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Coral Jewelry in Favor
..-Curious Formations.

The decadence In the use of coral as
an article Of personal adornment has
been very noticeable Of recent years.
Still. 90 frequent and arbitrary are
the changes Of fashion that It Is doubt
fui II many Of those who worship at
Its shrine have noted how completely
It has been replaced by other less valu.
able decorative substances. My lady
has simply noticed that 1t was not af-
fected by the leaders Of her set. and
presto. It has been slowed away in
out Of the way places. Not seen. 1t
has been forgotten. But now there
are signs In q late twirl of fashions
kaleidoscope that 1t will soon again
reclaim Its old place among the highly
priced contents Of the jewel casket.
It Is perhaps not known that while
coral grows-for 1t does grow and can
be reaped like a crop in almost all
parts Of the world-precious coral. or
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Things the Physician Secs.

Sir Frederick Treves has spoEen
wisely and truly Of the romance Of
medicine. viewing the subject from the
standpoint Of the physicians own life
and discoveries. 1t has always seemed
to us surprising that this fact has not
been more emphasized. but that which
Is Of the supremest importance to men
and women is. by an old law Of pro-
gress. precisely the last to which at
tention Is directed. More wonderful.
however. than this aspect Of the ply.
sician's life Is the fact Of the tragedies.
comedies and romances Of which he
becomes the spectator. No one Is al.
lowed to see so deeply and frankly into
the hearts Of people. into the very heart
Of the world. as he. BY the nature Of
his calling there can be no secrets kept
from him. even II desired, and the
strange longing Of the human heart for
a confessor becomes m aid in the rev.
elation which even to. the priest can
never be quite 80 complete. In these
oHy "hCh hoNCtAoho opShu LuAk koCh
lives in seeking local color" and q
knowledge Of the realities and condi.
tions of the lives Of their fellows. 1t Is
remarkable that they have so little
sought the sad. the bright. the true
truth Of life. which presents itself ev-
cry day to the kind and conscientious
doctor. There is more romantic and
tragic material here going to waste-so
far as relates to chronicling-than all
the literature makers are finding else
where. This concerning the Dichtung.
and when 1t comes to Wahrheit. no
historian or psychologist has yet
dreamed Of the extent to which. con-
sciously or unconsciously. directly or
indirectly. sickness dictates and DOM
mates the actual lives Of nearly every
one Of us.-Philadelphla Medical Jour-
nal
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they waited there. for he was accus.
toned to the rough buckskin gloves she
always wore. and he knew that tne
grace which made her home-spun gown
seem picturesque and appropriate was
none OF the dressmnker's art The
choking sand swept down from the red
mesa and busted her ebon hair as II
fiuttered abroad In the blistering WIND.
The little drops Of perspiration that
started and trickled down he: brown
cheeks made muddy streaks upon her
handkerchief as she wiped them away.
The train. groaning and trembling.
as 1t slowed down past them. brought
with Il a tornado of dust and paper
that hid from him the sweet mouth
of the girl beside him. but when he
looked up he saw that his face was
near the window Of private car.
Within he could see the white and sill
yer splendor Of the travelling palace.
In the sconees of the walls were cut
flowers and lush vines trailing between
the windows. As the hiss Of the engine
ceased he could hear the tlnkling music
of n serenade that he had not heard
since he left New York.
Lets ride up to the forward win
dow. Miss Eulalie." he said. "Sone-
body Is playing the piano"
When they were opposite the window
they could see q woman seated at the
instrument. but as their shadows fell
across the light she rose and came.
facing them. as II to draw the shades.
Eulalie saw the lily whiteness Of her
face. the great blue eyes. the yellow
hair, the soft. light hand that rested an
instant on the windows sill. She
must have dreamed the smile. 1t was so
beautiful. and the voice. bell-like and
tender. rs the lady raised the sash.
and beaming like the morning. said:
"Oh. Maurice. Maurice. that Is you.
isn't it,"
Eulalie had not turned her eyes to
him before Swinton was down. flushed.
eager and trembling. He held oft the
end Of his bride to Eulalie and she
took it mechanically. her lips apart.
wondering as she always wondered.
The angelic face had vanished from
the window and Maurice had gone into
the car. but Eulalie sat there in the
furnace breath Of the sun and held his
pony. She did not hear the locomotive
bell nor the voice from the platform
shouting "All aboard" She was yet
dreaming. But the windows slipped
silkily past her. and presently she was
staring after the rushing cars. yet won.
dering IL Maurice would tell her some
stories about this fairy. the first that
she had ever seen from that wonder
land of his. But though she waited
for an hour. he did not come back.
She asked the stationmaster II he had
le:: the train. Nobody had seen him
since he and she had been sitting en-
their ponies together.
'The next stop east Is Brussels" said
the agent. If he gets of there he'll
be back on the night local"
So abe left his pony at the depot.
rode slowly home through the dust.
and came back to the night local. He
did not come. He never came to Elk.
ton since. and Eulalie no longer won.
ders. She knows.-John H. Raftery. In
the Chicago Record-Herald.
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suckin. Poisonous Wounds.

