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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30
Fatal Railroad Wreck.

Kansas City, July 26.-Six lives
were lost and SO persons were in
jured, three perhaps fatally, in the
wreck of a Wabash passenger train
when it plunged into the Missouri
river, 80 miles east of here, Sat-
urday night. For days flooded waters
have been undermining the roadbed,
and when the train was on the track
paralleling the river, fifty feet sud
denly gave way.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30

Seattle, July 26.-Swedish week
at the exposition began Sunday and
will eliminate next Saturday in
Swedish day, with Governor John A.
Johnson, of Minnesota, as the orator
and central figure. The Pacific Coast
Swedish Singers, 800 voices, will
hold their annual meeting at the fair
all week. Thousands of Swedes from
all parts of the United States are ar
irving, many coming in special
trains.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30
Demand Truth of sutton's Death.

Annapolis, Md, July 26.-The re-
suit of the weeks hearing in the
case of the death of Lieut.. Sutton, of
Portland, Ore, has caused the at
torneys for the mother of the de-
ceased to declare that the criminal
court will be called upon to pass
upon the conflicting testimony of the
young marine officers, If the naval
court now sitting reaffirms the YER
diet of the former hearing, which 1t
seems probable will be the case.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30
Offered $50 for Saving Train.

Tacoma, July 26.-While John
Ryan was walking along the North
ern Pacific track near Thorpe Satur-
day, he notice a broken rail. There
being no way to get word to tele-
graph station, he remained on the
spot three hours and tagged a
freight train that was rushing along.
Ryan declares that when he visited
the road officials they offered him
$3.50 for his three hours work.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30
Big Four Crash Hurts ~.

Indianapolis, July 26.-Forty-two
persons were injured yesterday in
the wreck of a southbound Big Four
passenger train at louisville, Ind,
and all but rs passengers who were
brought to hospitals in this city were
able to continue to their destina-
tons
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30
Must Not Drink on Kansas Trains.

Topeka, Kan, July 26.-Notices
are being sent out by the state board
of railroad commissioners to all rail-
road companies operating in Kansas
to begin the enforcement of the law
which prohibits drinking intoxicat-
ing liquors on passenger train in this
state. The law provides that any
conductor finding anyone drinking
on the train may arrest the offender
and turn him over to police officer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30
HENEYS SALARY PUZZLES
Next Congress May Start Probe on
Special Prosecutor.

Washington, July Eft interest
can be awakened in the Heney case
when congress reassembles next De-
cember, it is more than likely that
special congressional committee
will be appointed to probe into the
employment of Mr.. Heney, his work
as a special prosecutor for the de-
partment of justice and his remuner-
alton, made from time to time, UNI
der direction of the department of
justice,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30

Washington, July 27-Satisfac-
tory progress in canal construction
all along the line is shown by reports
coming to the Washington office OF
the Isthmlan Canal Commission.
Less than 100, 100000 cubic yards of
earth remains to be taken from the
ditch. Colonel Goethals has esti-
mated that the great waterway will
be ready for the transit OF SHIPS by
January ! , 1915.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30
COMBINE AT RATE HEARING
San Francisco Asks Other Ports to
Join Againt Interior.

San Francisco, July 26.-It is
stated authoritatively that the meet
ing Of the governing body of the
San Francisco Traffic Bureau recent
ly held was to devise some means by
which the bureau could appear as an
intervenor in the coming rehearing
of the Spokane and Reno cases by
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
II the Spokane decision is upheld
and its provisions applied in the
Reno case, jobbers fear that their
monopoly of Nevada trade will be
wiped out and that Reno will be-
come it's own distributing center.
The aid of Portland, Tacoma, Sc
attic and Los Angeles 1obbers, 1t Is
said, will be invoked
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30
Seattle.

Wheat-Bluestem, nominal.
Oats-New, $2S@ 80 per ton.
Barley-New, $28 per ton.
Hay-Eastern Washington timo-
thy, $21 per tom Puget Sound,
hay, SIS per ton; wheat hay, $12Q
II per ton; alfalfa, $10@11 per ton.
Butter - Washington creamery,
Sic; ranch, 100 zoe.
Eggs Selected local, 32Q 33c.
Potatoes-White River, 1Q1Ac
per 10.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30

Philadelphia, July 26.-The bat
tleship Michigan, which has returned
from her trial trip, is reported to
have broken all speed records for
vessel of the battleship type. The
Michigan is said to have made
fraction over 19 knots an hour
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30
First Ship of SPANS New Navy.

