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The mirror., 1913-07-10

Old Dan springs another one this
time. 1t is the lock on the oat
bin.
When it comes to handing out
the prize for tossing biscuits in the
bread line in the dinning hall, Tim,
OF Army fame, certainly holds the
banner.
Just because a gent is seen going
into a saloon at 5 a. M, with his
hand over his optics, is no sign that
his lamp has gone out. He may be
a deaf and dumb mute asking for an
eye opener.
We aint much on the strong
drink wagon just now. but a couple
of cold bottles would not go bad
this hot weather.
The weather got too hot for Sher-
lock, so he went into cold storage
for few days.
The cell hall Capt. is some car
penter, alright.
Abe B. springs another one. saws
he: | am built for speed like the
houn' dorg."
When it comes to the strong arm
business we will lay it down 10 the
dentist every time.
The Big Chief was sent to pick
strawberries, the other day, and
when he returned the Supt. of the
farm asked him how much he pick.
ed and the Chief said: "Pickum
heap much" But as he only had
a pint in the pail the Supt. couldn't
see it that way at first, until after
the Chief, seeing set of scales near
the barn got on. AS he weighed 27
pounds more than what he did be-
fore he started out to pick the ber-
ries, the Supt. came to the conclu-
sion he was telling the truth and
pickum heap much"
Anyone wishing to get an imita-
tion of live cat being ground up
in coffee-mill should visit the
chapel during choir practice.
This weather is enough to make
person wish he could take off his
flesh and sit around in his bones.
'Hhorn - III
of his while walking down the
street, as he saw lady going along
dressed in the latest style. That
lady is either walking in her sleep
or else she is awfully absent
minded"
Shorty is getting bumped backed
since he started to raise his NOUS
tache. A pretty heavy crop of
wire grass, Shorty.
Washington was well represent
ed around the lemonade keg the
Fourth. Looked like SWAIN of
flies around a sugar barrel.
A big can and little dime start
ed many a man doing time.
If they make that much howl
over cup of lemonade. What
kind of yelp would they let loose
if they got shot of hop.
The big chief sat down to milk
Betty the other morning just after
she had eaten her breakfast of
malt. Everything went fine till the
COW reached up with her hind paw
and shook hands with the chiefs
face. After picking himself up
and thinking it was the malt that
she had eaten that made her so
affectionate, said: Fire water
makum heap crazy, just likum
squaw."
The mirror., 1913-07-10
He Misses The Tips.

A waiter in Paris is 80 thin that
if you glance at him sideways you
cannot sect him.
The mirror., 1913-07-10
"SOME MERRY QU|PS''
And BY Request A Jester 2.
Elijah

B. B. B.-(not, Base Bal. Bob
bles'), but befor beginning this
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-06
PRESBYTERIAN Church Notes.

On Thursday evening of this week
at 7:15 there will be a prayer meet
ing service at the church. All are in
vited to attend the meeting. The
topic for the meeting will be, "The
characteristics of Good Church
Member The scripture for the ev-
ening is found in II Kings chap. 10.
On next Sabbath we will have the
usual services as follows: morning
preaching at 1890, followed by the
Sunday school service, evening
preaching service at 1880.
Rev. Lewis will preach at Crown
Chapel next Sunday at three o'clock.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-06
Christian Church.

Over a hundred and twenty in
Bible school Sunday with the Loyal
Bereans leading in SO per cent honors
of the day. > g.
The Bereans organized with the
following officers:
President, Raymond Epperley.
Vice President, o. E. Bisplinghoff.
Treasurer, Fay Hatch.
The vice president moved at once
that all the rest be workers, and they
responded with a hearty AYE that
meant business.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at 1880, subject: "The Body OF
Christ" study of Ephesians. Mr..
Johnson, leader.
James w.. Johnson, Minister.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-06
Methodist Church Notes.

