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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-23

Senator Hanna last night authorized
the following statement;
THE admInistrat tlon has had no candi'
date for vice president II has not been
f,r or against any candidate, II has
cecmt 4 that the convention should max"
the candidate. and that has been my
position throughout. II has been free
field for all. In these circumstances
several eminent Republicans have been
proposed. all of them distinguished men
with many friends.
II viii now say that on behalf Of all
Of those candidates. and ] except none
that have within the last II hours b,ea
asked to give my advice, After con-
sulilng with az many delegates as pcs
sibla In time within my disposal ! have
concluded to accept the respons lbllity
involved In this quest. In the present
situation. with the strong and earnest
sent ment Of the delegates from all parts
OF the country for Governor Roosevelt.
and since President Mckinley Is to be
nominated without IA dissenting voice,
II Is my Judgment that Governor Roose-
welt should he nominated for vice presi-
dent with the same unanimty."
This announcement of Senator Hanna
was made after lorg consultation with
many leaders of the party. He called
all the newspaper men in one OF the
rooms where the consultations had
taken place a nd read II from manuscript.
just before the statement was given
out Chairman odell of New York spent
a few minutes In the room and when he
came out he said "The whole matter
cot into snarl and was left to Senator
Hanna To arbItrate. and his decision Is
that the vice presidency should go to
New York and Roosevelt win be nom
mated"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-23

Immediately following Mr.. Hannn's
announcement of the withdrawal of all
the other candidates and the nomina-
lion of Governor Roosevelt for vice
president by acclamation, Mr.. Dolliver
authorized the following statement:
MY candidacy has been wholly un-
solicited. / have not up to this moment
spoken one word seeking the nomina-
ton to even a member Of my own dele
cation. Tonight Mr.. Long, Mr.. Scott
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-23
AluOnglll Athletes.

New York, June l9.-With good track
under him and a tine sky above. Kinley
Mack, with McCue up, took the $4,000
Suburban handicap away from the great
Ethelbert at Sheepshead Bay by length
and q half F.thclbert was punished
hard all the way through the stretch.
but to no batter avail than second place.
while Cullen ran in third, and Imp and
Jean Beraud trailed home in the ruck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-06-23
Jealousy the Cause.

Hopsinsville. Ky. June 2l.-Rev. DIR.
w F.. Piner. pastor of the Methodist
church. was making a pastoral call on
the wife of J. Il. Ware, when ware en-
tered the parlor and without warning
shot the minister. DIR. Piner threw
Ware To the floor and disaimed him.
Ware was arrested. An unwarranted
jealousy Is said t. have caused the
shooting. The bullet inflicted a scalp
wound
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12
Dividing the Responsibility.

When a serious mishap OF any sort
occurs we naturally look about for the
person who should be hanged. In the
case Of a railway accident especially
the public expects that responsibility
shall be fixed on someone. But the
responsibility for the collision at VII
velsfield, England, is SO distributed and
frittered away by the verdict of the
coroner's jury that no one can say
what was its cause or to whose default
it was really due. We are told that
the engine-driver was partly respon-
sible,' but that he was not guilty Of
gross negligence; the station master
was responsible by custom" to do
something which he omitted, but that
his culpability was not gross; the
signalman was negligent, but such
negligence was due to ignorance OF a
rule" and finally that mo other per-
son was responsible" Thus each of
those four officials did that which he
should not have done, or left undone
that which he ought 20 have done. The
resultof all these contributions neg
ligence was a serious accident causing
loss of life, but all the miserable sin
ners are supplied by the jury with ex-
cuses for their faults.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12
That Blind Spot 10 Your Eve.


