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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-08
nuTcHERssS wRApp1Nd PArErt.
The old-Style Brown straw Paper No
longer In uIse@

A man who a. few year, ago carried
home from the butchers once in while
brown paper-covered parcel as care
fully concealed as broad oyercoat
sleeve or a convenient newspaper made
it possible, went into butchers the
other day and asked what had become
of the brown paper which was formerly
used for wrapping up meat.
"Why is it you never see that kind
Of paper at your butchers now?" he
asked.
you mean what they call straw pa
per, Of COURSE" said the butcher. oh
yes, that's back number, almost.
You'll find it sometimes in country
butcher shop, but hardly ever nowadays
in city store. Why is it? Oh, the
white paper is cheaper and more con.
yenient.
"You might not think so, but that is
true. Ten years ago we had nothing
but the brown paper. 1t came in sheets
and reams and it required a lot Of
handling and it was always in the way.
Now almost every meat store has rolla
of white paper, from which the clerks
can tear off piece Of exactly the right
size.
1.-THE brown paper was more porous
than the white AS matter of fact
the white paper is almost waterproof,
whereas the old brown paper used to ba
soaked through in almost no time.
ut was partly on that account that
people didn't like the brown paper.
Men didn't like to carry home their pur-
/ chases in such hideous wrappings. Now.
adays we can put up piece Of meat in
neat, compact bundle of white paper
and slip that into fresh, clean paper
bag and it's a pleasure to carry it home,
| That helps us, of course.
There are few places in the city
where you will still find the brown
paper. Those places are the big whole.
sale houses, and the only reason they
keep it is that the drivers use the paper
as a sort of carpet for their wagons.
The white paper, however, is sometimes
used for that purpose.
1t might surprise you to know it.
but we have calls for the brown paper
once in while now. The calls come
for the most part from persons who
have young children in the family
Somebody discovered while ago thai
you could make excellent bandages OF
poultices out of this brown paper soak.
ed with vinegar. We have to refer al
applicants for the paper to some whole.
sale paper house. Yes, the times are
changing, and not always for the worst
by long shot New York Sun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-08

"a SroRIA.
Bears the a The Kind You Have Always Ought
Signature at L4/H2Hzz<m
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-08
spRlRG MAkEs HIM HoMRstck.
T,xan Amicted with the Ailmsnt lake
the Cattle on the Range.

''You can talk about Christmas and
Thanksgiving and the other holidays
being the high-tide times for home
sickness, but they aren't circum-
stance to the first spring days."
The old Texan looked out of the win
dow of his Broadway office, and eyed
the trees in Trinity church yard visit
fully while he talked with Sun re-
porter.
81 can stand this blamed town all
right, in winter" he went on, 'and ]
can put in summer at Bar Harbol
without much grooming, but every year.
when the first spring days come, l. gel
so homesck that I'm actually maudlin
Maybe a young mans fancy lightly
turns t? thoughts of love, in the spring,
but know one old man whose fancy
turns heavily to thoughts of Texas,
Great Scott! What wouldn't give ia
be down there today, with good horse
under me, and herd of cattle ahead OF
me- and the prairie rolling off, in big
waves, to the horizon line. I'm home.
sick. tell you. I'd rather be drunk.
"It's this soft limiting weather thai
has crept into me. That's nature. Why,
Inc very cattle on the range get rest
less on such days and break away. II
the boys miss any of the herd in the
early spring, they don't fool around
wondering where the brutes have gone
They know the place to find them is on
the range where they were born.
give known steers to go across coun.
hy, straight as die, through all kind
OF obstacles, back to their old range
Horses will do the same thing. I've
had Wild mustangs break away In ths
night aud make tracks for the placs
where they were foaled. A man IL
only a higher order of brute, and he
keeps a good many instincts, though HI
doesn't always recognize them.
give been sitting here by my desk
and every little while, without any
reason or warning, I would find shall.
low, pebbly stream running across my
ledger and shutting out the figures
while there by the inkstand dirty lit
tie chap would lie on the bank, fishing
with an old hickory rod. I don't be.
lieve ever caught fish in that creek,
but was a tremendous optimist
Homesick weather, l call it,
And the Texan blew his nose angrily.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-08
NOTICE OF FINAL REPORT.
n the district court of Iowa, in and for DE

