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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
in TIE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
- Ess1eAsuss IN the Desert-aIountain
Rat. Are Q~scr Little Animals with
nsAhy Esits In Colorado Nlncs-A
slAeala1 People.
A Legend Of clairs.

- k<0E0nu On OI01f0s
II tfe old churohyard, In the town OF
Claire.
Where the blossoming Wild rose ans the
9th perfume sweet,
Where tho bell rings cut ths hour Of
prayer,
And the village folks cosne gathering
there,
) With careful step, lest they should. tread
- sailors tell the story how tho gallant
snip was tossed,
NOW the thunder reared and the lightning
flashed,
And the angry waves from their sIumber
rose
ma Ger the vessel dashed and splashed.
WheH the storm had spent Its fury the
captain from his post
Eried Wildly for his darling wife,
NY God! can she be lost!
God IN heaven. take all beside,
N3 h spare: oh. spare. my cherished
1he cargo safety landed.
ne ship In perfect trim
eot eho captain of the vessel
AYE. ago. boys. what Of him2
0ark was the night and deep was tho
q the captain, pacing to and fro.
WIN frenzy he leaped Nom the vessels
side.
Meme knew his fate but tho erce-nowins
IS tide
mat whiried him along on IT'S treacher-
Gus ride
20 meet meath the u,ayes bfs fa;r vo,pe
bride.
Bat the story goes that tho mermaius
fair.
I, With long white arms and streaming hair,
a'enderfy carried the new-wed pair
And laid them to rest In the town of
Claire.
Marie LIE Page Guilbc~t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22

This charming evening gown IS O..
green and cream white. with JUST
thought of gold. The underssirt
Green velvet shot with threa
corsags az 5s@lsge g. and cream am
striped taffeta. 1t Is the trimming OF
the dress that gives it Its distinctive
characteristic. This is pattern ma
terial, and only comes in enough guam
tity to trim one dress and 1t costs 50
yard. This pattern is OF silk net,
with an applique of French mousseline
de sole, the net of white and the NOUS
seine OF pale green. 1t is in bow
knot design and there Is Tom Thumb
fringe Of cream silk which is testooned
from 'one bow-knot to another. Little
wavelike threads OF gold run from the
bowknots to the fringe. The corsage
has q drapery Of the green velvet. like
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
4 L.rhthou,. In the peaer.

Far out on the desert OF Arizona Is
lighthouse, erected for life-saving,
IKE the towers that rise above the
Aashing waves Of the Atlantic coast
Selow 1t Is great we'll, Cullen's we'll,
u Is called. 200 feet deep at the only
point where water is to be had. The
water, sweet and cold. is raised In a
large bucket. made from barrel. The
revolving drum above is propelled by
biindfolded mule. that knows to an
inch how many rounds he must make
before the clanking bucket rises to the
peint where 1t tips itself into trough.
AZ the trough and at the tanks cattle
are always standing to drink. There
u no water for ifty-five miles to the
eastward. nor at least thirty miles in
any ether direction. BY the well
passes the old Ehrenberg road, once
the great gateway into Arizona; and
st that point meet roads leading to the
harqua Hala and to many other i'm
poTtant mines of western Arizona, 1t
has been said that the road leading
from the Hassaympa creek to the well
q "blazed" by the graves of those who
have died of thirst upon their way.
Yet the desert is not repulsive. Save
shout the well there is no cattle to eat
grasses that grow afresh In the
Il ing rains, and the beautiful .sayan-
ma ifrefches away for miles. usually
tawny in color. although green below.
4 But the summer is awful in the in
tensity Of It's heat The journey from
Wickenburg must be made only with
gallons Of water to each person.
Scores OF foot travellers have found
this out at the cost Of their lives, and
men have died, dozen or more, only
. few miles from the point where the
Hfe-giving fluid is to be found. Two
miners expired by the roadside two
years ago. almost within sight of their
goal, and fortnight ago, prospec-
tors body was found within rife-shot
Of the little station. A few days ago
9 German lad came staggering to the
tanks shortly after nightfa1l. Ho had
lain down to die when he saw lamu-
light from window in the distance.
Then 1t was that Joe Drew, the keeper
OF the we'll, in mercy determined to
establish his lighthouse. Far up on a
TALL cottonwood pole every night there
now swings lantern, to be seen for
many miles across the level plain. a
hight OF promise to the traveller, life
saving beacon not marked on the mar
inar's charts.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
us.tu, HouseI,o,a mint.

