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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

the bay, blue and SnlmmerlnS unQeT;a
cloudless sky, and SO reached large.
white house set in the midst OF green
lawns, very cool and pleasant and
comfortable looking She rang the
bell and then waited with growing
impotence while the minutes passed.
No one answered her summons
AS she sank exhausted into porch
chair double-seated carriage drove
into the yard and the sole occupant
evidently a farm hand, looked curl
ously at her. He drew up before the
door. you looking for Mrs. Arm
strong?" he asked.
"Yes," replied Mrs. Hibberd Hec-
tor shortly.
We'll, she amt to home. She's
gone down to the Point with the chill
dren-the Mothers club is having a
picnic down there" .
Mrs. Hibberd Hector thought rap
idly; it was possible that the club
had changed its plan and was to en-
terrain her at the Point-that would
be very pleasant indeed on this ideal
day. With sudden return of enthu.
siasm in the days project she beamed
upon the man.
Il wonder if you couldn't drive me
down to the Point?" she said sweetly.
Mrs Armstrong expects me. but l
didn't send word what train would
take, so there was no one to receive
no. tn IN "a
six ten train T.. ...
Eyes, ma'am," he said willingly
and helped her into the vehicle.
AS they drove through shady woods.
fragrant with sassafras and a hun.
dred other elusive odors, Mrs. Hibberd
Hector settled back in her seat and
once more referred to her notebook
She had chosen for the subject of her
address topic that was near her
enthusiastic heart. Mrs. Hubbard Hec-
tor had never been a mother but she
knew Just how children siDuld be
trained to get the best out OF them
and to insure their getting the best
out OF life. How to hold your child s
love-" was to be her subject and Mrs.
Hector had carefully and conscien.
tiously studied over the matter OF
preventing the country children from
aocking to the cities, and she was
quite ready to tell the Mothers club
of bennington all about it.
Suddenly the road emerged from
The. wood and dipped down into hol.
, low between the bluffs where there
was white sandy beach and the bay
Its hard to turn around down
there, ma am, II you don't mind get
ting out" suggested the driver apollo
ge,ically and Mrs. Hector aiighted
and pressed cracking greenback
into his reluctant hand and followed
his direction down the road to the
beach where he said she would Ind
the Mothers club In session. There
we're voices and much laughter and
the tinkle Of crockery mingled with
the rush OF the incoming tide - Mr.
FIibberd Hector In All the xlory cf hel
summer apparel vent d2eh the roat
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12

they all return to bennington and
hold the meeting as planned, and as
worthy of their honored guest, Mrs.
Hibberd Hector vetoed the idea and
offered to talk to them there on the
beach after the luncheon was served.
1t was an unusual occasion for
Mrs. Hibberd Hector and she gradu-
ally unbent to meet these simple
hearted, we'll hammered women on
their own ground She was persuad-
ed to don an extra bathing dress that
had been brought along and she, too.
sported in the rising tide and became
intimately acquainted with more chill
dren in an hour than she had ever
done in her life before. Mrs. Hibberd
Hector submitted to being ducked un-
der the water; Mrs. Hector played
duck-on-a-rock and learned to skip
fiat stones on the water.
All this happened after the tooth
some picnic meal where there were
clans and green corn roasted then
and there and all sorts Of good things
prepared by these women who knew
how to be mothers in SO many differ
ent ways that Mrs. Hibberd Hector's
theories were all knocked askew.
After the meal had been disposed of
and all OF them, mothers and chill
dren and honored guest, had dis.
ported in the water, they emerged a
dripping company and seated them
selves on the beach .a @-
"Now, Mrs. Hector" said the presi
dent, with an arm around each Of her
two children, If you will pardon the
extreme informality Of the meeting,
we would be honored to have you ad.
dress u.s." ~
There was a gentle hand clapping
and they all looked at the honored
guest, who had quite forgotten to re-
move her bathing cap. From, under
it's rim there peered a small brown
curl, escaped from It's confinement.
Mrs. Hibberd Hector looked around
at the audience assembled to hear
her, at their quiet, well-behaved chill
dren, all watching her expectantly,
eravely, and suddenly her subject,
"How to Hold Your Child's Love-" ap.
peared unavailing before these women
who had already discovered the secret.
All at once little two-ye4r-old girl
who had been watching the honored
guest with silent admiration ,toddled
over to Mrs. Hector and bent a round
and rosy face to hers. I'D like to
kiss dat Turning little turl," she an
nounced and forthwith did kiss it to
And herself wrapped close in the EN-.
brace Of Mrs. Hibberd Hector.
Ladies'" she said in muffled
voice, pray excuse me from address
Ing you-my subject was chosen in
ignorance and ! have learned more
in this brief hour than could teach
you in q lifetime!
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-12-12
NATURES ESSENCE. Extracted From Forest Plants,

