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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-04-09
ORDER OF THE BATH.
Il Was a Realistic Ceremony In the
Time of Charles II.

y
Time of Charles II.
The last knights of the Bath made
according to the ancient forms were at
the coronation of Charles H., when
various rites and ceremonies, one OF
which was bathing, were enforced.
According to Froissart, the court bar
Der prepared a bath, and the candidate
for membership In the order, having
been undressed by his esqutres. was
thereupon placed in the bath, his cloth
es and collars being the perquisites
of the barber. He was then removed
from the water to the words MAY this
be an honorable bath to you" and was
placed In a plain bed quite wet and
naked TO dry.
As soon as he was quite dry he was
removed from the bed, dressed In new
and rich apparel and conducted by
his sponsors to the chapel, where he
offered a taper to the honor of God and
penny piece to the honor of the king.
Then he went to the monarch and,
kneeling before him, received from the
royal sword tap on the shoulder, the
king exclaiming. "Arise, Sir - and
then embraced him, saying, BE thou
good knight and true."-London
Strand Magazine.
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Seventeenth Century shsep.

THE best and biggest Sheep" says
Fuller in his famous "Worthies of
England" published in the year 1862,
"are those of the vale of Aylesbury, In
Bucliinghamshire. where 1t is nothing
TO give f10 or more for a breed ram.
So that should a foreigner hear of the
price thereof he would guess that ram
rather to be some Norman engine of
battery than the creature commonly so
called. Foreigners" he adds. much
admire our English sheep because they
do not, as those beyond the seas, fol-
low their shepherds like a pack of
dogs. but wander wide abroad"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-04-09
D0PPLER'S LAW OF LIGHT.
u Proves That Our Solar System Is
Whirlinp Northward.


The fact that our solar system Is
travelling northward at rate Of twelve
miles per second has been determined
by means OF one of the most remark
able laws In the entire history OF
science. Doppler's law OF light. Stand
by railway track and listen TO rapid
train approaching. As 1t approaches the
bell or whistle viii increase the pitch
OF its sound and instantly lower the
pitch Of tone after II passes and recedes.
When coming mere waves enter the
ear and less when It Is departing.
Light consists o. the action Of waves
on the retin2 Of the eye. Our earth and
SUE, all bodies in the solar system, are
moving 10 a point In the celestial
vault not far from the star Vega, In
the constellation Lyra, and. OF course,
receding from the opposite point OF the
sky. Waves entering the slit OF the
spectroscope from the northern stars
are mpressed-namely, more enter
per second and are dispersed toward
the violet end of the spectrum. less en-
ter from the southern stars and are
dispersed toward the red
Now, exalted mathematics, based on
the laws OF light. determine the extent
Of dispersion of waves toward the red
or violet for each decrease or increase
of motion of light emitting bodies, and
the amount actually found by expert
ment confirmed the mathematical for
mulas-a proof that modern mind Is
expressing at very exalted rate.-Ed-
gar Lucien Larkin. In New York Amer
ican
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-04-09
THE FIRST TROUSERS.
They Were Worn Skin Tight and Led
Man to Pad Their Legs.

The advent OF the silk hat led to the
Introduction of trousers. Knee breech-
es and silk stockings did not CORE
spond with stovepipe hats. Try them
now and see II you think they do. 30
reformers set themselves to work to
devise some neither garments congru-
Dus with the new headpieee.
The result was trousers. There had,
it is true. been some precursors of
those ininitable garments. The Turk
bad worn yoluminous twin bags on his
legs, gathered and tied, bag fashion,
at the ankles. The Cossacks, too, had
found such things more convenient for
horseback riding than any other garb,
and ''pantaloons" were used in armies,
especially by the French. But none of
these nor any other garment that was
worn prior TO 1915 could be described
as genuine trousers.
The first trousers worn in London
were OF plain, light colored cloth, and
| fitted very tightly; almost as tight, we
may believe. as those In this country
a generation ago. In the second sea-
son striped and other figured cloths
were used by some. but such trousers
were regarded as quite plebeian and fit
for wearing only in bad weather when
the streets were muddy, or as sort OF
rough outing garb at the seaside. A
favorite material for trousers worn by
men of fashion was an elastic stock
met. which fitted literally Skin tight"
Beneath such garments. TO supply the
deficiencies OF nature, men were not
averse TO wearing false calves and
other paddings on their legs. Straps
passing beneath the foot were used to
keep the trouser legs held down In
/ plaee.-Exchange
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-04-09
PLIGHT Or A POET.
His Vivid Imagination Once Nearly
Got coleridge In Trouble.