In the estate OF Geo. w. Cannon, deceased
10 l1llman Cannon, Lee Cannon Lemuel
Cannon. Belle Art, harris Cannon, j Il
Seyboid, Forrest Seyoold, WilmoLh Seybold,
Belle Green, Matte Kier.
You are hereby notified that the undersgns
ed executor OF the estate CT Geo. W. Cannon,
deceased, has filed his final report therein in
The office of the clerk of the district court IN
and for the aforesaid county, and has asked
for its approval and discharge from further
report and application for discharge Will come
on for hearing before the court aforesaid at
Leon, Iowa, on the 10Th day of August, A. ID.
ana show cause II any you have, why said
final report should not be approved and the
undersigned discharged from any further
duty or responsibility therein.
4S4t JULIEN CANNON, Elk .cutor
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-08
Have a Good Thing.

Stories of big tips given in Chicago'l
fashionable restaurants are outshont
by the radiance of the following recital
of a Philadelphia waiter to a Record re-
porter:
Sometimes" said the waiter, II max,
as much as $50 week in tips" H,
stood in the palm roof of fashionable
cafe and said this without a blush
'The lowest tip l get is half dollar
he continued. "That is Given me b,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-08
Have you Seen Iii?

We keep Dr.. Caldwel's Syrup Pepsin
ia plain view, but if you don't happen
to see il, why ask for it. The manufac-
turers guarantee it to cure Dyspepsia
and all forms of Stomach Troubles.
Sold by l.. Van Werden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-08
Buy and Try a Box Tonight.

While you think of it, go buy and
try box of Cascarets Candy Ca
thartic, ideal laxative, tonight. You'll
never regret it. Genuine tablets
stamped C. C. C. Never sold in
bulk. All druggists, 1oc.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-08

We can't understand why so many
tritling men have such heavy boards.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-08-08
ADMINS TRAITORS NOTICE.

Estate of. B. Bethany deceased.
Notice is hereby given 10 al! persons interest
ed. that on the nineteenth day OF July, A. u.
1901 the undersigned was appointed by the
Clerk of the District Court OF Decatur County
Iowa, Administrator of the Estate OF j.
b. Bethany, deceased, late OF said county.
All persons indebted to said estate will make
payment to the undersigned, and those hay
ing claims against the same will pre- sent
them, legally authenticated. TO said Court for
allowance.
Dated July 10. 1901,
1881 ]. N.cLARK,
Administrator.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-18

watch which is a novelty. The face
is blank except for the tiny space
occupied by the second hand, and two
small openings near the center. At
one of the latter is a figure showing
the hour, at the other are the figures
showing tffe minutes. 1t is novelty,
and keeps good time, the Chief says:
''I want to compliment the City
Commissioners" said Col. Thomas,
representative of the Manning Fire En-
gine Co. at Thursday nights banquet,
and Commissioner Crisp applauded
vigorously. Compliments are not so
many when it comes to the Board
collectively.
"Bill receipted for?" asked the book
keeper as he reached for the cash.
yes" replied the white-eyed pelican,
who thinks he's smart, "Bill re-seated
four" Just inaugurated, you know)
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Doesn't seem creditable that If Ak
ron's streets were placed end to end
they would reach to Columbus and
beyond, does 1t?
1t is nice of Mr.. Doyle to declare so
early in the game that he is always
satisfied with the will of the majority.
The "P. O." on the new caps of the
Post Office clerks would not look as
well if the letters were reversed.
If it all comes in March the Weather
Man will be forgiven.
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Even lake of brine 5000 feet under
ground may be valuable.
Strawberry festivals in three months
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-18
A WARNING TO
STREET LOAFERS.
Mayor Young Says Insulting Con.
duct Will Not be Tolerated.


You are not bad appearing fellow
but this practice some men and loafers
follow Of insulting unaccompanied wo,
men on the streets, especially on Sat
urday nights, must be stopped. I will
say for the benefit of all that any
gentleman Is almost justified in pun
melting such fellows any time he sees
them interfering with or annoying
ladies' ON the streets"
Heller was fined 81 and costs. Chas
Little, who was with him was fined
the same for intoxication.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-18

