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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-08
Pleasant Valley.

E. HOush and wife, of Leon, were
visiting with her sister, Mrs. George
Virden, last Sunday.
Several from this neighborhood at
tended the Odd Fellows decoration
day services at Decatur last Sunday.
Fred Tenny and Burr Robb spent
Sunday with Rollie Virden.
William Record and family and
Henry Quigley and family spent last
Sunday on the river.
Charley Doughton, of Leroy, is
visiting at the Fred Millsap home.
Clara and Goldie Young were Wis
iting with Maude and Mabel Virden
one day last week.
Miss Leila Zika returned home
Friday from Alton.
Levi and Julia Virden and Ray
Robb called at Davis City Saturday,
and also attended the band concert
at Leon in the evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-08
Little River.

The weather still continues to be
hot and dry.
Mrs. Landphair and son King and
Irene McWilliams were the guests OF
Charles Graham and family Friday
evening.
George Davis and wife spent one
day last week at the T. L. Wynne
home.
Mrs. Will Henderson and children
spent Sunday at the Jasper Spargur
home
spent the past week with friends
and relatives in this vicinity.
Mona Still and friend were the
guests Of Steve Marble and wife last
Sunday.
Charles Graham, wife and daugh-
ter Hazel, had business in Davis City
Friday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-08
One MONTHS
Trial Treatment
and 0lr New 76-Paao Book

II you are az
hicted and cannot
call at our office,
send for our Free
Book Of Informal
ton. We will also
send the first
months treatment
on trial, in order
to show you the
co n fl d g n c g we
have in our treat
~A~t VIA <~Aot
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-08
Burr Oak Ridge.

Very hot weather the past week.
Mrs. Ella Kinds, of Grand River,
visited over Sunday at the home of
VIM. HaZlet.
Mrs. Charles Chastain and chill
dren spent Saturday at John Nc
Calais.
Mrs. Nighswonger and children at
tended church at Eden last Sunday.
Several of Mrs. Ellie Smith S
friends gave her surprise Sunday,
it being her birthday A nice time was
reported by all.
Mrs. Bracewell and children spent
Sunday at the home of John Frost.
A sister of Mrs. H. Richards has
been visiting her the past few weeks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-08
New Buda.

Mrs. Fred Hampton and children,
of Ottumwa, are here visiting her
mother, Mrs. Marian Dobozy.
Mrs. Haywood Shoots, of And
over, Mo-, visited Friday with her
daughter, Mrs. L. S. Fetty.
There will be basket dinner, with
meeting in the forenoon and after
noon in the Miles Boeger grove, and
probably at night in the school
house Sunday, June 18th. Everybody
invited. Good speaking by the elders
of Lamont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Epperley and
daughter, Of Leon, spent Sunday at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. B. Hardinger.
Not much news this week.
The farmers need rain very bad.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-08

Z, For Sale-Some extra good utility
Whit Orpington cockerels of heavy
laying strains. I need the room and
these will be sold very cheap, quality
considered. Call soon and get first
choice cheap. c. w. Reeder. The
Leon Orpingtons.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-08

Mrs. Rogers, of Davis City, came
Saturday for short visit with Mrs.
George Davis.
Ralph Frost and wife spent the
latter part of the week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

advent Of the Babe had certainly
meant moro to the common people
than merely a time for feastng and
reyelry, for giving and receiving; 1t
had been also season for holy OBJ
seryances, for they refused to 80 to
church on New Christmas day, tho
holy thorn not being then in blossom.
SO serious became the trouble that the
clergy found It prudent to announce
that Old Christmas day should also
be kept sacred as before, Only an.
other story Of mems weak, supersti-
tlous minds? True, perhaps; but they
are better who evidence some spiritual
weakness than those who walow In
the wholly material, and when we
cease to be careful Of the cup and the
platter, we become not over careful Of
their contents,
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30
BABY'S ECZEMA AND B0ILS

