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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-21

determination. Screen the doors
and windows, swat, poison and
starve. To effectively organize, Sc
cure the help of the local board OF
health. Get them to enact and en-
force sanitary regulations AS an
aid to enforcing sanitary regulations
use persuasive measures. DO not
permit drastic action that will offend
or antagonize and make the move
ment unpopular. Enlist the active
cooperation of the superintendent of
your schools Have him, or some
other competent person, organize the
boys into Junior Sanitary policemen.
Have them organize in squads, COM
panies, battalions, and regiments.
Have them subject, through their Of
fcers, to the chief of the health de-
partment. Give every Junior SAM
tary policeman a badge. Detail these
Junior police by individuals or by
squads to patrol streets and alleys.
If a garbage can is left uncovered,
garbage not destroyed, but left scat
tered about alley or lot, let them
call upon the owner and explain
what is being done and ask him to
abate the menace If he does not do
so, let the private Junior policeman
lodge complaint with his superior Of
ficer; then have the officer warn the
offender, and finally if the nuisance
is not abated have the complaint go
to the proper police officer who will,
if necessary take drastic measures
which will cause Mr.. Filth Maker to
understand that the city in which he
resides is engaged in warfare to
save the lives of the babes and the
grownups as we'll, and that he must
keep step, cheerfully, graciously and
gladly, if he will, but keep step he
must anyway.
This is line of civic center work,
especially in the smaller cities and
towns, which our local lodges can
we'll afford to undertake. 1t will af-
ford splendid opportunity to do effec-
tive, common-sense work along prac-
tical lines. "A work of this kind will
not only prove beneficial to the COM
munity, but must win for the soci-
cites additional commentator for
the splendid work they are accom-
plishing for humanity.-The Modern
Woodman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-21
Reckoning With Rum.

A thick-set, ugly-looking fellow
was seated on bench in the public
park, and seemed to be reading
some writing on sheet which h
held in his hand.
You seem to be much interested
in your writing said.
Yes. I've been figuring my ac-
counts with old Alcohol to see how
we stand.
: And he comes out ahead, ! sup.
pose?"
Every time
How did you come to have deal
ings with him in the first placer
That's what I've been writing
You see, he promised to make mar
of me, but he has made me beast
Then he said he would brace me up,
but he made me go staggering
around, and then threw me in the
ditch He said l must drink to be
social. Then he made me quarrel
with my best friends and be the
laughing stock of my enemies. He
gave me a black eye and broken
nose. Then l drank for the good Of
my health. He ruined the little
had, and left me sick as dog"
"Of course"
HE said he would warm me up
and l was soon nearly froze to death
He said he would steady. my nerves
but instead he gave me delirium ire.
mems. He said he would give me
strength, and he made me helpless. ;
Ito be sure"
He promised me courage"
Then what followed?"
Then he made me coward, fol
beat my sick wife and kicked my
little sick child He said he would
brighten up my wits, but instead he
made me act like fool and talk like
an idiot. He promised to make d
gentleman Of me, but he made me a
tramp. Exchange.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-21
SCHOOL NOTES
Harry Snyder--James Hoffman
Editors.

Last Wednesday evening the Sen
Tor boys were defeated in pail
game in which their opponents were
the boys from the lower classes. Inc
score was to 5. A second game
was played this week on Monday
evening and the lower classmen were
again victorious, by the score OF II
to 8. A third game is to De prayed
On Monday morning the Caesar
people burned Caesars bridge, after
having their picture taken with It.
All stood about in tranquil solemnlty
as the flames ate ravenously through
| tne tigna bina and some went so far
as to sacrifice parts of their beloved
text books to the flames. After the
ceremony Miss Sears raising her
hand over the throng read in so1'
voice the list of those exempt from
the final exams.
The High School ball team defeat
ed the Osceola High at Warner
Field last Friday afternoon. There
were many good plays on both sldes.
The score was to 4
The Senior class assembled at
Casters lake last Thursday morning
for five O'Clock breakfast, Most OF
tna High School faculty were pres
ent.
On Wednesday evening the Bloom
ers,' High School aggregation play
eg a picked team from the High
School.
Base Ball Again. Town team VS..
High School. The town boys thlnh
thew are due to win while the
school boys are talking about shut
out An admission charge Of l5c
will be asked. There is a deficit IN
the athletic treasury of about $40.
What is realized above this amount
will be added to the lantern fund
On Monday afternoon mass meet
ing was held in the High School
room. There were speeches from
each of the seniors, each OF the lac
ulty, and many others. There were
MANY plans suggested for improving
the various school activities. Every
body is looking forward to a splendid
school year for 1914-15.
Prof. I've of the Pleasanton schools
visited High School Monday after
noon and gave fine talk.
The High School faculty entertain
the Seniors at the home OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Gass on Thursday evening.
The Senior class has ordered a
Bosch e. Lomb lantern Of the Uni
versal type on trial. 1t will have
in addition to the slide attachment
the Opaque attachment which is for
projecting post cards, pictures, etc.,
on the screen Any surplus from the
base ball game on Thursday or from
Commencement on Friday evening
will be applied to this fund.
Our eighth grade has been taking
the state examination this week. SO
far as the papers have been graded
our boys and girls have done very
we'll
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-21
Indigestion? Can't Eat? No Appetite.

