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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09

window fell on her, turning to golc
the little ringlets Oh her white neck.
AS looked at these blond curls Won
dered in spite of myself how l coult
ever have admired Laurence's hair
dyed hair the shades of which now
seemed to me SO vulgar!
Yvonne had turned her back to me
and could see nothing but her deli
cate silhouette, her little ear lost in a
wealth Of golden tresses. By leaning
to the side could get Glimpse of he1
profile. Her long brown lashes fall
ing over the eyes busy with my task
threw a gentle shadow on her pink
cheek.
For the first time l noticed that my
cousin Yvonne was very pretty. There
was already something of the woman
much of the child and the mixture was
delicious.
"See." she exclaimed. without
blotting paper you can do nothing"
Her fresh firm voice had penetrating
charm.
She was SO pure, so sweet, 1t was
as If perfume of candour disengaged
itself from her person. The sun made
golden nimbus Of her curling locks.
The back of her soft throat attracted
me irresistibiy. l had a mad desire
to kiss her there, but an instructive
feeling of respect stopped me suddenly.
Yvonne was decidedly no child and,
strangely enough, was much moved
by this thought
This spot of ink had turned my
head!
Laurence now seemed very far away.
| realized that Yvonne was eighteen
years old; that she would soon fall in
love; some one would love her; they
would marry. Oh, did not wish these
moments flying SO swiftly now to come
to an end
Yvonne was certainly pretty, very
pretty. Why had l never noticed it
before? l had been treating her as If
she was still in short dresses! AS l
looked at her was filled with uneasi-
ness, an uneasiness that was full Of
charm! do not know how long 1
was plunged in this vague, sweet
reverie. but suddenly something
brought me back to myself. l leaned
over Yvonne's shoulder to see how she
was getting on.
My ink spot was effaced. no, drowned
by tear, pearly drop that had fallen
from Yvonne's eyes,
She had read, she had understood,
and she wept!
The letter was never sent. never
saw Laurence again!
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
CArARRn AND IRIS syMproMs.

CATARRH AND ITS SYMPTOMS.
Catarrh is an inflammation of any
Of the mucuous membranes of the
body. 1t is marked by the usual signs
1T Inflammation and. as the word i'm
2lles-being derived from Greek
word meaning to flow down-by
more or less profuse discharge. Ca
tarrh may be acute or chronic, and the
latter. as will be explained later. may
te either atrophic or hypertrophic.
acute catarrh unfortunately needs no
description. for it is only too familiar
% us all as cold in the head. In this
case 1t Is the mucous membrane of the
aostrlls which is intiamed The most
obvious symptoms are swelling of the
membrane, which may be so great as
% close the nostrils completely, and a
profuse discharge. When acute catarrh
attacks the pharynx or larynx we have
sore throat, and if the Inflammation
extends still farther we have bronchi
AS. In the latter case the most evident
.lgn is cough due either to the pres
tnce of mucous discharge, or to IT,
rltation caused by the air passing
through the infla.n med bronchial tubes.
In young children the Inflammation in
the larynx causes much swelling, and
this gives rise to the difficult breathing
and hoalse voice which characterize
one form Of Group If catarrh attacks
the stomach it causes severe indiges-
ton, and when the intestinal mucous
membrane is affected the most promi-
nent symptom is diarrhoea. Conjunc-
tivitis and acute Inflammation of the
ear are the expressions of catarrh OF
the eye and the drum of the ear. In
chronic catarrh the process is less ac-
tive; there is usually little or no pain.
but the discharge is profuse and thick.
In hypertrophic catarrh the mucous
membrane becomes permanently thick
ened. but in atrophic catarrh it is
Trimmed. Atlophic catarrh is not real
ly an Inflammation, but rather the
result of a previous Inflammation
which has destroyed the mucous men,
brane, leaving in its place merely a
thin skin. covering the surface, but
answering none of the purposes of
mucous membrane. A catarrh may be
caused by anything that acts as an
lrr1tant to the mucous membrane
dust, sulphurous, ammoniacal, or
other strong fumes, undue dryness of
the atmosphere, and SO forth, in the
case of the air-passages or eyes; indi-
gestible food. alcohol. and so forth, in
the case of stomach or intestines. Often
the Inflammation is due to the action
of microbes, which are probably al
ways present, but can work harm only
when the soil has been prepared for
them by mechanical injury. or by con-
gestion caused by chilling Of some
portion of the surface of the body
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09

