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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-05-15
Do Not Advertise in The Echo

That's what Mrs. Bloom said, or you
will be bothered TO death with answers
to you. I put three line house for
rent" ad. in The Echo and in six hours
after the paper was out I had as many
applicants for the house. Thought l
would have to pay for another ad. say
ing the house rs RENTED"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-05-15
Sermons in Ships

Il think it's a shame that wine
should be used at launchings. We
temperance women are going to try to
stop it,
After all, instead OF kicking about
it, why not use the custom to point
moral?"
How do you mean"
why simply by drawing attention
to the fact that after her first taste Of
wine the ship Immediately takes to
water and sticks to it ever after"
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If you have saved the wood ashes
during the winter you have the best
kind of fertilizer for the orchard. Re-
member when spreading the ashes
that the roots Of the trees extend some
distance, SO do not put them too near
the trunk. but scatter them out nearly
as far. as the limbs extend.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-05-15

An Everett mining promoter has
brought suit against the Index News
for 5000 damages. The bare thought
of having to raise this amount will
make brother SWEET perspire some.
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FRIDAY, MAY Is, 1905.

We acknowledge receipt from the
Office of the state librarian at Olympia,
the Journal of the house and senate,
being in detair the proceedings of the
Tenth Washington Legislature.
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Dan Shaser OF Cashmere was here
this week getting acquainted, he said,
with the man he would have TO
beat next November. Dan is a candi-
date for sheriff of Chelan county on the
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-05-15

After an absence of six months spent
in southern California and Arizona,
Ira D. Edwards returned 10 this place
last Wednesday afternoon. He says
the country where he has been felt the
stringency of money in greater de-
gree than the state Of Washington.
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Advertised Letters

Remaining in postoffice, uncalled for
May II, 1908:
Bettinsen w H Drues I
Gardner E Jones Perry
Lucev John Kavacevic Peks
Phillips ] E Trvap H
McCampbell Mr.
In calling for same, please say,
advertised. J. c. Davis. Postmaster
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by willing the crown TO his cousin. Lady Jano
Grey. The Duke OF Suffolk very willing TO
be a party to this plot and Lady Jane was not
consulted It did not matter to the two dukes
whether she wanted to be queen or not. They were
thinking only Of their aggrandi8ement-
And Lady Jane did not want to be Queen. though
she made objection to marrying Lord Guilford-
When they brought her the news that the King
was dead and that she had been named his
successor. she was horror stricken. She wept and
protested and at length fell fainting the floor.
My liberty is better" she declared, than the
chain you offer me, with what precious stones 30
ever IL be adornedT' But her father commanded
and her husband iTnplored. She had always been
accustomed TO obey, and she yielded. She was
Queen for only twelve days. The people loved her,
but they knew that Mary the rightful heiress
and they focked to her standard. Lady Jane was
arrested, and though Queen Mary and every enc
else knew that she perfectly innocent, she
was beheaded along with her youthful husband No
one but the Queen wished for her death The peo-
pie followed her weeping, to the Tower Of London
after the dreadful sentence had been pronounced
upon her. and when. at the age OF seventeen she
laid her head upon the block thore was scarcely q
dry eye among tho spectators.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
BUNNIES.