Among all people the sucking Of the
wound has ever been considered the
most effective remedy of immediate ap.
plication for snake bites. In Africa Il
cupping arrangement is employed in
emergencies OF the kind to draw out
the poisoned blood. The ancients fol-
lowed the same methods. and when
Cato made his famous expedition
through the serpent-infested African
deserts he employed many savage
snake charmers. called 'psylli." to fol.
low the army. They performed many
mysterious rites over men who were
bitten. but the efficacy Of their trSat-
Rent appears to have consisted In suck.
ing the wounds.-London Express
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Our public schools stand as high as
any in the world. All that can be done
along the lines for which they were in
tended Is we'll and completely done.
BY law children between the ages Of
seven and fourteen years are compelled
to attend school daily. 1t Is possible.
therefore. to lay here foundations for
an interest In aesthetics of life. to Gre
ate a widespread interest in all that
concerns the construction and decora-
ton Of the city. and to cultivate and
arouse n civic pride. which Is Of para
mount importance In all communities.
Our public school buildings should be
made veritabe temples In all that goes
to influence the sensitive minds OF cnil.
dren.-Municipal Affairs.
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Tn friends with all the seasons, no mat
Ter how they 60
I'm thankful for the summer. an Jest re-
joice in snow!
an nevermore this world shall be wilder
ness OF woe
While dreamin' Of its harvests in the
mornin'!
I'm thankful in tn. darkness for the
dreams that whisper Light!
For the thought that mornins comm with
l. wreath o roses bright:
For the har6or that's of yonder. with the
rest Of it in sight
When the ships will ride at anchor in
the mornin'!
Atlanta Constitution.
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An Advertising Result

A lecturer on advertising says that a
century ago i firm had to do business
for a generation to become widely
known and trusted. but by modern ad-
vertisins methods a house can achieve
the same result in Il few years. Con-
stant advertising and honest dealing
will build up high reputation.
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A Pastry nag.

To make a pastry bag fold piece OF
strong cotton cloth about twelve inches
square diagonally to obtain q triangle.
Sew the two edges on one side to-
gether. Cut an opening at the point
just large enough to allow for the in
sertion of a tin tube. Tubes Of differ.
ent sizes may be obtained. Those for
frosting are the smallest. for whipped
cream larger. To use the bag all It
with the desired mixture and gather
the cloth together at the top. holding
1t firmly with the left hand. Hold the
end OF the tube close to the article
which Is to be filled and press the mix
ture out with the left hand.
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For years railroad lines have been
advertised mostly by booklets, folders.
circulars and the like. using the news.
papers only for time table. Recently
several managers have used news.
paper space for display advertising.
and 'one says that soon all the compa-
MES will reduce or abandon other
forms Of publicity in favor Of the
newspapers.
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Layendar.scsnred saeets.

