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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Ahead of America.

| know it would be wrong to explain
our being three years ahead of New
England boy merely from the scholar
tly preparation of our teachers, says
Professor Hugo Munsterberg. A sec
ond factor, which is hardly less i'm
portant, stands clear before my mind,
too; the help which our school found
in our homes. l do not mean that we
were helped in our work, but the
teachers were silently helped by the
spirit which prevailed in our homes
with regard to the school work. The
school had the right of way, our par
ents reinforced our belief in the work
and our respect for the teachers; a
reprimand in the school was a
shadow on our home life; a word OF
praise in the school was ray of sun
shine for the household. The excel
lent school books, the wise plans for
the upbuilding of the ten years
course, the hygienic care, the external
stimulations, have all, of course, help
ed toward the results; and yet am
convinced that their effect was en-
tirely secondary compared with those
two features, the scholarly enthusiasm
Of our teachers, and the respect for
the school on the part of our parents.
Atlantic Monthly.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
No Twin Microbes for Him.

A clergyman walking on the out
skirts of his parish on day found one
of his parishioners whitewashing his
cottage. Pleased at this novel mani
festation Of the virtue that is next
to goodness he complimented the man
on his desire for neatness. With a
mysterious air the workman descend
ed from the ladder and approaching
the fence said: That's not exactly
the reason why I'm doin' of this ere
job, your worship. The last two cou-
pies as lived here had twins, so ses
to my missus, I'll take and white
wash the place SOS there mayn't be
no Infection You see, sir. as how
we've got 10 of 'em already. '-Phono-
graphic Record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
PRIDE AND THE FALL.
The Whole Town Was Against That
Silk Hat.

The Whole Town Was Against That
Silk Hat.
Speaking of runaways / recall one
that has place in the history of the
town of Osceola," said man in the
Pittsburg News reporters hearing.
up until the time that my friend
Mattern came home from college no
one in Osceola had ever acquired the
silk hat habit. Of course strangers
came to the town wearing stove
pipes but courtesy and hospitality
protected them. But Mattern came
home determined to force silk hat
on the people of the town whether
they would or not Not content with
wearing it on Sunday, he wore it on
week days and kept on wearing it I'M
til he hadn't friend in the town eX-
cept his two sisters. They thought it
gave him distinguished appearance,
but the rest of the family were against
it. He had a fast horse that he drove
! through the town every nice evening
and the fellows in front of the hotel
said there wasn't a street in the whole
place that he didn't pass over. That
was for the purpose of showing off,
they said, for he invariably wore the
hat. They were talking one evening
Of having the vigilance committee
wait on him with formal warning
that he would have to cease to wear
the hat, when he was seen coming
down the main street as usual with his
horse and buggy and the hat. One OF
the town boys, taking his usual throw
at the hat, struck the horse in the eye
and maddened it. Off it started and
Mattern could not hold it. He tried to
swing in at the hotel corner to avoid a
dangerous hill farther down the street
md there was an upset Both he and
The hat were thrown and he landed on
top of it, The crowd in front of the
hotel gave a yell of delight. Mattern
was instantly forgiven. He was picked
up and carried into the hotel and two
doctors attended him. The hat, a
shapeless wreck, was kicked about the
street by men and boys in a delirium
Of joy. Pride goeth before a fall
was on the. tip of everybody's tongue
and it was verify believed that the
fall that resulted in the destruction
of that silk hat was a deliberate and
premeditated act of God. The boy
who threw the stone got no credit for
It at ALL"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Llquifed Air as An Explosive:

Professor Charles Tripler is the dis
;overer of the value OF liquid air as
IN explosive. and the discovery nearly
cost him his life. In an experiment
n a hotel room a lighted match was
dropped near small quantity of the
air. The explosive wrecked the room.
Professor Tripler said: "Liquefied air
becomes high explosive when in
combination with hydrocarbon, as
wood. felt or cloth. We have torn
asunder iron pipes like paper in our
experiments in the laboratory. 1t is
easier to direct than dynamite, but
it requires an expert to handle it.
1t cannot be stored, and must be made
at the quarries New York World.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Battls Days 81 the week.

