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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-14
Washington News Letter.

(By Clyde H. Tavener, staff Wash
ington special correspondent of The
RanOrter \
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-14

Lot No. lis a line of $1O0 to
$500 White Parasols. Sale Price 75c
Lot No. 2-Is line of $3.50 and
$3.50 Parasols. Sale Price ..$1.50
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-07-14
Embroideries and

LaCeS
We will give discount of 40 per
cent on all Laces and Embroideries
in stock. This is of course a great
deal less than cost but we must move
them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
Gallant Victor Hugo.

During the latter years of his
long life Victor Hugo was very fond
of surveying mankind from the van
tage ground of the top of an omni-
bus. He used to make long excur-
sions through the gay city perched
on the top of the homely bus, which
he seemed to prefer to any other
vehicle. An amusing and charac-
teristic anecdote of the great poet,
who was most courteous and atten-
tive to the lovely sex, is related by
a review. One fine day, as he was
enjoying a ride under these condi-
tons, a fascinating young woman
climbed up to the summit of the
tramcar on which he was seated and
steered her way toward the only va
cant place, which happened to b
the one next to him. She was
about to take possession of it when
sudden jolt sent her instead into
Victor Hugo's lap. AS soon as she
had recovered herself the pretty
girl turned to the poet and, her fair
checks suffused with crimson, said,
II beg your pardon, monsieur"
"And l." he replied calamity,
"thank you, mademoiselle."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
A SHREWD SHOPPER.
The Little Play by When She Won
Attentive Service.

"C!iicH;-u = uplr ,t-ri:iin.! have the
knack OF getting on" shopper said.
IN the suit department of :. "a: store
| met Chi.a4" >.u..i..r wis' h@d been
in NV Nor'l l'~; taiu 4 week. She
said ~l, WASN'T i',.H- ..1y'aiHc; had
Just oo'ic 10 -,i i!., lay pt j!.c land.
IL the process uf sr;';M. ii ~hr stopped
q cash2iu ana SAID.
is that Miss Stake selling W bite In
on skirts 10 that fat woman: ! under
stand You have ii Miss Blake in the
department.
"'No: that is Miss Barton said the
cashcirl.
The Chicago woman wrote the name
in her address book. Then she show
ed me the names Of saleswomen In
seycra, other stores.
This Is only Il preliminary 10 real
shOnp!nS.' she said. 1t pays TO take
the extra trouble. If | expect TO buy
more than s. worth OF anything at a
strange store learn beforehand the
name Of the Saicswoman whose looks
l like best Then when go back to
buy ! can say. as shall do here to-
morrow, I would like Miss Barton to
wait Oh me- and. although Miss Bar
ton has never set eyes on me. the fact
that / can call her name gives her the
impression that she must have sold
me a 500 dress at some time. and
get twice as good service as would
get il l knew nobody by nlane.'
New York Sun.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02

A certain father is possessed Of q
pair Of exceedingly bright girl chill:
dren. The other day his eldest
daughter, Alice, was putting her
younger sister, surnamed Gretchen,
through some arithmetical PAGES,
and the father was an amused lis
tener. Gretchen, how much do
twelve and ten maker" was the
form Of one query, and, being cor
rectly answered, other and similar
questions followed in quick success
sion.
The father, believing the younger
daughter was doing too much of
the work, thought he would put his
frstborn up d tree, and 90 he broke
In with d problem of his own inven-
ton. @Aiee," be dderied solemnly,
'how much do you and. Gretchen
nake~
Without IN instant's hesitation
came the reply:
Gretchen and I, pop, make you
aproud and happy father"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
SYMMES' HOLE.
n Monument That Was Reared to a
Eer-arksble Theory.

