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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
Fitzhush Lee. Arrow Wound.

1t has often been noticed that when
ever Gen. Fitzhugh Lee visits the white
house he stops to have chat with
Capt. Loeffier, who stands guard at the
presidents private Office and the cabi-
net room. This is generally attributed
to Lees pleasant way of treating every
one, but it has another origin. Before
the civil war Lee was lieutenant in
the old Second cavalry, afterward re-
organized as the Fifth. Loettler was a
trooper in this regiment and later a
non-commissioned officer. His com
pany was one of the two which were
engaged in sharp fight with the kio-
wa and Comanche Indians in the CHM
maron country in Texas in 1859 The
Indians had taken refuge in narrow
canon which could be entered only
from one end, and there had thrown up
fertilization of logs from behind
which they poured hot fire into the
troops. The character of the canon
was such that the horses of the cav
airy We're useless and they were left
outside, the men advancing on foot.
Only few OF the Indians had firearms,
the rest using bows and arrows. Had
the Indians been as well armed as they
have been in later wars, the loss of the
whites would have been very large; as
1t was, only four or five soldiers were
killed, though the Indian loss amount
ed to nearly fifty. A charge was made
upon the log fort, and Lee, who was a
dashing officer and wonderful favor
lite with his men, was the first one to
scale the breastwork. The arrows
We're whizzing all about him. and one
struck him in the breast, inflicting an
ugly wound. AS he fell, the confusion
was so great about him that the arrow
was pulled out of his flesh and thrown
to the ground among other arrows,
whole and broken, SO that no one could
tell afterward whether the head had
remained in the wound or been drawn
out with the stick. 1t was impossible,
therefore, to say how seriously he had
been hurt, and he was carried at once
to the rear, where litter was impro-
vised of saplings and boughs. He was
laid upon this, which was swung be-
tween two horses, and thus he was car
ried back to the wagon train, dis
lance OF more than $50 ffee thro1rh =:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
IN : Little Girls Room.

Il your little daughter is about to
move from the nursery into room of
her own here are few suggestions as
to its furniture: Have dotted Swiss
curtain at the window, tied back with
forget-me-not blue ribbons. Let the
little bedstead be painted with white
enamel and draped with a canopy OF
awhite Swiss, through which blue silk
lining should show. The bureau, which
should correspond In size to the bed,
! should also be white, and, II ones
hank account will allow it, decorated
IA silver. The latest washstand for q
child's room Is OF willow, painted in
white. with a deep hollow in the cen-
ter to hold the dainty bowl and pitcher.
In this room all the appointments OF
the washstand should be OF white
china, strewn with forget-me-nots. In
the corner Of the room have a baby:
divan covered with light blue chintz
and banked with Write linen-covered
pillows; ornamented Rith blue SILK
lrill. A little willow rocking chair Is
another requirement.. It should be-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
QUEER INSCRIPTIONS.
Notices ON Old Sword Blades Show the
SentImentalltx OF Fighters

soS0 VII OAu S"UTu 11IauGS ouOM Lie
SentImentality of Fighters.
Rough as the fighters of old We're
the inscriptions which they put on
their swords often showed not only
considerable poetic instinct, but SEN
timentality. Faithful in adversely"
is such sentence engraved on an old
sword of the seventeenth century. In
collection of blades of the sixteenth
century are these inscriptions: II
quarrel" God gives me speed, that
my foe be beat indeed" with this
defense and Gods will, all my enemies
shall still" "In battle will let my
self be used.' when l my sword up
lift in strife, God give the sinner eter-
nal life" Trust in4God, bravely war
therein your fame and honor are .
Your aim alone be Gods great name
Who dares deny, strike thou him
lame" Every soldier fine, look on
this sign, and use his hand for God
and the land" On blades from the
eighteenth century are these inscrip-
tons: Nothing better in the world
thou hast than to hold love and friend
ship fast II serve" "A good blade
Who would deny-let him meet me
and I will hold-it will cost him or
blood or gold."-New York Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01

the day after the assassination of
President Lincoln was detailed as a
body guard for Secretary Stanton.
That was not very pleasant duty just
at that time. The president had been
murdered. the secretary Of state lay
at the point of death because of the
attack of an assassin, and every mem
her of the administration, it was be-
,lieved, was marked for similar fate.
Secretary Stanton was the most Of
fensive Of all the officials of the gov
ernment to the conspirators, and many
attempts were made upon his life.
Loef11er was with him night and day.
He guarded the door Of his Office and
slept in his bed-chamber.
The day after the Inauguration OF
Gen. Grant Capt. Loeffier was de-
tailed as an orderly for the president,
and took charge of the door at which
he now stands. He has been there
ever since. President Mckinley made
him a captain in the army. :.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
TRAITS OF kAFFIR CHARACTER
Some Customs of Race Now Greatly
in Evidence In South Afrio,

