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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
JOHN D. AS SANTA CLAUS.
How the Worlds Richest Man Cele-
brates Christmas.

brateS christmas.
Not to be outdone by the scores of
others who contributed to the happi-
ness of the younger generation last
Christmas. John ID. Rockefeller assum-
ed the part of Il generous Santa Claus
TO the children about Pocantico Hills
and provided them with an entertain
ment and Christmas treat at the Lyce-
UNI there.
Mr.. Rockefeller visited the hall aft
err the decorations were in place and
pronounced everything fine Mrs.
Ramsay, trustee, conducted him,
and he inspected the tree, which was
electrically lighted in many colors.
A large star in evergreens above the
platform attracted his attention.
doesn't that star remind you of
the good old song-let me see. oh, Star
of Bethlehem. Guiding starr" he said,
singing the words to the hymn Then,
not readily recalling the words he
whistled the refrain to the end. He
inquired whether a fire would be light
ed in the fireplaces TO add TO the com
fort of the children and expressed a
regret. when asked, that he would not
be able to witness the distribution of
the gifts.
Mr. Rockefeller recognized a young
man there whom he had not seen for
five years.
"My, how you have grown' he ex-
claimed. Il distributed the prizes at
your school when you stood at the
head of your class. That was four
years ago. wasn't it?''
The Lyceum trustees sent to the pro
WIDER of their Christmas cheer a mes
sage wishing him "a merry Christmas
and many years of good health and
happiness" At the conclusion OF the
entertainment Mr. Rockefeller's reply
was read to the audience:
81 am deeply grateful for the words
of cheer that you have conveyed to
me and hope that you will feel the up
lifting of he season commemorative OF
the birth of him who said, Peace Oh
earth. good will to mem.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
How Would You Like to Be a klnsf

How Would You Like to Be q King
For King Edwards Christmas table
the swankeeper has selected some thir-
ty cygnets. Some Of them will weigh
as much as twenty-five pounds. The
king will make presents Of a few OF
his cygnets to members Of the royal
family. The kings poulterers, Messrs.
Bellamy Bros. of Jermyn street, VIII
probably have about half a dozen
young swans for sale. The price, about
40 shillings a pair, makes them a lux
ury even for the rich. For centuries
the cygnet has been a royal dish, and
King Edward is very fond Of It. The
favor is like that of goose. Queen
Alexandra and two of the city com
panies maintain swans and cygnets on
the Thames, protected by special laws.
The largest swannery in the country N
kept by Lord Ilchester.-M. A. p.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20

The Romans called the first month or
the year January in honor Of the "od
Janus. AT dawn of the year the '.".'''e
robed in white. sacrificed elab'" w.
ferings to their gods. especially to
Janus. Fraternal greetings benevolent
gifts and exchanges of costly presents
marked the day. All evil speaking
auarrels or excuses were for one day
laid aside. and the ideals of nobler
future were brought to mind by para
bles enacted in public places. The SOL
diers renewed their VOWS of loyalty to
Caesar and put on new uniforms.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20

Among the many time honored Gus
toms of the Alps none is more interest
ing than that of New Year. The vii
lage pastor delivers his sermon. which
is listened to by people who have come
a distance of many miles over snow
frequently thirty feet deep. When
midnight comes the bells ring out
upon the frosty Alpine air, and as they
re-eeho far and wide over the hills and
valleys there are mountain villages
where the melody of other village
church bells chords in harmony, pro-
ducing Q concert no city could AFFORD.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
arntch Kisses.

A highly popular custom of the young
Scots of past years was for young men
to go about the streets ringing door
bells. and theirs was the right to kiss
the girl who answered the ring. In
case the girl proved elderly or unat-
tractive there was no evading the ex-
pected salute, however much it might
20 against the grain Of the bell ringer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
A Chosen One

Two little girls had quarrel one
day. Anyhow" said one to the
other. who was an adopted child, your
parents are not real" Whereupon the
other little girl retorted: l don't
care. My papa and mamma picked
me out. Yours had to take you just
as YOU came. Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
What Did She Tell Him7

Mabel-That near sighted Mr.. Wheth-
emo actually asked me on Christmas
night If the wreath of wintergreen IN
the parlor was mistletoe.
Alice-What did you tell himf
Mabel-Why, what could II
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
TIL. Walters Christmas.