his currant bushes and declares that it
kills every bug and louise with which
it comes in contact.
Another strange belief of his, is that
on the day that the grave gives up its
dead, nothing but that put into the
grave will arise and that the new body
will be but a renovation of what was
actually there, in pursuance Of which
thought he has saved every hair comb
ed from his head for the past 20 years
and insists that it must be placed in
the grave with his body to await the
resurrection, as he avows with great
solemnity that in his opinion, "a bald
headed soul though glorified would
lose half its majesty on such solemn
occasion"
Following are some of his maxims;
'If a mans money is his God, he is
lost"
"If womans dress is her God, she
is lost"
God minus God leaves nothing"
God plus God is forbidden"
"God multiplied by Gods is idolatry
and God, divided, is an unknown guam
tity and consequently no God at all"
Thou shalt have no other Gods be
fore me-" BARBER.
A Toronto man was arrested re-
Gently for using the mails to practice
a fraud. He advertised in confiden-
tial kind of way that upon receipt
of a nominal sum he would send a
book which was "a good thing" He
said its sale had been prohibited in
several countries" and that "every old
sport ought to have it," Those who
took advantage of this promising Of
fer were surprised to receive in ex-
change for their order pocket edition
of the Bible. The government could
find no fraud in the transaction and the
prisoner was discharged.
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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-18

Strawberry festivals in three months
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-18

Chief of Police John Durkin has
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-18

I'VE have not considered the ques-
tion of rebuilding said Mr.. $. Fl.
Miller to Democrat reporter Monday
morning.
"It was reported in Akron Saturday
that you would remove the works to
this city, locating the plant on your
East Akron allotment Is that true?"
There is no authority for such a
statement The location will be Sc.
lected after We have decided whether
we will rebuild. The shop is com,
plete wreck, nothing being saved"
The net loss to the owners will ag-
gregate $1,000. Monday morning it
was estimated that the fire destroyed
property valued at 100000. There
was but $4,000 insurance. The d.
vision, as between buildings and con
tents, has not been estimated
1 is now known that the fire start
ed in he blacking room where ket-
tie became everheated The flames
reached the roof spreading to the
paint shop where the fire was discov-
cred. 1t had worked between the
rafters and had gained such beadway
that it was impossible to extinguish
it. j eo7 ad- t+, n.4
While number of cities, including
Fl Akron. have extended generous invi-
tations to the company to locate with
in their respective limits, there are
many reasons why the company may
decide to rebuild it factory at Doyles-
downtown. In the first place the Doyles-
town machine has the name through.
out the country of being honestly and
thoroughly made, and large trade
has been built up upon the advertise
ment which comes from this fact. A
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-18

"You are not the only one at fault,
though you happen to be the only one
under arrest" said Mayor w. Il. Young
10 Geo. Heller in Police court Mon
day. Heller was arrested by Police
man Frank McAllister on North How
ard ST., late Saturday night charged
with disorderly conduct toward some
young women who We're passing.
81 did not mein to insult them; /
have two sisters myself" said Heller
to the court.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-18
Property Destroyed Was Valued at
$l00,000---OnIy $4,000
Insurance.
Doylestown People Will Not Give Up the Works
Company Has Not Decided Whether
Shop Will be Rebuilt.

change of location might operate
against the company in this regard.
Again, the citizens Of Doylestown
will be very much opposed to having
the factory leave their village, and
they will be willing to make liberal
inducements to have it remain there.
In regard to the encoura cement of
enterprises that will be of benefit to
their town the people of Doylestown
have been very generous. They re,
Gently authorized an expenditure of
$4,000 for the assistance of any
electric railway company that might
want to extend to that town and locate
an electric light plant there. The
people of Doylesown, including even
the ministers, turned out to help save
the property from Saturdays fire. Mr..
]. H. .Seiberling, president of the com.
pany, was confined to his home with
a broken leg only three doors north
Of the factory. He was unable to do
anything to help save the factory, and
the shock was very great to him.
T, plant has been In operation
since 1850. 1t was established By
John r. Selberling, the inventor of the
"dropper' attachment. For many
years the firm was known as Cline,
Seiberling & Go. In 1856 Mr.. ]. H.
Seiberling purchased an interest. Mr..
s. n. Miller began his career as II
manufacturer with the firm in 1868.
In 1870 the firm name was changed
| to Soldering. Miller l. Co. In 1865 Mr..
J. +. Seiberling removed to Akron
and began the manufacture of the
Excelsior machine here. In 1869 he
made the first Empire mower. For a
number of years he has had no inter-
est in the Doylestown concern.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-18
WISE ano OTHERWISE
A QUESTION.

