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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
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From the Washington Post: It was
at department store bargain counter
for odds and ends. The crush was ter
rife. Women squeezed and elbowed
and showed to get alongside the coun-
ter. Frequently two of them happened
to pick up the same bargain at one
and the same time, and then they both
retained their clutch on it and looked
daggers at each other until the strong
er of the two won the victory or the
bargain was rent into ribbons. A
naughty matron with an electric seal
coat picked up box containing three
cakes of soap for 8 cents at the same
moment a humble-looking little wom-
an in a faded tan coat had fastened
her grasp on the box. II believe l was
the first to take hold of this" said the
matron in the electric seal coat, freez-
ingly. The manufacturing little wom-
an helu on for a minute, studying her
antagonist, then she slowly relaxed her
hold on the box. We'll, you can have
it." she said, amiably. "You look as
If you need the SOAP" The bargain
counter is the place to observe how
they love one another.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
THE TsETsE FLY.
Ha. Rere:Aso n Sou. P=eNlo1a :. ssa..
Africa.

Ha. Rere:l.o Sou. P=eAlal, = ssa.s
There is fly III South Africa whose
bite is very fatal to oxen, and as these
are the drawers Of the great wagons of
the travellers, tl;s very tiresome insect
often prevents important journeys.
The tsetse is not much larger than a
common housefi5, and is nearly of the
same color as ;he honey bee. The
after part of thu body has three or four
yellow bars acrass it; the wings pro-
ject beyond thih part considerably, and
it is very alert avoiding most dexter
ously all attempts to capture it by
hand. The peculiar buzz when once
heard can never be forgotten by the
traveller whose beasts of burden are
domestic animals, for it is well known
that the bite of this poisonous insect
is certain death to the OK, horse or
dog, though 1t is perfectly harmless
to man and wild animals, and even
calves, so long as they continue to suck
the cows. The insect sticks it's long
proboscis into the spine and sucks the
blood until its body swells up, when
it departs. In the case of oxen no i'm
mediate effects of the bite come on;
but in few days the eyes and nose
begin to run. After while they die.
The tsetse keeps to certain places, 9th
erwise no cattle could exist in South
Africa.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Butler Dismissed the Guest,

Sir Redvers Butler is credited with
being Of that type of officers whose
butchers bill" is rather more likely
than not to be large That he is not a
person who will allow any ordinary
considerations to swerve him from
what he thinks is his duty was shown
at dinner in his house not long ago
A certain well-known man was present
and told an anecdote which was 81
'off-color" that the ladies were OK
cessiyely displeased and distressed.
When the dinner was over Sir Red
vers rang the bell "Mr. AS carriage
he ordered when the butler appeared.
Il do net expect my brougham so ear.
ly." said Mr.. A., and and there was p
CLEAN of defiance in his eyes. Sir
Redvers did not reply, but he took Mr..
A. by the arm. and led him gently into
the hall. 1T is time for you to co.
he said quietly and his guest went.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
rhars I ora./ not to have run after
you. Tls was afraid you would
leave the grounds and come to some

fhars or,,./ not to have run after
you. ELt was afraid you would
leave the grounds and come to some
harm"
She would have liked to have ex-
planned to him that one need not come
to harm outside OF their grounds. but
perhaps it was as well that he thought
otherwise. She would tell him the
truth about herself. Perhaps he would
understand. All, what pity that such
an engaging face should hide ruined
mind!
you must try to understand" she
said slowly. that do not live here in
them the hospital. 81 am here for
the first time. have not yet been
up to the-the building, you know.
came to visit relative who is here 1t
seems a pleasant place. Have you
been here long?"
my dear young LADY," cried he, 81
also am visitor. / also came to visit
an acquaintance, with whom was
walking moment since. approached
you to ask il you knew when the next
train went to town. but when adj
dressed you I judged from your reply
that you were one of the inmates
Helen sank gently down on the grass.
| think must rest moment" said
she. Il am much surprised!" Her
tone indicated something more than
surprise. 1t confessed to great relief.
She paid her visit to the asylum, and
she and Victor Law, her lunatic, went
back on the same train together To
both of them the afternoon seemed the
most interesting in their lives.
| why were there tears in your eyes?"
she asked before they parted, when
you talked with me at first?"
why, it seemed to me that had
never encountered anything so sad as
a shattered mind behind eyes So
please. pardon me-so beautiful as
yours. l know l am rude, but must
speak the truth. If you had been mad,
! should have remembered you with
sorrow all the days of my life"
Being sane. suppose you will for
get me?"
But she knew well that he would not
give himself the opportunity. She was
quite certain that she should see hin,
often. 1t would have been II gro
tesque anti-climax not to have met
again after that afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
SIR THOMAS Upton.
The Baronet Tells How He Slept, q
Beggar, in City Hall Park.