Fresh raw meat is the best bait for
mice traps.
Lemon and salt will remove stains
from the hands.
Hot water and soda will remove
most grease stains.
For nose bleeding, snuff powdered
alum through the nostrils.
To make your light brilliant, rub the
lamp chimneys. after washing. with
dry salt.
Overheated rooms. are more injuri-
Gus than temperature lower than Is
usually advised for them.
Use warm water instead OF cold for
watering the tropical plants. such as
palms. rubber ants. Orange trees. etc.
Yellow OIL ! g BY the sewing
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
Eoonoray and Old Furni{nre.

There are certain economics which
are not economics. Our clothes and
our houses should be reflections OF
ourselves. do not want you to carry
this to the extreme. There is no rea-
son why you should dress in silk and
satin and velvet. and wear powdered
hair, and dance a minuet because you
have Louis XVI. or a colonial house.
l have known people to admire the
Orient SO much that they have had
complete Oriental rooms without
Chair in them, or even a d;van. Hand
some rugs, were placed on the floor,
and everyone sat there, and shoes
were removed before entering the
apartment. / know Of others who had
become SO enamored Of life IN the Pa
cific Islands as to occasionally give a
feast in an apartment arranged in the
simple fashion of those remote coun-
tries. They did not go into cannibal-
Ism, but they had their dishes served
very much In the same manner and
almost INDUCED in war and sun
dance. Perhaps the taste Of this
might be questioned, but then it was
honest without the least sham. If
am able to pick up genuine furniture
for my Louis rooms l shall be de-
lighted. but should rather have
piece made to correspond with the pc
riod and l should not hesitate to tell
anyone the truth about it. could
even have room Of the era arranged
without a single equiyocal or doubtful
old piece. There is one thing upon
which / shall insist. Ny chairs are
to be made to sit upon and there shall
be plenty of room for people to get
erould.-VCgue,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
mlsnuvDu
--N-0ae

machine will easily be removed in the
wash ii they are first rubbed over witt
little liquid ammonia.
To raise the nap In cloth soak 1t In
cold water for half an hour, then put
On board and rub the threadbar.
parts with prickIy thistle or emery.
Creamy Hair Wash.-One ounce OF
oil sweet almonds. one ounce strong
liquid ammonia, two ounces rosewater.
four ounces spirits OF rosemary. Itl
well. To be we'll rubbed in the hair.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
Mountain R.t.

New York Times: Speaking about
en'mals." said Augustus Thomas, play
right. chatting with a party at The
Lambs, 1.-The queerest ones ever came
across are the mountain rats one sees
At the mines In Colorado. They are
about as big as wharf rat, but they
have bushy tail like squirrel, and
are pets Of the miners. Whenever the
luncheon hour comes you will see the
fellows come from their holes or nests
or wherever they live In the intervals
between meals, squat on their launches
and sit there until one OF the miners
shares his dlnner-pail meal with them.
Whatever they get Of the scraps Of that
meal they sit up and eat just as a
squirrel does. The miner doesn't exist
that would not share his meal with
them. Tho rats are intelligent and
mischievous as they can be, and to me
they always seemed imbued with
sense of humor that l never saw in
any other animal They are thieves
~ nature. but their thievery is pecul-
lar. Now. here's yarn about one OF
them. or perhaps about colony Of
them. When I was in southern Cali
fornia there was box OF tallow can
dies In the rough cabin where the men
slept We got up one morning and
the box was empty, not candle in
sight anywhere, but in the box was
pile Of sticks and rubbish of all sorts.
IT 10 the rats said the miners as soon
as they saw that rubbish. for they
,c1aim that one of these rats never
steals anything without leaving some
thing in the place of the stolen article.
OF course, we of the camp never ex-
pected to see the candles again, but
two days later, give you my word,
there was the whole boxful OF candles
back again. The miners say that the
rats brought them back, and l suppose
st must be true. At another time the
rats made a raid on a sack Of potatoes
IA the cookhouse and brought them all
Into the Int used for sleeping quar-
tiers. We found them In the morning,
dall piled up mucN after the fashion
one used to see thdse pyramidal piles
lof cannon balls in The navy yards in
thu days OF the old-fasbioned round
!
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
A woraan,s CIeyerncas.

