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The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16
R ESumE 4 {1s NEWS
Washington.

IRE Hague peace treaty has been
ratified by the senate.
The Kearsarge is not likely to be put
into commission before April l.
Commissioner Evans urgently rec
ommends n general revision of the pen
sion laws.
Laundry plants for officers are to be
installed on new battlcships ut 4 cost
Of $4,000 each.
Judge William H. Tuft has been ap-
pointed president of the New Philip
pine commission.
The secretary Of war reports that
there are lO.343,152 Americans avail
able for military duty.
The money collected in America for
Boer widows and orphans has been
forwarded by Secretary Hay.
The house ways and means commit
tee decides upon customs duty OF -
per cent on Porto Kican imports.
Senator Davis expresses the opinion
that the ship subsidy bill will not be
affected by the treaty with Japan.
There is growing sentiment III
congress in favor of making forma
declaration Of policy in the Philippines
A bill has been introduced in con
gress providing for the discharge OF
any government cmploye who does moi
pay his debts.
Congress is likely to push Porto Rice
bills because relief is needed. \ vote
will probably be taken in the house
on Feb. "a.
The house committee on labor re-
ported favorably the bill to interdict
interstate transportation OF prison
made goods.
An agreement has been signed be
tween the United States and Great
Britain amending the Clayton Bulwe:
treaty to permit the construction OF
the Nicaragua canal.
Senators McEnery Of Louisiana and
I'Sullivan Of Mississippi called on the
president and urged the prosecution
Of the claims Of number of American
citizens against the government of
'Guatemala.
Senator McEnery introduced an
amendment to the bill providing gov.
erin ent for Porto Rico, increasing the
duty on articles imported from Porto
Rico from % to SO per cent Of the
Dingley law rate.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

Andrew Carnegie, the millionaire ad-
vocate of poverty as good thing"
for others-has lost still one more of
his old associates, F. T. F. Lovejoy.
who has renounced the Carnegie Steel
company and all it's works. This
gentleman is the third prominent in
dividual who has left the management
of that concern within short time.
The long headed Scotchman's success
in piling up dollars has been wonder
full, but it seems to be fully counter
balanced by his knack of losing his
most valuable helpers.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16
Casualty.

A million dollar fire occurred at Tam
pico, Mex, last week.
Youngstown, o., had a destructive
fire recently.
Wyle Hall of the Indiana university
was damaged by fire to the amount of
5000.
The engineer of the Federal Steel
plant at Joliet, ILL.,, was killed by an
explosion.
Fire at Little Rock destroyed bust
ness property and, stock valued mt
$265, 900.
Edward Hess, well-to-do farmer,
fell from his wagon, near Kankakee.
ILL.,, and was killed.
In q wreck on the Detroit and Lima
Northern railroad, near Detroit, John
Pugh Of Lima was killed.
Fire in st. Louis destroyed two large
stores, several smaller buildings and
killed a fireman. Loss, $1,500.OO0.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

Every mans heart is connected with
heaven by wireless telegraphy. The
stings of remorse mean that God is
"calling up the operator. Blessed are
they that understand the wonderful
code, for when the heart beats with
remorse they will answer asking Tor
forgiveness with the promise to do
better.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

Racks and thumb screws were used
to torture people in ancient times. but
in this age of enlightenment nothing
remains but the camel-hair undergar'
ment
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

There is one fine thing in connection
with the Lawton fund. The New York
yellows are in no manner responsible
for its plumpness.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

"A large part of mankind makes its
living by pulling down the instltu-
tions built by men who try to build
for the centuries. To which division
do you belong?
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

There can never be any legitimate
union between church and state, Dns
no state can long exist without rellg-
ion.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

A man wouldn't be able to recognize
himself if he were what woman
thinks he is.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

Charity should begin at home, but
Judging by the way relatives talk ABOUT
each other it very seldom does.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16
Women usually look on the bright
side of things-especially mirrors.