amor IosLirr monument
e+e,3s - -. .;tv NIX NJ UouiI-
I'm q 4 .l-,e Ln'ovc1 ar cacl
u q, .,.J ,..~l.3 with the Inc. Of
...orsn'-.-f l,.a .-.romont. b,
..'.-.l .,op ,.srblc nlirrb It
Ma. o-....f Lr Americas Symmos
- 1.-,.ar. nf HI. f.,ber Ioi,n
flora. >,,r-,e. q short ,jnn before
tie chi war The elder Svmmes
was The author of the remarkable
.l4.ary of (onccntric Spheres.
Demonstrating That the Earth l.
Hollow HabitabIc Within and
Widely Ooen # tho Po,cs" He
va, a no1bew &c the first landlord
Of tie country that runs along the
Ohio xycr
svnmcs tir-t announced his dis
coye7v'' at -. Louis in 1918. In
we'll written brochure he asked for
200 brave coInpanion<. we'll equip
ped. to start from Siberia IL the
fall with reindeer and =leighs On
the ice Ct the frozen SEE. ! engage
We find 2 warm ana new land
stocked with thrifty vegetables and
animals + not men on reaching one
degree north OF the latitude of 50
degrees. We will return the fol-
lowing spring" In 1922, after
delivering a series OF lectures,
Symmes requested congress for
subvention in order to equip an ex-
pedition. The senate unanimously
rejected his appeal, as did the gem
oral assembly of Ohio two years
later. One of his converts, Jere-
miah n. REYNOLDS, with the Coop
Grafton Of Rush and Southland, both
members of President John Quincy
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02

Repeat these sentences rapidly
the quicker the better:
The bleak breeze blighted the
bright broom blossoms.
Two toads totally tied tried to
trot to Tedbury.
Strict strong Stephen Stringer
shared Sticky six sickly silky
snakes.
Susan shincth shoes and socks.
Socks and shoes shines Susan. She
ceaseth shining shoes and socks, for
shoes and socks shock Susan.
A paddock, paddock, black
spotted paddock; a paddock spot on
the black back Of a black spotted
paddock.
Oliver Oglethorp ogled an owl
and an oyster. Did Oliver Ogle-
thorp ogle an owl and an oyster? II
Oliver Oglethorp ogled an owl and
an oyster, where are the owl and
the oyster Oliver Oglethorp ogled
San Francisco News Letter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
enlivenino the Table,

"You'll be the star of our din.
ner table tonight" said q matcrfa-
milias after an amusing converse.
ton with friend she had CHANGED
to meet, "for I'll tell the family all
the amusing things you've been say.
Ing. It's q rule of the house that
We must try to remember all inter
esting happenings, SO that they can
be served up With our food. I don't
suppose the men Fred meets in
business are really especial, bril-
liant, but whenever they do display
any wit he always tells us, and in
this way We have grown to feel such
an interest in them that we can en-
joy hearing even Of quite unimpor-
tant events with which they arc
connected. It's Just the same with
Ned's and Edth's friends, and you
have no idea what q jolly crowd We
have at our table sometimes, add il
helps our digestion wonderfully
New York Tribune.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
THE HOPEFUL ATTITUDE.
II Helps Ono In Striving to Realize
His Ambition.

II Helps Ono In Striving TO Realize
His Ambition.
There Is tremendous power In the
habit Of expectancy. the conviction
that we shall realize our ambition. that
our dreams shall come true. says ORR
son SWEET Marden In Success Maya
zine. There is no uplifting habit like
that Of carrying an expectant. hopeful
attitude. of expecting that our heart
yearnings will be matched with real
tiles; that things are going to turn out
we'll and not Ill; that We are going to
succeed; that, no matter what may or
may not happen. we are going to be
happy.
There is nothing else SO helpful a.
the carrying Of this optimistic. expect.
ant attitude-the attitude which al.
ways looks for and expects the best,
the highest. the happiest-and never
allowing oneself to get into the pes
simistic. discouraged mood.
Believe with all your heart that you
will do what you were made to do
Never for an instant harbor doubt OF
this. Drive It out Of your mind II II
seeks an entrance. Entertain only the
friend thoughts or ideals Of the thing
you are bound to achieve. Reject oil
thought enemies, all discouraging
moods-everything which would even
suggest failure or unhappiness.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
RalnleSs Seasons.

In a large part Of this country the
prolonged dry weather has been a
drawback to industries depending upon
a regular rainfall True. the crops
have turned out well In the main, but
some Of those ripening late would be
still larger had rain fallen MS usual.
The very few heavy downpours which
came wasted water. according to the
agriculturists' point of view. for It ran
off the top of the ground into streams
and swamps instead of soaking into
the parched soil under cultivation.
Yet dry period Is not without its
advantages. Then the beds of the
ponds and creeks can be cleared Of
germ breeding muck. After thorough
cleanup the pond water will be sweet
for decade or more. In q drought
some swamps and boegy places can be
wholly obliterated by deepening exist
ing trenches and digging new onsD, so
that the water, when II comes, shall
lie in many shallow canals instead OF
choking one muddy ditch and over.
lowing Until a swamp Is formed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
SYSTEM ON A DINING CAR.
Every Inch Of Space In Its Little
Kitchen Is Economized.

