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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08
As Revealed in Tommy Atkins
Letters.
Letters.

children. In their ~nightshirts. keeping
awake to see the last OF their father.
At S In the morning the bugle sounded.
and the sergeant Rugged them all and
tore himself away. But his distracted
wife ran after him and followed the
regiment up the street. leaving the
children behind her. While she was
gone the clothes Of the little boy of 8
caught fire. The neighbors heard the
children screaming and put out the
flames, but when the mother returned
the little boy was dying. He breathed
his last that afternoon. The Official
record of the inquest that followed con
tains this line: Inquest somewhat
delayed. through mother falling pros
trate after Identifying body Of de-
ceased"
Bayonet scares the Boers.
The m at home when the private
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08
Dubois Wins 4s-Hour Race.

The six-day, eight-hours-a-day, race
run in New Bedford, Mass, was won
by John Dubois. who deserted the N.
G. A. and turned professional to enter
the contest, which was run under L. A.
w sanction and rules. When the race
ended, Dubois had covered 779 miles is
laps. Ben Munroe was second. The
following riders started in the race on
the previous Monday night: A. "A. Nc
Lean and Hugh Mclean Of Chelsea,
Rudolph Laurex Of Belgium, Tom and
Nat Butler of Cambridge, r. g. Nc
Carthy Of st. Louis. Ben Munroe OF
Memphis, Joe Downey of Boston, John
Dubois Of Brockton. Maynard Clifford
OF New Bedford. and Victor Ecksberg
of Worcester.
Dubois led from the start, finishing a
mile and three laps In the lead the
first night, with Tom Butler second.
On the second day he still set the pace,
and gradually increased his lead to al
most four miles by the end Of the
eight hours. Nat Butler gave up the
contest and Joe Downey had several
falls that bruised him considerably.
Dubois was able to pick up a lap on
the bunch at almost any time he cared
to make the attempt: Joe Downey
tried to set the pace the third day, but
after keeping the pace brisk all after
noon, he tired out in the evening and
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08
win Not Ride Matchs, in America.

Tommaselli, Meyers, Banker and
their manager, Victor Breyer, arrived
in Jacksonville, Fla, the other day,
and when asked about the challenges
of Major Taylor and Tom Cooper. MI.
Breyer said: My riders will not meet
your American champions on an Amer
lean track. They will meet them in
Europe, where match races can doubt-
less be arranged in a satisfactory man
less be arranged in a satisfactory man.
ner when the proper times comes. We
look upon these challenges, coming
now when our men are out Of shape
and travelling but for pleasure, as a
move for free advertising. The season.
is now over, and we will talk no match.
races until your riders reach our side,
and will then meet them and arrange
for such contests, with side bets and
all. I have issued no challenges for
races in this country, as these riders
imply, and do not know where the re-
port started"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

selves up as prisoners. All the head
men belonging to the Beers were either
killed or captured, and among them
was a large number Of Germans and
Hollanders,"
Private Pritchard Of the mounted
infantry company. First Kings Liver
pool regiment, has this observation to
make after of the fights at Lady
smith: "War is all right SO long as
the actual fighting is on A man
doesn't seem to care whether he gets
shot or not. It changes a fellow COM
pletely; all he seems to think about
is getting up to the enemy and max
Ing a hand-to-hand fight OF it. But
the Beers won't face the bayonet-they
turn and run. 1t Is after the
fighting is over that a fellow feels it,
when he looks round and sees the
dead and wounded. / oanstell you It
makes you feel a bit solemn. and wish
there was no such thing as war.s
And here is another picture from q
participant In the battle of Glands
laagte. and9it indicates pretty clearly
what you may have suspected from the
statements already made, that many
Of the Beers who begged for mercy
found 1t not, even though they indi-
vidually laid down their arms: II tell
YOU" says a Private at Elandslaagte,
1T was q great but terrible sight to
see those horsemen hew their way
through the Beers with their swords.
Three times they rode right through
the Beers, hacking, outing, slashing.
We had suffered pretty severely, and
suppose we got our backs up 1 bit,
Anyhow, we got even with Joubert's
men, saw several Beers whose heads
had been cut right OF by our cavalry
mems swords It IS ghastly, isn't It!
But It's the plain truth. Some 81 the
Beers had died in praying attitudes.
Many, ] a told BY d friend In the
Fifth Lancers, dnng down their arms
AZ soon % they saw the lash II the
siances. and. clasping their hands above
their heads. begged for mercy"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08
(London Letter.).

