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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Twas a False Alarm.

l have used your DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin and can truthfully recommend
it. Some four years ago doctors told
me that | had Bright's disease. l was
laid up three months and nothing l
used helped me and no food would stay
on my stomach. used one bottle Of
your DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and
food would stay on my stomach and
craved something to eat. got we'll.
There was no Bright's disease about me.
1t was false rnmor.' Ever since !
have recommended DR.. CaldwelI's Syrup
Pepsin to friends and strangers. 1t is
just splendid. | have full confidence
in it.-GEo. BENEDICT $50 West King
ST., Decatur, Ill. Sold by l.. Van Wer-
den.
CAsroHTA.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
A Hundred Years AGO.


Men couldn't steam across the sea,
A hundred years ago,
And money wasn't all they thought
Worth having here below;
They had no elevators then
10 hoist them through the air,
And yet they thought, the poor old guys
That they were wonderful and wise,
And that the world was fair.
Men couldn't talk by telephone,
A hundred years ago;
They sowed and reaped and thrashed
by hand
And when the streams were low
They had to stop the mills and wait
For Gods good rain to fall,
And yet they proudly went about
With heads held high and chests pushed
out,
And thought they knew it all.
Their battleships were made of wood,
A hundred years ago,
And oh, the weak old ways they had
For laying people low!
They had no lightning trains OH which
To fit athwart the scene,
And yet those poor, benighted men
Supposed that things were perfect then
Alas! but they were green!
Men had to load each time they shot,
A hundred years ago,
And then, alas! they had no gas
To light things here below
There were no trolley cars to dodge,
No horseless things to came,
And yet, poor fools, they thought they
Had all blessings, in their day,
That men might eve, claim!
But they had pessimist around
A hundred years ego,
Who mourned because their sons
could meier
Obtain prope. show!
And they predicted dire things
They though, the end was near;
They fancied that the devil then
Worked Overtime in arging them
To start red hasee hefe,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Blown To Atoms.

The old idea that III body some
times needs powerful, Oh e, purga.
tive pill has been explodedV iQr DR..
Kings New Life Pills, which areV Ifect.
ly harmless, gently stimulate livefl
bowels to expel poisonous that
cleanse the system and absolutely cure
constipation and sick headache. Only
25c at l.. Van Werden's drug store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Personal.

The lady who had to leave the dona.
ton party the other night before it was
over will please call at our drug store
and get bottle of DIR. Caldwell's Syrup
Pcpsin. She has indigestion or she
would not have taken sick and if she
had taken DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsln
she would not have had indigestion.
In SOC and 81 bottles at l.. Van Wer.
denis.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
The Waist That Buttons Down The
Back.

The Waist That Buttons Down The
Back.
When Mabel squeezes in waist
That buttons down the back,
And then cries outin pleading tones:
Come here and help me, jack"
I sigh for those delicious days
Those days when | was free,
And Mabel never pleaded to
Be buttoned up by me,
All, what privilege would
Have deemed it then to hear
Her cry: ''Come, please, and help me
with
These dreadful buttons, dear!"
How gladly would then have gone
And given her smack
For each delightful button down
The row upon her back.
But things, somehow don't thrill me
AS once they might have thrilled;
And oh, the waists that Mable wears
Are always amply filed
My temper's warped, my thumbs are
sore,
My fingers ache, alack!
Confound these foolish, awkward
waists
That button down the back.
S. E. k1sER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Long Front Effect.

The decided tendency in evening dress,
and indeed in day dress as well, is to
make the waist look long possible in
front and to shorten it at the back, by this
means giving the skirt a lift at the rear
which is certainly more becoming than the
droop. 1t is not quite so easy to alter last
years skirts as was at first imagined. Still
a little more fulness, tiny tabs and this
peculiar lift al the back go great way
toward bringing last years fashions up to
date.
Bodices have not altered much, for wo-
men are still wearing collars and the sleeve
full below the elbow which is good news
for those who have to make last years
frocks do duty for second best this season.
The adaptation of the sash or the wide
band is a great help, especially if one adds
a little coarse lace to form that very short
smart coat This little garment has for
the moment ouSted to some extent the pop
ularity of the Russian blouse with the
basque. American women look best short
ened at the back, for as nation they are
somewhat too short in the leg
But there must be abnormal length in the
front as long as the straightforward corset
is adhered to. and this in view of its many
charms, will reign supreme at least an
other year in the world Of fashion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Amateur Astronomers.
From the London News.


