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STATE INDUSTRIAL NEWS
North Yakima—The Utah-Idaho su
gar factory to be built here during the
coming summer will be equipped with
dryer (or beet pulp, that it may be sold
to dairymen in eastern Washington.
The additional cost will approximate
9100,000.
Oakland — Federal laws to permit
American shipowners to do business on
the same terras and conditions as their
foreign competitors are asked in resolu
tions adopted by the California State
Realty Federation. Even the United
States mails are carried on foreign
ships.
In the offshore lumber trade Wash
ington and Oregon tidewater mills
shipped 34,212,787 feet of lumber
during the month of October.
Government experts take the view
that more paper mills are needed.
Ice cream manufacturers of Wash
ington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana
have an investment of $5,000,000.
The wider the fame of our products
and'the greater the volume ol trade
our industries gain at home and abroad
the stronger'we will be at home.
North Yakima—A 10,000 horse
power electric development planned
on Teton river,
There is talk of a new ship yard at
Raymond.
Tacoma —The Seahome Co. has a
contract to build a 2,500 ton vessel for
Norway.
The Federal Mining Co., Spokane,
declared a dividend of $150,000.
Minnesota voters rejected initiative
and referendum at the recent election.
The Blumauer sawmill at Tenino is
being equipped with new machinery.
The high cost of meat is bringing'
the canned horse industry back.
Seattle —Norwegian interests will put
on four freight and passenger steamers,
costing 13,000,000, between this city
and the Orient in a short time.
Hoquiam—Fletcher Bros, will erect
a clam cannery on Hoh river north of
this city.
Tacoma—The Pacific Coast Shipr
building Co. incorporates for $100,000.
The plant will be erected on the tide
flats here.
Defying decisions of courts as advo
cated by the American Federation of
Labor in resolutions passed at Balti
more in anticipation of court, rulings on
the Adamson bill is one of the first
steps leading to destruction of law and
order. We cannot believe the rank
and file of American citizens and la
borers would back such a movement.
New Laundry Oposite Depot
Having secured a permit from the
city council to build, and employed'L.
F. Speidel to do the work, a new
laundry for the use of Mr. Irwin will be
completed about the first of the year.
The location is on Front'street, op
posite the depot, adjoining the BJork
block on the west.
The building will be 30x70, which
includes the laundry building'and boil
er room in the rear. There will be a
full basement and one story above the
sidewalk. I!! The building will be con
structed of brick. Mr. Speidel hopes
to have the building completed shortly
after the first of the year. Work on the
building began this morning.
Getting Evidence in City Suit]
Mr. W. F. Whitney, of counsel for
the city in the water suit, accompanied
by Mr. Otto A. Weile, an expert civil
engineer from Spokane, employed by
the city, made a trip up to the intake
of our water system this week and
rumor says found strong evidence of
poor construction work.
Statement of Ownership
Required by act of Congress August
24, 1912, of the Leayenworth Echo:
Leavenworth, Wash., Oct. 1916
Before me personally appeared Deed
H. Mayar and on oath said he is the
sole owner and publisher of the Echo.
That there are no bondholders or
mortgages. No statement of circula
tion required of weekly newspapers.
Subscribed and sworn to before E.
H. Fox, Notary public, Oct. 28. 1916.
The engineers employed on the snow
shed work up in the canyon all went to
their respective homes to spend Thanks
giving.
Conductor Geo. Bunch and wife are
in Portland, Oregon on a brief visit to
friends.
ORIGINS OF GAMES.
Tannlt I* Vary Old and Coma* From
tha Graaka and Romana.
Tennis Is perhaps the oldest of mod
ern Ramci. It Is Kiild to have originat
ed In ttfe ball games of tha Greeks uiitl
Itnuiiiu*. The racket was Introduced
during the lifteenth century In France,
where tie game wan very popular, and
Imported Into Kuiduiul about the same
time.
