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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
EARL,s ELDEST SON.
Lord Haddo Will Never Set the Riv

Lord HaddO Will Never Set the RlVex
on Fire.
Lord Haddo. eldest son of the earl
of Aberdeen, has just come of age
amid great rejoicing up Scotland way,
says the Philadelphia Saturday Even
ing Post. Lord Aberdeen. it will be
remembered, was governor of Canada
and Lady Aberdeen there, as over here,
took an energetic part in temperance
and other social reform work. Both
Lord and Lady Aberdeen have brains,
and know how to use them. but to
all appearances young Lord Haddo, the
heir to the earldom. will set no river
afire, even though it be made of more
int1ammable material than the
Thames. When Aberdeen was in Can
ada he sent Lord Haddo across to
France in charge of a French tutor.
The two were to cycle together
through the most glorious districts OF
France, to see the scenery and instruct
themselves in the customs and Ian
guages of the country. and all that.
Well, the unfortunate tutor was driven
almost to despair before he could bid
goodbye to the wheel and take to
transatlantic liner again. To begin
with, his pupil could not summon up
presence of mind in the most innocent
circumstances, and if dog trotted
across the road 100 yards ahead of
his bicycle Haddo would lose his grip,
the machine would wabble, and, let his
teacher shout what warnings he might
the young aristocrat would find him
self pitched into the hedge by the road
side. One thing in the young lords
favor was that he never lost his good
nature, and would pick himself up,
laughing heartily, mount again with
out complaint and ride on bravely to
meet the next disaster, which was sure
10 befall him inside of the hour. One
of the districts through which tutor
and lord cycled was the champagne
region. For two days they had ped
aled their way along winding roads be-
tween immense, interminable vine
yards, the vines then in full leaf. Not
a tree was to be seen. not bush
nothing but vines, vines, vines. On the
afternoon Of the second day Haddo
called out to his teacher in a thin,
boyish voice: Teacher, teacher!"
well, what is it, Haddo?" Cautiously
nodding his head to. the vines that
clad the countryside. the young lord
said: IT say. teacher, hose are hops,
are they not?" The tutor fell off the
machine this time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
AN. EXPERT TELEGRAPH OPERA

Il. ~.
Even in these days we have the fight
ing nose at the front-where, Of
course, it should be. The finest speci-l
men is the property of Gen. Kelly
Kenny. 1t is quite Wellingtonian and
gives points to Napoleon. With such
nose Gen. Kelly Kenny ought to go
far. From his nose the physiognomist
would tell you that Gen. French is
possessed of determination and perse-.
verance. The same expert would prob
ably describe Gen. Sir Redvers Buffers
nose as that of "plodder,' while, ac-
cording to Aristotle, who, versatile
man! protested some knowledge of
physiognomy, Lord Kitchener is "in-
sensitive" OF all the Boer command
ants in the field, Louis Botha is the
only one whose nose is of the military
model. Notwithstanding the reverses
he has suffered, he is generally cred-i
tied with being very able soldier.
Lord Roberts-what of his nose? It
must be confessed that it is not Of the
fighting stamp. The face reader
would say that its owner possessed
great artistic instinct. Quite right!
Lord Roberts is an artisan artist in
War-LondOn Mail
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
WILLIAM B. LEEDS.


most striking of all was pearl neck-
lace worth $4,000. 1t contained five
heavy ropes of pearls and was by far
the most dazzling ornament ever dis
played in the city. Then there was an
$4,000 painting purchased in Europe.
There were other paintings which
cost all together $4,000. The wedding
ring was a simple affair, costing but
$1,000. A diamond necklace and a
ruby pennant bought at Tiffany's cost
$4,000. Another gift was an ermina
coat for which the steel king paid $10,-
600. The brides trousseau cost $4,000
On her cape and yachting cap are dia-
mond buttons.
One year. ago Mr.. Leeds met Mrs
Stewart. The friendship ripened into
love which eliminated in the wedding
Mr.. Leeds is SO years old and his bride
is %. Her father is treasurer and gen.
eral manager of the Forest City Stone
company
Mrs. Mamie May Stewart Worthing-
ton was the divorced wife of George
b. Worthington and the daughter-in-
law of Ralph Worthington. They We
married Oct. 1, 1894.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
SHE BUYS CATTLE