It is noted that Of thirty-four great
battles, twelve were fought on Sunday,
six on Thursday, five on Wednesday,
two on Friday while Monday. Tues
day and Saturday claim three apiece.
Among the Sunday battles were Wat
erloo, Inkerman and the fall OF Delhi;
Gravelotte and Omdurman happened
ON Thursday; Tel-el-Kebir. the bat
tie OF Alma and Balaklava came on
Wednesday; Trafalgar was won on
Tuesday. sebastopol on Friday, and
the battles OF Marengo and Abu Klea
were fought on Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31


they should have been Willing to have
paid some one to chase all over the
town for a day getting flowers to-
gether and then taking them home
again. The bride wore a handsome
Silverstein gown, made at home, and
the groom was decked out in $40
hand-me-down suit. The ushers wore
cutaway coats borrowed for the occa-
sion. Sallie Potts was made of honor,
and the consensus of opinion was that
she was two-to-one better than the
bride. The young couple took the
morning train for st. Lous, where they
will spend more money in a few days
than Willie car earn in three months.
Willie says that now he's married he's
going to settle down. Some of our
merchants think it would have been
better If he had settled up first. The
groom gets a salary of $27 month.
which is about the allowance Bette
has been used to for pin money. We
wish for Willie's sake that the old
saying that it takes no more to sup
port two than one wasn't lie. The
bride sent us shoe box full of a con-
glomeratioN of stuff supposed to be
cake. If this is a sample of Bettie's
cooking we feel sorrow for Willie.
Our janitor's dog fell heir to the cake
and now he's lying in the cold, cold
ground. But this wedding is none of
our funeral. If Willie and Bette are
satisfied we've got no kick coming"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
TELLING THE TRUTH.
Newspapers veracious Description of
Waddinp,

The Palmyra (Mo.) Spectator under
takes to show by satire what might
be expected were editors sometimes to
speak their minds. Here are few
of the Spectators samples: willie
Shortike and Bette Boomers were
married at the - church last even
ing. The church was very prettily
decorated with flowers and pottted
plants, borrowed promiscuously from
over town from people who didn't
Want to lend them. The decorating
was done under protest by some Of
the members of the church, who were
asked To do 60 .z=z-zsaz ss5sssssssssasazzs.s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Helm wanted to Use the Seeds.

A member of congress from an agri-
cultural district in the west read let
ter recently received from one of his
people. 1t read thus: ITO the Very
Honorable Mr.. Blank: Kind sir and
esteemed friend-I have the seeds.
They came this morning and suit very
we'll, specially the cabbage seed which
grows we'll in this soil. pleas send me
2 loads of fertiliser and a new harrer
(mine is broke so it amt no good)
and if you could send me man for
a couple OF days | would be obliged.
With this help know the garden stuff
will Mrn out al rite and | will send
so26e to you and the president. Your
liateful well wisher anS Supporter
New York Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Boom in American Coal.

The scarcity of coal in Europe which
is said to be due indirectly to the war
In South Africa. has been great thing
for the mines OF Maryland and West
Virginia. says correspondent. 1
learned today that, in addition to UNI
precedented shipments to the general
trade from Baltimore, Lambert's Point
and Newport News, French company
has cse.racted for $4,000 tons of Cum
berland coal, and the Russian govern
ment is now making terms for 2,OO0.-
600 tons.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
IN THE LAKE COUNTRY

IN THE LAKE COUNTRY
of Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Min
nesota and Michigan, there are hun
dreds Of the most charming Summer
Resorts awaiting the arrival Of thou
sands Of tourists from the South and
East.
Among the list of near by places
are Fox Lake, Delavan, Lauderdale,
sWaukesha, Oconomowoc, Palmyra,
The Dells at Kilbourn, Elkhart and
Madison, while little further off are
! Minocqua, Star Lake, Frontenac,
White Bear. Minnetonka and Mar
quette on Lake Superior.
For pamphlet of Summer Homes
for l9o0.' or for copy of our hand
ssomely illustrated Summer book, en-
titled @In The Lake Country" apply
to nearest ticket agent or address
with four cents in postage, Geo. H.
Heafford. General Passenger Agent,
Old Colony Building. Chicago, Ill.
r
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
"sroth@r HUBBARD" Done In Greet