The kitchen of a dining car is a
striking example of what can be
done in economizing space. Every
inch is used.
Water tanks are suspended from
the ceiling. One wall Is lined with
the big range and heating ovens,
while ON the other are storage
boxes, receptacles for pans, pots
and other utensils and a row of
cupboards up under the ceiling.
At one end. between the kitchen
and the dining car proper, is a lit
tie pantry, which serves as sort of
vestibule. That is where the wait
ers place thor orders and receive
dishes.
Every separate article of food
and equipment has It's place, says
the Woman's Home Companion.
Every corner and nook in the car
has a particular function. The sill
yer is in one place, the milk and
cheese in another, the meat in an
other, and so on through the list.
Everything perishable is kept in a
refrigerator.
While the car is in action the
conductor from his position be-
tween dining room and kitchen
keeps his eyes upon the ten tables
and endeavors to see that none of
the diners is neglected. For all the
supplies on the car he is held to
strict account. On his trip sheet,
! as it is called, is put a list of every
thing taken on the car when it
starts out. A record of all articles
sold is entered upon the sheet, and
when the car comes home again all
that has not been sold must be on
hand.
The equipment Of dining car
conforms to standards, just as do
locomotives, trucks, rails and ties.
Dishes are made according to es-
tablished patterns, each piece OF
china having the company's mono
gram upon it. The same is true OF
the linen, silver, menu holders
everything. Thus a loss can be cas-
ily traced. The walters are allowed
$50 a month for breakage. All
damage in excess of that, though,
they have to pay for, and the cost
is divided among them equally.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
Women In = sailbo.t.

There Is just one place on a sailboat
for women. That II the cockpit. Re
memberl THAT and keep them there.
even II It takes a somewhat pointed
request. The average woman on a
boat is not happy unless she In taking
risks by sitting out on deck or on top
Of the cabin or going forward Of the
mast. Warn her and she laughs at
you. She does not know that she In
endangering herself. Less than a year
ago I saw two women knocked over
board In heavy sea because they in
sisted on sitting on top of the cabin
despite the protests of the man who
was railing the boat. He himself was
a greenhorn and let his boat jibe. the
boom clearing the top of the cabin be-
fore any one could say Jack Robinson.
Outing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
Both Mood.

Somebody had thrown a stone at
the village constable as he patrolled
his beat at night, hitting him on the
helmet.
The perpetrator Of the outrage
was not recognized, but on search
ing for the missile the constable
found a peculiarly shaped stone,
which, he averred, he had seen Or
namenting the window sill of a man
whom he charged with the assault.
II experimental with the stone,
your worship" said the constable.
81 threw it at an old 'elmet Of mine,
and it made exactly the same mark
as that made by tho stone which
struck me-"
"But what good was that when
your 'ead wasn't inside the 'elnet p
asked the suspect.
II thought of that" triumphant
" retorted the officer, $50 I put q
block of wood inside the 'elmet, and
it was just the same as if my .'ead
was in itr-London Fun.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02

Ma fathers soger;" said lit
tie Scotch .lassie.
can ma father, too" said her
playmate.
"Ah, but ma fathers a brave
mon. He's been in war, an he's
gotta hale gang O medals. An he's
got the Victoria cross. The king
pinned it on him wi his ain hand /"
breathlessly announced lassie No. /.
can ma fathers bravererp
cried the other little one. 'He's
been in dozens O wars, an he's got
gangs an gangs O medals an Vic
toria crosses. An he's got a bonnie
wudden leg, an" with a trium-
plant shriek-"the king nailed it
on wi his ain hand."-London Rx-
press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
The Obvious.

"How much do you love meY
The beautiful creature at his sids
looked at him appealingly.
"Do you really want to know p
he asked doubtfully.
II must know"
Every well, then. I love you .
little more than playing poker and
a little less than my regular bust
ness. l love you more after I have
had good dinner and a good cigar
than l do before. l love you about
half as much as the first girl ever
loved, who was ten years older
than / was. l love your extrava-
gancies more than your economies,
because they cause me more trou-
BILE. 1 love what l cannot verify in
you more than what know"
"And why" she persisted, edo
you dare to tell me all this, which
l know to be true ?'-Life.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
orinin Of the Word stsrlina.

