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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-26
Good lambs are money makers.

Get after the old briars and weeds
along the line fence. Why not use the
old mower that has been superseded
by q new one. II would be interesting
10 know just what proportion of good
land in this country is allowed to go
to waste along line fences
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-26

Eat little fats in summer, but plenty
of fruits. Do not ovcrdo the drink
ing of ice-cold drinks
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-26

Don't omit pruning the center o
the tree.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-26
FINANCIAL
ASK MR.. BOWMAN"

For Information and rates to Califor-
MIA dispositions before making ar
rangements elsewhere. He can proba-
Sly save you money. Tickets by rail-
or water to all points. Phone RAN
doIph 1887. 81S =. Min ST., Richmond
Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-26

fes the work of feeding ard caring
fC" them.
Boards should he used for blea c!-
ing early celery. Soil is apt to cause
II to dccay.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-26

Having the pigs farrowed as near
one time as possible greatly simpli-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-18
Christian Church Notes.

Sunday: Sunday school 10000 a..
M; communion and preaching SER
vice 1900 a. NJ; Christian Endeavor
at $3.50 p. M; Preaching service at
1880 p. m.
,ednesday, prayer meeting 1880
p. m.
Choir practice at the home of Win
ME Housh, Friday evening at 1880.
Ladies' Aid Society, Tuesday, Nov.
23, at 1880 p. m. will be held at the
home of Mrs. Villa Hurst.
am glad to announce to the
church this week that Young Wom-
ans Mission Circle, auxiliary to the
Christian Woman's Board of Mis-
sions was organized in a meeting at
the church Sunday afternoon. Mrs.
Caster as a representative of the To-
cal auxiliary was chosen as mother
of the Young Woman's Circle. This
is surely an opportunity for the
young women of the church to get a
larger vision of the world kingdom of
our Christ In fact, it is going to be
the task of the minister with the
church to get this larger world vision.
If we can get away from the sordtd
things of our hum-drum daily life
and the limited circle in which we
move and realize what large world
we live in and what q mighty force
the kingdom of God is in this world
the christian life will mean more to
us and will bring us into a richer
fruitage.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-18
Brethren Church.

Sunday School 10 a. m.
u. FL 80. ~ r. H.
Preaching 1:5V p. M.
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday
at =. =. l'oV y. u.
The Sunday evening service will
be conducted by the Volunteer Mems
Bible Glass. We are sure the men
are planning an interesting service.
Come out and hear them.
The attendance at Sunday School
is keeping well above the hundred
mark. We have organized adult
Bible Glasses as we'll as a graded Ell
ementary Department. If you are
not attending elsewhere come and
you will be made welcome.
Prayer meeting Wednesday even
ing in charge of w. E. Kemp. Sub
ject, "The Ten Commandments" We
are making special effort to increase
our attendance. Come out and help.
There will be choir practice inn
mediately after prayer meeting. A
large attendance is desired.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-18
/ Stop Knocking.

There are number of people in
every community, who believe that
things are going wrong, and who are
forever criticising and finding fault
with everything and everybody. They
forget that If everybody were to take
that position, then they would be
criticised, Justly or unjustly, Just as
they are now criticising their neigh
bors. And in very little while no
community would be fit to live in.
This knocking is habit, which
grows upon people, and which Is cas-
lily acquired. 1t ought to be Just as
easy to shake it of, but as with 9TH
er bad habits, that is not the case,
says the Burlington Hawk-Eye. But
whoever will, can surely overcome 1t,
and in the end will find it easy to see
something commendable in the
neighbor whom he has been CRITICS.
ing; to discover the silver lining In
the darkest cloud and to "b0ost" in
stead of knocking" The new habit
will soon grow upon the former
"knocker," and he will feel better,
look better, gain a good appetite
and sleep better, win new friends and
get into closer touch with the old
friends. He will be making q new
man of himself. Remember that ev-
erybody has troubles of his own. and
instead of listening to complaints,
wants to be cheered up, encouraged
and entertained. Remember what
Bobby Burns said about seeing our
selves as others see us, and then
make others see us as sensible,
sunny natured, wholesome being.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-18
THE CHURCHES.
Presbyterian Church.

