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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

ly wished might prove the right one
had not time nor money for such
methods Of wooing. He might have
stolen away from those musty law
books to tell her what she was to him;
but to intrust the tender secret to
those flowery messengers-at three
dollars dozen! Oh, mott was quite
plain that Croesus was her Flora, and
the note of thanks was speedily dis
patched to him.
In the furry of the stock exchange
Croesus lost promising batch OF Erie
by lingering over that scented bit OF
French stationery.
But Croesus could afford to lose the
Erie. seeing he played for dearer
stake, and seemed to be winning. too.
"FIowers?" "thanks?" what does
The mean2. Well. it seems that am
n luck. and won't give myself away /
I any rate" And the brokers won
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
HAVE A ROOM FOR BUSINESS.
Women Want Homo omoe for Their
Household Matters.

Women Want Home omoe for Their
Household Matters.
Women who have taken to house
keeping seriously have lately adopted
new method of showing how bust
ness-like they are The home office
is the latest novelty in household ar
rangements, and the woman whose
house hapens to possess a room adapt
ed for that purpose regards herself as
fortunate. Otherwise she takes the
necessary steps to see that some part
of her house is made suitable for that
purpose. The room need not be large
and it is chiefly important that it look
business-like and not too feminine.
Into this room goes her desk, which
must be exactly the kind used in
regular office and accompanied with
appropriate Office furniture. 1t is here
that she keeps her books, the accounts
of the household expenditures and
hither come the cook and other SER
wants to take their orders. Here let
tiers pertaining to the business of run
ming the household are written, and
all that could by liberal interpreta-
ton of the word be accounted house
hold business is done. Rooms of this
kind have become more and more
popular during the past few years, and
their number has now Increased un-
til architects of new houses arrange in
the plan for such an apartment, to be
used exclusively by what the pedlers
call "the lady Of the house" to look
after her daily affairs. OF course the
transaction of social duties, such as
sending and receiving invitations, can
not rightfully be carried on in this
sacred apartment, as this is not bust
nesslike enough for the. room conse-
Grated wholly to the commissary end
of the household.-New York Sun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
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trial, and was not disposed to speak.
The attorneys, however, urged him to
make speech, else their client would
not think he had earned his fee. Be-
Ing thus urged, he arose, scanned the
face of each juryman for moment,
and said: Gentlemen of the jury:
The best friend a man has in the world
may turn against him and become his
enemy. His son or daughter that he
has reared with loving care may prove
ungrateful. Those who are nearest
and dearest to us, those whom we
trust with our happiness and our good
name, may become traitors to their
faith. The money that man has he
may lose. 1t flies away from him, per-
haps when he needs it most. A mans
reputation may be sacrificed in a mo-
ment of ill-considered action. The
people who are prone to fall on their
knees to do us honor. when success Is
with us may be the first to throw the
stone of malice when failure settles its
cloud upon our heads. The one abso-
lutely unselfish friend that man can
have in this selfish world the one that
never deserts him, the one that never
proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his
dog. A mans dog stands by him in
prosperity, and in poverty, in health
and in sickness He will sleep on the
cold ground, where the wintry winds
blow and the snow drives fiercely, If
only he may be near his masters side.
He will kiss the hand that has no food
to offer; he will lick the wounds and
sores that come in encounter with the
roughness of the world. He guards the
sleep of his pauper master as if he
were prince. When all other friends
desert he remains When riches take
wings and reputation falls to pieces, he
is as constant in his love as the sun
in its journey through the heavens. II
fortune drives the master forth an
outcast in the world, friendless, the
faithful dog asks no higher privilege
than that of accompanying him, to
guard against danger, to fight against
his enemies. And when the last scene
of all comes, and death takes the mas
ter in it's embrace, and his body is laid
away in the cold ground, no matter if
dll JULIET lIleuuS pursue their Way
there by the graveside will the noble
dog be found, his head between his
paws, his eyes sad, but open in alert
watchfulness, faithful and true even in
DEATH"
Then Mr. Vest sat down. He had
spoken in a low voice, without a ges-
ture. He made no reference to the
evidence or the merits of the, case.
When he finished the judge and jury
were wiping their eyes. The jury filed
out, but soon entered with a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff for $500. He had
sued for 5000. 1t is even said Ahat
some of the jurors wanted to hangEhe
defendant.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
death Rate in Mexico.

