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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07
Simpson Family
Copyright by Mcclure syndicatej
By ELEANOR

in the Union. Through his patriotism.
the finances of the country were
helped in the war of 1912.
The Simpsons of New England were
no less patriotic than their brethren
of Pennsylvania. When the news of
Lexington reached Deer1eld Major
John Simpson shouldered his gun. He
was at Bunker Hill. 1t is recorded
that he was m of the signers of Deer
field, of the Association Test" He
lived till 1926.
The Simpsons are prominent in Vir
ginia. and related to the Peytons, who
numbered many Revolutionary sol
diers, and received large grants of
land in Virginia, for services in the
war. Among marriage connections
in Pennsylvania, are the McLeans,
Murrays. Hamiltons, Espys and Elders.
Sarah, daughter of Mary Simpson, and
Rev. John Elder, married Gen. James
Wallace, who was prominent in the
Revolution, and member of the house
of representatives. Sarah and Gener-
al James had three children.
Sanborns. McClures, Lewises, Arm
olds and Easmans were marriage con-
n%ections, also the Grants. Ulysses
Simpson Grant came easily by his mid
die name, as every one knows. His
mother was Hannah Simpson, who
traced back to the Simpsons of Deer
field. Other marriage connections in
clude the Cranes, Osbornes, Persons,
Balls, brakes and lie Homedeaux.
Characteristics of the Simpsons are
remarkable executive ability, and
practical common sense-the sense
which mor properly should be called
uncommon sense. The family also
possess strong individuality with great
mental power.
The family has it's famous Traveller
and explorer, Sir George Simpson,
born in R~ossshire, Scotland, 1896. He
was knighted for his services to the
cause of science. Thomas Simpson
was ar Arctic explorer. Robert
Simpson was a great mathematician.
Sir James Young Simpson was a
Scottish physician of the nineteenth
century, who brilliantly fought and
won the battle for anaesthetics, and
introduced chloroform.
Arms are blazoned for the Simp
sons, and Simsons, also the Symsons
Of buckingham, Durham, York, Litch
field, London and Scotland and Ire
land.
The one illustrated is: Argent; on
a chief indented, vert, three crescents
of the first.
Crest: A crescent, or.
Motto: Tandem Implebitur-a,
length he shall be filed. Other mot
toes of the family are: Je Suis Pre-,
Il am ready. NunQuam Obliviscor-l
will never forget; P~erseveranti Dabi
tur-it win be given to the perseve
ring; Ais Nutrior-I am fed by birds
The coat-Of-arms of the Scottish
branch is similar to the one illus
trated. 1t is argent; on a chief, vert
three crescents of the first. Crest:
a falcon, proper. Motto: Ais Nu
trior. The motto shown with the IL
l%ustration is also used by Scottish
> Simpsons.
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Can You Dc This Sunni

If a bookkeeper OF a salary of $12
a week steals $144, 900 from a bank
in a small city. how much ought an
office boy on a salary of three a
week to take from a New York cor.
poration? Back Of this question in
mental arithmetic lie two serious
thoughts. Men and boys who are re-
sponsible for vast sums of money or
who can obtain access to them should
be adequately paid for the services
they render and the moral character
they must possess to resist great
temptation. They should also be
heavily bonded. checks should be
placed upon them. and a strict over
sight of their work should be pro.
vided.-Providence bulletin.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07
Smothered Cucumbers,

Pare three cucumbers and cut into
quarters and lengthwise. Trim off the
portion containing the seeds, and cut
the firm flesh into half-inch pieces. In
a thick bottomed saucepan put one
tablespoonful of butter. n scant half
of a teaspoonful of salt, n quarter
of a teaspoonful of paprika and the
cut cucumber. Cover closely, and set
over the hot fire for five minutes, then
draw back where they will cook slow
ly. They should be very tender in
from IL to 13 minutes.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07
Chocolate or Cocoa PUDDING,

One cup of milk. a scant cup of
bread crumbs, a tablespoonful of dry
cocoa or chocolate, a tablespoonful of
sugar mixed we'll with the cocoa, the
yolk of one egg. Beat all together and
bake in a creased pudding dish in a
moderate oven until firm. Make a me.
ringue of the white of an egg and a
tablespoonful of powdered sugar and
spread this over the top of the pud.
ding. Set in the oven long enough to
brown lightly. Serve either hot o.
cold. with cream.
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Caught in a Cut; Two Killed.

