteachers in the United
States has doubled in the last
thirty years and is now greater than
the total number OF clergymen, law
yers and physicians. There Is one
teacher to every seventy-one pupils.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

This is the season for the simon pure
American schoolboy to shout "Hurrah
for teacher." and "Hurrah for ma"
lust TO show that be bears no i'll feeling
to the powers which have cut OF vaca
ton joys
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20
country.

The United States has now the spien-
did opportunity TO show a spirit ~
genuine friendship and helpfuiness-
Spain. the kingdom Of yesterday, has
had poor crops this season and needs
help. Upcle S9pa viii surely respond
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

The case of the torpedo fired from
the Vesuvius, which came back and
struck the vessel on the port quarter,
suggests that it got lost and returned
for another trial.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

Champion Jeffries demanded s., OCT
to act as referee at recent prizefighl
and he would not take less. Who says
opportunities in this country for young
men are all gone?
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

That advance of per cent in the
price of rough diamonds can be borne
complacently. What worries most per-
sons is the regular monthly advance IN
the price OF black diamonds.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

Indiana and Wisconsin lost their
chances for getting the peace confer
ence when they passed their anticiga-
rette laws. Diplomats talk best be-
hind a veil of smoke
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

II John D. Rockefeller has any sense
of humor ne probably enjoys mary
quiet laughs over the press clippings
telling how very sad and hurt and lone
ly and miserable he feels because the
world does not love him on account of
his tainted money.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

Possibly the czar met the kaiser for
the purpose of explaining that it al
ways was his intention to ev1cuate
Manchuria.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

Four burglars arrested recently by
the London police while on the job
were all wearing gloves in order not t.
cave finger prints behind them.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

Women have some rights in Russis
under the new deal. Such OF them as
own property may nominate men tc
represent them at the polls. The next
ssep may not be far away.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.
recently put under the hammer, ought
TO be in the custody of the nation as a
place of patriotic pilgrimage.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

General Blaekmar's bequest to the
daughter of his old nurse on the battle
field is a touching little tribute that Is
worth noticing in this hurrying. work
aday world. Lest we forget" is text
for a powerful sermon.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20

Canadians are pushing the movement
to expel American money from their
country. This is not to be taken as
hint that American tourists are not
wanted in the Dominion nor that mon-
~ is unnecessary when travelling IN
that delightful land.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20
scotland's Vanishing Literature.


Literary society in the sense un-
sierstood In Edinburgh during the days
of Hume and Robertson, and even In
the later time of Scott and Jeffrey, is
now unknown, says a writer In the
National Review.
The Scotland of today is described
as 1.-The dreary paradise Of bourgeois
prosperity and sectarianism, a coun-
try Of fifteen sects. 5000 churches, 300
bowling greens, $50 golf courses-and
no poet" Scotland, the writer laments,
Lives on it's past plus Andrew Carne-
gle" who is now the typical Scot" as
at other times have been wallace,
Knox, Burns, Scott and Chalmers"
The last effort ito revive literature
IN Scotland" was made by an English
man, the late W. e. Henley, and the
Scots Observer, which he created
Scotsmen, the writer admits, have, OF
course, distinguished themselves in lit
erature even during the past half CEN
tury.
But. like Stevenson who, however. was
not 50 much a typical Scot" as starry
stranger" and Mr.. Barrie, they leave
their country for their own good and the
delectation of London. AS a simple mat
ter Of fact, there are residing In Scotland
at the present moment but two Scotsmen
of letters, in the true sense-Neil Munro,
the author of 1.-The Lost Pibroch." and
J. H. Millar, whose Literary History OF
Scotland" shows that his country still
possesses one critic who can write Eng
Iish that is free from solecisms and who
has the courage to say what he thinks OF
the snivel and drivel of the kali yard In
poetry Scotland Is nowhere. An indus
trious bookseller In the far north some
time ago published In a portentous series
OF volumes the works of ''living Scottish
poets" with their portraits, which were
understood to be '7ifeiike" This was the
only sign OF life in the work. Since the
death OF Burns Scotland has produced
only two poets and these second raters-
James Hogg and Alexander Smith.
A word of praise is accorded in the
article to Scottish journalism. which
..has taken the place Of literature in
Scotland and would seem to have de-
stroyed the taste for it, THE news
papers," says the writer, "are in their
way not only excellent, but superexcel-
lent"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-20
The FLY Pest.

