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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18
Corner in Ancestors
Leach Family
Copyright by Mcclure Syndicate)
By FRANCIS WLES

came here ten years after his father,
and married Ann Fuller of Salem.
Robert, one of the sons who came
here with his father, was one of the
founders of Manchester, Mass. Sew
eral of his descendants were seafar-
ing men, and their rowing lives led
them into adventure and excitement.
One of them, Richard, was at Carta-
gena when the British took the town
in 1905; and his son Benjamin was
at Lisbon when the great earthquake
OF 1745 killed about 10000 persons.
Benjamin's son Ezra was in the army,
n then a lieutenant in the navy in
the revolutionary war. A later mem
Der of the same branch of the family
was a we'll known physician-an es-
pecially appropriate vocation for a
descendant of John Leach.
Lawrence had another son, Giles,
born after his parents reached this
country. 1t is estimated that he has
descendants to the number of TO- O0
and over.
Giles was born at Salem. He mar
ried Ann Nokes of Weymouth, and in
1864 settled at ~Bridgewater. There
he purchased n of the 46 shares of
the 1000 acres bought some ten years
earlies from Massasoit-father of the
great King Philip-by Miles Standish.
There is a big branch of the family
in New Jersey, and of it Josiah Gran
vile Leach, lawyer and g~enealogist,
who first suggested that June IA be
set aside as Flag Day." is the most
noted member to-day.
There were a few other early
teaches in this country, but most Of
the great family here is sprung from
the single %forefather, Lawrence. The
favOrite Christian names among the
teaches have been Hanna, Susanna,
Nokes, Joseph, Giles, Ann, Sarah and
David. The only Leach registered as
al officer of the Continental army in
the revolution is Simon, of Massachu-
sets, who was a first lieutenant, but
other teaches served as privates.
One of the most noted teaches on
this continent in recent years was
the late William Turnbull Leach, of
Canada. He was born at Berwick-on-
Tweed, Scotland, in 1906. He was or
dained = Presbyterian minister, and
later Joined the Church of England,
and was sent to Montreal, where he
became archdeacon. Not only was he
an eminent churchman, but he was al
so a noted educator in McGill univer-
sity.
The arms already referred to are
Ermine, on a chief indented gules
three ducal %cOronets or. The crest
is a hand couped at the wrist, grasp.
ing a snake.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18
MANAGING THE
YOUNG COLT
Begin the Training Early a n d
Use Firm But Gentle Methods
Exercise Care Not to
Brighten Him.
(BY r. B. RUSHING.)

When the colt is a few days old |
put a strong, pliable halter on its
head, but never try to lead it at first,
simply put the halter on every day
until it does not care for it.
After the colt is thoroughly accus-
toned to the halter, put a rope on the
halter and pull just a little and he
will soon learn to come when you
pull on the rope.
When leading him around out of
doors hold to the chin piece of the
halter SO as to keep him from rearing
up, as he will likely do.
l believe in teaching colts to wear
harness very young. Of course it
should be very light harness.
At weaving time put a strong nal
ter on the colt; tie him to the manger
and watch him SO as to teach him
not to break loose. If he pulls back
speak kindly to him and pat him and
he will 500 quit and stand quietly.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

illustration the three crowns were
made part of the coat-Of-arms.
Some three hundred years later
Lawrence Leach, a direct lineal de-
scendant of this surgeon to royalty,
decided to come with his wife Eliz-
abeth, and his sons Robert and John,
to America. He was a friend of John
Winthrop, who had not then come to
the New World, but who later was
overn of Massachusetts Bay Col
ony. A little while before Leach and
his family sailed from England Win
throp wrote as follows concerning him
in a letter to Endicott, then governor
of the colony:
I'VE desire you to take notice of
one Lawrence Leach, whom we have
found a careful and painsful man, and
we doubt not he will continue his dill
ieence."
With this introduction to the col
ony, Lawrence Leach and his family
arrived here in 1929, and for SO years
Lawrence showed that he was worthy
the description to Winthrop's letter.
He went into farming and milling,
and became a planter on a large scale
His mills were where Beverly-at
present noted as President Taft's sum
mer home-nOw stands, and they Were
considered of a great Importance tC
the community that many surround
ing towns had roads especially opened
10 the mill. Lawrence Leach served
as one Of the Il jurymen, in 1880, il
the first trial Of a capital case in Bos
ton, and for several terIns he repre-
scented Salem in the legislature.
Lawrence left two sons in England
-Dichard and Clement. But Cl<men
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