Butte.-Crushing two men beneath
its weight and tossing six others to
into a pushcar in a deep cut two miles
west of Moose Lake on the Northern
Pacific instantly killing John Holm
and Joe Langlois and injuring George
Anderson, Olaf Johnson and Charles
Murphy. Langlois, who was a son
of J. H. Langlois, postmaster of Mar
engo. Wis. was decapitated complete
ly, Holm's body Was cut in two.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07

BILE which came on ne in an instant. My
back ached intensely and l lost all
power Of control over the kidney Sc
cretions. My health became greatly
run down and nothing helped. Doan's
Kidney Pills cured me and l have been
we'll ever since"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07
Simpson

widow became the wife of George
Parkhurst. WATERFOWL, Mass, was
the home Of John and Susanna. Fran
els Simpson of Salem was worried
as a Quaker" This was about 1648.
Alexander of Boston, 1859, was born
in Scotland, which was also the native
land of Andrew, who was living in
Boston, 1925. He married Elizabeth
Patten, and they became founders of
the New Hampshire branch Of the
Simpsons, making their home at Not
tingham, N. H. The romance of the
family m in here, although, per-
haps. romance Is not the word-trag-
edy Is better. Elizabeth, wife Of An
drew, at o time when 1t was neces.
sary to seek refuge in the block
house, left the place of safety, one
morning. to return to her own home,
for q short time. She wanted to
dams fell upon her and killed her.
The romance more properly centers
about George Semmes Simpson, .
western pioneer. He married a Span
ish beauty. Juana Suaso, and their
daughter Isabella was the first white
child born In the Rocky mountain re-
giOn of Colorado. In honor of the
child, the Indians gave a great war
dance and brought her presents Of va
rious kinds. George Simpsons tomb
is cut in the rock on Simpsons
Nest" Colorado.
Andrew Simpson had eight chill
dren: one was Josiah, a brave soldier
in the French and Indian war, and
the Revolution. He removed to
Maine and was the father of ten chill.
dren, some of whom became found
ers of the family in far western states.
Andrew and brother Thomas were
agents of the towns of Nottingham
and Deerfield."
Heitman's "Oficers of the Ameri.
can Revolution" gives the names of
Ensign Andrew Simpson, 1921; Sur
geon John of Connecticut, and Captain
Thomas of New Hampshire. Captain
Michael Simpson was also a member
of the Continental army, and with
Arnold at Quebec. Michael, n OF
nine children, was the sol of the i'm
migrant Thomas, who was the son OF
John. born in Scotland. but who lived
and died in Ireland. His two sons
Thomas, just named, and john came
to America, 1920. and settled III Ches
ter county. Pennsylvania. Michael. the
soldier. became the wne Of land, and
a ferry in York county, Pennsylvania
Simpsons ferry. 1t was called.
Another patriot was George Simp
son Of the Pennsylvania branch. HI
was commissary general in the Rev
olution. and n OF the officers Of thu
Bank Of North America. the first banl
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07
LAND is
Twenty Thousand Acres Goes on the
Books.

Washington. - Land in Montana
amounting to 2O,036 acres within the
primary limits of the grant of the Nor
thern Pacific Railway Company, were
brought into the taxable area when
they were clear-listed by the depart
ment of the interior. The lands are in
the Helena, Lewiston and Miles City,
Mont, land districts.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07
Horses Fed to Hous,

Butte.-Two arrests have been made
in connection with what is said by
health officers to be a regularly Or
ganized traffic by ~scavengers in dead
horses, which are sold to hog ranch
dealers near Butte. The arrests fol-
lowed the discovery of a herd Of
swine feeding upon the partially de-
stroyed c%arcasses of horses.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07
Made Sure Of Death.

A student of a school in Shinshu.
Japan. recently committed suicide by
jumping into the crater of Asama-
yama. The tragedy was not discovered
until three days afterward, when some
documents left by the suicide near
the crater were picked up.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07
Walsh Of Helena for Senate.

