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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-07-27
One or more of the physicians an

1oufS ueJecGeuIV,
1. l.. MARKHAM.
One or more of the ply sicians and
surgeons of the medical
h~N staff of the Chicago Cur
E{kwF alive Institute, who can
&SXN& tell what your disease
EAor affiiction is without
- - asking any questions,
will visit Kinsley, Kansas, Saturday,
Aug. II, I0oo-one day only In
quire at Alamo Hotel. Consultation
free. All chronic and special diseases
successfully treated. Cure guaranteed.
Work on the new elevator is pro-
crossing rapidly.
J. Westwood, of Belpre, was in
town Wednesday.
Paint and Oils-the cheapest place
in the county to buy. at NJ. DeTar's.
Collars and Pads in the city, at all
prices.-A. H0ttewitz.
Do you want a wagon? Call and
examine our celebrated Lake CITY
Wagons. --Misner & Co.
If you wat to buy or sell country or
city property, call aud consult us
Il. III. EVANS & Co.
Crayons, Pastel and telegraph er-
largements. Also picture frame at
Bacon's gallery. Call and get prices
before buying.
Ed. P. Wheeler. dentist. will be in
Kinsley at the Office of DIR. c.. N.
Mosher two days only, August 9-10.
Ed. P. WHEELER.
I will pay $50 reward for evidence
that will convict the party or parties
who have been leaving my gates Open
cutting my wires or leaving them
down, in this county.-C w. Beeler.
7-2O
We have Il good sale on DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin because we guar
antee it and refund your money if it
does not do, just as we represent it.
Call for booklet that tells all about
it, at M. De Tar's.
Tourist tickets to Pueblo. Colorado
Springs and Denver on sale daily at
$19. 90. But on Aug. 10 and 20, two
days only, we place them on sale for
Pueblo $3.50, Colorado Springs
S14, 10, Denver 1898.
6. A. Rose, Agent.
For Sale.
One 12-horse, Aultman s. Taylor
engine.
One 32-54 J. l. Case Agitator
One Advance Feeder, outfit complete
and ready for work.
Further particulars from
Il. V. Donnell, Kinsley. kans.
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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

Travellers in the farming district just
on the outskirts of Vineland, N. j.,
have their curiosity aroused by the
sight of a woman, attired in mems
trousers, blowing, planting, or hoeing
in the field. She is Miss Susan Fow-
Ter, aged rs. Vinelands Oldest new
woman"
Miss Fowler was, in fact the original
bloomer girl. She adopted the re
form dress" more than half century
ago. She usually wears close-fitting
coat, just reaching to the knees, some
times of corduroy, often OF cheviot.
Miss Fowler suggests, however, the
chic bloomer costume as especially
suitable for girls.
She is a carpenter, woodchopper, au
thoress, lecturer, and magazine con-
tributor. She lives alone, and, though
"a wee Jersey maid, weighing only S4
pounds, goes about the farm saving.
wood. blowing, seeding, hoeing and
attending to the stock in strong leath-
er boots that reach to her knees, and
into which she almost always tucks
her trousers
Neighbors marvel at the physical en-
durance of this Jersey farmer woman,
but she ascribes it partly to her re-
formed mode of dress, and partly to
belief in Christian Science.-Toledo
News.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
!. Oddities in Gold Coinage.

o. M White of Emporia, Kan, has
gathered an array of gold coins which,
in interest and value, is probably not
to be equaled by any other private
collection in the country Among
them is a 25-cent piece, octagon In
shape, marked IA dollar" Beside 1t
R is round piece of the same value.
Other coins are gold octagons and cir
cles stamped with the following VAL
ues:. 81, $3.50, and SO. There is also
a gold coin marked 400 cents,' with
large star in the center, in which is
stamped the purity of the gold and
the amount of alloy used. Of the 81
pieces only 100 were issued; and these,
on account of their close resemblance
to the SIS coin, were soon called in by
the government To this call eighty
three pieces responded; Of the sew
enteen which objected to recoinage
Mr.. White owns six, for which he has
refused $1,000. A SIS piece Of this coll
lection presents surface entirely
blank save for the date of it's issue.
1907. Another interesting coin is SIG
Pixies Peak" piece, issued in 1861
from the private mint of Clark, Cru
Der & Co., of Denver. A still more
notable coin, octagonal in shape, is
marked fifty dollars" The date of
its issue from San Francisco mint,
1851, and the name of the assayer, are
stamped on its edge. This coin was
carried for years as pocket-piece
by G. S. Cross, an Emporia banker,
famous as the owner OF the Sunny
Slope ranch, one Of the largest thor
oughbred stock farms in the world.
Other coins, forgotten by the old and
unheard Of by the young. might be
added to those mentioned, but enough
have been mentioned to show thaS.
during the century, the United States
has maze some surprising experiments
in the coinage Of its gold.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
Racing with Oxen.

