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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-09

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-09

Miss Jessie Schulten gave a small
tea this afternoon at her home on
Fourth street Sc, in honor Of Miss
Grace Trask..b The affair was very in
formal and Requests included a num-
Der Of the Kappa Kappa Gamma girls.
Garden flowers furnished an attractive
decoration thru the rooms. -~,- '.-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-09

Miss Ida Marie Victoria Proost,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Proost,
and DR.. Samuel D. Coffin will be mar
ried Wednesday inithe Notre Dame des
Lourdes church. A31% % - .-&'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-09

Mines. H. D. Alden, J. T. Hazard and
F. Fl. Page entertained eighteen guests
this afternoon at the home Of Mrs
Hazard, 429 Walnut: street Sc. in honor
of the sixty ninth birthday anniversary
of their mother, Mrs. Mary E. Law
renee. The rooms were decorated with
carnations and snowballs. Light re.
freshmentc were served.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-09

Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. p. P. Pierce, 3349 Third ave-
nue. s, for the marriage of their daugh-
ter Pearl Loretta and John Vollmar,
which will take place Wednesday morn
ing, June 81, at 9 O'Clock, III st. Ste
phens' church.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-09

Mrs. L. w. Dunn, who leaves Sunday
to make her home: in Montana, and MI.
and Mrs. Carlo Fischer, who are going
to California shortly, were honor guests
at musicale which Miss Eulal1e Chene-
vert gave Monday evening IN her apart
ments at the Landour .e,s#..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-09

street Sc, gave a din dinner r dast evdSing
in honor of Miss Jenette O 'Rourke, who
leaves soon for her home in Seattle.
Marguerites furnished an effective dec
Grafton and the place cards bore pho
tos of the guest Of honor. Present were
Misses Field, Loernains, Smith, Feath-
erstone, Anderson, Fleming, Forrest,
Hayes, Eaton, Byrnes and O'Rourke.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

The prohibitonist looks OIL with ia
yor. for it does not mix with alcohol.
and some think the habitual use blunts
the longing for tirewater Thus Cap.
tain Parsons Of the English West In
dian line says that since his seamell
and stokers have been allowed to help
themselves freely to the cargo of ba-
nanas they have not wished so mucl,
rum. There is u trace of copper in the
banana. and deep thinkers believe this
is beneficial to the human clockwork.
The taste for the banana Is not ac-
CURED. AS Mr.. Crichton- Browne ex-
claims in burst of Ciceronic elo-
qucnce: AN appreciation Of it is not
reached through slow stages Of dimin.
ishins repulsion, but comes at the mo.
ment Of first Introduction. The infant
absorbs it greedily; children devour il
with delight; the adult does not
despse it, and the edentulous octoge.
marian blesses its agreeable tender.
ness. Boston Herald.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

Miss Florence Mariyat, the novelist,
daughter of Captain Marryat, had
some mannersms of her own The
following anecdote is told 10y William
Downcy: " Here's letter from Flor.
cnce Marryat,' said Mr. Tin'ley. the
publisher to me one morning. SHE
wants me to buy a new three volume
novel from her If I'm out OF the WAY
when she calls YOU can talk 10 her
II asked how | WAS to recognize her
You'll recognize her easy enough, said
Mr.. Tinsley. She is a tall. striking
looking woman, and she'll talk to you
just like a man \ few days later Il
tall lady called. | f;lncied She might
be Miss Marryat. She looked around
the office, and then, addressing me, she
said, Is Bill in:'
ITO this ! replied that MIR. Tinsley
was not in. Could / do anything for
her: i must see Bill HIMSELF she
said Tell the old bo,mdcr ! called
You're Miss Marryat:' ventured
Yes. But stop. How the dickens do
you know I'm Miss Marryat? l never
saw you before"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
When Women Smoked.

