davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The new era., 1910-11-17
Would Need Lightning.

Perhaps" remarked the college
oarsman, who really wasn't fit to be
on the crew, perhaps l might i'm
prove If l should try faster stroke"
III you should get lightning stroke" T"
replied the disgusted trainer, "it GER
tainly would improve the crew."
The new era., 1910-11-17
Good Artificial Marble.

They are now making artificial mar
BILE with much success in Sicily. The
mandatory is in the shadow OF
Mount Etna and there common blocks
Of sandstone are put in tank con-
tanning volcanic asphalt and coal tar
and boiled for SO hours. The stones
are then taken out and polished and
it is said that it takes an expert to
tell them from black marble.
The new era., 1910-11-17
3. ~ .Psdisr,a Acre -

~ Lambeth (Eng.) "Old" Church has
mum erous historic monuments. and in
enc Of the windows is the full length
6sure. Of q pedler with his pack. staff
and dog. This is supposed to repre-
sent the unknown person who present
Cd "Pedler's Acre to the parish upon
condition that his portrait and that
ot his beloved canine companion
should be preserved In the church and
that his dog should be buried in con.
'sscrated ground.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Piueon Worth Owning.

A Manchester, England, firm of mill
owners is reported to be possessed of
a pigeon which has been employed as
a messenger from one mill to another
for over ten years. During that period
it has made over 1000 Journeys and
Travelled over $4,000 miles. 1t is cal
culated that to have sent the mes
sages by wire would have cost $500.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Nothinn lInIier.

Nothing is uglier in American life
than the tendency to delight in tear
ing down regulations. We consider
the old Romans brutal because they
gazed with pleasure on wild beasts
tearing men to pieces. We bend not
back our thumbs as we behold the
rending of things that are more pre-.
cious to man than his body.-New
York Globe.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Divorce Statistic s.

In England and Wales, to every
100000 of population. there are an
nually granted two divorces; in Ire
land, less than one; in Italy three;
in Scotland, four; in Germany, ffteen
in France twenty-three; and in the
United States, seventy-three.
The new era., 1910-11-17
He Made a Hit.

Binkly-"My gracious, old man, you
are all banged up" Crankleigh-"You
have hit it." Binkiy-"What did you
do-dispute the right of way with an
automobile?" Crankleigh-"No. Took
a drop too much" Binkley-"Why, l
didn't know you drank" Crankleigh-
II don't. The drop l took was from
an aeroplane 20 feet from the ground" !"
The new era., 1910-11-17
Went Ton Ear.

Yeast-"Do you think there Is
penalty for lying?" Crimsonbeak-
Sure, l knew a fellow who dislocat-
ed his shoulder while stretching out
his hands to show the size Of the
fish he claimed he had caught"
The new era., 1910-11-17
Oct Rld Of Lice.

Lice on animals sap away their vi
tality and hence rob you Of money.
II II cheaper to invest SO or $40 In a
dipping vat and oil than to lose many
times a. much from the ravages
: A good way to kill lice on hogs is
to have crude oil on posts where they
will rub against It. Wrap the post
with rough bagging and saturate the
bAgging with oil.
The new era., 1910-11-17
An Ounce of Precaution.

In spite of printed directions on
cans, it has never been perfectly safe
to put sealed tin in hot water to
heat 1t is best to empty the contents
out into saucepan, otherwise an ex-
plosion is possible.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Worse Still.

my wife is getting to be very tire
some," complained Groucher; "she
does not seem to know her own mind
from one minute to the next" MY
WIFE," said Kratchett, "is the same
way. She's as uncertain as the wealth
err" Huh! Mines as uncertain as
the weather forecaster."
The new era., 1910-11-17
Miuht Do 1t.

do you know anything that will kill
potato bugs?" asked the young man
with the yellow fingers. Yes" said
the old lady with the gingham apron
crustily, "get 'em to smoke cigarettes.
-Yonkers Statesman.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Treat for PauperS,

A recommendation that eight old
hens be killed and given to the sick
and those inmates that do not go out
on treat days" has been bassed by
the Cuckfeld (Sussex) guardians
London Mail.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Old Relic Worth Much Money.

A carved oak Jacobean cabinet
which had been used as a medicine
chest in a cow-pen and as ncstbox
in poultry run realized GI6 at
farm sale at Ansley. North Warwick
shire, England.
The new era., 1910-11-17

For Long and Useful Life.
If thou desire to take the best ad-
vantage of thyself, keep temperate
diet, use moderate exercise, observe
seasonable and set hours for rest.-F
Quarles.
The new era., 1910-11-17
SkeDticaI Youth.