Some Customs of a Race Now Greatly
in Evidence In South Africa.
The Zulu custom Of mbowling
fallen foes is now pretty generally
known. Few are aware, however, thai
such mutilation is not practiced on ac
count of innate cruelty, but in order tc
liberate the spirits of the deceased war.
riors. 1t is maintained that if the slay.
er inadvertently omit to perform this
last act of charity he will be haunted
and eventually driven into his grave
by the tnsulted ghost of his victim
The following is quaint custom:
After battle all the surviving war
riors are carefully dosed with mutt
(medicine) brewed from herbs by the
witch doctors Of the tribe. This is tc
purify and fortify them against any
sinister designs on their welfare thai;
may be entertained by the spirits OF
their slain enemies. A pleasing feature
IN the character Of the Zulu is his gem
erosity and willingness to share with
his immediate friends and companions
any Of the good things of life that may
happen to come his way. Frequently
the writer. in order to test the disposi-
ton of various natives. has purpose
~ chosen one kaffir out of number,
and, without permitting the remainder
to observe, has presented the favored
individual with some article of con-
fect1onery, such as piece of cake, q
few chocolates, OF. handful of biscuits.
Never once, however, has he noticed a
kafflr secrete his treasures from his
comrades, although every opportunity
for so doing was given. No; the re-
cipient, in every case, after profuse ex-
pressions of thanks, invariably shared
whatever edibles he had obtained
equally with all his companions, in
many cases leaving the merest "bite"
for his own delectation. Chambers
Journal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
REVIVAL OF THE BuLLF,NcH.
Little Ked-Brsasted songster Enjoying
Great ponplar,tx

Great Popularity.
In the usual course of change in
fashions, which affect the choice OF
pets just as much as they affect taste
in dress, literature and drama, that OLD
favorite the piping bullfinch is coming
into high favor in New York just now
The bulltinsh is ''the parrot of the tenn
perate zone not because he ever
learns to talk, like his tropical proto-
type, but because, having no. wood
notes wild" of his own, he can learn
to whistle human music and often dis
tinguishes himself as soloist. a
leading New York bird seller who is
now doing nourishing business III
hullflnches last week gave this account
CT the bulltinch revival: They used
to be favorite pets on the other side; !
don't know that they were ever before
very popular here. OF course, the bull
inch is not an American bird, but d
native of Europe. Some of those i'm.
port come from England, but more
from Germany. AS you know. fash.
ion like that is generally set going by
some notable or another In this cass
the German kaiser is responsible. Bull
inches are a hobby with him; he ha:
six OF them that whistle Die Wacht an
Rhe1n i'll chorus, and now some of my
men from over there tell me he has {
new bird learning to whistle song
which has lately become popular III
Germany Kruger Is Bully Boy.
This somewhat startling indication o.
the kaiser's international tendencies
the dealer said has not yet got int
print on this side of the Atlantic.
But, he added, we in the trade are
far ahead Of the papers on all thai
kind of news" The consignments OF
birds are brought over from Germany
under the care of regular professional
'vogelhandler." The great field fol
gathering bullflnches is said to be tn,
duchy OF Hesse. There the birds ara
taken, unfiedged, from the nests and
patiently taught to whistle their little
repertoires while they are still young
lhe old story that needles are thrust
INTO their eyes to make them sing bet.
ter is ridiculed by the dealers, who
say that nothing but petting will make
a bullfinch a good performer you
can't do anything with them by pun.
lshment. Even cross word will upse,
a bullfinch and make him sulky. AS
for putting out their eyes, to say moth
ing OF the cruelty Of it, it would ruin
birds appearance and destroy his
market value."-New York Tribune
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
NEAR THE PRESIDENT
THE ,DooRKEEPER AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.
Capt LoeHer Has Enjoyed the Cont
dsnce of Seven Chief Masistrates--
Bsgan As Message Bearer for
Ltncoln-German by birth. s.

