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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
NOTE ALL YOUR OLD ERRORS
Some Suggestions For Starting Another
Lap on Lies Journey.

Lap on Life's Journey.
Although with most of us the custom
Of making an elaborate set Of resolu-
tions-al of them to be broken per-
haps In week belongs to the past.
It Is by no means a bad idea to sit
down and quietly think over their sig
nificance IN calm retrospect. Such a
view is indeed to be commended.
Without making vain and foolish reso-
buttons one may carefully note all err
rors and evade as many of them as
possible during the next year.
II the past year has contained more
tears than smiles tear off the old page,
with its blotS and mistakes. and throw
it away. clean new sheet, pure and
white. lies before you. Forget to pity
Yourself so much and contemplate the
condition of those more unfortunate.
Cease your lamentations for bygone
opportunities and plan for the future.
Brace up. II the fates have been I'M
kind TO you during the past year try
10 turn the tables on them now. Do
not be discouraged with your lot. Meet
it and face IT, It is not nearly so bad
rs it might he.
1t is a good thing at the beginning
Of fresh year with the slate clean.
to make an effort to rid yourself of
that characteristic human mistake of
putting too great value on the opin-
ions of others. Much of the misery or
imagined misery Of human beings has
its origin in the most triflng circum-
stances A negligible incident will. IL
brooded over. induce an attack of the
blues that may last for days. Many
women, and especially young girls just
budding into radiant womanhood fire.
quently work themselves into a state
Of anguish through worrying over real
or fancied wrongs
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
NEW YEARS WEATHER.

IL Was Not Always Thought Well to
Have Sunshine at Years Beginning.
While we are naturally glad to have
pleasant weather at any and all times
il would appear from many old prov
cribs that it is not a blessing In una
winter. and the wisdom of ages al
mnnishes us thus:
January warm, the Lord have mercyi
If you see grass in January
Lock your grain in your granary
January blossoms ill no mans cellar
January wet
No wine you'll get.
Green New Year full graveyard
Weather indications have always
been watched on New Years eve and
the signs believed and acted upon IN
good faith. Centuries ago our drula
ancestors observed New Years day by
wonderful religious and mystical cere-
monies, and the SaSons made OF II
grand festival, with feasting ana mer
rymaking and exchange of gifts. In
England the day has always been one
of gift making; tenants make presents
to their landlords loyal subjects to
their sovereigns and friends exchange
souvenirs. as we do at Christmas
The custom was brought to this coun-
try. and many of us can remember
when young men and maidens got up
early on the first day of the year and
went out in merry companies. from
door to door. bearing lively greetings
to the neighboring households.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01

N late Fanny Davenport, the
famous actress, brings
each year to me a very
pleasant recollection of what happened
some years ago while playing 'Gis-
monda' In Los Angeles, Cal.
ut was after my New Years per
Torrance. and as | was about to take
my carriage a young lady stepped up
and handed me little box, which |
opened when | arrived at the hotel
and found it contained Il jewel serpent
bracelet. There was card inside with
the following inscription: No day bet
ter than this can we express our
thanks to our noble benefactor, and
the name signed.
There is quite story connected
with this girl. Years ago, when my
father, the late e. l.. Davenport, made
his southern tours, at Savannah, Ga,
there was family who thought all
the world of him. On one of these
tours | accompanied my father. and
child as was at that time | remem
bered our more than hospitable treat
ment by them.
THE war came, and, like many other
southerners, they lost their all and
emigrated to southern California
When | first visited Los Angeles with
Fedora | was taking walk on the
street. and happening to look up
noticed a name which was very famil-
lar to me. 1t Immediately entered my
mind that they were our southern
friends To make sure | went upstairs
and found that they were conducting
in very small way millinery and
dressmaking esta blishment.
II thought Immediately little non
ey might be of great service to them
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
CRUEL NEW YEARS sport"

