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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-27

The Leon High School football team
went to Davis City last Saturday and
defeated the Davis City High School,
the score being 5 to 0 in favor Of Leon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-27

Don't you want to win that $500
Diamond Ring?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-27

The ladies of Leon and surrounding
country will have an opportunity of in
specting the finest line of sample cloaks
and suits ever brought to this city at
the special sale at G. Biggs & Co.'s store
on Saturday, Oct. 10Th.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-27

Ii you want farm sold or want
a farm loan at lowest rate of In
terest and best terms go to e. j..
Sankey, southeast corner Main
and Commercial streets, Leon, la.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-27

The books and accounts of Fulton &
Manning will be found with Frank
Manning at the opera honse restaurant,
and all parties indebted to them are
requested to call and settle at once. 9
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-10-27

For Oklahoma real estate write or call
on c. B. Jordan, Enid. o. T.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22
III is CHASTITY GAMBLING.
Risks Taken by English Insurance
Companies on the Lives Of
Monarchs.

policies, Ill wager, are already be-
ing taken out in London on the life OF
little Alexis, the new heir to the Rus
sian throne" said an. insurance agent,
recently. reports an exchange. THE
English gamble horribly in life insur-
ance, and Alexis must appeal to them
as q wonderful risk. They will pay
high for him, though.
"The insurance rates on all roya
lives are tribute to the power of th'
nihilists and anarchists, for they ar'
so huge as to be almost prohibitive
The rate on the king of England il
enormous, and among monarchs hil
is the lowest rate of any. That on thu
Russian czar is the highest. The cza
is a bad risk. Many companies woul'
not insure him on any consideration
But Lloyds. the great London con
cern, would insure anything or any
body-Prof. Langley going up in on
Of his flying machines. a Japanese sp'
about to enter Port Arthur, Russial
battleship going into battle. An
hence Lloyds is willing to insure tn
poor little Russian heir, and certail
class of men. taking advantages O
this fact. are procuring policies upol
the baby's life.
Gambling on lives is ghastl
form of sport, and believe that 1t i
practiced nowhere but in England.
ought not be practiced there. The lay
ough. to prohibit 1t. At Lloyds. how
eveS. 1t is always going on. Policie
at Loyds are continually being take
out on persons Of eminence all owe
the world"
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22
GETTING THINGS STRAIGHT
Smart Man Gets Hotel Proprietor to
Put His Bill in Proper
Terms.

"See here" said the smart man to the
hotel proprietor, I've just had al argu-
ment with my friend on the matter OF
terms, and l want you to decide"
Fire away said the proprietor, ac-
cording to the New York Press.
well, told my friend was coming
down here to the office to pay my bill.
My bill, you understand! Was that
right%
OF course. What did he contend?"
"He said should have said your bill.
How about itY"
well, yes. 1t certainly is my bill.
That seems to be correct
But you said just now my bill was
right"
80, WE'LL it's both. It's your bill and
it's my bill"
its"
"Yes," assented the proprietor, anx-
ious to get rid of the man. That's what
it is-our BILL
well, that decision suits me to I.
Just you make out my half of it and III
pay you right away. There's nothing like
getting things straight"
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22
A Corner on Ice.

An extra piece of ice was wanted,
says Lippincott's. An ice wagon was
at q neighbor's door, but there was nc
small coin in the house wherewith to
pay for the desired article.
"well, never mind" said mamma
"you run out. Blanche, and get nick
els worth, The man will trust you un
til tomorrow"
Now, Blanche was not accustomed tt
dealing on credit, and did not take
kindly to the idea. but was moving
very slowly to do her mothers bidding
when some words in large letters or
the top OF the wagon attracted her at
tention and suggested an unanswerablt
objection.
But he won't do 1t, mamma! Looi
there on the wagon! 1t says; Not IL
the trust"
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22
Avoiding Dilution.

A Kentucky colonel, who in every other
way showed his enjoyment of his Bour-
bon, always shut his eyes as he lifted his
glass to his lips As this is the way chil-
dren are usually advised to take un-
savory medicine, his friends wondered
that the colonel should show such an
aversion to looking at the beverage that
all the rest of Kentucky likes to gaze on
only less than to taste. Some one asked
him at last why he always shut his eyes.
He replied. ''Ahm afraid if All looked
at it nah mouth would watah and dilute
nah liquah. Chicago Chronicle.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22
CHANGE FOOD
soms Very Tins Results Follow.