"Spot?"
Yes. on this letter-to friend.
have just made a huge blot
Just wait and I'll bring you what
you want"
She ran to her room and came back
a minute afterwards with collection
OF scrapers. knives and blotting paper
which she deposited on my table
Glancing at the spot she said, hall
mocking, half serious: You must not
be stupid, cousin"
"Really?" replied laughing. us it
then SO difficult to remove an ink
spot?"
There are spots and Spots" she an.
sWered. This one is already more
than half dry. 1t will be very hard to
get it out"
She said this with little learned
air that proved that she too, knew
what 1T was to make blots. After a
moments hesitation she added timid-
~: Would you like me to try to re-
move it?"
l had no doubt that the blot was
much more likely to disappear under
her hands than under mine, and ]
gladly consented, moving back to make
room for her She passed lightly in
front of me and leaning her slim fig.
ure on the table began her delicate
task.
The sun which shone in THROUGH nv
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09

Macpherson, the New York represen
tative Of Marshall Field & Co., ha,
been made public. The wedding, a,
announced, will take place in June
The couple will reside in New Yor)
after long tour abroad.
Mr.. Macpherson is one of the mos
popular club men in New York. H.
is a thorough business man, too, ant
commands the high esteem of all hi
associates. He has been connected
with Marshall Field for quarter of {:
century, and in that time has hat
charge Of some of the greatest O.
that great firms business enterprises
Unlike most women of her profes
sion, Miss Burroughs did not extend hei
acquaintanceship generally amont
theatrical folk, and holds the distinc
ton, unique among eminent actresses
Of having never been matrimonially
pursued.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
zNCF An d
RoGRESs |
MUSICAL BEETLES.

Inc researches of Mr.. c. ]. Gahan
snow that while the structure of the
musical or stimulating organs of bee
Ties is extremely simple, they some
tunes possess contrivances for VARYING
the p!tch. The general structure of
such an organ is hard surface COW
cred with striations over which some
other member of the body furnished
with rasping edge or area is rubbed.
When the striated surface is divided
into parts with finer and coarser mark
lngs, variations of pitch can be pro-
duceo. The organs occur in various
species on the head. the legs, the wing
cases and the hind body. The katy
did and the cricket, which produce mu-
steal tones in the same way. do not
belong to the beetle family
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.
New Spinning Machine.

Some two years ago resident of
Boston, Mass, devised new spinning
machine, which he took with him to
Bradford, the center of the spinning
industry of Great Britain. There, add
ed by local engineers and experts, he
improved his appliance, which is now
in active operation. 1t is capable of
spinning variety of materials, such
as asbestos and peat moss, as easily
and readily as wool, and when COM
pleted it is difficult to determine the
original nature of the fabric.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09

Il must lay in a stock of the little
Japanese hand Stoves" remarked
New York woman, recently. IA pair
of them, with box of ginger, is what
send to any of my friends sailing for
Europe. l find from my own expert
ence and their testimony that no SIM
pie bon voyage gift is more acceptable.
With the two little stoves one can
spend hours in steamer chair on deck
on day that would otherwise permit
only brief and active airing In the
travelling outfit, too, after reaching the
other side, these handy little hotboxes
are worth their weight in gold, says
the Detroit Free Press. One friend,
who by mischance lost hers soon after
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
A Spot ofs'Ilk.
BY LOUIS FARAN.

