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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
what He wanted.


What's the matter. dear?" asked
mamma, when she went into her room
and found very dismal looking little
boy standing by the window. Muffin
much, mamma answered little Roe
land. But brave as he tried to be.
mamma knew that he was almost cry
ing. and taking him ON her lap she
questioned him tenderly. The boys
don't want me to play with them, !" he
said at last. they say rs too small;
they are whiting splendid things. and
wanted to whittle. too, and they said
they couldn't have me wasting their
wood. and couldn't get the littlest
piece, nor any knife nor nuain', he
sobbed. Don't cry, dear. mamma has
some nice wood, and you can sit right
in here and whittle. Let's spread 81
paper down, and you and will have
fine time making things. Let's make
a boat Roland soon forgot HIS grief
and, with mammals help. he made 81
nice little boat that foated very we'll
on basin OF water. am sorry.
boys" said mamma, later, that you
are not nicer to your little brother.
hope il Roland ever has any wood he
will be more generous with II. :. The
bigger boys, Fred and Charlie, hung
down their heads and looked ashamed.
For their Christmas present Fred and
Charlie had nice work bench with
knives and many other tools Little
Roland had q knife, too, but what do
you think he had for his biggest pres
emit? Why; he had q whole bundle OF
shingles! Just think Of I'll Two huns
Edred and nifty shingles. III his ysry
nwr q ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

of the hour. One Of the judges was in
the midst of an eloquent bit OF oratory,
ornate with nicely rounded sentences
telling of the patriotic services rem
dered by the jurymen to the state. The
qualities of the average jury were far
below those that had been displayed
by this one. Its work had been we'll
and quickly done. And now" contin-
ued the judge, sit is my earnest hope.
coupled with every desire for the pros
perity of each and every one of you,
that you will depart into the other
world" here suppressed litter
went around among the audience, and
the jurymen themselves began looking
sdoubtfully atone another mean the
outer world" corrected the judge, and
he brought his speech speedily to q
close Detroit Free Press.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

President Frost of Berea College
cells of the success of Kentucky
mountain girl who taught school in
particularly unpromising district. A
native observer praised her enthusiast
tically, saying that to look at her you
would think she was having the fin
est kind of time" Possibly some
teachers in favored regions miss tho
highest success because to look ut
them you would think they were hav-
ing the worst kind of a time.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

Value Of Diamonds.-An idea OF
the great increase in the cost of dia-
monds impaired by the labor of pol
fishing and mounting, as well as by the
profits of traders, may be obtained
by comparing their price at the mines
in South Africa with the prices in the
fewelry shops. A diamond weighing
one carat, mounted in ring may cost
The buyer 500 or more, but at Kimber-
ley the average value of diamonds is
only $3.50 per carat The value, OF
course varies with the size and purity
of the stones, bit the->total value OF
the 22,343 carats of diam.rss, lounh
In the Transvaal in 1898 was only
e212,S12, an average of 1892 per carat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

Evidences of the preparation for the
grand national contest. for control OF
the government during the next four
years are now to be found everywhere.
Caucuses and conventions for the cleo
ton of delegates to local. state and ma
tional conventions draw the attention
OF every man of whatever party to the
eliminating political duty which he Is
70 perform in November. Discussion
Of issues" grows warmer. and COM
federation OF statesmanship OF pros-
2ective candidates becomes eaesA and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
Edwin nIarkharn.

"My earliest recollections." said Mr..
Edwin Markham, author Of THE Man
with the Hoe" in recently reported
interview. go back to the days when /
was a shepherd boy on the California
hills; / was years old then When
my mother gave UP her sheep range l
turned cowboy, and learned the many
tricks of the trade-could throw q
RATA or ride broncho with the best of
them. Later became a farmer, and
spent many months walking behind
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

f4 = - t
Il In the light OF recent discoveries ono
OF the greatest wonders Of the heavens
appears even more wonderful There
than twenty in known number the
most conspicuous member of which Is
Algol, the Demon" of the Arabs
which at brief intervals suffer partial
eclipse from the interpretation Of dark
or invisible companions revolving
around them. Mr.. Roberts Of Cape
Colony and Mr. Russell Of Princeton,
working Independently, have lately
shown that all of these bodies are sur
br!singly light in their composition.
hardly more than whirling clouds. In
only one case can the limiting density
exceed half that OF water, and in six
cases it is less than one-tenth that of
water. The average is one-sixth that
Of water. This density these stars can
not exceed, although they may fall far
below it. The density Of our sun COM
pared with water is 1.41. The POSSIBLE
sity exists that the Algol stars may
each have denser nucleus surrounded
spy an enormous cloudy envelope.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
Puerto Rico's expectation of coffee

