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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
a Christmas School.

Some Of the very best dolls are made
in sonneburg, Germany, which has ar
academy Of design.
This school was established in 1851,
and its model room contains many ex-
cellent pieces of sculpture and rare old
prints. Modelling dolls Is ne easy task.
and 1t IS remarkable what perfect fg-
ures the students Of this school are
able to turn out. Molds are made from
the models and from these leaden pat
terms the heads. arms and legs are
turned out. special machine being
used for stamping the hands. The fac
tories, especially the kneading room.
are hot and filed with steam, and for
this reason the big. brawny Germans
who knead the mixture wear as few
clothes 40 possible while at work.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
Pay Their Doctor at Christmas.

AS regards presents at Christmas,
the rule is. in primitive Spain, to send
a present to the cura parish priest)
and the doctor. Many Spaniards pay
a fixed annual sum to their medical
man, and he attends Ell the family, in
Guiding servants. His salary is sent to
him at Christmas, with the addition Of
a turkey, cake or some fine sweet
J meats.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
Christmas as
It Should Be

When Christmas is made
an occasion for sending ex-
pensive presents of all sorts
and to all sorts Of people sim
ply as compliance with the
fashion of the hour, the most
beautiful Of festivals is made
cheap and tawdry by gross
misuse. The value of the
present lies in the sincerity
of the feeling which it repre-
sents, says Hamilton Wright
Mabie. and the expression,
not only of regard, but also
of respect for the recipient.
When persons Of moderate
means make gifts entirely
out of relation to their in
comes and their usual way
of living there is no real hon
or either in the sending or in
the acceptance of the remem-
brance. The day which CON-
memorates the birth of a lit
tie child In a manager ought
to be kept holy by simplicity,
sincerity, absence of preten-
sion and the Joy Of the heart.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
True Giving

Season your love gifts with
judgment. The pains you
take to divine the taste and
desire of the dear one whose
happiness you would enhance
at this holy season are worth
far more than the gift itself.
These money cannot buy.
May add to this friendly
admonition an injunction to
give to those from whom you
do not hope to receive again?
The founder of our faith cited
as one test Of his divine COM
mission, ITO the poor the Cos
pei is preached" Now, If Z
ever, the needy and the suffer :
ing are our brothers and sis
tiers. The plain spoken apos-
tie who was our Lords near
Of kin puts this among the
heart searching questions: If :.
a brother or sister be naked
and destitute Of daily food
and one of you say unto him.
Depart In peace! Be We warm
ed and f1lled!' Notwithstand-
ing ye give them not those
things which are needful to T.
the body-what doth 1t prof
itT'
''Peace on earth, good will
toward men!' should be set to !
heart music and the daily life,
throughout Christmas week !
at least, move In accordance
with It. Let us accept as the !.
prayer which consecrates Us \
to the Christlike work the y
Quaker poets inspired line: /:
salvation from our selfish !
ness."-MariOn Harland. :
-, .a.a~a, .asss .snSas - - :,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
Christmas Eve

The bIaekIos's flame has died away;
The embers into ashes drift.
Outside the SHOWS are eddying, gray,
And piIing fast in many rift.
White ROBBED 10 now the cedar tree
Whore once the catbird nightly sang,
And from the caves by two and three
The icicIes like arrows hang.
Tho shadows on the sombsr wall
Fit, cross and dance amid the gloom,
And streaks of ohostly color fall
In changing hues about the room.
The spiders in the corners dim
Within their webs the closer cling,
And from the mantsl's oaken rim,
A pair Of chidrsn's stockings swing.
Der field and forest, lane and road
Fast and still faster swirl the SHOWS,
And in the barn loft snusy slowed
A drowsy rooster wakes and crows.
The clock strikes twelve, and midnight
Wanes,
While winter skies stretch cold and
drsar.
.VOOS HOwOVSs 0iOSs0Hs Vu XIV pas'SSl
The SHOWS float by and disappear.
And then across the rooftree swsIIs,
Borne by the winds that fall and rise,
A sound Of many hurryins bells,
A sound that Gibbs and psals and dies.
And next adown the chimney erssps
The chiIdrsn's saint in all the lands.
And, true TO all the trysts he keeps
White bearded on the hsarthstons
stands.
-Ernsst McGaffsy in Ladies' Home
Companion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16

Quaint Yuletide Belief.