The Baronet Tells How He Slept, q
Beggar, in City Hall Park.
And the poor fellows 1 met those
nights that l slept in city hall park
Unfortunate as l was, I'd give some
thing to know what became of them
Observation-Disclosures God was as good tc
them afterward as he has been to me
and whether they are the better for
the lesson of adversely" These are the
words of Millionaire Sir Thomas Lip
ton In Leslie's Weekly. "Those days
In New York were hard-hard in a way
that you could scarcely imagine. Many
and many night did stand outside
the windows of the Fifth Avenue
wondering what the rooms inside were
like, and whether I'd ever have money
enough to be able to afford to SLEEP
In one for just a night. Yet through
all the storm OF trouble and sorrow
never lost courage. There was some.
thing in my bones that seemed to tel
me that l should get there at last. II
was a kind of instinct, l suppose. OF
touch of the bulldog goodness only
knows. l don't know that l ever felt
so cut to the heart as in that morning
when, nervous and trembling-Id eat.
en- nothing for nearly two days-I en-
tered the Office of banker-rich then
and richer now-in search of situa-
ton. I've never forgotten how he
looked up, glared at me over his
glasses, growlsd, Turn that fellow
QUIT and walked away. met that
man at dinner the other night
thirty years older, but the same, boys
always the same. That kind Of animal
never changes except for hair and
wrinkles He came up smiling. silky
oesequious. l remembered his name
l knew him again. He began to STAN
mer clumsy apology, and his apology
was more uncomfortable than the orig
inal affront.' "Yet those days in New
York were not without their results
remarked one of the group.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Street Car Ia Wreck.a.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. "a car on the
Mount Clemens fast line electric rail-
way, while outbound from Detroit
within five miles of Mount Clemens,
ran into an open switch and six per-
sons were injured. Supt. Brooks of the
railway says that the derailing was ev-
identity the work of some one bearing
malicious intent, as the switch was
closed fifteen minutes before the acct
dent
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
AN INVENTIVE HERMIT.
His Machine VIII Not Make Much Stir
In the World.

In the World.
For eighty-two years Charles How
ard was the mystery of Okefinokee
swamp, and his death few days ago
recalled to mind some stories of his
ll1e. The old man was hermit, liv-
Ing all alone in small and dilapidated
log hut in the swamp. His eccentrici-
ties were many, though he did not an
noy people. The old man was pau
per, dependent on the county for sup
port during the past thirty years. In
his secluded life he toiled on with the
problem of perpetual motion, employ
ing an old spinning wheel as a ma
chine, with two large rats as power.
Inc rats were 80 fastened on the rim
OF the wheel that they could not get
away, and kept the wheel revolving
rapidly night and day. Once the wheel
got In motion, the rats kept running
on the rim till they expired from sheer
exhaustion. So intent was the old her.
nit on solving the problem that he
hardly ever took his eyes off the wheel,
excepting, of course, in his slumber.
The life of the rats did not exceed a
week after he put them to work on
the wheel. When one team of rats
expired, another team was put in har-
ness. The old man would hunt rats
In such ruins as he found in the vicin-
fty OF the swamp, and it is estimated
that his perpetual motion wheel con-
sumed over hundred rats per year.
When asked why he attempted perpet-
ual motion the old hermit replied:
Il hain't losin' err gainin' up nuthin'
by passin' off the time VII my wheel
an rats. an if 1 hit on perpetual mo-
ton yit hit hain't ner wuss'n lot er
yer edicated folks is done in ther way
an failed. Hits mighty purity a SEEM
uf my rats er chasin' one anuther on
my spinnin' wheel, an thinks as how
Ill, git way to feed 'em after awhile
so as ter keep 'em runnin' durin'
Their nacherl lives. Then I'd be nearer
perpetual motion than some people
whut knows mon l do is. An hit
hain't cost enything yit sperimentin'
as the rats can't eat an run at the
same time. l thinks I'll git things a
workin' fer perpetual motion after l
gifts way to feed the rats while they is
runnin'. An if l do, I'll JUS rake in
million dollars as easy as fallin' off q
| log"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
STOPPED TRAIN TO GET MATCH
Experience of Mail Clerk Who Has
Work He Couldn't DO in the Dark.