Mother Hubbard" Done In Greek.
England is repaying the debt II
owes to the literature OF Greece with
nursery rhymes. A Greek lady who
has lived in England and has lately
established an infant school in the
neighborhood of Athens, has translat-
ed such classics as Jack and Jill'
and "Old Mother Hubbard" into her
own language, and set them to music.
They are immensely popular with the
Hellenic infants.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

and Charming Summer Resorts.
Those in search of health or recrea-
ton can do no better than to take an
outing at one of the following popular
resorts on the Minneapolis & st. Louis
r. r. Waterville, Mimi, Lake Teton
ka. Splendid pike, crappie and bass
fishing and boating. Maple Point Ho-
tel or Tetonka Park Hotel provide the
/ best Of accommodations. Waconia,
Mimi, Clear Lake. The Coney Island
! Hotels are famous for good accommo-
dations. Lake Minnetonka is best
reached by the Minneapolis & st.
Louis r. r. There are numerous first
class hotels at Deephaven, Cottage
wood. Excelsior, Lake Park, etc. FIRE.
Quent trains and reduced rate tickets
on sale. For further information call
on agents or write to A. B. Cults, G. p.
& T. A., M. & ST. L. r. R. Minneapo-
4 lis.
a woman can do anything with the
aid Of hairpin except sharpen a
K and snancil
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

TEnIJ6G OOEOHAOO.3f fsl5ll
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
has just published a second edition Of
THE FERTILE LANDS OF COLO
RADIO" which gives concise descrip-
ton Of the vast area of agricultural,
horticultural and grazing lands located
on its line in the state of Colorado
and the Territory Of New Mexico, and
Sfull information as to the stock inter-
gests. the sugar beet industry and farn1-
ing by irrigation. It is truthful
representation of the. numerous and
wonderful products Of the soil In
that portion Of the country and Is
of especial interest to all who are in.
eterested In agriculture or kindred pur-
suits.
E: Copies Of this book will be sent free
on application to s. X Hooper. CT. a..
ID. a r. g. r. r. Denver, Colo.
Tor any onicisl of the Denver e Rio
rande railroad.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
4lll lelln. 5oblssllng is sure

~ ftts>llll l(yl5i5a tcf1.S SSohepffng is sure
to happen to make won cut their
hair, now that it has grown long and
even. Women with whom time and
money are a-plenty give much atten-
ton to their hair. One week it is
washed, the next it is singed, then it
is brushed, and next it is treated with
tonic or again brushed. After few
months of such care the hair becomes
shining, pliable and greatly improved
in color. Hair thoroughly washed,
dried and Immediately waved will
keep it's wave for two weeks. A late
notion is to confine the freshly dried
hair in loose silk mop-cap lined with
cheese cloth. A layer of cotton be-
tween cheese cloth and silk is thick
with violet sachet An hours wear
suffices to impart to the hair delicate
perfume. The same cap may be donned
at night Such caps may be bought,
made and perfumed, but it is much
cheaper to make them, and the home
made ones are sure to be prettier.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
he
P2nklbaE11
Remedies

