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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
IVY POISONING.
How to Get Relief From This Painful
Rash.

ROW TO 1et heIteT FROM ! MS FalnTut
Rash.
Poisoning the skin by poison ivy
tRhus toxicodendron) is frequent in
the summer and the early autumn.
Some fortunate persons are not sus-
ceptible, but most are poisoned if they
come into direct contact with the plant,
says the Youths Companion.
The disorder causes discomfort al
ways and sometimes suffering. 1t
shows itself within a few hours with
redness, heat and irritation of the skin.
swelling and the formation of small
vesicles. These vesicles may occur in
great numbers. Often many of them
coalesce to form blisters, and they also
break and exude a sticky yellowish
serum. 1t is this fluid that by its es-
cape spreads the disease to the ada
cent Ska or to the face and other parts
of the body.
The swelling may be so considerable
as completely to close the eyes. AS a
rule, the acute symptoms continue sew
eral days, at the end of which time the
vesicles either discharge or crust over
and the swelling and redness slowly
disappear. In this stage the itching
may be intense and is likely to provoke
repeated scratching, which may in turn
bring about eczema.
The best way to treat ivy poisoning
is simple. The infamed skin should be
copiously washed with lukewarm wa
ter and q soap that does not trritate.
The parts affected should then be bath
ed with a watery solution of perman-
ganate Of potash as hot as can be
borne. If the skin is broken per cent
solution should be used; If the skin Is
not broken. however, the strength of
the solution may be increased up to 2
or 3 per cent. Treatment should begin
the instant symptoms are observed.
In mild cases one treatment is
enough. Occasionally the poison Is
more deeply seated. and the permanga'
nate must be applied for some time.
In these cases and in the extremely
rare instances of systemic infection due
to the entrance of the poison into the
circulation a physician must be called
The patient must avoid scratching of
course. Bandages are undesirable be-
cause they tend to spread the poison
over the surrounding skin. If any pro-
tector is needed let it be loosely ap-
piled dressing of absorbent cotton and
gauze. changed frequently and kept
moist at all times with warm water
containing a little bicarbonate of soda.
Permanganate of potash discolors
everything with which it comes in con-
tact and stains the skin deep brown
color, but that is small price to pay
for the relief it affords. The stain will
wear off in a few days or 1t can be
removed by vigorous applications of
soap and water In the healing stages
of the disorder soothing ointments may
be used.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
Rough on the Bishop.

Bishop Bloomfield discovered one day
as he entered the pulpit that he had
forgotten the manuscript of his SER
mon. 1t was impossible to do as the
Scottish minister did in similar cir
cumstances, send for the sermon from
his home while the congregation sang
Psalm 119. No, he must preach ex-
tempore, and did so, taking for his
theme the existence of God. Very well
satisfied he felt with his effort AS he
walked home he overlook one of his
congregation, whose opinion of the SER
mon he invited well, it were a very
good sermon" was the reply, "but l
don't agree wi 1t. believe there Is a
God"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
How to Prevent silk From Breaking.

If annoyed by breaking silk when
sewing, particularly in overcasting
where there is a hard pull on the
thread, try drawing the fingers along
the silk from the point where broken
off to the end. Sometimes waxing
gives further strength.
Never forget to thread needle from
the opposite end of the thread from
where 1t is broken off.
A needle can be more quickly thread
ed if the eye is held over a white sur
face, and the needle itself is steadied
by pressing the thumbs back to back
while the thread is being pushed
through.
Be careful in your choice of needles.
Cheap ones never pay. They rust and
break quickly, and the least inequality
Of the eye breaks the thread. An en-
velope of thin oiled silk should be
used for extra packs of needles, other
wise they will be rusty when needed.
Such an envelope should be included
in the fitting of every workbag,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
RudeIY Jared.

