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The Leon reporter., 1900-03-01
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THE NEWS. Dos Mones Iowa,
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ROBERTS IS ATTACKED.
Beers from Natal Lose Heavily in
Assault on British Outposts.
ONE HUNDRED TAKEN.
English Casaalkles Amonnt to Two Mon
Killed and Thirty Wounded aad Two
Missing Burghers Said to Use Ex-
ploaivs Bulsts.

London. Feb. 27.-'rhe Marquis Of
Lansdowne, secretary of state for war.
has received the following dispatch
from Field Marshal Roberts, COM
mander-in-chief in South Africa:
"Paardeberg, Feb. 24.-Parties Of
Beers who recently arrived from Natal
attacked our outposts in force again
yesterday. They lost good many in
killed and wounded, and nearly 100
prisoners. including one. commandant
and three field cornets. Our casualties
were two men killed, thirty wounded
and two missing. AAmong the officers a
captain was severely wounded and a
captain and two lieutenants slightly
wounded.
'On Feb. 21 thirteen men of the
Kings Own Scottish borderers were
wounded. On Feb. % a captain was
severely wounded. Six men were yes
terday wounded by hollow-nosed Mau-
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$500 a WEEK AND, EXPENSES
Can easily be made by anyone hand
ling our goods in. country towns. Write
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Ave. and Harrison ST., Chicago, Ill.
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-01

Thirty minutes is all the time re-
quired TO dye with PUTNAM FADE
LESS DYES
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Fire Dsstroys Churc. nu,ld,nr.

Akron, Ohio, Feb. 27.--The United
Brethren church here was destroyed; by
nTe Sunday morning. The loss is sls,-
900; ins1hence $4,000
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Champarne CeIIar. Fall n.

Paris, Feb. 27.-The champagne cel-.
lars OF Roger at Epernay fell In today
destroying 100000 bottles Of cham
pagne.
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a l5oox OF Choice Recipes
Sent tree BY Walter Baker Il Co. Ltd, DorehesteI
Mass. Nentton this pager.
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The song of the nightingale can be
heard at the distance. of mile
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We should learn to cash our energy
as well as our checks.
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-01
An All-Ys.lr Resort.

Blessed is the man who is able to be
independent,
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Another Woman Helped

"DEAR Mrs. P1NKHAM IL took Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
during change of life and derived great
benefit from its use. MARY E. JAMES,
l36 Coydcn ST., Bradford, Pa.
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10 Protect. ecuInture.

Paris, Feb. N The government has
introduced : bill to extend to sculpture
ths copyright Inv applying toS ntsra-
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Green groves contrast well with
emeral prairies.
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An All-Year Resort.
Tho Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs, Ark,
opens March /, 1900 A most desirable, at
tractive and convenient resort for health and
pleasure seekers. Ideal climate. pure sparkling
water, best accommodations. Through Sleep
ers via Frisco Line. Write for particulars to
Manager Hotel or TO any representative Of
Frisco Line
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-01

AZ HARLEM, Holland, thers are lasi
scfes devoted TO the growth of hya-
cinths, which bring Il revenue of
$3.50, 600.
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There i. = cla.s. ~ .p.op,.

Stammering men are four times as
numerous as stammering women.
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U Recording secretaries should be good
soldiera- minute men.
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-01

UNi3N soLDIERs
VIE AAmesteaded less than 100 acres prior 20
june a 1874. even u they SAbandoned home
oeoAA, arc entitled TO additionally will buy.
Address 3. p. .W1LLoC %As Sheldley Bldgs
Xxns1s Wty, Mo
The Leon reporter., 1900-03-01

I kNR,c Throat Candy, one OF the best confections
LAND for vocasts, public speakers, &c. Send
100 Lamb Mfg Co., Ottawa, Canada, for sample box
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30
PERSONALITIES.

