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New-York tribune., 1902-06-29

Personal cleanliness is also noted by she tra'-
eller: English women and men are very I'eah'
not a day passes by without their washing thcu
hands arms faces, necks and throats IN colu
water and that in winter well as In summer.
This opens a curious vista into Contnen'ai hao-
its, In the same letter De Saussure dlscourses
concerning the beautiful clothes on EnsIish
women and their fondness for ornament ne
cites the case of the wife of wealthy brewer
who bought q magnificent imported cioth "hich
the Princess of Wales had refused as TOO eH-
pensive and who wore it triumphantly. IL us
courteously to court in the shape or gown
Both men and women. he declares, are interest
ed in money matters. "Their first inquiry VIII
be- is he rich?' In this country cne is esteemed
for ones wealth more than for anything else
1t is true that riches are accounted happiness
everywhere but more particularly mere Many
noblemen lived In London then for the sake OF
economy the expense of keeping up their couh-
try seats was so enormous The plague OF ser
wants and tips was even greater In the hrst
half of the eighteenth century than 1T is now.
If you wish to pay your respects TO a NOBLE
man and visit him. you must give MS porter
New-York tribune., 1902-06-29

money from time to time else his master will
never be at home for you. If you take meal
with person of rank, you must give every one
of the five or six footmen a coin when leaving
They will be ranged in file in the hall and the
least you give them is one shilling each,
and should you fail to do this you will be treat
ed insoenty the next time. My Lord Southwell
stopped me one day in the park and reproached
me most amicably with my having let some time
pass before going to his house to take soup with
him. ''In truth, my lord l answered, II am
not rich enough to take soup with you often"
His lOrdshp understood my meaning and smiled.
This is abuse that noblemen and gentlemen
have vainly endeavored to abolish.
For the characteristics of educated English
men the traveller entertained lively admira-
ton He found them reserved. undemonstrative
to the last degree. but sincere and generous-Iuen
whose offers of service not lightly made could
be firmly counted upon He praises their solid
good sense, and in many cases rare genius
while he thinks that the bright and petulant wit
of the French is seldom met Writing in 1127
he notes the eager interest which Englishmen of
the time were taking in political nterature-a
taste which he believes to be cultivated by the
liberty which he sees that they value more than
all the joys of life, and would sacrifice every
thing to retain. Their philanthropy he illus
trates by details concerning the charitable foun-
dations of private individuals and the annual
contributions for the poor of a sum equivalent
to Si,UO,OOO-an excellent proof of the truth
Of his statements as to English kindheartedness.
He observed the disposition of many an English
of standing to seek the pleasures of a re-
tired life: He detests trouble and restraints to
such degree that he lives according to his own
taste and ideas. and does not consider that
fashion is to be followed with servIity. There
some people who keep apart from fashion
than in any other country they would be con-
sdered singularly odd and perhaps something
more; but in this country people above car
ing what is thought of them. and do not trouble
themselves about other peoples opinions" As
New-York tribune., 1902-06-29

twenty years. Voltaire being among the readers
who found them amusing and instructive. 1t
was perhaps. the strength of this success
that NJ de Saussure afterward produced several
historical works.
With England the young traveller was might
lily taken, in spite of the fact that he had some
vexations in getting his belongings through the
Custom House. Though he had sort of con-
traband goods, he found that liberal fees We're
necessary to effect the release, and records his
opinion that making strangers pay for bringing
worn clothes into country is not creditabe to
the English nation" This annoyance past, he
found most things delightful, including the
dwellings, of the country. ut is not possible" he
declares, Ito make better of ground, or
to have more comfortable houses" AS for the
cleanliness of the people. he could hardly praise
it enough regarding the amount of water used
'inconceivabe. and setting down with
amazement the fact that well kept houses were
washed from top to bottom twice a week. All
the water, however used for purposes of
cleanliness, for he tells that nothing but beer.
ale and wine quenched the thirst of the sons of
Albion in 1875. AS for English food, he highly
approved of it, especially of the meats, which
were not cooked so long as on the Continent
and of the puddings made of rice. flour or bread
crumbs Great masses of beef were brought to
the table in those days, weighing sometimes as
much as twenty pounds. To meat the English
were devoted, some people scarcely touching
bread; what vegetables were eaten always
put under the roast boiled meat. Noblemen
who had made the Grand Tour displayed in ad
dition pretty tiny kickshaws in the French
fashion in the shape of pastries and furnishings
More than once Nj. de Saussure makes wonder
ing mention of the marvellous cleanliness of the
Engshman's table. THE linen is very white
tba rlafa hrir l.pi,a nd fnrt,c
are changed surprisingly often; that is to say,
every time plate is removed"
New-York tribune., 1902-06-29
THE MASTER OF TRINITY AND HlS '-hN-1
From The London Outlook.