For disorders of the
feminine organs have
gained their great s'en0w,
and enormous sale be-
cause of fse permanent
good they have dome and
are d0i.sg for the women
Of this country.
If all aE,i;sy or. sssgfl ~
Esg women could he sssa
TO understand ROW &
S0fufely true arc &
statements about Lydia
Pinkkans's Vegceah
G0n,p0ssssay their sssffe
issgs would end.
Hrs. Pzsskn:sp, c0ussse
women free Of charg :
Her address IS Lynn /,
Mass. TIRE advice she
gives is practical and
honest. You can wpzSe
freely to hesy she Is a wo-
man.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Husband,
If you have weak, nervous, debil-
itated wife, do not scold or become i'm
patient with her. Give her kind treat
ment, loving words and Morley's Liver
and Kidney Cordial to renovate, regu-
late and strengthen her system, and
our word for it she will soon be your
healthy. happy best half Price 81.
Sold by agent in every town.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

never opened except to take another in.
There is knob on the Outside OF the
door of the sepulcher, but none on the
inside. Here comes the conqueror Of
death. He enters that realm and says,
Daughter of Jairus, sit up!" and she
sits up. To Lazarus, Come forth!"
and he came forth. To the widows
son he said, Get up from that bier!"
and he goes home with his mother
Then Jesus snatche1 up the keys of
death and hung them to his girdle
and cried until all the graveyards Of
the earth heard him, 20 Death,
will be thy plague! o Grave, will be
thy destruction"
The Supernatural Nature.
No man could go through all the OBJ
stacles l have described, you say,
without having a nature super
natural. In that arm, amid it's mus
cles and nerves and bones, were In
tertwisted the energies of omnipo-
tence. In the syllables of that voice
there was the emphasis of the eternal
God. That foot that walked the deck
of the ship in Gennesaret shall
stamp Kingdoms of darkness into de-
molition. This poverty struck Christ
owned Augustus, owned the sanhe-
drin, owned Liberals, owned all the
castles on it's beach and all the skies
that looked down into it's water, own
ed all the earth and all the heavens.
To him of the plain coat belonged the
robes of celestial royalty. He who
walked the road to Emmans the light
nings were the fire shod steeds of his
chariot. Yet there are those who look
on and see Christ turn water into
wine, and they say, 1t was sleight Of
hand!'' And they see Christ raise the
dead to life, and they say, Easily ex-
planned; not really dead; playing
dead.' And they see Christ giving
sight to the blind man, and they say,
| "Clairvoyant Doctor Oh what shall
they do on the day when Christ rises
| up in judgment and the hills shall
rock and the trumpets shall call, peal
en- peal?
Christ a Sympathizer. j.
1
fact that in all our struggles we have
| sympathizer. You cannot tell Christ
anything new about hardship. do not
think that wide ages of eternity will
take the scars from his punctured side
and his lacerated temples and his sore
hands. You will never have bur-
den weighing so many pounds as that
burden Christ carried up the bloody
hill. You will never have any suffer-
ing worse than he endured, when with
tongue hot and cracked and infamed
and swollen. he moaned, II thirst"
You will never be surrounded by
worse hostility than that which stood
around Christ's feet foaming, revil
ing, livid with rage, bowling down his
prayers, and snuffing up the smell Of
blood. o We faint hearted, o ye
troubled, o we prosecuted one, here IS
heart that can sympathize with you!
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
what He Missed.

Wycke-See how angry that parson
Is! l really believe he's swearing. He
has certainly missed his vocation.
Wytte-No, think it was his train.
STRAY Stories.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Coughing Leads to Consumption.
kemp's Balsam will stop the cough
at once. Go to your druggist to-day
and get sample bottle free. Sold in
% and so cent bottles. Go at once:
delays are dangerous.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
A warning.

Pain or soreness in the back must
never be sighted. Kidney diseases
creep on us with only that one warn
ing. Delay is folly when by timely
use Of Morley's Liver and Kidney Cor
dial, the great System renovator, all
danger can be avoided. This remedy
is positive cure for Kidney and
Urinary Troubles. Sold by agent in
every town.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES do not
spot streak or give your goods an UNI
evenly dyed appearance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Lock Jaw.
Ed II. Hardin, China Springs, Tex.
says: One large does of Morley's
Wonderful Eight cured my mare of
lock-]aw. 1t was wonderful cure and
saved me $4,000 animal" Sold by
agent in every town.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