Ex-senator Sawyer, of Wisconsin. has
given $1,000 for the building OF a nome
for friendless persons in Oshkosh.
Queen Victoria loathes cats, and no one
IN her immense household Is permitted to
own a cat. She has an uncanny fear of
them.
Henri Rochefort. editor Of the Paris
LIntransigeant, has fought 2lO duels and
has challenges for a dozen more out
standing.
Pierre I.oriilard has had his famous
house-boat, now at Jacksonville. Fla,
overhauled and rehttcd at an expense
of $4,000.
consin State university, believes that
liquid air Is often 'fakcd," and thinks,
in any event, it will be useless for pow
er.
A bullet fired at King George Of Greece
bv a murderer imbedded itself in the
framework of his carriage. He had 1t
extracted and mounted as watch
charm, and thinks it is a talisman for his
safety.
One of the most prominent lawyers of
Oklahoma City is Laura Lykins. q half
blood Shawnee woman, who was gradu-
ated from the legal department of the
Carlisle Indian school In 1895.
Sir William Turner, who has just been
elected president of the British associa-
tion for 1900. is one of the best-known
anatomists in the world He is 67 years
OF age and a native of Lancaster When
he was only 90 years OF age he was made
demonstrator of anotomy at the Univer-
sity of Edinburgh.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30
{ In Moman's Realm,