From The London Outlook
Mention of the severe faced faithful CoeS - II
minds one of an anecdote or two ColeS, on
said was far more careful or the hldSte Lad
nearauce and dress than most vllets. an an the
occasion to demonstrate with MN dpOu dnbovs
faded look of his silk hat Ben soui wa d. that
sucb things But it happened one ~ uay tbs
while Ben was strolling with frlenu aIon7 sieu
Trumnington Road Coles passed-wlthOurt r.tsr@' .
81 racopuition Was not that your DutC1 .1v
oueried the friend Yes" said Ben, hei I'm:
..Rut he didn't touch his hat NO. salu me
then after a pause. You see, ne Wdrneu IN
some time ago that if he met me OUT
with this hat on he shouldn't recognize M ny 10
Vet another and better. Ben was So - the
town ard the faithful Coles had gone on on ~ ara
station with wraps and rugs and various G iJuy
nbarnalia Ben arrived later, and COies ar
ensconced him in the corner of q hrst Si.l 1--we
riage wrapped him well up, and TOOK IlS IL and
Ren glanced anxiously out OF the "~lLu ~ clear,
having made sure that the coast wa" va into
bolted out and hurried down the Tram g., o., with
n third 10 have chat on the way 10 ~ ~ same
some of his '.boys" who were going Dy 'hO
train. .xx,ory rIs-tne
And now Ben has gone from aniols ans tbe in
most delightful figure in all CamDrlus' ,content-
carnation of dignified ease ana cam n nearly
ment a rare type of q school that h, h,t none
vanished Ben may have SUCCESSOR
who will fill his place
New-York tribune., 1902-06-29
pDe Neru'2Dnrk 9rabnaae.
ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT-.
SUNDAY. JUNE %, 1902.

The list of coronation honOrS made pubic laSt
week includes more than one name in when
those who have a care for literature are spe
cially interested. First and foremost ahiohS
these recipients of knighthoOd is Mr., or, as we
must now say. Sir Leslie Stephen. The dis-
patches particularly mention him as president
of the Ethical Society, but it is to be presumed
th3t he has been honored chiefly for his services
to literature and for his association for q long
time as editor and throughout as an important
contributor, with The Dictionary of Natlohai
Biography" That his name appears in the list
is :: matter of profound satisfaction TO All those
who know his writings and his great snare III
the monumental publication just mentioned.
The bestowal of knighthood upon Conan Doyie
is presumably a recognition not so much Of the
creator of Sherlock Holmes" as OF the volun-
teer for medical service in South Africa, and
of the author OF "The Great BOer War.
Knighthood for Gilbert Parker is also. we sup
nose q compliment offered in part to the writer
of some excellent stories but even more to Can
ada Or the other hand, it is fair to assume
that f. c. Burnand has been chosen to Inquire
in the list simply and solely for his relation 10
journalism and to letters as the Edltor oi
Punch" With none of these selections is any
one likely to quarrel, though it is inevitable
that some surprise should be felt at their having
beon made TO the exclusion of certain other
writer's 1t is impossible to avoid noticing the
absence from this list of men like Thomas
HARDY George Meredith and Rudyard h1pilng.
The ways of noveStS are past findlng out.
Here Is the author of a recent work of fiction
bci,boring one of his critics with solemn sar-
casm. It seems that the critic suspected this
author of being a woman, and that in an earlier
issue of the same journal in which this suspl-
cion was expressed the authors first book had
got itself favorably reviewed In fact, that
book had inspired the reviewer to say, I'VE
shall look for considerable things from the same
pen in the near future" Well it strikes the
author as monstrous that he should be con-
sidered when he isn't One and it
strikes him very droll that a journal which
thought well of his first book should think Ill
of his second Whereupon fall to wonder
ing TO just what sort Of person this author
may be. Doesn't it occur to the poor creature
that novel may be wOmaniSh IN tone, even IL
it is written by man, and thereby justify
suspicious as to its authorship? Can't he grasp
the possibility of mans writing good story
and following it with bad one? But we sup
pose his 'Sense is sealed" No doubt he is one
Of those individuals of whom well meaning
friends say in print: ''So-and-so is going to
abandon journalism (or banking shoemak-
ing), and devote himself to creative art" The
victims of that sort of cant very rarely learn
Just what their real place in the universe hap
pens to be-
New-York tribune., 1902-06-29

