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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-11-01
The Most Degrading Occupation.

A miserable creature is the gambler.
Whether he CANDLES with cards or on
stocks is all one. Knowing himself it
follows that he must hate himself.
His occupation is to get something
for nothing. He never gives an equiv
alent. What he gets he gets for
nothing.
No man can gamble and be honest
even with his friends, even with his
family. The idea of the gambler is
to get from another man what he has
not earned from that man, giving moth
ing in exchange. And when man
spends his time trying to get away the
money of others with no return, he
soon drifts into throwing aside all
honesty, even the gamblers brand.
The unsuccessful gambler is one Of
the worst of wrecks. He runs his little
course of dissipation, dishonesty, cheat
ing and swindling. He is overmatched
and eliminated by the bigger, keener,
self-controlled gambler, who eats him
up as the big spider eats the little
spider. Hanging around saloons, beg
ging for little money with which to
bet, doing the dirty work of the bigger
gambler is the fate of the little
gambling castoff. He is not worth
talking about.
The gamblers life is simply the life
of a criminal And, like every other
successful criminal, the successful
gambler has got to work very hard.
What the burglar gets, what the pick
pocket gets, what the gambler gets, is
money painfully accumulated. The
successful burglar or pickpocket or
gambler must work hard and be for
ever on the alert. He must be re-
morselessly cruel in taking money from
those that cannot stand the loss. He
must be Indifferent to all sense OF
decency, for he knows that he is rob-
bling women and children.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
As Furnished for the Week Ending Oct. &c
by the Cheian County Abstract
Company

Nv Sherman to c R Hanan, lot 8,
Riverview addition to Cashmere, $1,000.
Susia Holcomb to P P Holcomb,
lots A. and As, b 10, G N plat of
Wen, 81.
Susia Holcomb to P P Holcomb,
nwA neA swA sec IA, %, 20, 81.
N Emig to N Kinscherf, seA seq {,
sec 2, t "a, II, $40.
J George to Phillippi, lots 7 and 8,
b Q, Mob Hill add to Wenatchee, 5000.
A L Rogers to A c Cook, lot g.,
neA swA SEA swA swA seA sec
6, 25, 81, $4,000.
w M Kinney to A Kinney, part lot
6, sec IS, "a, Is, $1,000.
G L Lesley to L Carpenter, part
nwA SEA, sec IS, "a, 10, $500.
H A Bryan to c F Bryan, lots /, Q,
8, and S, b Q, Garden Home add
Wenatchee, $40.
V Dunbar to G E Smith, part ne d
swA sec 80, %, 20, $4,000.
Marvin Chase to A Odds, lots IL,
II and 10, b /, Morningside add to
Wenatchee, $500.
VIM Allen to A F Estes, eH swA ,
SEA- neA, sec IA, "a, 10, 81.
B w Foster to D V Foster, ny
neA, swA neA nwA SEA, sec IL,
t 26, 10, $40.
B FZehner to Earl Brewer, ny
seA seA neA, sec 6, %, r 10,
$1,000.
Mrs ] C Peachey to c Stephens, lots
"a and Is, a, Peachey add Wenat-
chez, 500.
&C Bacon to f S Keith, part seA
SEA- neA, sec 9, %, 20, $4,000.
ES Keith to c c Bacon, lots "a, IS,
Sc, 81 and 38, b SO, G N plat Wen,
$4,000.
E Boehmer to H c Littlefeld, lots
8, 9, 10, II, IL, IS and 10, b 81,
Grandview add Wenatchee.
GB Kinney to Robt Gibson, lot 2,
b 8, Mob Hill add to Mission, $4,000.
J Kinnie to A A Bollman, part lot l,
b 8, Mob Hill add to Mission, 5000.
J Freer to Wen R & I Co, part ne a
neA, sec 80, part seA seA sec %,
t %, 20, $4,000.
Wen R & Co to J M Duffy, same
property, $500.
Frank Reeves to o B Fuller, lot 6,
Warm Springs Basin plat of sec 10,
t %, 20, $4,000.
] Cleman to w E Mudd, secs 10,
%, 81 and 80, %, 10, $500.
MP Ry Co to St P M & M Co, right
of way over swA neA, seq nwA ,
ny swA sec S, 26, 16, $164.
MP Ry Co to St P M & M Ry Co,
right of way over lot 8, neA swp, n II
seq SEA seA, ny neA, SEA neA ,
neA SEX, sec II, eK Ell sec 80,
t 26, II, lot l, sec S, %, r 10,
1898.
G w Payton to L Kettler, lots a and
20, b Q, Morninside add Wen, $4,000.
- Martin to School district So, part
seA seA sec 10, %, 20, d acre,
$50.
Cashmere Valley Cemetery associa-
ton, lot &c, cemetery.
M Horan to D A Hallin, lot a, b
IS, Wenatchee cemetery.
REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS
c R Hanan to E Brown, lot 8, Riv-
erview add to Cashmere, $500.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-11-01

