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FASCINATING CAIRO.
The Most Picturssqu, and Interesting of ORR
entail Cites.

Frederic Courtland Penfeld, former
United States Diplomatic Agent and Con-
sul-General in Egypt. in describing in the
October Century the picturesque features
of the African metropolis, says:
,:.Erom its founding in 9G9 by the Fati-
mite califs, as an oTshoot of the tented
settlement of Fostat 10 the present rule OF
Abbas Pasha, seventh Khedive, or viceroy,
''the dynasty of Mehemit Ali, Cairo
Capital of Egypt, metropolis of the African
continent, and chief seat of Mahometan
teaching-has had a romantic history.
Scene of famous exploits of great person.
ages, from Saladin to Napoleon, of san
culinary conflicts between Christianity
and .lsiamism, and the memorable massa-
ere of the Mamelukes; cradle of religion
and cults; home of the Arabian Nights
! tales; the place where lasting principles
of philosophy and science were conceived,
and where Bible scenes were laid, Cairo
has become the meeting ground of Winter
idlers from every cline.
Cairo looks old but comparatively is not;
but was 200 years old before the first stone
| of the present capital was laid. But the
!, ,Cairesef to-day is only the development of
Fostat, Old Cairo. New Babylon, and
Heliopolis, probably. There has always
been a great city, there or thereabouts,
changing in appellation with its locale.
The visit to Egypt has become almost as
essential to Amercans-and fully half
OF the 5000 Winter visitors are from the
States-as the pilgrimage of good Ma
| hometans to Mecca. The Mahometans'
religion takes them but once to the sacred
| city of the prophet. but pleasure draws
those favored by fortune TO the Nile Capi-
| tai time after time. Cairo is more than
| interesting; it is fascinating. The anti
qlIarian, the student, and the savant have
always been at home there; and the invalid,
real or imaginary seeking climate, finds
in and about the khedival city the superla-
| tive of air and temperature.
| Artists never weary of reproducing
| Cairos picturesque scenes and vivid color
ings. The blue of the skies, the splendor
of the setting sun, the Turneresque after
glow, and the delicate browns OF the desert,
| seem to be best suggested in water-colors.
Like Venice, Egypt demands master
| hand in oils.
The traveller of impressionable nature
yields to the fascination of Cairos quaint
Eastern life, as perfect as if met far beyond
the Orient's threshold. and doubly satisfy
ing, because found within half-tour of
the creature comforts of hotels conspicll-
ously modern. To walk the streets OF an
| Oriental Capital wherein history has been
made, between meals, as it We're, and delve
by day in museums and mosques perpetlI-
ating mysterious past, and dine de rigueIr
in the evening, with the best music III
| Europe at hand, explains a charm that
Cairo has for mortals liking to witness
Eastern life provided they are not COM
PEELED to become a part Of it. If Egypt dis
appoints. the indecisive idler can in four or
| five days be back at Paris or the Riviera.
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INTRODUCTORY.

In the Fall of 1861 the author, then a
mere youth. ran away from home, joining
a squad of recruits that were passing
through his village on their way TO Fort
Smelling, MINI. The Captain of the
squad at first rejected the boy on account of
his youth, but on learning that he was a
saddler by trade, became convinced that
he would be a useful member of the party,
and enrolled him. This company was one
of the three organized at Fort Smelling that
later became part of the 5th Iowa Cav,
composed of companies from Missouri,
Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska. After
three years brilliant service III the South
the three Minnesota companies were dctach-
ell and rcorgIuizcd rs Brackets Iud'p't
Battalion. Mimi. Cav, under command
of Maj Alfred B. Bracket The story
begins with the organization of this indc-
pendent command, and in the forthcoming
chapters Conradc Sccgcr gives an inter
esting account of the part taken by the
battalion in the C&mpaigrs under Gen.
Tully against the hostile Indians.
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Evans and Eulate.
NetD; York Press,

