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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05

The New York Evening Post says
with referance to Sec, Shaws recent in.
lection into the Iowa campaign: Into
the personal aspect of Sec. Shaw's
rebuff at the hands of President Roose.
welt it is hardly becoming for an out
sider to go. Sensitive cabinet officers
have resigned on hints not nearly sc
broad. But we are not the keepers OF
MIR. Shaw's conscience. If his personal
dignity allows him to be held up tc
Iowa and the country as practically a
maker of false pretenses, we have
nothing to say. A secretery who likes
that sort of thing would like EXTREMITY
the telegram from the president expos.
ing him in the eyes of all the world
He would meet the affair with Christian
resignation, but not the other kind.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05
OKLAHOMA.

Oklahoma is the forty sixth state to
be admitted into the union.
There are 30S,331 white people resid-
ing in this new state.
Oklahoma has an area of 3S,S30 square
miles, or 24,979,2OO acres.
Indian Territory which is merged
with the new state, has an area of 81 900
square miles, or 19,S40,000 acres. 1t has
population Of $4,000.
Guthrie will be the capital of the new
state until 1913 at which time the vot-
ers shall decide the permanent seat of
government for the new commonwealth
Oklahoma will be represented in con-
gress by two United States senators and
five congressman.
In 1905 the wheat crop of Oklahoma
was over 36,0O0,0O0 bushels; the corn
crop 65,000,000 bushels; the cotton crop
over 100000 bales, and 1,036,662 cattle;
3O4,713 horses, 234,21S sheep and 63,452
mules were scheduled for taxation.
Oklahoma has 70 national banks and
247 territorial, to total deposits which
amounted last year to more than
$22,OOO,OOO.
4Oklahoma has 191,439 children of
school age and 2,192 district school
houses.
Oklahoma knocked long at the door of
the union and now that admission has
been granted the people down there
are jubilant.
Senator Beverage, of Indiana, who has
eloquently and forcibly championed the
cause of the Oklahoma people wired
Gov. Grantz after President Roosevelt
had signed the statehood bill as follows:
"God bless Oklahoma. Youngest and
fairest of the states, immortal child OF
an immortal nation, her star has risen
in the constellation of the union, and
there will forever shine, filling our
American heavens with an added glory
God bless Oklahoma, whose sons and
daughters, drawn from every quarter Of
the nation, are the highest type Of the
American people, the noblest force for
righteousness in all the world and in all
history"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05

Mr.. Bryan has not abandoned what
the New York Press calls "his free sill
yer fallacy," which consisted in the
quantitative theory of money-the
theory that the value of money is deter
mined by supply and demand. He was
for silver coinage in order to increase
the supply of money when gold was
scarce; he has not concerned himself
about silver recently because the in
crease in the supply of gold has aug
mented the quantity of money more
than he had hoped for from the free
coinage of silver. In other words
nature has supplied the quantity OF
money in gold which Bryan demanded
of the government in silver. To say
then that he has changed his position
is misrepresentation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05

Probably the most curious sentence
ever imposed by conrt of law in Kan
sas was ordered in Topeka in the case
of Joe Transfer, who was before Police
Judge Herr on the charge of being
drunk. Transfer is an old offender, and
when he was brought into court Judge
Herr fined him 81 and ordered that he
be confined in his bed for. a week.
Marshal Horath took Transfer home
and put him in bed and the culprit's
family was instructed to notify the
court if Transfer showed disposition
to leave the bed before the week was
out.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05

The official reports from San Fran
cisco state that AIS dead bodies have
been recovered from the ruins, but
many persons who have come from
there say that the list of the dead will
run into the thousands. No doubt a
good many Of these stories are unin-
territorial exaggerations, but it does
seem almost impossible that there could
be such awful destruction and only AIS
killed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05
Democratic State Convention.

delegate convention of democrats of Iowa is
hereby called to meet at Waterloo,
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1906,
the object of said gathering being to place in nomi
nation candidate for each of the state offices be
filled the general election be be held on Novem
Der 9Th of the present year, and for the transaction
of such other business may be deemed necessary
and proper.
The basis of representation, decided upon by
committee, assigns to each county two delegates and
one additional delegate for each 200 votes and frac
ton thereof above 100 cast for Alton b. Parker in
1904. Upon this basis the counties are entitled to
represent alton as below set forth.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05