Dear little Men and Little Women: OF all the
pets had when on the farm the bUnnies were
the best I bought four pair. In years time
many had. On account Of other work, We could
not keep them housed, 5 they would burrow out
Finally we let them have the Of the farm
They burrowed under the house, hen house and
barn. and some took to the woods. They were so
tame that we did not Ike to kill them. When It
was necessary we would pick out the woods bun
nies' or the bad tempered bunnies. We never
fully realized how many had until some bright
moonlight night, when they would all collect Grou
woods house and barn) on the lawn in front OF
tho house. II was very interesting TO watch them
from the window. number would sit up on their
launches and sniff the air. and at the least scent
of danger away they would go. Then one by ono
back they would and frisk about One old
doc seemed to be the guardian OF the bunnies
She never whisked out OF sight at danger signal
but stood her ground, and WOO to the dog that
happened to come her way. have seen her chase
family Of dogs-father, mother and seven pups
from the house to the barn, the dogs yelping and
ths doe nipping their heels first one then another,
or she would jump them. striking with her
hind feet We called her the house bunny, as she
had burrowed under the house and raised her
como out with the little mites of bunnies around
her. nibblng grass. The old bunny came TO the
kitchen doorstep every morning and thumped with
her hind feet for breakfast, She liked bread ana
milk or bit of apple.
ELTON IRWIN HIBBARD aged E)-
Windsor Broome County, n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Puzzle Maze.-The ''B" path was the one leading
10 the centre Of the maze. and the proverb was
Birds OF a feather flock together" Tt unfinished
proverbs were in path "A"-"A stitch IN time saves
nine" path &C. Time and tide wait for man"
path D. THE darkest hour 10 just before the
dawn" The neatest and best three answers were
contributed by 2 H. Dederer. aged fourteen years,
No $50 West 18th street New York City, who
wishes "A Trip Around the World in Post Cards
Luenna Won Eltz aged ten years No. 2o95 Broadway,
New York City, "A Trip Around the World IN Post
Cards: Josephine Greene, aged fifteen years. No
S93 Eagle avenue New York City, "A Trip Around
the World in Post Cards"
Things to Think About.-The two prize winners
and their prizes in this contest Florence Moore,
aged fifteen years. No. s3 Taylor street, Paterson.
y. J., a box OF dainty notepaper, and Ned Wood
ward aged eleven years. No lib Mary street Eliz-
abeth, n. J.. box Of water color paints.
Thanksgiving Candy Recpes.-For prize winners
zee recipes printed this page.
Our Letter Box-See letters by prize winnerA
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
.Cecref,c off Good Cake MAKING
Foundations That May Be Modified to Lend Variety 10
nesserts-Bread and Its Raising.

economy or health moro -four may be ADDED 10
the same amount of sugar, butter and eggs and
then milk and baking powder must DO useo' sa
tbs eggs will lot be enough TO wet and raise the
mass This viii make & simple cooky. but to-
d.y. Just for 3 change we VIII mako tho rch
ones.
There are only two kinds OF cakes, sponge cakes
and butter cakes. For butter cakes we cream but
instead OF melting IT. But II isn't necessary
TO have yotr butter hard and cold when you begin
10 heat It. Warm your dish with hot water In
winter. That will soften tho butter little with
melting You just well beat your
eggs right in with your butter and sugar. 1t Is
not necessary TO beat them separately. Put
pinch Of soda in any cake in which much butter is
used. There is milk in all butter, and the
soda modihes the acdity."
BY this time the eggs. sugar and butter were
beaten into rich mass, and the lecturer began to
work in the -four, using = knife for the purpose.
There is certain ratio that should hold good
in any such recipe" said she; more nour than
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

out at this temperature If you like. but the cookies
will be much more delicate If the dough IS kept
at this richness If you little -four this
dough when baked will approach the nature Of
candy rather than of cake
The subject of the day was desserts and the
lecturer next devoted herself to the subject Of
filings.
THE custard and its variations are a most i'm
portant part OF desserts. Cream pun nIIing is
merely custard further thickened with either dour
or cornstaroh. Scald cup OF milk reservtng
enough OF II to mix two tabiespoonflis Of -four
Mix the -four and cold milk smooth, add to the
hot milk and stir smooth. Cook from tan to twenty
minutes. A great mistake in such creams is not
cooking the -four and milk enough. Remember
that this base is nothing but -four paste, and the
flavor OF paste is not agreeable. II is a mis-
take TO put in the eggs ct first. they will cook
too much. When the flour Is thoroughly cooked
add the eggs. You can use cornstarch instead Of
-four, using Il little less One beaten egg is enough
for cream pun filings. but you add one or two
extra yolks IA you have them. making richer
But If you too many eggs IL will taste eggy
Sweeten it to taste. II 1t is be used as filling
for sweet layer cake you Will want less sugar
But II 1t is to MI cream pu1s. which are un-
sweetened. more sugar.
Here you have a custard which can be used for
many things Double the proportions, cool and
freeze 1t and xsu have Ice cream. YOu can have
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
HONOR LIST.

