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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08

How much money does the average
farmer of Decatur county make out of a
seasons work? We do not mean how
much net profit is left at the end of the
season, throwing in the labor of the
farmer and his sons in the fields and of
his wife and daughter in the house and
poultry yard, but how much profit re-
suits after all labor is included at a
fair value and reasonable return al
ways allowed on the capital invested in
land, improvements, implements, etc.
Farm bookkeeping should be simple,
but it is important, All such questions
as these are discussed in The Iowa
Homestead, of Des Moines, Iowa, farm
paper which we most heartily re-
/, commend to the farmers of this vicin-
ity and for which THE REPORTER is glad
to receive and forward subscriptions at
reasonable combination clubbing rate
The Iowa Homestead has departments
covering every interest of the farm and
employs large corps of able special
contributors. The leading experiment
station workers, and best farm writers
of Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri
Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma writes
for it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08
Leon Nursery apple tree Sc.

For RENT-Six room house. Inquire
of M. S. Benefiel. 2S-1t*
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08
American Wire.

Fine timothy hay for sale. See Fl. A..
Wright.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08
lIIIURST

The prices making standard merchandise will interest
The quality of the articles will please you and you will always find
glad to show goods and figure with YOU We your trade
an not only will appreciate it but will try merit it,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08

Good bright baled hay for sale, 8 bales
for $l.O0. 1Stf. NORRIS GARDNER.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08

Gaivanic Soap Demonstration, March
9th and 10th. HARRY j. VoGT & Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08
Sharples Cream Sepsrators.

Leon Nursery apple tree Sc.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08
Skirts

We have divided our stock of ladies'
walking skirts into four lots. The
price on each grade is less than the
material used in the skirt would cost
you.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-03-08

It's to your advantage to take a
look at our towels. These values
are exceptionally good.
Heavy bleached, Turkish, 23x48 .75c
Heavy bleached, Turkish, 21x4 soc
Heavy unbleached, Turkish, 24x48. .65c
Heavy unbleached, Turkish, 2ox45. 4oc
Fancy stripped, 19x45.. .65c
Honeycomb crash, 19x36.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-11-29

TOO MUCH KISSING IN GAME.
Oklahoma Teacher Asks School Board
to Order Playing Of "Postoffioe"
STOP ped.
Lawton. Okla.-Kissing has become

Lawton, Okla.-kissing has become
80 obnoxious to a young woman teach.
er in district near this city thai she
has called an extra session of the
board of education To provide a rule
that will prevent 1t on the school
.round and about the promises OF the
school house. In compliance with her
request a special session convened TO
make the necessary order.
The children OF this school have
been playing an outdoor game that
they call "postotlcc." The girls con-
gregate In one place and the boys in
another SO that each aggregation Is
not in sight OF the other. Then a
herald from the camp of the girls
comes out upon the common ground
and calls the name of one OF the
youngsters, who stands in silent con
temptation of what is to follow when
he is called to get his mall
The boy follows the girl into the
precincts of the quarters Of the girls
and is instantly rabbed by two or
three of their number, who imprint
kiss after kiss upon his lips. He Is
sworn not TO tell his fellows what has
happened until all the boys have tast-
ed of the sweetness of the lips OF the
girls and then tho boys establish a
postoiiice and invite the girls to call
Tor mail
OF course the secret is out after
they have gone around but the desire
was created 80 that the game did not
end with the first playing. Pretty
soon kissing became public and was
called to the fair teachers attention.
She then began making strenuous ef-
lorts to have it stopped, but the mania
had become so rooted and enticing
that the pupils were disobedient to
her orders. Thus The board of educa'
ton was called upon to interfere.
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PENS TO LAST FOREVER.
Made Of New Metal, They Are Prsctl.
caIly lndestructibIe.