Times Have Changed Since Dutch Tor
tured Geese In old New York,
In old time New York, in the Dutch
DAYS, there was observed cruel
sport" for New Years day-a sport
frowned on by Stuyvesant. 1t was
called riding for the goose Black
smith Joris set up in front of his shop
two stout poles ten feet apart connect
ed with strong crossbar twenty feet
from the ground. From this bar hung
living goose tied firmly by the legs
lust over the head of mounted rider.
The sport consisted in riding at full
speed between the poles and snatch
ing at the head of the goose to bear
away the head from the body or to
tear the whole bird away. AS the
goose had been thoroughly creased and
6uttered wildly at this exhibition of
mans inhumanity when being amused
this proved no easy task.
And see! Here is a Dutch tara pi'
rate. perhaps, clustering With schnapps
from Crugers tavern Wing out that
he can catch aloft better than any
Iandlubber. And with his Tapping
trousers, crimson sash, cutlass. ear
rings and pigtails he mounts shaggy
Dutch pony and rides gathering at the
poles and the fiuttering goose. But
the i'll broken cart horse promptly
throws him to the frozen ground as he
rises swaying in his stirrups to catch
the slippery goose. and shouts OF
laughter greet him as he rises scowi-
ing and threatening.
And by this time and at this clamor
Stuyvesant would come stamping along
ON his silver banded wooden leg and
try to force an unwilling rattle watch
to spoil the sport by arresting the
noisest and drunkenest men and pre-
vent more sins. debaucheries and ca
lamities." Here is part of one of his
proclamations: whereas. experience
has taught us that on New Years day
and May day from the firing of guns,
the planting of maypoles and drunken
drinkers there have resulted unneCes-
Sary waste of powder and much ntOxi.
cation. with the bad practices and bad
accidents; therefore, we expressly for
bid any firing of guns and beating Of
drums" etc, to try to kill out the cele-
braton of New Years
We can well understand the prudent
governors irritation and intolerance,
for three weeks of every midwinter at
these holiday times were SO given over
to holiday observance that the courts
did not sit. public offices were closed
and no important business could be
transacted
The exchange of gifts was universal
IN New York on New Years day for
centuries; gifts of gloves. cake. fruit,
'kisketomas nuts" and New Years
visiting also
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01

hfth the cows day. the sixth the
horses day and the seventh mans day
During the first six days of the year
the flesh of animals is forbidden as
food
The Chinese calendar is complicat-
ed affair Only those skilled in mathe-
MATES are able TO comprehend the Chi
nese method of computing time. Here
are the instructions for determining
the beginning of the New Year: New
Years day shall begin with the luna
ton during which the sun enters a
point in the p.iiptic 60 degrees beyond
the winter Suistice.'
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
Nntes About Birds.

A peculiar characteristic about birds
is that the young Of those that build
nests in trees are blind when Matched,
are naked, unable to walk and are fed
by the parent bird. Among the wad-
ing birds the young can walk. swim
and pick up food Immediately upon
leaving the egg, With birds, as with
higher animals, the females seem to
fancy bright colors and music; hence
Mother Nature usually ornaments the
head, neck and tails of the males that
they may find mates more readily. The
male birds usually excel in music also,
Exchange.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
State, National and County Officials
Cabinet Officers
State Officers

w. l.. Jones and M. e. Poindexter
3rd Dist. w. l.. LaFollette
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
THE
CHINESE
NEW YEAR
y REDITORS in China and like
wise those of Chinese in Amer
- lea are happy with the approach

n Wise IlOSe Ol OulleSc III AhSA
~ lea are happy with the approach
of New Year, because all old
debts must be paid before that date.
The last day of the old year in China
is a sort of national>pay day, and one
who fails to pay his creditors in full
on or before this day is disgraced in
the eyes of his acquaintances. Those
who cannot pay their debts at this
time must go into bankruptcy. The
laws in China permit creditor to en-
ter a debtors house and take what he
wishes If there is no settlement of just
claims. Frequently families club to-
gether and make all sorts of com
promises to retain the good reputation
of the clan.
The Chinaman's first business on
New Years day is to offer sacrifice
to his gods. In homes table Is
spread with offerings of food and
drink, candles and incense.
When Cinnamon who are friends
meet on the streets for the first time
on New Years they bow very politely
and shake hands saying, "Kung shi,
kung shi." which means 81 respectfully
wish you JOY" Frequently they add,
"And may you grow rich" In making
their New Years calls the Cinnamon
are profuse In their greetings. When
the friend departs from the house he
says:
MAY the spirit of your ancestors
abide ever with you and the noble
home that is honored by your pres
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
AN ACTRESS
NEW YEARS
DAY

- TEW YEARS day." said the
M late Fanny Davenport, the
famous actress, brings
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
A Pleasant Way to Help.