OF the many curious facts which are
discussed concerning the eye, what is
known as the blind spot" seems the
least understood. In the eye itself GER
tain things may go on which give US,
wrong sensations, which, although not
truly Illusions. are much like them.
Thus, when we suddenly strike our
heads or faces against something In
the dark, we see stars or bright
sparks, which we know are not real
lights, though they are quite as bright
and sparkling as il they were. When
we close one eye and look straight
ahead at some word or letter in the
middle of this>page, for example We
seem to see not only the thing we are
docking at, but everything else imme-
diately about it and for q long way on
each side. But the truth Is there Is. a;
large round spot somewhere near the
point at which we are looking, la
which we see nothing. Curiouslys
CROUCH, the blind spot was not dis
covered by accident, and nobody ever
suspected 1t until an expert reasoned
from the construction OF the eyeball
that it must exist, ana proceed to find
it.-Irish independent s.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12
WOMEN AS GAMBLE RS
.sMoNo ALL NATIONS AND AT
ALL TIMES.
Practice Now So Much In Evidence
That It IL formed .'ths Curse OF the
bay Celebrated Gamblers of Other
Times.
Especial letter.

From time to time, throughout the
world, gambling among women has
fourished and declined. Today 1t
fiourishes and things have como to
such a pass that metropolitan clergy
man much before the public eye has
termed the practice among the gentler
sex the curse of the day. 1t Is no
new experience, however, as women of
all stations and times have INDUCED in
the practice and the pages Of history
tell over and over of great women
gamblers. France has furnished the
greater number of these. but England
has not been far behind, while America
has put forth many whose fame has
become international. In Denver last
week, Blanche Edwards, fascinating
young woman, was arrested as COM
mon gambler. In court she admitted
readily enough that she had made her
living for ten years by gambling, dur
Ing which time she had played in
every principal city of the United
States. And now the report comes
from Dawson of a girl gambler-she is
but Is years old--whose coups at the
gambling table have startled the en-
tire Klondike. Three months ago this
Young wo1nan-Miss Blumpkin by
hame-conducted diamond store in
Seattle. For the sake of adventure she
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12

While the Emperor of Russia has
been seeking with noble ambition to
reform the warlike habits OF European
nations through the reduction of mill
tary and naval outlay, the empress
has also been at work in another field
OF operations. She has been setting
the example of simplicity and economy
in dress at a luxurious court. The en-
peror as man of peace found himself
surrounded with soldiers who were
guarding the approaches to the palace.
He disliked military reviews, and re-
duced the number OF battalions en-
ployed for the purpose Of protecting
him. 1t was practical method of
letting his subjects know how that he
took little pleasure in the pomp and
glory Of military power. The empress,
rs the daughter of the late Grand
Duke of Hesse, had been brought up
In q quiet German court, where there
were few great functions and where
princesses were accustomed to dress
plainly. She became the central figure
OF the court of st. Petersburg, where
there were magnificent ceremonials,
and the great ladies were arrayed in
che costliest Partisan costumes. She
has astonished them by the quietness
and plainness of her own gowns on
stately occasions, and by her lack of
interest in the luxurious pleasures Of
a rich and powerful court.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12
THE TEST OF LOVE.

- 10 /.
OF all the noble rivers that 60 bound-
Ing to the sea none is more splendid
than the Columbia. It's pineclad banks
give majestic setting for its silver
stream. But why should it be called
silver? At times it is the deepest green
deeper and more luminous than the
heart of jewel. There are hours
when its cascades have thousand COL
ors, like mother-of-pearl. There are
dawns, after the mist has lifted, when
the broad surface Of the river above,
the cascades is actually saffron or bur-
nished gold.
Barbara Merriden knew 1t in every
mood, and loved it whether 1t was
somber with storm, or sullen In the
harsh autumn days, or scintillant UNI
der the July sunshine. She was as
much at home upon the river as on
the land; and the firm earth, with all
its comfort and beauty, could never
give her the joy that she felt when the
current took her boat in it's strong en-
brace.
She went to the river in her sor-
rowful moments as we'll as in her hap
Ply ones. She fled to it as friend.
when George Caxton told her that he
loved her she ran to the river to tell 1T
OF the blessing that had come into her
life. But, some way she did not feel
the ecstasy she had expected to. The
pleasure in her teart did iot rise to
meet the splendor Of water aud sky
and shore. She had of.sn hooked for
ward to this hour as the crownlng joy
of her life. But with grief she discov-
cred that the song OF nature had a
higher note than the love lyric Of her
heart
Perhaps it was because the hour had
been too long expected. George Cax-
ton and Barbara Merriden had gone to
school together. They knew every
event of each others lives. They had
always been attached to each other.
George had never thought of any other
girl with emotion, and Barbara had
long felt that she was destined to be his
wife. She had said yes to his earnest
question with gratitude and happiness,
yet now, in the mystic hour by the
river, with the sun shedding its last
exquisite glow upon an unreal world,
she felt a WEAKNESS of spirit at the
moderation of her joy.
She was turning from her beautiful
river, Inundated at the inadequacy
of her own emotions, when she saw
walking among the pines, with eyes
fixed upon the distant glory Of the sky,
young man whom she had never seen
before. He did not see her till she was
close by him, and then he looked with
a start at the face of the girl, spiritual
and exquisite with its deep emotional
experience. He stopped and looked at
her, rapt, as il she had been some re-
Gently embodied soul, created for this
wondrous hour, and she stopped, too
enchanted by the eloquence of his face
&
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12

