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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

GyIlHueT at the re-
ceiving end of the
telephone Iii n e.
The record is
made by the undu-
lations produced
hv tbo CO, nm IL
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

book containing sequential references
to the subject. After the slips are thus
placed the projecting ends at the top
and bottom of the book are laced to-
gether to confine them in their place
in the volume and convenient for flu
ture reference.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
"THE APPLAUSE CAME IN THUN

& 5000 "a AkSaOoG SfAML Ian 4f1UN-
DERS."
It's true. but what in my heart doth
bear me up? Thine image, love!
Goodnight ood-night!'
He kissed her frantically on the
forehead, tore himself from her en-
brace and rushed across the open space
in the shadow.
Jump!' he Kissed between his
teeth. Out into the air shot the circus
man, whirled around like the fly wheel
Ola steam engine, and lit like a bird
on the highest part Of the rock. The
applause came in thunders. The man
bowed stifay, and walked off proudly
into the wings with his arms folded.
cannot remember just what Soth-
ern said. but his remarks were of a
rather profane and very uncompli-
mentary nature. and you can rest as
sured that the circus man was not al
lowed to repeat his high art Jump at
the next performance"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

faith and influence she inspires is her
fine discretion in dealing with every
pupil.
Many of t1e women who come to her
prefer 20 keep their identity a secret
from the others whose names may be
on her books. and in consequence her
pupils are instructed separately.
Tie Curriculum.
Her system is to teach entirely
through actual demonstration, giving
the pupil part to learn and then act
it out with her. She possesses full
library of light society comedies that
present nearly all the situations of
modern fashionable life, and scenes
from these are studied and then re-
bearsed Under the most careful criti-
cism, direction and encouragement, the
pupil is drilled, even to the motions of
her body, the infections of her voice
and her facial expression.
Sometimes the whole scene will be
acted out before long mirror, and
harsh laugh, an awkward gesture or
ldlSC PRONUNCIATION is COuueuleu uPOu
and corrected. Often enough the draw
ing stage is arranged with a dinner
table or an afternoon tea corner and
obstruction to fit the occasion is the
accompaniment With school girls the
actress prompts, directs and corrects
with book of etiquette at hand;
Coaching her pupil how to write notes,
send or leave her cards, offer regrets,
congratulations, and condolences, and
enter a ballroom and accept or refuse
a dance.
On the strength Of her unique posi-
lion this social trainer enjoys peculi-
arly confidential relations with her
pupils. Women confess to shyness,
their lack of capacity for commanding
attention or interest; to her they
frankly admit their sense Of social
failure, and in turn she freely points
out the most glazing defects and sug-
tests remedy. Dress, voice, bearing,
all come under her inspection and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

The national debt of the United
States is only about Sc to every $500
of its wealth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

No country in Europe is said to
have worse managed railways thar
Belgium.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
Anecdotes and Incidents

only time to see them was very early
In the morning. They crowed nearly
like any ather chicken, and were very
wild and very hard to discover after
daylight, but the best hunters found and
killed them sometimes. They found in
the hanging rocks a species Of honey
bee that built their comb and filed
them with honey that looked like
lard. and was very palatable, but was
always candied. They brought this
honey home for their families to eat in
deerskins, that are now termed case
hides. After filling up the hides with
honey they were basted with the ten
dons Of a deer's back and were handily
brought home on broncho. After
the return Of the hunters there was a
grand powwow.
"The Creek ccr,au can nalro a hrn. 4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
LONG BALLOON rIIcpre

LONG BALLOON FLIGHTS
The balloon races and contests con-
Quoted in connection with the Paris
exposition were productive Of some
very interesting results. Every sunr
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

had horse shows, dog shows, poultry
shows and cat shows-why not ?
mouse show?-New York Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

privilege, but it is not at all likely that
such a proposition will be adopted.
Quite a number Of members find the
appropriation of $1,000 to each con-
gresham for clerk to be very ac-
ceptable as another addition to the
salary OF $4,000 year. They are not
compelled to make public record of the
name Of the clerk, but it is known that
many Of the wives, daughters or sons
of the members do duty as clerks, in
order that the money shall not escape
from the family treasury.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
Tale Of Maryland Railroad.

