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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-04-23

etts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio and
Iowa, comprising about one-eighth of
the total area of the United States. The
climate is delightful, the gulf breezes
preventing the heaG IN the summer
from being oppressive, while in winter
the mercury rarely registers below
freezing. AS compared to other states.
Texas ranks first in area, second in rail-
road mileage, fourth in wealth per cap
lta, seventh in population. 1t ranks
first as producer of cotton, cattle and
horses. In 1900 it produced more than
one.third Of the cotton crop of the
United States, and more than one
fourth of the cotton crop of the entire
world. The state has large variety
and range of soil, and within it's borders
can be found soil suitable for raising al.
most all kinds of crops In northern
Texas considerable corn is raised, as
we'll as wheat and oats, while as YOU 90
farther south corn does not do so we'll.
and 1T is necessary to procure Iowa seed
corn in order to secure a crop. In the
extreme south, or coast country, the
crop is cotton, rice and vegetables, and
IN all parts Of the state fruit is rails.
ed IN great abundance One thing
which has hurt the state Is cotton,
TOR the farmers tie to it too close,
ly and do not rotate their crops
Already many northern people have
settled In Texas, aud are among their
bsst farmers. The state offers great
opportunity for northern push and
enterprise. Land is cheap and is bound
to Increase In ualue, and for young men
who expect to grow up with the country
Texas oilers great and glowing field.
In the past few years there has been
great immigration to Texas, and cord
lal welcome is given to people of all
classes from Iowa. 1t is conceded down
there that Iowa people are endowed
with great energy and push and that.is
what Texas needs to develop the coun-
try. But for all the advantages which
| the state offers, we are com PEELED to saw
that, after travelling on this trip over.
! 5000 miles, we saw no country that was
better than good old Iowa for an all
around country, and the iowa farmer
who has an unencumbered farm, had
better keep it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-04-23
The NJ. X. & r. Railway.

Much of the pleasure of the Texas
trip was due to the courtesy of the
M. X. & L. Ry.. who left nothing un-
done to make the trip pleasant
one. The general passenger officials
of the road accompanied the ex.
cursion arranging all the little details to
add to our pleasure. Personal mention
should be made of Col. I. B. Cookery,
division passenger agent at Des Moines,
who was with us during the entire trip,
constantly doing little things unlocked
for, such as providing cigars for the gen.
tlemen, candy and flowers for the la
dies, and making himself generally
agreeable. Mr.. e. p. York, of St. Louis,
excursion agent Of the Katy, also ac-
companied the party, and the road GER
talnly has in him rare gem. When it
comes to rounding up a party, seeing
that all are aboard, everyone up in time
for breakfast, and neglecting nothing
for their pleasure, York cannot be beat.
Mr.. L. l.. Peeler, industrial agent, with
headquarters at Dallas, vas also one of
the party, and did his full share toward
making the trip an enjoyable one, es.
peclally III inviting his cousin" Miss
Gertrude Sugg, Of Gatesville, Texas, to
accompany the party on the journey
through Texas, for more charming or
interesting young lady could not be
found in the whole state, and Tom
Peeler has Just cause to be proud of his
cousin" Mr.. W.. P. Lindsay, Texas
travelling passenger agent, Dallas, ac-
companied the party. The whole lot
was most congenial lot of good fel.
lows.
The Katy road in the south will COM
pare with any of the great trunk lines
OF the north, both in equipment and
track, the latter all being rock ballasted.
Their Katy Flyers are flyers sure enough
for they make as fast time as any road
in the west, and have justly earned for
the road the reputation OF being the
best equipped trains operating in the
south. The Katy system of railway eat.
ing houses is the finest in the world, be.
ing operated with no intention of max.
ing profit, but to serve their passengers
with every delicacy of the season. Tray.
elers on the Katy get the best meals
they ever ate at the very low price of SO
cents per meal. To any of our readers
who contemplate a trip to the great
southwest, we can conscientously rec
ommend them to take the Katy route
and have safe and pleasant journey,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-04-23
Three New Ones.

Lyon 4 Healy, the well known Chi
cago music house, have just introduced
three great piano compositions. The
tlrst IS by Herbert l.. Clark, "Idle
Fancies,' beautiful waltz intermezzo.
"Antics of the Ants" by w. H. scouton
and Geo. D. Barnard, is two-step that
Will be popular in an instant. The third
is masterpiece by w. G. Yule, entitled
ga Dream Of the Ballet" These late
pieces can be heard at your local music
dealers. or will be sent postpaid upon
receipt of price by the publishers.
LYON 4 HEALY, Chicago.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-04-23
The State of Texas.

Few people have any idea of the vast
extent of the great state of Texas who
have never travelled across it. 1t covers
greater area than the combined states
Of New York, Pennsylvania, Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachus-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-04-23
Decatur County Man Inyents Sue
CeSsful Hay Stacker.

