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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-16
Ladies' Head Scarfs

Ladies' Head Scarfs
From the sales on these we will run out before
the finish, very popular headwear and we are
showing the newest creations in Them all kinds and
prices 45c Csc, $1.19, $1.35, $145 and up to $219
Toilet sets, manicuring SETS baby sets, smoking
SETS work boxes, collar and cuff boxes necktes and
handkerchief boxes and in fact all kinds The prices
vary in these lines and you will find box and price to
suit your want from 1oc to $495 Come early.
We not wind jamming when we tell you our
early business has been the best in our history vet
stock is quite complete
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-16
WE PREPARED FOR OUR USUAL DECEMBER BUSINESS

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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-16

We are anxious for
you to bring the little
folks in to the Santa
Claus show at our store.
they will enjov it and
SO will you. You will
see things to interest all
ages.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-12-16

Greatest display of holi-
day goods in southern
Iowa and for less money.
Will pay you to make a
trip to get what you want
and see Santa in all his
glory. Bring all the boys
and girls in your neigh
borhood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

V7HAT is a Bohemian At Ellis Island in
w New York Bay, where the overflow Of the
earth's people is poured out the shores of a
growing land the inquirer will be told that Bo-
heman is native of a small country in Europe I'm
der the overlordshp of Kaiser Wilhelm; but up
around Broadway and 42d-st, whose towering land
mark is in sight of the bay he will be told that the
Bohemian IS native of all countries Oddly enough,
too, both correct; for there two Be-
hemas physical and psychiCal of which is on
the map and the other is the What! Who
said bum? Some grabbed Crustacean, you may
be sure, peeping of the shell of his convention
atty to the broad sunshine silvering the world
and lodging back in i'll humor because he it
seldom that it hurts his eyes
This latter Bohemia of which l write is a land of
dreams, of aspirations and inspirations, of temper
and temperament, Of poetry and poverty of music
and misery Of genius and GIN Of virtue and vice. of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

am !. year Younger were graduated from he same
class. Our two particular boy friends chrms,
Jolly times had All, wcll--both those boys
drifted away from Our Town-and only driftcd
back
Meantime, Annah was discovered She possessed
oice,-beauiful, full, flexible, wonderful Won
derful voice, 1t had always seemed beautiful the
people OF Our Town to be sure and to especially,
of my greatest delights was and still is hear
Annah sng,-but we never had fully realized what a
wonderful Gift midst till the people from
Your City came to Our Town and discovered her.
There great deal of talk, remember and An
nah was SO pleased, She confded to me at that time,
her big soft eyes shining with excitement that had
always been her pet dream of the future to become
great singer And She never said word about it !!
Well, Annah studied hard for two years in Your
City and the next year she to continue her study
abroad under the worlds abest teachers Mean
time, her voice had developed wonderfully It's the
most beautiful voice 1t has ever been my privilege to
hear,-I don't say that because l love Annah either
The Boy Pal Came
RUT, the boy pal came into Annals life again,
= longer boy, and she discovered her Ideal Gone
all thoughts of brilliant career! She didn't
have to decide! l think that beautiful, don't
you? But simply could not understand it then.
She me that night all in white and lovely
her eyes shining with misty tenderness and told me
all about it Poor Annah!- land disappointed her!
The t truth was was aghast, dismayed
career, your future You'll give it all up for that"
Annah placed hand on each of my shoulders, and
looked straight into my eyes Betty dear, she
said, surely you will not say that Love is the lesser
part: Then she added softly And I've not really
given up anything but publicity | shall have my
music and my career and my future all in my
hone-with Alan
But, l said weakly, your beautiful, beautiful
voicel You ought not to deprive the world of it,
Annah! And it would bring you fame and wealth!
Think of the good you could dol
Betty. Betty her voice soft and coaxing;
but somehow | thought there a hint of tears in
it, what does the world care for my voice?
And what do care, Betty, for fame and wealth."
Then she added, in tired way You can't under
stand" l had disappointed her SO!
And then, all at once understood And Won
dered how it could be that hadn't Indeed,
indeed, Love never the lesser part!
That eleven years ago | wish you could see
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