l, Bertha c. Amend; 2, Dorothy z. P. Brown; 3.
Mary G. Bassett: 4, Robert Brooks; s, Gladys Ben
nett; G. Florence Bushnell; Z. Frances Brewer; 8.
Esther Brown 9, Kathryn Blaney; 10, Constance
NJ. Craigie; II, Louise Doran; II, Nathan Eschen {;
13 Leo Eisen; IA, Everett Eggenton; Ii. Dorothy
E Fessenden; 16. Lillian Frampton; II. Florence
Gray; IS, Margaret Hayden; 10, Wilhelmina Halk
20 Russell S. Hastings; p, Bertha W. Hasler; %,
Marie Kipp; 23 Marie Martens; "a, Ella Martin {;
25 Eleanor Main; 26, Agnes Mulroy; 27, Rowland
Mitchell; 2S, Olga Meyer: %, Thomas Mcguire; 80,
Malcolm NcGhie; 81, May Mcknight; 32 Oliver
McLaren; 33. Samuel Ost; 34, Richard Plow; IS,
Mabel E Pleshet 36, Louise Patterson; 81. Win
throp Standish IS, Alice Styles; 80, Dorothy c.
Street; 40 Wesley Seim; Il, Dorothy NJ. Stretch :;
~ Ruth Schwabe; 43, Constance Stinets; A, The
odore Tinsley; 40 Nellie Taylor 46. Alice Tnsley
Al, Emily VOigt; 4S, Dorothy Van Derkar; 40,
Edith Walker: 30, James Il Whitehead
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
BUD AND BILLY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: should
Ike to tell you about my little pets, Bud and
Billy. They are two white rats. Quite funny pets,
are they not? They pretty small yet for they
aren't very old.
They are the most inquisitIve animals have
seen. They VIII eat almost anything give them
Here are few OF the things they eat: Oatmeal.
oats carrots. greens, meat, butter and bread and
they are very found OF sugar, cheese, meat and
candy
They are very destructive when they eScape
from their cage One day they got into box
that held two bIackbirds' wings and separated
the feathers from the bone. When they got
through they presented very comical appear
ance as the dye had CONS of on their faces and
front paws They soon cleaned themselves. how
ever. They sat upon their launches and VET
their paws on their tongues. and then rubbed
themselves all over with their paws They do
this many times during the day, and so keep
themselves quite clean.
They are very intelligent, and will come when
7 call. They are sure-footed, for they can walk
along the rung OF chair walk a wire or q
long stick about threeeshths OF an inch in dame
ter They climb up curtains or the backs or
chairs that have caned backs. I expect to train
them 70 do tricks soon Hoping TO see this IN
print I remain. your reader,
WESLEY HALLETT (aged 10
No 4o4 East @th street, New York City
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

Contest No. (Schoolday Puzzle)-Choice OF "A
Trip Around the World in Post Cards" sterling
silver Tribune badge, box of water color paints.
pretty collar pin, novelty belt pin. box or DAINTY
note paper an embroidery SET an interesting book
or an imitation ivory paper knife for the neatest
and best three answers.
Contest No 2 (Things to Think About)-Choice
Of an interesting book. embroidery set, pretty
collar pin, a box of water color paints, box OF
dainty note paper q sterling silver Tribune badge,
"A Trip Around the World in Post Cards. a
leather card case, a novelty belt pin or leather
pencil pocket for the neatest and best two solu-
tons
Contest No. (Holiday Candies and Cakes)-
Choice of sterling silver Tribune badge, inter
estIng book a box of water color paints a pretty
collar pin "a Trip Around the World in Post
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

