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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
The Lost PrIncesses.

The following story Of two little
princesses was written by bright
little pupil of the second grade CAL
houn street school-Hortense Moran,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs P. ]. Moran:
Once there were two little girls, and
their mother was queen and their
father was a king, and one day they
went to walk without any one with
them.
But they went so far that they met a
man. The man said to them. What
is your name, little girls?" They said,
I'VE have lost our way" But" said
the man, tell me your name- They
said, Our names are Elizabeth and
Claire. the daughters of Queen Eliza
BETH" Well" said the man, Il will
take you to my home until l can find
your mother" So they went with him
to his home. 1t was a very nice little
cottage and had very pretty roses and
other flowers that l like, and there
were children around there, too Eliza
beth and Claire had very happy times
with the other children, and when they
were lonesome the people of the house
would say, Go pick a lot of flowers
and make some wreaths and sell
them" Now. as the queen was very
worried over her children, as they had
not come home, she and the king went
to hunt them, and they did not find
them. They went home in misery and
retired and when the morning came
they hunted them again, and the man
that took them to his home was hunt
ing their mother, too. Then the king
and queen went home, and did not find
them in long time. But every day
the children played and had fun. One
day the man found their mother and
told the children, and the children were
glad and so the man took them to their
mother, and their mother thanked him
for keeping them safe, so the queen
gave the man five thousand dollars.
The king and queen and their two
little girls lived happily ever after.
and so did the man.-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
The Moon Baby.

The Moon Baby.
There's beautiful golden cradle,
That rocks in the rose red sky;
have seen it there in the evening air,
When the bats and beetles fly;
With little white clouds for curtains,
And pillows of heecy wool.
And dear little bed for the Moon
Baby's head,
So tiny and beautiful.
There are tender young stars around 1t,
That wait for their bath of dew
In the purple tints that the suns warm
prints
Have left on the mountain blue;
There are good little gentle planets
That wait to be nursed and kissed
And laid to sleep in the ocean deep,
Under silvery folds of mist.
But the Moon Baby first must slumber,
For he is their proud young king;
So, hand in hand, round his bed they
stand
And lullabies low they sing.
And the beautiful golden cradle
Is rocked by the winds that stray,
With pinions soft, from the halls aloft,
Where the Moon Baby lives by day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
A Shadow of Her Life.

somebody once asked a tranquil old
resident of Nantucket if her life had
always run as smoothly as she could
wish; if no great sorrows or disap-
pointments had ever come to mar its
serenity.
The old lady sat looking out of the
window for moment, and then turned
to her questioner with little smile
on her sweet face.
Il suppose you'll think it's foolish
maybe" she said, "but did have on
great disappointment, and I've neve
forgotten it. There was man tina
came to the island once with hand
organ and monkey. He got as far
as the corner of our street, and /
thought he was coming right this way.
but he didn't.
Il was housed with a cold and
couldn't go out to see him and his
monkey, SO l only caught just a
glimpse of them. They played half an
hour in the next street.
Disappointment like that stay by
folks all their lives she added, after
sympathetic ejaculation from her
visitor. 1T was more than thirty
years ago, but I've never ceased re
GREETING didn't see that monkey. I've
been wonderfully blessed in every 9th
er way, dear; but that organ-grinder
never came to the island again
ever!'-Youths' Companion
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
Elsie Learns About money.