Ferrol, Spain. July 26.-King AL
fonso arrived here today and Off
ciated at the laying of the keel of
the first battleship of the new Span
lsh navy.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30

Waitsburg, Wash, July 26-In a
fire Sunday morning which destroyed
the Farmers Lodging House, three
men lost their lives. They are: John
Frey, Cottage Grove, Ore; George
Burkhardt, Redmond, Ore, and an
unknown man who was selling a
soldering fluid for a Spokane COM
pany.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30
China Ravaged by Bubonic Plague

Annoy, China, July 26.-One hun
dred and thirty-five deaths from bu-
bonic plague and 35 from cholera
were reported to the Annoy officials
during the two periods ending last
Saturday.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30
STORK VISITS AOKI HOME
Daughter Born to Couple Whose
Marriage Caused Sensation.


Seattle, July ga daughter was
born Saturday to Mrs. Gunjiro Aoki,
formerly Miss Helen Emory, daugh-
ter of Archdeacon John Emory, OF
California, at the Aoh home in
Kellydale, a little village on Lake
Washington, near Seattle.
The couple married in Seattle last
March, after the failure of their eff
forts to be married in California.
They first settled in Dunlap, Wash,
where the japanese husband tried
gardening unsuccessfully. After that
the couple went to Kellydale, where
they have lived as people of means,
the husband doing no work.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-07-30
To Study Eastern Oregon Oil Fields.

Washington, July 26.-Represen-
tative Ellis today asked the director
of the geological survey to make an
investigation of the oil fields of East
ern Oregon to determine the extent
of the oil deposits and the CONNER
cial value of the oil.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20
PERHAPS.

A traveller in Tennessee came
across an aged negro seated in
front of his cabin door baslling in
the sunshine.
Gle could have walked right on
the stage for an Uncle Tom part
without a line of makeup" says
the traveller. Gle must have been
eighty years Of age"
Good morning, uncle said the
stranger.
"Mornin', sab Mornin'," said
the aged one. Then he added, "Be
you the gentleman over yonder
from New York p
Being told that such was the
case, the old darby said, "Do you
mind telling me something that has
been bothering my old haid! l
have got a grandson--he runs on
the Pullman cyars-and he done
tells me that up thar in New York
you all burn up youah folks when
they die. He is a powerful liar,
and ! don't believe him."
eyes," replied the other, Chat
is the truth in some cases. We call
it cremation"
"Well, you suttenly surprize
me-" said the negro, and then he
paused as if in deep reflection.
Finally he said, "You all know /
am a Baptist. believe in the
resurrection and the life everlsatin'
and the comm of the Angel Gabriel
and the BLOWN Of that great horn,
and Lawde me, how am they evan
goin' to find them folks on that
great mawnin p
1t was too great a task for an
offhand answer, and the suggestion
was made that the aged one consult
his minister. Again the negro fell
into a brown study, and then he
raised his head and his eyes
twinkled merrily, and he said in a
soft voice:
'Meanin' no offence, sab, but
from what All have heard about
New York, / kinder calcerlate they
is a lot of them New York people
that doan' wanter be found on that
momin' p-Cosmopolitan.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20
Pleasant Pellets
for the Blues
BEECHER,S READINESS.

On one memorable occasion, in
the midst of am imprisoned speech,
some one attempted to interrupt
Henry Ward Beecher by suddenly
growing like cock. 1t was done
TO perfection; a number Of people
laughed in spite Of themselves, and
Beecher's friends felt that in a mo-
ment the whole effect Of the meet
ing, and of Beecher's thrilling APP
peals, might collapse. The orator,
however, was equal to the occasion.
He stopped, listened till the crow
ing had ceased, and then, with a
look Of surprise, pulled out his
watch.
Morning already" he said.
"My watch is only at ten. But
there can't be any mistake about it..
The instincts Of the lower animals
are infalliblc,'
There was a roar of laughter.
The lower animal in the gallery col
lapsed, and Beecher was able to re-
sumo as if nothing had occurred.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20
The Home
ASTOR HOUSE PLUM PUD-
DING.