An OK race is held annually in many
of the provincial districts of Germany.
This takes place in May during the
celebration of festival which to some
extent corresponds to the English May
day. The entry fee for the race is very
SMALL but each OK ensered must be
ridden by its owner. Furthermore, the
rider is not allowed to have either
whip or spurs, and he must ride his
animal bareback, and depend entirely
upon his voice to guide the beast. 1t
is here that the skill of the rider comes
into play, as everything depends on the
training of the OK and the ability of
the owner to direct it's movements, de-
spite the distracting noises of the other
competitors and spectators. The race
course is field, perhaps mile square,
the start being made at one side, and
the finish at the opposite side. Speed
is of secondary consideration in the
race. Like golf, the sport requires ac-
curacy, and the rider who can force his
numbering steed to go in straight
line is certain to win. When all the
competitors are lined up at the start
ing point the signal is given for the
race to begin. Instantly the fun COM
mences. for most of the oxen. despite
their riders efforts. refuse to head to-
ward the finish mark. Moreover. as
the spectators are allowed in the field,
and as they may do anything they
wish to interfere with the rider so long
as they do not actually touch either
them or their mounts. the difficulties
of the race are greatly enhanced. FIRE.
quently an hour or more is passed be-
fore one of the oxen is ridden under
the wire.
The winning OK is decorated with
garlands of flowers. and the lucky
owner receives small money prize,
which is small indeed compared with
the honor his victory brings him. The
winning riders in these races are re-
membered for years, and frequently,
when peasant refers to some event,
he brings the time it happened clearly
to the mind of his listener,not by CIV
ing day, but by saying it took place
the year so-and-so won the OK race
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

A Chicago physician has invented
for himself a house which he claims
to be absolutely noise-proof, that is
protected thoroughly against the in
trusion of street dins, which persist in
spite of the existence of an anti-noise
ordinance. He has stuffed all the
cracks about the doors and windows
with strips of rubber. and in order to
admit the air has perforated these
with zigzag holes. The sound waves
are said to die out by repeated refiec-
tons in the crooked passages.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

es the hips. 1t is stitched very closely
and the result is very decided curve
to the outlines. One popularity of the
jacket is that, once fitted to the figure.
it seems to take on likeness of the
form of he wearer. In other words, 1t
Gifts like wax"
Only the front and collar are stitched
with braid. The other strappings are
formed of the jacket material. Ten
large buttons are sewed upon the
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
Pen-Plcture of a Battle.

What is a modern battle-how does
it look and sound? Really, the field
of operations is SO extensive and thu
range of modern guns is so great that
battle conditions have altered until
there is no longer any general "clasb
Of battle" or even any possibility OF
grasping or viewing an engagement
from any single standpoint. There il
no great resounding noise in war now
adays. You hear one of our big guns
lcosed three miles over on the right
and another one two miles on the left
II you are near one. it makes tre
mendous noise. yet have not heard
one explosion as loud as good, strong
clap of thunder. You hear the guns
of the enemy cough far in front OF
you, and their shells burst within your
lines, with nearer, louder sound
but not really great or deafenina
noise, by any means. Our guns Gre
ate almost no smoke, though our lyd
dite shells throw up clouds Of dust
and smoke where they fall, miles
away. Because the Beers are using
old-fashioned powder in their cannons
there is small white cloud wherever
one is fired and agspurt of red. sand
where their shells dig into the veldt.
The smoke of war, therefore, and the
so-called roar Of battle are both
alike occasional, scattered, inconsid-
cradle. The rifle firing has been the
principal feature of our battles. 1t
sounds, as wrote once before, like the
frying of fat or like the cracking and
swapping of green wood in bonfire.
If you are within two miles Of the
front you are apt to be under fire,
and then you hear the music Of the
bullets. Their song is like the magni.
fed note of a mosquito -zIz-z"
they go over your head; "z-z-z-p''
they finish as they bury themselves in
the ground. This is a sound only to
be heard when the bullets are very
close. You kick up your heels and
ran hundred, or even fifty yards, and
you hear nothing but the general
crackle of rifleflre in and before the
trenches. The "Putt-putt'' Cor Wick
-Nordenfeldt) gun is able to inter-
est you at a distance of three miles. Its
explosions are best described by the
nickname given to the gun by one
regiment-'The blooming door-knock-
err It's bullets or shells are as big as
the bowl of a large briarroot pipe, and
they tear and slit the air with ter
rible sound. exploding when they
strike. The firing of 4 the gun was
heard all over the largest of the bat
tleields, and the explosions of the
shells sound long way, because they
are apt to take place on the quiet outer
edge Of the field. The whizz that even
these missiles make in flying, however.
is like the whispered answers Of
maid in love only to be heard by the
favored individual who is especially
dressed.-London Mail.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
Japanese Goods.