They looked like newly married
folks, but were not on their honey
moon, as the observer learned by de-
duction. The woman laid down a
newspaper she had been reading and
said to her husband:
do you know, 1 wish 1 had one Of
these affinities. Oh, think it would
be just grand to sit on rock with
somebody and have him rave about the
incompatible golden color Of my hair
and tell me that my eyes were the
most beautiful in the whole world,
and"-
"Uh, HUH" said the husband, yawn-
ing.
"And that the delicate pink of my
cheeks had been painted there by the
angels and that he couldn't live with
out me. Ooh, think an affinity like
that would be-
"'Tisnt an affinity you want" inter-
rupted her husband. "What you seem
to want is a plain, old fashioned liar"
Exchange.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09

During the Spanish-American war
the navy department by way Of a
graceful compliment to the great uni
versities renamed two converted cruis-
ers Hazard and Yale. Not long after
Commodore Dewey was asked what
new names should be conferred upon
two little Spanish gunboats that had
been captured in Philippine waters.
"Oh," said the commodore, "we'll just
call one The Massachusetts Institute
of Technology and the other The Penn
sylvania College For Physicians and
Surgeons"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
HIS FIRST CARTOON.
Davenport Put His Soul In 1t With
Disastrous Results.

Not very long before he died Homer
Davenport, the cartoonist. got TO talk
Ing with some friends about the early
years of his pursuit of art. His first
sketch. as he recalled 1t. was of stove
In answer to a demand from the ad-
vertising department. That stove was
70 whopper jawed. so slab sided, so
decrepit that in response to the next
demand from the advertising depart
ment young Mr.. Davenport moved on
But l kept learning a little more
about the game" said he. Il watched
the things that other men were doing
until by and by l felt myself compe-
tent to take another position as an art
lst 1t was on a little western paper.
The editor frankly told me that he
could not afford even the small salary
that he paid me. but he had sporting
streak in him. He would take chance.
He paid the SLIP laundry bill l had ac-
cumulated and paid my board a week
In advance and by the expenditure of
S12 placed me on the sunny side of
Easy street Then he sent me out on
my first assignment. | wanted to
make a hit and l put everything |
knew into the picture drew.
"The assignment had been to cover
the funeral Of a well known town
character, and | depicted a lonely
grave in a cemetery surrounded by
lettering, drunken tombstones. The
grave was but half filed. The grave
digger was leaning on his spade and
the wreath of flowers purchased by
the friends of the deceased had been
carelessly thrown against the pile of
wet brown earth. An unhappy dog
howled in the background. and the
rain was falling In long slanting lines.
A sob came up in my throat when
viewed my completed work. That
would have brought tears to the eyes
of the mummy Rameses.
Immediately after | turned it In the
editor sent for me- Davenport said
he, I'm a tender hearted man, and /
can't bear the sight of that appalling
picture you have just drawn. More
than that, Davenport, feel that | can
never bear to see you again. l know
that I'd burst into tears if met you
anywhere after this day. And while
I'm crying, Davenport he continued.
you want to take it on the run. be-
cause if | get to thinking Of that $12
I'll kill you "-Cincinnati Times-Star.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
HOW TO BE HAPPY.
Most People Depend Too Much on
Worthless Things.

Worthless Things.
1t is unfortunate, but true, that
youth never relinquishes its search for
personal happiness as long as there is
the slightest chance of attaining Ii.
Time. energy and heart are recklessly
spent in the seeking and only when a
woman is hopelessly convinced that
personal happiness has passed her by
will she turn her attention to the beau
tiful and interesting things in life
which lie all about her, but which she
has been too blind to appreciate.
If girls could only be taught proper
sense of values there would be fewer
unhappy women in the world. Per
sonal happiness is a wonderful thing,
and a life filed with its exquisite light
sheds beauty on countless other lives
But if, as happens to many, personal
happiness passes one by 1t does not
mean that ones life is ruined and in
effectual. At least If woman is wise
it does not.
Yet so many women having staked
I'll on finding personal happiness have
any effective substitute If they miss it.
The unwisdom of this should be appar-
ent to the most thoughtless of girls,
and the girl who thinks seriously will
ask herself this question, "If I miss
personal happiness what have to take
its placer
"Well," asks the eager girl impa-
tiently, what is there to take the place
of happiness" And so in the fullness
of her youth she scorns the wise wo-
mans reply, but in it dwells the germ
of contentment and peace for the long,
barren years that may be hers.
A finely educated, deeply appreciative
intellect is an excellent substitute for
the tickle thing we call personal happi-
ness. If a woman has used her brain
and cultivated her personality to its
greatest extent, though she may never
attain happiness she may gain a great
deal of satisfaction from life.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
ON SHAKING HANDS.
How to Perform This Ceremony In
Correct Form.

