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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-20

doubt the tex appears as it was writ
ten. And "Tanglewood Tales" do pass
| But there is Tine Snow Image" You
will find. if you test, that this little
| story has for children a fascination
| which engraVes it on their memories
| as permanent asset. Whether it was
| intended primarily for children or not
and it certainly lacks the air of
nursery narration characteristic Of
| Jason" and the rest-children make it
their own. 1t should therefore be made
as easy for them as possible even if
Hawthorne has to be Edited. Run
the pencil through lightly. but-run it
through.
Having fortified my courage, let me
return to "Tanglewood Tales them
selves and suggest, not verbal
e,nendation. but the division into
chapters. "One more chapter. please,
before | go to bed. Please A chap
ter is a stretch to a break. In the
Hcughton. Miffin edition of 1892 THE
Minotaur' covers twenty-eight pages,
nearly 1900 words, without a mark to
which desperate parent can point as
a stopping place. Put them in. Large,
fe'NN, ieolillii
Mrs. Burnett who always tells an
interesting story, but usually in her
novels distresses sensitive readers
with ner unnatural affectation of style.
almost altogether omitted this blemish
from Little Lord Fauntleroy,' and for
a curious reason. She wrote it in
what may be called nOvelist's baby
talk. This does not mispronounce
words. II chiefly consists in using a
great many monosylla bles and fire.
duently repeating the word. indeed"
as The was a very little boy indeed"
A kindergarten teacher talks it when
she saws Speaking of HERSELF: Now
Miss Smith wants helpers; little help
ers.' 1t is addressing children as il
they We're children and had to be
stopped to. You may search in vain
for it in Alice" or in Uncle Remus"
or in Tho Jungle Book" which treat
children just as sensible parents do
so that the children never detect any
condescension. Novelist baby talk
| has, however one tremendous recon-
mendation. 1t really is simple. Mrs.
Burnett. accordingly, with a thorough
going story to tell and a manner I'M
| derstandable at least, though nothing
| but a new affectatiOn, succeeded m
| finitely better than usual. But babH
| talk is the simplest stunt she does.
Nobody could get along without
Fauntleroy, and nobody wants to; but
there are frequent lapses where she
mods and talks novel instead of baby.
| A marginal line or two does it good,
and makes the book as nearly perfect
| as baby talk book can be.
| Dramatically opposite. yet with the
same fault. is The Water Babies.
Here is straight narrative given to
young and old without fear or favor.
Most of the young can get it without
| explanation. Mr.. Kingsley. however.
knew an appalling quantity of geology.
conchology and other pleasant il diff
cult sciences. and when he switches OF
onto them 1t is rock travelling. More
over. he has habit amusing enough
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to adult readers. Of putting in massive
lists. Man. woman or child would be
interested In knowing about the water
snakes ard how they shot "scythes,
bilfhooks. pickaxes. forks. penknlves,
, rapiers. sabres. yataghans, creeses.
ghoorka swords, javelins. lances, hal
herds, pclcaxes. ishhooks. bradawls.
girliets. corkacrews. pins. needles,
ETC." Small boys stare at them open
mouthed and greet the end with a jolly
roar. But not all the lists are as sim
pie. The things which the physicians
gave to the sick professors. for in
stance. occupying something like -four
ard 4 half pages, find the audience OF
one politely asking, do you think
mamma will let me go out and walk
stilts?''
Mark Twain, OF all writer's, has
failed in this field signalIy. There
was. perhaps. never a prettier story
for children than THE Prince and
the Pauper.' AS Mr.. Clemens has told
il. no child under twelve can be forced
to listen to it ten minues. If it were
only the thick descriptions of cos
tunes, cut out of the cyclopaedias and
pasted in whole. there might be rea-
sonably practicable task of reform;
but the whole tale from beginning to
end is studded with conceptions and
expressions which put small boys and
girls to sleep in short order. Mr.. An
drew Lang ought to be caught and put
IL cage with THE Prince and the
Pa uper." and plenty Of paper, and not
allowed 70 come out till he had II re-
written for children. But Mr.. Lang
won't and Mr.. Clemens didn't; hence
."rhe Prince and the Pauper" Is
probably one of the impossibles.
The two questions in every case are,
first. whether you want 20 read the
hook to the child. and, secondly, wheth
er he will let you. 1t must have taste
and must cast a spell. You will soon
learn what kind Of books are going TO
| cast Il spell over the children. They
are usually the books that cast spell
| over the parents. If you have found
one with this quality, the taste and
simplicity can usually be impaired to
| il by anybody with ordinary facility in
| writing An enterprising book hos
pital can thus be so conducted that
instead Of only having Alice" and
Uncle Remus.' Mother Goose" and
Don Quixote," THE Jungle Book
! and "Pinnochio" and the few other
great treasures which Are in sound
condition when they come in, you may
| add a few numbers of new ones worth
winning. These infant classics are to
become part of the child's permanent
intellectual outfit-his first taste OF the
fellow ship of cultivated men; and the
more the better. both for relief to the
