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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27

or. The shortage OF Serdure makes
it necessary for the cattle to do an
unusual amount Of walking, with con-
sequent hardening Of the surface soil.
In the wet times, spring and fall, espe-
cially, the injury is great, as the
tramping breaks UP the ground and
drives the grass roots into the mud
where they are destroyed. Forage crops
may be put in from early spring to
early autumn. Among the kinds to be
grown might be suggested fodder corn.
vetches and rape. When crops for for
age are sown in late summer or early
autumn of course only the quick ma
turing varieties should be used.
Pea weevil tBruchua PlsD
This is the insect that makes "bug-
gy'' peas. The weevil makes Its ap-
pearance the last Of May or June, ac-'
cording to the temperature OF the sea-.
son. and is ready as soon as the young
peas begin to swell to provide for the
continuation Of the species. The eggs
are deposited on the outside OF the
pods and are fastened there by a Wis
cid substance that quickly hardens.
These eggs can be readily seen on the
pods during the month of June. They
are about thirtieth Of an inch in
length. long and slender in form, Of a
deep yellow color. Sometimes dozen
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
Blue aras,e, In Okla homa.

A communication from the Oklaho-
ma Agriculture College says: Con-
Siderable inquiry has been received at
lhe experiment station at Saltwater
this spring in regard to a native grass
that seems to be gaining foothold In
the territory. There are two forms
Of it. One is called the Texas blue
grass and the other the Smooth Texas
bluegrass. They are much like the
Kentucky bluegrass and are very
closely related botanically. They are
little coarser than the Kentucky but
IN form Of head closely resemble It.
The Texas bluegrass has growth
like short wool in the head among
the grains while the Smooth Texas
bluegrass. does not have IT. The taste
is much like that of Kentucky blue
grass. 1t seems to be relished BY all
sorts Of grass-eating animals. It APP
pears first in bunch or two here
and there but soon spreads so as to
cover considerable area. It may be
propagated either by seeds or parts OF
the plant, but seems to be spreading
without special attention. It promises
to be one Of the best pasture grasses
for Oklahoma
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
A. other. See %.

He was man Of middle age who
nad been elected representative for
three successive terms from his con-
gressional district not because Of his
superior ability as representative OF
the people, but because he had pull
and the people couldn't help 1t. He
was now engaged in repairing his
fences" with a view to at least one
more feed at the public trough.
What a fine little follow" he said,
patronizingly. His remark was adj
dressed to the charming wife of an in
fluential constituent, who held in her
arms boy Of 2, who blinked gravely
at the visitor.
Yes replied the mother Ellis ia.
Their and i are very proud Of him"
And well you may be-, answered
the willy politician. He's bright
looking little fellow and maybe he'll be
a congressman some day.
Maybe he will" said the mother
with an audible sigh. Maybe he will,
poor boy, but l am doing my best to
raise him right"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
tSllM[lEl

Tho Lament Of tho Golfer. q
The days are growing short. alas!
The mellow autumn's here;
The grapes are crimson in the press,
The leaves are pale and acre.
The grass is yellow on the meads.
The hills are blue with haze;
The cider mill begins to hum
All, doleful autumn days!
Across the spreading fields the scent
or roses comes no more;
The fence is bare that was 80 fair
With fragrant peas before!
The summers dead! The robin sings
Its farewell to the lark,
And oh It's such a little while
s. E. Kiser.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
Two.striped sweet potato neot,..

We illustrate herewith the two
striped sweet potato beetle, showing
first the larvae on the leaf. At .2"
is seen the larva, at '.3' the pupa, and
at ~ the mature beetle. A report OF
the Maryland Experiment Station says
that usually this species is recorded as
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
Settling the Land Question.


A collier wandering on some land
belonging to Earl D. CHANGED to
meet the owner face to face. His lord
ship asked the collier if he knew he
was walking on his land.
Thy land! Well, I've got no land
myself" was the reply, "and I'm Fore
ed to walk on somebody else's. Whaur
did you get it from"
Oh replied the earl, 81 got it from
my ancestors
And whaur did they get 1t from?"
inquired the collier.
They got it from their ancestors"
"And whaur did their ancestors get
1t from?"
They fought for it,
"Ah, WELL" said the collier, squar-
ing up to the earl. come, and I'll fight
thee for 1t. London Tit-Bits.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
Forage Crops.