Mamma" lisped the cherub, while
IA smile of seraphic sweetness illumi-
mated his baby face, do you know
that sometimes help GATHERINGS nam
ma"
That's nice" prompted the proud
parent. "And what do you do to help
her, dear?"
"Oh," replied the cherub, when
GATHERINGS naughty punish herr
Youths Companion.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01

ence shelter your descendants for TO-
600 years."
To which the host will say. making
a low bow:
~ call down upon thee the peace
full blessings of a prosperous exist
ence May your cue be hung in joss
house and your bones be preserved as
holy relics in golden boxes P"
The New Years festivities in China
are prolonged for two weeks. and
sometimes month. The time is spent
in making visits, exchanging gifts and
feasting. According to an ancient ira
dition in China the first day Of the
year is called the fowls day. the sec
ond the dogs day. the third the pigs
day, the fourth the Sleeps day, the
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
The Old Year.
0LD year, you are through,
And you slip from US row,
~ While we look 10 the new

0LD year, you are through,
And you slip from US row,
While we look to the new
That is making it's bow
With the hope it will bring
Us the joys that we crave
And the welcome bells ring
While you go to your grave.
All, what is this life
But a year when alrs said,
Joy, anguish and strife
And the tears that we shed2
Old year, in your days
We have laughed with delight
And have danced in the haze
OF your glorious light.
Many songs we have sung,
And our dirges we've played,
And our hearts have been wrung
When our loved ones we've laid
Cold and still in the ground.
We have screwed and wept
As we stood by the mound,
But our trust we have kept.
1ld JOdtg w ySN' Ways
There was happiness too.
On our varying ways
Blossomed roses and rue.
There were pleasures and pain,
There were struggles and strife,
There were both loss and gain
In the round of your life,
But in summing it up
As you slip from our hall
You poured in our cup
More of sweet than of gall.
A mixture of sweet
And of bitterness, too;
Some tasted defeat;
Successes some knew.
And that is our life,
When it's all said and done,
A portion of strife
And a portion of fun.
oh, may it be chanted
OF me when I'm through
He lived and he planted
More roses than rue!
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-01
Very Enaaaino.

Aunt Anna-Your wife is a perfect
dear. William; she has such engaging
ways Mr.. Stubs - Right you are,
aunt; she has engaged fully two dozen
different cooks in the last six months
to my certain knowledge. Florida
Times Union
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-02

Many Things Arc to be consIdsred n
One Would Achieve the
Best ResuIts-

To put razors edge in condition
to cut easily and smoothly, remove
all dirt and coarse grit from both the
sharpening and the finishing sides
Of the strop and then dress as fol-
lows: On the sharpening surface
spread light coat Of superfne -four
OF emery and on the finishing sur5
face apply some rouge (ferric -
ide). The commercial grades Of
these materials as purchased at the
drug stores are not sufficiently fms
and uniform to be used without
preparation. Any coarse grit ruins
the edge Of the razor, while the uni
form, fine grit produces the tiny,
keen cutting teeth.
Upon sheet Of smooth paper
spread a quantity of the emery -four
or the rouge from which it is desired
to secure the finest particles. Shais
1t well around over the paper and
then tip the sheet so that the mate
rial slides off. A fine dust will be
seen clinging to the surface of the
paper. This dust may then be trans
ferred with the finger tip to the sur
face Of the strop and worked into
the leather. The occasional applica-
ton of oil to the finishing side Of the
strop will prevent glazing and assist
in the production of a keen edge.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-02
QUEEN eREErs VILLAGE BRIDE
Bulgarian Ruler, In Company With
California Girl, Attends Hum
bic Wedding.