erovn-ups and for general richness.
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feet Of lie" may he unreasonable, but
it is decp-rooted.
Peas porridge masquerades as
"pease pudding" When Simple Simon
went for water in q sieve it ''alI run
through" In time ran" NAV become
obsolete, with 1T is l." swan" and
had drunk. " but our generation c!ines
to it. The good rhymester wrote, THE
man in the moon came down too SOON
The highwaymen have held him up
and demanded his rhyme or his life: so
that The man in the moon came tum-
bling down The poor but honest
Margery DaW is one of the prosecuted
heroinea VINO are 50 pursued that the
record is unprintable.
Such q book was the imDudent little
| Costing. dainty fay Ia look at, like
| dancing Pearl Pyrnne: but a naughty
| girl all the same. And how does she
| look now? Was she cast off? No. in
| deed.
| Was Pearl Prynne? Not Pearl Hes
| ter. living il out and down in Boston,
| had from over sea letters with armo-
rial seals, and was seen embroidering
| baby garment; and Mr. Surveyor Pue,
| who investigated the matter 4 century
| later believed that Pearl was mar
ried and happy and mindful of her
| mother. And just such a domestic lot
| fell to the demon offspring of the brig
and who ran off with a Mother Goose
maid.
Here the little one is-a tattered
bunch Of pages. sans cover. sans many
leaves at front and back. sans clcanii-
ness. the faithful friend of many an
otherwise fretful hour. the honored
tenant of the toy closet. Her scarlet
letter is gone. The mark of the brig
land nuhlisher-even that Is gone
though | know that breed: anu the
only token of her gypsy strain is the
blue scars of the scalpel. We wanted
a Mother Goose. This one contained
rhymes which many others did not;
While examination. operations and all
occupied possibly an hour. 1t was well
worth while.
You see it is the nurses and the
aunt-folS who do a great deal of the
reading aloud in most families and
there is danger that corruption of old
classics will get Judgment in the minds
of children who -and-by are going
to be educated men and women. when
they will not discuss Mother Goose
with one another but misquote as oc-
c2sion serves
II is not like adult learning. Consid-
err for example, the amusing and futile
endeavors of the colleges to introduce
the Roman pronunciation of Latin.
Harvard College teaches the Roman
pronunciation for four years and the
; law school for three. Every spring /,
{ new edition of young lawyers is issued
going forth to practice. They enter
upon their apprenticeship-for the law
: is taught by apostolic succession-and
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| the old lawyers Lot only go on follow
| ing the precedent of English pronun-
| citation. but laugh ha-ha at the Young
sters. These are speedily tanned of
| their rampant learning and you can't
| find a Harvard man three years out of
college who isn't speaking the English
latin as it is uttered by his betters.
The change can never take place. The
youth are almost afraid OF the mace.
It is contempt of court
Now if there We're body of experts
in child lore who studied it with the
children, or if the parents ever found
time TO read with their little people,
the barbaric vulgarismS would be
caught and stamped out. Parents un-
fortuna tely do not take to heart and
to schedule the idea of Senator Hoar
that after all the family comes first.
What less, then. can they do than tc go
carefully through every new book with
the blue pencil?
The condition isn't imaginary. |
have in mind a Boston librettist. not
absolutely without children of his own.
who III Writing a song for one of his
extravaganzas astonished the scholars
in his public school by the subjoined
version:
"Old King Cole was merry old soul,
A merry old soul was he.
| He He'd for his pipe he called for his
glass
And he called for his fiddlers three
| Where did he get that glass;" No
doubt salutary lesson in temperance
is taught by losing that relic of the bad
old days Of too much punch-the bowl;
! but bowl rhymes, and glass doesn't
and the business in hand is rhyme. not
| Temperance. Asked where he got that
reading, the librettist declared that he
| had always had it, and it was in his
books out at the house.
| Another libretto, recently used on The
| Boston stage, sang:
| Ding dong bell pussy's in the WELL
| Who put her in? Little Johnny Green.
! Who pulled her out? Little Johnny
Stout
1t is a literary necessity to some OF
us that Master Green should be
Tommy. Those two Johnnies get on
cur nerves. Yet there is seeming au-
thority in the pirate editions
Neither Of these librettists had close
| attention when he was d baby Their
| work explains what DR.. Holmes meant
abont The education of the child be-
ginning two hundred years before he
/ was born. As We hope for posterity
let us begin training the infants of
I 2io2.
| Almost any of what may be called
the ''reprinting houses" which issue. in
cheap form after the copyright runs
out, books for which there is a steady
call, can be caught doing the same
thing. Look well to your Alice" if it
is one of these editions The Cheap
Less has to come out of somepody, and
IT comes out of the purchaser i'm proof.
reading.
so much for malaria, appendicitis
and indigestion. The cases of geolo-
gists are of a somewhat different sort
Any descendant of Hawthorne would
seem to have clean bill of health, es-
peciaily when the publisher acts under
= authorization and there can be nc
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i,248,400