Dwellers In town and country alike
would gladly unite in doing something
handsome in the way of reward to the
individual who would Danish flies,
the house fly, the blaebottle, the green
bottle and all other sorts, kinds or
classes. Whether man or woman, that
individual, SO long as the memory
of flies shall last, would hold place
second only, perhaps, to that of the
saint who abolished snakes in ireland.
But 1t seems that but for our national
propensity for doing things on a whole
sale scale and love of hero to wor-
ship the fly pest could be done away
with at no greater cost of labor than
is weekly devoted to busting the best
room. Scientists have found out all
about the fly, how and where he breeds
and the stuff that will do him up as eff
fectual as paris green will fix the
potato bug, and that is very simple if
the patch is not too big.
The breeding methods Of the most
troublesome flies have been summed
up by the experts of the government
as follows:
The house fly chooses before all other
places for its eggs the refuse from
horse or cow stable. The bluebottle
deposits it's eggs in decaying animal
matter. The greenbottle fly affects the
refuse from a COW stable, and a trou-
blesome small jet black fly breeds in
the dust under carpets
The remedies are simple, and, as the
advertisements of panaceas say, within
the reach of all. Carpet dust will yield
to the broom, and decaying animal
matter succumbs to the old fashioned
methods of burial as we'll as to Gre
mation. Stables and their refuse can
be disinfected very cheaply by apply
Ing chloride of lime in dry form or in
solution Flies are not only nuisance,
but they are known to carry disease.
They can be exterminated by means
OF a broom, shovel and sprinkling pot
Then why wait for the hero who may
never arise TO the occasion because it
is too easy to seem worth while?
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-11-24

26,cOO. Monday market was generally
steady although the close was week
and today steady to &c lower rates pre-
vailed with bulk of sales from $40 to
$50; top 81 S2t5.
Receipts of sheep thus far his week
are 5000; last week 17,400; list year
800. Prices have held full seady on
killing grades but feeders h,ve been
dull. We quote-choice lambs, Sc 20
to 100; choice yearlings, So g. to 5 80.
choice wethers, $40 to $50; choice
ewes, S4.75 to 100.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-11-24
CONCElT OF THE m
He Feels He In About the Most Per-
feet Man In the World.

Perhaps the most remarkable charac'
~teristic Of the natives of Somaliland IL
their unbounded, preposterous conceit.
Englishmen who know their language
have been appalled, by it. When wa
tering his camel or his horse the Somali
encourages the animal TO drink by
chanting to 1t in a monotone. 1t Is at
such moments of eXtemporary eifuslon
that the man shines in all his glory.
The subject matter may be the expert
ences of the days march, the virtues
of the animal beside him, the charms
of his latest wife or his own prowess In
some bloodless tribal raid. BY great
good fortune the following literal trans.
lation of one of these chants or songs
came into my possession, and Insert
1t without any comment:
"Will you see n man? Then behold
me! l am a Somali, as perfect in size
and form as Adam was after God had
breathed into him his immortal soul.
Look how beautiful my curly hair Is
and how majestic l look when wrapped
from head to foot in my snow white
or Jungle colored tObe, although there
be sometimes only n pie "a small
! piece of money! tied to 1t. My house
is the desert, and l am born a free
man, free as the wind! l know nei-
Their king nor master. l am as Adam
was-my own master and king. In the
jungle l tend my camels and sheep.
My only labor Is to watch them feed,
In my kerrier my wife, my dear slave,
does all the manual work, while tend
ing my offspring, and woe to her IL she
forgets to prepare my evening meal
The jedal (whip) shall then have Its
turn TO make her remember for mex
day. In such a state is any man hap
pier than I?"-Golden Penny.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-11-24
intern emit at Crete, Saturday at | p. m.

intern ent at Crete, Saturday at l p. m.
On last Saturday afternoon two
young men, who ought to have known
better, INDUCED in a free fight, and
during the melee one of the combat
ants drew II knife and tried to intict a
serious wound on his antagonist, and
had it not been for an elderly lady
rushi x between them he probably
would have done an act that he would
have been very sorry for ten minutes
afterwards They we're finally parted
without doing each other any serious
injury.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-11-24
Le9al Notice.

Charles :. MOTIFS,
Plaintiff,
vs. In the District Court
Charles L.. Saylor and OF Webster County.
Evan A. Ross Nebraska.
Defendants.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-11-24
Order to Show Cause.
IN THE COUNTY COUNT
State OF Nebraska.
Webster County.