A treatment of Electric Bitters in
creases your appetite; stops indiges-
ton; you can eat everything. A real
spring tonic for liver, kidneys and
whole system and you feel fine. Elec-
trio Bitters did more for Mr.. T. D.
PEBBLES stomach troubles than any
medicine he ever tried. Get bottle
today. soc and $500 at your drug
D gist., III h
Bucklens Arnica Salve for Ec-
zema. s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-21
Keep Bowel Movement Regular.

DR.. Kings New Life Pills keep
stomach, liver and kidneys in heal
thy condition. Rid the body of pois-
ons and waste. Improve your COM
plexion by flushing the liver and kid
neys. I got more relief from one
box Of DR.. Kings New Life Pills than
any medicine ever tried" says G.
E. Hatfield, Of Chicago, III. 25c at
your druggist.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-21
Special Candy Sale.

We will have on sale Saturday Of
this week the famous Barr candy
put up in attractive pound boxes ct
the special Saturday only price Of
.29c box. Bell & Robinson, the
Rexall store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-21
DIR. j. w. ROBINSON
Physician and Surgeon.

Office over Penniwell Bros. Meat
Market. Calls answered promptly
day or night.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-05-21
DIR. G. H. MITCHELL

Surgery and Obstetrics . Specially.
Biggs block, Leon, Iowa. Phone
4S. All calls answered day or night.
Hours : 70 p. n. and I 70 : a.
saturday.
The Washington times., 1914-11-28

string bean. It contains very little
water, and the difference between q
fresh bean and a dried bean, which
explains the whole principle Of de-
hydration. is shown by the follow
ing figures:
Fresh string bean-Protein, 81 per
cent; fat, 3 per cent; carbohydrate.
So per cent; water. $50 per cent.
Dried bean-Protein. 22.5 per cent;
fat. 1.s per cent; carbohydrate. 5s.s
per cent; water. 1875 per cent.
With the fresh bean we have
about seven times the quantity Of
water that we have in the dried
bean. Similarly. the proportion of
the nutrients in the dried product
is greatly increased. and we have
ten times as much protein and car
bohydrate In the dried product as
in the fresh. In other words, the
dried food Is highly condensed
food.
What is true OF the bean is true of
the split pea, yellow or green, the
too-little used lentil, and many other
edible seeds. But the dehydrated
idea goes further. and commercially
1t means the removal Of water from
such watery vegetables as spinach,
carrots, asparagus. beets, etc, so
that We have these dried vegetables
with all their value preserved, not
subjected to any canning or similar
process. but just as they were when
growing. These products are well
established in the market, and while
we may not use them in quantity, 1t
is excellent to know of them. espe-
cially for soups and other vegetable
dishes. Prof. Barnard, in California,
has been working at his original
dryer and experimenting with the
dehydrating Of fowl and meat quite
successfully, although these products
are not on the market
The drying or evaporation Of any
food, as was said, condenses and in
creases its food value according to
its bulk. That Is whv salt Goldfish,
sat pork. raisins, dried figs, etc, are
very nourishing compared to their
weight and bulk. Just because the
iehydrating process removed the wa
ter originally In the food, so in our
Cooking we must first replace the
water until the food has absorbed its
natural amount Of water. Therefore,
we soak" prunes and other dried
fruit. Goldfish. dried mushrooms, and
dry vegetables.
One of the advantages of these
foods is the small amount Of space
they take up in our pantry. Another
Is that there can be no possible
danger OF conta animation from can
ming process. and last, small guam
tity. for reasons given above, VIII
give as much nutriment as a large
amount Of fresh food. We should
become better acquainted with dehy-
drafted products whether the process
Is performed by nature or a factory.
The dried bean or pulp family should
be our special winter friend. It is
one Of our chief meat replacers. and
those who are seeking to cut living
costs would do we'll to be on better
terms with the lentil. the split pea
the dried lima. and other dehydrated
foods
The Washington times., 1914-11-28

