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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-01-15

Chief Daniels on Tuesday of this
week made the arrest of two men who
are believed to be a part of gang OF
counterfeiters who have been working
in this part of Washington. The COM
plant was made on the part of a
stranger who said that a piece of paper
money had been passed on him. After
the arrest of the suspects, the stranger
could not be found, and the arrests
were allowed their liberty on condition
that they would hit the high places
forthwith. h.-Pasco Herald.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-19

the papers about The Girl With the sea-Green
Eyes and they would have had her singing
make-eye songs in the front row Of 1.-The Man
from MonkeyviIle before frost. Besides heI
great transient eyes. she had auburn hair
worth while and complexion for queens. The
first day she attempted the most audacious
flirting with Anderson, and in the evening he
enjoyed a hardly contested fight between Tad
Simpson and Johnny Cole. who loved the
young lady dearly. Anderson was big, quick
and had athletic training, so that he thrashed
both lads, with only a backened eye for his
part in the skirmish
During the next few weeks Sallie Denton, the
red stockinged belle, continued her outrageous
coauetry and Anderson had much to do 70
Withstand her simple charms. She was Won
derfully magnetic, sweet-toned, rather inte.li-
gent and abundantly good-natured. BY the
time Anderson had engaged in eighteen more
fights with the remaining eighteen of the
Iadys admirers and sustained the loss Of two
front teeth and the end of his little finger
he concluded to remonstrate with Miss Denton
IT. was largely a matter of self defense. for he
found it hard work thinking thinking think
ing as he had promised the girl in smoky
Chicago. - -
He sentenced the eharmer to 'stay In after
school for some imaginary crime. while he. al
lowed thirteen bona fide offenders. who hao
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-19
By REX BEACH,

- A- Ne. too; but I've got a new
hunaA. and I'm running up a dreen to
eateA bedrock along the left rim. I've
got twenty men at work, and I'll know
before long. You heard about Runnioh,
OF CQwmf'
"Y@s - EgAi nhogy-the bad men get
the COED EzABA Gnd che good ones get the
hungry spots. Well, I might have been
one OF the unfortunatss If / had sstalxed
for myself but I hardly think so. I'm
pretty lucky" He laughingly babe them
good night, content with himself and at
peace with the world. -7t t'-e .
Gale went TO Necia's door and called
her. but when she appeared he was I'M
prepared for the tragic face with which
she greeted him.
Daughter" he said. don't feel bad
over what 1 said; didn't mean TO be
cross with you, but-I don't like that
dress"
Were you cross with me. daddy?" She
said. duly. 81 didn't hear. What did
you sayT'
He looked at her in amazement. "Necia,
little girl what is the trouble?"
She was staring past him, and her
fingers were fumbling helplessly with the
lace OF her gown. but she began to show
signs OF collapse.
II sent him away-I-gave him up, when
he wanted me-wanted me Oh. daddy! he
wants to marry me-and L sent him
away"
Alluna uttered short. satisfied exclam-
alton. and. looking at Gale meaningly,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-19