The Leach family goes back, in
England, to the time of King Edward
Ill, who ruled from 1927 to 1877. Dur
ing his reign there were three visi-
tations in England of the dreaded
plague then called the BLACK DEATH"
and a good physician, or surgeon, as
he was then called, was worth his
weight in gold.
There was such a surgeon in the
Kings household, and his name was
John lie Leche or Leach. Perhaps,
as the first form of the name suggests,
the family came from France, for
King Edwards mother was a French
woman. Anyway, the name Leach
was derived from the leech then so
much used in medicine, and consid-
cred practically a cure-all, the symbol
ism of health, and, therefore, a good
name for a physician.
The king was very fond of his sur
geon, and there is a quaint story told
in connection with the arms borne by
Edward Leach and his descendants.
Owing to his mothers French birth,
ming luOuSuL LlldC ~ Z
the throne of France, and he fought
many battles with the French king
before he was persuaded otherwise.
He also fought with the Scotch under
David Bruce, although he did not sue
coed in %conquering them permanently.
But at M time the kings of France
and Scotland were both prisoners in
Edwards hands, SO the story goes.
And, of course as they were kings,
they could not be treated as ordinary
prisoners, and Edward used to do his
best to entertain them. One day he
took them to dinner at the house Of
his favored surgeon, who wined and
dined them to their hearts content.
All three kings were much pleased
with the feast which Leach provided,
and as they were leaving him-all this
according to traditiOn-each king
gave him a small crown.
Later Edward granted a large land
ed estate to John Leach, and arms
as Well and as you may see in the
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18
JUST A REMINDER OF HOME
Good American Word "Gums" Has
Been Adopted by a Large
London Store.

If they were judged by the fiction
they are most fond of Americans
would be held to be a violently senti.
mental nation, and there would be
considerable Importance in the discov.
cry by a correspondent hat a window
in a big London street has the word
Gums posted on it.
Our own word "galoshes" does
sound, we admit, rather grim and I'M.
bending compared with the homely
and familiar gums" but we believe
that in the main Americans are con-
tent to come and visit our capital
without caring much one way or the
other. Our correspondent draws a diff.
ferent picture.
How Often" he says, has not one
noticed with a poignant pang of
pathos the h%ungering faces of the
sightseers from New York. All is
strange to them. They gaze around
them in vain %endeavors to catch but
the slightest peg on which to hang a
memory of the lear homeland which
they have left, and all the while the
~char-a-banc rolls remorsely onward,
and the guide with the ~megaphone
neatly strapped over his mouth dilates
on the objects at hand.
1--WE 10Y approach St. Paul's cathe.
dral, a hallowed shrine, erected by Sir
Walter Raleigh. No gums. On our
left the Mansion House. the residence
of the Lord George Sanger; on our
right the Bank of England, containing
in a vault the Venus of Milo Still no
gums."-London Globe.
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Rises from Coffin and Talks.

A weird sort of happening was that
which occurred in a village in the de-
partment of the Somme, France. re-.
Gently. A man named Lavalard. who
lived at Cappy, apparently died sew.
eral days before, and arrangements
were made for the burial. But on the
day Of the funeral, while his friends
we're condoling with the widow. he
got out of his coffin in the next room,
and, opening the door, asked why
there We're SO many people in the
house. The resurrected man, how.
eve was taken i'll again and died q
few week. sitter.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

When he Is broken to stand hitched
put lines on him, but walk at his
shoulders at first so as to keep him
from getting frightened. Every time
you take him out walk further back
until you a walk behind him and
teach him to turn back at your voice.
Drive the colt around the house and
barn. showing him papers; drive him
through water, show him umbrellas,
and, in fact, most everything that he
is likely to see when travelling around
SO he will not be afraid of them when
he becomes grown.
When about one year old the regular
single harness may be put on the colt.
Leave it on him for a few hours so
as to get him used to the crupper, and
when you come into the stable again
speak to him gently and take the har.
ness off, pulling the backband all the
way down to the tail gently and then
he will not be afraid of it.
When the colt is quite young teach
him to stop and start at your COM
mand and then when he is first put
in harness to work he will know what
you NEAR when you want him to stop
or start.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18
Sc
PASSAGE

