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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
FOR WOMEN ANDHOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.
Tho Power of will-To VIII and to Be
Importance of Good Manners--Iron-
ing a Shirt Waist-Thin Women and
sleep-CookIng School.
TO WILL AND TO BE.

AS 1t seems to me, there Is great
deal in willing to be what one ad-
mires. The ideal which one keeps be-
fore her is the realization which she
finally achieves, says the Household
Will to be happy, assume a virtue,
If you have it not" and keep constant
ly in mind the determination to feel
happy, and each day of such thinking
helps to form the habit of seeing the
bright rather than the dark side of
things. The former is as likely to be
true as the latter, for it is brightness,
not darkness, which shows things as
they are; and we have right to as
sumo that the law is the same in the
spiritual world as in the material. Be-
side the more probably just balance,
given by the brighter outlook, there
are other arguments in favor of taking
the world cheerily.
One gains health by thinking OF
wholesome happy things. One keeps
courage, and gives it out to others by
determining to see happiness in every
thing. One preserves a sane balance
ny heylng her nature to the bright and
good. 1t is not the person who looks
out with a faith in the ultimate good
of everything who becomes insane, but
the man or woman who is expecting
trouble before it comes. When it
comes, ore can bear it bravely, if ones
strength has not been weakened in an
it.
The sin of going about like an ami
mate wet blanket should be preached
until it is realized 1t is sin from
the Christian viewpoint because it
shows want of trust in the wisdom
which has allowed i'll to be; it is sin
rom the unbeliever's standpoint, be-
cause it adds to the burdens of the
world, and brings shadow instead of
sunshine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

OF fmmens., 60 X
worry ara ' Oeasdt to her. Work and
dreamless au,nlhllated during sound,
to fat ara .l N,ssp therefore, two foes
After th Eliminated at once
retire to h.. midday meal she should
which sb,n,a room for stated time.
on Even =. never be encroached up
sleep At a,s - sue finds it impossible to
ing nerve s. she may gain q refresh
room with -! IN the quiet, darkened
ewes and vi, ,Oosened garments. and
tsr,s, an wa1 mind alike closed to the ma
supposed. w Ventliation y plS
co Artificial 81 !. sleep by the use 81 mar
ro,,oS' \, is Of little value and sbsull
the e care of physician.
,.s onlons are an excellent and harm
l less so pc Eaten raw at bedtime.
s s,,tta INN nm. and spread upon bread and
butte butter, with with a pinch of salt added 70
a nans 'aem more palatable, they have
cured insomnia where many high
sounding and possibly harmful rene
dies have failed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AeRI-
OUlTURlSTS.
Some Up-to-D..s Hints About Guilt
walton of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures viticulturs and
Horticulture.
Soil Analysis a. . culd.,


The Ohio Experiment station re-
selves many such requests as the fol
lowing: will you make a chemica
analysis OF my soil to determine wheth.
er need nitrogen, potash or phosphor.
&c acid, and, II SO, what will be the
charger"
10 this request we make the uniform
answer that such an analysis would
De very expensive, and when made
would usually have very little value as
guide to the use Of fertilizers for the
reason that the chemist has as yet dis
covered no reagent which possesses the
same capacity for extracting plant food
rom the soil as that of the living It's
sues OF the plant To illustrate: Pot
ASH is characteristic constituent of
granite rocks, and a soil formed from
sucn rocks may appear rich in potash
uhaer the chemists analysis, and yet
II that potash be still in the form Of
granite sand it will be yielded up very
slowly to the feeble solvents of the
plant.
Again: In some of the southern
states are immense beds of rocks con-
tanning large percentages of phosphoric
acid; but if these rocks are merely
ground and mixed with the soil their
phosphoric acid, which has resisted the
solvent action of soil water for ages,
VIII continue insoluble, and hence the
necessity for treating these ground
rocks with sulphuric acid, in order to
make their phosphoric acid available.
sui further: When piece of marshy
land has been drained it is often found
mat the crops planted upon it fail to
thrive, although it seems to be very
rich in nitrogen. The remedy here is
TO add barnyard manure, something
which savors strongly of carrying Goals
to Newcastle; but the explanation is
That the semi-aquatic vegetation which
formerly occupied the land decays so
slowly that cultivated crops cannot get
nitrogen rapidly enough for their
needs. When the manure is added.
however, it sets up fermentation.
which converts the nitrogen bearing
materials into more soluble and
hence available form.
FOR these reasons the only practical
way OF learning the needs of particu-
lar soil is to make experiments on
that soil, after the general plan of
those described in the bulletins of the
experiment station on the mainte-
nance OF fertility, and thus learn
which combination Of fertilizing ma
terials will produce the greatest effect.
-Chas. 3. Thorne, director Ohio Ex-
pertinent Station.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
The Beers Still Fighting.

