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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05
Oklahoma Letter.
Ell Reno, Ok, June %, 1906

Ell Reno, Ok, June %, 1906.
EDITOR LEON REpoRTER:-I left Iowa
the 10th for El Reno to visit my child
rem, d. A. Wilantt and family and F. E.
Housh and family, and arrived here the
10th and found them getting along
alright and everybody busy trying to
take care of the greatest harvest in
Oklahoma's history. Wheat is going
from IS to 80 bushels per acre and oats
from 40 to so bushel. Corn is tassled
out and is as fine as any country can
show. There has been fine showers at
regular intervals since came and veg
citation of all kinds is immense. A trip
through Oklahoma now is like visit to
the garden of Eden. 1t is one vast field
of grain, fruit, alfalfa and cotton. The
greatest surprise to anyone coming to
the country now is the cheapness of the
land that produces such crops. This
will not last long though for people are
learning the true value of the land and
country and prices will advance at a
rapid pace.
The people are even too busy to talk
about statehood which congress has
just given them. A few years ago state
hood would have caused the people to
go wild, but now they take it as mat
ter Of course, knowing that it was sure
to come by pure force of justice and the
lack of any excuse to keep them out Of
the union.
With everything favorable for abund-
ant crops, and emigration pouring in
together with the added stimulous
which statehood is sure to give her,
Oklahoma seems to be the best field in
the world for profitable investments.
Land is now selling for S25 to $40 per
acre and is bound to be double within a
few years.
Since was here four years ago, they
have built a new court house and are
now building new opera house and a
new Rock Island depot that will cost
$4,000.
With best regards to my Decatur
county friends, expect to be home the
10th of July unless take notion to
go to some other seaport.
Yours truly,
JOHN WILANTT
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05
THE FlRELEss COOKER.
A Boon to the Housewife Saves
Drudgery in the Kitchen.

From Kansas City comes this good
news for housewives: The dawn of
happier days is in sight for pater
families and the doom of the warm-up
suppers has sounded. The United States
army has instituted and the womens'
clubs have endorsed great reform in
in cooking. It's a great scheme, this
tireless cooker. Logically carried to it's
conclusion, it's development means that
Mrs. Housekeeper may sally forth to
parliamentary at p. M, wrestle with
Roberts rules of order for two hours
and then return unhampered with fears
that Mr.. III. will tear section off the
roof when he comes home at six and
finds lot HALTER Aufchnitt and last
nights meagerly disguised as his menu
for the evening meal.
"Feed the brute" says the divorce
evil experiments have shown that Mrs
Housekeeper now has at her command a
method to accomplish this without de-
voting the whole afternoon to domestic
drudgery.
This is no dream. Under far more
rigorous conditions it has been done
time and again. Captain M. S. Murray
United States commissary officer at Fort
Riley, Kas., is the tireless cooking ex-
pert of the army. The tireless cooker
at present is an iron bound wooden box
separated into as many as six compart-
ments made of asbestos and special
paper. Each closes Theoretically, and a
big lid covers all. Experiments have
demonstrated that well heated food
placed in it loses it's heat at the rate OF
five degrees an hour, the flavor is re.
tanned and there is no decrease in the
weight.
Capt. Murray boiled corn beef 1!
minutes, cabbage five minutes, bean
soup ten minutes and potatoes five
minutes until each was approximately
of a12 degrees temperature, put them il
the fireless cooker, loaded it on Wagon
drove it around in the open air three
hours and then took out the food an6
found it perfectly cooked.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05

While Pozzi's big band fills the park
with majestic strains, delighted cele-
brants are whirled through mid-air at
marvellous speed; phantom cars flash
across the horizon laden with gaily at
tired children and young women; mists
of opalescent spray cool the beautiful
park; it's blue lake glistens and scin-
tillates under the glorious sun and
against the blue sky futter and CLEAN
countless flags and vari-colored lights.
A more enhancing spectacle cannot
be imagined than The Chutes, citadel
of beautiful pavilions, thronged with
happy people, animated by thousand
gay activities, Illuminated like fairy
land and ringing with the melodies Of
its world-famed band.
Among its unique devices are the
Velvet Coaster, Aerostat Flying Ma
chimes, Radium Zoo, moving pictures of
the San Francisco Fire, Electric Thea
tire, troupe of entertainers, Figure 8,
Toboggan, Giant Automatan, Katzenia Jam
mer Castle, free Children s Playground,
Thousand Anamorphoses, Laughing Gal
lery, Heller Shelter, Mammoth Carou-
sci, Mystic Rill, Subterranean River,
Haunted House, Pendant Swings, and a
thousand others.
This matchless resort is Chicago IS
favorite playground, Coney Island,
circus and world S fair, all in one. No
visit to the big city is complete without
"seeing the Chutes' Access to all of
its bewildering activities may be had
for ten cents. Street cars transfer pas
sengers to The Chutes from all parts
Of Chicago for five cents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05
THE cHuTEs.
Chicago's Famous Water Park Fur.
nishes New Sensations.