Fighting Bob Evans tells this story
when Eulate. the commander of the
Vizcaya. got on board of the Iowa I-took
him into my cabin and gave him the hest
had. Through the open port he saw his
vessel beached and burning. Tears trick
led down his cheeks. / felt very sorry
for the poor fellow as he moaned 'Adios
Vizcaya! Adios my noble ship
% After he had composed himself a bit I
offered him a cigar-the best on the Iowa
II fivc-eenter. He looked at it, thanked me,
Strengthened up, laid back his shoulders,
and running his hands inside of his coat,
brought forth an 'invincible' that couldn't
be bought in New York for less than a
dollar. And, Captain he said, emotion
ally, will you haye the goodness to try
one of mine?' 1t was the best smoke /
ever had"
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Their party ware some of the hostile Sioux
that had taken part in the uprising and
massacre in Minnesota at New tlm and
Fort Ridgely i'll 1862. They had. been
sent out of Minnesota for safe keeping to
Rock Island, H.. after the surrender and
quelling the disturhfnces. AT that place
they had been kept and stall fed" on U. S.
rations until they were fat and sleek, then
by the mistaken lonient policy of our kind
hearted President Lincoln were pardoned,
and sent to . observation assigned to them
and turned loose, ready for more devil
ment.
[These same Indians u years later,
under the leadership of Sitting Bull, took
part in the murder Of Custer and his men
on the banks of the Big Horn, near the
Yellowstone River.l
GUARDING INDIANS.
These same Indians had taken part in
the murder of some of our Minnesota boys
friends and relatives, ard helped to devas-
tate and burn the houses of some of our
men. 1t was Il bitter pill for some Of us,
and obedience to military orders and dis
cipline were rot always strong enough To
hold some of our boys in check and to keep
their hands off. '
Ore of our men. Jim Edwards, veteran,
nut Valley, Mimi, by the Indians. his
sisters taken prisoners and maltreated
worse than by death, was one day detailed
for guard with others over this band; not as
q guard to keep them from running away;
no, as n guard to protect them, for no one
was allowed inside their camps. Imagine
his feelings who can? After he was on
post awhile his Sharp's carbine went off,
it was said, accidentally, but the ball hi
four Indians, killing one. We all were
downright sorry it did not kill more or all
After that the Minnesota troops were not
allowed to gua-i the Indians, and ther
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camps were located as far as possible from
DEATH OF CAPT. FIELDING.


DEATH OF CAPT. FIELDING.
/ June 2s.-Camped on the Big Cheyenne
River. To-day the first death by hostile
Indians occurred in Our command Capt.
Fielding, u Regular Army officer, and a
engineer). was IN advance with the scouts
They had stopped and unsaddled. The
captain was picking berries along the
n "'i ;rsd close slS bY tWsttiree ta Indians jumped
oyortaken, and killed; their heads cut
off and stuck up on poles near the scene of
the shooting. Fielding died of his wounds,
and was buried with military ho,iors
This day Sol Doolttle and / had also
accompanied this party of scouts. but we
had separated and struck the Cheyenne
'R1vcr some five miles further down. Sol
had shota deer Wehad cut off the haunches
and were packing the meat on our saddles
and travelling along the stream towards
where we expected our camp was to be-
We began to see signs of Indians, and
finally found where there had been campcd
about Il dozen. The places where they
had their campfires were still warm We
also found lots of fresh pony tracks, and
at one place where the party had crossed
the stream the water was roily yet We
evidently were close to them, but could
not make out whether they were friendly
or hostile Indians
n
buffalo cow (this was the first Indication
that We were nearing the buffalo country
that had been killed that morning and
some OF the meat had been removed. FL
nally, We came in sight of our party of
scouts coming down over the hills towards
the river. Capt. Fielding was in advance
when We saw this party come to the river
and camp. We also c;imped about half a
mile down stream. and very carclcssIy nm
Saddlcd our horses, ate our lunch, and
went to sleep. 81" - l'
We were suddenly awakened by hearing
the shots that killed the Captain. We
saddlcd up quickly, and took part i'm the
chase and killing of the three Indians.
These were OH foot, but the rest of the
party, with their horses, were in the vicinity.
We searched for them, but did not find them.
We never after that We're so careless i'm
such dangerous surroundings.
= June 30.-Wc are camped at the outlet
of Lone Lake. Have a good camp. good
water, and excellent grass for horses.
We are now fairly in the buffalo country.
Fine rolling prairie covered with short
bunch-grass. No timber except along
the streams. We have passed the Bois
de Cache River, and are $50 miles from
Sioux City. The Missouri River is very
high. We are expecting boat with sun
plies.
Rations are getting low Lots of game
elk, antelope, and jack rabbits, and our
mess IS feasting. Our boys begin to cook
with buffalo chips (droppings); they make
a good fire-almost like charcoal Brffa-
locs have rot been seen yet, but signs are
plenty; also signs of hostile Indians. We
are more cautious now, and camp more in
compact body, with, pickets ont. Large
rockets were sensHP t3Ihight to attract the
attention OF the M MlIlntsota troops that are
expected to lneetf's rsf fllShis 9 vicinity. 80
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A Cyn.cll OLD Chap.
D1Iucb