The above photograph was taken by
IA special : Herald artist. AMI repre-
scnts undoubtedly the largest ship
ment of high-gradc Union Cigars ever
made by any one firm III the world in
one day. II pictures in actua. num-
bers i.2i9. 100 Harvard " and Pip
pins " Cigars leaving the shipping de-
partment of II. Traiser Il Co.. to be
distributed among the dealers in New
England.
These cigars are specially packed in
special boxes, twenty-five cigars to
the box, for holiday trade. This spe
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HOSPITAL FOR BOOKS.
Treatment Needed to Fit Many for The
Children.

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Books TO. the children, in these years
Of much publishing. have been com
ing in like a rush of immigration. Tn
less fathers and mothers nave care
the library will assimilate a good many
which need literary disinfection. There
should be- a quarantine and n hospital,
writes Frank w. NoXon in the Boston
Transcript.
Strange looking fellows with names
that nobody ever heard and without
proper letters of introduction are oftep
made to sail back where they came
from, bat when a smooth little chap
who comes of a good f1miy makes his
appearance and politely asks admit
lance he usually enters without eXawi-
nation. Now he often has complaints.
appendicitis, or things that don't be-
long there, is a common disease. Indi-
gestion, or unpleasant things going on
inside, is another. Glossitis or sWol-
len words, is excessively frequent.
Some arrivals are utterly beyond cure.
and must be kept out altogether But
there are many which would prove
good company If doctored into crndi-
ton with good deal Of hard work by
somebody who had the skill and the
time. while some can he made fit with
"A very little surgery
Some time ago one of Mother Go0sc's
grandchildren presented herself. She
wore bee-yootifuI clothes and at first
glance seemed a book to ask in Trust
her not. She comes of n wicked little
band OF brigands who have married
into the Goose family by kidnapping.
After giving her malaria and all sorts
of gypsy things, the brigands strike
of some Goose visiting cards and send
her forth to sing carols at tide of Yule
Where the original Mother Goose text
had q rhyme the wording is changed
to make the rhyme imperfect. Or the
metre is taken out. And what is syn
tax between friends? Whole lines o.
Nugafity and coarseness. some OF
which absolutely could not be reprinted
in a family newspaper are introduced
These offences begin with our lttl,
friend Lady Bug. Fly away horne
and Your children viii burn" wa.
never really imposing rhyme. so il
tfis version the brigands have bee,
struck with the fresh. Tree bucoIic iae;
OF making home" rhyme with itself:
- Lady Bug, Lady Bug.
~. Fly away home
Your house is on fire.
your children at homer
On the next page is a pretty littl,
thing about Little Johnny PrineIe an,
Little Betty Pringle and a ,cer,ai,
Fisgie Wiggie. Filled with grief aye
The passing of Piggie wiggie. Bett,
Pringle laid" down and died. Tb
lIejudice against laid as the imper
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sial shipment of cigars has nothing to
d0Hvith their regular output of over a
g million IA week" but simply shows
in what high favor the . Harvard and
= Pippins" brands must be held by
smokers in New England to induce
dealers to buy these special Xmas
Boxes in such enormous quantities
The plant of H. Traiser & Co. is the
largest Union Cigar factory in the
world, and they have built up their inn
mense business by giving the con-
sumner actual cigar quality for his
money.
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Governor Taft is devoting himself
actively to the development of Philip
pine music AS a result of his efforts
series of symphony concerts by the
Rial Orchestra were literally sub
scribed to by the Manila public.
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On the next page is a pretty little
thing about Little Johnny PrineIe and
Little Betty Pringie and a 'cer,ain
fisgie Wiggie. Filled with grief over
The passing of Piggie Wiggie. Betty
Prinsle laid down and died. The
lfeJudice against laid" as the imper-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
A Nice pleasure Trim.

