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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25

Writer'S who habitually work at night
and sli night. frequently get strange
nerVOus fancies. Huxley said. when
am working at night | not only hear
burglars moving about. but | actually
see them looking through the crack In
the door at mel
W1lkie Collins was habitual night
worker until he was frightened out Of
it by the appearance OF another Wilkie
Collins. who sat down Mt the table with
him and tried to monopolize the desk.
There was struggle. and the Ink
stand was upset When the real VII.
kie Collins came to himself. sure
enough the Ink was running over the
writing table. proof enough Of strug-
gle After that Mr.. Collins gave up
night work.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
Why Do Seals Swallow stonssa

No nature student seems yet to nave
discovered for what reason seals swal-
low stones. though the fact is well
established one. Certainly the stones
are not taken in for ballast for the
empty seals keep down as easily as the
others They are not swallowed for
the purpose of grinding up food, for
they are found in the stomachs OF
nursing pups. They are not taken In
with the food because they are found
In the stomachs of both young seals
and In those that live in the open sea
and feed on squid. Yet 1t is evident
that these things are not swallowed
haphazard. but are selected with con-
siderable care from the articles strewn
along the shore, and that preference
is exhibited for rounded objects. This
Is shown by the fact that, as rule.
only articles Of one kind are found in
any one seals stomach.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
Latest News
From TOyland
Special Dispatch From Santa
Claus Country


n RCTlC REGIONS, Dec. 6.-The
"a center of the giant glacier has
IA been followed out into a mon
ster cave and is serving as
factory for making tree ornaments. 1t
is being run on a very much better
system than it was last year, having
two shifts of workers, with 10000
gnomes in each shift The day workers
come on at a. m. and stay until g
D. m. One band of toilers sleeps while
the other works.
Each of the workers sits squat upon
the floor In front of blazing fire, over
which is suspended a huge black cal
dron. Each little fellow has a long
stemmed pipe with which he blows
bubbles of the substance which sizzleS
and boils in the huge pot before him
The boiling substance is liquid
made of melted precious stones. Mil
lions of dollars worth of priceless
jewels are being imported into the
north pole regions for this purpose
Each caldron boils a different jewel,
The melted rubies make blood red bub-
bles that CLEAN like flames The dia-
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25


monds make white ones. bright and
shining like great. round stars Sap
phires turn into deep blue spheres, tur-
quoises make pale blue balls that look
like the summer sky and so on. AS the
bubbles grow to the desired size the
workmen shake them gently off their
pipes on the ice floor Here they are
allowed to rest until they are frozen
into hard, round. shiny, wonderfully
colored bright balls to hang on Riddles
Christmas trees. 1t is estimated that
one man can make 800 finished orna
mentS In day.
Mines Give Output of Gold to Make
Tinsel.
The great Klondike gold mines are
being worked day and night TO supply
the demands of another room of the
great glacier, where thousands of
workers sit stringing strips Of shredded
gold on threads TO make tinsel trim
mings for the trees. They wear great
spectacles on the ends of their little
round noses. for this work is a great
strain on the eyes. Each string is one
mile long. and each gnome completes
three of these day.
Silver tnsel is also made in the same
way. The fashion in tree trimming de-
mands the lavish use of this gorgeous
adornment.
No Storerooms For Santa Claus.
Santa has no need for storerooms in
which TO stack his finished toys and
tree decorations The demand is so
great and SO immediate that directly
things are finished they are packed.
loaded on to immense sleighs and ship
ped to special stations which he has
situated in every city all over the world
and usually In such places as depart
ment stores or toy and candy shops.
Sometimes when all these places are
filed he even hides them IN odd corners
of peoples houses. That is how 1t
comes that one often accidentally will
find things tucked away in the most
unusual places.
Years ago he would use his reindeer
to carry the loaded sleighs to stations,
and often they were so worn out by
overwork that they were unit for
driving on Christmas eve. But now 1t
is quite different. Since motor trucks
have come into use Santa has bought
32S to do this heavy work for him.
Something ought to be told the kid
dies OF the character and habits Of the
little toilers who make theiI toys They
are an entirely different Kind of crea-
lures from any which we. who do not
live at the north pole, have ever seen.
They are very small Of stature. with
large heads and queer elhn faces We
would call them gnones or elves. but
Santa calls them tObles They have
bright. mischlevOus eyes which dance
with delight over their pretty handi-
work. the merriest laughs and sweetest
little voices which keep up contin-
uOus accompaniment to their tasks
New York Evening World.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
coSTLIEsT CHRISTMAS GIFT.
aorszn's Present 10 His Son Was
House, Fer When He Pad 100000.

