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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-02-25

rAs manaosv bros0u fossA . sCoIle&
recounting. I shall 60 - tAe princess
Her highness commands! WIN u mol
be delighffuir'
Worth looked af O'Naiiy. who looked
at Smith. who looked At Kitty: thea Ill
four looked At La 6ignorina.
Are you not Tightening our trials BY
jokingT asked Worth obviously.
Gal! II madness. II you like. shall
60 as the prtncess."
but the authorities! IL viii b.
prison"
81 am sufficiently armed for ar
event 1t all depends upon your cour
age"
'Oh. II you take that Tone" said
O'Maily. coloring. why. the thing Il
done. No one can call me a coward"
Il shan't desert you In strait like
this" remarked Worth quietly Only
think La Signorina rather cruel to
force such situation upon US when
1t was entirely unnecessary.
1T Is agreed. then" continued La
Signorina. that tomorrow We depart
for Florence as the Principessa ii
Monte Blanca and suitY
II u 10 early morning that one should
discover the Piazza San Marco. Few
travellers. always excepting the leu
tone pilgrfmss are up and about. Ths
doves arp hungry then. and they alighi
on your hands. your arms. your shout
ders ana even your nat 10 moment
they are 0ostesfng aboot you nike IN
autumn Storm o. Seaven. subetd1ns
quickly.
II was suc6 Q picture nerflbew and
8iliard. biz guide. c1De upon tn
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Ruga di San Giovanni and the Rio di
San Polo.
Out into the Grand canal again. As
they swept under the last bridge before
coming out into the hotel district Hill.
lard espied \ beggar leaning over the
parapet The moonlight shone full In
his face.
Stop cried Hillard to Achille.
The beggar took to his heels. and
when Hillard stepped out Of the gon-
doia the beggar had disappeared.
who was itr' asked MerriheW In
differently.
"Giovannir'
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-02-25
CHAPTER XIV.

o'NALLY BUG6E9TA
IN q bedroom In one Of the cheap
little pensi0nes which shouldeg
one another along the Riva 4degll
i Schiaboni sat three men. All
three were smoking execrable tobacco,
The casta ways Of the Amerfcau Comic
Opera troupe wers on the anxioas seat
.O'MalIy. what's your Nopinion q Il
eignorina r said Worth
what about heef"
.what do. you think Of bert She's
rot one Of Us: she belongs to another
class. and the stage b coiy An incl
dent"
.Weil. I don't know what to think
I've pumped killigrew. but she seems
to be In the dark with the rest OF ~
That ring and the careless way she
offered It ~ security convince me that
she doesn't belong. But what Q votcer'
"She II without exception one Of
The NEST beautiful women ! ever saw
or care to see." rejoined Worth
Rmith and O'Mally exchanged Q
swift. comprehensive look.
Worth rose to 60 to Cooks once for
possible letters. but abruptly returned
to announce that the two ladies had
returned from Monte Carlo. The actors
proceeded to the parlor and greeted
the prima donna and Kitty.
I'VE lost" explained the latter.
II was very foolish" said the erst-
while prima donna. II might have
known that when one is unlucky one
may become still more unlucky. But
l did so wish to win. wanted TO
bring back enough gold TO send you
all to America"
But what was to become Of your
asked Worth.
The question was not expected
.Oh, Italy Is my bone. ! shall 6nd
way somehow Put the out OF your
thoughts entirely. But I am sorry to
bring you this bitter disappointment.
for II must be bitter"
There Is one thing I wish to under
stand thoroughly" put In Worth slow
ly.
You have guaranteed our credit al
this hotel BY what meansr Worth
Qei0 0et eye Win c0uId&@
with my word" she answered.
~ know something Of these foreign
hotel mana gers Words must b. back.
ed BY values" worth's eye was still
steady and unwavering- III. ~ ! BE-
lieve. you guaranteed our credit with
jewels Ne must know"
as Il from = sense-a misguided
sense-of chivalryr' she asked. hes
HIPS suggesting . smile.
.You are evadins o.. vent on
Worth
.You insist. sbesr eo,diy.
Positively Insist II you DO not ten
a We shall b. fosyed to teke cur
chances elsewhers.- Worth pressed .
button a sprvapf apoeaeel IT,
manager at once"
La Sisnorins dropped haf veli and
sat stifny In her chair. Kitty moved
uueasily. The uanages appeared He
bowed
Madame here" began Worth. indi-
eating La signorins. has guaranteed
our credit ~ your hotel"
Yes II no. everything satisfac-
toryg- asked the manager eagerly.
what security did madame adj
sanceY
Security" The manager looked al
Ia Signorina. but she rendered him
cot the least assistance Il hare given
M word 10 madame not 70 tell"
-Thse sAspe epssleaso shall ssase
Aaks oct car bin 81 oocer
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01
Orphan Ridge.