It took Dr. Pierce, with the assistance OF two lea
hard work experimenting to make this pure 9iyceric
greatest efficiency and without the nseof particle of
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forth loaded with
bundles these folks financial experiences
neighbours girl entirely
occasions
poekebook, go
without her luncheon #+,tt
should think that who accepting such gift of
strength another would take
obligation
who your
perfectly
while
suggeston: ~
which wish
afterwards
your
vision letter plainly
Try it!
people unconscious Sunshiners?
wonder transating?
belong
Society Organization purpose
into lives that lack
folks lonely old
lives their rank station.
member unconsciously
paying of this society
For this society very unique to-smpy
ths--one kind act a day. tr
qualified belong to the
Sunshine Society.
would find the dues TOO cxactipg? .ea
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TO HOLD THE PHOTOGRAPHS
Neat Frame That May Be Constructed
From Materials Nearly Always
Available.

In the FIRST sketch we show photo.
graph frame, for the front part Of
which the lid OF a cigar box has been
used. In making 1t, in the first place,
an exact oval should be drawn with q
pencil in the center of the wood. and
the diagram on the righthand side H.
illustrates simple way in which this
may be done. Two pins are firmly
nxed into the wood at points A and A.
and then a piece of thin string or
thick cotton is very loosely tied round
them. The point OF the pencil OBJ is
placed Just inside tho string. and
then the oval can be made by using IT
somewhat in the manner OF COM
pass. The size and shape OF the oval
will be governed by the distance the
two pins are placed apart, and also
the length OF the string. Not only for
this frame, but at other times when
an exact oval IL required. this method
OF drawing one Is q useful thing to
know. After the wood has been mark
cd the space. for the portrait may be
cut out In few moments with a fret
saw. That side which IL, to form the
front OF the frame Is covered with 3
thin layer OF cotton wool, and then
smoothly covered with silk fastened
on Mt the back with glue or other ad-
hesive. Prior to doing this, however,
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Gaynor's Sharp Tongue,


The mayor Of New York has a
sharp tongue and keep perception.
lie is direct man, has courage and
therefore often asks embarrassing
questions.
At dinner in New York two
nights ago, after discussing the his
tory of the American tariff and show
ing that 1t was but a survival of the
days Of castles and barons on rivers
and on highways he made a declara-
ton that the only good purpose it
might servo would be to yield a reve-
nue..
Coming then 10 the trusts, The
mayor OF New York had this to say
Some other states passed law
similar to that of New Jersey. But
four-fifths Of the trusts of this coun,
try are organized and exist under
this New Jersey statute. You al.
ready perceive what | am coming al
namely, how easy it is to get rio
Of the trusts If we want to. 1t Ii
only necessary to repeal that New
Jersey statute. and the similar
statutes which were passed in some
IF the other states. The outer,
against The trusts seems to be quit,
IS loud over in New Jersey as any
where else in the country. That be
ing SO, why is it that the New Jer
| sey statute has not been repealed be
tore this? Why Is 1t that no one IL
Office or out of office over in New
Jersey has asked the New Jerse,
legislature to repeal it? No Cover
nor has sent message to the legis
iature Of any state which has thi
statute calling for its repeal so ia
as i have heard. From which som
| people might deduce that the or
I against the trusts is wholly insin
cere, Since they can be abolisbe
SO easily. do you not think that the
ought Y be, Or else that those TIA
q " - aa -s.- ~
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fail to even try to repeal them
should stop crying out against them
at the top of their voices? We must
not lay ourselves open to the charge
of being mere demagogues. II the
people want the trusts broken up OF
prevented, they need only to elect
governors and legislatures who will
carry out their will.
Gaynor is not a candidate for
president. He has said too many
sharp things in his life to be sue.
cessful candidate. He has criticised
men, sections of the country and
creeds. The nasty things he said
whether they are true or not, would
be dug UP and used against him.
But the truth Is that we'll de-
fined programme, when followed
out in every state and in congress
would destroy every law breaking
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J DISTINCTLY BAD TRAIT
Too Many Girls Aim at complsts Mo
nopoIy Of Men Who Pay
Them Attention.

