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Xcavcnworth Echo Entered at the Post Office as Second Class matter. . DEED H. MAYAR. Editor and Proprietor. Issued Every Friday. Subscription {1.00 per year In advance. Address all communications to The Leaven worth Echo. I'lilllAV, Hill >IKi:i( 27, 1907. While the United States has only 5 per cent of the world's population, it produces 20 per cent of the world's wheat, 25 per cent of its gold, 33 per cent of its coal, 35 per cent of its manufactures, 36 per cent of its silver, 40 per cent of its iron, 42 per cent of its steel, 52 per cent of its petroleum, 55 per cent of its copper, 70 per cent of its cotton and 80 per cent of its corn. In the midst of such plenty the calamity howlers of the country will have a hard time trying to make the people believe there is any cause for alarm in the present situation. It is not because we believe Roose velt is the only man in the country fit for president, but because we believe he is better fitted than anyone else whose name is mentioned in connec tion with the high office. Death of Daniel Y. Lindsay Daniel Young Lindsay died last Sat urday morning, after a very brief illness, from kidney trouble, which caused urinic poisoning. Mr. Lindsay was born in Centerville, Indiana, February 2, 1863. Had lived here since 1902, and has ever since been in the employ of the Great Northern railway, having had charge of the pumps. In different capacities he had been with the same company 23 years. Seventeen years ago he was very severely injured in a railroad smashup at Fergus Falls, Minn., and lost a leg. He is survived by a wife and little girl aged seven years. The Odd Fellows lodge, of which Mr. Lindsay was a member, took charge of the remains and conveyed them to the depot on Sunday last, for transporta tion to Wenatchee, where they will be kept in a vault until the final place of interment is decided upon. Mr. Lindsay was a familiar figure to the people of Leavenworth, and, al though suffering from the loss of a leg, got around quite actively. He was a high-minded, honorable gentleman, whom anyone might be proud to num ber among his friends. The commun ity has lost a good citizen, his neigh bors a friend and his family a loving husband and father, and the Echo extends profound sympathy. M. E. Church Notes Our Christmas-tree entertainment was a decided success. A good pro gram was rendered, which was enjoyed by a full house. Candy and presents were distributed, to the delight of the children. The pastor, in an address, announced the names of ten boys and girls who have attended Sunday school every Sunday, unless absent for sickness, for the last six months. These form our honor roll: Thos. Featherstone, Louis Cady, Verna Nor ell, Ruth Norell, Leslie Rollins, Ches ter Warman, Alden Warman, Louise Rumohr, Ethel Maston, Edna Maston. These will receive as a reward a copy of the New Testament, in good bind ing. Services next Sunday as usual. At the morning service the official mem bers are especially requested to be present. Subject for morning—"Tith ing" ; for evening—"The Exalted Christ." Next Monday night the pastor will preach at the Chumstick schoolhouse. A cordial invitation is extended to young people to attend our Epworth league. We are studying the life and Epistles of St. Paul. Meetings begin at 6:45 p. m. Lawson Will form a New Party Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston, who, recently called on President Roosevelt at the White House, and who subse quently said he would probably "make a statement to the public within a few days," will soon launch a new political party. Its candidates for president and vice president, according to the plan as announced, will be Thedore Roose velt and Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota. In his formal announce ment, Mr. Lawson avoids any direct statement that his chosen candidates have acquiesced in his political pro gramme. THE fIREMEN'S BALL An Unusually Large and Enthusiastic Crowd Attended Agreeable to a long-established cus tom, and also to the announcement made heretofore, the B. of L. F. and E. with their many friends, met on Christmas night in the opera house, and " danced all night till the broad day light, and went home with the girls in the morning." Approximately one hundred couples attended. Perhaps the only reason more did not go was that there was not room for more. The supper, which was a monster clam chowder, with all and sundry the accessories that go therewith, was pre pared or made under the direction of Dr. Hoxsey, who has an enviable repu tion as a maker of toothsome viands. The Home orchestra furnished the music, and gave entire satisfaction. The reputation of the firemen for giving enjoyable and successful affairs was further enhanced on Christmas night. • At the Opera House Sunday Night The Minstrel Maids in a musical novetly will make a one-night appear ance at the opera house, Sunday, Dec. 29. The bills say there are to be 25 pretty girls. Half this number can make quite a frolicsome display of female charms. The costumes are al so advertised as gorgeous. The man ager, Mr. Smith, tells us that he will guarantee substantially what is adver tised. Popular prices, 75c, 50c. and 25c. Mrs. E. A. King entertained family friends on Christmas day and laid cov ers for eight. _ Wm. Herder has bought out his partner, W. M. Hobson's interest in the Horseshoe bar, and will go it alone. Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Sampson enter tained at Christmas dinner their daugh ter and her husband from Cashmere, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller, and Mr. and Mrs. R. Fetters and Dr. Burbank, also from Cashmere. On Tuesday night next the Eagles will give their annual holiday ball in the opera house. If it comes up to the previous record they have made for enjoyable affairs, lovers of the dance cannot afford to miss this. O. C. Jacobsen and wife from Aber deen, Wash., brother of our fellow townsman, F. S. Jacobsen, arrived here last week and, will spend the holidays here. Mrs. E. B. Searing and son from New York City, mother and half brother of the Jacobsen brothers, are also here, having arrived the first of last week. Mrs. Searing and her son will make their home here permanently. Sincere sympathy is extended E. B. Norell, one of our most worthy and es teemed fellow-townsmen. For irhe past few months his wife has been suf fering from an incurable malady, and is at this time very low. Mr. Norell is himself not in robust health, having not entirely recovered from a hurt he accidentally received last spring. Un der his trials he maintains a Christian fortitude and semblance of cheerfulness-. While everyone was making merry he was ministering to his sick wife. He said on Christmas day, long to be re membered as one of the stormiest for a long time, three thoughtful Christian women waded thru two feet of snow to bring cheer and good will to his home, for which he was truly grateful. My Christmas Cards Charm of color and expression, Good to think of, fair to see; Yet, if I may make confession, One is more than all to me. Visions of the friend who sent them Through his greetings come and go, Memory, too, has strangely blent them With a dream I used to know. Fairest things that I remember Sprang from this romance of mine, Though my June became December In the days ol "auld lang syne." All I read upon these pages — Ivory-white, with blue and gold — All the good his meaning guages, Be to him a hundredfold. —Lue F. Vernon. From reading newspapers of Aber deen and Hoquiam, the Todd murder case is to that neck of the woods as great a sensation as the Thaw case in New York. <sbe Xeavenwortb Ecbo SERMON FROM PENITENTIARY Does Not Pay To Be Dishonest—Cheapei to Work For What you want This is a message from one behind the bars of a prison to those outside. In an editorial printed in "The Mir ror," a paper published by the inmates of the Minnesota penitentiary, the edi tor says: It is the consensus of opinion of the men who in many instances have served three or four terms that from a strictly business standpoint there is absolutely nothing in being dishonest. Speaking especially for forgery —a crime said to be on the increase among young men —This prison writer says: "The man who gets it into his head that he can be successful at 'shoving checks' is running up against the hard est proposition he can tackle. This is no "hark, from the tombs a doleful sound" sort of whining. It is a plain statement of fact based on ex perience. But briefly the sermon of this man, whose prison stripes are badges of bit ter experiment in wrong-doing, is this: Dishonesty does not pay. Don't think you are smarter than justice. Honesty is good business. Of couase. all this has been said by the preachers and the moralists over and over again, world without end. But they talked theory. Here is a man sitting in the somber shaddow of prison walls who talks experience—his experience and the experience of his fellows. They thought dishonesty would pay. They fancied others might be caught, not they. They believed the way to get on in the world was by the way of cute villainy. Experience is a dear school. The Mirror man says in some cases it took three or four terms in the penitentiary for some of these men to learn the les son. But it was learned. Their dis honesty failed. Because — It is true, as Emerson says, "Crime and punishment grow on the same stem." A man may escape the outstretched hands of Justice for a time, but Neme sis will catch up with him. Call it retribution, or what you will; a, certain something dogs the footsteps of the wrong-doer and will never let go the trail. Slowly it may be, but surely, it finally overtakes. In that essay on "Compensation," Emerson shows how. You must pay the price for every thing you get in this world. You can't get something for nothing. The law of all things says: Render your equiv alent! You cannot do wrong without suffering wrong. That is where so many lose out on their calculations. They try to do the impossible —to separate a wrong from its penalty. Wrong and penalty are Siamese twins. For thousands of years men have tried to divorce