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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
Putrescent Goldfish as pellcacy.

That thing more powerful in it's odor
than Limburger cheese has been found
and in Russia, its native country, il
is called ''tresca." The confection is
a delightful preparation of Goldfish
which was caught the previous sum-
mer, and therefore has had whole
year in which to decompose. 1t is
considered a delicacy in northern Rus
STA. Those foreigners who have seen
it say that its odor is beyond words to
describe. What it tastes like no one
of them has had the hardihood to learn
by personal experience. Visiting the
fish market Of Archangel on hot day,
it can easily be smelt that the odor
beats that of the famous and ancient
city Of Cologne.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03

the steel shield, which is mounted on
the single axle and provided with
number Of port holes, through which
either machine or hand guns may be
operated. Behind the shield is shown
seat for the men, who are thus en-
abled to go into action in small num-
bers without the danger Of being en-
tirely exterminated by the enemy be-
fore their guns can be brought into
action. One popularity about the ap-
paratus is the method of transporting
it on the battlefield without extreme
danger to horse or driver. Projecting
from the rear of the carriage are a
pair of long thills, which end in a
cross-piece, to which the whiffletree is
attached, enabling horse and rider to
follow the carriage instead of going
before it, and provision is also made
for reversing the animal to draw the
carriage from the field with the same
degree of safety. The patentee of this
shield is Adrian Hit of Jersey City,
NJ
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
TIE YOUNGER PLAT

In his endeavor to establish the
New York stabulary bill, Senator
Thomas G. Plat has the active CO.
operation Of his son, Frank H. Plat.
Indeed, it is claimed that the younger
member Of the family is the origina-
tor of the idea, and that by it's pas
sage he hopes to make himself a power
in state politics. He is credited with
an ambition to step into his fathers
shoes when the man from Tioga re-
linquishes the state leadership. Some
people who are close to the senator say
that the older man leans considerably
upon his son for advice and that he
would be pleased to see him become
the party leader eventually. AS the
Junior member of the great law firm
OF Tracy, Boardman & Platt, from
which Gen. Tracy retired after his de-
fest for mayor of Greater New York,
Ssoung Platt was well trained. He Is
IN aggressive and shrewd young man
Ind. even though he fails to reach the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
THE cH1LDREN,s OWN ROOM.

4 Every house which shelters children
should have, If possible, it's children's
room. In this room the children should
be allowed perfect liberty. There
should be an opportunity to do any
thing, from making mud pies to paint
ling in water colors. A deep tray, lined
with zinc and filled with sand, will fur
lnish material for, the mud pies, and
serve to teach many a geography les
son as well. There should be tools for
the boy who likes them, and kitchen
land all that belongs to it should be
provided for the domestic child, says
the Philadelphia Inquirer. A portion
Iof the floor should be left bare so that
roller skates need not be prohibited.
There should lbe chairs and tables to
suit the size of the different owners
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
Puzzler to tho Jury.

Jacob ]. Friedman of Philadelphia is
a member Of sick benefit society. He
was taken sick and exhibited a doc
tors certificate saying he was unable
to work and that he should keep in the
open air as much as possible. The So
ciety refused to pay, and on being
sued advanced the novel defense that
Friedman, instead of staying in the
open air, sat in small room from 8
o'clock one evening until 10 the next
morning playing poker, thus violating
the society bylaw against "intoxi-
eating drinks, wicked or immoral con-
duct" The case proved too much for
a jury, which could not agree.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
THE noARp1sG INSTINCT.