Puerto Rico's expectation of coffee
larger in volume than that of any
ST the other native products of the is
land, and, according to Gen. Roy
Stone, much of the coffee is sold as
genuine Mocha and Java. The aver
age Puerto Rican agriculturist, what
over his deprivations otherwise, is
usually the possessor of a coffee-patch,
which he cultivates, and from which
he secures a sufHciency of the berry to
supply the needs of his family. He
bakes the berries till black, and
pounds them into powder in a NOR
tar. The beverage resulting there
from has the color of ink and the
consistency of broth. Since the close
at the war, some of the natives have
learned to prepare coffee for drinking
purposes after the American fashion;
but most Of them practice the ways Of
their fathers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
A Hundred Fathoms Deep.

~ Gold Fayorite sSeries,)
There's mine OF wealth untold
In q hundred fathoms deep:
There's countless store of the earth's red
gold,
In hundred fsthoms deep:
Glittering gems for q thousand brows,
Cures, prayers, and terrors. vows.
In y hundred fathoms deep.
The cares of miser's years.
In hundred fathoms deep:
The child Of d mothers hopes and fears.
In hundred fathoms deep;
Side by side in the flowing tide.
The idol of gold and the idol Of pride,
In q hundred fathoms deep.
rhe sea king sits on his throne
In a hundred fathoms deep:
And laughs as he claims all. for his own.
In a hundred fathoms deep.
These are my riches, these my boards.
These the treasures my realm affords.
In q hundred fathoms deep, etc.
Anon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

The chief French railroads have re-
moved all the advertising billboards
from along their routes, SO that the
many strangers who visit France this
year will be able to scan the beauties
OF the landscape without necessarily
being reminded of the virtues of wares
they do not need. Americans will
note the reform with pleasure, and
may be moved to say. with Sterne.
'sThe order this matter better in
France"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
Mated.

Mated. S.s5N
The other day" said Jones. AN old
woman bounced into our ONCE display
ing notice that we had written to
her to the effect that q quarter tax ON
some property, Of Of lhefs wss due: She
swore she had paid It. Iihad the books
to prove that she had not. and suggest
ed that she had made mistake. She
declared that she had not and said: z
Don't you ever make mistakes? i
assured her that did not, and joking
Nv added: The only mistake 4 ever
made was when / was married. She
looked at me second, and then said:
No, your wife made that mistake:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

England never forgets that the north
star looks down through the Khyber
pass, and that year after year the Rus
sian outposts creep closer to the con-
fines of India. The movement of 20,-
900 Russian troops to the Afghan from
tier and the publication Of secret Rus
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
The Russians Are Daily Defyin9 England BY
Operations in the East

are held every year to test the knowl-,
edge OF the clerks as to their duties!
During 1899 there were 2O,194 exam
nations OF regular and probationary
clerks, comprising 22O32, 415 cards..
with an average per cent correct Of
1871. as against $3.50 the year previ-s
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

subject of village libraries. A library
for the laborers Of a lake-country viii
lage had been established, and just
before the opening Mr.. Ruskin was
asked to inspect it. He cordially con-.
sented, and upon leaving expressed his
admiration Of the arrangements. and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
Brsakiug Even.

Arkansaw Justice Ito spectator, who
has just entered) Huck Buckleby,
fine you $40 for contempt Of COURT"
Buckley Huh. Squire! hain't said
a word yeti" Arkansaw Justice-"I
know it, but that thar boss you traded
to me last week has got spawn, and
this is prob'ly the only chance I'll have
to git even with you. Fork over, or go
to jail! Puck.
u $500 -
Eyes with long, sharp corners indi-
cate great discernment and penetra-
tions
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1900

His satanic majesty may not run all
the newspapers in the country, but no
one can deny the fact that no newspa-
ssper can be printed withou. the aid of
the devil"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
charac tsrlstio story OF Ruskin.