T1lE NEW book which seems 20 be at.
tracing most attention just now
u among the readers Of fiction Is Red
Pottage." by Mary Cholomondcly
(Which you will remember 10 pronounce
''Chumley'o. published by 1larper's on
this side. While 1t is admirably written
and with the purpose of showing up the
special kind of London fool who en-
ters into an intrigue with a married wo-
man, IL Is rather painful In It's dCnoue-
ment and leaves a bad taste I'm your
mouth. This. the author makes feeble
attempt to remove b. an cuuigocal sort
of dose in the shape of an cpiloguc ,hich
shows you q hint of what may happen II
the desolate heroine should in later years
console herself with Il cowboy Find of
lover In Australia. This has the effect OF
filling you with an unreasonable desire
to have seen her drown along with her
late 'intended."
The book serves one purpose that Of
making the authors intention clear to
show up n particularly obnoxious brand
of clergyman.
q PEAKING OF books among the re-
y cent ones which can now be obtained
~ at the library is that delightful one
of II. Hopkinson Smith, "The Other
Fellow" which contains number of
stories read by him last winter Among
these are "A Kentucky Cinderella" "A
Water logged Town and give Meals
for a Dollar" In one entitled THAT
Tramp of Bob's." the author remembers
that Scranton is on the map by alluding
to 1t In connection with the old violin
mans pathetic peregrinations.
A MOTHER book lately received at the
~ library Is also one of short stories.
"A which seems to be the popular way
of serving up fiction of the day, Is
'"The Queens Twin by Sarah Orne
Jewett. 1t is delightful and a breezy.
out of door fascination indescribable In
its hold on the reader.
a new work which will he seized with
enthusiasm by the art lover Is Great
Pictures Described by Great Writer'S"
Edited and translated by Esther Single
ton, author of 'Turrets Towers and
Temples" 1t Is a sumptuous volume con-
tanning exquisite reproductions of the
masterpieces of painting and description
written by some of the most famous au-
thors of modern times. including Dumas.
Ruskin, Austin, Dobson, Fromentin.
Gautier. Constable and many others. The
noted piece Of word painting by Walter
Pater relating to the Monna Lisa in the
list.
What makes this book especially inter-
esting to Scranton readers Is because
the cover is designed by Miss Morse. SUI
perintendent of drawing Of the public
schools. 1t is issued by Dodd, Mead d
Co.
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any port or place on the Pacific ocean;
or erect or maintain any Notifications,
or occupy or fortify, Or colonizc. or
assume, or exercise any dominion over
Nicaragua, Costa Rica the Mosquito
coast, or any part of Central America;
or make use of any protection which
either power may AFFORD. or any, al.
lance which either power has, or may
have to or with any state or people,
for any Of the above purposes
after the treaty was signed Sir
Henry Bulwcr filed in the state de-
partment a memorandum to the effect
that nothing IN the treaty should be
subjects to maintain their woodcut-
tirg settlement in the coast district
known as the Belize. and Mr.. Clayton
stated that such was his understand
ing. our government is in nowise
bound by Mr.. Clayton's statement.
Eut, even il it were, the settlement
of which Sir Henry Bulwer spoke.
which merely gave to british subjects
the right of denizenship and wood
cutting under the sovereignty of the
republic of Honduras. was, after the
beginning of our Civil War, trans
formed by Great Eritain into a crown
colony, which, cf course, involved the
assumption of British sovereignty" 1t
was contended by Secretary Creling-
huysen that this violation of the spirit
of the original convention left the
United states free to consider the
compact broken and the same view
was upheld by the first Cleveland ad-
mnistration.
This is loop-hole OF escape in case
We need loop-hole. But the better
plan is to have fair and square un-
derstanding. This doubtless already
exists.
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hf. fDSSlB'I-lIf or COM
plications arising over the
Il Clayton Bulwer treaty
should the United states go
ahead, as contemplated in the Hep
burn bill, with the cons'ruotio OF the
Nicaragua canal, is remote An un-
derstanding on this subject undoubted.
ly exists between the governments of
Great Eiitain and the United States.
Still, the question is of sufficient
academic interest to deserve consider
alton among the pos sible consequences,
and this, we trust, w!ll excuse us for
quoting from the New York sun an
unusually clear history of the treaty
and of the interpretations which have
been placed upon it.
In 1871 the republic Of Nicaragua
became involved in trouble with a
tribe of Indians, the Mosuuitos who
dwolt upon the Atlantic coast side o;
the isthmus of Nicaragua. over these
Indians 4 protectoratc was claimed by
Great Britain; and after Nicaragua
had raised the Nicaraguan flag Great
Britain stepped in ard forced it to
yield to the Indians terms. This
act" the sun adds, was construed by
our gnNernment as Indicative Of an in
tontiaA To prevent The construction OF
n clnai across the American isthmus
with American money and under
American protection and control. The
relations between Great Britain and
the United States soon assumed n
threatening aspect, ard one of the first
administrative measures of President
Taylcr, after he took Office on March
4, 1S41 was To send diplomatic agent
tC Central America. Soon after this
agents arrival the british took for
chile possession of certain islands In
the Bay of Fonseca. on the Pacific
side of the Nicaraguan isthmus. osten-
sibly to force claims for the indemnif-
cGtion of British subjects against the
states of. Honduras and Salvador but
ir reality. as Americans believed, to
comrel this country to enter into an
agreement for a Joint construction and
operation of the proposed canal. At
all events. it was evident that delay
might augment the misunderstanding z
and precipitate conflict. According
ly, Mr.. Clayton, the secretary of state,
ands sir. Henry Bulwer, representing
GrestS Britain. framed the treaty OF
April 10. 1850, the first erticle Of which
provides that neither government win
ever obtain or maintain for itself any
exclusive, control over the ship canal
which may be constructed between
the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans by
the way Of the River San Juan IA
Nicaragua, or either or both of the
'aFss of Ni"a"a a9"a ~ Managua, 10
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estimated at e0.0ooOoo. Of which al least
one million are saddle horses fit for the
purposes of war.
II Is said that the population OF the
world increases 10 per cent. every ten
years.
The New York Postoflice did a business
OF S1i3, 600 in 1S99-an increase OF per
cent. over 1885,
At meetings of the British cabinet no
official record of any kind Is kept OF
the proceedings.
The arrests for drunkenness In Boston
last year averaged So per day. or 4 per
cent. of the population.
Russia could put In the field l55,0O0 cav
airy to the 10000 of Germany and Aus
tria-Hungary combined.
Between the ticks Of n watch a ray Of
light, II Is averred. could move eight
times around the earth.
A woman has sued n Chicago hospital
for 100000 for the loss of her sense of
taste, due. II Is stated, to a mistake In
administering medicine.
Huddersheld. England, furnishes It's
residents with transportation, gas. elec-
tricity. stoves. fuel. houses and even with
beef from Its own abattoirs.
DIR. j. c. Culbertson, a member of the
Cincinnati school beard, believes the
schools should be moved out into the
| country and the pupils supplied with car
rides and lunches by the municipality.
How the baby is named In Persia: Five
names are written on as many slips of
| paper. One or the slips is drawn at
random. The name on the slip Is the
one the child has to bear through life.
A school girl in Wabash Und.J Is suf-
fering from paralysis of the muscles of
| the mouth. caused by too perslstentiy
chewing gum. As result the left side
of her mouth Is drawing up toward the
ear.
physician declares that a person in
| robust health walks with his toes pointed
| tn the front. while one with his health OH
the wane gradually turns his toes to the
side. and a bend Is perceptible In his
knees.
Loss Of life on the Great Lakes during
the last season has been about 100. Fifty
six persons were lost by the foundering
of ships and thirty-two were lost over
board. No passengers were lost on any
| of the regular lines.
One million five hundred and thirty
eight thousand seven hundred and thirty
eight Is the precise number of birds esti-
| mated by the British Consul of Venezuela
| to have been killed last year to provide
aigrettes for ladies' hats.
Ireland has 81. OOO people named Murphy
Kelly, 5000; Sullivan. 43.6OO; Walsh. 33, 600;
Ryan, 5000; Connor. 81 200: O'Nelll. 2910
| and Reilly. 5000. Kelly is Kildare
name Sullivan Cork and Kerry and
Byrne Dublin and Wicklow.
Statistics just completed by the Income
| Tax Commission of Great Britain show
that out of total adult male population
| OF 125O,oU more than 100000 earn less
| than $50 a year. The income tax Is COL
| lected at the rate of 16 cents on each 81
above $3.50. and the total tax, which last
year amounted to nearly s1OO. .OOO, 600, was
contributed by not more than 1000, 900
| people.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30