Layender-scented sheets are the de-
fight of dainty housewives. and It ia
claimed that they induce sweet slum.
bers. The odor is exceedingly fresh.
clean and wholesome. and old.fash-
ioned housewives always scented their
linen and napey with sprigs Of the
sweet flower.
Italian orris root Is sometimes sub
stituted for the lavender II the latter
cannot be procured. but there is no rea-
son why the farmers wife or any one
who has plot Of ground large enough
70 ra vegetable or flower garden should
not raise quantities Of lavender and
keep the linens deliciously fragrant.
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die facing the enemy. can certify
that practically every Moro In that
trench kept his oath.
They Tough; our officers md enlisted
men on the edge Of the trenches. In
the trenches and everywhere. 1t was
shoot. cut. bite. throw rocks. and yell
for fully thirty minutes. BY that time
the MOros In the trenches were all
dead. but our loss was heavy. Three
or four Of our officers We're wounded
and some twenty-five Of our soldiers
were killed aud wounded.
The shooting from the fort continued
all this time. The inner side Of the
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In having their residence ut Eas;on
Lodge. Dunmow, redecorated, the Earl
and Countess Of Warwick employed
100 workmen for two months. and up
wards of $1,000 worth Of gold foil was
used In the grand drawing room.
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Household
~Matters
To Relscausr Brass Beds.

II your brass bed ls tarnished 700
can relacquer It yourself at small cost
Buy ten cents worth Of gum shellae
dissolved In alcohol. and apply It with
a paint brush. Other household arti.
cles made Of brass may be treated in
the same way.
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Three Knots an Hour.

Three knots an hour isn't such bad
time for a clergyman" smilingly said
the minister to himself. just after
he had united the third couple.-Tlt-
Bits.
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to make prominent the owners name.
and each record contains space for the
main facts of the persons history. 1;
desired q card system can be used in
addition. a number on each tablet re-
ferring to a corresponding card, where
q complete history In detail can be
recorded.
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There are still over twelve per cent.
of Belgian soldiers who can neither
read nor write.
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ETTzE4ED
6ORT HOE E~@s


morning. About $50 a. m. the Moro
flag had disappeared and a white dag
was In Its place.-New York Sun.
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The torch used to fire the cannon
consists OF piece Of native wood
that burns steadily. on which are
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A woman who knows the West ana
It's Indians gives word Of caution to
those who are collecting Indian bas-
Xets and rugs. Any one. she says, who
has ever been among the Indians real
Izes the unsanitary conditions prevail
ing In their wick-.-ups or hogans. Filth
and disease OF all sorts are much more
apt to be the rule than the exception.
Among the aborigines of the Southwest
particularly water Is almost an un-
known quantity. They have to de-
pend upon the irrigation bitches
through their reservations, and two
hours run" of water every eight or ten
days with no vessels to conserve the
precious fluid for use In the meantime.
gives small leeway for water to be
used for cleansing purposes. The beau
tlful Pinea and Apache baskets will all
bear a good scrubblng with some dis
infectant in the water. The Navajo
rugs. IL new. may be dIsinfected with
sulphur or formaldehyde-but X they
show signs Of any wear-wash thor
oughly. The native wool blankets col.
ored with vegetable dyes are improved.
not injured. by washing. Those dyed
with mineral dyes are apt to shrink
and fade. The Navajo rugs honestly
made are not only practically inde-
structible. but rarely beautiful In de-
sign and coloring.-New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
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3 This Moro Fort /
B Hard to Win. !
. Queer Defenses Of h Natives Of
> Mindmoo.

In the Field. Mindanao. p. I.-Un-
doubtedly military men. engineers and
the public In general will wonder why
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Raths For Palms.

Those whose palms persist in hay3
Ing yellow and brown tips on their
fronds should try the expedient Of CIV
Ing them daily and thorough bath"
says n woman who has always been
most successful with her winter palms.
"a sponge dipped In warm water and
rlnsed as often as It becomes dusty
should be used to cleanse every crevice
and both the under and upper side Of
the leaves. as otherwise the plant Can
not breathe. and breathing is as essen
tial for plants rs for people. Then In
stead Of pouring water on the top Of
the earth set the pot, II not too large to
handle. In bucket or the bathtub over
night. two or three times a week. In
either case the water should not be
above the level Of the pot. so that the
plant may drink the moisture up and
the porous earthenware vessel become
thoroughly saturated. In this way no
earth or sustenanee Is washed from the
roots."-New York Tribune.
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walls is several feet lower than the
outer and affords position from
which the Moros could fire at our men
without exposing themselves to return
fire.
There We're several "lantakas" or
cannon arranged to shoot from the
portfolios at the sides and ends. In
the middle Of the fort Is q bamboo
shack. The narrow entrance to the
fort was protected by heavy wooden
barred doors during the fight.
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THE OVERLAND
EASTBOUND