A quaint and strange superstition
holds in the Alps to this day regard
ing Christmas. 1t Is believed that cat
tie have the power Of speech given
them on that holy occasion. but that it
is sin for any one to eavesdrop upon
them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
CHRISTMAS HYMNS

He earliest Christmas hymn was
undoubtedly the "Gloria In Elk.
celsis," which was probably one
of the hymns which the Chris.
tians were singing in church al
Christmas in Nicomedia. when
Di0cletian, the emperor. ordered
the church to be closed and the
whole congregation, young and
old, burned to death.
It is strange that while we
know that Christmas and the
Epiphany were celebrated by
the singing of hymns, no an.
cient carols have come down
to us.
There Is an old carol dating
from the fifteenth century which
has the "Gloria In Excelsis" fol-
a refrain. 1t begins:
A babe was born all Of a maid
To bring salvation unto us.
No more are we to sing afraid
Vent creator spiritus.
One Of the best carols Of the
Elizabethan period is that by
Robert Southwell, a Jesuit priest
who was sent to convert Eng
land, but who was seized by bel
Protestant Majesty Elizabeth
and imprisoned in the tower fol
three years, and then, after sui
fering the torture Of the rack
was executed Feb. 2. 1894. II
begins:
Behold, simple, tender babe
In freezing winter night:
In homely manger trembling lies.
Alas, a piteous sight!
During the protectorate Of Oh
liver Cromwell the observance
of Christmas was forbidden
and yet there is a Christmas
carol from the Puritan pen OF
George Wither, who was en-
riched and promoted by Crom
we'll and thrown into prison by
Charles. 1t begins:
AS on the night before this happ,
morn
A blessed angel unto shepherd
told.
Bishop Christopher Words
worth Of Lincoln has given US
the hymn beginning "Sing, OF
sing, this blessed NORM James
Montgomery, who was consid
cred one of England's most emf
nent poets by no less an author
ity than Lord Byron, is the au
thor of the carol beginning IAN
gels from the realms Of glory
Montgomery was born Of Mora
Wan parents and dedicated tt
the ministry, but he took uI
newspaper work instead and be
came eminent in general lit
erature as well as in poetry.
Paul Gerhardt, to whom We
are indebted for the Easter
hymn. Jesus LIVES" has also
given us a spirited Christmas
carol beginning "All my heart
this night rejoices." $500
In the midst Of the warlike
strife between King Charles
and his parliament in the yeal
1929 John Milton found bott
leisure and repose to write his
hymn, ION the Morning Of the
Nativity" in which there are
evidently references to the dis
turbed condition Of things al
that time-for example:
No war or battle sound
Was heard the world around.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
An Old Christmas Carol.


And all the bells on earth shall ring
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
And all the bells on earth shall ring
On Christmas day in the morning.
And all the angels in heaven shall sing
On Christmas day. on Christmas day;
And all the angels in heaven shall sing
On Christmas day in the morning.
And all the souls on earth shall sing
l. On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
And all the souls on earth shall sing
On Christmas day in the morning.
Then let us all rejoice amain
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
Then let u all rejoice amain
On Christmas day IN the morning.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
THf CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

IN. what is the Christmas spirit?
All Aye. there's the rub.
III Shall we find our answer IN
y books-in foIios, quartos. octavos
or duouecimos?
No. For certain wisdom does
not lie in these, but only prob
lens set down for the proving.
Shall We find our answer IN
palaces, in mansions, In manor
houses. in halls, 'alls, castles or
moated oranges?
No. For proven wisdom Is
stranger here and nothing Is
heard but vague echoes OF
distant life.
So let us 60 for our answer to
the source of all knowledge, the
source of all power, the source
of all might, majesty, dominion
and honor-the people, the open
mouthed people, the everybody
wait till-the horse gets up peo-
pie, the red knuckled. rubber
wearing people, the straight
forward. simple hearted people.
And where do we find the peo-
pie in the greatest number? In
the street.
Then in the street will we
!. speer around for our answer.
On a corner the people con-
gregate and from the center is
sues q foot.
Just the thing for Christ
mas" cries voice, and the
horn toots again while the peo-
pie continue to congregate. We
insinuate ourselves into the Gen.
ter of the crowd and there be-
hold joyful faced peddler with
tray before him full of small
cardboard boxes. He tonks the
horn again, and we are tickled
to find that it is strapped around
his waist with the muzZle point
ing due ahead.
"Ha-ha- hat" he cries as he
gleefully tonks the horn. THAT
is to wake the dead" He
bushes Though still smillng) at
the utter absurdity of the horn,
and the messenger boys show
er him with blissful and appre-
ciative grins. The peddler picks
up one Of the boxes, removes
the cover and shakes out 4
smaller box, whereupon he
laughs uproariously.
He tonks the horn.
And from the smaller box he
takes another box.
He tonks the horn.
And from the other box he
takes a different box.
He tonks the horn.
And from the different box ne
: takes little box.
He tonks the horn.
And from the little box he
takes q bit Of a box.
He tOnks the horn. ..
: And from the bit Of box he
takes a tiny box.
He tonks the horn.
And from the tiny box be
takes wee tiddy box.
He tonks the horn.
And still triumphantly tonk-
ing the horn and surrounded by
an impenetrable circle of open
mouths Including this students
mOuth) he takes two little cary
ed dolls from the wee tiddy box
and reiterates that this here is
the very thing for Christmas.
Whereat we reflect. Is the
Christmas spirit connected with
ebony twins in a nest of card.
board boxes?-New York Even
ing Sun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
Two YuIetide
Sentiments