School COMMENCED Monday at Buzz
card Roost with Miss Ida Briggaman
as teacher.
Those who spent Sunday at Geo
Stephens were A. j. Piper, wife and
son Lee, Fred Jones, wife and daugh-
ter Lulu, Miss Sarah Truitt and MT
Lewis Piper.
Mrs. A. j. Butts and daughter Bes-
sic were the guests of Mrs. G. A. Hat
field Sunday.
Sherm Simpson and Bud Smith, OF
near High Point, Zeke Merryman, G.
A. Hatfield, Charley Leahy, Lewis Pi.
per and Lee Davis called on the Bar.
lean boys Sunday.
Mrs. E. Merryman and daughter
Daisy called on Mrs. Mabel Hatfield
Sunday.
Pat -4eahy spent Sunday at James
Bakers, north of Leon.
Zeke Merryman and family took
in the picnic at Pleasanton last week
They report most enjoyable time.
The Davis City second nine came
up Sunday and played our boys or
the home grounds. They both pu1
up good game, the score STANDING
27 to 16 in favor of Blockley.
David; Charley and Russ SMITH
and Levi Cation spent Sunday at ]
G. Smiths near Blockley.
Walter Moore, wife and son Lee
called on Ed Campbell Sunday. Mrs
Campbell returned home with then
for short visit.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01
Lone Star.

Misses Ruth and Mary Beavers, of
near Clio, came last Monday for a
visit at the home of their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Elsey.
Mrs. Ira Brown and sons visited
relatives, near Humeston, last Tues
day.
Mary Elsey and children visited
at Dan Elsey's Wednesday night.
Mrs. Gamble visited her daughter,
Mrs NOVA Tompkin, last Thursday.
Harvey Elsey went to Lineville
Thursday to attend the carnival and
visit relatives.
George Russell and Novia Tompkin
went to Weldon Thursday afternoon
in Mr.. Russell's auto.
Yves Brown and family of Cambria,
visited Friday and Saturday at the
Ira Brown home.
Steve Trisler and Carl Brown went
to Davis City Saturday to mill.
Ernest Elsey pulled his threshing
machine home Saturday.
Will Dick and daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Russell Dick, of near Clio, came
Sunday for visit at the Dan Elsey
home.
Will Allen and wife were calling at
Ira Browns Sunday evening.
Newman Worden was seen stroll
ling through this neighborhood Sat
urday evening. Wonder where he
went.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01
"Sunny Slope

Mrs. w. P. Newlin and son, Ellis,
were county seat callers Monday.
Mrs. Naomia Fleming was visiting
a few days last week at the John
Lockwood sr. home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carey Deisher called
at the ]. M. Deisher home Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Kendall, Mr..
and Mrs. N. F. Parsons were called
to Leroy Tuesday by the illness of
Mr.. Kendall and Mrs. Parsons broth
er, Late Kendall, and returned We'd
nesday.
Miss Rose Bennett and Miss Geor-
gia Stewart were visiting at the
Beattie Cunningham home Sunday
and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Kendall, Of
Corydon, were visiting at the Ed
Kendall home Friday and Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Thompson and
children left Friday for King City
Mo-, to visit Mrs. Thompson's parents
BERTHE Adair has been assisting
Mrs. Eugene Massey with her house.
hold duties the past week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harms were Line
vile callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Kendall anc
Mrs. Edd Kendall were guests at the
j. M. Deisher home Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hutchins Wis
tied at the John Thompson home Fri
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01
Pleasant Valley No. 2.