Of tlie origin of cricket we know but
little, though It was possibly Identical
with tile club ball of the fourteenth
century, and was first called "handyn
and haijdoute."
Bowling greens and alleys were once
plentiful in London, and Henry VIII.
made an alley at Whitehall. The earli
est trace of the game appears In an
old print of about six centuries ago.
Few. perhaps know that London's
famous thoroughfare. Pall Mall, deriv
ed Its name from an old "Palle Mllle"
court which stood on the site 300 years
ago. This game was a form of cro
quet
Golf or "golf" seems to have made
Its first appearance In the bandy ball
of Elizabeth's reign, which was played
with a club tipped with horn. Prince
Henry, the son of James 1., occasional
ly played at this game, which was
very popular among the young noble
men of his day.
Football became such a rage wltb
the London youths of the fourteenth
century that a law was passed to pro
hibit it being played, as archery—then
un important brunch of education
was becoming thoroughly neglected.—
London Mail.
CURIOUS TAXES.
Way* Holland Had of Raiting Fund*
In tha Old Day*.
The archives of Holland contain or
dinances which may well be regarded
as curiosities of taxation. In the year
1660 there was n tax Imposed on all
passengers traveling in Holland by
land or water. In 1791 this tax was
still In force.
In 1074 a duty of 2!>j pence was lev
led on each person who entered a tav
ern before noon. •'■' Those assembling in
ra 'private house after 3 o'clock 'in the
I afternoon for the purpose of amusing
themselves had each to pay a certain
sum, and'those ■Who entered a place of
entertainment <>Were utn;eirlßb"'* taxed.
Thero was a. duty on ran cringes and
deaths, The amount of the tax varied
according" to" the social position of the
parties.. while In the case of a person
buried outside of the. district in'which
he lived the amount payable by his ex
ecutor was doubled. ..^ fi -
i But the most curious tax til' all was
one imposed In 107-1 on boots and
shoes. In order to prevent the impost
from being evaded each' of those arti
cles so essential to human comfort hud
to be conspicuously marked ou the up
per leather with , the stomp of the
maker and also with' that o" the taxing
officer. „ The sum to be paid was regu
lated ;by the size of the boot or shoe,
so apart from the question of beauty in
those days it was a real advantage to
have a amnll foot. It Bayed expense.—
London Mull.
Pawned Gold From His Teeth.
Chicago.—Joseph Heffermnn. accord
ing to a verdict In the Chicago munici
pal court, had his teeth pulled to get
the gold, pawned the product and
boiU'H whlskv with the proceeds. He
was ». Nt to th« house of correction on
comi !niiit of the dentist, whom he
failed to pay.
Didn't Give Him the Chance.
Schopenhauer, when slaying In Ge
neva. used to go every day to a table
dhole at which now and then ap
pealed otber distinguished visitors.
Once Lady Byron sat next to him.
"Doctor," said the host after she bad
left, with a twinkle in his eye—"doc
tor, do you know- who sat next to yon
at the table today? It was Lady By
ron."
"Why the deuce did you not tell me
this before?" replied Schopenhauer. "I
should have liked to bo rude to her."
"That was what I feared." said the
host, "and for that reason I kept It
quiet."
Prehistoric Mollycoddle.
"What's Scrtbson so upset about?"
"He wrote a story tn which the bero
was a cave man."
"Yes?"
"The artist who Illustrated It gave
the cave man a shaggy coat of hair
and then finished him off with care
fully manicured nails."—Birmingham
Age-Herald.
Another D»lu«ion.
"In there such a thing as a person
being mentally alert and physically In
dolent?"
"I guess so. At least most of the
lacy people you meet have an idea that
their minds work with amazing rapid
ity."—Birmingham Age-Hera Id.
Sometime*.
"Pop, tell me one thing."
"Whnt Is It my son?"
"Is It the sea of troubles you bear
about that they float loans on?"—Baltl
more American.
Exactly.