1--WE are all wormsp" cried an itinerant
preacher. addressing n seafaring COM
anunity on the beach. Il, my friends, am
a mere wormn
Shouldn't spec to do much with yer
as bait" growled an elderly fisherman,
lighting his pipe and strolling away.
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CHAPTER /.

fhave reported for duty at expiration OF my
extended furlough, and feel strong, rested,
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JOINED BY mMNRsoTA TRoops

July 2.-Thd M5r9aesota troops have
joined us; part S tile sth Mimi, mounted,
part Of the I'd Mfnr Giv., and four pieces
formed into the Nsco1G Brigade. AT 4 train e
of about 100 y:igoIS and $50 citizens
(miners). with their tootS and supplies, have
come across coiHfy With this Minnesota
brigade. bound ttbr tie newly y-discoyered
gold fields in Montapa and Idaho west
of here. They He, t9eaccompany us, and
had had a mail to-aay9 o-y9 ajat overlook us en-
To BS eo4tinued) .,,.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1899-12-14
IN. Home.te.d ot,.r TIL. ye.r..

*
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Homestead is the great agricultural and:
live stock paper of the West. The;
Poultry Farmer is the most practical
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i'm the country; The Farmers MutnaS
Insurance Journal is the special adyo-
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Personally Conducted ,rs.e.

To California in Pullnem Tourist
Sleeping Cars via. the Chicago, Great
Western to Kansas City and the Sante
Fe Route to Los Angeles and Southern
California, the true winssB route, avoid.
ing cold weather and snow blockades.
Commencing Monday, October 90, and
on every Monday ollowing, one Of
these new Pullman. Tourist Sleeping
Cars will leave Dts MONIES at a:45 p. M NJ. ,
via. the Chicago. Great Western for Los
Angeles and southern California via.
Kansas City. and reaching Los Angeles
the following Friday morning, thus
avoiding all Sunday travel. These
tours are personally conducted BY an
experienced railway official, who ae-
companies the train toits destination
The cars are we'll equipped for loag
journey and ara "a comfortable as The
Pullman Sieepers, while the price is
only $3.50 for double berth, less THAN
hsyi the price in the Standard SleeYers.
For full information inquire of any CHI.
,cago Great Western agent, or addresl
p. HI. Lord, General Passenger and
Ticket Agent, lib Adams street, Chi
EcagO.
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Son OF an Ohio Merchant Cured OF Chronic
DlarrhOeA.
Morgan.

John Osborn had business at Davis
City Saturday.
NJ. L. Dale delivered five loads of hogs
at Pleasanton Monday.
Quite number from this vicinity
have been attending meeting at Eden.
Claud Osborn is working for Sam
Evans.
The new telephone line through this
vicinity is almost completed and will be
a great advantage to the neighborhood.
Mrs. Sarah johnson is still with her
daughter, Mrs. Henry Pltman, who is
very sick with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Hattie Robinson and baby and
Miss Nellie Dale returned home Monday
after few days visit with friends at
Van Vert and Weldon.
Merton Cozad aud Fay Osborn had a
shooting match at Morgan Wednesday
There was dance at John Orey's
Wednesday night. The young folks
report good time
Mrs. Mary Dale visited relatives at
Leon and Van Vert last week.
r. I. Durham, and sister, Mrs. Eu.
nice Dale, departed Thursday for Win.
terset, Swan and other points in Iowa
to visit with relatives and friends.
Miss Josie Blakesley is visiting in
Missouri this week, the guest of her sis.
ter, Mrs. y. Hall.
Merton Cozad was Leon visitor Fri
day.
Mrs. Tincie Hubbard and little daugh.
ter visited with Mrs. Hattie Robinson
Thursday
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pleassnton.

