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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
MARINE Av|ATORS
Unusual Opportunities Are Offer
ed For Advancement.
ENLISTED MEN STUDENTS,

Those Assigned to Flying Corps
Whether Trained as Pilots or Not
Receive so Per Cent Increase In Their
Pay and so Cents Per Day For E~trs
Duty.
BY FIRST LIEUTENANT ALFRED n
CUNNINGHAM. u. S. M, c.
Washington.-Th last congress es-
tablished a navy flying corps, which
consists of officers and men detailed
from the navy and marine corps In the
proportion of four of the navy to one
of the marine corps. Civilians will be
taken In as acting ensigns and second
lieutenantS.
Numbers of men do not win pro
motion readily as soldiers because they
lack that military bearing and manner
so essential to good soldiers, but who
are intelligent and have mechanical
ability and can be readily trained as
good aviation mechanics For such
men the flying corps is their best
chance for promotion. Discipline In
aviation is as important as in any other
branch of the service, but mans mil.
itary smartness can be subordinated to
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
He Knew Too Much.

A curious Malayan legend says that
in olden times the waters surrounding
Singapore were so infested with sword
fish as to make it impossible for the
fishermen TO pursue their daily task. A
boy advised the rajah to let down into
the water freshly peeled stems of the
banana plant, and, this being done, the
fish imbedded their swords in the
stems and were easily killed. The boy
genius was considered danger to the
throne, and he was executed lest he
grow up and become a conspirator.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
Insulted,

A traveller relates story illustrative
of life In Spain. Alighting at the door
of an inn, Il man extended his hand, and
naturally supposing him to be porter,
the traveller offered him his valise.
The man stepped back from the valise,
tossed his head and frowned scornfully
DO you take me for porter?" he de-
manded. II would have you under
stand that | am no porter"
"Indeedr' said the traveller apologet-
ically. "Then may ask what you are?'
Il am a beggar, sir, and asked you
for almS!
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
The Anti-Mosquito Plant.

In northern Nigeria there is a tree
called in scientific language Ocimum
viride, which mosquitoes cannot toler-
ate. Two or three plants kept in every
room and placed along the veranda are
enough to shut out trespassing insects.
A mosquito gently inclosed in leaf of
the plant will lose consciousness in a
few seconds. The bruised leaf has
scent not unlike that of wild thyme
and eucalyptus. The natives of north
ern Nigeria prefer an infusion of Its
leaves to quinine in malarial fever both
for themselves and their children,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
Some Improvement.

HAS your father had anything good
to say of me since have been coming
to see your"
"Oh, yes replied Miss Peacher
only last night he said, Daughter
that new beau Of yours gives me
much better cigars than the tightwad
who used to hang around here. Dir
mingham Age-Herald.
No Hope.
The meek shall inherit the EARTH
quoted the sage.
WELL replied the fool, IF that is
true know lot of people who will
never be landlords. Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
connectIout's Negro Governor.

The negroes of Connecticut were for
merly accustomed to elect governor
for themselves. Negro election" as 1t
was called, generally took place on the
Saturday following the election day of
the whites. Just what the negro gov
ernor's duties and privileges were does
not appear. At all events he was re-
spected as "gubernor" by the negroes
throughout the state. The custom was
established before the Revolutionary
war and was continued as late as 1920.
Exchange.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
Sense of Neatness.

Doesn't it annoy you to be obliged
to get under your automobile and try
to adjust the mechanism"
NO" replied Mr.. Chugglns. Il don't
mind that part of it. But don't think
it's right for my wife to make me stay
there in hiding till dark, so that people
can't see how mussed up | am
Washington Star.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
Passed Along.