Millions of people who never sent or
received anything by freight will
breathe easier now that the senate has
passed the rate bill
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05

1t is all very we'll to have pride, but
when a man has so much of it that he
thinks it degrading to work for living
he has an overdose.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05

Your committee respectfully recommends an
urges that county and township organizations b
completed before the meeting of the state convention
and that reports of such organizations accompany til
credentials from each county.
BY order of the State Committee
Done at Des Moines, Iowa. May 10, 1906
S. b, MoRRIsEY, Chairman.
c. W. MILLER, Secretary.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05

We just wonder where loafer goes
when he starts to go from one part of
town to another.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05

After reading the report of the pack
ing houses you are almost ashamed to
look a corned beef can in the face.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05

Some railway officials are rivaling the
insurance men at the get-rich-quick
game.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05
Why Not Buy
Good and Cheap
Secure a Fine Farm in Mani
tOba Before Prices Advance
If you are thinking of Changing your Location
why not take look at the Manitoba Country.
The Richest Soil in the World

Prof Tanner the English agricultural chemist
worldwide carbohydrates of the soil Of Canada these
terms: Athough have have hitherto considered the
black soil Of central Russia the richest soil in the world
that land has now to yield ITS position to the
the most fertile soil is to be found These soils rich
vegetable humus from to four feet DEPTH The
face deposit is rich in nitrogen phosphorc acid phosphor
acid potash and all other chemical ingredients that go
to make perfect soil To the high percentage of nitro
gen added the high percentage Of gluten in the wheat
which gives to canadian No. hard the ourishing quail
tiles that has spread it's fame abroad to the end of the
1earth.
Prices and Terms
Our terms onefourth cash and the balance in five
equal annual payments, with interest per cent For
instance: quarter section of land $2 50 per acre. or
$4,000. OF this amount the purchaser would pay
fourth cash, $500, leaving $500 be paid in five
equal annual payments of $500 each less than S. per
per year, plus interest Think of it. those of you who
renting and paying SIS and Sc per year rent you
buy farm from by paying less than S. per on
the yearly payment pan and at the end Of five years
your land.
Any further information which you may wish will be
gladly given, whether by letter or call in person.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-07-05

during the hot summer months is a cool Kitchen A
few cents day will keep you COOL with no wood
or coal to carry in and no ashes to carry out. Do
you know the secret? Get gasoline stove. Mil
lions Of such stoves in use. You will now
conclude that if SO many bought they must be
good. Sure enough! But there are some which
are not so good, some which are better, and one
brand naturally is the best. This you will admit
but you will say, if only knew which is the best
one, would surely get it. This is no secret? Its
"OUICK MEAL and it has been made in ST. Louis
for twenty five years. We have sold QUICK MEAL
GASOLINE STOVES for twenty years and in
every instance have given the entire satisfaction
We have several styles and sizes Of gasoline stoves
varying in price from $2.25 to $4,000. Come in
and let us show you how easy they to operate
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-03
AIDS TO BEAUTY

By a most fortunate chain Of eircum-
stances itshas just been discovered that
homework is an aid to beauty, and when
this is proved there will be az great
lessening Of discontented housewives,
and rebellious servants. tt is said
sweeping is good for redueing and shap-
ing the belt line, and washing win oWs
for developing the lungs and chest.
Z Another discovery in the beauty
world is that sweet-smelling rooms and
dainty perfume have decided effect
upon the expression Of the face. AS
bad doors give a very panied expression
so pleasant odors give a pleased look,
and so it is well for miladi to be care
full in choosing her perfume that it
should be the kind that will produce
the much sought restful and happy
countenance.
The wearing Of good clothes is an.
other medium which produces beauty
of eountenance, according to the May
Pilgrim. The satisfaction that 81 woman
feels when she knows she is we'll dressed
goes q long way toward giving her
beauty of face, and, then, of course, the
careful study Of becoming colors and
styles greatly aids in giving the COM
plexion the added touch.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-03
Where Feminine Fancy Lights
SOLD HER BEAUTY


