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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

For ten thousand years the fate of
men has looked out through the mil
lions of lines in the palms of their
hands. The hands are the windows
OF the so,L instead of the eyes. Along
the ridges the valleys and the noun
talns of the palm destiny was writ
ten. and there it is read if the reader
be deep in the science of palmistry.
Man is irrevocably mixed up with the
eternal, can neither voluntarily no,
involuntarily escape or even oppose the
inscrutable verdict of the eternal. All
things are. and the past as we'll as
the future are only local applications
used for small conveniences. There
are no such things in reality as up or
down, north, east, south or west. They
belong to the mundane, which, COM
pared with the infinite. is indeed a
trifiing matter in the economy of the
universe.
SO says DR.. Carl Louis Perrin, the
great master of palmistry, who has
been shown favors by kings and hon
ored by academies, schools and COL
leges for his remarkable delvings into
the secrets Of the open palm in scien-
tific ways.
Il was with Luetgert, the Chicago
sausage maker who killed his wife"
said DR.. Perrin, "and in him | found
remarkable instance where the face
could not be relied upon for infornla-
ton regarding the soul. He received
me with gushing cordiality and ap-
peared one Of the most open-hearted
persons imaginable. 1 wanted to ger
an impression of his palm, for I be-
lieved that there was the regulation
mark OF cruelty. in it, and the MUIR
derer's hook. By the 'murderer's
hook refer to mark shaped some
thing like the figure 49, as will be
observed i'll the picture Nearly all
murderers have in their hands ct ex-
actly the same place, this mark-this
curse of Cain. took the impression,
and was surprised at the distinctness
with which it doomed up.
The mark of cruelty, as will be
seen in the illustrations, runs from the
ring finger toward the mount of Jupi-
ter. The hook is on the edge of the
heart line. under the mount of Sat-.
urn. Long before Theodore Durand,
the murderer of Blanche Dumont and
Minnie Williams, in San Francisco,
came to trial, took an impression of
his hand, made my study from it,
wrote my opinion that. he was muir
derer, and, sealing my notes, left them
In vault to be opened after the trial
was over. made my predictions, and
after the trial was concluded they
were opened. and my findings were
according to the facts. 1 discovered
the hook and knew that he was
guilty.
Gin 1887 Broulent, the murderer of
his wife and child. whose case was
among the most famous in Paris,
France, for years, was to be tried for
the double murder on circumstantial
evidence. Before he came to trial l
wanted to get an impression Of his
hand. According to the rules of law
there the business of a caller must be
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

of the road swore out warrants
against the men for embezzlement of
$4,000, and they were arrested when
they arrived in Denver at the Palace
hotel. 1t SO happened that DR.. Perrin
read the newspaper accounts and re-
membered the names of the men. He
consulted his impressions and was so
convinced that they were wrongfully
accused that he went to Denver at
once, secured bond, engaged Editor
Patterson of the Rocky Mountain
News as counsel for the defense. and
the result was that the men were
easily acquitted, and are now in con-
troll Of the road.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
Myriads of Green Flies,

The naphtha launch OF L. A. Scott
of Philadelphia came suddenly to
stop recently in swarm of myriads
of green flies along the lower Jersey
coast. The engine refused to run.
The force was turned off and an in
vestigation instituted forthwith, which
resulted in the finding of about two
gallons of green headers" tightly
packed into one of the air chambers
which fed the flume with oxygen. The
flies had been drawn in by the sue
ton until they were as solidly packed
as powder and shot in gun barrel.
1t required an hour of patient work to
remove the mass of dead flies from
the hot cylinder and get the boat in
working order again.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
Balloon-F,yIng by Moonlight.