One day last week a committee con.
slstlng OF the officers and directors of
the Humeston Manufacturing Company
witnessed test by Mr.. A. Ii. Graves, of
Lamont, OF the new hay gatherer and.
stacker which has just been completed
at the machine shop here. The trial
was satisfactory in every particular. A
quantity of hay was scattered over the
ground and team attached; it would
gather the hay equal to any DULL rake
or any other devise made for the pur-
pose, and by moving lever the hay is.
lifted clear of the ground and driven to,
the stack at any point desired and then
by a very simple process the load is
tossed on the stack. combining all the
good points of any rake or stacker on
the market. This machine has several
points of superiority to common bull
rake. The large front wheels make it
easier to go forward or beck over rough
ground. and that the tilting of the rake
upwards when loaded thus clearing all
obstacles Then IN stacking you can 60
to any point desired, taking advantage
OF the wind. We believe this machine
will take Immediately with the farmer
as its merit is so apparent that it will be,
simple question of making them fast
enough and we trust a company will
soon be organized so they can be manu-
factured in Humeston. on Era.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-04-23
Dreadful Attack of Whoopina
Cough.

Mrs. Ellen Harrison, Of 300 Park Ave. ),
Kansas City, Mo-, writes as follows
"Our two children had severe attack
of the whooping cough, one of them in
the paroxysm of coughing would often
faint and bleed at the nose. We tried
everything we heard Of without getting
relief. We then called in our family doc
tor who prescribed Foley's Honey and
Tar. With the very first dose they be.
gan to improve and we feel that it has
saved their lives" Refuse substitutes.
L. VanWerden, druggist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-04-23

All sorts of good people seem to re-
gard Maple City elf-Washing Soap as
personal friend. Maybe you do not
know it, Then why don't you get some
friend to introduce you?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01

and that is the end of the matter. The snoo.
the prig. the bully and the cry-baby will nave
10 be weeded out of the academy, though sohle-
how. It is against nature that they shouio
stay here and lord 1t over hard working STU
dents. and 1 predict that they will not
THE company formation idea which has been
instituted by Captain BrOwnsOn, our superih-
tendent may solve the problem BY this plan
the members of the four classes are more closeIy
affiliated than under the old class formation
The seniors or first class men, are the officers
of the companies and are responsible III large
degree for their conduct and discipline There
are perhaps. half dozen first class men, twice
as many second class men and five or six times
the number of third and fourth class men in
each company. The quarters of company are
on the same floor and in group Under the
old formation only members of the same class
quartered floor, and members of
lower classes were net permitted on the floors
occupied by upper class men.
This new formation lessons the need Of haz-
ing, since the officers OF the companies report
delnquencies to the cOmmandant or cadets
who has authority to order punishments under
the rules Many offences which were corrected
the spot by mild hazing are now punished
by ordering the delinquent on board the Santee,
a training ship technically called prison
ship. Living there deprives the midshipman.
.youngsters or .pIebe' Of his room and all lib
erty of the grounds"
Presidents Fitch and Grady talked in a SINH
lar strain to that of President Court, but were
less vigorous in expression. They also declared
that the company formation would tend to re-
move the occasion for hazing. Captain Brown
son. when asked about the company formation
plan later. said it had, so far. worked we'll
''Is it turns out right" he laughingly replied
when asked if he had devised the plan. the
credit belongs to the commandant OF cadets. but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01

Sometimes it resulted IT. correcting a mistaken
idea Of the character OF the hazee, for there
were instances vhere it brought out proofs OF
manhood supposed to be lacking In such cases
it brought the hazee into favor where he was
in disgrace before; for manhood never was
knowingly hazed- 1t is the opposite OF what
men everywhere look upon maniness that
invites hazing.
1.-The persons who driven from the
academy by hazing never could honor ii or the
naval service. They were characters unfit to
associate with self-respecting men, much less
to become commanders of them. Had they been
manly they either never would have been hazed
their manliness would have put stop to
the hazing before IL showed them the gate 1t
is not the diffident country lad who comes here
to learn to command ship that is hazed 1t
is the snob, the dude. the boy who thinks his
fathers money his uncle's fame gives him a
right to disregard established customs and walk
over those who have nothing which to de-
pend but their hard work and their manhood
This freak gets hazed and then writes home to
mamma about it and gets it in the local 'Bug!e
or Clarion, something else loud and pene-
trating and papa writes to the Congressman.
and then the sensational papers all over the
country lay on But the whining. lawbreaking
snob gets out OF the academy. just the same.
Eyes. I'm sorry hazins is abolished. but it Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01