my son was about three weeks old
when / noticed q breaking.out on his
cheeks, from which a watery sub
stance oo2ed A short time after, his
arms, shoulders and breast broke out
also and In few days became solid
soab, became alarmed, and called
our family physician who at once pro-
nounced the disease eczema. The lit
tlo fellow was under treatment for
about three months, BY tho end Of
that time, he soomed no better, be-
came discouraged dropped the doc
tors treatment, and commenced the
use OF Cutlcura Soap and Ointment
and In few days noticed u marked
change, Tho eruption on his cheeks
was almost healed, and his shoulders,
arms and breast were decidedly bet
ter When he was about seven months
old, all trace of tho eczema was gone,
During his toething period, his
head and face were broken out In
boils which cured with CutIcura
Soap and Ointment, Surely he must
have been great sufferer During
the time of toothlng and from tho tlmo
| dropped tho doctors treatment |
used tho Cutcura Soap and Cutlcura
Ointment, nothing else, and when two
years old he was the picture Of health,
Ills complexion was soft and beautI'
ful, and his head q mass Of silky eurls,
] had been afraid that ho would never
be we'll and fool that owo great
deal to tho Cutlcura Remedies"
(slgnod) Mrs, Mary w, Ramsey 224
u, Jackson st Colorado Springs, Col,
Sept, "a, 1910, Although CutIeura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gist8 and dealers everywhere a SAM
plo Of oach, with 32.pogo book, will be
mollod FREQ on application 70 "Cutl'
curO," Dept, 8 l., Boston.
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

II was New Years night. An aged
man was standing by the window. He
mournfully raised his eyes toward the
deep blue sky, where the stars were
floating like white lilies on the sur.
face of a clear, calm lake, Then he
cast them on the earth, where few
more helpless beings than himself
were moving toward their inevitable
goal--the tomb, Already he had pass.
ed sixty Of the stages which lead to
It, and he had brought from his jour.
ney nothing but errors and remorse
His health was destroyed, his mind
uniurnished, his heart sorrowful, and
his old age devoid of comfort.
The days Of his youth rose Up In
vision before him, and he recalled the
solemn moment when his father had
placed him at the entrance Of two
roads, one leading into q peaceful,
sunny land, covered with a fertile har.
vest and resoundlng with soft, sweet
songs; while the other conducted the
wanderer into deep dark cave,
whence there was 40 Issue whore pol.
son flowed instead OF water, and
whore serponts Kissed and crawled
He looked toward the sky, and cried
out in his anguish; "oh, youth, re,
turnl o my father place me once
moro at the crossway of life, that I
may choose the better road" But
the days Of his youth had passed
away, and his parents were with The
departed, lie saw wandering lights
float over dark marshes, and then dis,
appear, "Suoh,' he said, "were the
days Of iny wasted llre" He saw a
star shoot from heaven, and vanish
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

gracious cline, which testify with
subtlety TO the depth of the appeal OF
the birth OF Christ Here diylnely
spiritual symbolism and there sweet
human tenderness and pathos appear,
and, blended they evidence tho worlds
belief that this was both Son OF Man
and Son Of God,
An Irish legend tells that, on Christ
mas eve, the Christ'Child wanders out
In the darkness and cold, and the
peasants still put lighted candles In
their windows to guide the sacred IT.
tlo feet that thoy may not stumble on
their way to their homes, And In
HureRry tho people 80 yet further In
the tenderness for the Child, they
spr,.l foasts and leave their doors
opol 'at He may enter at Ills will,
Will rouRhout Christendom thero Is
be- that no evil can touch any
child who Is born on Christmas eve.
The legend which tells how the very
hay which lined the mangor in which
the Holy Babe was laid put forth lly
Ing red blossoms at mldwlntor at tho
touch Of the Rabos body could only
have arlson from belief In the renewal
Of lilo through the Lord OF Life
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

II New Years comes Ns late again
This year NB Il did last,
l don't believe I'll got to SEQ
The end, when It goes past,
And when the new one starts to so
Across the calendar
Last time | watched until | dreamed
was New Years star,
Pa says thero isn't anything
That folks can SEQ or hear
When midnight comes and Father
Tlmo
Brings In another year,
but maybe he Is foollng me,
Why do the people sing
Aud call II wotoh-night meeting and
Why do the church bells rlng2
Pa aNya they got the number Of
The year by adding one
Each New Years to the year before,
And when that year was done,
by addng.on another I'LL
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

In darkness athwart tho ohurchyard.
Behold an emblem of myself" he
exclaimed; and the sharp arrows Of
unayaillpg remorse struck him to the
heart
Then he remembered his early COM
panions, who had entered life with
him, but who having trod the paths Of
virtue and industry, were now happy
and honored on this Now Years
night, The clock IN the high church
tower struck, and the sound, falling
on his ear, recalled the many tokens
Of the love of his parents for him;
the prayers they had offered up in his
behalf Overwhelmed with shame
and grief, he dared no longer look to.
ward that heaven where they dwelt
His darkened eyes dropped tears, and
with one despairing effort he cried
aloud, Come back, my early daysl
Come back"
And his youth did return; for all
this had been but q dream, visiting
his slumbers on New Years night,
He was still young, his errors only
were no dream. He thanked God fer.
vontly that time was still his own;
that he had not yet entered the deep,
dark cavern but he was free to tread
the road leading to the peaceful land
whore sunny haryests wave
Yo who stil lInger on the thresh.
old Of life, doubling which path to
choose remember that when years
shall be passed, and your feet shall
stumble on tho dark mountain you
will cry bitterly, but cry In vain 20
youth, returnl Oh give me back my
| early days"-Jean Paul Richter.
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

