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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17
Sutton Case Is Up Again.

Washington, Dec l3.-The Sutton
case is to be revived. Mrs. Rosa B.
Sutton, mother OF Lieutenant SUIT
ton, who died at Annapolis under
peculiar circumstances, is preparing
to go before the Maryland grand
jury next month and attempt to Sc
cure indictments of one or more Of
Lieut.. Sutton's fellow-officers who
figured in the Annapolis inquiry last
summer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17

Down in Wenatchee last Saturday
one Rienzi Bethel, whose first name
sounds like novel by Bulwer-Lytton,
was discharged by Judge Grimshaw,
after being arrested for having cigar
cites in his possession. The judge
ruled that it was no crime for a man
to have cigarettes in his possession so
long as it was not for the purpose of
selling or giving away. In other words,
a man may smoke all the cigarettes he
desires to but must not sell any or
have any for sale or give any away, or
have any for the purpose of giving
away. The matter, therefore, seems to
narrow itself down to matter of per-
sonal rights. The law still remains OPP
erative in so far as everyone is con-
cerned except the smoker himself.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17
Comet Thrice as Large as Earth.

Princeton, n. J., Dec l3.-Forty-
six million miles away from the
earth, 1460OO,0OO miles away from
the sun and more than three times
as large as the earth in diameter
these are the facts that have been
determined about the new comet dis
covered December g.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17

Washington, Dec. IA note
worthy addition to the many build
ings OF architectural beauty in the
nations capital is the new admins
tration building of the Carnegie In
stitute, which was dedicated last
evening. Andrew Carnegie, founder
of the institute, which he endowed
with $12,000,000, delivered an adj
dress
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17
PEARY'S BOAT FOR SALE
Famous Arctic Steamer Roosevelt
Offered to Astoria Firm.

Astoria Or, Dec l3.-The Alaska
Fishermen's Packing Company has
received a letter from New York
broker offering to sell the company
Commander Peary's Arctic steamer
Roosevelt. The vessel cost when
new $4,000, but having accom-
plished her purpose, the owners have
no further use for her and will dis
pose of the craft for 100000
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17

Victoria, B. c., Dec 13-Canada's
first warship will be cruiser OF
the Apollo class, to be purchased
from the British government, this
step having already been authorized
The acquired vessel will come direct
to British Columbia and will be used
as a fisheries protective cruiser for
the Pacific and training ship for
the Canadian navy.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17
GENERAL GREELY RESIGNS
FROM EXPLORERS CLUB

New York, Dec. 12-The Cook
Peary controversy has led to tie
resignation of General A. w
Greeley from the Explorers Club,
of which he was president, before
Commander Peary was elected to
that position. Peary is now presi-
dent General Greedy thinks the Ex-
plorers' Club is dominated by Peary
partisans.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17
Railway Storm-Wrecked.

Aberdeen, Wash, Dec. l3-Five
weeks will be required to repair the
damage done the new grade of the
Grays Harbor & Puget Sound rail
way, resulting from recent floods
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17
Airship Dehes Snow,

St. Joseph, Mo, Dec. &c. K.
Hamilton in the Glenn Curtiss aero
plane made two and one-half miles
in 3l-2 minutes in a snowstorm
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17

"Of what use," asked the visitor at
the bench show, is dachshund?"
"A dachshund, sir" answered the
man who owned the animal, is made
to show how long a dawg can be
stretched without pulling him in two. !"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17
Liberals Win in Spain.

Madrid, Dec. l4.-The municipal
Elections throughout the country re
ulted in a victory for the Liberals.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17

]. w. Nicol, says the Chelan Leader,
has been down from Rex creek all the
past week looking after business inter
ests at this end of the lake. He re-
ports record-breaking rainfall for the
latter part of November along that Sec
ton OF the lake. He maintains
weather station at his Rex creek ranch,
and his report for November, which he
filed in the forest Office while here,
shows total precipitation of several
inches for the month. During one "a
hour period the rainfall amounted to
more than two inches.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17

fortnight, but who was said to be
,onvalescent, suffered a relapse and
lis condition is considered alarming.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17

King of Belgium Alarmingly Ill.
Brussels, Dee liking Leopold
who has been seriously i'll for a
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17

The Cashmere town election last
week was very quiet affair. 1t re-
suited in the election OF H. J. Olive,
E. H. Schmitten and H. R. Mills as
councilmen, and c. M. Banker as
treasurer. There was but one ticket
in the field, and in the absence OF a
contest the vote was very light, only
43 ballots being cast. Those elected
succeed themselves except Mr.. Mills.
The town council Of Chelan has
taken the first steps necessary to secure
a new bridge over the Chelan river at
that place. AT its meeting last week
an ordinance providing for a special
election to vote on the proposition Of
bonding the town in the sum of $500
to assist Chelan county in building the
bridge, was offered for its first reading.
1t will undoubtedly be passed at the
next meeting Of the council.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-14
F.rst Methodist Church.