One OF the properties of tantalite, a
new metal discovered In Germany not
long ago. is that II can be utilized in
the manufacture of a pen which will
be practically everlasting. The metal
is so hard that diamond drill work
ing at the rate Of 5000 revolutions per
minute, hardly makes an impression
upon its surface, and It can be rolled
so thin that the pen will have all the
desired resiliency.
This pen will therefore withstand
a great amount of hard usage. II will
really be difficult thing to put It out
Of business. No character of ink will
affect It; in fact, II will resist all chem
icals to a very deep degree.
A company has been formed in Ger
many to make these pens and to en-
gage in the manufacture Of tools OF
different kinds. The process of pro
ducing this metal in perfectly pure
state was discovered by DR.. Werner
Won Bolton, and his invention has
made the material available.
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FlETCHERISM


should IL tie EatcnS
Henry Ward Bcccher made the re
mark once in talking with friends on
helpful Christianity that good eating
and sound digestion were positively
needed to insure the kind Of Christian
ity Christ taught"
what shall or dare | eat?" Is seri.
Gus question with many mothers. Hor-
ace Fletcher tried to answer the ques-
ton with view 10 helping the largest
number Of people putting the query
He said:
Eat only in response to an actual
appetite. which will he satisfied with
plain bread and butter
"Chew all solid food until II is liquid
and practically swallows itself.
"Slp and taste all liquids that have
taste. such rs soup, lemonade, etc. Wa.
ter has no taste and can be swallowed
Immediately.
Never take food while angry or wor.
ried and only when calm. Waiting for
the mood In connection with the appe-
tite is speedy cure for both anger and
worry.
Remember aud practice the above
four rules, and your teeth and your
health will he fine"
These rules some time ago became
known as "Fletcherlsm" and are being
practiced by many who favor them.
They cannot he harmful. and they GER
tainly are helpful. - Mothers Maya
zine
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-11-29
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
wonderful Personal Chsvm of the
Old Time Patriot.


In december. 1900, a few days after
congress had for the first time met in
our new metropolis, | was one morn
ing sitting alone in the parlor when the
servant opened the door and showed
In gentleman who wished to see my
husband. The usual frankness and
care with which met strangers were
somewhat checked by the dignfied and
reserved air of the present visitor, but
the chilled feeling was only momen-
tary. for. after taking the chair | Of
fered him in n free and easy manner
and carelessly throwing his arm on the
table near which he sat. he turned to-
ward me Il countenance beamlng with
an expression of benevolence and with
q manner and voice almost feminlnely
soft and gentle entered into conversa-
ton on the commonplace topics of the
day, from which. before ] was con
scious of 1t, lie had drawn me into OBJ
servatlons of more personal and In
teresting nature. | know not how II
was, but there was something in his
manner. his countenance and voice that
at once unlocked my heart. and In an
swer TO his casual inquiries concern
Ing our situation In our new home, as
he called it, found myself frankly
telling him what | liked or disliked In
our present circumstances and abode.
| knew not who he was. but the inter
est with which he listened to my art
less detail induced the idea he was
some intimate acquaintance or friend
of Mr.. Smiths ana put me perfectly at
my ease-in truth. so kind and con
ciliatiug were his looks and manners
that | forgot he was not friend of
my own until on the opening of the
door Mr.. Smith entered and introduced
the stranger to me as Mr.. Jefferson.
| felt my cheeks burn and my heart
throb. and not word more could |
speak while he remained. Nay, such
was my embarrassment | could scarce
ly listen TO the conversation carried on
between him and my husband. For
several years he had been to me an
object of peculiar interest-ln fact, my
destny-for on his success In the pend
Ing presidential election. or rather the
success of the Democratic party 0heir
interests were identicaD. my condition
in life. my union with the man I loved.
depended. d.-"Washlngton In Jefferson's 3
Time" by Margaret Bayard Smith, In
Scribner's Magazine.
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REMARKABLE HEN PLAYS PIANO.
Learns to Operate instrument by
Watching Girl.

