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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
Diet and Color.

A bright complexion will so a great
way toward identifying plain face.
To secure it a perfect circulation of the
blood is absolutely necessary, and to
retain it a meat diet should be avoided.
The roses must be painted in the
cheeks, lips and chin by nature Alum
dant exercise and an outdoor life are
invaluable. Animal food is not con-
ducive to a fine color Meat once
day should be the limit Meat broths,
soup extracts and jellies are, on the
other hand, very wholesome. Vegeta.
bles should form the diet, and as they
are numerous no difficulty will be
found in getting change. Lettuce,
one OF the most valuable greens, con-
tains a sufficient amount of opium to
freshen the complexion by absorbing
the impurities of the blood that other
wise would appear on the face in the
form Of pimples and eruptions. "The
soups of the king" prepared for the
dyspeptic Charles VI, are still favored
by beauties in all countries. In this
age they are known as cream soups"
ALI are white, or of a delicate tint and
free from greasy or oily substances,
the stock being extracts of some strong
soup. Asparagus, beans, celery, cauli-
flower, tomato, cucumber, chickweed,
crab and lobster are some of the fif-
teenth century soups that are consid-
cred favorable to beauty color. Soft
boiled eggs are among the best arti-
cles of food, and those hard boiled are
among the worst. Candy, conserves,
croquettes, doughnuts, crullers, patties
and pastry are bad for the complexion,
and so are all dishes that are cooked
in butter or lard. Fried oysters are
most injurious because indigestible.
Brown beverages are Eail to make fla
skin dark, and the assertion does not
seem improbable, for just as soon as
children and schoolgirls exchange their
milk mugs for wineglasses and coffee
cups they begin to lose their peach
blossom beauty. German ladies drink
white wine and white beer, and the
French beauties dilute their red wine
for the preservation of their fine COM
plexions. There is no danger of drink
ing too much cocoa, chocolate or cof-
fee, half milk. Sweet milk, sour milk,
and buttermilk are real beautifers.
There is nothing better than lemonade
to clear the skin. Water is good all
the time. provided it is not iced
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29

caslonal brushing of the teeth with
lemon juice is most excellent thing
provided the acid is carefully washed
away afterWard. 1t is said that corns
ana Dunlons may be removed bv bind
Ing On a piece of lemon night after
night. Certainly when the feet are
tired and swollen, there is nothing het-
ter as an application, after a GOOD
bathing, than lemon juice and alcohol
IN equal parts. A tablespoonful is
quite enough, and the preparation
ought to be found on every toilet table.
After lemons are used for table mr.
poses. the pieces may he put on a
shelf over the kitchen sink, where thew
VIII be handy to rub the hands with.
10 remove stains, TO take spots out of
linen, or to mix with salt and polish
Drasses. There is probably no fruit in
ordinary use that has so many excel
lent qualities, and is so comprehen-
slvely valuable as the lemon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29

survived the great land Lacquer, and
which has been considered one of the
most felicitous epigrams in public
speaking. Mr.. Redmonds style is de-
llberate. He has wonderful reserve.
and when he opens wide the gates OF
his oratory his power is superb, yet
never overleaps itself.
The new chairman of the Irish party
is A years ole and a Wexford man. He
was educated altogether in Ireland.
He stepped almost directly from the
University of Dublin, whence he was
graduated, into the house of COM
mons as representative of the borough
of New Ross, and was afterward
elected for Wexford, but since 1891 he
has sat for the city of Waterford He
is member OF both the Irish and Eng
lish bar, and a lawyer who under
stands the origin of law as well as its
theory and practice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
HOT IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
Soldiers in the Transvaal Experiencing