Customer suppose you make cut
very well around Christmas?
Waiter-Not so good, boss. Some
folks is JUS mean huff ter go to new
restaurant Jest to void de waitahs dey
know
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20

Mr.. DUR, the polisher and superin-
tendent of the Leavenworth Laundry
was taken suddenly sick Thursday
evening; this will cause delay IN the
delivery of all white and starched
work. ~
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
A Christmas Fantasy.

Softly agieam was the mistletoe
Where we stood from the rest apart
And chung together in mad embrace.
Regardless of people or time or place
And vowed that we never would part
All, the mad. glad riot that through -
ran
Defled the restraining art
OF comb and brush, for we were ths pA1
That stood for the last Of an old BEARS
hair
We would have been hard to parti
Harvey Peake in BoherntA@
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20

When a woman will travel 10000 or
1900 miles to marry or TO fight d.
yorce the matrimonial institution Ia
far from played out"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-18
The Problem Of Railroad Ties.

The problem of railroad ties is be-
coming more pressing with each year,
and experiments with steel ties and
with the creosote treatment Of wood
are being pushed in the hope of de-
creasing the great annual expense in
volved. 1t is estimated that American
railroads used 110.000,000 of new ties
annually. AS the average cost per tie
is 20 cents this represents an outlay
by the railroads each year of s17,0o0,-
COO So far the use of steel ties has
stage. The great Pennsylvania system
is trying 5000 of them at one point on
it's line. These steel ties are four
inches across the top. eight inches
across the bottom, and five inches high.
Engineers object to steel ties on the
ground that they allow the track to
creep" or slide on the ballast. and few
railroad officials think that wood ties
will ever be entirely overcome b.
metal. The same Pennsylvania system
has begun the cultivation of trees.
planting them by the million in
cooperation with the national forestry
department. Some companies are try
ing the experiment of covering soft
wood ties with creosote. as has been
done to a considerable extent in Great
Britain. thus getting almost double the
length of life out of a tie. In this
country where the traffic is heavy the
average life of a good tie is eight
years. and if by the creosote method
this can be increased TO is years it will
Of course mean that only one half as
! many new ties Will be needed each
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-18
Quality the First Consideration

Always abreast with the times (anl
generally ahead Of them). the progress
i've DR.. David Kennedy Co Of Eondou.
n. T.. have taken a big step in the
right direction. They have fled in the
L. ;. Department of Chemistry at
Washington, d. c., a binding guaranty
OF the purity of their widely and IA
Norably known DR.. David Kennedy's
favorite Remedy, and it has been an
proved by that Department Of our
Governments Each bottle of Fayorjta
Remedy. therefore, is absolutely guar
anteed not to be adulterated or mis-
branded.
Dr. kennedys Favorite Remedy. Is
prescription used by DR.. David Ken
nedy in his large private practice, long
before he placed it before the public
nearly thirtyfive years ago 1t Is no4
secret, because it is the policy Of the
proprleters to give a list OF ingrn
dents whenever requested DR.. Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy, therefore
ranks among the first of the standard
family medicines"
From a small beginning the business
has grown to large proportions. and
It's marvellous growth has been due to
several reasons. In the first place. Fa.
Vorite Remedy has absolute merit. In
the second place, DR.. David Kennedy
and his sons have always advertised
largely in daily and weekly news
papers, to assist them in spreading
broadcast the merit of Favorite Rem.
edy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-18
The Jamaica Earthquake.