sunday school. ..9:45 a. N.
Morning worship -. 1880 a. m.
Theme: Second Mile Blessings"
Young Peoples Society $3.50 p. m.
Evening worship 1880 p. m.
Theme: Inside the Cup Church
ills Book.
Prayer meeting Wed'day 1880 p. m.
The Young Peoples service Sun
day evening Observation-Disclosures
work was specially helpful. Invita-
lions were extended to the societies
of the other churches to have visit
ing delegates present. The fellowship
was fine and many splendid sugges-
lions were made relative to union
and community work. Prof. Gass
spoke very enthusiastically for CO.
operative work among the young peo-
pie and for definite community SER
vice. Icons splendid class OF young
people can accomplish much for the
town by united efforts.
Miss Josephine Cooney is leader Of
the Thanksgiving service next Sun
day evening. Part of the hour will
also be given up to special Bible
study.
The audience was much pleased
with the orchestra music Sunday ev-
ening. The violin solo by Mr.. Fred
EIDE of Osceola and the special selec-
ton by the orchestra were greatly
enjoyed. We are glad to welcome
the orchestra as special feature OF
our future services.
Inside the Cup" was chosen by a
large vote of the congregation, and
no doubt many will be interested in
the discussion next Sunday evening.
The coming of the Synodical team
greatly stimulated activity in our
thirty day campaign. Let us not lose
any of the interest it created.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-18
Methodist Episcopal Church.

Sunday school at ...... 10000 a. m.
Divine Services at ......11:O0 a. m.
Theme: "A Riddle
Epworth League at $3.50 p. m.
Evening services at -. 1870 p. m.
Theme: Helen Keller, the Optimist-
ic Prisoner of Hope"
All of our services were well at
tended last Sunday. 1t certainly
cheers pastor to serve a congrega-
ton that forgets not to assemble it.
self together on the first day OF the
week. IN order that the people Of God
may enjoy the means of grace pro-
vided. Most blessed results are sure
to follow.
The Ladies' Guild is planning and
working for tumble Sale that will
be held in the basement of the church
ON November 3Oth. We know that 1t
is going to be a success. Enthusiasm
and earnest endeavor always sue
coed.
The Simpson College campaign for
the endowment of $300,0OO.OO is on
in full swing. The organization OF
the entire conference for work has
been completed. The canvass for
the endowment pledges in all OF the
six districts has begun. The grand
total of the pledges received for the
conference to noon Friday, Novem-
Der 18th, is 3113,640.OO. Let every
body help, pray, pay, cheer on the
workers. Simpson College is our
college. The Methodists of Leon are
going to be found standing by their
college.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-18
Death Of Mrs. A. b. Cornell.

Mrs. A. B. Cornell passed away at
her home in east Van Vert Wednes-
day evening at IL O'Clock, after a
lingering illness of several months.
Mrs. Cornell was always of such a
sunny disposition, even in her last
few months of i'll health, she always
had smile and CHEEKY word, for
both young and old alike. 1t is with
deep sorrow that her many Van Vert
friends learn of her death. Funeral
services will be conducted at the
Christian church at 80 Friday. The
remains will be taken to New Sharon
and interment will be made in the
New Sharon cemetery.-Van Vert
Pathfinder. ii
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-18
Notwithstanding.

Mr.. Cleo Roberts and Miss Fife
Beardsley, both of Leon, were united
in marriage at the Christian parson-
age at 1880 Tuesday forenoon of
this week. Rev. G. w. Cole officiat-
ed. Mr.. and Mrs. Orel Estes accom-
panied this happy couple and wit
messed the ceremony. After a brief
visit to st. Joe and Kansas City, they
will be at home in Leon. Osceola
Sentinel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-18
SCHOOL NOTES
LEILA RYAN
GERALD HAMILTON
Editors