Are you one of the girls who Is so
feaful of sharing your good times
that you steer men from the other
girls?
There are many girls like that. and
they are not loved by their own sex
ir consequence.
II 1t we're only the unpopular girl
who acted thus there might be come
excuse for TIA man on her horizon is
such a wonder that she wants to hold
him, But there are girls who are
bellies who are selfish about keeping
men to themselves.
Why do they do it,
Perhaps from vanity, They like to
seem the great belle OF their set, the
one with an eyer-growing string OF adj
mirera. So they calmly take every
strange man they meet as their prop
erty and take no chances BY intro
ducing him to other girls.
Perhaps from jealousy. There Is
many q girl who would Indignantly
deny being jealous who presents that
appearance by her dread OF sharing
her attention. she makes point OF
keeping her men friends and her girl
friends apart; she never introduces
save when driven to 1t, and quickly
follows the Introduction By detraction
OF the other girl TO the man, some
times BY open Notwithstanding
Perhaps from selnshness. She
thinks that tho fewer girls stranger
In town knows the more time and
money he win have to spend upon
her.
Whatever the cause, IL is poor
one and shortsiShted. A girl must be
uncertain OF her own power to charm
tint shs fears b stand her chances
with other girls A girl whom a man
likes will be singled out by him from
the midst OF dozen fascinating maid.
ems. II he doesn't like her, nothing
can chain him to her,
And the more girl seeks 10 keep a
man to herself the more FESTIVE grows
that man. II is fatal for any girl to
have ownership airs with the men
that are nice to her. II the man be
serious In his attentions he begins to
wonder II his fair one Is jealous. II
he is only polite, he thinks the girl
misunderstands politeness and cools
on forthwith.
The more eligible man Is the high.
or he rates himself the more inclined
to sheer away from the girl who seeks
to monopolise him.
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A new kind Of embroidery ID the
rage for smart, street or house gowns.
It is done with ribousine, which 10
like the guimpe Used in the oid-fash-
toned mourning fringes. but can now
be bought by the yard and ID any
color to be drawn into many turnirgs
by the dett embroiderer. The stitch
most in vogue II the Russian Cross
stitch somewhat, but done IN Efadu-
sted sizes To Give more exprssaicn
to tic design. It II especially coed
IN cloth. and a. 1t lies perfectly Hat,
has taken the place OF elaborate
braiding. IL may also be used In
combination with q nat ailk braid, .
plain one being preferable. The
braid outlines the embroidered de-
sign and must matcA both cleth and
rtbousins IN tone. Yael..
FIRST Hard, Knowlsd0s.
'fIefS comes my new papa"
Tint mAnf ,He WIT 90 many
"Hcw do you khowT
rs ,iaea To be ny papa. "--Judyk
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The simple little floral design shown
should be worked upon the material
In colored silks. The support at the
back Ia merely asTedge shaped piece
Of wood, hinged oKsat the top with h
piece of material. and should be fur.
nished inside with short piece Of
tape to prevent It opening too far. .!5
The photograph, with a piece d
glass arranged Ia front Of 1t, can be
secured in its place with paper past
ed across the back.
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ARMY POSTS ABANDONED.

Washington. Feb. 13.--Twenty-
five army posts, which experts Of
the war department advocate abol-
ishing. will not be provided In the
army appropriation bill now before
the House, by a vote, today. Of 80
to 13, money for their maintenance
or repair was Withdrawn, a roiect-
ton of 100000 in the fund for bar
racks and quarters also vas mada
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Monroe Doctrine long has been con-
sireded practically nonentity ana
the sudden activity of the state de-
partment speaks fer renewal of the
efforts to do what should have been
done years ago The European ma
tions have been threatening the
south American countries every yeas
or so and gradually have become
bolder In their demonstrations.
Unless this tendency Is checked.
one of these days, the Kaiser or
some other European Monarch
will order his soldiers TO step In and
take some of the territory now un-
der the protection OF Fhe United
States. This will be a death blow to
American Independence and would
violate all of the traditional rights
Of the United States government
Diplomats consider the proposed
trip in the light Of warning and
are watching Knox with Interest.
They will watch HIM until they See
that this country means busit-s>...
then they win communicate the is,
to their governments and will thus
make the Monroe Doctrine once ntul
effective.
Another step in the direction ar
forcing the attention of othsc nations
to the Monroe Doctrine, is the pro-
posed loan convention. Knox has
been advocating the loan convention
and HIS trip may result in its being
carried through, This would aid in
keeping the hands of others than
off the American states
Ind nations and would bind then
loser together because the greatest
nation would be the banker and the
,thers in the nature of depositors.
y All in all the move of Secretary
Knox and President Taft, who has
given official sanction to the trip,
S move in the right direction and
viii go farther than any thing in
many years, toward supporting the
doctrine laid down many years ago.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-14
HUMOROUS QU|Ps
NO DINNER FOR HIM. NJ