Else's first experience with money
she had to climb up on stool IN
order to see the clerk behind the candy
counter. Then she used to take a
penny out of her little white mitten,
reach it out to the clerk and say
"a little tandy mouse, p'ease.' So the
first thing Elsie learned about money
was that she could exchange 1t for
something she wanted. On day Elsies
uncle came to visit her, and he gave
her more money than she had ever
had at one time in her life-a bright
new silver quarter. 1t was so pretty
that Elsie thought she would keep 1T
always. She carried it everywhere she
went and thought about it most OF
the time. Then she began to be afraid
she would lose it, and it worried her
very much until she thought of
place where she could hide it. When
no one was looking she picked out
tiny spruce tree in the field where
she often played, and under this tree
she planted her shiny quarter. Then
she ran away to play, happy in the
thought that her precious money was
safe. Next morning she went to look
at it. She dug and dug all around
the tree, but she did not find it. She
looked under all the other little spruce
trees for, strange to say, they all
looked so much alike that she could
not exactly remember which one was
the tree where she buried her treasure.
She never found the money, but she
learned two things: First, money is
a great care in itself and of no use
unless it is in use; second, buried
money is as good as no money. The
next money Elsie had was whole dol
lar bill She could hardly believe that
the little rectangle of green paper was
four times as good as the shiny money
she had lost. They had to explain to
her that four shiny silver quarters had
been locked up for her in Uncle Sans
big treasure house, and that the green
bill was just to say that she could buy
a dollars worth of something and he
would pay the silver or gold for it.
The bill she hid on the shelf behind
the clock, and on rainy days she would
climb up and look at it and plan what
she would buy with it at Christmas
time. When Christmas was near she
went with Auntie to town to spend the
dollar. She bought jack knife for
Brother Hal, handkerchief for papa
and a pretty cup and saucer for
mamma. They were all so pleased and
surprised with her presents that Elsie
made up her mind that all money was
good for was to spend in making other
people happy. Some day will tell you
how Elsie first learned that money had
to be earned and how she earned her
first money.-New York Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
A HEApY 1SF1ELpER

Roy Brashear, one of the infielders
OF the Minneapolis club, of the West
ern league for the season Of 1901. was
born at Ashtabula, O., on January 8,
1877. and learned to play ball on the
lots in Chicago. His first professional
engagement was with the ST. Joseph
Mo-, club, in the Western association
in 1898. The following season found
him with the Bloomington, ILL.,, club.
His 1900 record with the Sioux City
club was so good that President Beall,
on securing the Minneapolis franchise,
transferred him to his new club. His
1900 batting average in 81 games was
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
The Donkey's Donk.

A wee little lady, who lives in a
suburb, saw and heard donkey for
the first time the other day while QUE
for walk with her aunt She talked
about it continually after getting home.
1t was such boo flu donkey" and
such a good donkey" and SO on
through her small store of adjectives.
When her father came home at night
he heard the story over again, with a
renewal of the adjectives. And so
you liked the donkey, darling. did
you?" he asked, taking the tiny lass
on his knee. "Oh, yes, papa, I liked
him. That is. liked him pretty well
but don't like to hear him donk -.
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
re,ork of Salxafion Army.

The latest statistics of the Salvation
Army show that there are 1872 corps
now in the United States, with twenty
four food depots, which have furnish
ed 10000 monthly meals, 100 social
institutions for the poor, with total
daily accommodation in the same of
1900. The workingmens hotels num-
Der sixty-six and the workingwomen
have six, with an aggregate of 1926
inmates. Five labor bureaus and three
farm colonies are established. the lat
ter having 240 laborers. Other minor
institutions and slum settlements num-
Der about eighty in all. The expendi.
lures on all these institutions in 1906
was s253.000, of which 100000 was
raised by the work or the payments o.
inmates.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
TIE MARLBOROUGHS

The alleged separation of Duke and
Duchess of Marlborough, as told in the
dispatches from Paris, has created a
worldwide sensation, but not one born
of great surprise. When Consuelo
Vanderbilt became the wife of the
young duke. 1t was we'll known that
the latter had in view a slice of the
Vanderbilt millions as we'll as the
bride. There We're many predictions
that happiness would be short lived
They have as children son and 3
daughter.
The Marlborough Vanderbilt we'd
ding was celebrated in New York No
vember 6, 1895, in ST. Thomas church.
1t surpassed in beauty and splendor
any other wedding in this country.
Miss Vanderbilt had met the duke only
a year before while abroad. She and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

.311. He led the second basemen OF
the Western league with fielding per-
centage of .947 in 60 games. He was
not so successful at shortstop, which
position he covered in 81 games, and
only accepted .SS9 of his chances. He
made II hits in 20 times at bat last
year and in one game was credited
with two doubles and three singles
IN five times at bat In this game he
had II fielding chances and no errors
Brashear ranked fourth among the
base runners, with 81 stolen bases To
his credit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
ONE WoMAN,s VIEW.