In copy of the Old Farmers Alma
nae, printed about 1900, we find the
following article on 1.-The prevention
and extinction Of fires" Never read in
bed by candlelight, especially If your
bed be surrounded by curtains. Strictly
forbid the use Of cigars in your family
at all times, but especially after night.
There is good reason to suppose house
was lately set on fire by half consum-
ed cigar, which woman suddenly
threw away to prevent being detected
in the unhealthy and offensive practice
Of smoking"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

Modern Cairo must be sort Of gam
hier's paradise, judging from some
facts which | recently had from a
friend who has been eStigating the
subject IN one of the principal streets
near Mohammed Ali square Il gentle
man who knows the town we'll pointed
out over twenty first floors over the
shops With the names of bars lno0n
them, every one of which he knew to
be Il gambling hell, and Il police official
admitted to the investigator that the
town was full of such places. The DO
lice do not seem to be at fault They
raid the places from time to time, but
the offenders. nearly all foreigners and
mostly Greeks, are protected by their
consuls and let off lightly and return to
the business the next day should
guess that the business is chiefly cor
red on for foreigners us we'll as by
them. There is Il sort Of coSmoDolitan-
ism about gambling, and its votarics
are drawn from all corners of the
earth by tl-. scent of the game. But
this seems to be one respect in which
Egypt has not improved under British
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Truth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
A Now language Method.

Jt Il person has, as the Cclts SO
only one side 10 his tongue al
wishes to add TO his resources in
matter of language ii might be wi
for him to apply To an old man
Scotland, whose methods of instructf
are simple. They are described
Scenes In Scotland" by Mr.. Smclai)
y lady visiting in the north of SCI
land wished TO get some idea of t
Gaelic and employed an old native
give her course of language lessoi
The Scotsman took the Bible for d
text book and. opening it at the v
ginning of Genesis, he said:
Nov, ma'am. III read this to u
Ill the Gaelic and you'll see yours\
how it will go"
With solemn intona1ion and an q
pcaling. triumphant glance toward +
lady at the end Of every. clause.
loudly read the first -four verses al
paused to watch the effect. Then
said in II tone Of deep conviction:
"Now, ma'am, if you'll take yd
own Bible and turn to that chapter a
read ii i'll English you'll see it's il
the sclfsame thing
The old man was much surprised "
the lady did not continue her lesson
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

A certain merchant in Boston il
noted for being a sticlller in the matter
Of promptness to the extent that he has
been known to walk out of church be
cause the services did not begin
promptly and to leave his sister alone.
in a strange city because she was Fl
minutes late in keeping an appo
ment. Not long ago he overheard
forceful exposition Of his peculiarly
He had walked out to his stable
was about to go in when he heard
new groom within say TO the cosI
man, us it thrue. Dolan, that the III
is cracked about doing things on TIN
and goes into tit whin annybsdy is
late:"
Thrue? 1'hrue?' cried Doian. LET
me tell you, Ryan, how thrue it is. IL
the boss had promised to mate himself
at iiiven o'clock and was late he'd find
himself gone whin he got there. That's
how thrue it isl
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
Overdue md Misainc.

brings all hope Of safety to an end and
settles the loss Of friends ashore and
Of the underwriters. says Mr.. Joseph
Conrad, writing in the London Mail
But the word overdue only strength
ems the fears already born In many
homes ashore and opens the door for
speculation in the market of risks.
Within the memory Of the present gen
GRAFTON a missing ship has never been
known to turn up. But the name Of an
overdue vessel trembling as it We're,
been known to appear as arrived"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

The sword OF a noble knight was
mentioned almost as often as himself
in the songs of the troubadours of the
middle ages. In the oldcn time this
truSty weapon was named and person.
flied as accomplishing countless bril-,
liant deeds. In the proverbs of all ma
lions it is spoken of with reverence and
trust. 1t represents the rank and re
nown, the heroism and honor, the glory
and greatness, of nations In the past.
one of the first weapons made by man,
it became his most important arm and
auxiliary of warfare. 1t has always
been the visible badge OF birth, bravery
and freedom. TO surrender it was to
admit defeat and disgrace So long has
it been the constant companion of rank
and valor that it has acquired dignity
OF It's own. Like no other weapon. it
has a quality entirely distinct from it's
character rs a blood shedder In Eng
land even at the present day the sword
alone is considered adequate TO confer
lSniShthood
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
Co.termouxer. In Morocco.