One OF the most unique railroads J.,
the country" said a travelling sales.
man to Baltimore Sun man, was en-.
countered by me on a recent tri.
through southern Maryland.
The road is twenty miles long AMI
runs from Brandywine. on the Pope
Creek branch Of the Baltimore & Pc
tomac railroad, in Charles county, tn
Mechanicsville, in st. Mary's county
It's corporate name is the Washington
q Potomac railroad company. TIL
single train which runs each way dali
is made up OF the engine, one fre.gh
car and one combination baggage and
passenger car. The schedule seems to
be very liberal one and no hurry
Is manifested in train movements.
The conductor of the train, who
also acts as baggagemaster upon oc
casion, Is general manager Of the road.
He issues orders as general manager
and obeys them as conductor. When
as conductor, he thinks the schedule
should be changed, he notifies the gen
eral manager (himself), who, If b
thinks It advisable, makes up a new
schedule. and issues running order
accordingly to the conductor (also
h1mself) and the latter obeys. There
are no ticket agents along the route
that could learn Of, and the conduc-
tor collects fares as on a street railwa
here, punching a hole for each far
in slip of cardboard. Then he g es
into the baggage car, sees that the
trunks are properly delivered and
looks after express and mail packages.
Il was obliged to take long drive
In the country from one of the staten
and was anxious to get back in time
to catch the train on its return trip.
told my driver of my wish.
"'Oh, that's all right he said. If
we are pushed for time we will stop
the train four or five miles up the
track
But, will it stop? There is no sta
ton there
That makes no difference the
driver replied. All you have to do is
to appear on the track at any road
crossing and hail the engineer
Although the road cannot boast tn,
accommodation Of trunk lines" con-
tinued the speaker, 'it is really grea,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
Restaurant in q, 8. House,

The restaurant in the house at
Washington is in the basement, and
compares in Its service and appoint
ments with some Of the best cafes O.
the big cities Of the country. The
prices do not suffer either in the first
class comparison. It's the best place
in the capitol to get talk with a
member. He don't come to the restau-
rant until he has learned something
about how matters are going on the
floor Of the house, and he usually is in
q good humor while he eats. Wash
ington Letter.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21
TIE ELECTROMAGNETIC.

TIE ELECTROMAGNETIC.
his Is q, -casalaissat.sl- of-thse phonaA.
graph with the telephone. intended TO
record a telephone message on wax
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

The path Of the mosquito IL one con.
tinuous free-1unch route.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

Many of tne women who come to her
prefer 20 keep their identity secret
from the others whose names may be
on her books. and in consequence her
pupils are instructed separately.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-21

ment: and enc reason of the great
faith and influence she inspires is her
fine discretion in dealing with every
pupil.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
running
On NDV
TRACK,
New East End Track Nearly
Completed Cars Making
Regular Runs.

Cars have been running all the week
on the new track, and we can now 60
to the West End without a skip hop
and Jump, and in very good time.
For several weeks West Fifth street
has been torn up, but now the paving
is in place to the Court house and
work on the track is being completed
to the Nemadji. There is still large
amount of ballasting and paving to do
between here and Tower Ave. and the
work is being rushed as rapid as pos
sible. The company has placed new
double track around the "lOop'' at
Central Park that runs from West
Fifth around to Seventh street, this
will add very materially to the run
ing time. Other switches are being
put in place and as soon as completed
we will have an excellent service
The change from the old track to the
new with the smooth even run, and
The rapid time made, is a pleasing
change and enjoyed by the patrons OF
the line. The work has been wei
done and there is no reason why we
will not have as good service on this
line as any in the city.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
FOR CAPT. NEWTON.