They piled It UP to here,
It must have taken awful long
TO count just once year
They tell me whom 20 to bed
Tho last December night
I'll have 60 go without meal
until tho next years light
Somo people think they're awful
smart,
but know what they mean
The next year hOe 70 be next day
There's nothing IN between,
A New Year's days q happy time
For almost every ono
II seems q sort Of start Of things,
with nothing quito begun
And oyorybody's feeling young
And sprS just like boy
| hope your happy New Year viii
no splllIng.lull Of JOY
TOMMY.
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30
TOMMY.

ton, he will think that | am eatty.
In either case lose,
"rrulh ls a moon reflected in many
waters" says an eastern proyerb /
VIII remember that when questioning
my orrlng child,
"Unlon and liberty, one and lnaep.
arable now aud forever" ID n pretty
good motto for married ones, The
trouble II that liberty drifts into In.
Significance and union ends at the dl.
yoroe courts viii be Wise,
Despite the fact that love makes
the world 20 round, he cannot pay the
gas bin or the rent | will look out
for the broad and cheese and love
will provide The klasop,
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30
KnowIedoo That Wasn't Printed

Representative MoDetmott Of chi
cago who represents IN congress
stock yards district, was discussing
how he had been treated by the Demo
cratic organization which appointed
men to the various standing commit
tees of the house,
"FIrat," no said, "thoy wanted &c
put me on tho committee on Ogrlcul
turo and haven't nm Ncro Of cleared
ground In my district, Then they tried
10 shove me into the committee on
education, and | never went TO 8ohoo
day In my llro," Popular,
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

The New Year begins earliest on
the 1SOth meridian, that is at the part
of the world which lies exactly oppo'
site Greenwich, on the magic line
where sailors have to jump a day
either forwards or backwards, accord
ing as they are sailing with or against
the sun.
The earth rotates on its axis once
every twenty.four hours, so that in the
same period of time the sun apparent.
ly circles the earth, Supposing we
travel around the earth in the same
direction as the sun, and at speed
great enough to keep 1t in sight, then
we get back to our starting point with
out once seeing a sunset, so that as
far as we are concerned 1t is still the
same day. AS a matter of fact, 1t is
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

Optimism turns up tho corners Of
my mouth, aud incidentally the other
fellows. hut 1 won't carry It to n
Nlryana state Of inactivity The world
must move, know
A smile viii carry mo moro sue
coaefully through the coming year
than q frown, Besides It's moro bo.
coming
My husband le not hero TO the
other woman SIN 'gke her partner
IA Just ae good, Fet slyo her q
chance TO sound hls \ On
| win not shokX6ck,, other girls
false hair In the Hniylo,ace II It
IN n good whif' got believe
mo aud w eubatltu'
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30
The9 EiLanlC lChHStmdS Rose.
MOTHER Of those splrituo

eRy MOTHER Of those spiritual
EA parallels Is the legend Of
q IA the Christmas rose, and II
tells how good things, III for giving,
sprinB up ready to the hand which
earnestly desires TO give to the Child
It IN said that n certain maiden Of
Bothlchom was 20 poor that she had
nothing 10 give TO tho Babe to whom
kings brought wealth from afar and,
as she stood, longing and mourning,
and angel appeared to her saying
"Lool, ut thy feet bonooth tho snow, "
and lot ON oboyIng tho maiden found
that u now flower had mlraoulously
sprung up and blosF0mod at her needs.
Every since then, runs thls story this
exquisite Howor with NE snowy petals
iust touched by suggestions Of plnkIsb
bloom. ls TO he found at this scasou,
and, ndood, its hatoponod cups arc
Ike oh0licos Of love, and ta fully,
spread petals are lIko happy limo,
cenee, ne symbols for the glils for tho
Babe Of bpotloHB innocence, whose
heart was The vessel Of love
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