Our pastures and meadows should be
conserved in every possible manner,
and one of the best ways of doing this
is to have number OF forage crops
that may be used at time OF year when
the grass supply fails. In early spring.
midsummer and late autumn there is
generally shortage OF feed, and these
are the times when of all others the
cattle should not need to wan
der over the pastures and
tramping them down
and lessening their productive pow
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
Another syndicate.

Maude That is peculiar picture
you have in your locket."
Clara"Ye Yes; it's a composite photo.
graph Of my summer engagements"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
Hsr Explanation.

Her ExpIanatIon. 81
Your honor" said the lawyer, my
client acknowledges that she struck
the book agent with a piece Of gaspipe.
but she pleads that It was case Of
mistaken identity"
"How's that n asked the Judge.
{ well. she thought 1t was her hus-
band. Baltimore American.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27

A neat little morocco-covere book
has been provided for young women at
the seashore wherein they may note
their engagements One young lady
calls it her sshim :honl. -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27

A Fayette, Kansas, farmer actually
succeeded in passing confederate $40.
bill on acircus man, but he could not
keep from talking about it, and now
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27

horticulture is science worth tha
study Of every farmer. It is so broad
in its scope that there is no danger Of
man outgrowing it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
CREAM SEPARATIONS
AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION

The De Laval Cream Separators
have been awarded the GRAND
PRIZE by the international Jury Of
Awards at the PARIS EXPOSITION.
over many separator exhibits from va
'rious countries. the De Laval superb
ority being unquestionable In every
material respect.
Lesser awards Of different grades
OF medals were made to several other
makes Of separators.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27

Writing Of '.rhe Revolution in China
and its causes" in the September Gem
fury, R. Van Bergen gives considerable
information as to the Boxers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
Treatm ent for San .Jose Scale.


s I had a pear orchard winter before
last affected with San Jose scale. There
were fifteen hundred trees in this lot.
We cut the trees back pretty severely
and treated them with the whale oil
soap. A good many people came
while we were cutting them back and
told me that might as well cut them
off at the top Of the ground because
they would die any way. 1 didn't lose
a tree from the effect Of cutting back
or the spraying. We did this in the
winter, think in February. The fol-
lowing summer the foliage on the or
chard was much better than anything
in the country. I had two other or
chards and compared it with them and
noticed that the foliage on the orchard
that had been sprayed was very much
healthier than the others. I noticed
also that there was scarcely any blight
what ever in that orchard Of fifteen
hundred trees, but in the other two or
chards / had considerable blight.
w. Stanton before the. Illinois State
Horticultural Society.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27

fora. the japanese wife of Sir Edwin
Arnold, has become one of the most pop.
ular hostesses in London. She speaks
English perfectly and with only q slight
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
She, Knew.

Little Nettie was learning to read
and part OF her lesson ran thus: "The
cat has a rat" "Hugh!" she ex7
claimed, ''the man who wrote this
book didn't know much. Cats don't
have rats; they have kittens" Kan
sas City Star.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27

Dealer. Holes, sir! What holes?'
Customer Why, any one who fs
donkey enough to pay sl2 for this hat
is entitled to holes to let his ears sticE
through
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27

No man is without faults, but it is
impossible 10 convince the girl whothas
just become engaged that such is the
case q
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27

Try growing some Of the new things
that are becoming known to the mar.
ket, such as Kohl Rabi. II only Tor use
in the Family.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27

The purest Chinese is spoken at Nam
king and is called 1.-THE language Of
the mandarins." a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27

A stock yards reporter states that q
shipper brought into Chicago 891 sheep
from the west, but not getting his ask
ing price $3.75 shipped them to
Michigan for feeders.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27

The Japanese torpedo destroyer Mil
has founded off Shan Tung. The crew
and movable arms were saved, but the
vessel is totally wrecked.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
In AGES SERMON.
1 ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTER
OF THE SAVIOUR.
Christians Urged TO Emulate tho Quali-
ties Which Were Conspicuous in
the Earthly Life and illustrations of
Jesus.