y . - - . y - - - ~ - ~ ~ ~ -
Work is our motto still;
Work with all your might,
Work with interest and good will
That your work will be ever right.
On Monday morning happy faces
we could see,
And anxious thoughts, were wait
ing to see
What on the examination papers
there might be.
Then sad on Tuesday they became
For their grades did not all spell
fame.
On Wednesday evening the Liter
airy Societies met,
Then the Freshies began to fret,
Because they had not been chosen
yet;
But never mind, those left behind
will not forget.
On Thursday the chorus sang the
song we hear so often,
And for each one, our hearts it
seems to soften
And makes the days grow brighter
still
For those who work and those
VINO Will.
On Friday, at p. M, the Parent
Teachers had meeting,
And to us and our work, they ex-
tend their greeting.
Also Friday afternoon the Alumni
won the fame
From the High School boys at the
foot ball game.
Then on Saturday the Graceland
Girls came to play with us once
more,
And took home with them the
higher score.
But our girls played we'll and did
their work
In throwing the baskets, for they
did not shirk~
On Monday, Nov. Is, each of the
classes met the first thing in the
morning
To decide about the contest work
and to give each pupil warning
That the time for the contests is
near at hand,
And that they will be met with
good voices and the band.
Allerton comes to Leon next Fri
day afternoon
At 3:45, and don't be afraid of get
ting there too soon,
For in Warmers field there is al
ways lots of room.
GRADES
Mrs. Farquhar and Mrs. Correll
listed Miss Golfers room one day
lst week.
Mrs. Bisplinghoff visited Miss
ruce's room Friday.
fern Spicer left school Friday. She
ad entered Miss Bruce's room on
[onday.
Arlyne Lucas and William Alley
ntered Miss Cooney's room Monday.
Virginia Barry has returned to
chool after a two weeks absence.
Mrs. J. L. Parrish and Mrs. Black
listed Miss Crawford's room.
Mrs. Gates visited Miss Mullins
Dom on Friday of last week.
The eighth grade had program
ast Friday and entertained the sew
nth grade. Miss Edna Biggs sang a
Dlo for them.
John Watson entered Miss Kon-
Inns room on Monday morning.
Mrs. VanWerden and Miss Emma
andis visited Miss Konklin's room
ne day this week.
Mrs. Myra Laur, of Texas, visited
[iss Beavers room on Thursday az
ernOOn.
Mrs. Will Lindsey visited Miss
JARRETT Beavers room.
The south teachers received seven
ew records for the VictrOla.
Mrs Swim visited Miss MeneOugh'S
Dom Thursday afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-18
Christian Workers meeting at Z

CHTISCIdH WOTK1TS HeeIIH5 d1 =
D. m.
A good crowd was in attendance at
both the Sunday school and preach
ing services last Sunday morning.
There was a good crowd in the ev-
ening at the Christian Workers
meeting.
All the services were full of inter-
est.
The subject for the meeting next
Sunday evening is "The Gifts of
God" with Mrs. Angie Snyder as the
leader.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-18

The Leon Savings Bank is prepar-
ed to make some good farm loans at
reasonable rates.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-11-18
Church Of the Brethren.

FRANKLIN CHURCH
I Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at II a. m.
New-York tribune., 1915-01-31

emUIDECdr me- drkcf, dIll lI'I' WAS
curiosity rather than anger In his tones.
by no one" came the reply. I'm
using my own money
Rovcc's CURIOSITY increased. Benton
noted II, and volunteered a brief eX-
planation
I'm doing this because want TO-,
and because there's a girl up in New
York who wants me 20: she loves chill
drcn, he concluded simply.
The mill owner stared at him thought
fully. Women do not understand things
ike child labor, he said slowly. They
let their emotions sway them. They're
impractical
An angry glcam came into Benton $
eyes. "Whcre is there anything prac-
teal in child labor. Where is the prac-
ucali,y in working boys -ro5bing them
Of their playtimc-molding them into a
feeble race of mcn2 Is it for the benefit
OF future generations that you and the
other men like you are chaining them
t. machines for ten and twelve hours
day. or isl, for the benefit Of ourpocket-
books:
Royce stared at him qu'zz:cally You
talk Ike a reformyr, he said
The s,m.lc irrita,cd the young advcr-
ti-'ng man; bu, when he spoke again his
tone, were placid. 81 may talk like re-
former, Mr.. Royce; but promise that
III give Won more action while I'm here
New-York tribune., 1915-01-31

town that they nearly exploded with
p-idc. They were so delighted that they
didn't even resent having a stranger dis
cover 10 them unapprcciatcd beauties
and advantages. They were almost ready
10 pat their hands into their pockets
without being asked
Even John Royce was pleased. He
regarded an the attractive things in Ben
ton advertisements aswc,l deserved per
sonal tributes. But he couldn't under
stand why Benton hadn't clmc 10 HIM
first and arranged for thing, properly.
The dav came when Bruce Benton
dbl go 10 John Royce. But 1t was not
until after the advertising man hoi re-
ccivcd two peculiarly wprloi message
from Kcrns and Haves The former
said. Data secured go ahead while
the cx-ncwspapcr photographer wired,
Secured the prizc. It's q corkcr.'
All Benton really needed now was
some motion pictures of familiar scenes
in Greenfield. and he had Hayes send him
a man % make these When the towns
people learned that the pictures were
being taken for Benton everybody was
eager % help. Even John Royce. walk
ing 10 his limousine, spick and spattcd,
span anl smiling, nodded graciously when
he was snapped. Benton rcioiced ex-
cccdingly over that picture, which
WAS caught in front Of the Star Depart
mcnt Store, and showed Royce's two
little granddaughtcrs as well as the mill
owner himself.
On the following day the final advcr-
ti,cmcnt in the "Grccnfcld Through the
Ewes OF a Stranger" series was published.
In If Benton thanked the towusp,0plc for
New-York tribune., 1915-01-31
THROUGH TIE EYES OF A STRANGER