Virtue is still it's own reward and
mankind punished by its sins-not Tor
them.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16

"A bankers interest in his fellow-man
Is noteworthy matter.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-02-16


Of the prohibition law and the running
of slot machines, ETC., was adopted,
and names and subscriptions were
taken for law and order league.
A. NJ. Halstad of Jamestown had an
arm broken while deer hunting out on
the Missouri. The bones didn't knit
properly and the fracture is being re-
set in st. Paul and the bones wired
together.
There is considerable kicking over
the insufficient mail service between
Cooperstown and McHenry Jessie
ard Buford get mail only twice a
week and a mail out twice. McHenry
gets mail from Cooperstown three
times a week, the postmaster paying
for the delivery of the mail to the de-
pot out Of his own pocket. and only,
one mail a week leaves McHenry.
William J. Morgan, Jr.. vice presi.
dent of tie Morgan I.ithographing
company, and widely known in theatri.
cal circles, is dead at Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr.. Morgan had suffered from q long
illness.
Wheat shippers on the line of the
Northern Pacific have made appllca-
tion for a reduction of 20 per cent on
grain rates for period of 60 days to
assist them in getting their grain on
the market. It is urged that this re-
duction would cause heavy move
ment Of wheat and cause a large in.
crease in the earnings Of the road,
even at the reduced rates. Although
this application had not reached the
Offices Of the company. the officials
gave it out unofficially that there was
little prospect of reduction.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
Passion Play Actors

Il is well-known fact that the ac-
tors Of the Oberammargau Passion
play receive only a moderate fee for
their acting, and that, whether the
part played is important and fatiguing
or whether it is that of a super the
remuneration is the same. But the
community Of the little village has
done far better than was expected dur
Ing the present summer, for the fees
for tickets have been this year much
IA excess Of any former occasion. Over
and above the ordinary number of per-
formances have been given. and the
amount thus realized reached the large
sum Of s75.000. while an enormous
trade has been done in photographs,
wood carvings. rosaries and holy
images. or picture postcards alone no
less than 97,5Oo has been taken, and
1t Is said that the wood carvers Of
'Oberammergau have not a single ar
ticle left ION stock, Thus it is plain
to see that though the season in Swift
xerland and the Tyrol is said to have
been = bad one the little ~Bavarian
'mcuntain village hasa golden harvest.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
rech de hin eend lessen he mout back

iScA uc LIZ eenQ lessen ne mout back
slide ~
Den Dc Haptis' preacher he riz up
often he's knees whah he was COM
fortin' a mohner. an stan up pow full
stiff. an say
Dis am de house O. Gawd, an I'll
stay at de him eend O. de To- eend o.
dat mohner's bench, iis' as see fitteu,
an dare any It'll Jackleg Methods
preacher, t hep hisself.'
Den Brudder Hawkins let fly at i'm
Wild de Hymn book, an one o. de stew
ards come at i'm wild de big Bible. an
effen some O. his own membahs madden
come t de ressycue. dere would'n ben
kink OF dat nigger's wool lef'. But
de Baptists dey TUX hit up, an 'twa'n't
no time till hit were Baptists an
Methodists up an down ober an under.
An de mchners got up fun de moh-
ners' bench, am pitch In as big as da
res, an dc like O dat night nebber Is
ben seed in Zion Chapel De mex day
de high sheriff he gifts out writ fur
bot de preachers an bout half de mem
bahs fur 'sturbin' de peace an stop
de meetin' wid one O dem tings what
he called a Conjunction!"
Uncle Pete's Baptist sympathies had
been sorely stirred during this recital;
but out Of respect for his lady love he
restrained himself until the end-theu
he calculated:
%Brudder Mahtin want fur fun do
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
1taly's Progress.

j Those who compare Italy with the
most progressive countries in Europe.
establishing parallels between what OF
late years has been done in Germany,
England and France, and the CORE
spending results in the peninsula, do
not take note Of the differences which
existed at the starting point. Italy
was so behind the others that, Of
course, even running. she cannot yet
claim to have reached those who have
continued their way simply walking.
Forty years ago she did not exist, and
out Of worse than nothing, through rev.
olutions and wars. she has with sud-
den ambition made herself great
power, uniting together peoples which,
although belonging to the same race,
had become through centuries Of sep
aration, almost heterogeneous Inter
national Magazine. .a..
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
What Broke Up De Neetin' .
BY EVA wIL1.IAMs MALoNE

