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The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08

TT is exactly four minutes to nine.
But something has happened, am
afraid. Can l be of any assistance to
you?"
Mrs. Courtenay rose quickly from
her chair.
ooh, Mr.. Falkland, of the very great
est in the world! The fact is, Miss
Luttrell has just received note from
her aunt telling her of an accident
which has happened to her son; and,
as Lady Howard is going straight off
to the school, Miss Luttrell has to
leave also. and is to catch the $40
train"
"Then in that case. Miss Luttrell,
you have not second to lose" re-
turned Falkland, taking rapid sur
vey of the troubled-looking pretty
face, which at the sound of his voice
had grown, if possible, shade paler.
"You may just catch the train, but
only just; and you will have to drive
with the greatest speed imaginable.
However, come at once, and will
pIOul1Sc ~ AOI yOu, olly bou you
trouble, pray, Mrs. Courtenay-th
is not the slightest occasion; you can
trust your charge with perfect con-
fidence to me, and l will give you my
word not to leave her until 1 have
delivered her safely into the hands Of
either Lady Howard or the redoubt-
able Parker"
And so two minutes later it hap
pened that Evelyn found herself dash
ing along at breakneck speed through
the streets of Satellite, seated, side by
side with her rejected suitor, Gilbert
Falkland.
'It is very kind Of you to trouble
F',," she had tried to tell him above
the rattle of the wheels the instant he
had given directions to the driver and
hey had started off at pace more
suggestive of a fire engine than a
crawling English "growler;" and per-
haps her conscience smote her little
as she remembered with what disdain
she had treated him during the past
few days.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08

hushed streets, where already thou
sands of flags were at half-mast and
the gay buntings and garlands had
been replaced by black draperies, and
where the men who for days had been
cheering in excess of Joy and relief
now stood with uncovered heads and
wet eyes. They carried him to an up
per room in the private apartments of
the white house, and there he lay until
three days later heart-broken people
claimed their right to look for las
time on his face
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08
LINCOLN AND THE WIDOW

The 18th of February Abraham Lin
coins birthday, brings to our thoughts
stronger than ever "reminiscences
this noble mans life, says a writer in
Harper's Round Table. Hundreds OF
books have recorded and will perpetuate
his good deeds for centuries to come,
but it is pleasure to read now and
then of some little act of kindness that
will stand alone illustrating the
breadth of this mans sympathies and
the nobility OF his character. During
all that dreadful period when the civil
war was rayaging the country Lincoln
held the reins of the government, and
although worn out with the unceasing
toll, he never neglected an opportunity
to help those who suffered
One day poor woman, whose tears
had worn burrows down her cheeks,
gained an audience with Lincoln, and
in few words related the sad tale Of
her husband, who had fought in the
Union army, only to lose his life, and
of her three boys who were then fight
ing. She requested the discharge Of
her eldest boy, that she might have
some one to support her. Lincoln's
heart responded to the appeal, and he
replied: Certainly, If you have given
us all, and your prop has been taken
away, you are justly entitled to one Of
your boys"
The poor woman went away light Of
heart, only to return later. tearfully
begging the release of her second son.
The discharge of the first son had come
too late. He was killed before it
reached him. Sadly Lincoln sat Down
and wrote the requisite order for the
release of the second son. and rising,
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08
CHAPTER XIII

After all, it seemed that her aunt
was right when she so emphatically
declared that they would have been
utterly at sea without the kindly help
Of Mr.. Falkland; and she began to
think that for the future she would
not be SO ready to venture her opinion
when two such unreadable characters
rs Major Brown and Gilbert Falkland
were on tapis. Alas. could 1t be possi-
BILE that she had been SO hopelessly
mistaken in the former? To her It was
incredible.
There was the usu3,l hustle and ex-
citemsnt consequent Jupon The depart
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08
Death of
Lincoln

