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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

Conservative Great Britain has at
last awakened to the inutility of the
sword in actual latter-day warfare. In
fact, "the sun-kissed" blade has come
to be recognized as worse than useless
by the leaders of the army in South
Africa. The practice, of carrying
swords on the battlefelds is thought
to have had no little effect in swelling
the lists of casualties among the Of
ficers: and now we hear that walk ing
sticks, or riding stocks, have been gem
orally adopted. They serve equally
well as pointers, and in close quarters
make really effective, if not orthodox,
weapons of offense and defense. In
fact, a loaded cane in d hand hand
fight is hard to beat for effectiveness.
Naturally. the new order met storm.
OF dfsapproval from certain quarters,
and was freely criticized by the Lon
don press, as we'll as around the camp
fires. Some Of the Highland regiments
were particularly loath to give up
their "claymores," because almost ev-
cry blade was endeared to Its possess
sor by memories OF glorious deeds in
which father, grandfather or great
grandfather had participated. Many
of the Scotch blades had seen service
at Culloden and Waterloo, and on 9TH
er bloody fields, and 1t seemed hard
to lay them down in the face OF the
sturdiest foes England has met in the
last half century. But it was pointed
out that new conditions had to be met
and that common sense must take the
place Of tradition, and the claymore
went along with the other blades. In
looking about for an excuse for the
order to dispense with the sword, the
army statistician discovered that even
in by-gone days it had not always
been a necessary accompaniment Of
vistoTy: and pointed out number of
valo2ous deeds in which it played no
part. 1t was shown that in the ia
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
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nail 1t was made Id italy. It is
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two hundred and eight pages, each
having nine lines, and from ninety
ave to one hundred letters. The text
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ten by the famous inventor Of, the PEN
dulum clock to Madame Christine OF
Lorraine in 1615. The next smallest
book is an edition Of Dante's .tDivine
Comedy and is little less than an
inch wide, with type SO small that ii
takes q microscope to read the letters
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
Luckx Armx omcer,s Wlfe.

Mrs. John N. STRAIT left here at 8
o'clock yesterday morning to join her
husband in Manila, says a recent edi-
ton of the st. Louis Republic. She will
traverse the globe in making the jour
ney. For more than a year the brave
young woman has been untiring in her
efforts to obtain permission from the
war department to go to her husband
in the Philippines. Each request was
met with a refusal of the most positive
kind, or was ignored. Nothing daunt-
ed, she worked through influential
friends and practiced SO many clever
ruses that. to be rid Of her. the adj
jutant-general of the United States
finally granted her leave to journey to
Capt. STRAIT. Fhe> journey will be a
long one, such as few young women
would undertake alonet Besides the
long land trip to the coast, there will
be thirty-day voyage aboard the
transport Warren, which puts to sea
Aug. 16. She probably will be the only
woman aboard, the ship carrying some
thing like 1 loo men. Among these are
two squadrons of the Ninth cavalry,
enroute to China. The transport will
touch the China coast to unload these
troops before proceeding to Manila
Mrs. STRAIT is hardly 81 years old. Her
maiden name was Juanita Johnston.
She is an unusually attractive young
woman, and before her marriage was
great favorite. Young STRAIT and she
were married on Thanksgiving day,
1897. STRAIT received his appointment
of lieutenant in the Twenty fifth Unit
ed States infantry at the time Of the
declaration Of war, being stationed
with his company at Fort Logan. In
June, 1899, his regiment was ordered
for service to the Philippine islands.
The command has seen some severe
fighting, in which Lieut.. STRAIT con-
Quoted himself in manner which
gained him the rank Of captain. Mrs
STRAITS is one of the few permits that
have been issued for wives of army
officers to join their husbands at the
seat Of war. Many have tried in vain
for the privilege.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
Tho Marine Corps.