i During the proceedings Of q recent
conference OF the British Library asso-
citation, characteristic story Of John
Ruskin wss told in connection Eith the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

The border line between gifts and
soribery has been so often crossed that
sscrupulous officials seldom accept a
gift Of intrinsic value. A late presi-
dent of the United States, who had
nearly two hundred curious and his
foric canes, used to say that such gifts
%necessitated the offer of neither the
ministry to England nor the post
slice at Podunk." Not all gifts, how
aver. are Of suspicious complexion.
For example, the check of one hun
ared thousand dollars recently sent to
the president of street railway com
nany by certain prominent members of
The corporation was a notable token OF
their trust in his integrity and of their
appreciation of his devotion to the in
( .erests Of the corporation and the pub
lie. The gift is probably the largest
ever made by a corporation to single
salaried officer. That the recipient not
many years ago was a brakeman. and
that he owes his permanent advance
ment to no influence but his own in
,Iustry, ability and faithfulness, is suf-
6cient protest against the too common
assertion that boys of today have mo
chance.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

]. .rha Reciprocity treaties recently ne
sotiated by the executive have not
found favor with the senate. In the
case az the arrangement with the Ar
igentine Republic the time limit fixed
within which the treaty must be rati-
fied passed without action by the SEN
ate. Those with England relating to
the west Indies would have lapsed in
the same way had not the British gov
eminent agreed to an extension OF the
time. The time limit in the French
treaty was March "a, but it was ex-
tended with the consent of the French
government.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
BEAR FORCING LION IRON If YBER PASS

the pillow, turning up the rich loam Of
the foothills and preparing 1t for the
harvest. Money that earned in this
way I invested in books copies OF
Bryant. Tennyson. Thomas Moore and
Webster's dictionary. I.derived much
inspiration from the works Of Victor
Hugo and from Carlyle and Ruskin. In
poetry was much attracted by the
passion OF Shelby and BY the imagina-
tive insight OF Browning. Swinburne
was another favorite Of mine."
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

ous In addition to the same there
were 2,Os2 examinations OF substi-.
tutes; number of cards handled, 49,
Ill; per cent correct, 98.43. Cincin-s
natl Commercial Tribune.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR OUR
JUNIOR READERS

.BetA Had 70 Rus whsa the Farmer
Plowed Their Cosy Underground
Hopss How TED Lsnss ; Randall
II MAKE DollA
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
All Mako Dolls.

All Make Dolls. si
In Germany there are whole COM
munities Of people who make dolls
whole families work all day at doll
making, each one having his own part
to do. Not only do these families make
dolls, but the fathers and mothers of
these fathers and mothers made dolls,
and SO did the grandfathers and
grandmothers. A man making doll
out Of piece of wood, using a knife
to do it, will draw himself up proudly,
and tell you that his grandfather made
the same kind OF doll. The mothers
in the families cut ont the bodies, the
children make and stuff them. the faith
ers paint and treat the faces. In some
families, where there is great deal Of
talent, the whole family make heads
Some of these doll-makers have come
to New York, and they live near to-
gether, making a little German village
of dollmakers. These people make
only the rag dolls which we see In the
stores, dressed IN Bingham, and wear
ing sunbonnets on their heads. Some
Of the women and girls make the
clothing and bonnets. the boys stuff
the bodies, and. as in Germany. the
men make the faces.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