Roscoe Woodland is very sick with
typhoid fever at the home of his
father, Isaac Woodland, who lives near
Kingston.
Those who attended the associa-
ton meeting at Palestine church last
Saturday and Sunday were Mrs.
Joseph Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Brown, Arthur Wycoff, Grandma
Brammer,, Mrs. John Acton, Miss
Martha Brammer and Mr.. and Mrs,
A. A. Burchett.
Those who called on Allen Pence
son, and Alva Roland.
Miss Mary Brammer is quite sick
this week with tonsilitis.
Joseph Trowbridge and daughter
of Missouri, came last Thursday to
visit his brother, Walter Trowbridge
and many other friends.
Mrs. Lavina Jimmerson is visiting
with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Ev-
ans, of Grand River, this week.
| Mrs. Henry Schmitt and son are
visiting with friends at Van Vert.
Ben Grimm went to Leon Sunday
and took the train for Missouri tc
visit friends.
James Bolds was visiting with his
sister, Mrs. Isaac Roland, last Sun.
day.
Mrs. Allen Pence and son were call
ing at H. L. Brammer's one day las
week.
Jud Hampton and John West had +
fight one day last week. West flleC
an information against Hampton an(
he was brought before Squire H. L
Brammer, who fined him $4.3S.
Samuel Briner and family, of Ten
nessee, were visiting at w. M. Bri
ner's last week.
Misses Clarissa and Martha Bran
mer spent Thursday at w. F. Wads
! WOrth's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01
Burr Oak Ridge.

Quite number from this vicinity
are attending the state fair.
George Chastain returned from a
weeks visit at Davis City His cous-
in, Raymond McCalla, returned home
with him.
e. J. Horney and family called at
John Smiths Sunday afternoon.
Steve Osborn and Willard Chastain
We're Sunday visitors at Davis City.
Gladys and Grace Barnheizer spent
Sunday with Julia and Clara Chas-
tain.
Mike Griffin was in this vicinity
last week buying stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Frost, of Leon,
were looking after their interests on
Eden Prairie last week.
Mrs. Ben Chastain and Mrs. Walk
er, of ST. Louis, spent Thursday at
Mrs. Mary Walton's. Mrs. Walker re-
turned to her home in st. Louis on
Saturday.
We understand East Eden school
commences the second Monday in
September with Miss Olive Evans
as teacher.
A little daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Willard Lille Monday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01
Garden Grove Old Settlers Reunion Next Week, Sept s and
Postum Trot.

Mrs. Lloyd Smith and daughter,
Lois, and Gertrude Davis were call
ing on Mrs. Arthur Worden Monday
afternoon.
Frank and Ira Worden were bust
morning.
Mrs. Arthur Worden was calling
on Mrs. Roland Ball Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Judd were call
ing at Frank Worden's Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Arthur Worden was calling,
on Mrs. G. Meacham Tuesday after
noon.
There were several from this neigh
borhood spent Tuesday evening at
R. K. Davis.
Gertrude Davis was business call
er at Weldon Tuesday afternoon.
Mabel and Lawrence Mecheam
were calling at Weldon Wednesday
afternoon.
Charley Hacker and Mr.. Fronk
were business callers in Leon last
Tuesday afternoon.
George Warner jr. and wife drove
over near DeKalb Wednesday after
noon for visit with the latters par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Elston.
There were several spent Wednes-
day evening at M. E. Davis and ate
ice cream.
C. D. Worden and family and Chas.
Hacker and family attended Sunday
school picnic near Van Vert Thurs
day.
Mrs. c. Meacham and Mrs. F. Wor-
den were calling on Mrs. Bert Stiles
and Mrs. Will Rosengrant Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. Lloyd Smith and Miss Davis
were calling on Arthur Worden last
Thursday afternoon.
Don Hacker and wife, of Van
Vert, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Hacker from Friday morning
until Saturday.
Frank Worden and wife were call
ing at j. H. Delk's Friday evening.
Charley and Don Hacker were bust
ness callers at Leon Friday.
Mrs. j. H. Delk spent Friday in
Leon, the guest of her brother, S. A.
Gates, and family.
Lew Hastings was business caller
at Van Vert Friday.
Those spending Friday evening at
| 0s~A ~ w VI oOA WOlS WI AlOS u
Smith and daughter, Miss Gertrude
and Miss Nellie Davis, Ralph Davis
and MISS InG Fronk.
Willie Warner was business call
er in this neighborhood Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. c. Meacham, daughter and son
spent Friday evening at F. Worden's.
George Warner returned Friday
from visit at Lineville.
Dennis l1ill and family spent one
afternoon this week at George War
ner's.
Mrs. Foust spent Wednesday af-
ternoon with Mrs. F. Lillard.
ROLAND Ball and family and E. T
Worden and wife started to De,
Moines Wednesday to attend the
state fair.
| Miss Sylvia Warren was the guest
of Mrs. Arthur Worden Saturday and
Sunday.
| Mrs. George Warner and family
spent Sunday at Arthur Worden's.
Mrs. Will Sigler and children Wis.
tied Sunday with Mrs. Hugh Smith
Frank Worden and wife spent Sun
day at the Meacham home
There were about thirty friends
and neighbors took ice cream AM
cake and went and surprised Arthui
Worden Saturday night, it being hi.
birthday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01
Decatur r. F. D. No. 2.