am an advertising man. and ike your town.
l. contains possibilities that appeal 10
I believe ! can help you give it nation-"idc fame
But first want YOU 20 see Greenfield as ] see H. and
know its citizens as hope 20 know them.
With this end in view have reserved this space ior
several weeks
shall use daily show gIinpscs Of yow Green
field as stranger sees it, and shall talk to YOU about
yourselves as YOU .ppcar 90 the outsider
Nv idea is 20 earn your friendship and confidence
Later shall probably both for mutual benefit
and Greater Greenfield BRUCE BENToN.
He followed this with daily advertisements that un-
folded So many attractive things to the residents OF the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10

London, May 10.-Two survivors of the Lusftania disaster have given tes- tirnony that Alfred G. Vanderbilt died heroically; that he went to death to save the life of a woman.
 Thomas SIideI, a friend of MT. Van derbiIt, who lives at the Knickerbock- CT Club in New York and was travel ing with him. told of the sacrifice first Then Norman Ratcliffe, who lives in GiIlingham, Kent, and was returning from Japan, offered verificat1on- MT Radcliffe was rescued, after clIng1ng to a, box in the sea for three hours. With him was a steward of the Lusitania.
 s"Fhis steward" MT. Radcliffe said, ettold me he had seen MT. Vanderbilt on the Lusitan1a-'s deck, shortly after the ship was struck, with a life belt about his body. When the ship gave every indication that it would sink within few minutes, the steward said, Mr. Vanderbilt took off his life belt and gave it to woman who pass ed him on the deck, trembling with fear of the fate she expected to meet. The steward said MT. Vanderbilt turn ed back, as though to look for another belt, and he saw him no more MT Slidell said he saw MT Wander biIt on the deck of the Iiusitania as the vessel was going down.
 Mir Vanderbilt. who could not swim was, he said, equipped with life felt but he gallantly took it off and put it around the body of a young wo- man. Then he went off to seek an other life belt. The ship sank a few minutes later.
 MT. S1idell said that he and Herbert S. Stone of New York, son of Melville B. Stone of The Associated Press were sitting in the smoking room, apart from others, when the first torpedo struck the ship. Both intuitively knew what had happened and they simultaneously uttered the word tor pedo." Together they left the room md went to the deck, which already
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10
U. $. FLAG DRAPES TRUMBIJLL'S BODY
 N CHEAP COFFIN

ouaenstozvn, May 1e-Amdavfta. made by sAfiss Jessie Taft 1ssz1lit1a. of Baeev1neA O., pr. How ard L. Fisher, NEs5or F. Warren f3aaad and Robert Rankin. of New york are the only disaster obtained by fhe United 5tahes cnxsulaste here. All are brief and none renaeDts seriously upon the be- havfor of sthe Lusibaxlias ss. crew except what some illnesses consider the life boat daSdse4 5 aThss afadaKttp of Miss Smith and RaT- Hanka1R were eab3ed last night to Secretary of State Br-yan while those of Major Pearl and Dr. B7sa7ar weressent to Aznhassador Page aE Laonl70n.
 Beg1nz.dne Aat noon to-day at Consul EfcsEs or0e=s the bodies of the iden- 111ed AzneE1Dans, covered w4xh the SGaxs and E59H8ez were krenoped ,from arat&aEed sznrg gsues ana placed side by aAaa in thesC Cunaxd line ofacas on the xEz2exf<aout
 As they suere car19ed throsash tz4e stneets by Brftssh saf1orz the crowds uucozexed-
 Cheap brown cof1ns scontaanede the E1dAss Of Charles EEOauman. Isamc F. TEu1bzzu of Bridgeport. Conn-; Mrs. aanxy D. AAarzszonas of New YeraE-s f5Rsaxaes H Stevens, of Atlantic C5kys
 