America is not alone in suffering from a
dearth of poetry. England as most of us know
is in no better case, though now and then Mr.
Robert Bridges or Mr. Austin DObsOn writes
something to keep his really critical country
from despair. We have suspected for
some time that France also was poeticaly
speaking in bad way, but the conditions sur
rounding the recent award of the Sully-Prud-
homme prize are nevertheless little discOn-
certing. This prize, it will be remembered, was
instituted by the poet who gives it its name
when he himself received the "PriX Nobel
He made up his mind to do what he could to
encourage the struggling poet by bestOwing
upon him money enough to pay for the publica-
amounted to fifteen hundred francs. This
has been awarded to NJ. Emile Michelet and
it is considered in some quarters that he de-
serves it. But it is reported by one Paris cor
respondent that if NJ. Micheet who does not
really need the money, entered the competition
it was because "he was almost begged to break
lance in this pOetical tourney SO as to save
the face Of the judges. Most of the poems,
which numbered in all two hundred and sixty
three, and came from all manner of people,
were bad that there was positively diff
ficulty in selecting three good enough to show
TO the brilliant founder of the prize" Alas for
the French musel Or must we admit that this
being a practical age the muse is everywhere
hiding her face from her votaries? Certainly
those who WOO her with any success at all at
present anywhere in the world are not among
the younger writer's.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-29
ENGLISH TRAITS.
AS OBSERVED IN THE EIGHTEENTH CEN
TURY.


A FOREIGN VIEW OF ENGLAND IN THE
REIGNs OF GEORGE 1 AND GEORGE i1o IL; H.
The Letters of Monsieur Cesar de SauSSure 10
His Family. Translated and Edited by Mime.
Van Muyden. With Map and lllustratlonS'
Octave pp. 3S4. l.. Z. Dutton & Co.
NJ Cesar de Saussure a native OF Lau-
same. a scion of excellent French protestant
family which had sought refuge In S"itZerlaiiu
from the religious prosecutions in the time OF
Louis XIV At twenty years of age the amape'
intelligent and vivacious youth seized with
a longing for travel: and. his mamma consentihs'
he went forth with eyes very wide open, win d
good sense of humor and with a useful olsposl-
ton to make the best OF things. Most OF the
wears between 1925 and 1870 he spent in Eng
land. of which country he gave more or less
piuuant and comprehensive account In the iet-
ters dispatched to his admiring relatives IN Lau-
same These epistles were lent about among
friends and acquaintances IN that region ior
New-York tribune., 1902-06-29
THE PEACEFUL HEART.