"Do you know Robert Bruce won his
way by watching a spider persevere?"
"Great Scott!" I—Baltimore1 —Baltimore American.
On tha Hunting Trait at Ninety-two
Jacks Mountain, Pa.-John (limt
ninety-two years old, Is entitled to bg
entered In the Hist of old sportsmen. It
la said that Gantz has killed mor«
game native to Penusylviuiia than an
other man in the state, lie DM killed
thousands of wild turkeys in his time.
Mr. Uantz Is looking forward to good
(hooting this season.
ffbc leavenworth Echo.
CLOTHES IN SARDINIA.
Natlvaa Look ■■ Though Draaaad Far a
Medieval I' geant.
Large white sleeves beneath the
clashed sleeves of his jacket, a full,
short, bright colored skirt anil close
fitting white trousers tucked Into high
boots or lokkliik* constitute the typical
tttlrc of tin- Sardinian. One would
think that a native thus bcdiKht bad
stepped from his place In a pageant
of tin: middle ages instead of being
garbed In the customary costume for
feast days.
In some district* of the Island the
nii'ii wear a pointed rap resembling a
Phrygian bonnet, long and narrow
like a stocking, reaching almost to the
waist. This point Is either worn
down over the shoulder or folded on
top of the bead mul may be used as a
pillow at night It Is apt to contain
anything from bread to snuff, which ts
iudlsiKMisnble to the older Sard. A
queer custom of some of the younger
men la to let the hair on top of their
beads grow often to fifteen Inches In
length and then roll It up into a puff,
which looks like a pompadour across
the forehead.
Not only In their features, but In
their language do the natives of Sar
dinia retain traces of the uiauy races
which have occupied the Inland
through the centuries — Phoenicians,
< ':'!•! liii^lmlhiim. Romans. SiiriicpiiN, Ital
ians and Spaniards. Many dialects are
ipoken, but Italian is now taught tn
the schools, and the men acquire the
olliclal language during tUelr period of
compulsory military service.—National
Geographic Magazine.
SHE WAS A FIGHTER.
Mother Ross, the Trooper, Was Buried
With Military Honors.
For a member of tUe bo colled weaker
sex to be In Id to rest with military
honors Is au eveut of rare occurrence
and no less distinction.
To earn such a tribute arsues serv
ices of tlie highest merit, aud very few
women have had the opportunity of
qualifying for such honors, still fewer
having achieved them. ,
Of these few, i>erhapß the most fa
mous was Mother Koss. Her life was
a military romance. In the year IGO3
she Joined the army as a man, and
It wus not until she had served for
thirteen yenrs that her real Bex was
discovered.
As a trooper In the Scots Greys she
took part In the battle of Itarulllles and
wus hit by almost the last shot flred by
the French. Then It transpired that
she was a woman. Later she married
a soldier and In the capacity of regi
mental cook accompanied him on ac
tive service.
So Imbued was she with the flouting
spirit that when any "scrap" was go
ing on she would abandon 1 her'sauce
pans aud fire her musket with the best
of her comrades In nrms. By Queen
Anne she was granted a pension of a
shilling n day on her retirement
Her death took place in 1739, and she
was laid to rest In the burial ground
of Chelsea hospital. The funeral was
conducted with full military honors,
earned by rislit valiant service on
many a battlefield.—London Answers.
Mesmerism.
Frunz Anton Mesmer, the founder
of mesmerism, w»s v German phy
sician of Mersel>erg. His thesis set
ting forth the science of mesmer
ism was published in 1700. Mesmer
contended that the heavenly bodies
diffused through the universe a subtle
fluid, which acts on the nervous sys
tom of all animated beings and espe
cially upon that of man. He gained a
great number of followers and realized
a splendid fortune. A committee of
physicians and "philosophers" Inves
tigated his pretensions, which were
finally exposed In 1784. Notwithstand
ing this, however, Mesmer continued
to have many friends and followers,
so great was the personal "magnet
ism" of the man.