~ II Is not successful suppose shall have 70
take the blame"
At the reporters request and with the Gun
sent of the conmandant and superinIeH1ei-1'
President Grady. Of the third class expialheu
and two Of his elassmen illustrated as ldI d
they could the various hazing exercises II vogue
at the academy in recent years The most used
form of haziug was called The Sixteenth. be
cause it was the sixteenth exercise in the set
ting up" infantry manual. or some variation OK
that exercise 1t consisted in sqUatting WIKI the
hands on the hips and resting the Welsh1
ON the toes until the buttockS touched the
heels and then rising perpendicularly. ms re-
peated hundred times was considered pretty
sOOd hazing.
The Crew was considered very good exer-
else for hazing- The hazee was required TO
lie on his back with his hands under his head
and hold his feet vertically above his body
for a stipulated length OF time Thirty 70 forty
repetitiOns at intervals Of a few seconds each
were considered sufficient.
The Seventeenth" 30 called. it was explained,
only because it usually came after the Six
tenth" was performed by placing the hands
on able and the toes on windOwsiH and
lifting the entire weight OF the body by the
extremities to q horizontal position and again
lowering it until the belt touched the floor. only
a few times were required for pretty thorough
job of hazns-
Filming Out the ordinary exercise for cor
recting dropping shoulders, a mild hazing
exercise Ii consisted simply in pressing the
hands against the seams Of the trousers palms
to the front The length of time had TO
stand in that posture was the test OF endUr-
anCe
The AdmiraTs Salute consisted in resting
one hand and foot on the floor with the
remaining foot and hand so extended that the
up foot in line with the down hand and
the up hand with the down foot The length
of time was the test
Going on the Head' was accomplished BY
resting the hands and head and the toes on
the floor. The toes were Jumped" of the floor
and then the head and hands. Five hundred
times was regarded as the hazing standard
Hanging from the Locker by the hands.
with the feet extended straight out in front OF
the body, 4 pretty severe test. Two. three
or five minutes good hazing time.
Paul Revere's Ride" astride the head or foot
OF bed. a mild but not very graceful
hazing exercise.
Drinking water through a napkin ring was
calculated to cure brag better than other forms
Of hazilg.
Interesting variations. such as "the Six
tenth With webster's Collegiate Dictionary
IN each hand. going the head or TOD q
q locker were not unusual.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01
MARKET EALUES OF DEAD R1TS.

New England Senator tells a story Of a GER
tain wealthy business man in Providence.
r L. whose reputation FOR tightfstadnesss in
business matters is a matter OF common knOvsl-
edge. even in neighbOring States
Not long ago the man Of strict business prin-
ciples engaged professional ratcatcher to IN
dertake the task OF Kidding his warehcus~ c. /
lars OF the troublesome rodents that infested
them
the Providence man was indebted to the former
In the sum OF $40
Good graciousr' exclaimed the tlghtfsted
man. as he glanced at the bill. "s1Or' Then,
after a seconds pause. he anxiOusIy asked:
Don't get anything for the ratsrs
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-19

the Washington address on that of the feminine head of the household.
 A practice indulged in several seasons ago of not having the local address on a womans card Is not considered correct or sensible, as on the busy days of a Wash ington season few women have time to inquire or remember the address of the scores of people who enter their doors. In the absence of a Vice-President. and the presiding officer of that body being a widower, there is no feminine leader in the Senatorial circle.
 The wife Of Senator has certain priv ileges not enjoyed by the wife of Rep resentative. For example, the cabinet women must call on her, while the only persons on whom she calls first, in ad- dition to Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Can non, are the wives of the Justices of the Supreme Court
 In regard to first calls on the wives of ambassadors and ministers, there is nc fixed rule, the various efforts to estab- fish one a year or two ago having been So badly promulgated as to result in a humiliating failure to It's promoter and much embarrassment to the ladies of the diplomatic circles.
 In the time of the late Lord Paunce- fote, who was dean of the corps. with Lady Pauncefote the recognized leader of that body on all social questions, the wives of the different envoys announced, through the newspapers, that they would be at home to their friends on certain afternoons, the inference being that only such persons as already enjoyed tSe &C., quaintance of the foreign hostess would present themselves.
 As the ambassadors and ministers occu- py the position of guests rather than res idents of the capital, ana are naturally supposed to have their own preferences in making acquaintances, most persons, even in official life. wait until their presence Is known 10 be desired before presenting themselves at embassy or legation. and at no time are the receptions of the diplo- matic hostess to be considered as public functions.
 The old-time cabinet reception. to which all the respectfully clad were welcome. having passed away, there are no real public receptions left in Washington, and the visitor to the capital who wishes to include a round of calls fin his or her sightseeing will have to be accompanied by some member of society properly re- corded in the Congressional Directory or social register
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-19
wHY THE FRENCH LIVE WELL.
Madame Explains It by the Pot au
 Feu-Nothing Wasted.