soldiers In the Transvaal Experiencing
Warmest Months of the Year.
The war in South Africa, with the
beginning OF the new year, entered
upon the three hottest months Of the
year. In the Cape Colony region Janu-
AIRY, February and March show the
highest temperatures and are almost
rainless at Cape Town. January is the
hottest month, with maximum tenn
perature OF 81 degrees Fahrenheit,
while July is the coolest month, with
minimum of IS degrees. The winters
are bright and clear, with cold nights,
and snow flies on the mountains for
good portion of the year. The eleya-
ton of tue northern section varies
from $500 to 5000 feet. The winter
Climate Is very agreeable, being clear,
sunny and bracing. Elevated plateaus,
with bright climate, are the attrac-
tive features of the Transvaal. Pre-
toria has an elevation of $500 feet
above the sea, while Johannesburg has
an altitude of 5000 feet. The summer
heat in these places, Notwithstanding
their great altitude, is intense, and
duststorms are frequent. Malaria and
'.indred diseases are common during
the summer months. The climate is,
nevertheless, pronounced rather health
the summer months. The climate
Is, nevertheless, pronounced rather
healthy for Europeans. The mean
temperature of these portions of Africa
is often higher than that Of Europe.
South Africa is one of the few places
on the globe that has never been WIS.,
tied by yellow fever or cholera and
many of the other pests of the western
world. Low fevers sometimes prevail,
and now and then there are local cpl
denies of smallpox and measles along
the coast line, invariably imported by
calling ships. Armies are always SUBJ
Ject TO certain maladies while in the
field, which are difficult to escape, but
III the sanitary conditions are we'll
cared for the prospects are encourage
ing for the soldiers to be exempted
from most of the terrible diseases so
common in most countries.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29

child-all these know Of the society.
In the past year the amount OF reading
matter distributed was: Books, 5,S12;
magazines 26,777; weekly and illus
trated papers. 71.140; newspapers col
lected in the boxes Of the society,
about 100000. Two rooms in the Unit
ed Charities building are used by the
society. The walls are lined with
shelves, and the women interested in
the work spend many hours every
express companies handle the boxes at
reduced rates. From twenty to twenty
i've packages are distributed weekly
among the beneficiaries. numbering
over ECO. scattered through twenty
;, and territories.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
Variety In Dress.

Pretty women do not generally real
iZe what an attraction there is in
change. A dress that is becoming is
worn again and again, and therefore
loses its charm, whereas If it were con-
trasted with different style it would
keep its effect much lonsef 1t is even
mistake to do ones hair always in
the same way. A famous novelist in
pne vi ner books makes lis heroine
when at the zenith of her social sue
cess and happiness change the fashion
of dressing her hair almost daily-not
out of vanity, but by the instinct OF
coquetry. He knew that thereby she
rendered herself more attractive.
Even pretty room looks better If
the furniture is not always placed in
the same position, and the ornaments
are occasionally rearranged. Our eyes
are like our palate in desiring change
and variety. The most beautiful woman
or the most delicious food becomes
monotonous If always the same.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
MRS. ADAlR's APPEAL.

Mrs. Cornelia Adair, who is now in
this country in the interests of the
hospital ship Maine, which it may be
remembered was provided by American
wemen in England for the nursing Of
wounded British soldiers in the Boer
war, is herself an American, being a
daughter of the late Gen. Wadsworth,
of Geneseo, N. Y, who fell at the battle
Of the Wilderness. The idea Of fitting
out a. hospital ship originated with a
Mrs. Blow, an American, and she, with
Lady Randolph Churchill, formed a
committee of American women in
London to carry it out. The sum of
S155,00 was raised in short time. At
this juncture B. NJ Baker, of Baltimore.
Nd, president Of the Atlantic Trans
port company, offered the steamship
Maine and its crew to the committee, to
be used as hospital ship as long as
the war lasted. This gift represented
an outlay of between $4,000 and $780,
600 a month. To equip the vessel the
committee expended s125,O0O, and as it
costs some $4,000 a month to keep the
ship in service, Mrs. Adair, who in the
absence Of Lady Randolph Churchill,
is the head of the committee, comes
here to interest Americans in the work.
Mrs. Adair is well known in the
fashionable society of New York and
Newport. Her first husband was Mr..
Richie, of Boston. In 1867 she mar
ried John Adair, who was one Of the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
To Beautifv the ,u,,a