"Now he belongs to the ages. u

Nov he belongs to the ages"
The curtain had just been rung down
over the life Of the martyred president
IA that humble little room opposite the
Aheater where the president had, few
1ours. before received the bullet Of
the assassin Booth. e. M. Stanton,
secretSsy st war, gave utterance to the
words quoted. How prophetic; how
true. Centuries hence the name OF
Abraham Lincoln will still retain its
rightful place in history.
The president had been carried up
the high steps, through narrow hall.
and laid. still unconscious. still mo-
tionless, on the bed of a poor, little,
commonplace room of a commonplace
lodging g-house, where surgeons and
physicians gathered about in a desper-
ate attempt to rescue him from
death.
While the surgeons worked the news
was spreading to the town. Every man
and woman in the theater rushed forth
to tell 1t. Some ran wildly down the
streets, exclaiming to those they met,
The president Is killed! The presi-
dent is killed." One rushed in ball
room and told it to the dancers; an
other. bursting into room where a
party of eminent public men
were playing cards, cried, Lin
coin is shot!" Another, run
ming into the auditorium of Growers
theater, cried, President Lincoln has
been shot. in his private box, in Ford's
theater." Those who heard the cry
thought the man insane or drunk, but
moment later they saw the actors
in combat called from the stage, the
manager coming forward. His face was
pale his voice agonized, as he said,
ladies and gentlemen. feel it my
duty to say to you that the announce
ment made from the front of the the
ater Just now is true-President Lin
coin has been shot" One ran to sum-
mon Secretary Stanton. A boy picked
Up at the door of the house where the
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08
Winter Excursions.

The Southern Pacific Company and
Its connections operate the best first
and second-class service to California.
Arizona, Texas and Mexico. Through
Pullman Palace Sleepers and Tourist
Sleepers from all principal eastern
points. Personally conducted Tourist
Excursions from Cincinnati, Louisville.
St Louis, Chicago, St. Paul. Mime
apolis, Des Moines. Omaha, Kansas
City. etc. For particulars and descrip-
tive literature write W. G. Neimyer.
Gen'l Western Agent. 23S Clark St.
Chicago; w. H. Connor, Coml Agent,
Chamber Commerce Bldg, Cincinnati.
Ohio, or w. ]. Berg, Trav Pass Agt.
22O Ellicott So, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08
PRESIDENT kRuEoER AHEAD.
Pretoria. Transvaal. South Africa,
H1nn = oca

ASCCs ~ AoOOs
Messrs. Swanson Rheumatic Cure
tlemen: Your last shipment and COM
munication received. am very much
pleased with the Information which
you have SO kindly given me.
Please find enclosed bank draft TO
the amount of G4l2 los. for which
send me twenty-five (25) gross Of
Swanson's "5-DROPS." Ship Same a.
before In order that there may be NO
delay. as this medicine will be greatly
needed before 1t reaches US. The last
shipment Is almost disposed Of, as tho
medical department OF our army uses
large quantities. This order is entire
ly for use in the army.
l have been told that our success
on the battlefield is due to certain
extent to the use of "5-DROPS" Rheu-
matte Cure, which has relieved and
prevented a great deal OF suffering
among our men from Rheumatism,
Neuralgia and other acute pains caused
by exposure. Your "5-DROPS" IL a.
good as Transvaal soldier!
In one OF the battles, small quan.
dty OF "5-DROPS." together with other
medicines. was captured by the Eng
Nsh. which was a great loss to our
men. The Ruinecks won't do It asain.
am. respectfully yours.
PETER HAAS.
'5-DROPS" is the most powerful
specific known. Free from opiates and
perfectly harmless. 1t Is perfect cure
for Rheumatism, Sciatica, Neuralgia,
Dyspepsia, Backache. Asthma. Catarrh,
La Grippe. Neuralgia Headache. etc.
Large sized bottles 600 doses), $1O0.
or three (3) bottles for $3.50. Sample
bottles 25 cents.
SWANSON RHEUMATIC CURE CO..
160 to l64 E. Lake St. Chicago, Ill.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08
DEATH OF L1NCoLN-"HE NOW
BELONGS TO THE AGES"

From the Painting)
president lay was sent to the White
house for Robert Lincoln. The news
spread by the very force of Its own
horror. and as it spread 1t met other
news no less terrible. At the same
hour that Booth had sent the ball into
The presidents brain a man had forced
his way into the house of Secretary
Seward. then lying in bed with q
broken arm. and had stabbed both the
secretary and his son Frederick SO se-
fiously that 1t was feared they would
die. In his entrance and exit he had
younded three other members OF the
household. Like Booth. he had es-
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08
NOTES OF THE WHEEL
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO Dew
OTEES OF THE BICYCLE.