PerhapS very few people know that
the Marine Corps is older than the
United States navy. It was organized
in 1875 and then consisted Of two bat
talions. The objects OF the corps are,
to do duty in the forts and garrisons
OF the United States, on the seacoast,
or any other duty on shore, as the
President may direct. Many people
confound the marines with the sailors
These men form two entirely different
branches in the service of Uncle Sam.
The marine is an important factor on
board ship, but he is not exempt from
land duty. On board ship the marines
do the sentry duty, the police duty,
when such service is required, and are
stationed at the guns. When on land
they perform the duties of regular In.
fantrymen.
Harum- scarum fellows who want to
enlist just for a lark, men with nothing
to lose who want to get away from the
world. or those who feel detected and
ready for anything because of a con-
tinnal debauch are not accepted. Ma
rines must be men Of intelligence who
know what they are going to do when
they have been accepted, who appreci-
ate what the wearing of the uniform
means and who will take pride in the
service and strive for promotion. al
man who wishes to enlist as marine
must be citizen OF the United States.
or must declare his intention Of becom-
ing citizen. He must be between 81
e a..
or over 6 feet ]. inch in height, perfect,
ly sound, of good development, unmar.z
ried, of good character, not addicted to
the use of liquor and able to read and
write English. His pay will range
from $13 to s43 month according to
rank and length of service. Clothing.
-ratiops, quarters and medical attend
ance are furnished by the government.
When serving with the navy on board
of seagoing ships the marines are
governed by the laws Of the. navy. but
when serving as land troops by order
OF the President, they are governed by
the Articles of War. The marines have
been on hand whenever great military
or naval events took place. They were
under the command Of Col. Robert e.
Lee when John Brown and his party
were captured at Harper's Ferry in
1853. When the Seminole war broke
out all the marines were sent to Flor
ida. They went with Scott to Mexico
and were the first to enter the capital
after the surrender. American marines
marched 600 miles across the African
desert and captured the fortress of
Derne, in the Tripoli campaign. In the
battle Of Bull Run there were marines
with Gen MacDowell's forces. They
We're the first to raise the Stars and
Stripes on Cuban soil in opposition to
the Spaniards, and they were the first
American fighters to be landed in Chi
ma to oppose the Boxer uprising. There
are now about $500 men in the service.
The full quota of the corps consists OF
5000 enlisted men and 239 officers.
They are noble, hardy, gallant class
of men and bring honor to the flag
wherever they go.-Utica Globe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

have left, men and women. but prin-
cipally young men. Most of them
were too nearly destitute to think of
paying railroad or steamboat fares, SO
they resolved to go on foot across
Europe to more friendly countries,
begging by the way, If necessary They
left in companies. many of them over
a hundred strong, each member of
them carrying a passport from the
Roumanian government. These pass
ports were not given by the govern
ment until the prospective emigrant
had paid up every farthing Of the
'racking taxes that had been piled,
upon him, and when given they were
marked officially, Good to Co. The
emigrant was told that If. he came
back the penalty was Imprisonment
with hard labor for not less than six
months, or more than two years, with
the additional clause that after this.
imprisonment the returned fugitive.
would again be placed outside the bor-
der and made an outcast anyway.
So from Bucharest, and Berlad and.
Galatz, these little bands started out
of the house Of darkness. in the hope
of some day reaching America. The
4 first few companies marched out in
triumph, but then the government be-
gan to get scared. Little Roumania
couldn't spare SO many artisans. The
police were ordered to make the prog
ress Of the others as difficult as pos
sible, and they did. In some places
their interference took the form of as
saulting the refugees, in others they
refused to let the people leave In
patches, and so they crawled away by
twos and threes and met outside the
cities. Once there they made straight
for the border Of Roumania and Hun
gary. Food and shelter were given to
them by the peasants along the coun-
try roads, and 80 they covered the 1875
miles that lay between their starting
place and Predeeal. on the boundary
line. b
Their the rabbis and their people
raised funds and sent the pilgrims on
to Buda Pest by rail; the Jewish com.
munity there sent them to Vienna by
boat, and 80, passed from one city
to another. they finally found them
selves in Frankfort and ,NuremburS
and Rotterdam, and 1t was from these
places that they were sent to England.
finally arriving in London. They
thought England was the first install
ment Of the promised land but to
their establishment no milk and honey
has flowed for them in London. On the
contrary, the coolest shoulder they
! have encountered since leaving Rou-
mania has been turned upon them
here, and turned by their own people.
For the last month English Jews
have disagreed about the Roumanian
refugees, and the strife having begun
when the Jewish Board Of Guardians
+ refused to aid the travellers. The
board is a committee Of moneyed men
through whom most OF the organized
Jewish philanthropy is effected, and
the organization has taken3a definite
stand against tho Roumanians. II
forms one Of the twosconsicting par
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
PRINCESS MARGUERITE,..

