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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-07
Complete Scenic Observation-Disclosures Acting Co.
Prices: 35c, Soc and 75c; Children Csc.
Seats Now Selling AT Cherr1hgt0n's

Miss Lora Rinehart, teacher In
the Newton public schools, came last
Thursday and visited a few days at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Jas. S.
Manifold.
" II. Wilson, Of Woodland, de-
parted Friday lay, for Columbus s 1an Ohio 9do
weeks looking after property inter-
r. L. Wyant, of Griwold, Iowa,
came Monday and visited q couple. of
days with friends in this city, going
to Decatur City Tuesday afternoon
Willis Smith returned to his home
at Jamestown, Indiana. last Thurs
day, after visit at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Anna Lavender, OF
Mrs. Matte Walker and little
daughter. Of Van Vert, came Thurs
of her mother, Mrs. Carolyn Robbins
= A. an's W. " Hutchinson, Of Mt. Ayr,
was q visitor in Leon yesterday and
dropped in to tell us he was still
rejoicing over the election Of Presi-
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Kentner, Of
Garden Grove, we're in Leon Monday,
enroute home from Alton, where
they spent Thanksgiving at the home
Of his brother.
Mrs. G. w. Boofter and little
dauohter returned to their home in
Des .Ioines Friday after few days
visit In this city with her mother,
Mrs. Foreman.
Miss Mary Lille, who had been
visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Chef Pullin, in this city, went
to Shenandoah Tuesday for q visit
with relatives
Miss Clara Foster. of Foster HI
n0is, arrived last Wednesday to visit
father. Lewis Pullen and Other lelar
tives In this city. q.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-07

Misses Margaret and Ruby Ham:
mil, of Garden Grove. Eere visiting
', way to Des Moins ish Few days
Mrs. A. L. Ackerley and son HON
er returned Sunday from Iowa City,
ing with Delos, Leland and Lois Ack-
Mrs. w. C. Fifield returned to her
home in Des Moines Monday after. q
few days visit in this city at the
home of her. sister, MRS. Harry
Mrs. w. C. Young, who had been
Mrs. Fred Marvin in this city. re-
turned to her home at Corydon Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Isabelle House returned
Tuesday from humestOn where she
had been visiting q few days at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Clay
Mrs. M. E. Woods, who had been
visiting at the home of her son, Roy
Woods, of east of Woodland, depart
ed Monday for her home at Wichita,
Mrs. VIM. Mcintosh and daughter,
spent Thanksgiving at the home Of
the formers son, j. A. Mcintosh id
this. city.
Ronald Monroe, who is employed
in q bank at Des Moines, spent
Thanksgiving at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. G. Monroe in
this city.
Mrs Shelby Reed and Miss Grace
Hickman, Of HumestOn, came Satur-
day for short visit with their
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Kim
Hickman.
Mrs Mate Parrish, who teaches in
I.the Des Moines public schools, came
Thur sday noon to visit few day at
the home of her sister, Mrs G.. W.
! Hoffman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-12-07
Your Christmas
Buying

When you do your Christmas shopping you
should give the matter serious thought: Try. to
get presents that will be appreciated. Don't just
buy anything in order to get through with your
shopping.
Nothing makes a better Christmas present for
mother the wife, the sister or sweetheart than a
piece Of beautiful Community Silver, We have
this magnificent line in great variety Let us have
the pleasure of showing you.
Then there are tools for father and the boys,
guns skates, Knives in fact cutlery in all its FORMS
Just drop in and let us plan with you It will be
pleasure to do so and it places you under no
obligation
Vim. Crichton s Son
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-04
U. c., o. K.-Ihi

U. c., o. K.-I have read Hilton B.
Sonneborn's criticism of organized
charity and what he has to say about
Mr. E. T. Lies. There are many ex-
cenent citizens of Chicago who feel
about organized charity as he does.
They believe it should be the duty of
state or city to care for the depend
nts,rather than trusting it to be done
by the generosity Of wealthy corpOr-
ations who are large employers.
There are sober-thinking men and
women in Chicago who know that
these corporations will not contrib
ute a penny toward much-needed leg
islatiOn which would prevent child la
Dor and grant a living wage for men
and women, or to assist in getting an
equitable distribution of the wealth
they produce. This is the battle of the
future, and until these matters are
cared for in an orderly and legiti-
mate way we will have to depend on
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-04