James S. Stowe, United States coun-
SUI general at Capetown, recently ar
rived at London. a an interview Mr..
Stowe said that the South African
problem is undoubtedly difficult
ana complicated. In diplomatic
way he pointed out that Great Brit
am was having enormous trouble in
her efforts to conquer the Beers, and
ne qua not hold out much hope for an
early termination of the war.
~ is very probable that the world
mas :. NO conception of the exact condi-
tlon otSouth Africa. The telegraph
&c llnes are controlled by the British
ana IT. Is not at all likel nnaH1E
permit anything to pass
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
AN ANCIENT FasuIoN.

Is u generally known that the fash
ION VI pretty girdles from which de-.
penu ena,ns supporting knickknacks
ua.es pach TO Louis Kill? In those
days there were girdles known as
oeml-cent,' which reached fabulous
prices says the Detroit Free Press.
FROM lnem hung gold chains, like
.lose "nich are SO much in favor to-
Day and small, round mirrors, for
wnlcn women have displayed such rare
noeilty, although their form has been
Slightly varied.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
The Pickle Worm.

In the accompanying illustration is
SHOWN pickle worm, natural size.
Ihese worms vary much in appearance,
some being of yellow ash-white and
very much resembling the inside of
an unripe melon, while others are
tlnged more OF less with green. They
are quite soft and translucent, and
there is a transverse row of eight
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

OF deep red cloth, with black satin
scarf and band about the skirt. The
small lapels are covered with the satin
and bordered by band of white
MORE, hand embroidered in several
shades of dull yellow. Down the front
of the gown are white silk cords. The
yoke and bishop s.eeves are of soft
white silk.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

worm is indigenous and has, doubtless,
existed in some part or other of the
country from time immemorial The
French entomologist, Guenee, gives as
its food-plant species of potato, and
it is just possible it may not always
have fed upon the same plants upon
which it was first found in this coun-
try. The best remedy is hand picking,
feeding the infested fruit to stock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

w. j. Stillman, who died recently in
England, was man Of varied talents
an artist, art critic, author. journalist.
diplomatist and archaeologist. He
was an intimate of Ruskin, Millais.
Hunt and other members OF the pre-
Raphaelite grolsp.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
Convention VS.. Committee.

The Chicago Record-Herald thinks
That the democrats of Iowa are in fav-
or OF the single gold standard. Re-
iterrlng to the action of the Iowa dem
|pcratlc state convention it says:
Ihat the silver preamble jim the
FORM does not represent the senti-
OF the democracy OF Iowa was
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

B. S. Hoxie Of Wisconsin, in note
to the Farmers Review, finds fault
with a recent article on forest preser-
walton. The sentence that most arouses
his resentment is: Careful estimates
on the growth of the spruce show that
the trees now having a diameter of IS
inches cannot be replaced by trees Of
the same size in less than $50 years."
In commenting on this Mr.. Hoxie says:
while it is true that the spruce, as
well as nearly all the other coniferous
trees, make slow growth during the
first four or five years from seedlings,
they are not slow-growing trees, as
anyone can satisfy himself by counting
the grains or rings in almost any pack
ing case of second-growth timber, If
he has not a section of the tree. I
have visited several groves of spruce
and pine-white and Norway--of from
20 to 80 years planting from the nurs-
cry, and find these trees from to IA
inches in diameter. and from 20 to 40
feet tall. have cross section of a
spruce that measured 10 inches in
diameter one foot from the ground, anG
I count "a rings. When cut down tn,
tree was AZ feet long. This tree grew
on a neighbours lawn, and / knew tn
date of its transplanting from tn
nursery"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
Dl[ll11t oh resoIu
ned NO eference to
Is City platform"

