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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
FAMILY OF BEAUTIES.
BROUGHT INTO PROMINENCE
Ely a LOVE STORY.
She Went to the Assistance of a Poor
Clergyman Who Has Lately Become
Famous Among the Bishops of the
high Church.
Especial Let.erl

The name of Lady Ulrica Duncombe
has appeared much in print of late.
Lady Ulrica is one of the fairest wom-
en- in the United Kingdom and comes
OF family, proud as Lucifer, whose
women have been noted for their beau
ty. Her three sisters were social
queens and all married we'll One was
the Duchess of Leinster, wife of the
celebrated Irish peer, who was so de-
voted to her husband that when he
died she shortly followed him to the
grave with broken heart. Another
is Lady Helen Vincent and the third
is the wife of Sir Richard Graham Of
Nesherby. Beauty was an inheritance
of these girls. Their ancestors were
handsome, and one, their great grand
mother, Lady Charlotte Duncon he,
was one of the celebrated beauties "
her day. whose fine features have
preserved in paintings. She was
woman Of exquisite personal cha
and great culture. Her husband a
representing Yorkshire in Parliam
was created Earl of Fevershan
family has great wealth as well
beauty, and naturally is saturated
pride.
All the sisters of Lady Ulrica n
ried young, but she seemed hard
suit First-class suitors We're ma :,
but Lady Ulrica resisted them all ne
spent much of her time with the Prin
cess of Wales. Some years ago a fad
for missionary work among London's
poor broke out in society. AT that
time Rev. Dr. Arthur Winnington-In-
gram, who has recently been created
bishop of London was preaching in
the slums and seeking to improve the
condition of the poor. Society women
became interested in him Among
those who went to his assistance was
Lady Ulrica- She threw herself heart
and soul into the work and went with
Ingram to visit the desolate and op-
pressed. With this union of sympathy
for the lowly came union of their
affections. They became engaged. The
girl who had resisted men of blood
yielded to the missionary worker of
the slums.
Her proud father flew into a rage
when he heard of the match. An earPs
daughter marry this churchman who
demeaned himself in the eyes of the
aristocracy by mingling with the poor?
Absurd. Her sisters pleaded with Ul-
RIGA The Princess of Wales, who
knew the high character of DR.. In
gram, spoke in his favor, but all IN
vain The Duncombes would not give
their consent to a marriage and the
match was off. Then Ulrica gave up
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
Ciearmaking by Mu lie.

A cigar manufacturing firm in Tren-
ton is attracting the attention of the
labor world by certain innovations for
maintaining order, holding the atten-
ton and increasing the efficiency
the 200 young women cigarmakers en-
ployed in it's factory, says the Rutland
Herald. A piano has been placed in
the large work room, and young wo-
man Is employed to play it for two
hours each day. To keep the girls off
the streets at noon a teacher has been
hired to give free singing lessons at
the factory during the noon hour.
These innovations in New Jerse; and
elsewhere In the Northern states, as
sert those we'll acquainted with ( the
cigar manufacturing industry, have
been adopted generally in Cuba. Near
ly every large factory there has it's
reader or musician Cigarette factories
in Spain, it is said, are similarly
equipped. The reader. either 1 man or
a woman, is employed to read aloud to
employees from. the latest Spanish
novels or from the daily newspapers.
The musician fills the same role as that
Of the performer engaged in the New
Jersey factory. The experience Of the
Cuban manufacturer has been that this
method Of claiming the mind Of a
worker while his or her fingers are en-
ployed is not only productive of more
and better work. but adds immeasur-
ably to the good order of the factory
and the good temper and cheerfulness
of the operatives.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