The hearts Of pretty village bride
and her family we're Oiled with graft
tudo By the presence OF Queen Eleanor
OF Bulgaria and Miss Helen Scott Hay.
formerly OF Pasadena. Cal. at the mar
riage ceremony In small village near
sofia recently, according to letter
received BY members OF Miss Hays
family here.
The queen and Miss Hay we're out
motoring together when they saw a
great crowd Of folk In holiday attire
at the village home. They went In
and congratulated the young bride
groom and wished for the little bride a
life OF welded happiness and thereby
won her love and everlasting graft
tude.
Miss Hay, with the personal assist
ance OF Queen Eleanor will soon es-
tablish a nurses training school in
Sofia. In company with the queen she
has visited practically all the big hos
pitfalls In Bulgaria.
According to the charming Pasadena
girl, Queen Eleanor Is graciously dem
ocratic and greatly beloved. Miss Hay
is busy studying the Bulgarian Lam
guage preparatory to beginning her
new life work.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-02
CROPS INJURED BY LIGHTNING
Matter Of Importance to Which Too
Little General Attention Has
Been Given

While everybody is familiar with
the damage done by lightning to
trees, little attention has heretofore
been paid to the effects Of lightning
stroke upon herbaccous plants. A
recent paper by Messrs. l.. r. Jones
and W. w. Gilbert reveals the fact
that lightning injury is rather COM
mon in certain crops, especially cot
ton and potatoes. Grass, small grains
and maize seem less liable to such
damage. The lightning damage to
cotton and potatoes frequently ex-
tends over roundish spots, one to
three rods in diameter, or groups Of
smaller spots. Although there may
be no disturbance Of the soil or Wis
IDLE rupture of the plant tissues, the
plants near the center of the spot
wilt, blacken and die promptly, while
those near the margin may live days
or weeks. The injury for the most
part appears first and worst below
ground. All these facts seem to show
that, after period of dry weather,
the lightning discharge occurring in
a thunder shower spreads horizon
tally over the moist surface layer of
soil. The different liability of diff
fercnt species appears to depend
upon difference in tissue resistance
or different distribution of the aerial
or root systems of the plant within
the zone of the distinguishes
American.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-02

Flag at "Hsf starr Has Dire sIanIn
canoe for All Who Under
stand lie import

Nearly everyone speaks of a flag,
when being flown at distance from
the top Of the pole, as "half mast.
This is not the correct expression.
Such flags are at 'half STAFF because
they are flown in this manner wheth-
er on land or sea from the flagstaff.
To see flag at half staff means
death. 1t may mean, on an incom-
ing ship, that one of the passengers
or crew died at sea. Many little
fishing vessel comes into Gloucester
and t wharf in Boston every sea-
son with a flag at half staff, and this
means one Of the fishermen, or more,
has met death, generally by being
swept overheard.
This custom Of flying Gags at halt
staff originated first as token Of
defeat. That is, when an army was
defeated, its flag was lowered down
the staff to give room for the victo-
rious army to place its flag above
that Of the defeated army.
From this the custom grew into
flying the flag at half staff when an
officer, army or navy, died. Later it
was adopted by civilians as well, and
today when man of prominence
dies, regardless of whether he was
sailor, soldier or civilian, the flags
are hung at half staff. Whereas, in
the olden days, when the custom
started, the upper space was left to
indicate that the victor could put his
flag there, now it seems that death
is the victor, and so the space is left.
1t is, of course, a mark of respect to
the dead person to have flags at half
staff for him.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-02
The Genuine Fop.

We have had attempts at foppery
in America. but no real tops. A gen.
uine fop, whether in art. in literature,
or in customs. must have brains; ours
have been merely effigies. foppery
taking the dull commercial form Of q
great variety of raiment.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-02
Fort. Have Listening eaIIeries.

Around the foundations of British
forts are broad circular galleries. well
ventilated and fitted with electric
light. They are called listening gal
ieries." because in time Of siege. they
are guarded by relays of expert lis
teners, who keep their ears pricked
up for the pick and shovel Of the
enemy.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-02
FISH IN BREAD.