BY LOUIS FARAN.
copyright. 1901. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
This is very simple story, almost
commonplace one-hardly a story at
all in fact-of the history of spot Of
ink. Listen.
was twenty-four years old at the
time and blessed with a good figure.
at least neither better or worse than
the next mans. was very much in
love with Laurence Prevail, one Of our
third rate actresses, who in real life
as on the stage was a great coquette.
Who has not lived through a like
experience?
was what is generally called a
violent discussion, and in spite of the
thousand follies l had committed for
her. the pretty coincidence declared
that she would never see me or hear
my name again.
My heart was broken but did not
wish to show my grief and calling all
my pride to my aid, feigned perfect
composure. In order to simulate COM
plete Indifference | determined to leave
Paris for time. l would go to my
grandmother's where my room was al
ways ready and waiting for me.
counted on my departure to soften
Laurence's feelings and l was sure
that after two or three days of alb
: sence should receive tiny perfumed
note telling me to return.
I, l had told no one of my plans and
+ UJo 70 Inv nh
our patriarchal mansion the evening
Of family reunion.
\ You can imagine how surprised they
were! My grandmother, my aunts, my
cousins-ot whom the eldest Yvonne
had worn short dresses the last time
had seen her-all pressed around me;
they all embraced me quite turning my
head. II had not left Laurence be-
hind 1t would have been wholly charm
ing.
The first few days though 1 enjoyed
the delights of country idleness, at
bottom l was impatient and nervous.
sent for my Paris mail: letters and
papers of all kinds came, but the letter
was waiting for did not appear. Day
after day passed without bringing me
any news.
Decidedly Laurence sulked well and
began to fear that she was obstinate
about our falling out. After fifteen
days l lost hope. She had not recalled
me. What should do?
z My pride was gone. l made up my
mind to beg her pardon, although she
was the one in fault. This decision
made shut myself up in my room to
write to her.
3. What did say In my letter? Heav-
ems! All that young and foolish head
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
Hal,but cutlat,.

Two pounds of halibut mad, into
outlets are required for good dish of
baked fish. Put the outlets in bsi1r,n,1
dish. Mince one small onion and
it with two sliced tomatoes or
an equal amount Of canned toma
Add two teaspoonfuls of butter
one-half teaspoonful OF salt. Cut
green pepper into shreds, remove
the seeds and add the pepper to A.
other ingredients. Have ready some
blanched almonds and add them. finely
chopped. Nine or ten of the almond.
will be SUFFICIENT. Cover the fish WITH
this mixture and let 1t bake for fun I
hour. Serve with the sauce from the
pan.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09

reaching Europe, wrote back to me
begging that would forward another
pair to her In Persia, which was her
objective point" It may be added that
these stoves find considerable sale
among artists, whose work sometimes
on chilly day In the open air be-
numbs the hands, and civil engineers
handling cold chains find in the same
way their easily dispersed warmth
most grateful.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09

ciety small talk. Attractive is the
smart word now-if it happens tie
appropriate. If not, there is a cboi,
OF expressions, the simpler the beae
says the Philadelphia Inquirer
fact, society seems to be striving ate
simplicity in speech. 1t no longer say 5
yacht" instead we hear the simpler
word boat; playhouse where we forr
erly heard theater, and so on ad In
finitum. By these earmarks ones so.
cial status is easily recognized.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
FAvoR1TE ENGAaEmESr r,~6.

~
According to the smart jewellers, the
faVorite engagement ring of the day
a pear-shaped stone, preferably d.
mond. the setting almost Invisible. II
circlet very thin. If a colored sto,
is chosen instead of diamond. II
accommodating jeweler will surrou,
II with the tiniest of diamonds, NAL
ing brilliant line Of white fire, bl
the individual stones so small as
have the effect rather than the appear.
ance OF gems, says the New York Com.
mercal Advertiser. A row of five dia-
monds. encircled with tiny rubies, Is
also favorite engagement ring.
Rubes mean felicity In love" and dia-
monds-or at least to own them
signify good luck. it goes without cay
ing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
Mayor Johnson.s Metz Broom.

Mr.. Johnson. the Scent mayor OF
Cleveland, is making mighty clean
sweep with his new broom. The cob
webs of that municipality never before
had such a shaking up as they are
now getting. According to the dis
patches Mr.. Johnson has had nearly
everyone ION the carpet" during the
first week of his administration. The
corporations are trembling at his
threat of heavy assessments. Gam.
blers and the criminal element have
been notified to clear out of the city
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
Use OF lee In Brazil.

Consumption of ice in Brazil is con-
stantly Increasing. This is due prin-
cipally to the demand for ice in res
taurants, hotels and other public pla-
ces. Foreigners are most insistent in
their calls for ice. Our consul at San
tos is of the opinion that an ice COM
pany would prove a profitable under
taking in that place. the use of ice be-
ing practically unknown in the fish
vegetable and meat markets. He also
thinks the American refrigerator
would sell we'll in Brazil.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
Cost Of Publishing Reo,rd..