would not think it good economy
of DON to keep carriages in the horse
barn, but 1t is much more convenient
to drive in and unhitch under cover.
am sending a rough drawing pat
termed mostly after our horse barn,
with some later ideas added, writes
G. c. Curtis in Hoard's Dairyman.
This barn is intended for a farm Of
from two to four hundred acres where
from eight to fourteen horses are kept
and several colts are raised each year.
The main barn is 3Ox56 feet, and the
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

Indian runner ducks lay we'll, are
good foragers, are hardy and very
profitable to keep. They should be
given more attention than they have
ever received in this country.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

Less and less cigar smoke. More
and more WRIGLEY'S SPEARMINT
fragrance.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

Here's something good that bad lit
tie boys like.-WRIGLEY'S SPEAR.
MINT.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

Answer me quick, what help, wha'
hand, do you stretch DER destruction:
brink?-BrOWning.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE."
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look foi
the signature OF Il. w. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure q Cold in One Day. 25c.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

Any woman can make an impress.
sion on a man who has either a soft
heart or a soft head.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

When a youth begins to SOW wild
oats it is time for father to start the
thrashing machine.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

extra price with the private custom
trade. Strictly speaking, the Leghorn
is the egg-business bird, and as such it
commends itself to the farmer. A few
cOmmO hens, or an incubator, are
needed for Matching, because the Leg
horns usually are too intent on laying
ia he hatharad nv a irinn farniline
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething. softens the gums, reducesin.
Illumination .allays pain. cures wind collie. &c a bottle
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

10x1O feet. The boxes are made with
double chutes and two grain boxes, so
can be used for two horses when nee
essary.
There is a room for work harnesses.
Under the stairway is a water tank. 1t
is built with an l. to the right of the
stairway 16x16 inches, where the
horses drink. This L comes out of the
adjoining box.
There is a granary 1Ox1O feet, with
two bins. The granary and harness
rooms, also the box stalls, are lighted
by stall sashes in each.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

Many a mans good reputation Is
due to what isn't found out about
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

1t is easy to see the silver lining OF
other peoples clouds.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18
H0RSE-BARN PLAN WITH
SPACE FOR CARRIAGES

Intended for Farm of from Two to Four Hundred Acres
Where from Eight to Fourteen Animals
Are Kept.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18
A LITTLE COLD.

He caught a little cold
That was all.
So the neighbors sadly said.
AS they gathered round his bed.
When they heard that he was dead.
He caught a little cold
That was all. (Puck.)
Neglect of a cough Or cold often
leads to serious trouble. To break up
a cold in twenty-four hours and cure
any cough that is durable mix two
ounces of Glycerine, a h%alf-ounce Of
Virgin Oil Of Pine compound pure and
eight ounces of pure Whisky. Take a
teaspoonful every four hours. You can
buy these at any good drug store and
easily mix them in a large bottle.
TaIkative Women.
HeWitt.-Some men talk and don't
say anything.
Jewett.-Yes, my wife is just that
kind of a man.
This Nil Interest Mothers.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
cure Feverishness, Headache, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, Regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. They break up colds in -
hours. Pleasant to take, and harmless as milk.
nailed nady d': FREE iSE Address, zlien s. 81; ol@stsd.
lie Roy, N. Y.
Crosses are of no use to us, but in
as much as we yield ourselves up to
them and forget. ourselves.-Fenelon.
DR.. J. n. RINDLAUB (SpeciaIist),
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Fargo, NJ. D.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18
laxative Women.

Crosses are of no use to us, but in
as much as we yield ourselves up to
them and forget. ourselves.-Fenelon.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-03-18

DR.. j.. H. RINDLAUB (speciaIist),
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Fargo, N. D.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-17
EIGHTEEN YEARS
AGO HE HAD LESS
THAN 3 DOLLARS
HE Is NOW ONE OF THE RICHEST
FARMERS IN SASKATCHEWAN,
CENTRAL CANADA.