NMgO ~ tOuCnlnB leBonuh CoHVeIh-
Ing bells, which are heard
ringing from buried cities and villages
at this season, one belongs to u viii
logo near Raleigh IN Nottingham
shire, and the story runs that once,
where there Is now but a valley, there
was n village which, with every trace
Of life and habItOtIon, had been swal
lowed by an earthquake; but ever
since at Christmas, the bells Of the
buried church are heard to ring as Of
old,
A similar legend is told Of Preston
In Lancashire, and yot another and
moro moving one comes from the
Netherlands, It Is said that tho city
Of Been was notorious for It's black
and shameless sins, as well as 70.
nownod for its beauty and magnih.
conco TO the Sodon Of tho middle
ages camo our Savior ON ono ami,
ycrsary Of his birth, and went az n
Fbegg0r from door 70 door, but not one
In all that Christmas keeping city
gave the Master Of the abundance, Sin
be saw rampant on every side, but not
n trace Of Christmas bounty and good
viii, and he called to the sea, which,
o8 Of old oboyod his voice, and Been,
the city Of sin, was buried deep, clean
ont Of sight beneath the waves hut
over at Christmas up from bonooth tho
covering waters comes the sweet call
ng Of church bells burIod In Been. It
la legend which appears to tell in
parable that nothing which ever be-
longed to the Christ and was dodl.
Gated to his service, ia ever wholly lost
from him and alienated from service,
that over and again something Of their
Inherent beauty and compelling sweet
noaa rIae8 from the depths through all
eeomlng ruin
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

exactly one day later, Even If you do
not keep the sun over you on your
voyage, it is apparent that you will
reach your starting point with your
calculations one day out, unless you
have provided for this by striking out
an extra day on the calendar. If you
travel against the sun you will have
to add a day TO the calendar
The convention that has been estab.
lished with regard to this matter is to
consider the day as beginning at the
1S0th meridian so that the 1Slst
meridian is always a day ahead of the
i79th, AS the day begins first at the
1SOth meridian, the New Year comes
first at that point, too, being there
twelve hours sooner than 1t comes at
Greenwich,
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

| ago since there was that holy
Il thorn at Glastonbury which
bloBaomod every Christmas, and, no
ran the logond had done over since
81 Joseph Of Arlm0Jhoo having como
as apostle 20 Britain and landing at
Glastonbury had stuck hls tmft Of dry
hawthorn into the soil commanding II
10 nut forth louycB ana blossoms This
Inc staff WrOlphtvuy did pnd thereby
was the king converted 70 the Chris
tpn faith, The taith which preached
life from death
The holy thorn Of Glastonbury flour.
ished during the centuries until the
civil wars During those II was mp.
rooted. but several porsons had bad
trees growing from cuttng8 from the
original tree, and those continued 10
bloo, At the ChrIatacaaon, just ae
their pnront which had grown from
gt loaophB stan had bloomod And
nhout the middle Of the 18th century
II was recorded IN the 0enllomana
magazine how the famous holy thorn
would not deign TO recognize the new
style calendar which had then come
into force but would persist IN blou
aomlng Az of old on old chrIelmuy
day
la thoae dAyA the anniversary OF the
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

wild and improbable although such
and such legends appeal on their
faoos. they bear study sVl repay IT,
for we thon SEQ that thoyNo fun OF
subtle spiritual expression, ui woroI
that they are pOrablet Of col = splr.
Itual facts, aud II WIN be IN hr Vs
should the Chrlslmoe Agy ever dawn
ON which such rowora 4 tcndor faith
aud wonder shall appear TO ue no
more than dry curious specimens from
the dead roots Of superstition
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30
DWARFIN9 GIANT TREE
Professor 3 Story Of the Un.
named in the California
Cd Forest.


ApropUs of womans inability to
forego the last word, the late Prof.
William II. Brewer Of Yale was wont
to tell an incident which occurred in
California several years ago,
The wonder Of the immense dimen-
sions of the redwood trees always ap-
pealed to him, and he was ever de.
lighted to show these forest giants to
his friends, The trees do not look so
enormous when one is riding among
them, and Mrs. X. was not properly
awed by their stupendous proportions
Really, professor" she argued
they are not 50 SogS very ys large after ALL"
file, and the ln't ~ ia,
MY MY, horse'sA .,n rse Is oel 4 the edge
Of saa this noSSsd tsSG, ysdded. a
Again she ndFr I'd
Following e if'rofessor x. and
behind him MW whose horses tail
is at the farther side of the tree. That
means that the diameter Of this tree is
the length Of four horses standing
head to tail in straight line"
Mrs, Y, turned in her saddle and
viewed the trees and the horses, For
several seconds she said nothing;
then her face lighted up and she
smiled at him as she exclaimed;
"Oh, but professor, these are very
small horses!"--Youth's Companion
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

Dr. pIeroe's Pleasant Pellets cure con.
alipaton, Constipation is the cause of
many diseases. Cure tho cause and you
cure The disease Easy TO take,
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

Smile on wash day, That's when you us,
Red Cross Hall Blue, Clothes winter thar
snow, An grooers,
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30
10 DRIVE 2NF mthtIli4hiYi. mthtIli.4hi ! I. THE SYSTEM

lRbe the Old hthndard uNOVhh FAsfkL 1854
6niiL TONIC. You know what you are taking
lhN Formula u plainly printed on every bottle
showing " Ne Himnl. Qulhhp and Iron In lhstpless
form, ana the most pnptiual form Eur grown
people ana children ~ cents
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

II every mNn had all the money he
wanted, the deyll would get uB all
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

A minister can't win the poor by
courting the rich,
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30
aEr Christmas Bells.