mental shock she had undergone; an6
Clarice, in her loving care and watch
fulness. had cast aside the last traces
of invalidism, and had grown as pref
ty and animated as in the days before
her accident.
To hear Janetta laugh was sufficient
reward for an hours amusing chatter.
and the first day she could walk a
mile the fact had to be duty chron-
lcled In a long letter to Doctor Drake,
who. from time to time. came out to
see how his patient prospered.
Happily these days were passed, and
Clarice. as she watched Janetta's beau-
tiful face this afternoon, thought that
her task was completed. Janetta was
really as we'll and strong as ever
again, only there was that touch of
pathos about the curves of the mouth
that told the tale of some great sor-
row. Janetta turned, conscious that
she was watched. and smiled at her
companion.
What are you thinking of, dear?"
That you are as beautiful as ever.
that at last even l think you quite
well-well enough to go home, Janet
ia. We've wandered about so many
months that I'm homesick. and be-
lieve I should welcome the sight Of
Mrs. Mortimer's grim but worthy coun-
tenance."
Let us CO." Janetta answered, after
moments pause. II have often
thought that l should like to hear ey-
cry detail of the night of the burglary
l wonder If you would tell me about
it now as we sit here?" go
Clarice glanced up quickly. By Doc
tor BRAKES advice. everything that
was painful had been kept away from
Jauetta.
ITO be continued.)
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

LADY CHARLOTTE DUNCOMBE.
ner charitable work and plunged into
society Suitors of blue blood again
sought her Various rumors of en-
gagements have been spread about, but
the fair Ulrica has not yet ordered her
rousseau.
Meanwhile Dr. Ingram kept up his
work in the slums. gradually gained
favor among the blue bloods and was
favorite of the Prince Of Wales. Now
that, as King of England, he has made
aim his spiritual adviser, the lowly
churchman has become great figure
In social circles. His old love story
is revived. The questions are being
asked, will the bishop propose again
to Ulrica? Will she accept him?" In
all probability, it is said, he will pro-
pose and she will accept The Queen
was said to have favored the match,
because she knew that while the court
ship of DR.. Ingram was ended abrupt
~, their love endures. The old earl
can no longer be obstinate aud the
story will probably end as good love
stories should The old earl will be
On hand to say. Bless you, my chill
dren."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
WOMEN AS DRAMAr,srs.
The Opportunity They Have to Influence
for Good.

for Good.
1t has been asked more than once
whether women can write plays. A
while back this question provided an
elaborate discussion, the upshot Of
which was that, whereas they might
be able to do so, the fact remained
that they had not SO far distinguished
themselves in the field of dramatic lit
erature. 1t can no longer be said.
however, that women are not to be Sc
rlously reckoned as rival competitors
with men in this particular kind of
work. How far they are successful
at present, or whether they are likely
to do still greater things for the stage.
1t Is not proposed to discuss just now.
But what does seem to need saving at
this juncture, when there are signs
that the woman dramatic is making
herself prominent and is doing notable
work, is that splendid 4 opportunity
here presents itself for women to exer-
else the best possible influence on the
drama of the day, says the Philadel-
phia Ledger. We hear it frequently
asked, Does the drama make for
good?" And, thinking on the pessi-
mistic problem plays that are pro-
duced, and on the theme which gen
orally furnishes forth the play Of the
day, one hesitates to reply afirma-
lively. One would be specially sorry
to think that as they have the chance
OF elevating, or, at all events, of pre-
serving the best tone of the drama,
women did not avail themselves Of
their chances. Women are, without
doubt, as capable as men of putting
good stories into dramatic shape and
supplying our stage with well-written
and well-constructed plays; but it Is
to be. hoped, that they will not be
tempted to forget that it is woman's
meter to command respect, and her
privilege to influence for good.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
QUEER FANclEs in FOOD.

odd Dishes That Are Placed lsefora
Quests at Fashionable Functions.
Odd food fancies are met at nearly
every house. l know a hostess who
uses rock candy for sweetening in her
afternoon tea and maraschino cherries
Tor flavor, one to each cup. Nobody
else brews such delicious tea. her
friends declare, and they never seem
to understand why. The rock candy
comes in neat packages of crystal,
which are dipped up by an antique SUI
gar spoon. Another young hostess
made speciality of cake and beverages
IN which she could serve whipped
cream. She was under salary from the
proprletors Of tlavoring extracts,
which they were continually booming.
and was supplied with the material.
which she demonstrated in her re-
treshments every afternoon. She was
popular girl and had instituted tea
hour before she became an advertising
agent. She was devoted to cooking.
and therein lay her value to her en-
ployers. She began with vanilla, made
cakes favored with it, and put it in
her tea. 1t adds a most fascinating
flavor to the favorite feminine bever-
age. Then she added chocolate to her
tea outfit and used whipped cream
The next day she changed to lemon
f1avoring, then to almond and orange
and created such a degree of interest
through her afternoons that questions
began to be poured over her. There
was her chance to speak good word
for the makers of the favors, and she
used 1T In such clever way that their
popularity was established without
anybody suspecting her interest in it.
You can readily see how valuable an
assistant she was.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
Fasllion.r Fanc,e..