(London Lottery
War 10 beginning to come close home
70 the English people, and it is the
personal news that brings it so near.
On the strength of the dispatches and
the press correspondence 1t was posi-
BILE to talk loftily about right and
wrong and to criticise the movements
Of the troops. That was war in gen
eral. But the real war, the war in par
ticular, the stories of individual strug-
giles. the madness of butchery. the last
cries of the dying and the heart-break-
Ing pictures Of the dead-all that is
Just beginning to ONE in family let
tiers from the privates who are in the
thick OF it, and, in consequence, the
fighting has ceased to be distant and
inpersonal.
And the tragedies at home. where
the women must weep. are no less bit
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

Although two full years have been
devoted to growing Of beets in differ
ent parts Of the country, with a view
q determining the locations in which
beet sugar production could be profit
ably undertaken, the demands upon
the department Of agriculture for sam
PIE beet seed for the ensuing year, con-
tinue undiminished. 1t is evident that.
with the new and improving order Of
things In the islands which have re-
Gently come into close relationship
with the United States, there is going
70 be : race between cane and beet, in
which cane sugar is going to closely
compete for the position now held by
the lowly beet. According to some
tables. prepared by the treasury depart
ment beets now produce two-thirds Of
the worlds sugar.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

heavily. The greatest number were
killed while descending q slope under
a murderous rifle Gre, but once at the
foot Of the hill they charged the Beers
with fixed bayonets. The Dutchmen.
could not stand against this, and fed
precipitately. Meanwhile the Lancers
had been creeping up behind. and as
the Beers reached the bottom the Lam
GERS charged on them at full gallop.
One Of the Devons told me that he had
never e such a sight, although he
had passed through several severe en-
gagements elsewhere. Panicstricken at
their terrible reverse, the Beers threw
down their rifles and attempted to es-
cape, but 1t was utterly useless, for,
with shouts Of 'Majuba!' the Lancers
were upon them, and the awful work
commenced. Very few Beers escaped,
and the greatest number gave them
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

letters and fatal official kilograms are
dwelt upon, but from these letters we
get the real news from behind the
scenes of the war. / have gathered as
many as possible. Of these letters, and
a careful comparison of them brings
to light a fact of which the full sig
nifcance has not even begun to be
realized-a fact that may have a great
deal of weight in preparations for
future wars. 1t is that the bayonet,
and not the bullet or the shell, will
whip the Beers In the Transyaal. or
course many of the letters coming in
from the participants in the struggle
are colored by prejudice OF enthusiasm.
After going through a great mass of
them it can be affirmed positively that
In the matter of facing shot and shell
b Beers have been just as courageous
and logged as their opponents. But
when 1t came to bayonet and lance
they clearly were overmatched and
often frightened. A Boer soldier, writ
ing home after the charge of Elands-
laagte, says: Men on horses, carrying
sticks with spikes on top, came gall
looping at US. They picked US up on
the spikes like bundles Of hay"
Nj Mercy.
Some extracts from the letters writ
ten by British soldiers give more vivid
and b~iood-curdlfhg g1impses Of the
actual uses OF the bayonet and OF the
mad fury OF the charge and Of the
merciless horror of war in general than
will appear in any history of this war
that m to be written. For exam
ple: when we charged the Doors
with a bayonets, those who did not
get away went ON their knees for ~er-
cy, and | can tell yousthey got It with
q long hook. I had 4 narrow escape
from being captured BY three ofathem,
but I laid down and shot the three
xithin fifty yards ofsme."
A fireman on one OF the arf1ofs6
trains who was In the midst Sofatk9
battle OF NlandsIaagte sAys: 8H0
DsvonS and the Gordona Inst vsEy
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