No more wonderful pleasure resort
exists than Chicago's famous water
park, "The Chutes."
Its fame is international. This sea-
son it offers two sensations which have
set the big city agog. One is "Elter, :"
the Beautiful Mystery Of the Lake"
and the other King Humboldt IS Royal
Italian Band, led by Maestro francesca
Pozzi. The Banda Italiana Abruzzi'
is an organization of forty skilled mu-
sicians, which created furore in Eu-
rope. 1t is touring the world and will
delight the Chutes patrons this summer.
"Elter," who is a beautiful young
woman, energies from the depths of the
lake and disappears beneath it's waves
like a tabled nymph. Her marvellous
feat amazes and mystifes.
Shooting the Chutes" over the
biggest artificial cascades in the world
is the favorite pastime of Chicago.
Shouting and laughing throngs descend
the glistening cascades with the speed
of the wind until their gay gondolas
splash in the lake and glide swiftly
forward on foam-crested waves to a
n1aci1 harhor
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05
Hysterid Over Murderers.

The day after Harry Thaw had been
lodged in jail for the murder of Stan
ford White he received letters from
seventeen unknown women. 1t is a
foregone conclusion that before the
week is out this number will have been
multiplied many times.
In view of the sympathy wasted upon
men who have taken the lives of their
fellow men, even when they do not &C.
cupy SO eNhalted a social position or
possess SO much of this worlds goods as
western magistrate passing sentence
upon friendless murderer cut down
his sentence from hanging to imprison-
ment in the penitentiary for thirty years
saying:
Well, you're guilty of murder all right
but your poor, ignorant, no account
black man, and don't want to hang
you. You haye no friends. You have
no one to plead that you were insane
when you killed this man. If sentence
you to hang you will hang just as sure
as there's God in heaven. There will
not be whole lot of women circulating
petitions to save your neck. There
will not be lot of fool men writing
letters to the governor to save you. No
one will send you flowers. You'll just
be forgotten until the day set for your
hanging, and then they'll hang you.
Had this poor, unfortunate, friendless
man had money he would have carried
case along from court to court, taken
advantage Of every technicality and
possibly in the end have escaped not
only the moose but the prison cell as
we'll. Had he had friends he would
have had petitions for clemency circu-
lated, picturesque stories would have
been recited of his sufferings, his cell
would have been filled with flowers.
Had he been white man and his crime
been committed in some unusual,
| romantic manner women would have
| Hooked to attend MS trial ana nave
sent him notes written after the manner
of those sent to Harry Thaw. The mag
istrate who committed his sentence not
only tempered justice with mercy, but
recognized hysterical condition of
society which it is hoped will some day
pass away.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05

"Doan's Ointment cured me of eczema
that had annoyed me for a long time.
The cure was permanent" Hon. S. w.
Matthews, Commissioner Labor Stats
tics, Augusta, Me.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05

For Oklahoma real estate write or
call on c. B. Jordan. Enid, o. T.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
turkeys were hung conspicuously FOR

turkeys were hung conspicuously for
critical inspection.
AT o'clock the door leading from
the front store opened The crowd as
one man craned heads to greet the
newcomer, but instead of boisterous
glbes they stared In amazement and
suddenly fell silent, for Into the room,
thin, frail, but determined, strobe Mrs.
Stetson
81 want to raffie,v she said simply.
sHow much does it cost?"
Twenty cents for three throws" said
Babb.
Mrs. Stetson passed over the change.
Much might be written Of her ex-
perlenee in that dingy room-of how
she threw to the limit of her cash cap
ital go cents); of how one of the Day.
ton boys showed her how to count the
dice and as he bent above them slyly
turned them over to count higher. But
that has all passed into the official Gun
written) history of the town. Suffice it
to say that at $3.50 Mrs. Stetson strobe
homeward with a plump turkey under
her arm and the odor of vile tobacco
about her clothes.
Her husband sat by the kitchen la
BILE as she entered. She threw her bun
die on the floor beside him.
II got my turkey she said in chal-
lenge.
"Eh! Where'd you git it?" he said,
stupefied.
''At the raffle,' she said defantly.
She was prepared for a storm Of his
wrath. She knew in that event just
what she would say. To her surprise
he calmly undid the bundle and crit
ically inspected the bird.
Good looking critter,' he said. you
done fust rate
She felt the hot tears in her eyes.
Her throat seemed parched and chok-
ing. She sank into chair.
81 never done fust rate, neither" she
said brokenIy ut was all tobacco
smoke, and they'd been drinkin'. but
you drove me to it."
He smiled grimly. The hard lines
about his mouth softened. He came
over to her chair and gently placed a
hand on her shoulder. Her sobs were
unrestrained
"Shor' he said uneasily. Don't take
on so, mother. / promise you you won't
never have to rattle for another tur-
key-never."
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
HOW CHINA CELEBRATES.
Thanksgiving Day In the Celestial
Kingdom.