His Vivid Imagination Once Nearly
Got coleridee In Trouble.
From his early youth Coleridge lived
In n world of books and dreams, YET
his fayorite walk seems to have been
the Strand, the last place In the woriu
for n poet to lose himself In reverie.
As he strolled down the street he I'M
agined himself swimming the Helles-
Aont the feat of which other poets
had written and which the poet Byron
was to accomplish later. Once while
the mind of Coleridge was thus rar
from the busy Strand be absently
thrust his hands before him In the
manner of one swimming. Suddenly
one hand came in contact with gen
tleman's pocket
The gentleman, thinking to capture
thief, seized the hand and exclaimed:
"What! So young and so wickedF
He accused the poor, poetic boy OF an
attempt at pocket picking.
With some fright and few tears
the boy explained, and we can mag
Inc that words did not fail him who
was to become the most brilliant talk
er of his age The gentleman was de-
lighted with Coleridge's Imagination
| which could turn the Strand into the
Hellespont. The intelligence of the
young Leander made the stranger In
ouire into Coleridge's tastes, and when
he found the boy liked books he open
ed for him subscription at the circu-
lating library in Cheapside.-Westmin-
ster Gazette.
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When Men Powdered Their Faces.

The use of powders for the hair and
face. which began in the sixteenth CEN
fury. infected the men. Henry III. had
the habit of parading the streets Of
Paris, his face covered with white and
red paste. like a faded coquette, and
his hair filed with violet powder and
scented with musk. Powders were
made of all colors. and the infatuation
was such that servant girls were afraid
to be seen In public with their hair of
the natural color and, not being able to
buy that used by their employers, en-
ployed sawdust as a substitute.-Lon-
don Mirror.
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Locating the Laughs.

Once upon time De Wolf Hopper
was required to play Falstaff in a spe-
cial performance of 1.-THE Merry Wives
of Windsor" He sought the help of
William ii. Crane. a famous Falstaff
twenty-five years ago 81 will help
you Mr.. Crane said II will lend you
my wig, my beard, my costume and
my pad. and Twill go page by page
through the text with you. pointing
ont as l go just where the laughs are
not. indianapolis News.
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True merriment may be distinguish
ed from false by the fact that 1t bears
reflection. We can think of it with
pleasure next day and next week.
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A Lover of Music

Hell took Maud to a musical even.
'ng last night She-Was 1t good? He
i don't know. | didn't hear much Of
1t. Maud was telling me how fond she
Is of music
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-04-09

What do we live for IL not to make
life less difficult to each other?-Georgs
Eliot
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Asa Class.

Are all pawnbrokers on the water
wagonr'
what do you mean by such ques-
tion?"
We'll" they're always taking the
pledge. aren't they ?"-Baltimore Amer
lean.
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Dialect.

Miss Ritta-Aren't you fond of di-
alect poetry, Mr.. Drestbeeph? Mr..
Drestbeeph (of the Chicago Browning
societyl-Well. James Whitcomb Riley
and Eugene Field do very well. but 1
came across some poems by fellow
named Chaucer the other day, and he
carries 1t too far-Life.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-04-09
They Came Back.

"How's this. son? Yesterday you
cleaned up the back yard nicely. but
today 1t looks worse than ever"
IT'S not my fault, dad l fired every
thing over the fence, but last night the
kid next door slammed 'em back"-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
COIN BACKS PLOT
More Than Half Million Spent
in Bomb Conspiracy.
Federal Agents Try to Seek
Source of Wealth.

