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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-03-11
Irrigation Repayments Beginning

Washington, March 8.-The return
of money to the national reclamation
fund by settlers who have taken the
lands on government irrigation projects
and are now raising regular crops has
not been as rapid as was anticipated by
the friends of the federal reclamation
movement, tho it is conceded that pay
ments will be heavier and heavier each
year as the acreage under irrigation in
creases. A report sent to congress by
Secretary Ballinger shows that up to
Oct. 81, 1909, the total water-right
repayments by settlers had reached
only $434,519.
Next season payments are expected
to aggregate more than $1,000, 900,
and in time the annual repayments will
aggregate between $5,000,000 and
$40, 100000, depending upon whether
congress passes the pending bond issue
bill. The repayments to Oct. 81 last,
by projects, were as follows:
Arizona, Salt River project 500, 900
Idaho, Minidoka project 1850
Montana, Huntley project 57,935
Montana, Sun River project %, 10
Montana North Dakota, Vel
lowstone project - 882
Nebraska Wyoming, North
Platte project 9,481
Nevada, Truckee-Carson pro-
ject Observation-Disclosures s2,O3s
New Mexico, Carlsbad project $500
North Dakota, N. D. pumping
project o2o
Oregon, Umatilla project II, $40
Oregon California, Klamath
project 7,548
South Dakota, Belle-Fourche
project 9,282
Washington, Okanogan pro-
ject ------- 3,375
Washington, Yakima project 74,407
Wyoming, Shoshone project 61,7o7
Total ----$ 434,51o
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

From James Creelman's ION the Great
Highway
In the afternoon of hts last day on
earth the President began to realize that
has life was slipping away, and that the
efforts of science could not save him.
He asked DR.. Rixey to bring the sur
geons in. One by one the surgeons en-
tered and approached the bedside When
they were gathered about him the Presi-
dent opened his eyes and said:
at is useless, gentlemen; | think we
ought to have prayer"
The dying man crossed his hands on
his breast and half closed his eyes.
There was a beautiful smile on his coun-
tenence The ushgeons bowed their
heads. Tears streamed from the eyes
of the white clad nurses on either side
of the bed The yellow radiance of the
sun shone softly in the room.
Our Father, which art in Heaven
said the President in clear, steady
voice.
The lips of the surgeons moved.
"Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be dome"
The sobbing of a nurse disturbed the
still air. The President opened his eyes
and closed them again.
'Thy will be done in earth as 1t is in
Heaven
A long sigh. The sands of life were
running swiftly. The sunlight died out,
the raindrops dashed against the win
dows.
Give us this day our daily bread !;
| and forgive us our debts as we forgive
our debtors; and lead US not into temp
tation. but deliver us from evl.'
Another silence. The surgeons looked
at the diving face and the friendly lips
For Thine is the kingdom, the power
and the glory, forever Amen
Amen" whispered the surgeons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
WORK OF JOHNNY'S TEARS
Lad Enjoys Evening of Real Sport BY Being Able Wee
At the Right Time

quite late in the afternoo n-and yet the
| childs mother was not to be found.
| And SO on up Fourteenth street Johnny
wendell his grief-strcken way in and out
of shows. until the night began falling,
and the Harrison family began telephon-
ing first to friends and then to the police
station, and Lost child was written on
the lookout sheets of the Tenth precinct
Now. it happened that one of the folks
to whom the Harrisons teDsphoned hap
pens to be truant officer whose duty it
is TO snoop around moving picture shows
and other delectable places which tempt
the young and spot any errnnt kid who
ought to be at school or at home. This
friend was giving party at the Midway
that night, so he could kill two birds with
one stone-that is, entertain his friends
and look out for straying youngsters as
well.
He was telling his friends of the lost
Harrison boy and was saying that he
hoped he would be able to locate him,
when he entered the Midway. There in
front of him was a boy in rough cloth
cap hopping about hurrahing violently
when some one would go scrambling
across the roulette wheel.
Here you" said the truant officer,
who are you?"
jam HARRISON, SAID the youngSter.
Where are your parents?"
"Oh, they're here somewhere" said the
artless Johnny.
| The truant officer grabbed Johnny and
| marched him to the entrance, where the
| ticket man was asked how Johnny hap
pened to be in there and If he came with
his pa and ma.
why, no." said the ticket man, "he
stood out here crying for nearly Is min
utes. saying that his father had been ter
ribly hurt In an accident and his moth
er and grandmother were inside and he
didn't have any money. l sent In to look
them up but couldn't find them, so got
| the boss to take him in and let him hunt
/ himself That was an hour ago; amt he
found EN- yet?''
NO" said the truant officer. but he'll
find them quick enough when he gets
home.''
And Johnny was escorted home ON the
run. And the brand of grief he made
use of after pa and ma had learned the
whole truth was not of an imitation
kind. 1t had nothing to do with fake
sisters and brothers. or fictitious acci-
dents and burnings. 1t had much to do,
however. with slipper violently applied
| in the right place.
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Eron, the WASHINGTON Herald.