Prot. sShephardson of the University
Of Chicago thinks there is an inherent
sociological reason for the prevalence
OF fights In Kentucky. The professor
ma be correct. but in conducting his
researches upon this difficult subject 1t
would be wise for him to do SO at a
distance. Kentuckians do not like to
have outsiders mix up IN their affairs
of honor
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

NH ~ 1.
Major Taylor and Meyers Matched.
p. G. Stearns. who 10 In Paris, has
accepted In behalf Of Major Taylor. the
challenge issued by Victor Breyer for
his circuit riders Tommaselll, Meyers
and Banker. BY agreeing to match the
colored man against Meyers at one.
two and five miles ON q regular Amer.
lean tack. It is said the firm for
which Meyers is riding win back him
to the extent Of $4,000. It is unlikely
that the match will take place In the
United States this winter, however, be-
cause there is NO available outdoor
track In the south and Taylor would
not be able to prepare himself as he
should. But II the Major goes to Par
is next summer, which is probable, the
match will most likely occur there.
Meyers Is considered in France to be
the second best rider in Europe. Tom,
maselli ranking first, and Bourrillon,
who rode but little the past seasoE.
third.
Jersey Midget" to Make Hh Prefes-
sional Debut.
Arthur w. Ross, the Jersey Mid
get" will make his professional debut
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

Gen. Otis latest report OF casualties
"A 1.-The Philippine campaign shows that
twice as many American soldiers have
recently been drowned in the Luzon
rivers as fell before the bullets of the
enemy. a course Of swimming in
strnctions, such as are given to all re-
crnits In the army OF Germany, would
cost the war department practically
nothing and would by this time have
saved many valuable lives.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08
NOTES FROM iNpIA.

III consequence Of the failure OF th'
ffon crop a serious crisis threaten
~sfKsleotton industry, and the big fac
tories. are working at q loss. In MANI
uarts OF the country the drouth con
fnues ana the situation daily becomes
3 g~eHa
Rev. b. Fay Mills is nov actine
W pastor OF the First Unitarian church
~ Oakland. Cal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

No opinion is to be received simply
because It Is old or simply because it
y new, but only because 1t is true. We
must equally beware of venturing
rashly on %untrodden paths, without a
careful survey of the country, and of
following in too confident security the
track OF our own footsteps.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08
knew what Il Was.

kindergarten 1nstructress = Now,
Marie. you know what it is. I'm sure.
It has = round face and two little
hands that 60 round and round all
the time. Marie-I dess It's the new
baby
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

Don't overwork yourself. Just inn
how miserable you would be liz.
~ finished all your work today and
g nothing to do the rest Of your
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

in the famous Golden Wheel race to.be
contested at Berlin on May 6. Ross
will be the companion Of Harry Elkes,
who will also be a starter In the Ger
man Derby. Formerly this race has
been for 100 kilometers, about sixty
two miles. but beginning next season
the contestants will continue for one
hour.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

4 has been found that the mem
forming the lining of a hens
egg will serve admirably for skin
grating. but the increased demand,
this will for eggs viii only par
italy relieve the ~oversupply in the cold
storage warehouses.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

ter than those at the front, where the
men must work. Probably no army
surgeon has witnessed more pitiful
Genes that has the doorkeeper of the
two small rooms of the British war Of
fee. IN Pail Mall, where the bulletins
are posted up and the names Of the
dead and wounded given out.
The Doorkeeper's Story.
The procession Of relatives, chums
and sweethearts torn by doubt and
anxiety is never ending.
"Yes," said the doorkeeper the other
day, "it's just like this all day long.
Sad; yes, sir, It'll mighty sad and mighty
hard to see right along. The Office no
titles the friends Of them whose adj
dress they knows, but they're only a
few, after all, and many find out here
for the first time that their husbands
and fathers and brothers is dead. It's
q grim business.
Zone day a tall, dark-eyed girl, nice
ly dressed and with plumes on her hat,
came in with a little shaver of a boy
by the hand. He was a pretty little
chap; nicely got up, too. Well, they
came in together, and the girl began
to read the bulletin that was up, and
the little chap said, quick like, You'll
be glad. won't you, Miss Masel. when
my brother gets home?
well, she said something to him,
and then began readin' again, and sud
denly she began to SILVER, and she
turned and looked at the little chap as
II lightning had struck her and him,
and then she justAdrasgs4a him away
from there, and rs they walled down
the street l. could see that she was
crying and sobbing with every step she
took. knew mighty well what she'd
read"
Tragedies of Parting.
The news that awaits Sergeant
Archer is yet o pathetic. He Is
young, and his wife took It hard when
he was ordered to the front the other
day. The night he sailed she and the
three children sat up all night An their.
room n the sergeant,a quarters the
- - MLE ..Tft -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