The more complete the details of the
earthquake at Kingston, Jamaica the
greater the horror of the situation in
that unfortunate city The loss Of life
appears TO have been much greater
than it was at San Francisco last
spring. although the property loss,
since the city is much smaller and
| much less wealthy, seems small in COM
parison with the California calamity.
Truly there is great and general
commotion within the interior of the
| earth when there are simultaneous
disturbances upon its surface at such
widely separated points as Hawaii.
Sicily. and Jamaica. Such disasters
as those at San Francisco and Kings
ton are almost enough to shake humG n
| confidence in the general solidity
Of the globe and its safety as
place of habitation. While there
are areas commonly spoken of
as earthquake belts and where
volcano disturbances are counted on
| with more or less regularity, still there
| seems to be hardly any section wholly
| free from danger of this kind. Certain
| ly, there is no section more free from
such danger than our own New Eng
| land states with their underlying gran
| tie crust.
Jamaica. from it's climate and natur-
al attractions. has often been spoken
of as an earthly paradise and it is be-
| coming a very popular winter resort
for American tourists. The hurri-
canes and earthquakes from which it
| has suffered however, are its great
| drawback. Only three years ago the is
| land was swept by great storm which
probably did as much damage as this
weeks earthquake, and an even great
err number of lives were lost Since It
was founded in 1892 Kingston itself has
suffered from several small earthquakes
in fact. it came into existence as the
result of an earthquake which COM
pletely wrecked the old Spanish city of
Port Royal across the harbor from
where Kingston now stands. Port
Royal was a city of great wealth AMI
commercial Importance in its day, but
one calamity after another overlook it.
and in June :, 1862. it was engulfed 40
fathoms deep and 5000 people persisted
under the tidal wave which accompa-
MED the earthquake. A little later Il
hurricane and fire swept away what
was left Of the city and the site was
abandoned and Kingston founded
across the harbor. In 1910 town in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-18

these nests the trader generally ASKS
about five times as much Us h" eX-
pccts to receive which makes the trade
highly profitable. A symmetrical nest
in perfect condition eight inches IN
diameter at the top will bring from
20 t. 80 cents, while one foot II
diameter and eighteen inchc" long Is
worth 81 or more. For very large
nests as much as s. has becn pAld.
Within q year or so the nuininr OF
wasps' nests found by the boys lii the
woods has diminished greatly ana the
prices have advanced accordingly. IN
spite of extra cash inducements offered
the number of nests did not increase,
and it was feared that q new and pro-
fitablc industry was about to dlSaP-
pear. Last summer was very hot anu
favorable for the increase of Wasps
and hornets, but when the boys went
out on the early snow to peer ABOUT
for nests their hunt was not rewarded
At last it was learned that the BUSY
wOodpeokerS had turned their atten-
ton to waspS' nests for the purpose oil
finding food. 1t is an unwritten law
among the wasp colonies of Maine that
when the first autumn frosts touch the
ash leaves on the sidebills it Is time for
all the members Of the wasp colonies
to die. Only a few forest proof queens
survive the winter and lay eggs for the
next years colonies. The insects are
stricken so suddenly that they die in
side the winding galleries of the nests,
where their bodies remain until the
paper homes are dissolved by froStS
and rains. Some time not long ago an
inquistive Woodpecker in search of
winter food CHANGED to peck apart one
of these wasp tom5s and discovered
thousands of frozen insects inside.
The news apparently spread to all tn
woodpeckers in Maine. and NOW one
may walk all day through The open
woods and never see a WaSDS' nest
worth taking home. But the wood
peckers finally overreached them
selves. In securing the dead wasps.
they pecked the nests apart and per-
to be scattered by the wind In this
way the boys who were seeking per-
feet wasps' nests discovered the enc
mics of trade, and in doing so learned
how to restore the balance of. nature
to its former condition. For shredded
pieces of Wasps nests make excellent
gun Wadding. and with fine shot on
top and compressed Wasps' nest be-
tween the shot and the powder the
youths who have been deprived Of
spending money by the WoodpeckerS
are going forth to the woods and
shottlng every WoOdpecker they can
see.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-18