The publication of the City Record
Of New York this year costs $3.50, 900.
The appropriation for corporation ad-
vertising in the borough of Brooklyn is
100000, Brooklyn not being included
in the operations of the record, the
revenues from which is $4,000 from
sales.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
EMILY CALVIN.
SCIENTIFIC JorTlNGs.

The Chinese calligraphist uses two
colors-black and red.
A horse eats nine times its weigh,
In food in year; a sheep six times.
A century ago the potato was a new
and unpopular article Of food IL
France.
Poor window glass is responsible,
for eye strain. on account Of the fault,
refraction.
Berlin has fourteen Ischools in whicl
girls Of thirteen an fourteen ar.
taught TO cook. 40
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
FASHIONS pIcrIoN.

The word Charming" as applied to
men, women, music, books and wealth
er, has gone out with the century.
Like the black velvet bows for the
hair and the pulley belts, It became
common. and therefore has been
dropped from the vocabulary of So
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
Mon Who Cannot Laugh.

The Rev. DR.. Spalding, Of Syracuse,
said in recent sermon: God pity
the man who can not laugh. II could
have my way. men would go to a play
once 9 week and to q circus once q
month
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
SAYINGS and DOIhdS
BY Mas, M.r,ha!l Park.

Little girl! Little grill Little girl!
Don't you hear me calling from the
meadow by the brook.
Where violets are peeping up in every
sunny nook,
Where bluets brave are standing, With
their faces to the sky,
Watching for g.cams Of sunshine
through the Clouds that scurry
by?
Little boy! Little boy. Little boy!
Don't you hear me calling from the
pussy-wiilow tree,
Where the robins and the pussies live
in peace and harmony,
While the drowsy wooachuck wakens
from his quiet winter nap,
And frisky squirrels dance in time to
the woodpecker's tap, tap. tap?
Little girl. Little boy! Little girl!
Come, I'll tell to you secret that my
sister May tod me,
There's to be grand May party down
beside the old ea!l tree:
All the sweet spring flowers are COM
ing, and the brook and birds
will sing,
And the little girl shall be May Queen
and the little boy May King.
Little boy Little girl! Come and
seei
Rogers. Ark.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09

udy veal. 1Hey are adorable things
that no coquette with foot of anv
prettiness, certainly no Partisan belle
can afford to miss. No one knows bet.
ter than Parisienne the 1.-the and
sinuously gliding walk that NAV he
achieved from heelless slipper. The
concert hall singers have long bean
divided in opinion between a fat ank,a
tie and the highest of Louis XIV
shoes. Fashion in the French canital
has this past season put her seal or
approval, at least for occasions unon
the heelless sandal, which was so
fetching an accessory of the toilette at
the beginning of the nineteenth CEN
fury, says the Philadelphia ri IS
These new little slippers, grazing n
a boudoir hearthrug and peeping
beneath the dragging folds of en-
dinner gowns, are built of pannt
satin, OF suede, of softest kid. and
mould the foot In the prettiest of
pie lines. After the artifciality O
Louis XIV. shoe, which has hele
fashionable sway so long, this foot
ering is singularly bewitching.
very flattering. provided you ha
Well-shaped foot. 1t is tied on
narrow ribbon, which twists abou he
ankle, the ends bowed, or fastened
with a tiny jewelled clasp.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
THE EMPIRE SANDAL.

The Parisienne is always highly crit
zeal about the dressing Of her feet,
and with the vogue OF empire fashions
the little empire sandals have been
worn in Paris during the winter with
empire gowns for both evening and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09
CARRIES A ROW OF BRICKS

The invention shown below is a de-
vice for picking up row of bricks
quickly and transporting them with
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-09

STAMP ATFINING MACHINES.
In large Offices, where thousands OF
letters are sent out every day. some
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-30
ORIGIN OF THE NAME ALLIGATOR
An Interesting Historical Reference
and the Life History of Word.