There are many VINO consider clever
ness lies merely in being able to do
enc or two things specially well. This
is not SO. A clever woman is one VINO
looks we'll after the ways Of her own
household; a clever woman Is one
who undertakes nothing that she does
Lot understand; clever woman is
one who is mistress OF tact, and knows
how to make the social wheels run
smoothly; clever woman is one who
acts like hot water on tea. she brings
the sweetness and strength out OF
everybody else.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22

going on bank guard. The staff quar-
ters assigned the officers in Thread
needle street were close and stuffy, and
the marquis invariably LETT them with
a violent headache. Once when going
of duty he said to the sergeant: This
job always makes me wish such a CON-
modify as filthy lucre had never been
invented. Then there would be- no
bank guard" But my dear lord, y
came the reply, you wouldn't have
had an income OF 80 many thousand q
year. That might not have been very
pleasant, either"
''Oh, sergeant" rejoined the mar
quis, with smile. "it is not the first
time In my life that have wished ]
had been born plain John Smith, with
out a sixpence in my pocket unless !
had earned It."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22

the skirt, running across the upper
part of the sleeve. Over the shoulder
is an ornament OF green velvet fow-
ers. On the left shoulder is group
of saucy velvet bows fastened with
Jewels, and at the left side of the belt
hangs a sash Of velvet. The hair or
nament is of light-green tulle with the
aigrette, and it is studded with emer-
aids set on tiny gilt wires.-Washirg-
ton Post.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22

smmunitton. A mountain rat win
steal nails. scraps Of Iron, and even
the iron skewer-lfke candlesticks the
miners use. and when they are stolen
fellow can tell II the rats did 1t, for
II they did there wore always the tell
tale markers they had left behind In
place Of the stolen articles."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
Careless.

'Whah is Mistah Chalkeye?' IN.
CURED Miss Miami Brown.
"Whah is he?" repeated Mr.. Erastl
Pinkley.
Yes. He said he wah gwinete
call"
well, you sees, de troof Is dat he
laid up. He wah kyahless bout hi
health"
"Hab he cold?''
mo. l had razor out an inquired
il anybody wanted to fight and he said
yes washington Star.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
WISHED HIMSELF POOR.
Tho a1arqa,. o, winchester En-,
Plain John Saith.

EENfn JONn SM1ih
The marquis OF Winchester, whose
name figures in the list OF Transyaal
victims, was exceedingly popular with
lis soldiers. writes a London CORE
spondent. There was one duty. how
ever. in connection with the House
hold grigade which he positively de-
tested. and many stories are told OF
the marquis stubborn protests against
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
Lnmbs-wool Dressing Gowns.

1t is pleasant to note, with the
change of the times, a growing taste
for lambs-wool dressing gowns instead
of the expensive materials which have
enjoyed SO glorious a reign for season
past These are as soft as soft can be-
and Of light becoming colorings, the
fabric has been brought into greater
prominence than ever this winter. The
gowns are mostly of the monks robe
order, all in one, with an important
cord and tassels round the waist, and a
deep rolled collar cape of white cloth,
piped with white and blue, or whatever
shade may be chosen for the lambs
wool. At present there is "a feeling
for'' pink.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
Paternity Ennnnraree,.

French parents possessing seven or
more children have certain exemptions
from taxation. In France there ara
100000 families so exempted.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
Enjoying Poor Health.

The Chicken-How's your appetite
these days. old man?
The Bulldog Not very good. feel
just as satisfied after a few bites as Il
I'd had meal. How's yours?
The Chicken Poor. very poor! I
just pick at things.-New York Press
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
Potato crnnuattes.

Season cold mashed potatoes with
pepper, salt and nutmeg. Beat to a
cream. with tablespoonful OF melted
butter to every cupful of potato. Add
two or three beaten eggs and SONS
minced parsley. Roll into small balls;
dip in beaten egg, then in bread
crumbs and fry in hot lard.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22

In the number OF locomotives the
United States comes first with total
of 36,746 Great Britain comes next
with -, eAA
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22

To think is the noblest Joy OF man.
to make Others think Is the loftiest am.
bition.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
sracaroni Soup.