From the Washington Herald
Johnny Harrison. who lives on Park
road northwest had the time of his life
a few days ago, and the whole Harrison
family were plunged into much gloom
for few hours, during which time the
Harrisons believed that their Johnny had
been lost or kidnapped.
Johnny evolved a deep scheme at the
lunch table and slipping away as soon
as he had devoured the last crumb of
dessert, went sailing around to Four
teenth street where there are a string of
moving picture shows. He stood in front
of one of them for several moments,
working up a face of respondent Inca
AHents and finally brought climax in the
APE of torrent of tears. He bawled.
i'd rubbed his fists into his eyes. and
4 lade his cheeks red by rubbing his
ough cloth cap upon them.
The tears were falling at a great rate
and Johnny was shifting with heart-
broken emphasis. Finally the ticket
taker asked him what was the matter.
.'Boo-hoo," was all Johnny could say.
What's wrong, kid?" asked the ticket
taker again.
Just then a prosperous-lookng young
fellow stepped up to buy ticket, and
Johnny beloved out:
my sis-sis-sis-ter is-boo-hoo--inside
there and me mudders sick and like to
die, and sisters been in there for an
hour an l amt got a nickel to go In an
fetch her out"
And the prosperous looking young man
showed himself a sport and bought john
nv a ticket Whereupon Johnny went IN
side. carefully searching for his sister
He did not find her after all, so having
seen the show twice he went out.
There was another moving picture show
almost next door and Johnny, having
replenished his stock of tears stood bawl-
ing In front of the door. The tears
trickled down his face and made him
pitiable sight He seemed stricken with
the most awful childish grief. Finally
when a kind citizen took Johnny by the
hand and asked him the trouble Johnny
gulped several times and swallowed very
hard and informed the kind citizen tnat
his little brother was lost and he was
sure that little brother was lost inside
the show, and yet being without funds
he could not go inside And 1t worked
again. For a solid hour Johnny sat in the
show gazing at the moving hlms, eVl-
IDENTIFY expecting to find his lost brother
depicted on the screen. But finding no
trace of him, Johnny went out and
stopped again In front of a third show.
Johnny had still plenty of tears and
used them to good advantage This time
he told the ticket taker that his mother
was inside and that the baby had burned
himself terribly and the baby's little sis
ter couldn't find the doctor, and whole
lot more out of the same strain.
And the ticket taker, viewing the pic
ture of grief before him, passed Johnny
on inside. where the grief-stricken child
sat for another solid hour. it then being
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

