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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
coquetry of Cuban Women,


There is an innate coquetry about
a Cuban woman that shows itself even
in the least prominent of bows she
ties. Her clothing is always dainty,
and is frequently adorned with the
needlework of her own fingers. Her
gown may be nothing to look at twice,
but her linen is something exquisite,
and no other people rival them in
cleanliness. In many ways the Cuban
woman of today promises much for
the future. but there are now Strong
ly marked limitations, and this trip
has revealed many of them to her.
For instance, she never before thought
much about physical culture, and
those people who are blessed with
gray hair are strongly reminded of
the American women Of yore, with
whom it was the proper thing to
faint, and waist that measured over
eighteen inches was source of con-
tinual modification. That is just
about where these jewellers of the
tropics are now in the scale of physi-
cal perfection, Their muscles are
fabby, their chests thin and the splen-
did set-up of the American girl is new
;er seen. They do not stand straight.
1t is not possible when they lace as
they do and wear such thin shoes. In
fact, they do not wear shoes as rule,
but sort of little house slipper that
is only intended for Turkish rug wear.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
FORMS OF HEApGEAR.
The cap Is the o,dest-rhe Evo,utlu

The Cap Is the Oldest-The EvoIutlns
of the Hat.
Earliest of all forms of headgear was
the cap. The hat did not really come
into common use till the 18th century.
In the time of Charles 1. the queer,
ugar-loaf-shaped hat came into fash
ion. 1t was wound with rich band
and trimmed with feather. Con-
slant balancing" of the head was nee
essary to keep it on. The hat was
taken up by the Puritans, who salts
fed their bitter consciences by dis
carding the frivolous band and the
wicked feather. Charles II. brought the
French periwig into England, and the
tall hat went out to make way for the
low, broad-brimmed thing, gorgeous
with feathers and jimcracks. These
broad brims became broader. At last
it became necessary to turn them up.
First this was done at the back, final
ly according to the wearer's idea. Out
of this extravagant style of headgear
grew the cooked hat. The footmen
and liveried coachmen of many Eu-
ropean nations still wear this style Of
headgear. During Queen Anne's time
the cooked hat was the hat of the
gentlemen. The correct fashion was
to carry it under the arm as much as
possible. The French revolution,
which took off so many heads that had
worn the cooked hat, took off the
cooked hat too. In it's place the cres-
cent-shaped became the style, partly
by force. The direct ancestor of that
dreadful thing, the high hat of today,
was the noble and sturdy beaver.
Beavers went out of fashion largely
because the supply of material be-
came exhausted.-Utica Globe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
NATURE is STRANGE.
1t. Impulses Illustrated by ream.t

Its Impulses Illustrated by Teamster
and Hungry Dog Episode.
Seated at the edge of the curbing
was weary teamster, while near by
stood his horses crunching away at
their noon portion of oats, says the
Chicago News. Heaving a deep sigh,
the teamster slowly ambled to the wa
gon and from under the seat drew forth
good-sized dinner pail. Resuming
his seat upon the curb he mechanically
removed the cover from the lunch
bucket and began to eat.
His mind was far away from his sur
roundings, and with an occasional
ominous shake Of the head he mutter-
ed the thoughts that burdened his
brain. The appearance of a lean, hun
gry-looking dog resting upon it's
launches directly in front of him at
tracted his attention. The animal
gazed longingly at each morsel of food
which passed the mans lips. The man
SHE'D bit of bread at the dog, who
devoured it eagerly. One piece of food
after another he tossed to the enact
SSSSA
had disappeared, all but tough and
dangerous doughnut. Breaking a
piece from the "sinker," he babe him
eat it. The animal shifted, but refusea
to take it in its teeth. Thinking
by tossing the morsel to the ground
the animal might eat it, he did so; but
the dog pushed it aside with his nose
and disdained to eat it. This act on
the part of the dog so angered him
that he arose slowly and landed vi
cious kick in the dogs ribs, which sent
the poor animal into the gutter, where
it lay writhing in agony, $50 you,
too, refused to take what would rob
myself Of, after having sacrificed ev-
erything else," said the teamster.
with that remark and parting kick
at the PROSTATE animal, he hastily re-
moved the nosebags from the horses
mounted to the seat and drove away.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