In many sciences the amateur has a bad
name. The very word, as DIR. Murray re-
minds us. has departed from its original
meaning of one who loves a particular
study, and has come to be used dispar-
aginsly as equivalent to dabbler, or super
fetal student or worker 1t is long way
from this kind of semi-intelectual amuse-
ment to the work which the best amateurs
have done in astronomy. A remarkable
instance of what be achieved by the
on-professional student was illustrated at
the annual meeting of the Royal Astronom-
zeal Society, when the Jackson-Gwilt
bronze medal and gift were presented to
the Rev. Thomas d. Anderson of Edin-
burgh for his discovery of the two most
interesting new stars which have been
discovered since the days of Tycho Brahe.
DR.. Anderson made his discoveries with the
simplest equipment, and with no pretension
to authority. yet it is hardly to be doubted
that they will keep his name alive for cent
turtles, especially if there is further verifi-
cation of the extraordinary features which
appear to make the second unique in the
annals of astronomy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
VALUE OF COURTESY.
He Who Would Get on Best Must
Have Good Manners.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
1t is far too common a habit with many
people to deprecate courtesy a superb
cial attraction, an unnecessary hamper on
social intimacy. II is neither the one nor
the other. 1t is very rarely that courtesy
in man is not the outward and visible
sign of other admirable qualities within. 1t
is not necessarily an indication of kindli-
ness of heart. but it is very often it's out
ward manifestation. and at any rate, cour-
tesy indicates that man is not so wrapped
up in himself and his own projections as to
forget what is due to other people, especial
ly to women 1t oils the wheels of life and
good understanding, for every woman will
show to better advantage when she feels
safe from i'll manners and tactlessness. A
courteous man will put a woman on good
terms with herself, and consequently on
good terms with him. whereby he reaps his
reward in many ways. Even a bad-tem-
pered shrew is not insenSible to good man.
ners; and calm courtesy will often avert an
attack of ''tantrums' or Mysteries.
Seeing the enormous value of this quality
Of courtesy in the appreciation of men and
women, it is very strange that day by day
the courteous man is becoming more and
more rare. until soon the last specimen will
have to be captured for the Museum of
Natural History, to be placed next to the
ners rule the town, and are to be met with
where one would least expect them to be
found. The older men Of the present day
still retain some traditions of that courtesy
which distinguished their fathers. and
which they have not known how to hand on
to their sons. Such courtesy is, alas! now
condemned as "old-fashoned.' What
would those forefathers have said to the
young man of the present day who lounges
into a room full of ladies with both hands
plunged in his trousers pockets; who will
stand and talk to lady in the same atti-
tude: who will seat himself at table before
she is seated; who will not rise To open
the door for her if she leaves the room:
who will remain seated when a lady stops
to talk to him in passing, and a thousand
ether trivial signs and tokens of lack of
manners having their root in incidence,
conceit and selfishness? That the women
of the present day are considerably to
blame for allowing young men to behave
thus, instead Of turning their backs on
them and serenely ignoring them. is mn
questionable; but two wrongs don't make
a right
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Errors of the Index Maker.
From the New York Sur

From the New York Sun.
1t was not long since the young women
in the cataloguing department of the Aston
Library were laughing at a beginner there
who catalogued Greek roots under bot
any" But some of the mistakes made by
beginners elsewhere are just as amusing.
Many years ago a young woman who had
not yet learned all the intricacies Of her
work was cataloguing a set Of works under
mill" So she wrote:
mill on Liberty"
Ditto on the Floss.
That is one of the historic mistakes that
librarians quote, and a newer one is lust
as amusing. This was the result of a
young librarians inexperience, and read:
'Lead-See Metallurgy."
"Lead-kindly Light"
.Lead-Poisoning."
Mistakes of this kind are, of course not
as frequent as those that arise where it is
uncertain under which letter a name Is to
be catalogued. Thus, in the case of the
name ''Dus de la Rochefoucauld' the name
is La Rochefoucauld" and not "Fochefou-
cauld," as many persons are likely to write
it. Then, there are difficulties for the in
dex maker as well as for the reader when
1t comes to the names Of persons who have
achieved fame under one name, but are
also entitled to another. Disrael and Bea-
consfield are examples of this double no.
menclature. The way Of the index maker
is hard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
PEOPLE DRINK LESS NOW
what Rural Free Delivery Has Done
for Reform.

