The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-26

More than million slaves have
been liberated in Madagascar dur
ing the last four years by the French
government.
A leading Chicago physician says
that one of the best remedies for in
somnia-and certainly the cheapest
is to take n long trolley ride just be-
fore going to bed.
Does your wife believe all you tell
t,er?" asked Mcbride. "Does she?"
repeated barley. "Why, sir, my wife
believes all the weather man saws"
During the last thirty years 9,575
persons have lost their lives in Penn
sylvania anthracite coal mines. The
principal cause of accidents is said to
be the carelessness of the employees.
An Arkansas woman and her sew
en- children recently Travelled to Min
nesota on one ticket. The children
were all within the prescribed age
limit, there being two sets of twins.
England uses 100000 birds every
year for decorative purposes, and, to
provide all Europe, 15o,ooo,ooo are
annually destroyed, and when we add
America it brings the sum total up to
5O0,0OO,O0O.
A Berlin physician has written an
article on the dangers resulting from
what are considerd insignificant
wounds. For instance, in thirteen
wounds to the thumb, permanent dis
ability followed in 60 per cent of the
cases.
The overfeeding cure for nervous
ness is having great run among Lon
don society women, who are making
b fad of it. Despite the high prices
charged for treatment, nursing es-
Adjustments are increasing. The pa
sient is completely shut away from
the world for from five to ten weeks.
All classes in China dress by imper-
al command, and when the Pekin Ca
iette announces that the emperor has
put on his winter hat on a day pre-
!cribed by centuries unvarying astro-
nomical custom, all China does like
wise and turns over the chair cush-
ions, exposing their winter side"
Major Llewellan, of the Rough Rid
ers, was recently operated upon for
appendicitis, and the surgeons discov-
cred two big bullets while they were
carving him. When he recovered from
the anesthetic they showed them to
their patient, who calmly observed:
i"There are two more in there some
where; did you see anything of
them?'
A small thermometer was placed
in the mouth of Lee Chew sick Chi
aaman, yb DR.. Pilsbury, San Fran
cisco physician, to test his tempera>
Pure. He chewed the thermometer
md swallowed the mercury, and Lee
chow will chew no more. The mer-
fury killed him.
The French village of Aumore ranks
is the healthiest spot in the world.
1t contains only forty people, and
swenty-eight of them are over 80
fears of age, and three have passed
= century. There are no graves in the
place, and the oldest inhabitant can
aot remember seeing a funeral.
Jeff Eddins, of Burlington, KY,
noticed an angle worm speedily
emerging from hole in the ground,
and then travelling at rate of speed
unusual in q worm. He watched the
movements attentively and presently
observed mole in pursuit. He slew
the mole and saved the worm.
The freak of an insane man has
paused the loss of a fortune. w. D.
Bender, who died a short time ago,
at the College Hill Sanitarium, near
Cincinnati, accumulated considerable
wealth and then became demented.
10 annoy his relatives he burned gov
ernment bonds representing $4,000.
They were unregistered, and the rela-
lives lose that amount.
A flock of crows comprising appar-
lemuel Hindes, at Oshlomo, Mich,
while he was at work on his farm.
they viciously pounced upon him.
pecking at his face, hands and arms
md he tried o defend himself with
pitchfork. Although he killed sever
i, he was almost overcome when his
wife, summoned by his cries, scatter
d the flock with shotgun, after she
lad slain a score of the birds.
Australian Army.
The present establishment of the
Military forces of New South Wales
onsists of 9,774 officers and men; that
Il Queensland of 1926; South Austria
la of 5,217; Victoria of 1928, and
Restern Australia of 1920, making the
otal military force on the Australian
ointment 36,645 officers and men.
A Pointer.
Do not buy land on which the trees
re small, and not very thick growth.
lou will see that men who are expe-
fenced in buying farming land always
% on this principle. Land thickly COW
red with timber indicates good land;
There the trees are scattered and not
cry tall indicates poor land.
Queen Planted Trees.
In the grounds at Inverary castle,
he late Duke of Argyll had an extern
i've plantation Of trees, planted by dis
tnguished visitors, among them being
he queen, who was twice-in 1847 and
875-entertained there, Mr.. Gladstone,
he Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Lans-
lowne and DR.. Livingstone.
Before the Strenuous Times.
Election to the presidency in the
arly days appears to have been con-
-