the United Charities or similar insti-
buttons. I am reliably informed that
the United Charities has been a God
send to many sick and dependent
families in Chicago for the last three
winters.
1t is possible that the present sys-
tenn of organized charity is supported
for no other reason than to prevent
the enactment of laws which would
tend to give the masses a more equal
distribution of the wealth they pro-
duce. AS to Mr.. E. T. Lies, sUperin-
tendent of the United Charities, I
know he is giving the best. effort of
his life in thoroughly and honestly
distributing the food, clothing and
cash in way that will give the great
est help to the greatest number Of
sick and dependent peOple.-RosweII
F. Common.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-04

the water, etc. Then came the Al
mighty God and killed the devil be-
cause he killed the butcher who kill
ed the OK who drank the water which
extinguished the fire which burned
the stick that hit the dog that bit the
cat that bit the nanny-goat.
For the cat to bite the nanny-gOat
it was cat sport. For the dog to bite
the cat it was dog sport, and so on
until the man killed the animal That
was man sport, and for the devil to
kill the man was devil sport; hence
why ask the question: Why doesn't
God stop the European war? Well,
isn't the devil entitled to some sport?
And the devil, like the butcher or
hunter, the more they kill the more
fun it is for them. Likewise, this year,
as well as last year, the devil surely
is some sport. Surely he is enjoying
himself to see so many being killed
yes, at the rate of a thousand min
ute and sometimes more. Let us all
unite and pray to the Almighty God
that he shall send the redeemer who
shall conquer the devil, for not until
then will it be possible to end this ter
ribIe war.-SWeet MuIba, 1884 S. Hal
sted.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-04

R. M'NALLY'S MANAGER-How
do employers expect girls to get along
on $40 week and receive that only
one month out of a year?
Mr.. Nelson, asst sup't of Rand-Mc-
NaIly's, fOrgets that the girls have to
eat and drink and pay board.
Of course he also forgets the time
when, to make ends meet, he had to
hurry home from work and stand be-
hind a counter with a white apron on,
singing sOdas to anyone who had a
nickel to spend
On Tuesday afternoon the power
was shut off for Is minutes, and in
stead of having the girls wait, they
sent them home for 1 hour and 5 min
utes, just so they could dock them.
Mr.. Coles used to treat the girls
right, but the other party seems to
have him bluffed, too.-Knows.
1890
Chinese claim that they bred and
dOmesticated hogs 1000 years before
the Christian era, but in all that time
the manners of the hogs have not i'm
proved much.
The limit of the carrying power of
thunder is about Is miles, while 80
miles is not regarded as far for the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-04

The limit of the carrying power O
thunder is about Is miles, while 8
miles is not regarded as far for tn
sound Of a big battle to travel
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Haiti's Sans Souci.

The palace Of Sans Souci, erected
by Christophe, the black leader of
Haiti, is situated in the hills above the
level vale Of Milot, with a background
Of forest and a foreground sprinkled
with the palms and huts Of simple cul-
dvators. Dilapidated ruins and a tan
gle Of tropical trees are the rueful rem
nants of the glory that was once the
palace without care and the garden of
delight Of the king of slaves.
1t was off the coast Of Haiti, near the
site Of this palace, that the flagship of
Columbus was wrecked, and here he
left most of his men when he returned
to Spain for aid. Upon his return to
the settlement, which he called ia
Navidad," he found the whole party
dead, including an Englishman named
Allard and an Irishman, who was en-
tered on the Santa Maria's books as
William of AUTHORIZATIONS Geo
graphic Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
A Useful Coffin.

A writer In an English church maya
zine once found in a GOLFERS cottage
In Staffordshire a coffin used as a
bread and cheese cupboard. Notwith-
standing his wife's remonstrance, he
told the story of the coffin as follows:
Eighteen years ago l ordered that
coffin. The wife and me used to have
good many words. One day she
said, I'll never be content till I see
thee In thy coffin We'll, lass said.
If thatn content thee it'll soon be
done
Next day 1 gave directions to have
the thing made. In a few days it
came home, to the wife's horror. got
into and said, Now, lass, are thee
contentT She began to cry and want
ed the 'horrid thing taken away. But
that l wouldn't allow. In the end she
got accustomed to seeing it, and as we
wanted to turn it to some use we had
some shelves put in and made it into a
bread and cheese cupboard. We have
never quarreled since it came"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
The Vampire.