GUS WlGWams toward OUT oW0illn1
at the arrival OF our guests - I
close to my mother, and did not leave4s
her! side without first asking her con-
sent. ate my. supper In quiet. listen
ing patiently to the talk Of the old
people, wishing all the time that they
would begin the stories ! loved best
At last, when could not watt any
longer. ! whispered In my motherse 3
ear, Ask them to tell an Iktomi story. y
mother q
Soothing my impatience, my mother
said aloud, my little daughter ii anx-
1ious to hear your legends. " BY this
time all were through eating. and the
evening was fast deepening into twi-
light.
AS each In turn began to tell !
legend. pillowed my head IN my
mothers lap; and lying Nat on
my back, watched the stars a. Z
they peeped down upon me, one by one.
The Increasing interest Of the tale
aroused me. and I sat up eagerly lis-
tening for every word. The old women
made funny remarks, and laughed 80
heartily that could not help joining
them. e.
The distant bowling Of q pack Of
wolves or the hooting Of an owl IA the ]
river bottom frightened me, and ] ness
tied into my mothers lap. She added
some dry sticks to the open FIRE, and
the bright flames leapea up into the
faces Of the old folks as they sat
around in a great; circle. !,
4 How Tod Lent Hand.
He is such nice little boy, this Ted.
| and his legs are so short and his club
4 by fists are so very wee that you might
i think he would have to wait quite
long time before he could lend q hand
that would be Of any use; but he does
not think so. There was a fine shower
the other night, and in the morning
what should Ted see, right In front OF
his home, on prim, precise Cottage
street, but mud puddle; yes, dirty.
i delightful mud puddle! How he hur-
ried through his breakfast so as not to
j lose minute! He had bakers doz-
en- of beautiful mud pies on theacurb
and was admiring them for moment
while he rested, when bump! g big.
bundle came down upon those lovely
pies. flattening them dreadfully. He
jumped up, frowning,, but when hesaw4
the tired, sad face OF the poor old
washerwoman, Mrs. Connolly, the
frown smoother itself into dimply
smile; and he picked up that bundle,
which had dropped off the tired arms
which held several others, and carried
1t way to the avenue, which was as
far as mamma let her little man ex-
/ plore the city, on account Of the cleo
trio cars. There he touched his hat
and bowed, just as he had seen big
!. Brother Don do on the way to church
when he met any OF the college girls.
And Mrs. Connolly stood and smiled
after him as he ran back to rebuild his
pies. Such happy little face! The
. solemn, slow-pacing professor whom
he met, frightened up and stepped ON
e briskly and began to whistle actual
i " whistle! Think Of It. So you SET
4. Teddy lent. not only a hand, but two
!. feet and a happy face. even II he wal
! (-such 9 little boy.
: MINNIE Z sUPToN.S
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03
Both Had to Run.

The mole is a small-eyed. snafp-
nosed little animal. Some people call
him blind. This is not quite true, but
his eyes are not Of much use to him,
because he lives under the ground, and
is nearly always in the dark. Moles
dig out homes for themselves. They
make long tunnel under the earth
before they reach the spot where they
live and take care of their families.
Once two Of these little creatures,
named Dig and Burro. began to make
homes in field. Dig, l am sorry to.
say. was rather lazy, and he said: II
will not make such long passage to
my house. Perhaps the dogs will catch
me, or. the farmer drive me out, but 1
don't care! So he dug only short
way under the roots of a tree, and at
the end of his tunnel he made q snug
little nest. Here he lived long time
in safety with his wife and family.
None Of them cared for the sunlight.
They all stayed very happily in their
dark little hole. Burro, who was much
more enterprising, as well as more
timid, said to himself: II am very
much afraid Of dogs! Perhaps some
Of them will get hold Of me and my
family and eat sus up, So will hide
my house SO far off that no one will
ever be able to find me-" So Mr..
Burro scratched away with his sharp
little claws and dug very long pas
sage. He went as far as he could in
one way, then just as far as he could
in another way. The long passage
turned and twisted. many times under
the ground before the careful mole
thought it safe to begin his home. At
last he said: Now / am SO hidden
that no one will ever find me. am
such careful mole!" Then he, too,
had snug little home, and lived in IT
happily q long, long time. One day,
when the sun shone warm. he heard
q scratching In the ground near him
Can that be q dog" thought Burro
/ He shook with fear. All ~ once the
earth near him broke away. and there
! stood his Old friend. Dig. who hai
CHOSEN to make his nest Id such /
s.foolish way. The two moles looked al
each other. and then Burro said: I'VE
are near neighbors. 1t seems. Brothel
Dig! Now we must both run for oul
lives, for. the farmer is blowing tn,
ground over our heads. and he viii
surely catch us!" So the two mole
called their wives and children. ant
they all ran away as quickly as the!
could through the long passage. How
lucky it was there! But never knew
whether or no the dogs caught them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-03

Heterophemy.
Judges and jury were taking a pro-
ilonged farewell; and speeches and COM
'plimentary resolutions were the order
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-09
Is Aguinaldo Dead9