To increase tie strength, symmetry
and incidentally the beauty of the
hand, devote ten minutes before you
go to bed to muscle bending and
stretching. Extend both arms at right
angles to the body, the backs of the
hands turned upward. In this position
the hand is to be bent upward, down
ward and sideways. With fingers first
together and then extended ard with
out moving the arm, bend the hands
upward, from the wrist as far as posi-
bic, then back to the original position,
then downward as far as possible. For
the sideways movement, bend alter
nately toward the thumb side and the
little finger side. Continue this swing
ing of the hands upward, downward
and sideways for some minutes. Hand
rotation next follows In this the arms
are held as for the bending and stretch
Ing exercises. With even and constant
movement the hand performs all the
previous motions, that is, from the
bending position upward into the bend
ing position sideways, downward, side
ways in the opposite direction, and so
on. first the fingers are held together
and then extended Finger bending
and stretching comes next. With arms
extended the fingers are slowly but
vigorously bent enough to form a fist,
and are then again opened forcibly.
For finger spreading, hold the tips of
the fingers apart, with arms extended
as before, and perfectly straight. After
the spread the fingers are brought to-
gether again, or are tightly clenched,
this latter action increasing the effect
of the exercise. Both the muscles of
the hand and Of the forearm are ex-
ercised by these movements, and after
due time If there is not noticeable
gain in suppleness of wrist, contour of
arm and shapeliness Of the hand, there
is only one reason for it-you are look
ing for results little too soon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29

Recent German dispatches state
that Emperor William has refused to
allow the award of the great Schiller
prize to Gerhardt Hauptmann, who Is
confessedly Germany's foremost dram
attic poet. Every three years the.
Schiller prize is awarded to the poet
whose work is considered OF the high
est merit. Hauptmann was selected By
the jury for his great work. "The
Sunken Bell" but Emperor William
refused to sanction the award and
nominated Josef Lauff,an ex-army cap-
tain and q poet Of less than mediocre
genius. German public opinion, Of
course, awards the prize to Haupt-
mann. whose poetry has ELECTED un,5
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
AZ HER ONE OF TEX AIS
WHO DARED TO SURPRISE a
MEXICAN JAIL.
Astsr : Ride Of 900 Miles, Rescued Her
1.ovsr and After Running Fights with
Mexican Soldiers Conducted Him In
Safety Back to Texas.

The remarkable deed Of Texas girl,
Cora Brandon, who with wonderful
skill and audacity rescued her lover
and now her husband from a prison
In Mexico, after running fights with
Mexican dragons. has placed her in
the lists of sensational heroines.
u Last fall her lover, Randall Barrett,
went to Mexico, with other cowboys, in
the employ of a wealthy cattleman for
the purpose of bringing a large head
Of wild steers back to Blanco county.
For a time Barrett wrote regularly and
then without any explanations his mis-
sives ceased. Some weeks ago the 9TH
er cowboys returned and gave the rea-
cons for Barret's silence. 1t seems that
the cowboys attended dance in a lit
tie Mexican town and that the festivi-
ties had broken up in a row. A Mexi-
can was wounded and Randall, accused
OF having shot him, was thrown into
Jail. Before turning home the cow
boys had secured lawyer to defend
him.
aysssIsha hf.o NJ
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
! Cleaning wall p.,...


Many housewives will be glad to hear
Of means Of cleaning wall paper
without injury to its gloss or general
effect. Take four ounces Of pumice
stone in fine powdered form and mix
1t with one quart OF -four. When this
has been thoroughly done with the
hands, add enough water to knead the
mass into thick dough. Form the
dough into several rolls about as long
as the. width OF each strip of wall pa
per. and two inches in diameter. Wrap
some white cotton cloth around each
roll and stretch it in place; then boil
about three quarters Of an hour. In
that time the dough- rolls are firm and
the covering can Be removed. Rub
the soiled paper With these rolls. Not
only will ordinary dirt spots be re-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29

stinted praise from the best critics He
IS an Interpreter and leader OF thu
literary movement that sprang up in
Germany a few years after the war
with France. but he is not decadent.
kobbe, the critic, considers that the
German poet has claim to be called
the leader Of the poets now alive. His
plays are analytical, but there are also.
In them the throb OF poetry and the
glow OF passion. He is not an Ibsen
nor Maetterlick. What these men
offer US. says Kobbe, lis medicine
but Hauptmann Offers us drama, NOT
physic; poetry. not pathology. Tho
great writer whom the emperor has
discredited for Capt. Lauh Il only 6 3
years old. z h IS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
Naming Dsnmark,s Ktnrs.