Mrs. Ollie NorthlaKe is fairly ..the
cattle queen of the West" In her
unique vocation OF cattle buyer she
has, indeed, proved the theory OF
woman suffragists, that the gentler
sex is admirably capable Of plunging
into the business world on an equal
footing with man.
of the most capable judges o. cattle
and hogs in the United States. She
has the quotations at her tongues
end. BY glancing at a consignment Of
cattle she can tell very closely what
they should bring when shipped to
market. In deciding on the relative
value of stock Mrs. Northlane can
pick out a good steer as quickly and
accurately as the average woman can
select new Easter gown. In bust
ness transactions Mrs. Northlane pos
sesses unusual wisdom to cope with
trying business situations, and is as
shreWd and clever to trade with as
often falls to the lot Of man to meet
with. AsN
Besides the high reputation she has
gained in the stock business, she has
talent enough left to make a success
IN various other and finer lines. She
is an expert telegraph operator, an ac-
complished musician and a fine lin
guist. She converses freely in Ger
man, French, Scandinavian and Bohe-
milan.
In personal appearance Mrs. North
lane has much to be desired. She is
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

One thousand physicians from vari-
GUS parts of the United States and Eu-
rope are going to Chicago the latter
part of August to investigate the mer-
its of goats lymph as curative agent
in human disease. They will witness
number of experiments conducted by
Chicago experts who have made a
study of the lymph. DIR. Joseph r.
Hawley, former professor of physical
diagnosis in the Chicago clinical
school, has, been deeply interested in
the lymph since his attention was
drawn to it two years ago by DR.. B. F.
Roberts of Green City, Mo-, the dis
coverer of the medical virtues of the
lymph. DR.. Hawley has conducted ex-
periments on wide scale, and claims
that the lymph can be used successful
ly in the treatment of variety of dis
eases. One preparation is now used
for diseases of the nervous system and
for chronic degenerative diseases, and
another for thyroid Affections incident
to goitre.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
AFRICAN DIAMONDS.
First Discovered by an Irlshman, Jol
n,Rayllv


O'Reilly.
Mr.. John O'Reilly, who had occasion
in the winter of 1857 to do business in
the Hopetown District of Griqualand
West, on the other side of the Vaal
river, first discovered diamonds in
South Africa. He passed night at
the house of Schalk van Niekerk,
Dutch farmer. While bartering with
the Boer and his wife O'Reilly's at
tention was attracted by game the
children were playing, being particu-
larly struck with the peculiar trans
parency of one of the pebbles used in
the game. Though O'Reilly had never
seen diamond in the rough he ex-
pressed an opinion that the pebble
played with by the children was really
the precious gem. The farmer ridi-
culed the idea. saying O'Reilly might
have it if he cared for the rubbish.
adding that there were plenty more of
them in the river clay. O'Reilly accept
ed 1T on the understanding that If it
turned out to be diamond the farm
er should receive half the sum. At
Colesburg it was submitted to experts,
most of whom denied it being of much
value, but DR.. Atherstone, of Grahams-
town, pronounced it to be veritable
diamond weighing 231a karats and
worth $500. The then governor of
the Cape, Sir Philip Wodehouse,
bought it for that sum. Diamonds
afterwards were found in tho ,,ud
walls of native huts, and this led to the
opening of the dry diggings where now
stand Du Toits Pan. De Beers, Kim
berley. Bultfontein and the Premier
mine
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

a striking little woman of about five
feet in height. She is a decided blonde
with wealth of golden hair, which
she always arranges in a fluffy manner
about her rather small face. Her face
and manner are always bright and
pleasing. She is witty and vivacious,
quick at repartee, and is never at a
loss to hold her own among the best
in the profession, Her grace of man
ner, choice language and generally
pleasing demeanor quickly win for her
friends, which she numbers among the
hundreds.
When not on the road for large
Western commission house she spends
her time quietly at her pretty home at
Sioux City, la. When not profession
ally employed, she is a woman among
women, and none of the coarseness of
her profession enters into her charm
ing personality in her quiet home life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

Students of the revolutionary epoch
will find in the Paris exposition many
relics never before exhibited, private
collectors supplementing the historic
treasures of the Musee Carnavalet A
souvenir of Robespierre is cravat Of
,Carlyle's ''sea green incorruptible"-
narrow band of white muslin having
tiny folds, and now yellow with age.
Who knows how many times this bit
of muslin may have been lovingly
starched and ironed by the sisters to
whom Robespierre was so dear? Of
more pathetic interest are some trink-
cts worn by Lucille Desmoulins on her
way to the scaffold.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
Amelia Il. Barr,