Arriving in Canada in 1891, Just
eighteen years ago, Il. A. Guillomin
could speak but his native language.
He is a Frenchman. He had but
little over two dollars In his pocket,
thus being short over seven dollars Of
the ten dollars required to secure en-
try for q homestead of one hundred
and sixty acres. He eventually bor-
rowed the money and near Forget.
Saskatchewan, he started life in Can
ada on the homestead In which to-day
he is the fortunate possessor OF fifty
quarter sections of land, or 5000 acres.
Now Mr.. Guillomin did not acquire
all these acres as a result altogether OF
his farming operations, which were
extensive. He looked with satisfac-
ton upon what he was doing on his
limited area, he was saving. careful,
and had foresight. Surrounding land
could be had for about $500 per acre,
and he continued buying as his saw
ings would permit, until now he has
fifty quarter sections, some of which
he can sell at $500 per acre.
Threshed Fifty Thousand Bushels.
This year he was engaged in thresh-
ing on his place for 54h days. He
threshed out $4,000 bushels of wheat,
of which he sold $4,000 bushels. one
train load, at a price varying from S4
to 81 cents per bushel. He has on
hand still 10000 bushels. In addition
to wheat he raised 10000 bushels of
oats, 1000 bushels of barley and 500
bushels of fax. He owns 104 horses
and number Of cattle, but since the
construction of the railway he has
been engaged chiefly in raising wheat.
This year he bought his first thresh-
ing machine, paying for 1t the sum
of $2,100. He estimates that the ma
chine earned for him this fall $4,000,
thus paying for itself in one season
and leaving 5000 to the good, The
weather was very propitious for farm
threshing, not single day being lost
In the two months which were spent
In this work. The wheat averaged %
bushels to the acre and graded No.
and No. Northern. In the past nine
years seven good crops have been har-
vested on this farm. For six success
sive years the returns were excellent,
that is in the years 1901, 1902, 1908,
1904, 1905 and 1906. In the two fol-
lowing years there was a partial fail
ure. AS the years have passed the
quality OF the buildings on the farm
have Jeeu steadily improved, and are
now as good as can be found in the
district. About $4,000 has been in
vested in this way by Mr.. Guillomin
The farm consists of $3.50 acres. OF
which about 5000 acres were under
crop this season.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-17
RALLIED TO THE DEFENSE
ParIor Maid Was Loyal, But II Is
Doubtful II Explanation Helped
Matters Very Much.

Walter Lonsdale, DR.. Cooks secre-
tary, was adducing facts in praise Of
DIR. Cook.
"And these facts" he concluded,
prove my chiefs honor; and the 9TH
er sides defense is as weak as the
well-known defense of the parlor
maid"
Mr.. Lonsdale glanced at his lug
gage packed for Copenhagen. Then he
laughed and resumed:
MARY said mistress to her par
lor maid, what time did my husband
get home last nightY
"'Not till four. num- the maid an
swered.
"T thought So said the mistress
Here it's evening, and the brute not
up yeti
"The maid bridled defensively.
"'Oh, but, num- she said, he has
been up once, mum; but he just dranl
his bath and went back to bed again
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-17
Pleasant, Refreshing Beneficial.

Syrup OF Figs and Elixir OF
SIENNA appeals to the cultured
and the well-informed and the
healthy because its component
parts are simple and whole
some and because it acts with
out disturbing the natural func-
tons, as it is wholly free from
every Objectionable quality or
substance. In its production a
pleasant and refreshing syrup
of the figs OF California is unit
ed with the laxative and car
minative properties of certain
plants known to act most bene-
6cially, on the human system,
when its gentle cleansing is de-
sired. To get its beneficial ef-
fects, always buy the genuine,
for sale by all reputable drug
gists; one size only, price
fifty cents 4 bottle. The name
of the company - California
Fig Syrup Co.'s always plain
ly printed upon the front OF ev-
cry package Of the genuine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-17
Nil Desperandum,

Percy Parkington rose and brushed
the dust from his knees. Then, draw
ing himself up to his full height, he
gazed resentfully upon the form of
Miss Muriel Muggins, who noncha.ant-
ly famed herself the while.
Very well. Miss Muggins," came in
bitter tones from Percy. "Oh. very
well! You have spurned me, 1t is
true! Indeed, you have spurned me
twice! But, though despair eats my
heart. / shall not die! mean to go
into the busy world. l will fight! |
will win! My name shall become
known, and my riches sha'i become
envied-"
Pardon me for interrupting you,
Mr.. Parkington," interjected Miss
Muggins, "but when you shall have
accomplished all that, you may try me
again.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-17
One on the Judges.