reuse F1r Hrfch ne Paic soJOOOS'
Il vas the iate }. tieTpOut Morgan
who gave tbe cDstiiesf present ever be
slowed Il New YOrE 81 q Christmas
ere. says the BrgsdBay Magazine. The
gift. % his son. vas = Dr0WnstOne
pile VI a hundred ro0rng. with fifteen
rooms for servants 81 rhe top 6Oor. a.
the corner u Thirty SIXTH street and
Madison avenue he deed Of Gift
contained fwfce the name u j. Pier.
pont Morgan. for the anannier PIE,
scented the third nOase ID tie Morgan
colony on Madison avenue 10 bis son
On one corner stands the original Nor
gan mansion. tanked on the right ny
the magnificent marble museum and
art gallery filed with treasures GATH,
cred by the elder Morgan from among
the great art stOrehouses OF Europe.
Next to the Morgan homestead stands
the home of Mrs. Herbert Satteriee,
Mr. Morgans daughter. and adjoining
Mrs. Satterlee's home Is the home Of ]
Pierpont Morgan. .Ir.. the cOstliest pres
ent ever made on the island Of Manhat-
IdH, ISpl tStutluS an tApeuuihlt VI
S60O,U00
After houses. in the esteem of those
upon whom Christmas rains a golden
shower, rank automobiles giant
motorcar. whose ordinary speed is
mile in two minutes and costing
$4,000. is a mere bagatelle to a spoiled
beauty who tires of her motors as
when a pampered little beauty she tir-
ed OF her dolls She wants ever lar
ger, faster and more wonderful car, and
it was in obedience to her wish that
the car as large as Harlem fat, with
folding bed. table and separate COM
partments. came into being and added
to the family expenditures $27
And after automobile architects the
jewellers. Diamond tiaras at 100000.
the statesmen in the diamond houses
say. are not uncommon purchases at
Yuletide, aud diamond tiara is poor
affair that does not cost approximately
100000
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
On Business Bent.

Can you make me a sheet iron man
dolinT
Il might. but 1t wouldn't have much
tone What do you want of sheet
iron mandolin. anyhow
I'm trying to serenade girl. and
they have bulldog. I've busted sew.
eraI instruments on him. Next time
smash him want to smash him good. |"
Kansas City Journal.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
Father Christmas.

Here comes old Father Christmas
With sound of fife and drums
With mlstletoe about his brows
So merrily he comes!
His arms are fun OF all good cheer;
His face with laughter CLOVIS
He shines like any household fire
Amid the cruel SHOWS.
He Is the Old folks Christmas.
He warns their hearts like wine.
He thaws their winter into spring
And makes their faces shine
Rurrah for Father Christmas.
Ring all the merry bells
And bring the grandsires all around
To hear the tale he tells.
Rose Ferry Cooke.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
a Statue Of Brick,

Perhaps no other nation In the world
save the inventive Germans would
have thought of building statue of
brick In the little city Of Vegesack.
near Bremen and in the district OF
the German clay fields, the citizens
nave erected such statue TO one of
their number who won fame as an
African explorer. The monument Is
of brick. thirty feet in height. includ-
ing the pedestal. The architect mold
ed the figures OF a man and camel out
Of a solid mass of clay, which was
burned in great kiln and then sawed
into brick sized blocks.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
Wanted a Younger Santa Claus.

'Please appoint younger Santa
Claus" wrote an eight-year-old Illinois
girl to Postmaster General Burleson.
Grandpa says he used to come to
his house when he was little boy, 50
he must be pretty old by this time. and
I'm afraid he's too old to come to my
house"
Mr. Burleson wrote to her that
personal representative of Santa Claus
would attend to her wants.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
CharrY Mood.

Cherry Is the wood most used az a
backing for the metal plates from
which illustrations are printed IN mag.
azines and periodicals II is chosen
above all others because It holds its
shape, does not warp or twist. works
smoothly and does not split
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
''FoB THE HASeEB OF BETHLEHEM Ora
DIES King.