The. Chicago Record prints the fol-
lowing bit of interesting information:
When the Spanish discOverer first
saw the American crocodile. not known
as the alligator, they were so astound-
ed and impressed by its size that they
called it lei lagarto.' ''Lagarto''
means lizard and EEL means the.
The Spaniards laid especial stress up
on the first word, to signify that it
was the king of its kind-the lizard.
When Sir Walter Raleigh sailed up the
Orinoco river. the natives still called
the reptile ''lagarto. and he used the
word in his book discovery of New
Guiana His English sailors caught
the name and never having seen it
written they soon began to transform
il by INSTRUMENTATION. Ell became
al" and when Ben Johnson had oc-
casion to write of the creature he used
"aligarta.'' Gator is a much reader
word for English tongues. and ii was
not long before the Transforming pro-
cess worked out alligator" Then the
dictionary makers pounced upon the
word and put it away in their books,
where it is likely to keep a permanent
place. even though lei lagarto" itself
become extinct.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-30

was heard the shrill slogan of the coon
and the Boers-.Death or victory.
Perk had dropped his Winchester
and could not use knife or pistol for
fear of killing some of the dogs or him
self, When the pile reached the bot
tom of the gully, he was minus hat.
his shirt in shreds and the green briars
had made a map of the Philippine is
lands on his back. land would you be-
ileve it. colonel, that blankety blank
coon held on to my heel until she was
plum dead and her eyes green. Why
1 had to pry her Internal mouth open
with my six shooter before / got shet
of her..
Another of Perks stories is worthy
OF being preserved. Some young ten
der feet from the east hearing of him
and his dogs wanted to carry home
the hide of a cinnamon or silver tip
as a trophy There were plenty OF the
kind there then. but Perk had kind
heart and did not care to lead these
Innocent lambs to slaughter. so he went
to where he knew black bear used
to be and the dogs were soon in full
cry In the race in the chapparal the
bear was wounded and made for the
nearest cave. Perk took his time get
ting there knowing exactly where the
cave was and bent on having some FUN
out of the chase
The excited hunters had all assem-
bled at the mouth of the cave and were
gesticuiating excitedly as TO the next
move. When Perk came up they at
once clamoTed to know what was to be
done to get the bear out of his hole
He put on a matter of fact expression
CT face and answered, "Oh. that's the
simplest thing in the world. You have
only to take my big knife and make
torch of some of this old fat pine
log and light it and crawl in the hole
with your six shooter and you car
crawl up almost against the bear and
shine his eyes. Shoot him between
them. Put a rope around his neck an6
we will haul him out. Now I'd go in
i'm a minute. but that hole is small
crooked. and pretty deep. and I've got
such a hump on my back cant
squeeze it,
| Perk said they were all standing
around him, as erect as the Emperor
Wi1helm's body guard. but when ht
said this and looked up at the crowf
there wasn't man that didn't have {
bigger hump on his back than he did
VOLTA,
| George Wythe Baylor.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-30
THE PRESIDENTS FUND.
A Private Affair That the Public Has
No knowledge OF.

From the Saturday Evening Post.
What is called the Presidents Priv
ate Fund known in law as the Elmer
seucy Fund. stands nominally to the
credit of the secretary of state. But
MIR. Mckinley is really the secretary
Of state and he draws on this appro-
priation just when and how he pleases.
The manner of its expenditure is al
ways secret, and nobody knows what
is done with the money. Even con-
sress has no right to enquire, and has
never done so, the idea being that there
are certain matters, especially such as
relate to diplomatic negotiations,
which may not properly be placed be-
fore the public-that is to say, with
out injury to the public veal This
fund varies in amount. but OF late
years it has been between $50 900 and
500. 900 per annum.
The memoranda relating to the eX-
penditure of the private fund are kept
in safe at the department of state
Nobody, save a few privileged officials
has ever seen them. but. if they could
be published they would throw pic
turesoue light upon the inside work
ings of the government. particularly in
regard to it's relations with foreign
powers. If anything turns up which
makes it expedient to obtain certain
| information abroad in a quiet way g
draft is made upon the fund by &
voucher which the president himself
signs and sends over to the secretary
of state. this voucher being equivalent
| I, a check on the treasury. The nego
tiation of the preliminaries of treaty
such as that for the purchase of the
Danish possessions in the West Indies
may make another call upon the per
sonal credit of the executive. which is
likewise drawn upon to pay for enter
tainment when a royal or official visi-
tor from foreign parts comes to Wash
| ington.