Amelia E. Barr. who has been the
mother of fourteen children, has writ
ten thirty-two books, prepared pro-
fessor for Princeton college, and at
three score years of age is superb
picture of yitality-as fresh and sweet
of heart as young girl.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
REV. w. L. MEESE,

he worked on the Ohio canal until
1856, when he moved to De Kalb coun-
ty, Indiana. In 1872 he was elected by
the Republican party as sheriff, and in
1874 he was reelected by that party
to the same Office For many years he
has been a successful and respected
pastor in De Kalb county, and his
matrimonial society has united him
more closely than ever to the people.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

The Pasteur institute of Paris was
recently invited to reduce the number
of rats in the drains of the city by
means of cultures of virulent microbes
placed in their haunts. The coco-ba-
cillus was chosen and spread on corn
or bread. A contagious malady was
thus introduced, and the remedy has
been effective.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

There are today but three bands Of
6eminoles left in Florida. So COM
pletely have these people been disin-
tegrated that no tribal relations now
exist between them; they have no ac-
knowledged chief and they recognize
no mans authority. They number
about 600.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

The Prince of Wales. while abroad
this year will, it is said, always go
armed as well as guarded by the usual
detectives. Since the recent attack
upon his life the prince has awakened
to the necessity of renewed precaution,
and, as he is a frst-rate pistol shot, an
encounter with a would-be assassin
would not now be so one-sided as has
hitherto been the case.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
Ipnorad Husband Fifteen Year.

ISHOI6u 1IusUHHU 01ItceH 1eHfss
Mrs. Therest Lynch, known in New
York city and the east generally as the
Queen of Diamonds" was in court the
other day, and it then became known
that for fifteen years she has not ex-
changed a word with her husband.
Mrs. Lynch is one of the best judges
Of diamonds in America, and is several
times millionaire by trading in the
pnnoc
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
IT rs NICE TO BE RICH
PRINcELY GIFTS GIVEN TO AZ
BRIDE.
Steel King Leeds Gives Mrs. worthing,sn
100000 in Presents -splendor in
Diamonds-A Pearl Necklace That Cost
$4,000.

4Is1
The vanderbilts. Goulds and Astors
have all been outstripped in one of the
most lavish displays on record. Will
lam Bateman Leeds, the Steel King OF
New York, has beaten all records by
the bestowal on his bride. Mrs. Mamie
Stewart Washington, whom he married
In Cleveland the other day, Of half s. Q
million dollars in wedding presents.
Mr.. Leeds is chairman of the Ameri-
can Tin Plate company, and one ofthe
executive officers of the National Steel
company and the American Steel Hoop
company. He lives in New York and
the couple will reside there upon their
return.
Articles Of jewelry were the princi-
pal gifts, Of the groom. Perhaps the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
PoRTUGAL's QUEEN

Portugal's dowager queen is sister
of King Humbert of Italy. recently as
sassinated, and is one Of two royal
women left penniless by his death.
Duchess Letitia Of Aosta, his niece
and sistey-in-law, is the other. The
extravagaasS Of Queen Pts is such
that her annuity from tae Portuguese
crown is not sufficient to pay her bills.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

An unusually bold burglary came tc
light at Cleveland. During the alb.
sence from home of family the bur
glars lit up the house and had a feast,
The neighbors thought party was
going on.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

A costly example of building removal
has just been completed at Newcastle,
Pa. John Stevenson, steel and iron
magnate, took down, stone by stone,
his sixty-five thousand dollar man
sion in Newcastle. and had it removed
to Sharon The cost of moving the dis
lance, 20 miles, was about equal to the
value Of the house.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

"A Florida man has purchased 300
acres of swamp land near Swan
Bridges and will turn it into breed
ing place for alligators. These reptiles
are becoming scarcer owing to the ac-
tivity Of northern hunters, and, as
there is a steady demand for alligator
skin, the Spectator hopes to do well.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

The results of the experiment with
negroes as operatives in Charleston
cotton mill are not encouraging to
date. The trouble appears to be not
In the inability of the negroes to learn
to run machines, but in their disin-
clination to steady and earnest work.
With $4,000 negroes in the city it has
been found necessary to advertise for
operatives.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

Toothpicks prepared by nature are a
produce of Spain and Mexico A com
paratively small plant in Kew gardens
was estimated to have 1900, and
large specimen in the same place
could not have had less than 81 900.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
.. Il. HULL, Publisher.