Boil a quarter Of pound Of maca-
roni in . quart of water for 10 minutes,
then strain it off, and throw it into two
quarts of boiling stock: let it simmer
gently for half an hour. then serve.
with grated cheese. upon plate sep
3rately
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
row He's conc 10 Holm .youbera.

Row He's Gone to Hclp JoubcrA
well, !" he said. the Beers are on
the move
"A Yes. she replied. looking at ting
clock, but there are some exceptions
Stay Etories. s,.;'i -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
stewed Celery.

Clean the heads thoroughly. Take
CT the coarse, green. outer leaves. Cut
in small pieces and stew in little
broth. When tender add some rich
cream, IL little -four and butter enough
to thicken the cream. Season with sals
and Little nutmeg.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
Gas-Iit Rooms.

Tf VshS-LIt ROonSs N
Sufficient heed is not taken to prop
erly ventilate rooms lighted by gas.
"A single gas BURNER Is deadly instru-
nent in the production OF carbonic
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
Our COOKING school


Figs In Blanksts.
roll good-sized oyster IN a
tin strip Of bacon and fasten "
s1aail skewer; toothpicks are yery
t use. Fry in boiling hot lard ia,
done. u11
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
Cold Water Cake.

Two cups sugar. one half cup butter.
three cups flour. one cup water, four
eggs. two teaspoonfuls baking powder.
one teaspoonful vanilla. Rub sugar and
butter to cream; add the eggs well
beaten, then add the water, then the
-four ead baking powder.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-22
.rune whip,

"a OF Ave eggs. one half cur
mil iiipsss eIs,F l RaDgPa ggFRgp stsy
chop meats OF prunes, mix together
and beat well; bake about is minutes.
Serve with cream or custard as pre-
ferred.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-25

We have just received a copy of the
catalogue of the State Normal School
at Bloomsbury, Pa. This school Is
recognized as one of the best in the
United States, and, as proof of this
fact, draws a patronage that extends
from Maine to California. In fact, we
are informed several students from
Japan and Porto Rico, and probably
from other foreign countries will be In
attendance during the coming year.
This indicates that the school has an
international reputation. This high
standing is the result of correct meth
ods and thorough teaching by college
and university trained specialists.
This school maintains, by charter
privilege, as a continuation of the
bloomsbury Literary Institute, an ex-
cellent preparatory collegiate depart
ment and a music department, which
has been recognized as being equiva-
lent TO a good conservatory.
Those who expect to attend school
this fall, even If they have chosen
their place of attendance, can learn
from the bloomsbury catalogue much
that will be of advantage to them
wherever they may go; and If they
have not made choice, they will do
we'll TO remember that no school Is so
good as the best. 80
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-25
T aCkaWanna
"THE
0aundry.
:cs Penn Avenue. A. B. wARMAN
THEY WANTED A MINISTER.
Patrolman Iona Day Put Them on
the Right Road.

Patrolman Iona Day was chuckling
joyously all yesterday afternoon, over
an incident which occurred about go
O'Clock. The big blue coat was stand
ing at the corner of LaCkawanna and
Franklin avenues when he was ap-
preached by very yOung-loOking
man and young woman, who came
from the Delaware, LackaWanna and
Western station. The two walked up
to Day, and then the young lady
blurted out, Say, Mr.. Officer, can you
tell us where to go to get married.
We want some Methodist minister"
Patrolman Day directed them to the
residence of Rev. Richard Horns, on
Gibson street. The young couple
hurriedly up the avenue. They re-
turned in about an hour, both of them
wearing rather uncomfortable express
sions. AS a token of his gratitude
the groom, whose name is Tillman
Brinton, and who lives near Lake
Winola, asked Iona to enter the Scrar-
ton house with him and have some
thing" which offer the patrolman
courteOusly refused.
Mr.. Brinton was so surprised at this
that he dropped a handsome umbrel-
la belonging to his wife, and shiVered
it's china head into dozens of pieces
on the sidewalk. Mrs. Brinton was
formerly Miss Tessie Walters and alsC
lived near Lake Winola.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-25
MAY STRIKE A SNAG.
Opposition Is Strong in Select Coun-
Gil to the Omnibus Electric
Light Ordinance.