This Is the vampire: Always inert
sitting still. spending five to seven
hours a day looking out the window
on the street. Nothing to give, and al
ways giving it. Seeking amusement,
entertainment, but never affOrding any.
Taking. but never giving. Sitting
quietly and listening to others con-
verse and confer, even when her pres
ence Is unwelcOme, but saying nothing
but an occasional yes or no. Primitive
minded and narrow. with nothing to
give, she drains others of ideas with
out retaining them-like sieve.
Thought passes through and beyond
her without stopping. She acquires
nothing, gives nothing. takes every
thing. One person alone with her be-
comes exhausted while she Is revivi-
fed.-New York Globe
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
The Horse Upstairs.

Not long since we were riding on an
elevated train in Chicago. We looked
out Of the car, and there, right at our
elbow, was a horses head, thrust
through the upper floor window Of a
brick building. 1t was a startling
thing. We felt like saying, Now, what
on earth are you doing up here, old
manT But the horse appeared to be
very much at home. No doubt he lived
there, twenty feet or so from the
ground. 1t was like jail. He had no
barn lot or pasture. When his days
work was over he was taken direct
from the wagon to his upstairs stall
Rents were too high for his owner to
furnish a stall on the ground. he
never had chance to roll over or to
nibble at bit Of fresh plowed earth.
Yet that horses life in the city was no
more artificial and abnormal than the
life of the average city man. The man
goes Of his own accord, however, and
the horse has no choice in the matter
Probably the horses wonder why men
want to hive together like bees.-Farm
Life.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Aztees and Human Sacrifices.

Human victims were sacrificed by
the AZtecs In various ways and rela-
lively In large numbers. Hubert Howe
Bancroft, In his History Of Mexico"
says: "The victims were for the most
part captiyes taken In war, and war
was often made solely with a view to
obtaining them. A large proportion,
however, consisted Of condemned GRIM
inals or slaves, and even Of children,
bought or presented for the purpose.
Moreover, persons sometimes offered
themselves voluntarily for the good Of
the people or for the honor Of god.
The greater part of the victims died
under the knife, but some were burn
ed alive, and children were often bur-
led alive or drowned, while we hear
Of criminals being crushed to death
between stones. But the most cruel
sacrifice Of all, and yet the most COM
mon, was performed by tearing out
the heart of a living human creature
at the sacrificial stone"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Making Mistakes.

Big men make big mistakes. Little
men could not make big mistakes If
they tried; they haven't the capacity.
The fellow of strong personality. the
man who grabs at an opportunity with
all his might and goes straight toward
its accomplishment hurriedly is more
likely to make big mistakes than the
weakened of the world who are timid
and afraid. But the mistakes do not
amount to so much with him-that Is
the point. The little fellow who makes
a mistake is lost. But the big fellow Is
only encouraged by making n mistake
and often is able to drag success over
his errors as giant might drag bull
through the underbrush. The little fell
low is not to be blamed. but the big
fellow is to be Observation-Disclosures
(OD Dispatch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Largest Village In the World.

Open, unprotected, utterly indefensi-
bic, The Hague has basked, smiling,
just behind the storm swept edge of
the ocean for centuries. Bleak, shift
ing downs roll up to the very gardens
Of its suburban villas; ancient hiStOr-
ical forests proffer mild memories of
their vastness In woody parks and
winding shady ways. It is essentially
a place to be at peace
Although so mingled with the dOingS
Of the house Of Orange that every
square has a historical association.
every old palace and park its story,
though the parliaments of the Dutch
states have met there since, 1466 and
suave ambassadors have brought it
weighty questions and strange faces
since the sixteenth century, there is a
pretty responsibility about this liar
gest village Of the world that has en-
deared it to the pleasure lover Of all
ages.-New York Telegram.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
lsbstsr and Buttsrfly.

According to q scientific observer,
the lobster Is akin to the butterfly.
The kinship is not merely that of two
members Of the animal kingdom. The
lobster and the butterfly are actually
In one and the same great group Of
the kingdom, like the clam and the
snail or the whale and the giraffe.
whose spheres Of activity are so wide
~ separated 1t Is simply, as Darwin
pointed out in the case Of other crea-
lures many years ago, that the lobster
and its friends, the crab, the prawn
and the shrimp, chose one method of
Life, while the butterfly and its set
chose another. So the first group de-
veloped characteristics suited to the
conditions in which it lived, including
as one OF the most important, as its
members do not move rapidly, q coat
OF armor to protect them from their
mnumerable enemies, while the but.
terfies and the great host Of winged
insects shed every bit of superfluous
weight, trusting to swiftness to carry
them out Of danger and to protective
coloring to conceal them when fight
Is unavailing.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
CHINA FINDS 1T HARD
TO DISBAND ITS. ARMY
eeidIsrs Love Their Job, and II Ns4
Paid They Loot.