pany him on his dangerous mission.
Her brother. Prince Henri, is noted
explorer. having travelled extensively
in Tibet, TonQuin, China, India, NADIA
gascar. central Africa and .Abyssinia.
His daring and energy are beyond
question and Marguerite seems to
possess a fair share OF the same quail
ties. She was born In 1869. Her hus-'
band comes from an ancient Irish fam
lily, which was naturalized in France
more than 200 years ago. He is 81
trusted officer in the French army.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

A curious coincidence is mentioned
in the latest Melbourne papers. An
Australian lady, who was Just conclud-
ing her visit to London, left or lost
her purse on the roof OF bus in the
Strand. AS 1t happened, the next pas
senger to take the seat she vacated
was also an Australian and he found
the purse. One Of her visiting cards
was inside, and the finder recogniz-
ing the name, communicated with the
lady in Melbourne and the purse was
restored intact.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
JOURNEY AS OF OLD,
PROSECUTED JEWS BEGIN 4
GREAT EXODUS.
They Quit the Land OF Roumania ne
cause They Are Taxed Heavily for the
High Prices They Get for Afsrcha a.
disc Sold to Christians. y \
(Iaondon Letter

tItat \A1OuuOu 1LcLIST.
II wars and rumors of wars and
assassinations and massacres had not
filled every spare column in the news
papers lately. general attention would
have been attracted by remarkable
exodus Of the Children OF Israel from
"a modern land OF Egypt for pretty
much the same reasons as those
leading to the momentous exodus I'M
der Moses and in somewhat similar
circumstances for some OF them set
out to travel on foot to the promised
land-America. q
The scope and significance OF the
exodus have been yelled by the fact
that the pilgrims have not marched in
body, but have been coming along
In squads and companies. Some are
already in the United States and Can
ada, few linger in London, some are
on the way across Europe and the
rest are trying to escape from the
twentieth century Pharaoh the gov
eminent OF Roumania.
OF course the persecution Of the
Jews in several OF the European states
for years has grown more and more
bitter. but in Roumania the limit Of
their endurance has been reached.
For the last year measures of cruelty
OF all kinds have been pushed by a
fierce Anti-Semitic League with a per-
feet organization throughout the
whole country. Of which the chief min
lister OF the government and the ed
tors Of the most powerful newspapers
were active members. What money
the Jews had was extorted from them
by grinding taxes, and the possibility
Of their getting more was removed by
a general and complete boycott Of the
representatives Of this race, both as
shopkeepers and employees in factories
and business houses Many profess
sions officially were closed to them,
their children were excluded from the
schools. they themselves were SUBJ
Jected to assaults and indignities at
the hands Of the mobs, disenfranchis-
ed, forbidden to settle outside the
cities. forced to serve in the army
without the possibility Of receiving
commissions, and made aliens in the
land of their birth until at last such
OF the victims as could manage 1t have
turned their backs on everything they
still owned and hurried out Of the
country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