George L. Thomas and wife returned
home last evening from pleasure trip.
to California, returning by way Of old
Mexico, says the Milwaukee Wisconsin.
They were gone forty-iye days, and in
speaking of mortality in the city OF
Mexico, Undertaken Thomas said he
visited one Of the cemeteries there one
morning when seventeen funerals. ar;
rived. THE average mortality. / Was
assured. was 400 week, in a city.snf
100000 to 350,OoO,' said Mr.. sFh6 mas.
in Mexican cities funerals are con-
Quoted by street car. the caskets being
placed on the front platform OF the
first of number Of chartered cars. and
the friends travel in the cars following.
The poorer people simply rent the
graves, the first term being for seven.
years, and If the rental is not then re-
newed for another seven years, and 10
on, the cemetery officials remove the
bodies, II the graves are wanted. ana
the disinterred remains go to II.
boneyard.' house kept for their recep. I
ton"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
WANTS TO RETIRE.
A Sunday School Treasurer 61 Years Do.
sire to Stop Work.

sire to Stop Work.
The oldest officeholder in this vicin-
ity has retired from office, says the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat. At the age
of 81 the treasurer of the Bellevue
Presbyterian Sunday school, after per-
forming the duties of that important
position Of trust for sixty-one years,
refuses point blank to do the work
any longer. The Sunday school got
the impression that it could depend on
its treasurer going right along until
he was 100 or 1875 years old, doing
their work for them. But man owes
something to himself, much as he may
wish to serve his fellow creatures and
the Lord, and in justice to his fam
lily and his own future ought to retire
before all the fire Of his youth has
spent itself. No man ought to work
a day after 81. Too many men go
right along piling up task after task
as their proficiency grows with years,
until they are cut off in their fresh
young manhood of 80 or 80, when, If
they had not overworked, we should
fer on us the benefit and blessing of
their ripe experience and judgment
Every thinking person will heartily
endorse the determination of the
treasurer of the Bellevue Sunday
school in stopping work at the time
he does. Sixty-one years is enough
time to give to any one religious or
ganization. After such a successful
record one would better see what he
can do with other Sunday schools, If
he still wishes to continue in the har-
ness 1t may be said that the proud
est record in these parts has been
made by this gentleman. For, in tbs
81 ssy-one years that he has been in
charge of the Sunday school finances,
not cent has been missing and the
school has always had money. He
would have been a prize to any nd
nicipality.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Peep of the Day.


OF all the brave little, bright little
Hours,
There's one that is known to but
few;
He has his full share Of the sunshine
and flowers
The same as the rest of them do,
But, somehow or other, most children
at play
Have not even seen jolly Peep of the
Day.
And this is the reason: he's up and
around
With just the first wink of the sun,
And quick as a flash, and with never
sound,
His work and his play are all done;
Yes, that's how it happens we miss
little Peep
The most of us then are abed and
asleep.
He's certainly tiny; but see what he
He opens the workshop of day,
And sets the wheel going with never
buzz,
And never moments delay;
He winds up the clocks-then this
bright little elf
runs off to give place to the morning
itself.
Frank Walcott HUT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

The launch of the steamer Celtic at
Belfast, Ireland, the other day. still
further emphasizes the tendency to in
crease the dimensions OF ocean-going
craft. The Celtic is the largest YES
sci ever built, not only surprising the
Oceanic and the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, but having displacement TO-
800 tons greater than the Great East
ern. Her dimensions are: Length,
6s1 feet; beam, Is feet; depth, A feet;
gross tonnage. 20,sS0; net. 1850; dis
placement, $4,000. The Celtic is not
designed for speed but as an emigrant
carrier, her capacity being 1850 pas
sengers. besides crew Of 1856. AL
though the Celtic is too slow to be
conspicuous as an "ocean greyhound"
her enormous size will make her an
object Of keen interest, at least until
the advent of greater.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
A Trif!e Short.