One OF the most interesting charac-
ters about Washington is Capt Charles
3Loehler, the confidential messenger and
doorkeeper of the president. Capt. Loef-
fer probably knows more famous men
than any other person living. because
he has stood at the entrance OF the
executive chamber for over 80 years.
and everybody who has entered the
presence OF the chief magistrate of
this nation during all that time has
handed card to him. Capt. Loeiiler
Is native Of Germany, but he came
to this country when a child, and en-
listed in the army as soon as he be-
came Of age. He rose from the ranks
to be sergeant before the civil war
broke out, serving as trooper under
Fitzhugh Lee and was detailed for
confidential duty with Secretary Stan
ton at the war department During the
entire war he served as messenger
and bearer of dispatches for President
Lincoln and Secretary Stanton to the
commanding generals in the field, and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
FIFTY to One.

War Is not such dangerous game aa
people think. In spite of all efforts to
annihilate each other. enemies do
comparatively slight damage. During
the Franco-German war, with its
scores of battles on vast scale, only
1914 men in each 1000 were killed and
1oS wounded, while Az per 1000 were
missing. Thus any soldier engaged
had about nine chances to one that he
would not get q scratch, and over fifty
chances to one that he would not be
killed. Most Of the wounds received
were slight-that Is to say, one-f fourth
of all the wounds were severe, and
three-fourths were slight. But It II
surprising how smallsa wound disables
man and knocks him out q the
sanlas le "a s55asAS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
CAMPFIRE SKETCHES.
GOOD SHORT STORIES FOR THE
VETERANS.
Surgeons Story of Losan's Death-shot
Through the Head by a Filipino
Hidden In Treetop-Fitzhush Lees
Arrow Wound--A Terrible Prison.
Tho Grave of Bonap.rte.
lOld Eavorite Snries.A

(Old Favorite Scries.)
On lone, barren isle, where the wild.
roaring pillows
Assail the stern rock, and the loud
tempests rave,
The hero lies still, with the dew-drop-
ping willows
Like fond, weeping mourners, lean over
the grave.
The lightnings may flash, and the loud
thunderS rattle,
lie needs not, he hears not, he's free
from all pain;
He sleeps his last sleep, he has fought
his last battle
NO sound can awake him to glory again
No sound can awake him to glory again
Oh, shade of the mighty, where now are
the legions
That rush'd but 10 conquer when thou
lcdSt them on?
Alas! they have persisted in far hiily re-
sions.
And all save the fame of their triumph
Is gone
The trumpet may sound, ard the loud
cannon rattle
1h"S heed not. they hear not, they re
free from all pain,
They sleep their last sleep, they have
fought their last battle,
No sound can awake him to glory again.
NO sound can awake him to glory again.
Yet, spirit immortal. the tomb canno.
bind thee,
For, like thine own eagle, that soar'd
to the sun,
Thou springest from bondage and leavest
behind thee
A name which before thee no mortal
had Won.
Tho nations may combat. and wars
thunder rattle,
No more on the steed wilt thou sweep
DER the plain.
Thou sleep'st thy last sleep, thou hast
fought thy last battle,
No sound can awake him to glory again.
NO sound can awake him to glory again.
III. S. Washburn.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
Notes ON Gloves.

To be well-gloved is mark Of
4 well-dressed woman, and yet this i'm
portant detail is often overlooked on
account OF expense. Women who soon
md the bottom of their purses try to
get over the costly fashion of wearing
gloves by buying cheap articles or by
wearing their gloves until the tan be-
comes black or the black becomes
gray. Either course is a mistake. In
buying gloves choose those that are
elastic in texture, as they fit much bet
ter to the hand. Choose size which
fits comfortably, as baggy gloves are
inelegant, and tight gloves impede the
circulation. The ease with which the
top button can be fastened is a pretty
good test for correct size. Having
bought the gloves, they should be care
fully tried on, and not left until they
are wanted to be worn. If they are
hurriedly put on at first the fingers and
thumbs get twisted away, and can
never be brought back again to their
proper positions. A pair OF. glove
stretchers, which can be purchased for
few cents, is useful possession. and
by Its use gloves will go on the hand
with less coaxing than is generally
required by new gloves. The buttons
OF gloves are generally weak points,
and before the gloves are worn the
tape which attaches the buttons should
be more securely fastened to the
gloves. When the seams give way
they should be neatly oversewed with
cotton, and not with silk, which is apt
to cut the kid. Should the gloves split
the torn edges should be worked with
buttonhole stitches set rather far apart
The Topped edges of the buttonhole
stitch may then be sewed together. A
small split in black kid gloves may be
neatly and quickly mended by small
strip OF court plaster stuck on the
wrong side of the gloves.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
Cheors From tho wounded,