French meteorologists engaged in
the exploration of the upper air by
means of captive balloons have found
that. owing to the effect of the suns
heat on the balloons, the best results
are attained at night. and their most
successful experiments have been per-
formed by moonlight. The balloons
carry self-registering Thermometers
and barometers and attain enormous
heights, varying between 10000 AMI
$4,000 feet. The highest flight recorded
by the instruments is nearly nine and
one-third miles.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
that cannot be killed by cutting off

that cannot be killed by cutting off
the tops close to the ground, and the
only way to eXterminate them is to dig
the root out. This is often not only
difficult task. but is liable, to mar
the appearance of lawn by tearing
the sod. With the intention of pro-
viding an implement which will take
UP the root with the least possible in
jury to the grass George F. Marchant
has designed this implement, which
has simplicity of construction and
cheapness to recommend it. In oper-
alton the normally open prongs are
forced down into the earth around the
roots and the lever located underneath
the handle is lifted by the hand This
raises a rod inside the tubular stand
ard and forces conical wedge to
spread the upper ends of the pivoted
prongs apart, thus gripping the lower
ends OF the prongs on the root and
allowing it to be lifted out entire.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
Women Save historic Landmarks.

Nearly twenty-five years ago the
women of Boston united to save Old
South church, of Revolutionary mem
DRY; within two years the women of
Philadelphia have restored Independ-
ence Hall of that city. After the death
of the poet Lowell, a Cambridge
woman started the movement, owing
to which the grounds of his home
were purchased for Lowell park.
The women of San Francisco have re-
Gently endeavored to save the great
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

not more concrete missiles. Now a
man wears that attire when and where
he chooses and is at the. worst only
subject to side remarks about the suf-
ficiency or the reverse of contour dis
played by the neither guise. In hats
few years ago the stovepipe was con
isidered an essential to stylish dress
and England is only now emancipating
itself from that servitude.
So the shirt waist man is only exem-
plifying the process gone through with
the other changes. He is few In num-
bers but cool and unterrified during
the dog days. Next summer he will
be more frequent and the year after
coats with the thermometer at So will
be as scarce as vests have been during
the recent heated term.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

other cases might be found of other
palmists less great who would believe
their own readings. While in Chi
cago DR.. Perrin made readings of the
hands of two men, Paul Hirsch and
Louis Enright. These two men had
been interested in contracting, and
it seems had been the promoters of a
railroad from Canon City and Cripple
Creek, Colo. There was some trouble,
however, and the result was that while
the two men were away the directors
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

are not safe place of abode, for they
are exposed to lava floods, river floods
and showers of volcanic ashes. When
the glaciers of the dome-shaped noun
tains are suddenly melted by volcanic
heat, overwhelming torrets, bearing
immense masses of ice and fragments
OF rock, sweep down the river beds. Yet
with all their disadvantages the in
habitants of the narrow lowlands of
Iceland enjoy universal education, and
among them more books and newspa-
pers are published per head OF the pop
ulatlon than in any other country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
A King OF Rats.

Last WINTER there was discovered at
Chateaudun in France an ..exanonle If
fhe rarasn go s
lar IS tn IL
Consisted Of seven living rats inextrica-
bly, bound together by The interlacing
OF their tails. A photograph of tho
singular group, together with a des-
crlption, was sent to scientific jour-
nal in Paris. The name king of rats is
based upon the tradition that the king
OF the world of rats and mice is accus-
toned occasionally to enthrone him
self, adorned with golden crown, upon
group of rats with tails entwined.
several instances of this curious phe-
nomenon are recorded in books on nat
ural history. 1t is said that the king of
rats is formed only in the winter, when
the animals crowd together to keep
warm, and the rodent friends of the
unfortunate prisoners are credited
with feeding them out of benevolence
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

DR.. F. Larroque reports to the
French Academy of Sciences that his
studies of the action of sounds upon
the human ears prove that the audi
tory apparatus of each ear operates in
dependently of the other. This appears
to have bearing upon the question
whether loss of hearing by one ear ex-
ercises an injurious effect upon its
mate.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
WEED ExTERMlNAroR.

Here is an implement that will be
the means of destroying many an OBJ
stinate weed that persists in appear
ing year after year on the lawn, sim
ply because the root has not been
plucked up. There are numerous weeds
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
,yellied Apples.

Peel and core. firm. tart apples. Put
them over the fire in just enough wa
ter to cover them, sprinkling them
generously with white sugar. Cook
slowly at the back Of the fire until
the apples are tender. Take them out
with a split spoon. Bring the liquid
left from them to a boil and add to
1t a tablespoonful of gelatine which
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

sequoia Grove, and are now agitating
public park for the historic Tele-
graph Hill, while the women of New
Jersey are bent upon preserving the
noble Palisades. and those of Brook
Ign preparing to honor the martyrs of
the prison ship.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
TAILoR-MADE GOWN.