A newly qualified Judge in one OF
the small towns of Tennessee was
trying one of his first criminal cases
The accused was an old darky who
was accused of robbing a hen-coop.
He had been in court before on sim
liar charge and was then acquitted.
well, Tom," began the Judge, Il
see you're in trouble again"
"Yes, sah," replied the darky; the
last time, jedge, you was ma lawyer"
Where, is your lawyer this timer"
asked the judge.
Il amt got no lawyer this time, "
answered Tom. "Tm going to tell the
truth.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-17

Tis but an idle fancy
Such as will sometimes CLEAN
Above the necromancy
That bids one sit and dream.
count the years as roses
That bud and bloom and fade.
And as each one uncloses
Another year is made.
They grow in one great garden
All patiently and slow
And Time. the faithful warden.
Attends them as they grow.
count the years as roses
A petal for each day 'l'
To glow as II uncloses
And then be blown away. NJ
The petals faint and wither,
The winds of winter run
To toss them there and hither.
And so the year is done.
And some are years to treasure,
And some to lose we're fain,
For some are sweet with pleasus
And some are thorned with pain.
But in the endless garden
The roses bud and blow
While Time, the faithful warden.
Attends them, all arrow.
So may this New Year near you
Without n shade of gloom
And comfort you and cheer you
AS does rose in bloom.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-17
The Early Conundrum.

The man with the ingrowing face
came to the fence and looked over at
he man with the dissatisfied ears.
Did you ever hear that conundrum
about the lawn mower?" he asked.
Whats that? Who borrowed 1t
last?"
mo, no. The one about what is the
Inference between a little boy away
off by himself yelling for his ma and
lawn mower?"
why should he yell for his ma and
lawn mower?"
He didn't. He yelled for his MA,
and the conundrum is What is the
difference between him and a lawn
mower?"
That's the conundrum, is it,"
"Yes. Did you ever hear it?"
mo. ! never heard it. What II I
didn't?"
"Oh, nothing. thought maybe It
might interest you"
And so you told me about It,"
"Yes. Had you ever heard it?"
81 told you | hadn't"
IT'S pretty good, isn't it? What is
the difference between little oy
away off by himself yelling for his ma
and lawn mower?"
"You just said he wasn't yelling for
his ma and a lawn mower"
He wasn't. He was yelling for his
ma, and so what is the difference"
Il suppose 1t makes no difference
to anyone except him and his ma"
"You don't quite catch it. He was
away off all by himself yelling for his
ma and lawn mower, and"
Did he want her to bring it?"
Bring what?"
"The lawn mower"
"He didn't want any lawn NOV Ir.
He wanted his ma"
well, did she Gomez"
That hasn't got anything to do
with the conundrum. 1t is"
What did you put 1t in for?"
Il mean 1t doesn't make any difflr
ence whether his ma comes or not
The question is: What is the differ.
epce between a little boy away of
alone by himself yelling for his ina
and lawn"
why, confound 1t! You keep say
ing he didn't yell for the lawn
mower"
"He didn't. He yelled for his ma
and the"
"Oh, life's too short. l can't undor
stand you"
And the man with the ingrowins
face hung over the fence and grew
purple with wrath and finally shoatet
across the yard:
zone is lawn mower and the othel
10 a lone ma-er. but ! hope you never
guess 1t. for Of all the confoundet
lunkheads ever saw you get the blue
ribbon!"
But the man with the dissatisfiet
ears simply smiled grimly and wen
into the house.
@ -
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-03-17
His Face Was Turning yellow

Someone told him that sallowness was
caused by an inactive liver. He began
taking NATURES REMEDY, his natural
color returned, his brain cleared. His liver
was again active. Mr. tablets never fail
TO correct the liver. they remove the bile.
aid digestion and tone the system. Better
than Pills for Liver Ills. Take one tonight
and you'll feel better in the morning. Get
a 25c Box. All Druggists. The A. IL. Lewis
Medicine Co., st. Louis. Mo.