AA3nkASSANAAS Ody IN Lnc OCASStA2tA
Kingdom.
In China at the beginning of winter
a thanksgiving festival is held at
which the deities are especially thank
ed for the preservation of life and
health during the preceding twelve
months Offerings are presented on
the family altar, and the ceremony is
brought to a close by a grand dinner
at which all members of the family
can partake. The feasting and rejoic-
ings are kept up for some days and
extend to the last night of the year.
On that evening it is common prac-
tice in some parts of the country for
boys to cry aloud in the street, Mai
sou''-"I sell my folly''-in order that
they may be wiser the next year
Every year on the fifteenth day of
the first moon the emperor of China
goes in great state to a certain field,
accompanied by the chief officers of
his household, and prostrates himself,
touching the ground nine times with
his head in honor of the god Tien, and
pronounces prayer invoking the bless
ing of the Great Being. Then as high
priest of the empire he sacrifices a
bullock to heaven as the fountain of
all good While the victim is being
offered, pillow drawn by pair Of
highly ornamented oxen is brought to
the emperor. who throws aside his i'm
perial robe, lays hold Of the pillow han
dies and opens several burrows. The
principal mandarins follow his ex-
ample, and the festival, which is really
a species of thanks in advance for
good harvests, ends with a distribution
of clothes and money to the poor
Cleveland Plain DealeE.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
THE HARVEST HOME.
Thanksgiving In the Old simple
Days of England.

Thanksgiving In the Old simple
Days of England.
In the old simple days of England
the harvest home was such scene as
Horace's friends might have expected
to see at his Sabine farm. The grain
last cut was brought home in its wagon,
called the hook cart-surmounted by a
figure formed of sheaf with gay dress
ings- suggesting representation of
the goddess Ceres, while a pipe and
tabor went merrily sounding in front
and the reapers tripped around In a
hand in hand ring, singing:
Harvest home, harvest home!
We have plowed, we have sowed
We have reaped, we have moved.
We have brought home every load,
Hip, hip, hip, harvest homer
In the evening of harvest home the
supper took place in the barn or some
other suitable place, the master and
mistress generally presiding. This feast
was always composed of substantial
food with plenty of good ale.
There is growing tendency ut the
present time to abolish these old har-
vest festivals and to substitute festi-
val for the whole parish, with services
in the forenoon and dinner after
ward, followed by sports and games
for the men and tea drinking for the
women Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
Trolley Time Table.

Oct. s, 1905. First car leaves Camden To-
Woodbury. at $50 q. m. Last car I2.I5 a. m
First car leaves Woodbury. 5,45 q. Last ca,
caves Woodbury. 1870 q. m. Cars leave Wood
bury every 10 minutes for Camden. Leave Cam
den ev ery 10 minutes for Woodbury..
Leave Woodbury. for Mantua. A. M. 5.45, SIS
(First car Sunday) 100 30, 800, $50, 900, $50
1000, 1890 Ills. 4: NJ, 90 M Il As I;so, 90
745, $50 9,I5, 1000, 1870, p. M; II o.. q. m,
Leave Mantua, A. NJ, 500, $50, us, 7.45, s15
s45, sl5, 945, 10. Is, l1oO 1I45, a. m II 80 i Is
Ia 2.l5, 245 $50; 400, z45, so, 5.45. 60, 700
Leave Washington Park for National Park
$50, 6.to $50, First car Sunday; ZOO 7so. 9 Is
900, 9 49, 1870, 11.l5 a. M; 12.00 M; II 45. 1s0
Els. $780, 845, 4.S0, 500, $50 600. $50, 100, 80
800, S.45, 945 1918 p m.
Leave National Park $40 6.l5, 645 First cal
Sunday; 715 TAO $50, Is, 1000, lo,45, I30 9
m 1915, 100, 145, $50, 3.l5, 400, AS 5.I5. 645
SIS, $40, 7.I5, As, 815, 800 1000, 1920 p. m.
Leave Woodbury. for Blackwood $50 a, M
and every hour thereafter until 1890 p. M
First trip Sunday $50 q. m. $50 a. m. and 4s(
o. M. mail trips.
Leave Blackwood for Woodbury. 600 am. and
every hour thereafter until II p. m. First TRIP
Sunday ZOO p. M. 900 a. IN. and 8 p. m. mail
rips.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
THANKSGIVING DAY.
First Proclaimed by Washington al
Request of Congress.