THE PEACEFUL HEART.
by ELLA FULLER MAITLAND.
Some hearts are haunts of peace,
And some are hauntS of strife;
In some all wars must cease,
In some all wars are rife.
Oh. grant a heart to me
Where holy peace may dweH'
And let my heart not be
Wars fearful citadel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-21
Crop Bulletin.
For WEEK ENDING AUG. Is, 1902.
DEs MoIIFS Iowa


The week ending the morning of the
18th was from three to five degrees cold
er than normal, and there was a very
heavy excess of rainfall in the larger
part of the state. Some of the larger
amounts reported are as follows: Iowa
City, 6.S7 inches; Cedar Rapids, 6.l3;
Iowa Falls. sos; Ogden, 4.S4; MARSHALL
town, 1865; Centerville, 4.lS; Sibley, 3.ls;
Des Moines, 4.56; Storm Lake, 3.Ol.
Numerous streams are sgain flooding the
lowlands. Threshing and field work
have been retarded. Grain in shock
has been very badly damaged, and
many reports are received of serious in
jury to stacks. A large percentage of
oats in shock will be practically ruined.
The cor crop is bulky, heavily cared
and very green. Reports indicate that
with %seasonable weather the most ad.
vanced corn will be practically safe from
harm by ordinary early frost, about the
middle of September, and some of it will
be ripe enough to cut and bind from the
5th to 10th. A considerable portion of
the late planted will need good ripening
conditions throughout September, and
will be bettered by frostless nights a
week or more in October. With favor.
able weather there will be a great outyu
of corn. A large crop of aftermath is
about ready to cut. The apple crop is
doing fairly we'll.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-21
An Up to Date Fable.

A DECATUR county youth who had
reached the estate of manhood, courted
and finally married 3 Decatur county
girl. In the course of time a husky boy
baby was born to the couple and in ex-
preston of his qualification the young
man blew himself for a box of cigars to
distribute among his acquaintances.
But as tue weeks wore on the face of the
young father grew haggard, and he had
the redness of eye that ome from loss
of sleep and much walking and attempt
at songs during the watches of night.
During the first two months he estimat-
ed that his travels by night amounted to
]. 125 miles and some rods while the enc
tune that he knew had been sung over
3,Sl6 times. 1t became more or less mo-
notonous to him, but the baby kept
calling for encores and he had to re-
spond.
Two years passed away and the local
physician reported that another. son
had been born at the home of the young
married man. Then several of his
friends, recollecting the proud and hap.
ply manner in which he had set 'em up
two years ago, surrounded him and sug-
gested that he repeat. But instead of
setting them up the young man answered
them roughly and told them if they did
not go away,he would do some of them
great bodily injury. And when they
looked into his eye and saw that he
meant what he said they went away.
Moral: The inexperienced father al
lows himself to be worked and sets 'em
up, but the man who has been there
knows better.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-21

- people tho ,ght it would
vel be possible for the 1l1th Alas
kas who had charge of the program for
the day to carry out their program and
supposed the reunion would be called
of. But they did not know the calibre
Of the fighting lllth, for no soone were
people stirring on the grounds than
they were making preparations for the
day. Bills were printed announcing
that the entire program would be car.
ried out as advertised, but on account
of the rain the program would COM
mence at l O'Clock. The word was tele-
phoned to the country where there are
telephone lines, and about ten O'Clock
the sun broke through the clouds. Men
had been ditching the grounds SO that
the water was drained of and by neon
the reunion grounds we're in fair shape
to accommodate the people.
Early in the morning the GAINESVILLE
band arrived, and a few hours later the
Corydon band came and kept the town
lively with excellent music. The 111th
Alaskas met at the opera hall promptly
at ] O'Clock and headed by the Corydon
band formed in possession under. the
command of Capt. John f. Ryan. Every
member of the company wore a white
plug hat, carried a natty cane, and wore
proudly on his coat the badge of Co. j,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-21
The Roster.