the extreme southwestern part of the
island 100 miles from Kingston, was
swept away by wave following an
| earthquake. Jamaica has no volca-
noes, not even extinct ones, though
the island is said to be of volcanic Or
igin. The island is mountainous, well
| watered and fertile and has health
full winter climate. 1t was a Spanish
| colony from it's discovery by Columbus
until 1865, when it was taken from
Spain by England in time of war and
it has since been dependency of
| Great Britain. To Americans it has
a peculiar interest as the birthplace of
est figures in the early days of our
republic.
The island is very thickly populated,
being about three times the size Of
kennebec county in area, and yet hav-
ing a population larger than that of
Maine. OF course the great majority
patches indicate that nearly all of those
who lost their lives in the earthquake
were negroes. Naturally after such
a terrible calamity, with thousands
destitute and millions of dollars worth
Of property destroyed, there will be an
urgent appeal for relief, and it is not
to be doubted that the response of our
own country to this appeal will be
prompt and adequate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-18

At the time of the November election
it was frequently stated in the news
papers that Congressman wadsworth
of New York. Republican. had been de-
feated for reelection by a Democrat.
1t is true that Mr.. Wadsworth was de-
feated, but his successful competitor,
Peter A. Porter. does not appear TO be
a Democrat. He ran as an Independ-
ent. and has now announced that he
desires to be classed as a Republican
in the next Congress and will act witt,
that party in all matters of legisla
ton. AS Mr.. Wadsworth was elected
in 1904 by a plurality of $4,000 and Mr.
Porter's plurality over him this year
was 5000 representing change of 49,
600 votes in the district. it will be seen
that popular sentiment in regard to Mr.
Wadsworth experienced a remarkable
revolution. This was due. it is said
to his attitude in defence of the bee!
trust and in opposition to the pure food
bill which Congress passed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-18
Carnegie and ScotIand's Universitie:

/
Scotland not only looks a gift horse
| in the mouth, but it also makes some
very audible and uncomplimentary re-
marks about the teeth found inside.
1t all comes about through Andrew
Carnegie's gift of s10,00O,OOO to the
Scottish universities. 1t will be re-
| membered that the American steel
| millionaire few. years ago varied the
| monotony Of building libraries and es-
tablished funds for heroes and for
superannuated college professors in
this country by giving S10000,00C to the
universities of Scotland. 1t was the
wish of the donor that mo student
should be debarred from attending the
Scottish universities on account of the
payment of fees" Students of either
sex who are Scottish born or whose
parents or grandparents were Scottish
| have the right to apply to the trust
for the payment of their fees. This
| provision has been interpreted With
such latitude that cases are on record
of colored students receiving aid
| though just wherein arises the blend
of the negro and the Scotch blood has
| never been made quite plain.
'The practical effect of the gift"
says one prominent educator of Scot
| land, "is that most of the students at
| all the Scottish universities have
drawn upon the money for the payment
Of their fees" In very many cases
the students have thus been enabled
| to squander the sums sent by their
parents for fees. concealing the fact
| that they had received help from the
! Carnegie fund.
| Another disastrous effect is the
schools in which poor students have
hitherto been coached. By the aid Of
the Carnegie money more students are
able to go to the universities. and the
schools which produced Livingstone
and scores of other famous Scots are
| in serious straits. 1t is also declared
that the university professors in view
Of the students increased Carnegie re-
sources have raised their fees and be-
come less earnest in their duties. TIL :
moral damage of the s10,00O,00O gift is
pronounced incalculabFe by the great
est of the Scotch educators. 1t is
| claimed that the Scottish student is
losing his sclf-reliance, his sturdy in
dependence and his capacity for study
under difficulties, and it is argued that
the whole nature of Scottish univer-
sity training is undergoing a change
| for the worse. Evidently Mr.. Carne-
gle made a mess Of it when he attempt
cd to help, along the cause of educa-
| ton in his native land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-18
Patriots Day for Maine.