Copyright, 1900. by Louis iSlopsch.) !
In this sermon. which DR.. Talmage
sends from Paris, he analyses the
character Of the Savior and urges all
Christians to exercise the qualities
which were conspicuous in Christ's
earthly life. The text is Romans viii,
3, Now, If any man have not the
spirit OF Christ. he is none of his,
There is nothing more desirable
than pleasant disposition. Without
! It we cannot be happy. When we have
lost our temper or become impatient
under some light cross, we suddenly
awaken to new appreciation Of prop
or eQuipoise OF nature. We wish we
had been born with self balance. We
envy those people who bear them
selves through life without any per-
turbation, and we flatter ourselves
that however little self control we
may now have. the time will come,
under the process of years, when we
will be mellowed and softened and the
wrong things which are in us now will
then be all right, forgetful of the fact
that an evil habit in our nature will.
grow into larger proportions and that
an iniquity not corrected will become
the grandfather of whole genera
ton OF iniquities. So that people with
out the grace of God in the struggle
and amid the annoyances and exas-
perations of life are apt to become
worse instead of better.
Now, the trouble is that we have
theory abroad in the world that
mans disposition cannot be changed.
"A man says, II am irascible in tenn
per, and can't help it." Another man
says. II am revengeful naturally, and
p can't help it, A man says, 81 am
impulsive, and / can't help it," And
he tells the truth No man can correct
his disposition. I never knew a man
by forcee of resolution to change his
temperament, but by his grace God
can take away that which is wrong
and put in that which is right, and
know and you know people who since
their conversion are just the opposite
of what they used to be. In other
words, we may by the spirit Of God
have the disposition Of Jesus Christ
implanted in our disposition, and we
must have it done or we will never
see heaven. IF any man has not the
disposition Of Jesus Christ, he is none
of his"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
Sheep News.

Sheep News.
Wyoming correspondents report that
grass on the johnson county range is
so burned out by drought that it is
crisp and brittle under the foot of the
pedestrian. Stockmen expect to BE
compelled to feed their sheep and cat
tie through the winter.
To demonstrate that frozen Aus
tralian mutton can be shipped in good
condition to this country, spring
lamb killed and dressed in New Zea-
land has been sent to an importing
drm in New York. 1t reached there
on the steamer Majestic, after trans
portation Of $1,000 miles. 1t is good
and solid despite It's long journey Of
seventy days. In view Of the fine quail
| ity and the cheapness and abundance
Of lambs in Australia the experiment
| is regarded with much interest by
! local butchers.
Sheep camps in the Wyoming noun
tains between Battle Lake and Grand
Encampment are threatened with de-
struction from forest fires. The herd
ers have been forced to drive their
nocks high up in the mountai Tins to get
feed, owing to the scarcity Of both
feed and water on the plains below,
1 and 1t is feared that many of these
herders have been surrounded, with
their fiocks, by the flames. Nothing
4 can prevent the progress of the flames
| except heavy rain. It Is estimated
4 that the loss thus far, exclusive of the
!. millions Of feet Of fine timber. will be
over 100000.
Sheep feeders are profting by the
4 large supply and low prices and are
buying literally at the Chicago yards
i The drouth in the Northwest hal
4 4; caused = large Influx Of sheep into
4 Idaho, which has overcrowded thu
ranges and compelled q large unload
4 ing Of stock on the markets. Sheer
i and cattle interests threaten to con
sfict. and efforts will be made to devise
u some method Of dividing the public
4 range.
\, "A new sheep dip. intended for per
4 nanent use, is being constructed a
the Chicago stock yards. Three year
ago q wooden dip was constructed al
an experiment. It will now be dis
cArded. The new zone Is Of brick ant
is 100 feet in length without curves
The old one had two bends. and thes,
proved to be its chief defect.
Montana ranges are said to be shor
] OF aged cattle on account OF the larg,
numbers Of young cattle marketed
/ during the last two or three years
Owing to this depletion OF stock some
cattlemen have resorted to sheep rails
ing in order to utilize their ranges
Montana feeding lambs are quoted ct
II 70 To 81 .76 by ranchmen
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27
Daisy Notes.