Experience of Mail Clerk Who Had
Work He Couldn't Do In the Dark.
II noticed in the paper the other
day." observed an old railway postal
clerk. 1.-The story of how the captain
of the little gasoline boat that left
here for up the Missouri had to come
back overland for 40 miles for a re-
pair that cost him only 10 cents, but
which was just as necessary as if it
cost the price of the whole engine.
recalled to my mind an experience 1
once had on the run between here and
Missouri Valley, on the Sioux City &
Pacific, illustrating how much may
hang upon something ordinarily quite
Insignificant. Between Whiting and
Onawa one night gust of wind blew
out every lamp in the mail car, which,
of course, made 1t impossible for me
to work, and had considerable to do
yet to tie up Onawa's mail. I put my
hand into my pocket to get match,
but couldn't find any. Something had
to be done quickly, and all there was
left for me to do was to pull the bell
cord and signal the engineer to stop.
The conductor, brakeman, and some
of the passengers came running to the
head of the train to learn what was
the matter. The darkness in my car
suggested that perhaps there had been
hold-up and robbery of the MALL
but when / called to the conductor to
give me match it relieved his anx-
iety, but it did not entirely restore his
good humor lit my lamps again and
had my mail ready when we reached
Onaws. Since that time am especial
ly careful to see that have an ample
match supply" -Sioux City Iournal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
where tn. "n1easly Pork. Wont To.

Where tho Measly Porlz' Went To.
This amusing tale was recently told
to his class by Prof Comstock of Cor
nell, III spanking of the trials of Scien-
lists. A professor of invertebrates zool-
ogy in a sister university wanted to
get some trichinous pork for expert
ment. The learned scientist went to
his butcher and asked him If he ever
got any measly pork. Sometimes"
the butcher cautiously answered, .'but
| always throw 1t away" well said
the professor, "the next time you have
any 1 wish you'd send me up some"
meaning, of course, to his laboratory.
The butcher, although somewhat taken
abaciz, said that he would. Three
weeks passed, when the professor, grow
ing impatient, again visited the store.
Haven't you found any measly pork
YETI" Why. yes" said the butcher.
Il sent up two pounds week ago" "A
sickly grin broke over the professors
face. Where did you send it?"'sWhy,
to the house, of course" said the
butcher.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Boast. of Flllpino Agent.

Paris. an. s.-Agoncillo says there
is not enough room in Manila for the
American wounded, and Aguinaldo has
issued manifesto declaring that the
Filipinos viii resist until the last. A
dispatch received from the so-called
government says Aguinaldo's army is
composed Of 10000 men, well armed,
and another 10000 whose only arm, is
the bolo; eighty cannon Of every
model at Farloi. and fifteen other
pieces Of artillery. without counting
those taken On nlIrdaneta
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
HELEN'S LUNATIC.

j +
Helen Dacy went to Elgin-not be-
cause she was insane, but because she
had q second cousin who was. Elgin
Is . beautiful town, but it's street car
seryice is not good, and Helen walked
through the village UP to the pleasant
pArk with which the state has sur
founded the asylum for the insane. 1t
IS q walk Of considerable length from
the gate Of the grounds to the build
Ing. and Helen was to encounter a
melancholy sight. AS she went along
the serpentine path a procession came
toward her. There must have been a
hundred men in it and they moved
slowly and most of them walked with
bowed heads. Their feet appeared to
press the earth heavily. At first Helen
thought 1t must be funeral process
sion, but a moment later she perceived
that It was something more Distress
Ing. 1t was the walk of those who
had Survived their own death. In
other words, it was body of insane
patients, exercising the bodies that
held their persisted mind. Helen shrank
aside and stood fascinated while they
passed her. Some of them looked at
her curiously, or with lack luster gaze.
or wistfully. A sudden appreciation
OF her own youth and health and san
ity came over her and made her all the
more pitiful toward these unfortunates.
The procession had passed, and she
was about resuming her way to the
hospital, when one of the men quilted
the ranks and walked hurriedly toward
her. None of the rest looked around.
The attendants had not noticed his de-
sertion, and his steps on the sward
made no sound. He came with a
rapid, gliding step toward Helen, show
Ing his teeth in a broad smile. Helen
decided that however impertinent his
intentions might be at least he was in
good humoT. This was consoli1g, but
It did not keep her hands from turning
cold with nervous dread.
AS he approached he lifted his hat
win a courtly air. 1t was evident that
the poor wretch had once been a gen
tleman, but even the most gentleman
~ OF lunatics was not companion to
choose, and Helen moved behind a low
lilac bush. She felt that she was white
and that her eyes were wide-stretched
4 but she tried not to show her alarm.
Confidence, she had always heard. was
needed in dealing with the insane. The
man moved more cautiously and fixed
an undertaking gaze upon Helen.
Madam" said the man in a pecu-
liarly quiet voice, "it is pleasant
morning.
: Something in the words suggested a
scene in "Hamlet'' to Helen. and she
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11