ft"m the Minneapolis Journal.
James l.. Sphinx. one Of the best Lpoy.,
travelling men Of the northwest has -
returned from long trip through the COM
Try districts of Minnesota ana ra,,o,-,s ~,
success OF rural delivery along a line that
can hardIy have been ANTICIPATED by rbos,
Sentimental In establishing the system
IN one Of the towns where Mr.. Spipk soId
goods ne overheard saloonkeeper discuss-
ing rural delivery and advancing ara,,-
iiehts why the plan should be done away
with. The main point he made was thar II
ruined business
why, said Mr.. Saloonkeeper. when
men came into town every day for their
mall they were sure to drop into my Place
while they waited; everybody drank, every
bCdy treated everybody else and II made
trade lively. Now the farmers come into
town but two or three times a week aud
more often but once, and the worst of II is
tney don't happen to come in together. for
they only come in for groceries or Same
other supplies and no two mems supplies
are apt to give out at exactly the same
time. This, you see, does away with tho
master of treating and reduces trade ire
you"
Mr.. Sphinx is an observing man. and the
saloonkeepers point of view interested
MIN. He took pains to inquire of the bust
ness men he traded with as to the cor
RICHNESS of the saloonkeeper's Judgment
nnolng to his surprise that it was generally
conceded that rural delivery has materially
anected the liquor traffic in the small towns
and gives promise of being most effective
means of increasing temperance among the
farmers. "
Uncle Sans method of work and its eff
rect, although they were not primarily in
tended, must give the temperance workers
pause when contrasted with those Of the
carrie Nation ilk and the canteen howlsrs -
was the observation of the leading mel-
cnant OF one of the largest of the towns
visited '
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Scotch Regalia Ring.
From Good Words.


The traditional history of the Scotch re-
gala ring is of the most tragic, not to say
melancholy, character. 1t is believed that
1t was the favorite ring of Mary Stuart and
that, after, her judicial murder in Fother-
ingay Castle, it was transmitted to her son.
From James it descended to Charles I, at
whose coronation at Scone in 1853 it played
distinct part. Once more did this Inflated
ring figure at an untimely and ill-merited
death; for, with almost his last breath upon
the scaffold at Whitehall, Charles be-
queathed it to Bishop Juxbn in trust for his
son. In due course of time the ring came
into the possession of James H. and was
carried away with him On his flight to the
continent. When, however, he was de-
tanned by the fishermen at Sheerness the
ring, which had been secreted in the kings
underclothing, only escaped robbery by the
luckiest of mistakes on the part of the sailor
who searched HIM Thus the ring was
passed on uninjured to James descendants,
TIL, by the bequest of Cardinal York it be-
came the property l6f the 6reigning dynasty
once more, and was by them replaced
among the royal jewels Of Scotland, from
which 1t had been separated for many a
long year. y Ks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Plenty of Boys in Berlin.

rom The London Telegraph.
In general statisticians have to complain
of the unequal increase in the number Of
female children as compared with that OF
males 1t is interesting. therefore. to note
that Berlin, the capital Of the military
monarchy of Prussia. has always broken
the record in this respect 50 that Kaiser
Wilhelm need not fear that the ranks of
his legions will be thinned. Last year o.
2l3 children were born I'm Berlin. OF these
2I,OII Were boys and -. los were girls.
showing an increase to the credit of tbs,
male population of 800 Berlin. for some
reason or other, seems to have the privf-
lege Of turning out more boys into the
world than girls. for. taking ;he numbers
from 1881 to 1900, We find there was an av-
erage annual increase in the male progeny
OF the city during the ten years of 36r
over the female-in other words out of
every 1000 infants born. jl3 were BOYS and
4SI girls. The year 1870 was the record
year last century, when 90 boys were born
out of 1000 babies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
A Victim.
From Life.