Bohemian is gypsy genius in whom the reversion
type is renewed in every succeeding generation He
get away from himself; he is bohemian
lied to the finish. The photographers list Bo-
hemians artists, writers, musicians actors and their
fellow spirits which, generally speaking, include all
legally honest persons living by their wits The word
erratic" appears somewhere in the definition given
in the book; but it would not if the dictionary
not conventional.
New York, being the most cosmopolitan of
cities, and the largest contains the greatest number
of Bohemans; for the Bohemian by nature is gre
garious cosmopolite Although New York contains
greatest ratio to population. because the Bohemian
spirit founded and built the city by the Golden Gate
Time when Frisco the faryand of the Bo-
hemans. Chicago possesses her legions and there
not few in every other city Of size in the coun
Continued 0 rage p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

gowns the fresh gloves the pretty hats-ycs and
her young appearances for she does look at least five
years younger than You, and YOU know very well that
the Big Bible will prove that you Younger than
She You think with little sigh of the advantages
Cousin Sue has had and compare your simple busy
stay-at home life with hers 1t does unfair
But you never noticed the hungry expression in
Cousin Sues eyes. She watched You give baby
Hazel her bedtime bath did YOU or the queer
little tightening about Sues lips, while Harold and
May have . bosterous frolic with father?
DO not envy her You are 50 ncomparably richer !
Your life is full,-u IL Overlooking with love and
nominees You don't very often, | know,-ony
when YOU very tired-but don't ever!
For all have yearned for just these things
even the bitter and cynical one she, perhaps,
than the others II must have been a hard hard
wrench to take SO much sweetness away.
But the bitter one IS not going to tell anyone about
il, accept any sympathy, even from her nearest
and dearest. you may be sure of that,-not on any
occason She is the most self reliant creature in the
world When life for girl is a constant battle against
alien forces, she quickly learns self relianceand self
repression No matter what happens, matter
how many hard knocks she may get, the bitter
will stand for herself She will never be a mental
burden to any of her friends. She is going to hold
her head stanchly, and meet the world face to face
and smile fearlessly too for she is brave brave No
shall ever know that the of her life Is gone,
and she hides well the of its ptiless cruel thorns
Annah and Her Wonderful Voice
RUT l want TO tell you about Annah dear whole
some, big SOued Annah!
You see, cant remember the time when Annah
and not friends; SO | know her pretty thor
oughly She IS the best argument IN favor OF matr1-
mony there
Hers is just nice. roomv, comfortable home, oh!
and isn't it Comfort able. and she works hard, too
but Annah is always CHEEKY, working for the chill
dren,-there hree-darning the little socks,
making and mendng and turning and making over,
and sewing on the numerous buttons that somehow
will off and baking and sweeping and busting,
and all the nnumerab1e of it Annah perfectly
content and happy. She has the very best that life
give, and she IS wise enough to know it and be
grateful
But not every woman placed Annah would
be content to live her busy, secluded life Discon-
tent would creep in a less nobly balanced woman,
and she would be wreched thinking of the life that
might have been hers. And when discomfort creeps
in sometimes Love creeps out.
Yes, Annah and were schoolmates, and, though
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04