 NVAEker Of New York: Dr. PeaUs0nas aeczetaEy, AEEA AdoBrtda: Hngh Comp tom. T years o1ds c. IT. Broderaolr. of Baae0n: Hez4ert El1izs Of New York azaAs Aaks. 1z1An, Of fDefroft-
 1z- Erozz17az1ss seeretary arrived t0- <1aw te take charge Of his employers body
 of taae survivors seo-nig1E fden- eARe& Una body of Mrs R. D. Shymer, oE New York the Azz1ar1can widow of An E1E4xsh nabzenan, who subse- ssDszzC<y married an Aznertcan and had bean living in New Yerk She was on sz1er way to London and her name probably win be added to the list of Anaer4can dead
 A whole company of British sol diaRs to-day compasbed the digging of three huge graves, each 30 by 20 feet In which the 149-odd iden1Aed dead win be buried tOmoFroH- The moving of bodies up the hill tO the ceaneAsry will be begun at s.80 A M, and coz14inue until 10:se P M. Then as the last 10 or dczen-the num-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10
VANDERBILT GAVE LIFE TO SAVE
 WOMAN, TWO SURVIVORS ASSERT

was acute1y tilted. MT. Stone made for the high side of the deck, while MT. SIiden moved to the other side. This was the last that Mir. SIidell saw of MT. Stone. Subsequently he asked a number of survivors, but could dnd no one who had seen MT. Stone there after.
 Bride Seeking Husband.
 Oliver P. Bernard, scenic artist of Covent Garden, one of the rescued said to-day:
 ''The last person I spoke to before the vessel went down was Mrs. Stew art s. Mason. the young daughter of William Lindsey a manufacture Of Boston, who was on her honeymoon having been married in Boston on April 21. She was asking for her hus- band.
 "I saw Alfred G. Vanderbilt stand ing outside the grand entrance of the saloon, looking quite happy and per fectly composed. He was holding a jewel case for a lady for whom he was apparently waiting.
 ''I did not see Charles F'rohman un- til saw his body in a mortuary. His was the most peaceful face among all those I saw there. There was no trace of agony, and, unlike others. his features were not dishgured in any way. MT. F'rohman was not well on the trip, and was hardly able to walk; so he remained in his cabin most of the time, where he was, I believe. when the ship sank.
 "Elbert Hubbard and his wife. all so believe, were down in their cabin. '
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10

Washington, May 10.-Speculation as to what the United States .probab ply would do as a protest against the tor pedoing of the Lusita Tliat w itlls the loss of more than 100 American lives, de- veloped among officials and diploma lists today the general opinion that President Wilson would express in the act as inexcusable under the. laws of nations and humanity.
 The extent of his action-whether he would go beyond an emphatically phrased note to an actual severance of diplomatic relations with Germany still was undetermined. Late today the President will go to Philadelphia to address a gathering of 1000 natural iezd Americans arranged for by the bureau of naturalization of the de partment of commerce several weeks ago to launch q systematic course in the instruction of aliens in the rights and duties of American citizenship It is generally expected that he will re- fer to the situation produced by the
 sinking of the Lusitania, though not divulging vitalIy the course the United
 States government intends to pursue. When the cabinet meets tomorrow President Wilson probably will present
 to his colleagues his idea of what the governments policy should be- It is now certain that the President
 does not intend to call Congress in ex-
 tra.s session. This disposes, for the present at least, of the suggestion that lGermany's action will cause the Unit l ed States to be drawn into the Euro- pean conflict
 Considerations such as the military ] impotence of the United States to af- feet the course of the struggle abroad
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-10
LUHTA TANIA'S l5O
 BABIES ALL DEAD

London. May 1OAgyhe Illustrated Sunday Herald Of Cork says there was on the Lusitania 50 babies who were less than 12 months old and more than % others whose ages did not reach two years. They all have been drowned.
 The babies were the talk of the ship and everybody tried to look after them when the time came There are numerous cases recorded where both passengers and crew stripped themselves of their own Hfebelts to put around the little ones. but it was useless and about 15O of the infants, it is calculated. died from shock and exposure. They were afterward seen floating in the water with life belts tied around their little bodies, but they were past saving.
 Their mothers recovered conscious ness in the rescuing boats only to find that the little ones they were hugging to their b9g9E9g ysrs dead. One dren, one six years, one four, and the third a babe in arms. six months old. She herself lives She held up the three of them in the water. all the time shrieking for help. When res- cued by a boat party the two elder