MUST NOT INITIATE CURE.
Joseph w. Burgess of the firm of
Burgess G Van Horn, chemists, and
Harry Lay and w. T. Fuge, BARRIERS.
were arraigned in the criminal court
at Kansas City, May 2, on the charge
of refilling bottles which originally
contained Coke's dandruff cure with
a spurious article and passing it off
for the genuine. They pleaded not
guilty and were released on bonds of
$500 each to appear for trial May "a.
1t Is understood that other arrests
will follow and that the cases now
pending will be vigorously prosecuted.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Those who use Maple City Self Washing
Soap will usually have no other kind, be-
cause it does better work and DIES it easier.
Sold by all grocers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

The bachelors in the state of New
York outnumber the spinsters by $780,
600.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup.
FOR children teething, softens the gums reduces In
uammation, says pain. cures wind collie. Csc bottle
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Lord Roberts weighs a little more
than 100 pounds.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Stylish HairtIresssnr.

While fashionable women are wear
ing their hair carelessly disposed about
the face and drawn to high knot atop
the head, there is talk of return OF
the Nine. de Maintenon couture This
will bring down the locks to QUIZ
about temples and chSek.n1 a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Send for Choice Recipes
by Walter Baker & Co. Ltd. Dorchester, Mass.
nnlled fee. Mention this paper.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

The more snagsa dentist runs u
against the more successful he is.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Do Your Feet Ache and Burn?
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. AT all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

II You Have Dandrun
please try Coke Dandruff Cure. Money re.
funded if it fails. At Druggists, S1.0O
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

OF nearly 1000 dealers in olenar-
garine in Philadelphia. only thirty -one
have both federal and state licences.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

One hundred years ago Australia had
about 1000, 600 aborigines. Now they
have dMindled to less than loo. GOO.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

The revenue officers frequently go
on q stlll hunt.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Pisos Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w. SAMUEL,
Ocean Grove, N j.. Feb. II, 1900
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Trying to keep up appearance keeps
many big man down
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Do your clothes look Yellow If so, use
Maple City Soap. 1t will make them white
again. Sold by all procers
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn

The apartment house that doesn't
pay is fiat failure.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

a married woman says that male i.
only mistake in spelling mule.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

The man who trades with the In
dams soon discovers that they are red
skins.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Looks for bigger Target.
Instead Of cultivating a more defin-
lite aim IN life. the average man wastes
bic time i ing Tor = larger and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

The weather is as uncertain as a
woman's age between 3Oand 40.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

A very hot iron should never be used
for fannels or woolens.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
FERTILE COLORADO.

The man who is loafer is dead
loss to himself.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

LuSurlant hair with Its youthful color assured by
using PARKER's HAIR BALsAM.
HINDERCoRNs, the best cure for corns bets
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
GOOD FISHING

India has greater variety of plants
than any other country in the world.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Mrs. Mckinley confesses to having
1000 pairs of slippers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Power of ne Bluff.

It is surprising hfw mans self-re-
snect increases when he carries q
c s even Though he has but 81
s the bank Lincoln (Neb.) News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

There is probably nothing quite so
sure as consequences.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
Lock Jaw

A kid glove manufacturer is rough.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31
You win Never Know

One way to obtain credit is by not
needing it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

a woman can do anything with the
aid of hairpin except sharpen a
cad pencil.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

w. N. u, Des Momes., No. 22-Iooo
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

"a ~ W 7 on VIII Never Know
what good lux is unless you use Carter's. I
costs nomose than poor ink. All dealers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-31

Popular opinion declared in those
days, Blessed is the merchant who
has a castle down on the banks Of
Lake Tiberias." This young man
said. Blessed are the poor" Popular
opinion said in those days, Blessed
are those who live amid statuary and
fountains and gardens and congratu-
latio4s and all kinds OF festivity. z
This young man responded, Blessed
arg they that mourn Public opinion
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-02-02

dian appropriation bin In the mouse was
made the occasion for the discussion Of
a wide range Of public questions. Our
policy in the Philippine islands, the gov
ernment of Porto Rico, the leasing Of
our arid lands and election methods in
the South were in turn brought into the
arena. The most interesting debate 90.
CURED over the latter subject.