An old woman was once pouring a
TRADE into the ear of Charles Lamb
more remarkable in length than sub
stance. Observing that the noted es
sayist was fast lapsing into a state of
oblivion, she aroused him by remark
ing in a loud voice
I'm afraid, Mr.. Lamb, you are deriv.
ing no benefit from my observations.
"Well, madam" he replied, 81 cannot
say that l am, but perhaps the woman
on the other side of me is, for they go
in one ear and out the other"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
Had a Good Opinion of HimseIk

WORDSWORTH considered 1.-THE Excur-
sion" his best poem. He once said that
when he first thought seriously of be-
ing poet he looked into himself to see
how he was fitted for the work and
seemed to find there that first great
gift, the vital soul" statement which
shows that, whatever other people may
think of him, he had a passably fair
opinion of himself He frequently ex-
pressed his opinion of his own poetry
and once said that he had widened the
domain of the poet over a whole field
deemed irreclaimable
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
Woman Happiest at Forty.

The happy, joyous age of womankind
is not sweet sixteen, neither is it twen-
ty-five nor thirty, but between the for
tieth and fiftieth milestones of life, ac-
cording to Mrs. Herbert j. Quincy of
Woman's club fame. 1.-The right age for
women is between forty and fifty she
said. "A woman Of that age can talk
to "A man, aud If he is a good man he
doesn't think you are trying to flirt
with him."
Mrs. Quincy added that lit is good
thing to be a good middle aged wo-
man. Boston Post.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
No Suicide.

"Oh, Miss Smith, said Willie, may
| be dismissed at II? Father is going
to cut his head off, and want to see
him do it,"
Miss Smith was somewhat surprised,
but not more so than Willie was, when
he found that the teacher had not
heard word about his fathers going
on a hunting trip and shooting a splen-
did deer-Youth's Companion.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
A Terror to Orators.

A speaker in the house of commons
has to address "the most chilling,
nerve destroying audience In the
world" Even such a cool headed, sea-
soned orator as John Bright once said,
toward the end of his career, too, 81
never rise in the house without trem-
bling at the knees and Il secret wish
that somebody else would catch the
speakers eye and enable me to sit
down again" And Disraeli, who
boosted that he had no nerves, declar-
ed: The blare of trumpets, thou
sand lockers on. have induced men to
lead forlorn hope. Ambition and
ones constituents have induced men
to do a far more desperate thing
speak in the house of commons"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
rrnnninn the Anita.

Ants in the house or on the lawn can
be quickly eradicated in the following
way: Wet a large sponge and sift sugar
all over it and place in the infested spot.
1t will be filled with ants in very
short time. Sink it in pail of water,
and the ants viii leave it ana drown.
Repeat the operation until they are all
destroyed
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
Didn't Know Fear.

Mrs Flatbush Why, my husband
doesn't know what fear is
Mrs Bensonhurst-He doesn't?
mo. Why, last night ! thought /
heard some one in the house. and
asked John what made his knees knock
together and his teeth chatter, and ne
said he didn't really know. Yonkers
Statesman.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
MEETING SORROW.

Courage for the great sorrows
of life and patience for the small
ones and then when you have
accomplished your daily task go
sleep in peace. God is awake
Victor Hugo.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
CALLED 1.-THE WAR OF 1917"
Present Struggle So Designated In
Documents on Pension Claims.

Documents on Pension Claims.
Washington.-In the annals of the
pension bureau, which already has on
file two applications for pensions on
account of deaths since the declaration
of war, the present struggle will go
down to posterity in America as "the
war of 1917"
Announcing the official designation
the bureau said that it was decided on
for use in the records because no other
suitable name could be found.
The applications came from Ruth
Thomas Of Annapolis, widow of Lieu.
tenant Clarence C. Thomas, killed on
the Vacuum, and Mrs. Hannah Hall.
berg of jamestown. n. Y, whose son,
frankie Hallberg, a member of the ma.
tional guard, was killed by a train
when guarding a bridge.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27

She (sweetlyl-Fiye men have pro
posed to me and I've refused them ALL
because none of them measured up to
my ideal.
Long pause
He-I know what you're thinking.
She-Whati
He-That I'll be the sixth. But you're
wrong, kid, you're wrong.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
BUILDING A LIFE.

An element of weakness in
much of our resolving is that
we try to grasp too much of life
at one time. We think of it as
whole, instead of taking the days
one by one. Life is a mosaic,
and each tiny piece must be cut
and set with skill.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
Easily Accounted For.