The Dairy and Food Departments OF
Minnesota is having anything but an
easy time enforcing the anti-oleo lsws
in the iron-producing regions Of thatl
state. The employers of labor In Che,
mines find it very profitable to use
oleomargarine in the boarding houses
where their men are taken care OF.
Nevertheless, the inspectors have taken
hold Of the work in earnest and last
year over 5000 was collected in finer
for selling and using butterine other
wise than in the way the law provides
We believe that pasteurization q
skimmilk should be generally prac-
ticed, not only by the creameries, and
cheese factories but on farms where
any considerable number Of cows are
kept for the production Of milk, UNI
less, in the last case, where the cows
are all tested and are known to be free
from tuberculosis. In the creameries
and cheese factories especially the pas
teurization Is advisable. It will not
only keep disease germs from being
I carried TO all the farms but will have
q tendency to keep the COWS, Of tho
patrons from getting Ia eE anSaNatary
condition. II the 2asterrized milk a
given back to the farmers when Il
stands at a temperature Of 1876 degrees
1t will destroy the germs Of the fer
ments that may be accommodating In the
seams of the cans. II this Is repeated
every other day, or every time the
patron brings milk to the factory. It
will aid very materially In keeping the
cans Of the more careless patrons In a
good condition and will therefore as
sure better supply Of milk for the
use OF the man that is to turn !. int,
butter or cheese.
A stock yards reporter states that q
shipper brought into Chicago S91 sheer
from the west, but not getting his ask.
ing price 3d. rs shipped them t.
II .Mfchiyan for faAdora
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27

1T Is said thatirregnlar eyebrows are
an indication of insanity.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-27

Irish bred horses win three fourths
OF the steeplechase races In England.
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East Franklin
Lila May, daughter Of Edgar Hooper
and wife, who has been quite i'll, is gain
ing.
Mrs. John Hsrdison, Mrs. F. f. Blais-
dell and Clifton Urann, who have been on
sick list long time, are improving.
Calvin Springer, Harry Harrison, Willie
Brown and Melvin Grail went Thurs
day last to Rumford Falls to work on
stone.
Wilfred Gordon, wife and daughter
Marcia, visited Mrs. Gordon's parents and
other friends in Washington county last
week.
Mrs. Helen Summer and daug liter
Muriel went to Lewiston Friday, to visit
friends. She will also visit her sister
Mrs. Harvey Luckenbach, in Monmouth
The young ladies of the Methodist
Episcopal society will give musical and
social entertainment at c. f. hall Friday,
May IS. Refreshments will be served.
Harold Carter and wife, of West Els
worth, are visiting relatives here.
T. M. Biaisdell is building fine resi-.
dence near the site OF his buildings which
were burned a few weeks ago. Freeman
Kinsman ia master workman. Work IL
bsing pushed as rapidly as possible.
May IA. s. U.
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West lsruoksviIie.

West BrooksviIie.
Schooner General Banks" sailed from
the cove last Tuesday.
Samuel w. Tapley has been appointed
census enumerator for Brooksviile.
Capt. Andrew Wescott, after an absence
OF two years barging on Long Island
sound, has returned home.
Schools have been In session since last
Monday week. Teachers, Mrs. Nellie
Shelton and NJ ISIS Grace Slower.
At the parish meeting held Saturday
evening, Barker Blodgett, Fred Perkins
and Samuel Tapley were chosen commit
tee.
Robert Ellis Tapley left for Norfolk,
Va, last Wednesday, where he has been
appointed to shore command by the
Old Dominion steamship Co.
Mrs. Herbert Wescott and her two
children arrived last Tuesday from New
Haven, Conn, and will reside here in the
future. Mr.. Wescott has purchased the
place formerly owned by the late Timothy
Z. Tapley.
William F. Smith died at his home in
Brooklyn, N. Y, Monday, May 7, aged
about fifty years. Mr.. Smith had been
an invalid FOR several years. For more
than twenty years he, with his family,
passed their summers at "Grassmere
LODGE, West Brooksvilie. He Is survived
by wife and daughter. His father, the
late John C. Smith, was the. instigator OF
the New York Maritime Register, and
manager OF that paper until his death in
1884.
MAY IA. Johnson.
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LETTER FROM MANILA.
Biuehili Boy Tells of Three Days
March in Philippines.