Butte. - The Yellowstone county
Democratic convention at Billings in.
dorsed T. ]. Walsh of Helena for SEN
ator to succeed United States Senator
Thomas H. Carter. Walsh was nom-
mated for congressman two years
age,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07
Five Residences Burn.

Missoula.-Fire, believed to be of in.
%cendiary origin. destroyed five resi-
dences at Bonner. The flames we're
first discovered issuing from the home
Of Ole Ranstrom and quickly communi-
Gated to the nearby homes. The dam.
age is estimated at $4,000.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07
The Guilty Party.

Cook ito her young man)-Here.
take the rest of the roast duck. (Sigh-
ing) Poor pussy!
Young Man-What has the cat got
to do with it?
Cook-Well, she'll be blamed for 1t
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Batter.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07

sPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE viii
cure any possible case of DISTEAPER,
PINK EYE, and the like among horses
of all ages, and prevents all others in thu
same stable from having the disease. Also
cures chicken cholera, and dog distempcr.
Any good druggist can supply you, or SEM
to mfrs. SO cents and 81. 90 a bottle. Agent,
wanted. Free book. Spohn Medical Co..
Spec. Contagious Diseases. Goshen, Ind.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07
Given Ten Years Imprisonment.

Billings. Sept. 21.-William Denton.
convicted of manslaughter in. connec.
ton with the killing of ]. Ward Huse,
one Of the most prominent of eastern
Montana merchants, was sentenced to
10 years Imprisonment. .. =, -.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07

Simon's son easily becomes S1mson,
Simpson or Simpson. Another ortho-
graphy is Simptsen.
One branch of the Simpsons dates
to time of Edward the Confessor, and
from Archil, a Saxon thane. He pos
sessed the manor of Clint, in York
shire, where, his descendants living
in the thirteenth and fourteenth GEN.
turtles, called themselves de Clynt."
One of the family was SymOn, o of
William de Clynt, 1900. Symon's o
came to be known as Symson. If this
tradition is as true as it Is interesting,
the first Simpson were de Clynts.
Quite aristos ratic!" do you say? Yes.
indeed.
Sims, Shines and Symonds are said
to be variations of the name Simpson,
or like 1t. They trace back to Isl
mons SON" Simpson is the name Of
a parish in buckingham, and at
Knaresborough, is m seat of the
Simpsons. Another, is Foston Hall,
Yorkshire.
Searching the records, for early ia
theirs, we find hat John Simpson
came over in the "Truelove," 1875,
with wife Susanna. They had six
children, and after Johns death, his
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07
DON'T NEGLECT YOUR KIDNEYS.

Little kidney troubles gradually
grow more serious and pave the way
to dropsy, diabetes and fatal Bright's
disease. Begin using Doan's Kidney
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07

1t is a wise man who knows hi0
own business; and a wiser man who
thoroughly attends to It'll. l.. Way
and.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07
One Of LNe's Traoedies.

1T must be a terrible thing" says
the Philosopher Of Folly. ITO be fired
from the city detective force and have
to 20 to work."
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07

Pills at the first sign
of trouble. They cure
all kidney ills.
Mrs. L. E. Wilcox,
~ w. Cherokee St..
McAlester, Okla,
says: Il was seized
with an awful at
tack Of kidney trOu-
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07

DR.. Pierce's Pelletst maar, susarcoated, easy to
take as candy, regulate and lnvigUrato tomach,
liver and bowels and cure coustipxtIon.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07
lmportant to Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
signature; sssts ''s Of &M&zzM
In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-10-07