John Jacob Astor. stared at in their
time for their august fortunes, would
not now be pointed at in the streets Of
Washington or Philadelphia or New
York as anything remarkable. These
vast fortunes for some imply pinched-
ness, of want for others. A growing
protuberance on mans head implies
illness of the whole body. These es-
tates Of disproportionate size weaken
all the body polite. But the evil is
nothing with us compared with the
monopolistic oppression abroad. Just
look at the ecclesiastical establish
ments on the other side of the sea.
Look at those great cathedrals, built at
fabulous expense and supported by
ecclesiastical machinery, and some
times in an audience room that would
hold a thousand people twenty or th1r-
ty people gather for worship. The
pope's income is SS,000,000 year.
Cathedrals of statuary and braided
arch and walls covered with master
pieces Of Rubens and Raphael and
Michael Angelo. Against all the walls
dash seas of poverty and crime and
filth and abomination.
Ireland today one vast monopolistic
visitation. About 5000 900 people in
Great Britain. and yet all the soil
owned by about $4,000. Statistics
enough to make the earth tremble.
Duke of Devonshire owning $4,000
acres in Derbyshire, Duke of Richmond
owning 100000 acres around Gordon
castle. Marcus Of Bredalbane going
on journey of 100 miles in straight
line, all on his own property. Duke
Of sutherland has an estate wide as
Scotland, which dips into the sea on
both sides. Unfortunate as we have
it here, it is a great deal worse there.
While making the international
comparison let us look forward to the
time which will surely come when all
nations will have as great advantages
as our own. AS surely as the Bible is
true the whole earth is to be garden
lied and set free. Even the climates
VIII change and the heats be cooled
and the frigidity warmed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
again the momentary expression Of IT.

again the momentary expression Of IT.
ritation had passed from his face.
For whatever reason you have re-
fused, Enderby," he said, II am sure
it. is one that does honor to yourself.
The man who can refuse to take fort
une's tide at the flood, when he knows
1t will lead on to fortune, because
conscience forbids him to do so, is q
man who, perhaps, may not succeed in
this world, but whose failure, If he
fails, is more glorious than the sue
cess of Others"
THANK you. Sir Henry" said En-
derby, flushing little. The praise Of
such a man as Sir Henry was worth
something, for he was one whom Paul
Enderby admired and revered with all
his heart.
How had he been deceived by such
a man as Dundas Lyndon? Enderby
asked himself the question again and
again. In his own mind he had ar
rived at what seemed likely enough
solution of the mystery of David
Lloyd.
Dundas Lyndon was in some way
connected with the crime with which
Lloyd had been accused, and was
working upon the gentle and unsuspi-
cious nature of the latter in order to
get an inconvenient and dangerous
witness out of the way.
Enderby hardly knew how deeply he
was Interested in the case until he dis
covered that he had almost forgotten.
an engagement he had in the evening,
at which he expected to meet Cecil
Lennox.
She was there, surrounded by hevy
OF admirers, as Enderby approached,
and looked very lovely in her exqui-
site Partisan CONNECTION of primrose
and pink.
Enderby's pulses beat quicker as she
turned her brilliant smile upon him.
She extended her hand. and in few
minutes he and she were alone.
so you are to be my fathers junior
in a great case that is coming on?"
she said, still smiling upon him. 81
am so glad! congratulate you be-
forehand. 1t is the beginning of fame
for you, and you will go up the ladder
so quickly once you have started the
ascent"
Enderby's face fell, and shadow
came upon his brow.
"Sir Henry told you so much, Miss
Lennox? But did he not tell you that
I had refused his generous offer?"
Cecil started.
Refused! You can't be in earnest,
Mr.. Enderby! Refused such an offer!
Why. it will be the making of your
fortune! This case is celebrated one.
my father says. What possible reason
can you have for refusing?"
(To be continued.)
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
Horse Shoe. for Luck,