Charley Reynolds, one of the Kansa.
boys, relates the following instance OF
good Kansas nerve: The firing pin in
my rifle broke and started to the rear
to Ket another gun. About fifty feet
behind our line came across one Of
Company F's men lying on the edge 81
the road, shot through the shoulder,
We exchanged guns and started back
The last | heard Of that man was his
cheering. That appeared nervy to me
lying In the road helpless. giving his
rifle to comrade, and then yelling "a
{ the boys 70 60 ahead.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
SUCCEEDS HIS FATHER.

1t is said to have been the wish OF
the late Evangelist Moody that his son.
W. r.. Moody, should succeed him in
carrying on the work OF maintaining
the large schools at Mortified and Of
continuing the labors that he consid-
cred himself to have just begun
Young Mr.. Moody is said to he mar
Of marked ability but not the posses
scr Of the powers and faculties that
made his father famous In taking up
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
MA jor Logan S


head and Mercier his feet, so as to
move him, when poor Mercier was
shot through ,.Me heart from tree
under which Major Logan was.
looked up and saw the fellow about
fifteen feet above me, and drawing my
revolver, shot him and he fell from
the tree. Then. right at that spot
several others were killed or wounded
and when l established my dressing
station at that place the sharpshooters
in the tree tops made things very live
ly for us, until detail of men cleaned
them out. One hundred and fifty ma
tives were killed and fifty prisoners
and about 200 guns captured. The road
was something terrible, as it had been
raining; the rice fields were like lakes,
the streams were greatly swollen, and
the bridges destroyed. so we had to
ford or swim all OF them. The natives
all had Mausers, and they knew how
to handle them. The battle lasted
about three and one-half hours. Gen.
Wheaton today sent us letter of con-
graduation on our victory. Buffalo
IN. " Courier.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01

painted in white and have the seat
cushioned in light blue plush. Cover
the walls with paper which looks like
pompadour silk. 1t may be cream
white in color striped with lines of
forget-me-nots. Have plenty of pic-
lures on the walls, and carpet Of
blue felt on the floor, half-covered by
rugs, and the small girl who owns this
apartment can not fail to be happy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01

Ralph S. Gehrett, young Jefferson
county soldier with company c, Twen-
tieth Kansas, has written an interest
ing letter home to friend, telling of
his visit to a Spanish dungeon, says
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat While
on duty in Manila, after active st
at the front, he took it on himsc
make few explorations, and he
ed subterranean prisons constrat
over 400 years ago. Private Gehre
his letter, under date of July 25,
II must tell you something abou
walls that surround and fortify
city. They We're built by Gomez
mas in 1890, and are today, aitl
covered with moss and creeping
in good state of preservation
with their parapets, meats, pond ruus
gates and drawbridges. constitute u
most curious relic of the middle ages
A few days ago my bun1y and | took
a notion to go through the dungeons
secret passages and rooms with which
the old wall is honeycombed. We took
a couple of lanterns, bribed the guard
at the entrance, and in all visited
about thirty rooms. When we got
fairly inside we put out the lanterns
for minute, and the darkness was
horrible. Think of being confined for
life in the dark, damp, foul-smelling
hole! In several rooms we fount
skulls and different parts of humal-
skeleton, with Shiny lizards and big,
gray rats sinking and crouching in the
corners Oh. what terrible Store !,
those dark. reeking walls could tell n
they could only speak! What tale:
of the horrible silence. of thirst, star
walton, madness and death, AS
ctnr,a ~, Tho aial-n, e,s IL. :,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01

and cannot stop, get small portion
OF the powdered borax and place on
your tongue and let it slowly dissolve,
and it will almost Instantly stop the
cough, as it will also relieve an ulcer
in the throat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
THE TRANsvAAL EXHIBIT.