How to Perform This Ceremony In
Correct Form.
An old rule prescribes that two la
dies living in the same town or city
shall not be introduced formally I'M
less the consent of both has been ask
ed previously A distinction Is very
properly made between formal and in
formal introductions. The latter should
be made whenever 1t Is necessary to
avoid awkwardness. Thus, If two Ia
dies are talking together and man
comes up to speak to one of them, she
will present him to her friend IL he
stays long enough to make the situa-
ton uncomfortable for the latter. II
he only makes a few remarks before
leaving no introduction will be neces-
sary.
It Is a mistake to introduce a new
conner to a whole roomful of people
She will not know which is which,
but will be almost certain to bow to
the wrong person. If she is dis
tinguished stranger, whom all wish to
meet. one or two individuals may be
brought up at time. or the company
may form line. each person being
presented in turn by the hostess or her
deputy. In this case 1t is not neces-
sary to repeat the name of the guest
of honor each time. since every one
knows who she Is.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
In Chelan County

Damages have been allowed by the
state industrial insurance commission
to the following injured workmen from
Chelan county:
Final settlement claims-Harry M.
Foss, injury to left thumb, II days,
1885.
Monthly payment claims Ed Blount
Wenatchee, injury to limb $50; John
Mitchell, Wenatchee, injury to right
shoulder and side $50.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
Equal To the Occasion.

Chauncey Depew once dined with
three ladies in a New York restaurant.
He was so entertaining that one of the
ladies plucked up courage and during
dessert leaned over and tapped the
diplomat on the arm and with an affec-
tation of shyness said: 'Mr. Depew,
let us pretend that you are the shep-
herd Paris. | am Minerva. Mrs. Blank
Is Venus and Miss Blank is Juno. Now,
you must give this golden apple to the
fairest." So saying she handed him
an orange. Depew did not wait an in
slant, but, turning in his chair, called
the waiter. Waiter" he said, bring
me two more oranges"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
He Ate the Stalks.

Asparagus was great dish with
Dean Swift Dining with him one day
George Faulkener, the Dublin publish
er, asked for a second helping of his
favorite vegetable, but Swift pointed
to the stalks on his guests plate and
said, "Slr. first finish what is before
you" "Whatv exclaimed Faulkener,
"eat my stalks?" AYE. SIR" beloved
the imperious dean; "eat your stalks
or you will get no more. King William
III. always ate his stalks"
Asked once. when he was telling the
story, whether he really did eat his
stalks. Faulkeuer replied. Eyes. GER
tainly: and If you had dined with
Dean Swift you would have been
obliged to eat your stalks too"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
- The -
Scrap Book
UTILIZING the Mirror.

A dentist was filling a lady patrons
back teeth. When he had finished
with the first tooth he handed the lady
a hand mirror that she might see the
result for herself. Then he went on
with his task, repeating his perform
ance with the mirror after each tooth
was filed. Finally, when the job was
completed and she had handed back
the mirror with thanks, he said:
well, madam, how do they look to
you"
"How do what look to me?" she re-
turned.
1.-THE teeth just filed"
ooh, 1 forgot about the teeth" she
exclaimed, reaching for the hand glass.
"What did you look at each time l
gave you the mirror"
my hair. Pittsburgh Press.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
The Art of Living.

The Art OF Living.
To touch the cup with eager lips and
taste,
Not drain It;
To WOO and tempt and court bliss and
Not attain 1t;
To fondle and caress Joy, yet hold It
Lightly
Lest It become a necessity and cling too
Tightly;
To smother care with Joy and grief with
Laughter;
To hold the present close. not questioning
the
Hereafter;
To see the sun sink in the west without
Regretting;
To hail his advent in the east, the night
Forgetting;
To have enough to spare to know the JOY
OF giving;
To thrill response to every sweet of life
That's living.
ANONYMOUS.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
Noisy Noses.

Vivier, the celebrated horn player,
paid a professional visit to England
many years ago. He had just COM
menced to play at his first concert
when Lord Houghton blew his nose-a
war trumpet. as anybody who ever
heard him would declare. The noise
so unnerved Vivier that he could not
go on and threw up all his engage
ments.
Speaking Of the affair afterward, he
used to say: "Ah, the English! They
have terrible noses! They remind one
Of the last TRIUMPH
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
Anm to Get Bid of Weeds.