BY EVA WILLIAMS MALONE.
Copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
"Marechal Niels--three dollars a
dozen! Rather dear; but hang it, SO
is she!' he inwardly unused. Outward
ly he said:
Yes, I'll take the dozan-this note
is to go with them. the address is on
1t. Be sure it don't get lost" If his
pocket was lighter, SO was his heart
as he left the florists shop and went
to his law Office.
There were two of them; and one
of her. Each hoped he was the right
one, yet was not quite sure. Indeed,
she was scarcely sure herself. One
represented wealth, ease, station-tne
things she had been taught were the
ultima thule of human existence. The
other representative scarcely dared
say what; but when he was near her
pulses thrilled as if strange sweet
secret were about to be revealed-and
afterward dreams-such dreams as
maids from princess to peasant have
dreamed-haunted her pillow persist
emily.
did I sign that note?" Hollister
asked of his Code as he went over it
an hour later-"seems to me / wrote
my name in full, Arthur Sullivan Hol-
lister l think l recall how the H
looked. Yes, Pm sure 1 signed it all
right" And he tried to go back to
his brief with quiet soul.
To be sure he had signed the note
In way. "a. 8. H." might mean
Arthur Sullivan Hollister; and it
doubtless would If Croesus hadn't been
In the case. "Croesus she called him
that to keep we'll in mind what he
represented. But on Change where
he dwelt with others of his kind, he
passed as Anthony Semmes Hudson
and when that name was signed to a
check, it went!
She adored roses-most of all Mare
chal Neils; and as she inhaled their
fragrance in luxurious whiffs she read
the note:
These will tell you what you are
to me. Wear them at Mrs. De Land s
tomorrow night and l will know that
you have read their message Alright.
"a. S. H.
"a. S. H." that meant Anthony
Semmes Hudson-Croesus, of course.
Roses were three dollars a dozen--no-
body else-and she took a hasty in
ventory of her Enthusiastically else
would have sent the whole dozen. 1t
was quite plain that it must be Croesus
who was minded to play flower-god.
He deserved kind, very kind note
of thanks after the way she had snub-
bed him at the opera last night No
doubt he sent the roses to convince
her that he did not cherish malice.
Before the note of thanks was writ
ten, the similarity in the initials oc-
CURED to her-could it be possible
and warm glow suffused her cheek
no, it could not. He whom she vague
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

The new Bishop Of London has al
ready given, his diocese glimpse of
his sterling democracy. Speaking to
an audience of working men at a
neighborhood settlement house in
Whitechapel, he said that he had often
noticed IN coffee-houses the sign, "a
good pull-up for cabmen." He intend
ed to make the settlement house a
..good pull-up for bishops" His Of
Ace. he found. required that he keep
a carriage; but II any Of his hearers
saw him driving alone he hoped they
would give him hail; he should be
glad to give them lift. Bishop In
gram has been most sympathetic and
successful worker among the poor and
unfortunate Of East London, to whom
he is familiar figure and a trusted
friend. The king has recently placed
the stamp of royal approval on his
work by appointing him dean Of the
royal chapels.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

King Edward is understood to hold
broad views respecting colonial titles,
and there has been suggestion that
in the process of unifying the British
empire the creation of peerages with
such titles attached as Duke of Que
bec," earl of Montreal" or Marquis
of Toronto" might be useful. The
Toronto Globe meets the intimation by
saying might we, in the most loyal
and dutiful way, beseech his majesty
to spare us? We are doing so nicely as
1t is, most gracious sovereign"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Tn. Faithful Dog.