Services at II a. m. and 100 p. m.
Preaching at both services by Rev
Rcbt. Kerr, pastor Morning subject,
The Peril and Fatal Effects of Trifi-
.ng Sins Evening subject, Victim
lied Souls" Sunday-school at $50 p.
m. Judge KTauss, superintendent. and
Prof. Mann, lecturer of Bible class.
Epworth Leag''e service at 6.45 p. m.
On account OF the revival services at
First Baptist church the mid-week
prayer service will not be held. A
warm welcome to all visitors.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-14
s.. francis xavIer,s Church.

Holy Communion at a. m; Sun
day school at the convent at 8 a. m;
mass at 10 a. m, subject of the SER
mon. Human Respect, as Opposed to
Christian Manhood';; benediction Of
the Blessed Sacrament at 7.30 p M,
subject Of the sermon. "Sanctity Of
the Church" On Wednesday and Fri
day services as usual, at 730 p. nj.
Subject OF he sermon on Wednesday
n ght, The Temporal Power of the
.Popes."
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-14
At THE CHURCHES
FIRST Baptist Church.

Preaching by the pastor at IL a m.
and 100 p. m. Morning subject: "On
the Melnfains and the Plain With
Jesus, Evening subject, Following
Christ Sunday school, Baraca and
Philathea classes at 800 p. m. Evan
selist Il. c Buekholz will preach ev-
cry day during the week at $50 and
7.S0 p. n. We cordially invite every
io6y % al these services.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-14

BUY TriE SANTA CLARA CIGARS,
SOLD BY ALL JHOLESALE MER
CHANTS. FACTORY IN BEuNS-
WICK, GEORGIA.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-14

BUY T1E SANTA CLARA CIGARS,
SOLD BY ALL WHOLESALE MER-
CHANTS, FACTORY IN 6RUN7-
WICK, GEORGIA.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-14

Y'0T ,EYS' Eg9yEVlElSxggArE''11r.+ =. !. ]. !.
-HtIdcsEs: .sr.Gz y~o, No ",,'.
The river press., 1909-08-25
They Were Changed.

While serving as commandant of a
district in India General Creagh had
on one occasion presented the prizes
at the garrison sports and was rather
surprised when one Of the prize win
ners-a private in an infantry regi-
ment-approached him n few days
later and begged to know If he would
be allowed to change his prize for
something more useful.
"What was your prize?" asked the
general. In reply the man produced a
long case from under his arm and
showed handsome carving set.
every nice. am sure" said General
Creagh. what do you want to change
them for?''
swell, you see, SIR" replied the man,
II find them rather difficult to use at
mealtime. and If 1t is all the same to
the committee, sir, I would rather
have a knife and fork Of the size to
eat meat with"
The river press., 1909-08-25
Employment For Convicts.

HELENA, Aug. Ex-Governor Norris
OF Montana, returned this morning
from q ten.days' visit in the state of
Washington. He was accompanied
on the trip by State Secretary Yoder
and Attorney General Galen, the three
forming the Montana state prison
board. Next to attending the irriga-
tion congress at Spokane, the princi.
pal object of their visit was the
inspection Of the Washington state
prison at Walla Walla for the pur.
pose of investig ating the methods EN-.
ployed there Of furnishing the convicts
with employment.
The jute mill at the Walla Walla
prison was inspected with q view of
ascertaining the feasibility of provid.
Ing something similar for the Montana
state prison at Deer Lodge. The gov
ernor says the prison board will
probably visit the state prisons of
North Dakota and Minnesota later on
with the same object in view.
The river press., 1909-08-25
Had Tried All Kinds.