In Morocco the costermonger recon-.
mends his wares by pledging the credit
Of a saint: lin the name Of Mulai Id
riss. Roast chestnuts!." In the name
OF our Lord Mohammed Al Hadj! Pop
corn. Popcorn In the name OF
Sidna Ali-bu- Rhaleh! Melons! Nice,
sweet melons," God is gracious!
Beans. Fried beans"' There be no
might nor majesty save in Allah! Wa
ter! Cool water!" These and the like
are heard at every turn Even the
auctioneer who is calling out the price
of slave or the bids for a Rabat car
pet is careful to interlard his profess
sional talk freely with illusions to his
Maker and the plethoric roll of Moorish
saints.-I.ondon Times
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
Tie Raldhcaded Eagle.

The staid. dignitied and homely bald
headed eagle, the glorious emblem OF
the American republic, mates but once
and lives with his one mate until he or
she dies. If left wdower-even al
young widower-the baldheaded eagIel
never mates again. He remains alone|
and disconsOlate in the nest on tn,
rocky crag or in the branches of tai
pine that formed his domiclle while hi
mate was alive. No other female eagleI
can tempt him to forsake his discon-)
SolAtc life
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
The ExcheUuer

In past times it was the custom for
the kings justiciar and his suborLli-
mates to make up the royal accounts
twice year, at Easter and Michael
mas, Oh table which was the most
striking object in the chamber in
which they assembled. This table was
covered with dark russell cloth divided
into squares, which gave it checker
ed, chessboard-like appearance, and in
the columns and spaces the accounts
rendered by the sheriffs and great
landowners who attended for that
purpose, We're entered and reckoned
up. 1t was the checkered cloth, so
conspicuous throughout the proceed
ings, that gave rise to the name ex-
chequer, just as the stars painted on
the ceiling OF another historic room
originated the name "star chamber
London Globe
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
LeprOsy.

Smallpox. or variola was not known
to the Romans before the sixth century
Leprosy is as different from 1t as palsy
Is from st. Vitus' dance What is this
awful disease? Something endemic,
chronic, malignant. with cutaneous
lesion. 1t is scabious aff1iction of
dreadful character, attacking nations
negligent OF cleanliness and the decen-
cies OF life All that France and Eng
land gained by engaging in the cru
sades was leprosy, and of all that they
took lepro>y was the only thing that
remained with them. In olden times
every man laboring under the disease
was imprisoned like a thief or robber
Moth b';les and the mildew on walls
We're believed to be the effects Of lep-
roSy.-NcN York Press
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
The Doctor In the Duel

A medical man in France was asked
to be present at duel in his profess
sional capacity. He got up early, trav-
eled some miles, famed" the swords
and ministered to his client, who was
slightly wounded. When both honor
and wound were healed he looked for
his fees and sent In bill for $40 The
patient replied through his wife. who
wrote: II am told that between men
there is question Of delicacy which
forbids even the slightest appearance
Of trade in such a matter Neither the
doctors nor the seconds are brought on
the ground for money II you persist
IN your claim l shall. to my great re-
greet, be obliged to leave to others the
duty of settling this fine point with
YOU"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
An Emergency Medicine.

For sprains, bruises, burns, scalds
Id similar injuries, there is nothing so
sood as Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t
soothes the wound and not only gives
instant relief from pain, but causes the
part to heal in about one third the
time required by the usual treatment
AS it is an antiseptic all danger from
blood poisoning is avoided. Sold by L..
p. Van Werden, Leon, w. S. Bear,
Decatur City, Iowa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

General Lew Wallace bad in mind
American novel. He once said that
was his intention to write this stq
after he had completed his memol
His theme was the striving Of Anne
cans to accomplish wonderful things
an incredibly short time. His hero "
to be q restless American who lived
4 few years In Europe, then In Aust
lia In Africa and in South Ameri
and who finally. after years of wandeSl
ing, returns 20 his own country only to
start again upon his journey. never
satisfied, never happy. the spirit Of an
Indian within him and the childlike de-
sire to see new scenes. In each Of
these countries his hero was to accom-
plish worthy deeds, and when he re
turns to his own country it Is with the
intention of leading the life Of q son of
the soil, but his hero finds he cannot do
so. The story would have been sugges-
tive OF The Wandering Jew with the
element Of religious controversy elinh
nated.-SuccesS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
FOUR YEAR TERMS COMING.