Denmarks kings for 1884 years have
all been named Christian or Fred
erick. This is not the result of acci-
dent. It is the law Of Denmark that
Christian must be succeeded by Fred
erick and Frederick by Christian. To
attain this, and without the changing
OF names, in case of death or other
reason. every Danish prince. no matter
what other names he may receive, all
ways includes Christian and Frederick
among them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
{ MRS, CoRNELIA ApAIR,

great land magnates of Ireland and
high sheriff Of the County Donegal.
She. is very wealthy in her own right.
Mrs. Adair, in an appeal to the Irish
in this country, mentions the fact that
years ago. when famine was raging in
Ireland, her father chartered. ship,
filled it with corn from his lands at
Geneseo and sent 1t across the Atlantic
to help the starving peasantry.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
OUR COOKING SCHOOL.
Cream crullers.

One and one-half cups of sugar, two
cups OF cream, two eggs and two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder. Mix in
enough flour to roll out soft, cut in de-
sired shapes and fry in very hot lard.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
FOR HOME AND WOMEN
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.
down Of Gray Foulard-spring Model
for Street Costume-Diet and Color
The Kind OF, Food to Eat for
Bright Complexion.
whom Ton and 1 Wore Young, Maggie

When Ton and Were Young, Maggie
(Old Favorite Series.)
I wandered to-day to the hill, Maggie,
To watch the scene below:
The creek, and the creaking old mill,
Maggie,
AS we used to long ago,
The green grove is gone from the hill,
Maggie,
Where first the daisies sprung,
The creaking old mill is still, Maggie,
Since you and were young.
And now we are aged and gray, Maggie.
And the )als of life nearly done:
Let us sing of the days that are gone,
Maggie. 4f
When you and I were young.
Where the young, and the gay, and the
best,
In polished white mansions Of stone,
Maggie,
Have each found place of rest,
Is built where the birds used to play.
Maggie,
And Join in the songs that We're sung:
For we sang as gay as they, Maggie,
When you and We're young.
They say am feeble with age, Maggie,
My steps are less sprightly than then,
My face is n well-written page, Maggie,
But time alone was the pen.
They say we are aged and gray, Maggie,
AS sprays by the white breakers flung;
But, to me, you're as fair as you were,
Maggie,
When you and were young.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
Leg of Mutton Stuffed.

Have leg of mutton boned and
MI the cavity with force meat made
OF four ounces of finely minced suet,
two OF ham and six of bread crumbs.
Season with thyme, marjoram, basil,
chopped parsley, onion, salt, pepper
and nutmeg. Bind with two we'll beat
en- eggs. Sew UP the opening and bake,
basting frequently.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29

moved, but grease will be absorbed by
them. After rubbing carefully dust
the paper, and if more spots remain re-
peat the process.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29

u yon want enemies get In the habit
Of convincing people they make mis-
takes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
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Its object is to furnish reading matter
gratuitously to the inmates of hospi-
tails and public institutions and when
ever the need may exist not only in
New York city and its environs, but
In any part of the United States. The
sailor out on the sea, the bedridden
and the convalescent invalids, the SOL
aler at his post, the light-housekeeper
the prisoner in his cell, the crippled
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29

Gown Of gray foulard with design
In pink, blue and white. The skirt has
groups of tucks commencing on each
side of the front breadth, and a double
box pleat in the back. The tucks are
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
A Shabby Looking Peer.

Inc duke OF Norfolk, who has vol
unteered to resign the position of post
master-general in the British cabinet
with the idea of going to the front in
South Africa, is one of the richest peers
in England, as we'll as a leading repre-
sentative of the Roman Catholic reli-
gion in the house of lords. He is noted
for his kind heart and for his utter dis
regard for his personal appearance, re-
lates the Chicago Tribune. So far is
he from proud and naughty DISPOSE
ton. that he is known by the tenants on
his estates as Uncle Henry" Because
of the poor clothes which he wears he
has been the victim of some curious
1 one occs-
ne had engaged to distribute the
4sTizes to the pupils of convent. IN
stead of riding 10 the convent in state.
he walked, and was met in the grounds
by one of the sisters, who, judging
from his appearance that he was an
applicant for charity. expressed her
sorrow that relief was not distributed
on that day.
II know, sister," said the duke, "but
you do distribute prizes, and l have
come to distribute them for YOU"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
Vanilla Tarts.

scald, blanch and dry and bruise
very fine four ounces of almonds, with
four ounces of sugar and half vanilla
bean. Rub through sieve, and mix
with an ounce of sifted flour. Butter
and line with tart paste dozen tart
molds. Beat to froth six whites of
egs, add the sifted almonds, mix care
fully, and fill the prepared molds.
Then cook in moderately heated
oven, sprinkle with powdered sugar,
and serve on folded napkin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29
Tomato Sauce.