isolating herself, however, for a man
who was steering his course by the
sense of feel and the winds direction
heard her and paused. His steps were
muffied I'm the soft footing, so. that she
had no warning of his presence until
he was near enough to distinguish her
dimly where she leaned against the log
wall of a half-completed cabin.
To his question, Whats the trouble
here?" she made no answer. but moved
away. whereupon he detained her
There's something wrong. Who are you,
anyhow" -....,
IT'S only Necla, Mr.. Stark . said the
girl, at which he advanced and TOOK her
by the arm.
What ails you, child? What In the
world are you doing here? Come! It's
only step to my cabin you must come
I'm and rest awhile, and you'll soon be all
right Why. you'll break your neck in
this darkness sH.A
She hung back. but he, compelled her to.
go with him in spite of her unwilling
ness. 1.t .a . xst{. rtGf
Now. now" he admonished, with I'M
usual kindness for him; you know
you're my little friend. and 1 can't let you
go on this way it's scandalous. won't
stand for it, 1 like you too much
In truth he had done things during
these last few weeks to make her think
so, having never missed, an opportunity
to stop and pass a word with her, at the
same time showing her queer courtesy
and consideration quite foreign to his sa-
turnite habits She had never mentioned
the fact to her father or the others, for
she had developed a sort Of sympathy for
the man, and felt that she understood
him better than they did.
He had her inside his cabin, and closed
a 49, fv,s he ~ fNn Oh Nuf nd
| before he struck a light.
II can't stand to see you cry" he re-
peated, as he adjusted the wick. Now,
as soon as He stopped in astonish-
ment, for he had turned to behold, instead
of the little half-breed girl, this slender,
sorrowful stranger in her amazingly won
derful raiment.
BY" He shocked himself insensibly,
and stood motiOnless for a. long time,
while she wiped her eyes and, woman
| like, Strengthened out her gown and
smoothed her hair with little feminine
touches. ..r ... >.-...r -
"I-I-hope you'll excuse me for acting
this way" she smiled at him, piteously;
then, observing his strange features.
why, what is the matter, Mr. Stark;
are you angry?'
| His hawklike face was strained and coli
orless his black eyes fierce and eager, his
body bent as IL to pounce upon victim.
In truth he was now the predatory ami
NAL.
NO" he replied, as if her question car
ried no meaning; then, coming to himself,
Mono! of course not, but-you gave me
start You reminded me of some one.
How do you come to be dressed like that2
1 never knew you had such clothes"
''Poleon brought them from Dawson;
| they are the first ] ver-had. ''-s-N "
He shook his head in a slow, puzzled
| fashion.
"You look just like a. white p, girl
meant don't know what / mean This
time he reused himself fully, theoeffort
| being more like a shudder. I'll
so have always Thought, she said.
and her eyes filled again
f Continued In Next Issue
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-19
CHAPTER XIu--Stark Takes a Hs~d
In the Game.


The old man greeted the lieutenant
afabIy. but as his glance fell on hts
daughter he stopped stOck-still on the
threshold
Il told you never TO wear that dress
again. he said. in a dry, harsh voice.
The girl made no answer, Tor her
heart was breaking, but turned and
went-into her room Burrell had an
irresisfff,fe desire TO tell Gale that he
wanted his daughter for his wife; IL
would be an unwOnted pleasure t.
startle this iron-gray old man end the
shawIed and stumbling mummy OF REQ,
with the unwinking eyes that always
reminded him OF two Ox-heart cherries;
but he had given Necia mis- promise. So
ne descended to the exchange Of or
binary topics. and inquired for news OF
the creek
s'Neciass ground Is getting better every
hour" the trader said. Yesterday they
found a sixty-doIlar pan"
Have you struck pay on yours?"
NO; Poleon and I seem to hold bad
hands. Some OF his laymen are quitting
work. They've cross-cut in half dozen
places and can't find a color"
But surely they haven't fully pros
peeted his claims yet; there must be
plenty OF room for a pay-streak some
where, mustn't thereZ'
1T looks like he had drawn three
blanks" said Gale, "authough we can't
ten for sure. They're breaking most as
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-19
Ten Doctors
Said He Would Die

"In 1903 we wrote you regard
ing my husband, who was suf-
fering from heart trouble. He
was superanuated by the North
Georgian Conference. Ten doc
tors at different times said he
would die. You advised DR..
Miles Heart Remedy and Re-
storative Nervine; we did as
advised, and improvement was
apparent from the very first. He
recovered and the Conference in
1904 gave him a charge. He
never felt better, although he
has very heavy work and does
great deal of camp meeting
work. I am so glad we took
your advice and gave him the
medicine, and feel that I ought
to let you know of the wonder
full good results from its use"
MRS. T. S. EDWARDS,
Miner, Ga.
This proves what DR. Miles
Heart Remedy will do. Get a
bottle from your druggist and
take it according to directions.
1t does not matter whether your
heart is merely weak, or you
have organic trouble, if it does
not benefit you take the empty
bottle to your druggist and get
your money back.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-19