Wife--I used to like the smell Of
cigar smoke before we were married,
but | don't now. Hub-Well, you see,
my dear, I could afford to buy quite a
different brand before we were mar
ried.-Boston Transcript
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Parental Judament.

Young Hardfax-But, dad, there can't
be any real harm in sowing few wild
oats. Old Hardfax-Mebbe not. cause
if you're as much of donkey as l
think you are you can eat the crop
Chicago News.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
power or the Press.

A newspaper can drop the same
thought into a thousand minds at the
same moment A newspaper is an ad-
wiser that does not require to be
sought, but comes to you briefly every
day of common veal, without distract
ing your private affairs, Newspapers
therefore, become more necessary in
proportion as men become more equal
individuals and more to be feared. To
suppose that they only serve to protect
freedom would be to diminish their i'm
portance. They maintain civilization
De Tocqueville.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27

$50 you are going to get married.
said Miss Cayenne.
Yes" replied the confding young
man.
well, which kind of marriage is
it to be--one where you 90 to live with
the brides folks or the brides folks
come to live with your Washington
Star
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
Mean Trick.
Are you still taking exercise in your

Are you still taking exercise in your
room?'
NO; l found it didn't pay"
That's strange
Not when you understand the cir
cumstances. Some fiend in human
form creased the handles Of Iny Indian
clubs. and | broke forty dollar mir
ror Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
MORAL FORCE.

The world stands on ideas end
not on iron or cotton, and the
iron of iron, the fire of fire, the
ether and source Of all the ele-
ments, is moral force.-Emerson
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
An Experiment In Optics.

An interesting experiment in optics
may be performed in the following
manner: Take a bit of hard graphite,
such as a lead pencil, and hold it in
the tip of a candle flame until it is
completely covered with SCOT. 1t will
then appear black in the air, but lay it
in some water, completely covering the
lead part, and it will appear like sill
yer. The explanation of this phenome-
non is that the water is unable to
touch the object. due 10 surface tension
and lack Of cohesion. The water then
acts like an ms.'orcl Sho'i of dark
ened glass. rei.c = lac li@ht-
Thomas S. rea -, ia t.g.a. %.icurc
Monthly
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27

Nobody listens to a word she says"
rs she so unreliabeT"
"Oh, no, but when she goes out her
hostess generally asks her to sing for
the company."-San Francisco Chron-
icIa
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
AM Interaatinn Listener.

Nell had charming call from Mr..
Dashaway last night. Belle-What did
he talk about? Nell-Why, come to
think of it. he never opened his mouth.
He just sat and listened to me.-Phila-
delDhia Record.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
Judging Men.

1t is absolutely vital to judge men
broadly If you have not had chance
to see what a fellow is capable of give
him the benefit of the doubt. Make
up your mind that if you appeal to
something good in him he will meet
you on the level of your appeal. If we
meet men ON low level they will take
us on as low a plane as we set. 1t is
worth while straining a point to make
sure that men see the best side of you.
Then they are more likely to give you
their best side.-Meyer Bloomfield in
Industrial Management
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
The Housefly.

More than one-third of all the known
flies belong to one family, Musca do
mestica, or the common housefy. This
fly is perhaps the most cosmopolitan in
the whole order of insects, being found
in almost every part of the world. The
eggs are laid in groups, and in few
hours the larvae make their appear
ance.
Each female lays about seventy eggs.
Though the common housefy has been
"swatted" all over the world, the fly
family shows no signs of decreasing.
The most approved method for its ex-
termination employ prevention and
sanitary measures. Popular Science
Monthly.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
EpistoIary Caution.

Before the customer paid his bill the
hotel stenographer tore several pages
out of her notebook and handed them
to him.
"Only the notes of his letters" she
said to the next customer. about
once in six months somebody comes
along who keeps such a watchful eye
on his correspondence that he won't
even let a stenographer keep his notes.
OF course 1t is nothing to us, and we
always give them up when asked to.
| don't know what the cautious folk
do with them-destroy them, maybe.
Anyhow, there is no record of foolish
utterances left in the stenographer's
books. New York Times.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
a Poor Finish.

would you believe it, | am grand
mother at thirty-twop
81 believe that you are grandmoth-
err, but you're spelling your story by
lacking on the statement of your age"
Detroit Free Press.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
What the Flowers Said.
Sense of Humor.