The wrong Kind. of food will put the
body in such . diseased condition that
no medicines viii cure it. There is no
way but to change food. A man in Mo.
Bays:
For 2 years was troubled so with
my nerves that sometimes was pros
trated and could hardly ever get in .
full month at my work.
NY stomach. back and head would
throb 50 l could get no rest at night
except by hts and starts. and always
had distressing pains.
Il was quite certain the trouble came
from my stomach, but two physicians
could not help me and all the tonics
failed and 20 finally l turned to food.
"When had studied up on food and
learned what might be expected from
leaving on meat and the regular food
had been living on. felt that a
change to Grape-Nu would be Just
what was required, 80 I went to eat
ing 1t.
From the start got stronger and
better until was we'll again, and from
that time I haven't used bit Of medi.
cine. for | haven't needed any.
Il am SO much better in every way,
sleep soundIy nowadays and am free
from the bad dreams. Indeed, this
food has made such : great change
In me that my wife and daughter have
taken 1t up and We are never without
Grape-Nuts on our table nowadays
d.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22

The story Is told of teacher Of In
ffans At Hampton, Va, who was read
Ing them the parable Of the Ten vir-
gins by the aid Of an interpreter; as
she read. she noticed furtive smile
In the faces Of her usually sober-vis-
aged pupils. and. stopping to inquire
the cause. discovered that, owing to
the paucity OF the Indian dialect,
which made the same word serve for
virgin and old maid. the story. as II
sss siftcd down through TIE interpre-
ter. was to the effect that ten old
nsads lixnted heir lanterns and went
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22
Dogs of NEW York.

There seems to be no dog democracy
In New York. A native says that the
reason one sees only well-bred CANNES
in the city is because there are no back
alleys to furnish provender for the wan
dering ours. Whatever the cause, it is
certain that yellow dawg'' is as rare
. sight in the streets as COW or pig.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22
oIBRALTAR's 200 YEARS.
Taken from Spain in 1904 as an After
thought, Now the Pride Of
Great Britain.

On August 4, 17o4 (new style, the
Rock Of Gibraltar was captured Dy
Great Britain, and IL has remained ID
her possession from that day to this.
Among the many possessions scattered
all over the globe that are comprised In
the British empire to-day there is none
that the nation holds with greater te-
nacity for reasons both Of sentiment
and Of material interest and none that
It would lose with more poignant shame
and sorrow than the redoubtable strong
hold we took from Spain at the begin
ming OF the reign Of Queen Anne, writes
Roland McNeill, in the Nineteenth Cen
tury and After.
The fact that throughout the eight
eenth century, when so many con-
quests in both hcmispheres changed
hands backward and forward In success
sive wars and under successive treaties
Gibraltar remained permanently In the
keeping of England. might seem TO
prove that British sentiment with re-
gard to It was from the first the same as
| 1t Is to-day. But this is far from having
been the case. For, although at the end
1
of 200 years Of our possession OF the
fortress, at a time when the imperial
| Instinct OF Englishmen nad become
more consciously developed and more
| deply engrained than ever before, ana
at the same time more intelligently ap-
preclative Of the true meaning OF sea
power and alive to the strategical re-
luirements Of fitsmaintenance. the reten-
tion Of the key of the Mediterranean has
become an essential article OF our polit'
Ical creed. and it was considerable
time before the immense value OF the
acquisition was fully realized by British
statesmen.
| II seems strange enough to us to re-
| member that King George l. and his
ministers were ready to give up Gibral-
tar merely to secure Spain's acquiescence
In the arrangement by which the quad
ruple alliance was anxious to make
some pettifogging notifications In the
shuttle to territories affected by the
treaty Of Utrecht. but 1t is still more
extraordinary that so clear-sighted, pa
triotic and high-spirited an empire
builder as Lord Chatham himself should
have made similar offer as an induce
ment to Spain to help us to recover MI
| norca-and this, moreover. at time
when the fortress had been in our
hands for more than half century and
Its vital Importance to our growing
maritime supremacy had already been
abundantly proved in the naval wars ol
the period. Happily the Spaniards were
As blind as ourselves to the supreme i'm
portance of the position commanding
the roads from the Atlantic to the Med
.terranean.
The truth is, as readers OF Mahan dc
not need to be reminded, that the inpor.
lance of sea power and the nature ol
tho foundot;ons or wbicb n is based
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rns III .ue se,en'e.n'n anu VI,
nrs. nan VI 'ne eisn'een.n oen."iy an
scarceiy a. al w any o.ne' aulopoal
power. occasiona,iy at intervals soni'
'ta'esman IKE ooloer. IN France or Ar
perohi IN SPAIN haa more .hah al
mixing Oh tne 'ru.n' ou. no ha'ioh eA
eept england maae aeioera'e ana sus
| ,aine0 eHOrtS WIN a view 10 maritime
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22
Had Few Competitors.