Railroads have taken little interest
in acetylene gas for car lighting and
there have been many failures in this
field. The Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul railway company are making ex-
periments in the laboratory on a gen
orator for lighting car. One advan-
tage OF acetylene gas In that each car
can be made sep. ra1A unit There
q bas sers5ic e,f1af7s the % ars-
tus on the cars
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

ties. The other party is less strong a
regards money, but makes up fcs
that deficiency In numbers and zeal.
It is formed of the poor Jews. the Jews
of London's East End, q good many o.
them Roumanians themselves; led by
Rev. DR.. Goster, former Roumanian
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

An effort is being made to induce
the Prince Of Wales to open the Glas-
cow exhibition next May. and it is
expected his royal highness will ac-
cept There is to be corner in the
exhibition devoted to matters pertain
ing exclusively to Scotland, showing
what the country was like some centu-
ries ago and what it is like at the pres
ent day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

An example of patient industry is
the sorting of hogs bristles as it is
carried on at Tientsin, China. Each
one of the bristles has to be picked
out, measured and placed in the bun
die of hairs of corresponding length.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
curious fact is related by til

A curious fact is related by the
Sydney Morning Herald" in connec-
ton with the realization of the estate
Of the late Mr.. James Tyson, the Aus
tralian millionaire. 1t appears that
on his private Office at FELTON, being
1.tidied up,'' fixed deposit receipts for
s3O,O in the Queensland National
Bank, scrip for 81 shares in the same
bank, and fixed deposit for 100000
shares in the City Bank, and other
scrip were found strewn about among
mass of valueless papers.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

A group Of miners in Queensland,
have dubbed together and presented
Major General Baden-Powell with
cake of pure gold, on which is in
scribed. This is "a carat, what the
Croydcl miners take you to be-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

In Java small state exists which is
entirely controlled by women, with the
single exception of the sovereign, vino
is a man. He is, however, entirely de-
pendent on the three women who form
his state council.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

Report Of the auditor of the war de-
partment, covering the fiscal year 1909.
shows that the amount involved in ac-
counts settled in the quartermaster's
division during the year was $S7,
249. Fer the fiscal year 1899 the same
class of accounts represented "a total
Of $S5, 1858, AT, while 1893 showed a total
of only s30,025,510. The amount dis
bursed through paymasters' accounts
during the year was $4s, ZOO, $50. The
ordnance accounts settled aggregated
$1S, 539,514; the medical accounts, 81
756.059, and those for national volun-
teer homes, $4,000, 0Ss. The amount
paid on military claims, covering both
the Spanish and the civil wars. was
81 ,259, 408, as against $489, 02S for 1899.
During the year the amounts allowed
to the several states on account Of rails
ing Of the volunteers army in the war
with Spain aggregated $2,433,0S3. The
amounts claimed by the states on this
account aggregated $5,376,412, leaving
a balance pending or disallowed OF 81
943.S29.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

The new Duke of Argyll made a
statement at Oban recently to the eff
feet that he was innocent OF music,
and could not tell the difference be-
tween Pop Goes the Weasel and
God Save the Queen"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

The electrophone Is meeting with
favor in England. There are many.
places in the leading streets OF London
where any one can, by the payment
Of small fee. be switched for d qsar-
ter Of an hour onto any of the mrs
halls.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

The famous clock Lies Trois
Graces,'' now on view at the Paris ex-
position was once bought for $4,000.
Fifty thousand pounds has now been
offered for it.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
Within the last 95 years the popu-
lation Of Belgium has doubled itself,
rising from 100000 to 10000

Sound passes through air at the We
leocity Of l,142 feet per second; through
water, 4,Se0 feet; through iron, 1880
feet,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

{ Moscow has the largest hospital in
Europe, with 1000 beds. There are
ntnety-six physicians and 900 nurses.
and about $4,000 patients are cared for
annually.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

The queens autograph fetches about
fz; that Of Blackmore. lbs: Mr.. Glad
stone, los; Lord Byron's cannot be
bought as rule for less than f5.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