women of Turkey are just now In repei-
llous mood, but they have no chance TOT
emano lpation. Indeed, another revolution
Is expected, which will be caused by re-
forms demanded by women, but with the
exception of allowing them to hit the
veil the new government Is making naroos
restrictions on Turkish women than ever.
The women are gradually going in for the
European costume. They are not rat.
That is a mistaken idea. have seen AL
honian and Circassian women IN con-
stantincple that were TALL thin and grave
full and with the most beautiful races
7 have ever seen. However, there 10 q
certain slovenliness about them that Is
not appealing.
"Of course we girls had some protec-
ton. we knew to whom to appeal. We
were always stared at, and men would
frequently address us. They would walk
up to us and speak to US, but We would
net reply, and then they would follow
us. sometimes for miles We lived with
friends, as, of course, 1t would not have
done for us to have stopped In hotel
or in a Turkish house. Life In Constan-
tinople is very monotonous for a woman.
There are the native theatres, but they
are not interesting. Our principal diver
sion was riding horseback and then In
sunpner there was the swimming at a
little place on the Bosphorus.
A Nights Adventure
1--WE ventured out one night after
we had been in Constantinople only
two days and got as far as the Grande
itue, which Is the main street Of the
city. Then we got lost and could not
tnd our way back. We inquired our
way and no sooner did they see us
speaking to one man than a crowd OF
about 20 surrounded us. They fol-
lowed US all the way home and that
was the last time We went out at night
without an American or English es-
cort. Then a report got about that
lot of brigands had announced that
they were going to steal some Eng
fish girls and hold them for ran
som. After time, however, that did
not worry us much, for the brigands
would only find out that we were work.
ing for our living and that there would
lie nobody who could afford to pay
anything to get US back, and would not
consider us worth the trouble. But
hose same brigands did steal q French
girl several years ago. and the leader
compelled her to marry him.
THE younger Turks are going In for
monogamy nowadays. OF course, as At
row stands, there is only one legal wife
in harem until one Of the other wom-
en- becomes q mother, when she, too, ~
legally wife. hear there Is some
talk of English suffragettes doing some
campaigning in Turkey. They would
have hard work. l am not suffra
sette. l believe in going about as |
wish, but / don't think a right to vote
would help me any. l think l shall
i've In the United States. The Amer
icans / have met seem to be the only
men who can treat a woman courteous
~ and as q fellow being who Is en-
titled to respect, The Englishmen one
meets out Of their own country seem
10 think that woman who earns her
own living Is entitled7to no considera-
lion whatever"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
Why He Didn't Flirt

Napoleon when a lieutenant was quar-
tered with his fellow officers at the house
of q barber in Auxonne. Most of the
young men spent their time flirting with
the BARRIERS pretty wife. but the little
Corsican was always busy with his books.
A few years later. as Napoleon, then COM
mander of the army Of Italy. was on his
way to Marengo. he paused at the door
of the barber shop and asked his former
hostess If she remembered young Off
Ger of the name of Bonaparte who was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
The Rochester Election
LA rner'a WeaklY

From Harpers weekly.
Chairman Connors showed early and
fervent appreciation of the chances Of
democratic success in Rochester. and was
more than ready to rush in and take
charge. but 1t was felt that the issues
especially the anti-boss issue-might be
olouded by his interposition. and he
seems to have been dissuaded from con-
spicuous activities.
Meanwhile when Mr.. Aldridge gets
through explaining about the thousand
dollar insurance check. somebody puts
questions to him about the wool schedule
in the Payne tariff.
AT this writing the election is still in
prospect 1t is not unlikely that Aldridge
will win, but where shall Rochester con-
ceal itself II he does? 1t Is a big town
and cannot hide in a corner.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
INDORSED BY THE BANKERS OF
HIS HOME COUNTY

INDORSED BY THE BANKERS OF
HIS HOME COUNTY.
We recommend Mr.. ]. A. Wilkinson as
well fitted and qualified for the office of
state treasurer which he is now seeking
at the hands of the voters Of Alabama:
Daniel Pratt. president Autauga Bank
ing and Trust company; Allan Northing-
ton. president First National bank
INDORSED BY A SELMA BANKER.
1t affords me pleasure to recommend
Mr.. J. A. Wilkinson to the voters Of
Alabama as clean, conservative bust.
ness man and fully qualified for the
office Of state treasurer. have known
him intimately for over 20 years and UNI
esitatingly indorse his candidacy
c. M. Howard. president Peoples Bank
and Trust company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

Thousands Of Jefferson coun-
ty voters have Endorsed their
home candidate, Capt. Frank
S. White for the United States
senate. Vote for your home
man, Capt. Frank s. White and
swell the majority.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
once auartered with her family.

Indeed I do was the pettish reply,
land a very disagreeable inmate he was
He was either shut up in his room or il
he walked out he never condescended to
speak to any one
'Ah, my good woman said Napoleon,
had I passed my time as you wished to
have me do l should not now have COM
mand of the army of Italy,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
Her Career

From the Housekeeper.
..As understand It. they have lost their
money. but all the daughters are able
to earn their own living. save one, who
is most idle and incompetent. What Will
become OF her?'
"ehe'l have to get married"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
INDoRsED BY. EVERY BANK
THE CITY OF MONTGOMERY.