The Carroll county board of Super
visors at it's recent session passed
resolution favoring an extension of the
terms of all county officers to four
years, one-half to be elected every two
Years, as now.
This is a change in the Iowa laws
which may be looked for with some GER
tainty at the meeting OF the legislature
in January. There are various propo-
sitions regarding the matter of making
the extensions of Office. One is that at
the next election all county and state
officers shall be elected whose terms
expire with next year, but that part of
them be elected for four years and part
of the officers shall be elected every
two years. Another plan is to have the
legislature extend the terms of part of
the officers now in Office for two years
more, thus bringing the regularity of
the two-years elections about.
The latter plan will doubtless be
favored by those now in office, for the
same reason that those in Office last
year favored the binennial elections
law because it would give them an
extra year. But the plan is not feasible
or right. These officers were elected
for two years, and the legislature has
no right to go back of the people and
change it. In the biennial election law
the people themselves voted to extend
the terms Of the officers affected, but
this would not be so if the Legislature
presumed to extend the terms, and we
doubt if the legislature could legally
pass such an act.
The first plan is much the best and
the proper one, if any such law is to be
enacted. Some will deny that such a
law will be good thing. 1t is argued
that il poor officer gets into office
under four-year-term, all the people can
do is to wait and suffer the inconveni-
cnce,while if elected every two years the
voters can sooner turn out the poor
ones and elect new.
The question as it now comes up is a
direct result and one Of the baneful
effects of the adoption of that fool bien-
NAL election amendment by the state
last year. There can be no doubt but
that it will be bad for every county if
all officers are elected at the same time
every two years. A strange set of Off
GERS going into the county books every
two years without the aid or advice Of
older county officers to help them would
be bad thing. That argument was
used against the two-year election law
last year, but many voters did not
appreciate it's weight. Now they see it
in the demand that the terms of all Off
GERS be extended to four years and that
part of them be elected each two years.
Whatever objection there may be to the
four year term as now proposed, we
believe it to be better SO than to have
ell officers elected at the same time.
We objected to the two-year election
idea on this ground, and we object still
to the plan of placing complete new
set of officers in control Of any county.
1t would breed too many mistakes and
too much expense in every county,
Denison Bulletin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

The following from paper called
Crit" is very sensible and offers a
suggestion worth considering. Take
the money you are paying life insurance
companies and put lin the bank regu-
larly, and be as sure to do this as you
are to pay your premiums and you will
make the money you are now giving
to rich old-line life insurance COM
lpanies.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

You lave Il cold. eh?" said the phy.
sician. Well, suppose give You the
same prescription that Queen Eliza.
beth uScd?'
He took down an ancient folio
"Dr. William Bulleyn's prescription
for cold, which Queen Elizabeth used
all her life, was this" he said.
Takes nutmegges, the root called
dornike, which the apothecarics have,
setwall. gatangall, mastlke, long pep
per, the bark Of pomecitronc, of melon
Of. sage hazel, marjorum. dill, spik
nard, wood Of aloes, cubebe cardamon
Called graynes of PARADISE lavender
peniroyalls, the bone of hart's heart
grated, cut and stamped, and beat your
spices grossly in Il mortar. Put in
ambergrice and musk, of each half a
dram. Distil this in a simple aqua
vitae, made with strong ale, in ser
pentine. To tell the virtue of this
water against cold. phlegme, dropsy,
heaviness of mind. coming Of melan-
choly. | cannot we'll at the present, for
it Is too great" Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
Must Be Quick.