Mrs. James Phipps and daughters
spent Sunday with Mrs. Vira McGah-
uey.
]. K. Norman and son Will called
at R. E. Lees Sunday.
j. M. Miller and family visited a
few days last week at Sam Smiths
at Lamont.
George Williams and fomily spent
Sunday with his brother Milton.
Mrs. Jennie Miller visited Sunday
with Mrs. Eva Ellars.
Jimmie and Hewlett Butcher ano
best girls attended church at Swee1
Creek Sunday evening.
Esther Norman spent Sunday will
her cousin, Miss Edith Norman.
Miss Cecil Butcher visited Sunday
with Miss Annie Carroll.
Mrs. Nora Brown and sons visited
a few days last week with relatives
at Grand River.
James Sutherlin, of Magdalene, S
D.. took dinner with j. NJ. Miller Sun
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01
Salem.
(Delayed.)

Anna Nichols visited a few days
last week with her friends, Meryle
and Pearl Dale.
Joe Ingram and wife spent Sunday
at Mr.. Schoonover's
Several from these parts attended
the Reunion at Davis City last week
M. Linden and daughter, Verna
were Pleasanton callers one day last
week
Several in this vicinity are through
threshing.
Verna and Fay Linden called or
Edyth Cowles Sunday evening.
Quite a few from this vicinity at
tended the meeting at Eden Center
Sunday night.
Quite a few from this neighbor
hood are planning on attending the
Wooumen's picnic at Pleasanton thi;
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Brown called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Judd Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01
Wesley Items.

Miss Jennie Wells went Monday to
visit Miss Edna Sinclair, near Mt.
Olive, also to visit, Mrs. Lille Dick,
near Clio returning the last of the
week.
L. B. Spencer and family attended
the Lineville street fair and carnival
Tuesday.
Misses Olive and Anna Lowrance
and Agatha Adair attended the Pleas
anton picnic Wednesday afternoon.
VIM. Lowrance helped make a
crowd at the Lineville carnival three
days last week.
Mike Miller and wife moved to
their new home, east of Lineville.
wednesday. They will be greatly
missed in this vicinity.
w. e. Dillon and family enjoyed
Thursday afternoon at the Pleasau-
ton picnic.
F. M. Lowrance and family went
to Lineville Thursday.
/ Several from here attended the
Lineville carnival the last of the
week.
George Warner, of Weldon, spent
Friday night with friends in these
parts.
There is a big show billed for Nor
gan August 31st. Everybody should
go.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Foreman called
at r. M. Lowrance's Saturday and
took little Doris home with them for
a weeks visit.
o. L. Peck and wife, H. E. Cozad
and wife and F. M. Lowrance and
family started to the State Fair al
Des Moines Sunday morning.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01
Pleasant Valley.

Miss Mary Robb spent Saturday
and Sunday at George Virden's.
Mrs. w. c. Campbell and family
returned to their home in Des Moines
Monday after spending a few weeks
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Virden and other relatives. Her sister
Miss Sarah Virden went home with
her for a weeks visit.
Several from this vicinity are at
tending the state fair at Des Moines
this week.
Mrs. Emma Hamilton, from Mis-
souri,, was visiting her sister, Miss
Kate DoboZy, Sunday.
Mrs. George Virden and daughter
Julia were Leon visitors Saturday
Levi Virden was visiting at E. E
Robb's Saturday and Sunday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01
BURDENS LIFTED.
From Leon Backs-Relief Proved by
Lapse of Time.