The boarding trait is a most unac.
countable one. and is found where
you would least expect it. A woman
whose husband is successful business
man with large income never parts
with the discarded articles Of hes
wardrobe until lack of storage room
compels. In those storage rooms you
Will find gowns of the style Of ten
years ago-utterly worthless for wear
now, and Of little value so far as ma
terial is concerned. says the Pittsburg
Dispatch. The woman, too, is char
liable in way, and often sends provi-
slons and the like to her church mis-
sion for the aid Of the poor-but dis
carded clothing never. Hers is simply
the boarding instinct, breaking out in
non-proftable way. 1t is a pretty
good bet that, if you would ask any
woman of your acquaintance, you
would find that she has a habit Of
boarding something's nothing more
than five-cent pieces when they come
her way.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
= ~ rs CZENeE ARD
EzbP RoGREss
CHALKs THE LINE,

The chalk-line is very often a great
convenience to the carpenter and 9TH
er mechanics, and yet it may become
a veritable nuisance in the way of
chalking the hands and clothing, to
say nothing of the inconvenience of
discovering just at the time the line
is needed that it has not been chalked
in so long that it will not make a
clear mark. These objections to the
ordinary line seem to have been over
come in the apparatus illustrated here
with. A metallic casing surrounds a
reel on which the line is wound, and
attached to the side of the casing is a
small compartment for the reception
OF a quantity Of pulverized chalk. A
cover is provided, attached to the in
ner side of which is spring. The
latter presses plate against the chalk
to aid in maintaining it in a body
around the line. In drawing the line
from the casing it passes through the
chalk compartment and is thoroughly
powdered. The reel on which the line
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
WHEAT FROM EGYPTIAN TOME

The statement has frequently been
made that it is possible tos cause
grains of wheat found in anc nj
Egyptian sepulchres to terminate ana
grow. This statement has been dix
puted. and the question was discus
at a recent meeting of the Frenel
Academy of Sciences. 1t was show
that while the albumen Of wheat fou nd
in a tomb 5000 years old had under
gona no alteration, the embryo was
changed and could not be caused to
terminate. But fresh embryo placed
in the ancient albumen would grow.
and this fact, it was said, probably
accounted for the statement that the
old Egyptian wheat rescued from it's
long entombment would sprout and
grow.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
THE HERo1NE OFF TO-DAY.

THE HEROINE OF TO-DAY.
The heroine of modern life and fic-
tion is contrasted with the heroine of
the century's beginning by Robert
Grant in the Woman's Home Compan-
Ion. In the following passage Judge
Grant leaves little doubt as to which
of the two he prefers:
mot only woman herself, but the
universe, rejoices in the new heroine
Of real life and contemporary fiction
the self-reliant, incredulous, sphere
Seeking. critical, yearning modern
woman. Even the rose on her bosom
wears a prouder demeanor, as though
conscious Of her changed estate. Who
would remand her to her insipid servi-
tude? Certainly not man. She has
become his true companion instead of
his adoring doll. The Amelia Sedleys
have passed away from the face of the
earth forever, and the Marcellas rule
In their place. And yet, with the
Swinging Of the pendulum in mind,
philosopher may be pardoned for
dropping few violets on the grave
of the heroine of the past; even on
poor Amelia Sedley's-Amelia, who
would certainly have bored this phil
'osopher to the point of WEAKNESS.
Amelia Sedley was the sheer hero
Inc of the past without light and shad-
ows. But her more attractive sisters
HE also in their graves, and memories
OF some of them come back to us frag-
rant with virtues in spite of their linn
iitations, which, it seems to a philoso-
lpher, the new heroine-the Gibson girl
SI-cannot afford to disregard. They
had no minds to speak of, it is true.
That is, they were parrot-like in their
repetition Of what their husbands and
Fathers and brothers told them was
$50; and their energies were devoted to
household concerns-the generation
land rearing of babies, the production
iof delectable food, to darning, nursing,
Church work, and small charities.
They were generally timid and afraid
of mice, disinclined to athletic exercise
and heroic undertakings, they had no
clubs and did not aim to be original.
But think how dainty and pure mind
led they were. Dainty with the nice
mess of dolls, pure minded with the
Innocence of the moated grange, ten
der with the loving forgiveness and
foolish infatuation of idolaters, it may
be, and yet dainty, pure minded and
|tender."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
THE LATE GEORGE W. WILSON.