1t was skeptical youngster, who,
be asked what it was that trou-
bled the pool OF Bethesda, answered,
gravely: well, teacher. they say 1t
was angels, but think it most prob
bly, was frogs"
The new era., 1910-11-17
Bull Terriers as Mourrers.

Three bull terriers followed hearse
conveying the body of an old dog fan
cier named George Laceby of Smith
street, Remington, as far as footing
cemetery the other day. They wore
Grape bows and on their cloth coats
was written: Following our master
to his last resting place. .'-London
Evening Standard.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Premature.

"Bilkins surely has an eye to the fu-
ture." whats he doing now?" why,
he is organizing paint concern that
will manufacture a coating for air.
ships guaranteed to withstand high
attitudes"
The new era., 1910-11-17
The lusnentic,s Kick.

Alice, you're good little wife,
know, and you can cook to beat the
band; but you don't get the kind of
dyspepsia tablets my mother used to
buy"-Judge.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Montana City Holds Record.

Miles City, Montana, holds the rec
ord for variation in temperature. The
highest temperature recorded there is
Ill deg, which is within deg. of the
highest recorded in the United States.
Miles City's lowest mark has been CT
deg. below zero, which is truly arctic.
The range between these two eX-
tremes is IT'S deg which Is a record.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Should Be Discreet.

A man who is good because he has
never had a chance to be bad may be
worthy of respect, but he should not
attempt to make capital of his virtue.
The new era., 1910-11-17
orsat test Strength.

Their 10 perhaps no strength so great
and abiding rs that which follows
from resisted temptation. Every
dangerous allurement is like an en-
chanted monster. which. being con-
quered, loses all his venom anu
changes at once into a king of great
treasure. eager to make requittal-
John Oliver Hobbies
The new era., 1910-11-17
Summer Scheme.

"Sim, you've got lot of old junk
around the store that you don't want"
Yep" And there's a lot of wimmen
at the hotel just bored to death for
lack of excitement" "Well?" Why
don't you have a sale?"
The new era., 1910-11-17
Our Dream5,

We are in such hurry that we no
longer have time to sit down and
dream dreams and no people make in
tellectual advance unless they do
dream their dreams.-Woodrow Will
son.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Infatuation.

How many men are groaning In
spirit at this moment over an infatua-
tion that made them sacrifice the
whole worth of life for the sake of a
pretty face and a plastic manner?
The new era., 1910-11-17
Lies Three Great Questions.

There are three great questions
which in life we have over and over
again to answer. Is 1t right or wrong?
Is it true or false? Is 1t beautiful or
ugly?-Lord Avebury.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Very Likely.

She-"The author speaks of the vii
lain having 'shifty, suspicious eyes, l
wonder what kind they are?" He
"Cross-eyes, l guess. They are al
ways watching each other"
The new era., 1910-11-17
Boston a City of Debt.

1t is estimated that at least ten per
cent. of the people of Boston are in
debt for their food, rent, clothing, fur
niture and for funeral and other ex-
penses.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Educational DlscipIine.

Most persons will find difficulties
and hardships enough without seeking
them; let them not repine. but take
them as part of that educational dis
cipline necessary to fit the mind to
arrive at its highest good.-Charles
Bray.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Not All Alike.

It is absurd to assume things about
other people, to think that all the
world shares any emotion, any desire,
dislike, or affection.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Good hor,ea Scarce.

Good horses are mighty scarce and
very high In price. There are plenty
Of plugs yet, always will be we pre-
sumo. So long - poor stations are
used anyway.
The new era., 1910-11-17
wrappers CHARGED For.

For every dollar that you pay for
food in New York you pay from two
to fourteen cents for the wrapper that
is around it.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Slow Progress in China.

Even in Honan city, distant only two
days by rail from Peking, lump silver.
the same cumbrous currency that has
been used for centuries, is still en-
ployed.
The new era., 1910-11-17

81. Peters Retains Supremacy.
st. Peters, at Rome. reared centur'
Ice befors the age Of steam and cleo
trictty began. 10 still the biggest Of
churches, the most colossal of MI
places OF worship.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Proper Way to Seek Virtue.