ago. but early went into Mexico to
rule over outlaws and cowboys. The
little Lonna was scarcely 1: years old
when she fell in with an old-time
gambler who taught her every trick
known to the gamblers art. She made
her first appearance In Paso del Norte.
She was only child, and the rough
gamblers laughed at her. But they
soon found they were no match for
her, and that even her teacher was a
tenderfoot compared with the child.
With the passing years Lonna Paquita
grew to be a beautiful woman. Her
hair was as black as night, she had
eyes that confounded those OF the
gamblers who played with her, and a
voice as sweet and silvery as bell
She was as handsome woman as one
would wish to see, but with heart OF
Ice and nerves of iron. Her small white
hands could manipulate the cards with
skill that defied the watchfulness of
the keenest gambler. There were many
who thought 1t was merely luck that
followed her, but the luck kept up too
long, and the gamblers who knew a
few tricks themselves understood that
it was art" Still, no one was ever
known to catch her cheating. Before
she was 20, Lonna Paquita was in New
Mexico leading gang of the worst
characters of the southwest. Her death
occurred in 1875, and was tragic. Some
lawless acts had been committed by a
body Of "greasers," and search was
made fer them. Lonna Paquita was
found to be their leader, and was
caught. She only laughed when she
was taken, and proposed that game
of cards be played to see whether she
should go free or kill herself. This was
agreed to, and one Of the party, gam
bier known the country round, was
selected. The woman lost. Those who
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12
Notes of the Ring.

Notes of the Ring.
Joe Choynski seems to be In better
form at present than he has ever been
before. His defeat of Peter Maher in
Chicago in six rounds proves conclu-
ssively that he Is in first-class shape
and that his fine showing against
kid" Mccoy was not of the moment
airy kind.
Tom Sharkey Is having lots Of fun
these days with heavy weight aspir-
ants for championship honors. Follow
ing his victory over Joe Goddard. he
laid out big Jim Jeffords. Jeffords was
counted out In the second round by the
referee. But it was the opinion Of
many sports present that he laid
down" to avoid further punishment
Brady, on behalf of Jeffries, says
that the champion is perfectly willing
to give Fitzsimmons another fight.
but he insists that he will only give it
to him upon the terms which Fitzsim-
mons exacted Of him: Sixty-fve per
cent OF the gate receipts, win or lose.
To this Fitzsimmons demurs, saying:
when took Jeffries on l was cham
uion OF the world, while he was only a
fouslh rater."
yaese Il talk Of arranging I match
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12

The National Bank Of Commerce Of
st. Louis, the largest not only in that
city, but in the whole southwest, has
so 70, sus ons nanenf p eaoasand land for
rs employees, and has also announced
that henceforth they will share in the
profits of the institution. The fact
would be worth mentioning merely as a
piece OF financial news, but 1t is still
more significant on account OF the rea-
sons which the board Of directors give
for their action. I'VE do not look upon
1t as a gift" they say, but as right
accruing from faithful service, which
we believe will be better and more eff
cient In every way when each employe
has such stimulus before him." The
directors are undoubtedly right. Their
action is only another illustration of
the growing tendency Of employers to
recognize their responsibility to their
employees. and an increasing desire on
their part to reward faithful service
and provide for honorable old age. Sue
cess to every such attempt!
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12
H.skl... F,n.nc,.r..