HSAS sSONAAS
Women of leisure" declares Mrs.
May Wright Sewall, "spend much Of
their time seeking amusement that
does not amuse. At many entertain
Neutrality-suspicious., fashionable dinners
and luncheons-much of the talk is
idle and vaporous and not worth ones
while either in listening to or par
ticipating.
1--WE have two classes-the class OF
aristocratic tendencies with wealth and
leisure, and the other, the working
class. Both belong to one family. The
working class is made up Of the men Of
the family and the women of leisure.
The women who are spending their
time at teas and dinners for the most
part are the wives and daughters of
men that toll in Office, shop or store
for IL hours day. There is no pleas.
ant home life.
This condition." continued Mrs.
Sewall, "has occasioned contempt for
household work on the part of Ameri-
can women. The dislike for the work
is more conspicuous in this country
than elsewhere We have no scientific
knowledge of household utilitarian-
ISM
In conclusion Mrs. Sewall said:
Why is it that SO many of our young
married people go to boarding or take
fiat when there used to be such fam
lily pride in the new home of the bridal
couple? It is one of the signs of de-
generacy and love of luxury. They
give up independence because a house
needs thought and care, whereas
everything is provided in modern
fiat. 1t is deplorable condition. De-
trOit Froo Prasc
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see. That isn't much of a reason. is
| it? Perhaps you know the real reason
why and will tell DIS; but I'm going
to give as my reason, that it wasn't
taught how when it was young. IL
its home had been up the tree | think
1t would have managed it as well as
its cousin, Signor Squirrel, don't you?
But that isn't at all what / started out
to lecture about, for | dare say all Of
you know three times as much as L
do about squirrels and rabbits and such
thlngs-what meant to ask was, can
you write with your left hand? OR
throw stone? Or brush your hair?
Or use your knife? Or button your
shoes? Or catch ball? Or do a hum
dred other things? If you can't it is
high time you began, for you will find
plenty OF use for your left hand if YOU
only train 1t as your right hand is
trained, and develop the side
muscles. Don't be discouraged
it is awkward for a time; lust
Der that your right HAND h
trained ever since you We're
baby reaching out after the
worsted ball. Jack Alling b H.
right arm not long ago. and h in
despair when he was allowed 20
about little, because his lie nd
didn't do as he was accustomed Va
his right hand do he had TO is
meat cut for him, like a baby ia
soup always spashed out of tn boon.
but he started to train his lei, hand
and it wasn't long before he wrote me
such pretty letter with it, telling how
ne called his right hand THE teacher
who was sick and the left 1.-The pupil
who has been left in charge of a
schoolful of duties" And his siste.
Jessie was so impressed with his prog.
ress that now she is taking writin,
lessons and fencing lessons ON boz
sides, as she expresses it.
r. S.-Any left-handed boy or e
who reads this lecture will please re
1T upside down; l mean put right
the place of left.-New York Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH
and afterwards Mrs. Louis Hamersley,
widowed and wealthy, of New York
This wedding was, democratically
enough, celebrated at the city hall by
the mayor.
The Duke of Marlborough went to
war in January, 1900, with Rudyard
Kipling and other notables, and re-
turned in July last. He was volun-
teer, captain Of the imperial yeo-
many, anl was on Lord Roberts staff.
He received honorable mention for
several brave acts on the field. one 9
particularly thrilling rescue.
The Duchess Consuelo is heiress to
100000, 900 or s3O,OOO,OOO, and is worth
now s12,O0O,OOO. She played heavily
at Monte Carlo last month, while there
with her fathers yachting party.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
Across Continent in Vehicle.

A Fredericktown, Ohio, enthusiast,
who possesses large gasoline propel-
led vehicle which resembles a street
car, contemplates a transcontinental
trip in the machine. The interior Is
fitted up as combination dwelling and
repair shop, and the owner, who is an
expert machinist, expects to secure
enough work en- route to pay his ex,
penses.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

season. He retired during 1898 and
In 1899 did such good work for Min
neapolis that the Chicago National
league club drafted him. His 1900 rec
ord was nine victories and four de-
feats. He will be worked more regu-
larly this season and on his 1900 show
Ing should be the Chicago clubs pre-
mier pitcher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
CONFLICTS ON TILE ROAD.