The sword that the citizens of
Superior will present to Captain
Harry w. Newton has arrived and is
on exhibition at Oak Hall.
The sword is an elaborate one and
costs S25O.O0 which was subscribed by
the friends of the captdin in Superior.
The sword case is a beauty also, being
file mahogany lined with silk. The
scabbard is of silver with gold orna-
ments. The initials of Newton are
engraved upon it. The blade of the
weapon is of the best Damascus steel
on the side of which is engraved "ln
token of appreciation of a man and
8 ldier presented to Captain Harry w.
Newton by his friends of Superior,
Wis Oct 81, 1901" A portrait of
Aguinaldc and three Filipinos and the
ships used on the expedition are also
on this side. On the other is an ell
craving of the group consisting of
Funston, the two Hazards, Mitchell
and Newton who made the capture Of
AguinaldO. Also picture Of the COM
pany of Maccabees. The hilt of the
sword is of shark skin wound with
gold. The guard is a fine piece of
workmanship and has the head of
badger at one end and the other is the
head of an eagle 1t is of solid silver
gold plated
The occasion for the presentation of
this sword will be a banquet which is
to be held in honor of Captain Newton
on the 31st. The affair will be public,
tickets being sold to those that wish
to attend at Sl,50 per plate. They
will be on sale Monday, Oct %.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
Friction that Caused "A Fire.

Assemblyman Otto Kelsey, who is
one of the receivers of the Manhattan
Fire Insurance company, was in the
Office Of the adjuster of that company
the other day. when a farmer from
the extreme end of Long Island came
in and began inquiring about a claim
he had against the company fer a barn
that had been destroyed by fire, says
the New York Times. At the conclu-
sion Of his argument, he said: You
folks ought to pay that claim It's an
honest one. My wife and myself have
talked 1t over. and We can't find any
reason why the barn should have
burned. We had no hands around at
the time. and no tramps wander down
our way at that time of year. So we
would like to know the reason it
caught fire" The adjuster, who had
apparently given the matter some pre-
vious attention. said: Il guess it was
friction "Friction?'' said the Old
man; what kind of friction?" The
kind that comes from rubbing a SO, 900
policy on an $500 barn" replied the
adjuSter.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
MRS. KITCHIN AND HER COW.
Do What the King and All His Me
Wouldn't DO.

Do What the King and All His Men
Wouldn't DO.
There is an old woman and her
lame is Mrs Kitchen and she keeps
COW in st. James park, London.
which is more than the king and all
ais men would dare to do. The COW is
IN adjunct to a milk stall which keeps
Mrs. kitchin. The eager Brit sh mind
has observed this milk stall for gen.
arations, and after thinking deeply for
100 years has arrived with a changing
of mental alarm bells at the conclu-
sion that it is highly desirable that
Mrs kitchin. the stall and the COW
be made to remove
Having conveyed this decision W tn
due and ponderOus solemnity to Mrs.
kitchin. the British mind took a rest
ana waited to see the fight Of the
family. But Mrs. Hitchin and the COW
didn't even think of moving They are
there Just the same as ever and defy
the king. the House Of Lords and tn 2
British constitution to chase them.
Mrs. ktchin rests her case on cele-
orated painting made by George Nor
land. depicting the milk stall in the
park as it looked just 100 years ago
and showing her ancestress in posses
sion of it. OF course that would es-
taollsh a claim by right of the most
sacred thing in England-time So
Mrs kltchin and the COW have put
the British government in a hole.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
WOULD MOVE WORKHOUSE

The common council at its meeting
Tuesday evening passed the following
resolution, with view of curtailing
the large expense of taking pris-
oners to the workhouse.
Whereas, under and by virtue of
the laws of Wisconsin, workhouse
was established at Rockmount, in the
county of Douglas and state of Wis
consin, several years ago and under
the law giving authority to so es-
tablish ana locate, il is made the duty
Of the municipal Judge to impose a
workhouse sentence upon any person
convicted of petty offences enume-
rated IN the statute, and
Whereas, the great majority, and,
in fact, almost all of the prisoners
sentenced to said workhouse are those
who have been convicted in the city
of Superior of drunkenness or some
other offense against the laws of the
state, and
"Whereas, by reason of the distance
said workhouse is located from the
city of Superior the cost of transpor-
tation and officers fees in the course
OF year runs up into thousands of
dollars, the grealer portion of which
must be borne by the city by reason
of the fact that such corporation
about 80 per cent of the total eX-
penses of the county, and some means
should be adopted to remedy this
state OF affairs.
"Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the may or and common council of the
CITY of Superior, that committee be
appointed by the mayor to confer
with the county board, or committee
thereof, with view to devlslng
means either by the removal OF sald
Workhouse to a convenient point
within the city limits, or in some
other way SO that the extraordinary
and unnecessary expense incident to
the transportation expense may be
adjusted or dispensed with and the
people of the city and county relieved
from unnecessary burden"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
School Savings Banks.