Your kindness to a poor old
lonely widow, or to a child
without any one left to love
him, your posy of flowers tax
en- with your love to some
one who IS i'll. your letter Of
kindly thought to parents who
have just lost their darling
daughter, your words Of cheer
full greeting to tired serving
maid, your honest hearted at
tempt to make things easier
for mother at home-Christ
said he would reckon these
as gifts to himself.-Rev. Ber-
nard J. Smell.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-12-16
S&<ts&4&

Christmas again, with its
peace and good will and won
der! How our friends multi
ply and increase in value as
the day Of days draws near!
How the touch Of human
hands thrills us and the look
in human eyes! To our sur
prise We are not ashamed to
be good, to be kind. to be low
ing. For this little space out
Of the long, selfish year we
are glad to be ourselves. We
give freely Of our love; we Of
fer our labor without price,
and we speak kindly words
that are rarer far than rubies.
Once more we take courage
and let our hearts have their
way. and life laughs and Is
glad. When Christmas comes
the world suddenly grows bet
ter, sin less lovely and heaven
nearer-and all because lit
tie Boy was born in Bethle-
hem. Perhaps-who knows
we might carry with US
throughout the year the joy of
this Christmas living.-Edwin
Osgood Grover.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-06-10
Better Watch Out.

In most cases word to the wise
is sufficient and it is hoped it will
be so in this instance. 1t seems to
be the habit of several men and
boys who own bicycles to use the
sidewalks as highways. There is a
city ordinance against this practice
and a few days ago the editor here
of overheard two gentlemen dis.
cussing the matter, and if you are
one of those who are breaking the
ordinance you had best look out, as
there will no doubt be few arrests
made in the near future. Sidewalks
were not made for bicycle speed
ways and should not be used as
such. 1t is dangerous practice
not only to the pedestrian. but to
the rider as well. Cut it out folks
before you have to pay fine
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-06-10
1t Can't Sting.

The editor of an Illinois exchange
is a public benefactor and when he
dies the people Of his county ought
to erect a monument to the honor
of his memory. He has discovered
a new way to get rid of mosquitoes
He tells you simply to rub alum on
your face and hands. When the
mosquito takes a bit it Fuckers his
gazc opie so it can't sting. Then it
sits down in a damp place, tries to
dig the quicker loose, catches its
death of cold and dies of pneumo-
mia. You don't have to believe
this unless you want to.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-06-10
MIDGET Mill.

When one talks about -four mills
he generally has in mind an i'm.
mense building equipped with pom
derous wheels and machinery
A. B Walker has established in
the Ring building on Bourke street a
flour mill, the machinery for which
can be transported in an ordinary
farm wagon. It is a new invention
designed to do the work that in the
old days required ar investment of
many thousands of dollars.
The modern mill is called The
Midget" It is 8 # long, 4 feet wide
and six feet high. An electric mo-
tor will operate it.
The midget mill is in q room
20x40. 1t makes flour by an en-
tirely new process, and it is said to
be of the finest quality.
A similar enterprise is being sue.
cesSfully operated at Excello.
Two men can easily handle the
machine and do the work which
in the old type of mills requires a
large force. 1t looks like this meth
cd will surely take the place of the
old and costly process of making
-four
Mr.. Walker has had considerable
experience in the milling business,
and hopes to build up good trade
in these parts. Macon Republican
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-06-10
Hen Mothers Three Kittens.