.
betnought herself of an experiment,
She would soon determine whether or
hot the man had CLEAN of reason.
rs it?' she asked, turning her eyes
to the sky. Why, indeed, thought
It was raining"
The man had look in his face akin
to pity. Perhaps you are right" he
replied, gently. 1T may be raining.
+ II is not always possible for me to tell
axsap. rAen see oea.!e carrying 4. cir
umbrellas"
Sensory nerves quite obtuse, 'thusght
Helen. II have heard 1t is common
with degenerates." The man moved a
little nearer, and Helen ventured to 20
still further around the lilac bush. He
! stopped still. and they faced each other
over the low shrubbery. What an
agreeable looking creature he was with
his soft brown eyes. his long, delicate
face, and his high brow. He looked
as If he might have been Intended for
poet. Probably he had been, but
had gone one step further. Helen had
not read Lombroso for nothing.
DO you ever write poetry?" she
asked with genuine curiosity.
The man blushed. Helen had not
dreamed a lunatic would blush.
When find a fitting subject" he
confessed.
y All! And what should you consider
9 fitting subject?"
sVNhy-you!" The words came out
explosively. They did not seem to be
meant for a compliment The man
spoke pathetically. 1t seemed as if
there were tears in his eyes. Helen
answered as If he We're a child:
Do ! seem SO sad to you?" she
asked. docs it make the tears come
In your eyes to look at me, poor man 2"
Indeed 1t does" he replied quite
simply. II think you are the saddest
thing ever saw"
& Il wouldn't die for anything" she
explained. Il like to live find
plenty of things to laugh at" And to
convince his wandering wits that she
was the truth she broke into a merry
laugh,which astonished the melancholy
spirit OF the place.
4. H | give you my hand" said the
man kindly, will you not walk back
with me to the house?'
y To take his hand, to let him get a
hold upon her! 1t was CHASTITY. He
moved toward her. There seemed
nothing for it but to run. and run she
did, speeding over the soft lawn with
Pity that astonished herself. She
hear him calling to her. but she
In. till. finally, a hysterical i'm
born of her fright and fatigue,
old of her. She began to laugh
and the musical, half-weeping
r foated behind her as she fed.
breathless. she stumbled in a
mo1e's tunnel and fell fiat. She
her face In the grass and waited.
art paining with the stress Of
TX. A second later two arms
bout her and she was lifted to
She faced the lunatic. They
q height and they stood look
each other, both OF them pale
mbling. his arm still support
child.y he murmured, how
am that frightened you. Per.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11

Springfield, ILL.,, Jan. 9.-The state
board of health has received a message
from Dixon stating that smallpox is
spreading in the Northern Illinois nor
NAL school. Thirty.fve cases have
been reported among the students, over
twenty occurring in the college build
ings. The health commissioner OF
Dixon has had all the patients removed
from the college and has ordered a
thorough revaccination among the stu
dents.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Upton will Defer Action.

London, Jan. Sir Thomas Upton,
it is understood, will defer action re-
garding another challenge for the
Americas cup until the Distant Shore
and another yacht now in course of
construction according to designs by
Watson have been completed for c.
D. Rhodes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Would Strike England,

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 9.-The Ancient
Order of Hibernians of Albany county
in convention here, adopted resolutions
offering their heartiest congratulations
to the Beers for the gallant fight which
they are making for the protection OF
their lives and liberty" and promising
aid in case their national officers
should see fit to order a call to strike
blow at England.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
He Knew.