The origin of the word sterling"
il very curious. Among the early
minters of coin in northern Europe
we're the dwellers of eastern Ger
many. They were so skil1ful in
their calling that numbers of them
were invited to England to manu-
facture the metal money Of the
kingdom. The strangers were
known as "casterlings." After a
time the word became Sterling"
and in this abbreviated form il has
come imply what is genuine in
money, plate or character.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
Papa Wouldn't Mind.

After being tucked in bed little
Eadge begged her mother to stay
with her until she got to sleep,
'for." she pleaded, ut is all. dark,
and Madge is so 'fwaid." "But there
is nothing to be afraid Of" her
mother assured her. MAMMA must
60 right downstairs, for papa is
there alone waiting for her. Now
try to 60 to sleep and remember
that the angels are right hero with
you and will take care of YOU
ooh, but, mamma" walled the lit
tie voice, "Pd rather Have you.
Please, mamma, send the angels
down with papa, and you stay here
with Madge."-Delineator.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
PHYSICAL FEATS.
Mans Limited Powers Compared With
Those Of Some Animals.

BY means of mechanical devices,
the product of his own brain, man
can sweep along prepared track
at nearly a hundred miles an hour,
over the surface of the sea at thir-
tv miles an hour or through the air
at seventy-fve; also he can build
towers more than 900 times his
own height or dive into the earth
about 700 times his own height.
But strip him of his machines and
machine made instruments and he
compares rather poorly in the mat
ter of physical achievements and
capabilities with certain of the low
er animals.
Consider, for instance, mans
sprinting or running powers. His
best speed for mile is some four
minutes twelve and three-quarter
seconds, which gives a total of
about fourteen miles an hour. The
gray wolf lopes along at an easy
twenty and thinks nothing of doing
sixty miles in a night. The hunted
fox has been timed to run two
miles at a speed of twenty-six miles
an hour. A race horse at full speed
travels at thirty-two miles. while &
greyhound, which is, so far as is
known, the swiftest of all four leg
ged creatures, runs at thirty-four
miles.
Z Man also falls behind in Jump
ing. Roughly speaking, six feet in
height and twenty-three in width
are the limits of mans achieve
mcnts in this line. A red deer has
been known to clear a wall ten feet
high, the chamois can do at least a
foot better, while the springbok of
South Africa will shoot ten feet up
in the air Just for the fun Of the
thing.
Some of the beasts of prey are
even more wonderful in their ath-
letic achievements. The black ia
guar, for example, can reach a
branch fourteen feet from the
ground. The greatest jumper in
the world is the kangaroo. The
sort known as the cold man" has
been seen to clear deadwood fences
ten to twelve feet high, while it can
leap with ease a width of fifty to
sixty feet. The record width clear
cd by horse is about thirty-seven
feet, while The ostrich in running
clears twenty-five feet at stride.
Fish also are of some account in
the athletic field. To see a salmon
leap up perpendicular falls five or
six feet high is a remarkable sight.
Many of the predatory fishes can
travel at the speed of torpedo
boat.
In the matter of mere muscular
strength man is not quite so far be-
hind the rest of the animal world,
for trained athletes have achieved
wonderful fcats of lifting. Still,
where is the man who could run up
mountain side carrying two others
as heavy as himself? A grizzly
bear has been known to carry a
bullock twice his own weight up an
incline of one in thrce.-Harper's.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02

0n0roNt00o.
"You remember dat guy. Jim Butter
asked an irate Bowsry denizen. "He's
dat stiff dat's dein' time up der river
Sing Sing-boiglary-ten years. Well,
you know all done Ter dat sti6.
When he was pinched didn't I put up
der coin fer der lawyers? Didn't ! pay
der Witnesses? Sure ! did. De oder
day thinks I'll Just 10 an zee Cat
mutt Just Z leave him know his frien's
amt tied de can on I'm. So I drives
out to de jail an goes into de warden's
Office. an he says I gotter send me
card In. Me card: Dye get dat?
Well, anyway. writes me name on 4
piece q paper. an guy takes 1t In TO
Jim Burke. IN what q you t'ink dat
sti6 tells dat guy To tell mr.
1--WE no idea." said the listener.
HE tells him. concluded the angry
one. ~ tell me dat he amt inw-Suc-
cess Magazine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
Rubinstsin's Reply.