Discussing the reckless manner In
which most fighters squander their
money, Parson Davies says: After
all, the pugilist is not the only man
intended by nature to be spendthrift.
Many men in other walks Of life, rails
ed to sudden eminence and wealth,
have plunged into the most reckless
extravaganza, and wound up paupers.
The case of Mike Kelly, the great ball
player, is fitting example. Not a
few, great military geniuses, raised by
their own efforts to the highest PIN
nacle of success. have died in the poor
house. They were controlled by en-
vironments, !.st % .s,ne prize fighter Is.
II, in the evolution Of the social prob
lem. the ring champion ever attains a
higher stage Of social perfection than
he now reaches. he may change his
manner of living and amass, instead
Of recklessly distributing, wealth."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12

When he spoke 1t was to say some
thing remarkable:
Is it always mysterious and fear
fully beautiful in these woods?" he
asked.
It is always beautiful here" she
said, speaking as If In dream. And
sometimes it seems unreal, and like
like phantom world--as it does to-
night
Never before had she spoken in the
" that she desired 1t was her habit
to frame her speech in commonplace
words.
II should like to walk out on that
golden water" he went on. 1T seems
as ii it might bear one up, does 1t
not?"
Barbara had fancy. and INDUCED
herself in it.
1T will bear up any one whose heart
IL light. she smiled But. mind you,
It must have no care at all. 1t must
be as light as ether"
would it bear you up?" he asked.
She shook her head mournfully, and
he said in voice that moved her:
"And should sink like stone" 1t
seemed impossible for them to part
while that witch light cleaned upon
their enchanted wood, and when the
shadows grew gray they became a
part of them-like shadows they faded
from each others sight
That night when Barbara went about
her duties and afterward when she
lay in her bed she found herself happy
with the elate and triumphant happi-
ness of which she had dreamed. George
Caxton, her promised lover, seemed
part of the work-a-day world. Her
thoughts turned away from him in
spite of her efforts to be loyal.
She felt sure she would meet the
stranger again in the woods, and she
did, many times. He was writer by
vocation. He even confessed to being
poet. He was not we'll, he said. The
city had worn on him. So he had come
for long rest there among the pines
His name was Cecil Underwood.
Barbara found it impossible to resist
the charm Of his personality: He SEEM
ed to make the whole world over for
her. In vain she struggled to remem-
Der the truth and patience and strength
of her betrothed. He was too we'll
known to her to be seen through a
glamor. With austere serenity he in
sisted upon an early marriage day. He
refused, apparently, to feel any jeal-
ousy at the constant companionship OF
his sweetheart and Cecil Underwood.
And Barbara was angry at him for
this. too.
He has no sensibility,' she said to
herself.
One Wild day when the wind cried
through the tree tops and the waters
.aShed along as IL in stress Of pain.
Cecil Underwood came to her in an
imperative mood.
''Yon must come walking with me. .
ne said. 'The day expresses me. I
/have to speak OF the torment OF my
heart and will keep still no longer
( sven at your bidding
Rarbara went out with him. They
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12
MARIE ANToINETTE.