George Washington Wilson, late
commissioner of Internal Revenue.
who died in Washington last week,
was 81 years old, and native of Ohio.
He entered the Union army when 10
years old as a private in the Fifty
fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and
served throughout the war, coming out
first lieutenant. In 1866 he took up
the practice of law, and in 1869 entered
the internal revenue service. He serv-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03

back, the bottom of skirt has an ex-
travagant flare made by the graded
rows of narrow stitched circular ruff
fles. A decided flare at the footline is
an absolute necessity on this seasons
gowns. Military braiding on Jacket
and sleeves of fiat black braid with an
interviewer gold stripe. This braiding
outlines an inlay Of stitched panne vel
vet Light blue velvet folded toque,
with darker blue breasts on either
side. All trimmed hats should be kept
low and fiat in trimming as possible.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03

In every Republican congress since
then Cannon has been chairman of his
old committee, and as such he has had
more power and responsibility regard
ing appropriations for government ex-
penses and, public works than any
other member of either House.
When the battleship Maine was
blown up in Havana harbor, "Uncle
Joe" said little on either side. He be-
gan making few figures, and one
morning he quietly dropped a little
bill in the box, which, when found,
created sensation, not only in Wash
ington, but in every city in the civil
ICED world.
During the Spanish Crisis.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
Moves to Illinois.

The next year Mr.. Cannon moved tc
Tuscola, ILL.,, and in 1861 he was elect
ed district attorney. He subsequently
was elected to the Forty-third, Forty
fourth. Forty-ffth, Forty sixth, Forty
seventh. Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth,
Fiftieth, Fifty-frst, Fifty-third, Fifty
fourth, Fifty-fifth congresses, receiv-
ing 21,4S4 votes to 14,176 for John M.
Thompson, Democrat, and 6S2 for
Samuel S. Jones, Prohibitionist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03

1t is rather unnecessary to add that
naught SO detracts from the impress
sion that woman is lady as care
lessness about her toilet articles. It
is a hallmark of refinement that even
low voice or gentle manner does
NOT oiva
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
Eight Generations in Homestead.

Rev James De Normandie, D. D.,
told the Massachusetts Historical So
ciety the other day that he had just
officiated at the wedding Of a descend
ant in the eighth generation from the
first white settler in Roxbury and that
the family still lives on the land Of the
old homestead.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
SOLDIERS ARMoRED CARRIAGE.

In the. picture is shown rather
novel idea {or~lrQtecting soldiers un
der fire fEEoa the enemy: tie apparatus
being intended primarily for use 1nppe
Grating the small machine guns Which
are much in use in tn modern army.
The principal part of the apparatus is
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
Cooking In India,

Every man in India is a good cook.
The women cook at home, but in trav-
cling the women are not allowed to
show themselves. and so the men do
the work. No Hindu will eat food on
which any mans shadow has fallen.
All Hindus are great ceremonial legal
lists. The Hindus are of our own
Aryan race. They are not like the
Chinese and Japanese, alien from our
race. They have all the mental ca
pacity Of Europeans, and only need the
same religion and the same opportun-
ity to shine on an equality with us.
The commonest thing in the world
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03

is wound may be operated either by
crank or coiled spring and the i'm
plement will be found very convenient
for the purpose for which it was de-
signed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
Brought Flour at Last.

One day in the spring of 1884 Mrs,
Frederick White of Coventry. N. Y.
asked her husband to bring her sack
of flour from nearby store He
started to do so and that was the last
she saw of him until one day last week
when heswalked into the house with q
sack of -four on his shoulder, saying
as he set it down that he had not for.
gotten the errand. He has been in the
far west, has accumulated good dea,
of money and will talie Mrs. White to
his western home.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03

Keep your chin up. Of you are a
woman. you won't have to be told so.)
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03
GEORGE w. WILSON.

ed in various capacities, rising from
one important position to another, I'M
til he became the head of the bureau.
Commissioner Wilson was considered
the most thoroughly informed man on
internal revenue subjects who ever en-
tered the government service, and was
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03

consulted on all measures affecting the
revenues that have been before con-
gress in many years.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03

when he began the study of law, and
was admitted to the bar at Terre
Haute in 1858.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03

