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DIARY OF A
RESOLUTION,
world into which 1 have just
made by debut are somewhat
fragmentary, but of one thing 1 nni
^certain—my father is a very pleasant
sort of chap. I confess that he is a
•bit awkward about holding me. and he
seems rather ridiculously proud of me.
but 1 dare say both will pass away
•with increased familiarity.
Jan. 2.—Well, 1 have met her. At
least I suppose the very charming girl
we called on Inst evening is my moth
er, though 1 was
surprised to hear
niy father call
her "Miss Alice."
Mo doubt there
are manners In
this world to
which I uiust be
come accustomed.
My proud parent
exhibited me to
my other parent,
who was really
charmingly
us as
me. She prom
ised to go to the
theater with us
and have a little
supper afterward.
"We are to sup at
WF-
are very jolly. I
There is an elderly woman with us.
She must be my grandmother. Oh.
dear! My father is ordering supper,
and 1 feel worse and worse. Wait.
My mother says something about me.
But my mother is laughing, aud he
answers. "Never mind that. (That!)
it has served its purpose, and we sim
ply must celebrate the engagement."
Heartless man! And they are all
smiling. Oh. dear! 1 feel so bad—(i'op!
Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle.) There, now,
see what he's done! I'm dead.—New
York Times.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
New Year's is the hardest day in the
twelvemonth for the diplomats in
Washington. It is not too much to
say that they look forward to it with
dread. Aud no wonder, inasmuch as it
is the only day in the year on which
they are really obliged to work. The
trouble begins at the White House,
where they are expected to present
themselves at 11 a. in. sharp in all
their most elaborate and gorgeous togs,
for at that hour the president's New
Year's reception begins, aud after the
"vice president aud the members of the
cabinet hare shaken hands with Mr.
Vaft it is the diplomats' next turn.
For the common people, who will
follow in thousands, master of cere.
monies—the president's chief military
aid. Captain Butt—will act as lntro
ducer. But for the purpose of present
ing the members of the diplomatic
corps this function is performed by the
secretary of state. Mr. Knox.
In earlier days there was a great
"struggle among the diplomats at Wash
ington for precedence, and many bick
erings arose. All such auuoyanees
were happily done away with, how
ever, by the laying down of a rule to
the effect that representatives of for
eign powers should take rauk in the
order of the dates of their credentials.
Thus on New Year's day the- first
member of the corps to greet the pres
ident will be the dean of the diplomat
ic colony at the capital.
At exactly 11:15 of the clock this offi
cial, in gorgeous array, the entire front
bf bis coat covered with gold lace and
Lcocked
W"
AN. 1.—I was boru today. Of How He Wishes All the World a
course my Impressions as to the
ARE TO sur AT
TIIE WATER
WAGON.
on, which must be a fashlouable res
taurant. as she seemed so delighted
and laughed so at the prospect.
Jan. 3.—My father exhibited ine at
Ills club today and seemed as proud as
Punch oyer my accomplishments. Per
haps 1 should say "accomplishment."
for the only one 1 have had time to
acquire is saylug. "No. thank you."
But it seemed to take very well, for all
my father's friends Jaughed a great
deal whenever 1 said it.
Jan. 4.—I don't feel well today.
Jan. 5.—Something is wroug. My
father was quite rude to me today.
Jan. 6.—My father left me at home
all day, and I feel rather neglected.
Jan. 7.—I tliink it's all over with me.
One of my father's friends came to call
on us this evening, and my father pet
ted me and praised me but, oh, I could
feel that he wasn't sincere! His friend
examined me closely and finally re
marked that there was something
wrong with my
backbone. He
must be a doctor.
1 am very unhap
py.
Jau. 8.-It is
all over with me.
We went to the
theater tonight
with my mother,
and neither of ray
parents paid a bit
of attention to
me or to the play.
I was right about
the fashionable
restaurant, but it
has changed its
name. We have
taken a table,
and three of us
don't feel well.