"Pa, what's man with a sense of
humor?"
"a man with real sense of humor,
my son, is one with the ability to see
more funny things about himself than
you can."-Puck.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
what OF me ruturef

What of the future? Will it think
us as strange and quaint as we think
the past? People lived without sugar
till the thirteenth century, without coal
till the fourteenth without butter till
the fifteenth without tobacco and po-
tatoes till the sixteenth without tea,
coffee and soap till the seventeenth,
without lamps till the eighteenth, with
out trains, kilograms, gas, matches
and chloroform till the nineteenth,
without grapefruit, automobiles, wire
less or aeroplanes until the twentieth.
In a future age shall we Zeppelin to
Paris from St Louis for week ends?
Shall we visit Mars? Shall we talk
with the departed st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
Society People.


"Oh, yes; they are society people"
said the shopkeeper. "They belong to
our first and last families"
"You mean first familiesT"
mo; first and last--first to ask credit
and last to pay."-Philadelphia Record
As She Saw 1t.
Smith 'sclares he is going to pay
his creditors a hundred cents on the
dollar
But, James, dear, why does he want
to give them so many penniesY-Phil-
adelphia Press.
Also Numerous Encores.
"This is an act of affection" he said,
kissing her.
ut takes more than one act to fill
out an evenings entertainment" she
returned, CHANGING at him cOyly.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
What the Flowers Said.
"Do you understand the language of
fiowers?' asked the sentimental young
woman.
NO" replied the practical young
man. But the last time | bought a
dozen American Beauty roses they
seemed to say to me that | would have
to practice rigid economy for month"
Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27

EXERCISES.
when | was at school," remarked
the reminiscent citizen. they made me
write over and over in my copybook
Honesty is the best policy"
yes" replied Senator Sorghum.
"But what made the impression on my
mind was the later aud more practical
instruction, Now is the time for all
good men to come to the aid of their
party "-Washington Star.
Made a Rush Job Of 1t.
allow can you say they married in
haste? She is over thirty -five.'
81 know, but it was the first chance
she had to land a man, and she took
no chances on letting him escape
Detroit Free Press.
Useless Question.
Have you been drinking again, you
bruteT" We never knew man to
give a truthful answer to this question,
so it is somewhat surprising that wo-
men keep asking it.-Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal
Preventing Waste.
rs your wife practicing any new
economiesT'
"You bet she is! She is cutting up
the monthly bills as they come in and
using them to stuff sofa cushions."-
Richmond Times Dispatch.
Two Sided Search.
81 can't give the duke any real mon
ey," said the prospective pa-in-law.
"There must be a doWry.'
well, | kin put some purity fair
property in his name
"Do you object if we search the
title?"
"Oh, no, | expect to do the same by
the dukes. "-Louisyille COurier-Jour.
nal.
Judging Men.
1t is absolutely vital to judge men
broadly. If you have not had a chance
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
War of the Spanish Succession.

1t would be hard to conceive such
combination of powers as this: On the
one side France, Spain and Bavaria;
on the other side England, Holland,
Savoy, Austria, Prussia, Portugal and
Denmark. This, however, was the
lineup of nations in what is known as
Queen Anne's war.
When King William Ill. of England
died in March, 1902, and was succeed
ed by Anne, the sister of his wife and
daughter of James H., England and
France were on the verge of war. The
break came May 10, the conflict that
followed being also known as the war
of Spanish succession. 1t was In this
war that the Duke of Marlborough
won his fame.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-07-27
Roots Need Good Soil.