q, w. Barr and wife Sundayed on
their farm near Spring Valley.prs as
On account of preaching funeral at
Davis City Rev. Rusk failed to fill his
appointment here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Leeper's twin
babies have the whooping cough.
Ivan Beach took hogs to Leon Mon.
day.
George Dunn returned from Des
Moines last Friday.
G. o. Hartsook was in Eden township
Friday buying hogs for Ivan Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Davis, of Abel,
Missouri, passed through town Thurs
day on their way to Lamont.
q. w. Barr was a Leon passenger
Thursday evening.
Ivan Beach took in five car loads of
hogs last Wednesday and Thursday.
The largest receipts Of any two days
this season. Most Of them came from
Morgan township.
George Campbell, of Davis City, was
transacting business here last Thursday.
Squire Weaver has opened up meat
market.
A Mr.. Walton, Of Warren county, was
here last week buying ysarling calves to
| ship home. He succeeded in getting
one car load and started home with
them Friday. Pearl Mitchell accom-.
panied him.
Peter Bradley Icons spectacle man
was calling on some of our citizens
| Thursday in the interest of his glasses.
jim Bolon, Lloyd Severe, of Davis
City and John Gates, of Leon, came
Monday and began invoicing the stock
| of merchandise Of the late G. fB. Kesh-
lear & Co. Mrs. keshlear has been
appointed administrative of the estate.
See notice of same in another column Of
The REPORTER.
This bad spell Of weather has for the
present stopped wol on the new Meth.
odist church now in course of, erection.
Another week of good weather and ii
would have been enclosed. g.,
j. n. Painter was taken suddenly i'll
Saturday morning and at the time of
this writing. Mrs. Painter has Just
recovered from long illness.
| DR.. Lovett, of Ineville, had profess.
ional business here Sunday and Monday.
Preparations are being made to have
Christmas trees at both churches. One
at the l.. DIS. church Saturday night
before Christmas and one at the south
church Christmas night. A large crowd
is expected at both places. tg5
James Estes has employed Mr.. Duff,
of Princeton; to work In his blacksmith
shop. Mr.. Duff comes highly recon-.
mended as being a good workman and
gentleman.
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PUBLIC SALES.

Pubic SAFE will sell at public sale
at my farm s miles southeast of Leon
on Friday, December 10, 1899, the follow.
ing property: 2 brood mares and
years old, with foal by Daughton's Jack,
! mare 6 years old, coming two-year-
old colts, smoking colt, 2 geldings 6
and years old; s head choice young
milch cows. sucking calves;6 brood
sows, % shoats;3 dozen geese; wagon,
2 buggies. 2 stirring plows, 3 cultiyators,
! three section harrow, Mccormick
binder, bob sled, two horse roller, hand
cart, corn shelter, 2 sets double harness,
600 bushels corn in crib, 800 shocks
corn 60 acres stock pasture, household
and kitchen furniture. Terms-l2
months. s per cent discount for cash.
FENNRL & Son, PATRICK MULLINS.
Auctioneers.
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Tuskee0o.

E. j Sankey, of Leon, had realestat e
business in our burg last Tuesday. Also
M. A. Gammill was here attending to
business matters.
J. A. Fiercy's new house is completed.
B. A. Venn went to New York state
last Tuesday to spend a month visiting
friends at his old home.
The Adventists have their church
moved and the repairing almost COM
pleted.
G. M. Axes, of Leon, LATE Mitchell,
Mr.. McGuyer, of ,Kellerton and John
Dickinson, Of Lamont, were here buying
stock last week. ,.
About twenty persons met at the
home of Tom Barnes last Wednesday
evening for the purpose of arranging for
a Christmas tree. All the committees
were appointed.
Eva Cash is teaching our school, and
Miss Shoemaker handles the birch At
Happy Hollow.
Mrs Oma Tenant, of Clyde, Mo-,
visited her father last week.
Rev. ParsOn was called to Davis CITY
Saturday to! preach the funeral sermon
of Mrs. Guthrie, but on account of un.
avOidable circumstances could not go.
| Florence EdmonsOn returned to Mt.
Ayr Monday.
Our new station agent, John Allen, Of
Lamont, has moved into the Cronk
property.
Mrs. |. n. Payton has been quite sick
| for some time.
Rev. Parson is holding revival meet.
| ing at Elk Chapel.
Mrs. Waight and daughter, of Neville
la, are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Parson.
A. N. Jackson contemplates going to
Garden Grove to work in his brothers.
shop this winter.
Sam Forey, Jake Rhodes, j. NJ. Ash.
burn and W. W. Wiley have all made
substantial improvements on their
farms.
Will Forbes is here from Lincoln,
Neb., on visit until spring.
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CLOSING out Stock Sale.