every man has some fad," said the
quiet man. Mine is minding my own
business"
"Ah, / see," rejoined the philosophical
person. "You are one of the monopolists
we read SO much about. STRAY Stories.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22
How Another Sufferer Was Cured.

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traon would for whole Gay ana
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Compound the finest remedy made
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exDerience, andh helped muGtudes Of women.
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Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22

Itorious; white supremacy lawfully and
justly maintained These are, in brief.
such that all Democrats can give
such that all Democrats can give
their adherence thereto.
The Southern Democrats, and may
say the entire people of the South.
are more vitally interested in the de-
feat OF Roosevelt than any other sec
ton Of the country. He out-Herods
Herod In his attempt to humiliate the
South and to resurrect issues that
were long since buried. Let the De-
mocracy of Mississippi MANIFEST Its in.
terest. because we are deeply inter.
ested. by doing two things:
First-Let the members Of the va
rious county Democratic executive
committees go to work and organize
in their respective towns, villages and
country voting precincts, Parker and
Davis clubs. The object of these clubs
to be the raising OF a campaign fund
to be used in the doubtful States and
In bringing to the polls the full vot-
ing strength of Mississippi. The Ma.
tional committee needs the funds in
order to pay the legitimate expenses
Of this campaign. Mississippi must
rot be a laggard in contributing. Let
every Democrat In the State give
something, be II much or little. to-
wards encompassing the defeat Of the
Republican party, and especially its
II esent candidate for the presidency.
,h, 81 knt =
entire Democratic vote of the State 10
oiled In the November election. This
should be done for many reasons,
among them because the Republican
Organization Is constantly using the
small vote which we poll as reason
and argument why our representation
in congress should be reduced.
Now, this work must be done, and
| 1t must be work of love for the
party and for the principles which 1t
stands for. II the county committees
have not organized, let them do SO at
once, and let each county committee
go to work to carry out the above
plans. Let each chairman Of the
county committees call meeting, or
ganize and put the members to work
along the above lines. Let the De-
mocracy Of Mississippi not be found
wanting. Let 1t do its duty now. as
i. has in the past, and when the fight
is over. and the victory is won, each
snd every Democrat in the great State
OF Mississippi will feel that he has
been factor In the fight. helper In
the victory.
The State committee cannot do all
OF this work. so let every one do his
full duty. and the victory will be ours.
C. L. LOMAX, Chairman,
J. w. GEORGE,
LESTER FAINT,
VIM. WILLIAMS,
State Democratic Executive Com.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22

The New York woman who left direc.
tions in her will that she should be
buried in plain and simple cream
colored silk dress, with real thread lace
ruffies round the neck, and sleeves of the
same color, with sash to match. was an
old maid, of course.-Boston Globe.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22

First Correspondent-Say, old man, I've
just got bundle Of newspapers from
home.
Second Correspondent-Than good
ness. Now we'll be able to learn some
thing of what is going on at the 'front.'
Houston Chronicle.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22
Sayings Of Little Ones.

Little Freddie-Did God make every
thing!
aplegh--Yaws, Fwcddie; he made
evwything foh some-aw-purpose, don
cher know.
What do you spose be made ycu for."
st. Louis Republic.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22

People who pitied the Koreans at the
beginning Of the war because SO many aw-
ful battles were going to be fought around
them, gave the Russians too much credit
and didn't give the Japanese enough. .-Bos-
ton Globe.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22

Gladys-What do you hear from Clar-
enee! How is he doing in Wall street
now?
Jerrald Great! He writes that the
market is SO dull he amt losing cent?
Puck.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22
JussIcs vIndIeassd.