Annah now You'd think 'twould be humdrum
existence for woman like Annah,-a country lhys-
clan wife, with many household cares. and three
lively, healthy, wholesome children care for-hut
1t ism mot bit of 1t,
And those children! 1t is not because love
them that | say they extraordinary children
They really They superior to the usual
child though if the usual parent willed it would not
be Those children have been loved yes all
Annah s life. And they respond with such a alth
OF wholesome Affection both fraternal and filia and
1t extends beyond their family treside to the stranger
within their gates-yea, to the stranger outside the
hedgei
There's young Alan, the image of his father aged
nine, the sturdest, manifest little fellow! And a
regular little knight errant he is too: as careful of
his mother he is of Elizabeth who is FIVE and
Baby Boy who is two. You'd think the whole bur
den of the family lay his shoulders to the
And little Elizabeth, loving and shy.-the dearest
of little girls. Yes, she called for me; but
that family | am always Betty, and Elizabeth is
called by her full name, SO we are never confused.
And Boyi How do love that two year-old!
And when the office gets on ones nerves, and
bachelor girl grows bit weary, as bachelor girls
sometimes prone to do, there's nothing like a few
hours at Annals home to drive that tired feeling
away, She opens up the next day refreshed in body
and mind, and works with renewed zest-
The Same Old Question
PUT when read those articles to Annah asked her
- the same question: idv: for | was quite positive
! knew what her answer would be. She sitting
by the window, mendng torn coat of young Aan's,
and i sat opposite, with the papers my knee.
dreamy out looked out, too from habit Alan
there the lawn with young Alan trudgng
sturdily by his side They had been long rambe,
and father seemed explaining something of great
terest; for Alan was looking up with earnest aten-
ton / turned back to Annah She looked SO proud
so restful, calm ana happy! For moment l
thought she had not heard my query for she did
in words at all only her eyes were glowing
Suddenly she turned and looked straight into my
eyes | don't know whatever she may have read in
my teltae face, but hers seemed shining out from a
beautiful mist. She dropped her sewing and came
to me, and put both her strong arms around me,
holding me close. Her eyes soft and tenderl
l never in all my life admitted to Annah-or any
one-that did not find bliss unalloyed in my bust
woman
Do you suppose she knows?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
By w. J. hampton

mind and matter of sunshine and shadow of idleness
and industry, of art and artlessness, of faith and
futty, of love and lure-the land of the lotus and
the upas 1t is the kingdom into which the rich may
enter at a price; the republic of the moneyless
where the wicked do not from troubling the
weary at rest 1t is paradise of paradoxes, this
Bohemia and while those who in it may leave
when they wish those who of it may never break
the ties of the spirit that directed them thher and
holds them fast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-04
Can't Be a Back slider

once a Bohemian-let spell it with capital,
~ the only visible capital of Bohemans always
Bohemian; near Bohemian, always anything
that promises different advertisement The true
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
Of MUSIC
OFFERED A TREAT
FAMOUS ORGANISE WILL GIVE
RECITAL AT PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH THURSDAY NIGHT
LOCAL TALENT TO ASSIST.

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noted ofeah'Sts OF lHe county WIN
be here Thursday night Apru -9Ih'
TO give recital at the Presbyterian
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The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
] NEWS OF THE RIVERS :
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The river marked 395 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening" showing 4
rise of l.3 feet in a hours.
Rising rivers were reported yes
terday from points above here as fol-
lows: Parkersburg SIS. Cincinnat@ t.,
Mt. Vernon Ia, Mt Carmel a. Nash
vile 20, Chattanooga IA, Guntersvillo
IL, Evansville I. Paducah IL. Ches-
ter 2. Cape Girardeau a. Florence
.. Riverton ..
The Pittsburg for RiyertC. passed
to Louisville yesterday morning with
ii empty boats, six empty barges,
two fuels and one barge lumber
The Ferd Herold was in port seyer-
al hours, out from St Louis bound
for Memphis. She left at p. nj.
The Dick Fowler was the Paducaa
Packet yesterday She will be cut to-
morrow at noon.
The sensation of the day in the haf.
Dor was the arrival of the fast motor
boat Bre'r Fox II from Cincinnati.
She was little later tina was ex,
Dected owing to some. disorder in her
machinery opposite Mound City; bar
she was ahead of her schedule nearly
an hour and a quarter on her arrival
here. She arrived in port at 80
and pulled out for the lower river a
4:35 after taking supplies here. She
expects to spend the night at Hick
man. A fuller story concerning her
appears elsewhere in this paper
The Peters Lee will be out from
Cincinnati tomorrow or Tuesday bound
for Memphis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
DENEEN NAMES MEMBERS
INSURANCE COMMISSION,

Springfield Ill., April 24-Under
the joint resolution the Illinois gen
egal ass mb'y authorizing him TO
name Insurance comm .ssiouers. Gov.
Deneen today appointed the follow
ing: T. W Lyman. of Chicago, St
pheu D. Sexton, of East st Louis
Benjamin HartZ of Rock Island;
George c. Gill. of Quincy; f. A Hal,
OF Springfield The commission IS TO
investigate and report 20 the legis-
lature the advisability OF enacfng q
law regulating fire insurance rates.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
SI,SO8,753 FINE PAID
Litigation of State Of Texas Against
Waters. Pierce OIL Company
Finally Concluded.