Rev. G.. P. Campbell, of Davis City,
filled the pulpit at both services Sun
day. He gave us two interesting and
uplifting addresses.
Another good Sunday school Sun
day. If not attending Sunday
school elsewhere enroll in one of our
classes. Miss Lola Brazelton gave a
reading for our surprise.
Regular services next Sunday both
morning and evening.
Reports from the pastor indicate
fine meeting of Methodist Men at
Indianapolis last week.
We will expect him to bring some
of the good things back to us.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-06
Decatur Church Announcements.

Regular services next Sunday at
Ill a. m. and 1880 p. m. The theme
for the morning service will be ere
building the WALL" and the pastor
hopes to see every member of the
church and he will be delighted to
see as many others present as will
came. 1t is a message that will do
you good.
The theme for the evening service
will be 'The Bed Too Short and the
Blanket Too Narrow. The pastor
urges every one to hear this message
also. 1t will give you something to
think about during the week. Let
everyone that is interested in the
moral and religious welfare of our
community come to these services
next Sunday We all realize the
value ofsSa religious service in our
community. Let each of, us do our
part in helping these services by our
presence. Do not let little I'M
pleasant weather or little mud keep
YOU at home. There will be baptis-
NAL service at the close of the morn
ing service. The pastor will be glad
to baptize any desiring the service at
that time. If any parents desire
their children baptized the pastor will
be glad to perform the service for
them also. =
J. A. E. Cunningham, Pastor.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-06
BAPTIST Church.

Services at the Baptist church next
Sunday morning and evening by Rev.
Chas. W. Reeder, who will conduct
the services and a cordial invitation
is extended to all to attend, espec-
tally the membership at the morning
services, and at night the subject,
what is the One Best Thing in the
World?" of great interest will be pre-
sented. Sunday school at 9:45. II
not attending any other school we
would be glad to have you in our
school. Come!
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-06

5 DR.. Lyon recently did some skin
Sgrafting on the hand of Ernest Will
mot, which was badly mangled in an
ensilage machine at the Lew Chase
farm some weeks ago. The skin was
taken from the leg of Ernest's broth
Ter Everett 1t was a success. How
ever there will have to be a few more
patches put on the wound. Much
OF the skin was torn away by the
machine. The hand is getting along
quite well now and does not give
MIN nearly so much pain. They will
have the; first finger and the thumb
left, while the second or large finger
is in good condition the tendons were
so badly torn it is doubtful if it
ever. does him much good.-Garden
Grove Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-06

For dyspepsia, our national all
ment, use Burdock Blood Bitters.
for strengthening the
purifying the blood. At
all drug stores
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-06

All kinds 07 cement ana brick
work contracted BY the Leon Cement
and Brick Co.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-06

If you have any of our ice cream
packers at your home please tele-
phone aus and, we will call and get
them.
Walkers Ice Cream Factory.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-06
DIR. @. H. MITCHELL

DIX. Q. FL. DIlTCHELL :
Surgery and Obstetrics . Specially.
Biggs block, Leon, Iowa. Phone
4S. All calls answered day or night.
Hours to p. m. and z to on
SATURDAY..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-06
J. .. WOODNIANsEE
OsteOpathic Physician.

Consultation and examination free
Office at Woodmansee House one
block north of square. Phone 6. OF.
fee hours 9 to - q. m. and to p. m
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-11-06

Oil ana gaa stoves cleaLed &
Cnne's.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10
SAVED BY A GHOST.
Curious Story of . Specter and Nse
 Lonely Yorkshire Meors.

Curious Story of . Specter and tso
 Lonely Yorkshire Meors.
 1t is not often that we hear of . however, an instance. and it seems to be tolerably well authenticated. and materialsts will hardly know how 10 account for 1t. Here is the story. It Is of the Yorkshire dales and of good many years ago.
 A clergyman whose duty lay in that wild country, where n strong race of men and women lived principally on bacon aud oatcake. used to ride or walk to visit the people. He had becn raising subscription ill time oi scarcity and had to be out late at night One evening on his outward journey he suddenly became aware O' figure moving beside him. and in tlle gloam- ing he recognized his brother. who had died some time before. He was toe. awestruck for words. and after keep ing by his side for some distnnce over the lonely moor the figure disappear ed. He noted the time md the vision. but nothing occurred to throw any light rpon it.
 However, some years after he had taken the duty at a jail in another part of the country one of tho prisoners ly. ing under sentence desired to make q confession. After telling him of lot of crimes he said: "I wor very near once taking your life, sir. It was in that bad year. and heerd as how you went carrying money about in those lonesome dales. hid behind the big powders of the brown moor. saw you coming up and waited till vol, should be near enough. but that night you were not alone"
 This is startling tale and the stronger because the vision or what, ever it was was seen by two people. The anecdotc occurs in an article twen: ty years ago in Macmillan's Magazine ivy Lady Verney.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10
When Buttons Were Unknown.