The soft hat was introduced to Am.
erica about 1850 by Louis Kossuth
The army campaign hat and the rough
rider hat had their origin in a Tyro.
lean hat that was brought here by an
American traveller.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
H5a6 G18g to a letter 2ll

ASss~A -
fort-on-Main, the people OF De1HN
have resolved to exterminate the rats
in that kingdom, the citizens of Cop
enhagen having killed 100000 of these
rodents, or an average of 925 daily.
That pretty nearly equals the exploit
OF the Pied Piper of Hamelin, the
music Of whose pipe led so many
Great rats. small rats, lean rats,
brawny rats, brown rats, black rats,
gray rats, tawny rats" to a fatal bath
In the River Weser.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

Victor Emmanuel. the new king of
Italy, besides having good collection
OF, old coins. has gathered what is
probably the finest collection of stamps
owned by any one man in Europe.
Upon this he has spent many years
and very large sums of money.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

The Automobile Club of Paris has
added theater to its house, which is
shortly to be inaugurated by two per-
formances. The interior of the thea
ter is entirely white, with the excep-
ton Of the club monogram in gold on
the panels. The electric lighting is in
visible. The club occupies E house
formerly belonging to tn. MI Mise du
Plessis- Belliere and( ahou-
sand members. IN
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
In Rank of Combatan.

M. De Lanessan,4 French minister OF
marine, has issued an edict permitting
the engineers Of the fleet the honor Of
epaulets and swoIs, thereby admit
ting chem to the ak Of combatants,
which had hitherto |. denied them
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
Agricultural Education.

More general attention has been di-
rected to the increased instruction in
commerce and business than is being
given by the universities to the new
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
Despairing Man Changed Mind.

A respondent New Yorker spent his
last cent in paying his fare to Coney
Island, intending to- Jump Off the pier
and drown himself. GJe was so cheered
by the sights of ga Coney that he
walked all the W. Y, spent the
night in one of til lot a Job the
next day and il
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

The pastor of a Baptist church in
Emporia, was attractah by noise in
the sacred edifice W ile passing the
other afternoon. entered quietly
and found three egious young
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
SBoId CrimipaI Advertisinc

Recently in Paris the police arrested
man who boldly advertised in the
press a, preparation of vitrol for the
use of discarded sweethearts. The adj
vertisement read something like this,
Attention. disappointed ones! Special
preparation of yitriol, in secure TASKS.
Swift, sure and caustic. Satisfaction
guaranteed"
Little Bess (to gentleman caller)
You amt black, are you, Mr.. Ii?
Black, child? No, should hope not.
What made you think was?" .Oh,
nothin: 'cept pa said you was awfu,
nigsardly."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
DoWAGER QUEEN OF PORTUGAL.
and she was on her way to Monza to
ask her brother, Humbert, to replen-
ish her purse when he was killed.
Peculiar Concerts.

In the depths of an Arctic winter
the Eskimo keep up their spirits by
holding concert every night, Their
program is not very varied although
both vocal and instrumental music are
INDUCED in. The single instrument
used is kind of tambourine. made Of
a wooden hoop, some 80 inches in li1
ameter. across which wet deerskin is.
stretched. But instead of thumpin -
skin it is the hoop that is
Standing in the middle Of th
the performer strikes the tam
turning slowly round all
sgElilst four or five women "a
voices in what they believe
The whole performance is
atrocious discord. but pie
ignorance is bliss. Each lie.
company is expected to take
with the drum. which he VIII ac]
he is tired.
An absent-minded fsherh
tumbled into the river weu
twice before remembering ii
able to swim.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
The English Vocabulary.

The English language according to
German statistician who has made
study of the comparative wealth of
languages-heads the list with the
enormous vocabulary of 100000 words.
German comes next with $4,000 words;
then italian, with $4,000; French, with
$4,000; Turkish, with 22,500; and Span
ish. with 10000. aa&
!: q; Il. s e; :: !: !! : =,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-10
COMMITTED TO ASYLUM.
Mrs, Susanna b. Gerber, a Young Mar
rled Woman Adjudged to be Insane.