Feu-Nothing Wasted.
 London Daily News.
 A correspondent of the Daily News calls attention to the difference between the prices of various articles of food In London and Paris respectively, greatly 10 the advantage of our own capital. Thus while bread is 4thd. in Paris, 1t Is 21sd. in London; flour, 4d in Paris, 2d. Tn Lon don; sugar, 5d. in Paris. 21kd. in London; salt. 2d. in Paris, faFthing in London; beef. 2s and Is. 5d.; potatoes, Sd. and Cd. butter, Is. lid. and Is. 4d., and so on.
 But with all this 1t is a well known fact that the French family of humble means fares better than the English family of corresponding circumstances-at any rate in the great cities. Seeking some expla- nation of the phenoRnenon, l bethought myself (writes one of our staf) of call ing upon a Frenchman and putting the case before him. Good fortune led me to select a well known clergyman, the Rev. Leon Degremont. B. A.. B. D., pas tor of the French Protestant Huguenot Church of London. in Soho Square. whose wife and daughter very kindly entered into the subject in his absence. Present. iy he arrived and took part in the con- versation.
 In the first place, Mime. Degremont as- sented to the proposition that the French working classes are better led Tn the home than their English fellows and she agreed that most articles of food are dearer in France than in England. We are not so rich as you" she said. we could not afford to pay what Is paid here" I reserved my opinion as to the causes of the difference in price, and 1t occurred to me that probably. owing to recent events, sugar would not always remain in this country at half the price at which 1t Is sold in Paris. Madame re- marked. as to meat that foreign meat was cheaper in England than in France. and added: But in France we seldom eat foreign meat"-an observation which again gives rise to reflection. Still, !" she continued. the French get better food for less money
 And how do they do it?" I asked.
 Because they know how to cook" was the smiling reply. They use everything What remains after a meal Is made up into something nice-nothing is wasted. ["
 A vision what was in former years a common object fitted across my mind the neat covered van of the Little Sisters
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-19
The Real Mother Goose.

boston transcript.
 The myth of Mother Goose and her grave. stone in the Granary Burying Ground Der. sists so obstinately that 1t was a pious and Austin performed laSt night for the true au thor of the immortal nursery rhymes on the 2ooth anniversary of his death in her paper for the club of Brooke House. As the lecturer saids People do not know ali that they don't know, hence not realizing that It takes q rare genius to write fairy tales they have been wont to attribute Mother Goose stories to an old housewife. whereas the real author, e scholar of classic learning and renown, fs Charles Perrault of Paris. one of the first mem Ders of the French Academy"
 There Is no estimating the amount of fine moral culture conveyed to simple minds through his tales in the course of two centu- riee. The triumph of docilty over tyranny for instance. is nowhere more forcibly illus trated than in "Cindsrella," that marvellous maid who. with her kinsfolk. has as many adopted countries as there are nations In the unIvsrse Let all this be granted, then the ouestion is what is there of high art to be found fin ''Cinderelia?" There is the flowing stvla the naivete of expression and the in- tereatinR lesson that. with It's pointed moral. fingers about 1t like the fragrance of choice pressed flower. In perusins Hiquet With the Tuft," one Is fascinated by the Wit. logic and harmony of contrasts in this story of a has,,t,- and a monster. Cinderella" the femi- nine and "Riuuet With the Tuft," the mas s,,I1na tvne of the class of unfortunates. are oriv tu,o out of a series of eleven of the sew S.,tSaath century publications of Perrault' s sa,~,, tatas and they still live. although their sutSor d,ed in I7o3. just 200 years ago. May tbe fairies ever protect the name of Charles PeETaultl
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-19

of the Poor going about the streets col lecting waste food from restaurants and hotels, to be made up into tasty dishes by the religieuses for their old and in- firm proteges.
 And what" inquired. lis the foun- dation of this domestic system?'
 "The pot au feu," answered madame. "A bone or a bit of meat is put into the pot with vegetables and butter, and in this way soup is made. In the country the people have gardens, and vegetables and a little bread and potatoes make their soup. They would have meat only on a Sunday. In Paris the working peo- pie would eat more meat"
 The pot au feu. with it's vegetable con tents, all going to make a savory soup, brought back to my recollection an Erck- mann-Chatrain romance read long ago, where the soldiers at the bivouac pro- duce the things they have collected on the march and consign them to the pot. One veteran had turnlp or two, another carrot or an onion, another contributed bread. recruit had nothing. Les an- ciens sont toujours les anciens." ex- claims an old campaigner with af wink
 "If you cook well you will waste noth- ing Madame observed.
 This led me to say that | though waste for it's own sake was an English charac- terietic. and that an English domestic servant was not unlikely to regard her mistress as mean If she interfered to prevent waste But it did not appear that the French mistress would allow waste or that the French servant would despise her on that account. Both the ladies agreed to this view, Madame say. ing that the German housewife was like