Homo Trainer Race Track-Assembly
Hall Reproduction of Regular Course
Events-Keeps Sport Alive Through
Winter.
The accompanying illustration shows
the outgrowth of the home trainer or
cycle construction device as conceived
and put into practical use by an en-
terprising restaurant keeper of Win
terthur. Switzerland, who last winter
placed number of these machines,
made by Swiss firm Of Basle, in his
assembly hall, and by connecting them
by transmission belts to the miniature
race course, having dummy figures, as
shown, and starting several real riders
on the machines, reproduced a regular
race track.
The Illustration shows clearly the
method in which these races are con-
Quoted. The public, by watching the
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08

movements of the figures on the min
1ature race course, can tell at a glance
the position of each rider. The riders
themselves, by watching the course,
can tell their exact positions as COM
pared with their rivals, and, as final
safeguard, the Indicator connected
with each apparatus demonstrates the
accuracy of the result shown on the
race course. This idea found such
favor among the laboring population
OF Winterthur that it was very soon
copied in adjoining districts and in
Paris.
Inc dummy or manillin rider is SOL
dered or set-screwed to a flexible band
or cable, and travels with it like a
cable car with its steel rope. The table
consequently has as many slots as
there are to be competitors. The min
lature tell-tale figures are painted in
| correspondence with coors of the real
riders who are working away on their
respective revolving drums. The latter
are Seared not only with the customary
indicator devices, but also with the
cables travelling under the table, SO
that the dummy figures by their rela-
tive positions on the track show to
spectators graphically every stage Of
the race. The indicators check the
dummies and the dummies the indi-
| Gators.
This plan Of conducting bicycle rae
Ing in 20x30 hall has it's charms to
proprietors of centrally located pla5A@5
OF arl"ssn6a1ls IN % $40 ;siss - sbarA
feet are ~ Fe table with
its moving hgfgs 80 es the gam
bling propensities of pas ms. and of
every wager laid the proprietor collects
his royalty on the well-known Partisan
system, which enables him to secure
on salary professional riders of the
second rank. yet sufficiently speedy and
sufficiently we'll known to draw spec
tators when no greater exertion is re-
quired to become witnesses OF the
game than to step into a cafe from the
| boulevard
An incidental advantage to the cycle
racing fraternity is the opportunity for
earning an income during the winter
which the plan offers for those minor
stars of the track whose light does not
shine strongly enough to support the
large expenses of real yelodrome ex-
| hibitions.
The development of speed on the
home trainer stands does not, OF
course, require all those qualities of
| headwork. audacity and presence of
mind which make the champion OF the
track something of hero. The racing
is reduced to the much simplitied art
of turning pedals under unvarying cir
cumstances, but the percentage OF
Parisians who are willing. in slushy
winter weather, to accept this stultitied
form Of racing as good substitute fol
bicycle race seems to be sufficiently
large to uphold the financial end of the
diversion, and who shall say but what
the continuance of such and similar
sports during the off season may hav,
considerable effect to prevent tn,
public interest in bicycles and bicycl,
racing from tagging also at other sea
sons In the United States the law
prohibiting gambling and pool room
would probably interfere seriousl.
with the adoption OF similar plan
for, with the gaming opportunity re
moved, large portion of the public
interest and all the proprietor's finan
cial inducements would be lost.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08
How II Worked.

Mrs. Newlywed (reading)-Love is
balloon that lifts us up to heaven;
marriage is the parachute that brings
us slowly back to earth again. MIR.
Newlywed (also reading) = Another
parachute horror! Man falls 1900 feet
and is dashed to pieces! Same old
story! Parachute fails to work.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08

LINCOLN WROTE THE ORDER.
handed the paper to the afflicted wom-
an. saying: Now you have one and
l have one of the two boys left; that is
no more than right" Weeping with
joy, the poor mother blessed Lincoln
and hurried out to send her precious
order.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08

An alligator nest, which contained
Ehe mother alligator and eighty young
ones, was found in the Angelina river
bottom by James B. Harris, of Nacoy-
doches county, Texas. The young
pnes We're each about foot long.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08

Good tea. equal in quality to much
that is sold here for 30 cents a pound,
can be bought in China at the rate OF
ten pounds for twelve and one-halt
,ats
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08
Now Eoddar for caxa,rx x.r..