Professional beauties often pose for
photographers and painters and sculptors
with the understanding that they are
to be paid royalty, or fixed sum,
for the right of reproducing face or
figure in pictures. -
: Most conspicuous of these is Marian
Murray, Americas greatest "camera
model who turned her. beauty to COM
mercial account by selling her :" picture
self" to a Photographic firm for a
term Of years. Her agreement with
that company is not unlike that an
author makes with "a publisher for his
output. :" She sold her beauty to
that one firm exclusively-no other
firm can buy even one of her lovely
arms. Miss Murray is photographed
on an average Of fifty times a week,
for advertisements, Of every kind Of
commodity-soap, hair tonic, perfume,
periodical, a motor-car, railroad
always in a different pose and in a
different costume It is obvious that
when Miss Murray left her father s
farm in Connecticut with the convic.
ton that her beauty was worth some.
thing in the open market, she proved
herself good business woman. She
sold her beauty as a man would dis.
pose of his ability, for $4,000 year
payable weekly. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-03
THE UGLY ELBOW

The scarcity Of really pretty elbows,
or rather the prevalence of ugly ones,
is particularly noticeable now that
elbow sleeves are SO generally worn
Many women whose arms are quite
plump and of good shape have elbows
that spoil an otherwise pretty arm.
They are bony and hard and so hope
lessly prominent that the only thing
Z to dosis to wear the sleeve well below
the bend of the arm. s,
A well-known beauty specialist
claims that there is no necessity for
this, as elbows respond very quickly to
treatment and there are none so ugly
that they are hopeless.
Most elbows are disfgured by the
callous places formed by continually
leaning on them. These may be re-
moved and the appearance Of the elbow
generally improved if on retiring each
night the elbows are soaked for several
minutes in warm water in which a
pinch of borax has been dissolved.
When carefully dried they should be
well rubbed with good cold cream.
If the elbows are sharp and pointed
try massaging them twice a day with
reliable skin food. The flesh all
around them should be treated with the
skin food, which will fill out the sur
rounding tissue and cause the angles to
disappear.
Of course it is unnecessary to add
that if the habit Of leaning on the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-03
The ldiocy Of To,,,pkins
II EAsLEY has changed his boarding house. Hi
~ departure was so abrupt that Mrs. Simmon

~ EAsLEY has changed his boarding house. His
- departure was so abrupt that Mrs. Simmons
has not got over the shock. She says that in
all her experience she knew gentleman to act
peculiarly. Possibly Mrs. Simmons had soft spot
in her heart for the star boarder for such Beasley
had become. But Beasley's pride was hurt His
special weakness if it can be called by so mild term
is his fondness for puns, and at the dinner table he
never let opportunity get by him to inAict them
his long-sufferng fellow boarders.
Mrs. Simmons always laughed heartily and APP
plauded him vigorously after particularly afro
cious pun AS for the boarders, they liked the Sim.
mons fare, and so they had to tolerate Beasley.
His puns were not of the bubbling, efervescing
kind, but heavy and labored. When he heard what
he considered good pun on the streets or at the
vaudeville he stored it away in his memory, and like
scheming villain, coolly bided his opportunity. It
the opportunity did not appear, he proceeded in
codblooded way to create opening for his pun by
turning the conversation into channels that would lead
up to the point where it would fit.
When he in to dinner3a few evenings ago and
took his accustomed seat at the head Of the table his
face sefsatsfed expression, and the boarders
feared the worst. HI !,
The professor on the right was discussing with
Miss Miller the stenographer the great loss
the scientific world had suffered in the recent death
of Curie, the discoverer. Of radilm ~
Yes indeed ehimed in Beasley, ''these of
science can spared "A have no doubt that the
time will come when science will be able to predict
accurately all such disasters the San Francisco
earthquake and enable us to avoid them to great
extent S -.s#5E -
ttWas there anything new in the afternoon papers
in regard to the condition Of the San Francisco suffer
ers9'' inquired, Miss Miller brightly.
This was just what Beasley wanted "Oh yes, the
situation is Improving but think the government is
making great mistake in sending these tents there
for housing the sufferers. ~: a.. s~~.~:&.~i
'HWhy soR'' asked Miss Miller with wide, question
ing eyes. =. >---: : -
The supreme moment had arrived With great de-
liberation Beasey remarked, Well, don't you see, it
will make their suffering niore----" =
HWill make their suffering more in tents, - roared
Tompkins from down at the Others end Of the table,
before Beasley could complete his sentence
After all his skillful work in bringing the
the pun from him just It was hanging on his lips
The svery laugh of approval that Miss Miller gave
Tompkins, and the imbecile smile with which the
latter regarded Beasley did not help his feelings any
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-03
CURIOSITY REWARDED.