OF the room, and plenty of them, so
that If Jess wants to play tea" and
Jack wants to draw, and Jennie wants
to cut out dolls clothes, all may be
accommodated. A black board or two
some simple gymnasium apparatus, a
desk or two, set basin and faucet,
and, If possible a typewriter, will add
&c the value Of the children's room,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03

During the Spanish Crisis.
The bill was unique. 1t had no
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-01-03

The commonest thing in the world
is children. and the next is cats.
The age-herald., 1901-03-15
MORE VARIETY IN THE STOCK MARKET Considerable Activity During Last Half Hour Yesterday SHORTS WENT TO COVER After Buoyant Rise In Erie the Bears Rallied Their Forces and RaIded
 Stocks to Check the
 Advance.

New York, March 4.-There was more activity and variety in the last half hour of todays stock market than dur ing any other period of the session. A buoyant rise in the Erie stocks, led by the second preferred and followed by the other coalers, caused a covering move ment among the shorts all around the room, and a smart rise in prices. The bears rallied their forces and raided stocks here and there sufficiently to check the advance and unsettle the close. The advance in Erie second preferred in the final bulge was 41k, and the other coal CTS rose between 1 and 2 points in sym pathy. The St. Paul dividend increase seemed to fall fiat on the market. The expectation of the afternoon action had held the market in check all through the day. The stock was run up points dur ing the morning, but when the increase in the dividend was announced, selling to realize wiped out all but a small frac- tion of the rise. It looked as though the heavlness in St. Paul would carry down the whole market until the rise in the Fries stiffened the tone. For the rest, the market was rather dull and narrower than of late. It continued to be charac- terized by the movement of specialties to large extent The Southwestern stocks continued in large demand on the gen eral ground of prosperity of that region of the country, and the expectation of coming amalgamation of important rail- road properties there The Wabash secur- ities came to the front in the movement, nd xtro-a on Many of the minor railroad properties continued unusually conspicuous and professed belief in their coming abSorp- ton by the great systems. Several of the subsidiary Vanderbilt lines were included in this movement today. Chicago, Indian apolis and Chicago and New York, Chfca- go and St. Louis first preferred moved up 3 points and other stocks of these com panies and Canadian southern l and 7 points Lake Erie and Western, after an early advance of a point, broke and closed unchanged.
 London bought quite freely in this mar ket especially of Chicago Great Western. and a cheerful tone was reported, thereby accentuating the belief in an early peace in South Africa. Sterling exchange har- dened here in spite of easier money in London, and the buying of stocks here for London account. Buying for remit tance on account of subscriptions to the German municipal loans Is believed to be the cause of the higher exchange rates.
 Business in railroad bonds continued very large, but profit taking in the spec ulative issues caused some irregularity in todays price movement. Total sales par value, $S,065, 900.
 United States refunding 2s. 3s and As advanced b per cent on the last call.
 New York Stock Market.
 pty Drixy fa to hy R-
The age-herald., 1901-03-15

No. ? solid vestibuled train carries Pull man Drawing Room Sleeping Cars Bir- mingham to Cincinnati and from Bir- mingham to New York without change Cafe and Observation Car Attalla, Ala, to Radford. Va, and Chattanooga to Gin cinnati.
 No. carries Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Birmingham to Louisville and Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car Chattanooga to Cincinnati; also free Re- clining Chair Car Chattanooga to Gin cinnati.
 No. solid vestibuled train has through Pullman Sleepers Birmingham to New Orleans and Birmingham to Shreveport. Dining Car, serving meals a la carte, Vicksburg to Shreveport. Direct connec- ton at Shreveport with lines diverging for Texas, Mexico, California and the West.
 FRANK S. CANNON, General Mana
 ger Washington, D. c.
 s. H. HARDWICK, G. P. A, Washing
 ton, D. c.
 c. A. BENsCoTER, A. G. P. A., Chat
 tanooga. Tenn.
 J. c. LUSK. T. P. A, Birmingham, Ala.
The age-herald., 1901-03-15

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 Office Second avenue and Eighteenth, opposite postoffice.
 Office Hours-S:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. Sundays, 10 a. m. to 12 m.
The age-herald., 1901-03-15
Bonds.
Financial.