Copyright 1914. by f. Z. YodcrD
/ITTY boys and girls although
K they are soft and fluffy and
n sweet are just as unkind
sometimes as real children.
One day the Tabby children decided
that they should run away from
Ted. lie had a cold and they were
supposed to remain in the yard ana
play with him.
rs soon AS Mrs Tabby was not
looking they ran out of the gate
with mcows and squeals. and left
poor Teddy all alone.
Now instead Of telling on them
ne lust sat down and on the bot
tom step and waited for something
to turn mp. That is Il very goou
plan to follow when one does not
know what TO do. And something
did turn UP. IT Was nice new
Gir!e.
lie waited patiently for several
minutes, and suddenly Mrs. Tabby
opened the door. "Will someone
shake this rug and beat it for a
new dimc?'' she called thinking
that all of the kitties were out there
and would come running. But IN
stead Of the crowd only one little
kitty sat on the steps and grimmed
at her.
where are the rost?' asked Mrs.
Tabby. Ted shook his head. Gone
off on some mouse chase he sail. [
knew that they would run off if they
got the chance" she sighed. well
you lust pitch in and see if you can
Cean this rug" Teddy Jumped up
and was hard at work inside of two
minutes.
The dust few and he bonded the
rug clean. and at exactly the time
that Mrs. Tabbv opened the door to
ask him when he would be through
or not. he said he had finished.
And with his new dine in his
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Question Box

c. E.-You can learn the millinery
trade at the Young Woman's Christian
Association. 936 F street All the large
millinery shops and department stores
take girls in to learn the trade and pay
them while they are learning.
E. Fl. R-"Ffve Nights was written
by Cory, and can be purchased for $50
Of Mitchell Kennerly, 80 West Fifty
eighth street, New York city.
Robert L. Hammond--At the present
time 81 900 and $4,000 gold certificates
are being issued A $4,000 gold certi-
ficate Is the largest ever issued.
Miss l.. observation-disclosures Is the best
thing which you can use at home for
cleaning white furs.
r. c. H-e1istence Of the fourth di-
mCnsion Is as yet improved, and is mere
" theoretical Since it is only a cOnjec-
ture, no satisfactory definition OF it can
be given.
NE. G.-You will need just about the
same sort of clothes for your trip that
would be used here in the spring.
Esbble-Bridesmai6s do not have to
wear wells II the bride does. If they
are worn, they are quite short, falling a
little below the waist. The brides Veil
should reached to the hem Of her dress,
at least. If there is a court train, the
veil can extend farther.
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4 Advice to Girls Il
BY ANNIE LAURIE.
Dear Annie Laurie:

Dear Annie Laurie: .,'
have been keeping company with
young man for about a year. am
twenty-nine years of age and he II
three years my junior. He IL q real
gentleman, and I love him with all
my heart
The only thing that Is wrong Ia
both Of US are independent He gets
many invitations to dances and par
ties, and he asks me to go, but I
am very quiet, and I decline going,
because I am shy when in company.
And when l refuse him he gets
mad at me. He said that must be
stayed in the house. When he would
ask me to come out for walk, I
would say. II am too tired, dear"
Then he would ret mad and would
not show up for some time. am
now mad at him. 1t is all my fault,
and neither Of US will give in.
My heart aches for him to come
back. I will never be happy without
him. SAD ONE.
ELL. sad One. II it's all your
kn/ fault. and You know 1t, why
w don't you tell the poor man
SO and be done with It?
How stupid you are to throw away
the happiness of your life Just to be
stubborn. Don't think Of doing such a
thing! Who are you that you should
feel so important about your moods?
Don't stay in the house all the TINA
When the man asks you to go out with
him, 60.
It isn't modesty and shyness that
makes you dislike to go into company,
1t Is egotism and self-consciousness
You're afraid that some one will be
there who will be prettier or brighter OF
The Washington times., 1914-11-28