g EVERAL years ago farmer drove to Buffalo. to
- buy from wholesale firm bill of goods for his
country store. After coming downstairs and while
waiting for his goods to be packed he noticed several
men using the speaking tube After a while his
curiosity got the better OF him and he asked the
prietor what that thing "a speaking tube -
see how it works. 'What will T say95' said the
farmer going over TO the tube 'FAh, say anything
you like said the proprietor. ''Hay!' shouted the
farmer Are the goods Mr. Parsons Of Williamsville
ordered ready9 Eyes, = said the man upstairs the
goods are ready, but looking the old skinfint
up. We think he is kind of shaky' -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-03
THE WHITE SOUAw.

7 oHNNY MINE, Kickapoo linguist and philoso-
u pher whose real is Mah-me qua che NAH
che-mahnet and who speak tdn different languages
is in Washington in the interest of the Mexican branch
of the tribe. He is said to be the most accomplished
Indian linguist in the world. He has rather
ernmental methods, but he thinks the white man g
wife is person entirely above criticism. 'Not much
difference between the white squaw and the red man
explained Johnny. ''They both paint white squaw
with white paint and red brave with red paint. They
both have to feathers when they're dressed up;
Indian, he wears eagle feathers, white squaw wears
any kind Of feathers she get. White squaws not
much different from the Indian - '.-.- .-~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-03
A FLY LIT ON HIS EYE.

A YOUNG lady has recently received shock. Among
her extensive male acquaintance there is a blue
eyed youth. He goes much into society, and is
hot favorite among the nicer because; of his
eyes. Alack! one of them is glass; but there is no
need, as he says for everyone to know that, and,
really, 1t seems so much the counterpart of the
other that not one in hundred would detect it. On
this occasion he escorted the young lady in question
to a refreshment room AS they were taking tea and
coffee he looked unutterable things at her. when all
OF sudden she gave vent to startled exclamation.
Her eyes fixed him with mysterious intentness
and horror. fly had settled in the center of his
glass eye and remained there-he, of course, I'M
conscious of its presence. The sight of that eye
looking at her. with a fly it and the owner
making no attempt to brush it off, was too much
for his companion. 1T overpowered her. and she
shudders when she recalls the crcumsta nce-Answers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-03
LONG GLOVES INJURIOUS

Z I'll : ,sz
Some of the French physicians are
making a disturbance over the long,
tight gloves! They enumerate all sorts
of dreadful things. to come from the
continuance of this fashion hands as
red as a kitchen maids, crows feet,
red faces, and even varicose veins and
their attendant miseries; but whether
women Of fashion are skeptical or indif-
ferent it is hard to say, for there seems
to have been no falling off in the num-
Der of gowns designed especially to be
worn with long gloves. There is a
chance Of escape from such ills in hav-
ing the gloves made to order. Most
Parisiennes do, because they are SO fas-
tidious in the matter of their handgear,
and frequently, even with the most
beautifully shaped hands and arms,
there is slight difference in size be-
tween the two hands, which is sure to
bring about misft. The right hand
being used SO much more than the left,
it is apt to require a half-size larger
glove than its idle fellow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-03
HOW TO WIN HER
Kansas City Journal.