In making up lace gowns in either
black, white or ecru it should be re-
membered that watered silk as II
foundation has always been considered
oy French authorities greatly to en-
nance the beauty of all lace patterns,
sither in founcing or net form. With
the elbow sleeves Of the summer will
come a revival Of the old fashioned
mitts OF other days. and also the re-
appearance Of delicately wrought
bracelets of gold. silver ant oiaey
enamel, with line of gold at eaco sfas
and a small gold clasp.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
CHAPTER XII.

Six months had passed, and one sun
ny afternoon late in October Clarice
Seymour and Janetta were seated on
the wall which surrounds the Alham-
bra in Grenada.
On one side lay the ruins of the
beautiful Moorish palace, with its vista
of courts. enchanting alike to the eye
and the imagination: on the other
they could see down the sloping sides
of the hill on which the palace is
built. across miles Of smiling plain, to
the purple line of the Sierra Nevada.
They had been travelling about to-
gether ever since the awful burglary,
with its attendant deaths of the bur-
glar and his victim, Neville Howard
OF the events which had Immediately
followed, Janetta. PROSTATE in mind
and body, knew little or. nothing; and
the moment 1t was possible to move
her. Doctor Drake had suggested that
she should be sent abroad with
nurse.
I shall take her," Clarice had said.
II will have a serviceable maid; but
Janetta will need some one she knows
about her II she is to get we'll"
Your" the Doctor had exclaimed,
half incredulously. Are you equal
to the task"
Il am equal to anything that will
make Janetta WE'LL" Clarice had re-
piled. And the Doctor went on his
way. greatly wondering
After all Clarice's improvement in
health was only the fulfllment Of his
own prediction. The shock which babe
fair to wreck Janetta's life. or deprive
her Of reason. had helped her friend
to the better exercise of both. The
need for exertiun had come, and In her
devotion to Janetta, Clarice had laid
aside her own weakness.
So the two started OFF on their trav-
els together. ind by slow degrees ia
netta began y rally from the awful
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
CHAPTER XII.

Neville, meanwhile, lay where the
Doctor left him; but not for long. The
sound Of TIE pistolshots and the shouts
that followed had reached the ears of
. policeman In the town below. who,
whistling for one OF his compeers. ran
~ full speed towards the spot from
whence the sounds seemed to come.
AT the bottom Of the hill they were
met BY the Doctors empty dogcart,
fast.trot horse was taxi.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
m.cb,n.rv for Hu,,,,~ r,,,.

There has been a decided improve,
,ment in the machinery for cleaning
and hulling rice. during the past few
months. and as a result between 50 600
and 100000 additional acres OF land
will be devoted to rice culture in the
south this year. Notwithstanding thu
large production in this country near.
~ 1850, 900 bags OF rice were brought
to the United States last year frou
China and Japan.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

A large chestnut factory at Lyons
France, employs $50 women and girls.
The chestnnts are peeled and boiled.
and placed for three days in vanilla
syrup; then they are drained, coated
thinly with vanilla. and prepared to,.
shipment.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

Even the fool who il rubbed M
against the rough side Of the world
grows brighter than the fool who sitS
down to rust IN the smooth side ~
life. Finnickey Finnukin in Pennsyl-
vania Grit s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

"A LADY writer advises girls never to
marry men who talk loud. That advice
= eestainly soand.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02
wrecked by E1tr.vacanoe.