ER name was Eulalie. but
everyone In Elkton called her
Dottie. "Old Man" Lebrun.
Aa. fn&Lnr had afn rfod ELI.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-10
the TOUCH DOES IT

Benson's Plasters are like your ether
friends-they hate to see you in pain or
in weakness and are dog-tired hearing you
complain about 1t. They want to cure you
and send you along to your business-whols
and happy. They can do it and ,oiU do it.
Try them on. What for? Why for any
cough or cold you may be troubled with, or
any bothering pain or ache, or worry with
kidneys or liver. Possibly some old clutch
of muscular rheumatism renders an arm or
leg worth only half price just now. For
anything that makes the machine work slow
and stiff, with pain maybe in the motion Of
it, clap q Bensons Porous Plaster squarely on
the bad spot. They are the get-out-to-morrots
plasters-not the sort that go to sleep on
your skin like cat on cushion. There
is comfort and speedy relief in the touch Of
them. No other external remedy, no mat
ter how made or how called, is worthy
to live in the same street with Ben
sons Plasters. Pains and ailments melt
away under them as sheet of ice does un-
der the Spring sun. You cannot foretell
the weather but you can always foretell
the effect of Benson's Plasters; it is as
sure as the effect of hot breakfast in q
hungry mans stomach. But look out for
substitutes. Get the genuine. All drug
gists, OF we will prepay postage on any
number ordered in the United States on
receipt Of 25c. each.
! ssabury Il Johnson, Mfg. Chemists. ny .
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-10
LAW ON PERJURY.

Legislator Furry proposes good law
with reference to perjury. 1t provides
for a Jail sentence or fine, as one of
the penalties. At present a person
found guilty of perjury must be SEN
fenced to the penitentiary and in prac-
tice it is found almost impossible to se-
cure conviction. 1t is not considered
as it should be, an aggravated of1ense.
The courts should have more latitude.
The crimes may have degrees of heinous-
ness and should be so punished. Per-
haps there is no one thing which so par
alyzes the courts and defeats Justice, as
just the crime OF perjury. The solem-
nifty of the oath is but little felt. To
face quick punishment it might be more
readily realized. The bill has passed
the house and let it become law.-Mt.
Ayr Record.
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WAR-p0LITlcs AND WAR-HERoEs

The American people may not be able
to pass upon the merits of the Army
Reorganization bill which Lieut.. Gen.
Miles severely criticised, as he had a
perfect right to do when his opinion
was asked by the Senate committee.
But the people arc quite warranted in
concluding that Gen. Miles knows a
good deal more about the subject than
either the amateur soldier Roosevelt or
the crafty lawyer Root, who jumped
from his briefs into the war department.
The people are justified, Furthermore,
in looking with astonishment and a
growing Indignation upon the censure
and humiliation of the three chief
figures of our army and navy-Miles,
Dewey and Schley-by these young men
in civil Office.
If the scheme of red.tape politics to
get rid of Miles and to drive Dewey
through self.respect into seclusion shall
prevail, the country will no doubt very
soon see at the head of the army man
who never commanded a brigade in
action, and at the head of the navy a
bureaucrat who never fought ship nor
commanded squadron.
Is it not possible that this game OF
warp olitics against war-heroes may be
carried too far?
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tears-that |, too, am an American citi-
zen. God bless the flag and God bless
the boys that fight beneath it. would
carry 1T inviolate. would keep it spot
less. And, with this in view, want to
know what is going on away out yonder
across the multitudinous, the mysteri.
Gus waves of the Pacific sea. 1 want
other witnesses than self-reeking politi-
clans and self-exploiting soldiers to
come here and tell me. l refuse to hold
my tongue. | refuse to rest content.
And, if | am told by whipper-snapper
in shoulder straps that unless do l am
traitor to my country, my reply to
him shall be a slap in the face.
Friends, brothers, democrats, let us
have done with dissension. Let us
turn our backs on the past, our eyes to
the future, calling the old fight of and
the old scores square. He who stands
with me against these things is my
conlrade, no matter what he thinks or
ever thought about silver or gold. He
who would deny me place by his side
to fight them must either be vely per.
verse or very blind. Let US cross no
bridges till we come to them. There
will be but one test of democrat in
1904-toe the line-toe the line-saying
to arbitrary power and absolutism,
thou shalt go no further. We, too, are
in the expansion BUSINESS; but our el-
pansion is for the religion of the con-
stitution no less than for the religion of
Christ and him cruciied, our expansion
means peace, not war; the honor, not
the degradation of our flag; and just as
surely as Jefferson wrote the Declara-
ton of Independence and Jackson
fought the battle OF New Orleans-to re.
sist despotlsm-shall we make new
Fourth of July and celebrate another
eighth of January, in resisting this un.
righteous scheme to abolish the consti.
tuition and Mexicanize the govern.
ment."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-10