Elkton, Md.-ln poultry yard near
here Is a hen that Is considered to be
a freak. She ca1 play the piano.
It all happened when the hen flew
into the parlor Of the farmhouse and
landed on the ivory keys of the instru.
ment which, of course, gave forth a
few discordant notes. At first the
chicken was greatly astonished, but in
a little while she grew accustomed to
the sounds and liked The effect.
II then became a common thing for
the hen to perch on the window while
the daughter of the house was taking
her lessons and intently listen to the
music. BY and by the fowl tried a
few notes herself and finally. TO the
surprise Of all she ran the scale
That settled It. The hen, called
Bache, started out on an artistic ca
reer, and TO say that she has succeed
ed puts 1t mildly. She is really won.
derful.
In the heavier compositions she IS a
failure, but in the lighter works and
especially in sprightly airs. she sur
passes. Her range, OF course must
be limited by the width OF her claws,
but even this handicap Is partly over.
come by the clever use of her wings
in jumping from one octave to an.
other.
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GONE ONE HAD sLunpsasp.
information and Postmark In No Way
In Accord.

An editor said of the late Mrs.
Craigie. or John Oliver Hobbies, as the
brilliant American novelist was
known:
II had the honor of dining with Mrs.
Craigie during the London season at
her beautiful house in Lancaster Gate.
She lived there In great luxury with
her father, who is millionaire chem
list. Across the street dwells the earl
of Meath, the marquis of Ailsa lives a
few doors above, while next door Is
the mansion Of the earl Of Dunmore,
Scottish peer whose servants all
wear the highlander costume, with
the kilt, plaid and bare knees.
Mrs. Craigie was superb mimic.
Mimlcry, as she had mastered 1t, Is
one OF the fine arts. l remember well,
that night at dinner, how she min.
licked silly, empty.headed little lady
whose husband. lover Of gayety, was
inclined to neglect his wife.
Mrs. Craigie told us that this lady,
while spending the winter in the coun.
try. said one day at the country post
office:
dear me, what silly mistake
you post office people have made
"'How, madam asked the clerk.
why she explained, with litter,
here | have just gotten letter from
my husband. who is working hard in
London. and the envelope is post.
marked Monte Carlo"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-11-29
GROWTH OF THE DICTIONARY.
Twenty Years Of Work Before Book
is Completed.

What would the wise men Of Nine
veh, who, 700 years before Christ,
wrote down the words of their Ian
guage on small tablets of clay, think
could they come to earth and see, after
its completion, the master dictionary
which is now under process OF making
in Philadelphia.
Those wise men Of so many cen.
turies ago were the infant beginners
in the business of photography. One
set of cuneiform tablets for the Assy.
rian kings library was all that they
were required to furnish.
Not so easy is the job Of dictionary
making in these advanced times. The
Philadelphia publisher above referred
TO has kept a large STAFF at work on
his new dictionary for ID years. ex-
pending 100000, and has just COM
pleted for printing the matter from
"a" to two-thirds of "E." II is esti-
mated that $25O,00O more will be re-
quired to complete the work, which
will consume at least five years in ac-
complishment.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-11-29
THE MEERSCHAUM PIPE.
IL Was Invented by knyOi Kowates.
q Pesth shoemaker.

Kavol Kowates, a Pesth shoemaker,
invented the mecrschaum pipe. He
died in 1894. \ large piece Of meer-
schaum was brought TO Pesth by
Count Andrassy in 1923. 1t had been
given to the count in Turkey. lie
fetched ii home because, as a piece
of white clay Of extraordinarily light
specific gravity, il pleased him.
Kavol kowates was noted in Pesth
for his skill in carving and Count
Andrassy took his chunk of light white
clay TO him and said;
Make, fellow, something pretty out
of this"
The ingenious kavol. a great snok-
er, thought that the porousness OF the
white clay adapted it well for pipes,
and accordingly he made two from it,
one for himself and one for Count
Andrassy.
The pipes were charming, and they
smoked superbly. The fame of them
spread. In course Of time meerschaum
mining and meerschaum pipe making
became two OF the recognized indus
tries of the world.
The original Kavol Kowates pipe, the
worlds first meerschaum, Is still pre-
served in the Pesth museum.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-11-29
CATCHES DEER AND TROUT.