Statistics show that there are 3,5SS
school savings banks in this country
and 63.567 depositors. The amount de-
posted since the work began is placed
at $S76,OO0; tie amount remaining on
deposit January l of this year was
$335, 600. In one county in Pennsyl-
vania where the work is we'll ad-
vanced school children have deposited
in ten years sl75,3OO. On the first of
January there 4,009 depostors had in
the banks $40,6lS. In the schools of
Atlantic City last year $6,376 were de-
posted. Those who have had expert
ence with the work say that it does
not place great labor or responsibility
on the teachers or school officers. Once
a week the teacher makes a call and
the pupils deposit whatever amount
they like, from one cent upward The
collections are forwarded to a respons-
ible banking institution. Abroad. in
rance and Belgium especially. the
system has long been in use with the
best results from every point of view.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
Tfmid Children.

Many children, especially highly
strung children, are troubled with their
nerves. Night terrors are very COM
mon among imaginative children. The
little one will be tucked up quite COM
fortably perhaps and seem sleeping
and then begin to imagine that there is
a bear or a wolf in the room One
bright youngster used to lie in mortal
terror that an earwig would come out
Of a hole into his brain. There he
used to lie. the clothes tightly held
over his little head, shaking with fear.
wet with perspiration, ashamed to tell
his fears. Some children. however. can
not contain themselves after a certain
time, but give vent to piercing screams
and yells. or. having fallen asleep,
wake sObbing Free Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
THE CELL OF NOTABLES.
Occupied by Earl Russell. Stead and
Edmund II. Yates.

Occupied by Earl Russell. Stead and
Edmund H. Yates.
In connection with the cell OF Hal
loway Jail where Earl Russell served
his sentence for bigamy it is said that
it was formerly occupied by the En-
glish Journalist, W. T Stead, and the
novelist, Edmund H. Yates The af-
fairs in which they were engaged, al
though they caused tremendous
sensation at the time, are now almost
forgotten. Stead, it may be remem-
bered, was largely in the eye of this
country about six years ago as the
author of a book, IF Christ Should
Come to Chicago" that was regarded
as so blasphemous the big news COM
panies refused to handle it. In 1884
Stead created a remarkable comnotion
by alleging that English society was
permated by the most horrible immor-
ality. A body of gentlemen, composed
OF some Of the most eminent in the
kingdom, Sifted his charges and the re-
suit was that new laws were proposed
and passed regulating the subject mat
ter Of his allegations. In proving
them, however, Stead was guilty of a
technical violation of the law, and for
this he had to undergo prison de-
tention for three months. The offense
for which Yates was imprisoned took
place In 1874 and consisted of an al
legged libel in his newspaper, the
World, on the Earl Of Lonsdale. While
not the writer of the article himself
he refused to divulge the name of it's
author and so subjected himself to
penalty.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
ST. 90 A YEAR
Douglas County Copper Mines.

The Chippewa company is about to
take active steps toward working and
going farther into veins II and IA at
the property on the Douglas range in
Douglas county. In doing this they
are acting in accordance with the re-
port and advice of DR.. Fahrig of the
Philadelphia Commercial Museum.
These veins are found to run from S2S
to $50 and little over in copper, gold
and silver without an assay for the
nickel. The company is increasing
its force of men and is getting in some
experienced miners for the work.
The force will number about thirty
and will be worked in three shifts of
eight hours each-NIetal Miner
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
lHD LE||
HAS BEEN
DECIDED,
The City Fathers Passed the
Estimated Levy After Max
a Cut of $4,000.