Major General-I. N. Beard.
Captain F. Ryan.
First Lieutenant-C. NJ. Axes.
Second Lieutenant-J. R. Bowsher.
Sergeant-J. Il. Eugent.
Corporal-O. E. Tu'lis.
Surgeon-Dr. A. Brown.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-21
Something Unique in Photography

Platinotype, Platino and Solo work.
Can give you black and white or sepia
tones. Come and see the work.
HENRIETTA FoGT,
North Side Of Square.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-21
Executive Committee-I. R. Bowsher, G. M.
Axes. R. A.. Sigler. W. G. Stempel, w. j. Ed

wards.
Secretary-W. H. Con.
Treasurer-W. j. Edwards.
PR1vATEs:
Axes, G. NJ.
jArney, j. v.
Arnold, It's
Alexander, W. A.
Bowsher, Robert.
Bowsher, ]. r.
Beard, L. N.
Barmetter. H., Des Moines.
Beavers. es, Woodland.
Beneiel, s. E.
Bronson. w. H., Lamont.
Baker. George W.
Brown, DR.. A.
Beavers, c. p. High Point.
Bobbitt, f.
Burns, ]. D., Garden Grove.
Blair. w. H., Lamont.
Berry, w. A.. Milwaukee.
Clark, w. p.
Clark, Hay. Chicago.
Caster, j. A.
Craig, Robert.
Cook. julius. st. Louis.
Conlee, A. j., Fairfield.
Cochran, W.. F.
Daughton, Dennis, Woodland.
Davis. d. T.. Crown.
Daugherty, G. b.
Edwards, WI.
Fulton, D. H.
Ford, w. B., Ottumwa.
Forbes. Arthur.
Gregg, A. c., Des Moines.
Gill, j. f.
Gardner, G. f.
Gates, j. N, Davis City.
Con, w. H.
Goodson, DR.. Frank.
Gardner. Bert.
Quinn, George, Centerville.
Hull, o. E.
Hurst, George L.
Hood, j. W., Osceola.
Hoffman. G. W.
Harvey, James F.
Housh, f..
Honnold, j. w.
Haag, A. NJ, Pleasanton.
Halverson, John, Crown.
jackson, George L.
Jackson, Levi b.
Keller, e. M.
keller, S. w.
Lunney, Carl, Mt. Ayr.
Lawhorn, 81, Lamont.
Lewis, Ed. Crown.
Long, II. L.
Ledgerwood, John.
Lane, E.. N.
Lentz, Hardy, Woodland.
Leeper, ]. E., Pleasanton.
Mayer, Nj.
Meeker, G. r., Decatur.
McMains. D. A., Derby.
Martin, r. D.
Mcintosh, ia.
McDonough. b.. A.
McDonough, In.
McGugin, Frank, Moline.
McClelland, E. B., Atchison.
Merrill, Ralph, Mt. Ayr.
McKeever, R. ". Grant City.
McGinnis, v. r.
Myers. W. T..
Nugent, ]. r.
Owens, A. B.
Olson, A. F.
Parrish, u.s.. .
Porter, George, Ottumwa.
Ryan, ]. L.. Ottumwa.
Richardson, Lewis, High Point.
Riddle. T. M, Woodland.
Rowell, DR.. j. W.
Smith, ]. W., Lamont.
Sharp, Ed H.
sigler, r. A..
Severe, W. L., Davis City.
Scott, G. E.. Des MONIES.
sibberlll, H.P., Bloomfield.
Sullivan, NJ. S.
Smith, Bud, Lamont.
Smith, z. H., Lamont.
Smith, E. H., Lamont.
Shaw, Suel F., Pleasanton.
Stevens, Frank. Des Moinee.
Stempel, W.. {.
Smith, r.J., Lamont.
Teale, o. E., Lamont.
Timmons. r. l.. Des Moines.
Throckmortou, DR.. r. F., Derby.
Townsend. C. b., Decatur.
Turney, D., Fairfield.
Teale. Fred.
Tullis, o. f.
Vogt, Harry j.
Vanwerden, L..
West, S. G., Charlton.
WATSON, H. F., Lineville.
Warner, w. w.
Woodland, NJ.
WATSON, Jid.
Young, Lew H., Ottumwa.
TNO00NN
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-21