MANILA, May 5.-The belief is grow
ing here that Aguinaldo is dead and
that his death is due to the savage
Igorrates, to whom Americans, Tagals
and Spaniards all alike are enemies.
General Tinio. now q prisoner in
Manila, is chief among the Fillipinos
who believe that their chieftain has
been slain. No word has come from
Aguinaldo since Christmas. and even
his wife has heard nothing from him.
The Igorrates are the widest and
most savage of all the untamable in
land tribes in the archipelago. They
affect but little clothes, and their chief
arm consists Of the poisoned arrow.
They also use the bolo and spear.
Major March is probably the last one
who had any trace of the fleeing Fill
pinO leader, and he lost trace OF him
in the mountain fastness into which
the willy Aguinaldo is supposed to have
plunged to escape being taken prison
er. 1t was his flight into the noun
tains that is believed to have brought
about his death at the hands Of the
Igorrates, who are numerous there.
Aguinaldo's wife, who is living in
her old home in this city, fears that
her husband has been killed. She has
not heard from him since January.
General Tinio, prisoner on parole
here and great friend of the Filipino
leader, shares the fear also, as he was
able, up to the end of December, to
communicate with his chief. But the
communications were suddenly inter
rnpted four months ago.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-09
Killed by q Clergyman.

BAMfsERG, May 4.-Onc of tho most
sensational homicides in the history
of Bamberg occurred there this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, when the Rev. w. f..
johnson, pastor of the Baptist Church,
shot and almost instantly killed w. II.
Belllnger, stenOgrapher of this judicial
district.
Trouble between the two began yes
tcrday over the painting of line fence
between the premises Of John II. Bel
linger, father Of the deceased, and the
Baptist parsonage, at which time, it is
said, hot words were passed and pis-
tol was drawn by Bcllinger.
This morning, as young Bellinger
was returning from the postOllice to
his fathers residence, the Rev. Mr..
johnson, armed with a double barrcletl
shot gun, accosted him in front of
the Carlisle Fitting School; few
words were passed, few shots were
exchanged, and young Bellinger lay
dying on the ground with smoking
pistol i'll his right hand and copy Of
The News and Courier in his left.
After the shooting occurred the Rev.
Mfr. Johnson walked quietly into his
house unhurt, and remained there
until about o'clock, when he went
down to the Jail and surrendered to
Sheriff Hunter.
AS to how the affair started this
morning and as to who shot first there
is considerable diversity Of opinion,
but it is generally claimed that Bel
linger shot first and that the Rev. Mr..
johnson only shot once.
Bellinger's pistol had four empty
chambers, and he probably shot four
times, twice at leastafter he had fallen
mortally wounded. Bellinger was
struck in the right side by twelve buck
and eight small shot, which penetrated
his lungs and liver, causing almost
instant death.
The families connected with the un-
fortunate affair are two of the most
prominent and influential in the town,
and this causes it to be regretted all
the more.
Acting Coroner Ray has cmpancllcd
u jury Of Inquest, which is now in sea-
sion, and it is probable that verdict
will be found in accordance with the
facts above stated.-Special to News
and Courier.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-09
Standing Army 1O5, ,47s.

WAsHINeroN, Mny 5,--In anticipa-
ganization BILL in an unamended form
the officials at the war department
have been trying to learn what effect
the bill will have on the numerical
strength of the army. It appears that
the only branch of the service which
will receive any addition is the artil-
lery, and the number of men to be add
ed to that branch is only 5,47e, at the
maximum. This will make the total
strength of this branch of the service
17.448.
The present strength of the army is
05, 900 regulars and 50, 600 volunteers OF
total of 100000. The reorganization
bill will Increase the total to los. .47e
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-09
Stabbed by a. Boy.

3 SAVANNAH; Ga, May 4.--A special
from Eatonton. Ga, says:
News wasreceived here to- day of TIC
eee;=.ss::c11 s.anning OF Prof. w. j. Winn
in Mariana, Fla. Prof. Winn is o ma
tive Of this place. A few daysago. ao-
cerd.ng C Tho information, he punish
ed one Of his pupils, a 12-year-old son
Of ex-Goy. w. Y. Atkinson. The boy
had t. g, knife .s concealed in his sleeve, and
entered near the heart, producing q
painful wound. The physician SAYS
the oscape from fatal result was q
narrow one,