Elmer House, who is an authority,
lays down these rules for lovers: >,
l.. Contrary to the general opinion,
awoman ism It hard to understand. She
sits always with her cards exposed. If
you have horse sense you can see them.
2. Don It try to create monopoly.
Give the other fellows all the rope they
want, but insist on being "it''
3. If you have a keen rival give
him five nights in the week if he wants
them, but never take the siding for
him. Ask for but little, but insist on
getting it., and if you don't get it jump
the game. s
4. Let the girl do most Of the chas-
ing. She likes to do it and will like
you all the better if you force her to
tag. Also, you will like her better. If
she won It chase there's nothing doing
for you, anyway.
5. # the girl doesn' t like you it IS
6. Don t show jealousy Of anybody.
Be especially Indifferent to the fellow
who is giving you the hardest race.
Never for a minute assume that any
body can beat you out. i,
q. Be kind and considerable always,
but insist on having your way when you
think you are right.
8. Don't be a .hypocrite. Don It give
up anything for the girl s sake that you
wouldn't give up for the sake of your
own self-respect. t
9. Allow the girl the greatest pos
sible freedom in regard to men friends;
don t monopolizei her time, and keep an
anchor or two to the windward in the
form of pleasant, friendly intimacies
with other girls. There IL be a lot Of
times when you'll need an anchor.
10. Keep this thought in mind; if
you lose you Ill get over it. They all do.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-03

fire and cooked more slowly. Basic
with butter once. Or twice, and turn
every ten seconds in cooking the flesh
side, @oftener in broiling the skin side,
to avoid burning. When broiled spread
with maitre hotel butter and serve
garnished with slices of lemon and
parsley. Sliced cucumbers should &C
company the blue fish.
To cook fish roes broil them for ten
minutes in sailed water into which a
tablespoonful Of vinegar has been
turned. Then remove them from the
hot water, plunge them into cold water,
roll them in egg and bread crumbs and
fry in deep fat. 49,. -.
Cold cooked roe may be used up in
an escallop with cold boiled rice.
Break up the roe and cover a buttered
dish with 1t. Put in layer: of rice,
sprinkle lightly with minced parsley
and lemon juice, moisten with a thin
white sauce and continue until the dish
is filed. Cover with buttered@ crumbs.
Bake in moderate oven.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-03
What the Market Affords
PLUE FISH, 20 cents pound. 49,.
- Fresh mackerel, SO and 60 cents

PLUE FISH, 20 cents a pound. 49,
y Fresh mackerel, so and 60 cents
each. --.~} i..~:s. + -
Roe shad, 90 cents to $1.1O.: *~@~
Shad roe, 40 cents pair.
: Soft shell crabs, So dozen.
-Halibut, IS cents pound.
s. Lake Superior white fish, 20 cents
q pound.
s Cucumbers, 10 and Ia cents each.
Water eress, 5 cents a bunch.
Evaporated corn, 20 cents a pound.
Oranges, 40 cents a peck. :. r..
The blue fish are the novelty in the
market today. They are. of good size,
running from AZ to 81 pounds each;
Red-blooded fish, as salmon, blue fish
and mackerel, in which the fat is dis
stributed thru the fish, should be broileds
rather than fried. Have the broiler
hot and brush the fish with butter or
oil. Be careful that the fire is not
too hot. After the first few seconds
the fish should be drawn away from the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-03
EARTHQUAKE-PRooFM MATERIAL.

81 REPRESENT the American Rubber Tube and
Thing company,' he said. tOur products are
the greatest invention Of the age. Any city whose
water mains made of iron any other metal is
at the mercy of earthquakes. Our proposition is to
equip the water department complete with rubber
water mains Earthquakes cannot injure them. Freez-
ing cannot burst them. They plable and give
room for expansion'' .. 80 ::s<s~.-= 60 Sxrp
But in case of earthquake" said the mayor,
the great buildings would fall the rubber water
mains and choke off the supply of water.N ....->
Our company said the AGENT is perfect
ing plans for rubber construction in all skyscrapers
that if earthquake topples them over they will
bounce back Immediately into place. kansas City
Times