To get rid of weeds Oh gravel walk
sprinkle the gravel with coarsely
ground rock salt and rake 1t under
the gravel. This will Dissolve gradually
from the rains and no weeds or grass
will grow where salt has touched. Do
not employ this method where Stop
Ing walk is bordered by grass, for the
salt water will run into and kill the
grass.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
How to Remove Green EIy on Roses.

To remove or prevent the green fly
that ruins roses make a solution OF
soft soap and quassia chips-four
ounces chips to one gallon of soft wa
ter boiled for fifteen minutes. Strain
and while cooling add four ounces soft
soap, then add two gallons more soft
water and syringe frequently.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
How to Keep Raby's Cap clean.

Cap strings are difficult to keep dain-
ty and clean unless you are constantly
changing them. 20 remedy this make
two rosettes of narrow ribbon and at
tach to a strip of ribbon long enough
to reach from one side of the cap to
the other, passing beneath the chin.
Clasp fasteners hold the rosettes firmly
to the cap Different colored rosettes
may be made to wear with the same
cap.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09
a Sinht ha Enioyad.

In the South Kensington museum.
London, there is an enormous skeleton
of a mastodon from Benton county,
Mo- Once when a congressman OF
that state was over, he was wandering
around the museum lonesome enough
to kill, and worn out looking at so
many strange things. Finally he ran
across the mastodon. His eye rested
upon the inscription and a wonderful
light came into his face. 'By thunder.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09

If you are housewife you cannot reason
ably hope to be healthy or beautiful by wash
ing dishes, sweeping and doing housework
ali day, and crawling into bed dead tired at
night. You must get out into the open air
and sunlight If you do this every day and
keep your stomach and bowels in good order
by taking Chamberain's Tablets when need
ed, you should become both healthy and
beautiful. Sold by Kings City Drug Store.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09

Dysentery is always serious and often a
dangerous disease, but it can be cured.
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy has cured it even when malignant
and epidemic. For sale by Kings City
Drug Store,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-08-09

John" he exclaimed, look ut thatl
Just look at it oncer' His companion,
an Englishman. looked with more or
less indifference. Il see it," he said
with provoking GOODNESS. But, man.
look at that inscription 1t comes from
Missouri continued the congressman
enthusiastically "Old Missouri. My
state, man! And it's the biggest -
thing In the whole museum
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-04
POLICEMAN SAVES 3
IN RUNAWAY, BUT is
FATALLY CRUSHED

NEW YORK, July 4-When a run
away horse drawing grocer's wagon
dashed alons tfnderhili avenue, Brook
lyn, he was seen by Patrolman John
Barrett near Bergen street Three
women, rigid with fright stood near
the curb as the animal swung to-
ward them.
Barrett springirg out from behind the
women leaped at the horses head, seiz-
ed the bride and swung the animal
back to straight course The horse
raced on toward Dean street with
Barrett clinging to the bride Soon the
horse stumbled and fell, the policeman
being pinned beneath
Men ran to Barrett's aid. but the
harness had to be unbuckled and the
horse urged to his seet before the un-
conscious policeman could be reached
Doctors found Barrett had a fracture
of the skull and internal injuries. In
the hospital il was said he would die
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-04
Inspector Exposes Traders Tricks
COW SWAPPERS RAPED

customed to a place before they will give
down all their milk n they are not given
the right sort of food they get sick and
probably go dry
While he was talking a nicely dressed
man walked up 70 look over a COW. He
pulled a few times at her udder and
looked closely at her horns.
THAT man knows a cow" said inspect
or Jones He shows it by the way he
examines that one,
Inspector Jones said most OF the cows
sold here are raised In Georgia The
traders go out into the country and buy
them
Dr Claude Smith. head of the city's
laboratory Of hygiene. said that uncon-
sciously the trader and daryrnen do
great service to the city. The practice
Keeps cows in Atlanta practically free
from tuberculosis
He explained that most of the tubercu =
losis is found in large herds and among
fancy cattle that has been kept a long
time In Atlanta a COW is usually sold
for beef when she goes dry In this way
the milk producers are continually
changed The recruits come from iso-
lated sections where they have had little
chance to become infected with tubercu-
lar germs
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-04
HARRIMAN'S WIDOW
RESCUES 2 IN OCEAN