A Whixtler Story.
When Whistler had not yet reached
the height of his fume a millionaire
called at his studio and wanted his
wife's portrait donp.
"How much will you charge me, Mr.
Whistler," he said, "for a life size pic
ture of the tnadam?"
"My price." said Whistler, "will be
$2,500."
The millionaire took up his hat and
stick.
"Why," he snorted, turning to go,
"you expect to be paid for your work
as if you had been dead four or five
hundred years!"
C«rnation«.
The carniition wns cultivated by the
ancient Greeks, who gave It the uame
of Dlautbua, (lower of the gods. They
used It for making chaplets, whence
the name "coronation" wag derived.
It was partaken of nt Kreat banquets
as a kind of Halad.
A Second Washing.
"I've Juai washed out v suit for my
little boy, and vow It seems too tight
for him."
"He'll fit It all right if you'll waab
the boy."—Meggenilorfer Blnetter.
A Friendly Suggestion.
Baron (to creditors:-1 see no hope
of being able to pay what I owe you.
Why not organize a suicide club? —
Meggendorfer Bliictter.
Sarcastic.
"You (ant tell-that boy of Todd'a
may be a congressman some day."
"Indeed! Why. I thought he seemed
quite bright."-Llfe.
No one li*i a rl-.-lit to lire merely to
get a living. And this Is what ig meant
by drudgery.
THE CRESCENT MOON.
Artiata Hava a Knack of Getting I*
Wrong In Picturea.
It Is astonishing how many artists
s,K«|] \rbut otiMTWkM mighl be good
pictures by erroneously depleting the
connive sldn of the moon turned t>
uurd the plnce of sunset, writes Percy
Jnliuson In Popular Astronomy. The
convex or lighted side of her crescent
Is alwajn presented to Unit part of the
sky in which the mm Is situated.
The new moon appears first us a deli
cnte crescent In the evening noon after
sunset and sets almost immediately.
The following morning It rises soon
after the sun. Night after night It ap
pean ns n larger crescent farther and
farther from the sun, but always with
the Illuminated side directed toward
the latter.
When about seven days old the moon
shows balf her Riirface lighted up. She
la then in her "lirst quarter" aud is
Just on the meridian at sunset. The
gibbous phase Is now entered upon un
til full moon, when she rises as the sun
sets and Is on the meridian nt midnight.
Now the light begins to disappear on
the side opposite the sun und the light
ed side Is directed toward the east.
She rises about midnight when Bhe has
reached her "last quarter," nnd gradu
ally the crescent diminishes, and she
Is seen only In the light of the dawn.
Then she is lost In the sun's rays to
emerge again a few days later as a
new moon In the west.
BLEACHES AND ACIDS.
Th»y Whitan Fabrloa, but Ruin Them
In tha Long Run.
Experiments carried out by Dr. Far
agber nt the Uulverslty of Kansas on
various methods of laundering collars
prove that alkalis when used In prop
er proportions do only slight dam
age to the fabric provided proper rins
ing follow their use.
The greatest damage is done by
bleaches and adds. Chlorine bleaches
injure wool and silk, but hydrosulphite
of soda does no harm. Dr. Herbert M.
Shllstoue, official chemist of the Trl
states Launderers' association, is quot
ed by the Scientific American as tell
ing his clients that "the extensive use
of oxalic acid in power laundries has
been the cause of the slow adoption by
the average housewife of this class of
service."
The object of laundries that could
not use the sun as a bleach was to
turn out white goods, and they chose
oxalic acid as the first substitute. "It
has taken years for you to awaken to
the fact that you have been producing
a nice white tablecloth or collar, but
that you were also greatly assisting
the department store and the men's
furnishers In disposing of their stock,"
said 1 )rJ Shilstone.
Dueling.