ProPer way 70 Seek Vr1tue'
One ought to seek out virtue for Its
own sake, without being Influenced BY
fear or hope, or by any external influ.
ence. Moreover, that in that does
happiness consist-Diogenes Laerttus.
The new era., 1910-11-17
a BAD Advertisement,

Druggist Ito his stout wife)-Don't
come in just this minute. l am about
to sell six bottles of my fat-reducing
miXture.-Ideas.
The new era., 1910-11-17
To Our Friends.

Welcome shall they be; and all the
hunors that can fly through us shall
on them settle.-Oliver Sheppard.
The new era., 1910-11-17
OnIy Feels Like It..

The man that feels like being kicked
seldom allows another the pleasure OF
doing it.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Reclaimed by Irrigation.

Two million acres in New South
Wales have been reclaimed by irri-
cation.
The new era., 1910-11-17
AeropLane Note.

Aviators should look down and spec
tators look up, while everybody should
look out.
The new era., 1910-11-17
Iubricatlnq Notes.

Sometimes the word corker is mis-.
nomer; the word "uncorker" would be
more appropriate.
The new era., 1910-11-17
~ 9AAo4ANTEo!

TO ,tradeaa good thirteen acre
orchard near PaIisade for a good
hay ranch "A North Park.
= Address c. A. Cox,
Palisade, Colo.
The new era., 1910-11-17
SOARING Ambition.

When once ambition has passed its
natural limit, its progress is bound
less.-Seneca.
The new era., 1910-11-17

Hebrew Proverb.
Happy the man that hath beau
tiful wife; his days shall be increased.
The new era., 1910-11-17

English Women in Majority.
John Bull has more daughter than
sons in England and Wales by 1885,
O55.
The new era., 1910-11-17

Notice Of Application to ....,
s.-Sa Lease, State Land
Once Of the State BSd1d Of Land
Connissioosfs ~
: Denver: Colo, Nov. s 1910
Nosice is hereby sisso that John c. Ish, Whose
posetAice address b Rand, Colo, has made
application No. ss5aito lease tho following do
scribed School Lands, situate In Jackson
County. Colorado. to Wit: ,r
All OF Sec. 10, rwps7 N. 7esW., 9Th P. n. = )
No other application TO fsase the above do
scribed lands will b<considsred ofsir Dec. lst,
1910.
B. +. JEFFERSON, -,
Register State Board LaAd Commissioners.
lilo FL -" e.
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'Notiss ofAppIication to . =.

,Notsse ofAppIication to . = =.
lease Suite LtR%
Office Of the state Board Of Land '.-'1.s
Commissioners. l-t & 81
Denver, Colo, Nov. 5, 1910. >
Notice is hereby given that A. W.. Green,
Whose postofRcs address Is Jelm, Wyo.. hiss
made application No. Ssos ID lease the, follow.
ing described school Lands, situate In Larinasr
County. Colorado, to wit: Nth Y
s,S q NEA, Sec; 8, Twp. II N, X. W. 3.
Rx Of NWA, u" -, q.
MEX Of SEA, ;" ;" 9Th
Pm.
NJ oyhee applisaticns y, lease the above dc.
soritsd lands will b sunsidered after Dec. lst,
1910.
r., .,,.sB. .k.y1FFERSON, ',i
kt1ibtss STATS Board Land Commissioner
IL - l2l -
The new era., 1910-11-17
Cheer Up.

Nothing happens to anybody which
he is not fitted by natura 10 bear
Marcus Aurelius.
The new era., 1910-11-17

Expectation Of British Goa.
About twenty-four out OF every one
hundred tons of coal mined ia the
United Kingdom is exported.
The new era., 1910-11-17

s,yssxEOR GALE

,sEA modern ap.to- -date blacksmith shop
;Gasoane poweE%and machinery to do
most sNhyakind Of wood work. Good
'srudS SNstAbliihea. For further informa.
ION address
s'iEY'' sIEBERT BROS.
Walden. Colo
The new era., 1910-11-17
Likes It,.

Almost every woman likes to have
the reputation of being fastidious.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-18
Base Ball News.