TIE Of1 VI 1sH0E~ Z 2 =
Having known Hon. j. A. Wilkinson
of Autauga county for number OF years
and believing hing we'll qualified for the
office of state treasurer. we. the bankers
of Montgomery. Ala. do hereby inoorse
his candidacy and recommend him to the
voters of Alabama:
Michael Cody. president Exchange Ma
tional bank: T. ]. Reynolds. president
Fourth National bank; w. II. Hubbard,
vice president Fourth National bank;
Thomas e. I.ove1oy. president Montgom-
cry Bank and Trust company: A. g.
voolfolk, cashier First National bank;
J. L. Hall, president Alabama Bank and
Trust company; ]. X. Jackson. cashier
Exchange National bank
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01
Antique Tables

f rom Tid-Bits. /.
An old gentlemen was proudly exhibit
Ing some OF his most valued possessions
to friend who had called to see him.
THAT table," he said with the pride of
connoisseur. lis 500 years DID,
That's nothing" came the startling
reply from the. visitors son. who was ac-
companying his father, I'VE have one at
home which is 1900 years DID,
"Impossible. my dear boy-impossible.
What kind of a table Is itT' said the old
gentleman.
THE multiplication table"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

Vote for the farmers candi-
date for Commissioner of Agri-
culture, T. F. Johnson, a farm
err and a resident of Jefferson
county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

Capt. Frank White is for the
man in overalls, whether he
work in the mill, factory,
mines, shop or behind the plow.
Vote for him for United States
senator,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-01

$73OO-Modern 8-room, Nor
wood residence on beautiful lot
6Ox19O, with eastern front.
Price cut from $4,000. Jen1is0n
R. E. & ms. Co., 2024 Sd ave-
nue..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-02
NORTH FERRISRURG.

The N. W. A viii hold a Memorial SER
vice N Allen hall sunday afternoon ut
three O'Clock. The Rev l.. A. Nezina Of
Nergennes Will deliver the address -
Amos Iundy OF Galveston, Toxas. former
ly of this town. has been visiting rels-
tives and friends for the past few days
Memorial day Was observed in the
Methodist Church by sermon by the pas
tor. the Rev. Arthur Potter, after which
the Veterans and the Sunday school child
rem decorated the soldiers graves in tho
ceinetery.-Mis Kathleen Sequin has re
turned from Burlington, where she had
position through the winter. iian
Noonan of New York spent sunday with
mis- parents. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Noonan
Miss Josephine Klngsand has returned
to Middlebury after visiting nj her
ffhers, Herbert Kingsand There viii
be a rehearsal for Childrens day Satur-
day afternoon at the Methodist church.
Miss Leslie Muzzy spent sunday at her
sisters Mrs, Jamie Dean.-Miss Mabel
Miller has returned to Burlington after
spending Sunday and Monday at her
rather =, G. G.. Nillar
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-02
HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT

George Stone of Atlantic city. NJ T..
ana her sisters, Mrs. *. j. Severance
and Miss Sarah Foss Of Keesovilio
n Y.-Mr. and Mrs. W. j. strong and
Mrs. c. \. Bradbury left SATURDAY. for
an automobile trip through the Berx-
shircs with Marston Ilaviland's auto.
Arthur and Miss Eva Baker of Bran
don and J. a. Shepherd of Fair Haven
are In town.-Mrs. w. H. barton OF
Portland, Mo, who has been visiting
Miss Lama Rohurds. left saturday for
Providence. II. I.--Dr. benjamin Adams
ana sister, Miss Helen Adams, and
Mrs. Ward Spauldinr visited in Bur
llnEtun saturday. j. Hall Long
occupied the pulpit Of the Congrega-
tional Church in orwell sunday. From
there he went to Lincoln to deliver
memorial ! address Mouday.-Miss
Elizabeth Bissoncttc returned Satur-
day to Bridport after visit to friends
IN town.. G. George. l.. g. Norton.
w. II. jaclsman and George Slack went
saturday to Burlington with r. l..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-02
OLD OPERA HOUSE BURNED.
Fire Loss nj st. JOhnsbury Estimated
mt $4,000