The bicyclist from the city was
wheeling leisurely along the side path
IN the outskirts Of the little town,
when the policeman, the only one the
place afforded. arrested him and took
him before the local justice OF the
peace. says the Chicago Chronicle.
What IL the charge against this
mani" asked the justice.
tongue and an awful look Of horror
BY ridin' on the sidewalk"
What have you to say, young
man?"
Il suppose I'm guilty. your honor.
said the prisoner. But didn't know
/ was violating any ordinance
Ignorance Of the law excuses no
one"
II know that, your honor, but as
the road was bad, and ! saw other
wheel tracks on the walk, l thought
1t was all right"
III the officer had seen the men that
made the other tracks it would have
been his duty to arrest them. see
nothing to do but to impose fine Of
IS, as provided by the ordinance.
Your honor" said the prisoner,
~this IL the first time have ever been
hauled up before q magistrate on a
charge Of any kind. and cant help
feeling that it's q hardship. l shall
not appeal the case. but I'd like to
have one chance to get of. propose
that we nip coin to decide whether
the fine be $40 or nothing. That gives
me one loophole Of escape. What does
your honor say?" ....,..ss,.ss,s
Tha puoposttf6n seemed 10 appeal
= ~ St6rtinr fneffnc< 1etent a thu
9Saf1I constif6tion Of his honor.
AN right" he said after Z minutes
hesitation. 4 don't know any law
against that. You may flip the coin"
What shall it be. your honor.
heads or tails?"
Tails" hazzarded the court.
The coin was tipped.
His honor glanced at it as 1t fell,
covered II with one hand. and extend
ed the other to the prisoner.
Il congratulate you, young man."
he said. "You are discharged-on the
ground that this is your first offense.
But don't let 1t happen again."
The bicycler wended his way. leav.
ing the coin in possession Of the court,
and nobody to this day knows whether
It really fell tails up or not.
When Fate tells you that you can.
not have certain things. laugh in her
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DIR. kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Free s2 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch st., Phila., Pa.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22

"You may have one wis., said sns
good fairy. "and It will be granted"
aWeli." replied Johnny Wise' =
,sh NAV have everything ! want"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22

1t would help some if the Japs and
Russians would fight a battle now and
then at some place that is marked on the
map.-Rochester Post-Express.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22

II costs us more to live nowadeys ~
formerly, says sage. who seems eo ~.
lei that we did not I've forr>
tin (Tsx) News
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22
Easily Remedied.

Guest--I can hardly find this besfsteak
on my plate.
Landlord calling waitcr)--Jean. bring
. smaller plate.-Meggendorf Blaetter.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22

piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli.
bic medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22

Blessed are the dressmakers, for their
is the earth.-Good Housekeeping.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22
Speaker Reeds View Of Obituaries.


out to look for husbands. ."-wosid'l
Work.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22
His Favorite Dish

61b dvol1te Oahus
"Stonewan' Jackson delighted L
buckwheat cakes.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22

None but a pretty woman can at
ford to pout.
Oxford eagle., 1904-09-22

Shortly 1t was to be repeated. and
had not been from the outset hrm in
my determination to achieve an inde-
pendent career, II any. might have
surrendered.
A. M. Palmer was about to make an
American production OF Q play by an emil
nent French dramatist. When laid my
plans before him and proposed that he
launch me as q star he smiled gentle
negative upon the scheme. but offered
me a place in his stock company and 4
role in the new French play.
wouldn't you like that :" he asked.
ssNo, think not"
"You are sure?"
quite sure. Mr.. Palmer"
"Don't you realize that you would gain
something from further training under
my eye and in company with my play
ers?"
For moment perhaps faltered.
'In that case" I asked. would be
directed by your stage manager in work
ing out my ideas!"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
WEARING APPAREL FROM JAPAN