Q. M. Ketcham has closed the con.
tract for the transportation of bis party
t Ihrough the tn park. 1t includes seven
full days, % meals and covers $50 miles
Of travel, passing all the principal points
of interest.
We cannot all go abroad, but it is DOS
slble for most of us too see some of the
magnificent scenery in our own country.
A trip to Yellowstone National park Is
within the reach of most of us, "
This is a trip you have long wanted to
make and have talked much about.
now party has been organized and
you may join it and get all the benefits
rates and special favors.
. The date Of departure for Yellowstone
National Park has been changed from
July 18th to June 23d to suit the con.
venlence OF number of tourists who
expect 10 make the trip. We hope this
change will give general satisfaction to
the tourists.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05

Kingston last week.
M. II. Adams and wife of Tuskeego
were callers in our city last week.
Albert Burrell returned Saturday from
a trip to Montana.
The new town we'll on Bridge street is
now complete and affords plenty of
water.
w. H. Weller has gang of men
ditching and thing the Craig pond, east
Of town.
Mrs. +. +. Fl ortonleft last Tuesday for
a two weeks visit at Mt. Ayr.
Clarence Marble left Monday for
California, where he has a position.
Mrs. A Marble and Mrs. Asbach Wis
tied this week with relatives at Lamont.
Mrs. Emma Bowman of Worth, Mo.
was the guest of Mrs. H. Ewing Friday
and Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Osborn spent last week in
the country helping to care for hel
sons family who had the measles.
Mrs. j. N. Gates spent Sunday in the
country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05

Miss AIDA Hoodley went to Weldon
the latter part of last week to take part
in the memorial exercises.
Miss Edith Anderson of Leon, came
Saturday to visit friends here.
Mrs. Lizzie Meter returned from
Milan, Mo-, the first of the week.
A. X. Aten, of Charlton, was in town
the first Of the week.
Mrs. Clearance Bartlett and two child.
rem returned to Humeston Saturday
accompanied by Mrs. X, Bartlett.
John Martin returned from Oskaloosa
Saturday.
A Republican caucus was held at the
town hall Saturday afternoon for the
purpose of selecting delegates to attend
the convention at Leon next Saturday
The following are the delegates selected
j. K. White, j. G. Smith,lJ. E. Jaquis
II. u Potts, VIM. Alcorn, E. P. Hamil
ton, I. B. Daniels, w. E. Adams.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
A Most Liberal offer.

All our farmer readers should take Rd.
vantage of this unprecedented clubbing
offer we this year make, which includes
with The REPORTER, The Iowa Home
stead, its special Farmers Institute
Editions and the Poultry Farmer. These
three publications are the best of their
class and should be in every farm home
To them we add, for local, county and
general news, our own paper, and make
the price of the four one year only $1.7O,
Never before was so much superior read
ing matter offered for 80 small an
amount of money. The three papers
named, which we club with our own, are
we'll known throughout the west and
commend themselves to the readers
favorable attention upon mere mention.
The Iowa Homestead is the great agri-
cultural and live stock paper of the west;
The Poultry Farmer is the most practi-
cal poultry paper for the farmer, while
The Special farmers Institute Editions
are the most practical publications for
the promotion of good farming ever pub
lished. Take advantage of this great
offer, as it will hold good for a short
time only. Samples of these papers may
be examined by calling at this office.
o. 4. HULL,
Publisher Leon REPORTER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
Davis City.