Recently Mrs. C. r. Taylor of Vir-
den made a discovery in her hen
merry that is worth mentioning. She
had a hen due to hatch on Thurs
day and went to see about her and
on lifting the hen up found three
yo ung kittens, comfortably nestled
under the old hen.-Winchester
(IlD Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-06-10
And Maybe They Can.

One-third of the fools in the coun-
try think they can beat a lawyer
expounding the laws. One-half
think they can beat the doctor in
healing the sick. Two thirds of
them think they can put the min
lister in the hole expoundine the Cos
pei, and all of them think they can
beat the editor running a paper.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-06-10

Pure boiled lime and sulphur for
spraying, full strength, 80 cents per
gallon, S gallons for ST. Larger
amounts cheaper. Three to four
gallon to so gallon water for regular
spraying. CIV. Harrison If
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1915-06-10
Preserve Combinations.


Rhubarb and strawberry preserve
COMPLETES this quartet of rhubarb
dainties This is 90 good that l
find many prefer it to the straw
berry preserve alone.
Make a syrup of a pound of sugar
to pound of fruit, the latter being
One-third Strawberries to two. thirds
rhubarb. Boil till thick and clear,
then add the rhubarb, diced, and
the strawberries, which should be
firm and large. Cook until the fruit
is semi-transparent, then bottle and
seal in the usual way. Try this
preserve with cream cheese and
waters for Sunday night supper
if you want something unusually
delicious.
Pineapples comes next on the
cooks calendar. The wholesale
canning or preserving of this fruit
is not advisable. It is possible to
purchase it fresh throughout nearly
the whole winter, so l content my
self with a few rare pineapple
sweetmeats.
Pineapple and strawberry pre-
serve is one of these. 1t is made
with equal measures of diced pine
apple and strawberries, hulled, wash
ed and drained. Cook these together
in a rich syrup until clearand ten
der. The pineapple will require a
somewhat longer boiling than the
strawberries, and should be put first
into the hot syrup. AS soon as it
becomes somewhat translucent, add
the berries and continue cooking.
Endeavor to keep the fruits as
whole as possible, as the appear
ance of the preserve is much i'm
proved when this is accomplished
Pineapple marmalade is very
rich, but few glasses are generally
added to my store. Into the pre-
serving kettle put three coarsely
grated pineapples with the pulp and
grated rind of one orange and one
lemon, rejecting the seeds. Boil for
a few moments until all are thor
oughly incorporated. then add an
equal amount of granulated sugar
and boil until jelly is formed when
a little of the marmalade is cooled
Good Housekeeping Magazine.
Honest Ad" Law June 10.
The broad scope of the new Hon.
est Advertising Law which goes in
to effect June 18 was pointed out
by Representative Frank wilkinson
its author, and L. B. Ewing, assist
ant attorney general, to the Missouri
creamery men. who held a meeting
at Kansas City last week.
Mr.. Wilkinson said the law ap-
piled to every form of business and
everybody. 1t prohi bits mis-state-
ments of fact in any form of adver-
Using. 1T is mistaken idea that
this applies only to newspaper ad.
vertising," said Mr.. wilkinson. 1T
applies to posters. circulars and let
tiers sent out as advertising matter.
For an example. in a real estate
deal, if misstatements of fact are
made regarding the property to be
sold. the person making those state
ments in the advertising matter, no
matter what form of advertising, is
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
French Remedy Aids
Stomach Sufferers

France has been called the nation
without stomach troubles The French
have for generations used simple
mixture of vegetable oils that relieve
stomach and intestinal ailments and
keep the bowels free from foul, poison
Gus matter The stomach is left to
perform it's functions normally. Indi-
gestion and gastritis vanish.
Mr.. Geo. II. Mayr. a leading drug
gist Of Chicago. cured himself with this
remedy in a short time. The demand
is so great that he imports these oils
from France and compounds them un-
der the name Of Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy People everywhere write and
testify to the marvellous relief they
have received using this remedy-one
dose will rid the body OF poisonous &C.
cretions that have accumulated for
years and convince the most shrontc
sufferer from stomach, liver or intes-
final troubles.
Mayr's Wonderful remedy ia sold by
leading druggists everywhere with the
positive understanding that your mon
ey will be refunded without question
or guibble if ONE bottle fails to give
you absolute satisfaction.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
Basket BALL F|VES
FORM At GARFIELD
Boys Organize Two Leagues
to Play Three Evenings
Each Week.