Already we ara feeling the influence of
the war in the east on things fashionable
already we are being inundated with
marvellous linens, silks, hats, embroideries
and artificial flowers that are wonderful as
to coloring and texture.
Silk merchants in Japan say that they
are locking confidently forward to a great
trade with this country In the way of
feminine wearing apparel, and as there
are some of the loveliest things in the
world in the shops Of the fiowery kingdom
they are probably right In their conjec-
ture.
The latest thing they have sent us Is the
sheer grass linen shirt waist, beautifully
embroidered in passion flowers, peach
blossoms and trailing vine leaves. all in
the most delicate silk threads. The work
is, Of course, all done by hand, and is so
delicate as to give the appearance of
painting rather than embroidery The col
ors are always dim and rich, rather than
bright. f-t
The satins and silks are marvels in the
way of delicate shading and unusual
weave.
Other novelties sent us are the Japanese
summer hats, which come in all sorts Of
odd shapes, and are made Of strange
looking rushes and the slender branches Of
the bamboo tree. s.
beautifully with masses of leaves and flow
ers. Some are trimmed with only long
gauze veil wound around the brinn, crossed
at the back and knotted In front with
long, flowing ends.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
A FEMININE GAME KEEPER
Miss Marden Of Milwaukee Has Adopted q
Novel Occupation.

Miss Marden Of Milwaukee Has Adopted a
Novel Occupation.
A novel occupation Is that which Is
being pursued with success by Miss Emily
L. Marden of Milwaukee. There are now
quite a number Of Dianas who take out
hunting license each season, and Miss
Marden Is among the women to whom IL
censes are annually issued, but it Is not
to hunt the game that she obtains the
legal document necessary. With her 1t Is
strictly business proposition. She prob
ably knows more about the habits OF
game, either feathered or four footed,
than most women who hunt, but that Is
because she Is game buyer, and the only
woman engaged in that business in the
state.
A great proportion Of the game which
reaches Milwaukee each autumn season
arduous travelling by Miss Marden in the
northern part Of the state. For three
months each year she goes from shipping
point to shipping point, buying direct from
the hunters when she can or from the
dealers to whom the hunters bring the
game they have killed. This has to be
done as rapidly as possible, and there Is
unit. she has gathered up sufficient
quantity to make 1t worth while to take
the long and tiresome trip back to the
city Under the game laws no shipping Is
allowed, and this means that every time q
consignment of game reaches town some
one with a hunter license has brought 1t
down from the north as personal baggage.
With Miss Marden this personal baggage
Is at times excessive, and she has brought
in at one trip as many as 1000 birds which
she had gathered up in the course Of three
or four days travel thru the woods. Miss
Marden's stepfather was a game dealer
and when he needed some one to travel for
him in the season she took up the work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
MRS, LANGTRY AND THE
DISAPPOINTED PORTER
Railway Employee Expected to Re-
ceive a Princely Fee for Transfer
ring Baggage to a Cab-Mrs. George
Gould Disapproves of Money Tips
and Makes Personal Gifts for Per-
sonal Services.

There is a man out In Colorado who has
been disappointed in Mrs. Langtry and
he cannot find anything to admire either
in her art or her beauty. He is the
porter Of the railway station at Pueblo.
When Mrs. Langtry arrived she had ff
teen pieces of hand baggage to be trans
ported from the car to the cab, 100 yards
away It took four trips to transfer the
luggage, and then the porter waited hat
In hand, to see what would happen. The
fair Lilly opened her purse. CROPPED in its
depths and at last took out a $40 bill.
II really believe" she said with benef-
icent smile, that this is the smallest
have"
grasp and began to stammer his thanks,
when Mrs. Langtry dipped into her purse
again. Her face lighted, and, holding out
her hand she pressed a coin into the wait
ing fingers Of the porter. The cab drove
away, leaving him gazing at a nickel
which lay in the center of his broad palm
like grain Of maple sugar on a pancake.
Perhaps Mrs Langtry shares Mrs.
George Gould's dislike Of money tips. Mrs
Gould always gives personal present for
q personal service, and even when flying
across the country she seldom tips with
| money She carries with her a supply Of
such trinkets as cuff links. silver pencils,
| pins and knives with which she rewards
the employees Of the hotels at which she
stops When she left Palm Beach recent
| ly she gave the telegraph and telephone
operators, the news stand clerk and the
! head detective diamond-studded cuff links
or pins.
"A present should always mean some
thing" is Mrs. Gould's opinion. land there
is no individuality In money