To serve six people soak one
quarter loaf of white bread in
cold water, then press. Add to
the soaked bread one-half
pound shredded citrOn and or
ange peel, one-half pound rails
ms seeded, one-quarter pound
cleaned currants, One-quarter
pound each chopped suet and
flour, one-half pound sugar,
one-half pint molasses, four
beaten eggs, lone gill each
brandy and sherry, a table
spoonful cinnamon, One-half
tablespoonful each nutmeg and
cloves and a tablespoonful bak-
ing powder sifted with the
-four. Mix all together, then
steam or cook in boiling water.
Serve with lemon or brandy
sauce.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20
KANSAS TOWNS
FLOODED.

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. To-
Because of the unprecedented
rains for this season Of the year,
the Kansas river and tribu-
taries are greatly swollen. Four
feet of water is in the depot at
Frankfort, Kan, and water is
running through the streets Of
Vliets and VermilliOn, Kan.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20

The children are all enjoying
the new sliding-board erected
in the school yard, and maybe
the mothers enjoy the mending
of the clothes, but let's not
mind. Give the boys and girls
a good time. Remember, you
used to slide down the cellar
door.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20
Randle Highlands
News

The next meeting Of the Cit
liens Association will be held
at the Randle Highlands Bap-
fist Church on the evening Of
November %, 1909, at 8 p. NJ.
On this occasion the associa-
ton will have as its guest Major
A. r. l.. Leckie, who will adj
dress the association on matters
pertaining to the general well
fare of the District of Columbia
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20

1t may be of interest TO you
to know that the new engine
house project is about to be-
come a reality through the gem
erosity of Colonel Randle, who
has donated a site for this
structure, and the matter is
now before the District author
tiles for final action.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20

The Busy Bees of the Baptist
Church have been holding a
bazaar this week for the benefit
of the Baptist work here. A
good time has been enjoyed by
all who attended.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20

Miss Mary Melting, secre-
tary of the Christian Endeavor
Society Of the Randle High
lands Baptist Church, deliv-
cred an excellent report before
the Columbia Association of
Baptist Churches last Thurs
day night.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20

The Public Improvement AS
ISOLATION has heartily endorsed
Hon. w. w. Price for the COM
missiOnership, and are disap-
pointed because of the techni-
calities which forbid a citizen
of another State becoming a
Commissioner.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20
KHliIWOTtD and BGIlllgS

The pupils of the Kenil-
worth school are glad to know
that Mrs. Voorhees, will resume
her work on Monday.
The Citizens Association, of
Bennings, at its last meeting
considered several matters of
vital interest to the community
Kenilworth's well-organized
fire company of ladies more
than proved their efficiency this
week. Fire originating near
the old Brightwell homestead
threatened to destroy the en-
tire northern section of the viii
lage. With a wind blowing at
forty miles an hour, certainly
more than one home would
have been burned but for the
prompt action of the ladies.
This should be a warning to the
citizens to get together and de-
mand water supply.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20

Mr.. Walter Wallich, of Q
street, is enjoying a vacation
near Laurel, Md. Every year
Mr.. Walich delights to take
his gun and spend some time
bagging game in that region Of
plenty.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20
Congress Heights

The Congress Heights I'M
provement Association is to
hold q grand social next
Wednesday night.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20

A darling little baby has
seen the light in the Fasnaugh
home on Carroll street. We
wish the proud parents much
JOY.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20
ANACOSTTA NEWS.