One of the most eloquent tributes
ever paid to the dog was delivered by
Senator Vest, of Missouri, some years
ago, says the Nashville American. He
was attending court in country town,
and while waiting for the trial of a
case in which he was interested, he
was urged BY The attorneys in dog
case to help Them. Voluminous evil
dence was introduced to show that the
defendant he'd shot the Gag in malice.
while other evidence west to show
that the dig had attacked the defend
ant. Mr.. Vest took NO part in the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
uitness to ocean solitude RECENTLY

A witness to ocean solitude recently
reached Liverpool. A four-masted
vessel, which sailed seven months be-
fore from San Francisco, entered the
Mersey. Since leaving the Golden Gate
she has not been spoken. Absolute
silence concerning her through more
than half year, and then she appears
as answer to all inquiries and specula-
tons. So far as human knowledge
goes, It was as II vessel and crew had
sailed out Of life. and been swallowed
up in mystery for those days and
months. The ocean as yet. does not
suffer from overcrowding.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Honesty Saved Him.

Wit has often saved an offender from
punishment in military as well as in
civil life. Not long since non-com-
missioned officer entering barrack
gate in Dublin was mistaken by the
fresh one" on sentry, who Immediate
1y came to the shoulder" The non
COM, unaware that his colonel was
Just behind, returned the salute-a
thing not permissible in the circum-
stances. Arrived at his headquarters,
he shortly received an order to at
tend before the colonel. On presenting
himself, he was asked how he came to
return the salute, knowing full we'll he
was not entitled to it. Not in the least
embarrassed, he promptly answered:
"Sir, always return everything / am
not entitled to-" His ready wit pleased
the colonel, who laughingly dismissed,
him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Cost of ou.en victorla,. Funeral.


According to the official report tbs
expenses of the funeral of Queen Vic
toria reached total of s117,5O0. OF
this sum the largest individual total
is $4,000 for the. travelling expensas
and accommodation of the troops. The
entertainment of the royal and for
eign guests cost $500; entertainment
OF foreign ENJOYS, $4,000; apartments
for royal guests, funeral furnishing.
mourning allowance for servants, ETC..
$21, 500, and the hire of carriages, rail-
way and steamer expenses, and extra
servants cost $21,50O. For fitting up
ST. Georges chapel, the erection of
stands and repair of damage in the
parks a sum of $17,50O is set down.
while sundry expenses, including those
Of the earl marshals STAFF, the dean
and chapter of Windsor, and the spe.
cial force of police, total $1,000.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

dered how Hudson could smile so, on
top of losing the Erie.
"She might, at least, have thanked
a fellow" said HOLSTER to his familiar
demon when the day passed and no
acknowledgment of his roses came to
hand. "Ah, well! her life is SO full
of roses she has no time nor thought
for me or mine. l was a fool to have
fancied otherwise. What's a strug-
Cling fellow with little but love and
hope-what's he to girl like that?
She was reared to measure everything
by the gold standard, and women don't
often stray from such training for the
sake of love-"
Then HOLSTER went to sleep and
dreamed that his law books came down
from their shelves and changed to
golden imps and danced minuet
around him. Only on each golden
body, in lieu Of a head, mammoth
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

John Pondir, once a power in Wall
street and for years one of the GHOSTS
of the street." died recently in great
poverty. Pondir launched the Sutro
tunnel scheme. and was a great deal
in Pacific Mail and Panama railroad
stock. At the time of Adolph Sutro's
death Pondir had suit for $1,OO0,000
against him. In the days Of Gould
and Fisk he was we'll known figure
at all the theaters and in old Del
monico's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

Owing to American sanitary work,
there was not single case of yellow
fever in Havana at the beginning of
April. This had not happened before
IN the ctty's history. The Cubans may
not like the American government,
but 1t is at least increasing the num-
Der Of Cubans who have an opportu-
nifty to dislike it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Our Two He.,th,e.t c,,,..

st. Paul and Minneapolis, it is said
have the lowest death rate of any cit
les in the United States. st. Paul
with a population of 1852, has a
death rate Of 1918, while Minneapolis.
with a population OF 202,71S, has a
death rate of 11.0s per thousand in.
habitants.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

An adjustable wall is made with an
ordinary eightpenny nail, with hole
In the head, through which passes a
curved galvanized wire. The nail is
driven into the studding, and the
curved wire laid fiat on the brick, and
covered with mortar Being perfect
~ adjustable, il the building says or
the sheeting shrinks, the bond will not
be broken, but remain solid and intact
between the brick in the wall.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

Mrs. F. M. Smith of Oakland. CAL,
wife OF the "borax king" is going to
adopt 100 girls and rear them as her
own children. Mrs. Smiths 100 daugh-
tiers will live in ten houses, ten gir.s
to each house, on 35-acre tract of
land near Arbor Villa. Mrs. Smiths
home is in Oakland. The first of the
ten houses is already being built, and
work on the others will begin at once.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Moral suasion.