Applicants for positions with GER
tain Brooklyn department store are
required to present a certificate oil
graduation from a grammar school.
The firm in question is seeking more
efficient grade of employees and be-
lieves this method will produce the
desired result and will also prove an
incentive to young people who might
not be impressed with the desirability
OF better education.
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A self-conscious young clergyman
was supplying" the pulpit of coun-
try church. After the service he asked
a deacon what he thought of this
mornings effort"
WAL" answered the old man
slowly, 1T reminded me of Sim Peck S
first deer hunt when he was green.
He followed the deer's tracks all right,
but he followed 'em all day in the
wrong direction"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-11-01
TIMBER LAND NOTICE.
United states Land ONCE,


Waterville, Wash,
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions OF the Act of Congress
of June 3, 1878, entitled An Act for the Sale
of Timber Lands in the states of California
Oregon, Nevada and Washington Terri
tory" as extended to all the Public Land
states by Act of August 4, 1892, Susan shortly
of Leavenworth, County of Ohelan, state of
Washington, has this day filed in this office
her sworn statement, No. 775 for the pur
chase of the ne4 of Section No. 30, In Town
ship No. % N, Range No. Is E. w. NJ, and
will offer proof to show that the land sought
is more valuable for its timber or stone than
for agricultural purposes, and to establish
his claim to said land before J. II. Shore, u.
3. Commissioner, at his Office at LeaYen-
worth, Wash, on Friday, the 18th day OF
November, 1907.
She names as Witnesses: Patrick III. Ora
ham, Max Spromberg, Isaiah III. Cook and
John O Davis, all of Leayenworth, Wash
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the above described lands are requested to
file their claims I'm this Office on or before
said 18th day of November, 1907.
33-l0t W.. F. HAYNES, Register.
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Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior

Land Office at Waterville, Wash.
Notice is hereby given that Eugene II.
Eddy of Gas hmere, Wash, has filed notice
OF his intention to make final Communication
proof In support of his claim viz: Home
stead entry No. $500 made Feb. % 1906, for
the sL seZ, ne4 seA, sea neA, section 32,
township rs n, range 10 Q. W. m, and that
said proof will be made before j. e. Shore,
u. =. Commissioner ut Leavenworth, Wash.
on November IL. 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of the land, viz: VIM. III, Wal
tiers; Joe Searles; Wesley Searles; VIII
Searles all of Cashmere, Wash.
w. +. HAYNES,
3e43 Register
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Final Proof Notice.
Department of the Interior
Land Office at Waterville, Wash.

Department OF the Interior
Land Office at Waterville, Wash.
October % 1897
Notice is hereby given that Hans r.
Hansen. of Leavenworth, WASH, has filed
notice of his intention to make final five
year proof in support of his claim, viz:
Homestead entry No, 1913 made Septem-
Der Y, 1902, for the wa neh, nwh seq, sec.
ton 30, TOWNSHIP 26n, range Is G. W. m. and
that said proof Will be made before A N
Corbin, u. s. Commissioner, at his office al
Wenatchee, Wash, on December IL, 1907,
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, the land, viz: VIM. Bur
CESS, Robert II. Nichols, James w Corcoran
Fred L. Brender, all of Leavenworth, Wash
42-6 W. f. HAYNES, Register
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Department OF the Interior

Department OF the Interior
Land Office at Wateryille, Wash
Notice Is hereby given that Charles W.
Hastings OF Reynolds, Wash. has filed no
tice OF his intention to make final fVe-year
proof In support of his claim, viz: Home
stead entry No. 1889 made June "A. 1905, for
the swH, section II, township 26n, range l6e,
and that said proof will be made before j. E.
shore, u. s. Commissioner, mt his Office ut
Leavenworth, Wash. on November 10, 1897.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of the land, VIZ: Nelson Forsyth,
Augustus Sloat both OF Reynolds, Wash.
Fred Kleemann, Peter Peterson both of
Merritt, Wash
WI. HAYNES,
Oct. NOV. 10 Register.
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MOST ANYTHING
Written for The Echo by Lue E. vernon.