In lhf toDNl COUkI.
State OF Nebraska,
Webster County.
At county court held at the county court
room in and for said county, November 4.
A.. ID. 1905.
In the matter OF the estate Of Thomas W.
Howard deceased.
on reading and filing the petition OF W. A.
Howard filed on the 4th day OF November A. ID.
1905. praying for the examination and allow
ance Of his inal account of the same date. an
order distributing the residue Of said estate to
the persons entitled thereto and thereupon an
order discharging him from further burden and
service IN his said Off e as Administered r.
ordered, that Monday. the 18th dav of Novem
Der. A ID, 1905. at 1 O'Clock p. III, Is assigned for
hearing said petition when all persons interest
ed In said matter may appear ats county court
to be held In and for said county aud show
cause why prayer Of petitioner should not be
granted and that notice of the tendency OF
said petition and the hearing thereof be given
to all persons interested IN said matt T, by pub.
fishing II copy of this order in the Red Cloud
Chief. a weekly newspaper printed In said
county. for three consecutive weeks prior to
laid day Of hearing.
(SEAL) A. ii. KEENEY.
nov "a County Judge.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-11-24
Many Came Across English Border to
Have the Knot Tied.

A recent writer on the departed glo-
ries of the original Gretna Green In
Scotland has this to say of the priests
who did the marrying for the hurrying,
anxious persons who came to them
from across the English border: "The
men who took up the trade of marry
ing had often been previously engaged
in some other occupation. Some were
stOnemasons, some were weavers and
many were border idlers and %poachers.
Among these last 1t Is possible that a
blacksmith may at some time have
taken to joining hands instead of iron,
| but no one of the calling ever rose to
fame In the marriage line"
Joseph Paisley, who first made the
marriage trade 'hum," is described as
nothing better than a drunken free
bOOter. But he was equal to this in
cident: ION one occasion his services
were required simultaneously by two
couples, both In a desperate hurry. and
after the ceremony it was discovered
that, by a trifing mistake, the wrong
brides and b~ridegrooms had been unit,
ed. .Awell,' said Paisley ~contentedly
lest sort yersels.'"
Eventually the "Gretna priests be
came so numerous, competition sc
keen, that they waited on the English
border for the arrival of customers
None of them obtained a reputation fol-
riches, nor were they able to retire on
their earnings, but died in harness
The usual price for celebrating a mar
riage was half a crown (3S1a cents), bu,
one poor couple got off for slxpence
and a still poorer couple for 21a pence
Chicago News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-11-24
Notice Of Tax Sale,

Notice Is hereby given thar the undersigned
on the lIth day If March. 1901. purchased OF the
county treasurer OF Webster comfy. Nebraska.
al private sale the following described lot sold
for delinquent taxes, for the year 1902. and sit
uated in Red Clond Lot twenty one (2!) in
block i3l) of the ORIGINAL town now city of Red
Cloud, Webster county, Nebraska. taxed i'm the
name ot John q. Yeiser, The above named
person and Nil Others who claim an interest in
the above land will take notice that the time OF
redemption OF said land from said tax sale will
expire on the 18th da, Of Msrch. 10 8. after
which may apply for n tax deed for all OF the
above land that is not redeemed.
Dated this Goth day Of october. 1903,
c, II. POTTER.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-11-24
WANGKANG
How the Chinese Attract and Then
Destroy EVIL Spirits.

How the Chinese Attract and Then
Destroy EVIL spirits.
Recently the Chinese residents Of the
Straits Settlements had a great process
sion. called "~wangkang," to get rid Of
a large accumulation Of evil spirits,
says a writer in the Chicago News.
Ceremonies of this sort are held by
the Chinese about once In fifteen years.
The plan is to construct a richly deco
rated Junk, fill II with dainty eatables,
money, live animals, incense and other
tempting things and then to take 1t
about the city with music and appro-
pirate singing and great pomp gener-
ally.
This causes the evil spirits to come
out to see what Is going on. Behold
ing the splendid junk and its rare con-
tents, they crowd inside. Demons of
sickness are especially sought for and
shared.
After the junk has been sufficiently
paraded so that 1t is chock full Of de-
mons, 1t Is burned and the evil spirits
perish. Formerly the junk was set
adrift on the ocean, but sometimes II
was stranded on some island or other,
causing great suffering to the inhab-
itants thus exposed to the attacks of
the marooned spirits. SO now the junk
is burned at the close Of each ceremony
Of the sort.
The Chinese in the vicinity Of Singa'
pore spent about $4,000 in getting rid
Of their demons this fall.
The Red Cloud chief., 1905-11-24
Failure.

"Oh, George, / don't think that new
safety razor of yours amounts to any
thing at ALL"
"Why not, dear?"
Because l tried to use 1t today, and
I couldn't do anything with It,"
what were you trying to do with
it,"
II was only trying to sharpen a pen
ell, and it wouldn't cut a bit."-Mil-
waukee Sentinel.