When fresh tomatoes are out OF sea-
son, used canned. Put can of toma-
toes in stew pan on slow fire until
cooked. Cut through one carrot, a
small onion, one ounce Of salt pork
and one ounce of raw ham. Put these
into saucepan with one ounce of but
ter. stir on the fire until the butter
turns clear. Add an ounce of -four and
cook little longer. Add the tomatoes
and pint of white broth, mix we'll,
season with salt, pepper, little pars-
ley and half teaspoonful of sugar.
Cover and boil slowly for forty min
utes, stirring occasionally. Rub
through fine sieve, boil again. skim,
and finish with one ounce of butter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29

And now we are aged and gray, Maggie.
And the als of life nearly done:
Let us sing of the days that are gone,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-29

A city SO silent and lone, Maggie,
Where the young, and the gay, and the
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-08-04

Miss Susan Wymar, teacher in the Rich,
mond school, Chicago, ILL.,, writes the fol-
lowing letter to DR.. Hartman regarding
Pe-ru-na. She says: "Only those who have
suffered as have, can know what a blessing
it is to be able to find relief in Pe-ru-na-
This has been my experience. A friend in.
need is friend indeed, and every bottle Of:
to me."-Susan Wymar.
Mrs. Margaretha Dauben, 1914 North SUI
perior St., Racine City, Wis, writes: ''E-
feel so well and good and happy now that
pen cannot describe it. Pe-ru-na is every
thing to me. have taken several bottless
of Pe-ru-na for female complaint. am i'm.
the change of life and it does me good. -
Pe-ru-na has no equal in all of the irregu--
larities and emergencies peculiar to women4-
caused by pelvic catarrh.
Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus, O., for
Z free book for women only.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-08-04
WATCHES THE sNowsHEDs.
Woman Has Chosen and
Ably Fills.

Mrs. Paul Reicke sits hour after hour
each day, field glass in hand, upon a
lofty peak in the Sierra Nevada noun
tains watching for fires in the snow
sheds that line the railroad through
the rocky fastresses. She and her hus-
band have undertaken the task for the
company, says the Chicago Chronicle.
The man watches for fires by night and
the woman in the daytime.
Red mountain, on the brow of which
stands the signal station, has bold,
bare front that juts out from the main
range across the canyon of the Yuba
river, opposite Cisco station, four miles
away. The signal house is small, but
substantial, and has glass front.
There are fire alarm signals situated
all along the interior of the sheds, only
a half mile separating one from the
next, and there are track walkers to
keep a constant lookout night and day
and to turn in an alarm if they see
anything wrong. Butsthere might be
fires which they would not see until too
late and the entire chain of sheds
might be singed off the landscape while
they would be running to the nearest
alarm box, even if they did see the
flames, if the woman up on the noun
tain top did not flash much quicker
alarm into Cisco by telephone and have
the fire trains rushing to the scene
within 60 seconds of the time the first
smoke appeared.
Both Mr.. Reicke and his wife are peo-
pie of culture and knowledge of the
world. Mrs. Reicke is quite young and
comely. Mr.. Reicke is the father of
grown sons, some of whom are in bust
ness in San Francisco.
Mr.. Reicke goes into town once a
week for supplies and to attend to
whatever business Connected with the
company may arise. In his absence,
should he remain over night, Mrs.
Reicke must remain at her post with
out sleeping. 1t is then that her posi-
tion is enough to awe any woman, or
even a man. Absolutely alone on top
of mountain 5000 feet high, and sur
rounded by smaller mountains on all
sides, without other human habitation
closer than four miles-isolated in this
tremendous solitude, with nothing to
do but sit at window and with a field
glass patrol the distant line of civiliza-
tioA across the canyons and other
mountain tops throughout the long
day, and pehaps Throughout the long,
dark night as well-that is a position
which few women would have the nerve
to occupy and one in which few womer
would be trusted.