IN the light Of that star
Lie the ages empearled.
And that song from afar
Has swept over the world
Every hearth IS sfiame. and the beaut-
fui SznE
IN TIE homes Of the nations that Jesus Is
King
WE rsJ5lce II the light.
An Ne echo the song
That comes down through the night
FUN tie heavenly throng
aye re shout 10 the lovely eyangel they
bring
Ard zs greek IN his cradle our Saviour
ard King
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
Handicapped.

DR.. Curem You will find your dys.
pepsia greatly alleviated. Mr.. Peck. by
cheerful and agreeable conversation at
your meals Mr.. Peck-That's good
advice. doc. but my income will not
permit me to eat away from home
Terre Haute Express
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
a tierculean Task.

The bridegroom was intensely seri-
GUS.
My dear. ne said to his little wife
they are always little). you have a
hard task before you. Now that we are
wed. you will have to prove to my four
sisters that sou are worthy of me-
Philadelphia ledger.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
Oh That's Differentl

Il thought you told me that you
would not contract any new debts
without my knowledge" howIed Mr.
Gabb as he tore up bunch of dunning
letters
81 haven't, my dear" replied Mrs.
Gabb II merely expanded some OF
the old debts Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
A Christmas Carol
BY JOSIAH GILBERT HOLLAND.

THERE'S a song in the air,
There's a star in the sky,
There's a mothers deep prayer
And a babys low cry,
And the star rains its fire while the beau
tiful sing.
For the manager of Bethlehem cradles
King.
THERES a tumult Of 10y
Ger the wonderful birth.
For the Virgins sweet boy
Is the Lord of the earth
Aye the star rains its fire. and the beau
tiful sing.
For the manager of Bethlehem cradles
King
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
MarrIaae In Java.

In Java when a man marries ne goes
TO his wifes mouse. where the women
sit In council upon all matters Of I'M
portance and dictate the affairs Of the
nome.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
Rias In Scotland.

In Scotland the corn ana grass fields
are divided into spaces twenty to thir-
~ yards wide by furrow made by
a pillow. These are termed rigs.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
chiId,s pay In eelaium.

st. Nicholas day winch Is Dec. q, Is
the day ON which the belglan child ex
poets new toy II is the Belgian
child's Christmas.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
TropieaI Medicines.

In the order named quinine. calOmel,
rastor oil. tincture OF iron. opium ana
brandy are the medicines most used In
the tropics.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25
Charity.

Charity does NOT demand OF us that
we should never see the faults OF 9th
ers. but she does ASK ms TO avoid dis
covering them when there Is no need.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25

The Northwestern Portland Cement
Co., has sold its holdings of 220 acres
of limerick to the Mercantile Trust Co.
Of San Francisco for $387.5s0.20.
Orting will construct an $4,000
school house.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25

Children have more need ot models
ihan OF critics.-Joubert.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-25

Use Echo want ads for best results.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-02

stop 4. and suppose he thought he
had stopped II. But at Emporia Il
broke out again. And while he was It
Wichfta wetting gunny sacks the boom
jumped the road at Kansas City. Kan.
New Year'o eve. 1t will 60 over Kan
sas Ike :. pratrfe fire.
And that will not be because Henry
Allen 3s-A- SpleAdad~ o0mpaigner -xud II
Is the best campaiSners Kanaasr has ever
bad. OF because he II brilliant and earn
est and progressive. 1t Is because the
people OF the state sense immeriatelv
his pre-dminent qualifua1ipns for the
place. He was born TOR the lob; he
knows the job: he knows the state: he
speaks the Kansas language. He will
actually do the thing which IL the chief
destderatum in all state governments
IN America today. towit: He viii give
one hundred cents Of service for. every
dollar the taxpayer puts in. Kaneas
Kansas VIII get him. Brilliant. able, en-
ergetic and eager to contribute to his
DAY and generation tangible, VEGETABLE
service. Henry Allen win sweep Kansas
IKE whiriwfnd.
The fight that he win make In Kansas
inston :: Frosrsssivss. We % ase for n mesa- ssa-
ures. 4 they meet our wishes NO matter
what their origin. The Republican lead
by single public motive-the. de:ire 70
peat the Democrats: want. and every
we will take them whenever We can sst
them We win back up Prostdent Wilson
i,onss ~ az e5sSnS cours@eous step for the ma
The psmocrsts disidsd tas yGS w' ssd
in conares. gre 81 behind Sr ssas tSe Of nr The
Fog this 4 ths next great evolution m
peQ1ment9 to national proGraen hss 49,,
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-02