ST Johnshury. June l-Fir, which
was discovered a 1870 o'clc l. Ills
morning lad practically de5troyel i.rt
of tae old Stanley opera Aous b.. .-
ms an rour later. causing a loss c-t.-
mate. at $4,000.
The opera house was one Of the Ces7
buildings of It's kind erected (. &c..
JoushTy and for many years ~ -
the headquarters Of Company j., y D..
mont National Guard. which rene "a
from tie place some time $50. i-e-
Gently tie building was remodelled
splendid garage being constructed "A
one part os f. while the other was re-
built to furnish quarters for rhe .su;i-
mer street laundry, managed by - -.
Adams. The garage and tina building
are owned 10y r!mer .. Darby Of New
York city ana tie Saragc is one II
the largest and best equipped in Now
England IL IS Of rreproof couetruc-
tlon. and was completed and iedicatel
only "A few weeks ago. II Was not ser
iously DANA god THIS morning.. bat nod
been somewhat sccrrled.
The upper part of 'ne ola hVIt.ur
was occupied by tenemeuts and Tire
occupants al. escNSed WiiEout ainl-
Guilty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-02
ORWELL.

Last Sunday the Rev. Mr.. Long gave a
fine sermon In the Congregational
Church There was a good attendance.
and the John A. Logan Post attended in
a body.-Rollin Brown, who has typhoid
fever. Is doing well.-Milton Rowe Is
threatened with typhoid fever.--Joseph
Forticr is much better.-Miss Mollie Hack
and Miss f, Reney have purchased the
Gideon Abbey place in the villagc.-M. L..
Abbott went last Saturday to ulens Falls,
n Y. to return with his wlfe,-B. E.
French has been III for week with
throat trouble.-Thirty-s members Of st
Pauls lodge. +. and A. NJ. OF Brandon
came last Tuesday evening in automo-
biles TO attend the regular meeting Of the
local lodge.-I. q. Blackmer and c. e.
Walker have been drawn IL jurors
Charles |. Button delivered the Memorial
day address here.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-02

Grandey in his automobile to witness
the Vernon Georgetown base bali
game.--Charles Warner of Port Henry
f.. spending a few days with his fam
ily.--Mrs. i. A. Willis has returned
from n visit with friends in Middle
bury.
The Memorial day exercises, un-
der the auspices OF Ethan Allen Post. O.
A. r.. were well attended. The stores and
business places were deco, Led and In the
afternoon tho stores were closed The
procession was formed on tho north and
east side of the park and tho line OF
march was TO Green street, then via
School. Water and Main streets to the
opera house, whore the exercises were
held Prayer was offered by Rev. g. s.
cobb, and G. n. s. Pierce read Lincoln's
Gettysburg address, after which Gen. j.
II. Goulaing delivered AN interesting ora
lion. Rev George pomfrey pronounced
ihe benediction. At tho close of the exer-
cises the usual ritual of the Grand Army
was read Mt the old cemetery. where a
class OF school children decorated the
graves.
News has been received from Leavcn-
worth. Kans., Of the death of ex-NIavor
John Edmond of that city. which oc-
CURED Tuesday morning. Tho remains
viii he brought to this city for burial I'm
Prospect cemetery. Mr.. Edmond was
porn here ana was Il grandson of David
Ldihond, an early settler and Prominent
lawyer, and mayor of this city from 1910
to his death In 1924 Mr.. Edmond wns n
sd degree Mason and IT Is expected that
the burial service of the order will lao
used at the grave.--Mrs. Frank /. Fish
M" returned from a visit to !.r sisters
az Mol1'tsVillc and Waterbury,. Miss
Mary Garno has returned 10 BURLINGTON
after visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John GarnO The Misses Dosautalle of
NinoosN visited their sister, Mrs. Frank
Daigueauit, Monday Mrs ]. l.. Der
way IS suffering from paralytic shock
sustained Monday uight.-Miss Emily
Garfield gave an Illustrating lecture
on Holland at the home of CAPTAIN and
Mrs. c. T., Parker last EVENING. Mrs. I.
T. Rondeau ana daughter, May visited
friends in burlington Saturday.-Miss
Ethel Hcr"ay of burlington was called
here Tuesday by tho sudden Illness Of
Eer mother, Mrs.. j l.. Dcrwny.- Mrs.
Mary lambert. while attending the mo
r"rial exercises at the opera house had
an attack of vertigo and fell down n
iiirht of stairs, hrulsing her body quite
severely. james Lynch of ST Adams was
guest Monday OF Mr. ana Mrs y. j.
Eenaud Mrs. Kate Allcn il seriously III
IT the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Spaulding from the effects of 4 I,aralytlc
shock sustained wall" on n visit there
Wednesday,. Mr.. and Mrs. Halsev Ers-