Mother Shipton's Prophecy.
A house of glass snail come to pass
In England; but alas!
War shall follow: with the work
In the land Of the pagan and the Turk;
And state and state in fierce strife
Will seek each Others life;
But when the north shall divide the
south.
An eagle shall build in the lions
mouth.
Carriages without horses shall go,
And accidents fill the world with woe;
Primrose Hill In London shall be,
And in its center bishop see;
Around the world thoughts shall fly
In the twinkling of an eye.
Waters shall vet more wonders do,
Now strange, vet shall be true;
The world upside down shall be,
And gold found at root Of tree.
Through hills man shall ride,
And no horse or ass by his side.
Under water men shall walk.
Sndl TlQe, Shall creep, sSlldll IdAh.
In the air men shall be seen,
In white, in black. in green.
Iron in the water shall float
AS easy as wooden boat.
Gold shall be found mid stone
In land that's not now known:
Fire and waters shall wonders do;
England shall at last admit Jew;
The Jew that was held in scorn
Shall of Christian be borne and born.
Three times three shall lovely France
Be led to dance bloody dance
Before her people shall be free;
Three tyrant rulers shall she see;
Three times the people rule alone;
Three times the peoples hope is gone:
Three rulers in succession see.
Each spring from different dynasty,
Then shall the worser fight be done.
England and France shall be as one.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
4ai4AStes
GOES WITH HUSBAND

Like other members of her distin-
guished family, Princess Marguerite Of
Orleans is Of an adventurous DISPOSE
ton. Her husband. Col. de MacMa
hon, duke Of Magenta, has been order
ed on active duty in China and. though
that country is not now looked upon
as a very safe place for women and
children, she has decided to accom-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
"A Mechanical Compass.

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Among the inventions brought to the
attention Of our navy department is
what the. designer calls mechanical
compass. its principle being that Of
the gyroscope. The compass being set
on the true for and aft line of ship
and the little gyroscope, actuated by a
small electric motor, set in motion, the
needle persists in its original horizon
tai plane and as the vessel deviates
from the original direction the needle
of the instrument indicates with great
exactness the precise amount of such
deviation. This little instrument is es-.
pecially valuable for compass swing
Ing or testing, its accuracy being i'm
fiuenced by any surrounding magnetic
circumstances. This mechanical COM
pass has not been definitely adopted
by the government but some interest
ing experiments have been carried out
with the instrument. all tending to
confirm the claim Of the inventor, WHO
is an Italian naval officer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

Stockton, Cal, received on the
Fourth Of July the famous old guns
used by Commodore Stockton in the
conquest OF California. The guns were
at Mare Island. 81
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04


The English war office is experiment.
ing with new magazine rifle. 1t is
the invention of an Australian and it
possesses several advantages over the
Lee-Metford arm, which is at present
employed in the British army. The
automatic feed of the cartridge from
the magazine into the breech is a
striking feature. 1t was tried at Bis
ley in the recent competitions and fired
thirty shots in the minute, with %
hits, of which IL were bull's-eyes.
The rifle is said to be vastly superior
to either the Lee-Metford OF the Maui
ser in strength, efficiency and simpli-
city of construction, while it is IS per
cent cheaper to manufacture and is one
and one-f fourth pounds lighter than the
present Lee-M etford rifle. I 1t has been
strongly recommended by Lord
Charles Beresford and there is little
doubt that 1t will be introduced into
the British army at the end OF the
South African campaign.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04

Three lines OF electric omnibuses In
tend to compete with the street cars
] for patronage in all parts Of Chicago
are projected. The first electric We,
hicles will probably be in operation
by October, and the promoters intend
to put the modern buses in operation
as rapidly as there is demand for them
and they can be turned out Of the fac
tories. They will be double-deckcd.
each win have seating capacity for
forty passengers. They will make regu-
lar trips covering their routes at the
rate OF eight miles an Shour.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-04
.. X. HULL, Publlsher
y Til UhslsAY.s & oIobEk 4. 1860.

The empire OF Morocco is the most
important state that is absolutely with
out a newspaper.