First Proclaimed by washington at
Request of Congress-.
The first national Thanksgiving was
proclaimed by George Washington on
the Sd day of October, 1889, assigning
Thursday, the Goth day of November.
as the date, says writer in the Satur-
day Evening Post He did this by the
request of a joint committee of both
houses of congress 9'to recommend to
the people of the United States a day
Of public thanksgiving and prayer to
be observed by acknowledging with
grateful hearts the many signal favors
of Almighty God, especially by afford
ing them an opportunity peaceably to
establish form of government for
their safety and happiness"
Washington bore out admirably the
pious tone of It's sentiments. In his
first sentence he said, ut is the duty
of all nations to acknowledge the prov
idence Of Almighty God.., to obey his
will, to be grateful for his benefits and
humbly to implore his protection and
favor" In his second proclamation for
the next Thanksgiving, which occurred
on the 10th Of February, 1895, he used
this phrase: Sincere and hearty
thanks to the Great Ruler Of nations
for the manifold and signal mercies
which distinguish our lot"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Yankee Thanksgiving Customs Have
Made a Hit There.

Yankee Thanksgiving Customs Have
Made a Hit There.
Since Admiral Dewey played the part
of a modern Columbus and discovered
an archipelago with greater number
of inhabitants than were to be found in
all America when Columbus landed
there have been great changes in the
Philippines, and a good many of the
customs brought over by the Yankees
have been adopted by the natives. Any
form of festive enjoyment always ap-
peals to those childlike people of the
south seas, and to the numerous holi-
days introduced and celebrated by the
Spaniards they have been glad to add
Thanksgiving. Turkeys are as yet
lacking, but they will come in time
doubtless, and meanwhile there are
plenty of other things suitable to feast
upon.
Uncle Sam has now 10000 soldiers in
the Philippines, and every one Of them
will celebrate Thanksgiving day in
some fashion. Though they are scat
tered over the island in no fewer than
400 different posts, every mess" will
have its special dinner to mark the joy
GUS occasion. For this feast money
will be provided out of the company
fund" which is handled by the captain
of each company. Philadelphia Times.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
The Pony smoke.

The Apaches and Cheyennes are in
the habit of holding pony smoke on
Thanksgiving day. Often the Osages,
too, indulge in this expensive festival.
A pony smoke is a friendly meeting OF
two tribes and is especially appropriate
for the occasion. The tribe giving the
smoke is supposed to bear all the ex-
penses They provide the best game
and vegetables in the market for theil
guests, and at the end Of the first day =
meeting they present good pony to
the head of each family visiting them
AS a tribe consists of from 300 to 500
families, the expenses soon mount
high. The Osages, being the richest
reservation Indians there are today
can better afford to hold pony smokes
and, combined with their feast day
they generally invite several hundred
guests from the Poncas, Tonkawas and
surrounding tribes. Those accepting
the ponies are supposed to return equal
" expensive gifts later on. Buffalo Elk
press.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
Mrs. Stetson 5
Revolt
By JOHN BARTON OXFORD.

copyright, 1905 by John Barton Oxford.]
W T was commonly said in Centervale
that old John Stetson held the
strings of his own purse and KEEP
a pretty tight holt on 'em too"
This kernel of truth from the chaff Of
the town gossip Mrs. Stetson was turn
ing over in her mind as she darned
socks under the yellow light of an an
cient kerosene lamp one evening early
In Thanksgiving week. On the other
side of the table her lord and master,
old Jim-he of the closely held purse
strings-perused the pages Of the Week
" Mirror through two pairs of spec
tacles.
Stetson was a middle aged man of
medium height, inclined to portliness
of figure and badness of the head. His
face was clean shaven save for the
stubble of iron gray beard on the chin,
and this rather emphasized the hard,
straight lines about his mouth which
gave his face that expression locally
characterized as ''sot"
Mrs. Stetson was little, gray haired
and bent of figure. Her hands were
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD
WEST JERSEY & sEAsHoRE R. R.
Schedule in effect Nov. %, 1906.