The much talked about levy for cit
expenses for the coming year, was
settled at meeting of the common
council Tuesday evening after adopt
ing Alderman Heule's resolution,
making cut in the estimated levy of
about S39, 600 AS passed the levy IS
as follows:
"Be it resolved by the mayor and
common council of the city of Super
ior that tax of one hundred and
eighty-si thousand five hundred
twenty (s1S6, 500 dollars be levied ard
'sessed against all the property, both
real and personal, in the city of Su-
perior, for the fiscal year ending Sept.
80, 1902, pursuant to Section 1O2 of
the city charter; as follows, towit:
81 For salaries of the city officers,
including chief of police, chief of fire
department, health commissioner and
city engineer, $25, $40 90.
"2. For extra clerical assistance in
clerks Office in making out tax roll
and collecting taxes in treasurer g
office, the sum of 50, 500.
''3. For printing ordinances ard
resolutions and proceedings of the
common council, ETC., and books re-
quired in the Office of the treasurer,
comptroller, clerk, and health depart
ment and for other stationery and for
postage, the sum of 81 300.
"4. For election purposes, incIUd-
ing printing of official ballots, sample
ballots and salaries of election officers
and cost of maintaining booths in
election precincts, the sum of 81 200.
IS. For expenses of maintaining
the fire department, Including salaries
with that of chief, feed and hay for
horses, fuel, supplies and apparatus,
Sal, 500, less insurance tax So, 800, the
sum of S35, ,OOo.
So For maintenance of police de-
partment. including salary of chief,
patrolmen and other employees, feed
and maintaining patti oil team and Incl
dental expenses, less estimated re
ceipts of municipal court, including
fines and costs, $500, the sum of
S2O,475.
81 For maintaining and repairing
streets and public highways and brid-
ges, including salaries cf street com
missioner, ward foreman, bridge en-
pIoyes, and inoidentals, the sum of
S25, 900.
IS. For maintaining the engineers
department, including salary of en-
gineer, assistants, clerks, and inciden-
tails. the sum of 1000.
SO. For maintaining the health de-
partment, including the salary of the
health commissioner, assistants, san
itary policemen, inspectors, and in
cidental expenses, including over
drafts SIG, ,225.7O, the sum of 1882
$40 For lighting our streets, high
ways and public places, the sum of
sl2 $50.
al. For paying public hydrant
rentals and expense of water testing,
the sum of $23, ,430.
"12 For fuel and repairs on city
hall, the sum of $4,000.
'13. For maintainance public IL
brary and paving salaries of librarian
and assistants and for stationary and
incidental, the sum 1000.
"a. For all other general fund
purposes, including pump repairs,
maintaing city hall, etc the sum Of
$4,000"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
"Chicla Gum"

The so-called chicle gum Of COM
merce. used by chewing gum makers.
is the sap that exudes from wounds
made in the rough bark of the tree.
This sap, of a milky whiteness and
consistency when it first issues. partly
coagulates after continued exposure to
the air. but becomes. after boiling, a
hard. heavy mass. The achras sapota
white sapotaD. known to the Maya
Indians of Yucatan as va" is the
tree that yields the milky sap. 1t ia
found growing all over Yucatan. I'm
der favorable conditions the tree grows
to a height of seventy feet or more.
The fruit much resembles a russet ap-
Pile in color and general appearance,
but has flavor wholly its own.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-10-26
SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE.
National Government Going to the Roo
of Successful Growing

National Government Going to the Root
of Successful Growing.
The Investigations on agricultural
soils which are being conducted in this
country are probably unsurpassed in
quality and extent by those of any
country, unless it be Russia, where a
very systematic and extensive line OF
Investigations. including a survey and
classification of the soils of the whole
country, has been in progress for a
number OF years. The work in this
country has been carried on mainly by
number OF the agricultural expert
ment stations and the division of soils
of the national department of agricul-
ture. The report Of the field opera
tons of the division of soils for 1899,
by Prof. Milton Whitney ant a num-
Der of his assistants, lately issued, is
a report Of progress in surveying the
soils of the United States. During the
year areas aggregating about 10000
acres were studied in the field and
mapped.