Backache is heavy burden;
Nervousness wears one out;
Rheumatic pains; urinary ills;
All are kidney burdens
Daily effects of kidney weakness.
No use to cure the symptoms,
Relief is but temporary if the
cause remains.
Cure the kidneys and you cure the
cause.
Relief comes quickly-comes to
stay.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure kidney
ills;
Prove it by your neighbours case.
Here's Leon testimony.
The story of a permanent cure.
John Holden, of Leon, Iowa, says:
81 have thoroughly tested Doan's
Kidney Pills on several occasions and
have found the remedy to act ex-
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more or less for a number of years
by packache, ana otner symptoms of
kidney complaint. / at length learn
ed of Doan's Kidney Pills and pro-
curing supply from L. P. Van Wer-
denis drug store, ! began their use.
They acted directly upon my kid
neys, stopped the ache in my back,
and regulated the passages of the
kidney secretions. ] have taken this
preparation on several occasions
since then when I have noticed that
my kidneys were sluggish, and
have always been benefited"
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Remember the name-Doans-
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01
Center Township.

Mrs. Jeffries, of Leon, had bust
ness in Center.
Mrs. Myers parents called on her
last week.
Some farmers pasture is short and
they are feeding stock.
We have a fine drive out our way
for horseback riders and a.tos, and
lot pass our way.
Mrs. Rudbaugh has our thanks
for a compliment on our nice farm.
Mrs. Watson had something like a
touch of appendicitis, but she is now
better.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01

Doan's Regulets cure constipation
without gripping, nausea, nor an,
weakening effect. Ask your druggist
for them. 25 cents per box.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01

Itching. bleeding, protAding or
blind piles yield to Doan's Ointment,
Chronic cases soon relieved, finally
cured. Druggists all sell it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01

For any pain from top to toe, from
any cause, apply DR.. Thomas Electric
oil. Pain can't stay where it is used.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01

Tell child to do something it can
do alone, and then something jim
which you can help it. Thus it will
develop.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-09-01

We may run to meet an oppertun-
ity, but never run to oFertake it.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-03
Tn. ch;rr;ro cr;eket.


There is an old belief that crickets.
locusts and other insects give warning
of the coming of extremely warm
weather by the unusual clamor they
make at night AS a matter of fact
they chirp because It Is warm. not be-
cause 1t is going to be warm. A GER
tain young man told recently Of dis
covery that he made last summer based
on the chirping of the crickets. He no
ticed, of course, that the hotter 1t was
the faster they chirped and the cooler
it was the slower they ehirped, and he
conceived the idea Of making them
serve as a sort Of Thermometer. Hav-
ing counted the number of chirps made
by a cricket one night, he looked at
thermometer and found that 1t marked
"a degrees. The cricket had chirped
100 times in a minute. By noticing it
night after night he arrived at a regu-
lar rule. which is that for every de
gree above "a the cricket chirps FIVE
times. When 1t chirps 100 times In a
minute, therefore. you will find the
thermometer marking 20 degrees.
What queer ways some people have of
amusing themselves!-Chicag News.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-03
Charue IL to the Woman.

That cheerful farce known to the
public as an inquiry into the causes
Of the cost of living assumes more
amazing proportions day by day. Some
body or something is to blame for the
prohibitive prices which mock our in
digence. and under no circumstances
may the sensitive feelings of the pro-
tectionists be hurt Consequently po-
litical economists who are not calm
enough to share the frank Indifference
of congress offer US strange and art
less solutions Of problem which has
grown too formidable for play, says
Agnes Repplier.
The most original Of all these sug-
gestions comes from an instructor in
economics in the Wharton School of
Finance at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, who holds that food is dear be-
cause women buy 1t and women have
no basis for estimating the value of
what they spend" Money to a man
represents so many hours or days Of
labor. Money to woman stands for
no economic effort. The price of all
commodities is unreasonably dear be-
cause of the "eXtravagant willingness
of women to pay for them"
If this be true all that is needed to
reduce the cost of living is that men
shall shop and market. The poulterer
will not venture to ask $3.50 for a pair
of chickens; the dairyman will blush
at the mere thought of demanding sc
cents a dozen for eggs when confront
ed by the wage Garner of the family
Hogs were quoted recently at a fig.
ure calculated to make these lordly
animals swagger In their sites, but
they will soon be reduced to humility
and moderation If the father Of the
family buys the morning sausage
Even the cook will cheerfully accept
81 a week instead of 81 when her
master pays her wages. especially II
she can be brought to understand that
he is philosophically Indifferent to his
food and that it was only the "extrav
agant willingness Of her mistress tc
pay her 81 which made her ask sc
much.