Patience-The latest fad in the
way of cure for dyspepsia is bread
made Of sea water, instead Of fresh
water.
Patrice--Looks as if we might be
getting back to the loaves-and-fshes
idea.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-02

Shows Value Of Panama Canal.
From New York to Sydney by the
Cape Of Good Hope the distance is 49,
3s5 miles. BY the Suez canal It is 49,
1913 miles. BY the Straits Of Magellan.
1859 miles. and by the Panama canal
e,s14 miles.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-02
THE ossERvANr CHILD.

Little girl, does your papa have
much trouble with his automobileY
eyes, sir He has as much
trouble with it as if he was married
to it."-Judge.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-02

LII coin an c. p b Counties Mss
have a hi-coun y niyr scnco.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-02
He Wants the Cash.

Don't think for a minute because
you owe your life to the doctor that
he will take it in payment for his lit
tie bill.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-24
With Scissors and Paste


=
Nobody has SET crossed our palm
with British or German gold, la
ments the New York Evening Post
Let Messieurs the Subsidizets begin. =
il is strange. the number Of editors
in America who have been overlooked
IN this lavish distribution Of bride
money For the gold Is being scat
tered right and left, there's no doubt
OF H. The Cologne Gazette has ex-
planned that the whole American
press-of course with the exception
OF the German American papers-has
been bought by British bankers
leagued with j. p Morgan and the
Ammunition trust Miss Pankhurst
has countered with the declaration
that the Germans have subsidized a
large part OF our press. We have the
word OF German-American editors
that 80 per cent of plain American
editors are subsidized by Great Bri-
tain W. j. Bryan AYERS that that
widespread editorial criticism Of him
and his policies is paid for by the
powder manufacturers Senator La
Toilette says that the eastern press
has been purchased by vast sums
spent in steamship advertising
Altogether. il must indisputably be
a great year financially for American
editors But why, i'm the name Of jus
tice, have the subsidizers discrimi-
mated against the papers hereabouts2
We haven't got ours yet, and we
haven't been able To find any Of our
contemporaries who have got theirs
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-24
DRESS AND DELINQUENCY,
Catholic Bulletin


Among social workers the past few
years the question frequently has been
raised as TO whether improper dress
has anything to do with delinquency
Some persons fail to see any logical
connection between dress and morals.
There is however. a very close, even
if Indirect. connection The matter
has been summed up neatly by Mrs.
Long, head of the probation division
Of the juvenile court of Chicago.
Some one has asked she says. "if
the present mode Of dress has q bear
ing on delinquency among girls. / be
licve Ii has much to DO with IT,
The great trouble Of today is that our
girls are jumping from the kindergar-
ten ont into the world
"Where is the old-fashioned school
girl Of yesterday, the girl with the
long braid and white pinafore. the
girl with the old-fashioned mother
who considered her little girl a school
girl until the time came when she was
ready to assume duties and respon-
sibilities in her own home the moth
or who selected her daughters cloth
| ing. and who knew just where and
with whom she went? / am not adj
visnF return 10 those old-fashloned
primitive DAYS when our grandmoth-
ers sat at the spinning wheel but ]
am strongly advising the mothers of
today to follow the teachings Of our
grandmothers in protecting the NOR
ais Of our young girls,
Parental discipline is SO very much
the wane, as any one familiar with
school or college work can easily at
test Many parents have the idea, and
act upon it, that the child or youth is
fully able TO decide between right and
wrong that the youthful mind and
moral perspective are sufficiently ma
tured to enable the boy or girl to
choose, that which is absolutely prop
err They fail to realize that on the
one hand experience is lacking 10
these young people, and on the other.
budding passions, Desires proclivities,
and general inclnations are all based
more upon sentiment egotsm, and
love Of pleasure, than upon sound
reason ana common sense 1t may
not he too broad statement to assert
that in the average family of today
the boys and girls assume practically
Ian responsibility for their actions,
without relation to their parental de-
sires or mandates. The result is that
later on propriety and convention
take the place Of moral standard; an
action is wrong in itself, but because
il Is bad form to be caught at it.