Were goin' to tell on teacher. Ya-ya-yas'
The girl turned to Anderson. but he was
dumb She grew pale and would have gone
Then SalHe Denton spoke in her soft way.
sIt's nothin', miss. Teacher punished me fer
flirtfn'-punished me fearful-and these green
les thought It was somethin' TO talk about
But it was a noble deed and 1 love him for
it." And the girls voice trembled. thong 2
Miss Driscoll did not notice.
Sallie turned to the open-mouthed pack
Come out here. YOU hiIl-billies. and I'll teach
you how to blabr'
They followed her. and Anderson, looking up,
saw forgiveness. It was then that he kissed
the second girl In the ancient school room.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-19

perpetrated everything from mayhem TO petty
larceny, to go unhampered. Then. in the near.
cleaning. he expounded the ways of the bis
world which the hill-girl had never seen.
s'SalIie," he told her, you must cease this
flirting In the great world from which J
come the cultured people do, not flirt and CO.
quet and smile at every stranger"
The hill-girl- drew. close to Anderson and
fixed her Abig, tender eyes upon him. Her
breath was against his cheek and her SOU
spoke in her soft. Tow tones and shone in her
..Do they love. in your great, fine world -
she asked drawing closer and Anderson
kissed her. s.
"Tm jes' as happy whispered sallie. Then
twenty voices yelped: 'Hee I seen teacher
lissin' Sallie-" The unpublished offenders ha,
Ioitered and they had been amply repaid.
That evening Anderson received a much
tinted envelope from Chicago. The girl was
coming--would be there tomorrow to visit his
school, ,,4~--f - IQ.fte = ts.s 4 g.
she was much amused at ragged Bud TanneI
and dirty sanhmie Scott until the former made
a face at her and the latter Informed her tina
he knew something on the teacher. Andersc'
Redeemed and the girl ssffened a little Then
at recess. a, dozen of them gathered about and
yelped: se--.s t- 80. s.-s.. 'ter.z
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-19
READ THIS!

DOTHAN. Ala.-We have been selling
the Texas Wonder for years, and recon-
mend 1t to any one suffering with anS
kidney trouble as being the best remedy
we ever sold. j. b. YOUNG. Sold by all
druggists. Price 81 by mail from St.
Louis
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-19

Before Anderson departed for the Cayugil
mountains he kissed a brown-eyed girl good
bye and swore eternal remembrance. He
would write every day and she would write
every day, and between times they would be
thinking thinking. thinking of each other.
Two days afterward Anderson finished his
sixty-nnile struggle over miserable roads and
surveyed his field of labor. There were
boys" Of twenty, barefooted and very dirty.
The girls wore brlght-colored yarn stockings
and used the same wad Of gum. swapping II
about from time to time.
The girl with the reddest stockings was
as beautiful as foann-born Venus. n you hao
put her on Broadway, arrayed as the Broad
wayians go, there would have been sl0its in
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-02
THE 57EkZ cSAFE- WW27lE,H The DECLARATION
or WDEIPEHDEYc<- rs R2E3ERlZD

cates of resistance TO tyranny, spoke forcibly
against the adoption of the declarauon;
may be that his wifes, Johnny, you 20
hanged" was still on his nina. lie was ono
of the hest sneaker. in the congress, ana Tue
friends of liberty feared the erect Oh his ai gu
ments The gist of what he SAID was yeais
afterwards made public, and, while Dickinson
feared simply that the time had not YET COME
for the declaring of the countrys lnuepeh-
dence and was in reality patriot at heart'
his memory has suffered for the stand he then
took.
When Daniel Webster delivered his pane
gyric of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
he drew verbal picture of that scene in the
continental congress when the Declaration OF
Independence was under discussion. He knew
the thread of Dickenson's discourse as 1t had
been imputed to him, and though WEBSTER
mentioned no name his amplification of Dick
ensons words will probably stand forever as
containing the essence of the opposition OF the
colonial legislator to the taking of firm stand
for his country's freedom.
Dickenson's speech as it has come down,
runs in part as follows: LET pause This
step, once taken. cannot be retraced ms
resolution, once passed, will cut of all nope
of reconciliation. If success attend the arms
of England we shall then be no longer colo
MES, with charters ana Win pTlNlleseSI lheSS
will all be forfeited by this act. and we shall
be in the condition of other conquered people
at the mercy of the conquerors, For our
selves. we may be ready to run the hazard.
but are we ready to carry the country to that
length? Is success so probable as to justify us?
Where is the military. where the naval power.
by which we are to resist the whole strength
OF the arms of England. for she will exert that
strength to the utmost? Can we rely on the
constancy and perseverance of the people or
will they not act as the people of other coun-
tries have acted. and, wearied with long
war. submit in the end to a worse oppression?
while we stand on our old ground and in
sist on redress of grievances we know we are
right and are not answerable for conse-
quences Nothing. then. can be imputed to us.
But IL we now change our object carry our
pretensions farther and set up for absolute in
dependence. we shall lose the sympathy OF
mankind We shall no longer be defending
what we possess. and which we have solemnly
and uniformly disclaimed all intention of pur-
suing from the very outset of the troubles.
Abandoning thus old grounds of resistance
only to arbitrary acts Of oppression. the ma
lions will believe the whole to have been mere
pretense. and they will look on US not as in
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-02
Fail to Report Accidents.