Japan is putting us under vast obli-
cations; VIC have to thank it for
number of soft quilted jackets and
dressing gowns made of silk and en-
broidered with floral sprays. Some
of the mandarin's red robes, worked
with circles of gold and blended with,
dark blue, turned back with yellow,
are to be commended from an artistic
point of view. The sleeve bands of
the robes, on which are concentrated
some of the finest Chinese embroidery,
are turned to many useful purposes for
waistcoats. trimmings for tea jackets
and other gowns, as we'll as for sa-
chefs, mats and house adornments
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

less wastes. A supposed deep-sea
shark, discovered by an English natu-
ralist, was fair illustration OF what
might be expected. When the shark
was taken from the dredge 1t was
found to be luminous, a strange light
cleaning from its various parts The
fish was extremely tenacious OF life,
and was taken down into the cabin
of the ship and placed in a jar swing
ing from the ceiling, where it present
ed most extraordinary appearance,
emitting light bright enough to read
large print by.-New York Sun.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
Shooting Spies.

In the British army a spy condemns
ed for his offense to be shot is surf
rounded by detachment of infantry
and after he has been provided with q
pick and shovel he is marched off to
secluded spot, there to carry OUT
what is perhaps the most terrible tasB
any person can be called upon to per-
form-to dig his own grave. This
done, his tools are taken from him and
his eyes bandaged for the last act OF
the awful drama. The attending chap
lain now commences to read portions
of the burial service, and from the
ranks of the escort twelve men are
picked at random by the officer In
charge. These men, having stacked
their own rifles are led to where
twelve other weapons are awaiting
them, six of which are loaded With
blank cartridges and the remainder
with ball, and one Of these is handed
to each man, SO that none knows
whether the rifle he holds is loaded
with ball or not, and none can say 70,
certain that the shot which killed the
prisoner was fired by him. The firing
party then marches up to its appointed
position The successive commands,
Present." "Fire!" are given, and
scarcely has the last word died away
before a volley rings out. and the I'm.
happy spy falls lifeless into his newly
dug grave. Nearly every man is more
or less affected on being selected te
form one of the firing party, and many
men have been known to faint righ,
away on being singled out, Will.
others have been so overcome with
emotion that they have been scarcely
able to pull the triggers of their rifles
Irish Independent.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
Scientific research has just destroyed
an Interesting piece of ancient history.
For centuries Pharsala. in Southern

When prosperity and philanthropy
go hand in hand, the progress of a
country is beyond question. Germany
is advancing in business way. Her
trade operations show increasing ca
pacity for planning and fuller scope
in performance. But with the deyel.
Npment in material things is noted an
Increase in gifts for the benefit of
schools, libraries, charitable institu-
ticns and other objects. The provision
OF corporations and private manufac.
turers in aid of employees is further
token of a keener sense of RESPONSE
bility for the proper use of wealth
The world abounds with articles
marked, Made in Germany" Let not
the world forget the good deeds which
may be labeled" Done in Germany ;.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
THE MESSENGER BOY JACKET.