Austin, Texas, April 24.-The final
chapter in the litieatica Of the state
of Texas against the WatrsPierc
on Company. The payment Of prohabl
the largest fine ever made by q co.
poration, $1.S0S,153 was enacted th'
afternoon The money was taken fron
the banks in this ETY. and carried To-
grips 10 the capitol
Whe the fine bearers reached til
treasury department the doors Wer
locked and Attorney General David
sno and other officials We're sent for
the money counted and the liteatioa
which has been fought in courts OF
every degree e.dtd.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
River Eorpcasts.

The Ohio-At Evansville, will cor
tinue rising for n hours. then b.
nearly stationary for a day or two.
AT Mt. Vernca will continue rising
during the next So to As hours. At
Padueah and Cairo. viii continue lis.
ing fer , or days. reaching between
80 and Al feet at Cairo
The Wabash--At Mt Carmel WIFI
continue rising during the ext 81
xhours.
Tle Tennesecs-At Florence and
Riyerton. viii continue rising durine
the next 4S hours. At Johrsoavill
will begin rising tonight
The Mlssissippi-At Chester. vii
begin falling tonight. At Cape Gir3r
deau, viii continue rising during b
next IS hours.
w. E. BARRON,
Observer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
Test Of Successful Marriage.

A wellOrdered French household Is
the supremest example OF the old
adage that Two heads are better than
one The best test Of a successful
marriage is 10 see whether, 30 the end
of five years, husband and wife would
convenience, repeat the experiment
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25

There are some people who never
get beyond a certain age said 'he
brass burtoned man at the railroad
gates The unmarried woman who
never gets beyond % and the child
who travels who never reaches the
age OF five"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS.

Mr.. AMI Mrs. W. II. Lawson left
this morning for Viucennes where
they viii visit thcir daughter Mrs W.
H. Holt Mr.. Lawson will go from
there to Chicago 70 transact some
business
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25

Put, Nellie" he protested, you
might have taken the time - YOU
might have sent for me long before
this. even for old times sake"
And She smiled back.
Perhaps | should Jack, old boy,
but YOU know | was afraid that some
of the old-time love might come back
to me, and if it did--well, wanted TO
have a bit of IA fling drst, for you
know, old chap, that you people from
the city are sometimes - awfully
Slow!"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
New Idea for Society.

Suggested as a new style of personal
for newspapers: Mrs. John Smith
has gone to st. Joe to collect what is
due TO her from a friend who visited
her a month last summer She will re-
main four weeks. '-CinciEnali En-
qairor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
CITY NEWS in BRIEF
Two Excursions Today.

A large number of Cairoites are OK.
pected to leave this morning on the
two railroad excursions. The Big
Four will run an excursion to Nincen-
mes leaving here at a. m. and the III
linois Central will run an excursion
to St. Louis, train leaving at : 20
a. m
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
In Disguise.

For verse | swear | do not care:
am plain, blunt man, and so all
verse, however tersc, | dodge whene'er
| can, But now and then. like other
men, am befoo.ed by those who take
a rhyme from time 70 time and dress
II up like prose.-kansas City Journal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
Modern Works Not astinu,

A scientific periodical calls attention
to the fact that not only water color
but oil paintings Of the last half cen
tury seem doomed TO fade, entirely.
and that typewriter documents Will
ultimately be blank paper.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
way Of Adlu.,Ina Family Einane..
Observer

A. B. Stotts turned up missing. as
did sl1o belonging to his wife. This
is his second caper; the last time it
was two years before he remembered
10 come back home. a benefit dance
win be given Mrs Stotts on Wednes
day evening at Perkins hall Search
light ruieiia
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25

Caller-"We're going abroad and
I'm trying to place my cook. Are y1n
IN need OF one?" Mrs, Perry-"l'm not
positive. Excuse ME moment and
III find out III tell ours we're going
70 have dinner guests. Brooklyn
Life
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
Forecasts For Today.