Voice at the Telephone-"1s Mr.. Bill
linger there?"
Office Boy-"Yes, but he's busy. Who
shall tell him wants to talk with
him?"
Voiee-"Um- m-m-m-m-m."
Office Boy don't get it. Speak
louder, please"
Voice-"Tell him he's an old fool.
He'll know who it isl
Billinger upon receiving the mes
sage)-"You idiot. that's my wife,
from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
On Watch for Contraband.

Berlin, Jan. "a dispatch from
Rome says that the British warships
Vulcan, Thesis, Astraea and Hebe have
received orders to keep watch fol- a
steamer which recently sailed from the
Baltic for South Africa. 1t is believed
that it is carrying contraband of war.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
France May Make Protest.

Berlin, Jan. 9.-The Tageblatt learns
from well-informed source in St.
Petersburg that in case Portugal gives
Great Britain free hand in Delagoa
bay the other powers, Russia and
France especially, may regard it as
breach of neutrality involving the
possibilities of intervention.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Rumor That Ameer Is Dead.

Moscow. Jan. "a rumor is circu-
hting in st. Petersburg, traced to Off
cial sources, that Abdurrahman Kahn,
ameer of Afghanistan, is dead. 1t is
feared that disturbances in Kabul will
follow if the ameer is in fact dead.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Not Dead Yet.

Laura-While Jack was calling the
other evening he made the statement
that he would kiss me OF die in the
attempt
Believes CAfter a pause.) Well.
did he kiss you?
Laura-You haven't read any ac-
count of Jacks death in the papers.
have u?-Paris American Messenger.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
or other Nights.

Ethel (rummaging ii gra1Gmas>
drawer)-"Oh, grandma, what Curl
Gus key this isl"
Grandma-"Yes, my dear. That was
your grandfather's latch-key."
And you keep it in memory Of old
days?"
No, my dear; old nights. London
Tit-Bits.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
A Sly Dig,

Mrs. Henpeck No doubt the an
clients were considered wise because
there were fewer temptations in those
days. Mr.. Henpeck Why, my dear,
the proportion Of women in the world
must have been about the same. -
Life.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
GERMANS ARE IN A BAD TEMPER
Lose Patience with Ensland-1mmodiat

koec IACtence With En- Slanu- m "a In to
Action on Naval Bill Urged.
Berlin, Jan. 9.-The Berlin CORE
;pondent of the London Standard says
the German foreign Office has been
induced to lodge another protest with
he British government in consequence
Of the Standards recent Durham cable
to the effect that colored passengers
IN board the Bundesrath were set free
by the British authorities while Euro
pean passengers were detained.
The capture of the Herzog has added
new fuel to the flames The public
demands the seizure of British ships
in German harbors. The press, how
ever, advises against this, as it would
be casus belli.
The Berliner Nueste Nachrichten
calls for the immediate Introduction OF
a naval bill and the conveying of Ger
man steamers by warships.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
A Happy Thought.

Mother-What has become of Char
He? haven't seen him this morning.
Daughter He is in Uncle Johns room.
Uncle John is taking Charles photo
graph by the instantaneous process,
and that always takes several hours
Tammhny Times.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Gain in Hamburg shtppin,

Berlin, Jan. 9.-The statistics OF
ocean shipping at Hamburg for 1893
show 1892 arrivals, an increase Of 7Ss
over the previous year, and 1886
clearances. an increase Of so4 over
1899
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Fishery Deadlock Continues.

st. Johns, N. F., Jan. 9.-Informa-
ton from official quarters indicates
the deadlock respecting the French
shore modus vivendi is still unbro,sen,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Tho He'll of War.

From Worlds Comic: Mrs. Henpeck
"If it hadn't been for the Soudan cam
paign you wouldn't have been my hus-
band"
Mr.. Henpeck (savagely)-"What 8
curse war isl"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
So Like Her Husband.

And do you miss your poor dead
husband much. Mrs. Muggs?''
Mrs. Mugs No. thanking you
kindly, miss. What with my parrot
which rwears. and my monkey wok
Ichews tobacco, l ain't lonely. ! ca1
almost fancy he's orr.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
Explicit

HE done look kinder queer-like
when met him on de road" Mr.. Eras-
tus Pinkley was explaining. He would
MT look me in de face"
You MEANS" said Miss Miami
Brown, "dat he looked sheepish.'
When you looks sheepish does you
look like you had been stealth sheep?"
OATS de idea"
We'll. he didn't look sheepish. He
looked chickenish, OATS what he
looked. Washington Star.