Rear Admiral Osterhaus at a lunch.
con in New York said OF naval dis
appointment. N n.
1T was as disappointing as absent
minded Ibsen's Christmas dinner.
"Ibsen, you know. ran abssnt-mInd-
eddy one Christmas night into the res.
taurant Of a railway station and ask.
ed:
"IIook here. waiter, aid you say I
had twenty minutes to wait or that
1t was twenty minutes to 81
"The Tipperary waiter stopped cary-
Ing turkey long enough to reply:
az said nayther. I said We had
twenty minutes to ate. but that was
nineteen minutes ago. There's yer
thrain whistlin' fur ye now" Wash.
ington Star.
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c
MOVING PICTURE OF
TAFT SIGNING STATE
" MEASURE, ARE MADE

Washington, Feb. 13.-For the
first time In the history Of the White
House moving pictures of an event
of national Importance will be taken
tomorrow when President Taft signs
the proclamation admitting Arizona
into the union. The picture will be
taken by an employee of the treasury
department and presented to the
President, Another set may be made
a part Of the officials records,
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.llla5ENTGHENI
@n,1SJPBOARDI

MAKING pHuNEs APPETiziNG.
nRUNES are dried plums. and II
only a good quality Of the fruit
Is bought and they are dalntily
served there should be no reason for
the prejudice that usually exists
against them
Tough or mouldy looking prunes
should be Stunned.
When stewing prunes the addition
of a little lemon juice will be found to
improve the favor. @
When Stewed. e'
The simplest way Of cooking prunea
Ia by stewIng them. Soak them In
cold water. overnight IL they are to be
served for breakfast. Use enough
water to cover them.
They may be stewed without sugar
IL they are placed on a moderate FIRE
and allowed to- cook slowly for an
hour.
Prune TriHe. $50 Prepare the prunes
thus; Take one pound Of prunes and
steep them In tepId water for four or
Ave hours.
Place SIX odnees Of sugar II, a clean
stew pan, add to It gill OF water and
half wineglassfuf Or grape Juice.
Bring 1t to a boil, then add the
primes. and simmer slowly until ten
der.
Take out. rub through sieve and
use.
If the prunes are very dry they
should be soaked for couple Of hours
longer, and rather more water should
be added when cooking.
The quantity Of sugar used may be
increased Or decreased, according to
taste. %
Dainty Desserts.
Prune Pudding. 500 Wash and soak
some prunes, then stew very gently
TIL partly cooked. Drain these and
set. In, a buttered basin.
Beat one egg in four ounces of -four
and by degrees moisten with half a
pint of milk,
Have ready steamer with the wa
ter under It boiling.
Pour the batter over the prunes, tie
over with a cloth and steam for two
hours.
Turn out TO serve, and pour sweet
sauce around.
Take four whites of eggs, a dozen
and a half Of prupes, four tablespoon
fils of sugar, vanilla and a pinch OF
| salt.
stew the prunos without sugar I'm.
| I'll tender. @
Drain and cut In small pieces, beat
the eggs to- stiff froth, With a pinch
Of salt added. Fold In the prunes.
pour the mixture into a ppttered hak-
Ing dish and place In a pa, Of hot wa.
ter. Bake IN a moderate oven for ten
minutes. Then remove the covering
to allow the pudding to brown slightly.
Serve cold with whipped cream.
xH@ ~-.;a
| Asxs 5.,dxra./
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Sincere Approval.

"The piano we sold you" said the
merchant, was It satisfactory"
Perfectly replied Mr.. Cumrox.
We've had It tested and It's all
right, My daughter and three music
teachers tried out all kinds OF Wag-
ner on 1t, and Il stood UP in way
that shows regular tunes won't be
any strain at ALL" 4,,.
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Good Roads get another boost from
the Illinois Retail Merchants Asso-
citation. Associations all over the
country are recognizing the fact that
good roads better trade because the
farmer finds it easier to ge, to town
and therefore convenient to buy
many things he would do without il
the roads are bad.
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trust In this country.