How did the world manage for cen hlries without buttons! In early ages they were unknown. The vOlumnols garments of oriental races are still at tached to their wearerS by means of straps. as were those of the Greeks anf Romans. The Normans were respon siblr for the invention. The ety nolog, of the word points to the derivation o' the idea. Bout. an end or extremity and boutcr. to push. show that the button was originally push piece. like the buttons of our modern electri, bells. The NormanS probably comedy ed the idea from the rough knots of their furniture on which most likel! they hung their garments. Once in troduced. buttons came rapidly into common use.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10

In an elimination contest ia Wash ington county Judge J. N. Tillman and Senator P. A. Rodgers, candi- dates for Congress, agreed to leave it to their home people to ascertain who should make the race for Con- gross, and Judge Tillman won. Sen- ator Rodgers is now working for his election. This is good way to set tie internal political differences. We would suggest that General Carran- ga and President Huerta do like wise-but when a suggestion of this character is made by President Will son and is not considered, we hardly think that ours would have any ef- feet.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10
ABANDONED INFANTS.
Tho "Bahy Postr Once Did a Rushing
 Business In England.


 There once fionrished in England z regular baby post" the rates of post age being fixed on strictly business basis. according to distances traversed
 The curious institution came intse ex' lstence In connection with the found. ling hospital fHG tliId ford sfraet. !: MheE this; chari.y. was first established Tif was understood that it's operations would be, confined tqsLondon and it's epfvirdns.s But the people. of tlie ecaiill: H5; tqwps and villages 'hedrd of it'aiih showed decided disposition to share h. its advantages..a hence the "babs post"
 All over the country there were men and women who entered vigorously into the business of carrying chil- dren to London and depositing them at the gates of the foundIing hospital. The charge was Sguine;ts from distant localities like York and Monmouth. down to a guinea from places situated within thirty to fifty miles of the rae tropois. The unfortunate infants were borne on horseback in panniers. two to each pannier. or in wagons lined with straw. for which the charge was some what less.
 Naturally abuses grew up in con nection with the traffic. But. even apart from them, the mortality among the 'posted" babies was terrible Thus. out of 14.93l received at the hospital in four years. only 4.4OO lived to be "apprenticed out."' being mortality ot more than 70 per cent.
 Eventually parliament passed 8 measure abolishing the practice. and the "baby post' ceased..-I4ondon An, SWcrS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10
A Scientific Achievement.

Modern science has produced no such effective agency in the relief of indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation, biliousness or impure blood as Meri- tol Tonic Digestive, the result of the best minds of the American Drug and Press Association, composed of druggists and newspaper men all over the country. Try this great rem edy. w. l.. pewoody & Co. Associa- tiOn Members. f
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10
A DAINTY TABLE FEAT.
Victor Hugo's Wonderful Orange and
 Sugar Combination

Victor Hugo's Wonderful Orange ano
 Sugar Combination.
 Tn "My Autobiography" Mime. Judith the great French actress. tells story of Victor Hugo
 At dinner which Judith attended with Alexandre Dumas somebody quot ed Alfred do Mnsset. and E ngo was led to express his opinion on his illustrious fellow author.
 "Yes." he said. Che has immense tai ents. He even boasts tn: there are some who consider him as good poet as am."
 Dumas logged .Iudith's elbow. and i, was aH she could do to keep from laughing.
 "At tho end of the neal" onr author relates. Hugo treated us to very strange exhibition. Hc put whole orange. rind and all. into his mouth and then managed to thrust as many pieces of sugar as possible into his checks. This achieved. be began te scrnnch it all up with his lips tightly closed. Tn the midst Of ttis operation he swallowed two ligueur glasses o1 kirsch and q few minutes iater opened his mouth wide. 1t was empty! Nc one made any attempt to initiate him possibly because no one else had teeth good enough for such a feat"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10
Enalish Literary consuI..