New York; March 14.--The Commercial Advertisers London cable says:
 Activity Is developing in the stock mar Nket here again. The tendency of prices today was toward a higher level. The impending resumption of mining in the Transvaal contributed largely to this.
 The American department was fairly busy. London advanced prices in the early hours and when New York followed with an acceptance of the London quota tions and jumped up Denver and Rio Grande and Wabash London followed the fresh lead willingly Tintos were heavy on the announcement of the divi- dend of only 45s which is the same as last year The stock closed down point Gold to the amount of 5000 pounds is go- Ing out tc the continent. The bank has abandoned at last its old rate of per cent for money lending largely today at 41h per cent. Call loans were a little stiff fer from to per cent but this was due to Q temporary cause, the settlement de- nland
The age-herald., 1901-03-15

ing caused a rally again later with very firm close The interest which has been supporting July for some time were conspicuous again today. Port receipts are increasing, as expected. and will likely be quite liberal for while Would again say this is more of a bull than bear argument as the cotton will be shipped out of the country and is going into the hands of foreign spinners. They continue to buy freely. Receipts at the ports today, 19,S00 bales against 1891 and 10000 same day & week and a year ago. Estimates for New Orleans for tomorrow 6000 to 1000 bales against 1850 and 5,495 At Houston only three to thirty-tive hun dred are expected against 6.S19 and 1,071. Receipts at the other interior points are also showing a falling off. Looks as If the turning point in the movement from first hands has come and with firmer markets abroad and on this side, what remains will not be likely to come out just now, or prove a burden at any time Still believe purchases of July and the new crop futures on every weak spot ad- visable and will show handsome profit in the near future.
 New York Cotton Futures.
 I2x, rorivota Wira n IT D Cofhran &, On
The age-herald., 1901-03-15
PUBLIC BUYING IN
 COTTON MARKET Acting on Cables the Shorts
 Turned for Profits NET ADVANCE AT THE CLOSE Ellison Estimate for a Shortage In Supplies On September Next
 Had More Weight In Liver
 pool Than In New York.
NET ADVANCE AT THE CLOSE

New York, March 14.-Acting upon in- centive furnished by the cables, shorts turned for profits in todays cotton mar ket, and public buying became somewhat of a factor. Europe was a large pur- chaser for summer months, while New Orleans ceased the selling pressure so long in vogue, and bought May and July cotton sparringly. The opening was firm, with prices 1 lower to points higher Soon after the call buying was general and very active at a basis of about g points above last nights figures, with the feeling once more bullish. The English market was reported steady.
 Before midday the local market had partially reacted under room profit-taking and a slight falling off in the outside support. But early in the afternoon re- newed buying for both accounts sent prices back to about the best level of the morning, with the market thereafter tol- erably firm and fairly active. Large port and interior receipts had been thorough ly discounted by the local trade, and played an unimportant part as an infiu- ence. The Ellison estimate for a short age in the supplies on September 1 net had more weight in Liverpool than here. The market was finally firm, with prices net s to Il points higher
 New York, March 14.-Cotton steady; middling SAC; net receipts S99; gross 4O2; sales 200; exports to the continent 100.
 Total today: Net receipts 19,S0O; exports to Great Britain 6131; to the continent 100; stock S37, ,295.
 Consolidated net receipts 10S,217; exports to Great Britain 41,107; to France 19,40S; to the continent 45, 295.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts G. 092S4S exports to Great Britain 2,291. .S9S to France 552, 090; to the continent 1,767 528
The age-herald., 1901-03-15
Dry Goods Market.

New York, March H.-Further pur- chases of brown drills reported for China and bids in the market for several round lots. The home demand has not improved for either sheetings or drills, anda prices are irregular. Bleached cottons are quiet throughout. Wide sheetings in moderate demand. Denims dull and ticks and other coarse goods quiet and easy. Prints and ginghams unchanged. Better grades of domestics firm; cotton Things irregu- lar In both staples and fancies.