Susanna y. Gerber q young married
woman residing with her husband.
Charles r. Gerber. at 53l north Fourth
West street, was examined as TO her
sanity in the Third district court today,
adjudged 90 be OF unsound mind. and
committed To the insane asylum at
Provo for custody and treatment
The unfortunate woman rs thirty -four
years old and a native OF Switzerland.
Her mind has been failing for some
time. and she IS thought TO be the
woman who several months ago star
tied the residents Of Canyon Road.
many believing they had seen a ghost.
On Saturday last she became quite
violent, and On the rawlings made an
attempt 90 cut her throat According
TO the testimony OF her husband. II
appears that Mrs. Gerber labors under
the belief thar she committed an UNI
pard0nable sin IN her youth The fact
that she has no children caused her
considerable worry having, while RAJ
tional frequently expressed the wish
that she might be blessed with one or
two. The class ~ insanity with
which Mrs Gerber is afflicted is de-
scribod by the examining physicians as
melanchOlla, and the disease is increas-
ing.
The examination WIS conducted be-
fore Judge Pro Tempore Scare and Drs,
II. A. Anderson and T. s Wright
Mrs. Gerber was taken TO Provo this
afternoon
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-10
THE LARGEST H0P YARDS.


In Sonoma, Sacramento. Mend0cino.
Alameda, Yolo, Yuba and San Joaquin
counties hops are extensively and sue
cessfuIly grown. The plantations OF the
state combined would form one enor-
nous area Of 1900 acres. a far-reaching
eXpanse OF valley land. nearly twelve
miles square, and containing more than
5000 000 hop vines yielding In "A favor
able season almost $4,000 worth OF
dried hops.
II Is not generally known, but the
largest hops yards In the world are IN
California, along the Sacramento, Rus
sian, and Feather rivers and the big
gest hop field on earth Is at Pleasanton.
IN Alameda county. where there are
26S acres, with more than $4,000 vines
under one wire.
As the picking must all be done by
hand and within the short season when
the blossoms are az their best, an army
OF people has 20 he suddenly mustered
for the harvest. The mild climate con-
ditions that favor the development OF
the hope and the pleasant inland val
leys where 10 IS grown combine 10 make
hop picking something Of q summer
time delight for the work IS neither
difficult nor arduous and the pay Is fair.
There are but two drawbacks 10 hop
picking. one Is so called hop-poisQnlng.
which is simply a sort Of prckly heat or
rash sometimes produced by contact of
face and arms with the nettlelike fuzz
on the stalks OF the hop vine II does
not AFFECT an pickcrs The other is tho
dark staining OF the hands resulting
from the resin OF the blossom II may
be removed by rubbing with the crushed
green leaves Of the hop.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-10
OPENING UP OF FIFTH EAST.

a protest against the opening up Of
Fifth East street between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth South, except upon cer-
tain conditions. was received by the
county commissioners at today's meet
ing from Frank QualTough who re-
sides at Calders. Mr. Qualtrough says
that TO open the streets named took
about half an acre Of the land he pur-
chased six months ago. paying for Il
at the rate Of 5000 an acre. Unless the
board agrees TO pay Mr.. Qualtrough
500 for the ha'f acre the board was
notified that a. could expect a protest
from him. The matter was referred 10
the committee on roads and bridges
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-10
Lady Vim. Beresford Wins.

London, Dec. 1O-The appeal court
has dismissed the appeal of the Duke or
Marlborough and has confirmed the de-
clsIon Of Judge Bryne in the chancery
division OF the high court OF justice
which gave Lillian duchess Of MARI
borough. Q0mcriy Mrs Louis Ham
mersley OF New York, and now Lady
William Beresford, jointure Of $500
yearly.
LADY william Beresford sued the
present Duke OF Marlborough whomar-
ried Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, 10 re-
cover the joinUre granted to her by
the eighth Duke Of Marlborough, her
former husband who had previously
granted q similar sum 70 his first wife,
Lady Albertha Frances Ann Hamilton
daughter Of the first Duke Of Albercorn'
who was divorced from him In lAs5.
When the eighth Duke Of MARLBOROUGH
died the first wife received her iointure
md the case was brought 20 decide
whether the second wife Of the divorced
man could receive a jointure. Judge
Dvrne ruled that Lady William Beres-
ford was entitled TO her jolnture.