Written for The Echo by Lue r.. Vernon.
Climate lasts all the time, but
weather only few days.
Strange but true-the more cuffs"
you give the laundryman the better he
likes you.
The unions of Seattle will send soiled
clothes to a union laundry in Spokane.
It's too bad that Spokane must do Sc
attle's dirty washing.
Railroad mems wives are about as
jealous of each other as doctors wives.
Somehow or other everybody some
time or other wants to sing Aud Lang
Syne," and only one man in million
knows the words, and he only knows
the first verse, and doesn't sing it
right.
Many peoples principles are sound;
some, lin fact, nothing but sound.
There is room in Seattle for a paper
of the Police Gazette stripe. No trouble
at all for news. The Queen City has
it to spare, and then some.
The woman who plays bridge whist
cannot be expected to countenance
the man who plays poker; that's differ
ent.
Don't forget, it is wise woman who
has her husband always convinced that
she is wingless angel.
Where there's will there is gener
ally row.
When the United States is governed
by the Socialists | want to be thirty
years dead.
"A cure for cancer will be discovered
long before a cure for dishonest public
officials.
When the stars and stripes don't suit
your ideas of government, pack up and
skidoo. Uncle Sam will not cry for
you.
The pawn shop is the poor man S
bank. Why people who may be forced
to borrow money from such place
should have to have their names hand
ed in to the police department by the
pawnbrokers is no more just and right
than that folks borrowing from the
national bank should do the same.
Both may have stolen their security or
pledge.
An Italian chemist in New York city
declares he has found way to turn
organic substances into stone. He
has dogs, frogs, snakes, and chicken,
wings and all, which he has .petrifed
by means of mysterious drug. Too
bad he hasn't found out how to turn
sawdust into coal. Probably he was
afraid coal dealers would have him as
sassinated.
Courtesy and politeness may be the
two cheapest commodities in the world,
yet at the same time they are the
ScarceSt.
What pleasure delightful it really
must be to each when the man with
consumption and the man with cancer
meet, shake hands, and cheerfully in
form each other that they have been
absolutely cured.
A typewriter, when it comes to bust
ness matters, in the hands of novice,
is as dangerous as the regulation empty
gun.
Seattle's trunk murder mystery is
as deceiving as the trunk mystery
stunt performed by vaudeville artist.
This is the time of year when the
umbrella should be taken from its rest
ing place on the front porch and de-
posted in a safety vault.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-11-01

A recent discovery 125 miles below
Rampant on the Yukon has aroused in
tense interest in the north. James
Langford, a Rampant pioneer, has
found a vein of mineral of the con-
sistency OF chalk and Of an indigo blue
color. 1t can be used as ordinary
chalk. None of the Alaskan miner
slogists can identity it and it is being
sent to Seattle for analysis.
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'Tis now, Just now, that fall is here,
1t Might Have Been Worse

Indignant Leavenworth citizen to
Seattle hotel manager, who has just
presented his bill:
Look here! You have charged me
IS cents for writing paper, and you
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-11-01

There are many new ways OF making
money, but the old way of earning it
honestly is still the most satisfactory in
the end.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-11-01

Rockefeller admits that folks who
said the Elkins law has teeth" were
not nature fakirs.
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Ice Chest-'The furnace must have

Ice Chest-"The furnace must have
been terribly angry last night"
Ice Pick-"What was the trouble7"
Ice Chest-"Why, it became heat
ed, and the style in which it roasted
the coal was steaming hot, l can tell
you"
IT'S now, just now, that fall is here,
And lovely. woman's film her
Soul with joy, and hubby with fear,
BY studying the ads. Of the milliner.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-11-01

A little bunch of sweetness,
A pretty rosy cheek,
A stylish little woman,
So demure and meek.
The target Of a thousand eyes,
From devil and from saint,
But a BARRIERS pole would fade her,
Had it half the mount OF paint.
Little strips of lemon,
Just a Glove or two,
A few grains of coffee,
And a settler, too;
Another hour Of senseless talk
Only leads the way,
To let's have another night-cap'
Before we hit the hay"
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know very we'll you have not furnished
me with scrap"
Seattle hotel manager: Yes, it is
for the paper on which your bill is
made out, but have not charged for
the ink"
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Safer Plan