Pains in the stomach and attacks of
the collie comes on so suddenly and are
so extremely painful that immediate re-
lief must be obtained. There is no
necessity of sending for a doctor in
such cases if bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is
at hand. No doctor can prescribe a
better medicine. For sale by L. p. Van
Werden, Leon, w. S. Bear, Decatur City
Iowa.
Velie buggies.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
His Commitment

First Artist-Well, old man, how is
business? Second Artist-Oh. splen-
did! Got commission this morning
from millionaire. Wants his wife
and children painted very badly. First
Artist-Well. old man, you're the very
man to do that for him.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
Shed Her Teeth.

A passenger on an English railway
train pulled the communication cord
the other day and stopped the train
When the guard came to the compart-
ment in which the cord had been pulled
he found distracted woman passen-
ger. She had been looking out Of the
window and had dropped her false
teeth. She wished to so back and find
them
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
A Timely Tonic.

At this season of coughs and colds
it is we'll to know that Foley's Honey
and Tar is the greatest throat and lung
remedy. 1t cures quickly and prevents
any serious results from cold. l.. P.
Van Wertlen.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

I'm perfectly convinced" said the
ambitious young man, that l can
write the greatest novel Of the period"
"Why don't you go ahead and do it
them"
ooh, | wouldn't think of such a
thing. l am happy now in my belief
on the subject. Where's the good of
my risking disappointment"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

She-Would you have me believe
am the first girl you ever proposed to-?
He-Goodness, no! suppose I've asked
a dozen. She-And they all refused
you? He-Of course. Every one Of
them knew / was head over heels In
love with you. She-You dear boy!--
Boston Transcript.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
Her Figure.

Fred : She is anything but hand \
some. and she hasn't even got good
figure. Joe-I'll admit she isn't priz
beauty, but she is worth half msllio
in her own right, and If that isn't
handsome figure then I'm no mathem
tjctaD
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
Evidence.

First Lawyer-Think the old man
was Of unsound mind? Second Law
yer-Oh. yes. 1t runs in the family.
Look at the way the relatives are
spending money to break the Wilt
New York Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

Ethel-Ma, I want some waite
christen my doll. Ethel's Ma,
dear. 1t is wrong, you know. Ell
Well. then, I want some wax to ,
mate her. She's old enough nov
have something done to her.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
A Human Rather,

The baby had swallowed two but
tons dime anI three marbles.
For moment his optimistic father
seemed trifie dishcartened, But pres
emily he regained his equanimity
1T saves me the expense of buying
rattle for him." he chuckled as he dam
died the infant on his knee-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
out of Hi. Line,

Miss Goitall-Did you attend the ger
man last night? Mr.. Fudge-No.
can't speak the language, and l knew
| should not enjoy myself.-Success
Magazine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
Had to Wait Events.

Ance-Ethel says she really doesn't
know whether he will propose or not.
Jack-Just like novel, isn't 1t? Alice
Yes. But In novel you could turn
to the last chapter and find out.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
Saved Money.

"Has your husband had any
With the racesT'
yes" answered young Mrs. Turl
He has been feeling Ill all the \
and couldn't 60 out to the tracl
Washington Post.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

The thanksgiving that is based on
what we receive will not provide the
happiness Of the thanksgiving based on
what we have been Enabled to do for
others.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

You can never tell about Maple City
Self-Washing Soap until you have tried
it. Let us make combined effort to
get good out Of Self-Washing Soap for
both of u.s.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
Life.

A colored philosopher is reported to
have said. life. my breddern, am
mostly made up of prayin' for rain and
then wishin' It would cl'ar or"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

Nothing is more amlable than true
modesty, and nothing is more con-
temptible than the false.-Addison.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28
Educated.

Gayboy = Do you know anything
about betting on horse racesf Gay
mani know all about it. I've quit
Chicago Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

When you marry man who is UNI
kind to his sister or mother, you may
depend upon it, he will treat you the
same way after the honeymoon is over.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

When bachelor is looking for an
ideal woman, he may find her, but he
will be surprised to find that she is
looking elsewhere for an ideal husband
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

The man who has been caught at
bargain counter rush at dry goods
store can see no grounds for the protest
against football.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

Whenever we hear a man ranting
and railing against "yellow journals"
we begin wondering what meanness he
has been caught in.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-12-28

Patience is bitter. but its fruit|
yweet.-Rousseau.