BY EVA WILLIAMS MALONE.
Copyrighted 1900: Daily Story Pub. Coz
Uncle Pete was sparkling "Sist'
Mournin'" after the most approved
style OF s'ciety." But the stream of
his amatory eloquence could not be ex-
pected to furnish a perpetual flow; so,
in the intervals. they whiled away the
time with choice bits of local gossip
to which Sist' Mournin' was in no wise
averse. OF course, Uncle Pete was not
interested in the gossip-what man
ever was? He merely INDUCED in it
to please his lady love.
They had drifted into church matters
which. by the way, was not always
q safe subject with the loving pair,
seeing that Brother Peter was Bap-
tlst-a deep water Baptist-and sist'
Mournin' was an equally loyal Meth
ouist. Indeed, she was the discon-
solate widow Of Presidin' Elder.
by de way. Miss Mournin'," said
Uncle Peter, kin yo' tell de suckum-
stances what led t de student tummin-
nation o. de 'vival suvvices at yo' meet
IN mouse? Use hyerd fust one an
den ernudder-but I amt nebber felt
lax Use reached de bottom O. de mat
tab. Now. know it's yosef dat is
pared to- norate de whole bizness, see
IN dat Brudder Hankins, yo' preacher,
hodes wild yo'. Would yo' min tellin'
fren-here Uncle Peter slipped his
arm insinuatingly around Sist' Mourn
ms ample would yo' MIN tell
In fren' de berry bottomes' Jacks in
de case?"
In co'se would'n'. but 70 l gins, yo'
bettah git dat ahIn O. yohn back in
hits place 10 yo' halter git de dostah
t set hit" said Sist' Mournin' archly.
"Nebber min bout dat ahm-hit
knows hits bizness an doan need no.
structions fun de ladies. Perceed,
Miss Mournin' what wer' hit dat broke
up de meetin' at Zion Chapel?"
Hit wer' bout dis a way"--began
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
BOOK AND HEART.

For many Fssr hs grubhed among
The stalls sssys antique tonnes lie PILED.
And then alvek %hes. for song,
He bought ssssss prize. ne ever smiled;
Staring at tstx. oft has eyes
slantHes, Isntt with eager looks.
As If he slood in Paradise
Meath trees Of knowledge hung with
books.
SO long the reflex dull of calf,
morocco, vellum, lit his face.
That 1t is leathern now by half,
And Times deep tooIing we can trace.
Voiumes grew human in his care.
Whiie he their form and sembIance
took
iiii men stood on the shelving there
ana IN the armchair lolled book.
But hooks and men will fray and fade,
AS cares rude finger turns the page
Or, In some snnless chamber laid,
They warp and miidew into age;
Inc living leaves grow sere and wan
nc back knows many an ache and
crook,
TN into I.imbos flung the man.
AND to the grave is borne the book
Who knows You pile Of ragged leaves
May, when some critic finds it there.
BE gathered up like golden sheaves
And CARRIED in beauty past compare
Zen so. If angbt of worth he find
between Its NJ Irgins brond and white
Some heavenly Groler yet may bind
The bookinan's soul in covers bright,
George Seibel, In the June Critic
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
A Heal Hnsi.css Momnn.

Miss Balfour, the sister of Arthur ]
Balfour, government leader in the
house OF commons, is noted tor heI
devotion to her brothers interests, an6
she manages most OF his affairs 50 as
to leave him entirely free for his pc.
lltlcal work, says the Detroit Free
Press. She not alone superintends the
household in the conventional way
but looks after outside details which
are usually lett to the supervision and
direction of the master of the house,
Mr.. Balfour is never bothered when
the chimney needs attention, the roof
retillng or any matter of this kind.
Miss Balfour attends to defects and
gives the orders herself She also
buys the horses and carriages and is
said to be we'll qualified for the work
and a good judge OF both horses and
carriages. Recently she had q special
brougham made for her brothers. use
attending to the details herself AS
an instance of her care and interest
it is said that If there is a possibility
OF her brother needing q conveyance
and she desires to take drive, the
best carriage and the first coachman
will be left for Mr.. Balfour and she
will take the second carriage and Sec
ond coachman.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

made necessary by the character of
the country covered. An ordinary eli
waited road was rendered impossible by
the sharpness of the curves and the
heavy cost entailed by the. heavy forn-'
dat1on structures. The completed road
represents ten years of labor and the
conquering of almost insuperable diff
flculties, rendered the more trouble
some since the road was being built or
new principle whose practicability
had yet to be indicated.
In general, the aerial cars run
much in the same manner as electric
street cars. The travelling speed Is
twenty-five miles per hour. 1t takes
only from ten to fifteen seconds to
start, so that, in spite of the eighteen
stations of the road, an average speed
Of 1SA miles per hour will be main,
tanned. Each car holds fifty passen.
gers and is divided into first and Sec
ond class and smoking compartments.
The number of cars in the makeup
OF a train is not limited; but at first
each train will consist of one or two
cars only, although the station plat.
forms are SO arranged that four-cal
train can receive and unload passen.
gers. The speed of the trains is no.
dependent on the number OF cars az
each car has its own motor.
The employment of an automatic
block system, by which the car itself
regulates the signals, allows the trains
fn gt9rf in nithor Iirao+inr OF s,,&o
walls OF two minutes. Braking is Eff
fected by pneumatic brake, operated
by the motorman; by hand braka
working on the fittings Of the brake
operated by the motorman and guard
ed by an electrical brake, and by an
electrical return current brake, sery-
ing as a distress brake.
The rails are installed on iron plato
slippers with layer of felt to the rail
supporters. These are made in T Sec
tons and have a curved bottom with
slight play, which allows the cars
to swing easily without running of
the rails.
The cost of the road and the roll-
ing stock average s26gaA per mile.
which is a low figure as contrasted
with the London underground. which
cost about s1,5OO,O00 per mile.
All those who have inspected the
road are enthusiastic regarding its
possibilities, and expert opinion seems
to indicate that within few short
years the system will be in general
operation all over Europe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