journeyed to Dawson, and there, with
in three weeks. accumulated very
fair fortune at faro. Miss Blumpkin
is not only beautiful, but is said to be
the best gowned young woman in the
Klondike. There seems TO be some
thing in the blood Of French women
that makes them gamblers of high
order. Nine. de Montespan won SO
much at basset, her favorite game. that
Louis XIV. was delighted and bor-
rowed some of her winnings. But she
lost great deal at times, and her
play grew SO furious that in 1862 Louis
abolished the game. 1t is recorded OF
Nine. de Montespan that she one night,
while the king looked on at the play,
risked sum equal to 100000 on a
single card and that the king grumbled
when no one could be found to cover
her bet But madame also lost, one
New Years night. 100000 crowns at
hoca, and on another night almost a
million dollars at the same game. Nine.
du Barry was the most famous woman
SduUuCl Vi InS IAAAO VI AOuAo "A W, OAt
with her it was only pastime. But
that other favorite, Nine. de Pompa
dour, went in with the sole object Of
winning If she could. 1t is recorded
that her winnings were enormous, and
that in a single night she eased the
pockets of the king of $125,000 Queen
Marie Antoinette, according to history.
was a gambler who liked to be sur
rounded by gamblers. Faro was the
popular game, but the stakes got to be
SO great that many nobleman had
his entire estates wiped away in a
single night. Scandal rose high, and
the game was forbidden. But matters
got SO bad before the end came that
noblemen would no longer play with
the queen and she admitted to the
table common gamblers. Possibly the
most famous woman gambler Of Eng
lish history was Nell Gwynne, the act
ress who was SO great fayorite with
Charles H. In that reign the manners
were much the same as they were at
the French court. Nell Gwynne lost
$4,000 to her rival, the Duchess OF
Cleveland, and In one year lost up
ward of 100000, which the king paid.
There had never been known SO much
gambling among women as was car
ried on in that reign. After the
Duchess of Mazarin, niece OF the car
dinal, had lost 100000, she died in
absolute want. Gambling among wom-
en- reached such point in 1896 that
Chief Justice Kenyon, in charge. de-
clared that he would send to the pill
Tory any woman convicted OF the Of
Tense, even though she were the high
est lady of the land
The acknowledged queen Of Ameri-
can women gamblers was Lonna Pa
6uita. who was born In Texas IS years
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12
Ruskin'. Death AS a Reminder.

East and West, in the March num-
Der. says of John Ruskin: For the
rising generation his death was no
event bringing deep personal sorrow,
as did the deaths of Tennyson and OF
Gladstone. To the great majority of
younger men and women it came
chiefly as reminder that he had
lived SO long. And yet few, II any. Of
the great Victorian writer's deserve
more praise and honor than he. Low.
iIg his fellow-men, loving nature, Low.
ing art. Ruskin has been an interpret
er and prophet whose influence can
never wholly pass away. It is too. soon
to assign final value to Ruskin's
work In all Its phases, but can we not,
TO some extent at least, suggest the
significance Of such > lifei'
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12
GENER AL SPORTING.
eos & -.
CURRENT EVENTS I'm VARIOUS
ssss FIELDS.
Growth OF Golf In the Unltsd statas-
Chicago Gets THIS Years Great Event
comisE Evsats In tho Prize Rlne-
Various Notes OF sport.

That the game of golf is taking rap
I'd strides in this country was illus
trated at the annual meeting of the
United States Golf association at Del,
monico's recently. More than 200 dele
gates, representing clubs from all over
the United States, attended the meet
ing and were enthusiastic over the
healthy and encouraging increase in
the number of clubs during the past
year and the bright outlook for the flu
ture. The secretary, Robert Page
Kerr, gave q most encouraging report.
The association during the past year
has been increased by the addition OF
forty-six clubs, making the member
ship at present, twenty-four associate
and 143 allied clubs, a total Of 167. The
awarding Of the championship events
for the coming season was expected to
cause considerable argument and dis
cussion, but even this important mat
ter was decided with dispatch. The
Chicago, Midlothian of Chicago and
st. Andrews Golf clubs were the chief
rivals for the open event, but the first
named club had got in It's fine work
before the meeting and was awarded
that event by an overwhelming vote.
The amateur championship goes to
Garden City this year and the woman 9
championship tournament was award
ed to the Shinnecock Hills Golf club.
The officers elected for the ensuing
year are as follows: President-W. B.
Thomas; Country club, Brookline,
Mass; first vice president. John Reid,
st. Andrews Golf Club, New York;
second vice president, H. c. Chatfield-
Taylor. Onwentsia Golf club. Lake
Forest, ILL.,; secretary, Robert Page
Kerr, Golf club of Lakewood, N. j.;
treasurer, Samuel Y. Heebner, Phila-
delphia Country club, Philadelphia.
Executive committee-Th Thomas Reid,
H. G. Chatfeld- Taylor, R. b. Kerr, s.
Y. Heebner, Judge Horace Russell and
Alfred M. Goats. The dates of the
championships were left to the decis-
ion of the executive committee. who
will consider the opinions Of the diff
ferent clubs to which the events were
awarded.