In the present base ball war Brook
lyn has the least to fear from competi-
ton, but five games colliding during
the season. This is doubtless due to
the fact that Brooklyn is always a
drawing card away from home. New
York heads the list with fourteen
games that fall on the same day with
other teams in the same cities. The list
follows:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
WALLS IN s1LkEN TAPESTRY.

WALLS IN sILKEN TAPESTRY.
Tapestry of silk or imitation silk is
the very latest wrinkle for wall cover
ing in very swell apartments. The ex-
pensive fad has been reached in easy
stages from modest wall paper.
First wall paper was designed to imi-
tate as nearly as possible the effects
In some of the old tapestries; then
fancy burlap and linen made to look
like tapestry replaced the paper; now
silk or one Of the many limitations for
it is used for the wall drapery.
1t is not likely to be generally used,
for the fad is too costly for most peo-
pie, but among those who can afford
the luxury of redecorating their apart
ments annually without regard to cost
the fancy for tapestried walls is gen.
eral and is being widely gratified.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
SHE TREATS DOUBLE on1ss.

SHE TREATS DOUBLE CHJNS.
An enterprisng masseuse has estab-
lished herself among the fashionable
dressmakers and milliners in Conduit
street. London, and is making a small
fortune by what she calls face improve
ment. Her speciality is treating double
chins, but she is equally ready to
round out sharp one If that is de-
sired.
The method is exactly the same as
that pursued by score of women in
this country to remove wrinkles and
rub away superfluous flesh; but in
London this woman finds it desirable
to spice it little with an air of mys-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
Lee On. a heather Chinaman suffer

Lee On, heather Chinaman suffer-
ing from a broken head, was told that
he would die unless he allowed the
surgeons to cut OF his queue. 81 die"
he said. and the patrol wagon took him
home. 1t was all very commonplace
and Lee On probably never suspected
that he was hero and martyr to
his faith.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

SOhAMEH GIRLS FOOTWEAR.
The summer girl will wear shoes OF
the black, almost exclusively, and her
favorite color will be the bright shades
OF tan. There is something material
and suggestive of the golden slippers
OF song fame in light shoe, while
In black shoe there is nothing par
ticularly attractive, unless it be in the
shape, the neatness, the size and the
manner of wearing. Women with un-
attractive feet can sometimes put on a
tan shoe with very good results.
The summer girl of 1901 will cling
to black stockings, but they will be
stockings that will be trimmed, says
the Brooklyn Eagle. They are clock
ing the stockings again and are run
ming the clocks very high and finish
ing them with an embroidered flower
A straight clocking, running from the
ankle up above the calf, say in plain
yellow, with the clock not over three
threads wide, is finished with an en-
broidered daisy. The daisy must be
so high up that there will be no danger
of 1t showing when the skirt is lifted.
The colored stocking is very pretty,
but the summer girl will lay it aside
for house wear
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
N.vy, De,.r.m.pt,. M p.,,...

Tho navy department has inaugu-
rated new policy by designating .
first class battleship. the Indiana, for
the service Of the cadets at the United
States naval academy. The Indiana 10
now at the Philadelphia navy yard.
whore she Is to be put in shape for the
cadets TO 80 aboard her the latter part
OF May. s'l
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
Graveyard LIZ. pr.ir,. M,

Graveyard Like Prairie Dog Town
A Kansas boy in China writes that
the custom of the Chinese in burying
their dead in mounds above the level
OF the ground makes the whole coun-
try look like an exaggerated prairie
dog town"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
Amt Kate Penny. Lecture.