~ "a + z
The city of Elberfe1d, Germany, was
the scene OF great excitement few
days ago, when William and Empress
Augusta Victoria dedicated with great
Domp and elaborate ceremony the new
aerial railway which extends along the
Wupper between Elberfeld and Bar
men.
The kaiser. in company with the
empress and other members of the
royal family, made the initial ride
over the completed line. and at each
terminus delivered a speech setting
forth the beauties Of the route and
the advantages Of the suspension rail-
way.
It was a regular gala day in both
cities and great crowds flocked to wit
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
ktsrklilb,,,

Would yo' min teIlin' a fren?"
Sist' MournIn' with gusto-"atter de
meetin' bin goin' on bout six weeks
an runnin' ez slick ez creased lightnin',
wild de mourners mournin' an de
saints a 'jicin'-dat Iitr bandy-shank
Baptis preacher Uncle Pete's
arm visibly relaxed it's hold) che git
SO jealyous OBJ Duh folks he couldn
skacely hol hisself on de groun'. Case
ebberbody knows he ain nebber had
no mourners. nur no 'yivals nur no
nuthin' at his OF dried up chu'ch! So
he gifts up in his, pra'r meetin' one
night, he did--yo mout not bin dere
but he done done hit-an' he low dat
'twa'n't no maracle bout de 'yiyal at
Zion Chapel-dat he kin 'splain hit
easy 'nuff."
How am hit, Brudder? axes OF
'Ras' Simpson what's alluz so uppitty.
Why, hits dis a way says de
Baptis preacner-'by de time dey gifts
dc him eend O. de mourne.'s bench
c'avertsd. de fore eead done back
slide-an' SO dey halter gin an go
'roun' an erroun' LAX de boss in de
bark mill; an OATS what keep de
'vival runnin',' OATS what dat low
life Baptis' niger said"
Uncle Pete opened his mouth to u.
ter defense for his minister: but by
This time Sist' Mournin's feelings were
thoroughly aroused and the torrent
Of her eloquence could not be
stemmed.
ooh, he sho' said hit. Brudder
Peter" she continued, IAN de suck
cumstance dat yo' nebber hyerd i'm
doan' change de Jacks in de case. He
said hit an he dassent d'ny hit. An
after sayin' dat, what yo reckin dat
white-eyed niger do? Did'n he mach
Into Zion Chapel de berry mex night
lookin' lax sugah wouldn' melt In he's
mouf. an did'n he amen at ebber
whip stitch? seed Brudder Hawkins,
Duh preacher, light he's eye on i'm,
an whisper to Sist' Rushton what
set next t. me-
Dere's gwine be trubble in de camp
sho's yo' Dawn. Yo, jis' watch!
"Bimeby, when tings wer' gittin'
putty libby an dat Baptis' preacher
mo- an mo- odflshus. Eeatin' de moh-
ners on de back (speshully de young
sisters) Brudder Hankins look LAX he
3is' couldn' stan hit no longah, an he
mp an said. he did, dat de Baptis. |
Brudder what seem to be 'joyin' hlsself |
20 much up at dat To- eead O De
moAlsrs bench. bsttah leah befos he
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