ENCOURAGEMENT was made
~ in yesterdays sun of a new
4 ~ attack which is being organ
lied in New York city upon
saloons and the saloon influence The
Anti-Saloon league has gone into the
metropolis and from the pulpits OF
twenty-five churches on Sunday SER
mons were delivered bearing upon this
subject. The Anti-Saloon league is an
institution which had its birth seven
years ago in Oberlin. o., and is now
strongly entrenched in thirty-three
states in the Union. Its work is to
combat intemperance not only in an
educational way but also practically
by forcing the enforcement of the liquor
laws by insisting upon the nomination
OF honest men for office, by drafting
and strongly supporting new legislation
intended the batter to safeguard the
public welfare and by such other forms
of activity as may in different local
tiles seem to be called for.
According to its national superintend-
ent, Rev. Dr. Russell, of Columbus. O..
the league is not in any way connected
with the partisan prohibition move
ment. but is simply a vehicle of en-
forcing the best legislation regarding
the liquor traffic that public sentiment
Will approve. it tries to do for tenn
perance reform the practical work that
political machine does in politics,
with the difference that it asks for no
spoils in compensation The idea is ap-
parently sound; and it will be interest
ing to observe how far it can be sue
cessfully applied to a wde-open COM
munity like New York. A problem
which we dare say the league has
thought of and provided for would arise
If many saloons in our large cities
should be suddenly closed. leaving their
habitua! patrons to find shelter, enter.
tainment and amusement elsewhere.
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As to Puerto Rico.
TT is ANNOUNCED upon author
ity and apparently confirmed by
Il actions that the administration

L is ANNOUNCED upon author
ity and apparently confirmed by
Il actions that the administration
has undergone within the past
few days a change Of base in regard
To the policy to be pursued toward
Puerto Rico. The president in his mes
sage strongly advocated extension Of
the federal revenue laws to that island.
thereby aiming to assure perpetual free
trade between the island and the main
land. This policy was later indorsed
by the cabinet and formulated in q bill
introduced by Representative Payne.
the floor leader of the house Of repre-
sentatiyes.
But now the position is assumed bv
those representing the administration
that it would be wiser not to pass lcgis-
lation involving an apparent recor-
milton of Puerto lticos constitutional
equality with other territory Of the
United States--a law point in process
of JUDICIAL determinati tion-and we are
told that the administration will in
stead press for a merely nominal tariff
on articles imported into the United
states from Puerto Rico. This, ii is
asserted, will afford necessary relief "a
Puerto Rlcan producers without COM
hitting the administration prematurely
to territorial form of government i'm
plying statehood as a goal.
In matter of this nature the ad-
ministration, with it's complete fund OF
Information. is better qualified than
the ordinary citizen to reach a wis,
Judgment. Confidence. therefore, should
not be Withdrawn from it. At the same
time. the belief is widespread that
Puerto Rico Is fairly entitled to all the
rights and privileges OF a territory in
the familiar significance of that term;
and that, while it is we'll to be cautious
it Is also we'll to be just.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30