The Leon ball team has been pretty
busy the past week. They played
four games at Albany, Mo-, last week
with the Albany team, breaking even.
They won Tuesdays game by score
of 4 to Z, lost Wednesdays game by
a score of 6 to 2, lost again on Thurs
day by score of to 3, and won the
last game on Friday by score of Z
to 2.
On Tuesday of this week they met
the fast Milo team, who claim to be
champions of southern Iowa, at the
Davis City reunion, and defeated
them by score of 8 to 0 in a rat
Ting good game, only one error be-
ing made by each team.
They will play Davis City at the
Davis City reunion on Thursday af-
ternoon, and in the forenoon the
Leon Commercial Club will play the
Davis City Commercial Club. A hot
game is expected and big crowd
will go down from Leon.
The home boys go to Tingley next
Monday to play the Tingley team, and
will have game on the home
grounds next Tuesday with the Gar
den Grove team.
On Wednesday and Thursday of
next week they play two games with
Garden Grove at Garden Grove.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-18
Chautauqua a Good Thing.

Just look back over the past week
and notice the class of people who
enjoyed our excellent Chautauqua.
No drunkenness, carousing or bois-
ferrous conduct during the entire
week. A model crowd of thinking
people who enjoyed the intellectual
treats of the splendid program as well
as the fine music. Is not a Chautau-
qua better than a reunion or cele-
bration? 1t leaves a good feeling
and is a moral upnft to the entire
community. We do not believe that
our people want to abandon the
Chautauqua. We don't think they
can afford not to decide right now
that Leon is going to have a Chau-
tauqua next year, even if it does cost
some money. Everything good costs
money these days, and as Leon will
not celebrate on the Fourth of July
next year, unless we have a Chautau-
qua what will we have? And it will
not cost anywhere near the sum we
spend for Fourth of July ceIebra-
ton. If you believe likewise don't
fail to attend the meeting at the
opera house on Friday evening of
this week and lend your aid to the
Chautauqua movement even if you
are not able to support it in finan-
cial way.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-18
New Court Cases.

Caroline Stover ct al VS.. Willard
Stover ct al, The parties are the
heirs of j. H. Slower, deceased, and
ask that the real estate owned by him
be sold and the proceeds divided
among the heirs. S. Varga attorney
for plaintiff.
Anthony Cox VS.. w. j. Latta and
wife. Suit is brought to foreclose a
mortgage given to secure a note for
$500. S. Varga attorney for plain
tiff
Mahlon Moore VS.. George Kinds
and wife. Suit is brought on a note
for S11O and an account of $40. A.
P. Olsen attorney for plaintiff.
Edith b. Layton VS.. Raymond G..
Layton. Suit is for divorce. The
parties were married at Leon, June
19, 1907, and lived together until
July %, 1910. The plaintiff al
leges in her petition that defendant
has become addicted to the use of
intoxicants, remained away from
home of nights, and neglected to
provide for her support. She asks
for decree of divorce and that she
be restored to her maiden name,
Edith e. Harris. V. r. McGinnis at
torney for plaintiff.
Fosston Wind Stacker Co. VS.. M.
F. PQllin. Suit is brought on a prom
issory note for $125, dated Sept 20,
1904. Marion F. Stookey attorney
for plaintiff.
Harry M. Hundley receiver of the
Hundley Dry Goods Co. VS.. w. b.
Brewer. Suit is brought on an ac-
count for goods sold and delivered
amounting to $526.49. Marion F.
Stookey attorney for plaintiff.
S. H. Covington VS.. Decatur City
Town Hall Co. Suit is brought to
foreclose mortgage on the hall over
the bank and drug store at Decatur
City, given to secure a note for
$1,72O,29. A. P. Olsen attorney for
plaintiff.
Charles Deemer vs. Charles Mill
sap. The plaintiff secured judg-
ment against defendant for $50 be-
fore Justice w. D. Shelton, for fail
ure to give possession of a farm.
The defendant has appealed to the
district court w. j. Springer at
torney for plaintiff.
DR.. w. F. Waight VS.. Sarah C..
Spurgin. Suit is brought on an ae-
count for professional services rem
dered VIM. Spurgin and family
amounting to $51.25. S. A. Gates
and w. J. Springer attorneys for
plaintiff
Vergie Rauch VS.. H. c.. Rauch.
Plaintiff and defendant We're married
in Decatur county on Dec. "a, 1907,
and lived together until Sept 1908,
at which time defendant left her.
He returned to her in December,
1903, and compelled plaintiff to
leave March 26, 1910. She alleges
he has been guilty of cruel and in
human treatment and adultery. She
asks for decree of divorce, the Gus
tody of their minor child, $500 tenn
porary alimony, and that defendant
pay her $50 per month for the sup
port of their child, and such other
sum as the court may deem right and
Just. She alleges the defendant has
property amounting to $1,5O0, and
is capable of earning SIS per month.
G. w. Hoffman attorney for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-18
THE COUNTY HOSPITAL
Decatur County Should Vote for
the Comfy Hospital PROPOSE
ti0n. It's a Good Thing.