Somebody asked In rhyme not long
ago. did you ever see rabbit climb
a tree?" And went on to explain the
reason why no one had. by saying that
It Simply couldn't do It, don't you
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
Games r:ayed by Chinese chilare1

Games f'ayed by Chinese Children.
1t is interesting while American bL
and girls are playing their games All
enjoying their sports to read of the
enjoyment the children of other coun-
tries have. Chinese boys and girls
for instance, have their games that
they play with just as much enthusi-
asm as do their American cousins
One of these is "the hawk catching
young chickens" The children stand
one behind the other, having the larg-
est boy to protect them from the hawk
The hawk, the child who as we say in
most games is it, comes to catch the
chickens, but the line swings back
and forth and the protector keeps be-
tween the brood and the hawk. An
other game is pointing at the moon or
stars" The children form themselves
into ring, with c, an, their number
plndfolded in the center. The rlnxs
moves I'D. the players singing. The
ring 10y in the center
poijisss. The person toward whom he
points must take his place blindfolded
in the center. Another game is kick
ing the marble" The players have
two marbles an inch or more in Gi-
ameter, one of which is put upon the
ground and showed with the foot. The
other is put down and one boy tells
the other to put it certain direction
from the other If he shoves it so as
to hit the other and still go in the
desired direction he wins double and
is entitled to two kicks If he simply
goes in the position indicated he wins
and is entitled to one kic.1-Chicago
Record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

A man is apt to believe that there
is sincerity even In lying WheA he
hears suburbanite describing the
pleasures Of winter residence in the;
country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

OF mauve nuns yelling. The bodice
opens over front of white chiffon. The
gown is. trimmed with French knots
and stitching of deeper shade of
mauve.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16
JOHN MENEFEE.

born in Virginia on January Is, 1869.
His first professional engagement was
in the Western Pennsylvania league in
1889. During the seasons Of 1890 and
1891 he was connected with clubs In
the New York. Pennsylvania and Ohio
leagues. and in 1892 was q member Of
the Pittsburg National league team.
He pitched for Louisville In 1893 and
put IN 1894 and 1895 with Pittsburg.
He Joined Kansas City IN 1895 and
rsmainsd with that club the following
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-16

terry. All her patrons are bound to SO.
crecy as to the methods she employs,
but Of course some of them break
faith.
Equally, Of course, she has clients in
almost embarrassing numbers. She is
a woman with charming manners,
these clients say, and she displays in
her reception room photographs of half
the women famous in European society
and stage life.
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was was erected Aty recent meeting
EDf the head lodge. II lei believed that,
the order has now been placed upon
such 4 basis. that It's growth win be ~
rapid one. The articles, OF incorporate
were amended 30 as to extend the jus
srisdi elton of the head lodge over the en-
tire Northwest. They were. also furtt-|
Their amended as to name, the words
...independent order being eliminated.
The limit OF Insurance was raised to
1000 in case of death, and provision
was made for the admission OF social
members. There Isl still something to
be done before the reorganizat ton Is
fully completed which work was de-
ferred until q meeting to be held on
Jan. s. 81 a5 53 VI II
The newshead lodge Will meet jan "a.
at Minneap Delegates have been
chosen as follows: BY Nidaros lodge.
J.. o. Stenyig, T. .. Haug, Edward Mel
gard, Iver Odegaard, Edward Rick
helm, Join Engen. o.. r. Roed, Eskild
Petersen, s. p. Wilson; Ludwig Peter
son; Olso lodge, DR.. Jacob Hyoslef, Is.
s. Kriedt, p. "A. .Hansdtad, p. s. Cum
mes, Howard Nord, Gust Syang, M. "a.
Blegen, Edward Strand. Jacob M. ia
cobsen; Dovre lodge, Louis Peterson,
Il Martin yVeibye, Sam Eide and John
Meland. \: sfs
Il Oslow Lodge Of the Sons Of Norway
celebrate the end of the Nineteenth
century with banquet ard bail, to be
held on the afternoon and evening OF
Dec. 3d.It will be a private affair, adj
mission being limited to actual menu
bcrs of the lodge and lady friends. The
\ festival will be held on the fourth floor
of Normanna hell. It is intended to be-
gin the banauet.at 5 p. M. and it win
doubtless he prolonged for some time,
as tie, Sons OF Norway IRE lusty trench.
ermen. After the feast the floor will be
cleared for dancing. {. N tts.i By