The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-01-11
sroRYErTEs.

In sentencing a prisoner to be hanged
Tor the murder Of q soldier, Lord E,sk-
grove dilated upon the crime as fol-
lows: And not only did you murder
him, whereby he was beraved of his fe,
but you did thrust, or push, or pierce,
or project, or propel the lethal weapon
though the belyband Of his regimenj.al
breeches, which were his majesty's!"
Buckle attributes the great success of
Scottish men OF science to their prefer
ence for o priori or deductive argu-
ment. The following story of similar
trend was attributed to Sir Henry
Campbell-Bannerman. A Scotsman was
asserting that all the great poets were
Of his nation. well, but" said one,
"how about Shakespeare? You can't
say he was a Scotsman" To which the
other replied, Ills talents would JUS
tify the supposition."
The humors of examination papers
were illustrated by DIR. Haig Brown,
who. speaking at the City of London
College upon the responsibility which
rested upon examiners in weighing
fragments Of knowledge, said that the
question, what are the Chiltren Hun
dreds?" once received the reply,
Small animals which abound in such
great numbers in cheese" The in
curry What is "a cherub?" elected, in
its turn. the answer, IAN immoral be-
ing of uncertain shape"
A solicitor in a Georgia court relates
that he once overheard converse ton
between his cook and a nurse, who were
discussing recent funeral of a member
Of their race, at which there had been
a great profusion Of flowers The nurse
said: when die, donh plant no flow
ers on my grave, but plant good old
watermelon vine, and when it gets ripe
you come dar, and don't you eat 1t, but
jes' bus it on de grave and let dat good
old Juice dribble down through de
ground"
| The Boston Transcript tells story
of man who has a class of boys in
natural history. One of the subjects
which he took up was butterflies and
moths, and he told the children good
deal about the chrysalides and cocoons.
After he had got the boys we'll instruct
ed, he showed one of the smallest OF
them one Of the cocoops and asked:
what butterfly is this the cocoon OFF,
Then the little boy looked up and said
slowly and respectfully: "My papa
says that all cocoons look alike to him.!
When Henry Clay was stumpine
Kentucky for reelection, at one of his
msss-meetings an old hunter of wide
political influence said: "Well, Har.
ry, I've always been for you, but be.
cause OF that vote" (Which he named,
''I'm goin' agfn you" Let me see
your rife" said Clay. 1t was handed
up Ito him. is she Il good rifle?'
Eyes" did she ever miss fire?'
"Well, yes, once" "Why didn't vol
throw her away" 1.-THE old hunter
thought moment and then said, "Har.
ry. I'll try you agin." And Harry was
elected
Sir John Adye, VINO was governor O
Gibraltar fortress, always made him
self closely acquainted with the worl
of whatever happened to be in his de
partment. Meeting person once com
ing into the office late. une genera
asked him what time he WIS supposed
Ito be on duty. "Oh!' was the reply
II usually stroll in about eleven o.
twelve o'clock Stroll in?" said Sil
John, in rising tone; "then presum,
you do not leave till late?" well,
usually slip off about two O'Clock.
"Slip off at two?" exclaimed the yeter
an. in his topmost note; pray, may ]
ask what department you belong to?'
"Oh.'' said the stranger, II come ever.
| Saturday to ATTEND to the clocks"