A noted heavyweight pugiIist, who
for time in the heyday of his fame
occupied the chair of sporting editor
of certain journal, gloomily remarked
to friend one day:
"Say. Jim, l don't mind standin' un
in the ring an givin' an takin' few
hot punches in the ribs or wherever
they happen to land, but this here
pickin' up pen an singin' off col
umn or so Of literatoor every day or
two is what makes me tired. I believe
I'll halter resign"
"No use resigning, John, old boy
advised the friend. "a job like yours
ISN'T picked up every day. To make it
easier for you l would suggest your
getting an amanuensis."
"Oh. thunder! What's the use?" ex-
claimed the great editor wearily. ave
tried common steel pen, a styler,
graft, newfangled fountain pen, {
patent ink pencil an half dozen
other writin' contraptions, an it amt
at all likely that an amanuensis II
work any better'n the rest of 'em
No; I reckon I'll halter quit"
The river press., 1909-08-25
Nurse and Nursery Combined.


A recent visitor to Brittany de-
scribes in the New Orleans Times
Democrat the two story closed bed Of
the Breton peasant. in many cases a
richly carved and ornamented heir
loom and always highly priced.
One day the visitor was expressing
her admiration Of a certain 'lit-clos,"
when madam pulled the sliding pan
els apart and revealed the figure Of
her husband sleepily rubbing his eyes
and wanting to know what was the
matter. She calmly explained to him
that the visitor wanted to see the in
side Of the bed and then explained to
the visitor that her good man had been
out fishing since dawn and was very
tired. The visitor begged him to close
the panels and go to sleep again. which
he Immediately did, but not before she
noticed that he was fully dressed. 1t
seems that the Breton peasant always
disappears into the "lit-clos" fully
dressed and always emerges therefrom
in the same condition. While her hus-
band slept madam enlarged on the
advantages of ''lit-clos'' in bringing
up family.
II have had six children" she said,
''and when they were little I used to
put three in the top story and three
in the bottom, then close the panels
and leave them with an easy mind"
The river press., 1909-08-25
SUN FRANKS.
Irregularities For Which Science Can
not Altogether Account.

Irregularities For Which Science Can
not Altogether Account.
The sun is generally looked upon as
model Of regularity which never
fails in it's duty, but the ancient his
torians mention several instances
when it failed to give forth its usual
amount Of heat and light for periods
varying from three hours to several
months. Data on the subject have
been compiled by the st. Louis Repub-
lic
According to Plutarch, the year "A
B. G. was one in which the sun was
"weak and pale" for period approx
mating eleven months.
The Portuguese historians record
several months of diminished sunlight
in the year 934 A.. D., and, according
to Humboldt, this uncanny period end
ed with "strange and startling sky phe-
nOmena, such as loud atmospheric ex-
plosions, riffs in the vaulted canopy
Of blue above and in divers other rare
and unaccountable freaks"
In the year 1901, on Sept. 20 (see
Humboldt's "Cosmos'D, the sun turned
suddenly black and remained so for
three hours and did not regain it's nor
NAL condition for several days.
According to the noted Helmuth's
"Solar Energy" the days Of seeming
inactivity on the part Of the sun (the
days following the sudden blackening
Of the great orb) were noted for a
peculiar greenish tinge and are mark
ed in old Spanish, French and Italian
records as "the days Of the green SUM-"
February, HOG A. D., is noted in the
annals of marvellous phenomena as a
month in which aHre were several
days that "the sun appeared dead and
black, like great circular cinder float
ing in the sky"
ION the last day of February, 1906"
says an old Spanish writer on astron-
omy, astrology and kindred subjects,
"the sun appeared suddenly to 60 out.
causing a darkness over the country
for about six hours" In 1241 the Eu-
ropean countries experienced another
siege Of supernatural darkness, which
the superstitious writer's of that time
attributed to Gods displeasure over
the result of the great battle of Lieg-
nitz.
Even today there are certain irregu-
larities Of the sun that science cannot
altogether account for. These are the
so called sun spots-enormous dark
splotches which appear from time to
time on the solar disk and which are
supposed to have great influence on
the atmospheric conditions Of the
earth. Scientists have long studied
these phenomena, but neither their ex-
tent nor periodicity has ever been de-
termined.
The river press., 1909-08-25
A Singular Meal.

One Of the most singular meals ever
eaten was that given to a select few
by an antiquary named Goebel in
Brussels some years ago. The bread
was made from wheat grown before
the children Of Israel passed out Of
Egypt, and it was spread with butter
made when Elizabeth ruled England.
For fruit there were apples which
ripened before the Christian era, and
the wine was older than the white
mans knowledge Of the new world.
The bread was made from wheat taken
from chamber in one Of the pyra-
mids, the butter (of which there were
several pounds) had been found in an
earthen crock on a stone shelf under
the icy waters of we'll in Scotland.
A pantry in the ruins Of Pompeii had
furnished the jar Of apples (Which
were as sweet and finely favored as If
only few months old), and the fagon
Of wine had been recovered from an
old vault in Corinth. Six guests en-
joyed this amazing meal.-Chicago
News
The river press., 1909-08-25
MEXICAN HOTELS.
They Close Early, and Guests Out Late
Must Tip the Porter.