Many people do not realize that sub
soil is not suitable for placing over the
roots of trees, plants and vines when
they are transplanted. Such subsoil Is
nearly always found around the foun-
dation walls of dwellings. When the
cellar was excavated, no matter how
many years ago, the subsoil was used
to grade the ground around the wall.
One reason why roses and vines do
not grow and live when planted in this
subsoil is that the soil is too 1mpover-
ished to give the trees start. There
are many instances where nursery
men are blamed for the lack Of success
In transplanting trees when the fault
is with the planter.-Tree Talk.
clean SpectaeIes.
Oculists will agree that many per-
sons who wear spectacles, although the
lenses may be perfectly adapted to the
needs OF the eye, suffer much inconven-
fence and possibly ultimate damage
simply through not keeping their
glasses clean. Students and writers,
lawyers and clergymen, business men
and school children who use glasses
rarely keep them clean, and from their
cloudy and grimy state serious injury
results to the eyesight. The glasses
should be frequently cleaned with al
cohol, which is preferable to water, and
either tissue paper or chamois leather
is better than the usual handkerchief.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-20
TWO NEW FIRMS
OPEN IN E PASO
Hat and Shirt Shop and Shoe
Store Opened By Hous-
ton and Phoenix Men.

FL Paso. is the. Invest. best business
CITY I have ever visited" is the eN-
PLANTATION Of ". D Mcleod. formerly
Of Houston. for locating here ana
opening a hat and shirt shop
Mr.. Mcleod has just opened his place
known as the United Hat and Shirt
company. at e15 san Antonio street,
and he says he believes he is never
going to have cause to change his opin-
ion about the city. 81 have been look
ing about for some time he said, 19I
a location. and / have decided that r.
Paso is the best place in the country
He thinks so much of the city that ne
has mad this line printed on his card
a live store in a live city h b
PawIins. of FL PasO. is associated Win
Mt Mcleod in ownership OF the store
Coincident with the location OF MI
Mcleod in FL Paso, l. q. Oppenhelm
has also come here from Phoenix anu
mas opened the United shoe store IN
half Of the building occupied by inc
shirt ana nat man. He also says ne i
eroing TO have "a live store II i've
citv" and believes FL Paso mas m m
hest business future of any city IN the
country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-20
NEGOTIATING FOR OLD COUNTY
HOSPITAL SITE FOR A PARK

ST Louis people are negotiating lot
the nurchase or for a ten year lease on
tbe I g Gaal property at old Fort
Bliss. with a view TO converting the
+,1onertx, INTO an amusement park
lprt3P Lac iz where the old county hos
1,irsi vas located for years and consists
If about four acres fronting 46f feet
on the river and about the same on the
trolly line a.. G.
,1,ie neouIe II their deal goes through
.bev will erect on the property an I'M
mense pavilion with 4 dance hail and
Skating rink, bowling alley restau-
~ they will put in a large bath
ms, pooI with a regular sandy beach al
around II and their principal card VIII
he light opera and vaudeville winter
and summer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-20
IT'S YOUR LIVER!
YOU RE BILIOUS.
HEADACHY. SICK!
Don't stay constipated with
breath bad, stomach sour
or a cold.
Enjoy life! Liven your liver
and bowels tonight and
feel fine.

Tonight sure! Remove the liver and
powell poison hich is keeping your
head dizzy. your tongue coated breath
offensive and stomach sour. Don't stay
olhous. sick. headachy. constructed
and full OF cold Why cont you get a
box OF Cascarets from the drug sto-e
now Eat one or two tonight and en-
Joy the iicest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced. You
viii wake up feeling fit and fine Cas-
carrots never grippe or bother you
all the next lay like calomel. salts and
pills They act gently but thOrou ghiy
Mothers should give n s.. sick bilious
or feyerish children a whole Cascaret
any time They are harmless and chill
dren love Decentralization
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-20
Mrs. Coles Sells Property;
Increased 100 4 Year

Friday Mrs. A. P. Coles sold to W
c. Shaw - feet front in the soc
block on Myrtle avenue for $4,000.
This property is a vacant lot at
SOC Myrtle avenue an Mrs Coles
paid $500 for II in 1900. The price
she received for 1t shows an in
crease Of S275 per year for 10 years,
or 30 percent increase each year.