A masquerade surprise party
was given to Miss Pearl Dyer,
of 33l Chester street, Anacos-
tia, November 10th, in honor
of her birthday, by Miss Rachel
Tilghman and Miss Jeanette
Hardy. The rooms were beau
tifully decorated with autumn
leaves, chrysanthemums and
roses. Miss Rachel Tilghman
played hostess, and was dressed
in a beautiful dress Of white
silk. There We're nine ladies,
namely, Miss r.. Tilghman,
hostess; Miss Lucille Clements,
as a bride; Miss May Lawrence,
as Folly; Miss Jeanette Hardy,
as a witch; Miss Effie Tidings
as Red Riding Hood; Miss ADJ
die Dean, as Pink Domino;
Miss Helen Estep, as Red
Cross nurse; Miss Ora Whaley,
as Red Wings. The nine
young men were Mr.. John
Wiley, as English dude; Mr..
Willard Hollows, as groom; Mr..
Richard Tidings, as clown; Mr..
Eugene Goodman, as Indian;
who favored the party with
some splendid Indian music on
the piano; Mr.. George Ander-
son, as clown; Mr.. Harry
Hardy, as Old Black Joe; Mr..
Conrad Paxton, as gentleman
Of quality; Mr.. Erickson, as
farmer; Mr.. Willie Wiley, as
negro. Miss Dyer was not in
costume. After indulging in
games and amusements they
all repaired to the dining-room
and partook of the good things
that the beautifully decorated
table fairly groaned with.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20

The regular monthly meet
ing of the Progressive Associa-
ton of the Anacostia Baptist
Church was postponed from
Monday night to Tuesday
night, November IS, at which
time the Association, after
holding their regular meeting
closed, to open into a social
gathering with the ladies of the
various aUxiliaries Of the
church. A very pleasing pro-
gram was rendered as follows:
Piano solo, Mr.. Eugene Cook
man; congregational singing;
bass solo, Mr.. III. Griffith ;
piano solo, Miss Edna w. Bal
derston; remarks by the pastor,
Frank L. Bardens; soprano
solo, Miss Hattie Tolson; bari
tone solo, MIR. George Ander-
son; address by Mr.. Edgar r..
BalderstOn; piano solo, by Mrs.
b. M. Crawford. Each num-
Der was heartily applauded,
and encores responded to by
each performer. Mr.. lack
Crawford, the chairman of the
entertainment committee, arose
and informed the audience that
he had just received intelli-
gence from the Weather Blu
reau that a cold wave was COM
ing, and requested every one
to keep their seats. Immedi-
ately six men with large walters
Of cream and cake came in, and
soon every one was enjoying the
cold wave. The association is
Just what its name indicates,
Progressive" If you don't
believe, come and see for your
self
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20

Mrs. M. Hoffman, Of Odd
street, underwent a very severe
and painful operation last Mon
day. The operation was a sue
cess, but it will be several weeks
before she can be out again.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20

1t is rumored that a COM
pany visiting the pure food
show found that samples some
times cost money.
The weekly news. [volume] (Anacostia [i.e. Washington] D.C.) 1909-19??, 1909-11-20

A new oyster house has
opened on Naylor road. Mr..
j. L. Herbert is the proprietor.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-20
An Entertaining cstbird.

Nothing ESCAPES the eye Of our pei
catblrd. for be il curiosity personI-
aed He wants to know the why aud
wherefore Of everything that IN lit.
tie strange and does not rest until he
has found out. When let out in q
room he will carefully examine every
nook and corner. He Is an inyeterate
Joker and delights 10 play jokes on his
fellow prisoners. while his sense Of
humor Is almost human al times. The
pincushiOn IL constant wonder and
delight TO him. He dies To It as soon
as let out OF his cage aud either pulls
the pins all ont or drives them into
the cushion as far ms possible II he
pulls them out. be hops to the edge
Of the table and drops them on the
door. flirting his tail and uttering a
note OF great satisfaction when they
strike the floor Suburban Life.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-20