I
truth is that while the resolu-
rs committee did reject the pream-
le reaffirming the Kansas City plat
form, the convention itself adopted
the preamble by a majority of 1O4
And this Chicago gold organ under
takes to say that the sentiment of the
democracy of Iowa is better represent
ed by committee chosen by the con-
vention than it is by the delegates
themselves.
1t is possibly true that in republican
conventions, a committee acting I'M
der the inspiration of republican lead
srs, can better reflect republican sent
iment than the republican convention
itself could do. If this is true, it is
true because SO many republicans have
allen into the habit of setting aside
their own convictions in order to fol-
low in the pathway marked out by
their leaders.
But in democratic conventions reso-
lutions Committees cannot always
speak for the convention, and it is also
true that conventions do not always
speak for the people. The report of
The resolutions committee may be re-
jected by the convention, and the con-
clusion of the convention may be re-
pudiated by democrats at the polls.
But it is safe to say that, when an ex-
traordinary situation, such as the Iowa
situation, arises, wherein there is a
conflict between the convention and
the resolutions committee, the conven-
ton is more likely to reflect the senti-
ment of the party than the commit
tee.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
Fall Seeding Of Alf.lfa.


In some sections this summer tame
grass pastures were eaten to the roots
and then the cattle were turned on the
oeadows and these were grazed as
closely as the pastures. Where this
IS the case, it is probable that with u.s.
ual conditions during the coming fall
and winter large part of these pas
lures and meadows will next spring be
either dead or so badly killed that they
will have to be plowed up. This means
q severe shortage next year in hay, and
farmers should prepare to meet this
shortage now. 1t can be met by SOW
ing alfalfa between August is and
September Is. Alfalfa sowed at this
time under favorable conditions will
furnish a good cutting of hay next
May, and with ordinary conditions will
yield three to four cuttings of hay next
summer.
The ground for alfalfa should be we'll
settled before seeding and only the sur
face made loose. Alfalfa will usually
fail If seeded in the fall on freshly
rlowed ground. Well cultivated corn
fields. with the stalks cut and drawn
off, give ideal conditions. Such fields
should not be plowed but narrowed
only before seeding. Wheat, oats, flax
and millet stubble ground plowed shall
low, narrowed thoroughly and allowed
to settle, before seeding, furnish goot
conditions for alfalfa. If such groun,
is mellow, blowing may not be neces
sary, as the land will only need to b,
disced and cross-disced.
The best time to SOW is IN the las
half Of August. It is safe to SOW a,
late az September Is II conditions arr
good. TIE ground mus, be we'll set.
tied, ~ q loose mulch on. top and
well satu1 ated with moisture SO Is to
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
Fruit Notes.

Peaches in many parts Of Ohio ar.
about half their usual size and unpal-
atable.
Pears are reported large crop in
Jefferson and Harrison counties, Ohio.
The prospects for peaches and
grapes in New York state continue
favorable but pears will be scarce.
Illinois fruit prospects are poor.
All kinds of tree fruits are scarce
in New Jersey except peaches. Aphides
are so numerous in Gloucester county
that some fields of cantaloupes have
been entirely destroyed.
California reports state that decidv-
GUS fruits are of good quality but the
yield is below the average.
Good rains have caused improve
ment in late peaches and apples in
eastern Kansas.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
IrrJgat ton In Siberia.