Rf'Y RADlTlON says that tho
hour Of the Babes birth
was tho hour Of midnight,
and legend adds that from then until
dawn cocks crow In ireland II Ia
bold that whose looks into mirror on
this eve viii SEQ tho down or Judas
lacarIot looking over hla shoulder
surely thought aulAoIent to drive tho
hardest soul to thought Of the lnno'
cent Babe
Another legend tells that on Christ
mas eve, Judas lacorlot IN roloOaod
from that he'll -"hle own plooo"-Ond
Ia allowed to return TO earth that he
may cool himself IN Icy waters
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

Katherlne-There is never any ex.
cuse for ignorance,
Kldder-Thats right, There were
even knight schools In the dark
ages.
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30

A sunny spirit win do moro to I'M
provo the looks than II powder rag,
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30
Not Blessed,

The prorcnle You forget td,g,ve tc
othera who dAn't forget to glvStb yol
are not 40 bleaeed,
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30
DRUG STORES gasIs,.i. ggGg1, tql .sGs

w. NJ w. Little Rock, No
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30
S3ChHstnds EDe Legends.

HERE are several exceeding.
ly touching legends concern
Ing bells, which are heard
The Harrison times., 1911-12-30
ss,so&ElilRHob Thorn

T Is not 10 many oonturlos
ago since there was that holy
thorn at glastonbury which
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-11
BISHOP LLoYD'S SUCCESSOR.

Rev. DR.. John Janney Lloyd is re-
garded as the most likely successor oil
1t. Rev. Arthur S. Lloyd to the bishop
coadjutorship of the diocese of Virginia,
according to those well versed in Epls,
copal matters. Rev. DR.. Lloyd is a
brother Of the bishop coadjutor, who
resigned several months ago in ordor to
accept the presidency Of the board OF
domestic and foreign missions. He is
archdeacon OF southwest Virginia, with
headquarters at Big Stone Gap. He
formerly held charges in Lynchburg
and Bedford City and is considered one
OF the best preachers OF the church in
the state. His present station IS in
cluded within the jurisdiction Of the
southern Virginia diocese.
A successor to Bishop Lloyd will be
chosen at the special session OF the
Virginia Diocesan Council to be held
in st. James church, in Richmond,
on February l, in response to call
just issued by Bishop Gibson. Each
parish in the diocese is entitled to 4
representation of one delegate, in
addition to all the clcrgymcn of the
diocese and the professors at the Theo-
logical Seminary. Other names are
being mentioned for the coadjutor
episcopate, but none doomed out so
prominently as that of the archdeacon.
= Richmond Eirginian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-11
THE CAMERON CLUB.

On Friday night OF this week, al
Christ Church Parish Hall, there is tc
be given under the auspices OF the
Cameron Club, an illustrated lecture
on Egypt. The lecturer is Mr.. 3. II.
Warner, OF Washington, who has re.
Gently taken trip to the orient and
has visited in person the places which
he will show. The club has devoted
much time, both last year and this
year to the study of Egypt, for the
fascination OF the Nile is great, anc
Mr.. Warner will give through a series
Of pictures glimpse OF some OF thu
wonders and glories Of that land. l
is to be hoped that all who can vii
take advantage of this great opportu
nifty now offered them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-01-11
COURT OF APPEALS.

The following is a summary OF yes
terday's proceedings in the Court OF
Appeals:
Smith & Marsh vs.. Northern Neck
Insurance Association OF Virginia.
Argued and submitted.
Atlas Portland Cement Company ct
ais. vs.. Main Line Realty Corporation
il. ais. Argued and continued until
oday.
The next cases to be called are:
Norfolk and Western Railway Com
pany vs.. Crull; Buck VS.. Nance.
American National Bank of Washing
ton vs.. Taylor: Harrison ct. ais. VS..
Clements, Road Commissioner;
Southern Railway Company vs.. Wiley,
by etc.; McNichol vs.. Henry County
Mineral Company; Gibney l. Co. VS..
Arlington Brewing Company; Haynor
VS.. Haynor; being Nes, 81 to sg ep
| the argument docket,