New York, Nov. 6.-At least $780,
600 has been expended in carrying out
alleged German plots in this country
in an effort to prevent war munitions
from reaching the allies, according to
a statement by one of the officials in
vestigating the case of Robert Fay,
who claimed to be a German army
lieutenant, and five alleged accom-
plices.
Federal authorities admitted that
they considered unreliable the lengthy
story which Fay readily told concern
ing his life history and activities in
ships carrying munitions from this
country to the allies Fay, 1t was
said, is now believed to be a Hungar-
ian, whose real name is Feji.
Federal agents are trying to trace
the source of the large amount of
money said to have been spent by diff
ferent men in carrying out or attempt
ing to carry out the various. bomb
plots.
Fay and Sholz, his brother-in- law,
We're closely scrutinized yesterday by
a sergeant of marine from the Brook
lyn navy yard. He was on duty, it is
said, when an internal machine was
attached to the rudder post of the bat
tleship Texas some time ago.
The story that an Internal machine
was affixed to the battleShip when it
was in the navy yards, was at the
time officially denied. But the pres
ence of the marine at the court house
revived the report.
with him small square box
which, it was said, was the internal
machine alleged to have been attached
t., the Texas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
WOULDN'T co BACK
Topeka Bank Teller Prefers
Life Out on the Farm.
Much Rather Count Cows and
Acres Than Cash.
IT is up TO KANSAS, He SAYS
for the Greatest
Dairy Region in World.
Raisers Are Buying With Dis
elimination Now.

Kansas is destined to become the
| greatest farm dairy region in the
world, according to Walter A. Smith.
who owns a farm and a dairy south
west Of Topeka. Smith was for MANY
years a teller in a Topeka bank and
when he started out for he country
life most practical farmers were du-
bious.
What does this city dude know
about farming or raising cows?" they
asked each other.
The rest is history Smith wouldn't
come back to Topeka for the presi-
dency of the bank he was working
Tor He has charge of the good con-
duct of forty registered Holstein cows
and the tilling of All fertile acres.
There isn't a bit of doubt about
Kansas becoming the greatest dairy
Smith said the other day. "It is al
ready fairly on the road to that end.
A Few years ago a man could ride
from one end of the state to the other
dairy cattle. Now they are scattered
all over the state. Those who have
grade herds are heading their herds
with registered sires. Millions flow
into kansas every year to buy its
wheat crops. Kansas has decided it is
more profitable to feed its corn and
alfalfa at home than to ship it to
other states for other states to make
the profit from feeding.
Kansas at Top.
kansas stands at the top as an
alfalfa producing state Eastern
Kansas produces clover in abundance.
Then comes it's Indian and kaffir
corn, milo and feterita. 1t also has
roughage in abundance to take the
young stock and the dry cattle
through the producing stage. Kansas
produces within it's own borders all
that is necessary to make a well-bal-
anced dairy ration for big producing
cows. 1t has plenty of pastures.
Markets are developed as the produc-
ton grows.
"Of course, we market all our milk
at the hospitals in Topeka and at a
big railway eating house But the
dairy farmer out in the state who ism t
afraid of the work necessary to be
done on dairy farms is making in
comes as substantial selling butter
fat and raising calves, chickens and
hogs on the skim milk.
ut is surprising the amount of al
falfa and corn shipped from Kansas
to the great dairy states each year to
make them greater dairy states. But
Kansas is getting wise. 1t is study
ing the methods of the fellows who
can ship it's alfalfa and corn long
way and then make a profit selling
milk and cream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

ton, Senator w. M. Price has moved
from Greenwood to Lyon county and
ne may seek to negotiate a comeback.
Senator ]. D. Joseph, of Butler,
Democrat; Senator J. H. Stavley, of
Usage, Republican, are each regarded
as probable candidates for reelection.
Stanley has served in the senate since
Washington, has withdrawn from the
congressional fight and will doubtless
again be a candidate.
In the Clay-Dickinson district, Sem
ator J. w. Howe, Democrat, will
again run. Senator Mcmillan, of OF
tawa county, and Senator L. p. King,
of Cowley county, are also probable
tiles. All arc Democrats.
Senator John T. Denton, of Elk
may try the come back if Chautauqua
county, in the same congressional dis
trict, does not launch a candidate.
Representative Terrell, of Chautau-
qua, however, is regarded as a certain
candidate-which probably means
lights out for Denton.
In the Fortieth district Senator L.
NJ. Mahin will again make the race.
He will probably win the nomination
without opposition.
These conditions mean that legisla-
tive visitors in 1918 will see many
old familiar faces when they visit the
senate In the house, however, there
is every indication of a more gen.
eral shake-up. Not for some months,
perhaps, will the politicians be able
to draw a definite line on the next
house. But at this time, there is
strong indication that nearly half of
ate will be in the next senatorial
ho ff1e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
MANY HERE FROM A. C.
Hundred of Aggie Faculty to Attend
State Teachers Meet.