From Farmers Review: The agri-
cul possibilities of Siberia are
va ~ but indifferently understood.
y Gent Of Russian political
Eere and rigorous sta
slss - the impression that
and incapable of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
!tic Ut ninioh niI.

lions of acres Of fertile lands SPLEEN
didly adapted to the growth of grains,
and large areas are even now being
farmed. Siberia, however, is vast
country and in many sections which
have shown some agricultural devel-
cpnlert the winters are long and cold
while the summers on the other hand
are very warm and dry. Many of the
small streams which are used for lr
rigation dry up during this season,
the ground bakes and agriculture suf-
fers much. To remedy this evil the
farmers of certain districts construct
each year storage reservoirs, and in the
summers use the contents, reservoirs
and all, for the support of their crops.
They do it in this manner:
During the winter they collect great
drifts Of snow in the bottoms of deep,
shaded valleys, rolling it down the
sides in immense snow balls and there
pressing and compacting it SO that it
will be more resistant to thawing. At
the end Of the winter they cover the
enormous piles thus formed with
branches, straw or trash, in order to
protect the snow against the suns
heat. All during the spring this mass
of snow melts little during the days,
but freezes at night until it becomes
great solid cake of ice. Then, when
the temperature rises to summer heat
and the streams begin to dry up from
lack Of rain, this snow-ice commences
to melt away, and by means OF ditch
lsading from it, the water which runs
down supplies the river until the re-
currence Of rainfall.-Gu e. Mitchell.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

Admiral Schley has been chosen
drst vice commander of the Veterans
Of the Porto Rican campaign. The or
HGanization has commander General
srooke), four vice commanders, a sec
etary, treasurer, registrar, chaplain,
and advisory board, but Admiral Samp-
sons name does not appear among the
officers.
Lord Kitchener regrets to report
Ihat1a portion of the British army was
Prrounded on enc 'sunfavorable
pund" and captured by ''a superior
ce.n. 1t is rather unkind of the
ers to take & double advantage of
e kings soldiers.
Mr.. j. A. 7. Hull feels that he was
bt well treated in Luzon. The trou-
Ee with Mr.. Hull is that he has been
citing whut he wanted for SO long
hat he has come to believe that he
Ehould be the recipient of all the con-
Fessions.
Mr.. Knox may not know of the exfs-
ence of d steel trust, but it is certain
fhat the Steel trust knows of the exist
ence of am attorney general named
Philander KEox.
The suspension of the National
Natchman is matter of sincere regret.
IL was ably edited and was ever stead
fSst IN its advocacy Of democratic prin-
eiples
The administration officials are So
5S,sy claiming credit for the big wheat
cfop That they have NO time to make
Snention of the short potato crop,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
Test for Formslln In Milk.

A new test has been elaborated for
determining the presence of formalin
in milk. Phenylhydrazin and 10 per
cent solution of soda is added to 8
small portion Of the diluted milk. In
the presence even Of two drops of for
naldehyde to 100 cubic centimeters Ct
milk rose color will result. In nor
nal milk no color is produced. In de.
termining the presence of milk sugar,
small amount OF sodium acetate IL
added in addition to phenylhydrazfI
and 10 per cent soda soluf10p, as in the
previous case. A rose colbr will re-
suit in the presence of milk sugar.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
ad7isable to have me 1

er part of the brancheA Sspe
cially in the case Of peach and other
tender fruits, and whenever fruits
have not been thoroughly ripened. Care
should be taken to have no straw or
rubbish about the trees, but it is
good plan to use evergreen boughs to
break the suns rays and prevent the
alternate freezing and thawing, as we'll
as the rapid thawing Of the trees after
severe cold SPELL A trench should
always be dug to carry off any sur
face water about the trees.-Michigan
Bulletin
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

Those who insist that the chances
for young men are as great as they ev-
er we're, should pause long enough to
tell us if they believe them to be as
great as they should be.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
COOKING SCHOOL.
Fsicasseed Meat Rails.

To one and one-half pounds finely
minced beef, off the round, add one
teaspoonful salt, one-fourth as much
pepper, two beaten eggs, one-half cup
full of fine cracker-arumbs. Mix well
and shape into balls the size of a
small egg. Half an hour before dinner
allow the soup to come to boil. See
that it is we'll seasoned. Drop the balls
into it, and boil steadily for twenty
minutes. Make gravy by blending
one tablespoonful of -four with two OF
butter, and slowly adding one cupful
of strained soup stock. Stir until
SIN. "a and thick. and add the meat
balls -. his gravy. Let stand on
stove wiS.out boiling for ten minutes.
Then serve. II
Raisin Roly- Poly.
Pour boiling water over on
pound Of seeded raisins, let them
IN It ON the stove for ten N
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12
Fall Forage.