The Iowa house has passed the joint
resolution introduced by Temple pro.
,,osing an amendment to the constitu-
ton Of low relative to the membership
of the house and senate. Under the.
provisions Of the bill the number Of
members in the house will be Increased
to Jos. The membership il to be deter.
mined by ratio arrived at by dividing
the total population Of the state by the
number of counties. Each county, how
ever, is to have one representative.
Each county having more than three
fifths of the amount Of the ratio in ad-
dition to the ratio for one member is to
have an additional member. Only the
nine largest counties. however, are to
have two members. They are as follows:
Woodbury., Polk, Pottawattamie, Linn,
Dubuque, Scott, Clinton, Lee and Des
Moines. Under the bill it is not likely
that counties other than the above nine
will eyer have two representatives..
Bearler of Linn, Christianson Of Ham
ilton, English of Polk, Hughes Of Iowa
Jones of Mahaska and Teachout of Polk
voted against the measure.
Temple introduced the same resolu
ton six years ago, it passed both gen
eraI assemblies as provided, but was los
sight of by the people and defeated by
narrow margin.
The resolution will be submitted tt
the thirtieth general assembly. provided
it passes the senate, and after having
been passed by that body will be sub
mitted to the people at the general cleo
ton in 1904.
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OIL for, the
Children.

Give them oil-cod-liver oil.
It's curious to see the result.
Give it to the peevish, fret
full child, and he laughs. Give
it to the pale, anamic child,
and his face becomes rosy and
full of health. Take a flat
chested child, or a child that
has stopped growing, give him
the oil, and he will grow big
and strong like the rest.
This is not a new scheme.
1t has been done for years
Of course you must use the
right oil. SCOTS Emulsion
is the one.
SCOTS Emulsion neither
Hooks nor tastes like oil because
we are so careful in making i
pleasant to take.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT s. BOVINE, Chemists, 400 Pearl ST., N. 2
l and 81 90: al. druggists.
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Dreadful Attack of Whooping
Couch.

Mrs. Ellen Harrison, of 300 Park Ave-,
Kansas City, Mo-, writes as follows:
"Our two children had severe attack
of whooping cough, one of them iu the
paroxysm of Coughing would often faint
and bleed at the nose. We tried every.
thing we heard Of without getting relief.
We then called in our family doctor who
prescribed Foley's Honey and Tar.
With the very first dose they began to
improve and We feel that it has saved
fHssis lives. Refuse substitutes. w A.
Alexander.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-10

In the course of time the people will
be primaried three or four times year
if they will agree to magnify the power
and the business of the men who run
party machines for living.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-10

The Iowa house has favored the elec-
ton Of U. s. senators by direct vote Of
the people by the passage Of resolu-
ton bya vote Of 81 10 l6.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-10

Pension Commissioner Evans has
placed his resignation in the hands of
the president. He is to be given an i'm.
portant position in the diplomatic serv-
200
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-04-10

1t seems that our Tillman- McLaurin
imbroglio has been discounted in the
British parliament, in which Mr.. Dillon
has declared Mr.. Chamberlain a
"damned liar"