Peking.-China's toughest problem
now Is how to disband the army raised
during the revolution The government,
hard pressed for money, will have to
raise at least s3O,OOO,OOO to pay of the
10000 men under arms, and unpaid
soldiers are always a menace In China.
Coolies regard military service as Q
very desirable occupation. Once en-
listed it Is difficult to persuade them to
retire. They riot and become extreme
" troublesome If an attempt be made
to disband them without liberal pay
ment The commanding officers are
frequently as mercenary as the SOL
diers. When the government fails to
give its soldiers what they regard as
adequate pay the troops frequently be-
come bandits and loot.
Each province has its own military
governor and a distinct military organ
ization, presumably under control Of
the Peking authorities, but actually In
dependent In most cases. Consequent
~ the Picking government is forced to
deal very automatically with the mill
tary organizations in the provinces,
particularly in the remote provinces.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Where johnson Made a Rlunder.

The present Blackfriars bridge is a
comparatively modern structure, which
replaced the bridge of Robert Mylne
after the latter had endured, with much
alteration and repair, it is true, for
nearly a hundred years. Mylne's de-
sign, it will be recalled by those famil-
lar with their Boswell, was attacked
by Johnson with that arrogance and, let
me sadly add. ignorance which he was
too wont to display In subjects of
which he knew very little. Johnson.
with weight of words which might
have tested any bridge, declared that no
structure with elliptical arches could
bear heavy weights. Mylne's bridge
has gone, but the elliptical form of
arch remains, and very beautiful it is
and adequate for a weight of traffic Of
which Johnson never dreamed.-West-
minister Gazette.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Lakes of Blood.

The name Lake of Blood or its equiv
alent has been given to places as far
apart as England and South America.
"Sanguelac"-L e., the Lake of Blood
was the name given by the victorious
Normans to the battlefield at Hastings,
where the Saxons were overthrown
and slain with terrible carnage.
For similar reason Lake Trasimene
has borne the name "Sanginetto" be-
cause its waters were Redeemed during
the second Punic war by the blood of
some $1,000 Romans who fell before
the troops Of Hannibal.
Yet another Lake Of Blood, called
also "Yaguar Cocha," is situated In the
state Of Ecuador. 1t is one of a series
Of lakes formed by the extinct craters
Of volcanoes on the towering heights
Of the Andes range of mountains.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Gamer. Men and War Pictures.

eU'ofs
The camera man in search Of lively
war pictures often enjoys the protec-
ton Of special guard, which Is espe-
ctally detailed to protect him. Since
the camera does not shoot as far as
gun, the photographer often works at
an immense disadvantage. The cam
era makes a conspicuous target and
often draws the enemy's fire. The spe-
cial camera guard, which originated In
one Of the early Villa campaigns In
Mexico, consists Of two picked men,
perhaps more, who accompany the pho
tographer or skirmish ahead Of him to
render his position as safe as possible
when the camera is set up. Many
thousands Of feet Of war film have
been made while sharpshooters on
both sides kept up a steady and effec-
tive fire. A guard of two American In
dams, both crack shots, were employed
for many weeks to protect L. NJ.
Burrud, an American camera man, who
accompanied Villa In one of his cam
paigns. The Indians stealth and dar.
ing In accommodating the ground in adj
vance often proved Indispensable
'The Camera Man." by Francis Arnold
Collins.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
HARVARD MAN FOILS
sun With INVENTION
Presses a Button In Bed and the
Window Shade Goes Down
as if by Magic.