Decoration services were held here
Bishop Kelley Of Lamont delivered the
principal address in the afternoon in
the city park. The Davis City band
furnished the music.
VIM. West and wife had business al
Leon last Friday.
Clark McNellie and his mother, Mrs.
Williams, visited at Crown the past
week.
Mrs. Lizzie Hines of Omaha is visiting
in our city this week.
The Davis City Improvement Club
gave an entertainment at the 6. A. r.
hall last Monday evening. Ice cream
and cake were served and a neat little
sum was added to their treasury.
Mrs. Harper of Blythedale, Mo-, was
in our city last Sunday.
Mrs. e. S. Grimes and Mrs. Sam Ham.
ilton visited friends in Leon last Sunday.
Israel Post is moving into the house
known as the old Ramey place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin left for Des
Moines last Sunday after short visit
with the latter's brother, Sherman
Wheeler.
Lew Thompson and family visited
Leon friends the past week.
Mrs. Flora Broome left last Tuesday
to join her husband at st. Paul.
Mrs. Clara Whittick made drive to
Leon last Thursday.
A. G. Craig had business at St. Joseph,
Mo. last Thursday.
George Cartwright and children of De.
catur visited Grandpa Reed and attend
ed Decoration services here last week.
Bert Adams of Tuskeego was an ovel
Sunday visitor with Davis City friends
Sam Leachman of Lineville was visit
ing relatives in our city this week.
Il Miss Mary Freeman left last Wednes
day for Oklahoma to visit her father
whom she has not seen for nine years
i Orval Marble has secured position az
station agent at Albany Junction. Mo
| Mrs. Alice Marble and niece Miss AL
ice Ashbach drove to Leon Monday.
Miss Nellie Dale of Spring Valley Wis
tied last week with friends in our city
Paul Valentine, who was so badly
powder burned few weeks ago, had Sc
far recovered as to be able to visit hi
grandparents at Andover, Mo. las
week.
Mrs. Ballew and daughter of Lamon
visited Mrs. Kate Starkey last week.
l Miss Blanche Sprague of Lamont Wis
tied friends in this city Sunday.
Mrs. Jas. Graves retuped to her HON.
in Albany, Mo-, last Saturday after .
short visit with friends at this place.
! Ovid Shoemaker visited friends a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
High Brler.

Charley Bledsoe and Ethel Slower at
tended ommencement-exerc at Leon
Thursday evening.
The Eden Center school taught by
Miss Ella Campbell closes Friday.
Oscar and Miss Anna McDaniels were
calling on Leon friends Sunday.
Jim Rumley Of Decatur was in this
neighborhood Sunday.
Miss Mayme Hurley returned Satur-
day from Leon where she had been at
tending school.
Fred Barrett was Leon caller Sun.
day.
Katie Minor is assisting Mrs. B, F.
Robson in her household duties this
summer.
Leavitt Cozad and Bill Roberts had
business in Leon Sunday evening.
Merton Cozad and wife were over
Sunday visitors with the latter's parents
II Leon.
Albert Wolsey has gone to Des Moines
Odd Dale is Sunday evening caller
at the Slower home. -
We have not heard whether A. F
DOL filed his regular appointment al
Leon Sunday evening or not. We are
waiting for further information.
| Mrs. A. Q. Dale who has been visiting
her son Floyd in Woodward county, o
T., is on her road home but stopped fol
short visit with her daughter, Mrs
Lenna Graves, in Kansas.
Misses Mary McDaniels and Ora VOL
sey are contemplating going to LAX,
Okoboji to spend the summer.
Miss Ella Campbell spent Sunda,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
West Eden.

Miss LAME Meek closed successful
school last Thursday. A number of the
patrons with we'll filled baskets partici.
pated in picnic, after which the pupils
favored them with Rotations which
were we'll rendered.
Mrs. Sam Slower went to Indianola
last Saturday to visit friends.
Misses Henrietta and Maggie Mills Wis.
tied Leon friends over Sunday.
Mrs. s. T. WILLIAMS of Lineville spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. ]. M. Chas-
tain, east of Leon.
Miss Laurel Graves went to Lineville
to visit relatives Monday.
These wishing to join congenial
party to visit the Yellowstone National
Park this season should report at once
to G. NJ. Ketcham. He goes with party
in,special car June 23d.
Hurrah for the Yellowstone Pork trip.
we are of June Esd.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-06-05
Railroad Excursions.

Homeseekers' excursion tickets on
sale to California and northwest points
first and third Tuesdays of each month.
Homeseekers' excursion tickets on sale
first and third Tuesdays of each month
during March April and May. Rate
one fare plus So, limit 81 DAYS.
National Educational Association
Minneapolis, Mimi. July I'll. 1909
Tickets on sale July 5, 6 and 4. Limi
July IA. Rate $l2.
Imperial Council, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, San Francisco, CAL, June 1854.
Tickets II on sale May p to June S. Limit
go days. Rate $51.45.
Q. M. KErcHAM, Agent.