When Rubinstein was travelling
through the United States upon q
concert tour it CHANGED that Bar
NUNS circus followed almost exactly
the same route chosen by the great
Russian. On one occasion, when
the train was filled with snake
charmers, acrobats, clowns and the
like, the guard, noticing perhaps
Robinstein's remarkable appear
ance, asked him, ''Do you belong to
the show? ?"
Turning his leonine head with a
savage shake, Rubinstein answered
fiercely, "Sir, I am the show"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02

Italy has again been visited by cy-
clone and tidal wave. while Mount We
suvius and Mount Epomeo have been
active. all resulting In great loss Of life
and property to the sunny kingdom.
In late years the chief items Of news
from Italy have been accounts of dis
asters, which have occurred with star
thing frequency.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02

One Of the funniest sights. imagina-
BILE II to see two women sitting VISA
viz In street car. both wearing peach
basket hats, trying to get their heads
together % as to be able to gossip
about their neighbors without the
other passengers hearing them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02

The Carnegie hero fund commission
has discovered flfty-eight more heroes
and bestowed upon the whole half hun.
dred medals Of silver and bronze. with
&c, $50 In cash rewards to thirty-three
persons, a. well A. twenty-three pen
sions. ranging in value from $40 to $40
q month.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
Had q Better Story.

ibid you see the account OF that
fash of lightning that burned the hair
from boys head without otherwise
hurting him.
Il did," answered the cheerful liar,
and ! was panied to note the incom-
pleteness Of the story. Now. I happen
to know Of a case that II really re-
markable. The lightning entered a
BARRIERS shop and not only undertook
the task Of smuggling a mans hair. but
1t rung up the proper amount on the
cash register"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-12-02
FIVE BAD TWENTlES.
Tho Judge Said He Really Was Not
SURF Who Got Them.

A noted lawyer of one of the
southern states, famous not only
for his brilliant mind and legal
ability, but also for his rigid code
Of honesty, used to tell this story
on himself:
"Soon after the civil war the
judge was called on to defend a
man accused of passing counterfeit
money. The old lawyer, after in
vestigating the matter and satisfy
ing himself that the man was inno-
cent of any intent to do wrong and
had only paid out money which he
had received in good faith, under
took the case. When the case came
up for trial the jury was so i'm
pressed by Judge IS plea for
his client and his explanation Of
the circumstances that a verdict of
not guilty was rendered without de-
lay.
The acquitted man was very
grateful to Judge - and, after
thanking him'profusely for getting
him ont of the ugly scrape, said:
Judge, I'll never forget what
you've done for me, and some day
I hope to be able to prove my graf
itude. But the only thing ! can do
now is to pay your fee, and I'll pay
whatever you ask. How much is
lit?"
"Well, 1 think about $1,000 will
be fair" replied the judge.
'That's fair enough, sir" agreed
the client, "but, judge, the only
money I've got is the same kind of
money that I have just been prose
cuted for spending. Some of that
money is good and some of it is the
counterfeit that was worked off on
me, and I don't know t'other from
which. Now, l will pay you 1900
in the bills that have got, and you
! do the best you can with it."
As there seemed nothing else to
do, the judge agreed to this, and
the client paid him tho $500 in
bills and left him.
The judge took the $500 to his
bank and explained the circum-
stances to the cashier and asked
him to take out the bills which he
as an expert pronounced good. The
cashier did so, and the judge depos-
tied the accepted bills to his credit,
and then, taking the package Of
doubtful money to another bank,
he made the same explanation and
request of the cashier, the bank re-
ceiving on deposit the money
which, as experts, they pronounced
good.
"And do you know" said the
judge, "after I had visited six banks
l had got rid of all the money ex-
cept five twenty-dollar bills, which
all the banks had agreed were coun-
terfeit, and my fee in the case, in
stead Of being the $1,000 which ]
originally charged the man netted
me 81, 400, and I've always had a
suspicion that if there had been a
few more experts in the town
would have got rid of those last five
twenty-dollar bills"
"What became of the five bad
twenties?" some one asked the
judge.
"I'm not sure" replied the old
lawyer. "My wife asked me TO.
them, and shortly afterward she
made trip to Washington. When
she returned she showed me q
brand new hundred dollar bill,
which she said she had got at the
United States treasury. But I never
asked her any questions. l knew
ahe treasury department had ex'
perts too."-Chicago Record Her
aid.