Black cheviot. busted with white
threads, trimmed by shaped and
stitched strappings of black taffeta.
Cluny lace revers. Jacket caught by
crocheted bands and buttons. Black
felt hat with pulled ribbons in laven-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

by high draped corselet of liberty
satin of little deeper shade of rose.
The front of the bodice is trimmed
with an applique bouquet of guipure,
and the square decolletage and the
sleeves are trimmed with lace. The
pulled undersleeve is of rose mousse
line de soie.- Wiener Chic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
a BRIDESMAIDS TOILET.

Young girls bridesmaid toilet of
rose louisine. The skirt is made with
fan-shaped plaits at the sides caught
with applique motifs of guipure. The
blouse is made with fine plaits at the
shoulders, and the fulness is confined
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

drives it out through the openings to
circulate through the hair and relieve
the perspiration. The inventor claims
that his ventilating comb will prove,
comfort in warm weather, when it
will dry the perspiration as fast as
It flows from the scalp.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
A,d. Ared Hebreu Arti.t..

An anonymous donor has given
g 10000 for the erection at St, Peters,
burg Of an asylum for old Hebrew art
lists who are unable to follow their pro-.
fession.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

If man is engaged to girl and she
elopes with another man, the party
of the first part is saved from getting
mighty poor wife
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
A 4OUSEBOAT in CHINA.

This illustration
depicts a typical
Chinese houseboat,
such as is con-
stantly used by
travellers on the
upper waters of
the Y a n g It S e.
These boats are
about 60 feet long,
each being provid-
ed with a huge
mast and sail. In
the bow is a deck,
open during the
day for working
the craft. but at
night covered in
with bamboo-mat-
ting, so as to form
a sleeping room
for the crew.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
DEAR HEART.

4 I49f5
Dear heart, where hast thou wandered!
What happier regions stay
Thy lingering feet, whose coming changed
My winter into May?
Now all our slopes are burgeoned
In summers lavish, mood,
And deep within the grove the thrush
Has belled the solitude.
The laurels set the hillside
With many spectral light;
Seen through the dusk, they stand like
nymphs.
Expectancy In flight.
But somewhere thou dost linger.
Implacable. afar,
Though high within the twilight sky
Cleans cold our trysting-star.
The brooks we loved still murmur,
Though now through dells of gloom;
The very hills have lost with thee
Their moiety of bloom.
Still. each leaf whispers of thee;
In every path once trod
By thy dear feet. thy spirit yet
Speaks from remembered sod.
La Frank Tooker. in the July Century.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

He who would
not be frustrated
of his hope to
write well hereaf-
ter in laudable
things ought him
self to be a true
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
rho Ics FLOODS ! q Yc !, !, =, !,

DR.. Thorvald Thoroddsen in recent
papers gives q curious picture 4of life
and scenes In Iceland. Settlements are
limited to the lowlands, yet even these
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
Irony.

I'VE are just holding love feast
said young Mr.. Linger, audaciously to
Mr.. Frisple, when that father of an
engaged daughter puts his head in the
parlor doorway at 11:25 p. m.
Il thought it must be a protracted
meeting. s,aid the old gentleman as
ne withdres Harper's Bazaar.
Her NeiEhborly Reciprocity.
How do you like your new neigh
Dor, Mile. Way r. Not at ali. She's
awful stingy. Why, she borrowed our
tack hammer and q nutmeg Early last
week, but when went over seterday
ito ask her to ledd ma IS to 0n tho
rent she said she "a dn't hy IL ~
spare. WASH MT snsa 4 q Il tladsl-
phia Telegram 5s 2sS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25
Adi,lions for Precious STONE,

y During the last TWENTY-FIVE years
the American people have imported
fleo. O0O,0 900 worth Of precious stones.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-10-25

has been soaked for half an hour in
very little cold water. When this is
dissolved pour all over the apples.
which should have been arranged in
bowl. Let them become ice cold be-
fore serving them. Eat with cream,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-05-23
NOT YET SETTLED.
Agreement I'm the ST., Louis street
Railway Troubles Has Not
Been Reached.