The fact that Decatur county is
soon to have the opportunity to pass
upon the question of county hos
pital will. make the following article,
clipped from the Iowa medical Jour
nal, of great interest:
So much interest has been taken
in the matter of the county hospital
that we feel we should not slight it
in any way. This interest is not alone
among medical men; the farm jour-
nails have looked into the matter and
are satisfied that the farming com-
munities will be greatly benefited by
the establishment of hospitals for
each community. We speak of each
community because county. lines are
imaginary boundaries of communi-
ties.
We believe that the bill passed by
the last legislature is one of the best
things that has ever happened for
Iowa. 1t is practically impossible for
the people in rural districts to re-
ceive the attention they need because
OF the dislike of the individuals, and
in many cases the doctor himself in
sending the cases to the city hospi-
tails. The people will be greatly bene-
fitted by early treatment in the hos
pital and the physicians of the coun-
try will receive stimulation in the line
of present work when they can send
their patients to a hospital where
they can follow up the case and re-
ceive benefit from their personal OBJ
servations.
Again, there are numerous cases of
tuberculosis in the country that are
now being discovered in the early
stages that if taken in hand can be
cured at home under the supervision
of the family doctor. If there is a
place where these children can go to
receive early instructions and treat
ment it will mean more in the eradi-
cation of this dreadful disease than
anyone can imagine.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-18
Davis City Reunion.

The annual Davis City reunion
opened Tuesday with a big crowd in
attendance, the trains from Leon be-
ing crowded. Hon. Frank @. Stuart,
democratic candidate for congress,
was the speaker Tuesday afternoon,
and he made a splendid address,
which was heard by a large audience.
The speakers for Wednesday are
Hon. Heman G. Smith, democratic
candidate for representative, and
Hon. B. w. Garrett, republican can
didate for clerk of the supreme court.
On Thursday the speakers are Hon.
l. A. Smith, republican candidate for
representative and Hon. H. M. Town
er, republican candidate for congress
On Friday Hon. V. r. McGinnis,
democratic candidate for judge, is
the speaker.
Good ball games and other attrac-
tions are scheduled for each day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-18
George b. McConneH.

George B. Mcconnell, second son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Mcconnell. was
born June 20, 1893, and died at his
home, August 8, 1910, aged II years,
month and 19 days.
He was stricken with appendicitis
about two weeks before his death.
but his death was not unexpected, for
from the first there seemed small
chances for his recovery He was a
member of no church, but had al
ways lived an honest, upright life,
and was loved and respected by ali
who knew him. During his illness
he suffered greatly, but he bore it
all patiently, and when he realized
death was near he said all was well
and he was ready to die.
He leaves to mourn his departure
father, mother, four sisters and three
brothers, besides other relatives and
very large number of friends for
his friends were numbered by his
acquaintance
Funeral services were conducted
from the Durham school house on
Tuesday, August 9Th, by Rev. Leroy
Shields, of Hopeville, after which in
terment was made in the Westerviile
cemetery.
We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors who so kindly helped us
during the illness and death of our
son and brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Mcconnell and
family
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-08-18
James Madison Edwards.

Died, at his residence five miles
west of Van Vert, Decatur county,
Iowa, Sunday, August z, 1910, after
a long, severe illness caused by en-
largement of the heart, James Madi-
son Edwards.
The deceased was born in Han
cock county, Tennessee, October s,
lS43. He was the sixth of family
OF eight children, seven sons and one
daughter. He came with the family
to Davis county, Iowa, in the fall of
1850, and to Decatur county in the
spring of 1851, where he grew to
manhood on the farm where he died.
He was united in marriage to
Lavisa Shannon, February 23, 1868.
To this union two children were
born, Charles Newman, of Decatur
county, and Della May Coin, of Cour
d.Alene, Idaho,who were present most
OF the time during their fathers ill
ness and kindly and readily aided
their mother in taking care of their
father. The deceased seemed to
have premonition of approaching
death and said he was prepared for
it.
The funeral was held at the Zion
Christian church near the Camden
cemetery, services being conducted
by the Rev. Craven, of Des Moines,
and was very largely attended, after
which the remains were committed
to the grave to await the call of the
resurrection trumpet at the last
day. sa+