A sop to Cerberus. But I was glad
.naL Mrs: Penfield found something
worthy Of appreciation In her g,,sss''
Tor II they nad--or II She had 7ha'ssi,.
they did-make her look older fsei
smpnaucaiiy sure she would have laid
tnem ASIDE and gone on squinting.
~ she could just get rid OF those
wlnhies. my wife was saying. II
pa.a ptn,nk sne'd be perfectly happy. Err.
segment of skin out, and then oraw.
ing IL up and stitching It to the scalp
Mary" exclaimed, what are You
talking about?"
Its true" said my wife. eagerly, "ths
afternoon. They do truly cut a section
VI sxIn out. then draw the skin up tight
-onnqueiy, you know-and sew II u.
and all the wrinkles are gone"
must confess that / was dunn
loun9eo. evidently there Is singular
coterie OF original spirits who prev upon
q woman's passion for youth and
beauty. What daring schener cut the
nrst section Of skin out and seved m
up to eliminate wrinkles? Tnere are
times when man feels stunned at the
folly OF mankind.
II never heard of It. Mary" an
swered. and it sounds like the worst
tomfoolery In the world. It's reasonable
to assume that there'd be something
abnormal about the result, isn't there?"
The hairdresser said no." insisted
Mary. He said it's little painful. but
that it's always successful, and makes
a woman look at least fifteen yeaps
younger. Actresses go In for Il quite a
great deal. and, really Peter, ycu can't
deny that actresses do know a great
deal about retaining a youthful appear
ance."
What does your mother think aboat
IT." I inquired cautiously
We'll" admitted Mary, flushing,
"she going to have 1t done, but don't
tell Dad"
The Washington times., 1914-11-28
No. 135.
PURSUING HER YOUTH.

NO. 13o.
PURSUING HER YOUTH.
n mother-in-law's folly in ig-
!" noring her need for glasses was
Nv soon to be matched by a great
er one. After we had lured her
Into the office Of an oculist and fitted
her with glasses think We all felt that
her folly was at an end-that her IN
terest In wrinkle patches and youth
restoring lotions was wholly innocuous
compared with the dangerous folly Of
ignoring her failing eyesight We were
vet to learn to what spectacular lengths
a woman will go in her mad pursuit Of
vanishing youth.
Mother Is SO worried about those
horrid wrinkles around her eyes, saio
Mary p.tcyqs one night. isn't it too bad.
Serves her darn good and right" I
answered heatedly. "She has a great
many more wrinkles than the average
woman of her age, and 1t comes entire
!y from not wearing glasses and squint-
ing: You know. Mary.
II know said my wife, but the mis-
CHIEFS done now-and-and-" she
glanced at me a trifle uncertainty, .I
do wish there was some way of sort OF
ironing them out"
There's always massage" limited.
oh" said Mary, mothers spent
on massage. went with her this after
noon. and they massaged with a piece
of fee and used astringents and I don't
know what, and 1t didn't seem to make
a bit of difference. Mother likes her
glasses"
A woman is the very essence of irrele-
vancy. Mary can skip from one topic
to another with speed enough to dazzle
any merely masculine listener.
"Yes?' said.
"Why, do you know, Peter" Mary
INNl vn1A T.
afternoon that she really thinks they
make her look distinguished and in
tellectual.. And don't know but what
they do
The Washington times., 1914-11-28

better dressed than you. What of II
Il there is? Do you want to be the pret-
test and brightest and best dressed
girl In the world?
Stop thinking about yourself 10
much. and think just little bit about
the man and about the other girls
Make friends and be proud Of them.
SHOW this man you think you love
that other girls like you and that you
Ike them, and that you are not afraid
OF comparison with them.
Get rid Of your sulks. oh, yes, you
can call them by some more romantic
name, but that's what they are-just
plain. old-fashioned sulks! Get rid OF
them, and stay rid of them, or you'll
never have a happy minute as long as
you live.
c. A. S.-Does your father object to
your having any company at all, or
does he only refer to the man you men
ton? II he doesn't allow you to have
any company at all, why don't you ask
him his reasons? Surely you are old
enough to know. 1 think an elopement
at your age would be the most foolish
thing you could do. II you are still in
school. I advise you to complete your
course, by all means.
Copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature serviceJ
The Washington times., 1914-11-28

n NATURALLY it takes great deal of dexterity
" And it requires much practice. But some
persons are born with the dexterity and the
practice comes to them readily The really odd
thing is that the objects that being juggled sell
dom guess at all. She has way of catching them
so that il doesn't hurt Once in a while one of them
The Washington times., 1914-11-28
Grade School Activities