From Life
Where are you going this SUMNER
I'm going to a stretch Of barren sand,
where L can be surrounded by the luxuries
of the seashore."
BY yourself?'
mo. Whole family. Wife and children,
servants, nurses etc"
"Cottage?"
Yes. Has eight rooms for sixteen peo-
pie. Each room will hold comfortably
about one-half Of human being
Cottage alone?"
"Oh. no. We shall be next to a lot Of
others. Each with an assortment Of chill
dren.'
Mice people?"
well, they're people L wouldn't think OF
associating with on ordinary occasions, but
of course
"Oh, certainly. Where do you get your
vegetables?'
From the city
And your water?"
From the nearest we'll"
'Typhoid?"
Probably"
"F'lies?"
Heaps"
What are you going for?'
Two reasons. Because L can't afford to
and my wife wants to-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
rs II
King Dimes With Choate.

From the London Chronicle. q
The Americans who are beginning to peo-
pie London for the coronation have heard
with the liveliest interest that the king and
queen are to dine with the American am
bassader one evening next week. This
graceful attention, on the eve Of the coro-
nation, to our cousins across the Atlantic
Is sure to be much appreciated by them as
nation. On their part. as on ours, it will
be regarded as almost family reunion
and as an event it is unique within memory.
A well-known diplomatist was asked yester-
day when last an English king and queen
were guests at the table of a foreign am
bassador, and he had to reply, Upon my
word, can't tell you!' This will not, how
ever, be the first time that the king has
honored the representative here of America
for. as Prince of Wales, and accompanied
by the princess. he dined with the late Mr..
Bayard in Eaton Square.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
The Cheddar Caves.

From the London Chronicle.
w. r. Cough of Cheddar, in Somerset,
whose death has been announced. was the
discoverer of many of Cheddar's most FAM
Gus caves In 1887 large cave was found,
and the discovery was soon followed by
several others. Mr.. Cough opened up some,
placed doors at the entrances, lit them ND
by means of gas and afterward by elec-
tricity, advertised them widely, and soon
made them a source of interest to the pub
leland himself. The caves are noted for
the fine stalactites and stalagmites, resem-
bling folds of drapery.- This district noted
for its caves and dens, has been a happy
hunting ground for paleontologists, for il
has furnished plentiful remains of the cave
lion, the mammoth. woolly rhinoceros, cave
bear, wolf and Irish elk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Preserved Rhubarb.

To each pound of rhubarb allow three
quarters of pound of sugar. Make sirup
with the sugar and just enough water to
keep it from burning. Add the rhubarb
and cook gently until tender. keeping the
pieces as whole as possible. Skim out the
fruit and boil the strip down until like
honey: then put the rhubarb in the sirup
and Ieheat and fill glass jars and seal.
Some add few whole cloves and stick OF
cinnamon to this preserve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Disease and Money.
From the Cleveland Leader.

From the Cleveland Leader.
The dangers attending the handling of
foul money were illustrated the other day
when the treasurer of a Chicago theater
suffered from an attack of erysipelas which
came near causing his death. The physi-
clans in attendance said the disease was
undoubtedly due to the presence of erysip-
elias germs in money he had handled, the
germs having been communal cted TO his
nose by touching pimple with his fingers
There is no doubt jhat most of the paper
money in circulation is loaded with germs
Of all kinds. and nobody can tSl exactly in
what degree money is responsible for the
spread of infectious and conta gious dis
eases. The movement which has been
started by merchants in the giving of
brand new money in change to their GUS
toners is 10 be CONNIE nded in every way
and the practice should become far more
general than it is Furthermore, the peo-
Pile should be instructed how To disinfect
foul money which passes into their posses
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Baked Rhubarb PUDDING.
Usual Thing,

From the Chicago News.
Ping-"How did you come out on that
stock deal last week?"
Pong-"Lost $780,
Ping-"But I thought you said a friend
had given you a pointer"
Pong-'So thought-but it turned out to
be a disappointer."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Didn't Fall in Line.