I AM VICKY L'.MIAI'I'V.
hat under bis left arm, will
introduced to the president by. Mr.
Knox. He is deati of the diplomatic
torps by reason of the fact that be is
the &rajbftega$9r of longest $errice lu
Washington. Following Mm' will come
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UNCLE SAM'S
WAY OF DOING IT.
Happy New Year.
A*
midnight .Uncle Sam wishes all
the world a happy New Year.
The tick of the time signal in
strument in the United' States
liaval observatory at Washington
flashes America's greeting to the na
tions of the world.
This sending forth of a New Year
greeting is sentimental in its nature
perhaps, but it is practical in its illus
tration of the accurate time service
that has beeu adopted b.v the United
States and the organization of a stand
ard thue schedule in this country,
which it is hoped some day will extend
throughout the world. So these New
Year greetings of Uncle Sam's, which
have become an annual feature of the
national observatory, give an object
lesson to the nations that may load to
as great a reform in a universal time
system as Pope Gregory instituted in
the' correction of the Julian calendar.
The first of these New Year messages
was sent out in 1903, the telegraph
companies entering into the project
with great interest and energy. The
signals were transmitted at miduight
and 1, 2 and 3 a. m., so'that each great
section of the country received its own
midnight signal direct from the naval
observatory. So successfully was the
plan carried out aud so general was
the interest in it that it was decided
to make it a feature thereafter.
Some of the messages sent out on
these occasions are received in an in
credibly short time. For instance, the
tiuie signal last year was received at
Sydney. Australia, in two and one
fourth seconds: at Madras, India, in a
fraction more than fifty-three seconds:
at Cape Town. Africa, in two minutes
and tlilrty-five seconds at Madrid,
Spain, in two and one-half minutes at
Lick observatory, Mount Hamilton.
California, in twenty-four one-hun
dredths of a second, and at Harvard
observatory. Cambridge, in one-tenth
of a second.
The importance of this time service
is evidenced by the fact that it fur
nishes absolute standard time for not
only navigators at all the chief seaports
of the United States, but for the entire
country except the Pacific coast, which
receives a similar service from the
naval observatory at the Mare Island
yard. When it is understood that the
service is rendered at no expense what
ever to the government, being merely
incidental to the work required for the
rating of chronometers for naval ves
sels, the results attained will appear all
the more acceptable. The time signal
is sent out daily #t noon on seventy
fifth meridian time, with an average
error for the year of only fifteen hun
dredths of a second. The signal goes
over the wires of the various telegraph
and telephone compauies. regulating
eighteen government time balls and
40.000 public and private clocks
throughout the country.
The accuracy required in the opera
tion may be appreciated when It 1s
kuown that the minutest fractions of
seconds are shaved into infinitesimal
quantities that almost rival the twin
kling of the hair splitting timekeeper
of ancient India.—New York Times.
DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION
The reception at the house of the
secretary of state on New Year's day
is by all odds the most spectacular
function of the year in Washington.
All the diplomats are in full uniform,
with much gold embroidery and glit
tering decorations, barring a few from
the Latin American republics, who ap
pear in plain evening dress, though it
is the noon hour. It is a scene of
brilliancy and glitter. One recognizes
the members of the German embassy
by their costumes of white broadcloth
aud silver. The Chinese, a numerous
staff, are gaudy In silk gowns. The
British ambassador, Mr. Bryce, is easi
ly identified by'his coat of blue cloth
and gold, with white knee breeches,
white silk stockings, gold shoe buckles,
silk shoulder belt, gold mounted sword
and cocked hat of black beaver with
white ostrich feather.
Nobody is asked to sit down. When
all the guests have arrived, Mr. Knox
will offer his arm to Mme. des Plan
ches, Mrs. Knox will take the arm of
the ambassador and they will lead the
way into the dining room, where an
.elaborate luncheon—or breakfast, if
one prefers— is spread. There will be
unlimited champagne, with salads, ices
and whatever else may gratify the
appetite.