The Wilderness and opacity OF dry
linen. MS of writing paper. are due
mainly to the fact OF repeated refec-
tons at the surface. so that the light Is
wasted In these reverberatIons before
1t can reach to any depth The body Of
linen Is network Of transparent fibers
not In optical contact, which intercept
the light by. repeatedly rehexIng It.
Now, II the interstices OF these 6bers
are filed By body Of the same refrac-
tive index as the fibers themselves the
redexion of the surface h destroyed
and the linen n rendered more trans
parent. Water does this: hence linen
when wet il darker. tut more trans
lucent just as is the oiled paper used
for tracingS by architects aud engi-
neers. The same holds gOOd with OrCil-
nary glass and ground glass. the re-
peated reflections OF the latter making
It far less transparent. TO IA similar
cause are due. the Wilderness and Opac-
lty Of snow. OF salt and OF pulverized
glass
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-20
Boys and Girls
Chance
are the words
used by the great

enanCipatoT. IN MS AZ
nous speech, delivered az his old home to
his friends and neighbors at Springfield, Ill.
Recalling what little opportunity he had in
his early youth to get an education, and look.
ing back TO the days when he walked miles
and milea for book (for he then owned none
of his own, Abraham Lincoln pleaded with
the rural and village people, his old friends
and associates to give their children better
chance chance to fight the battles Of life
successfully. ;
SURELY YOU want 70 give vouE bsys snd grls betlsl
chance, not necessarily college education, but better still
homo education. Il is always the school that gives the
educaton you give this opportunity better &c
your family right IN your home Good booksvauablG
books. Obi how Lincoln cherished these.
What would Lincoln have said had You asked his advice
buying great History OF the World, entertaining
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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-20


iusa certain New England town they
IlhnHfartaIe weH knUwu kind Of
tVwpi. nn,st efficient far drying pur-
luses How that towel tlrst happened
TO-, be nade in the forIn which has
proved 80 profitable to It's makets Is
the subject u nm amusing legend. 1t
savOrs strongly Of belonging to the
too good 10 he true genus OF anec.
dOtes and Is as follows:
Once the nlachinery in the towel fac
tory. busily engaged In turning out
very conventional brand Of towel. sud
denly went wrong and began practi,
callyi to 20 backward There was.
much excitement. Eventually the ma
shinery was chastIsed and set to rights
again.
But-it was discovered that the tow
els turned ont during that interval OF
mechanical anarchy were Of texture
quite unrivaled for use as bath tow
els at once the mhchineFy was set
going backward again and has been
travelling In that direction ever since.
to the great delight OF the stockholders
In the towel company. : New York
Times
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-20

Hardly had Or. Cook had time to
get a shave and q new suit Of clothes
before he was approached with an
ofEer Of $4,000 for the exclusive
rights for the qualification Of his book
II was q big price. but it was not &C
cepted. Just as soon as Peary came
forward with his claim and his
knocking Of Cooks achievement,
Instead iof dsnFseiating the market
fcr-cock's writings It coared upward.
AM American nrmzof book publishers
promptly came forward to Cook with
an offer of s250.O00. just double the
original amount bid for his work.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-20
An Fer a. Msn

A paEs0n was sent for by a dying
parishioner. who had always sternly
refused to have anything to do with
him before. He hurried to her bed
side. found her In a most contrite
mood and made the best Of bis oppor-
tunities IN long extempore prayer,
ending With q sonorops "AmeRF'
The last word made her sit M gwith
sudden energy. Are" she exclaim-
Cd. that's IT. It's "a for men and
nowt for NJ poor. women IN this
worldr'
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-20
Ne roldlHer.

Housekeeper- You promised that IL
ia giye you a good meal and a suit
Of old clothes you'd tell me how to
keep the premises free from tramps.
Tramp Yes. mum. an I'm a man
Of me word. num- an TIL keep me
promise. although that meal wasn't no
great shakes an this suit Of clothes
ain't much of ct. But I'll tell ye.
well. what course am to pursueP'
"Neyer give 'em anything. mum.
Good day. num-"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-20
Coed ana siwple.

Let It not be In any mans power to
say truly of thee that Thru art not
simple or that thou nrr NOT good. but
let Tim be u liar whoever shall think
anything Of this kind alOut thee and
this Is altogether In thy power, for
who Is he that shall hinder thee from
being good and simplex Marcus An.
tonius
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-20
How AZ Raised a.

How ON earth did you ever cult
Vate such a beautiful black eye?" ask.
ed Browns friend.
"Oh." replied Brown. who had unln-
tentlonally been illustrating the fail Of
man on roller skates. Il raised It from
slip. p Every body's Magazine.