It Is generally agreod thnt dueling
took Us rise from the Judicial combats
of the Celtic nations. The first forma!
duel in England wus that between Wil
liam Count of Eu and Godfrey Bay
nard about the year 1Q0& Dueling
was at iv height in France about
1300, though It was pretty popular as
late as 1528, in which year Francis
I. sent a challenge to Charles V. In
England dueling was checked in the
army in 1792 ami gradually disappear
ed from civil life with the coming of a
more enlightened public opinion. Duel
ing was never as popular in this coun
try as it was In Europe, but never
theless many famous duels have been
fought here. The code may be said
to have received its death sentence
when Burr killed Hamilton. The de
cline after that was steady until it
practically died out—New York Amer
ican.
Coitly Coati.
An Indian prince after a court func
tion in London went home for a chat
with v friend, also an eastern poten
tate. On arriving he asked to be al
lowed to take off his dress coat and
then that his friend's private secre
tary might put it in the safe for the
night. It was a silk frock coat, but
teriup yellow and henvy with Jewels.
"How much may you be worth with
your coat on?" the prince was asked.
"About £200,000," was the reply.
"I am a poor man beskle you," said
his friend sadly. "My dress coat Is
worth not much more than half that
amount"
Wounds.
When wo pay mi ex-soldier for
wounds received on the military field
of battle we call it a pension.
When we pay an employee for
wounds received on the industrial field
of battle we call it damages.
When we pay an ox-wife for wounds
received on the domestic field of battle
we call it alimony.—Life.
A* He Saw It.
Uncle Silas (visiting city relatives
who use electrical appliances for cook-
Ing nt the table)— Well, I swan! You
make fun of us for eatin' In the kitch
en. I don't see as it makes much dif
ference whether you eat In the kitchen
or cook in the dtnin' room.—Life.
Off Guard.
"How did It happen that your friends
got the best of you?" queried the per
son with the question habit
"They got busy while I was watch
ing my enemies," explained the man
who bad got the short end of the deal
. —Exchange.
Realism.
—This Is ray painting, "Youth
In the Melon Patch." Critic—But
where are the melons? Artist—What
a foolish question!
I have often regretted baring spoken.
nerer haviae Wept allent—Cyrus
For Wedding Suits
and Christmas Suits
Leave your orders and they will be properly taken ,
care of. I have a line of piece goods suitable for j any •
purpose. Come in and see them. Everything guaranteed
as represented. For satisfaction in fit and workmanship I
refer to many satisfisd customers. ' /*
Repairing, Pressing and Cleaning done promptly and
satisfactorily.
THOS. NOLAN, The Tailor I
At the Same Old Place on Front Street
t ■-. ■■ - ' ' —'"
TURKEYS!
We'll have plenty of 'em, but you'd f;
better order yours NOW. We also
have plenty of fine Mince Meat and
Fresh Oysters.
Leaven worth Market
Chas. Eckhart, Manager ; '.; . .'■ ■;;:_;
Leavenworth Undertaking Co.
Night and Day Calls promptly an
swered. Satisfactory service guar
teed. Phone No. 273.
""a'e Mrs. Amanda C. Towne, Proprietor
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True Home Economy
Omitting eggs, butter or milk lowers the nutrients tf '-
a cake and may not be true economy— lowering
the cost gf the leavener from 45c or 50c a pound to
25 Cents a Pound for ' * y* '■'■■•" $vs?im
Crescent Baking Powder
IS&B^gS^ i« tns« •conomy, because this baking powdar fcaa
fgjPSSS&j/W Kf^atar lativaning power, absolute wholesomeneia
an(^ purity—in thort, you cannot purchase greater
f®WfWpMH Crescent Baking Powder
it true economy, because this baking powder has
greater leavening power, absolute wholeaomeneta
and purity—in short, you cannot purchase greater
efficiency at any price.
LxßlPlllJSa INDOMID BY THB - '3§
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Where Some Leavenworth People Spent
the Day
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Rice went to
Wenatchee and ate Thanksgiving din
ner with relatives.