If America is famous for it's ambassa dors who have been men of letters England can boast of her literary con suls. c. P. R. James. probably tht most prolific English novelist (except perhaps. Miss Braddon). wrote thre. novels year for about forty year. and died in 1860 as consul general al Venice. Sir Richard Burton likcwis, wrote most of his travel books an( translations of eastern works wher consul in various parts of the world At his last consulship at Trieste which he held from 1872 to 1890. he succeeded Charles Lever, the lrist novelist. who had occupied the posi- ton for fifteen years. BUt is there ( famous English literary consul at tn, present time?-Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10

The All Over Arkansas Man of the poor little fellow who is game enough to give Stuttgart a live little daily paper. Listen to his last jolt:
 The editor of the Stuttgart Ark ansawyer is very much agitated be- cause the Stuttgart city jail's door is secured only with hay baili2g wire, and because prisoners refuse to stay in the jail. Of course, it is no busi- ness of ours, but knowing the editor of the Arkansawyer as we do, we think he is making a terrible blunder in advocating stronger jail at Stuttgart"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10
One Way to Cook a snipa.

American cooking" said foreign chef who visited this counrry. "pleases me very much. Your sou shern dishes I particularly like. The French chef. whom we find in the large hotel all over the world. would do we'll to adopt some of your dishes. He would do well. for example. to substitute chick. en Maryland style for such dish as poached ortolan brains
 "Poached ortolan brains-no cxag- geration." he said. ''are of the sort o! dishes certain type of french chef loves to serve. Such a chef-the gour, nets chef-cooks fish that are not cleaned and birds so rare they seem not to be cooked at all Indeed. these fellows have an axiom that the way tc cook snipe is:
 "'Let 1t fly once through hot kitch en-"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10
BURNED BY COLD.
liquid Air Will Produce a Worse
 Wound Than Intense Heat.

Liauid Air Will Produce a Worse
 Wound Than Intense Heat.
 Whoever has applied d moistenec dnger to a piece of frosty metal IF winter well remembers the painful ex' perience thereby gained of the fact that cold as well as heat can blister the skin.
 During some experiments ill the pro duction of excessively low temporal lures Pictet. the French investigator, burned himself with cold several times, and the effects were so remarkable that he deemed them worthy of description to body of scientific men.
 It appears that there are two kinds or degrees of cold burn. In the case of the less severe burns" the skin at first turns red. but becomes blue the next day. The infiamed spot swells and period varying from month to six weeks eapses before the wound heals.
 When the contact with the cold sub stanc. t, longer and more complete a burn of the second degree is produced A malignant and stubborn wound is formed. and the process of healing is very slow.
 A drop of liquid air failing on Pic tets hand produced cold burn which did not completely heal iD six months while scorch from heat accidentally inflicted on the same hand and nearly at the same time was hea cd in ten Ol twelve days.-Harppr's Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10
AMPS AND THE RAILROADS

ife,' of New York, has the follow litorial on tramps:
 to the Worlds Work, railroad estimate of the number camps in this country is about
 million. These gentry prey .e railroads over which they
 oack and forth. They appar-
 ltribute nothing to society, r' petites and subjects for srticles by few enterprise ua' 1, is something to be said M U e tramp. Like the multi on'tco can eat but three four tesn7 7Aar but one suit of match ~ n I'd sIaep in but one tioaal unio Ether hand, he can rifle match harm to our rail-. shooting o tthin the scope of a Irony " cannot load them which VII wreck their effici-
 h carriers or rig the
 kn The tramp cannot
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10
-n&O-

The property owners in Road lm- provement District No. will not be- gin to realize the great good their decision of yesterday will result in until the road is completed. Their unanimous decision to build a per manent highway is a step in the right direction and means much to them as we'll as the county and state ill which they live.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10