A QUESTION.
Little homeless orphan.
Cheerful little elf,
Running round the city,
Hustling for himself.
Has no shoes or stockings
Pants and coat are torn,
Yet his face is beaming
Like a summer morn.
Doesn't mind the weather,
Though the wind is raw
Toughest little midget
That you ever saw.
Sells the daily papers,
Shines the peoples shoeD,
Lives ON cheese and crackerst
Never gets the blues.
Sleeps up in a garret
On a pile of hay
Gets out in the morning
At the peep O day.
Starts again to hustle
Through the busy streets,
Yelling "shine or papers"
At each man he meets.
Never catch him signing,
For Il chance that's gone
Never stops to worry,
Keeps plugging on.
Always looking forward
10 better day
Doesn't care copper
Bout what people say.
Can't you learn a lesson
From this urchin's ways,
Which will tend to make you
Better all your days?
He may be banker
Ere his day is done;
He may be statesman
Ere his race is run.
He may own mansion,
Drive a chaise and pair;
Have score of servants;
Dine on sumptuous fare.
Could the change be better,
With its load of care?
Isn't he as happy
AS a millionaire?
Cannot give an answer,
Haven't got the pelf-
When you get million,
Answer it yourself.
VIM. T. SAWYER.
j i +
City Commissioner Crisp, the Po
Laureate, of the Board, upon readil
the Beacon's report of Solicitor Il
gates Grafton at last weeks "ha
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-18

mony" meeting at Republican head
quarters, in the course of which the
Solicitor was credited with having at
tributed porcine habits and qualities
to his Democratic neighbors, was in
splred to write the following touching
ing" couplet, which the Democrat has
leave to print:
"Usll chase the hog around the
stump,
And poke him twice at every jump"
And one Of Solicitor Esgate's we'll
meaning but imprudent friends even
goes SO far as to suggest that this
beautiful sentiment be printed upon
the Solicitors campaign cards, which
he has been passing around to Demo.
Gratis, and that it be made the author.
retain his control of the local pork
and pie counter. The suggestion will
be considered in due form at the next
|
r + +
facl ID
oiun hho"
just "haI
10 say
ouestions -
1 are 'hihss uon
| heiish
| AnSno"'
ihey ASK
ABOUT tne law"
Much too
often'
10 sui' me-
oouhe''
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-18

ESBORN OSGATE.
+ T. +
Miss Beulah Dodge, who as The
Belle of New York" made decided
hit at the opera house Friday night,
was sauntering toward the Union Sta
tion Saturday noon in company with
two other pretty, petite members of
the company. A car passed them.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-18


dow, the clang of "two bells" given
him was so harsh.
Sun shone brightly,
And then it poured;
The wind came up
And how it roared!
Showed all night
And froze up tight
Knocked spring poem
Clear out O. sight.
There is really something pathetic
about the discrepancy Of age. When
we see the old friends, as the years
go by, showing palmer and palmer,
| the ravages of time, as they travel
through the vale of tears, our first
| impulse is to cry.
Each year, as the joke about the
man who was nominated Justice, and
his wife's remarks concerning the
same turn up, the lines of age are
more closely drawn. This year the
joke comes forward thus: "a man
was nominated Justice. When he
went home, the children demanded
loudly, and are we Justices too,
papa| The wife then comes to the
front, and says: Hush, you will still
remain the same little fools you are
now. Only pa and me is Justice"
As the old joke, mildewed and with
long streaming locks and beard of
gray, appears on the stage, the audi
ence knows not whether to laugh or
cry. This year the joke has only two
front teeth, and they are so situated
in the gums Of the upper and lower
jaw, that they don't strike right. Toe
bad! Too bad!
So far as known this joke was first
told by Shem to Japheth when the
ark was about seven days from dry
land; later it was used frequently by
John B. Cough, the famous temper.
ance lecturer; and now it is doing
yeoman service in the Akron cam,
paign. But it is the same old joke
despite its new dress.
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| There lives man in Lake whose re
l'gious belief surpasses tnat of any
other individual, no matter of what
creed or denomination. His theories
are made up from passages OF the bi
BILE, the Koran and from all other re-
ligious sources and is still later than
the Latter Day Saints. Posted in mis-
bible, Immediately after the account
of the Deluge may be found very old
newspaper clipping which reads as fol
lows: ut is believed that Fohi the
first king of China is identical with
Noah. The Chinese themselves claim
that Fohi had no father and Noah, al,
though subsequent, the great progeni.
ter of the race, was himself at that
time fatherless. The mother of Fohi
is said to have borne him encom.
passed with a rainbow, an evident al
lusion to the bow of promise revealed
to Noah as the sign of Gods covenant
Fohi is represented as having reared
seven kinds of creatures which he sac,
rifced to the Great Supreme. Noah
also took into the ark clean beasts
and fowls by sevens which he offered
to the God Of heaven us burnt offer.
ings. Fohi is represented as engaged
in drawing off the waters which had
deluged the earth, thus identifying
him with the food"
We will now consider our Lakeite' $
Interpretation of the above and his OBJ,
servation of the same. Through the
winter months he gathers up clean
snow, melts 1t, and jugs it up and then
patiently waits for the appearance OF
the first rainbow. when he empties his
snow water into a big wash tub witt
| which he mixes seven kinds Of herbs
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
GOATS AS BRUSH EATERS.