Wherever possible catch crops
should be put in this summer for fall
use. The shortness of the pastures and
general feed supplies may be to some
extent overcome by crops put in now. A
few good rains will start them and in
few weeks give supply of forage
that will prove very valuable in any
case, and especially if the late fall pas
lures prove poor.
The crops that are now growing can
be used to advantage at this time, if it
be found that they will not produce a
crop of grain. 1t is better to commence
to feed now than to let the stalks of
corn, sorghum or Kaffir corn dry up,
with the idea of using them next win
ter. Now they are succulent, and when
the pastures are dry will prove very
valuable for feed. They will relieve the
pastures of part Of their burden and
will permit the hay to be saved for
winter feeding. When corn has begun
to dry up before forming ears it is
better to feed it at once, as that is
about the only way by which anything
can be obtained from it. 1t is too poor
for drying. About its only value is as a
succulent food.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

According to the commercial agen-
cies, the business failures last week
were 1873 as against 166 for the same
week last year, but the headlines de-
clared that business was booming.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

drain and wipe them dry. Chop to q
pulp and let stand to cool while mix
ing in another dish one pound of gran
ulated sugar, scant saltspoonful OF
cream of tartar and one-half cup OF
cold water. Put this mixture in
saucepan over moderate fire and
boil until, when tried in cold water, 1t
forms soft jelly. Take from fire and
allow it to stand closely covered for
five minutes Beat until smooth and
creamy, flavor with extract Of roses
turn out on board and work in the
raisins. Roll out in sheet and spread
with this layer of strawberry jelly and
roll it up. Beat to stiff froth the
white of one egg and one tablespoon
full Of sugar, spread over the roly-poly,
and let stand to harden. Serve cut in
thin Slices
IMPORTANCE OF GOOD MANNERS.
Just word on manners. Gail Ham
ilton was once asked the questions:
What shall be the education of a.
young woman?" and her reply is worth
quoting: First good manners, and
last anu dil Iue way UcLWccu-6OOu
manners Good manners imply every
saving grace known under heayen
among men and women. Got}d manners
are the absolutely transpare Ut medium
of conveying to the world t leS beReWn
lence of a good heart; goo manners
involve and INCLUDE every department.
| of the human belug-body and soul
and spirit heart and mind. magma
ton and conscience, discrimination and
judgment. The whole duty of man to
man." she concludes, sis embraced in
good manners" That seems sweep
ing declaration, but perhaps not too
much SO. 1t is not certainly, il the real
spirit of good manners is accepted,
says writer in Harper's Bazaar.
"It is impossible" says some one, TO
be gentleman Cor gentlewoman)
, and not live up to the golden rule.
5 Upon our sex-rssts large RESPONSE.
, bility for the spread Of manners o
: man is The natural arbiter Of soc,atl!
f and sets a standard to man sba s -.
not onily be high-minded herse n M ! 9,
she NUT exact gh-mindedn - Z. !, nu =.
mesns that girls must fnauencss :. = n 'usl
D! | |||| { y =
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

During the Spanish-American war
the newspapers were fond of referring
to the times as making history" But
the history that has been made in the
quiet of the navy department offices
since then has created about as
much excitement.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

The worlsingmen are to be commend
ed for the manner in which they have
carried on the steel strike. The alb
sence of violence and disorder speaks
well for both officers and men, Pub
lie sympathy is with the laborers in
their unequal struggle against monop-
DIV
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

Having been dubbed the ''Boy Ora
tor of the Platte" for decade, Mr..
Bryan recently made a trip to the
Rocky Mountains to learn more about
the source of the stream. He is now
prepared to have the republican papers
suggest that he received the appelation,
not because of the pure and limpid
rills that constitute the head waters of
the Platte, but because of the Wilderness
of its mouth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-09-12

At a meeting of pillow manufacturers
held in Chicago recently. it was decid-
ed to raise the price of plows. This
will enable the republican farmers to
study the trust question without leav-
Ing the burrows.