"I'm glad to be back in the land of
the latchkey," said mining engineer
who had been in Mexico for the past
year. "In France, Spain, Italy and
throughout Latin America there is
servant in every house and hotel whose
business it is to open the door. In
Mexico you would think, being so near
this country, that the American latch
key would be common. But even in
the finest hotels in the capital the big
doors are closed at II o'clock, and to
gain admittance after that hour you
have to pound on them with the great
knockers that hang outside. After five
minutes you hear a sleepy grunt with
in, then some mutterings and the Span
ish word which means I'm coming
Finally the small door in the center of
the big one will be unbarred, and you
step inside. Then if you don't want
to sleep in the park the next night you
are kept out late you give the 'portero,'
as the keeper of the gate is called, a
piece of silver. Between II and mid
night the fee is 10 cents. From i on
until morning the gratuity, regulated
by custom, steadily increases. Be-
tween and it is from % to 40 cents,
and after it is half a dollar.
MANY night l have been awak-
ened by the pounding of the knockers
in the neighborhood Of my hotel.
timed one man for ten minutes before
l fell asleep. Probably he had neg
lected to fee the 'portero' or else the
keeper Of the gate was drunk, as he
frequently is. These 'porteros' usually
sleep curled up in blankets just inside
the door on the stones with which ev-
cry interior courtyard and entrance is
paved. and all Of them have colds. Yet
it Is a position much sought after, and
the gatekeeper ranks highest among
the servants. York Press.
The river press., 1909-08-25
DIDN'T MATTER MUCH.
He Had 6Iundered Anyhow Before He
Sent the Letter.

ne 0ao 0sunoSrSQ ANYHOW 0erorO TIC
Sent the Letter.
The lovesick young man ran up the
steps and was met at the door by a
very pretty young lady.
Constance" he said eagerly as he
held out his hand to her, did you get
my letter this morning?'
"No," carelessly returned she. Il
presume Vivian took It,"
"vivianw The swain blushed pro-
fusely. "Why. that letter was ad-
dressed to your
Eyes, but Vivian and I are twins
and look alike, you know. Indeed, our
most intimate friends often mistake
each for the otherv'
"But your names are nothing alike"
stammered the bewildered young man.
Il wrote Constance Withers' very
plainly on the outside Of that letter.
l don't see how any such mistake
could be made"
"Oh, It wasn't a mistake! Anyhow,
1t doesn't make much difference
"What? Constance, that letter con-
tained more than you think! In It
made apology for my too ardent &C.
tions before you last night, and, fur
thermore, I sent It to ask you if-if
you would be N.Y.
But 1t belonged to Vivian!"
"Are you crazy? beg pardon! I
meant-goodness gracious! How has
Vivian anything to do with the let
teri"
Because when you made love last
night you mistook Vivian for met"
The river press., 1909-08-25
How to Make q Noise.

Harry, the highlander, was bent on
being a successful Scot. He was bent
on making splash. Och, aye! But he
was going to make those daft gowks
Scottish for "silly idiots') in England
sit up.
But how was Harry to achieve his
aim?
He sought advice of great friend
q Scotsman who had already made his
mark in shipbuilding circles.
"Tell me-" pressed Highland Harry.
"hoo can l max a noise in the warld?"
The famous Scotsman gazed at him
steadily for few moments and then,
laying a hand on the inquirer's shoul-
der. beloved:
"Hoot. mon!'
The river press., 1909-08-25
Railroad Tunnel On Fire.

GREAT FALLS, Aug. 23.-Tunnel
No. l on the Billings & Northern
railway, $500 feet long, IL miles
south of Laurel, is on fire and al.
though force of men have been
fighting the flames all day, so far
they have made no apparent impress
sion on the fire and it is feared that
all the casing will be burned out, put.
ting the tunnel out of use for q con.
siderable period.
Today Burlington trains which use
this road to Great Falls, are going
around by Helena. The fire started
this morning, from engine sparks,
about the center of the tunnel.
The river press., 1909-08-25
The HONEYMOON.