When the function is over, at about
1 p. m., the wives of the diplomats
will go to their own homes and-spend
the rest of the day receiving. The
ambassadors, ministers and smaller
fry of male sex will call on the vice
president, the members of the cabinet,
the senato'rs, the speaker of the house
of representatives, the justices of tho
supreme court and the members of the
committee of foreign relations of the
house. They will also call on the
wives of one another. It will be a
tremendously busy day for them—a
continual dashing about from place to
place in a multitude of cabs—and the
social -task, which is to them as a
necessary official duty, will not pome
to an end Until nearly midnight, when
they will be glad to crawl into bed,
esbAlMtedL .but-delighted that New
year's trrriTO ngain for an*'
Tuberculosis among cattle and
swine has increased rapidly during
the last few years. It is becoming
a general recognized fact that some
thing must be done to check the
spread of this malady. Before any
thing definite can be,done in the way
of preventive measures, some sure
method of detecting the disease must
be available. The tuberculin test is
the only means that has been dis
covered so far by which the disease
can be detected with certainty in a
live animal. The test has been ftiuch
abused and misrepresented. In Bul
letin No. 107 of the Iowa Experiment
Station, Dr. Strange shows the fal
lacy of the stand taken by those who
oppose the test, and proves that it is
reliable when properly administered
by citing a long list of experiments
which the Veterinary Section has
conducted along this line.
The latter part of the bulletin
gives the results that have been ob
tained .in quarantining affected ani
mals and using them for breeding
purposes. Condensed reports of ex
periments that have been conducted
by the Animal Husbandry Section to
determine whether or not tubercu
losis can be transmitted from cattle
to hogs are also given. This bulletin
is a mine of information to stock
men and. others interested in the tu
berculosis problem. Copies can be
obtained free as long as the supply
lasts. Address Chas. F. Curtiss, Di
rector Iowa Experiment Station,
Ames, Iowa.
Letter From South Dakota.
ing. We have about seven acres of
news will close and send a photo of
ent. So good night,
Mrs. A. C. Pence.
Cleanliness is the first law of!
Three of Albert Vaughn's young
horses made a narrow escape from
being drowned on Wednesday morn
ing of last week on his farm north
west of town. They had gone to the
pond to drink and finding the holes
near the margin of the pond frozen
up they went out onto the ice to
drink! from water that had risen
over the ice on the middle of the
pond where the ice gave way under
their combined weight and they went
down in sixteen feet of water. When
discovered they were about exhaust
ed and chilled to death but by get
ting ropes about their heads to hold
them from sinking and rapid work
cutting a way out for them through
the ice to the shore they were all
finally rescued.—Lineville Tribune.
Looking One's Best.
It's a woman's delight to look her
best but pimples, skin eruptions,
sores and boils rob life of joy. Lis
ten! Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures
them makes the skin soft and vel
vety. It glorifies the face. Cures
pimples, sore eyes, cold sores,
cracked lips, chapped hands. Try
it. Infallible for piles. 2dc at' L. P.
Van Werden's.
Mrs. James Flynn, of Decatur
county, holds the record thus far for
the largest number of turkeys mar
keted at Lineville, having sent in a
wagon load one day last week for
which she* received $105. She has
quite a drove of the birds at home.,
as the wagon would hold no more.—
Lineville Tribune.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
.by local applications, an they canuot reach the din
ea&ed portion of the ear. There is only oue way to
cure deafness and that i« by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the
mucous Jining of the Eustachian tube. When this
tnbe is inflamed you have a rumbling- sound or lrn
perfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, deaf
ness is the result and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal condi
tion, hearing will be destroyed forever nine oases
out of ten are caused by'catarrh, which is nothing
but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for any cose of
deainess (caused by catarrh)'tliat cannot ho cured
by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Bend for circulars free.
J. F. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Hall's Family i'ills for constipation.
Original Notice.
In the district court of Decatur
county, Iowa, January term A. D.,
1909.