Do not fail to go to the Leon Home
Nurseries and select som fresh, healthy
stock for orchard and garden.
w. A. GARRET.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-08-21

When Friday morning
dawned with torrents OF
rain and the entire reunion
grounds flooded, very few
~ a q: ,1
Connecticut western news., 1902-03-20
Homatar E~In

Many of the islands of the western Pacific have h their streams and lakes large numbers of cells of immense size which seldom are used as food by the natives, who seem to have a horror of the snakelike creatures The cells of Strong's island, one of the Caroline group, are peculiar in that they hiber- nate regularly and seek for their place of hibernat tioh the loftiest places which they can find.
 These cells sometimes will climb mountains 2.o00 feet high and select the summit as the place for their win ter's rest They select or make de- pression in the soft, moss covered soil and fit themselves into 1t snugly, re maining for months at a time abso- lutely motionless and inert. Sometimes the cells are covered with moss or vege- table debris and at other times they are found exposed to view with their broad, fiat heads doubled back upon their bodies. After their season of rest upon the mountain tops the cells wrigRle their way down to the val leys and, plunging into the rivers and lakes, begin to feed upon the craw- fish, for which crustRcean they have a fondness which is shared by the na- tives These cells are excellent eating, but nothing will induce the natives to touch them, alive or dead.
Connecticut western news., 1902-03-20
HITTING IT RIGHT.
The Long Rah1ed Man's Tale Of . En- Roua Aiesisaippi Cyclone.

The Long Rat1ed Man's Tale of En- nous Mississippi Cyclone.
 It got npianh about that the long haired man hItd passed through the famous MisoiuSippi cyclone of 1894, around him aAh asked for his story.
 ''Gentlem0n. I have very little to tell" he sasA in answer. 'I was at a place called 03sndale and had been sit ting on the hotel veranda for an hour or more. Soddenly felt thirsty"
 Caused by the dry atmosphere. prob ably" sugYos1td one of the gro1p.
 Yes, it miGat have been, but I de- cided to go in1o the bar and take nip. had to walk about thirty feet to reach It. told the harkeeper that as wasn't feeling extrA well he might shake in a little pepper. sauce-just a little. I stood there with the glass In my hand and he had Rah0d the bottle to shake when'-
 When tho cyclone turst upon the townY'
 'Yes, 1t came as quickly as a bullet" And the hotel WAs swept awayT
 Swept away nke a bushel of dry chan. One miaute | stood there in the barroom of a thrOe Ieory hotel contain Ing over seventy guasts and was walt Ing. glasn In haRA fon tha pepper sauce, and the D-ext''--
 You were bIiAY hurled through the air along with inh dabrisr
 Well, no. T1oa next minute the bar keeper and wAHs standing without roof over our hsnas, and he was say Ing that owing to the state of his nerves he might Have shaken in a drop too much. But bs hadn't, gentlemen. He had hit 1t I1xst right, as I was pleased to inform hira after our trial, and should any @r you ever find your selves in Glendale'-
 But what of th, awful effects of the cyclone?" interruJted the man who had discovered the hero
 Awful effectsY'
 "Yes. yeA. The down was wiped out, wasn't ttT"
 "Ah, yts. | had forgotten. Yes, the town waH wiped put, and there were awful effects, bu! l do not wish to speak df them. What I wish to call JouF attsntion to is the remarkable manner In which I stood there with the glass ha my hand ard the still fur ther remarkable manner in which that bArkoeper nftsd up that bottle of pep par sauce end hits-
 Dat tho group melted away like A 0Rs0mers frost, and the ''discoverer'' WAS aAean enough to remark as he slid cSA tAat he bOped the next cyclone WeRid iuSEe . thorough Job of 1t.
 M. QUAD.