The custom Of keeping horseshoes
for luck is said to have originated at
the time when in every home was the
picture of the patron saint. About the
head OF the saint was the distinguish
ing halo. which was frequently made
OF metal. sometimes the shape Of a
horseshoe. When anything happened
TO the picture the halo was still kept.
and remained fastened to the door. IN
order that the saints influence might
stu prevail. AS the bit of metal was
the most substantial part of the pic
ture. 1t soon became the custom to
make charm of this part only. and
the horseshoe followed logically as q
prevention against evil.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

much, and that is making him SO
weak. And the doctor gives him a
medicine-it is marked 'Hypophos-
pilates on the label. He had taken a
dose of that-the last dose in the bot
tie. The last time he was ill like this;
and that he had today is the last dose
in the bottle. Is not that stranger"
1t was starnge-very. Enderby's
face, grave and pale, was slightly
turned from Jasmine; but she saw it,
and sudden. overwhelming terror
moved over her. In her agitation she
seized his hand.
"You think it-strange? she said.
ooh. I must save him! I must save
him! Help me, dear God-help mel"
Passionate sobs broke her voice. and
she threw herself on her knees, COW
ering her face with her hands. Ender-
by looked down at her. strange emo
tions stirring him.
Then he bent down and raised her
up gently.
Don't give way like that, my child!
VIZ oAoA SAVE Alius liz 1edI VI LudL.
I shall tell you what I will do. 1 have
friend, doctor. You must persuade
your father to see him. AS for the
bottle. you must let me have it, and
we shall soon know the truth. And
in the meantime, be brave and strong,
and take care Of your father; and on
no account give him anything pre-
scribed by Doctor Lyndon"
With a sudden impulse the girl
seized his hand again, and this time
-snatched it to her lips.
May God bless and reward you for
ever and ever!" she murmured, brok-
emily. And then. as if ashamed Of her
self, turned away, while warm blush
drowned the pallor of her face.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
Cornstalks Poison catt,..

Cattlemen in the vicinity Of kim
ball, S. D., are much exercised, over
losses OF cattle which have been graz-
ing in fields Of cornstalks. Nearly ev-
cry cattle raiser has lost from one to.
twenty head, and examination, Of the
stomachs Of the dead animals shows
no unusual conditions. iSonetimes ..
steer will drop dead almost smmedi.s
ately after being turned In among the
stalks Several animals may thus be-
lost, yet when the herd = turned into
another Held Of stalks Close W No evil
results may show themseLyee
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
STORIETTES,

The other day a newly appointed
warden was taken by the prison chap
lain into the chapel, where the pris-
oners were assembled in a body. The,
chaplain presented him to the COM
Pany with the remark that he would
say few words. The warden was a
pashful man, and unaccustomed to
speech making. He stammered, slut
tered, blushed and faltered: Ladies'
neutrality-suspicious. is.
men and fellow prisoners-er-I can't
make a speech; don't know how
to make speech. In fact, all-er-
all L can say is-er-that I'm yery
here!"
On one occasion, during a visit ,
America, Michael Gum, who ass
Gilbert and Sullivan in bringing nut
many OF their operas, was tryin l!ls>
voices of some candidates for IL
chorus. One of them sang in sort
OF OF affected Italian broken English.
Inc stage manager interrupted.
Look here" he said, "that accent
won't do for sailors or pirates. Give
us little less Mediterranean, and a
little more Whitechapel." Here Gum
turned and said: "Of what nation
AMY are you? You don't sound Ital-
IAN. The other suddenly dropped
his Italian accent, and in Irish said:
ehure, Mr.. Gum, I'm from the same
country as yourself"
ROBERT Barr relates that once,
speaking with Bret Harte, he upheld
the rigid life Henry Thoreau had led
at Walden Pond as compared with
Ihe luxurious surroundings of many
modern authors. Barr advocated a
return to the simpler habits of our
ancestors. YES" Harte replied, civ
ing on parched peas sounds very fine
IN book. When l visited Emerson,
J. was astonished to find how close
walden Pond was to the Emerson
homestead, and | commented on this.
L had imagined that the pond was
away out in the wilderness, miles
from any human habitation. Before
Emerson could reply, Mrs. Emerson
spoke up in the tone of woman ex-
posing a humbug: oh, yes, Henry
took good care not to get out of
hearing of our dinner horn"
An anecdote of Gladstone is set
down by Sir Wemyss Reid in the new
Anglo-Saxon. Reid tells how, on one
occasion, about ten years ago, he sat
opposite Mr.. Gladstone at dinner and
noticed that the side of his face was
severely bruised and cut. The ex-
PLANTATION was interesting. Mr.. Glad
stone had been to call, few even
ings before, upon Lord Granville, who
was then very i'll. In returning he
took short cut through some of the
alleys of Mayfair, and in passing
along one narrow street he slipped
off the pavement and, losing his bal
ance, fell at full length upon the
road. II lay there stunned for a
minute at least" he added, in his
deep, sonorous voice, "and though a
great many people passed, no one
came to my assistance or took the
slightest notice of me. suppose they
thought that I was drunk"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
wonders Of the Telephone.