Wednesday evening. The proceeds
went to the school
JNlia Sargent, a welve-year-old pub
lie school girl OF the city. won the sDe-
cal prize offered to the school child of
Washington VIII" wrote the best essay
on cotton" Tic donor Of the prize
was Major Henry Graves.
The seventh grade Of the John r
slater School presented a dramatization
"f LonSfellOw's "Evsngcline' last Fri
day.
The Mothers Club Of the Maurv
school has suggested that the motion
pittur" theaters present special films
fol children on Friday and Saturday
evenings, these being the nights when
juvenile attendance IS greatest
John J.. WImeth. chief clerk OF the
J treasury Department. related his ad-
'2ntures in the war-Zone of Europe to
the Parent-Teachers Association of
Monroe School last week.
The children OF Tyler School are de-
lighted to hear that the block Of land
north OF the school has been purcha sed
Ly the city and will be converted into a
playground for them.
Many Of the schools have planned en-
I, rita ,nments for the war'suffercrs. and
have been forced TO give them up be-
cause Of the Congressional regulation
that school children can sell tickets
only for their own activities No other
entertainments may be given except by
special permission OF the Board OF Fdu-
cation. At present the board is con-
sider'r- a number Of requests for such
benefits.
The SmaiIwood School has been dcsg-
mated as one Of the grade manual train
ing schools Of the District
The Washington times., 1914-11-28

Informal entertainments in commem-
oratior Of Thanksgiving were held in all
the schUo.s OF the third division.
The THANKSGIVING entertainment at
The Gales School included a costume
pageant, representing the industries and
products oC The United States and
IabIcau Of The first Thanksgiving Day.
Each grade was represented in the cast
Of the little drama.
Tho kindergarten teachers OF the Pow
ell School in the third division, enter
aimed the teachers of the first grade ON
Tuesday. The kindergarten and first
grade teachers are trying to get better
acquainted In a series of meetings which
will be held up to the Christmas holi-
days.
This year there is to be an appropria
ton for Christmas trees in the kinder
"artens Of the District. Though the
children will make most Of the orna-
rnents themselves they will not have to
Duy the trees as heretofore.
The clubs Of the Grover Cleveland
school united in a Thanksgiving mas
guerade IN the assembly room Wednes-
Gay evening. All OF the costumes were
striking. NlIllam lIdThln, hoDeIl
smith. and Johnny Rivers as three ne
groes: Helen Armstrong. as a Spanish
senorita; Grace Britton as a-cowgirl.
md Charles Stuart as a khakl-clsd SOL
der, attracting much attention.
The local telephone company has been
refused permission TO erect a telephone
poIe in the grounds of the Tyler School.
The District authorities believed that
It's presence would be a source of dan
ger TO the children.
The Parents League of Mt. Pleasant
xave a recital at the Cook School on
The Washington times., 1914-11-28
Hits From Sharp Wits.

Many believe that modesty is a vir-
tue and Is Its own reward That is
why they do not practice it.-Pitts-
burgh Sun.
practical Joker Is one who cant
take a practical Joke.
Dignity that makes itself very no
ticeable Is not the real thing Albany
Journal.
or course, you have noticed that
while YOU can learn q little every day,
il is just as we'll to forget the most
of it. Philadelphia Telegraph.
odd how hard 1t Is for man to see
merit in anything 10 which ne Is op-
posed and how easy II Is to sec it
where he is Interested.
Ihin music is made by q wind in
"'ment that uses hot air.
The Washington times., 1914-11-28
Don 'tDrug Your Body;
Aid It to Cure Itself
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG.
A. b. NJ. A, NJ. D. (Johns HopsinsI.

r A your old friends, the porous plaster, the
- liver pad and the linment-'tor man and beast?'
L The principle which some of these aids to
injured based is that counter-irrita-
tion which. certain circumstances almost
spectacle But rule, the idea expressed in the di
rectons and impI anted minds that
the powerful drugs do battle with the muscles
disease germs hin.
AS q matter o. fact the word of scien-
tifc pharmacologst axiom that the human skin.
except bistered, almost inpcrvious drug
hui, In nthe of
The Washington times., 1914-11-28
TEDDY EARNS A DIME.

pocket, he met the other kittics. n
few minutes later. IN vain they
begged for some of it, he k":t It
tight in his pocket. and went down
to the toy shop to spend it as he
wished
Tommy. his chum begged IN vain
bought. but Terry had = feast with
Mrs. TabhY and the kitties made
I'D their minds that it was better to
be kind than cross and mean even
II the Other kitty secmcd sick.
The Washington times., 1914-11-28
You Trusted Me.

achieved;
Had YOU despised me- then L must
have failed:
But knowing that you trusted and be-
lieved,
ca" not disappoint and so pre-
vailed.