suger more sugar than butter one reason why
many loaf cakes fall that there is too much but
fer and sugar the amour; Of flour You nee"
the -four to stiffen II. Many 90 TINS sort OF 'li"s
bv guess very experienced cook may DO llat
h,t oven she would do better to follow exact pro-
portions
9Th. temperature of the butter Will aHect the
dough Had this butter been melted the oough
would be much softer. Should you set TINS Dough
on ice for awhile It would become huci S.Nei
At ths present temperature, which is that OF tho
roon vou can drop IL the pan with spoon IN
. Iumn. II will melt and hatten down In the oven
But II you put nuts candied orange peel or aEieo
fruit IN the dough It Will stifren 1t 50 that II wiz
remain IN Jumps upon the pan iHlS In"Ae 10 I,
=, ~.h,o,e5 F,glish rock cake, not rock from lis
hardness but because 1t bakes in rough irregu-
lar little mass. with raisins and nuts sticking out
deIcInnslY al over II.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

Fer ths first time Miss Anna Barrows fouho heI
Fvn2s-kE greeted with sksptical laughter at hef
cooking lesson st Brooklyn Institute Monoay'
These coohes." ssio shs, VIII DO ,nst a s'0o
three months sft.r they are baked they are
when they ara taken out Of tns oven"
wa then the audience laughed hiss Bar
f0Ss looked up in surprise
There wouldn't be any three months Aiter'
explained woman. The cookies had JUST been
passed around and eaten
Miss BsrroNs explained the genesis OF the olo
pound cake OF one two three. four recipe
The early New England housewives, wh" had
70 Ds@lllg powder said she used % make po-iid
~ Is OF q pound CT butter, q pound or sugar :"
Poohd Of -four and a pound OF eggs, the eggs
Ins i light without baking powder "iieH
recipe halged II made the one l"o
es four recipe; one cup OF butter, two cups oi
80 three cups Of -four and four eggs ms
- very rlch cake. and by slight transpo-
80 making IL three eggs snd four cups OF
y SszHsS yszy T4sk eOsky Teeips- BOZ
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
TEDDY WINKS."

Dear Little Men and Little Women: Last fall
when 1 visiting a friend in the country a
neighbor who lived next door to her. had
dear little puppy dog named Teddy Wnks. He was
funny looking. wiry haired terrier. and not at all
large But he could learn to do many things
and was so obedient that he was liked By every
body.
His master lived a long way from the postoflce
and could not always send a servant with the
mail but he could trust Teddy Winks to take IL
ouite carefully holding 1t cutely by one corner.
His master had only to say, Teddy, want YOU to
nos+ a letter. and he would jump around. looking
- a,x,o,,s and ready to go. Then his master
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

in The escape OF this ai- in the oven viii crack
it and make the pun pastry The ideal frIt PIE is
made in a deep pan. with no bottom crust and
puff pastry crust over the top
Rread was To have been part OF the lesson. ous
as the time was not long enough for botA she gave
only a few general remarks ON b-e0dnlalltng-
The rule for bread is three times as much Hour
as uquid" said she. 1t is very important % have
the dough Of the right consistency at first II YOU
keep adding -four to partly risen dough this hour
does not catch up with the other IN rising and the
bread Is not good. Bread made wholly or partly
with milk Is moro brown and tender As 20 yeast
YOU can use whole yeast cake 70 one small loaf OK
bread or you can use a cake for a whole baking
The only difference Is that the one loaf will riss
very quickly We raise Il n lessons on bread
making where we actually bake the loaf The less
yeast the longer IN rising: the mere yeast. thS
quicker You can hasten the rising u bread oy
raising the temperature from IS 70 100 degrees.
Above 100 there IS danger ot killing the yeast
germ below rs It rises very much more slowly
You can set part OF The dough away in the cold and
raise and bake II when you Ike. Fresh yeast and
a good quality OF flour the essentials OF good
bread There Is very little difference in the better
qualities OF the various kinds OF bread Hour but We
are gradually learning that the Hour made from ths
macaronl wheat IS best In general the spring
wheats grown IN the Northwest make better bread
flour than the soft winter wheats grown IN sAs
Southwest
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
NV PET SQUIRREL.