There Is perhaps no one cause that
contributes to harden men In error,
and in misconduct OF any kind, than
the dread that q confession Of having
bean wrong will be met by humiliat-
fng ~axultation.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

The power Of duly appreciating lit
ssie Y belongs to q great mind; a
.arTowTm1nded man has 1t not. for to
him they are great things.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

e you have a wealthy maiden aunt.
don't fail to send her a hand-painted
sard decorated with a bunch of for
g~et-1me-nots.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

There are no two things more often
confounded. yet more perfectly dis
tinct, than liberal tolerance and lati-
Stndinarian Indifference.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

q en11labn dfg
IetssoO,0oo cubic feet q minute e{ GOOD
lake water into the Rio Grande, you
wouldn't find any kick coming from
Ias3Crnces.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

E911DrUWteland Plahn Dealer is Civ
lessons in penmanship. Hitherto
81 has endeavored to right wrong.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

4 mans gallantry crops out when
~ is entertaining a woman who is not
related stogbim.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

Some people you like until they find
1you out. and some you don't like until
Jon ind them out.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08
Overlandors Have an Accident.

Misfortune has at last struck the
White brothers and Donald Mckay In
connection with their cycling ride
round Australia. Frank White, the
leader of the party, te!egraphs from
Pine creek, Northern territory, that
he has had an accident to his bicycle.
and as it is %irreparable in that part OF;
the country he has been compelled to
abandon his ride and let his brother
Alex and Mckay continue with their
undertaking to ride around to Mel
bourne. Alex White and Mckay are
now due at Halls creek. which is sit
uated In the Kimberley district, West
Australia. They report having had
trouble with the blacks. but escaped;
unhurt. although spears were thrown
at them. Both are in good health.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

ME-. Bryan will save himself annoy
zee BY issuing g bulletin each morn
3 before breakfast telling just how
islands on the silver question.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

NJ. Goebel Of Kentucky says he is
goo busy to marry. Has the star-eyed
goddess Of reform Tilted him?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

An exchange says the typhoid germ
= particularly active. And not par
SECULAR where.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

q crude theory, in the language OF
some men. means one, which (being
Oew) has not first occurred to them
selves.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

Men delight in everything peculiar
whether an advantage or not.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08
From wheel To stare.

Eddie Bald and J. H. Martin. who
went to Europe last ummer with the
ex-champion, are to figure as theat-
rical stars next eason unless the well;
laid plans Of the former champion BIZ
cyclist and the noted jockey miscarry.
When they came back from England
Bald and Martin brought with them q
three-act play from the French, WHICH
has for It's most thrilling situation =
race between 9 cycle and q horse.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

The maj who bets on the top dog
q the bottom facts seldom gets left.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

its the spirit rather than the price
tag that makes the gift valuable.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

The nj sets only In the west, but an,
DID hen Isn't q particular.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08
~THuRsDAY, FEB. 8, 1900.
Nsyer let . coincidence be forced upon

When = hen roosts on q roost she
must be . rooster.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

The CLARITY that begins at home
very often ends there.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08

One plum pudding on the table is
worth two In the stomach.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-02-08
walne Beats "Piu.ger nilp Twice.