lied at Garfield school Wednesday ev.
lied at Garfield school Wednesday ev-
ening after school. The two leagues
this term will consist of four and six
teams, large and small boys In the
larger league the purple teams are:
Army, captain, Paul Cook; Navy, cap
tain. Art Schepman; the white teams
are: Yale. captain, Fred Van Allen;
Princeton, captain, George Peters.
In the smaller boys league the pur-
pie teams are: Earlham, captain, Karl
Penny; Notre Dame, captain, George
Eversman, and Wabash. captain. Har-
old Wore. The white teams are: In
diana, captain. Robert Tevis; DePauw,
captain. Harry Thomas; Butler, cap
tain, Kenneth Title.
Teams in the smaller league will
play Tuesday evenings; those in the
larger league Thursday evenings, and
those of both leagues on Friday nights.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
SeederS' Side
of the Game

The answer to our question Of Sat
urday: Greeks. 2; Seeders. 5. And
the game was protested when the
score was to 2. We wonder why?
We won and our hackers are entitled
to the money they won.
Talk about riding How about the
saddle Newman and Fetzer had on
Quigley in the first two periods? The
answer for the third is that they were
unable to retain their seats.
When the Greeks rammed or ditched
an A. s. NJ. man it was perfectly love-
ly, but when things were reversed, we
were rowdy and bunch of rough
necks. 1t was ever thus.
The Greek defense was fine for the
first two periods but weakened in the
last, and you all know the result.
We can't figure how the A. s. M.
hackers must be the goats over a game
like that. We had as much money
bet as the Greek fans and we are en-
titled to our money
We suppose 1t was luck, horse-shoes
or the referee that gave US the game.
We are for Red Williams first, last
and all the time because he is fair and
square.
Bulla was driving nice and will al
ways make goals unless he is kept
covered.
The Quigleys have only won one
game and you don't hear them holler-
ing and protesting.
THE HOWLING HUNDRED OF THE
A. s. M.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
LOSE 5000 ON RACE.
Peculiar After Effects
OF Grip This Year
Leaves Kidneys In Weakened condI.

Leaves Kidneys In Weakened condl.
ton.
Doctors in all parts Of the country
have been kept busy with the epidemic
OF grip which has visited SO many
homes. The symptoms Of grip this
year are often very distressing and
leave the system in a rundown condi.
ton. particularly the kidneys, which
seem to suffer most. as almost every
victim complains Of lame back and
urinary troubles which should not be
neglected. as these danger signals
often lean to dangerous kidney trou-
b1es. Druggists report a large sale on
DR.. kilmer's Swamp-Root. which so
many people say soon heals and
strengthens the kidneys after an at.
tack Of grip. Swamp-Root Is a great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy, and,
being an herbal compound, has a gen.
tie healing effect on the kidneys, which
is almost Immediately noticed in most
cases by those who try it. DR.. Kilmer
& Co.. Ginghamton, N. Y. offer to
send simple size bottle of Swamp
Root on receipt Of ten cents, to every
sufferer who requests 1t. A trial will
any one who may be in need
OF 1t. Regular size bottles so cents
and 81. For sale at all druggists. Be
sure to mention this paper.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
Corner Shots
BY ALLIE.

Manager Newman registered a pro.
test on the third goal made by the
Seeders, his complaint being that Ian.
caster having become tendon-bound
and unable to hold to the cage, had
signaled the referee to stop the game
and he left his goal, going back Of the
cage to work the tendon. While he
was away from the cage, Referee VII
ltams, SO it is alleged, failed to stop
the game, with the result that the
Seeders slipped one in. Manager Vic
contends that Williams should have
delayed the game when asked to do
so.
We don't know whether wagers
were declared off, but we'll wager
some one got trimming.
Next game on the local floor calls
for the fast Em-Roes five.
The Seeders go to Muncie tonight
for game with the team of that city.
A cash over the eye, a split lip and
a broken tooth was the list of fatalities
In the Seeder-Greek clash. Some
game!
ting to the spot last night than he
has shown so far this season, breaking
even with Geyer.