| The arguments are being revived in
favor OF establishing Patriots day
here in Maine in place of Fast day.
which has long since outlived its orig
inal significance and observance. Gov
ernor Cobbs strong recommendation
in his annual message favOring either
the adjustment of Fast day, or the
change if its name, is likely to find re-
Spouse in legislative action before the
session is concluded. There was an
agitation on this same matter two or
three sessions ago. started by James E.
Dunning, a bright young Portland
newspaper man now United States
consul at Milan, Italy. At that time,
if we remember correctly, it was
brought out that Fast day is a custom
rather than legal institution here in
Maine, and that it could be given up
any time the governor ceased to issue
his annual proclamation regarding i.
The attempt at that time to establish
fIdtIioIS udS, APP IL lJtii, d. a. Hoiiuft!
in this State was a failure, but it may
be that there is more public sentiment
behind it now than there was at that
time.
Some years ago Fast day was abol-
ished in Massachusetts, where it had
its origin, and Patriots day. the ami
versary of Lexington and Concord, es
tablished in it's place. THIS new holi
day has since been observed in the Bay
State as a general spring holiday and
the argument is made that, as Maine
was a part of Massachusetts, when the
events occurred which Patriots day
commentaries, this State may very
appropriately celebrate the same holi-
day. Although no man from Maine
took part in the battles of Lexington
and Concord, yet there are in our State
today many descendants of the men
who participated in those epoch-mak-
ing engagements. and a few months
later goodly number OF men from the
District OF Maine We're among those
patriots who shot down the Redcoats
swarming up the slopes of Bunker
Hill. Historically. therefore. Maine
has good right to share in the glory
of the events which Patriots day COM
establishment of such a holiday here
would be justified on those grounds.
There is a general feeling that an
early spring holiday is desirable since,
as Governor Cobb observes, Our peo-
pie generally would not approve les
ser number of holidays, and we have
none too many legaliZed now and de-
voted by common consent to recre-
alton and pleasure" Since, therefore,
the observance of Fast day no longer
bears any reasonable relation to its
avowed purpose, the Legislature may
well abolish the day-if indeed legis-
lation is necessary to this end-and es-
tablish Patriots day in it's place. 1t
would doubtless be true that in the
general observance of such a holiday
here in Maine the events of April 10,
1875 at Lexington and Concord would
cut but little figure, but it would at
least give us a general spring holiday,
coming upon the same date each year.
and this seems to be the main thing
desired. rrsae
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-18
The Postmaster's Day Of.


postmaster, not many miles from
BillWlle. posted the following notice on
ms shutter recently: "AN parties Ok
pectin mail are hereby notified to git
an thats comm to en- in advance
any time before next Thursday, that
peln the day we have app'inted to go
huntln-not havin' had a holiday from
the government since July 4. and the
said government seemin' to forget that
bein' only human, We need rest ana "a
creation occasional. There's some lit
tie mai! here for the Joneses and the
Toinpinses-but it don't amount L.
much. as it's all got 1-cent stamps on
It. There amt nuthin' much in the
business nohoW,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-18

Is it true that this notice has been
posted in the reading room of IA
woman's club in icago?-"Only low
conversation is permitted here
Worse than we had suppoScd-Boston
Transcript.
We have il on no less an authority
than Melville Dewey. the eminent
librarian and lecturer, that exactly
such notice as the Transcript men,
tons was displayed not long ago in
the Boston Public library itself
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-18

Do you remember the Maine? Well.
Rear Admiral Charles d. Sigshee. who
was Captain Sigsbee of the Maine on
that fateful night in February, 1898. in
Havana harbor. goes upon the retired
list this week, having passed his 62d
birthday. Dewey and Evans are about
the only big naval figures of the
Spanish war who still remain in active
service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-18

These stories that "the mercury was
a. below" etc. might carry more
weight were it not for the fact that
mercury congeals as 40 below zero. and
becomes of little use in indicating
temperature when it approaches tha.
point. 1t takes a temperature of 900
or more below zero to freeze alcohol
but alcohol thermometers are very
rare.