NGLAND'S defeat is serious
in south Africa: it means
IL the fall of Ladysmith, the
dispiriting of the British
troops. the further disaffection of the
-\frikanders and possibly loss OF Eng
lands hold upon the native tribes. But
the most serious feature of the col
lapse Of the Butler campaign is its pos
sible encouragement OF European in
tervention with Instructions to the
British cause and perhaps with de.
mands reaching into other theaters Of
international concern.
Up tn this moment diplomatic re-
cognition of the South African repubi !.
has beer scrupulously Withhold by the
neutral powers, notwithstanding the
considerable pressure from public opin-
ion in France. Germany and Holland
for some official show of the popular
sympathy. As the English prestige
has lcsscned under the stress of cumi-
latire defeat. this pressure has cnor-
mously increased; and the incident last
week of the ostentatious invitation Of
Di' LtS uS. lHe bOcT agent III EuTOps,
to banquet given by the German
minister of foreign affairs was some
thing that would not have occurred had
British arms met with nc reverses.
That the seriousness of the crisis is
fully recognized by Great Britain is
demonstrated by the tone of the Lon
don press. The gathering storm Of
public criticism which a short time
ago threatened to break immediately
over the present English ministry has
disappeared as If by magic under the
obvious necessity for closing of all
ranks against the perils abroad. One
paper urges the fitting cut of the en-
tire fleet upon war basis, and it is a
conservative journal at that. 1t is
plain that the inhabitants Of the moth
er country are now profoundly stirred,
as they have not been during the pres
ent genera ton. out of a seemingly
little matter has grown mountain of
trouble. with vaster difficulties AMI
dangers portonding; but there is some
thing fine in the way they rise to It
and set their faces to see it through,
irrespective of the cost. There will be
a reckoning later: just now it is a
fight for life.
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Awkward Juvenile Candor.

When James Everett Butler, a grand
son of Governor Mount, Is in the gov
ernor's office, the attaches of the Office
walk straight" says the Indianapolis
Press 4 day or two ago, while the gov
crnur was almost buried under a mass of
state papers in his private office, man
walked into the office and asked if the
governor were in.
"He Is not in Just at present" said Pri-
vate Secretary Wilson, in his most suavc
manner
80, yes, ne is" said James Everett But
hor Hes right in that room there" ana
MIR. Wilson nearly collapsed as the stran-
ger walked into the private office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30
Outline Studies
Of Human Natdre
The Little Boys Ambition,

Bobby lives on North Delaware street,
says the indianapolis Press. He Is the
youngest In a family of eight. Tho other
day his mother interrupted him in one of
his customary mad rushcs from the gar
ret to the Ccllar--a new game of his
and held him by the coat while she said
gently:
Bobby. dear, your birthday comes neat
Tuesday did you know IT."
Much to her surprise, the subject usu-
! ally II topic of brcathless interest, didn
appear to arouse Bobby to enthusiasm.
On the contrary. he seemed anxious to
get away and continue his game. How
ever, he condescendcd to rcplay. "Yetn,
| knowcd it,
II haven't heard you say anything
about the sort of a present you would
like" said his mamma. surely Bobby,
! there's something that you would like
pretty well. Is there not?''
Bobby answered with suggestion of
sarcasm in his voice: "Yeth, but ! won,
get 1t.
His mamma was touched. "Why, Bob
by" she said, 'how do you know tha,
you won't get it" Don't you usually got
everything you want?"
mot always" returned the youngest
of the eight, and his tone smackcd Of the
cruelty ard heartlessness of the world.
His mamma was puzzled. Bobby had a
bicycle, O red wagon, an airgun, fire
| engine. What was 1t he'wanted? 1t must
be IL Chinese kite. Bobby was always
wanting Chinese kites-and always get
ting them. She CO uld thinl; of nothing
else.
"Bobby," she said tcnderly,. "tell
mamma what it Is.
Bobby dug the toe Of his shoes into
the Turkish rug in some embarrassment
''rell mamma. Bobby" repeated his
mother, what Is it?'
"Will you let ME go them
Yes. Bobby"
Honest"
"Yes."
well, then" tlurted out Bobby. 81
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-01-30
The Editors Mistake.

Editors have their troubles. One OF
these men who preside over the destinles
Of Il western newspaper Is mourning the
loss of two subscribers. No. wrote ask
ing how to raise His twins safely, while
the other wanted 10 know how he nigh,
rid his orchard of grasshoppers. The an
swers went forward by mail, but by ac-
cident the editor put them into the
wrong envelopes, So that the man with
the twins received the answer:
Cover them carefully with straw and
set fire to it, and then the little pests
after jumping in the flames for a few
minutes. will be speedily settled
And the man with the grasshoppcrs
was told to give castor oil and rub their
gins with a bone."-Columbian.