The wise know better than to try to
live on the spice Of life alone.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-26


were in Empire Saturday on business.
Messrs. S. C. Smith, L. Gauffroy and
NJ. Cognevich were business visitors to
Doullut's Canal during the week.
Mr.. Moffett of New Orleans was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Kirby for
the day Sunday.
Messrs. Sidney Bergeron and F. A.
Exterstein were here on business this
week.
We were the recipients of a full
Aedged hail storm Thursday, which
caused some little damage to the crops.
Mr.. P. H. Lyons spent several days
in New Orleans last week.
.-,.r Venice.
Mr.. S. Armstrong visited friends in
our town last week.
Mrs. John Jackson, who has been
quite i'll, is now recovering.
Miss Jennie Buras has returned from
New Orleans.
Messrs. Edward Pelas, Ernest A.
berti and Auguste Bulot were visitors
here last Sunday.
Miss Leonie Buras is spending a while
at the Quarantine Station.
Game Warden Sintes has gone on a
trip up the river.
Misses Josephine Ledet, Jane, Anne
liza and Louise Buras, Mrs, ?. Buras
and Peter Buras were Sunday visitors
at the home of Mrs. Paul Buras.
Mr.. Perez, the inspector at the Quar-
antine Station, was here last week &C.
companied by Mr.. B.. Wright.
Mr.. Parker Buras has been appointed
assistant lighthouse keeper at Port
Eads.
Mr.. Thomas Chanove has sold his
property to Mr.. Manuel A,querro Of
Quarantine.
I Miss Nellie Blaise was the guest of
her sister at the Quarantine Station
last week.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-26
German Farmers Organizing in Acadia
Parish.

The DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT of Acadia
Parish, a German society recently organized
there, has decided to take up the question Of
truck gardening and to endeavor by handling
their own produce in car load lots to secure thai
proper margin of profit for the truck growers
that can only come to them by some such thor
Ough organization as is now contemplated. By
having the shipments managed by one man at
the point Of departure and by another at the
point Of distribution, say St. Louis or Chicago,
it is hoped that the administration thus being
kept in the hands Of the parties directly inter-
ested in the work will result in the truck grow
ers getting a fair margin Of profit on the work
they do. The misfortunes that come to such
shippers frequently from shipping in unexpect-
eddy large quantities to markets already de-
pressed can in this way be avoided and it is
much better to feed an excess of crops to live
stock at home, rather than to ship off to some
remoter market, and have a claim come back
for transportation and other charges as some
times is the case.
In just such a way as this the truck garden
ers Of New Orleans have already affected q sue
cessful organization and it has been operating
for several years. The business is of such i'm
portance that the Illinois Central and the Louis
vile and Nashville railroads both have switches
at Poland Street, where the loading Of the cars
is supervised by an agent of the gardeners and
the cars promptly dispatched to some indicated
market as fast as they are loaded. Let US hope
that the truck gardeners of Acadia Parish will
be equally successful.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-26
The MuSkrat Season.

delaware Letter in New York Sum-
The muskrat season in this state is
now in full swing and the buyers, who
represent the big wholesale fur dealers,
are busy every moment Of the day and
sometimes far into the night visiting
the various trappers and hunters.
Few people," said n of these buy
ers. "realize the extent of the muskrat
industry. 1t is followed in every state
and Territory in the union and in Alas
ka and we also get large shipments
each season from Canada. Delaware,
Maryland and New Jersey are the prin-
cipaI sources of supply in the East.
Most of the Delaware skin are shipped
through Smyrna, Leipsic, Dover and
Milford. In 1908 n buyer with tenn
porary headquarters in Leipsic bought
so. 900 skins, while I bought about a
third more here, and we each had sew
eral competitors. In Maryland most of
the rafting as it is called, is done in
Dorchester County, on the eastern
shore. In 1909 over 500, 900 was paid
the trappers of this county for the pelts
alone. The product of the United
States, exclusive of Alaska, is more
than 1000, 900 skins annually, and Can
ada produces over 1000, 900 more. The
total product of muskrat skins in the
United States and Canada during the
nineteenth century reached the enor-
NOUS amount of $50, 900, 600.
"a few states have enacted laws to
protect the muskrat. In Delaware they
can be caught between Nov. Is to Mar.
is. In Maryland the season is from
Jan. l to April /, In Maine it is con-
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-26
MushraEs in Delaware.