New Fodder for Cavalry Nass.
Molasses for cavalry horses will in
future be one Of the items Of expense
for the maintenance of the army ip
the Philippines.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08

Taber's Pepsin Compound does cure Dyspepsia, IN.
digestion and all Stomach Troubles Sample bottle
esee write DR.. Taber Mfg Company, Peoria, Illinois
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08

We easily tolerate an authority thai
We hope one day TO exercise ourselves.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08

One-tenth of the land area of Che
world is still unexplored.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08

The purse is a poor place to keep
nride
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-08

The average mans conscience 10
more OF less elastic.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-03-08
HoERs GATHERING IN FORCE.
A Battle Probable Near Osfontcin-Jou-
bert In Command.

bert In Command.
London, March 5.-The Post has the
following dispatch from Osfontein.
dated March 3rd:
General French made n reconuoIs-
sance to-day and encountered the enc
my in force. They were occupying n
table-shaped kopje. Shots were ex-
changed, Boer gun replying"
A dispatch to the Times from Osfon-
tein, dated March Bird, dilates on ..the
increasing difficulty of telegraphIng as
the army advances through the enc
my's country"
The correspondent says: Forage for
horses is almost unobtainable. The
whereabouts of the enemy is not exact
ly known but the mobile commanders
are lowering around our army. We an
ticipate opposition at Abraham's kraal.
thirty miles east of Paardeberg, where
General Joubert is reported collecting
n force from the whole Of the Lady
smith forces, with the northeastern
Free Staters.
president Steyn arrived at the Boer
camp at Abraham's krnal the morning
of February 9th and harrangued the
burghers, exhorting them to remember
Majuba, and to deliver Cronje."
Abrahams kraal. as shown in the
war office maps. is group of three
kopjes. situated Mt the junction of
kranl spruit with Modder river. 1t is
a natural point OF concentration which
the Beers could make exceedingly
strong, but after the proofs of the mo-
bility of the army of Lord Roberts, 1t
may be doubted whether they will
make n really serious attempt to bar
his advance there.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-03-08
PREDICTS EnoLAnD.s DECAY.
Presipent Jordan of Stanford University
Prophesics.

Ercsipont Jorunn OF STAMFORD University
Prophcsics.
Chicago, March 5.-President David
Starr Jordan of Leland Stanford uni
versity, California, lec,ured ut All
Souls church here yesterday, speaking
to a large audience on "The Blood of u
Nation" He said that the present
century would witness the downfall
of Great Britain. He declared that ul-
timntcly the people of South Africa
would have their freedom.
The speaker. In emphatic terms, as
serted that the present inhabitants of
Great Britain were n mere shadow of
their forefathers In point OF brains md
health. Mr.. Jordan thinks that ma
ton that founds Its destiny on war
must reach speedy decay. He said
n great war saps the vitality OF the
best blood OF the nation.
Mr.. Jordan deprecated the fact that
so many of the best youths of Il nation
are killed during times OF war. He re-
marked that this accounted for the ex-
istence of weak nation, both men,
tally and physically. The speaker de-
clared that France, more than any
other great nation. had deteriorated.
He said war more thnn any other thing
had contributed TO this sorrowful con-
dition. Among other things he said:
II think war, more than any other
agency, destroys the vitality OF n ma
ton. Take, for instance, the present
British-Boer war. The best represen-
tatives of both countries are now on
the field of battle. War not only
makes widows, but it prevents many
marriages. am certainly of the
opinion that war is a curse on any
nation, unless It is the result of n fight
for freedom. Such thing as carrying
on war for the sake of encouraging
imperialistic ideas will wreck, sooner
or later, nation that tries such a
scheme"
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-03-08
BRIBERY IS RAMPANT.
New rsrx cisy's Auditor Accuses M Ess-
low Omcens