When is an accident serious? This
question has been checked up to the
state labor commissioner. The new
law requiring accidents to be report
ed provides that serious accidents
must be reported within twenty-four
hours after they happen. Several fac
tories have asked for a construction
of that clause. They want to know ii
a mashed finger is serious accident,
or a scratch on the hand or other ac-
cidents of that character.
State Labor Commissioner Johnson
doesn't believe that the new law re-
quiring all accidents to be reported
to his office is being complied with
generally, and he proposes to see
about it. The law has been in effect
now since the first of the month and
only forty accidents have been re-
ported, twelve of them coming from
railroads.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-02
Concerning Crop Conditions.

F. d. Coburn, secretary of the
Kansas board of agriculture, has Is
sued report of the Kansas crop con-
dition, in which he says:
"On the states probable 100000
acres of winter wheat, reported by
correspondents as likely to be harv-
ested, the condition averages 1913 per
cent, a decline of nearly 16 points
since the boards report two months
ago in April One year ago the gen
eral average for the state was 1898;
about two weeks earlier in 1907, 56.7;
in 1906, 70.5, and in 1905, III.
Following the April report, UNI
favorable conditions for some time,
mostly due to lack of moisture, caused
quite general deterioration, but with
the later abundant rains throughout
nearly all portions of the state. the
outlook was materially changed for
the better. Many fields previously
thought worthless responded wonder
fully to the improved conditions, and
considerable will be cut that at one
time did not promise to justly har-
vesting In many neighborhoods the
straw has not attained normal
growth.
Judging from the 1909 official re-
turns of the 80 counties, it would ap-
pear that the Kansas corn acreage is
appreciably increased. suggesting the
largest area since 1899. The total
paintings in these, among which are
a dozen of the foremost corn coun-
ties, amount to 222.19S acres, or 11.44
per cent more than last year. Call
ing satisfactory growth and stand
100, the general average for the state
for its growing corn is SO, the high
est of any year since 1892, at similar
time.
Reports indicate that more oats
were sown this year than in 1908, and
the average condition on the whole is
s."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-02
HYz0HLc AeW or M2lH oNTIz5oN Wqo7z z1 0kCzANNZ1oN
or WyDEfZnpE1yCE