For Camden, 543, Is, 628, 6.43. 658 z Is, 7.25,
72S, 74s, 758, S25, S.2s, 92s, 1928, III Is 8. m
1928, 1858. LIS, 22s 25S, 32s f3 So 2S 45S 513
52s 49, 55S 6.2S 65S, 725, s28 9.2s, 1928, lips
p. M. week-days; 72s 500, 3d. 9.2S, 1923, ll.2s
72s 8.2S. 92S, 10 %. ll.2S, and 1928 p m. Sur
days.
For Glassboro. COL, 631 7.0l, Sol, 901, 1901,
1L0l q, M, 1901 noon IL 81, 101, L3l, POI, 23l
.0l 331 4.0I 431 446, sol, ST. 531 $40, COL,
617 6.3I, 6.36, 6.46, 70l, SOL 90l 1901, I1.0l.
1l.l7, 1901, l217 night Saturday only and 1921
Except Mondays p. m 1921, FOL, sol, 9.0l,
lO0I ll01 10. 1901, noon, l01, 2.0l, o. 4.01,
5 OF, 5.31, Sol, FOL, SOL 9.0l, 10 OIL, Il01 and
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
COLD BEANS
Little jules Thanksgiving Dinner
Wasn,t Very Satisfying.


Little jules Misunderstanding Dinner
Wasn't Very sntisfyfng.
We'll, all I'VE got to say is that this
Thanksgivin' day was better'n the last
| was, said little julie 1T couldn't be
worse, for last Thanksgiyin' day
didn't have any Thanksgivin' at all.
I'll tell you how 1t was.
'sYou see, my Uncle Depew Green,
he invited me an ma out to his farm
to spend Thanksgiyin' day.
ma, she said she guessed we'd bet
ter go, for it would save lot of fuss
an trouble at home an she wouldn't
have to cook any turkey.
"An' said guessed we'd better
go, too, for Uncle Deep always had
pretty good dinners.
"An' ma she said there was enough
cold beans in the house to last me for
two or three. days.
Il didn't like cold beans much, but
every time I'd eat 'em I'd think how
good Uncle Deep's dinner was goin' to
be, so / didn't say anything about it,
but after the fifth or fourth meal it
was hard work
1--WE were goin' to start for Uncle
Deeps Thanksgivin' mornin' an get
back that night, for ma said she could
not spare any more time. An | don't
know whether so many cold beans
affected mas head or what was the
reason, but when the day before
Thanksgivin' came she said that she
was sure it was Thanksgivin' day
an we'd made mistake thinkin' it
was the next day an we'd better start
right off or be late for dinner.
when we come to the station, near
Uncle Deep's house, the station master
said there wasn't any wagon an he
guessed they expected us tomorrow
An ma said we had come to Thanks
givin' dinner an maybe the wagon
was goin' for more folks. An then the
station master grinned. An when we
come to Uncle Deep's there was Scion
chopin wood in the front yard. An
Scion he said, Why, | thought you
was comm tomorrow An ma she
said his pa had invited us to Thanks
givin' dinner An Scion he grinned-
Uncle Deep came to the door, an he
said, why, we thought you an julie
was coming tomorrow An ma she
said she thought we was comm
to dinner Thanksgivin' day. An IN
Gle Deep he said that he was glad to
see us today all the same an that they
wasn't cookin' much today, cause to-
morrow was Thanksgivin', but he
guessed there was some cold beans for
dinner an to come right in an sit
down
"Ma was so furried she said she
couldn't wait, cause she had some
thin particular to do at home. An
Uncle Deep he grinned. So we went
right back to the station, an we had
to wait three hours for train, an we
didn't get home till most night.
can ma said she'd had enough goin
to Uncle Deep's an we could stay
at home the next day. An when
asked her could we have a turkey she
got angry an said not to bother her
an that there was enough cold beans
left for dinner tomorrow But
couldn't eat them. st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-29
The Thankful Mouse.

"a label
1t was hungry pussy cat,
Upon Thanksgiving morn,
AS she watched a thankful little mouse
That ate an ear of corn.
.sIf eat that thankful little mouse,
How thankful he should be
When he has made a meal himself
To make a meal for met
s'Then with his thanks for having fed
And his thanks for feeding me-
With all his tllankfulness inside
How thankful ! shall bet
Upon Thanksgiving day,
But the little mouse had overheard
And declined with thanks to stay.
oliver Hereford In Outlook.