Marie Buffum, plaintiff, against
J. M. Buffum, defendant.
To said defendant:
You are hereby notified that on or
before the 7th day of December, A.
D.. 1909, there will be on file in the
office of the clerk of the district
court of Decatur county, Iowa, the
petition of the plaintiff aforesaid,
claiming of you a divorce from the I
bonds of matrimony on the groundB
of desertion and cruel and inhuman,
treatment. I
Affidavit of non-residence and for
service by publication as t-y law pro
vided is on file.
(For further particulars see pe
tition.)
You are also notified that unless
you appear thereto and defend be
fore noon of the setxmd day of the
term of said district court of Decatur
county, to be held on the 17th day
of January* A. D., 191#, a d^fiauU
will be entered against you and Itidgip
lpe&t ^^d«?Me rendere4 theroiv
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THE LEON REPORTER. THDRSDAY. DKCKMBKR 30. 1»«9.
Methods of Detecting Tuberculosis.
Quinn, S. D., Dec. 20, 1909.
Editor Reporter—Will write a few
lines this evening. We are having
some rather cool weather now, from
three to five inches of snow. We
have had no rain this fall at all. We
commenced to dig a pond, worked
one day and a half and it began to
snow and we could do no more at
the pond. In a few days it thawed
and ran the pond full, so we have
plenty of water for ourselves and
neighbors although.it is soft water.
I received a letter from Colorado. It
was fine and warm there at that
writing. I received a post card
shower from my many friends on my
60th birthday and thank the many
friends for their fond remembrance
and wish them a Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year. This leaves A Nice Christmas Present of $14,597.
us all well. We raised corn enough
to run us through the spring farm-
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Use Down to
Guarantee
ADER FINALLY GETS HIS MONEY.
Ader
Lewis.
of
of.
the
m?nt
south Lineville, one
hei.rs
of llis
wheat in and will sow more in the ^ra- Lewis, of Little Rock, Ark.,
spring. As we are a little short of
last week
of his
our sod house as a Christmas pres- ^uinistrators of the estate of the dead
unc'e. the late
received the first install-
inheritance from the ad-
millionaire in the shape of a draft
for $14,b97 which he deposited in
the First National Bank of this place.
was
health, inside as well as outside. Let ceive their first installments, several
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea be cases in the courts of Putnam and
your internal cleanser, then your Mercer counties, Mo., having first to
organs will be pure and clean, your be settled before the administrators
health good, your system right. Start
tonight. W. C. Stempel & Co.
the last of the five heirs to re-
would turn the money over to him.
The last of the cases, that of Joe
Ogle, who claimed to have bought
Ader's inheritance several years ago,
was settled last week in the circuit
court at Princeton we understand, by
the payment of $700.—Liueviile
Tribune.
Never can tell when you will
mash a finger or suffer a cut, bruise,
burn or scald. Be prepared. Dr.
Thomas' Eclectric Oil instantly re
lieves the pain—quickly cures the
wound.
O N S
TREATMENT-PIT
Others Are Cured
Why No! You?
Donaldson's Vegetable
Compound and Blood Pur
ifier will give instant relief
positively cure all man
ner of Blood Diseases, such as
Rheumatism, Kidney and Liver Dis
eases, Catarrh Fever and Ague,
Constipation, Indigestion, Female
Complaints, Sick and Nervous Head
ache, Neuralgia, Scrofula, Dyspepsia
and all nervous afflictions. If you
have treated with homo doctors
OneMonths
Treatment
ON TRIAL
A
Amos P. Olsen, S
16-4t. Attorney for plaintiff
un
til you are discouraged and have
paid out money without relief—you
need my treatments at once. My of
fer is fair my terms reasonable
my methods of treatment scientific
success almost phenomenal and best
of all my 6 months' treatment for
$1.00 is sold under my
general
guar­
antee, •. filed with the secretary of
agriculture at Washington, D. C.,
that my remedy is not adulterated
or misbranded within the meaning
of the food and drugs act June 30,
1906. Money returned in every case
where it fails to relieve or cure you.