will never be able to pay for. There
are people with $4,000 year income
who have not one dollar laid up for a
rainy day. 1t is CHASTITY dishonesty
practiced on the next generation. Such
men deserve bankruptcy and impoyer-
ishment. In almost every mans life
there comes a winter of cold misfor-
tune. Prepare for it while you may.
Whose thermometer has not sometimes
stood below zero? What ship has
never been caught in storm? What
regiment at the front never got into a
battle? Have at least as much fore
sight as the insectile world. Examine
the pantries OF the ant hills in this
April weather, and you will find that
last summers supply is not yet ex-
hausted. Examine them next July, and
you will lflnd them being replenished.
go to the ant, thou sluggaYd. consiAar
her ways and be. wise. which, having
no guide, overseer or ruler 'provideth
her meat In the summer and gathereth
her food In the harvest"
This Is no argument for miserliness.
Ayarice and penuriousness destroy a
man about as soon as any Of the other
vices. We have heard Of those who
entered their iron money. vault fo1
business purposes and the door acct
dentally shut and they were suffocated
their corpse not discovered until the
next day. But every day and all w
and down the streets of orr cities there
are men, body. mind and soul, forever
fast in their own money vaults. Ac.
emulation of bonds, mortgages ant
government securities and town lots
and big farms Just for the pleasure OF
accumulation is despicable. but the put
ting aside Of q surplus for your self.
defense when your brain has halted
or your right hand has forgotten its
cunning or your old age needs . man
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-02

S3AS
sheltered cattle in the snowstorm or
the cockpit or the bear batting or
the pigeon shooting or the laceration
Of fish that are not used. Go to the
ant, thou miscreant, and see how God
honors it. In the great college of the
universe it has been appointed your
professor. All over the land and all
over the world there are over-driven
horses that ought to be embarrassed,
their wings in the free air of heaven,
droves of cattle agonized of thirst on
the freight trains where they ought
to be watered and crustacea being
broiled alive that ought to be lifted
out Of the fire. Christ chose twelve
apostles for the human race in the
first century, and you know their
names. but in the nineteenth century
he chose his thirteenth apostle, who
wrought for the relief of the brute Gre
alton, and his name was Henry Bergh
In my text the ant is not impaled, is
not dead, but alive, and in the warm
fields providing her meat in the sum-
mer and gathering her food in the har-
vest.
Furthermore, go to the ant and
lehr1 the lesson Of God appointed Or
49,. The being who taught the insect
how to build was geometer as well az
architect The paths inside that lit
tie home radiate from the door with
as complete arrangement as ever the
bouleyards of city radiated from
triumphal arch or lowered circle.
And when they march they keep per-
feet order, moving In straight lines,
turning out for nothing. If timber
lie in the way, they climb over it. II
there be house or barn in the way.
they march through it. Order in ar
chitectural structure, order in gov
eminent, order of movement order of
expo alton. So let us all observe this
God appointed rule and take salts
faction in the fact that things are
not at loose ends in this world. II
there is divine regulation in colony
or republic of insects, is there not a
divine regulation in the lives of i'm
mortal men and women? If God cares
for the least OF his creatures and shows
them how to provide t1eir meat In the
The progressive farmer., 1901-12-17
The Thinkers.
ECONOMIC VALUE OF GOOD ROADS.

There is food for thought in the
report of the Maryland Geological
Survey just out In the first place
we are told that the people of Mary
land have extended, during the last
ten years, upon the so called con-
struotion and repair of their own
roads the sum of no less than $6,000,-
900. It seems that the greater part
of this money has been frittered
away in the attempt to repair roads
which have been poorly laid out in
the first place, and for the lack of
certain necessary engineering quail
fications cAn, in the nature of things,
never be made into good roads AS
an instance of this il may be men
toned that many of the common
roads have no natural drainage We
are told that most Of them are in a
poor condition for a part of the year,
and some of them for the whole
twelve months. AS the result of
OGSA IA 10 AA4CbAO SUI NOY
it is shown that the farmers of the
State of Maryland expended So, ,0OO,-
900 a year more on their hauling
over the present poorly built high
ways than would be necessary if the
hauling we're done on first GLASS
roads These figures are TO be com
pared with the information collected
by the Department. of Agriculture in
1895, when, as the result of data re.
oeived from over twelve hundred
counties in various parts of the
United StaTes, it was ascertained
that the average cost of hauling one
ton for one mile over country roads
was twenty five cents; which was
The progressive farmer., 1901-12-17
TO RESTRICT EMIGRATION.