From the Chicago News.
Ping-"Were you in Rome while abroadY Re
Pong-"Sure thing"
Ping-"Did you do as the Romans dn
while there?
Pong-"Not on your life. / took NV hath
every morning regular"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
RHUBARB RECIPES.
Delicious Jelly, Fool, Pie and Pudding
to Be Made With Little Exnense

Now that market gardeners are so ex-
tenslVely forcing vegetables under glass,
rhubarb may be had at any season of the
year.
The prudent housekeeper, however, al
ways waits for a glut in the market and
lays in supply when it is cheap, for many
palatable sweets may be made from 1t.
1t is a common but most mistaken refine
ment to peel rhubarb. The thin skin can
not be distinguished from the pulp after
cooking, and beside adding to the flavor, it
gives very pretty pink tinge while peeled
rhubarb always has most unnviting green
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Room in the Procession.

From the Detroit Free Press
Clara-"Dear Isabel, you are at last a sue
cessful artist?"
Isabel-"Oh, Clara, don't feel myself
success; I've just moved up little. because
a lot of older strugglers have got tired and
quit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Another Way to Can Rhubarb.

This has been a favorite method with
a good housekeeper for years: Wash the
rhubarb and if stringy peel and cut into
small pieces and fill the jars, which must
have closely fitting screw tops Put the
jars in a kettle of fresh cold water, en-
tirCly covering them. and when the bub-
bleS have ceased to rise and all the air i
out of the jar screw on the tops tightly
without taking the jars from under the
water. Rhubarb put up by this cold water
III nrnss has heen kent q wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Remarkable.

I'VE have tried everything, even Chris
tan Science
And she still lives?'
Not only that, but she has money
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Cold Tea.

From the New York Mail and Express.
The law to forbid the sale of liquor in
the Capitol at Washington is probably in
tended as a measure to foster the cold tea
industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Rhubarb and Orange Preserve.

Peel six oranges carefully, r1moving the
white rind and pips and slice the pulp into
a preserving kettle; add the peel cut very
fine and a quart of rhubarb cut into small
pieces and from a pound to one and one
half pounds of sugar. Cock down until
thick and clean, then put in jars and seal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21

THE Robinsons have made enough money
to retire on. haven't they?'
Enough to be restless on.''-I.ife
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Rhubarb Jellv.

Wash and wipe nice red stalks of rhI
barb. cut into inch pieces and put in g
stone dish. To every six pounds of fruit
add the thin peel of three good sized Icrn-
ons; set the jar in a moderate oven and
cook till quite tender. When cooked, pour
off the juice and add the juice of the three
lemons. Let this simmer gently for half an
hour and strain through a jelly bag. 10
every pint of juice add one pound of gran
ulated sugar and let it boil very gently FOR
forty minutes. Pour into glasses and cover
when cool.
Rhubarb Fool.
Stew rhubarb with half a lemon rind a
stick of cinnamon and sugar to taste When
it has boiled down remove from the tire
and pass it through a sieve. Beat half a
teacupful of cream until quite stiff and stir
into a pint of Hubbard. Serve in glasses
A Pie.
A deep-dish rhubarb pie is a good thing
to try. Take a pudding dish and cut into
1t some red stalks of rhubarb. Sprinkle
over this two teacupfuis of light brown
sugar and the grated rind of lemon. Set
it in the oven to soften and meanwhile pre-
pare a light upper crust. and roll it out
quite thin Take the fruit from the -oVen
let it cool bit. and cover with the crust.
Return to the oven and bake til the crus:
is brown.
Baked Rhubarb Pudding.
Into gallon q boiling sailed water
throw half teacupful of rice Boil ex-
actly ten minutes. Turn into colander
and drench with cold water. Put layer OF
rice into pudding pan, then layer of
sliced rhubarb well sugared and sprinkled
with cinnamon then another layer of rice.
and finally a layer of rhubarb. Bake until
the rhubarb is soft, and serve with or with
out cream.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Green Gooseberries.

Cook these in as little water as possible
until they are white, then pack in glass
Jars with as little of the water as possible;
fill up with boiling water and seal. When
opened pour off the water in the jar and
cook like fresh berries