st. Louis, May 1S.-Negotiations to
settle the strike came to an abrupt end
at the conference Thursday afternoon
between the Transit company, the
strikers and the committee of business
men. 1t now seems a fight TO a finish.
as neither party to the strike will re-
cede from the vital point involved in
reference to the discharge Of the non
union men who took the places of the
strikers. The men demand that they
be reinstated in their former places
and the nonunion employees be given
back seat on the waiting list. This
proposition the company refuses TO con.
slider
ST. Louis. May 1o.-Riotiny broke out
nfresh in every portion of the city yes
terday and the police records show
that many persons were hurt. two Of
them fatally. as a result of the strug-
gle between the striking street railway
employees and their employers. The
number of wounded during the day is
seven.
g. Louis. Nav 21.-Judge Elmer r.
Adams. of the United States circuit
court. enioined the striking street
-'ilway men from in any way inter
fering with the operation of the mail
cars on the lines operated by the
transit company.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-05-23
URc-D TO HOLD OUT.
Procinmn Ion Circulated In Manila ~
Warning to the Filipinos
Not to surrender.

Washington, May 16.-The president
( ON Gen. Otis transmitting a transla-
ton of a lei ter written by Aguinaldo To
friend in Manila. warning him TO
leave that city. Aguinaldo's letter is
dated Malolos. January II, 1859, and is
addressed TO Senior Bonito Legardo. In
il Aguinaldo says:
II beg YOU To leave Manila with your
family and To come here to Malolos. but
not because l wish TO brighten you. |
merely wish to warn you for your sat
isiaction. although il is not yet the day
% the week.
In his communication of transmit
tai. Gen. Otis says:
The letter Is forwarded 10 meet still
further the absurd charge that the Amer
lean authorities in Manila inaugurated
the war.
Gen. Otis also states that this let
ter is one of number written by
Aguinaldo TO his friends in Manila,
warning them TO leave the city for
their safety. He adds that many fam
lilies left the city in consequence of
this warming.
Manila. May ia proclamation.
purporting TO have been issued by
Aguinaldo and dated May 4, from
Polio island. one of the Philippine
group. east of Luzon, is circulating in
Manila. II says the commission APP
pointed by President Mckinley was APP
pointed without the authorization of
congress and that hence it cannot treat
Officially. 1t urges the Filipinos not
10 surrender their arms at the instiga-
ton of the commission.
Manila. May 19.-In various fights
the Americans have killed 364 Filipinos.
Manila, May 21.-Five hundred in
surgents. half of whom were armed
with rifles, ambushed so scouts of the
Fortieth volunteer infantry in the
hills near Aquasan, in the northern
part of Mindanao. The Americans
routed the natives, killing 81. The
American casualties were two killed
and three wounded.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-05-23
ISSUES AN CUSTER.
Appointment of Clark Sem
ator and Names Successor.

Butte, Mont, May 19.-Gov. Smith
on Friday sent dispatches from here
10 Senator w. y. Clark, Senator
Chandler, chairman of the committee
on privileges and elections. and Sen
ator Frye, president of the senate,
saying he had disregarded and re-
voked the action of Lieut.. Gov.
Spriggs in naming Mr.. Clark to sue
coed to the vacancy caused by his own
resignation; and saying he had
named Martin Maginnis, of Helena, to
fill the vacancy. The governor gives
as his reasons his opinion that the
appointment of Mr. Clark by the lieu
tenant governor was tainted by col
fusion and fraud. The dispatches are
practically the same, that of Mr..
Clark reading:
81 have this day disregarded and revoked
your appointment as United States senator.
made by Gov. Spriggs on the 18th inst, as
being tainted with collision and fraud, and
have this day appointed Hon. Martin Ma
ginnis United States senator 10 fill the
vacancy caused by your resignation"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-05-23
DEWEY'S CANDIDACY.
His Wife Now Said tn Oppose 1t, but
the Admiral Has Not Yet Aban-
doned the Idea.