Due IN tne 8Oseuce OF ETo9lOeut WIZ
son frem Warrington it was not
known whether the prospective move
ment had been made known to him.
It Is viewed as primarily important,
in being the first practical STEP on q
colossal scale, to adopt the spirit Of the
movement AGAINST so-called intefIock-
ing directorates and also affecting q
number Of properties. in which govern
ment action for dissolution 10 pending.
J. p. Morgan 4 Company's participation
In the control Of many corporations and
the presence of members OF the nrm.
on the boards Of directors OF many in-
dustrial concerns and powerful financial
institutions. in New York and else
where. was one Of the principal points
Of attack by the s0-called money
trust" investigation Of the Sixty-sec-
ond congress. Individual members and
directorates OF the MORGAN nrm and
some former members are defendants
in government suits, now pending, for
the dissolution of combinations under
the Sherman law.
Notable among them are the suits
against the United States Steel corpor-
pany and the socalled shipping trust.
The governments contemplated action
against tho New Haven also would
include the Morgan directors, IL it. =
finally flled, instead of being eettle0
out OF court Al promises to be the
case. Zas
l Msnahers~ Of tha--old~ = money TRUST
ington today but their report declared
that the Morgan house haA q adfree-
torships In Is banks and trust conn
panies, having total resources OF 81
100000 and total deposits of 4sS9. 900 900:
four directorships In four insurance
companies and controlling stock In
terest In another. the total assets be-
ing $1,2l9, ,00o. 600; 70 directorships In II
| telephone systems. having a total capi-
talixation OF N. Isis. .000, 900; IL director
ships in seven producing and trading
/ corporations. including the United
States Steel, Pullman and General Elec-
trio and others. having total capf-
! talization of 81 .9Ss, ,000. 900 and total gross
annual earnings exceeding 1851. 90 .o0e
and four directorships in three public
| utility corporations, having tOtal
capitalization Of $1.0l3.000.0 900 and total
(; gross annual earnings OF 3434. .O00. 900.
That made s. directorships In % cor
porattons having total resources and
capitalization Of $10.036. .000.000
| The report also found that ]. p
| Morgan & Company had two of the
| three voting trustees OF the Guaranty
Trust company, of New York, and one
OF the three voting trustees OF the
until George W.. Perkins retired: one
| of the three voting trustees of the
Chicago Great Western two Of the
| five voting trustees Of the Interna.
| tional Mercantile Marine company
| one Of the three voting trustees II
| the expired voting trusts of the stock
/ Of the International Harvester com.
pany, N. r., Reading a. Erie rail
road.
News of the voluntary relinquish.
ment OF directorships created pro.
! found surprise in congressional circles
Many senators and representatives be.
Ieve the action taken by the Morgan
house would have the effect of de.
laying further work by congress. 9th.
ers insisted that legislation will b
pasoed. 1t the present seasion, to pre-
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-02
UP, UP she GOES!