ELSEWHERE in this issue We reprint from the
New YORK Sun an account of the muskrat sea-
son in the State Of Delaware. Il seems that the
Delaware muskrat hides have been bringing
higher prices than have those Of Louisiana, but
demand for them is active in both states and
quite suddenly they have become 3 very con-
~spicuous element in the fur trade. We presume
that the Parish Of Plaquemines will realize
something like a hundred thousand dollars this
year from its muskrat crop, but Delaware evil
IDENTIFY goes Tar ahead Of US, as is indicated in
the news letter which we reprint.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-26

the ways Of the animal skat' over I e
newly froz'n ponies looking for huhbi
which they Ncnetr2tr with jhc blade 6
q pcckrt-Nniir. As 0 . a, the air {
ca1eS tht nN.HI !. pluGgc' "l+A "
silver OF wood Hr,, II" ;mrr . tn2t; a. J.
mt' too murt, y~i32uHtc" ant d:y'd o
20 away is Snlrthcr & n&r The sat
where it ie.l the rreci,1s hubble.
Later lac uoCies are chopped out with
a Ratchet. 4 suar1 boy can catch
1r,m forty to fifty muskrats "A ii; y 1l,m
a pond where bubbles are plenty.
'During IT,, last five years muskrat
skins havu trtbtet in value. In 1909 I
pad from 80 to - cents a hide, the
HIDE from the Kitten or young rat.
had heretofore been considered almost
worthless, bringing the former price.
"'The big black rat commands the
highest price. the black fur being COZ
sidered the finest as well as the most
durable. The fur of the brown rat IS
less valuable because Of the color and
c~oarseness of the hair. 1t generally
brings from Is cents to . cents less
than the fur of the black rat.
I'VE buyers ship the pcIts to Boston
and New York. where they are tanned
and put to many uses. The skins ar"
classed as 'irstS.' Seconds thirds.
'fourths' and Kittens The tirsts are
those caught during the spring or very
late winter; seconds are caught IN NIT
winter: thirds. those taken IN very
early winter CT fall, and kittens are
those less than three or four months
old. Large quantities are used as I'M
jugs for overcouts and long wraps or m
making gloves, collars, caprS. mum !
trimmings, etc. The uNptuck"i SKIES
are frequently dyed to initiate MINK
and other skins and at on" time "fr"
used quite extensively m INITIATING II"
seal.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-02-26

fined to the month of March and Apr:l,
These varying seasons WORK to the al
vantage of the buyers, as We are thus
enabled to visit several Of the sectors
in the midst of the trapping s2avcrs.
''Muskrats are generally secured IN
three ways-by gigs, by traps md rs
shooting, the latter mode being sup
posed to bring the slaughter up to tie
level Of sport.
THE gig is a spear with two long
points, which the hunter drives down
through the top of the house with the
hope that it will pierce M or more of
the animals, and they are usually sc
numerous in the house that he is rarely
disappointed.
THE traps are small steel affairs
that are set on tops Of logs near the
banks, the traps being attached to the
logs by stout chains and weighted with
stones. As soon as a muskrat is caught
it plunges into the water and the weight
of the trap holds it down until the ami
NAL is drowned. Some trappers faster
the chain to a knotty stick that leads
down towards the bottom Of the brook
or lake. The knots prevent his return
and he browns long before the trapper
arrives.
"The shooting is done mostly at night
| when the rats come out to drink and
the scene is weird in the extreme. The
muskratters, in long rubber boots that
come up to their thighs, have torch
bearers carrying great sticks OF hight
wood that sends q flaming glow fan
around. They make a peculiar clicking
sound through their teeth that, like the
Pied Piper's music, brings all the wor-
dcring creatures from their hidIhS
places to be shot.
"In Maine a very odd method of cap
turing them is followed by the boys al
ter the ponds have frozen over. "hlie
a muskrat is compelled to get air IN
order to breathe it can travel for miles
under the ice, crossing wide lakes and
staying for hours below the frozen coat
ing. In order to do this it must stop
as often as once in twenty minutes and
eject its breath into the water. Tins
vitiated air rises to the surface. form
ing a big pale bubble which can be see
easily through the thin ice. After 1t
has been exposed to the water for a
few minutes the bubble becomes oXy-
genated, when the muskrat inhaIes the
globule to its lungs and resumes us
journey. Boys who are familiar with