Sound does not travel along tele-
phone wire; the sound heard in the re-
ceiver is produced through the agency
of electricity, the velocity Of which de-
ponds on the source whence it is gen
Grated and the conductor along which
it travels. There is certainly a limit
to the distance to which telephone
messages may be sent, but every year
sees this limit increased. Many long
distance lines are in use. as. for In
stance. from New York to Chicago.
Lines are sometimes run under water;
there Is now, and has been for some
time, telephone communication be
tween London and Paris.
AS q rule hard luck never associ-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

Sympathy is easy to get, but when
you need help you will find it diff
ferent proposition.
He who spends all he makes can't
make all he wants to spend.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

AS rule hard luck never associ-
ates with prudence and industry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
LITERARY NoT~

The famous Delineator, which for ~
years has occupied unique position
ip The American ma gazi...a world
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

Inc royal plate OF st. James palace is
worth $10,000,000. There is host Of
attendants. all on salaries, some of
them $4,000 a year, some $4,000 year.
Comptroller of the household, mistress
of the robes, captain of gold stick, lieu
tenant of silver stick, clerk of the
powder closet, pages of the back stairs,
master Of the horse, chief equerry,
equerries in ordinary, crown equerry,
hereditary grand falconer, vice cham
beTisain, CLERK of the kitchen, grooms
in waiting, loros in waiting, grooms Of
the court chamber, sergeant-at-arms,
barge master and waterman, eight
bed chamber women, eight ladies of
the bedchamber. and so on and so on.
All this Is only type Of the fabulous
expense Of foreign governments. All
this is paid out of the sweat and blood
of the people. Are the people salts
fed? However much the Germans like
William, and Austria likes Francis
Joseph. and England likes her glori-
GUS queen, these stupendous govern
mental expenses are built on a groan
OF dissatisfaction as wide as Europe.
If it were left to the people of England
or Austria or Germany or Russia
whether these expensive establish
ments should be kept up, do you doubt
what the vote would be? Now, is it
not better that we be overtaxed and
the surplus be distributed all over the
land than to have 1t built up and piled
up inside the palaces?
Question of Monopolies.
h Again. the monopolistic oppression
lis less in America than anywhere else.
The air is full Of protest because great
hotises. great companies, great indi-
vtduals. are building such overtower.
Ing fortunes. Stephen Girard and
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
TRUSTS AFTER CHANDLER.
New Hampshire Senator De-
ClareS that He is Marked
for Defeat.
LEGISLATION is PENDING.
Railroad Corporations Are Not Pleased
at the Veterans Attitute.