We note with pleasure that the
immigration Restriction League is
preparing to make a strong fight be-
fore Congress for an educational test
for all immigrants from foreign
countries. The League is sending
out some interesting though rather
alarming figures showing that immi-
grafton from the countries that have
furnished our best oitiz=ns is steadily
decreasing, while the proportion of
Poles, Huns, and others of the more
degraded peoples, is as steadily in
oreasing. "ImmigratiOn, y we notice,
t'is now more than double what it
was in 1897, and the percentage of
illiteracy has risen"
The progressive farmer., 1901-12-17

topic upon which DIR. Burkett
will make some practi ,al, rather
novel, and decidedly interesting sug-
gestions in our next number.
Our Wyoming mans views of
North Carolina farming furnishes
some noteworthy facts about our
selves and our section. Not the least
noteworthy statement is this.
"If the land of Pennsylvania we're
treated the way some of she far rmers
of North Cirolina treat theirs it
would not produce anything "
We are very glad to publish Mr..
Coolman's note. Nothing gives us
more pleasure, as a newspaper man,
than to have our agricultural art'c es
thoroughly discussed by our readers
At the risk of repeating what we
have said many times we say ::
Whenever you fad an article treat
ing of subject about which you
wish further information, write us
Whenever you find an article CON
tanning advice that you regard as
bad, either for your immediate SEQ
tiOn or for the country generally,
write Us your views. Whenever you
think of subject that ought to in
terest PROGRESSIVE FARMER readers,
write Us your views of it. And
whenever you wish information
about any subject in our line, send
your inquiry and it will have the at
tention of some competent authority.
"Name the farm" is the advice
given by j. A. Preston-advice that
we have already endorsed. We
think that it deserves the considera
tion of all readers.
Rev. Mr.. Moore furnishes an ar
ticle on "Beets as Feed for Cows !"
The reader will do we'll to read it
now and file away for reference
about garden planting time a few
months hence.
The progressive farmer., 1901-12-17
FARM ARTICLES IN THIS NUMBER

In The PROGRESSIVE FARMER two
weeks ago, Dr.. .Burkott published this
statement shat Is we'll worth repeat
ing: "We have no exhausted soils
We have only soils lacking in produc-
tivity because of the physical and
mechanical condition of these soils.
The wriser collected the analyses
of AZ so called exhausted soils and
found that on an average they con-
tanned within eight inches of sur
face soil nearly 4, 900 pounds of nitro.
gen, 5000 pounds of phosphoric Goid,
and II, 500 puuuds of potash. There,
in those 'exhausbsd soils to the
depth of eight inches, Was enough
plant food for a hundred DROPS Of
wheat OF thirty bushels per acre.
Small crops result because the plant
food is not available"
The same doctrine has been
preached by Mr.. jas. B. Hunnicutt
in nearly every letter Of his that we
have published. 1t ls indeed one
worthy of much consideration, and
we hope that DR.. BurkeBt Will write
of it at greater length in an early
issue OF The PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
What Mr.. Hunnicutt mas 10 say OF it
in this number ls both interesting
and suggestive.
Harry Farmer talks on raising
mules. Next week he will descri be
a boys Christmas experiences in
1868.
Prof. Soule is one of the most ear
ness, persistent and efficient advo-
oates of agricultural education. He
is with US again this week, preach
ing plain common sense doctrine
from the test, "What Kind of Educa
ton Does the Farmer. Need?" He
talks of the benefit of AGRICULTURAL
college education. A subject that
Is little nearer most of our readers
Is this: "What kind of education
should the young farmer have in our
common sohoolsP" And this ia the