The young woman who delights in
fads has been especially favored this
season. She has had snakeskin belts,
heart bangles and no end of follies in
jewelry, and now the latest fancy for
her delectation is the messenger boy
jacket, a truly smart confection
This jacket is developed in the light
est of the satin face cloths as regards
both color and weight. Dark blue and
blue-g1'ay are the fashionable colors.
The fashion originated in England,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

Prayer During Battle.
Father, call to Thee
Roaring envelopes me smoke OF the
bat.
Darling around me the lightning's
fierce rattle,
Ruler of battles, call to Thee!
Father, o lead thou me!
Father, O lead Thou me!
Lead me i'll conquering, lead me in
falling;
All Thy commandments, Lord, am
recalling;
Lord, as Thou wilt, SO lead Thou me!
God, acknowledge Thee!
God, l acknowledge Thee!
AS when the Autumn the rustling
leaves driveth.
So while the battles wild thunder
storm striyeth.
Fountain of mercy, acknowledge i
Thee!
Father, o bless Thou me!
Father, o bless Thou me!
Into Thy hands now my life deliver;
Thou highest take it, for Thou art it's
giver;
For life or for death. o bless Thou
me!
Father, all praise to Thee!
Father, all praise to Thee!
'Tis now no contest for worldly possess
sion:
Sword in hand, guard we our homes
from oppression;
So, falling or conquering, praise l
Thee!
God, do give Thee me!
God, do give Thee me!
When the dark thunders of death
sound me greeting,
When from my oped veins my life is
fast fleeting;
Thee, my God, Thee then give me!
Father 1 call to Thee!
Prayer During Battle; from the Ger
man of Koerner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
With lace and vertical tucks, and with
deep, round collar, fastened with old
fashioned brooch.
Opcn-work Shirt Waists.

A burlesque actress in New York
virtuously remarks: Il don't see any
place where one can properly wear
these open-work shirt waists, unless 1t
be in nunnery. They are positively
shocking. would as soon think Of
appearing on Broadway clad in a bath
ing suit or an evening gown as in one
of those gossamer affairs" She evil
IDENTIFY fears that. her stage business
may be interfered with.-Boston
Globe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

Zig. Constantine Macs, the Italian
archaeologist. says that 5000 bronze
tables, constituting the records OF
Rome from it's foundation to the time
Of Vespasian, are buried in the marsh
ct Ostia, near Rome, having been car
ried to Ostia after being rescued from
the fire which devoured the capital in
the year So OF the Christian era. Sig.
Macs suggests that the marsh should
be completely drained in order to re-
cover this historic treasure.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

and the girl who
is very English
wears a flaming
Tommy Atkins red
jacket S tit C h e d
with black braid.
OF course the lit
tie coat is made By
a tailor. 1t is fit
!, Ted upon a smart
silk foundation
and is not over
generous in length
as If barely reach
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

Coils P. Huntington, now that he
has bought out his associates in the
Southern Pacific railroad, is sole own
er OF a system embracing ferries,
terminals. ri.er and ocean steamboat
lines and 1900 miles Of railroad, rep
resenting $S50,OO0,OOO of securities and
annual earnings gross of $4,000, 900.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

Four hundred elk teeth were sold
In Spokane, Wash, the other day for
$1,000. The demands of the members
of the Order of Elks and the growing
scarcity have increased the value of
the teeth. Fourteen years ago a Mon
tana man paid only $50 for an Indian
headdress than contained 800 elk
teeth. Last year a similar head-dress
containing only $50 teeth sold for
5000
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
Fighter In Crimeans War. 4

Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommaney
who has just received q Greenwich
Hospital pension, is eighty six years
of age, and entered the navy in 1926.
He fought as a midshipman at the bat.
tie Of Navrino, and served in lSil
James Ross expedition to the arctic
in 1885 He was the first to discover
traces of Sir John Franlslin's expedi.
ton in 1850 He was in command in
the White Sea in the Crimean war
and has been activesin scientific and
geographical work 4
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

The managers of Glasgow's Exhibi-
ton of next year will have big job
distributing the space without hurting
International susceptibilities. The APP
plications for foor-space are already
100000 feet beyond the accommoda-'
ton.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
Not Uncommon.