Oscar Underwood, congressman from Alabama. is being mentioned as possible successor to the late Sena- tor Joseph Forney Johnston, who died in Washington the past week. There is no better material in Alabama and MT. Underwoods loyal service to his state and his nation is deserving of public recognition and his elevation to the United States senate.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10
UNANIMOUS FOR
 PERMANENT ROAD Property Owners Along the Proposed Highway Fa-
 vo1 Dollarway
MASS MEETING HERE
Work Will Begin On Proposed High. way in Few Wccks.-ROus.
 ing Speeches Made.

Three hundred property owners along the proposed Pine Bluff and Little Rock highway, for the con- structiOn of which a contract was let ten days ago to Shelby and Bate man, Little Rock road builders, yes- terday at mass meeting held ia the circuit court room at the cour. house in this city, voted unanimously to build fifteen foot concrete highway. with Dollarway cap and three feet of gravel at either side-giving this county one of the best if not the best permanent road in the state. The contracts call for twenty-two miles of roadbed and it is expected that actual work OH the highway will start with ia the next few days. The board of commissioners, of which County Judge c. M. Philpot, is chairman, will meet again Thursday of this week to go over the minor details of the contract and to make preliminary agreements for the sale of the bonds It is estimated that the improvement vii cost about $l50,000. Judge Philpot has already assured the property owners ill the district that the county would aid the pro- ject liberally with an appropriation out of the road fund, and after the county donation is made it is figured that the permanent highway will not cost more than a macadam road, con sidering the amount that is usually expended for the upkeep of road built of inferior paving material.
 Some opposition to the permanent road developed at the mass meeting, but it was not of sufficient strength to enable the very few who opposed a Dollarway road to make any head. way, and especially after the prop I erty owners discussed the permanent road features thoroughly and decid- ed that it would be a saving to them personally, as we'll as the county to build it and do away with the un. satisfactory macadam road plan. Speeches were made in favor of the Dollarway road by Judge E. J. ker- win. Attorney Creed Caldwell and Mr. kimbrough. of Kearney. Attorney J.
 M. Shaw opposed the permanent road 1 in a speech in which he ridiculed the authorities for their endeavor to get good roads ill this county, declar- in that if Dollarway pavement was to be built that it be only one foot wide. Mir. Shaw declared that the automobile people were trying to run "Old Beck" of into the ditch. Mir. Kimbrough advocated wide road and good one." He said that he would never favor pig path" for any country road. Mir. Caldwell urged that, after thoroughly investi- gating the matter, he believed a per manent road would be better and be less expensive in the end. Attorney 5. J. Hunt urged harmony among the property owners.
 When the motion of J. H. Pilking- ton was put, favoring a Dollarway road, with the promised aid by Coun- ty Judge Philpot, it carried unani- mously,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10
Inn Old Man.a Hint.

Mother (at 1t:3O D. m.'-Whats thf matter. John? You look disturbed.
 Father r-l thought I'd give that young man calling on our daughter a vigorous hint it was time to go. so walked right into the parlor aud de liberately turned out the gas.
 Motber-Oh. my! Aid did he get angry?
 Father-Au.ry: The young jacka- napes said "Thank you!" Boston Transcript.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10

-The leading paint stores or the county boast of their success with s. w. F. Products: while we are still small, we boast of the same. products. Why? Because, they. have always stood the test in all climates and re- gions. Quality Is the foundation of success in all branches and s. w. F.. means that. Claud Clegs < Co. If
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10
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buy and sell legislatures, .halntaln all expensive lobby in Congress, turn the course of elections, bring on wars, create slums, or throttle the press. Is there not something, therefore, to be said in favor of the much maligned tramp?"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-08-10

TeXarkana, Little Rock and Fort Smith are going to share il the $50,- O00,0O0 fund, that is to be distribut- ed by Secretary of Treasury McAdoo, to assist Southern banks i'll handling the 1913 crops. Pine Bluff seems to have been overlooked ill the list which all goes to show that somebody is not on, the job at Washington.