The ordinance transferring S769 from
the judgments and incidentals appro-
priation is not likely to pass select
council as easily as it passed the
common branch, but some of the Sc
lect cOuncilmen think they see a way
clear for the installation of a few Of
the new lights provided in the meas
ure.
They figure that there will be a
sufficient balance in the appropriation
for street lighting to provide for at
least seven or eight extra lights. This
balance will result from the rebates
made for lights found not lighted dur
ing the year. These rebates so far this
year amount to about $3.50 and are in
creasing in size monthly, the police
men who report the lights out appear
ing to be growing more observant as
the months roll by. The ordinance
awarding the contract provides that
any light found extingushed, no mat
ter for how long, shall not be paid for
on that particular night.
That the ordinance will not pass
select council easily is apparent from
the opposition already manifested to
it by several members of that branch.
Select Councilman Vaughan, when
seen in the city hall yesterday and
questioned as to what his position on
it would be, was very outspoken.
Il won't vote for any such meas
ure," he said. "It provides for a light
for my ward but that's not going to
make me vote for it. This way they
have of creating deficiencies for next
year is something I don't approve Of
The agitation caused by this ordin.
ance is likely to initiate to a certain
| extent against the passage of the or
| dinance transferring SIPS from vari'
| Gus uneXpended balances from 1899
| to the use of the fire department fol
| the remainder of the fiscal year.
Luther Keller in the course Of his
| investigation of the judgments anC
| incidentals account, has discovered
that the controller, instead of trans
fcrring all balances of appropriation!
| from last year, except those made 70
| street repairing, pavement and seWe
cleaning, printing, stationary and in
| cidentals, to the judgments and Incl
dentals appropriation, has carried then
over to their corresponding appropri
ations for this year, thus making /
possible for this transfer for fire de
partment purposes to be made.
The general appropriation ordinanc
distinctly directs the transfer of al
balances, except those mentione,
above, to the judgments and inciden
tails account and Mr. Keller intends t
bring up this argument when the fir
ordinance comes up on third readin
at the next meeting of the commo
. | ppInpil
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-08-25

Down with the speakeasies," con-
tinues to be the slogan of Mayor Moir
and Chief of Police Robling. Yester-
day another proprietor of a tippling
house was placed under arrest and
fined This time It was John Stemp-
linger, who conducted a place at the
corner Of Elm street and Meadow ave-
nue.. He was arrested yesterday morn
ing by City Detective John Moir and
arraigned before Mayor Moir. A $50
fine was imposed.
Mayor Moir is highly pleased with
the success so far of the anti-speak
easies proceedings. Ten persons have
been arrested so far and several hum
dred dollars added to the city
treasury, while in some instances
the guilty parties have been unable to
pay their fines and accordingly have
been committed to the county Jail for
thirty days, the maximum penalty.
His honor declares that every day
fresh evidence Is being accumulated
and that daily arrests can be now ex-
pected for an indefinite period. He
reiterates his previous statements that
he will root out every speakeasy In
the city, and from the business-like
way in which things are at present
being conducted. it certainly looks as
though the unlicensed liquor house will
at no distant date be a thing of the
past.
one of the first men arrested was
Edward Rush, but he was released,
on his attorney, ex-Judge Knapp, In
forming Mayor Moir that he had ap-
piled for a license, and that it would
be granted within a week from the
date of the arrest. In the meantime
Rush kept his place of business closed
\ license was gran3ed him, from
which the city realized about s400.
The complete list of arrests made
so far, with the exception of Rush, Is
| as follows:
NJ Roselowsbi, Eighth ward, so fine, paid.
| F,sDuber, Sixth ward $50 fine, paid
| stephen Flanagan, Fifth ward, SIS fine. paid
| T. Carroll, Fifth ward, $50 fine, paid.
Joseph Stempngcr, South Side, $50 fine. paid
| Mrs B. Rulne, Thirteenth ward, thirty days.
Joseph Snyder Nineteenth ward, thirty days.
owen Moran, another speakeasy
Keeper, was arrested last night, bu
gave bail to appear at a hearing II
his case next Friday morning before
| Alderman Millar.