Cambridge, Mass. - Every morning
ut z o'clock Henry r. Guild Of Boston,
q Harvard senior, rolls over In bed.
Seven o'clock is too early for a senior
to get up, so Mr.. Guild presses a but
ton and the shade at the distant end
Of his chamber rolls down as If by
magic.
No rising sun IL going to make him
leave his bed unseasonably. Some
morning he may miss a four alarm
fire by pressing the button, but he's
willing to take the chance, he asserts.
Getting up at a. m. is high crime
ut Harvard. the same as admitting
Yale has a good football team this
year.
Henry Guild framed up a motor, at
tached to the curtain string and laid
wires to his bedside. When the sun
throws its rays into his bedroom every
morning. weather permitting, he
presses a button and the curtain hops
faster than in a vaudeville theater.
Mr.. Guilds next invention probably
viii be a trap door to throw tiresome
professors into the cellar by means of
O button that any student can press.
LIES attendant Inconvenience aren't
going to bother him while electricity
can do the work.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Orkney Islands In Pawn.

The Orkney islands, says Parsons
Magazine, do not really belong to
Great Britain In the sense that they
were ever coded by treaty or acquired
by conquest. They were simply trans
ferred by Denmark to Scotland in 146S.
In pledge for the payment Of the dowry
Of the Princess Of Denmark, who was
married to james Ill, king Of Scot
land. In the deed Of transfer, which is
still in existence. II is specially men
toned that Denmark shall have the
right to redeem them at any future
time by paying the original amount
Of the dowry with interest to date.
There is no likelihood. however, that
Denmark will ever attempt to exercise
her right Of redemption, because Co.
600 forms, the original amount of the
dowry, plus compound interest for AS
years, would amount to perhaps FL
100000, 100000, and that Is a bit more
than the islands are worth.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
The Thespian's Fiasco.

Among Italians, a correspondent in
Rome tells me, the origin of the term
''fiasco" for failure is believed to have
originated In the remark Of an old Ital-
ian actor. He had in the course OF
play to deliver a somewhat lengthy
monologue, In which he invariably
scored a great success. 1t was his
habit to always hold some object or
other In his hand, changing the article
every time he appeared and never u.s.
ing the same thing twice. One even
ing, seeing a wine battle Called in
Italian fiasco), he seized it and pro-
ceeded on the stage to pronounce his
soliloquy. Whether it was that on that
occasion the audience was extraordi-
narily difficult to please or whether it
was that the actor was not up to his
usual form, the fact remains that for
once he did not obtain his customary
applause, from which time the phrase
fare fiasco' has become general in
the Italian language.-LondOn Chron-
fcle
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
,.--I. and "Petsr Pam

h,rth Of ]. NJ. Barrie's play,
TDs oon." was full Of romantic In.
PeIei barrie had agreed to write q
tereS. Frohman and met him at din
play ~ night at the Garrick club In
nef U Barrie seemed nervous and
u at ease NOTARY, cold ch.-,.,
1'Inlv this" said Barrie. "You
have an agreement to deliver
SnO+ The manuscript of a play"
you ,Tes" said Frohman.
vol | have it all right" said Bar
abnt | am sure it will not be a
ne, ,orciaI success. 1t is dream child
cC LINE and am so anxious to see it
Oh u .ho stage that 1 have written an
Oh lso ~ NAV which L will be glad to give
OI and which will compensate you
Wv onv loss on the one 1 am so eager
~ see produced"
" a ~ bother about that" said Froh-
~ will produce both plays"
I ~ov the extraordinary thing about
-, enisode is that the play about
Ir1 success Barrie was so doubtful
w. .sPeter Pam" which made several
, We. The manuscript he offered
r-obman TO indemnify him from loss
L l.O "Alice- Sit by-the-Fire," which last
" onIv a season.-"Charles Frohman.
Wsnacer and Man..
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-11-25
Stage Names and Real.

The extent to which favorite ac-
tresses are somebody else off the stage
Is not well understood. Actors gener-
ally play under their own names, but
the woman who has achieved a repu-
tation before marriage prefers to re-
tain the name under which she became
known rather than assume that Of her
husband. Some women, too, play
while unmarried under another name
than the real one.
For instance, Maude Adams Is really
Miss Kiskadden, and Marie Dressler
Is Leila Koerber. Jack and Ethel Bar
rymore are properly called Blythe, and
Truly Shattuck is Clarice Etrulia de
Bucharde, a name rather too long for
the stage. Theater goers seem to like
short names easily remembered. Trixie
FriganZa is really Della Edna O'Calla-
han, and Mary Mannering Is Florence
Friend; Elsie Janis was formerly Elsie
Bierbower. and Margaret Anglin is
Mary Warren. And so it goes through
the nst-Boston Herald.