low Omcers.
New York, March 5.-Comptroller
Coier to-day attacked the office Of the
corporation counsel In a way that is
likely to create q storm. He charged
wholesale robbery and did not hesitate
to say that bribery Is rampant among
the city ofiice-holders, who, he hvers,
seem to have made the trade Of theft
respectable, and thereby avoid the fate
OF the late William Tweed.
Robbery of the city Of New York
Ia now perfectly legnIized," he began.
II prepared and sent to Albany a bill
that would save the city from whole
sale theft, bill providing that the
persons selling supplies to the city de-
partments shall not charge more than
market prices. The officers Of the city
whose duty 1t Is to defend suits, went
to Albany 10 defend bill providing
that those selling goods to the city
would not have to prove that they were
overcharging for them.
my bill would stop -legnlized rob
berry. When have held up bills and
claims because the prices charged
were above the market price. the cor
porntion counsel confessed judgment
on the ground that the city had no de
fense as fraud had not been proved.
When my bill to stop legalized robbery
is introduced, the corporation counsel
hurries to Albany to defeat II. The
city has been robbed outrngeousiy In
the purchase OF supplies. There is a
conccrted movement on the part OF GER
tain departments to defeat the finance
department from protecting the city
treasury. In some cnses. large reduc-
tions were made on bills because they
were fraudulent and the prices charged
were more than double the market
value. yet IL these cases had been
taken TO court the corporation counsel
would not defend them because fraud
had not been shown. l must prove
fraud or there is no defense.
ITO prove fraud and actual bribery
is difficult matter. l cannot go into
dark rooms and see the money passed.
In one case safes were purchased by
the city for $500. The mayor of Mount
Vernon advertised for bids for the
same kind OF safes and got them for
1901. In another case, carpets were
bought at auction for S1.25 yard that
could be bought for SO cents. Tweed
did not know how TO steal In n respect
able manner and went to Jail In conse-
quence. Legalizcd robbery OF the city
Is now respectable. Things are worse
than in Tweed's time. Thousands OF
persons are subsidized by the city
through the purchase OF supplies In lots
that cost less than $1,000. The patron
age taken away by the civil service Is
distributed In that way.
MY bill would stop all this robbery
and bribery and theft. but the corpor-
alton counsel in his official capacity
goes TO Albany and uses his influence
to defeat the bill. The people can judge
for themselves"
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-03-08
sIbiey a Phiianthropist.

Franklin, Pa, March 5.-Shortly
after the election, Hon. Joseph Sibley,
ms congressman from the Twenty
seventh district, announced that he
would divide his salary for his term
between the five hospitals in his dis
trict.
In fulfiilment of this promise, the
officials of the projected hospital In
this city have received a check for
$1,000 from Congressman Sibley, and
check for similar amount was re-
ceived by the hospitals at OIL City,
Warren, Bradford and Kane. At the
end OF his term each hospital will
have received $1,000.
While Mr.. Sibley represented the
Erie Crawford district. he took similar
action with his salary, dividing It
among the labor organizations Of the
district.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-03-08

The suit OF the Chicago Tribune com
pany against the Associated Prsss In
wolves questions Of fact as we'll as prin-
ciples of wide interest and considerable
importance. II is charged. in the first
place. that the Associated Press has
bean appropriating news purchased by
the complainant from the London
Times under special contract and
copyrighted In this country. This.
however. Is fatty denied by the defend
ant. 1t is claimed by the Associated
Press that the news and comments In
question were obtained by It, not from
the early edition OF the Tribune. but
By cable from London.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-03-08

Major Anderson. agent In charge OF
the Colvllle Indian reservation in
washington. has gone to the national
capital with three Of their principal
chief and two interpreters, to present
the claim of these Indians for payment
for land ceded to the government In
1891. The chiefs are Lot. Barnaby and
Orpan-ghan. Lot. the head chief. Is
about 10 years Of age. and while he has
no record Of war and piiiage, he is
none the less famous. He has never
been at war with the whites While
the Coeur d,Alenes. who were warlike
Indians. were paid large sums for their
surplus lands. the Spokanes received
nothing, and hence this journey to the
Great Father" to ask for what they
rerard as simple Justice
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-03-08

A. d. Haserick. an ofhcer in Plum
er's force now prisoner at Pretoria.
sent \ private letter to Cape Town In
which he said. THE oficers are con-
fined in the Model School, which haa
an excellent gymnasium. Glasses have
been formed. and. during the morn
inss. the oficers go through Sandow's
developing exercises. In the afternoon
they play FOUNDERS. The prisoners gen.
orally are developing wonderful mus
clss. Our dungeons are distinctly up
to date. There Is every convenience,
from electricity to toothpicks. as well
as books from the library These
Beers don't seem to be savages as re-
ported by some of our fiunky news
paper editora
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-03-08

In one branch of manufacturing en-
fcrprise the United States has thus far
stood without peer. The supremacy
OF this country In the electrical field
has been universally recognized and
admitted. It was here that practical
application OF electrical science was
nrst made successfully. and 1t 10 here
that electrical Investigation. expert
meut and invention have had the full
est and freest scope. II Is not to be
wondered at. therefore. that here the
greatest success has been attained and
the greatest progress made. These
things have come simply as the natural
consequence of the efforts put forth to
secure them.