Old Gentleman-Do you mean to say
that your teachers never thrash you?
Little Boy-Never! We have moral
suasion at our school. Old Gentleman
What's that? Boy-Oh, we get KEEP
in, and stood up in the corners, and
locked out, and locked in, and made to
write one word thousand times, and
scowled at and jawed at. and that's oil
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Arthur Filled the Diary.

Arthur's aunt gave him diary as a
New Years gift, telling him that he
must write in it regularly every day
until he had filled it. Early in Febru-
airy he proudly showed it to her. with
every page written.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

And when you find the great man
failing, sinking into littleness, you
will find that egotism bred of success
has caused atrophy of his human in
stincts, changing his interest In 9th
ers to personal vanity. ending his sue
cess and usefulness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

do you know" asked Vice Presi-
dent Roosevelt, turning to Governor
Odell at recent public dinner, "of any
task worth doing that is not hard in
doing?" The silence that followed
spelled out a louder answer than any
spoken negative could have done.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30
Chills.

Little George likes to hear stories,
but he has a choice as to what kind.
Bear stories always come first, and
after that Indian and fairy stories
thrill him with interest. Not long ago
his father varied the story program by
telling him ghost story, which was
the first the child had ever heard. 1t
was about ghost dressed in white
which walked about a lonely grave
yard at night. George was interested
in the ghost story, but he could not
forget about the dreadful thing, and
it was noticed that he was afraid to go
to bed alone that night. A few-even-
ines afterward found him again on his
fathers knee asking for story: But.
papa" said George, please don't tell
me anymore ghost stories, coz they
make my back all cold"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

The pest of British Columbia forests
is plant called the DEVILS club. II
has spikes which, when they enter the
flesh. break on and produce poisoned
wounds. which tester.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

Clarence Bush went to Harvard uni
sersity without dollar, lodged in an
attic at dollar weekl and lived on
cruel, milk and watez But he had
the material in bin ich million.
aires asasaSs e. "a g. er a years
managed to get E5ld 81 coW.ssud a
'churn. and began to peddle butter 81
his own make on the streets of Cam.
bridge. While he was studying mathe-
mates, astronomy and chemistry, he
was also learning the business Of but
ter-making, and now he is graduated
with salary Of $4,000 from a great
New York creamery company await
ing him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

The man who stole the 500 micro
scope from the University of Chicago
might have had curiosity to see what
loo-pound chunk Of ice looked like
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-30

The latest SWISS mountain railway
project Is to connect the Engardine
with the Italian lake by road over
the Bernia range
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-18
HOUSTON.


The criminal court assessed penalties ag-
gregating nfty years service in the pcnl-
Tertiary aud thirty years in the reforma-
tory.
The preliminary hearing OF the charges
growing out Of the sunday night shooting
in which Richmond people were involved
has been postponed to October 81.
committee was appointed TO formulate
the advertisement for bids for the con
structou OF the Carnegie library.
An inquiry was received from Boston
concerning the Forty-second Massachusetts,
regiment Gag recently presented to Dick
Bowling camp. 1t viii be sent to the sur
vlyors Of the regiment
Henry G. Ferguson, the well known col
ored politician who recently died at Eagle
Pass. will be buried here this afternoon
The Concordia club has arranged for the
construction Of a handsome club building
on Texas avenue between san Jaclnto and
Caroline
The Retail Clerks gave q very enjoyable
reception last night to their friends.
There Is plenty Of money In the vaults Of
Houston banks for the upbullding of this
section. but the demand Is slack.
The dates for the No.Tsu.Oh have been
fixed for December . TO Il, inclusive.
United States Senator Cuberson Is in
the city to confer with the citizens con
corning the improvement Of the bayou.