Address Donaldson's Vegetable
Compound Co.. Pittsburg, Pa.
FreeOffer
Vine 5'
This is a fair and
square offer. We
want overy sick or
suffering person who
can't call at our office
to accoptlt. If you'ro
dlanjipointod and dis
couraged. tired experimenting, money
spent without (laving obtained ^siri«l re
liof,thls isyouropportunity, We'll prepare
Uie treatment yon needjupd send it toyoti.
The understanding Ts that you take the
treatment, try it and watch tho re
sults. If it's not the best you over bad, if
the results are not satisfactory after a
fair tiikl. It will cost you nothing, neither
will it onaigate you In any way. We will
treat you fair. That's aU we ask from
you.
It's lmpor
tant to you.
WRITE TODAY,
e'll send you a sympton blank and tell
you about our month's treatment on trial
No matter how long you bare suffered,
no matter whether your trouble is Kheu
matlsm, Kidney or Bladder Trouble. Ca
tarrh,Nervous or Physical Weakness,Pro
static or Urothral disorder. Piles. Stric
ture, Blood Poison. Bkln Trouble, Stom
ach trouble, Pelvic Disease or any other
common trouble, we want the opportun
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will conquer your disease. Write today
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treatment offor. Address
Well send you a sympton
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Here
Take home a 48-pound sack of Zephyr Flour—or have your
grocer send it to you—today.
Use it for bread, pies, cake, pastry—all your b&king—down to
the middle of the sack.
By that time we expect you to be so well pleased with it that
you wouldn't have any other kind.
But if you are not—just send the remaining 24 pounds
back to the dealer.
And he will cheerfully refund you the price of the entire sack.
This is the meaning of the guaranty shown here, which is printed on each sack.
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We can afford to make this Guaranty—the only Guaranty you ever saw on flour—
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And your sack got our mill test before it was shipped.
It gives you the most loaves because it is made of the finest grade of Kansas Hard
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And it gives you the best bread and pastry because it is
the product of 30 years' experience, and the latest milling proc
ess. You can obtain Zephyr Flour from the following:
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Kellerton. Iowa.
The Auctioneer
Who Makes Your Sale a
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Telephone or wire for dates
at^my expense.
Park Hotel
c. T. PACE, Prop.
N. C. Cor. Square LEON, IOWA
Rates $h00 per day
Everything neat and clean
Special attention is called to
our Sunday dinners.
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J. A. CASTER, Leon, Iowa.
G. M. MILLER, Garden Grove, Iowa.
SCOTT & McCLARAN, Davis City, Iowa.
LLOYD & McLAUUHLIN, Decatur.
Wheat Cakes
Cora Cakes—
Griddle Cakes
of all Makes
taste better, set better, are
better when served with
.ZEPHYR
HIGH
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SUCCESSOR TO
Best meal in Leon.
J. W. ROWELL
DENTIST.
BROWN BROS. & BALLINGER.
Live Stock Commission Merchant
Reference Rooms I. K. & L. Exchange BuiJdHto
Rosenbaum Bros. & Go. Inion Stock Yards, Chicago.
All work'done first-oUss and fatras'
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deaoe 2 blocks north of publlo square in the Dr.
Woodinansee residence.
All calls answered day or night. Phone ISP
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A book of recipes for cooking and
candy-making sent free on request.
All Grocers, 10c, 25c, 50c
CORN PRODUCTS REFINIRQ COMPtHT.
New York
Co.
Anything from finest silk
fibre to heavy wool curtains.
Dye Works in connection
Send Basket Monday and Wednesday
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in Ray block.
H. R. LAYTON
rjHTSIOIAN
AND SURGEON. Offlo* OT«
ander's drugstore. Phone 7.
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Shoe Shop!
West of Exchange National
Bank.
I do all kinds of repair
and custom work in a work
manship manner. ...
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