Cairo and vicinity. Partly cloudy
with probably showers; rising tenn
perature.
Illinois Washington, April "a
Fair. warmer in south, showers in
north Sunday with cooler at night;
Monday fair, moderate southwest 10
northwest winds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
Not SelfCollected.

"a young man has telegraphed me
that he has Just welded my daugh.
ter" Il hope he's a good, practical
man" Il guess he is. He wired me
collect. Louisville CourierJounal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE WEATHER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Yesterdays Cairo Temperature.
General Conditions.

The day was generally fair. the
government bulletin reported ram
from fifteen points, none in the up
per river valleys Extremes OF tenn
perature were IS at Jacksonville
Fla. and "A at Hayre and Winnemue'
ca.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25

the air
What's the matter?" he inquired
Luncheon net served? Where's your
saiter?"
I'VE couldn't decide what to have"
said Mrs. Townsend. Janet wanted
some ice cream"
1 didn't say SO, Janet interrupted
And Jack chose mulligatawny
SOUP"
Mock turtle" Jack corrected, q
only asked what mulligatawny
That's neither here nor there" his
father remarked, hastily consulting
his watch, And what did you want,
my dear?"
Only a cup of tea" Mrs Townsend
answered, and some cake"
That II. never do, her husband
SAL. fr0wnng and shaking his head.
Then rappng sharply on the table, he
brought the waiter on the run Here.
waiter" he said. bring two portions
roast beef rare with gravy, mashed
potatoes, and have them served quick
as you can We're in a hurry"
Yes, sab, replied the waiter and
disappeared with napkin trailing in
the breeze
The longer you wait the less YOU
can tell what YOU want. Roast beef
is always In season, makes good red
blood, everybody likes it, and after all.
there's nothing better We've got lust
- minutes Let's talk of something
else"
And so they did
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
Few Cases on Record.

Jack" Yes, poor John may have
had his faults. but his heart was on
the right side Wagge-"ls it posi-
BILE? No wonder he died. STRAY
Stories.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
AIMED.

There never was any henzoate OF
soda in the canned things they used
Ia put up when YOU were back on The
farm But, then, for that natter, il
would never keep either unless mother
hid it somewhere $50 the children
couldn't find indianapolis News
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
Some Consolation.

Its a mighty good thing some.
times, remarked the observer Of
events and things, that the mirror
cannot make any verbal reflections
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
Poor Way to Acquire information.

A good many people never find out
that they will not be able to learn
much by simply hearing themselves
talk.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25

Listen, hear sleigh bells; o.
they are on the ice wagons Of the
Cairo Ice q Coal Co
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25

Mote: The above sun and moon
record is for Illinois and approx
mates the time at Cairo within a few
minutesl.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
Sun and Moon.

Sun will rise today. .... 500 a. IN
Sun will set today. ..s..s,. CAB p NJ.
Moon will set tonight. :, 1886 p. N.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
In Lone Meter.

III LUNY WettF
Speaking Of poetry does the mod
ern school make us Think"
We'll, il makes us hustle for the
dictionary, that is, those of us who
have any curiosity at ALL
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
A Tip to Women.

DO not think that because a man
makes fun OF himself he necessarily
means II or wants YOU to do t.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25

Lelschman adds that the American
embassy is well protected by a guar
Of soldiers detailed by the command
ing officer 81 the invading force.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25

Mr. Townsend came in briskly,
smiling and gay. He made his way
to the table. and greeted them affec-
tionately. Then he noted the frost in
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25

An epitaph for Protection" Here
lies Projections It lied through its
life. and now lies STILL
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-25
CONSTAN T|NOPLE FALLS

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