clared last August that he would rum.
ON the Progressive ticket, ana says
that Bristow and Capper are evidently
pulling ~ . team. He denounces the
harmony proposition and says: The
turkey trot and the bunny hug will
look like . lock step compared with
the Kansas straddle." ana predicts a
bright and cheerful. not to say gOr-
geous political year Of fireworks"
Murdock II apparently fmbued with
his long time belief In the supremacy
Of wichita. materially and politically.
White says Murdock ana Allen hesa-
ing the Progressive ticket will aweep
Kansas.
NuFdock, modestly slsppresslng refer
ences to himself, but booming his news
paper contemporary, Henry Allen, says
Alen's boom will 80 over Kansas like
prairie fire.
But here is what White and Gusdock
actually ray on this. present all absorb
ing political topic which has thrown
IN the foreeroInd five Kansas newypa-
per men: WHITE, AfleM, Aufd0Ck; Bris-
tow and Capper. with White and MUIR
cts and roman candfeS and BriSt0w and
Capper and even Aiken still 'sAwins
Any stafemsnt thai any Of these lat
ter three gentlemen will make Will be
truly interesting. Allen and Bristow
years political and business associates.
What Henry Allen will say In his line
up against BtfstoW and with his news
paper rival. Victor -Mur0ock, II like
ly to add to the gaiety Of the present
situation and at least enhance the ht-
lartty: In the ranks OF <unftsd Oemoc-
racy. just on the eve Of the appear
ance in Topeka OF its peerless leader,
Secretary VIM. T. Bryan.
The Progre1gtveo not only fail to
preach harmony with their old-time
Republican AAsociafes, but are even
fomenting dfscord in their own p01it-
ical faction and party.
But, as stated above. here IL what
White and Murdock really say:
White Predicts Clean Sweep.
'T believe that Victor Murdock viii
be 3 Progressive candidate for United
States SENATOR" said w. A. White
TIM no clairvcyant. / have no way
Of reading Senator BristoW's mind.
have had NO definite expression from
, explicitly that he would rum ON the
. Progressive party ticket. Last spring
was told that Bristow campaigned
i, in Michigan for the Progressive party
and against the Republican ticket. The
! Progressfves had right to expect that
SO long as their platform was un-
changed and the Republican party
unchanged, BristOw would not be
rumors persist that Bristow and Cap.
per have decided to head the Repub-
lfcan ticket.
IF they do head the Republican
ticket and Nurdock and Allen head
tho Progressive ticket, Kansas viii
have four 0f the cleanest, flneat men
personally who ever were presented to
her. and only the fundamental difker-
ences between the two parties VIII de-
eide the election. II Allen and MUIR
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-02

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The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-02
Harlem River and Port Chester

x : : : =
Harlem River and Port Chester
railroad.
New England Navigation company.
New England Steamship company.
:. Rhode Island company.
Rutland Railway company.
Hartford and Connecticut Western.
New York. Ontario and Western.
Western Union Telegraph company.
+. Other members Of the firm have re-
tired from these companies:
Charles Steele-Jersey Central road.
U. s. Steel corporation.
HIP. Davison-AmeEicanT Telephone
and Telegraph. Astor Trust company,
Guaranty Trust company OF New
York, Chemical National bank.
w. H. PorterGBankers' Trust COM
pany, Guaranty Trust company OF
Thomas w. Lamont-Westingho
Electric and Manufacturing. Utah
Copper company. Astor Trust com-
pany, Bankers Trust company.
stocks Unaffected.
The only effect ON the stock mar
ket OF Morgan q Company's announce
ment was to bring trade virtually to
flashed sby teaep1E6n and news ticker.
to the ee4ge. brokers' drop
ned their - l{Sua ehd TOR some time
the exchange was practieaAly gwen
over to discussion Of thef announce
ment, which pxohabiy. WAS q complete
surprise to everX man on the Iioor.
The announc&mente had no effect on
the market Even the stocks Of cor
poratious most directly connected with
the house Of Morgan did not vary an
prices.
In making the announcement, the
Morgan firm departed from its long
established custom, In regard 10 ns
I deaIinEs.s with the public. In times
past the head Of, the house M nas % oeen
phone notice was sent to the various
newspaper offices. asking that repre-
sentatives call at the Morgan banking
house, to see Mr.. Lamont. TO the
group Of reporters that assembled Mr.
.Mr MorRan has something he
wishes to say and will do 30 himself
Then Mr.. Morgan entered the room
and greeting the reporters cordially
said:
IT have here a little piece of news
TO Give you. We are resigning from
, a number Of directorates- I have the
list here and also little interview
which explains the reasons." Then
Mr.. Morgan himself distributed type
written slips with much good humor
and New Year greetings.
Attorney General McReynoIds, wnose
presence In New York during the last
few DAYS. is supposed to be connected
with nerotiatfohs for dissolution OF
several large corporations, among
which the American Sugar Refining
company and the n. 7. N. II. 4 H. rail-
road. are mentioned most commonly
did not seem to be at all surprised 1T
the news.
He did not intimate. however, that he
hsd any advance information ON the
The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-02

"Apropos of this little garden move-
ment, are your neighbor and his wife rails
ing that can see but q disturbance, 80
Baltimore American.