10 tell you about my pet squirrel. He used to make
everybody laugh. He was very sensible. yet was
full Of fun One of his tricks was TO climb up the
coats which hung in the passage and bite off all
the buttons. So my mother was kept busy sewing
on buttons He was delighted when in mischief.
Sometimes he would get at the sugar basin and
throw out bit after bit, till perhaps at the very
bottom he met with piece to his mind Then he
would jump away and eat 1t.
At dessert he always charmed to help him
self He would eat part of a peach or plum and
bring the rest to tuck down my fathers neck as
a safe hiding place 1 think now 1 have told you
as much about my pet you will care TO hear 1t
is q pity he died THOMAS HYNES (aged ID.
No. 15e West 9Sth street, New York.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

,ot,, of aavors in your cream puns Leave
- n the double boiler a little longer ana drop
- - - of chocolate There is no need TO CRATE
., Or Won can use very strong coilee IN
r1ace Of n mart of the milk. or you can navor WIN
tebIssDoonful of orange or lemon juice WLhch mas
haen standing for while on the rind or the 1ruit
W., Miss Barrows made the cream pun shelis-
Che nut tvvo tablespoonfuIs Of butter and half cup
90 y,ater seasoned with a little salt. on the hre-
vCban a WAS hot she stirred IN half cup OF hour
,,,+,l q was smooth. Cook this till the dough
6rav. up in a bail" she said, "and then cool and
a6d two eggs Then drop It On tho baking pan In a
r,tI. hall II more than doubles in size m baking
ara when opened discovers q mysterious hole In
std. which Is filled with the Or this mixture
NAV be fried IN hot fat. making hollow fritters'
which ara served with fruit or wine
PLAIN PASTRY RULE.
For plain pastry the rule is one cup of fat to
four OF -four. For pun pastry It Is one cup OF Fat
70 one OF -four The colder and sitter pastry dough
Is the better For pastry a -four Is needed which is
not suited to bread-a weaker -four. which requires
less water"
For her pastry dough Miss Barrows mixed the
lard and flour and rolled IL thin. Then she scat
tered Jumps OF butter the dough. folded Il eight
times pounded it and rolled 1t thin again Then
she repeated this process
said shs. and each TINA some air has been folded
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
HosU TO .Sg)fr7 q Prize.

Cards" embroidery set. q novelty belt pin, an
imitation ivory paper knife, a leather card case or
a box Of dainty note paper for all recipes used
Do not send any recipes that ysu have not tested
Contest No. (Our Letter Box)-A prize Of VI
will be given for every letter printed under this
heading. The letter may contain incidents in your
life anecdotes Of pets novel school experiences or
things seen in travel. These stories must be orig
inal and must be written on one side OF the paper
only.
Be to state your
Be to give your choice Of prizes.
Be Eure to give your mans and address,
Contest closes on November Is. age is oonsid-
cred in awarding prizes. Address your letters and
answers to Little Men and Little Women, The New
York Tribune, New York.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
Oar Letter Box.

would put a piece OF sugar on his nose, and Teddy
would keep II there until his master had the letter
addressed and sealed. Then soon as Teddy saw
that his master had finished he would jerk ths
lump Of sugar from his nose catch u IN his mouth
and be OF. The at tbs postOf1ce always had
a nice sweet biscuit for Teddy. and always tied 4
bit OF string to his collar. which showed his mas
when he got home that he had brought ths
letter quite safely. I remain yours sincerely,
DOROTHY HILL aged ID
Peterboro, Ontario. Canada
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
BUTTER TAFFY.