Mrs. R. B. Gilbert returned from the
east last Tuesday after an absence of
over two months. While away she un
derwent a minor operation on her throat
at the Mayo Bros., hospital, at Roches
ter, Minnesota.
Mr. and Mrs. John Koerner went to
Feshastin yesterday and had Thanksgiv
ing dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Mundt.
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Sampson went to
Winton, Thanksgiving day and had
dinnei with Mr. Sampson's brother and
his wife, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Sampson
Mrs. Josephine Hawks, connected
with the Everett, Golden Rule store is
here on a visit with Mr. and Mrs. R.
B. Gilbert and will be their guest over
Thanksgiving.
Not much Legislation Needed
The amount of space the press is
called upon to give to politics is out of
all proportion to benefits Who is
president, congressman or coroner
makes not five cents difference to the
average publisher. But political cam
paigns do hurt business.and jpojitjcgl
propositions mean new laws and more
taxes.
Industries and business as a rule are
hindered more than helped by new and
untried legislative experiments. New
and higher ideals forced upon the
people before they are ready for them
are often expensive luxuries. It is to
be hoped that Congress and the State
legislatures will not make it any harder
to live and get employment.
Otis Elam, long connected with the
Leavenworth roundhouse force, but
recently employed in Wenatchee was
in Leavenworth between trains Wed
nesday ol this week.
December 1 1916
Brave the wind
**i»* AND STORM
i^+a^i in. the best wet '
2S» w?^K«r togs
ever inverted
th« FISH BRAND
REFLEX SLICKER
f/'/^^d/'j/ Ark
JfjLt-* PROTECTOR HAT 75* ■
{fiS&F/}, Dealers everywhere. I
naSmM'^ A J. TOWER CO. BOSTOKiJ
Notice of Sale of Timber on School
Land* j
Notic*! In hereby Riven that on Tuesdhy.
the 2nd day of January, 1817. between the
hours of ten o'clock In the forenoon and
four o'clock In the afternoon, commencing
at ten o'clock In the forenoon of said day, In
front of the main entrance door to X he
county court house, In the .City of Wenat
chee, County of Obelan. State of Washing
ton, either by the county, auditor of told
county, or by a member, of the Board of
Mate Land Commissioners, the Umbel on
the following described school land will be
sold at public auction to the highest bidder
therefor, to-wlt:
APPLICATION NO. WW-., &
Timber on NE}i of section 1«. township 38
north, range in east W. M., containing l«0
sore*, more or less, according to the govern
ment survey thereof, appraised at MM.
Timber on N\v^ of section 1«. township »
north, range 18 east W. M., containing IM>
acres, more or less, according to the govern
ment survey thereof, appraised at WHO.
Timber on SWJi of section 16. township *»
north, range 18 east, W. M.. containing inn
acres, more or less, according to the govern
iqanyipr{«i2 thereof anpraued at |81T.60.
Tluiberon HK>« of N(ctron'l(rToVrisTHp »•
north, range 18 east W. M., containing l«o
acres, more or less, according to the govern
ment survey thereof, appraised at |«o!».
Hald timber on said land will be sold for
not less than the appraised value, as ap
praised by the Board of Htnte Land Com
missioners In the manner provided by law
a statement of which 1. now on file fn the
office of the auditor of said county.
<la Teof sa?i." *re: °** tO "" I*td on th*
The timber on the above described lands
Is offered for sale In pursuance of an order
of the Board of State I>and Commissioners.
« . t. /k elV, o' sale dul» l»»ued and certl-
,i Jj-.h? c°m, rals«loner of Public Land*
?L. h« n ? tßtt> , 0 Wnshlngton, now on Hie In
the office of the County Auditor of said
n ?iT , x n OLAKK V. BAVIDOK,
nov24deci» Commissioner of Public Lands
"We do not need much government
help. All we want ii to be let alone,"
say shipmen in their appeal for laws
under which they can compete with
foreign ships.
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