In spite of its bloody war with
Great Britain the South African Re
public has had time to plan and COM
plete building at the coming Paris
Exposition and make it ready for the
Transvaal exhibit. Every visitor to
the great exposition will be specially
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
Oy.ters a Ia Marg uerite.

Chop some stalks of celery into fine
pieces and fry them in butter until a
golden color. Then add to them the
juice of dozen oysters and glass of
sherry, and cook. Put in the oys-
tiers and oyster crabs, a piece of fresh
butter, and cook for five minutes. This
is very nice chatting dish dainty.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
OUR COOKING SCHOOL.
stewed Celery.

Cut parts not suitable for salad into
inch pieces. Cook in one cup Of water
till tender. Add one-half cup cream
to celery water, bind with white roux.
and season with salt and pepper. The
tender bleached leaves may be stewed
with the stalks.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
THE TRANsvAAL BUILDING AT

THE TRANSvAAL BUILDING AT
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
Interested In this display. The chief
feature Of the exhibit will be collec-
ton of native minerals, Including the
gold ores Of the Rand and uncut dia-
monds. The exhibit will also contain
specimens of the agricultural industry
OF the Transvaal, such as fruit and
cereals. A collection of hunting tro-
phies, including the skins OF lions,
leopards and other wild animals, will
show what the Beers have had to en-
counter In their march north
through the wilderness. The building
has TWO stories, with a central tower
and cupolas on the corners.
Cold weather nsvsl contracts The
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01

Apropos of the reports put in circu-
latlon at the time of the death of Maj.
John A. Logan, killed in action in the
Philippines. the following letter re-
celved by l.. S. Leiberman of Kansas
City, Mo-, from his son, DR.. B. Albert
Leiberman, major and surgeon of the
Thirty-third United States infantry
major Logan's regimentl, effectually
disproves the sensational statement
that Major Logan was shot by his own
men: q
San Fabian, Luzon, Nov 12.-As I
wrote you day before yesterday that
we were to attack a town, | will now
tell you that we did it, and, although
we whipped them, the cost was severe,
the killed including Major Logan. We
left here at a. N. and marched two
or three miles when we ran into the
enemy, who were in houses, rice fields
and tops. of trees along the road and
intrenchments without end Corp.
Robinson in the advance was wounded
by the first volley. Major Logan in
passing him stopped and asked Ssn if
he had first aid package, aiS-as
shot through the head Just aboR-S.he
temples. was only short dssszss;s;sss
behind and ] called to my act 5zy
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01
FOR HOME ND WOMEN / On
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.
EleEant Evening Gown skating down
Notes ON Gloves The Home Sew
s ing Room Whom tho Hair Is Healthy
Our Cooking schoos
NY L.dy's Gown.

MY L.dy's Gown.
ssaty 1ady's gown Is gray and soft;
4. 80 like her eyes
a hat from its silken folds there comes
3 A hint Of paradise
hold 1t close against my heart -
My lady's gown.
The while she hummed a little song
NJ saw her lay
This bit OF lace around her throat;
q Dear eyes Of gray.
30 serious In fashioning
Z MY lady's gown.
& Ny lady's gown is folded now:
s The knot of blue
Upon her breast is passing sweet
q With lavender and rue:
. lr brings me dreams of bygone days;
IS My lady s gown
Today see the little gown
With trimming eyes,
For out beneath the grass-grown hill
Ny lady lies;
And with despairing. sobs kiss
My lady's gown.
Myrtle Reed. in Munsey's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01

this work he must assume wonderful!
task and the world will wish him sue
cess in this noble effort.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-03-01

Der we climbed fight of spiral stairs
into chamber that at one time had
been used as a magazine for the stor-
age of ammunition. 1t had pile OF
old, smooth-bore cannon balls in it
that, from their appearance, must have
lain there for the past 100 years. We
visited many other rooms, each one
having something in it to sicken the
heart and disgust ME. 1t Va with a
sigh of relief that we emer,d from
isSng tomb into the briia ness OF
Nj ss1ia - Ri Rass asssfTbsr Slz :.
Is sight once Sc. II never forgot