Concord, y. H, Oct 5.-The rail
road trust declares that William f.
Chandler shall not be returned to
the senate, and the senator admits
the chances are six to one against
him.
''On the preteNt that | am silver
man, Senator Chandler SAYS. the
railroad trust proclaims to the peo-
pie of New Hampshire that am not
to be relied upon to help maintain
sound currency.
am an avowed bimetallist | be-
lieve silver should become. under
proper restrictions and by interna-
tional agreement. d standard part
of our currency. | oppose the free
and unlimited coinage of silver.
Into the republican state pla tform
after midnight. was slyly interpolat-
ed d unique plank. providing arbi-
trarily against any attempt to re-
establish silver as standard money.
The agents OF the railroad trust
gliblv spread the statement. Chandler
can't stand on this plank; he is a
silver man.
The republican state committee, OF
which Senator Galliger is chairman,
under the direction of the combine,
has invaded nearly every city and
town in the state TO select men for
the legislature who can be relied
upon to vote against me. These
men are promised money and per-
quisites to use in their canvass.
We regard the invasion of our
state by the great railroad trust
with alarm. Give these men arbitra-
~ power and no man, be he demo-
crat or republican. can receive recOg-
milton in New Hampshire unless he
wears the collar of a powerful and
lnsolent corporation.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
Charged With Killing His Son.

Nevada. Mo-. Oct. 6.-Ioshua Med
lin, an old and well-to-do resident of
Coal Township, this county, is
charged with the murder of his 19-
year-old son John.
They quarreled, it is said, over a
castor bean patch, and, it is charged,
the old man killed his son and then
placed the body in a buggy and
hauled it to a creek, where he sank it
in the water.
When the officers went to arrest
him he had left the country The al
legged murder occurred Wednesday,
but was not discovered until to-day,
when the dead boys mother, who is
a paralytic, managed to crawl
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
MAY Cochrane the Winner.

Nevada, Mo. THE balloting for
flower queen of the Nevada street
fair closed last night. Miss May Coch-
rane being chosen queen. She is the
daughter of Chief Train Dispatcher
W. ]. Cochrane of the Missouri Pa
cifie at this point. and was the can
didate of the Modern Woodmen of
America. She received ,161 votes.
Miss Byrd Fisher. the candidate OF
the Nevada Commercial Club. receiy
952 votes. No other candidates were
offered.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
4 Thousand Tongues

Could not express the rapture of An
ME f. Springer, of Philadelphia,
when DR.. Kings New Discovery
cured her OF a hacking cough that
for many years had made life bur
den. She says: after all other rem
edies and doctors failed it soon re-
moved the pain ill my chest and
can now sleep soundly. something |
can scarcely remember doing before
| feel like sounding its praises
throughout the Universe. DIR.
Kings New Discovery is guaranteed
to cure all troubles of the throat.
chest or lungs. Price so cents and
S1.0O. Guaranteed. Trial bottles
free at Fl. L. Tucker, druggist.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
Wife sDream Comes True.

ST. Joseph, Mo, Oct. THE wife
of Alexander Davis told her husband
this morning that she had dreamed
during the night that ne had died.
Davis was sitting on the bed at the
time. and when the wife had finished
telling the dream he fell to the floor
dead
When Mrs. Davis awoke she dis
tinctly remembered the dream, but
started to prepare the morning meal.
She called to her husband to get up,
and when he started to do so. told
him the dream. He listened intentlv
and no sooner had the wife finished
the narrative than the death of Davis
occurred. The dead man had lived
in st. Joseph all his life He was 80
years of age. An inquest was held
and the jury returned a verdict to
the effect that the deceased had died
from heart trouble.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-10-11

mile to a neighbor. where she finally
succeeded in making them under
stand the story of her sons death.
He was overhauled at Mound
vile, Saturday afternoon by Deputy
Sheriff Siayback who arrested him
and lodged him in Jail.
This morning he was arraigned be
fore Justice Fred Gordon and
through his attorney. Il. NJ. Gibson
pleaded not guilty to tie charge OF
murder preferred against him. JUS
tice Gordon remandpd him to jail till
Oct. 1S. thc dare set for his prelilni-
nary examination.
The prlSOIe er presents more the ap-
pearance of an imbecile than of a
cold blOoded murderer He laughed
outright when the dreadful charge OF
numbering his own son was read to
him by the Justice. He seems in no
way to realize the enOrmity of the
crime charged or of the seriousness
OF his own situation
LATER:-John Medlin turned up at
Fit. Scott and was surprised to hear
he had been murdered and that his
father was under arrest for he crime.