I sent my ships far out to sea
Upon distant day;
l loaded them with hopes and fears,
To sail their destined way.
One foundered on a distant rock
No chart or map betrayed;
And one, by false lights on the shore,
A worthless wreck was made.
One sank upon peaceful sea,
From treachery within;
Another to the bottom went
Amid the tempest's din.
But still I made undaunted plans,
Though sadder grows the tale;
And when l next shall have some goods
I'll send them off by rail.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-11-01

A mail agent one day,
On Northern Pacific Railway,
Whose name was Peter Kaloma,
Noticed letter addressed:
John Slow, Dead Town, Wash"
And threw it in sack, marked:
Tacoma.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01
OLIVES ENTER FREE.
And California Fruit Growers Make
Protest on Matter to Congress.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S--The
question whether black olives inbrine
are entitled to free entry into the Uni
ted States is agitating the olive grow
ers of California. The collector of
customs at the port OF New York has
affixed a duty of Is cents gallon on
those goods. The board of general ap-
praisers set aside the ruling of the
collector and decided that the olives
were entitled to free entry. The Cali
fornia olive growers have sent tele-
grams to the members of the Califor-
mia delegation in Congress, appealing
to them that active steps be taken to
sustain the collector at New York.
They have been advised to send spec
ial counsel to washington to present
their case. Pending the final decision
of the appeal the duty assessed by the
government continues to be levied, un-
til the case shall have finally been dis
posed of.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01
Commission Will Consider if
Witnesses Shall Be Made
to Answer.
HARTMAN Is C0NTRADICTED
Controller Mahl Makes Statement De-
nying Assertion by Railroad Mag
nate--Many Questions Of Interstate
Commerce Commission Were Evaded.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-The Inter-
state Commerce Commission today
concluded its New York hearing upon
the investigation Of the operations and
relations Of the Union Pacific system
and while there will be oral argumen,
heard In washington In April, on a
date to be decided later, the testimony
has practically all been taken. There
has been no decision yet as to an ap-
peal to the courts to compel Edward
H. Hartman and Otto Kahn to answer
the many important questions declined
by. them, but the question will be con-
sidered after the commission returns
to Washington.
The closing hours of the hearing
brought a statement from Controller
Mahi that financial statements were
not sent to Southern Pacific stockhol-
dcA . Lut SSNCIdl IiluHtliS UtlOIo the uIN-
idend meeting in July last, this being
in contradiction of Mr.. Harriman's
testimony; a suggestion from Com
missioner Harlan that the 80 per cent
dividends on Alton was illegal under
the Illinois Constitution, and a partial
clearing away of the aspersions in re-
gard to the mortgaging of the Murray
Vile Springfield cutoff before it was
built.
Before the ehearing began 1t was
said that, contrary to expectations.
William G. Rockefeller would not be
called to testify regarding the alleged
sale by him to Mr.. Hartman of 100000
shares of Union Pacific at the time of
the so-called Keene raid in 1903.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01
Chamberlain and Speaker 0avey
are at Swords Points.
BOTH PARTIES AT HOT HEAT
Governor Calls Method Of Normal
School Bills Passage Unlawful and
MonarohiaI--paveS Calls Governor
DeeeitfuI Demasooue.

SALEM. Or, Feb.2S-The bitteresi
kind OF political warfare. which has
progressed to a stage where II has be-
como decidedly personal, Is on between
Governor Chamberlain and Speaker
Davey OF the recent House.
Tho climax came this morning In
n bitter attack by the Governor on the
Speaker for the high handed, unlaw-
full, unparliamentary and monarchial
manner OF the passage of the Nom
moutn-Drain omnibus appropriated on
bill by the House
This bill the Governor vetoed this
morning in language most scathing,
Speaker replies even more bitterly, re-
forring to the Governor as "the most
arrant and deceltful demagogue, per-
sonally and politically, that ever hood
wnked the people" Both are at white
heat
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01
cODIFY LAWS.
Congressional Commission Authorized
to Take up Work.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28,--A general
debate on the chip subsidy bill termi-
mated this afternoon whereupon the
bill was read under the five minute
rule for amendments. From that time
until recess at six o'clock amendments
were offered 20 the bill and discussion
proceeded thereon. Leaders on both
sides were drawn into debate. A Joint
resolution was adopted creating COM
mission OF five senators and five rep
resentatlvcs to revise and report to
the sixieth congress on the work OF a
United States.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01
Engineer Killed Many Wounded
BY DeraiIment of Train.
WAS MAKING UP LOST TIME
Four Cars, including Private Car Of
Division Superintendent, Go OF Rails
At Rate Of Forty Miles An Hour
Wreekage Catches Fire.