Manhattan, Kan, Nov 6.-The
Kansas State Agricultural college will
have a record breaking representation
in Topeka for the convention of the
Kansas State Teachers association,
November IL to Is. More than 100
faculty members will be there, and
because of the Washburn-Aggie foot
ball clash on Washburn field Friday
afternoon, which will take many stu
dents to Topeka, the attendance at the
annual college reunion and banquet in
the First Baptist church Friday noon
is expected to be swelled to 500.
A number of prominent Agricultu-
raj college people have important
parts on the program. DIR. Henry J.
Waters, president of the institution, is
a member of the board of directors
of the association, and will deliver an
address on What the Farmers of the
Orient Can Teach U.s. before the ag-
ricultural round table, of which ]. w.
Zahnley of Manhattan, a member OF
the class of 1909, is chairman.
Among other college representatives
on the program are: Prof. H F. Rob-
erts. DR.. John v. Cortelyou, Miss
Frances L. Brown, Dean Mary Pierce
Van Zile, Miss Margaret Haggart anC
Miss Marion Broughten.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

ing communities in Kansas 1 notice
that those who keep dairy cattle ex-
tensively have neat and attractive
farm homes, good barns, silos, and
there are, evidences of real prosperity.
There is a reason for that and Kan
sas has found the reason"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
COLD GONE! HEAD
AND NOSE CLEAR
First dose of 'tPape's Cold Com
pound" relieves all
grippe misery.
Don't stay stuffed up!

Quit blowing and snufflingi A dose
of "Pape's Cold Compound" taken
every two hours until three doses are
taken will end grippe misery and
break up a severe cold, either in the
head, chest. body or limbs.
It promptly opens clOgged-up nos
trils and air passages; stops nasty
discharge or nose. running; relieves
sick headache, duIlness, feverishness.
sore throat, sneezing. soreness and
stiffness
s'Pape's Cold Compound" is the
quickest surest relief known and
costs only rs cents at drug stores. 1t
acts without assistance, tastes nice.
and causes no Inconvenience. Don't
accept a Observation-Disclosures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
DEBT IS GROWING
Total Obligations of Kansas
Taxpayers Is Larger
By Nearly Four Million Dollars
Than i'm 1914.
INCREASE IN CITIES SLIGHT
Amount Is Less Than 1T Was
in 1918.
Drainage Bonds Are Respon-
sible for Much of Change.
INCREASE IN CITIES SLIGHT

Bonded Indebtedness of Kansas
counties, cities, townships and school
districts amounts to $52,773, 324.42
and is an increase of .S3,7S5, 9S2.s4
over 1914, according 20 a statement
today by w. E. Davis, state auditor
The jump of three and three-fourths
million dollars in the bonded indebted
ness of the state in one year is a new
record and has occasioned concern
in state departments. The showing
may result in a call from the state
for the creation of sinking funds suf-
ficient to retire these bonds.
Except in the cities, the bonded in
debtedness of the state has been grow
ing rapidly during the last five or six
years. In many of the counties,
townships and school districts no ar
creation of sinking funds sufficient to
retire the bonds at their maturity. AS
consequence, each new bond issue
has increased the total and reissues
were required when payments on
bonds become due.
In the cities, however, Auditor
Davis has found that conditions are
first class. While the bonded debt of
Kansas cities is this year $29,
592.27, as against $2S,175, 729.I4 last
year, the 1915 record is a half million
dollars below that of 1913. Two
years ago the cities showed bonded
indebtedness of practically thirty
million dollars.
The big increase in the states debit
column this year is due largely to the
increase in drainage bonds. Kansas
cities and counties have in the last
year voted virtually a million and a
half dollars in drainage bonds and
there is every indication that the
drainage bonds of the next few years
will reach several million dollars. In
1914, the records in the state audi
tors office showed drainage bonds
amounting to $121, 900. This year the
total is $1,562.700.>
Another increase in bonds this year
was due to the creation of the special
road bonds provision. Under the law
providing for the voting of bonds for
special road building, issues totaling
$23,619 have been filed with the
auditor.
A comparative showing of the bond
ed indebtedness of the state for 1914
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
Are Expected to Try to Come
/ Back Next Year.
SOME CONSIDERED CERTAIN
Among Them Are Huffman
Overfield, Carey, Price.
Others known To Be Flirting
With the Nomination.