One and one-haIf cupcuis OF light brown sugar.
three teaspoonfuls OF mOlasses one and one-ha4h
tablespoonfuIs Of hot water. and Onehalf table
spoonfuIs OF vinegar and pinch OF salt COOK
until brittle when dropped into water. Add TIRES
tablespoonfIls Of butter. cook moment add one
teaspoonfuI Of vanilla and pour into shallow 9Gt-
tered pan HENRIETTA NDtff-i- tasVd iSJ-
Fort Lee. y J.
Prfze-A collar PIN.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
ARITHMFTICAL PUZZLE

ARITHMDTICAL PUZZLE.
NV whole is q well known proverb containing
twenty-five letters.
MY D. 6, >, 81 % is a spectre .,
Ny s. 3, IS. 19 Is something IN which Vaiua0es
kept.
Ny is pronoun.
My g. Il, f. 10, is dwelling
Nv IL L. II, % is animal that is popularly
supposed enjoy eating tin cans and other ike
delicaces ,,-,
MY TO- Is N animal that is also humble
in its tastes but prefers thistles to tin cans
Ny O. 13 IA is a quick declination OF tho head.
Ny % Is article.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
VARIETY IN COOKIES.

You can have all the variety you want In one
r,ass of cookies" said the lecturer sultins the
-, "a tho word In one portion of the dough
Won can put ginger. N another cocoa or chocolate
4, another chopped nuts, in another currants or
aisins in another citron and candied orange peel
On another dark spices. in another deslcoated
co.oanut You can set the dough on ice and after
,ard roll IL thin and then cut out the cookies IL
xou Ike. Or you AAa xAAss @see and ron 1t
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
THANKSGIVING CANDIES.
popcORN CANDIES.

Put into an iron kettle one tablespoonful OF ouc.
ter +hree tabIespoonfuIs of water and one cupfCi
OF white sugar. Boil until ready 20 candy. then
throw in three quarts Of nicely popped corn, ana
stir vigorously until the is evenly distributed
over the corn Take the kettle from the fire and
stir until a little coOl IN this way each kernel WIZ
become separated and coated with sugar
LILLIAN PANNIER (aged 5s-
No lis Hickory street, Springfield. A2-=-
Prize-A novelty beltDsE
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
An HOUR.

F1rtv-nine diamond minutes were strung IN the sun.
When the sixtieth joined them they started
And when the work OF them all done
The sixty bright diamonds just turned into
MARGARET BELLOWS (aged ID.
No 14s Hancock street Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

Dear Editor: thank you very much for the pair
Of rolled gold cum buttons. Please excuse me for
not thanking you before. although haven't any
excuse. Just kept putting 1t OF. They are fine
and dandy
Thanking you again and hoping that may win
many prizes, I remain yours truly,
C1ifrside N. J. ALAN MUTT.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

Dear Editor: thank you for the box of writing
paper you sent 1t ia very pretty. and shal
enjoy using IL. Your lttlo friend,
ROSALIND z. AIL1EYN.
No N6 Quincy street. Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

Run out and shoot Whaggleda, Bunny his chum
'You your rife, Teddy Bear and load it well with
And in purple cave just where the road stops at the sky,
find the Whasgledak at home consuming apple pie
Late night poor Teddy tugng sadly back
I'm awful sorT Bunny Boots I've got Whaggledak.
| couldn't find the sky; walked until dropped
The road lust and ON; it stopped"
NTn cnnttnnn
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
LETTERS OF THANKS.

Dear Editor: thank you for the lovely paints.
I tried them. and found them Of the best kind.
Hoping 20 win another prize, I am. your little
reader, MARY MEIIA
No. 64s 46th street. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-08

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