To kill deer and catch a trout at
the same time out-Nirmods and out
Izaaks Walton. A fisherman has just
done the trick on the Arrow lakes,
says the Toronto Globe. The deer
weighed 200 pounds and the trout ten.
The fisherman was trolling for trout
when several deer swan past his boat.
One was an old buck and the man
managed to catch hold Of him as he
was going by.
Having no gun. he tried to kill the
animal with claspknife. The buck
objected SO strenuously that he got
away, swimming of with the fishing
line upon his horns. The fisherman
bailed out his boat and started in pur-
suit. After two hours rowing he
caught up with the deer and with oars
and knife succeeded in Staying It..
While the chase was proceeding a big
trout got on the hook and after the
deer was safely landed the fish was
secured. 1t is quite a common occur
renee to see deer swimming In the
lakes of British Columbia, but to cap
ture one and a trout at the same time
Is infreduent.
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FIMDIne no BOOTY,
ROBBER STOLE KISS
JovisI Hiehwayman ssIuted the
Pretty Victim and Was satiefied
with His Compcns alton.

Oakland. Cal.-The experience un.
dergone by Mrs. N. J. Williams was
not altogether unpleasant although 1t
was not one she would care to go
through again. II was an adventure
with highwayman. who. Gnding that
the sum Of money she had was not
worth taking, chucked het urdcr The.
chin--but let her tell her owl story.
The robber." says Mrs. Williams.
who is pretty blonde, seemed to
take the whole affair as a joke. laugh
ing when he fodnd possessed no val
uables. and departing after a stolen
Kiss. with chcery Goodnight,
rirlic
I was awfully frightened. but I re-
member noticing almost the first
hing that he was jolly, and It flashed
urOn me that IT might be some friend
nlnying a practical Joke. He had his
rlouch hat pulled down over his eyes.
and his coat collar turned up over his
chin. SO that little of his face was
islble. He was very large man,
At least six feet tall. and weighed
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to awaken the party when a year!ing
deer leaped across the brook, dashed
by the tent and disappeared in the
forest.
The next instant the pursuing
wolves came to a stand directly in
front of the camp. For a moment they
hesitated, and then they rushed upon
the campers in a wild. furious, howl
ing avalanche. Everyone quickly
sought tree, the guides cutting loose
with their repeating rifles while back
ing into the timber and covering their
charges.
The guides feared that in this strait
Mrs. Hemstreet might lose her nerve,
but she was admittedly much cooler
than her uncle and assisted him be-
fore she swung herself into a low
limbed spruce. The party was kept
treed until sunup. when the wolves
withdrew. after killing the ponies,
tearing the tent to ribbons and de-
vouring all the edibles except some
canned goods.
The following day one Of the canoes
hhN b'Ni lllihfu up To udN >
out on the return trip sprang a leak
crossing a lake, and had it not been
for the young woman's presence of
mind would have sunk She was sit.
ting in the prov when she heard the
guide utter an exclamation, and turn.
ed to see water entering through a
hole.
There was no time 10 close the
abrasion with pitch and bark. but
Mrs. Hemstreet was equal 10 the
emergency. She placed bare hand
over the leak, pressed down with all
her might, and although the water
was 80 cold that her arm was soon
numb TO the shoulder she prevented
further leakage until the guide had
padded a mile and a half to land.
Mrs. Hemstreet nearly lost her life
by sinking to her armpits in a bog
where she was held for hours before
discovered. She had gone out hunt
ing alone.
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'obably 200 pounds, but his outlines
ggested nobody knew.
II handed over my purse, and he
pened II. A quarter was all there
as in IL. and he asked me II ! had
any more. | said No
AT that he burst out laughing, say
Ing: Well. then, don't want It.. and
BANDED back the purse. Then he asked
ne If had any rings told him No.
nd he laughed boisterously, as If 1t
,as good joke Then he took hold
/ me and turned the side of my
cad to the light to see II had ear.
,ngs.
II was almost ready to faint and
bought of screaming, but was afraid
re would kill me. When he satisfied
iimself that ! had no more valuablcs
ae threw one arm about my neck and
1-nt me backward. thought he was
ding to- throw me down, and com.
lenced 10 fight back, but he huggcd
ne tightly about the head and neck.
and pressed his lips against mine.
Then he laughed again. and with
Good night. grille walked on in
he direction of three men who had
crossed Seventeenth street on Broad.
way. Then ! ran all the way home"
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-11-29
The Spre adine Beech Tree.