While the 1915 election is nearly a
year away, there is every 1ndlcatlon
hat not less than half of the forty
members of the 1913-15 senate Will
seek to return for another four year
term. Some of the ancient "unwr1t-
ten rules regarding the selection OF
senatorial candidates have Deen
thrown to the four winds and num-
Ser of the men who made good in the
recent upper house session are now
N line for return engagement
{ OF course state politics a year IN
advance is always do1otr9a g stars
nave gathered names of number OF
state senators who may be clearly lst.
I'd in the comeback class. Some OF
these men are the top line leaders OF
tecant Ieeislatiye sessions and are able
md widely known workers
In the list of probable comeback
members are such veterans OF Ior-
ner sessions as as Huffman, Porter.
6yerfield. StiIlings, Carey and Price of
clark county Stillings is the only one
ST the half dozen veterans whose can
iidacy is now regarded as oouptIul.
While Stillings has told his rr1enos
worth warrior of six consecutive sen
atoriaI sessions, may yet change MS
mind.
Strong Probabilities.
The reelection of Senator Z. D
Huffman of Cherokee county, Senator
JOnn r.. ONcAAAOA0 Va
Senator Emerson Carey of Reno and
Senator Francis G. Price OF Cldrh
county is generally regarded as Ger
tain. All of these members have Tor
several sessions been active in leg1s-
lative matters and their return is gen.
orally conceded by persons VINO Keep
in close touch with political affairs.
Senator Milton of Wyandotte VIII
again run Two Republicans, G. ).
Holbrook, member of the house during
fhe 1911-13 sessions and James Getty,
senator during the 1905-07 sessions,
are Republican OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
strong chance that Wyandotte county
may get back in the Republican ranks
with a Republican senator.
Unless the agreement to alternate
with Doniphan county is pulled on
Senator Iambertson of Brown, he may
again be a candidate. The same situa-
tion faces Senator Benjamin E. Will
son of the Jefefrson-Douglas district.
Wilson's candidacy for reelection
however, is regarded as quite certain.
Bowman of Anderson and Davis OF
bourbon may also try for return tick
cts If chances for Democratic success
in their districts looks promising.
iNeither have announced their plans.
The veteran Senator Bale P. Wag-
gener of Atchison is expected to retire.
Maybe T. A. Moxcey, Democratic floor
leader in the 1915 house, will try for
Waggener's place in the senate
Old Agreement Broken.
The old agreement to alternate has
sbeen broken in the Wilson-Neosho dis
trict and Senator Ben s. Paulen is
slated to return. Since the 1912 cleo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

Provincetown, instead of resuming her
trials mmediately.
The Nevada's oil burning boilers
pushed her at an average speed of
20.54 knots during the IL hours. This
was in excess of the contract specifica-
tions of 201a knots. In the test of
economy of fuel consumption, the bat
tleship was found to be up to require
ments, Notwithstanding the stress of
weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
NEVADA MEETS TEST
Superdreadnought Performs Success
fully on Her Trial Trip.

Boston, Nov. 6.-The superdread-
nought Nevada, testing her efficiency
before the naval trial board, plunged
for II hours at top speed through the
waters of Massachusetts, bay and fin
ished in a gale off Cape Cod late last
night. A message to her builders said
her performance was successful She
will be subjected to an overhauling at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06
Kansas Getting Wise.

''It is true that Kansas has become
the dumping ground for lot of I'M
desirable grade dairy cattle and some
pure breds, but Kansas has to learn
by experience the same as other
states. 1t is buying with discrimina-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

w. J. Lewis, the Topeka optician,
mas bought Paige Six touring car
from the Palace Auto company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

your client is sane'' Yes" replied the
lawyer. 1.-The only witnesses the other
side has are professional alienists.'-Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-06

I've nothing but a $40 bill Porter.
"Oh, that'n be enough, sir.''-Boston Tran
script