the capture of any one of the members of the
body that King George would have him strung
up speedily should there be written evidence
that he had spoken against the supremacy OF
the crown When the Brunswick monarch,
however had been forced to reinquish his grip
on the united colonies some of the delegates
told what they had said or what others had
said These fragmentary speeches had never
before been gathered together, it is believed.
Bits of them appear here and there in revolu-
tionary-day stories Others to be found in
the correspondence of some of the fathers of
the republic, and two others have had their
spirit but not their letter. preserved through
one of the almost matchess orations of Web
Ster.
1t is a well-known fact that the declaring OF
the colonies independent not thought of
seriously before the converting of the memoir
able congress of the spring of 1776. Washing
ton was bitterly opposed to any such declara-
ton until 1t became military and civil neces-
sity. Patrick Henry was perhaps the only out
spoken advocate of the year when the cutting
was actually accomplished though Benjamin
Franklin and Timothy Dwight thought, and
sometimes said, that the yoke should be re-
moved. Henry, by the way, in one of his
speeches. undoubtedly gave the keynote to
which Robert Emmett afterward attuned the
last sentence of his speech when condemned
to die. AS early as liIo IdlIlCh Ileuiy ue-
clared that the colonies should strike for indie
pendence and prophesied that France would
not be backward in coming to their aid The
last words of his speech were almost literally
a part of the concluding words OF Robert
Emmet's speech: Then our country shall
take her place among the nations of the
earth"
The original declaration of independence
was a local affair. Meckenberg county North
Carolina, at public meeting held in the town
of Charlotte in August, 1775 declared that
"it threw of forever all allegiance to the Brit
ish crown" 1t was not long after this that
North Carolina instructed its delegates to the
continental congress to vote "nrst, last ana
oIwavs" for the independ' ice of the united
aa,onies II must be said 1t many historians
douht the authenticity OF the Mecklenberg
declaration.
Tho congress that was to declare America
Zoo convened in Philadelphia and IN general
-,ov discussed the matter OF throwing on the
,,oTe Richard Henry Lee OF virginia intro
Soucad this resolution: Moved, That these
,,Uited colonies are. and of right ought to BE-
sroe and independent states. and that all po-
-ii,,caI connection between us ana dreat BTU
DIN Is and ought to be. dissolved
,ohn Adams of Massachusetts seconded the
lien hut the names Of both mover and Sec
No. we're omitted from the record because
che belief that IL the British authorities
ia of them as prisoners they Woulu
e.o,cb hemp without trial. BEFORE .ne us
SsIN.ion of the resolution congress auJourneu
"a come together again In june "hen Oesau
a. debate. perhaps the most mohientous ~
.t me- the details Of which. save In detached
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-02
Early History of Kansas.

The Kansas Historical society will
likely soon come into possession of a
large amount of correspondence and
literature relating to the part played
by the New England Emigrant Aid
association in the early settlement of
Kansas. Dr. Edward Everett Hale OF
Boston, chaplain of the United States
senate, who died recently, was presi-
dent of the New England association
from the time of its organization to
the day of his death, more than fifty
years.
Two years ago DR.. Hale told Con-
gresham Charles F. Scott that he
had a trunk full of historical data
about the association and early Kan
sas, and that he proposed to donate
it to the Kansas Historical Society
upon his death.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-07-02


we must all hang together or We'll all hang
separately" Harrison, who had a ready wit,
looking at his ample proportions, said: "It
they drop us off at a ropes end some of you
lightweights will be kicking and suffering long
after I'm done for"
During the time of the adjournment, the
committee which had been appointed to pre-
pare the declaration of independence chose
Jefferson the youngest of their members, to
write the document on the ground that he was
1.-THE best penman" in the lot. Now, the word
penman in those days was sometimes used to
denote man who expressed himself well on
paper, and not necessarily man who wrote a
good hand. The English of the declaration
perhaps shows that the word was used with
the former significance though some Of Jeffer.
sons detractors have insisted that Tom Paine
wrote the famous document.
The Declaration of Independence read
paragraph by paragraph to the assembled
members. AS a matter of fact the most bril-.
liant speakers were opposed to the resolution.
Among those opposed were Dickinson. Rob
ert R. Livingston. James Wilson and Edward
Rutledge. 1t leaked out afterward that most
of these men made speeches opposing the
ering of the British bonds. OF three of those
who spoke in favor of independence 1t was
afterward said: Jefferson was no speaker;
George Wyeth was sensible. but not clear. and
Witherspoon was clear. but heavy"
1t has always been believed that Richard
Henry Lee said. in standing for the absolute
independence of his country: why still delib'
crate? Why. sir do you longer delay? Let
this happy day give birth to an American re-
public. Let her arise. not to devastate and
conquer. but to re-establish the reign of peace
and law. The eyes Of Europe are fixed upon
us; she demands Of us a living example OF
freedom that may exhibit contrast in the
felicity of the citizen to the ever-increasing
tyranny which desolates her polluted shores.
If we are not this day wanting in our duty te
our country the names of the American legisla'
tors of 1916 will be placed by posterity at the
side Of Theseus, Of Lycurgus. Of Romulus. OF
Numa, of the three Williams Of Nassau. and OF
all those whose memories have been and for
ever will be dear to virtuous men and good
citizens"
Just how Lees speech leaked out was not
known, but il led to a somewhat remarkable
scene in the English school OF st. Bees. Lee
had a son, a mere boy. pupil in st. Bees
member of a board of visitors to the institu
ton asked the head master who the boy was
"He is the son of Richard Henry Lee OF
America" was the answer.