A. D. Gibbs of Burlington, who
owns farm of something over 500
acres in Charlotte, is awaiting with
some interest the arrival of a flock
of Angora goats purchased by him
in the West. The goats are SO in
number and were bought in Dusart,
Iowa. They will be turned loose
upon tract of about fifty acres from
which the heavy timber has been cut,
and are expected to complete the
work of clearing the land in so far
as the underbrush is concerned.
This shipment Of goats is probably
the first which has ever come to
Vermont. They are raised quite
extensively in some parts OF the
West and have recently attracted
not little attention and discussion.
The bringing of the goats to Yer
mont by MIR. Gibbs and his success
with them will be watched with in
terest, and it is quite possible that
if the animals are what is claimed
for them they will prove profitable
investment tor the farmer with som e
bad lands to clear or poor hay to
fe ed
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
BETHEL.

The following teachers have been
engaged by the committee of the
Whitcomb High school for next
year: Misses Laura Kelsey, Mid
dlebury, grammar school; Lillian
Buck, Intermediate Lydia Atchin-
son, second primary; Harriet Fish
er, first primary.
Frank Esposto, for some weeks Il
fruit dealer in town, disappeared
early last week with delivery team
bought from Brooks 4 LaDue, up
on which balance of $27 remained
on mortgage. No notice was taken
of his absence until his brother
closed the store day or two later.
He was detained Tuesday night by
the police at Fitchb.rg. Mass, and
on W ednesday Constable b. G..
Rogers and Mr.. LaDuc started to
bring back the team. At White
River Junction they settled with
Esposito's friends for $67.
Orville Bowen, one Of our oldest
residents and the most aged man in
this village, died Thursday morning
after Il weeks illness following two
or three years of steadily failing
powers. A native of Royalton his
whole life was spent in this section,
and during at least 50 years he was
well known and active carpenter
and joiner. The surviving children
include A. II. Bowen and Mrs. E..
Z. Cushman of this village.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-05-25
Send all orders to The Age, Woodstock, VT.


The Public CaI!n.ys 81 Cr!itrry Aga
Eyll ii he IL, ;, /" had ln'!I Invent Il
Il hnadr,l yr@"3 ago touring could
har'i. have lcc'!Ar very popular at
all r,,M,". e. solitary cyclists. The
rld ut.l,i,Du, - were Ly no means
rh',l!il !,H.,!uG. y run from London
to East Erii~tca !, Il distance Of iiN" or
SIX aul twenty llil"s wuuil have tax
80 The ,yL"vimnn past three ;.."hctS.
nHl it was just aS likely as not that
i..:4 ,}.r g. the other of them Il body
Wu;ll I.c swinging in the wind.
IT, till tie beginning OF The nine
tt,",h c,::tuIy I'll" ;,aaioWs was almost
Nti ,,.ucl.t II landmark u' finger posts
ur .,!tl!c houses have L"comr now.
T., t.avpic, appr, aching York is di
rect, d ny the guidrbuoi;s to turn
ru'nd ny thu @A!!nWS and three wind
mills" AID t,' al out If Durham is
"IclNrrn the @aioWS and trukrhiil."
Going out If Wells you cross the
hyu9k :iid pass by the ':ul!2WS.
.,ny ujul;cr If such directions can
10 CLEANED from the old hnoi;s for the
guidance CT travellers Il hundred years
0.r. anl ~ these inter, objects
were pct Up "nl the dead bodies of
malrl'uctors left upon them for the
special cdi!!caton # foutpads and
hiyhwaymrn there WIS Il Suggestive
ness about them that must have given
Il special piICalcy 10 cycle touring II 1t
had been il vogue at that time. LOH-
don News.