New York. May 1s.-A dispatch from
Washington TO the World says: In
innate friends of Mrs. Dewey assert
that she has materially changed her
political views since she and the add
miral started or their western and
southern trip. Since her return she
has said she hopes that her husband
will reconsider his intention to enter
public life.
81 would not have him president
she said Thursday TO an intimate
friend. "even if il were in my power.
! feel that the strain would prove dis
astrous to his health. and it would GER
tainly interfere with the happiness
which we are now enjoying"
The admiral. however. does not seem
to agree with his wife entirely. Prep
arations for stirring events are in prog
ress at Beauvoir. 1t is expected that
news of Importance will soon be an
nounced-either his withdrawal from
the candidacy or the statement of the
political creed by which he hopes to win
converts to his cause
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-05-23
THE PEACE ENJOYS.
south African Republics Represen-
tatives Reach New York and
Are Heartily Received.

New York. May 16.-The steamship
Maasdam, with the Boer peace ENJOYS
on board. arrived here Tuesday. The
revenue cutter Hudson, with the re-
ception committee on board, went
down the bay to meet and welcome the
delegates.
The cutter escorted the Maasdam
up the river to the docks in Hoboken.
On board the steamer Judge Van Hoe
sen welcomed the ENJOYS, saying;
I'VE are n committee OF citizens ot
New York who sympathize with your
country In its struggle for liberty and
independence. and who wish TO make your
visit 10 the city of New York agreeable
TO you personally and advantageous 10
the nation of which you are the repre-
sentatives. In the near future we will
extend to you a more formal reception,
but on this occasion we simply say Wei
come
Mr. Fischer responded to Judge Van
Hoesen, saying:
Il thank you most heartily for this
welcome which you have just extended
TO us The warmth of welcome does
not lie in the length of words used, put
in deeds. We believe that the American
people will also extend TO us a hearty
welcome. fOr ours is a cause tnat Is
dear to their hearts. We are fighting
for our country AS soon as they come
70 understand our cause they will, be-
lieve. echo the welcome you have just
given u.s."
Washington, May 19.-Messrs. Fisch-
er, Wolmarans and Vessels, the Boer
commissioners of the Transvaal, ar
rived in Washington last night and
were given hearty welcome.
Washington, May 21.--An audience
aEEN..lss~zss
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-05-23
Kentucky Republicans.

Louisville, KY, May 1s.-The repub-
lican state CONVEX ton met here
Thursday afternoon and after ses-
sion of nine hours. with two hours in
PERMISSION, elected four delegates to
the national convention. four alter
mates and two presidential electors:
indorsed the administration of Presi-
dent Mckinley; condemned the state
of affairs in Kentucky as chargeable
to the democratic party, and instruct
ed its delegates TO vote for Mckinley
for president and w. o. Bradley, of
Kentucky. for vice president.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-05-23
An Awful Deed.

Pueblo. Col, May 21.-Frenzied by a
jealous quarrel with his wife, Calvin
Kimblern (colored), formerly cor
poral in company NJ, Twentyflf;h
United States infantry, Sunday morn
ing shot his wife twice, once in the
abdomen and once across the neck,
and then deliberately and in the cold
est blood, put a revolver to the heads
of 15-year-old Ethel Straussen and IL
year-old Jessie NJ. Skaggs and free,
killing the latter girl instantly, tie
other girl living for some hours.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1900-05-23
GRANT STATUE UNVEILED.
Presented by G. A. R. t. the
Nation and Placed in Ma
tional Capitol.
CUT IN MARBLE AND is OF HEROIC SIZE.
Ceremonies Take Place In the Pres
ence OF Mrs. Grant, Her Daughter
and Officers of the Grand Army
The Proceedings I'm the House
Were Profoundly Impressive.

Washington, May 2l.-The statue Of
Gen. Grant, presented by the Grand
Army of the Republic to the nation,
was unveiled in the great rotunda of
the capitol Saturday, and elaborate
ceremonies commemorative of the
event were held in the hall of repre-
sentatives in the presence of vast
concourse of people, who included the
widow, daughter and descendants of
the hero of Appomattox, hundreds of
his comrades in arms, the officers and
committee of the G.. a. II. and many
persons distinguished in military, po-
litical and social circles. The statue
of the prominent chief of the union
forces in the civil war represents the
contributions of thousands of his
comrades of the G.. A. r., none of
whom was allowed 10 subscribe more
than Is cents, and is the result of
movement started shortly after Gen.
Grants death at McGregor. in July,
1889. 1t is the work of franklin Sim
mons. an American sculptor.
The dwelling.
The unwilling took place shortly be-
fore noon in the presence of Mrs