/ will sell at public sale at my farm
one.half mile east of Leon on Wednes.
day Dec. 20, 1899, 70 head of cattle con.
sisting of milch COWS 48 coming two
year old heifers, all bred; coming two
year old steers, 10 calves, 3 work horses,
colt, so head full blooded Duroc Jersey
hogs consisting of old sows, spring gifts
and fall shoats, two farm wagons, ]
road wagon, bob sled, hay racks
Will also sell at private sale, 81 head
Of two year old steers. They are good
natives and have been on full feed three
months. 100 tons hay and ctner rough
ness, 100 pure bred barred plymouth
rock chickens, 100 hens, 80 cockerels
Terms-9 months on usual terms
T.. b. MCCLELLAND.
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oRIaINAI NorfcE.
In the District Court .df Decatur County,
Iowa. January term. A, d. 1900.
i. r. Young,
Piaintifl,
Vi.
Eva hampton Judd Hampton, Thomas Young
MIS-. Thcmas Young, John L. Young jr,, Mrs.
John L. Young jr. Sarah M. Young,
TO SAID DEFEFDANTs: =
You are hereby notified that on or be-
fore the First day of January, A ID. 1900
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 that he is the
absolute owner of the east ! of the south
east fourth of the northeast q uarter OF
Sec. twenty-seven In Decatur County,
Iowa, and asking that the title be
quieted In him 1and that you and each oil
you be cut of barred aud estopped from
claiming any interest in and to snid land
adverse to plaintiff and for general equita-
BILE relief.
You are also notified that unless you ap.
pear thereto and defend before noon ol
the second day Of the term Of said District
Court Of Decatur County, to be held or
the 10th day of January, A. D. 1900. de
fuult will be entered against You and judy
ment rendered thereon.
y. w. HOFFMAN,
Attorney for Plaintiff
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zETTIE MAY COCHRAN

daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Granville
Cochran, died at the home of her par.
ents in Decatur City, Sunday morning
Dec. 10, 1899, aged q years, months
and % days. She was born on April
u, 1873. This is the second time the
death angel has visited this home, a son
the first born was taken from the bosom
of father and mother when 2 years old
and happy greeting has taken place
on the other shore. Zettie leaves faith
er, mother, two sisters, and one brother
and host Of friends to mourn their
loss but her gain. She was. loved hy all
who knew her and her kindness and
goodness was felt in the entire connmupi-
ty, in which she lived. Her funeral
took place in the M. Il. church Monday
morning at 1880. A sympathizing con-
gregation was present at her last service.
Surely star Of this community has
been carried by angels wings to the
heavenly world above. Interment at
the Palestine cemetery. GEO. FlElER.
Thanking those who were so kind to
US during the sickness and death, OF our
daughter and sistsr, ~
Mr.. AND MRS. GRANy1LLs CoCaRAN.
r MAGGIE COCHRAN,
NORMA COCHRAN,
PERRY COCHRAN.
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Grand River.

Plenty of rain and the roads are
muddy and perhaps will be rough before
this is printed.
John Edwards has his restaurant
running in full blast and is doing good
business.
Pat Griffin and J.. ]. Lands returned
from Texas last week and give glowing
account of the country.
DR. j. w. Robinson has purchased the
propertyin which he is living from Mr..
Andrew and will make some changes in
the spring.
5. G. Jennings Sr. was a Leon visito,
last Saturday.
]. c. Covington has gone to Decatur
City to take charge Of Covington's store.
q. w. Smiley sends The REPORTER to
II. j. McClelland, Pegram, Illinois. He
thinks The REPORTER is the paper that
will suit his friend. Mr. Smiley is work.
ing for our rustling friend J. l.. Over.
hotter and is we'll pleased with this
country.
p. G. Beers, of Oregon, is here with a
car load of calves which he will sell tc
our farners next Thursday December
w Y. Greenland went to Chicago
with stock.
Our town election went off quietly
Monday and resulted as follows: Mayor
Pat Griffin; Clerk, j. q. Brothers; Treas.
urer, A. l.. Ackerly; Assessor, Charles
Rezold; Councilmen, J. Switzer, 7. T.
Beck, j. II. Crees, j. w. Robinson, l.. j.
lands, Wood Binning. j, FL. Crees
and s. Q. Jennings tied on the vote and
Crees beat by lot. Everybody is salts
fled as all parties have man on the
council.
Lewis Rounds will move his family tc
. l.ineyille this week. This will leave us
without harness shop. Mr.. Rounds
did good business here but thinks he
can do better at Linevile. We wish
him success.
MIR. Swan, of Lineville, is visiting Jno
Durham. He is here to help move MIR
Rounds and family.
Mr.. Luce our new section foreman il
giving good satisfaction
Tom Edwards is running his sawlnil
up on the river
The Woodmen elected their officers
Monday night. They have two candi
dates to initiate next time so you must
he there neighbor.
Our esteemed townsman George Sny
der has secured section at Yorktown
west of here. lis one of the best OF
the line. We hope his family will re
main here.