Eluehtli Boy Tells of Three Days
March in Philippines.
Through The kindness of First Selectman
F. p. Greene, of Bluehlll, THE AMERICAN
is able to print the following interesting
letter from his son, James A. Greene, of
troop b, ith cavalry, now near Manila.
MANILA, +. l., March 10, 1900.
Dear Father;
We have just come In from hike" on the
southern part OF the island and you couldn't
get paper AMI pencil tor love nor money, so I
haven't written before.
We started here and went out around the
southern Part of the Laguna bay. which, by
looking at the map. you Will see extends over
the central part Of the Island. and down to the
extreme southern poirt. We stopped there for
four days. and then came back to the western
coast aud back TO Manila.
u his Is the greatest country at this time of
year that ever saw. We would ride for two or
three days through c1eganut groves. aud we
could see piles of eocoanats 100 yards along the
road and twenty feet high. The roads them
selves were maize of the husks. They make a
nice springy road like moss.
TN otNsr days we would strike orange groves
miles long. There were bananas all along the
roads. but they dou't ripen the tree so we
couldn't get many except when we would take
town. Troops had never been over that part
OF the island and we had To scrap for every
town. Sometimes We would have two three
day. We only had one Killed In our
troop. but some of the lllh cavalry troops had
six to ten Killed to a troop.
We started out with quite column - five
troops of the ith cavalry. four OF the llih cav
airy and The tn. 10th and 47th volunteer in
fantry. The cavalry went ahead and took the
towns, and the infantry came up later and gar.
risoued them, We would come up to within
half n mile of town and then run on some
trenches. The natives we call them "gugus",
would fire IA few shots ut Us, we would gailop
up and form four men abreast, then the man ON
the left would holu the other three horses and
the rest OF the men GO aheai foot, The
gngus haven't got any sand. and run after
the first few shots. The only time they Kill or
wound any of our men Is when they ambush
US. They build some of the finest trenches you
ever saw around most every town.
The mos, important building In every town Ia
| the church. which Is generally built Of stone
aud lifted up mo-t gorgeousy inside. They are
usually all out OF proportion to the size of the
town; few bamboo huts-not more than two
dozen-wili have church larger and better
| fitted than any church / ever saw In Maine
With towers and domes, and Inside all gilt stair
| ways and galleries, with many pictures and dee
| orations on the walls. They are regular pal
aces. The religion Is all Roman Catholic and
| the people are very religious
| When we get In n town It ia generally de
| serted, but pretty soon they come in from al
| directions. claiming 10 be "amigos" or friends
| They have been hiding In the woods, and have
| their household goods with them. They taxi
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East Sullivan.
enumerator for Sullivan, Sorrento, aud
MOI.
Samuel Robe-tson aud wife have moved
to Miibridge, where they have opened a
restaurant.
Mrs. Ehen Smith has returned from
franklin, where she ministered unto her
niece, Miss Jessie Remission, during her
last illness.
Doyle & Havey have shut down owing
to the breaking of the stsve saw on FRI
day. Fortunately no one was in the path
OF the flying steeI.a
The many friends of Mrs. James t.
Moore are sorry to learn of her accident
In Pembroke. She fell from bicycle
and crushed an ankle.
The last meeting OF the sewing society
was held with Mrs. Harriet Lord. An un-
usually pleasant afternoon was spent.
Mrs. Lord served the refreshments for
which she is famed IN the society. Mrs.
John Shaw and Mrs. Frank Noyes and
uhuRuk&Es, VI Wtbt oOutoouotos thhdO !"
pleasant addition to the numbers.
The steam boat wharf is not yet COM
pleted but will be in a few days II the
men who have worked gratuitously since
the start do not strike. Capt. John
Smiths words to the colonists were: ale
who would not work hight not eat" So
in the present case, without the effort East
Sullivan would still have been without
direct communication by boat or rail.
The entire community was shocked and
grieved on Wednesday on learning OF the
death OF Mrs. Caroline johnson Esta-
brook, In Braddock, Pa. Mrs. Estabrook
has been with her sister, Mrs. Fletcher
Leighton, since last January. Though in
very poor health, she seemed to be bene-
flied by the rest and change. 1t was
thought best for her to 60 into the hos
p.tai, hoping that her life might be pro-
longed by an operation. but it was found
that her trouble was different from what
it was supposed to be and no operation
was per formed. She seemed to be doing
well when sudden change for the worse
took place. The remains arrived Friday
night accompanied by Mrs. Leighton and
her daughter Charlotte, and the orphaned
| daug hter Abbie, who went West with her
mothe Her son Walter, with his wife
and baby, Is living at the old home. In
place OF the joyful anticipations OF the
mot hers return comes this crushing
sorrow.
May Il. SUB.