Walne Beats "Plu.ger Blly Twice.
The spectators were treated to the
best racing yet seen in Melbourne in
the Commonwealth stakes at the re-
cent meet. In the first contest, yer a.
mile, Walne cleared from the field.
winning as he liked with a brilliant
sprint by three lengths. When Plug
ger Bill" saw Walne's wheel jump
three lengths in front of him he
dropped out of the race, Walker and
Beauchamp filling second and third
places. In the secoad contest at two
miles, Walne was beaten in his heat.
and Martin won the final by a wheel
from Forbes and w. G. jackson after
a great tussle. The third contest a
over three miles. and again Walne beat
Martin easily by three lengths. Lewis
running third.
Buffalo After 1901 Internationa Meet.
With the worlds cycling champions
ships scheduled for Paris next season
in connection with the exposition.
there comes from Buffalo a pronounced
desire that the events of 1901 should
be held in connection with the Pam
American exposition in that city. a;
movement having this object In view
Is under way. and 1t is probable that q
formal application will be presented AZ
the spring meeting of the International
Cyclists association, which will take
place in Paris in April. II the compl4-
cations in which the ]. G. A. is now
involved should bring about the forma-
ton of a new body. the chances for
Buffalo would undoubtedly be vastly
improved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-23
YNYYVVrVeSeVNV 0NSe~>SOeVSrV'
PERSONAL MENTION

B. W. Sinclair and wife visited in.
LeGrand Tuesday.
Mrs. p. Lane, of Grinnell, is the guest
of her sister, Miss Lydia Roberts.
Mr.. j. L. Carney left for Davenport
Tuesday evening for a brief stay on
business
Miss Clara Sharp went to Grinnell
Tuesday evening for weeks visit with
her friend, Miss Cora Sampson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Pence went to
Union Tuesday evening for short visit
at the home Of the latters sister, Mrs.
l.. B. Shute.
Mrs. NJ. E. Whitmore and daughter,
Mrs. w. I. Smith, We're in the city this
morning on their way home to Abba
from Clinton.
Floyd Fields wentto Liscomb Tuesday
evening, where they visited today with
Mrs. Z. P. Elliott.
Mr.. Marshall Anderson went to Gid
den this morning for a short visit with
friends and relatives at that place. He
will be gone for two days.
Mrs. w. n. Brown and daughter Ed
ma. of Toledo. arrived in the city Tues
day evening and will remain for a short
visit at the Frank Brown home.
Mrs E. H. Ash and baby son David
Iof Fort Wayne, Ind. spent Tuesday
with Veteran r. NJ. Ash. of the Sol
diers' Home. going to Mount Vernon
this morning.
Mrs. W. j. Head and children wen,
Ito Grinnell Tuesday evening, where
they will remain for weeks visit a,
the home Of Mrs. Healds mother. Mrs
4 S. NJ. Hotfine.
Mr.. G. w. Lawrence is in receipt O
a letter from his partner, Capt. G. S
/ Aldrich. who recently left for Seattle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BEGUl

1NJVNCIlVN PkOCEEOlMGS BEGUN
w. C. Osman Files Petition I'm Dis.
trict Court to Restrain Arthur
Wall from Removing from Build.
ing.
A petition in injunction was filed in
the district court Tuesday afternoon by
w. G. Osman, asking that a permanent
injunction issue againslt Arthur Wall,
enjoining and restraining him from re-
moving his property from leased
West Main street building, occupied
jointly by Mr.. Osman and Mr.. Wall.
The trouble is the result Of an inten-
ton on the part of Mr.. Wall to remove
from the building to another location.
Mr.. Wall claims that he had lease Of
his present quarters up till and includ-
ling the month of April, just past. but
further than that he had no option on
the building. siT. CsIaan claims tia
as he has remained in the building dur
ing the present month, the same condi-
lions of the lease during the past year
are still in effect. Mr.. Osman there
fore claims rent for the month of May
| in the sum of 800, and also 5000 addi-
litional rental, as the months of the COM
! ing year progress. The plaintiff claims
llrents for the years until they are paid
in full and asks a Judgment against the
defendant and special execution issue
4 for the ssle of his property to satisfy
said Judgment. Mr.. Osman also asks
a temporary injunction, restraining the
defendant from removing any or all of
his personal property from the present
quarters, until the final hearing or dis
position Of the case and this was
granted by Judge Caswell Tuesday
afternoon.