KINGSTON, \ y. July g. Directing
the lowering Of launch from her
yacht Sultana, Mrs. r. Il Hartman
stood at the rail until two men we're
rescued in midstream off Kingston
Point Mrs Hartman and a party of
friends have been spending the last
week on her yacht on the Hudson.
Lower the launch, cried Mrs Har-
riman. The crew acted promptly and
in few moments the luckess men
were taken aboard They returned To-
the Hartman yacht. where one of the
canoeiss thanked the wife of the
former railroad magnate for her prompt
action. He is Dr Samuel Castillo a
Well known physician Of this city He
was nearly exhausted when rescued
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-04

Dairs Inspector Jones in an interview
today gave some startling inside facts Of
cruelty and crookedness in the traffic in
milk cows, conducted on some OF the
principal streets of Atlanta other city
officials have taken note Of the conditions
and movement has been started to pass
more stringent ordinances of regulatio
besides demanding rigid enforcement by
the police Of the old laws
The custom Of trading and selling cows
on the street Al the corner OF Marietta
and Forsyth streets. which has held since
Atlanta WIS village today attracts at
tention as one Of the unique industries
in the city. II is as well organized as the
horse swapping business during court
week in any small Southern town. despite
the modern city business around It. And
the tricks Of the game are lust as in
genous
THE man over there saws that cow
has only had her second calf" said In
spector Jones, and he Immediately has
the attention of all around him, for he is
recognized as an expert and it is realized
that he is about to tell the real facts
about the animal The COW is at least
six years old. Look a her horns They
are thin at the roots and there are many
young COW are full a the roots and taper
smoothly 10 the points
Prime Trick OF Trade.
you see cows on the street suffering
with swollen udders.a The traders won t
milk them for many hours to make them
appear big mixers Most OF the COWS
on The street have full sacks 1t is the
prime trick OF the trade Frequently
they low from suffering
1T is seldom that you see milk COW
for sale without a young calf a her side.
But ! have frequently seen Jersey cows
with scrub calves. It Is almost easy to
sell the calf back to a trader for good
price But If the purchaser observes. he
may see the same calf with another COW
on the next day
"A man told me the other day that he
noticed a COW suffering because she had
not been MIXED for many hours hun
CRY young calf was struggling a the end
of rope held by negro boy to get to
the COW. II seemed ravished He asked
the trader why he did not let the calf
feed
Well said the trader with a drawl,
4 Will if you will see that that calf gets
home tonight If it isn't hungry it won't
follow the COW when | start home and
there viii be no way to get 1t there un-
less haul It,
Persons have bought cows on the
streets Of Atlanta. and milked as much
as two gallons the first milking But
thereafter they would not get as much as
q quart a day They sometimes think
they have a fine, new mixer with young
calf When they get home the COW won't
have anything to do with the calf
But ii is a hard condition to deal with
Many traders have been indicted for
swndling But it is almost impossible to
prove it. It is almost impossible to tell
how long COW has gone without milk
ing, especially when some one swears diff
ferent from what YOU think Some cows
udders swell and become infiamed with
the best sort of care But few Offered
for sale on the streets give the amount of
milk they appear they will
Change Affects MIX.
Then any COW viii give less when you
change her home. They must become ac-f
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-07-04
KISS COSTS MAN $25 AND
WOMAN PAYS FINE OF SIS

FORT SMITH, ARK, July 4.-Forty
dollars is a fair value of a kiss, accord
ing to Police Judge John Harrington.
Abe Freeman was fined $25 when the
husband Of Mrs. Frank Smythe testi-
fed he caught Freeman kissing Mrs.
Smythe. Smythe also had his wife
arrested.
She testified Freeman stole the kiss
from her. Freeman said she allowed
him to kiss her. Because Mrs. Smythe
did not prevent Freeman kissing her
she was fined SIS.
This court does not intend to allow
a kissing bug epidemic" declared the
court. The next time man comes
before me charged with kissing mar
ried woman the kiss market is going TO
touch new high price