AS ornamental trees the beeches at
tract attention primarily on account of
their dignity of form and peculiarly
"clean" appearance They give ample
and spreading shade. the leaves are
remarkably free from the insect pests,
and they can generally be readily
transplanted. They thrive best in a
rich, deep, sandy loan. but will grow
well In any ordinary soil. The trees
attain n height OF so to 100 feet In
the different seasons the beech pre-
sents totally different pictures. In
summer It is a broad dome Of CRATE
full shade. In winter a glory Of dazzling
light gray, In spring 1t floats out its
soft velvety gold-green leaves, and in
autumn It Is a rich and mellow min.
Cling OF subdued yellow-brown and
grays.--Garden Magazine.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-11-29
His Motive Misunderstood.

A cashier of the financial district,
says the New York Sun, on being ad
vised by his physician to take a va
cation not long ago, wrote the agent
OF a South American steamship line
as follows:
"As | am thinking OF taking a trip
to South America, please advise me
Immediately with particulars relative
to rates. accommodations and so on,
to and from the various ports usually
visited by tourists at this season Of
the year"
The answer came by special deliv-
cry, marked private and confidential:
"One Of our steamers will sail for
Valparaiso next Wednesday. Shortest
and quickest way out Of the country"
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Hitting Back.

The suburban trolley was tied up
and they had been walking toward
home for an hour.
John" she ventured after a long
silence, how far have we walked?"
Dunno" growled John, as he felt
his melting collar. You didn't take a
pedometer for a husband"
She said nothing. The next morn
ing John was going fishing and in
stead OF awakening at four he slept
till seven.
Great Scott" he exclaimed. search
ing for his shoes. why didn't you
arouse me earlier?"
Arouse you?" she said, sweetly.
why, my dear. because you didn't
take an alarm clock for a wife,
Chicago Daily News.
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Prince Bismarck was once asked by
Count Enzenberg, formerly Hessian
envoy at Paris, 10 write something in
his album. The page on which he had
TO write contained the autographs OF
Guizot and Theirs. The former had
written: 81 have learned In my long
life two rules of prudence The first Is
to forgive much: the second Is never to
forget" Under this Theirs had said,
"a little forgetting would not detract
from the sincerity OF the forgiveness" "
Prince Bismarck added, LAS for me-
have learned to forget much and to ask
to be forgiven much"
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

It's as difficult to Gnd n friend as IL is
10 lose an enemy.
A luxury becomes a necessity after
you get used to it.
ULlcss you have money to burn don't
try to keep the pot boiling in poker
game.
It's difficult to convince man that
his money isn't on sure thing until
after the race
Don't worry over tritlcs. If you must
worry, pick out something worth while
then get busy.
When you have them they are opin.
ions; when other people have them
they are dclusions.
It's an easy matter 10 size up man
II his dog crawls under the house ev-
cry time he sees him approaching.
When man tells you how you ought
TO run your business, just take Il look
at the way he Is running his own
Chicago News.
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One Kind of Man.

At a dinner in Newport Rear Ad-
miral Evans spoke with scorn Of a
young man who had married an old
woman for her money.
THAT chap calls himself a man.
suppose" said the great sea fighter,
but there are various definitions OF
the word man, and the definition that
PEBBLES one.
"A Scot Of PEBBLES said to his friend
MacAndrew:
MAC, l hear ye have fallen in
love wi bonny Kate McAllister.'
"'Weel. Sanders, Mac replied, 4
was near-verra near-doein It; but
the bit lassie had nae siller. so |
said to myself. Mac, me mon" And
was a mon, and moo ! pass her by wi
silent contempt