The honeymoon has no definite du-
ration, but is longer or shorter accord
ing as the temper Of the high contract
ing parties determines, or their rela-
tives, or the weather, or the mode or
the comparative cost Of travelling and
staying at home. Briefly, it is that
interval during which the man, going
out in the morning, remembers his kiss
and forgets his overshoes as distin.
guished from the interval during which
he remembers his overshoes and for.
gets his kiss.-New York Life.
The river press., 1909-08-25
He Knew He Was Alive.

A certain young mans friends
thought he was dead, but he was only
In state of coma. When in ample
time to avoid being buried he showed
signs of life he was asked how it
seemed to be dead.
"Dead," he exclaimed. 81 wasn't
dead. knew all that was going on.
And l knew I wasn't dead. too, be-
cause my feet were cold and was
hungry"
But how did that fact make you
think you were still alive?" asked one
Of the curious.
"Well, this way: l knew that If
were in heaven I wouldn't be hungry
and If was In the other place my
feet wouldn't be cold"
The river press., 1909-08-25
Temperament Doesn't Count.

They hadn't seen each other for sew
eral years. the two women. They
looked at each other, afraid to ask
spoke.
"You know" she said, that my hus-
band and l are no longer living to-
gether. He left me fiat on my back in
hospital. He wrote me that he
thought all artists should have their
freedom. that they should not be bound
by family ties. l suppose" with n
sigh. "that it was what one would call
the artistic temperament"
at is not altogether confined to art
ists," said the other woman. my
husband was n plumber. and he die
the same"
The river press., 1909-08-25
Christening the Twins.

In an English village miners wife
presented him with twins. At the
usual time the twins had to be chris
tened, and George. his wife and his
friends proceeded to the church to fix
the names of the children. The minis
ter asked the father the names Of the
twins. and he quite proudly replied:
"Steak and Kidney, sor!'
"Come, comev' replied the minister.
''These are odd names for your chill
drenw
"What dye mean, Geordie?" cried
his wife. Its Kate and Sidney"
AYE, it Is, sor. Aa thout it was like
summit to eat!" shouted George
promptly.
The river press., 1909-08-25
Better Late Than Early.

There is certain young New York
broker whose recent sad experience in
endeavoring to pull the wool over his
wife's eyes has led him to declare
Never again.
Now, it is the brokers' custom to
take $50 suburban train, thus en-
abling him to reach his home in West
chester in ample time for the early
dinner that both he and his wife like.
The other day he fell. Meeting an
old college mate, he yielded to the lat
The river press., 1909-08-25
The Color of Lakes.

Some lakes are distinctly blue, 9th
ers are Of various shades Of green, 90
that in some cases they are scarcely
distinguishable from their level, grass
surrounded banks. A few, too, are al.
most black. The Lake Of Geneva Is
azure hued, the Lake Of Constance and
the Lake Of Lucerne are green, while
the. color Of the Mediterranean has
been called indigo. The Lake Of Brienz
is greenish yellow, and its neighbor
Lake Thun, Is blue.
The river press., 1909-08-25

ter's entreaties for an evening in
town. The next step was, Of course,
to telegraph the wife. which he did in
these terms:
Unavoidably detained. Missed the $3.50.
Home later.
When hubby finally did show up, he
observed an expression on the counte-
nance of his spouse that argued the
failure Of his little fib.
whats the trouble dear?" he ask
ed, with an affected nonchalance.
Without word the wife handed
him the telegraph slip, indicating with
her forefinger the words:
Received at 4:45."-Lippincott's.
The river press., 1909-08-25
Aim High.

To the formation Of a good charac-
ter 1t Is Of the highest Importance that
you have a commanding object in
view and that your aim In life be ele-
vated. Set your standard high. and
though you may not reach it you can
hardly fail to rise higher than II you
aimed at some inferior excellence
Joel Halves.
The river press., 1909-08-25
Nature.

He who knows the most, he who
knows what sweets and virtues are In
the ground. the waters. the plants. the
heavens and how to come at these en-
chantments, is the rich and royal man.
Only as far as the masters Of the
world have called In nature to their
aid can they reach the height Of mag
niflcence.-EmersOn
The river press., 1909-08-25
A Total Ahstainar.

Excited Individuals this where
they swear people2 Commissioner For
Oaths-Yes, sir. What can I do for
youf Excited Individual-1 want 10
take an oath never to put down an
other carpet-London Telegraph.