1t is not unit. a Mexican girl has
attracted the attention of a sutton that
she realizes that she is a person of
some Importance. The young man IS
not bound by the coIventionalities
states. Without the Formally of an
introduction he dispatches letters
glowing with words of admiration and
devotion and neryously awaits re-
ply. In the meantime he visits the
locality of her home, hoping to catch
sight OF the object OF his admiration
at the balcony or as she energies from
the house to attend church. He pa
tlently but persistently promenades
backward and forward in the street,
Tor custom forbids his entrance to the
mouse, and is happy il favored with a
glance from her lustrous eyes. No
rldlcule is strong enough to dampen
MS ardcr and no objections of irate
parents sufficiently powerful to SUBJ
due his passion.
Mexican lovers rarely meet for even
the young man is related to the
family of the young lady and has been
caller at the home the mere fact of
MS paying attention to her puts a Sc
we're restraint on his intercourse with
the family. After a time, if things
nave progressed favorably, he is adj
united as an accepted sutton and is re-
celved by the girl, always accompanied
by her mother, who usually does all
the conversation. But love finds many
forms OF expression, and stolen
giances, never suspected, speak vol.
umes for the lovers. AS the suit pro-
crosses many an evening passes with
the girl at the window or balcony and
her lover in the street below, wholly
Obvious Of the passerby or his naive
or caustic remark. The duration of
the courtship depends upon the for
mality employed, the means at COM
mand Of the parties and their age.
Consent for marriage is demanded
from the parents Of the girl by the
su1tor's father. who is accompanied by
priest, that the pledge may be made
the more binding.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

made his hands take their. place.
Strapped into a peculiar sort of a We
locipede. with pneumatic tires, he has
wheeled himself along at the rate Of
about twelve miles a day, and has
covered the distance between Vienna
and parls- about $50 miles-in fifty
nve days. This plucky tailor's name
is Johann Haslinger, and his only
complaint is that his hands, through
conssanE use, have become more like
leet, the skin Of the palms being as
lnln g That on the soles OF an Afrt5
can rhinocexos. IS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
FENELoN's INTERPRETATION.
Eays Kingdom of God Consists In Per-
q forming Duty.

Gays Kingdom of God Consists in Per-
~ forming Duty.
There is no explanation OF Fenelon's
character apart from his religion.
True, he was natively modest, amiable,
refined and high-minded, but Others
have been similarly endowed who
never achieved that special elevation
4 OF character we call saintliress, and
1 which was Fenelon's distinguishing
characteristic. It is sometimes charg-
ed against Fenelonk that his idea Of
religion was effeminate, mystical and
( tmpracticable. But Fenelon's own
character is the unanswerable demon
stration of its consistency with excep-
/ tional manliness, sagacity and success
full achievement. True piety," he says
to his favorite royal pupil, "has in it
!, nothing weak, nothing sad, nothing
constrained. 1t enlarges the heart, it is
simple, free and attractive. The king
dom Of God does not consist in scru-
pulous observance Of petty details, but
In due performance of the duties
(which belong to every condition Of
life" The avowed defender of Ma
dame Guyon, and of the principles of
Quietism, Fenelon's Interpretation of
that system is altogether ration
al, scriptural and practical
The three things for which he con-
tends are very simple and fundamen-
tai. He contends that the Gospel has
made it possible for every human be-
ing ~ to love God with all his heart;
t2)s to subdue and expel every unto
ward and rebellious temper and af-
lection, and (S) to accept Gods direc-
ton implicitly in all the affairs oflife.
His exercises for the achievement of
this condition are the commonplace
exercises of prayer, meditation, the
study CT scripture, holy living and I'M
ceasing benevolence. However the
metaphysics of Quietism may be ex-
pounded, and however they may have
been stated by himself, for dialectical
purposes, this was Fenelon's practical
exposition Of the system, the one
which he accepted as the rule Of his
own life. From "The inner Life II of
Fenelon," by Charles M. Stuart, in the
Chautauquan for October. ),
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20

ness the trial trip along the only sus-
pension railway in the world sfs
! The road commences at Barmen-
Ritterhausen and follows the river
s.Wupper through the thickly populat-
ed cities of Barmen and Elberfeld. Be-
Syond Elberfeld the line extends toward
the west as far as Yohwinkel, leaving
the river at Sonnborn and running
over the public highway to Vohwin-
KEEL
The entire length Of the road is
only. eight and one-half miles, but the
region covered is veritable garden
spot, and it is difficult to conceive of
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-12-20
lsoyal Women on Admitting Ur,v Men

Royal Women on Admitting Ugly Men.
One of the fads of the bright and
beautiful queen of Portugal is con
fession book" in which she persuades
her friends to record their answers to
certain questions which she propounds
therein. One Of the questions is, DO
women admire ugly men?" To this
the empress of Russia answers: Eyes.
believe that some women admire ugly
men-when handsome ones are out of
their reach" Queen Margherita of
Italy says: From Is to 80 a woman
loves handsome man; from 30 to so
she admires handsome man, and
after so she worships man in any
shape or form" Princess Henry of
Battenberg wrote: MANY ugly men
are lovable, undoubtedly. but, then, so
are many handsome men, However,
handsome Is as handsome does,' and