..CONNELLSVILLE, Pa. Feb.-Bal-
timore and Ohio train No. 400 west
bound Is minutes late, and running 40
per hour was wrecked near Iron Creek
tonight. The train consisted of four
cars, one which was the private car OF
Division Superintendent Finney. The
cars, after being derailed ran along
the ties two hundred feet and then
went into the ditch where the wreck
age was completely burned. The en-
gineer was killed, the fireman fatally
hurt, and the baggageman, express
messenger and six passengers serious
ly injured. About thirty passengers
more or less cut or bruised.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01
AIDS SEATTLE FAIR.
Senate Passes Bill Extending Govern
nnent Assistance to Enterprise.

WASHINGTON Feb. 28.--The Sem
ate today passed a bill extending gov
ernment aid to the Seattle Fair and de-
bated for several hours the Denatured
Alcoholic bill, reaching no conclusion on
the latter matter.
The conference report on the Army
Appropriation bill was presented and
by the Senate receding on point In
controversy, its provision for the re-
tirement Of paymaster's clerks, COM
promise between the two houses re-
suited.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01
BASE BALL TRADES.
Danny Shea Leases tho st. Louis Ma
finals for tho Pacific Coast.

NEW york. Feb. 2s.--Manager
Gritiith Of the New York club Of the
American Base -Iaall league. carried
out Il deal yesterday vita the 81
Louis club by which Inheller Joe
Yonger In traded 20 st Louis for nruck
Hickey. n young catcher who did ex.
cellent work for ST. Louis last sea 10
son.
President John r. Brush. OF the New
york National Base Ball club, an
nouncod yesterday that Danny Shea
obtained from the st. Louis Nationals.
has sent in his signed contract and
viii report 10 Manager McGraw at Los
Angeles this week.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01

NEW YORK. Feb. 2s.-~Harry Thaw
enlivenoi an extremely dull session oi
the trial today by giving out briei
statement In which no accused Dis.
trict Attorney Jerome OF having made
unprofcasional remarks In court. ms.
serted that his wife's testimony was
absolutely true and In conclusion de-
clnrod Mrs. Thaw's natural real good
noss' was above tho comprehension Of
the prosecuting officer.
I, was just before adjournment at
ter many hours OF expert testimony
as 10 the meaning OF extracts from
eight letters writtod by the defendant.
with relation 10 the sanity or insan
ity OF the defendant that Thaw gave
his stntment 10 the reporters. Thaw
began 10 prepare his statement yea
tcrday afternoon. One Of the newspa-
per tables adJoins the table occupied
by his counsel ani reporter sitting
near the defendant read, over the lat
ters shoulder. two opening paragraphs
when the papers appeared yesterday
with extracts Of his statement printed
in display. Thaw was much chagrinei
He said ne had not intended TO make
the statement public until the end OF
his trial. He further asserted that
many mistakes appeared In a portion
OF the statement published and added
that no might make corrections later.
Last night In his cell Thaw completed
typewritten copies Of tho statement APP
peared in court and Thaw handed one
OF the carbon copies to reporter
friend to wnom he had previously en-
trusted the original draft or state
ment.
One Of the other reporters reached
over and picked up n copy Of the
statement and left the court room. He
was quickly followed by other repor-
ters and 40 the statement was quick
ly flashed into newspaper Offices
throughout the country Thaw then
said he would be content to have the
statement released as correction to
the gnrbed statement which appeared
This morning.
DR.. Evans was In the witness chair |
all day undergoing cross examination
by Jerome. The prosecutor said he
would keep the allenst on the stand
all day tomorrow. This makes inden-
mite the time when the defense Will
rest Evans and Jerome spent the en-
tire day In going over eight letters
written by Thaw and cutting out some
excerpts on which Evans based his be-
lief tnat they were written by an In
sane person, but not In the sense that
the writer must always remain insane.
This was essence Of the days work.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01
ODESSA QUlETER.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 2S.-The
consuls of Odessa report to the embas-
sizes that the situation there has i'm
proved which is attributed to the pre-
emptory orders of Prime Minister Stoy
pin, Inasmuch as the measures to re-
press the disorders We're taken in the
name of acting Governor Gaggeleff it
is assumed that General Kaulbars,
Governor of Odessa has been recalled,