the two and' failed. It sim ply cannot be done. And the pity of it is that men must be shut up in prison that they may learn this simple lesson, a lesson they once learned at their mother's knees. Learn the lesson and stay outside the walls. The people inside have tried and tried again, and failed. —Spokane Press. Miss Edna Zeigler had a thrilling experience with a night prowler, Mon day evening. During the absence of her family from home she was spend ing the evening with Mrs. Allen Shel ton, a neighbor. Hearing a slight commotion outside, the women peered out through a window and in the moonlight saw a man making a raid on an outbuilding used by the Sheltons as a storehouse. Miss Edna inquired of Mrs. Shelton if she had any firearms in the house, and she produced a small revolver. Armed with this the girl sallied forth, followed by Mrs. Shelton, in pursuit of the thief, who, hearing them approach, dodged around the corner of the building and made his getaway. The women did not attempt to follow, but Miss Edna fired a couple of shots in his direction, to urge him to fresh endeavors in his race for safety. It is safe to say that he will keep away from that neighbor hood hereafter. —Odessa Record. The judge never sits on the jury, but he frequently does on the attorney. Largest Brewer in the World favors Sun- day Closing "Let all the saloons in the cities close at 12 o'clock Saturday night," said Adolphus Busch, proprietor of the largest brewery in the world, located in St. Louis, Mo., in an address before a convention of brewers, "and this will allow everybody to go to church at least once on Sunday." Although this particular part of Mr. Busch's speech was uttered in the way of a jest, it is a fact nevertheless that he and a great many other leading spirits in the liquor traffic have come to real ize that certain concessions must be made to the the temperance advocates of the land in order to prevent further restrictions of the liquor business. Making Oood on the Reputation Two colored boys hanging around the depot in Seattle agreed to run a race around certain blocks. They de cided to name themselves after rail roads, so one called himself the South ern Pacific: the other after Jim Hill's road, the Great Northern. When the referee dropped his hat one of the boys ran with all his might, but the other stood still. "What's de mattah wid you, nig gah?" demanded the Southern Pacific youth on his return. "I thought you all wuz agwine to run a race wid me." "Yes, I'se gwine to run a race all right, but I'se de Great Northern —I'se six hours late." j I The most complete line of Holiday Goods in Leavenworth can be I found at J Gena B. Peterson's Gifts of all descriptions, suitable for everyone; prices I reasonable. Come and see the big camel "A THING OF BEAUTY i IS A JOY FOREVER" Nothing adds more to the beauty of your home than shrub- ' \ bery. We have a fine lot. All our fruit trees are hardy, , Washington grown trees. , Drop a card to J. A. J. FLEMING, Agent , Wenatchee - - Washington^ CONFECTIONERY Smoker's Goods School Supplies -251 McCall Patterns Post Cards and lots of other thing's G. W. HATHAWAY DOLLS DOLLS Toys and Things and Things AND CANDY! Oh, Sweetness! Come and Look Postofflce Building A. A. THOLIN J INSURANCE CoT f OF SEATTLE M. F. Peake & Son, Local Agents We Trust Everybody Had a Merry Xmas and here's wishing each and everyone a happy and prosperous New Year. We are, as ever, Yours for business, Fire Sale , BARGAINS Some Fire Sale Bargains still left, of which a few samples are listed below at strictly cash prices: Brooms— Regular 35-cent values, special price, 25c. Canned Vegetables Dried Fruits Tomatoes, per dozen, - *1.00 Raisins, per package, - .10 Peas, " " - «1.00 Currants, " " - .10 Corn, " " ■■- $1.00 Prunes, " " - .07 Hominy " " - 81.35 Apricots " " - .20 Sauerkraut, " " - 81.40 Richles Sweet potatoes, " - $1.35 Heinz Bulk Goods Canned Fruits Sour, per quart, - - .08 Old Homestead brand, any Sweet, " - - .15 variety, per can, - .25 Dill, per dozen - - .15 Diamond Crown brand, any Stock and Poultry rood variety, per can, - .20 Lilly's Best, all packages, 50 FiSh per cent off. Salt Mackerel, each - .08 25-pound pail, each - $1.50 Axle Grease— Regular 15c. can, fire sale price, / Oc. Bottled Bluing— Regular 10c. value, fire sale price, SC. Ammonia—Pa bottle, 7c. Bran— ton, $10 ->■ ll HI 111 I "111 Pint no Limn IInIIIiI nf>t*^VffT2i ~ lilU^pPSiill Come as to tlZ&kKmtMm I"13 —- IllliWailil llliwl First Quantity IHUwM-¥.w»llB*BB'llHI „ |fa»—■ ■■■ ill ■■ im| Served The Store that Sells for Less YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME Good Whiskey ' Cold Beer Fine Cigars BIG ROCK BAR ___ MEISNER & ROACH, Proprietors __ FIRE and Life Insurance I represent only indepen dent companies, and conse quently can give you per fectly safe insurance at 15 to 20 per cent less than trust agents can. Give me a call and be convinced. F. S. Taylor In Library Hall Ask the Man with the sorrel and dun horses if you want any kind of hauling done. BAGGAGE TRANSFERRING Lee J. Howerton READ THE ECHO-SI.OO PER YEAR