The truth, however,, also is that
in the minds OF about half the people
who are denouncing trusts there Is
belief that trusts are not so harm
full as they are painted; and second,
that II they were destroyed that the
destruction would be accompanied
by a colossal panic--and no poll
tician these days will go far enough
for any reform to run the risk of u
panic.
we remember OF only one Amcri-
can who did this. Andrew Jackson
was determined to destroy the Unit
ed States Bank. He was told that
it would be followed By an era OF
hard times. jackson invited the
panic. 1t did come, but he carried
his point and a money trust was
broken up and did not begin to re-
operate until after the Civil War. IT.
Commercial-Appeal.
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We are authorized to announces
the candidacy of DR.. e. j. Cause OF
Unity for nomination on the Repub-
lican ticket for the office Of County
Commissioner of Alexander county,
Illinois, subject to the Primary Elec-
ton to be held on April 9Th.
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The Monroe Doctrine.

The policy OF America for Ameri-
cans never was SO forcibly illustrated,
according to diplomatic corps mem
bers. as IL will be by the proposed
Trip OF Secretary Knox To The
countries about the caribbean sea.
The policy as Represented BY tie
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For Coroner.

We are authorized to announce
the candidacy of DIR. James Me-
Manus for denomination on the
Democratic ticket for the office OF
Coroner, at the primary election to
be held TUESDAY April 9.
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For County Commissioner.

We are authorized to announce
the candidacy of E. ]. Hodges OF
Tamms for nomination on the Re-
publican ticket for the office Of
County Commissioner Of Alexander
county, Illinois, subject to the
Primary Election to be held on
April 9th.
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He Missed One.

Who's the guy with the long hair I
waited on just now?" asked the tall
waiter.
"oh. he's a palmist." replied the
waiter at the next table.
"A PIANIST ?"
yes, a palmist,"
Well, gee? He never looked at
tnine!"
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That several OF those little errands VIII have
to go undone If you substract three or four from
fve" eee~.
Have you also met the lady2
/ suspect you have. for she is very or
garden variety Dwell, Sponge" seems to me about
the best word for her.
She is notably present in the summer colony
where she is perpetually asking the working girl
who goes back and forth to town everyday to get
her this or that little thing '" oa,&
know one working girl who spent the summer
about thirty miles from the city, and being one of
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rrlha susnlelou..

Does your husband play poker7"
Il don't think So" replied young
Mrs. Torkins But ! must say the
sick friends he visits In the evening
borrow great deal OF Charley's
money"
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The AltruIst.

Farmer--Now I've caught you, you
young rascal. May ask you what
you're doing up in my tree?
Please, sir, I'm only frightening
away the sparrows; they're such awful
thieves" Blaetter.
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Mexican revolutions are in the ma
ture Of tempest in a teapot, Jug
ing from reports of what president
Madero thinks of them, He says
they are Of little consequence and
are only small local disturbances.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-14

New Yqrk's coal bill for 1912 Is
locomotives of the biggest type on
the division running through Cairo
This shows that traffic is regarded
as important in this district.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Comfy Surveyor.

Peter Shaver Of Olive Branch, an
nounces his candidacy for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the office OF
county surveyor, subject to the will
OF the voters Of that party, at the
primary election, Tuesday. April 8.
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CIRCULATION STATEMENT,

Average number OF complete
and perfect copies OF The
Cairo Bulletin, printed daily
and Sunday during the year
Of iall ,... 2277
Average number of complete
and perfect copies of The
cgiro Euilotin, printed dur
ing the month Of January
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by CORY" said Pat, as be read
over the morning paper, Here's Larry
Doolan failed for half million"
The graspln' omadhaunl" cried
Mike. Sure, an old do ut fer tinl"I
--Harper's Weekly.
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THE DAILY CHIT CHAT
By RUTH CAMERON

please something" urges neghbor mine the
o DO when
shopping forgets give you the wheewithal,'
she forges
when she gives the commission.
asks three dollars
asking
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-14

Congress will have busy week,
according to dispatches We wonder
Ii the congressman will stay to see
the hustle through.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-14

Men York's coal bill for 1912 IL
expected to reach s100,000,000, 900,
That's going some even for father
Knicrerbocker. FL.
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The new City Hall bond issue
comes up before the people in a short
time. Vote for it and thus for a
greater Cairo.