"Bredren.' said Parson Black, ear.
nestly, "dere am some folks in which
de still, small voice OBJ conscience keeps
a-gettin' stiller and smaller. until at
las d hab ter Iarn de def an dumb
langwidge if it wants ter attrack dir
attention. Puck.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
lDG, Is, 1000

Anhapolis, Md, the women who
pay taxes appeared for the first time as
votes cast only twenty-five We're, by
women.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

Overhead trolley system not only
damages underground pipes, but it
also Injuries trees. Wherever cable
touches branch it rapidly decays and
the tree eventually dies. Serious COM
plants of this nature are made at Bay
Ridge, N. Y.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

and the affair was treated as joke,
while Pompey was nicknamed the
General" When an hour later, Gem
eral Candy did come off, he was re.
ceived with all due ceremony, and on
being told the story. laughed till the
tears rolled down his cheeks, and de,
manded to see the man who had stolep
his salute. Youths Companion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
yrentieth Century Problem.

The Twentieth century problem has
been so well thrashed out in our coll
umns That we had almost decided not
TO devote any more space to it, but the
following contribution to the discus
sion by Hon. John d. Long, secretary
Of the United States navy department,
is so c0nsise and puts the matter SO
clearly that we cannot refrain from
reproducing it. Mr.. Long says:
The problem as to what year ends
the century arises, think, from the
way in which the figures 1900" strike
the eye. To the eye it seems much
easier TO connect 1900 with the years
that follow. 1901. 'O2, 'O3, ett., than
with tire years which precede, 1896, 81,
'9s end '99, The eve therefore asso-
ciates 1900 with the century which
follows. every year of which begins
with 10. rather than with the century
every other year of which begins with
Is.
But suppose that in designating the
centuries as entities. letters were used
as follows: "a for the century be-
ginning with the year one, 81 for
the next, end so on. Then we should
write. fF
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
Strange Dcep-sea Animals Belief That
Greater Depths of the Ocean Conceal
Animals of Largest Size Which So Far
Have Evaded Capture.
A blamed sight Worse.

A Blamed Sight Worse.
A bachelor, old and cranky,
Was sitting alone in his room;
His toes with govt were aching,
And his face o'erspread with gloom.
No little ones shouts disturbed him,
From noise the house. was free;
In fact, from the attic to cellar
Was quiet as quiet could be.
No medical aid was lacking;
The servants answered his ring,
Respectfully heard his orders,
And supplied him with everything.
But still there was something wanting,
Something he couldn't command;
The kindly words of compassion,
The touch of a gentle hand.
And he said, as his brow grew darker.
And he rang for the hireling nurse:
We'll, marriage may be failure.
But this is blamed sight worse"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16
Military Cadets Requirements.

The law requires that candidate,
for West Point shall be under % and.
over IL years of age; that he shall BE-
sound physically and morally, that h,
shall be at least 5 feet sinches il
height and weigh 100 pounds and tina,
he shall be versed in reading, writing
arithmetic, grammar, geography and
the history of the United States. Thu
examinations, however, are very Sc
we're, and an average Of 80 per cent Of
the candidates fail to pass.
Girls are not employed at the tele
phone switchboards at Cairo, Egypt.
Men are used and are requiredat bunsz
'de3tand English, FrenchS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

1t is said there are fewer divorces
among the chickasaws than yih eaZ
other race oflpeople.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

The writer of short story in the
Century Magazine has invented two
phrases that may find permanent
place in political slang. Party plat
forms do not always express the real
sentiments or the intentions of those
who subscribe to them. It is easier
to promise than to perform the proru-
Use. This writer speaks of weasel
word" as one that sucks the meaning
out Of another which is beside it, lust
as a weasel sucks an egg, leaving only
the shell. 'Weaseling," he says, is
highly expedient because one class of
voters will like the weasel, and the
other the word that has been weaseled
the egg. The other phrase is The
stained glass plank" CHANGING through
the window at one point dog looks
yellow, while at another he is green.
and not until the window is thrown
open can you actually see what the
dog is like. OF course windows are
not made of blanks" which one can
lock throughput let that pass.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

$500 and so on for the future.
Everybody then would instantly see
that the hundredth year is the last year
in each century, and not the first year
in the following century.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-08-16

front, five on either Side. On the red
jackets these are black, but when dark
blue or blue-gray is used the gold but7
ton usurps the function of it's somber-
colored cousin.-Helen Grey-Page.